"I specialize in things that don't matter" is the most relevant quote I've heard in a while. Thanks mattpat

I love when Game Theory goes back to the inane (silly) types of theories that only give us a random tidbit of knowledge that may if we are lucky give us the answer for trivia night.

"I specialize in things that don't matter." Basically Matpat's motto.

This episode was actually really cute, and I really like this interpretation! Thank you so much, MatPat!

as a mushroom nerd, the bleeding tooth fungus was my first choice for toad, because, as you mentioned, red w/ white spots and white w/ red spots is a very important distinction when speaking about mushrooms. I assumed the twist was going to be that toad and toadette aren't the same species, given that toadette is (colour) with white spots and toad is whit with (Colour) spots. they're incompatible, they're different mushrooms. lowkey disappointed this wasn't mentioned. :/

Does anyone else love how random the Mario theory’s are? We go from sociopathic Mario, to finding Rosalina’s parents, and then to this. Thank you MatPat.

*Learning how mushrooms “get busy” wasn’t on my to-do list today but thanks for the info.*

I loved this theory, although there was something overlooked! In the "New Super Mario Bros." games, when a Toad is damaged, their spots reverse. For example, a standard Toad's head is white with red spots, but when damaged, or "small", their head changes to red with white spots. The end result is a Toad looking much like a Super Mushroom!

"Hey Toad, what are you?" *I'm Toad"* "I mean what gender are you?" *"I'm Toad"* "No like, what's in your pants?" *incomprehensible Toad noises*

This man will literally think of anything NOBODY cares to think about, force his team to research it, and make it into banger content. Mat is truly an enigma

8:49 Man, you got to give respect to Mat. Dude ends up going into the weirdest places from the internet just to explain about the reproduction method of the toads.

I love the videos where Mat scours an entire franchise to uncover some random scrap of pointless information they really bring me life Mat you are appreciated

I love how Miyamoto is looking at that interviewer asking if Toad is a boy or a girl. His expression is crystal clearly saying "Toad is a mushroom."

It's nice to see a theory like this happen again. Honestly, I kinda miss the days when the majority of theories from your channel were designed around history, math, and science instead of lore. It's nice to go back to a theory you may have seen in the old days

I am so happy that GT seems to be going back to the more educational/scientific (but still funny and fun to watch) style of video it used to do years ago.

I love how random and pointless this is. Like genuinely, this brought me so much joy cuz it's just research for fun's sake. This was fun ^_^

I always just assumed Toads were kinda like the Gems from Steven Universe, where they are neither male or female, but use certain traits and personalities to better identify and differentiate themselves.

I actually have a theory that Toadette is a special species of Toad, and the only species capable of becoming a Princess Toadstool. Yes, I'm claiming that Peach was in fact once a Toadette before claiming the crown and evolving into a Princess Toadstool. Just look at Peachette for example.

I love when MatPat goes back to the older style of Game Theory that just gives you random knowledge. It's what I like about this channel. 😊

4:12 WHAT I've always thought that was Toad throwing up.

Wouldn't treating toad and toadette as the same genus of mushroom be a bit too much of an assumption though? They have very specific morphological differences that makes one toad, and the other toadette

“I specialize in things that don’t matter.” Has to be my favorite MatPat quote this year.

I like how he didn't even need to figure out their genders. Because they're mushrooms. They have no gender, despite how their appearance looks. Think about that. 🤔

MatPat: Ah Toad, a character that needs no introduction Also MatPat: Introduces Toad

It makes more sense with Todette being another species of mushrom than Toad is. That would explain why they got diffrent names, colour scheme (Toad withe with coloured spots, Toadette a colour with white spots) and the ponytails.

Classic matpat. Saying toads are mushroom zombies one minute and saying we're wrong about him the next. Never change, mack- i mean matt

Just casually pushing the boundaries of "I can listen to this guy all day."

Love how mat pat completely overlooked the fact that toadette’s spots are inverted from toad’s. this could mean they are a different mushroom entirely.

MatPat 2020: “Yoshi is a mysterious species.” MatPat 2022: “Toad is a poisonous entity.”

“I specialize in things that don’t matter.” *Otherwise known as an Art History degree.*

I had always assumed they were brother and sister (like Mario and Luigi are brothers), not that they were dating. They seem like little kids to me (rather than clearly adults, like the human characters)

*transforms into nitpicky person* if you look closely in 9:48 you can see that mat pat has paired a pink toad with a pink toad and a dark blue toad with a dark blue toad even though mat pat had previously stated that different colors are different mating types and that same mating types can’t mate.

MatPat having a mental breakdown after realising how old he was, is just a great gag. They also used this in his Food Theory video about "Banana Radioactivity".

