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Viral animation: Guardians prepare special Christmas gift, 11.8M

The animation ranks ninth on YouTube's comedy trending chart and features the Guardians preparing a mystery gift, complete with a shocked-face emoji suggesting either delight or disaster.

On air: Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock on #Trending
Published 11:48 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Watch it as it aired: Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock on this story, from #Trending at 11:48 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are YouTube (UusniPing)'s, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance

First reported by YouTube (UusniPing): “Viral animation: Guardians prepare special Christmas gift, 11.8M”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 11:48 AM ET on #Trending, by Brock Thunderson and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Christmas, Guardians.
BBN covered this story before: Viral animation: Guardians of the Galaxy plan surprise Christmas gift (October 11).

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YouTube (UusniPing)Viral animation: Guardians prepare special Christmas gift, 11.8M

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMeanwhile, online, a cartoon of the Guardians of the Galaxy preparing a surprise Christmas gift for a friend has hit eleven point eight million views, and it's number nine on YouTube's trending chart in comedy.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistChristmas. It's the twelfth of October, Vera.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe title has a shocked face emoji, which means the gift is either wonderful or a very big problem.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWe haven't aired it, we don't know what's in the box, and I'm already tracking a front of pure dread coming in from the north.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwelve million people know the ending and we don't. That's a vision board waiting to happen.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA box.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOur hashtag is Surprise. Gloria, do you have anything the internet hasn't already spoiled?

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