Prison ‘Thriller’ and other Top 10 Viral Videos of 2007
December 20, 2007
A video of prison inmates in Cebu, Philippines dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is No. 5 in Time Magazine’s Top 10 Viral Videos of 2007.
Other top viral videos include that of an American gay teen passionately defending Britney Spears (#1), a Will Ferrell comedy clip (#2), Miss South Carolina’s boo-boo during the Miss Teen USA pageant (#3), a Saturday Night Live musical satire of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (#6), and CBS newscaster Dan Rather obsessing over how to dress for a rooftop broadcast (#8).
The complete list here.
Highlights of the Top 10 Viral Videos after the jump.
#5. Prison Inmates’ “Thriller” Video
Orange-jumpsuited accused murderers, rapists and drug dealers paid homage to Michael Jackson’s Thriller in a dance performance filmed at the Cebu Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines.






