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What events will be mentioned in Jib Jab's 2015 year-end video?
  • The Charlie Hebdo shootings.
  • The reintroduction of Crispy M&M's.
  • RadioShack's bankruptcy.
  • The New England Patriots DeflateGate scandal.
  • "Left Shark" from the Super Bowl halftime show.
  • The premieres of Better Call Saul and Fear the Walking Dead
  • Brian Williams' suspension from NBC News.
  • Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk!"
  • The second Kanye West interruption controversy.
  • The Disneyland measles outbreak.
  • Rudy Giuliani's attack on Obama.
  • Madonna's cape incident at the Brit Awards and/or her performance with Drake at Coachella.
  • Title II legislation claiming victory for Net Neutrality.
  • Barack Obama vetoing the Keystone legislation.
  • Two llamas escaping from an Arizona zoo.
  • "The Dress" social media phenomenon.
  • The first successful human penis transplant.
  • Hillary Clinton using a private email address while Secretary of State.
  • Ted Cruz running for president.
  • Marvin Gaye's family winning a lawsuit over "Blurred Lines."
  • A group of Republican congressmen mailing a letter to Iran.
  • Zayn Malik's departure from One Direction.
  • The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525.
  • The roast of Justin Bieber.
  • Indiana Religious Freedom Act.
  • The South Carolina videotaped police shooting.
  • The premieres of Daredevil (2015) and Jessica Jones (2015).
  • The end of the Five Nights at Freddy's series.
  • The death of Freddie Gray and subsequent riots in Baltimore.
  • The earthquake in Nepal.
  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao.
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron.
  • The birth of the second royal baby.
  • The series finales of Mad Men and Downton Abbey.
  • The Philadelphia Amtrak train derailment.
  • The Waco biker gang shootout.
  • A massive recall of cars due to defective air bags.
  • David Letterman's retirement.
  • The Josh Duggar child molestation case.
  • The FIFA corruption scandal.
  • Bruce Jenner's transition into a woman.
  • The South China Sea debate.
  • American Pharaoh winning the Triple Crown.
  • The surprise success of Jurassic World.
  • Oak Island, North Carolina shark attacks.
  • The disappearances of Jon Snow and Glenn Rhee.
  • Rachel Dolezal, a white NAACP leader, identifying as black.
  • The Charleston church shooting & subsequent backlash against the Confederate flag.
  • Diddy's arrest on the UCLA campus.
  • Tom Holland being announced as the new Spider-Man
  • Nationwide legalization of gay marriage.
  • Continued sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.
  • The U.S Women's Soccer Team winning the World Cup.
  • New Horizons's flyby of Pluto, and liquid water discovered on Mars
  • Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
  • Ariana Grande's donut incident.
  • The Drake/Meek Mill feud.
  • Silento's "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"
  • The marine shooting at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman.
  • The hack into the Ashley Madison dating website.
  • Jared Fogle's child pornography allegations.
  • Hulk Hogan being fired from WWE over using the N-word and/or Jimmy Snuka being arrested on murder charges.
  • The killing of Cecil the Lion.
  • The U.S. and Cuba restoring relations.
  • Ronda Rousey's rise to mainstream popularity and/or her shocking loss to Holly Holm.
  • Sesame Street moving to HBO.
  • The shooting of a Virginia news crew.
  • Justin Bieber's and Adele's comebacks.
  • Google's rebranding as Alphabet.
  • The Kim Davis controversy.
  • The European migrant crisis.
  • Queen Elizabeth II becoming the longest-reigning British monarch in history.
  • The bomb-clock arrest.
  • Pope Francis visiting the United States.
  • The Planned Parenthood debate.
  • The Volkswagen emissions scandal.
  • New Prime Ministers in Canada and Australia.
  • Hurricane Joaquin and the South Carolina floodings.
  • The Oregon college shooting.
  • Lamar Odom's drug overdose.
  • The celebration of "Back to the Future Day"
  • John Boehner resigning as Speaker of the House and Paul Ryan succeeding him.
