SpongeBob FINALLY Confirms Nuclear Radiation Theory

[@Truehero1057]

This doesn’t change anything about SpongeBob in my mind. But it does explain why the show is full of explosions.

[@PeanutButterBean]

Yea same

[@lykanaslupus]

Even more considering that the explosion are almost always depicted as mushroom clouds. You know, that thing that's most commonly associated with atomic bombs.

[@Truehero1057]

@@lykanaslupus Oh my gosh, that is a good point!

[@MinerBat]

@@lykanaslupus that actually happen with many types of big explosions, they just got associated with nukes specifically

[@Your-1839]

@@Truehero1057 Actually Tom Kenny refuted the theory a while back, and Sandy is from the land and she talks. Also Bikini 👙 Bottom has had anthropomorphic animals since the Middle Ages, and the Stone Age.

[@AlexBaleFilms]

Damn.

[@Drusenju]

Alex !

[@eyeholes96]

Hi

[@Ethan5-v5f]

“Damn.” True sigma words

[@Owl_BunnyXD]

First thing that I thought when I saw this was “damn, what about Alex Bale?”

[@shorttoons4762]

OHHHH, it's the spongebob guy!

[@StrayPines144]

Imagine SpongeBob takes a turn and becomes a really heavy lore show

[@v0m1tg0r3gutzz]

tbh id be fine with that if handled right, lmao

[@JoeContext]

I would unironically be down for this

[@jacksonvoet8312]

Honestly, I would accept the extreme pivot.

[@thepeakestluigi]

spawn mat pat show

[@garhd]

Onebob Piecepants

[@Johnora0696]

So now Nuclear testing in Bikini Atoll gave us two big pop culture characters, Spongebob and Godzilla

[@ericsilivestru6529]

Talk about a crossover.

[@thatcorruptdino]

It's funny because Shin Godzilla actually appeared in a SpongeBob episode

[@ScuttleBugReal]

@@thatcorruptdinowhich one?

[@TrueMicrobe]

WHAT ​@@thatcorruptdino

[@thatcorruptdino]

@TrueMicrobe Just Google "Shin Godzilla in SpongeBob" you will probably be able to find it.

[@TheCollector2401]

I feel like we kinda already knew this when the pitch bible leaked and showed us Bikini Bottom was indeed under Bikini Atoll. Good to have direct confirmation of this fact tho

[@JudeMckeever]

This would be important information if the island thought to be the shows version of bikini atol always showed in the shows intro before transitioning underwater

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[@PixelDavid21]

RadiationBob Uraniumpants

[@bernarda1247]

Uraniampants is crazy 😭🙏

[@theshadowworld2239]

U is for Uranium…BOMBS

[@apersoniguess_]

Uranium... bombs!

[@Lumination222]

N is for NO SURVIVORS!!! WHEN YOU-

[@PeanutButterBean]

XD

[@RandomIdiotOfficial]

0:57 “Oh Shit” - Patrick

[@SkylerEpic5629]

ok who cut out the dolphin noise? and I mean for real bro, and plus this was not the first time too

[@ConnorTheCoder]

Who needs the uncensored audio from Sailor Mouth when we have this?

[@eliteshyguy88]

Also the voice actor of Patrick Star was in the movie Jenifer’s Body.

[@SumnerGeek]

Yeah I was so shocked when I heard him say that

[@nathancomixproductions466]

"I don't say "bleh bleh-bleh"." - Count Dracula, _Hotel Transylvania_ franchise

[@marcopikachujibanyan]

For a kids show it seems to be more open with dark fan theories than other cartoons

[@money05mayhem]

A lot of adults watch SpongeBob so they probably don’t care

[@Faz10do987]

@@money05mayhemspecifically old and old modern SpongeBob

[@JudeMckeever]

To be honest if the cast didn’t care for the fans opinions then I wouldn’t even be interested in the show luckily that’s not the case and all the people who work on SpongeBob seem like extremely nice and talented people especially Tom Kenny who voices SpongeBob

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

@@Faz10do987 wdym old Modern

[@minnvee]

After season 4 and before Season 9B.​@@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy

[@markmorales7958]

Death Battle: CALLED IT!

