The Darkest SpongeBob Lost Media, Found [Behind Closed Doors]

In the early 2000s, official SpongeBob storyboard artists contributed to a secret book that contains some of the most off-model drawings to ever exist for the series. It was lost for over 20 years with very few people having known about its existence, until today.

[@LSuperSonicQ]

The uncensored artwork can be seen here. If more content is released, it will be updated - archive.org/details/behind-closed-doors-sponge-bob

[@sonicbootlegplush]

ok ( this is my most liked comment in a video because nobody cares about me )

[@Animedogfingamer]

Those were some interesting pics lol

[@drummerdude476]

This is insane lmao

[@Caktoz]

Those sure are something

[@eerieeric834]

There were more books like this remember that Rugrats dark episode where Angelica murders Tommy and then was forced too suck stew 🍆

[@edwardmerriam6970]

When the "my friend's dad works at Nintendo" kid is not bullshitting you.

[@jytvreal]

Makes me wonder if nintendo EAD does this kind of stuff for mario

[@Oisc.]

@@jytvreal most of what we’ve discovered are from animated tv shows. Netizens have yet to confirm if game devs have done storyboard jams too.

[@chainsawvulture]

​@@Oisc.I remember hearing that there were some, erm, interesting stuff revealed during the 2020 Gigaleak.

[@jytvreal]

@@chainsawvulture Such as? not oisc but i'm interested, i only heard it was just source codes and such

[@RobertTheFoxxo]

There were some "strange" graphics uncovered from the leak, one of them being a giant building featuring mario naked on his apartment balcony

[@swifterswifter]

IDK what's more incredible: the content of this book or the fact that no one was even looking for it and it just suddenly appeared.

[@thatkindofboi9955]

both. both is good

[@MissingNo0001]

we should do the same for the uncensored sailor mouth, maybe it'll appear by then

[@pickler_pickler]

this is the best kind of lost media. Media that we never even knew was lost in the first place.

[@TorutheRedFox]

@@pickler_pickler and is the most out of left field shit that you can barely believe is real

[@jytvreal]

Thanks to the source who randomly decided to email LsupersonicQ

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

This shouldn't be treated like there's some sort of deeper meaning. It's incredibly common for animators to do stuff like this just for the laughs.

[@MustyYew]

True lol, I mean a lot of young animators make this sorta stuff in their spare time lol

[@consumerisms]

Uhhh, you're forgetting that this is like, one of THE most improtant finds for lost media EVER. Bigger than those Moon Landing tapes or whatever

[@jytvreal]

true

[@toastedprocastinator]

fr, it is fucking SPONGEBOB of all things ☠💀☠💀💀☠

[@Manticorn]

While that is a fair point, I think it should depend largely on if this is still happening or not. As an artist with some cursory involvement in that industry, this seems excessive or extreme even for a crude joke in the paper's margins.

[@Samwichyummers]

“How do you make it sing like that?” “It only sings around you, squidward.” This interaction alone invokes a primordial fear into me like nothing else

[@princessdaisy9511]

What's funny is it actually sounds like something SpongeBob would say.

[@tezcanaslan2877]

I can easily see this being used in a real episode

[@jytvreal]

"or are you just happy to see me"

[@jytvreal]

the image is cursed

[@toastedprocastinator]

​@@princessdaisy9511 fr, that line just straight up has the spunchbop essence in it

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

This is hands down one of the biggest lost media discoveries related to Spongebob in existence.

[@Ilovefebruary]

This is fake

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

​@@Ilovefebruary Haven't you learned yet that you can't just call something fake without providing evidence.

[@Ilovefebruary]

@@alexanderhdmi7704 And you can’t call something real without any evidence

[@Luke-ep7zk]

@@IlovefebruaryI would argue some of the art using official storyboards is evidence

[@FoxSqueeArt]

@@Ilovefebruary tf the evidence was shown you bot. take the fat L

[@fawh7]

Holy cow, this is shockingly eye-opening to Nickelodeon's work culture. I remember one time Seth McFarlane said something along the lines of "You can tell when the writers are getting sick of working, because there'll be an exponential increase in poo and pee jokes." I can only say that this is similar to that

[@s1nistr433]

Ironically that's pretty much all Family guy is nowadays

[@Gage-jk4pm]

Wtf did I just watch?

[@Mephitinae]

How do writers get sick of "working"? Least demanding job in the world, and they get paid over 60k on average? Actually insane. like the worst problem a writer can face at work is when a higher up says "You can't say crap, you have to say doo-doo".

[@Gage-jk4pm]

@@Mephitinae why does this exist?

[@fawh7]

@@Mephitinae Coming up with new ideas can be exhausting when you’ve exhausted all of the good ones. Example, there are 404 episodes of family guy. Each of them have to have an interesting and well put together concept, and making sure each is different enough from your previous can be very hard.

