Philly’s Best Viral Moments

Introducing our new executive producer, Matt Katz! Host Trenae Nuri is getting to know Matt by swapping stories about their favorite Philly viral moments. From some of Philadelphia’s most legendary pole climbers, to that cute robot that got jumped, and Philly Elmo’s drumline, it's clear quite a few of the internet’s most interesting characters have come from our city. 

Check out the articles and videos covering these hilarious viral moments:

• Man backflips into floodwaters on Philadelphia highway
• Vine Street Expressway backflipper recalls plunge into brown floodwaters after Hurricane Ida
• Beloved HitchBOT destroyed in Philadelphia
• Eagles fans climb onto traffic light poles as team advances to Super Bowl
• The Philly pole climber who caught and shotgunned 7 beers says, ‘This is not my first rodeo’
• The Mayfair Mayor: “Philly doesn’t have the best luck right now. We lost the World Series, we lost the Superbowl, and now we lost 95, so looks like we’re just taking L’s.”
• Yes, Philly Elmo and the drum line Positive Movement are still hitting the streets during the pandemic
• Philly Elmo drumming in the streets in 2022
• Philly’s “Stoop Man” has been standing outside his apartment for every Google Street View picture for the last 15 years

Listen here to our previous episode about the history of pole climbing in Philly.

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