Viral: Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob beat up angry driver in hilarious road rage
Who says only the ‘violent duo’ Tom and Jerry can get rough when provoked? An angry Russian driver found out even the often ‘good-natured’ Mickey Mouse and the adorable Sponge Bob Square pants do flip out if challenged. The bizarre, yet hilarious, road rage took place in the street of the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia on Saturday around 2:30 am, involving men dressed in cartoon characters, according to The Moscow Times. A short clip below shows a mini-van travelling in a not-so-busy street as captured by someone from another car. Seconds later, a pick-up truck can be seen speeding up and appeared to be chasing the van which could mean there may have been a prior altercation between the two vehicles. After catching up, the truck cut the van in its lane, forcing the latter to stop in the middle of the street. The truck driver, then went out and confronted the driver of the van, banging the door and obviously angry. A few moments later, men dressed in Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob and two other ‘furry friends’ (one looked like Scrat from ‘Ice Age’ while the other is believed to be Russian character Luntik) sneaked out from the other side of the minivan and accosted the irate driver. Surprised and outnumbered, the truck driver was helpless in deflecting the attacks until he was floored, barely able to fight back the four life-size television characters adored by kids. The fight lasted for about 15 seconds before Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob and their cohorts of ‘furry friends’ stopped kicking and punching the poor victim, and until the man was left lying on the ground. The quartet then made their escape to their vehicle, leaving the man who is already standing, but unable to believe what had just happened. The frustrated driver made one last attempt by banging the door of the minivan before it sped up leaving him both stunned and mortified, although it looks like he was not badly hurt and would survive. According to The Moscow Times, the video became viral with over 1.5M views in just one day, after it was uploaded on You Tube. Most viewers were amused at how the fight went and especially, to see Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob in a real-life brawl. Others however doubted its authenticity and said it could have been staged. Road rage is often violent and therefore should not be encouraged, but seeing Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob in one, as in the video below, proves it can turnout hilarious sometimes. In this case, the men filming the video can be heard chuckling all throughout the fight.