[@Snuzzled]

I remember hearing that there was an entire vault at Disney where they kept the racy and lewd doodles the artists did of the Disney characters. Whether it actually exists or not, you _know_ those artists absolutely made doodles like that. This is just more proof that artists are gonna draw whatever they want to draw, and not all of it will be in keeping with the, er, theme of the show or movie lol

[@kathrineici9811]

I don’t think it does since there’s a famous story of a guy saying he was gonna draw lewd mickey and then immediately getting fired. Then again that was old disney, so they new artists probably have some stuff that points to hard drives needing to be checked

[@kathrynjones1367]

​@@kathrineici9811the story i heard was animator made an entire cartoon short featuring mickey and minnie being...amorous, as a gag gift to Walt himself for his birthday. After viewing it at a party, Walt just asked "who made this?" And when the animator answered, he fired him on the spot. So if there was any racy content back then, it was deliberately behind his back.

[@fishdude2954]

@kathrineici9811 As the other commenter said, that was something that was shown to multiple people, hence why the artist got fired. Disney generally doesn't give a shit what the artists make in their spare time as long as it doesn't get out into the public. The whole deal with Disney having a "vault" of this stuff is that they have an iron-fist arrangement where anything you create while you work at Disney belongs to them, so they "confiscate" any racy stuff to keep it from leaking. How this translates to "OMG check their hard drive!!11!" I don't know, unless they were drawing this sort of thing with characters who are kids themselves (which Mickey isn't)

[@fuckiopussigetti453]

​@@kathrynjones1367except for the time Harlan Ellison, Writer of I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, made a joke about the topic of Minnie and Mickey's sex life in front of Walt himself

[@xcannibal6corpse]

This just seems like a creative outlet for the team to help them have fun while remaining passionate about the show /characters. Definitely interresting to see

[@weirdoartist7145]

Agree a way to have a laugh a d destress we are only human plus humans love dick jokes

[@Dora-xi5ob]

@@weirdoartist7145your name says it all

[@MDPToaster]

Adult versions of spongebob always seemed so strange a concept, kinda reminds me of old school KZbin poops.

[@B00MB0X]

Mah boi, this piece of lost media is what all true warriors strive for!

[@mrfunnixd7381]

You forgot edgy parodies like pantchomatrix and cooler2000

[@mrfunnixd7381]

You forgot edgy parodies like pantchomatrix and cooler2000

[@TVFan810]

Or edits (the diet version of YTP where mainly the audio is changed rather than the visuals).

[@mrmittens3503]

​@@mrfunnixd7381 spongebob saw was so damn cool

[@andrewweeks2269]

So now we basically have the SpongeBob equivalent of the Rugrats Storyboard Jam? This is legendary.

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

Was gonna bring that up yeah. I know some non-Nick shows had similar-ish things, where storyboard artists and whatnot would let off steam by making crude/inappropriate drawings of the characters. Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, of all things, is an example.

[@shirleymaemattthews4862]

@@CoffeeFlavoredMilk let me geuss, they drew hentai of the main characters?

[@bobtheball5384]

At least it doesn't involve toddlers and or weird incest jokes 😭

[@emoscotchtape]

@@bobtheball5384as far as we know*

[@Im-BAD-at-satire]

I wouldn't scapegoat cartoons for real life vile acts, but definitely I could see these drawings be a comment on allegations going around in the office space and that's a different situation.

[@kkinderlumper4631]

As someone who’s studying animation it can get really frustrating. Upon making some of my final pieces I would often just grab a scrap piece of paper and draw the characters vomiting bc I felt so sick from staring at screens and blank white paper all day. I would get so tired I would half heartedly doodle characters clawing their eyes out. If my hand hurt really bad I would just draw the characters with big naked butts because I thought it was funny and helped me lighten up a little. It was weird, but a small dumb thing to get the frustration out. I don’t think the offensive things are the best but slapping male genitals or having them do stupid dumb sexual favors for each other with stupid eyes is so accurate to my experience of just getting your frustrations out as an artist.

[@Dora-xi5ob]

This some tule 34 type shi

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

It’s essentially a form of venting, even if it’s silly crude drawings. Drawing how you feel is one of the most healthy ways of venting and is usually recommended, and at times it really does feel better than just talking to someone.

[@mariowario5945]

one of these photos are probably the secret embarrassing photo of SpongeBob from the Christmas party we never got to see

[@Willowposting]

I can't believe SpongeBob was the Zodiac Killer this whole time. Holy hell.

[@therealanthonity]

new response dropped

[@johncaze757]

Now I can see the resemblance lol

[@Thenameless1]

I can't believe Adam Paloian pickpockets his co-workers at nickelodeon

[@DSnake655]

And Jack the Ripper. And the Boston Strangler. Mind blown.

