The clip comes from a 2014 local news interview with five year old Noah Ritter at the Wayne County Fair in Pennsylvania, filmed for WNEP television. A reporter handed him the microphone to talk about a ride, and he took over the segment, starting sentences with apparently again and again. The video spread quickly on YouTube and social media, turning Ritter into the Apparently Kid and making the word his catchphrase. He later appeared on talk shows, but this original fair interview remains the version editors reuse for its natural timing and charm.