A SONG FROM AN OBSCURE 2000S CANADIAN KIDS' SHOW GETS REVIVED ON TIKTOK

That One Sound is a weekly column from senior internet culture writer Audra Schroeder that explores the origin of popular sounds heard on TikTok.

Though this sound is a little over a month old, at least on TikTok, I feel like I’ve been hearing it longer. It’s from Nanalan’, a kids’ program that debuted on the CBC in 1999 and ran through 2004.

Where’s it from?

The popular sound on TikTok is of someone singing, “Who’s that wonderful girl? Could she be any cuter?” The use of the sound is a bit fragmented on TikTok. The sound has been used in more than 1,700 TikToks, and the #whosthatwonderfulgirl tag has been viewed more than 89 million times. 

Nanalan’ features puppets and focuses on the life of three-year-old Mona and her grandma Nana. In this particularscene, Nana plays a “song that fits a princess,” as her granddaughter prances around the house in a princess costume.

 In a recent interview with the CBC, creators Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon said the sudden virality has been “wild.”