CONSPIRACIES OF THE TELEVISION

01

Dexter's Labatory

This beloved TV show brought a new wave of imagination and inovation. However, accrding to many theorists, this show is full of many theories that all bring valid points. The most popular theor goes like this: Dexter's Laboratory was about a kid named Dexter who was introverted and socially akward, thus relied on his imagination to entertain himself, pretending to be a genius child scientist. His sister and parents would typically play also with this imagination to keep him happy. His 'rival' Mandark is actually another introverted child that shares many of the same characteristics as Dexter. Probably his only true friend. The rivalry is just another part of their imagination. The lab is also another part of his imagination, which would explain the infinite amount of supplies and large scale size.

 

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02

Courage the Cowardly Dog

According to DiggaDoug492 the theory behind this show is: "Courage is actually a normal dog and he sees the world through a dog’s eyes. All the villains in the show are just normal people, but to a little dog they seem scary. They don’t actually live in the middle of Nowhere, but since his owners are too old to take him outside for walks, he only knows what’s around his immediate property, and everything beyond that is nothing because he’s never seen it."

 

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03

Rugrats

Ok, so we all loved the hit cartoon series "Rugrats", but apparently it has some creepy theory to it. This being that the whole show is actually based on Angelica's figments of imagination. The theory goes like this: "Chuckie died a long time ago along with this mother; that’s why Chaz is a nervous wreck all the time. Tommy was a stillborn; that’s why Stu is constantly in the basement making toys for the son who never had a chance to live. The DeVilles had an abortion. Angelica couldn’t figure whether it would be a boy or a girl, thus creating the twins. Suzie was Angelica’s only real-life friend, and she just went along with the preposterous fantasies for Angelica’s sake."

 

Super creepy right? I like to stick with my happy childhood show the way it was. But who knows? It just might be true!

 

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04

Garfield

As it turns out, our beloved cat also has a strange theory hiding in the dark. The theory goes like this: Garfield is actually dying of starvation and just imagining Jon and Odie. There was a reference to this in a Halloween-themed comic. Garfield woke up in a condemned and abandoned house. He calls out for Odie and Jon, but there is no answer. He then wills the illusion back on himself, and continues his delusions about his ‘family’.

 

Scary to think about right? But apparently there's an actual comic that very much confirms this theory!

 

Interested? Read more of the Garfield Theory! And read the comic!

 

05

Powerpuff Girls  

According to some theorists, the Powerpuff Girls represent 3 different personalities of someone's mind. It turns out that the host (who is unknown) lived a life of being bullied and maybe even abused. To represent these internal emotions, this host has created three different personas, hence the Powerpuff Girls were born. Seems creepy, but here are some points to back it up:

 

Bubbles: She is the “cute” little girl. She has large blue eyes and blond hair tied into small pigtails. She symbolizes the innocence and playfulness of the host as a child. She is naïve and submissive, and also tends to cry a lot. However, at rare times, she will become uncontrollably aggressive; symbolizing the host's pent up frustrations of wanting to retaliate
back at their bullies.

 

Blossom: She is the “smart and stable” girl. She has brown eyes and long orange hair. She symbolizes the girl that host wanted to be; mature, level-headed, and witty. She acts as an “ego” by trying to find compromises in situations by mediating between the desires of host’s id and superego.

 

Buttercup: She is the “tough” girl. She has green eyes and short black hair. She symbolizes host's thoughts of retaliation against her bullies. Buttercup is violent, reckless and stubborn. She is also very sharp with her tongue. However, there is another side of her that is deeply caring for those she loves (the other two personalities).

 

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06

Scooby-Doo

Solving mysteries with the Mystery Gang were some of the best childhod memories for all kids alike. However there is an even deeper mystery that needs to be solved. Just who is the Mystery Gang? According to some theorists, there is an answer to that too!

 

The theory goes like this: Scooby-Doo is a drug-induced cartoon and is very fantasy-like. Shaggy is a hippie-high school dropout who spends most of his free time getting high up on drugs. Scooby Doo does exist, but he doesn't talk, it's the hallucination. Scooby and Shaggy sat in the back of the Mystery Machine because they would smoke weed back there. Thus explaining why when the Mystery Machine took off, smoke came out of it. As for Scooby Snacks, they are drugged up. This explains why Scooby and Shaggy get more courage after eating them, simply because the drugs kick in. Shaggy and Scooby eat a ton, and it is a cause of the munchies. Scooby also earned the nickname "Scooby Dooby Doo" from all the doobies, or joints, he took in. Also, in the movie, Shaggy eventually falls in love with a girl named Mary Jane. Mary Jane is quite synonomous to marajuana.

