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'''''Skibidi Toilet''''' is a ] ] of ] videos and ] created by <!--Gerasimov is not Georgian; he only lives in Georgia (the country). He is purportedly Russian, but no reliable sources have confirmed it yet.--> Alexey Gerasimov and uploaded on his YouTube channel ''{{nowrap|DaFuq!?Boom!}}''. Produced using ], the series follows a fictional war between human-headed toilets and ] characters with electronic devices for heads. Since the first short was posted in February 2023, ''Skibidi Toilet'' has become ] as an ] across various ] platforms, particularly popularized by ]. Many commentators saw the series as Generation Alpha's first foray into ]. |
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== Plot and characteristics == |
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The series depicts a conflict between singing human-headed toilets—the titular "Skibidi Toilets"—and humanoids with ] cameras, speakers, and televisions in place of their heads. In a ]-esque setting, the Skibidi Toilets, and their leader G-Man, threaten humanity. Two types of humanoids, cameramen and speakermen, form an alliance against the toilets. Each has one of its kind that is much larger than the rest, termed "titans". A toilet parasite infects the Speaker Titan, leading to casualties. Later in the series, TV-headed humanoids and their titan are introduced, and with their help, the speaker titan is broken free from mind control. The battle spreads to other cities, where the titans destroy what seems to be the G-Man, but is later revealed to be an impostor. The titans convene and seem to defeat the mastermind, the Scientist Toilet, but once again are fooled by a decoy. The true Scientist Toilet is revealed to be in hiding. After a strike mission, the Scientist Toilet is defeated, but all but one member of the crew are killed. The one remaining member is transported to meet the Secret Agent, a mysterious human seemingly involved in the creation of the toilets. '']'' described the series as "an endless arms race as both the toilets and their foes stronger fighters".<ref name="Dodgson-2023">{{Cite web |last=Dodgson |first=Lindsay |date=14 October 2023 |title='Skibidi Toilet' isn't mindless — it's a 'cultural touchstone' that captures the anarchic spirit of the internet |url=https://www.insider.com/skibidi-toilet-is-good-actually-2023-10 |access-date=2 November 2023 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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An unlicensed<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ingham |first=Tim |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Down The Skibidi Toilet: Why Universal Music Group’s ‘Project Timeout’ is hitting TikTok with endless copyright takedown requests |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/down-the-skibidi-toilet-why-universal-music-groups-project-timeout-is-spamming-tiktok-with-endless-copyright-takedown-requests/ |access-date=March 20, 2024 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> ] of the songs "]" by ]<ref name="Lorenz-2023">{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Lorenz |date=2023-12-09 |title=How a toilet-themed YouTube series became the biggest thing online |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/10/skibidi-toilets-you-tube-children-internet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216155122/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/10/skibidi-toilets-you-tube-children-internet/ |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=2023-12-17 |newspaper=] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</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 |archive-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727111713/https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/skibidi-toilets-youtube-memes-videos-what-are-they |url-status=live }}</ref> created by TikTok user @doombreaker03,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bumas |first=Adam |date=2023-07-25 |title=Understanding Skibidi Toilets: Lore, History, and Beyond |url=https://passionfru.it/skibidi-toilet-7045/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=] |language=en-US |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927135115/https://passionfru.it/skibidi-toilet-7045/ |url-status=live }}</ref> appears in each episode as the theme of the Skibidi Toilets.<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> The name ''Skibidi'' originates from the Timbaland song, where the lyric ''“so give it to me, give it to me”'' sounds akin to "Skibidi" in the sped-up version used in the mashup. The two songs' label ] has issued copyright takedowns on the full version of the mashup, resulting in some videos featuring the mashup to be taken down.<ref name=":4" /> "]" by ] is featured in some videos as the theme of the resistance forces.<ref name="Dodgson-2023" /> |
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The show contains references to video games, such as the character ], whose name and likeness come from the ] video game series. The dances performed by the Cameramen are inspired by emotes from the online game '']''.<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> |
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== Background and production == |
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''Skibidi Toilet'' is produced by '''Alexey Gerasimov''' ({{Lang-ru|Алексей Герасимов}}, born 1997 or 1998),<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> also known as "'''DaFuq!?Boom!'''" and "'''Blugray'''".<ref name="Lang-2023">{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Jamie |date=3 July 2023 |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=25 November 2023 |website=] |language=en-US |archive-date=6 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806021855/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/dafuqboom-youtube-alexey-gerasimov-skibidi-toilet-230239.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2014, he has been learning animation on his own. He lives in the country of ].<ref name="Lang-2023"/> <!--Gerasimov is not Georgian; he only lives in Georgia. He is purportedly Russian, but no reliable sources have confirmed it yet.-->His channel has seen prior hits; his video ''I'M AT DIP'' accumulated over 45 million views by July 2023.<ref name="Lang-2023" /> |
