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Melville the One Trick Pony (2002 – 2007) is the stage name of a male Connemara pony from Bucktruck Ranch of Montana, U.S.A. that gained international fame for his dancing ability and genitalia-wagging antics. Despite demonstrating above-average human intelligence and a wide variety of talents previously deemed impossible for a breed of pony, Melville would live the majority of his celebrity life agonized by his moniker of “that horse that does the wiener dance”.
Emergence into public spotlight
Melville the One Trick Pony first came into the public spotlight when a viral video of him labeled “Flopy [
sic] dick dancing horse lulz” was uploaded to
YouTube in August 2005. The video was taken with a handheld camera by a young Montana resident and featured Melville dancing while standing on his two hind legs, set to MC Hammer’s "U Can’t Touch This". The video was an instant sensation, holding the #1 spot of YouTube’s most viewed videos for 4 weeks straight. Its popularity was attributed not only to the astounding sight of a pony apparently dancing on its hind legs, but also to the wild undulations of his shockingly large
penis, an estimated 3.7 times the size of an average pony. The timing of the spliced in music renders serendipitous results, with Melville performing a speedy sidestepping foot shuffle to left, right, and back again, similar to the way
MC Hammer performs the move during the same part of the song in the "U Can’t Touch This" music video. After initially receiving national attention, public curiosity over the pony grew even further when it was revealed on camera by the pony’s owner, Chuck Redburn, that when viewed from close distance, Melville’s erect penis features a large birthmark on the underside of the
shaft with a remarkable resemblance to
Japan, with the islands of
Okinawa and all.
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