David After Dentist

David After Dentist is an internet phenomenon which started when David DeVore Jr.'s father posted a video on the internet of his reaction to anesthesia after he had been given oral surgery.

Video origins and publication

In May 2008, 7-year old David DeVore Jr. was taken to the dentist to have an extra tooth removed, due to a hereditary condition called hyperdontia. Because this was David's first surgery and his mother could not be there, his father decided to video tape the experience to share with her and their family.

After the surgery, David was feeling confused from the anaesthesia he was given. While in the car, he was asking his father questions like "Is this real life?" and "Is this going to be forever?" and also telling him that he had four fingers. At one point he even attempted to push himself up from his seat (while still buckled in) and released a scream before sinking back in exhaustion.

Seven months later, David's father uploaded the video on Facebook. Being overwhelmed with people wanting to see the video, he decided to upload it to YouTube, but did not notice there was a private option. Just 3 days after the upload, it had been seen over 3 million times.

The DeVore family were soon made YouTube Partners. This gives YouTube the right to run ads over the videos they post, and in exchange, are given a share of the revenue. They also sell "David After Dentist" t-shirts and donate a portion of the revenue they earn to dental charities.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In the media

• The DeVore family appeared on the Today Show, Tyra Banks Show and The O'Reilly Factor^[6][7][8] to discuss the video.
• "David After Dentist" was referenced on My Name is Earl in April 2009. ^[9]
• It was included in a question on the UK's The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2009 for Channel Four.
• In January 2010, the DeVores appeared on the season 2 premier of Tosh.0.
• In episode 19 of the 1st season of The Cleveland Show, the 5 year old character Rallo says "What's happening? Is this real life? Is this gonna be forever?" referring to the video
• In the second episode of season 2 of Glee (TV series), which aired on September 28th, 2010, Rachel says after her dentist appointment, "Is this real life?"
• As part of a series parodying viral videos, The Annoying Orange web series featured a parody of "David After Dentist" as its first parody. The main plot difference is that Orange has gotten his teeth whitened instead of having had a tooth removed.
• The video is referenced in an episode of Good Luck Charlie, when PJ, having been given anesthesia at the dentist's office, sits in the lobby acting loopy and saying, among other confused statements, "Is this real life?".
• A red shirted version of David has a brief animated cameo in Regular Show episode "Go Viral".

Criticism

David DeVore Sr. has received criticism for exploiting his son. However, Devore has stated that he appreciates the concern, but feels that it was innocent and has been a very positive experience for his family.^[10][11]

References

1. ^ David After Dentist Video
2. ^ David on the Today show
3. ^ David Sr. on Bill O'Reilly
4. ^ The Story of David After Dentist
5. ^ Know Your Meme: David After Dentist
6. ^ David on the Today show
7. ^ David Sr. on Bill O'Reilly
8. ^ The Story of David After Dentist
9. ^ David After Dentist Referenced on My Name is Earl
10. ^ David on the Today show
11. ^ David Sr. on Bill O'Reilly

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