Bruce and Esther Huffman kiss during a interview Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in , McMinnville, Ore. The elderly McMinnville couple has gained unexpected fame after their accidental webcam video reached viral status on YouTube. The three-minute clip of Bruce and Esther Huffman's attempt to snap a photograph on their new laptop computer had reached more than 285,000 viewers by Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Bruce and Esther Huffman kiss during a interview Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in , McMinnville, Ore. The elderly McMinnville couple has gained unexpected fame after their accidental webcam video reached viral status on YouTube. The three-minute clip of Bruce and Esther Huffman's attempt to snap a photograph on their new laptop computer had reached more than 285,000 viewers by Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Bruce Huffman makes a monkey face as his wife Esther laughs Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in McMinnville, Ore. An elderly McMinnville couple has gained unexpected fame after their accidental webcam video reached viral status on YouTube. The three-minute clip of Bruce and Esther Huffman's attempt to snap a photograph on their new laptop computer had reached more than 285,000 viewers by Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Bruce and Esther Huffman hug as they walk through their back yard Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in McMinnville, Ore. An elderly McMinnville couple has gained unexpected fame after their accidental webcam video reached viral status on YouTube. The three-minute clip of Bruce and Esther Huffman's attempt to snap a photograph on their new laptop computer had reached more than 285,000 viewers by Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Bruce and Esther Huffman sit a their computer Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in McMinnville, Ore. The elderly McMinnville couple has gained unexpected fame after their accidental webcam video reached viral status on YouTube. The three-minute clip of Bruce and Esther Huffman's attempt to snap a photograph on their new laptop computer had reached more than 285,000 viewers by Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) ? An unsuspecting Oregon couple's ascendance to YouTube stardom happened by accident.
Grandparents Esther and Bruce Huffman unwittingly pressed "record" on their new laptop's web camera in mid-August.
The resulting video, recorded without their knowledge, captures them goofing around, worrying about wrinkles in their faces and questioning whether the camera is working.
The couple's granddaughter asked permission to post the video online, where it has racked up more than 2 million hits on YouTube by Thursday.
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Online:
http://youtu.be/FcN08Tg3PWw
Associated Press
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