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

@@DSnake655 bro is the embodiment of murder

[@pixelfuzztv1371]

Tom Kenny himself confirmed the existence of these types of drawings on a panel he did with the cast. I believe it was the same panel where he talked about sailor mouth but I could be wrong.

[@GabrielNunes-kx2hv]

Tom Kenny is a traitor

[@Faine8]

No he didn't prove it

[@nachosNipples]

@@GabrielNunes-kx2hvlmao why?

[@Zulf85]

I'd imagine it exists for at least every piece of American animation, children's or otherwise - sometimes in creative work, you have to do something goofy and out-of-the-box to vent; or even bring back your creativity.

[@Ranixo286]

​@@GabrielNunes-kx2hv Is he scabbing??

[@amberdickison]

I remember watching an interview from the voice actors that played as Ed, Edd, and Eddy, and they mentioned something similar that the artists would draw crude stuff of the characters as a joke. I'm guessing that this is just pretty normal and a way to have fun/ joke around during work

[@fremontstreetpresents1415]

pretty much

[@aeroblu2002]

Dear God, Rebecca Sugar did the same with Ed Edd n Eddy, and apparently Antonucci liked it...

[@Idiotic_B_Purcell]

​@@aeroblu2002 She did it with Ratatouille as well. Don't ask

[@Moldymaster]

I mean, it's a great way to vent your feelings without having to socialize

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

Today, I learned that dick jokes and toilet humor are considered to be "dark".

[@awesomebacon1075]

This is actually fairly common for various kids cartoons. Maybe not specifically a “Behind Closed Doors” book compilation of this crude artwork, but just this type of media being drawn by the official crew all the same. They seem to be more popular through the practice of a “storyboard jam”, a game where a storyboard is started, passed around and is added to by different members of the production crew of a cartoon, often resulting in rather lewd or offensive depictions. Production crews are said to have often used storyboard jams to relieve anger and tension while working on a project. Various examples of these jams that are available on the internet is the infamous Rugrats Storyboard Jam as well as the Phineas and Ferb Storyboard Jam (though this one is a lot more tame in comparison to the others).

[@MarbleSodaPop]

I've heard of the Rugrats Storyboard Jam, but never a Phineas and Ferb one

[@collaterale1]

​@@MarbleSodaPopYou may remember it as the "MOM, HOLY FUCK" meme

[@Zelda-db8zz]

@@collaterale1I'm pretty sure that was confirmed as just fanart and not from behind the scenes, though a producer remembered something similar so they probably did have crude drawings too

[@discmanthecdlord]

THERES A STORY BOARD JAM FOR PHINEAS AND FUCKING FERB?!

[@joobie111]

@Zelda-db8zz nah the voice after for doof said it was drawn by a crew member but he didn't remember who drew it

[@carmacharmella2769]

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate his ability to talk about the censored pictures without laughing

[@longestvideoever]

ARE YOU FEELING IT NOW MRKRABS

[@Recongamer_2010]

Patrick is hung

[@johnshoepack]

@@longestvideoever I laughed so hard seeing this. You deserve every like you got and many many many many more.

[@syrupyscribbles5176]

Nah, there’s probably hundreds of outtakes of him giggling like a little kid xd

[@alexsartandgameschannel3883]

999th Like censor me

[@pedronevesurias2318]

I love how you're describing all this disgusting shit in such a polite way

[@cibby6155]

John K was at Spumco, not Nickelodeon studios. And I think these were just crew members having fun, I have a feeling it’s nothing deeper than that, and not a result of the staff going insane from workplace conflict. I know the internet loves to formulate theories and enjoys drama but let’s try to stay realistic

[@Pikaweedle]

It’s amazing how much SpongeBob lost media there is

[@ethanthomsen3973]

Considering that we're talking about a large franchise like SpongeBob I think a large amount of lost media left on the cutting room floor is understandable. That being said, this was definitely unexpected. Lol.

[@rootbeer543]

It’s also a franchise spanning nearly 30 years so lots of time for to be made and get lost.

[@katlyndobransky2419]

It’s almost 30 years old it’s not that hard to believe

[@dusthymn8187]

This kind of media can stay lost

[@DustySiren]

It isn’t

[@weaselot2213]

I’m impressed by how you managed to describe those hilarious images in the most innocent way. A true master of euphemisms.

[@chocokeeki]

For real. I was laughing more at his perfectly calm use of all those euphemisms than at the drawings themselves lol. What nice vocabulary he has.

[@jytvreal]

"patrick sprays spongebob"

[@medicolkie3606]

"Spongebob taking aim at Mr. Krabs' behind"

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[@chocokeeki]

@@medicolkie3606 "engaged in some group activity"

[@laurenburden1417]

"It only sings around you Squidward" We found the squidbob shipper, everyone

[@eeveeunlimited1629]

Nickelodeon would definitely prefer the Sailor mouth audio being leaked instead of the storyboard jams

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

“Dude, put that thing away. There are, like… CHILDREN here!”

