Maine meteorologist Patrick Osborn went viral after an uncontrollable laughing fit disrupted his live weather forecast on WABI on Sunday. The incident matters chiefly as a light-hearted live-broadcast moment that rapidly gained a large online audience, illustrating how an unplanned studio mishap can spread widely on social media.

Osborn struggled for about a minute to read temperatures, apologise and regain composure before stepping off camera and eventually handing back to a colleague. He said a Charlie Brown-style “wa, wa, wa” sound effect unexpectedly replayed during his segment after an attempted prank on anchor Josh Gabbard backfired; WABI’s TikTok clip had nearly nine million views by Thursday night.