SPONGEBOB CONSPIRACY #2: The Television Theory

the show spongebob squarepants is not what you think it is there is a secret group of puppet masters who are always watching the citizens of bikini bottom and pulling the strings hidden within bikini bottom are spies that keep an eye on the characters and make sure everything goes to plan this is a conspiracy that will fundamentally change the way you look at the show spongebob squarepants and i believe it's all actually intended by the creators and i'm gonna prove it this is the television theory you guys had a great reaction to my squillium fanciest in theory and i had a lot of fun making it squillium you lying deceiving bastard i didn't even realize that but trust me when i say that what i've discovered this time is much bigger to start this theory we have to go back to the very beginning of the very first episode of spongebob squarepants so fascinating so wonderful here we see bikini bottom teeming with life home of one of my favorite creatures spongebob squarepants yes of course he lives in a pineapple you silly so let me ask you a question who's speaking in this clip well obviously that's just the narrator we hear his voice many times throughout the show ah gu lagoon a stinky mouth padel to you and me ah the krusty krab through these doors past all the many kinds of undersea life hops building school where diligent students learn the rules of the world but who exactly is the narrator well he's just the narrator right we're not supposed to think about who he is or why we're hearing him lots of shows have narrator framing devices we're not supposed to think about caillou was amazed that mommy had made a rainbow just like in the picture but there's something different about this narrator he sounds a lot like he's narrating a nature documentary the ocean from above the simple blanket of water but below a complex world full of color life and wonder so fascinating so wonderful here we see bikini bottom teeming with life what if i told you that he's not just some random disembodied voice he's an actual character in this universe here we are again at the bikini bottom boating school today is once again the day of spongebob's birthing school exam but more importantly this is the last test for the year and if spongebob does not pass this one it means another whole year of birthday school [Music] spongebob literally crashes into the fourth wall and we actually get to see the narrator in the camera he's been filming with the show spongebob squarepants is not just a cartoon everything we see is a part of a nature documentary television show being filmed by scuba divers and if you're still not convinced i searched really really hard and found an old spongebob dvd bonus feature that basically confirms everything since before time even existed landlove and scientists have tried to learn the secrets of intelligence their studies led them to the sea where the citizens of one undersea colony demonstrated a genius so enormous the scientists felt compelled to record their actions for use in teaching mankind how to live better the name of this miraculous place bikini bottom pouring over the mass of brainy masterminds scattered about this strange land the scientists chose six bikini bottom residents at random to study as the scientists marveled at the advanced knowledge and superior intellect of these six creatures i went to college they rolled their cameras and took notes and now finally we can learn all of the things that these smarty pantses have to teach us life lessons from bikini bottom i don't know how it can get any more clear than that now if you re-watch the show with this new information in mind some things start to take on a whole new meaning throughout the series there's this weird unexplained running gag of a human hand interfering with the characters it's even in the beginning of every episode in the intro for the show maybe the filmmakers are doing a bit more than just studying these characters the hand seems to mostly interfere just to maintain the health and safety of the characters like treating spongebob for the suds well mr squarepants it seems you have the suds are you ready for your treatment oh hans [Music] it makes sense that the filmmakers wouldn't want to risk the safety of their main character after all there's no show without spongebob but that's not the only reason why they interfere season 3 episode 16 i had an accident is infamous for having one of the most absurd confusing endings in the entire show it ends with a real gorilla suddenly coming out of a patrick costume and attacking the characters as soon as spongebob begins to question the logic of the scene this happens what's a gorilla doing underwater in the first place oh well it's funny you should i mean to see that george they're onto us let's get out of [Music] here [Music] spongebob is a weird show but this has always stuck out as being just a little too weird but knowing what we know now i think i can explain what's going on here this isn't a real gorilla every other land animal we've seen underwater wears a helmet and is drawn in a cartoony style the gorilla is shown in a live action style and the only time we ever see live action characters is when they're human so i believe both the gorilla and the horse he rides away on are humans wearing costumes the filmmakers set this whole thing up just to make the episode more entertaining it's starting to seem like this isn't strictly a nature documentary anymore it's more of a reality tv show made for entertainment who knows what other absurd elements of the show are actually put there by the filmmakers to make the show more entertaining and profitable although based on the people's reaction it doesn't always seem to pay off but how far will the filmmakers go to make the show more profitable ah saturday morning in bikini bottom spongebob is