Joel's reaction to 7 GRAND DAD

:This page is about Vinesauce Joel's reaction to the game 7 GRAND DAD. For the main meme it represents, see 7 GRAND DAD. For the song that plays during Joel's reaction, see Meet the Flintstones. For the guy who did the reaction, see Vinesauce Joel.
Joel's reaction to 7 GRAND DAD is a meme frequently featured on the SiIvaGunner channel. It's a sub-meme of 7 GRAND DAD.
==History==
On September 4, 2014, Vinesauce Joel hosted a stream where he played a number of bootleg NES games.[Vinesauce] Joel - Insane Mario Bootleg Games ( Part 1 ) - YouTube One of the bootlegs he played was a Chinese multicart called , which featured seven different games. 
After playing three other games on the multicart, Joel selected "7. MARIO 7" on the game select screen, saw and heard the title screen for 7 GRAND DAD, and proceeded to react to it.
Ever since the stream, Joel's reaction became a major meme among his fanbase. Its sheer popularity also granted memetic status to the game itself as well as the Mario lookalike character from the title screen. Vinesauce fans have created a significant number of fanart and fan games referencing those memes.
Two months after the stream, the highlight video "[Vinesauce] Joel - Insane Mario Bootleg Games ( Grand Dad )" was uploaded to the Vargskelethor Joel and has amassed over 3 million views. 
During 2015, several Vinesauce fans have created YTPMVs and remixes featuring samples from Joel's reaction (such as "Super Grand Dad 3D World" by Bagelboy) some of which eventually gained tens and even hundreds of thousands of views.
==Rips==
The most prominent meme on the SiIvaGunner channel, "Meet the Flintstones", is also a sub-meme of 7 GRAND DAD; while Joel's reaction is not omnipresent in SiIvaGunner rips like "Meet the Flintstones", it is still a prominent part of the meme as the only other 7 GRAND DAD reference with a major presence in rips. Oftentimes, the use of Joel's reaction is paired with "Meet the Flintstones".
It first appeared in the GiIvaSunner rip "Nimbasa City Gym: Stage - Pokémon Black & White 2" on February 28, 2016. Most uses of the reaction around this time were to sentence mix with voice lines, usually from him saying "GRAND DAD" or "FLEETSTONES?!", although sometimes was edited to the melody of the rip.
==Transcript==
==See also==
* "Who's been drawing dicks?", another meme featuring samples of Joel's speech.
* "The Beginning and End of All Life - Spore" - A rip released on the stream's 10th anniversary.
==External links==
*Joel's stream highlights video – YouTube. Relevant section begins at 1:38.
*Joel's full uncut stream video – YouTube. Relevant section begins at 54:51
*7 Grand Dad - Know Your Meme
*Rips featuring - YouTube playlist by Aidan Zamboni.
==References==
Category:Memes