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[–] Dasnap 61 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I watched equally stupid stuff when I was a kid and I came out mostly fine.

...I think.

[–] Chainweasel 39 points 1 year ago

We had salad fingers and hamster in a blender, if all these kids have is heads in toilets I'm sure they'll be fine.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Having watched videos like Charlie the Unicorn or Badger Badger Badger, I say let the kids have their fun

[–] quams69 14 points 1 year ago

Llama llama theres a llama heres a llama theres a llama llama llama pretty llama llama llama duck

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

IIIIIIII'VE GOT A BIG BAG OF CRABS HERE

[–] Uncle_Sheo217 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We’re on a bridge, Charlie!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're going to Candy Mountain Charlie!

[–] mack7400 5 points 1 year ago

"WHAT WAS THE POINT OF ALL THAT?!"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

At least Skibidi Toilet does not contain jokes about "surprise buttsex"...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These videos aren't even new really. Source filmmaker videos have been a thing for like a decade. I remember GMOD idiot box was huge for a while

[–] Dasnap 6 points 1 year ago

Idiot Box was exactly the series I was thinking about when I made the comment!

[–] RustyNova 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yes but no. Skibidi is way more repetitive, and that's what people are more concerned about

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've only watched a few of them, but they seem to have a vague story-arc at least. To me they just came across as old-school absurd internet humour like what we used to have 20+ years ago.

[–] PopOfAfrica 5 points 1 year ago

I once had a dream about a self improving race of robots that started small and ended in a hellscape similar to this. People would (rightfully) find this series less stupid if it wasn't about toilets.

[–] cashews_best_nut 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Badger badger badger" isn't repetitive at all...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Snaake! It's a snaake! Oh, it's a snaake!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah because cartoons never repeat a joke

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now, investigators are being tasked with watching the 70 current episodes of the epic battles between toilets and humanoid machines in Garry’s Mod

Those officers would probably prefer to be at the frontline right now.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I dunno, I binged the show a few weeks ago to see what it was all about. It’s like 1 minute an “episode”. Remove the toilets and it’s about a war between two sides who build bigger and bigger robots to fight.

Pretty cool animation and interesting world building. I’d do it again if I was paid.

[–] CluckN 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I bet Steven Segal is mad that a series about toilets has had a bigger cultural impact than any of his movies in the last 10 years.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He's fine with it. He's been a plumber for about 85 years

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought he was a chef on a boat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just a lowly, lowly cook

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

insert gif of that person teleporting to try and avoid being thrown out a window 13 times

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

concerns over "detrimental effect"

Serious scientific research into brainrot being conducted here.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Unironically, there's a lot more to worry about with Gen Alpha than Skibidi Toilet

[–] taiyang 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These comments all reveal such a quaint childhood y'all had. If Russians tapped into my groups stuff, they're have to search up "Blue Waffle", "Lemon Party" and of course the classic, "Two Girls One Cup".

Go on, search it up. Especially you, Russia.

(Full disclaimer, I also had Badger Badger Badger, Charlie Mountain, and all the great things on ol' NewGrounds. The kids are alright.)

[–] pete_the_cat 11 points 1 year ago

No 1 guy, 1 jar?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Should I be worried that Russia has time to devote to this of all things? :-P

Then again, anyone who has watched it knows exactly how dangerous it is - it shows people cooperating, even (gasp) helping one another, a dangerous idea indeed! :-D

[–] occhionaut 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russia only has time for warmongering, propaganda, and more warmongering. This probably falls under propaganda, just in a "youre not endorsing glorious Motherland? SUSPICIOUZ..." sorta way

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's a good point actually. Never underestimate the power of a good saber rattle, I suppose? Also, they can't show the enemy how tough they are (not) on the battlefield, thus it makes sense to start terrorizing little children next, who are so very traitorous as to be (checks notes) watching YouTube cartoons. Yeesh :-(.

[–] HoustonHenry 14 points 1 year ago

Late to the game, but I bet they're just in sheer disbelief on what those toilets on the screen are capable of! I bet they are eyeing the village toilet very distrustingly

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It remember the tf2 sfm YouTube poops, I was there. This is nothing new

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I was worried for a second when I thought Little Big was in trouble. They're not only "good" Russians, they're awesome Russians.