watching his favorite saturday morning show the adventures of mermaid man and barnacle boy enjoying a bowl of mermaid man and barnacle boy brand cereal and wearing the official mermaid man and bannacle boy blackfist biters if we think of this as a television show this sounds an awful lot like a product placement i mean listen to how the narrator specifically says the full names of the products the adventures of mermaid man and barnacle boy mermaid man and barnacle boy bland serial mailmade man and bannacle boy blackfist biters why don't you let me fix you some of this numo coco drink all natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of mountain nicaragua no artificial sweeteners what the hell are you talking about who you talking to maybe the mermaid man and barnacle boy tv show is actually from the surface world they are human after all it makes sense that the filmmakers would choose to highlight these popular superhero characters the more they show the more they're gonna sell mermaid man and barnacle boy merchandise hang on a second why are mermaid man and barnacle boy the same size as all the fish in bikini bottom even though humans are always shown as massive compared to fish uh whatever i'll come back to that one later the show doesn't even just hide product placements in the episode model sponge they literally trick spongebob into making a commercial for a human product i'm ready for my close-up mr director very well lose the pants [Music] utensil don't you get it you are the cleaning utensil oh no your bathroom is a disaster get it cleaned up fast with the new sponge household this is just like in real life how spongebob is such a popular character that he's used to sell tons and tons of products so far i've shown you that the show's spongebob squarepants is actually a documentary television show but the creators continually interfere to push their own agendas and make more money but that brings us to an important question do the characters know they're in a television show let's go back to that clip where spongebob hits the cameraman it means another whole year of birthday school [Music] what happened oh nothing spongebob you just struck another pedestrian mrs puff calls him a pedestrian which sounds more like she thinks he's just some random bikini bottom citizen the different types of marine life and spongebob are so diverse and weird looking that it's not too hard to believe that the characters just think these filmmakers are another weird type of fish and back to the gorilla episode the gorilla and the horse immediately get nervous and run away when spongebob questions what's going on oh well it's funny you should i mean to see the george they're onto us let's get out of here almost like the creators don't want the characters to be aware their lives are being interfered with now there isn't a ton of footage of the characters interacting with the filmmakers but i dug really really deep and found the smoking gun that answers all of our questions this is an old commercial from 2004 made to promote the spongebob movie [Music] spongebob what kind of jellyfish is that it's not a jellyfish patrick it's a spaceship hey guys it's carlos from the zone i was wondering if you could answer a few questions questions run for your lives no pat don't you see it wants to learn about our world and it's chosen us we've been chosen a submarine comes down to spongebob and patrick to ask questions to promote the new movie spongebob and patrick are clearly confused by this and think the submarine is some kind of alien they also have no idea that they're the stars of a movie well thanks guys we'll see you in the movie bye movie what's that i know so i think it's pretty clear at this point that the characters are unaware their lives are being filmed and interfered with but there are some characters that have to have some level of awareness for example the dr fish that told the human hand to treat spongebob and the director fish that directed the commercial for the human world what makes these characters so special first off the director fish isn't actually from bikini bottom before he directed this commercial we saw him as a citizen of new kelp city in the episode whatever happened to spongebob out of all the characters they could have used they specifically chose a character from out of town almost like the filmmakers didn't want to use anyone in a bikini bottom so they wouldn't risk everyone finding out about the television show then there's the dr fish we don't know where he originally came from but he's an extremely suspicious character usually he's purple but sometimes he's orange sometimes he's purple with orange hands sometimes he's a pirate and he bears a striking resemblance to dr manohar from the jellyfish convention and now it only hurts when you touch it why does he have so many different disguises and identities what is he hiding i believe hidden throughout bikini bottom are spies like this who are where they're in a television show and keep tabs on the main characters and make sure everything goes to plan there's so many suspicious characters in bikini bottom that it could literally be anyone the mailman the hot dog vendor old man jenkins it could literally be anyone but what if i told you that the biggest spy of all isn't some random side character it's one of the main characters of the show someone who's been there from the very beginning someone who's not even from bikini bottom someone who's not even from the ocean that's right sandy cheeks sandy shakes is the thrill-seeking scientific swirl from texas who lives underwater in her tree dome but why did she come to bikini bottom in the episode chimps ahoy we find out she was hired by a group of chimpanzees to come underwater and create inventions but why does she need to be underwater to make inventions she could have just as easily have made