[@QuiGonJohn1999]

“I’m going to the Snack Bar”

[@DSnake655]

"Your genius is showing," good sir.

[@jytvreal]

imagine the one for that

[@coldtotinos]

- youtube forcing people to censor themselves on a 13+ website

[@princeeris1780]

Speaking of Dan Schneider, I read a theory somewhere that the episode where SpongeBob and Patrick mentioned dirty Dan was about him

[@mrbarrington2709]

At this point in life,im between those who think that's the case

[@discmanthecdlord]

​@@mrbarrington2709I'd believe it too at this point

[@DSnake655]

Oh dear God. *Vomits*

[@SheilaDeBonis]

I feel like Patrick's ire in saying "I defy you, Heart Man" in the Valentine's Day episode might've been a jab at Butch Hartmann. Stephen Hillenburg seemed to be an introverted, non-confrontational guy, and Hartmann is a pretty bombastic serial capitalist so I can see why Hillenburg could have disliked him. There's also some animosity in Fairly Odd Parents directed at Hillenburg it seemed. The King of Atlantis says his people eat "sea stars, starfish, and an occasional underwater squirrel" in one episode.

[@nintendope2976]

@@SheilaDeBonisI dont think that was the case, considering that episode was from season 1 of SpongeBob, and Butch was still pretty new at Nick.

[@zm.9096]

Since the Rugrats case, I, for some reason didn't think most artists that worked in shows did it too... Now, imagine how MANY secret storyboards are out there... It could be of your favorite show.

[@DownBeatClamp48]

i wonder about if video games and maybe so on and so forth aren't an exception to storyboard jams...

[@MMMutatedRabbit]

I better not see a storyboard for Phineas and Ferb. THAT would be incredibly cursed

[@john_toss]

I’m honestly not surprised that something like this exists. A lot of artists Ik eventually draw some “lewd” stuff when they’re bored. Also this is basically “official” rule 34 of SpongeBob

[@jytvreal]

nah because this was done for laughs, while rule 34 is for pleasure

[@callmecharlie4250]

@@jytvreal you can draw rule 34 for laughs. it's still rule 34

[@jytvreal]

@@callmecharlie4250 nah most of it is just for sexual fantasies

[@callmecharlie4250]

@@jytvreal I didn't say otherwise?

[@comradesussy7837]

​@@callmecharlie4250why would you have sexual fantasies of spongebob characters 😐. That wasn't rethorical answer the question.

[@CaffeineRabbit]

I can't speak much to Nickelodeon's work culture at the time, but if you know anything about the animation world - especially up to the era that Behind Closed Doors was made - the fact that this exists shouldn't surprise you at all. Animators used to do stuff like this all the time to blow off steam, and I guarantee the rumors you've heard about other Nicktoons shows having similar in-joke zines are very likely true - remember the infamous "Incredible Storyboard Jam" from Rugrats? Punishing environment or not, making shows aimed at kids all day can be mind-numbing work, and these kinds of things were/are an act of rebellion against the content itself inasmuch as they are against any boss or company. Plus they just like making each other laugh. I have yet to meet a cartoonist or animator that didn't have a hidden blue streak a mile wide. I've had friends in the industry show me things that were as hilarious as they were horrific, and the reason you never hear about them is simple: These people enjoy having jobs. There's an unspoken rule (or used to be, at least) that you never show this stuff to outsiders, for obvious reasons. The animation field used to be a relatively small, insular community, and it was a lot easier to keep secrets back then - or get blacklisted if you screwed up. The internet either didn't exist or wasn't ubiquitous so the temptation to leak things wasn't there, and most of them wouldn't have done so anyway. There's likely tons of stuff just like this hidden away in storage units, attics, and hard drives belonging to animators that's been completely forgotten about, and will never see the light of day.

[@heckarockstick802]

Huh. Very interesting

[@inactiuveuser69]

exactly. i dont know a single artist fdriend who has NOT drawn a penis as a joke to blow off steam at least once. it's jut a thing. it shouldnt even be contraversial. Though i guess in the sense it exists of a beloved cartoon i get why this is the reaction, but it goes without saying nobody was SUPPOSED to see it. either way drawing a conclusion it is linked to nickelodeons work culture is incorrect.

[@justju0rd]

Rugrats people even did the same thing look up the Angelica pickles comic

[@HunsWithGuns]

​@@inactiuveuser69I don't that personally

[@FreeTheWrld]

what were the horrfic ones? were on the internet nobody will know

[@tavvyprods1275]

As one of Spongebob’s Boating School classmates said, “Oh that’s real nice…”

[@insidiousy]

"And now for the chaser!"

