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Featured era: 2006
lonelygirl15
“A girl, a webcam, a puppet called P-Monkey, and a secret.”
- Featured era
- 2006
- Peak era
- 2006-2007
- Company
- Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders, Greg Goodfried and Amanda Goodfried
- Category
- Viral Videos
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On Video
Bree's first vlog, "First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails"
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About This Video
- From:
- lonelygirl15
- Added:
- June 16, 2006
- Length:
- 1:36
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What Was It?
lonelygirl15 looked like the video diary of Bree, a homeschooled 16-year-old talking to her webcam about her day, her best friend Daniel and her purple monkey puppet, P-Monkey. Her first vlog, "First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails", went up on June 16, 2006, made for $130 with a Logitech webcam.
Bree was a character, played by actress Jessica Lee Rose and created by Miles Beckett, Mesh Flinders and Greg and Amanda Goodfried. Viewers grew suspicious, and fans on the show's forum used a fake MySpace profile to trace Bree's internet address to Creative Artists Agency. The creators confirmed the series was scripted on September 7, 2006, calling it "the birth of a new art form."
The channel had already become the most subscribed on YouTube, and viewership tripled after the reveal. The story ran until August 1, 2008.
Things You Probably Forgot
- P-Monkey, the purple monkey puppet
- The pink feather boa in Bree's bedroom
- A viewer matching Bree's room to Target products
- The Aleister Crowley picture above the bookshelf
The Story
- 2006 "First Blog / Dorkiness Prevails" was posted on June 16.
- 2006 The creators confirmed on September 7 that the series was scripted.
- 2007 The first season ended in August after 260 episodes.
- 2008 The final video was posted on August 1.
Its Legacy
The first vlog is still on the channel where it began. Bree is often called YouTube's first viral star, and the hoax made viewers question whether any video blog was real.
Memories
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