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== Plot and characteristics == == Plot and characteristics ==
The series documents a conflict between singing human-headed toilets—the titular "Skibidi Toilets"—and humans with ], ], and televisions for heads. In a ]-like setting, Skibidi Toilets, and their leader G-Man, threaten humanity. Two legions of hardware-headed robots, cameras and speakers, form an alliance against the toilets. Each has one titan, but they are hampered by a toilet parasite that controlled the speaker titan. TV-headed robots and their titan are introduced and with their help the speaker titan is disinfected. The battle spreads to other cities, where the titans destroy what seems to be the G-man, but they find a decoy. The titans convene to defeat the mastermind behind the toilets, the Scientist Skibidi Toilet, but again they destroy another decoy while the true scientist is revealed to be hiding. The series shows a conflict between singing human-headed toilets—the titular "Skibidi Toilets"—and humans with ], ], and televisions for heads. In a ]-like setting, Skibidi Toilets, and their leader G-Man, threaten humanity. Two legions of hardware-headed robots, cameras and speakers, form an alliance against the toilets. Each has one titan, but they are hampered by a toilet parasite that controlled the speaker titan. TV-headed robots and their titan are introduced and with their help the speaker titan is disinfected. The battle spreads to other cities, where the titans destroy what seems to be the G-man, but they find a decoy. The titans convene to defeat the mastermind behind the toilets, the Scientist Skibidi Toilet, but again they destroy another decoy while the true scientist is revealed to be hiding.


] describes the series as "an endless arms race as both the toilets and their foes stronger fighters".<ref name=":1" /> The viewer is sometimes rescued by other characters, or is jumpscared by a toilet.<ref name=":1" /> ] of the songs "]" by ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Try a trend: The Rise of Rizz |url=https://blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/july-culture-trends-2023-rizz-permission-to-flex/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=YouTube Blog |language=en-us}}</ref> and "Dom Dom Yes Yes" by Biser King<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Charles |date=2023-07-24 |title=What are Skibidi toilets? Explaining the bizarre YouTube video series that's taking over the internet |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/skibidi-toilets-youtube-memes-videos-what-are-they |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=For The Win |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref> appear in each episode as the theme of the Skibidi Toilets. "]" by ] also features in some videos as the theme of the camera-head resistance.<ref name=":1" /> ] describes the series as "an endless arms race as both the toilets and their foes stronger fighters".<ref name=":1" /> The viewer is sometimes rescued by other characters, or is jumpscared by a toilet.<ref name=":1" /> ] of the songs "]" by ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Try a trend: The Rise of Rizz |url=https://blog.youtube/culture-and-trends/july-culture-trends-2023-rizz-permission-to-flex/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=YouTube Blog |language=en-us}}</ref> and "Dom Dom Yes Yes" by Biser King"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtis |first=Charles |date=2023-07-24 |title=What are Skibidi toilets? Explaining the bizarre YouTube video series that's taking over the internet |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/skibidi-toilets-youtube-memes-videos-what-are-they |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=For The Win |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref> appear in each episode as the theme of the Skibidi Toilets, and is the origin of the name ''Skibidi''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=2023-12-09 |title=How a toilet-themed YouTube series became the biggest thing online |language=en-US |work=] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/10/skibidi-toilets-you-tube-children-internet/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> "]" by ] are featured in some videos as the theme of the camera-head resistance.<ref name=":1" />

The show contains references to video games, such as the character G-man, whose name comes from 2004 shooter ]. Additionally, the dances performed by the Cameramen are inspired by the popular online battle royale game ].<ref name=":0" />


