But the number-one video in YouTube history, the Mount Olympus of homemade clips, is an unedited six-minute segment of a dancing man from the Midwest. Yes, that's right, dancing. Inspirational comedian Judson Laipply often appears at schools and organizations, and as part of his skit, he does a choreographed dance routine to popular songs by Elvis Presley, the Bee Gees, AC/DC, Eminem, and many others. This clip of a live performance, titled "Evolution of Dance," is consistently YouTube's most-viewed video, and since its posting on April 6, nearly 33 million people have watched it.

Laipply was besieged by media from around the United States. Despite the attention, he has never posted any other clips. But he does say on his website, www.lifeis
change.com, that he's working on a sequel.

Wondering what became of "Bus Uncle"? The clip itself has spawned numerous versions and parodies. We can now hear the ranting bus passenger's voice mixed with songs by Dr. Dre, Lindsay Lohan, and Hong Kong singer Sammi Cheng. Plus, there are a ton of real-life reenactments, animation spoofs, and the like. There are actually many more YouTube videos about "Bus Uncle" than of the clip itself. And if you haven't seen the original, you're totally lost.

After a month of highly important investigative work in an attempt to unravel the mystery, reporters from a Hong Kong magazine finally tracked down the Bus Uncle, who is named Chan Yuet-tung. The 51-year-old lives by himself in an apartment with five cats, and until his YouTube appearance, his biggest claim to fame was having run in three elections for chief executive of Hong Kong (he didn't win, obviously). He doesn't listen to radio or watch TV, and he had no idea that he was such a superstar.