It's like, 'Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?' The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City
Televisions Streaming Devices It's like, 'Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?' The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 6 August 2026 Hot Jimothy Summer goes digital When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Had Roku really just casually inserted global viral raccoon sensation Jimothy into Roku City? I'd seen a post claiming so, but knowing how easy it is to fake things with AI, I had to see it for myself.I powered up one of my home's half-dozen Roku streaming boxes and spent 10 minutes trying to force the platform into screen-saver mode, which then opens up Roku City.
- ▪Televisions Streaming Devices It's like, 'Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?' The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 6 August 2026 Hot Jimothy Summer goes digital W
- ▪Had Roku really just casually inserted global viral raccoon sensation Jimothy into Roku City?
- ▪I'd seen a post claiming so, but knowing how easy it is to fake things with AI, I had to see it for myself.I powered up one of my home's half-dozen Roku streaming boxes and spent 10 minutes trying to force the platform into screen-saver mod
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Televisions Streaming Devices It's like, 'Wait a minute, are you, wait, is that Jimothy?' The inside story of how the viral raccoon climbed inside Roku City Features By Lance Ulanoff Published 6 August 2026 Hot Jimothy Summer goes digital When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Video capture still courtesy of Kiana (Image credit: Kiana Hall and Roku) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I couldn't believe it.
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