November 08, 2016

Philly, Pa. people get in on Mannequin Challenge (just admit you don't know what it is)

By Michael Tanenbaum
PhillyVoice Staff

Kevin Hart/YouTube

Kevin Hart takes the Mannequin Challenge.

Who would ever have thought that a viral trend could be as unbelievably trifling as standing stock still and doing nothing at all?

Inspired by the world famous "Frozen Grand Central" video from 2008, eight years later, people all over the place are getting in on the #MannequinChallenge. Here's the original work of art.

And here's what's going on today — not to be a jerk store about it. Some of these are pretty great.

College girls be like😂😂#manequinchallenge pic.twitter.com/X9NkTWY7Gy
— ann-marie (@Ann_Nwokoro) November 7, 2016

#manequinchallenge in Portland #turntandburnttour pic.twitter.com/0mGmObYFXS
— FERG (@ASAPferg) November 7, 2016

I killed this #mannequin #challenge pic.twitter.com/iYH5Idg0kS
— pat kennedy (@PatYears) November 7, 2016

AHA boys soccer #mannequin challenge pic.twitter.com/NwCpLXzcxq
— Shabob (@shabob_) November 7, 2016

#mannequin challenge ft. the fam pic.twitter.com/TrgBDrIkrV
— Kat (@kathdaddyy) November 5, 2016

You get the idea. Plenty of celebrities and locals have gotten in on the act, too. Here's Kevin Hart's take.

And the Penn State football team.

PENN STATE #MannequinChallenge pic.twitter.com/3a94JSYMD7
— Mannequin Challenge (@MannequinVid) November 7, 2016

Here's Temple Athletics.

Temple Athletics 🍒🍒#MannequinChallenge @TUWG pic.twitter.com/6I4iTbH4Mq
— kerryberry (@KerryArone) November 5, 2016

Word is the Sixers and Philly fans also did it at Monday night's sixth consecutive loss to start the 2016 season.

#mannequin @Sixers pic.twitter.com/JVJ8XRj0Kq
— Aimee Alexander (@AimeeLucia) November 8, 2016

Video has yet to surface, but this mean joke did.

76ers have fans perform the mannequin challenge. The team has been frozen at 0 in the Oct/Nov win column since 2013.
— Dan Gelston (@APgelston) November 8, 2016

Here we have a politically uncharged Mannequin Challenge.

That thing where instead of checking 538 you get recruited for a mannequin video while canvassing Philly. pic.twitter.com/Pq0R4cBGEX
— Ezra Levin (@ezralevin) November 7, 2016

This one involves an actual mannequin.