About
“Yee” is a phrase that refers to an edited clip of an animated dinosaur singing a small jingle, only to be interrupted at the end by another dinosaur shouting “Yee” in an awkward manner. It has since become viral, due to its poor quality animation, voice acting and timing of the “Yee” at the end. It has since became viral around mostly Tumblr. [1]
Origin
Uploaded on February 29, 2012, the clip starring these two oddly-designed dinosaurs came from the animated film “Dinosaur Adventure,” a knockoff of Don Bluth’s “The Land Before Time.” The movie was made by Dingo Pictures, who are infamous at ripping off popular animated movies such as Toy Story and Beauty and the Beast. [2][3] The clip was actually an edited bit of the film, in which originally the dinosaurs were just giving the protagonist, a baby dinosaur, some advice. The “Yee” coming from the supposedly “awkward dinosaur” was actually a “yes” but in an accent that stretched the intonation of the word. Also the music used at the end of the film was what made up the melody of the jingle sung in the edited clip.
Spread
Even though it was uploaded in 2012, it didn’t became viral until it was uploaded onto Reddit in the r/youtubehaiku section on August 23, 2014. After it was uploaded, the post recieved up to 2062 upvotes and 114 comments. [4] Soon, word of the video from Reddit reached Tumblr, where it spread virally. “Yee” soon became a universally known phrase among Tumblrites, and the meme was expressed through remixes, posts and even fan art of the two dinosaurs.
Notable Examples
External References
[1]Tumblr – yee | Tumblr
[2]Wikipedia – Dingo Pictures – Wikipedia
[3]Television Tropes and Idioms – Creator/Dingo Pictures – Television Tropes and Idioms
[4]Reddit – [Haiku] Yee : youtubehaiku