[@jytvreal]

@@insidiousy chaser means something you'd drink to wash down the alcohol so that means mr krab's ..... is the chaser

[@betabahar4479]

I'm actually not surprised at all. And also I think this is common for most artist, specially animators. My whole animation class for example, at the start of the year, teachers gave us very cute and pure egg and chicken characters to work on a children aimed short animation. In the end of the year me and all my classmates made 2 minute animations for that egg things and very "interesting" unused storyboard drawings. We all did it for fun "haha look i turned this pure character into a p... star" for example. And i think animators who got their drawings in this book too did it just for giggles.

[@EngineerMonkey-zp3yj]

Must be an animator thing.

[@Mewki39]

As a storyboard artist this is absolutely fascinating! The chaos of the off model art in that book is absolutely wild to me especially since I've personally studied from spongebob boards before.

[@caifabe8050]

as someone who has discussed in depth the comedy style of early SpongeBob with my friends a lot, the fact that the original team made a gag/parody version of their own ad using leftover template paper from production of the ad ABSOLUTELY checks out.

[@Faine8]

"I talk about SpongeBob a lot therefore I know this is real"

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[@Zulf85]

Even though it's inappropriate for their target demographic, there's a goofiness there that really matches the vibes I get from the writers of those early SpongeBob seasons. Given that and the history of weird staff art like this in Western animation, I would be surprised if this was concretely disproven.

[@caifabe8050]

@@Zulf85 absolutely. artists are knowm for doing weird shit and Nicktoons artists are no exception. i highly doubt this is fake. the original SpongeBob writers had a sense of humour that you can feel coming from the art too, even tho the art is so fucking inappropriate you can still feel the classic SpongeBob vibe through it. I don't know how to explain it.

[@Nerdtendo6366]

The first image being a Got Milk ad parody is funny af. Two pieces of most media being vastly different in tone were related

[@sexygirlmax2019]

The soulless drawing of Patrick at 6:48 is sending me. It reminds me of when Patrick eats the glass of chunky seahorse milk and then shudders, but like, WORSE. Bro looks like a demon is coming out of him

[@anthonygarza947]

"Engaged in some group activity" made me laugh so hard. Your narration is amazing and I love you.

[@chompchompchangbin]

Being a cartoonist, artist, designer, otherwise creative person is really a thankless job. You're expected to be "on" and able to draw everything once, perfectly 24/7 and that's excluding the deadlines. I can't imagine non-creative executives irrational demands. They're humans, not robots.

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[@Superlucksecondchannel]

​@stop make that

[@KnoxCarbon]

Most successful corporate executive types tend to be emotionally detatched, deeply sociopathic people. They are completely incapable of feeling or giving a fuck about others. All they care about is how to make the most money and maintain their increasingly lavish lifestyles. Its a very sad existence to be honest, and not one I would be envious of.

[@chompchompchangbin]

@@eggmama170 ?

[@kat_lynx]

I don't blame people for thinking some Adult Party Cartoon version of SpongeBob was on the works. Over here in Latin America, SpongeBob was so popular among the teen and young adult demographic it aired on MTV at night alongside South Park and Drawn Together.

[@yapaapl]

In Poland they also aired it on MTV in 2004 and on Nickelodeon since 2008 and also it aired on Comedy Central!

[@kat_lynx]

@@yapaapl Quite interesting! Even without an Adult Party spinoff, Viacom is quite aware of the popularity of it among adult demographics even outside the US innit.

[@yapaapl]

@@kat_lynx That's because Nickelodeon launched in 2008 in Poland (but between 1999 and 2001 Nickelodeon was a block on Fantastic and it aired cartoons, including those that didn't air on the Nickelodeon channel such as KaBlam!, however the TV channel Fantastic is a completely lost media, even in the Polish TV iceberg that TV channel was in the lowest layer)

[@iluminumfalcon8619]

Yea I don’t why still thinks it Taboo for adults to like random Cartoons and potty humor

[@siskavard]

As an animator in the TV industry, I can't tell you how many people make inappropriate drawings of characters as a joke. I've seen things that would make Rule34 blush

[@novelezra]

When you describe the images, I feel like your my dad and I just found a copy of one of your dirty magazines and you are trying to explain what I saw without traumatizing me further.

[@colorbar.s]

out of pure morbid curiosity, i hope the full thing gets found one day

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

Me too! i got the bleach on the side lines for that specific occasion

[@kamiiu]

same it's rlly funny as an adult

[@jytvreal]

probably wont considering it has some 1940s germany stuff that could potentially cancel the crew members Why are you booing me i'm right? we all know twitter's track record

[@anthony-le5uo]

@@user-qv5sm5dw1v or it could be edgy nazi humor

[@toastedprocastinator]

same, the fact its possible that wolfensponge and squidward suicide is official before they even existed just makes me so curious, i NEED to see this

[@naturalistmind]

Plankton screaming "I went to college" is the darkest joke in SpongeBob

[@StrangeAustralian]

I definitely wasn't expecting this to be the lost media you were talking about in that recent community post, but this definitely lived up to it! Quite surreal knowing this exists and was made by the actual artists, and the commentary about the workplace goings-on at the time helps put it in context.