== Background and production == == Background and production ==
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''Skibidi Toilet'' is produced by ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=2023-07-03 |title=How The Animation Channel DaFuq!?Boom! Became Youtube's Biggest Hit This Summer |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/dafuqboom-youtube-alexey-gerasimov-skibidi-toilet-230239.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref> animator Alexey Gerasimov (born 1998),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stossel |first=Sage |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Attack of the Skibidi Toilets |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/25/opinion/cartoon-sage-stossel-attack-of-the-skibidi-toilets/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> also known as "DaFuq!?Boom!" and "Blugray".<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=2023-07-03 |title=How The Animation Channel DaFuq!?Boom! Became Youtube's Biggest Hit This Summer |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/dafuqboom-youtube-alexey-gerasimov-skibidi-toilet-230239.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2014, he has been learning animation on his own without a formal education.<ref name=":32" /> His channel has produced a few prior viral hits, such as when his video ''I'M AT DIP'', which features several characters from '']'', accumulated over 45 million views.<ref name=":32" /> ''Skibidi Toilet'' is produced by Alexey Gerasimov (born 1998),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stossel |first=Sage |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Attack of the Skibidi Toilets |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/25/opinion/cartoon-sage-stossel-attack-of-the-skibidi-toilets/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> also known as "DaFuq!?Boom!" and "Blugray".<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=2023-07-03 |title=How The Animation Channel DaFuq!?Boom! Became Youtube's Biggest Hit This Summer |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/dafuqboom-youtube-alexey-gerasimov-skibidi-toilet-230239.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref> Since 2014, he has been learning animation on his own without a formal education,<ref name=":32" /> and lives in the ].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=2023-07-03 |title=How The Animation Channel DaFuq!?Boom! Became Youtube's Biggest Hit This Summer |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/dafuqboom-youtube-alexey-gerasimov-skibidi-toilet-230239.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}</ref> <!--Gerasimov is not Georgian; he only lives in Georgia. He is purportedly Russian, but no reliable sources have confirmed it yet.-->His channel has produced a few prior viral hits, such as when his video ''I'M AT DIP'', which features several characters from '']'', accumulated over 45 million views.<ref name=":32" />


Every episode is produced using ], a free ]-published ], often used to create and edit clips and movies online, primarily using video game assets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winslow |first=Levi |date=2023-07-20 |title=YouTube's New Trend Features Creepy Singing Toilet-Creatures |url=https://kotaku.com/youtube-skibidi-toilet-song-dafuqboom-tiktok-explained-1850660405 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> The creator has said he uses this software because "it allows me to work easier and faster with assets that I need doing animation, direction, writing, and editing myself." The music prominently featured in the series was popularized due to a ] dance video posted by the user @yasincengiz38, which was also an internet meme before the series' release.<ref name=":02"/><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=2023-07-18 |title=What is Skibidi Toilet? Inside the eerie videos taking over the internet |url=https://www.newsweek.com/what-skibidi-toilet-inside-eerie-videos-taking-over-internet-1813590 |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Every episode is produced using ], a free ]-published ], often used to create and edit clips and movies online, primarily using video game assets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winslow |first=Levi |date=2023-07-20 |title=YouTube's New Trend Features Creepy Singing Toilet-Creatures |url=https://kotaku.com/youtube-skibidi-toilet-song-dafuqboom-tiktok-explained-1850660405 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> The creator has said he uses this software because "it allows me to work easier and faster with assets that I need doing animation, direction, writing, and editing myself." The music prominently featured in the series was popularized due to a ] dance video posted by the user @yasincengiz38, which was also an internet meme before the series' release.<ref name=":02"/><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=2023-07-18 |title=What is Skibidi Toilet? Inside the eerie videos taking over the internet |url=https://www.newsweek.com/what-skibidi-toilet-inside-eerie-videos-taking-over-internet-1813590 |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
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== Reception and influence == == Reception and influence ==
The ''Skibidi Toilet''<nowiki/>'s audience is predominantly the ], or people born in 2010 or later. While the series does not appear in ], an app designed for children under the age of 13, it still enjoys a massive popularity among elementary schoolers.<ref name=":0" />
⚫ The magazine '']'' characterized ''Skibidi Toilet'' as "frenetic, unpredictable, funny and at times genuinely unsettling".<ref name=":02"/> ''In The Know'' compared the animation to a mobile game, describing it as having "choppy movements and exaggerated facial expressions".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Katie |date=2023-07-21 |title=What is 'Skibidi Toilet'? Creepy YouTube series is being called 'Gen Alpha's Slenderman' |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/skibidi-toilet-youtube/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=In The Know |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref> According to ''Distractify'', the channel is popular with a younger viewer base.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bitner |first=Jon |date=2023-07-26 |title=This Talking Head in a Toilet Is Taking the Internet by Storm — Everything to Know About the Skibidi Toilet Trend |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/skibidi-toilet-tiktok-explained |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> Many publications highlighted a viral ], in which a user @AnimeSerbia called the series ]'s ].<ref name=":02"/><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Audra |date=2023-07-20 |title=What is 'Skibidi Toilet,' the creepy YouTube series going viral on TikTok? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/skibidi-toilet-trend-youtube-tiktok/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> '']'' claimed the series exemplified the start of a new generation gaining prominence, using the relationship between ] and ] as an example,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pearcy |first=Aimee |date=Aug 1, 2023 |title=Gen Zers are worried they're getting old and out of touch after realizing they don't understand Gen Alpha's memes |language=en-US |work=] |url=https://www.insider.com/skibidi-toilet-gen-z-alpha-memes-internet-culture-outdated-old-2023-7 |access-date=2023-09-27}}</ref> a stance that ] repeated, who commented that " will be facing the same mocking and ridicule they dished out to Millennials."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellie |first=Abraham |date=Aug 31, 2023 |title=The bizarre 'Skibidi Toilet' meme explained |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/skibidi-toilet-meme-explainer-youtube |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Indy100 |publisher=] |language=en}}</ref> ] elaborated that " is a timely reminder that Gen Alpha are on the horizon".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Ally |date=August 4, 2023 |title=New viral Gen Alpha meme is making Gen Z feel 'old' |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/new-viral-gen-alpha-meme-is-making-gen-z-feel-old/news-story/f0dc21e26ca4a7b5f3f882609746fa5b |website=]}}</ref>

