Gru, Vector, and the Minions made their TikTok debut for Central Heights’ home volleyball game on September 27. Coach Smoak made and posted the Minion TikTok that day. The video hit 2.7 million likes and 11.6 million views as of October 7. Barstool Sports even reposted the video on their TikTok account. It is no surprise that Smoak went viral due to her frequent activity on the app. She has another video with 1.2 million views and which has a total of 3.1 million likes.