Mr. Belding (TikTok)

About

Mr. Belding is a teacher character portrayed by TikToker ClaxMcb (@claxmcb). Mr. Belding is the school's principal and he wears a white shirt and black tie. The skits also include a student of Mr. Belding's named Brayden who is routinely in trouble. Mr. Belding videos often include "brain rot" Zoomer and Gen Alpha slang, parodying the young generation of students. Some of Mr. Belding's most viral videos joke about Skibidi Toilet and edging. Fancam edits and fan-made memes about Mr. Belding surfaced en masse on TikTok in April 2024.

Origin

On January 17th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @claxmcb posted a video about his character Brayden going to the doctor, receiving over 2.9 million plays and 436,000 likes in three months.

On January 30th, 2024, TikToker^[2] @claxmcb posted a second Brayden video called, "pov: brayden goes to the principals office." The principal character is referred to as Mr. Belding. Over three months, the video received roughly 6.9 million plays and 942,500 likes (shown below).

Spread

On February 4th, 2024, TikToker^[3] @claxmcb posted another video with Mr. Belding and Brayden, gaining over 5.4 million plays and 758,300 likes in two months (shown below, left).

On February 21st, 2024, TikToker^[4] @claxmcb posted a video in which Mr. Belding finds Brayden's "skibussy" which sends him to the "brain rot multiverse." Over two months, the video received roughly 8.9 million plays and 1 million likes (shown below, right).

Fan Edits

Starting in March 2024, fans of Mr. Belding started to post edits of him. An early viral example was posted by TikToker^[5] @mxnxlithh on March 21st, 2024, earning over 696,500 plays and 106,100 likes in one month (shown below, left).

Also on March 21st, 2024, TikToker^[6] @visafied posted an edit, gaining roughly 166,600 plays and 30,500 likes in a month (shown below, right).

Fan edits and memes about Mr. Belding continued on TikTok^[7] going into April 2024.

Various Examples

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