"couch monster"

@shannon_montipaya

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Why it worked

The video likely resonated due to its playful and slightly spooky "couch monster" concept, leveraging a common household item (a couch) with a novelty product to create a humorous and relatable scenario, especially appealing around Halloween.

Summary

The video shows a collection of large, novelty eyeball-shaped inflatable balls, along with other Halloween-themed balls, displayed outside a Five Below store. The creator then takes one of these eyeball balls and places it on a couch, seemingly to create a "couch monster" effect.

Structure

1Display of Halloween-themed balls at Five Below
2Close-up on eyeball-shaped balls
3Creator picks up an eyeball ball
4Ball is placed on a couch
5The "couch monster" is revealed

Product placement

Five Below (store): APPEARS - a store where items are purchased. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. ESPN (logo): APPEARS - a logo on a ball. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

On-screen text

"couch monster"

Original caption

why was this the first idea I had after finding these GIANT bouncy HALLOWEEN themed EYEBALLS @Five Below ✨🧿 they had PUMPKINS ✨🎃 and SPIDERS ✨🕷️ too #fivebelowfinds #crafty #playtime #halloweendecor #plushies