# Somebody show me something that will make me laugh

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-show-me-something-that-will-make-me-laugh/620830>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 4, 2012, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-show-me-something-that-will-make-me-laugh/620830 "2012-05-04T02:56:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-show-me-something-that-will-make-me-laugh/620830/61 "2012-05-10T16:55:01Z")

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> [@randwill](#):
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> Any of the dance videos with this little girl will make you happy. But I love the song “Pon Pon Pon”, so start here:
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3keeNkzgB4&list=FL58hvIEcNd2Efb4eb-E6PEA&index=5&feature=plpp\_video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3keeNkzgB4&list=FL58hvIEcNd2Efb4eb-E6PEA&index=5&feature=plpp_video)

The [official clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g)for that song is also… how can I describe it… it’s _aggressively_ Japanese.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-show-me-something-that-will-make-me-laugh/620830/62 "2012-05-10T17:59:27Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hZgMJ-WFzPg/hqdefault.jpg "'Jaws' in 60 Seconds") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZgMJ-WFzPg)

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**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-show-me-something-that-will-make-me-laugh/620830/63 "2012-05-10T18:49:17Z")

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> [@Kobal2](#):
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> The [official clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g)for that song is also… how can I describe it… it’s _aggressively_ Japanese.

Agressively Harajuku, to be more precise. I love that video too.

What I like about the little girl’s dance videos is not just that it’s a cute kid dancing, but how damn _good_ she is! There are some with two guys dancing behind her and she’s got all the moves down just as well as they do. Plus, she does long, relatively complicated routines and smiles all the way through. Just great. Here’s “Happy Synthesizer”:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/T23pbeb8jao?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=FL58hvIEcNd2Efb4eb-E6PEA

And if you’re still not happy and smiling, here’s a fun compilation of many of the “Happy Synthesizer” dance videos. This always puts me in a good mood:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kVgXtK9KlE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=FL58hvIEcNd2Efb4eb-E6PEA

There’s something very cool about so many people taking the time to learn the steps, make a video and share it with the world.

Edited to add: If you like “Pon Pon Pon” these kids’ joy is very contagious:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XXCHM3tnEYM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

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