Giga Pudding

Meaning

What does Giga Pudding mean?

Giga Pudding, the dream of every Sweet Summer Child, refers to a dessert product made and marketed by the Japanese company Takara Tomy.

Online, a commercial for the product became a viral sensation, despite the fact that The Proof is in the Pudding itself.

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Origin

What's the origin of Giga Pudding?

“Giga Pudding” first emerged on the internet on October 27th, 2008, as YouTube user sukogi uploaded the dessert’s commercial.

The commercial itself is a stop motion animation of people reacting to the pudding, while a child is singing Sugoi Dekai (meaning so big) and “Giga Pudding”.

“Giga Pudding” was first defined on Urban Dictionary on January 20th, 2010.

Spread & Usage

How did Giga Pudding spread?

The original YouTube upload dind’t gain a lot of traction up until October 2010, when it was uploaded to BoingBoing.

“Giga Pudding” became a veritable meme on November 30th, 2010, when 4chan moderator invisibro embedded the commercial on the /jp/ board.

The same day, moderators on the /b/ board implemented a word filter, changing all words to puddi, a phonetic transcription of the “Giga Pudding” song’s lyrics.

A video of the event was also uploaded to YouTube that day, by barricademadness, with the title 4chan – PuddiPuddi Day.

When users were inquiring about how to disable the filter, many resorted to the classic Delete System 32 prank.

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