Cartoon Conspiracy Theories: Meaning & Myth

[00:00:01] Hi dear Bro Studios

[00:00:12] Hi, welcome to Whack. This is a podcast hosted by me, Freishia

[00:00:16] where no topic is off bounds and I hope that you come here to expand your mind

[00:00:21] And in this week's episode, I'm gonna bring you some wacky and epic hidden messages in cartoons

[00:00:29] Now for most of us, cartoons were pretty much the best part of our childhood

[00:00:35] Some good, simple, Sunday morning fun

[00:00:39] Doesn't seem all that simple though when you consider some of the cartoon conspiracy theories

[00:00:45] that have been doing the rounds for a while now

[00:00:48] And some of them, not all, are pretty damn convincing

[00:00:53] One of the biggest conspiracy theories is about the Pixar universe

[00:00:57] A make-believe timeline on which all Pixar movies are supposed to be set

[00:01:03] Now this theory was originally detailed by writer and vlogger John McGroney

[00:01:09] And his theory brings together all the Pixar movies that we have ever seen

[00:01:15] So stick with me as I take you through this journey

[00:01:18] In his theory, he talks about how the old witch from Brave

[00:01:24] That she is actually the cute little boo from Monster's Inc

[00:01:28] And that she is stuck in a time warp where she is searching for her favourite monster, Sully

[00:01:35] As an old woman, this baby boo travels through time and space

[00:01:40] And she traces a story of superheroes like the Incredibles

[00:01:44] Who unwittingly gave rise to artificial intelligence

[00:01:48] And I don't mean just machines but toys too

[00:01:52] Like the ones that we get to see in Toy Story

[00:01:56] Even animals get smarter in this alternate universe

[00:01:59] They've learned how to cook, like Ratatouille

[00:02:02] They also learn to hate people for all the pollution that was being caused in the world

[00:02:07] Like Nemo having to navigate himself through all that sewage waste

[00:02:12] The intelligence machines then teamed up with big corporations

[00:02:16] To help people defeat the smarter animals

[00:02:20] Like remember grandpa in UP how he defeats those talking dogs

[00:02:24] And this leads to a machine takeover of the world

[00:02:28] A world where cars are not just racing but talking too

[00:02:33] Machines eventually died out in the distant future

[00:02:37] Because the planet ran out of resources giving birth to Wally

[00:02:41] For a while, nothing but bugs survived the world that was devoid of people and machines

[00:02:49] Before they were then replaced by mutant animals that Pixar decided to call

[00:02:54] Monsters

[00:02:56] Monsters who visit humans from the past through time travelling doors

[00:03:01] Exactly how old boo time travels in breath

[00:03:06] Now that brings it full circle, doesn't it?

[00:03:09] Now if that blew your mind then wait till you hear the stories behind

[00:03:15] Hannah Barbera's cartoons

[00:03:17] Like how a lot of people believe that the Flintstones remember them

[00:03:22] Well they were actually supposed to be from the future

[00:03:25] A post apocalyptic world in which the survivors created modern technology

[00:03:31] With whatever or whoever they had

[00:03:34] That's how the elephant showers and pterodactyl aeroplanes came about

[00:03:39] And that bird playing the records with its beak too

[00:03:43] Now you thought that they were just being silly

[00:03:46] Most believe it is because the Flintstones was made in the 1960s

[00:03:51] At the height of the Cold War

[00:03:53] When stuff like nuclear holocausts and apocalypse were

[00:03:57] Let's just say trending topics

[00:04:00] Another much loved Hannah Barbera cartoon

[00:04:03] Scooby Doo has many more hidden hints about life in the 60s

[00:04:08] A common perception is that Scooby and Shaggy

[00:04:11] That they were regular teen stoners

[00:04:13] Forever hungry and paranoid, usually at the same time

[00:04:17] Scooby Doo cartoons also have something to say

[00:04:20] About the poor American economy

[00:04:23] Which is why all the rich people in the show

[00:04:26] Were reduced to running around in scary costumes

[00:04:29] Just to keep hold of their factories and villas

[00:04:32] Now that can't be too much fun

[00:04:35] Speaking of cartoons making a statement

[00:04:38] Innocent SpongeBob SquarePants is supposed to be one

[00:04:42] Against nuclear testing

[00:04:44] The part of the Marshall Islands under which

[00:04:47] SpongeBob and his friends live

[00:04:49] Well that actually happened to be the site

[00:04:52] Of nuclear tests in the 50s and 60s

[00:04:55] So that is why apparently SpongeBob and his friends

[00:04:59] Their silly faces are mutations

[00:05:02] Because of nuclear radiation

[00:05:04] It also helped this conspiracy theory

[00:05:07] That SpongeBob was created by a marine biologist

[00:05:11] His name was Stephen Hilenberg

[00:05:13] And so maybe his experiences under the sea

[00:05:16] Helped in bringing all of this to life

[00:05:19] But when it comes to expressing an opinion with his cartoons

[00:05:23] I think no one did it quite well like Walt Disney

[00:05:27] Mostly because of how racist it was

[00:05:29] Did you know that when Mickey Mouse made his debut in 1928

[00:05:34] His hands and legs, well they were black

[00:05:38] By November 1928 he was given shoes

[00:05:41] And by 1929 his hands suddenly had white gloves

[00:05:46] Now while Walt Disney turned around and told the entire world

[00:05:50] That the reason that they gave Mickey Mouse these gloves

[00:05:53] Is so that he would look a little more human

[00:05:56] Apparently he did get a lot of grief about making

[00:05:59] A black cartoon character

[00:06:01] And that excuse was just a cup of rum

[00:06:04] Even Disney's Aladdin has a whole bunch of conspiracy theories behind it

[00:06:09] One is that Aladdin didn't really take place in the past

[00:06:13] But in a post-apocalyptic future

[00:06:16] Almost 10,000 years into the future

[00:06:19] It was supposed to be a time where society has collapsed

[00:06:23] And remnants of fading technology now seen like magic

[00:06:28] In fact even the song A Whole New World

[00:06:31] Well it's about a whole new world that they are now living in

[00:06:36] Well I hope that this episode has been not only informative

[00:06:40] But a whole lot magical for you

[00:06:43] So the next time you are at a party

[00:06:45] This could definitely be a really cool conversation start up

[00:06:49] In the immortal words of Pocky Pig

[00:06:51] That's all folks

[00:06:53] Which by the way is an inscription on Mel Blank's tombstone

[00:06:58] Who was known as the man of a thousand voices

[00:07:02] Think of any cartoon character

[00:07:04] He definitely would have voiced him

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