[@retroclassicpablo]

0:57 oh 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

Obey Weegee destroy Mario

[@RamiroDiaz-hq2dc]

OH SHIT

[@pooruanimations]

😲😲🫢🫢🫢😯😯😯 He said number 11

[@sandeegrey5977]

@@RamiroDiaz-hq2dc Bad word

[@Ytughpoop]

The said sure

[@jctotboiofficial]

Now I can never see it the same way again

[@IlantonTheGood5673]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Greggamesthat2271]

Same

[@gummybeeklaskyklasky]

i can never unsee it too

[@DesiGerdov-tp9md]

Same 😭🙏

[@WWEJayGaming]

Mother of god if Alex Bale was correct about every single Theory, that man needs the biggest trophy on planet earth cause right now one of the theories is correct.

[@NightCloudI]

But didn't he also say about the Neptune's moon? I liked that theory a lot more.

[@girlpower_gacha]

2 actually, he got Sandy’s a spy and bakinni atol theory

[@WWEJayGaming]

@@girlpower_gacha I swear if they actually reveal the Formula one day im just gonna go bat shit crazy😂

[@nnot1170]

According to Alex bale the bikini atoll theory is incorrect because there are episodes of prehistoric bikini bottom where the characters are already evolved and it happened before bikini atoll

[@bluedestroyer456]

Technically it’s not a theory anymore if creators say it is or not, or at less in my head, I enjoy has videos

[@houseofskydartvanvixen4490]

0:57 did he say “Oh shit?”

[@SkylerEpic5629]

i think so......ok who cut out the dolphin noise?

[@Lightning_Fan12345]

sailor mouth uncensored!? 😱😱

[@sbp1763]

no he said oh 🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@MinecraftDood02]

At first I heard "oh sure," but now I can't unhear it

[@portalmaster07]

Ocean 😅

[@NeoRetroEntertainment]

I always thought this theory made sense considering the show literally takes place under Bikini Atoll. It's good to finally have confirmation though. Surprised it took this long honestly

[@SunsetArchon]

That explains the countless mushroom clouds in Bikini Bottom over the years.

[@kingmagnus4009]

Neptune’s Moon goes BRRRRRRRRRRR

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

Amazing episode

[@Circlemations34]

Spongebob still has his nukes

[@AriVieira-z9o]

Don't tell Alex Bale...

[@StevenJones851]

No tel bro it would be interesting to see his new Spongebob theories if he ever does them again

[@ryanwebb309]

​@@StevenJones851he's not going to

[@Sadgelizor]

@@StevenJones851 he’s officially done with the SpongeBob theory

[@blacksmoke6292]

His comment is right above yours on my phone, lol.

[@StevenJones851]

@@Sadgelizor yup sadly

[@KiiBon]

1:36 Knuckles jumpscare

[@Ms_Adi_wuz_here._.]

knock knock it’s knuckles

[@parkergreen2704]

Here I come Rougher than the rest of them The best of them Tougher than leather

[@zcramblo]

the blow thrower

[@continental_consumer]

​@@parkergreen2704 you can call me knuckles unlike sonic i dont chuckle id rather flex my muscles

[@lesterwilliamsjr649]

It's messed up to think the nuclear bomb gave us the binikini.

[@Franzeco333]

That explains why there are cameramen documenting everything

[@leonardopangrazi6617]

ok now this is sure of a bomb news

[@JosephCarver-x5o]

spongebob lore is always so interesting glad we got more info on this

[@jasminefrazier8624]

Spongebob: we are mutants Patrick: yea

[@Ethan-k3d]

I’ve loved this theory. So glad it’s confirmed

[@jasonallen6918]

I'm not because its breaks so many previously established things in SpongeBob and just feels unnecessary ultimately.

[@DavidToonsShow]

0:57 Patrick says sh*t

[@ThisUserDoesNotExist69]

🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@Lula_Elena_Chapa_De_Silva]

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[@angel9162009]

An unspecified underwater plant. It’s a veggie patty, apparently.

[@WantedPencil]

I remember an episode where there was another fish city (the one where spongebob forgets who he is) so i think either there are multiple testing sites, or the entire sea is full of cartoony fish, or some have moved from Bilini bottom and made a new city

[@metal_pipe9764]

Also there's rock bottom

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

Ẅhatever happened to Spongebob - Season 5

[@JGMGamer07]

Nuclear bombs is now part of SpongeBob’s lore

[@keynanmartinez]

If it was planned in the beginning I kinda respect that.

[@mrho7433]

What I'm more shocked about than that is how casual Rodger Bumpass sounds when not doing his Squidward voice

[@adrianakanska1295]

Thank God, no bots here

[@Ethan-k3d]

Yet

[@DemiCape]

Are you sure, you are not a bot? Omg am I even real?