6:34 "A set of genes found in their DNA called Mat Genes. Still haven't found the matching Pat genes yet, but they're working on it." Scientists ought to study MatPat for the complete set of both genes then.

This is interesting. Side thing: In Mario Monopoly, toad has a special double jump ability that is much too overpowered. Guess who I play as every game :)

Random thing here: Is Corrin's armor a part of them or is it separate? I came up with this while playing Smash Ultimate. Corrin's dragon form has the same coloration to their armor. Maybe matpat might see this as a possible theory or not.

Trying to identify the type of mushroom Toads are based on the color of their spots and then having the next point be that their spots come in basically every color seems odd. I know red is the most common, but still.

I always thought Toadette was Toad's sister. And that they were sentient shrooms

MatPat out here forgetting about the Double Cherries? It is perfect for the splitting and possible reproduction...

I don't quite get the part about the bleeding tooth fungues. Toads can have all sorts of patterns, not just red on white... as you pointed out in the video. Other than that, I really liked this video. Specialization on things that don't matter so I learned something about mushrooms and it was very funny. xD

This feels like a big throw back. Actual number crunching, referencing the real world (and not just an ARG), this is the kind of theory we’d get back in the era of Mario being Mental

The cap being colored is not just a strictly “feminine” Toad aspect though as Toadbert, the Museum toad, Toadsworth (yellowing cap), the Thwomp Mountain toads, and numerous others also have colored caps. We even see striped caps.

"there's no Pokédex to show every colour of toad that's ever existed" He definitely made on- "SO WE MADE ONE" yup.

Hey Mat, idk if you read this but great video as always! It's nice to see some more science and other "real-world" videos cropping up on the channel. Lore is fun, but it can get a bit exhausting at times. A like from me!

learning this about the Toads, and how their choices for love are a lot more broad than just choose a boy/girl, is actually sweet. No wonder when they find love, it really is true love

You can just watch MatPat and believe everything he says is true until you take a moment to realize he’s that one theorist who makes the craziest theories but you still love him

This feels like a classic game theory video! I love it

0:55 Dear Lord MatPat, I was born in 2003 and I'm not even 20 yet- QUIT MAKING ME FEEL OLD, MAN 😭🤣

Ah, yes- nostalgia from the “yoshi is a herbivorous chameleon-tongued monolophosaurus” episode

8:49 Jesus Christ Matpat

“If science doesn’t have an answer video games must” me doing homework be like

I'm glad to see you using they them for a character! you using she her for Chara was really sad

6:02 it’s been 26 beautiful years and we’re still going strong. Thank you for giving me a chance to be in this episode Mat!

Ive been playing SMB since NES and never thought about teaching my kid the birds and the bees through the plumber brothers. You've done a public service MatPat.

Two questions: 1. Would the offspring be a combination between the two colors (probably not) 2. If they are for some reason, wouldn't that mean there are infinite possible combinations?

Congrats on 30 million across all channels, really well deserved can’t wait to see more 😊

“I specialize in things that don’t matter” that needs to be a shirt.

And to add on to that, Toads don't always stay as one color. In Paper Mario: The Origami King, somewhere along Picnic Road (IIRC), there is a pile of leaves where you can find a Toad. If you talk to him, he would complain that because he was in the leaves for too long, his colors changes. This means, if color (and, as some others have pointed out, patterns) denote a mating type, it means Toads are VERY type-fluid. Now I'm sure it was played up for laughs but that could show more aspects of Mushroom Kingdom society.

I wish I could be on his research team. Seems like a dream job. My adhd loves over analyzing this to the point the "don't point out the plot holes" was a rule in my childhood.

"No, it doesn't matter." proceeds to drag the video for 6 or more minutes to satisfy his urges to theorize.

"If science doesn't have the answer, video games must!" MatPat, 2022 This is why I love this channel

“We never thought about Toad being a boy.” Oh. Okay. So Toadette can pick up a crown and become a princess but Toad can’t?

Matt is literally the only way to get me to learn stuff like science during break but enjoy it. He should become a teacher

THis reminds me so much of the older episodes. This is the kind of theory I prefer XD Excellent job!

Damn, you guys put in a huge amount of effort for these vid. Never stop, the content is amazing and all the different theories are fantastic. Can’t wait for space theory!

MatPat “Toad is not who you think he is.” Also MatPat: “Rule 34 is is the definite effect of a Toad.”

I've gotta say I personally prefer math and science videos like this one over lore ones and would like to see more but that's just me, thank you mat

This was such a lovely and classic theory video I loved it

As a Toad, I just want to say this. We just wear the mushroom fit cuz Mario told us we were fun guys. We kind of took what he said literally

FNAF Theories: “Always complicating in hilarious ways.” Mario Theories: “Always complicating in hilarious ways.”

