Both those who knew him personally, and those who knew him only by his internet fame both agree that Arthur will be missed dearly.
Arthur, who had been working as a weatherman for over 14 year, puts a familiar and loving face onto the tragedy caused by the recent Haiti Earthquake. Jan 14, 9:15 PM EST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Local Weatherman Arthur Dubien, most well know for his bizzare laugh that has caught youtube by sensation, was just one of the many in the rising death count. Many R.I.P threads soon surfaced in tribute to the man, but it was quickly revealed that the article was fabricated. Notable Examplesįollowing the Haitian earthquake disaster in January 2010, a hoaxical Associated Press article began to circulate on various forums and news sites, reporting that Arthur Dubine the Haitian weatherman has died during the course of disaster. The clip has been also used as a popular source material in the YouTube Poop community. Many YouTubers used the weather report clip as a reaction video in conjunction with other viral videos, in similar vein to how Keyboard Cat cats are often paired with FAIL videos on YouTube. The video's online popularity was eventually picked up by Haitians.TV in August 2008, though little information is provided regarding the identity of the weatherman. Numerous other remixes and mash-ups were uploaded via YouTube on the same day and the video link began to spread across various hubsites, including Metafilter, Poetv, as well as HypeBeast forum, Digg, Bodybuilding Forum, NeoGAF forum among others throughout 2008. The video's view remained relatively dormant until March 28th, 2008, when YouTuber mabefsti uploaded the first response video featuring a mash-up with a segment from one of Dave Chappelle's standup comedy shows: As of June 2012, the original video clip has been viewed more than 5.5 million times. Similar explanations can be seen in a number of duplicate uploads in the comments section. YouTuber FlyingPandaSquirrel2 offered a plausible explanation in the comments, which posited that it was a moment of in-joke among the newscasters, who may had been required to wear the uniform jackets during broadcast despite such hot weather. News Reporter: Then I won't need a jacket! The clip shows Arthur explaining that "pretty much everywhere, it's gonna be hot," shortly before he breaks into an uncontrollable fit of laughter.Īrthur: Pretty much everywhere, it's gonna be hot. Aside from the fact that weatherman's first name is "Arthur," the original air date of the news report or the name of news station still remain unknown. The video clip was uploaded by YouTuber KidCorduroy on January 17th, 2008.
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