The magazine '']'' characterized ''Skibidi Toilet'' as "frenetic, unpredictable, funny and at times genuinely unsettling".<ref name=":02" /> ''In The Know'' compared the animation to a mobile game, describing it as having "choppy movements and exaggerated facial expressions".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Katie |date=2023-07-21 |title=What is 'Skibidi Toilet'? Creepy YouTube series is being called 'Gen Alpha's Slenderman' |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/skibidi-toilet-youtube/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=In The Know |publisher=] |language=en-US}}</ref> The animation-focused website ] reported that ''Skibidi Toilet'' “may look rough around the edges compared to major studio fare, but there is no question that Gerasimov is a filmmaker who understands pacing, camerawork, sound design, and how to tell a story.”<ref name=":3" />

⚫ Many publications highlighted a viral ], in which a user @AnimeSerbia called the series ]'s ].<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Audra |date=2023-07-20 |title=What is 'Skibidi Toilet,' the creepy YouTube series going viral on TikTok? |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/skibidi-toilet-trend-youtube-tiktok/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> '']'' claimed the series exemplified the start of a new generation gaining prominence, using the relationship between ] and ] as an example,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pearcy |first=Aimee |date=Aug 1, 2023 |title=Gen Zers are worried they're getting old and out of touch after realizing they don't understand Gen Alpha's memes |language=en-US |work=] |url=https://www.insider.com/skibidi-toilet-gen-z-alpha-memes-internet-culture-outdated-old-2023-7 |access-date=2023-09-27}}</ref> a stance that ] repeated, who commented that " will be facing the same mocking and ridicule they dished out to Millennials."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellie |first=Abraham |date=Aug 31, 2023 |title=The bizarre 'Skibidi Toilet' meme explained |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/skibidi-toilet-meme-explainer-youtube |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Indy100 |publisher=] |language=en}}</ref> '']'' elaborated that " is a timely reminder that Gen Alpha are on the horizon".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Ally |date=August 4, 2023 |title=New viral Gen Alpha meme is making Gen Z feel 'old' |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/new-viral-gen-alpha-meme-is-making-gen-z-feel-old/news-story/f0dc21e26ca4a7b5f3f882609746fa5b |website=]}}</ref>