any of her inventions on land it must be extremely expensive to maintain a giant dome of air underwater there is no way the only reason she's here is to make random inventions i think this whole episode is an elaborate ruse to throw off the other characters from the real reason sandy is in bikini bottom to spy on the main characters and make sure the show stays on track many of the times the characters are in danger sandy conveniently steps in to save the day and many of the wacky entertaining episode plots are driven by an invention sandy creates everything she does is a calculated move to carry out the hidden agenda of the filmmakers her entire friendship with spongebob and the other characters is built on a lie but you're probably saying sandy is a sweet friendly squirrel there's no way she's behind this you're not convinced yet that's okay because what i'm about to show you is so mind-blowing so insanely revealing that it's actually the whole reason i decided to make this video get ready for the big one season 10 episode 10 feral friends is the episode that unlocks this entire mystery during a birthday party a green moon suddenly appears and turns everyone except sandy into less evolved real-life versions of themselves sandy is completely caught off guard by this and decides to call someone for help and take a guess who she calls [Music] hello french narrator speaking hi frenchie it's me sandy ah sandy cheeks how is it hanging oh it's not hanging too good don't say another world i have been monitoring the behavior of the green moon all day huh yeah i guess that's a pretty interesting clip yeah holy [ __ ] sandy literally calls the narrator to let him know what's going on and ask for instructions on what to do next she has been working with him the entire [ __ ] time he even has a picture of her on his desk this is where i originally planned on ending the video but there is still one small issue with the television theory just one nagging plot hole that contradicts everything if this is all a television show filmed by scuba divers then how are we seeing inside the buildings it's not like any of the humans filming the show could fit inside them it's the one annoying thing that keeps this theory from being complete i mean the most logical explanation is that they have hidden cameras inside of everyone's homes but we never really see anything like that holy [ __ ] season 6 episode 24 truth or square the spongebob 10th anniversary special where they reveal lots of stuff about the characters but the most damning piece of evidence comes from when the characters get lost in the krusty krab vents and end up in a room full of monitors showing live footage of all of their homes oh my house is on tv all of our houses are on tv [Music] gary the snail you get down from that bed this instant hey there's my house look it's sandy and who is the character responsible for all of these hidden cameras mr krabs why do you have cameras watching us oh well uh dave i just want to make sure you all floss after every meal thank you mr krabs dental hygiene is very very important dental hygiene eugene you lying bastard of course he would sell out his friends for a quick buck and if there's any part of you that thinks there's some chance mr krabs has all these hidden cameras for some other reason then take a look at what happens next hey who are those guys i think it's us patrick but who are they [Music] all right they're not even trying to hide it anymore a cameraman and a boom operator have been following around the characters this entire time and just like the gorilla as soon as they get seen they make a run for it the case is closed [Music] the television theory is something the show has consistently alluded to from the very first episode to the newest episodes maybe one day the show will actually directly address it and our characters will discover the real truth about their world but regardless that's my theory i hope you guys enjoyed let me know what you think in the comments make sure to subscribe if you want to see more see you next time hey whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa hang on a second you thought i forgot about the mermaid man and barnacle boy thing didn't you alright here's a quick bonus theory mermaid man and barnacle boy were two superheroes that fought crime underwater and protected the sea from evil whether or not they actually did this or was all staged for television isn't clear but they both spent their lives underwater until they became old and retired but after spending so much time under the sea they no longer fit in with human society plus mermaid man is clearly dealing with some form of dementia and ptsd from fighting evil but you can't retire there's evil afoot so they decided to live the rest of their lives in bikini bottom and in order to fit in better with their fellow sea creatures they made the permanent decision to shrink themselves using mermaid man's shrinking belt the case is closed again [Music]

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Length: 18min 8sec (1088 seconds)

Published: Mon Jan 25 2021

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[u/cosmic_cat_art]

Ok so I was thinking maybe not ALL characters are in costumes, but the costumes are replicas of the real fish, made for others who work for the show to blend in. They do this to film closer and get a better view, and to make sure the story keeps going and the fish are staying safe. The real fish found these costumes and costume stores and didn’t put 2 and 2 together, but they occasionally buy these costumes for fun to pretend to be other characters. This is a mixture of the human costume, performance, and nuclear theory. I say that nuclear theory fits is because in an episode they say that they are watching the fish of bikini bottom because they are highly intelligent, perhaps due to radiation.