Why

This dude came here and told us something he wasnt supposed to and left.

This dude made this overcomplicated video and then proceed to never been seen again, legend

Something to add to this video (if it matters), there's an episode of spongebob towards the later seasons that I remember made my head spin where, at the end of the episode Plankton gets the krabby patty secret formula and exclaims "I always win!" and spongebob corrects him "No plankton you always lose." Then Plankton reveals he's not Plankton, but Mr Krabs. And Plankton was Mr Krabs in a robotic suit, but it wasn't the robot krabs, it looked and sounded exactly like Mr Krabs. Then Squidward reveals he was like, Patrick or something and the rest of the episode everyone tearing off their skin and revealing that they're other characters, including Sandy and even a background character/minor character at one point. Strange part is, we never learn who or what is underneath all of the fake skins. The episode ends with them all tearing off skins over and over and just, zooms and fades out while it continues. That's what confused me as a kid. Who was truly under all of the skins? Was Spongebob even in the episode? And if that was possible, who's to say spongebob is really in any of the episodes? Who's to say any of these characters are actually people in Bikini Bottom? Who's to say anyone in Bikini Bottom is a person with a life and family? How does anybody in this world ever start a life knowing that anyone could be anyone else underneath infinite layers of skins and voices?

It’s MY sleepover and I get to choose the movie

So nobody actually looked this up, right? It was just recommended to millions of people at the same time?

Anyone remember when sandy took off her fur and hung it up and plankton stole it and used it as an actual skinsuit and it looked fucking terrifying? All so he could pretend to be her and steal the formula? Like they even had her hollow eyes and sagging empty mouth. Also “I’ve come for your pickle” is hilarious. I’m glad they added that.

This gotta be the highest amount of effort someone has ever made for a shitpost

"these writers might have very well been clinically insane" - skin theory guy

This is the perfect example of when you tell your dad a joke and he goes on a hour and 11 minute long lecture about it.

Bro dropped the hardest spongebob analysis then dropped of the planet, what a legend

This is probably my favorite youtube video ever. I have no idea if it's actually smart in a serious way, or if it's a brilliant parody of pretentious windbag video essayists endlessly mining pseudo-meaning from media meant for children. This needs to be in the library of congress. It makes me want to write a work of secondary criticism about it.

If “hear me out” was a video

Man really just appeared one day. Said everyone in spongebob is a human in a suit and disappeared. Legend

"I Had an Accident" came out in 2002. American dad came out in 2005...

20:42 We pretty much see this exact same thing in a later season. Patrick goes to a clinic with a bunch of noses on the wall, picks one out and gets it surgically attached.

The fact that this is an hour long scares me

“SpongeBob SquarePants: Skin Theory” is the most terrifying sentence i’ve ever read

I randomly fell into a hole of watching SpongeBob theories and honestly this one’s the best so sad that he literally never posted a video after this again

I loved when he sayed: "HEY ITS JUST A THEORY, A SKIN THEORY!"

the fact that this man made an hour long video called “spongebob squarepants: skin theory”, then disappeared, scares me.

This was the last video this guy ever posted, lmao the CIA killed him

I love how in real life, the salmon suit scene is basically somebody wearing either a muscle costume or a skeleton costume. The rest of the video is straight up terrifying tho

I’ve had this in my “Watch Later” for almost the entire length of its existence. Glad I finally sat, or laid, down and watched through. It is extremely weird with how concentrated the amount of costume/fake body gags there were in these first four seasons.

there’s something uniquely disturbing about seeing a 1 hour long video called “sponge bob skin theory” in my recommended

When you’re just trying to hit that 5000 word minimum on your essay

This is prolly one of the most important videos in youtube, it adds to the content its talking, it feels hilarious, yet misterious, also somehow you can convince a person of this and i don't think the creators would mind. I trully believe that sometimes in the creative process of the show, someone during those meetings would burst in laughter and say "what if he was wearing a costume of another fish?" and the cast would explode

the nuclear waste being the cause of the mass psychosis has the most merit because the name bikini bottom is a direct reference to an island that was used as a nuclear testing ground in real life

>Barges into everyone’s recommended >“Skin Theory” >Refuses to elaborate further >Leaves

Not this time youtube. Not this time.

Why point out that SpongeBob parallels human society then proceed to assume the salmon skin is real flesh instead of something akin to a Halloween costume?

I've never been sadder that a channel doesn't upload, this video is so good

My (now) ex girlfriend told me that skin theory wasn’t “acceptable dinner conversation” and her parents “were worried about my mental health”.

