'Apparently I've never ever been on live television!' Five-year-old boy's scene-stealing interview at a county fair sweeps the web

  • Noah Ritter exhibits a fondness for the word 'apparently', which he uses eight times during the one-and-a-half-minute interview
  • Since the interview took place on Friday, the footage has generated over 82,000 views on YouTube

By Tamara Abraham for MailOnline

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Noah Ritter may be just five years old, but it would seem he already has celebrity potential.

A live television interview with the Pottstown, Pennsylvania, youngster has become a YouTube hit, garnering over 82,000 views.

Noah was stopped by a WNEP TV crew on Friday, the opening day of the Wayne County Fair in nearby Honesdale. 

But while reporter Sofia Ojeda was seeking a verdict on the ride he had just been on with his grandfather, Noah had his own agenda.

Exhibiting a fondness for the word 'apparently', he said: 'It was great and apparently I’ve never been on live television but apparently sometimes I don’t watch the news because I’m a kid and apparently every time Grandpa just gives me the remote I have to watch the Powerball.'

The red-haired preschooler was clearly excited to share his views, confidently holding the microphone and speaking in a somewhat newscaster-y voice.

Still attempting to get her soundbite, Ms Ojeda asked again how Noah had enjoyed his ride, only to get more of his adorable perspective on life.

Moment in the spotlight: Noah confidently held the microphone and spoke in a somewhat newscaster-y voice
Moment in the spotlight: Noah confidently held the microphone and spoke in a somewhat newscaster-y voice

Moment in the spotlight: Noah confidently held the microphone and spoke in a somewhat newscaster-y voice

Perk of the job: The clearly amused reporter, Sofia Ojeda, is just seen crouching down to speak at Noah's level, while a little girl tries to get her fifteen seconds of fame too

Perk of the job: The clearly amused reporter, Sofia Ojeda, is just seen crouching down to speak at Noah's level, while a little girl tries to get her fifteen seconds of fame too

'Well, it was great because apparently you’re spinning around and apparently every time you get dizzy, that’s all you do is get dizzy,' he said. 'I’ve never ever been on live television. I've never been on live television.'

The amused reporter, who is just seen crouching down to speak at his level asks: 'Are you excited?'

To which Noah replies: 'Yeah, and apparently I only went down the super slide. . . I was scared half to death. I just freak out.'

Noah used the word 'apparently' no less than eight times during the one-and-a-half-minute interview, and repeated that he had never been on live television three times.

'I'm a celebrity!': Noah's grandfather, Jack Borowski, says the youngster is enjoying his newfound fame

'I'm a celebrity!': Noah's grandfather, Jack Borowski, says the youngster is enjoying his newfound fame

Star-in-the-making: Noah Ritter poses with his bicycle outside his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Star-in-the-making: Noah Ritter poses with his bicycle outside his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Apparently, he's now famous: Noah's performance has been watched over 4million times on YouTube

Apparently, he's now famous: Noah's performance has been watched over 82,000 times on YouTube

Noah's grandfather, Jack Borowski, who had accompanied him to the fair, told ABC News: 'Noah is pretty talkative. He has a large vocabulary.'

He added that the youngster appears to be enjoying his newfound fame.

'We were watching it on the computer and it replayed on the local news,' Mr Borowski said. 'He’s going, "That’s me. I’m a celebrity."'

But for Noah, who is spending the summer with his grandfather, TV fame comes a lowly third place in his list of favorite things. Mr Borowski says his first loves are dinosaurs and swimming.

'We go down to the history museum in Philadelphia about once a month because he loves the dinosaurs,' he said. 'And we go for swim lessons every Saturday morning because he loves to swim.'

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