Theories

Many people have noted that the Smurfs wear pointed white hats, except for their leader, who wears a pointed red hat — much like the fashion decisions of the KKK. There’s also the related fact that the big villain, Gargamel, is a money-loving, large-nosed, dark haired fellow. His cat even has a bona fide Jewish name, Azrael — which is also the name of the angel of death in Jewish tradition. There’s also this. And that’s not even all the Smurf conspiracy theories — check out a roundup of a few more here.

The Smurfs Theory

Jordan Hoffman at Ugo has made some highly disturbing observations about the latest installment in everyone’s favorite franchise — namely, that it’s a direct allegory to the Holocaust, with the toys as the Jews. It starts when Andy leaves for college:

1) These toys are left behind, just as host nations left behind the Jews as the Third Reich conquered Europe. 2) Woody holds a meeting, where the assembled toy family discusses possible outcomes for their new position in the world. Change a few words and it is the same exact scene at the train station from Roman Polanski’s award winning Holocaust dramaThe Pianist. 3) No, we won’t just be abandoned. Surely we can be useful to them somehow. Yes, we’ve lost friends (Bo Peep), but surely that can’t happen to us. 4) Buzz Lightyear stands forward and suggests sanctuary IN AN ATTIC. Are you kidding me? 5) The cattle car comes for the toys in the form of a horrible garbage bag – but they don’t go straight to extermination. They find themselves alive and at Sunnyside where they are put “to work.” (Consider this, then, Dachau instead of Treblinka.) 6) Once there, they meet the toy version of Sonderkommando, toys who live the stay fed and well-sheltered (like Ken in his dream house) while leading other toys to a certain death. Newcomers are bashed and abused in the “Caterpillar Room” by non-age appropriate children until they resemble Muselmann and are eventually thrown into the trash chute. 7) The trash chute leads to a systematic sorting of metal (e.g. any last valuables) until, eventually, the fiery crematoria. 8) Our heroes get saved at the last minute, of course, and they find themselves a new homeland. It is a place where many of their kind already live and have an established foothold, and it would appear that security, finally, is at hand if they are vigilant.

Toy Story Theory

Angelica is spoiled, sad and lonely, because her mother is constantly working and has no time for her. So how did it come about that Angelica would have to imagine these babies? Tommy died soon after child birth, a fact reflected by Stu never leaving the basement, inventing toys for the son he never had. Chuckie died in the car crash along with his mom, also reflected in the actions of his father; the crash has made him a pathetic nervous wreck most of the time. Most interesting is Phil and Lil. There never where any twins, there was just one baby. However this baby was a still born, and Angelica never knew the sex of the still born, so she invented twins of different genders.

The Rugrats Theory

Everything is abandoned and falling apart, and all of the villains are people who would normally be really respected (professors, museum curators, celebrities) who have fallen into hard times just like everyone else. How many times have the gang helped someone NOT go out of business?

Scooby-Doo Economic Depression

According to a very convincing theory posted on Reddit, the show SpongeBob is really the result of nuclear testing. SpongeBob and his friends look and act the way they do because of their exposure to the radiation from atomic bombs dropped in the area around Bikini Bottom, where the show is set. First off, the fact that a talking sponge lives in a place called Bikini Bottom isn't some roundabout reference to human contraception -- the show is set under a real place called Bikini Atoll, which is confirmed by the official Nickelodeon-written synopsis. And here's where it gets interesting: Back in 1946, the U.S. government detonated a couple of atomic bombs in that location, one of which was set off underwater. The resulting explosion looked like the image on top: Suddenly, all the weirdness in this cartoon starts making sense: The characters were normal sea creatures until the radiation from the explosion mutated them into sentient freaks. Even the landscape changed, allowing giant pineapples to grow out of the ground. Not only does this theory make sense, but it also provides answers to a lot of previously unanswered questions that have baffled fans for years, such as "How the hell did Mr. Krabs father a goddamn whale?"

SpongeBob Radiation Theory

There is a theory that states that all the characters from the show (except for the Kanker Sisters who are actually the daughters of Lucifer who have been sent from hell to torment the kids) are actually dead. They all died due to a gas leak in the neighborhood. Instead of any of them going to heaven or hell, there is actually another plain of existence that God created which is reserved for kids who would die before their times were supposed to come. A plain of existence of an endless childhood cycle and summers that last for more than just 2 in a half months. If you ask me, that doesn't sound like Purgatory. That sounds like heaven! :D

Ed Edd n Eddy Trapped in Purgatory

One of the big questions for the original Red, Green (Japan only) and Blue games is why there are only young children and the elderly running around in the games. While there are a few middle-aged women and men, Red, the main protagonist and player avatar, has no father to speak of, and Blue — Red's rival — does not appear to have parents. In fact, there seem to be very few adults besides the gym leaders. Fans theorize the reason for the strange lack of adults is a war in the Kanto region, where the first games take place. Lt. Surge, the gym leader in Vermilion City, describes how electric-type Pokémon saved him during "the war." Since the games take place in a fictional universe, Lt. Surge is not referring to any historical conflicts. Some speculate there was a war in Kanto with massive causalities, causing a gap in generations. This explains why Professor Oak gives a Pokédex to every new trainer who ventures out into the world. This would be an effective way to either collect or verify information lost during the war, and to determine which species of Pokémon survived the conflict.