On July 27th, lolmaro posted an image macro using the weather boy screenshot to /r/dankmemes, garnering over 22,000 upvotes in just over a year (shown below, left). On April 26th, spacemakeouts posted another image macro using the screenshot to Tumblr along with the top-text, "Ant-man trying to figure out what happened: Bicycle kid:" garnering over 6,400 notes in a year (shown below, right). On April 7th, 2019, MarvelDiva posted an image macro using a subtitled screenshot of the kid saying "wouldn't you like to know, weather boy" to iFunny (shown below, left). A screenshot from the video began being used in image macros around 2019. On January 17th, 2018, Big Bird Boi re-uploaded LVNative90's extended clip of the segment to YouTube, gaining over 8.6 million views in just under 3 years. On June 30th, Alx DeCarlo uploaded a remix of the video to YouTube garnering over 243,000 views in a comparable span of time (shown below, right). On June 29th, TIME, and Esquire reported on the video. On June 29th, AEIOU posted one of the first edits of the video to YouTube (shown below, left). On July 13th, nervantes uploaded a video to YouTube of another fake encounter where Pretty is told "I'm eating, don't bother me, weather boy" by a young girl (shown below). On June 28th, 2017, AidantheAidan posted the clip to /r/videos, where it received over 31,000 upvotes in 3 years. It's unknown when this segment originally aired. On August 20th, 2020, Basauri uploaded a video to YouTube titled, "Weather Boy Skit Explanation" in which the Fox 5 News team, including Pretty, explain that the video is fake (shown below). On the day the video was uploaded, Pretty tweeted, "You really have to question his upbringing! #myson," in response to a user calling the boy rude, revealing the video as a prank (shown below). Many viewers believe the video to be real, but it was quickly revealed to be fake. tedpretty VegasAnchor cyndilundeberg #WouldntYouLikeToKnowWeatherBoy hahaha too funny /WOHOcz56DW- Las Vegas Native (LVNative90) June 28, 2017 On the same day, LVNative90 uploaded an extended version of the clip to Twitter (shown below). The video went viral, gaining over 2.3 million views in roughly 3 years and being reposted around the web countless times. Pretty approaches a young boy standing outside a firework store and asks him, "What's the best kind of firework to buy?" The boy then says in a cold tone, "Wouldn't you like to know, weather boy?" leaving Pretty speechless (shown below). On June 28th, 2017, Fireattack142 uploaded a video to YouTube, recorded directly off his television screen with a camera, in which Fox 5 News Vegas' chief meteorologist Ted Pretty is doing a story on fireworks for the 4th of July.
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