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First released in February 2023,<ref name=":0" /> every episode is produced using ], a free ]-published ], often used to create and edit clips and movies online.<ref name="Greig-2023">{{Cite web |last=Greig |first=James |date=12 July 2023 |title=Skibidi Toilet: the terrifying new creatures haunting the internet |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60336/1/skibidi-toilet-slenderman-youtube-tiktok-demon-internet-evil |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730011601/https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60336/1/skibidi-toilet-slenderman-youtube-tiktok-demon-internet-evil |url-status=live }}</ref> Some assets used in the series are taken from video games such as '']'' and '']''.<ref name="Smith-2023" /> In 2022, the song "Dom Dom Yes Yes" by Biser King became a ] meme.<ref name="Greig-2023"/><ref name="Smith-2023">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=18 July 2023 |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=13 August 2023 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812173324/https://www.newsweek.com/what-skibidi-toilet-inside-eerie-videos-taking-over-internet-1813590 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another TikTok user, Paryss Bryanne, in turn, parodied this meme, complementing it with her style of jerky acting with rapid cuts. Gerasimov cites her adaptation as one of the inspirations for ''Skibidi Toilet''.<ref name="Smith-2023" /> |
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New videos are released every few days, with the spacing between episodes having been extended to improve quality.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last1=McKinnon |first1=Alex |last2=Harmon |first2=Steph |last3=Harmon |first3=Alex McKinnon explains it to Steph |date=2024-01-22 |title=Skibidi Toilet: what is this bizarre viral YouTube series – and does it deserve the moral panic? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/jan/22/skibidi-toilet-youtube-series-viral |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> As of January 2024, the series is reportedly being investigated by the Russian police for its alleged harm to children, following a report made by a Moscow resident.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Allison |date=2024-01-17 |title=Russian Cops Forced to Investigate Famous Singing Toilets |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-cops-forced-to-investigate-youtubes-skibidi-toilet-series |access-date=January 26, 2024 |work=] |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Reception and influence == |
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=== Popularity === |
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''Skibidi Toilet''{{'s}} audience is predominantly among ], born after the early 2010s. While the series does not appear in ], an app designed for children under the age of 13, it still enjoys popularity among elementary students.<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> ''Skibidi Toilet'' has sparked its audience to create and post ], such as games, ], and art,<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> as well as the Generation Alpha ] "]".<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Kircher |first=Madison Malone |date=8 November 2023 |title=Gen Alpha Is Here. Can You Understand Their Slang? |language=en-US |work=] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/style/gen-alpha-slang.html |access-date=17 December 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221112338/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/style/gen-alpha-slang.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The slang was integrated into a TikTok meme where words in song lyrics are swapped with various Gen Alpha slang to create a nonsensical result.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varma |first=Thejas |last2=Ledezma |first2=Cecilia |date=2024-02-01 |title=From ‘Minecraft’ parodies to Gen. Alpha’s ‘rizzful’ songs |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/arts/digital-culture/rizzler-aw-man-our-history-with-internet-song-parodies/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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As of November 2023, YouTube videos associated with ''Skibidi Toilet'' accumulated over 65 billion views, while on the social media platform ], the "Skibidi Toilet" ] is trending and comprises 15.3 billion views. By December 2022, the channel "DaFuq!?Boom!" had amassed 37 million subscribers, experiencing such rapid growth that, on occasion, had surpassed those of ], the second ]. The series has found its way into ] and ] videos. '']'' went as far as to call it "the biggest online phenomenon of the year."<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> |
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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. 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. The editor, Sam 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=26 June 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=23 July 2023 |website=] |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711111543/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/06/26/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-week-of-06-25-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '']''{{-'}}s offshoot publication ''Passionfruit'' suspected the popularity of the series was due to how the "designs combined a simple, cute style with more uncanny elements", citing other popular characters like ] and ].<ref name=":1" /> |
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=== Critical reception === |
