# Dancing Baby

> Dancing Baby, also known as Baby Cha-Cha and Oogachacka Baby, is a 1996 viral 3D-rendered video of an infant dancing to "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede.

Dancing Baby, also known as Baby Cha-Cha and Oogachacka Baby, is a viral video of a 3D-rendered baby dancing to the intro of “Hooked on a Feeling” by the Swedish rock band Blue Swede.

## Origin
- **Creator:** John Woodell

## Overview
Dancing Baby, also known as Baby Cha-Cha and Oogachacka Baby, is a viral video of a 3D-rendered baby dancing to the intro of “Hooked on a Feeling” by the Swedish rock band Blue Swede. Widely cited as one of the earliest examples ofan Internetphenomenon, the Dancing Baby became globally popular via e-mail chains in 1996.

## How It Spread
Over the next year, a slew of modified editions were made by fans across the world, including " Kung Fu baby", " Rasta baby" and " Samurai baby." In 1998, the baby began appearing as a recurring hallucination on the TV comedy-drama series Ally Mc Beal. In December, the online retailer Crash Designsbegan selling Dancing Baby merchandise. In December 2000, a parody of the Dancing Baby was featured in Season 12 Episode 6 of The Simpsonstitled " The Computer Wore Menace Shoes," in which Homer Simpsons visits a website highlighting an animation of Jesus Christdancing like the baby. On January 15th, 2006, the original " Oogachaka Baby" video was uploaded to YouTube, where it gathered upwards of 3.3 million views and 1,300 comments over the next 11 years.On February 24th, 2013, YouTuber Truebones uploaded footage a computer animation of a baby performing the" Gangnam Style" dance.

## References
1. [https://t.co/aE6Wse2tWN](<https://t.co/aE6Wse2tWN>)
2. [https://t.co/6fOjisXXMz](<https://t.co/6fOjisXXMz>)
3. [Know Your Meme](<https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dancing-baby>)
4. [pic.twitter.com/J0ASNxncdB](<https://t.co/J0ASNxncdB>)
5. [February 7, 2020](<https://twitter.com/JArmstrongArty/status/1225901929898946561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>)
6. [megababy.com](<http://megababy.com/>)
7. [Welcome to the home of the original internet dancing baby!](<http://www.dancing-baby.net/>)
8. [Dancing Baby and Friends](<http://www.burningpixel.com/Baby/BabyMus1.htm>)
9. [FAQ](<http://www.burningpixel.com/Baby/BabyFAQ.htm>)
10. [A Brief History Of The Dancing Baby Meme](<https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-brief-history-of-the-dancing-baby-meme/>)
11. [Dancing Baby cha-chas from the Internet to the networks](<https://www.cnn.com/TECH/9801/19/dancing.baby/index.html>)

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