Spoofs and Pranks Prove to Be Viral Hits

BaneCat gives you permission to watch these videos at work

There are two things that are (almost) always guaranteed to do well on YouTube. One involves riffing on pop culture. The other takes advantage of people being duped.

This past week’s top branded Web videos proves that spoofs and pranks still rule the roost. BaneCat taught us the truth about despair, especially when it comes to living with an evil, maniacal cat. And, Bart Baker’s Dark Horse parody—based off the Egyptian-themed Katy Perry music video—still had a strong showing.

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