“Spongebob squarepants skin theory” is not a combination of words I’d ever think I’d read in my lifetime.

This video has been in my recommended for nearly 5 years. Glad I finally watched it 😂. It’s fun watching random rants on topics that don’t matter but are still fun to talk about

brilliant video essay that walks the line between "deep media analysis" and "deranged schizo babble." a beautiful send-up of spongebob's own meta-absurdism that leaves me feeling the same way as the ending of "i had an accident." hillenburg would be proud

this man did all this BEFORE quarantine

this man really just created a channel to post this, then left forever.

The most disturbing part of this video was that he felt the need to explain that a live salmon doesnt look the same as what a cooked salmon looks like on a plate

Mf just came into our lives and said "Yeah, skin theory" and then dipped

I love how this is written like he’s describing a natural phenomenon.

This theory is fascinating on so many levels! I think the nuclear radiation theory is very possible considering Bikini Bottom is literally a reference to Bikini Bottom Atoll which is known for testing nuclear warheads. Also Goo Lagoon could technically exist as there are undersea lakes/oceans, but nothing that enters would survive (only extremophiles are the exceptions) because of the immense pressure and high salinity levels. My mind was blown looking back at all my favorite episodes and just realizing the ridiculous number of costume related shenanigans that I just totally ignored. Thank you for discussing this! I think one possible reason to support the humans in costume theory is because Hillenburg loved the ocean and we've been doing a poor job of keeping it clean. Having people pretend to be fish would make perfect sense if alluding to a future where all marine life is dead either from nuclear bombs, pollution, or climate change. The level of satire for something so apocalyptic is stunning.

This dude appeared out of nowhere, dropped this one crazy as video and then just left. Wtf

I watched this and fell asleep and let me tell you, vaguely hearing “they’re wearing flesh” in your dreams is worse than hearing it while you’re awake

Every time he says "there's no way right" you know he's boutta drop the biggest plot twist ever

theorists will say the most batshit crazy things with the utmost confidence and it's amazing to watch

As far as the salmon point goes, you could argue that since bikini bottom is in the ocean and salmon can't habitate in salt water it's almost like a weird crossover museum-like exhibition suit.

The fact that he created this masterpiece, made it have zero ads, and then disappeared proves that this guy is a time traveler that knows something we don’t.

So we aren’t gonna talk about the episode where Sandys fur is a removable skin suit that Plankton steals to pretend he’s Sandy to get a Krabby Patty and everyone legit buys it

Dude the moment with gorilla disguised as Patrick used to scare shit out of me when I was a kid it was my nightmare fuel

I spoke to someone who used to write on the show and asked him about this theory and he essentially said it's a kids show that doesn't have a dark setting and that people will find whatever they want if they look deep enough and only see what they want to see.

Alternate theory: Someone on the Spongebob staff had a VERY specific fetish

“The only humans on the show are mermaid man and barnacle boy” Patchy the pirate: *sad pirate noise*

This is hilarious, i love how i change between believing him and thinking its a big joke, and that the writers actually wanted this to be a continuing joke in the series. Great video.

Doug made an excellent, hour long video essay on a truly bizarre aspect of SpongeBob on a whim, amassed almost 10 million views, and casually revealed he has no plans to make more videos. He just came out of nowhere, dropped a banger video, and left. What an absolute legend

This is like a less serious version of that guy who talked about a single garfield strip for one hour

“So let’s say, hypothetically, for the sake of the argument, the fish aren’t fish and wear fish skin.”

An interesting thing that I’d like to add is if this were to be thought of alongside the nuclear radiation theory, it should be noted that skin peeling off and completely falling off the bone is actually a symptom of severe radiation poisoning. In that sense, the normalization of skin suits could have just been the result of mass skin graftings, and the suits themselves ripping could either be due to said radiation or a failure to replace the damaged skin. It would also explain the multi-layered skin suits, as the rate of failure for the graftings would evidently be high. There are some inconsistencies with this idea of mine, such as the fact that such an extreme level of radiation would logically just outright kill everyone who was affected, and that it doesn’t explain some of the more obscure instances like the gorilla in the Patrick suit. However, I thought this was a neat concept, so I thought I should share it.

I love the idea of taking a closer look at a kids show and seeing subtext in it and I have a theory about Spongebob that will blow your mind: The animators are good at visual gags.

Not going to lie that gorilla episode actually freaked me out as a kid.

This is the type of video that would have scared the shit out of me as a kid.

This is the greatest video I’ve ever accidentally stumbled across, it just tops off the magical experience of growing up with SpongeBob.