[@Isabelle-qq2yu]

That explains Sponge out of Water and why the Bikini Bottomites are jerks

[@ArchSkullRay22222]

@@Isabelle-qq2yu and dumb i only think squidward and plankton have some minds

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

Plankton: I see you! ZAP. Fred: MY LEG!!!!

[@SomeGuy1999-o3v]

Tom Kenny had previously state that this theory was actually false, and in multiple episodes, we have seen the prehistoric, western, and medieval eras of Bikini Bottom. So this statement is absolutely non-canonical and MUST be taken with a grain of salt.

[@TirailTir]

Or the time in bikini bottom is not like IRL and the evolution and progress were faster than irl, and also they measure time differently

[@jasonallen6918]

@@TirailTir Your statement is provably false.

[@Starkstar502]

Exactly.

[@Leipajuusto-hj9ts]

1:24 Maybe Indiana Jones reference

[@KomodoKrap420]

SchmoogaBog

[@WindPodOfficial]

That’s kinda crazy💀

[@marker2673]

this changed history when seeing that its actually confirmed

[@rebelcommander7starwarsjur922]

But what about that time squidward went back in time to the prehistoric period and found a sponge caveman like SpongeBob and a starfish caveman like Patric star?

[@sonicultimateyt1090]

A couple of days after the nuclear explosion

[@rebelcommander7starwarsjur922]

@ no he went back like hundreds of years ago

[@levangiorgadze5842]

Didn't Hillenburg deny that theory years ago?

[@MINRoadkill]

I’m fairly certain yes

[@jossuecabrera8611]

Do you have any official proof or article stating this because I don't think you can speak for him.

[@RobotSock7]

Oh brother... Mr. Lawrence has been writing since the first season, and said they acknowledged it then. He would definitely know

[@levangiorgadze5842]

@jossuecabrera8611 there are a lots of comic con videos of his past interviews here on KZbin. Look it up yourself. KZbin doesn't like posting links in comments.

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

I mean, they’ve interacted with definitely alive humans in almost every movie.

[@TheAnchorArmsChad]

That explains why the houses are Mufflers

[@shacharlem4424]

Matpat thought it was impossible because of the time periods in the show (the 12th century and stone ages to be specific).

[@Ty1er7h3borkbork]

What if the Stone Age and 12th Century were just the same periods of time as “Modern Times”

[@jasonallen6918]

@Ty1er7h3borkbork That is a bogus claim that has no concrete evidence backing it up. There is nothing to suggest that the SpongeBob universe operates by a Narnia-esque time system.

[@Ty1er7h3borkbork]

@ If you’re gonna disagree, then don’t do it in a way that makes you look like you’re yapmaxxing

[@jasonallen6918]

@Ty1er7h3borkbork I'm not.

[@Nowheres_Channel]

This OFFICIALLY retcons the "ancient" versions of SpongeBob and Patrick.

[@sqob]

0:56 "oh shit i love that" - patrick

[@ashuraomega1000]

This doesn't "confirm" anything. This is only the personal interpretation of one of the show's main cast. It doesn't mean the theory is actually real

[@RavenStarMedia]

I'd agree if Mr. Lawrence were only one of the voice actors and that was his only role, but he's also been on the show's writing team from the very start.

[@jasonallen6918]

@@RavenStarMedia I honestly don't believe in this theory but rather I see this a publicity stunt in order to get people back into SpongeBob despite the show's massive decline over the years and the show isn't the same anymore. Also the show and Nickelodeon's own advertising has contradicted this theory before.

[@juicymango8400]

1:20 WOAH A FEW YEARS AGO?? Holy crap time flies

[@ShrekOgrestone]

Well Mr. Lawrence may have confirmed it, but this theory doesn't explain how there still were advanced species in time-travel episodes like SB-129, where we see Bikini Bottom's past, even getting a glimpse of caveman Spongebob and Patrick (Atomic bomb's weren't developed that long ago, so it doesn't explain how they're so advanced).

[@TowerDefenseXFan]

Those episodes may just simply not be canon

[@shyguy85]

It's a cartoon and sometimes you have to retcon or ignore things in order to do what you want in the story

[@foodeater3]

Maybe caveman spongebob and patrick was from after the initial explosion

[@lucasmatthiessen1570]

This statement is false. Why else would Sandy exist? And why else would other places shown in Snail Bites exist?

