20 Years of Badgers

Back in 2003, there was no YouTube, no social Media, and no Miss Cellania (yet). But on September 2, we got a flash animation called Badgers that went so viral it could be used to identify who was on the internet and who wasn't. You could say "Badgers badgers badgers badgers," and if anyone replied with "Mushroom, mushroom," you knew that you had found a kindred spirit. Badgers was made by Mr. Weebl, also known as Jonti Picking. In 2013, he partnered with Brian May to produce a new version called Save The Badger Badger Badger to protest a badger cull in Britain, which became a bona-fide musical hit just in time for the 10th anniversary of the Badgers.  

For the 20th anniversary, Picking makes an attempt to give us a new "live action" version, using CGI and motion capture, which is difficult because the original dancers are getting older. But then he is accused of plagiarism. That brings us to the question of how far back do dancing badgers really go?