Can an animated character die? Well, social media users have a lot to say about Crazy Frog, aka The Annoying Thing, dying over the weekend and coming back to life.
The ‘Crazy Frog dead’ is the latest trend to sweep Twitter as fans of the popular CGI character saw that he was declared dead on a fan page.
Now, social media users have come up with some of the funniest stories to explain Crazy Frog’s supposed death and rebirth.
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How the ‘Crazy Frog Dead’ trend started
Crazy Frog may not be real, but people truly feel for him.
A large number of Twitter users indulged in conversations surrounding Crazy Frog following a tweet by the account @CrazyFrogInfo on April 17.
The tweet read: “Crazy Frog has died.”
The following post said: “Will follow up with updates if/when I get confirmation.”
The trend gained momentum when the official Crazy Frog handle responded to the original post. “I don’t think so,” the tweet read, thus conveying to fans that he is very much alive.
This isn’t the first time Crazy Frog was presumed dead. The Twitter account behind the latest tweet had claimed “Crazy Frog has died” in another tweet from June 22, 2021.
So, fans were quick to realize that the same joke was repeated about a year later.
Annoying Thing’s rebirth gives rise to hilarious tweets
The running joke on Twitter is backed by funny theories as Crazy Frog’s fans celebrate his rebirth, although the CGI character was never really dead or can ever die.
We think Crazy Frog is incredibly funny but these tweets below may just be a tad bit funnier.
One Twitter user funnily wrote: “Yeah he was just arrested by INTERPOL, it is okay. Crazy Frog was just lying about being dead. Don’t know why.”
“3 days later, Crazy Frog rose from the dead,” another joked.
One tweeted: “Thank god you ain’t dead, it’s an Easter miracle”
“I thought they shot you dead for tax evasion,” was a hilarious theory of one Twitter user.
Another fan tweeted: “Breaking news: Crazyfrog found dead- foul play suspected12”
“Crazy Frog has been shot dead in a gang shootout in Miami,” joked another.
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Who created the Spanish CGI?
Crazy Frog was created by actor and playwright Erik Wernquist in 2003.
The character gained worldwide prominence with its cover by Axel F. The subsequent single, Popcorn, was a worldwide chart success as well.
The character went on to inspire several more songs and a range of merchandise and toys over the years.
A single called Tricky was released on December 10, 2021, after a 13-year hiatus. The official video has clocked over 36 million views, at the time of writing.
You can watch the video on Youtube here.
