Jasmin and James's pumpkin puppy gets some off-camera direction
A split-screen view reveals the floor-level effort behind their matching-costume dance, which has drawn an unusually fast audience.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 2,249,766 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (168,119).
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The dancers have choreography to follow. The puppy has a man in a purple T-shirt tapping the floor to keep its attention.
Jasmin and James put both jobs on screen in their behind-the-scenes Short: the couple dance in matching orange pumpkin costumes, with an equally pumpkin-clad puppy sitting in front. In the inset above them, their helper kneels and repeatedly gestures towards the floor. Keeping the smallest performer in position is a routine of its own.
The clip reached about 1.8 million views in 15 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. A separate kitten-themed behind-the-scenes upload is also drawing an unusually fast audience, alongside several other puppy clips.
Pets have had more than cameo roles on the channel lately. October's longer uploads included a surprise puppy for Jasmin and surprise kittens for James. Here, though, the extra detail isn't the arrival of an animal but the work of filming with one: while the couple keep time to the spooky music, someone just outside the main frame keeps the puppy looking their way.
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- Channel
- Jasmin and James
- Subscribers
- 43,400,000 ▲ 100,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 450,819,046
- Channel views, pace per day
- 24,344,840 (on a normal day: 86,973,904)
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,807,788 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 2,249,766
The numbers
The puppy dance is well ahead of the channel's usual opening pace for Shorts. The kitten-themed behind-the-scenes upload is also having a fast start.
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How does the helper keep the puppy focused during the dance?
The inset shows the helper kneeling, tapping the floor and gesturing to keep the puppy in place.


