video to a few friends in the states, including the boys' godfather. his friends suggest uploading it to the internet. at first the video only receives a few hundred hits, but within a few months it begins to double almost daily, and howard's video soars off the charts when it reaches a million hits in 2007. >> we just can't imagine that kind of thing happening. >> and it's become a whopper. since its original posting, the video of a moment between his two sons sitting on their living room chair has earned more than 130 million hits. >> when millions of people start watching, there's something you can't really comprehend. i think it's so popular because it appeals to everybody. >> there's an innocence about it i think that people can really relate to, and i think there's a realness to it that everybody loves. plus, it's funny, let's face it. >> it's become so popular there are several spoofs. >> ouch, charlie, ouch, ouch. >> harry and charlie may have one of the top viral videos of all time, but they'd better