# Edgar's Fall Edgar's Fall, also known as Ya Guey, is a Mexican home video from May 2006 showing a boy named Edgar tumbling into a creek after his cousin Fernando shakes the log bridge under him. Edgar's shouted "Ya Guey!" turned into one of Latin America's earliest YouTube catchphrases, spawning Flash games, mobile ringtones and video game crossover parodies that approached 24 million aggregated views by 2011. ## Origin The 20-second clip was uploaded to YouTube in May 2006 and shows Edgardo trying to cross a shallow creek on two tree branches at a ranch outside Monterrey, Mexico[1]. His cousin Fernando, filming off-screen, jostles the log; Edgar curses in a thick northern Mexican accent and pitches sideways into the water[1]. Both boys and the cameraman were later identified by Mexican media[4]. - **Platform:** YouTube - **Creator:** Fernando (cousin and cameraman) - **Date:** 2006 ## Overview Three ingredients carry Edgar's Fall / Ya Guey: visible hesitation on the branch, the sharp Monterrey-accented shout "Ya Guey!" and the splash that lands exactly when a viewer expects it[1]. Spanish speakers quote the line as a reaction to any slow-motion prank by a friend, where you can see the betrayal coming but cannot stop it in time. Audio from the original was reused inside edits featuring video game and movie scenes. Fan parodies swapped Fernando for characters from Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Pokémon and Star Wars while keeping Edgar's yell on the soundtrack[3][5][6]. Real-life Edgar also appeared in Mexican television segments, and a mock presidential campaign site was set up around him[4]. ## How to Use Fans typically caption "Ya Guey!" over footage of someone noticing a prank an instant too late, or splice the original audio onto a video game or movie moment where a character gets betrayed by their partner. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Edgar's Fall? A 2006 Mexican home video of a boy named Edgar yelling "Ya Guey!" and falling off a log bridge over a creek after his cousin shakes it[1]. ### Where did Edgar's Fall come from? The clip was uploaded to YouTube in May 2006 during a family hike at a ranch outside Monterrey, Mexico[1]. ### What does Edgar's Fall mean? "Ya Guey" roughly translates to "stop it, dude" or "enough already" in northern Mexican Spanish, said when a friend's prank goes too far (translated from Spanish)[4]. ### How do you use Edgar's Fall? Fans caption the shout over any clip of a predictable prank or splice the original audio into other media, including video game edits[3]. ### Is Edgar's Fall still popular? It is treated as a classic Latin American YouTube video, with aggregated re-uploads nearing 24 million views by May 2011 and a Gamesa commercial sequel released in 2007[2][4]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b89CnP0Iq30]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwyNPo5lE-Y]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFJfuiD3jOs]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/edgars-fall-ya-guey]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEIQKaqunYk]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCT7agcukZY]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/edgars-fall-ya-guey Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library