[@annedoe3039]

This is an incredible recap. How fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing this in such a delightful and in depth video for us- this is some really, really fine KZbin work!

[@itzpeanut9904]

after getting only 5 pages into the archive, i can declare that this is, without a doubt, the greatest thing ever made

[@SandwitchZebra]

On one hand, the fact that this exists is… whoa. On the other hand, I can’t imagine how fun this must’ve been for the crew. I imagine many of them are having a good laugh now that knowledge of it is gonna become widespread

[@bobertson654]

I wouldn’t be surprised if something like this exists for every Nicktoon considering the work culture, and that the Rugrats “storyboard jam” was also known about for quite a while now.

[@Mugiwara2k]

To say you hit a gold mine is an understatement, it’s an incredible find and something that definitely deserves to be documented (Even if it is a bit out of taste)

[@martsuha]

Honestly, I wasn't imagining this sort of thing to ever happen, but it's also so freaking funny that it is and sort of in character given the therories about the show's whacky nature and animators just screwing around. It really makes me wonder what other kinds of drawings studios or animators have drawn from certain shows or movies for the fun of it lmao. I would still die to hear that lost audio of the spongebob sailor episode tho!!

[@troin3925]

They're actually called storyboard jams. Rugrats had an infamous lost one called Incredible.

[@martsuha]

@@troin3925 Omg I had no idea this had a term lmao! Thanks for sharing!!

[@jytvreal]

@@troin3925 rugrats??? that's just a recipe for jail time

[@troin3925]

@@jytvreal That one was infamous for going too far and only some parts were found.

[@jytvreal]

@@troin3925 storyboard artists better hope thats not leaked lol

[@pkkingcrimsonrequiem1332]

There was an anecdote about how a creator for a Disney Channel cartoon (might have been American Dragon) was shown several pieces of rule 34 art of other Disney stuff they had on file, saying "This is what will happen to your show". I guarantee every single animated show out there has this sort of stuff made by the staff, even going back to the golden age; Which is why I don't dispute the existence of either the Mickey and Minnie thing or the Popeye and Betty Boop one.

[@Im-BAD-at-satire]

Given my early exposure to that site, directly age 12, it wouldn't surprise me that if I made a cartoon this will happen most definitely. Then again, I'd make crude jokes behind closed doors as well.

[@maximillianlylat1589]

TBF betty boop is the first animated waifu

[@slimcognito383]

I’m not surprised. Everyone working in the animation industry are adults. They need some way to blow off steam. Besides I learned that as an adult it can be tempting sometimes to depict characters you’re working on in more adult situations (if you’re not doing that already)

[@FrahdChikun]

Yeah, it was American Dragon's creator who said that. iirc the r34 he was shown was Kim Possible.

[@rosennacht7624]

@@FrahdChikunThe fact that Kim Possible faintly came to my mind when I read “rule34 of other Disney stuff” in the original comment.

[@matthewpulama106]

I never knew I'd see the day with these drawings and the stories that came from it. Great video!

[@thelojay]

this is a fantastic uncovery! i’m sir there are plenty objectionable things in that book, but I think it’s so important for us to see art for what it really is. i’ve yet to witness successful media that doesn’t have this kind of a trail behind it. in order to dig up the good stuff, we have to dig through the rest of the human psyche.

[@weezah]

completely agree!

[@VaniRoyal]

I’m like 90% sure that the cover image of Krabs “feeling it now” is drawn by C.H. Greenblatt. If anyone doesn’t know, he’s a writer/storyboard artist from the show’s golden age, he wrote on some of the funniest episodes in the show’s history. He’s also the creator of Chowder.

[@jytvreal]

are you refering to mid life crustacean?

[@dressupdolly]

@@jytvrealno, they’re referring to the drawing on cover of this book where mr krabs is engaged in … activities … with spongebob and patrick as him “feeling it now”

[@jytvreal]

@@dressupdolly doesn't look C.H greenblatt, i think the one where spongebob is "singing" and squidward is questioning it was drawn by him tho

[@Drakkona123]

@@jytvreal It really really looks like his work. It looks exactly like the first few episodes of season 4 that he was directly in charge of

[@jytvreal]

@@Drakkona123 but it could also be Aaron springer, they got similar art styles

[@kchrules775]

Amazing historic find. This is basically like finding a modern day version of the dirty Cinderella cartoon that was supposedly made for Walt Disney

[@SandwitchZebra]

I’m not sure if you’re referring to a different thing or you’re misremembering the supposed animation of Mickey and Minnie preforming intercourse that was apparently shown to the man himself on his birthday, who fired those animators and demanded all copies be burned I say supposed because the main sources of this information were a biography critical of Walt’s life (Hollywood’s Dark Prince) and a one-day employee who joked about a similar topic at lunch and was fired immediately by the currently nearby Roy Disney

[@rlinders9972]

@@SandwitchZebra That one-day employee was Harlan Ellison, by the way.

