We thought we'd try a news-y viral video chart this week, so here's what cropped up from blogs that linked to videos in the news category on YouTube and MySpace.
That means no fat purple hippos dancing to the thong song, which can only be a good thing if it makes way for more films of the calibre of Matthew Bristow's 'How cocaine is made'. He's looking for a sales agent for the film and the six-minute preview. is number two in our chart. It does more for drugs education than any Government health campaign or, I'd imagine, any 28-day stint in the Meadows clinic.
And yes, we were bored with the Kramer rant thing after five minutes too but comedian Paul Mooney - who used to be a friend, or at least colleague of Richards - is on cracking form here.
"He spilled the beans and then he didn't pick them up. That made me think he meant it," he tells the Fox News presenter.
"He can take that act and perform at the Apollo or go to Africa and adopt a black baby - and then come back and talk to me. He needs to redeem himself."
Suggestions for your own video discoveries welcome too.
The Guardian's viral video chart produced by Unruly Media's Viral Video Chart:
1 Iraqi kid runs for water Western soldiers apparently taunting Iraqi children with a bottle of water has caused outrage
2 How cocaine is made Possibly the best anti-drugs movie ever made
3 (RED) Manifesto (RED)'s Manifesto shows how you can help eliminate AIDS in Africa: "It's not a charity. It's a business model"
4 Paul Mooney rips on Michael Richards Black comic Paul Mooney suggests some ways Michael Richards can redeem himself
5 Michael Richards' apology Excruciating apology from Michael Richards on the Late Show
6 Michael Richards goes crazy Michael Richards' racist rant, recorded on a camera phone
7 America Freedom to Fascism Authorized version Authorised director's cut version of Aaron Russo's documentary, America: Freedom To Fascism
8 In memory Of Steve Irwin A photo montage of Steve Irwin highlights, compiled by a fan on his death
9 US tank crushes Iraqi civilian's car Allegedly showing American soldiers in Iraq punishing looters by crushing their car with a tank
10 UCLA student tasered by Police Always simpler to show your ID card on request
11 Glenn Beck presents Exposed Glenn Beck's special on extreme Islam
12 UCLA Police Taser Student in Powell Tasering, again
13 (RED) Manifesto More popular on MySpace
14 Kramer's targets speak out With Matt Lauer
15 North American union exposed during senate debate US Senatorial candidate Stan Jones theorises about multinational conspiracy
16 Michael Richards' stand-up: Sinbad reaction on CNN Comedian Sinbad talks to CNN's Brooke Anderson about Michael Richards' meltdown
17 Michael Ware on civil War in Iraq Michael Ware draws on a selection of blog reports from electronic Iraq
18 Are Goodyear tyres safe? United Steelworkers claim replacement workers at Goodyear will lead to more fatal accidents caused by defective tyres
19 Michael Richards (Racist Kramer Scandal) Uncensored This video has been removed from YouTube, but there's no shortage of alternatives
20 Behind blue eyes Not all pitbulls are killers, apparently
Source: Viral Video Chart.
The chart sometimes shows the same clip more than once when different people post it on different sites. Compiled from data gathered from 00.01 on Thursday 23 November 2006 to 00.00 on Wednesday 29 November 2006. The Weekly Viral Video Chart is currently based on a count of the embedded videos and links on approximately two million blogs.