According to '']'' rankings, by the end of April 2023, "DaFuq!?Boom!" entered the fifty most viewed YouTube channels in the United States, at 33rd place. Editor Sam Gutelle remarked that animators "used to struggle with the demands of the YouTube algorithm; now it's possible to get millions of views with a bunch of pixelated toilets."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/30/2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/05/01/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-04-30-2023/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> By June, the channel had achieved a milestone of five billion views,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=June 13, 2023 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/11/2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/06/13/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-06-11-2023/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> making it the most viewed YouTube channel in the US during that month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=July 4, 2023 |title=Top 100 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • June 2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/07/04/top-100-most-viewed-youtube-channels-us-june-2023/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> Gutelle noted that previously, the channel existed largely under the radar, except for a few "animation diehards in the meme community".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=June 26, 2023 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Off 06/25/2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/06/26/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-06-25-2023/ |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> According to '']'' rankings, by the end of April 2023, "DaFuq!?Boom!" entered the fifty most viewed YouTube channels in the United States, at 33rd place. Editor Sam Gutelle remarked that animators "used to struggle with the demands of the YouTube algorithm; now it's possible to get millions of views with a bunch of pixelated toilets."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 04/30/2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/05/01/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-04-30-2023/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> By June, the channel had achieved a milestone of five billion views,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=June 13, 2023 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 06/11/2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/06/13/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-06-11-2023/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> making it the most viewed YouTube channel in the US during that month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=July 4, 2023 |title=Top 100 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • June 2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/07/04/top-100-most-viewed-youtube-channels-us-june-2023/ |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> Gutelle noted that previously, the channel existed largely under the radar, except for a few "animation diehards in the meme community".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=June 26, 2023 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Off 06/25/2023 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/06/26/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-06-25-2023/ |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=]}}</ref>


Trend specialist Phil Ranta explained that the serialization of the series made it so that "people had a reason to come back". They also explained the series' "genuine" feel and just plain luck boosted its popularity.<ref name=":32"/> ''Skibidi Toilet'' has sparked many fans to create and post ] on ] and ].<ref name=":12"/> Trend specialist Phil Ranta explained that the serialization of the series made it so that "people had a reason to come back".<ref name=":32"/> '']'' noted the series' uniqueness in creating a narrative entirely our of short-form videos, and remarked on YouTube's ability to stay relevant as ].<ref name=":0" /> ''Skibidi Toilet'' has sparked many fans to create and post ], such as games, fanfiction, and art.<ref name=":0" />

⚫ In July 2023, several Indonesian newspapers and parental websites<ref name=":0" /> claimed that Skibidi Toilet had a harmful effect on very young children, dubbing it "Skibidi Toilet Syndrome" (]: ''Sindrom Skibidi Toilet'').<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wahyu Kurniawan |first=Romafi |date=3 August 2023 |title=Hati-Hati, Kecanduan Skibidi Toilet Bisa Berbahaya Bagi Anak-anak |language=id |trans-title=Beware, Skibidi Toilet Addiction Can Be Dangerous For Children |work=] |url=https://www.jawapos.com/review/011823343/hati-hati-kecanduan-skibidi-toilet-bisa-berbahaya-bagi-anak-anak |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rohmi Aida |first=Nur |last2=Hardiyanto |first2=Sari |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Ramai soal Sindrom Skibidi Toilet, Apa Bahayanya untuk Anak? |language=id |trans-title=About Skibidi Toilet, What Are The Dangers For Children? |work=] |url=https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2023/08/04/073000765/ramai-soal-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-apa-bahayanya-untuk-anak- |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=F. Pujangga |first=Raka |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Beware of the Dangers of Skibidi Toilet Syndrome in Children, Immediately Direct to Positive Content |language=id |trans-title=Beware of the Dangers of Skibidi Toilet Syndrome in Children, Immediately Direct to Positive Content |work=] |url=https://jateng.tribunnews.com/2023/08/07/waspada-bahaya-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-pada-anak-segera-arahkan-ke-konten-positif |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> This term spilled into neighboring ], where one kindergarten teacher stated that the series contained an "incomprehensible storyline, promotes violence, and has creepy and grotesque visuals" unsuitable for viewing by children under 7 years old.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gutzy.asia/2023/08/04/malaysian-kindergarten-teacher-voices-alarming-concerns-about-skibidi-toilet-syndrome-impacting-young-children/ |title=Malaysian kindergarten teacher voices alarming concerns about 'Skibidi Toilet Syndrome' impacting young children |work=Gutzy Asia |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref>