[@jasonallen6918]

They are still canon.

[@Jason49110]

"Jellyfishing. Jellyfishing never changes."

[@Q-Artistry]

0:58 This adds to why the first few seasons are peak. They put so many details into the world & really thought about how the animal/history facts could influence the script.

[@Vanta526]

Your childhood is decimated now.

[@dunno821]

Eh not really, it was a popular fan theory so it’s more like the opposite

[@Volcanicus1-s3e]

​@@dunno821W tsuyu Pfp 🍷🗿

[@shyguy85]

As if people cared about humanity in the SpongeBob universe lol

[@olleselin]

Really? Nuclear?

[@objectoons6370]

why was i kinda disapointed?.....

[@SAmbroa]

Then what about SB-129 where we saw primitive sponge and primitive star

[@vanishingllama7342]

LET'S GOOO!!! That's my favorite fan theory!

[@Naturelifeshorts1]

Rip Alex Bale's theory's: 2021-extremely late 2024. 😔

[@Avalos-Entertainment]

This theory is cool and all, but can you please make a two minute video on the SpongeBob Hot sauces?

[@cartman_x_heidi_official]

There's one problem with this that Alex Bale explained: Prehistoric Bikini Bottom. If this lines up with Bikini Atol, why do we see the far past?

[@audreyharris7643]

Good point

[@themememaster6775]

That’s because THEIR prehistoric age was much later

[@Deflect-fteod2]

He explained that the past showed in SB-129 might have been fake and set up the showrunners.

[@cartman_x_heidi_official]

@ And he also explained that the prehistoric bikini bottom could be real, and that they were using time travel to get those parts (remember, time travel is a thing in SpongeBob canonically).

[@jasonallen6918]

@@Deflect-fteod2 It wasn't faked as the episode as the "Hysterical History" confirms that there was primitive ancestors of the characters. Also Alex Bale isn't a part of the SpongeBob crew and I don't know why everyone thinks his words so be treated as gospel.

[@benjaminvance8142]

So that’s why SpongeBob characters explode for seemingly no reason at all 💥

[@BFDIFinalistsfan2763]

Boom.

[@repoversemedium]

Boom.

[@jctotboiofficial]

Did somebody say boom?

[@izukubf]

Boom.

[@jobulletchief8936]

Breathe Bomb

[@Ezekiel.Horrors]

Boom.

[@zaneslosson1156]

This LITERALLY explains why the WHOLE FRANCHISE itself acts like RUBBER HOSE animation!

[@mguymario]

Remember there was realistic fish in the birthday special

[@_C_Dogg]

This is wrong, because it doesn't explain how prehistoric bikini bottom existed, as it happened long before the tests were done. The narrator even says, "millions of years ago". The nucluer theory is false.

[@maxleavitt8199]

Alex Bale provided an answer for this, or rather a few, I’d recommend watching the compilation of all of his SpongeBob theories, it explains almost every unanswered question about the show

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

wdym, they simply got nuked in the prehistoric times as well, simple as that smh

[@_C_Dogg]

@@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy they didn't have nukes millions of years ago

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

@@_C_Dogg Yes they did wdym

[@_C_Dogg]

@@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy tf you mean they had nukes millions of years ago?

[@ryanclaffey5203]

I love how the voice actors have their characters on their drink glasses!

[@GojiMC]

I never thought the day this theory would be confirmed would actually happen :O

[@Lrcombs]

What about the time that Squidward went back in time and found spongegar? spongegar existed forever before nuclear bombs.

[@RichardOwens-q8c]

Thank god, i thought there was actually going to be like one of those “The fog will come at 2028 on November 27th at 1:43am”

[@RubberhoseYTP]

This is something I wasn’t expecting to see today

[@Bulldog6915]

Me and my cousins we believe this theory ever since we were kids, but now that we realize that this theory is true in the SpongeBob world I’m honestly surprised

[@SyazHikari_Mlbb]

Alex Bale is gonna have a field day with this one

[@user-so5mo8p0n]

HOLY OH MY IT'S ACTUALLY CONFIRMED

[@aeon87]

Did someone say boom?! -Some squirrel probably

[@Pedalpunk57]

Wow what a miracle a fan theory of SpongeBob is proven to be true!

[@Dashiell777]

Wait, so they're all supposed to be muted. But we've seen the characters. In the past. Like the episode Uhg Pest the West and Dungeons & Dragons.