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The lifestyle magazine '']'' characterized ''Skibidi Toilet'' as "frenetic, unpredictable, funny and at times genuinely unsettling."<ref name="Greig-2023" /> ]'s ''In The Know'' compared the animation style to that of a mobile game, describing it as having "choppy movements and exaggerated facial expressions".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mather |first=Katie |date=21 July 2023 |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=27 September 2023 |website=In The Know |publisher=] |language=en-US |archive-date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825085415/https://www.intheknow.com/post/skibidi-toilet-youtube/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''],'' an animation-focused website, stated that while ''Skibidi Toilet'' "may look rough around the edges compared to major studio fare there is no question that Gerasimov is a filmmaker who understands pacing, camerawork, sound design, and how to tell a story."<ref name="Lang-2023" /> |
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Many publications highlighted a viral ], in which user @AnimeSerbia called the series ]'s ].<ref name="Greig-2023" /><ref name="Smith-2023" /> '']'' 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=1 August 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=27 September 2023 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101113725/https://www.insider.com/skibidi-toilet-gen-z-alpha-memes-internet-culture-outdated-old-2023-7 |url-status=live }}</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=31 August 2023 |title=The bizarre 'Skibidi Toilet' meme explained |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/skibidi-toilet-meme-explainer-youtube |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Indy100 |publisher=] |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024174845/https://www.indy100.com/viral/skibidi-toilet-meme-explainer-youtube |url-status=live }}</ref> '']'' opined " is a timely reminder that Gen Alpha are on the horizon".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Ally |date=4 August 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=] |access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=8 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230808052900/https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/new-viral-gen-alpha-meme-is-making-gen-z-feel-old/news-story/f0dc21e26ca4a7b5f3f882609746fa5b |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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'']'' noted the series' uniqueness in creating a narrative entirely out of short-form videos, and remarked on YouTube's ability to stay relevant while competing with ].<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> Adam Bumas, in a guest piece for ]'s newsletter, ''Garbage Day'', remarked the series leans into "weird internet aesthetics", creating a nostalgic element.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bumas |first=Adam |date=20 July 2023 |title=An onslaught of toilets |url=https://www.garbageday.email/p/an-onslaught-of-toilets |access-date=17 December 2023 |website=Garbage Day |language=en |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217083750/https://www.garbageday.email/p/an-onslaught-of-toilets |url-status=live }}</ref> ] echoed this, remarking on the series' use of old video game assets.<ref name="Dodgson-2023" /> |
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Several parental websites<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> and Indonesian newspapers<ref name="Rohmi Aida-2023">{{Cite news |last1=Rohmi Aida |first1=Nur |last2=Hardiyanto |first2=Sari |date=4 August 2023 |title=Ramai soal Sindrom Skibidi Toilet, Apa Bahayanya untuk Anak? |trans-title=About Skibidi Toilet, What Are The Dangers For Children? |url=https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2023/08/04/073000765/ramai-soal-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-apa-bahayanya-untuk-anak- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107001229/https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2023/08/04/073000765/ramai-soal-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-apa-bahayanya-untuk-anak- |archive-date=7 November 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=] |language=id}}</ref><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=17 October 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803133944/https://www.jawapos.com/review/011823343/hati-hati-kecanduan-skibidi-toilet-bisa-berbahaya-bagi-anak-anak |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=F. Pujangga |first=Raka |date=7 August 2023 |title=Waspada Bahaya Sindrom Skibidi Toilet Pada Anak, Segera Arahkan Ke Konten Positif |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=17 October 2023 |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019094747/https://jateng.tribunnews.com/2023/08/07/waspada-bahaya-sindrom-skibidi-toilet-pada-anak-segera-arahkan-ke-konten-positif |url-status=live }}</ref> claimed that ''Skibidi Toilet''{{'}}s violence and bizarre visuals may have a harmful effect for young children, dubbing it "Skibidi toilet syndrome" ({{lang-id|sindrom Skibidi toilet}}). '']'' dismissed these claims, labeling it a "]".<ref name=":2" /> British newspaper '']'' called on regulators to mandate age restrictions on online videos in addition to the film industry, citing Skibidi Toilet's perceived violence among others.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=2024-03-21 |title=The twisted children’s movies bypassing the censors – and giving parents nightmares |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/skibidi-toilet-plush-family-youtube-videos-kids/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=] |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Viral videos have surfaced where children sit inside containers and mimic the toilets.<ref name="Lorenz-2023" /> |
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Thumbnail of the first short in the series depicting one of the titular Skibidi Toilets