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I live in Seattle, where we’ve always had our share of weird local colors.
If you’ve ever watched a Seahawks home game on Monday Night Football, you know about the fish-throwing guys at Pike Place Market. There was a Mysterious vending machine In the Capitol Hill neighborhood he was handing out random drinks, and no one knew who stored them. Outside of the bars and late-night concerts, hot dog stands sell Seattle hot dogs loaded with grilled onions and cream cheese (don’t knock ’til you try them).
So, of course, Jimothy had to come from the Emerald City. Jimothy, the short-spine raccoon that went viral this month, is now a Google animation for the entire internet to enjoy. As of Wednesday, if you Google “Jimothy,” a cute little animated version of a raccoon races across your screen. A green claw icon also appears, and you can click on it to see Jimothy scurry over and over again.
As of 3pm PT, Jimothy has been called up to do his little Google search more than 1.5 million times.
Raccoons hang out in my neighborhood, the Scandinavian-accented Ballard area of Seattle. Local Resident Kiana Hall He told the Seattle Times She thought it was a cat: “I’ve never seen any other animal like it.” She posted her video on Instagram and gave it the name because it “looks like Jimothy.”
(Note: I cannot independently confirm Jimothy’s sex or gender.)
In addition to Google animation, National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museumwhich I didn’t know existed, is the making of Jimothy’s head. You can pre-order it now for $30, with shipping in December, when Jimothy will almost certainly be forgotten in favor of a newer viral phenomenon. You all remember Mo Ding?
It was the Seattle Mariners flirting on x, Pretend Jimothy was taking batting practice, but then the team got real and put someone right for the Raccoons in their regular outfield Salmon race. Jimothy won, and the crowd went wild.
There’s more: On July 26, my neighborhood celebrates goofy little Jimothy with An advertisement in his honor and an art competition.
Oatmeal cartoonist Matthew Inman, a Seattle-area resident, drew, “Police drawing by Jimothy In case the police need to.” (Why would they do that? Who would talk about Jimothy, and why?)
Jimothy appears to suffer from a rare disorder called short spine syndrome, which explains his hunched, cartoon-like appearance. Basically, it looks like he has no neck. A veterinary professor told The Seattle Times that he appears to be doing well and is “very active.”
Another neighbor, Ben Trammell, dug up some videos he found of baby Jimothy with what appears to be Jimothy’s mom and dad, and Post it on Instagram.
“We saw Jimothy…almost daily for several months,” Trammell wrote. “He was very small and clumsy, but his mother and siblings were always very patient and caring, keeping him from falling and sometimes just carrying him.”
I know the part of my neighborhood where Jimothy is, but I refuse to go there and chase the poor guy. It’s rare that we get something good to focus on in this chaotic world, and I’d hate to hear that people were messing with Jimothy.
Let the country’s newest furry friend wander undisturbed, searching for Dick’s cheeseburger wrappers in trash cans and enjoying Seattle’s perfect summer temperatures.
If I need to fix Jimothy, I can just Google his animation again. Stay safe, little friend.
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