By the end of August, it had spread around the world, establishing itself as an ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/08/30/skibidi-toilet-syndrome-is-the-bizarre-new-meme-disease-internet-users-have/ |title=Skibidi Toilet Syndrome Is the Bizarre New Meme Disease Internet Users Have |work=HITC |date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |author=Bain, Ellissa}}</ref>
⚫ In July 2023, several ] newspapers and netizens claimed that Skibidi Toilet had a harmful effect on very young children, dubbing it "Skibidi Toilet Syndrome" (]: ''Sindrom Skibidi Toilet'').<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wahyu Kurniawan |first=Romafi |date=3 August 2023 |title=Hati-Hati, Kecanduan Skibidi Toilet Bisa Berbahaya Bagi Anak-anak |language=id |trans-title=Beware, Skibidi Toilet Addiction Can Be Dangerous For Children |work=] |url=https://www.jawapos.com/review/011823343/hati-hati-kecanduan-skibidi-toilet-bisa-berbahaya-bagi-anak-anak |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rohmi Aida |first=Nur |last2=Hardiyanto |first2=Sari |date=August 4, 2023 |title=Ramai soal Sindrom Skibidi Toilet, Apa Bahayanya untuk Anak? |language=id |trans-title=About Skibidi Toilet, What Are The Dangers For Children? |work=] |url=https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2023/08/04/073000765/ramai-soal-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-apa-bahayanya-untuk-anak- |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=F. Pujangga |first=Raka |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Beware of the Dangers of Skibidi Toilet Syndrome in Children, Immediately Direct to Positive Content |language=id |trans-title=Beware of the Dangers of Skibidi Toilet Syndrome in Children, Immediately Direct to Positive Content |work=] |url=https://jateng.tribunnews.com/2023/08/07/waspada-bahaya-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-pada-anak-segera-arahkan-ke-konten-positif |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Okezone |date=2023-10-08 |title=Ahli Jelaskan Bahaya Sindrom Skibidi Toilet pada Anak-anak : Okezone techno |url=https://techno.okezone.com/read/2023/10/08/56/2897141/ahli-jelaskan-bahaya-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-pada-anak-anak |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=] |language=id-ID}}</ref> This term later spilled into neighboring ], where one kindergarten teacher stated that the series contained an "incomprehensible storyline, promotes violence, and has creepy and grotesque visuals" unsuitable for viewing by children under 7 years old.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gutzy.asia/2023/08/04/malaysian-kindergarten-teacher-voices-alarming-concerns-about-skibidi-toilet-syndrome-impacting-young-children/ |title=Malaysian kindergarten teacher voices alarming concerns about 'Skibidi Toilet Syndrome' impacting young children |work=Gutzy Asia |date=August 4, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> By the end of August, it had spread around the world, establishing itself as an ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/08/30/skibidi-toilet-syndrome-is-the-bizarre-new-meme-disease-internet-users-have/ |title=Skibidi Toilet Syndrome Is the Bizarre New Meme Disease Internet Users Have |work=HITC |date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |author=Bain, Ellissa}}</ref>


An official ] for ] and ] devices, titled '''''Skibidi Toilet: Toilets Attack''''', was released on June 18, 2023. The game was a collaboration between developer ''InfluencerApps'' and ''DaFuq!?Boom!''.<ref name=":2" /> An official ] for ] and ] devices, titled '''''Skibidi Toilet: Toilets Attack''''', was released on June 18, 2023. The game was a collaboration between developer ''InfluencerApps'' and ''DaFuq!?Boom!''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bitner |first=Jon |date=2023-07-26 |title=This Talking Head in a Toilet Is Taking the Internet by Storm — Everything to Know About the Skibidi Toilet Trend |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/skibidi-toilet-tiktok-explained |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>


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YouTube series and internet meme

Template:Infobox meme Skibidi Toilet is a web series of YouTube videos and shorts created by animator Alexey Gerasimov and uploaded on his YouTube channel DaFuq!?Boom!. The series features a storyline about a war between toilets with human heads and humanoid characters with electronic devices for heads. Since the first short was posted on 8 February 2023, Skibidi Toilet has become viral as an internet meme across various social media platforms, particularly among Generation Alpha. As of December 2023, Gerasimov's channel has over 36 million subscribers and 14 billion views overall.

Plot and characteristics

The series shows a conflict between singing human-headed toilets—the titular "Skibidi Toilets"—and humans with CCTV cameras, speakers, and televisions for heads. In a New York City-like setting, Skibidi Toilets, and their leader G-Man, threaten humanity. Two legions of hardware-headed robots, cameras and speakers, form an alliance against the toilets. Each has one titan, but they are hampered by a toilet parasite that controlled the speaker titan. TV-headed robots and their titan are introduced and with their help the speaker titan is disinfected. The battle spreads to other cities, where the titans destroy what seems to be the G-man, but they find a decoy. The titans convene to defeat the mastermind behind the toilets, the Scientist Skibidi Toilet, but again they destroy another decoy while the true scientist is revealed to be hiding.

