{"id":123,"date":"2018-08-13T22:54:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T05:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalmelange.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2019-12-26T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T20:34:27","slug":"otto-waalkes-vs-harry-potter-puppet-pals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalmelange.com\/en\/2018\/08\/13\/otto-waalkes-vs-harry-potter-puppet-pals\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Waalkes vs Harry Potter Puppet Pals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Does anyone still remember the viral sensation from 2007, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tx1XIm6q4r4\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Potter Puppet Pals<\/a>? Yes, exactly that one with the rhythmical tic-toc and the names of the characters that are sung by the puppets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, by enjoying some <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sQUsJT4n-HQ?t=40m20s\" target=\"_blank\">Otto-Compilations<\/a>  in the evening I stumble across an old sketch by Otto Waalkes in what  must be from the 1970s, in which he is using the same rhythm and  counting names of former dictators.: Dub\u010dek, Mao Zedong, King Kong, Idi  Amin, Saddam, Honecker, &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BZKWj0SiUoM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that Otto&#8217;s sketch is also based on older material, and the Harry Potter Puppet Pals had the same as inspiration. Does anyone know what the original song is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does anyone still remember the viral sensation from 2007, Harry Potter Puppet Pals? Yes, exactly that one with the rhythmical tic-toc and the names of the characters that are sung by the puppets. 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