Skibidi Toilet
Skibidi Toilet is a Georgian 3D animated series on YouTube and is an internet meme. It is about a race of strange creatures called Skibidi Toilets, which are toilets with human heads in the bowl, and their war with another race of strange creatures called Cameramen. The videos use Source Filmmaker as its animation engine tool.[1][2]
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Created by | Alexey Gerasimov (DaFuq!?Boom!) |
No. of seasons | 24 |
No. of episodes | 76 |
Original release | |
Network | YouTube |
Release | February 2023 |
Plot
changeThe series is about a war between the Skibidi Toilets and Cameramen. Cameramen look like humans, but their heads can be a CCTV camera, speaker, or television. In a city, the Skibidi Toilets, and their leader G-Man, try to kill humans.[3] The cameramen and speakermen ally against the toilets. Each has one of its kind that is a lot bigger than the rest called "titans". A toilet parasite infects the Speaker Titan, leading to death. Later in the series, TV men and their titan enter the story. With their help, the speaker titan is freed from the toilet parasite. The battle spreads to other cities. The titans destroy an imposter of the G-Man. The titans then destroy an impostor of the Scientist Toilet. This means that the real G-Man and Scientist toilet was still alive. The real Scientist Toilet was hiding. After a mission, the Scientist Toilet is defeated, but most of the crew is killed except for one survivor. The one survivor goes to meet the Secret Agent, a human who may have created the toilets. The Titan's confront G-Toilet and fight leaving two behind badly injuries Camera Titan and Speaker Titan Business Insider described the series as "an endless arms race as both the toilets and their foes [make] stronger fighters".[4]
Origin
changeThe origin of Skibidi Toilet can be seen back from February 2023, when the creator, Alexey Gerasimov, made his first video for Skibidi Toilet. The music that he used is a remix of Give It To Me by Timbaland and Dom Dom Yes Yes by Biser King.
Spread
changeThe videos spread across social media. A large amount of that popularity came from platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, X, Instagram, and Facebook. The videos get over 30 million views per video on the YouTube video streaming platform and have 103,157,282,613,702 views on all videos combined. The people on these platforms call it "brain rot" and think it is bad for the children. [5] Their channel has 40.6 million subscribers on the YouTube video streaming platform.[6] There has also been unofficial merchandise on dropshipping platforms such as Alibaba or Amazon.[7][8][9] However, many young children begun to have nightmares from skibidi toilet, as they said it was a traumatising image for them and that it has scarred them for life.
Revenue
changeThe videos on YouTube earn the creator Alexey Gerasimov an estimated 100k - 23 million USD every year. Every year he will make about 1.2 million - 19.5 million USD.[10] This is only from YouTube and the creator makes even more money from Skibidi toilet merch.
Impact on popular culture
changeThe Skibidi Toilet meme has influenced internet memes and online trends. The meme has been referenced in many forms of media, including TV shows, adverts, and even in concerts by other artists.[source?]
Despite being fictional and humorous, the Skibidi Toilet meme has become a symbol of pop culture, especially towards Generation Alpha.
References
change- ↑ david, jason (2023-07-26). "Building Your Own Skibidi Toilet in Garry's Mod: A Comprehensive Guide". DOGAS.INFO. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "What Is 'Skibidi Toilet' And What Song Is Used In The Videos? The Viral YouTube Shorts Series Explained". Know Your Meme. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ Lorenz, Taylor (December 10, 2023). "Skibidi Toilets racks up billions of views on YouTube - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Dodgson, Lindsay (14 October 2023). "'Skibidi Toilet' isn't mindless — it's a 'cultural touchstone' that captures the anarchic spirit of the internet". Business Insider. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ Bitner, Jon (2023-07-26). "This Talking Head in a Toilet Is Taking the Internet by Storm — Everything to Know About the Skibidi Toilet Trend". Distractify. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "DaFuq!?Boom! - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ Dodgson, Lindsay. "'Skibidi Toilet' isn't mindless — it's a 'cultural touchstone' that captures the anarchic spirit of the internet". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Skibidi Funny Toilet Man Figure Building Block Set, Titan Cameraman Speakerman Game Model Toys Ideas Collectible Building Bricks Birthday Gift for Kids Adults Fans (560 Pcs) : Toys & Games". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ "0.98US $ 91% OFF|Skibidi Toilet Plush Toys Speakerman Plush Camara Camera Man Plush New Skibidi Doll Stuffed Toy Skibidi Stuffed Soft Toy| | - AliExpress". aliexpress.us. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ "SocialBlade.com - DaFuq!?Boom!". Socialblade. Retrieved 14 Aptil 2024.
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