As for the rest of the gang it goes like this: Fred and Daphne are always splintering off from the group to go 'solve the case' by themselves. It's no real mystery what these two are really doing--they're getting busy in the back of the Mystery Machine. Daphne with her pretty pink, well, legs and Fred are constantly bumping uglies. Fred is, by the way, pumped up on steroids. One thing that remains a mystery to me though, is why he always wore that stupid scarf around his neck. As for Velma...well it turns out she's more about hanging out with Scooby than the rest of the gang.

 

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07

Spongebob Squarepants

Did you know that each character in the show represents one of the 7 deadly sins? Weird huh? But let's break it down:

 

Sloth: Patrick, who is obviously lazy.
Wrath: Squidward, who is constantly in a bad mood and hates pretty much everything.
Greed: Mr. Krabs is very greedy and drien by money.
Envy: Plankton envies Mr. Krabs’ success, as his business, The Chum Bucket fails miserably.
Gluttony: Gary eats a lot. There’s a regularly spoken phrase, “Don’t forget to feed Gary” that supports this.
Pride: Sandy is a proud Texan who vocalizes that often.
Lust: SpongeBob is habitually overly friendly with people, and appears to love everyone, even if that feeling isn’t reciprocated.

 

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08

Toy Story 3

The movie Toy Story was probably a favorite to almost every child. And when Toy Story 2 came out, it's popularity grew exponentially! But did anyone think it was weird how the third movie came out almost 10 years later? This emotional transition of Andy moving on to college left many fans in tears. However the theory behind Toy Story 3 will definitely add to that as well. According to some theorists, the movies is actually an allegory to the Holocaust.

 

Here's how this theory goes down: Looking at the plot, it starts when the Jewish people (represented by the toys) are left behind by their host nations at the onset of World War II (represented by Andy going off to college). At this point the toys' leader, Woody, suggests hiding in the attic, Anne Frank style, but they get caught and shipped off to Sunnyside Daycare. This can definitely represent the Nazi's concentrated camps (only by little children instead of Nazis).The abusive toys who live in Sunnyside are the movie's version of the Jewish police who helped push their fellow Jews into trains for Auschwitz. Because of them, the main characters end up on a conveyor belt ... headed straight for the incinerator.

And then, of course, they get saved by toy aliens, who obviously stand for the Allies. The protagonists eventually relocate to a new place where "many of their kind already live and have an established foothold" (Israel/a little girl's house).
 

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09

Fairly Odd Parents

Another children's show theorized! According to this theory: Timmy’s fairy godparents are simply metaphors for Zoloft and Prozac, they’re there to help him through his problems, but only until he doesn’t need them anymore. Plus, not only did they start showing up at the same time as his problems, but there are some serious side effects every time he abuses their “magic. Jorgen Von Strangle could be steroids, Wandisimo could be something like Viagra. And what about Mr. Crocker, he's obessed with capturing Timmy's 'Fairies'? Is he really his teacher, or is he a therapist trying to help him drop the antidepressants? The anti fairies could represent heroin, being that they aren't actual fairies (heroin isn't legal/available by prescription) but some people use them for the same reasons, despite them being evil (heroin's cons far outweigh its pros). The pixies are placebos. They are supposedly magic, but they can't actually do anything magical.”

 

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10

Who Framed Roger Rabbit 

Short of the filmmakers including a talking crow called Jim to spell it out, the clues couldn't be more obvious. The movie takes place in 1947, at the height of the Jim Crow era, where mandated state and local laws prohibited whites and blacks from having the same shit or being in the same places. Doesn't Toontown, the city where the toons live near Hollywood, feel a little more sinister in that context?

The villain, Judge Doom, wants to tear down the trolley system to force the toons out of their home so they can build a freeway for the wealthy humans -- that's called gentrification, an issue that remains controversial in LA to this day. Also, most of the cartoons are performers, which of course was one of the "acceptable" occupations for black people at the time. You don't see any cartoon doctors or lawyers ... unless they're pretending to be human, like Judge Doom himself. That makes Doom an Uncle Tom character: a minority who sells out his own race for his personal benefit, like Samuel L. Jackson in Django, only less cartoonish.

Then there's Jessica Rabbit, to whom Eddie is clearly attracted, despite his claims that he hates cartoons. His confusion is representative of the confusion of many white males who lusted after black women despite seeing blacks as inferior.

And finally, in the movie the word "toon" is treated like a racial slur that humans use to offend cartoon characters. Now say the word out loud but replace the first letter with a "C."

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