This may seem off-topic but you should do this Arg. What makes this interesting is that this is an mc map. It just uses the Minecraft map as a medium or a tool to help. It's called "Stick" I'm trying to solve it but it's really difficult.

Hey I love King Sammer. SPM's characters are really unique and deserved more love than being tossed in the trash after one game. The same goes for most characters from the RPGs especially in the 2000s :(

Dang poor Matt he had to do what none of us could and that's look at mushroom porn, mad respect to mattpat

"Toad has always been one of my favorite Mario characters. Yes, he can be annoying at times and his "smoker voice" doesn't do him justice, but I always thought he was cute, especially in Super Mario Sunshine" - Luigi

I love Toad - he really is a fun guy.

hey matt i have an idea for a video. the game is called "it steals" (its a horror game) it dosent have any dialog but the monsters are really special. and its very mysterious. so far i havent seen a video about it wich is a shame.

"2003? Whoo - That's nearly 20 years old. Oh boy, I am gonna need a minute to process this." As someone who was born in 2003, this was devastating. I'm going to need a bit longer than a minute

"If science doesn't have the answer, then video games must!" -MatPat

hey MatPat I have a question for you (game theory) (Pokémon) what’s in cloyster’s shell or what’s mimikyu/mimique real face

Complete crack and I love it. Was hoping from near the start you would bring mating types in lol

Mat: "He needs no introduction" Proceeds to give him an introduction

8:15 The fact that that horrific eldritch shroom isn't poisonous would be hilarious were I not terrified of just looking at the damn thing.

Hey matpat, I'm surprised that you haven't decided to do some theories about bugsnax, plus the new dlc is out, so go check it out and make sure to chat with Snorpy and Triffany to figure out some stuff

The question is would you hang out with Toad, well of course you would, he is a fungi.

8:09 Berries and cream, berries and cream, I’m a little lad who loves berries and cream.

4:59 I can't unsee that. Thanks.

A true theory we all need to know, what is the workflow of these videos. MatPat reads a script but the jokes are all so well timed as if he knows the edit that’ll be used.

8:24 toadsworth was still the same color mushroom when he was young

7:38 In Super Mario 3D World, when you play as Toad and get injured, Toad's cap becomes inverted

I love how educational this videos are, makes you learn a lot of science before you take the class

1:29 The most iconic place in all the channels THE RECORDING CLOSET!

One of the things I like about mat pat is he never really sticks with one definitive answer

The way I gasped excitedly at the reveal of the bleeding tooth fungus. I love them so much, they’re so neat. Definitely one of my favorite types so it was excited to see them mentioned here. :)

2:10 fun fact Blue toad and Yellow Toad actually have names Blue is name Bucken Berry Yellow is name Ala Gold

I sincerely enjoy that after all these years mattpatt is still looking like a cardboard cutout makes me happy for some reason

Matpat: I specialize in things that don't matter Unnecessary Inventions: What a coincidence, me too

Idk why but the start of this episode had a retro game theory feel

“Wario and Meme God” -MatPat 2022 Man I love Waluigi

In Mario 1, it was not "Toad," it was the Mushroom Kingdom's Princess' "Mushroom Retainer." There were 7 different ones held captive by 7 imposter Bowsers in worlds 1-7. Toad was blue and first appeared in the American version of SMB 2.

Hey Matt pat. A friend and I have discussed some of your fnaf theories and came up quite a few things. Firstly Gregory and Foxy have the same eye color. Not only that, Foxy has a few clues which suggest that Gregory is... so to speak.... A Foxy. Though we do not see this in the first game, in the second game of fnaf, Foxy couldn't be fooled by the Freddy mask which seems to suggest that he was able to see something the others couldn't like how Gregory can see Vanny. And the other one is the possible robot that awaken who also liked to be in the dark. It's the blob or so to speak Ennard/Molten Freddy. We have seen them in the old pizza plex. And the Chica in the blob would be... Rockstar Chica but burnt considering you could buy her. Now quickly back to the Foxy=Gregory, it could explain Gregory's aggressive behavior. Foxy is a rather aggressive robot. And to top it all off is some things that is somewhat questionable. One is the fact Foxy is a pirate which could suggest stealing the parts of Glamrock Chica, Roxy and Monty could be this sort of the thing of a pirate. We can't really say that Gregory is sensitive to light like Foxy was when you flashed your flashlight. And being a Foxy could be a connect between Gregory and Funtime Foxy since with Funtime Foxy being motion sensitive in the dark. I do say sorry in advance if I end up breaking you.