Business Insider describes the series as "an endless arms race as both the toilets and their foes stronger fighters". The viewer is sometimes rescued by other characters, or is jumpscared by a toilet. Mashup of the songs "Give It to Me" by Timbaland and "Dom Dom Yes Yes" by Biser King" appear in each episode as the theme of the Skibidi Toilets, and is the origin of the name Skibidi. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears are featured in some videos as the theme of the camera-head resistance.

The show contains references to video games, such as the character G-man, whose name comes from 2004 shooter Half-Life 2. Additionally, the dances performed by the Cameramen are inspired by the popular online battle royale game Fortnite.

Background and production

Skibidi Toilet is produced by Alexey Gerasimov (born 1998), also known as "DaFuq!?Boom!" and "Blugray". Since 2014, he has been learning animation on his own without a formal education, and lives in the country of Georgia. His channel has produced a few prior viral hits, such as when his video I'M AT DIP, which features several characters from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, accumulated over 45 million views.

Every episode is produced using Source Filmmaker, a free Valve-published 3D computer graphics software, often used to create and edit clips and movies online, primarily using video game assets. The creator has said he uses this software because "it allows me to work easier and faster with assets that I need doing animation, direction, writing, and editing myself." The music prominently featured in the series was popularized due to a TikTok dance video posted by the user @yasincengiz38, which was also an internet meme before the series' release.

The creator of Skibidi Toilet cites TikTok user Paryss Bryanne's adaptation of this meme, in which Bryanne moves in a jerky fashion with quick cuts, as inspiration for his series. Some assets are taken from video games Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, and Garry's Mod.

Reception and influence

The Skibidi Toilet's audience is predominantly the Generation Alphas, or people born in 2010 or later. While the series does not appear in YouTube Kids, an app designed for children under the age of 13, it still enjoys a massive popularity among elementary schoolers.

The magazine Dazed characterized Skibidi Toilet as "frenetic, unpredictable, funny and at times genuinely unsettling". In The Know compared the animation to a mobile game, describing it as having "choppy movements and exaggerated facial expressions". The animation-focused website Cartoon Brew reported that Skibidi Toilet “may look rough around the edges compared to major studio fare, but there is no question that Gerasimov is a filmmaker who understands pacing, camerawork, sound design, and how to tell a story.”

Many publications highlighted a viral tweet, in which a user @AnimeSerbia called the series Generation Alpha's Slender Man. Insider claimed the series exemplified the start of a new generation gaining prominence, using the relationship between millennials and Gen Z as an example, a stance that Indy100 repeated, who commented that " will be facing the same mocking and ridicule they dished out to Millennials." News.com.au elaborated that " is a timely reminder that Gen Alpha are on the horizon".

According to Tubefilter rankings, by the end of April 2023, "DaFuq!?Boom!" entered the fifty most viewed YouTube channels in the United States, at 33rd place. Editor Sam Gutelle remarked that animators "used to struggle with the demands of the YouTube algorithm; now it's possible to get millions of views with a bunch of pixelated toilets." By June, the channel had achieved a milestone of five billion views, making it the most viewed YouTube channel in the US during that month. Gutelle noted that previously, the channel existed largely under the radar, except for a few "animation diehards in the meme community".

Trend specialist Phil Ranta explained that the serialization of the series made it so that "people had a reason to come back". The Washington Post noted the series' uniqueness in creating a narrative entirely our of short-form videos, and remarked on YouTube's ability to stay relevant as TikTok. Skibidi Toilet has sparked many fans to create and post fanworks, such as games, fanfiction, and art.

In July 2023, several Indonesian newspapers and parental websites claimed that Skibidi Toilet had a harmful effect on very young children, dubbing it "Skibidi Toilet Syndrome" (Indonesian: Sindrom Skibidi Toilet). This term spilled into neighboring Malaysia, where one kindergarten teacher stated that the series contained an "incomprehensible storyline, promotes violence, and has creepy and grotesque visuals" unsuitable for viewing by children under 7 years old.

By the end of August, it had spread around the world, establishing itself as an internet meme.

An official video game for Android and iOS devices, titled Skibidi Toilet: Toilets Attack, was released on June 18, 2023. The game was a collaboration between developer InfluencerApps and DaFuq!?Boom!.

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