One night, back in September 2012, a young YouTuber named Nick walked downstairs to grab himself a cup of tea. When he got to the bottom of the stairs and flicked on the light, he saw a scene that has made viral video history.
When Nick turned on the kitchen light, he saw his mom, clad in pink pyjamas and standing in the middle of the dark.
The woman was acting a bit funny, and that’s when he realized she was sleepwalking and decided to record.
Afterward, he never mentioned the incident, and his mother was none the wiser. Until he decided to show her the video of herself sleepwalking and film her hilarious reaction.
In the video, you see Nick’s mother sleepwalking in the house, waltzing through the kitchen and bemoaning and uncooperative “tomato cage”.
I’ve included the footage, in full, right here:
According to The Sleep Foundation, sleepwalking (formerly known as somnambulism) is a behavioral disorder that affects 1 to 15% of the population. It tends to occur more frequently in children; however, people with sleep deprivation are at an elevated risk of experiencing it. Contrary to popular belief, you should wake the person that’s sleepwalking. If not, they may end up doing something that hurts themselves.
As mentioned, after the incident, Nick decided to show his mom what he had recorded while filming her reaction to the entire thing.
As the video begins, Nick’s mom leans towards the computer screen, reading the title of the video: “My mom sleepwalking?” she asks, confused.
At first, she doesn’t believe it’s her. “C’mon Nick! Who—” but as she sees her sleepwalking-self turn towards the camera, the familiar face removes all doubt.
Throughout it all, Nick tries to hold back his giggles.
As Nick’s mom watches herself dance and waltz around, she laughs hysterically— a bit embarrassed but clearly amused by the whole thing.
The woman watches her sleeping self tell Nick that she has a secret code to open a special tomato cage before doing a spicy dance move and walking away.
The entire video is completely hilarious.
After uploading the video, Nick and his mother went completely viral.
Together, both videos have accumulated over 16 MILLION views, even garnering them guest spots on shows like Jimmy Kimmel, Anderson Cooper, and Doctor Oz. Here’s Nick’s mom discussing their feature on TODAY.
The attention even inspired Nick’s mother to create her own YouTube channel, where her videos garner anywhere in the hundreds to thousands of views.
Five years after the initial video, Nick and his mother made another reaction video, rewatching the two older ones and discussing everything that has happened over the years.
Nick’s video of “Sleepwalking Mom” is definitely the funniest we’ve seen in yet. If you’ve yet to experience the hilarity, just hit the play button below.
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