Editing JibJab (section)

==Political satire==

==="Cooking With Clinton"===
One of JibJab's first animations "Cooking With Clinton" is about then-president [[Bill Clinton]] trying to show the viewers how to bake [[weed brownies]] while being high and repeatedly asking [[Hillary]] for a glass of water.<ref>{{Citation |title=Cooking With Clinton
|url=https://youtube.com/watch/HpBVO9vcr_Y?si=WUy2tOHjk0wHQ8HX |language=en |access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref>

==="Capitol Ill"===
For the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]] JibJab released a Flash movie entitled "Capitol Ill" in July 2000, which featured an animated rap battle between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Al Gore]]. [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George H. W. Bush]] also make appearances. This cartoon aired on ''[[Mad TV]]'' on November 4, 2000.<ref>{{Citation |title=Gorge Bush and Al Gore Rap Capitol Ill | date=5 August 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDorkqZUOv0 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref>

==="Ahnuld for Governor"===
In 2003, JibJab produced a Flash movie poking fun at [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s campaign for [[Governor of California|Governor]] of [[California]]. It depicts Schwarzenegger giving a campaign speech.<ref>{{Citation |title=JibJab.com - Ahnuld for Governor |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaIWM2ruyK4 |language=en |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref>

==="This Land"===
For the [[2004 United States presidential election]], JibJab created a Flash movie entitled "This Land", released on July 9, 2004, which featured animated versions of [[George W. Bush]] and [[John Kerry]]<ref>{{cite web|date=November 16, 2011|title=The Complete Lyrics of JibJab's "This Land" Parody / Travis' Column: Hot Off the Presses|url=http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/column/jibjab_this_land_lyrics.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502004907/http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/column/jibjab_this_land_lyrics.html|archive-date=May 2, 2009|access-date=May 2, 2012|publisher=Hopstudios.com|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|date=July 9, 2004|title=This Land &#124; Funny Video Animation by JibJab|url=http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/this_land|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204201652/http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/this_land|archive-date=2009-02-04|access-date=2011-03-27|website=JibJab|publisher=Sendables.jibjab.com}}</ref> - voiced by comedian [[Jim Meskimen]] - singing a [[parody]] of [[Woody Guthrie]]'s song "[[This Land Is Your Land]]".

The video was an instant success, eventually being viewed all over the world, as well as the [[International Space Station]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="abcnews1">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/PersonOfWeek/story?id=369362&page=1 |title=People of the Year: Spiridellis Brothers| date=7 January 2006 |website=ABC News}}</ref> The traffic surge forced JibJab's server to be shut down after one day, and the clip was placed on [[AtomFilms]], where it got more than 1 million hits in 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/maney/2004-07-27-jibjab_x.htm |title=USATODAY.com - This Net was made for you and me and the rest of the world |website=www.usatoday.com}}</ref>

After being linked to on thousands of websites, the video was featured several times in the printed media and on television, including ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', [[Fox News]] and ''[[ABC World News Tonight]]''. On July 26, 2004, the creators appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''. In December 2004, the Spiridellis brothers were named People of the Year by [[Peter Jennings]].<ref name="abcnews1"/>

[[Howie Richmond|The Richmond Organization]], a music publisher that owns the copyright to Guthrie's tune through its Ludlow Music Unit, threatened legal action.<ref>Wired News (August 8, 2004)[https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/08/64428] CNN Money (July 26, 2004) [https://money.cnn.com/2004/07/26/commentary/wastler/wastler/]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-01 |title=JibJab Media v. Ludlow Music ("This Land"Parody) |url=https://www.eff.org/cases/jibjab-media-inc-v-ludlow-music-inc |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Electronic Frontier Foundation |language=en}}</ref> JibJab responded with a lawsuit in a California federal court, claiming the song was protected under a [[fair use]] exemption for parodies. JibJab and Ludlow Music reached a settlement after JibJab's attorneys unearthed evidence that the song had passed into the [[public domain]] in 1973. The terms of the settlement allowed for the continued distribution of ''This Land''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/JibJab-beats-copyright-rap/2100-1026_3-5322970.html|title=JibJab beats copyright rap}}</ref>

==="Good to Be in DC"===
In October 2004, JibJab followed up with another original animation, "Good to Be in DC," set to the tune of [[Dan Emmett]]'s "[[Dixie (song)|Dixie]]". In this video, animated versions of George W. Bush, [[Dick Cheney]], John Kerry, and [[John Edwards]] sing about their hopes for the upcoming election.

==="Second Term"===
Immediately after George W. Bush's election victory, JibJab released a third video, "Second Term." Set to the tune of "[[She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain]]", an animated Bush gloats over his successful bid for a second term as president, and his plans for it, based on his campaign promises.

==="Time for Some Campaignin'"===
For the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]], JibJab released another election-themed animation, "Time for Some Campaignin'" in July of that year. Set to the tune of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They Are a-Changin]]", animated versions of [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]], [[John McCain]], [[Barack Obama]] sing of their presidential hopes, as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney Bid Farewell to the White House. This video was the first instance where viewers had the option of using Jibjab's [[e-cards|e-card]] website to insert their own face as that of a harassed voter.

==="He's Barack Obama"===
Upon [[Barack Obama]] becoming president, JibJab released "He's Barack Obama", where they portrayed Obama as a superhero. The music becomes a heavy metal interpretation of "[[When Johnny Comes Marching Home]]", as Obama promises he will fix the Middle East, defeat the Taliban, fix the schools, fight a giant space robot, wrestle a bear, fix the deficit and more. This one is notable for having been viewed by 
Obama himself. Stated on the description of its YouTube video: "A Over-the-Top Satire That Debuted In front of the President Himself this Friday At the Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner!"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/06/video-jibjab-obama-saves-the-day-023956 | title=VIDEO: JibJab: Obama saves the day | website=[[Politico]] | date=19 June 2009 }}</ref>

===2012 election===
For the [[2012 United States presidential election]], JibJab did not make an election video and instead began to focus their efforts on their e-card business. However, an election web app was released in late October of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jibjab.com/politicsplus|title=JibJab|website=www.jibjab.com}}</ref>