  • The Russian Plane Crash in the Sinai peninsula.
  • Ben Carson stating that the Pyramids of Giza were grain stores.
  • The University of Missouri protests.
  • The assassination of Jihadi John.
  • The November 2015 Paris terrorist attack.
  • The end of The Hunger Games series.
  • The Force Awakens
  • The December 2015 San Bernardino shooting.
  • The deaths of:
    • Mario Cuomo
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • Terry Pratchett
    • Malcolm Fraser
    • Percy Sledge
    • Ben E. King
    • B.B. King
    • John Nash
    • Christopher Lee
    • Dusty Rhodes
    • James Horner
    • Omar Sharif
    • Satoru Iwata
    • Bobbi Kristina Brown
    • Roddy Piper
    • Cilla Black
    • Wes Craven
    • Yogi Berra
    • Maureen O'Hara
    • Fred Thompson
    • Allen Toussaint
    • Jonah Lomu
    • Scott Weiland
One of the year-end revues will be a Major General Song
JibJab will bring the year-end song back for 2016
Given how popular and funny they are, fan demand could likely lead to them changing their minds. Since it's an election year, people are likely to be anticipating their satire some more. Also, there's a lot to talk about this year, including:
  • The St. Louis Rams returning to Los Angeles.
  • The outbreak of the Zika virus in South America.
  • The drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
  • The boycott over the all-white Oscar nominations in the acting categories.
  • The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, followed by Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to replace him, and the resistance from the opposition to proceed.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio winning his first-ever Academy Award.
  • The virus outbreak around Wisconsin.
  • The dispute between Apple and the FBI over whether or not to unlock the iPhone of Syed Farouk, co-perpetrator of the San Bernardino massacre.
  • Christopher Nolan casting Harry Styles in his latest movie.
  • Violence at Donald Trump campaign rallies.
  • Erin Andrews winning a lawsuit against a stalker who filmed her in her hotel room.
  • Madonna accidentally exposing a female fan's breast onstage in Australia.
  • Barack Obama's visit to Cuba.
  • The terrorist bombings in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's campaign manager, being charged with battery for grabbing a woman's arm.
  • The U.S. Women's soccer team filing a wage discrimination lawsuit.
  • The "Panama Papers", revelations that many billionaires and corporations used offshore bank accounts to bypass taxing policies.
  • The Democracy Spring protests.
  • Kesha's legal battle with her producer, Dr. Luke, and her accusations of rape.
  • The impeachment of Brazillian president Dilma Rousseff.
  • Harriet Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
  • The wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
  • Jon Snow coming back to life.
  • The retiring of elephants from the Ringling Brothers circus.
  • The controversial North Carolina legislation that ordered people to use public facilities as defined by their birth gender.
  • Alleged liberal bias in Facebook trending topics.
  • The crash of EgyptAir Flight 804.
  • The success of the musical Hamilton, and Mike Pence's encounter with the cast.
  • The FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server, and director James Comey's letter to Congress about the situation.
  • The fatal shooting of Harambe the Gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo.
  • The controversy over the sentencing of former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner for sexual assault charges.
  • The mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
  • The death of a two-year old boy in Walt Disney World after an alligator attack.
  • Maria Sharapova's suspension from tennis for doping.
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers breaking their city's 52-year sports curse.
  • The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union (Brexit), followed by David Cameron's resignation and Theresa May replacing him.
  • Miss Teen USA eliminating its swimsuit competition and/or the scandal over winner Karlie Hay's racist tweets.
  • The police shootings of Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, Philando Castile of Minnesota, Terence Crutcher of Tulsa, and Keith Scott of Charlotte, and the killings of five police officers in Dallas by a black supremacist, and later two in Baton Rouge.
  • The Juno spacecraft entering Jupiter's orbit.
  • Pokémon GO.
  • The Nice, France truck terrorist attack.
  • The attempted coup in Turkey.
  • Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention allegedly plagiarizing parts of Michelle Obama's in 2008.
  • Stranger Things.
  • The Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal.
  • The controversy surrounding model Dani Mathers' photo of a woman changing in a locker room.
  • The dispute between Donald Trump and the family of killed Pakistani-American soldier Humayun Khan.
  • The runaway success of Suicide Squad (2016) and breakout of Harley Quinn.
  • The Olympics in Rio.
  • Michael Phelps' "Angry Face".
  • The catastrophic flooding in Louisiana.
  • The career implosion of Ryan Lochte following his vandalization of a gas station and cover-up attempt.
  • The catastrophic earthquake in central Italy.
  • France's ban on "burkinis".
  • The EpiPen price hike controversy.
  • The controversy over San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick refusing to participate in the National Anthem.
  • Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood.
  • The September 2016 bombings in New York City and New Jersey.
  • The divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
  • Kim Kardashian being robbed at gunpoint in Paris.
  • Hurricane Matthew.
  • The Donald Trump Access Hollywood video.
  • Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election and the chaotic aftermath of his victory.
  • The Chicago Cubs winning the 2016 World Series.
  • The post-election purge of "fake news".
  • The Mannequin challenge.
  • The Dakota Access pipeline protests.
  • The deaths of:
    • Lemmy
    • David Bowie
    • Alan Rickman
    • Glenn Frey
    • Abe Vigoda
    • Paul Kantner
    • Terry Wogan
    • Joe Alaskey
    • Dave Mirra
    • Harper Lee
    • Joey Feek
    • Nancy Reagan
    • George Martin
    • Keith Emerson and Greg Lake
    • Rob Ford
    • Garry Shandling
    • Merle Haggard
    • Doris Roberts
    • Chyna
    • Prince
    • Muhammad Ali
    • Kimbo Slice
    • Gordie Howe
    • Christina Grimmie
    • Anton Yelchin
    • Pat Summitt
    • Elie Wiesel
    • Michael Cimino
    • Garry Marshall
    • Kenny Baker
    • Jack Riley
    • Lou Pearlman
    • Matt Roberts
    • Mr. Fuji
    • Juan Gabriel
    • Gene Wilder
    • Phyllis Schlafly (although she may be the kind of person who could be vilified in the video)
    • Alexis Arquette
    • Curtis Hanson
    • Jose Fernandez
    • Arnold Palmer
    • Shimon Peres
    • Andrzej Wajda
    • Bhumibol Adulyadej
    • Pete Burns
    • Bobby Vee
    • Janet Reno
    • Leonard Cohen
    • Leon Russell
    • Gwen Ifill
    • Sharon Jones
    • Florence Henderson
    • Fidel Castro
    • John Glenn
    • Alan Thicke
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2021 predictions
  • President Donald Trump's phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
  • The storming of the United States Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
  • Donald Trump being banned from Twitter.
  • Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.
  • Joe Biden's inuauguration as President of the United States.
  • The "Bernie Sanders in a chair" meme.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the Super Bowl.
  • WandaVision.
  • The coup d'etat in Myanmar.
  • The winter storm and power failures in Texas.
  • Ted Cruz's vacation to Cancun, Mexico after the winter storm in Texas.
  • The debate over reopening schools.
  • The crisis at the southern border.
  • Georgia passing tighter voting restrictions, followed by the MLB moving their All-Star game out of Atlanta.
  • Matt Gaetz's sex trafficking scandal.
  • The deaths of:
    • Sheldon Adelson
    • Phil Spector
    • Hank Aaron
    • Larry King
    • Cloris Leachman
    • Cicely Tyson
    • Dustin Diamond
    • Christopher Plummer
    • Mary Wilson
    • Larry Flynt
    • Rush Limbaugh
    • Sir Tom Moore
    • George Segal
    • Jessica Walter
    • Beverly Cleary
    • Prince Phillip
    • DMX
    • Bernie Madoff
    • Walter Mondale
    • Michael Collins

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