[@boredreindeer5602]

I’m still wondering how patchy can breath underwater though

[@RobotSock7]

He can't

[@UltraCraftYT222]

He literally can't?

[@boredreindeer5602]

@@UltraCraftYT222 he did in the birthday bash episode

[@UltraCraftYT222]

@@boredreindeer5602 that was very clearly not the real Patchy lmao

[@boredreindeer5602]

I haven’t seen that episode in a long time lmao

[@skoop651]

It was confirmed years ago. Now it's going to be forgotten years from now and reconfirmed again.

[@Rebflam]

I like the hypothetical image of the writers deciding to put more lore to Spongebob even just to have fun and everything stays in the background, and they start to make especially the "Alex Bale spongebob theory" canonical, it would be one of the craziest worldbuilding

[@lovepeople777]

How can they be mutants if theyre pretty much the same all the way back in prehistoric times? Remember spongegar?

[@PizzA_TimE]

Maybe it’s something different that makes them mutations…like…maybe it’s the fact that they have more color than in the past

[@Princess_of_cute]

It's cool and unsettling at the same time.

[@0rangeVrfunnyman]

SpongeBob theorists can finally rest…

[@jakedebruin2246]

This still raises questions about the prehistoric episode…..

[@andykishore]

I had a feeling you were going to make a video on this.

[@battleblaster4203]

I was like expecting half hidden beating sround the bush or a small hint of confirmation from a newer writer Not just an outright "Yep , and its been that way sonce season 1" from a writer/cast member from the hillenberg era Like he didnt even beat around the bush , but this doesn't really change Spongebob for me as i had presumed the theory to be true and now i just have valid confirmation

[@Idkwtcmciyhitm4049]

If the test the nuclear test happened in 50s how can evolved fish exist in primitive times in episodes like ugh or sb_129

[@Oli6906]

Maybe they rapidly evolved, maybe they have their own time system rather than following human times. Kinda like how dogs age faster than people

[@McNibbler]

i was half expecting this to be like a comment made in passing that could be interpreted a million different ways, but naw he was just straight up like "yeah that's exactly correct"

[@BurryStuff]

the "FINALLY" in all caps caught me off guard. like, as if we've all been anxiously waiting 😭

[@eljaminlatour6633]

However, there are holes to that theory, what about before nuclear testing was a thing, like how there were SpongeBob and Co's ancestors in different time periods, like prehistoric era, cavemen era, medieval era, wild west, etc, like how did they came to be before the radiation was tested.

[@sonicultimateyt1090]

They rapidly evolved

[@Jordan-k1f]

I bet hillenburg would be so happy right now since his whole thing was spreading info about the ocean and how it’s polluted and now his message can live on through the show

[@Aitheriac]

true

[@d_shadow.]

Holy shit. To see such an old theory confirmed by someone like Mr. Lawrence is just amazing- the fact that the rest of the cast didnt really know is also shocking. I wonder what doors this opens up in the Spongebob universes?

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

FINALLY REVEALED!

[@Undercoverelevator212-s2n]

You know what is true, the live-action explosion footage seen in Dying for Pie, The Krusty Plate, and Frozen Face-Off is actually Bikini Atoll.

[@GREYSPAWNPOINT]

funny how i was learning about bikini atoll in geography class and get recommended this after school lol

[@DinoTroll-e6q]

The radiation must have made them even stronger than Godzilla assuming the fact SpongeBob destroyed the universe in tht one episode with pure ease

[@CringusMcDingus]

How are they gonna explain Ugh and SB-129?

[@Purpleguy80s]

Aren’t we gonna talk about prehistoric bikini bottom ?

[@Aeduo]

maybe from the same time machine

[@Sonque123]

That could be a interesting paradox

[@pugs_aminations]

maybe they started out prehistoric but they evolve and age quicker hence why rapid aging can be seen in most episodes.

[@RingDash_99]

I thought it wasn’t true. This changes everything!!!!

[@gryzulewolfbon1977]

The dark fan theory.

[@icemaster-]

On an unrelated note, I have always said that mr. Lawrence would make a very good metal singer.

[@MilkyWayMarsBar]

I've loved Spongebob since I was 3, and heard of the "Nuclear Radiation" theory when I was 14, and loved it. Glad to see it canonized years later, when I'm 17.

[@SuperGibaLogan]

imagine the appearence of bikini bottom before the radiation like spongebob, patrick, and the other characters just being normal sea creatures

[@mayracordero382]

Spongebob will never be the same