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Thursday, February 10, 2011
charlie bit my finger.........awwwwwwwwwwww!!!
As a result of the video's success, the boys have gained stardom. Harry and Charlie have their own blog and video series, and "Charlie Bit My Finger" T-shirts and limited edition calendars have been made.[2] As of July 2010, more than thirty other clips of Harry and Charlie had been uploaded by their father to YouTube, which have also been seen by millions. They also feature Jasper, the third child in the family.[9] Shelley Davies-Carr, the mother, told The Sun in 2010 that "a lot of people like seeing Harry and Charlie growing up and following the family story. They knew I was pregnant with Jasper and now they're watching him grow up."[9] In the same article Howard noted, however, that he has "deliberately kept away from the personal bits. You don't see their birthdays, school plays or things like the first time they cycled. All I do is put up one clip every six weeks and an awful lot happens every six weeks."[9] Howard has stated that he will not continue to upload videos of his children when they grow older. He said in 2010 that "I don't know if they'll take it over. I'd like to think they'd have an interest, but it will be their decision.After the video the two boys didn't even know what was going on until 2 years later when they saw each other on tv.Shelley commented on the success: "Susan Boyle has never had the hits we have had. The video got on to a college networking site in the US and from there it went viral. I think the British accents have helped make it so globally viewed."[2] According to a 2008 interview with Shelley, the boys get embarrassed when they see themselves on television. She also noted that they are "shy about their new fame."[12][18] Howard commented that his sons "are now almost legendary. People want their autographs, it's just crazy."[6][18]
According to the Daily Mail, fan clubs dedicated to Harry and Charlie have been established around the world.[19] According to The Times, web experts believe the Davies-Carr family could earn £100,000 from "Charlie Bit My Finger", mostly from advertisements shown during the video.[2] A The Wall Street Journal article by Diana Ransom claims that Howard Davies-Carr "won't say exactly how much his family has earned from the video, but the added income made it more possible to afford a new house, he says."[20] He has said, however, that although "many people have said we should do mugs and keyrings, [...] we have deliberately not commercialised the children. It's just that we don't want it to change the boys' lives."[9]
In their list of YouTube's 50 greatest viral videos of all time, Time ranked "Charlie Bit My Finger" at number one.
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