00:00Cartoons are like a whole other universe of colors and crazy ideas, but if you
00:06really look at them, you'll see that there's some seriously dark things going
00:09on. From cat dogs, inexplicable anatomy, to a completely messed up food situation
00:15happening at the bikini bottom. Today we're going to dive deep into the
00:20secrets of animation that you were too naive to see as a kid. Let's be real, the
00:26cat-dog show is weird, and I have so many questions. Like, why do they spend an
00:31insane amount of time inside each other's mouths? Or how the heck do they
00:35go to the toilet? Well, now that I think of it, maybe we don't really want to know
00:40that. But anyway, the one question that really drives me crazy is, where did they
00:46come from? If you look at fan forums, they often mention an episode called Cat Dog
00:51and the Great Parent Mystery. This was the show's attempt to explain the issue
00:56by suggesting that cat-dog were adopted and raised by a frog father and a
01:01Bigfoot mother. But still, who gave birth to them? There's no way to explain who
01:07gave birth to cat-dog because they're two conjoined twins, meaning they had to
01:11have the same biological parents. But the two are completely different species. If
01:16you skipped your science classes, let me tell you that cats and dogs cannot
01:21breed. So maybe they're the result of some kind of dark lab experiment. We can
01:28spot the Simpsons characters from a mile away with their wacky hairdos, bug-eyed
01:32looks, and yellow skin. But why yellow? Why not green, blue, or, I don't know, polka
01:37dotted? The trademark color wasn't just a random choice. Yellow is bold, bright, and
01:43memorable. So that was definitely reason number one for the color choice, since
01:48the creators wanted the characters to be unmistakably Simpsony, and they nailed
01:53that goal. But there's also a practical reason. Take a closer look at Bart, Lisa,
01:59and Maggie and pay attention to how they have no line to differentiate their skin
02:03from their hair. So the designers felt that yellow could pass for both hair and
02:08skin. I think that's on the borderline between genius and laziness. Scooby-Doo
02:15ain't just some regular dog who likes sniffing out clues. He probably has his
02:20own out-of-this-world secret. Since hitting the screen back in the late 60s,
02:25yep, Scooby-Doo's been around longer than avocado toast, this dog has become a pop
02:31culture icon, starring in a ton of series, movies, and spinoffs. One of the most
02:37interesting twists came in the 2010 spinoff series named Scooby-Doo Mystery
02:42Incorporated, where they revealed that Scooby is actually an Anunnaki. Come on,
02:47not an Anunnaki! Oh wait, what the heck is it? If you search the internet, you'll
02:53find that the Anunnaki are entities from Mesopotamian mythology believed to
02:58determine the fates of human beings. Oh, great! So a dog is in charge of our
03:04destiny. No biggie. But according to the show, the Anunnaki are a race of
03:10extraterrestrial beings, some of whom love humans, while others want to destroy
03:15our planet. Again, no biggie. Now you're probably wondering how that happened.
03:22Well, in the spinoff series, it's revealed that during a cosmic event known as
03:27Nibiru, these Anunnaki slipped through the cracks between dimensions to take
03:31over the bodies of animals on Earth, since they have no physical form of their
03:35own. So guess who's one of those lucky hosts? Yep, Scooby-Doo himself. Our
03:42favorite extraterrestrial? Okay then, an extraterrestrial who really digs dog
03:47snacks and, hopefully, is on the good side. We all remember the story of Finding Nemo,
03:53unless you've got Dory's memory, of course. It's cute and all, but if the
03:58creators had stuck to real nature's rules, that animation wouldn't exactly be
04:02family-friendly, to say the least. In real life, clownfish, just like Nemo and his
04:09parents, are what we call sequential hermaphrodites. This means that they can
04:13be born biologically male and change gender to female when necessary, to
04:18maintain a balanced population in their social groups. In other words, they can
04:22change their gender to breed. Now that you know that, let me break down how
04:28Finding Nemo would really play out according to the laws of nature. So, Nemo
04:34was the only survivor after a barracuda arrived and, BAM, devoured his mother and
04:40all her precious unhatched eggs. In reality, when Nemo was born, Nemo's dad,
04:45Marlin, would only have one option, to become a mother. Let's call her Marlene
04:51for illustrative purposes only. The real surprise comes next. As Nemo grows up and
04:57becomes an adult fish himself, Marlene would have to suggest the unthinkable,
05:01that it's time for the two clownfish to have some offspring of their own. Yeah, in
05:07the wild, Nemo's dad would become his mom and then his partner. Oh boy. Even the
05:14show Hey Arnold isn't safe from obscure fan theories, and one of them basically
05:19rewrites the entire origin story of the series. The cartoon fails to give us a
05:24convincing explanation for what happened to Arnold's parents, Miles and
05:29Stella. I mean, the story about their disappearance is way too vague. They went
05:34on a humanitarian mission to San Lorenzo to cure people of a sleeping condition,
05:39and then they were never seen again. So, one theory suggests that his
05:44grandparents, Phil and Gertie, might actually be his real parents. Because
05:49they had him at an older age, Arnold was born with a few health problems, like
05:53hydrocephalus. That could explain why he has a football head, as Helga never lets
05:58us forget. As a result, he was a lonely kid with no friends. So, all the
06:04characters in the show, like Eugene, Harold, and Stinky, might just be the
06:08products of his imagination. If you pay attention, all of them also have oddly
06:14shaped heads. So, maybe Arnold imagined them that way to feel more like everyone
06:18else. This theory could also explain the origin of the character's name,
06:23considering there's a form of hydrocephalus called Arnold Chiari
06:27Syndrome. All of this is intriguing, no doubt, but fans finally got the closure
06:33they were hoping for during Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, back in 2017. The story
06:39wrapped up this series' biggest mystery by revealing that Arnold's parents were
06:43actually alive all along. During that humanitarian mission I mentioned earlier,
06:48his parents got that sleeping condition, which basically left them in a long-term
06:52coma. I guess it's a happy ending, but it's still pretty dark. Who lives in a
06:58pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants! You've probably sung that
07:03lyric a million times without ever wondering why he lives in a pineapple.
07:07Well, the explanation is pretty simple. The main inspiration for the world of
07:12SpongeBob SquarePants is Polynesian culture, and pineapples are a big part of
07:17their patterns. But what about Squidward Tentacles' house? Its exterior styling
07:23resembles one of those Easter Island heads, but in a revamped style with a
07:27door where the mouth should be. In real life, people discovered that these
07:32sculptures in Chile have torsos hidden beneath the ground. It means that
07:37Squidward Tentacles' house might also have a huge body hidden underground. But how
07:42one of those huge heads ended up under the sea, Crab Trap? Yep, you heard me
07:47right. And with rumors swirling about the secret formula for Krabby Patties
07:52containing who knows what, let's just say I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Krabs is
07:57serving up more than just imitation crab meat. So, is he a cannibal? Well, the jury
08:03is still out on that one. But one thing's for sure, there's more to Bikini Bottom
08:07than meets the eye. I mean, is that what we think it is? That's it for today! So, hey,
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