CBBC’s Hacker T. Dog went viral with this absolutely barking blooper
In the fine tradition of children’s TV puppets, CBBC’s Hacker T. Dog, performed by puppeteer Phil Fletcher, walks that tightrope of being ‘naughty’ enough to make kids laugh without being so bad that their adults might write letters of complaint – or turn to Nickelodeon.
A clip of one of his old bloopers, co-starring presenter Lauren Layfield, went viral at the weekend after being shared on Twitter by Jacqui Abbott.
17 seconds of perfection pic.twitter.com/v5qCDFKtd4
— Jacqui Abbott (@jamabing) April 15, 2022
A slightly longer version had been posted by Hacker himself, back in 2016.
HIGHLIGHT OF 2016:
Calling my co-presenter @LaurenLayfield a normal, innocent man on live telly…#EpicFail #Corpsing pic.twitter.com/H7SPmkjrv3— Hacker T Dog (@HackerTDog) December 13, 2016
It was a happy blast from the past for Lauren.
This clip is doing the rounds this morning. pretty sure that snort is when my career peaked guys https://t.co/Zq5OiSWJN2
— Lauren Layfield (@LaurenLayfield) April 16, 2022
The clip hit so hard that somebody did this …
But it was tweeters’ reactions that really got the message across.
I have no idea what's happening here, but have watched it about 20 times and can't stop laughing https://t.co/r5kjUPSTRg
— Russ Jones (@RussInCheshire) April 15, 2022
There's so much in this. Obviously the dialogue and the corpsing, but the music and the angle of his jaw at the end too. I can't stop watching it. https://t.co/qVKQ3S5w0i
— Andy Dawson (@profanityswan) April 15, 2022
People – Did you have a good Bank Holiday weekend?
Me – Really good thanks.
People – Do anything interesting?
Me – Yeah,watched this video about 400 times. https://t.co/BS69yJ94fv— Paul Bennett (@paulbennett76) April 18, 2022
There is no one more joyful and disgusting to film with than @HackerTDog https://t.co/i616A8WlTM
— Dr Xand van Tulleken ️ (@xandvt) April 16, 2022
I don’t know what this is but that puppet is hilarious. The facial expressions are priceless. https://t.co/qqBmAZKb4M
— Gerry McBride (@GerryMcBride) April 16, 2022
@memorialdevice putting forward a case for Alternative National Treasure status for Hacker and Lauren. https://t.co/HbDX57sH8n
— Ian Taylor (@_IanTaylor) April 16, 2022
Hacker was always so funny even when things went well, but this is joyous chaos https://t.co/usHIBBOHQn
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) April 16, 2022
With a lot of interest and attention directed towards him, Phil Fletcher gave us a glimpse ‘backstage’.
Here’s a bit of #BehindTheScenes stuff from @cbbc with @HackerTDog pic.twitter.com/tJdpYzxKeU
— Phil Fletcher (@Phil_Gluvets) April 17, 2022
He also cleared up the back story to his ‘normal men’ comment, putting to bed some rumours.
EXCLUSIVE! In a topical #SpraySocialMonday, Hacker's manager @Phil_Gluvets tells the TRUE story behind the @hackertdog and @LaurenLayfield "Innocent Men" clip that went viral this weekend. pic.twitter.com/Z64lF7R01j
— (@spraypopmusic) April 18, 2022
So, there you are – just nonsense. Totally hilarious nonsense.
You can watch a compilation of Lauren and Hacker’s bloopers here.
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