This guy must have been silenced for his knowledge looking that we see no other posts.

"There are no gods in Bikini Bottom" Neptune: Am I a joke to you?

This dude forgot to mention there's literally an entire episode dedicated to Patrick shopping for human noses

I love how this guy made the craziest SpongeBob theory, and just dipped from the Internet

I might be jumping the gun but how can we make the skin assumption if we dont know if the salmon suit is just a COSTUME? Bikini Bottom does has costume shops its like someone wearing a mask or costume to dress up as someone else hence squidward dressing up in a costume as another fish

This basically sums up “I don’t need sleep, I need answers”

This man really said “critical spongebob interpretation” without a hint of fucking irony

20:09 yeah Im pretty sure the whole joke about this one scene was that this guy has an unfitting, weirdly small head, so he went to the head enhancement clinic to, well, enhance is head. to get a bigger head. the rest of the body is real.

This just randomly popped up in my recommended and I watched the whole thing. I'm not sure how I feel, but this is one of the most insane things I've ever watched, and I mean that in a positive way. Like, I never expected someone to do a deep dive into spongebob skin-wearing culture. The idea is wild, and honestly, great video, man! Thanks for making my night interesting ❤

Imagine that this is the first Spongebob-related thing someone sees

It’s also canon that Mrs Puff wasn’t born in Bikini Bottom, she changed her name and moved there. It would make sense that she became insane after she realized what was going on there.

Skin Theory Guy walked so that Alex Bale could run

I came back two years later to see that this video was successful. “Sweet sweet victory” see yall in two more years ✌️

"this kid even looks like a salmon!" "salmon are actually.... Gray"

What about that one time Sandy took of her fur to take a shower, and Plankton stole her SKIN and dressed up as her and walked around town.

The purple fish with the brown arms makes me think he is possibly wearing long gloves… but why does he still have FINGERS

I love how at any point my dude could have just said “it’s a fucking cartoon it uses cartoon logic” but he chose not to

Surprised nobody is talking about the episode "Someone's in the Kitchen with Sandy", where Plankton literally pilots Sandy's fur.

The gorilla terrified me as a kid. Looking back, that scene's brilliant in its stupidity. I now find it hilarious.

I'm sorry I'm very confused about the salmon suit with Squidward, where, ANYWHERE, does it indicate it's REAL salmon skin? How do we know it's not just a costume, like a fake face mask that humans sometimes where??? Very weak connection imo

This guy posted an absolute banger in the midst of insanity from an ensuing pandemic and just disappeared. An absolute legend

Writers be like: *L O L funny joke* Doug Woolever: _S K I N T H E O R Y_

The whole horse VA thing falls apart once you realize that the horse is the same VA for Klaus, yes... But American Dad had not even aired in 2003, the year the episode was aired (Although "I Had an Accident" apparently aired in Canada in 2002) American Dad did not air until 2005.

I do think some of the examples are convincing, especially those with no plot/comedic value, but... 1. A lot of the examples are just personification and exaggeration, which are two very common themes in animation. 2. Salmon is pink. Larry and Mr. Krabs is also red. Children are just more familiar with their cooked counterparts than their live counterparts. 3. Mr. Krabs, like actual crabs, has an exoskeleton that molts... that's not really a skin suit.

This man really came through, said everyone in SpongeBob is wearing a skin suit, and then dipped forever

surprised you never mentioned the episode where patrick wants a nose job gets an entirely functional human-shaped nose

KZfaq's algorithm never fails to lead me right back to debatably one of the most unhinged spongebob theories I've seen

Another layer to the gorilla joke is that the 'real gorilla' is a guy in a suit.

“Let’s talk about skin” *call lasted 1 hour*

Spongebob eats his own arms. He has an entire bucket full of spares.

Can we talk about the fact that Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy are the same height as the fish (and a squirrel)?

I love how towards the end you start going from a disturbing theory into how much we all appreciate SpongeBob and how great of a show it is 😭❤️

kinda weird how he never talked about the french narrator who is an actual human who impacts the plot and wears a scuba suit

Let's not forget about that time spongebob bought an "abrasive side", a malicious, sentient layer of skin that exists on his back and can seize control of his body

> Shows up on youtube > makes 2 videos > gets 10 million views > Refuses to elaborate > leaves What a chad

28:48 Patrick is a starfish he can remove or lose parts of his body and regrow them

ngl, the gorilla scene scared the ever-living hell out of me when I was a kid

This man really left out the episode where Patrick BUYS A NOSE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL HOW DID HE MISS IT