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Aaaa Vine — Close-up of a RadioShack AAAA battery blister pack with large red AAAA lettering

Aaaa Vine

2017viral videoclassic

Published August 4, 2026

The AAAA Vine is a 2017 viral clip in which a man screams progressively louder as he holds up packages of A, AA, AAA, and AAAA batteries. The video became a popular parody template on YouTube, with editors swapping the final scream for songs, scene cuts, or other meme audio.

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Overview

The AAAA Vine is a short viral video in which a man holds up packages of A batteries and screams each time an extra letter A is added to the label1. He starts with a single A, then AA, then AAA, and by the time he reaches the AAAA box he lets out a drawn out yell while the camera zooms into the packaging1.

The clip's simple escalating structure made it a template for parodies where creators swap the final scream for a song drop, a scene cut, or unrelated audio2. The gag works because the buildup sets a clear expectation that editors can either pay off or subvert with whatever punchline they want3.

Origin & Background

Platform
Instagram / Vine (source), YouTube (viral spread)
Creator
whatthefuckingheck
Date
2017

The video was first posted on January 6, 2017 by Instagram user @whatthefuckingheck5. It is unclear exactly when the clip was first uploaded to Vine itself, but the video was reuploaded to YouTube on January 29, 2017, where it gathered more than 1.6 million views over the following four years1.

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How It Spread

The clip spread quickly through YouTube reuploads. A February 10, 2017 upload by user RyOx pulled in over 124 million views, becoming the widest circulating copy of the vine3.

On July 3, 2017, YouTuber Tridashie posted a lip dub swapping the screaming man for Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and replacing the final AAAA yell with a Running in the 90s remix2. That upload gathered over 3.8 million views in four years and helped codify the parody format2.

Follow up edits used the same buildup and substitution trick, dropping in game show clips, song bass drops, or other meme audio at the AAAA moment4. The escalating scream became a reusable setup slot rather than a fixed punchline.

How to Use This Meme

To make an AAAA Vine parody, editors typically take the original clip and cut the final scream, then splice in a song drop, an audio meme, or a scene from another video at the moment the man reaches the AAAA box. The buildup with the smaller batteries is usually left intact so the substitution lands as a punchline.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a 2017 viral video in which a man screams at packages of A, AA, AAA, and AAAA batteries, with the yell getting longer each time1.

The clip was first posted on January 6, 2017 by Instagram user @whatthefuckingheck and later reuploaded to Vine and YouTube5.

The joke is that each additional letter A in the battery name gets a longer, louder scream, ending in a drawn out AAAAAA yell as the camera zooms into the AAAA box1.

Editors typically keep the escalating battery buildup and swap the final scream for a song drop, audio meme, or unrelated scene as a punchline2.

It is a classic Vine era clip that still sees parody uploads, with the largest YouTube reupload passing 124 million views3.

References (5)

  1. 1
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8i4dG9K7Y
  2. 2
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5C4ldxsqfk
  3. 3
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CJcnbnpKKI
  4. 4
    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/aaaa-vine
  5. 5
    https://www.instagram.com/whatthefuckingheck/

Quick Info

Year
2017
Origin
Instagram / Vine (source), YouTube (viral spread)
Type
viral video
Status
classic
Creator
whatthefuckingheck
Instagram user

Tags

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