The marmots staged in a France 3 spot – France 3 screenshot
They play curling, in rugby , practice fencing, perform scenes from cult films, and sometimes even put the chocolate in the foil… The famous marmots, which the televiewers of France 3 already know since 1979 , are now making the buzz across the Atlantic. The Americans discovered this week the video clips featuring these little virtual groundhogs, and they love it! Since 28 December, these small mammals have indeed become real stars on social networks in the United States.
Everything is gone from the tweet of an American Internet user , Jamie, who accidentally discovered a sequence in which marmots are curling. “Ok, who did that?” », He asks on Twitter. His post went viral very quickly, it was viewed over 4 million times, and retweeted by over 29. 20 Twitter users. Some did not hesitate to share in their turn versions of marmots in Daft Punk , on the Titanic , in Pulp Fiction , or in the torrid scene of Nine and a half weeks.
Okay, who did this? pic.twitter.com/Ezmgd3p1979
– jamie (@gnuman 1979)) December 20, 2020
“Is this real? “
Many Internet users then set out to find out who was behind these hijackings. After initially suspecting the Canadians, they finally discovered that the clips featuring these small mammals were a French creation. They also discovered that they had engaged in a plethora of other activities such as basketball , skiing, hip-hop, the alphorn…
The images have even been taken by some stars, such as actress Octavia Spencer or Alyssa Milano , who wondered “if this was all real?” “. ” Yes ! Quite real! We can show them to you when you come to the French Alps, ”France 3 Alpes replied with humor.
Yes! Quite real! We can show them to you when you come in the french alps 😎 😎 – France 3 Alpes (@ f3Alpes) December 29, 2020
Since 2015, during summer and winter holidays, these virtual marmots – but more real than life – are staged singing, dancing, playing film actors or even practice all kinds of sports in spots broadcast on the channels of the France 3 channel.