[@SandwitchZebra]

@@rlinders9972 As in, “I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream” Harlan Ellison? “The City on the Edge of Forever” Harlan Ellison? “A Boy and His Dog?” Harlan Ellison? Nothing I’ve ever found beforehand ever decided to mention that it was goddamn Harlan Ellison. That’s just weird to think about, in some alternative timeline he would’ve been a Disney employee. Though he would fit in perfectly with Disney’s long troubles regarding copyright

[@rlinders9972]

@@SandwitchZebra Yes, him.

[@SaacK12]

This made me remember that on one of the game development discs SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge has three risque sketches. Two are of SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy doing "a group activity", and the other is of a grotesque version of SpongeBob. But those sketches don't overshadow how strong this book is.

[@Oni_Manga_Land]

I love that this exists. I just love seeing artists let loose and make each other laugh, no such thing as taboos.

[@jobist_]

While all the images in the collection are horrendously vile, I kind of want to see the rest...

[@thatkindofboi9955]

same tbh I have a morbid curiosity

[@longestvideoever]

Just ask the showrunners

[@jytvreal]

probably wont see the light of day considering he mentioned "1940s germany" and some brands

[@toastedprocastinator]

same, its too goofy to just move on, like i need to see more, especially the 1945 and suicide one, because it basically means wolfensponge and squidward suicide are fucking real before they we're even created

[@zombieplush]

imagine a timeline where the behind closed doors version of the got milk ad was found before the real one, and a bunch of people had to pass around storyboards of patrick splooging on spongebobs face as proof that it existed

[@toastedprocastinator]

that would be hysterical ☠

[@rottonbox]

Its amazing how lost media went from finding creepy media to finding the most funniest thing

[@Fredthepizzaguy929]

This puts Patrick's secret picture of SpongeBob in a whole new perspective

[@SodiiumAnimation]

Fun fact: these drawings actually remind me of a thing called "storyboard jams", it's when the animation team creates weird drawings of the shows they work on; this also happened to the Rugrats.

[@newguy371]

A storyboard jam is when each artist adds a new frame to a storyboard. Based on the video, most of the book's content was just random drawings and storyboards done individually. EDIT: changed "were" to "was."

[@Medachod]

@@user-qv5sm5dw1v Why does that matter to you?

[@Medachod]

@@user-qv5sm5dw1v Elaborate.

[@TVFan810]

How could anyone believe that SpongeBob was originally pitched to Adult Swim when SpongeBob didn't even premiere until 1999 and Adult Swim was not launched until 2001? Anyway, it doesn't have any involvement with the original crew, but VH1 once aired an adult parody of SpongeBob that was short-lived called SpongeBong HempPants, so an adult SpongeBob cartoon a la Ren and Stimpy APC did air once.

[@ajaxmaxbitch]

And the SpongeBob pilot was made 97 also right?

[@sammyjaohnson5631]

No the rumor was that it was suppose to air on spike tv not adult swim ren and stimpy apc was on spike tv

[@gentachiii]

This seems more like bored adults having fun making random stuff they’d know they’d never want to show to the world, almost as if it’s a harmless “what if” scenario. I still think the Rugrats Storyboard Jam has to be the most depraved piece of Nickelodeon lost media ever found though

[@TheKiddingStar]

so THIS was the holiday party photo....

[@erickmorales25]

6:20 this image really brings new meaning to "Are You Feeling It Now Mr. Krabs?"

[@SomethingAboutSashimi]

"i'm feeling a warm spot"

[@ninckmane]

This is genuinely so interesting! It just makes the production of the show feel a lot more human, and gives us an interesting peek behind the production of a children's show

[@ninckmane]

@@LambdaMiscellaneous well, I can see your point. But still, this whole thing was never meant to be publically available and was probably just a way to blow off steam. Humor is subjective so discussing the appropriateness of crude, never meant to be seen artwork really isn't gonna go anywhere Edit: Also... calling other people names just because they disagree with you instead of trying to engage in conversation is one of the most childish things you could do. You were the one commenting your opinion

[@CarRobots]

​@@LambdaMiscellaneoushey it may not be funny to you but it's funny to somebody. You can't take that away

[@MadameSomnambule]

@@LambdaMiscellaneous Humans are complex creatures, they can't ALL be squeaky clean. If anything, this leaked book kinda makes them seem MORE human to me.

[@rubyy.7374]

@@LambdaMiscellaneous It’s called vent art, my dude.

