I’ll take a potato chip and EAT IT!
About
“I’ll Take a Potato Chip and EAT IT” is a YouTube Poop fad based on a memorable scene from Death Note, a popular TV anime series. In this scene, Light Yagami (the main character) grabs a potato chip out of the bag and takes a dramatic pause to utter “I’ll take a potato chip… AND EAT IT!” before taking a bite at it. Played out in slow motion, the friggin’ potato chip shatters into sparkling dust.
Death Note & Potato Chips
Death Note (デスノート, Desu Nōto) is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The story centers on Light Yagami, a college student who turns into a ruthless vigilante after finding the Death Note, a supernatural book that can literally kill people. Chasing the trail of Light’s serial murders is a mysterious detective only known as L, who installs hidden cameras in Light’s room to monitor his moves. But well aware of the surveillance, Light manages to plot his next murder by hiding his tools inside a bag of potato chips. whaaaaaaat.
Origin & Spread
The Youtube Poop fad began just prior to the making its US debut on October 20, 2007.
On July 4th, 2007, Youtube user YasashiiYuki uploaded “Epic Potato Chip Eating Death Note Live Action”, using a scene taken not from the Anime, but from the recently released Japanese Live Action Death Note film. The clip has been viewed over 80,000 times.
On December 8th, 2007, Hikaripop uploaded a video titled “Anime Poop – LIGHT TAKES A POTATO CHIP.”
The most influential instance of Death Note YTP surfaced on December 27th, 2007, a five second soundbite of “I’ll Take a Potato Chip …and EAT IT” excerpted from the original scene:
While it is not an example of YouTube Poop per se, the exploitable clip served as a jumping board for many YTP derivatives that followed on YouTube. As of January 2010, it has been viewed over a million times and ranked the #6 Top Favorited and #20 Top Rated video in the Education category.
Other YTP Videos
On August 26th, 2007, Youtube user HurricaneFaFniR uploaded “Death Hotel Note,” a Legend of Zelda Poop using the English Dubbed audio from the Death Note live action film’s trailer.
Days later, on August 29th, another Death Note Youtube Poop was made.
I’ll Take A Potato Chip….And OM NOM NOM NOM
On February 27th, 2008, infamous YTP artist Walrusguy uploaded “YTP DEFINITELY A GOOD SEASON FOR POTATO CHIPS,” further spreading the meme to his considerably large audiences. The original upload has been taken down, but a copy has been made available via WalrusguyMemorial.
Light Takes a Potato Chip While I Play Unfitting Music:
Light Doesn’t Have Enough Rupees For A Potato Chip:
Kimi Aru (They Are My Noble Masters) will take a potato chip and eat it!:
I’ll Take a Potato Pill and EAT IT!:
I’ll Take a Pen …and EAT IT:
Compilation of “Potato Chip” All in One:
