Dissecting the Lore of the Goldfish Crackers Commercials

If you were a kid in the 2000's that watched TV, you probably remember seeing commercials for Goldfish Crackers where a sentient, cheddar goldfish cracker named Finn and his friends had adventures around the house they lived in, like when they went on the search for their missing friend Gilbert, the pretzel goldfish. Well, have you ever thought about how those goldfish are alive? Or where are the people in those commercials? Well, no worries, because I thought about it for you.
#Goldfish #OldCommercials #Lore
0:00 - Let's Talk about Commercials
1:49 - The Characters of the Goldfish Commercials
3:39 - Things take a turn
4:52 - How are these Goldfish alive?
8:30 - Do the Goldfish want to be eaten?
13:26 - Is there racism in the Goldfish world?
17:12 - How are new Goldfish made, if you know what I mean?
21:00 - My Ultimate Goldfish Crackers Theory
24:24 - Quick Outro
25:01 - Giving out Goldfish facts while I rank the Goldfish flavors
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[@treeshanklondon]

My theory is that the goldfish gain sentience after being on the floor for more than five seconds.

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

All the microbes that congregate on their surface form a hive mind in the form of each fish's soul.

[@sunbirth4795]

the most freaky part to me is the idea that this kid has been letting actual goldfish collect dust on his floor for years

[@alastryona]

I still can't get over swimming ton constantly deadnaming xtreme

[@AlecComes]

Oh my god, that is so true

[@AthenaPOfficial]

THIS WAS GOLD(fish)!!! I will forever be mad that I haven’t thought about goldfish sex till now 🤦🏻‍♀️ you are a man of culture and Im so happy I got to see your take on all of this. Can’t wait to see more from you!!

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

I loved that lore vid of yours

[@futurechampions92]

It actually kinda upsets me how underrated you are, your quality is above the majority and I wish more people saw it.

[@AlecComes]

Thanks so much! And don’t worry, I’m playing the long game, just laying a good foundation of videos since I started. My video output has been slow lately but I’m hoping to ramp it up now that this one is done!

[@w1nterphoenix]

This video is everything I was hoping it would be after coming from Athena's lore dive

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

Same.

[@EclipseDoesArt]

Consider: the goldfish were so horrified at 10:00 because, as was said, he didn’t wash the retainer before putting it back in his mouth I mean, I know that horrifies ME XD

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Did I just subscribe to two random people with incredibly different but excellent approaches to a series of goldfish commercials? Why yes. Yes I did.

[@santaclara6112]

Are you talking about Athena P? If so, same, lol.

[@samlewis6487]

Here from the Athena P video

[@lokirae3]

Same

[@lindensalter6713]

The fact that Swimmington and Brooke are both 8%. What did she do to be on the same level as him?

[@AlecComes]

Idk, because I think I was literally the only one to vote for Brooke by using my second account. #JusticeForBrooke #CancelSwimmington

[@jesseszarowicz3813]

You should call your fandom “the flavor blasted friends”

[@youngsterj4y]

Finally. I have been craving the goldfish lore explanations for years now. You're doing the most for society thank u

[@youngsterj4y]

I take it back as a Gilbert Stan

[@AlecComes]

@@youngsterj4y dang, thought I could trust you

[@youngsterj4y]

@@AlecComes sorry man I'm a Gilbert believer

[@cole-ca-cola6731]

MatPat who?!?!?!?!?! best lore explanation video I have ever seen!

[@austinkimble9719]

my elementary school library had zoobooks and I can sadly confirm that there were no monkeys

[@AlecComes]

Then what was even the point?!

[@radlee974]

I had no idea that there was an “original” goldfish option as, I too thought it was cheddar. Hmm. Crazy.

[@purplum818]

This is so well done, I wasn't expecting to get this invested 😂 now I'm wondering if they have a life expectancy....do they get stale???

[@Punykirby]

You really deserve more subs for how good this video is Also about the "Playing with the Goldfish to bring them alive" I think there is a better explanation than straight up "Playing with them" Now, maybe this was an autistic thing with me, but when I was young, I used to mess with the Goldfish like they were alive and then like, toss them in my mouth like I was a monster or something What if you were to do that but miss the toss, making the Goldfish bounce under the bed? And that's how the Goldfish Bed Colony was born OR like how you were saying "Watch your friend get eaten" when trying to make your Dog eat one, and it dropped it, what if that Goldfish is now alive?

[@xx_bugc0re3_xx28]

My theory is that goldfish is sepereated in the product and the sentient being. If a goldfish is left on the floor for more than 5 seconds, it gains sentience. Sentient Goldfish don’t like to get eaten and view the non-sentient Goldfish as lessers than then

[@blessedphoenix6229]

I remember the Goldfish commercials where all the Goldfish but one DID want to be eaten, ignoring their leader's tips to avoid being eaten. Bizarre

[@mk-aka-morgan8386]

These commercials should be the standard for commercials from now on 😤

[@elitettelbach4247]

ZooBooks looked so awesome from the commercials. The goldfish lore runs deep! Appreciate the thought-provoking questions and theories as well as the ranking at the end.

[@kevinmullins6530]

They should make more Finn & Friends commercials! Looking at you Pepperidge Farm.

[@BradleyBoy]

Athena sent me

[@lokirae3]

Same

[@happaxgamma]

16:42 That Swimmington impression sounds pretty spot on.

[@Dylan-yt3mv]

It is all a Dream in Jamie's head

[@slambobambo4152]

this is fucking great OH MY GOD THAT THEORY ABOUT HOW THEY’RE ALIVE IS THE BEST THEORY I’VE EVER HEARD.

[@ItsAJETT]

Athena P brought me here! 😊

[@clarkmay]

I needed material for a PowerPoint Party, and I am so glad I found your channel - I subscribed

[@thejaymovieproject5986]

Am I 1 of those people who want more Finn & Friends Goldfish Crackers commercials? YES!

[@radlee974]

Holy. Fuck. This only the second video of yours that I’ve watched (I subscribed halfway through the first video that I watched because I think that your content is fucking great!) and I hadn’t looked at your numbers until I just read a comment talking about how “underrated” you are. That’s when I saw that you’ve got just a little over 2,000 subscribers and… WHAT?!?! Based off of the video and audio quality alone, I figured that you’d have no _less_ than 100,000 subscribers and then once your humor and video concepts _and_ execution were factored in, well I _would’ve_ assumed that you’d be sitting at around anywhere from 250k to 500k at LEAST. So my mind is legit BLOWN. You deserve so, so, SO many more subscribers! Like, we’re talking well over a million, based on your awesome content! Hopefully one or two of your fantastic videos will _really_ get swept up in the algorithm and your channel will explode!! (And sooner rather than later!) In the meantime, thank you for everything that you do!! Even if you aren’t getting nearly as much recognition as you deserve!! 💜

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Found your Disney Drawing Rank List in my recommended and just finished watching it and now I am subscribed

[@imoriginal98]

I found you 5 months ago and I'm glad I did! Love your videos!

[@zil280]

This channel gonna pop off. The quality and humor is top tier

[@Billibab]

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[@eh.440]

This channel is super entertaining, hope you get big on youtube!

[@GyroGearloose_]

This is such a well set up video dude! Wish you had more of a following, this video is so enjoyable

[@angelsunlight]

My son loves goldfish lol I’m going to put the old goldfish commercials on for him

[@sagaevan9641]

just found your channel this is great

[@ssiristic]

I like how in depth you went with the lore

[@connorbeith3232]

About Blur Studio, their connection with Sonic goes deeper than the films as they also worked on the cinematic cutscenes for games like Shadow The Hedgehog.

[@addisonmaye-saxon9602]

i enjoyed this so much, thank you

[@sas.tronaut5055]

maybe theyre siblings because theyre from the same bake batch or the same bag

[@fa1ryfl0ss89]

10/10 premium content. Ok slightly obscure but your voice just triggered a series of memories from my childhood I buried deep in the catacombs of my mind underneath my 2011 silly bands and rainbow loom box. You sound Laurence from aphmaus my street Minecraft role play series and it’s so uncanny and strange.I’m not sure I can watch your content bc of how strange it is but I’m subscribing because of how far back you reached into my memories.Anyway that’s all, thanks for your analysis on this very important topic.

[@fa1ryfl0ss89]

Oh and a mix of Kevin from the office

[@GlowwyTWPF2008]

17:24 You : Do they fuuuuuuuuuuuu- Me : Yes. They phuk.

[@FunkyStudios]

I can't believe there is a GCU Anyways, this channel became one of my favorites, keep it up!

[@AlecComes]

Thank you so much for watching! And I will!

[@santinegrito9]

you’re so underrated 🎉

[@commanderblackheart5856]

Greeting's, from the Athena P channel!

[@eatatjoes6751]

I fucking miss the peanut butter goldfish crackers. They goddamn vanished.

[@tropigo6095]

Also Dwayne Wade was in 5 more commercials in a series called Get Movin with team Xtreme. If anybody wants a tutorial to find it (And the original website) I can give it to you because it was recently taken down for some reason.

[@Billibab]

THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@MrNostalgia]

Diggin the video so far question, what is the music used at 4:27?

[@AlecComes]

It’s called “Mysterious Strange Things” and it’s from the KZbin Audio Library. Practically all of the background music I use in my videos, I get from there. Glad you are digging the video!

[@MrNostalgia]

@@AlecComes Just finished. thought it was great. However, I did wonder... Where do the Dwayne Wade Goldfish commercials fit into the lore? Do you think they're simply non-canon? Is there a Goldfish MULTIVERSE out there? 👀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavagZKJjZaGpqs

[@riofanl3638]

Ok true gilbert is kind of a baby but he gets better in the later entrys

[@GlowwyTWPF2008]

20:59 Goldfish phuk. The Goldfish THEMSELVES : Ew!

[@ulyssesveracruz8343]

Are you planning to do some icebergs and creppy stuff videos ?

[@AlecComes]

I don’t have any current plans, but maybe I’ll look into it and see if there’s a topic that jumps out at me that would be good for an iceberg format. I do like my current video format though, so don’t expect it for a bit if I do it! Thanks for asking!

[@ulyssesveracruz8343]

@@AlecComes ok thanks for the response

[@GlowwyTWPF2008]

24:17 Coral : Is the internet used for anything besides cat videos? Brooke : (pretends it is not used for p**n) No. Not really.

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

oh dear the 34 rule of art

[@videobanana5292]

hey i just discovered this channel and i was wondering what your mic is?

[@AlecComes]

It’s an audio-technica cardioid dynamic microphone, mine is a bit of an older model, but it seems the current gen one that is closest to mine is the ATR2100x. Really recommend them, it still works perfectly after like 2 and a half years

[@TrollolMeGusta]

Olá, eu sou do brasil, gosto muito do seu canal porque temos quase a mesma idade e muita coisa que você fala sobre TV , programas, filmes que eu assistia quando criança/adolescente. Cheguei aqui porque estava procurando o nome de um filme da Nickelodeon que eu gostava muito "the last day summer" e outro dia vi um video que você me fez lembrar de outro filme que eu tinha em dvd e via várias vezes "the happy elf ". eu acho seus vídeos e você muito engraçado, eu gosto de ver seu canal também porque mostra o que você assistia enquanto criança falante de inglês, temos diferentes culturas e nem tudo que você mostra teve relevância aqui no brasil como filmes etc...e assim eu conheço sobre mais coisas interessantes . Eu não consigo entender tudo que você diz mas se um dia puder colocar legendas pra não usar as automáticas ficaria grato. (seu canal no youtube atravessou umas fronteiras e chegou ate aqui na Amazônia, e não, eu nao to comentando de uma folha de bananeira).

[@AlecComes]

Isso é muito legal de sua parte! Fico feliz que tenha gostado dos meus vídeos, mesmo com a barreira do idioma. É uma loucura para mim que existam pessoas de outros países assistindo meus vídeos bobos, então obrigado! Espero que em breve eu possa encontrar uma maneira de traduzir os vídeos para outros idiomas, sei que seria muito benéfico a longo prazo. Espero que você não se importe de estar usando o Google Tradutor para responder, mas mesmo assim, obrigado!

[@savurrito]

This shit killed me !

[@Generic-Cat-Drawing]

So I wasn’t the only who wasn’t interested in the goldfish commercial

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

kzbin.info/aero/PL2OspeCLqUEhJpyfjuS_F7gOv58zpvHDE&si=3mbENHAbocT1om6_ there are quite a few lore vids of goldfish

[@maryannwahpat8922]

Guys help me I got trapped in the goldfish u

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

14:43 well i *P E R S A N A L Y* like flaver blasted goldfish best SO CHEESEY wonder why x-tream is my fave

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

cus hes fricken awesome duh rainbowdash

[@tropigo6095]

I thought I was the only one shipping Xtreme and Brooke 😭#CancelSwimmington (working on a Xtreme and Brooke ship edit rn 💀) Edit: Just posted it on my yt

[@BearJoyner]

I know this is mostly my brain being ruined, but you can't have a whole section about goldfish sex, play the PH theme, and then repeatedly use the phrase "airtight" and get away with it.

[@Melvinshermen]

Choopo send me here

[@SenorPedro]

Who else shipped Finn and Brooke

[@casperwashere]

how dare you not rate the baby goldfish, MY FAVORITE, after all it did for you, SUPPORTING YOUR GOLDFISH SEX ARGUMENT

[@AlecComes]

I was too focused on getting different flavors that day while shopping, I'M SORRY! The babies are S-Tier in my heart

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

Im here from athena p

[@Ppezzafr]

#CancelSwimmington

[@AlecComes]

This guy gets it!

[@lorelaimorace-kk1xz]

​@@AlecComes #cancelswimmington

[@collinttv4130]

You ruined goldfish for me

[@SteamrollerViolin]

this entire channel is a cry for help.