[@troin3925]

I was surprised too when I found out about storyboard jams, which is what they're called.

[@kracko1367]

reminds me of that one spongebob gba game having nsfw hidden in the files for literally no reason

[@austingood22]

Unless we get a confirmation from one of the original people who worked on the project that this IS legit, this is just fan art.

[@BillyBob125]

This heavily reminds me of the explicit sketches found in a prototype version of SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge. It seems unlikely to me that these are directly linked (I don't believe any of the artists for the game worked on the show, I don't see why the crew would handout Behind Close Doors to the developers, the artstyle is different, and none of the sketches are drawn over official Nickelodeon storyboards). For those curious, the drawings can be viewed on The Cutting Room Floor.

[@conic2721]

it apparently wasn't in the prototype, but instead in the files of the GBA port.

[@maxrichards5925]

I couldn't find them :(

[@BillyBob125]

@@maxrichards5925 try looking in the development page for the game, they're titled variations of "naughty.jpg."

[@crazynaut223]

I remember that SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge for PlayStation apparently had images very similar to these hidden in its development discs, so seeing a whole book of these drawings is pretty wild

[@princeeris1780]

Really 😳

[@roxassora2706]

That's where the meme of a skuffed up or deformed spongebob comes from, I think.

[@tomhas10]

I wonder if those images are related to the Behind Close Doors book, or if its just a weird coincidence. The SuperSponge images have much thicker outlines so I imagine they're completely separate, but its funny the same thing happened twice.

[@spongemediawastaken]

Never in my whole life I would see this… canon spongebob r34

[@ItsThomas03]

This was the first thing I thought about when I clicked on the video

[@logger22]

This is more disturbing than the fake suicide episode

[@kome360]

Also known as 'the authors have outdone your fanfiction forever'.

[@Treeeee2008]

Even though there have been several crude and raunchy SpongeBob parodies in the past, the fact that this one was made by the actual Nickelodeon crew makes it all the more bizarre. It's hilarious that something like this could even happen but I honestly don't know how to watch the real show anymore.

[@justindeguzman9820]

Just want to take the time to give props to LsupersonicQ. He might not be as big of a name as Jorge who is considered to be the main lost media channel, but LsupersonicQ’s dedication to covering lost media in a wide range of topics from Toys to Cartoons and even Anime is amazing, and he even provides updates on many of them regularly. Hope your channel blows up further, especially with this video. This is something that no other lost media youtuber can claim to find.

[@caspanda55]

i prefer lsupersonicq MUCH better his videos are chill and lighthearted, unlike 90% of the other lost media youtubers

[@DJAX-THE-ONE]

@@caspanda55 Yea others try to make there videos feel creepy when subject matter isn’t

[@caspanda55]

@@DJAX-THE-ONE yeah, exactly!

[@Faine8]

Easily one of the worst Lost Media KZbinrs

[@TheTimoprimo]

@@Faine8 Who?

[@theguywhofoundwaldoo7939]

Just tried watching on 1.25x for the first time and never going back lol Awesome video man absolutely love the channel you always put out the most quality work!

[@zackv3957]

That dude had a gold mine sitting in his attic for decade and just forgot about it. I cant imagine what someone would pay for that.

[@bigspaghettio]

now this is the spongebob lost media worth finding

[@HeisenbergFam]

"book doesnt exist" Something tells me it exists

[@clownpiecejunkoandhecatia7240]

"Spongebob NSFW joke drawings by the actual creators found" was not on my 2023 bingo card... but here we are.

[@FirstLastname604]

Stephen Hillenburg is looking down at us and he’s laughing his ass off

[@parsak.sadjadi3763]

Regarding the reasoning, I don't think the response to any "horrid" working conditions was exclusive to Nickelodeon. I think cartoons were generally a strain to work through. They may have been passionate about their work, but at the end of the day, it is hard work. So of course they would vent out their frustrations (and horniness, apparently).

[@pumkinpatchwork]

you’re absolutely correct lol. in fact, non horrid working conditions are quite rare to come across in the cartoon industry haha. creatives are genuinely so abused all the time and it’s so normalized in the entertainment industry

[@BubblesZest]

This reminds me of the Rugrats' incredible storyboard jam, if I recall the story correctly this is an incredibly common way to blow off steam in the animation industry. I'd bet there's tons more like it out there.

[@dimentiorules]

Wait, there’s a rugrats thing like this?! They’re fucking babies!

[@MegaRubi78]

​@@dimentiorulesThe only image Of this storyboard doesn't includes explicit sexual content like this one, instead includes violence like Uncle Stu punching the mother and, Tommy twitching (for some reason that I can't remember) And Angelica likes the way Uncle Stu Is "Forceful" and violent. This storyboard image ends with Uncle Stu saying "My Little C-Word, One Day you'll be a daddy's Little girl"💀

[@fractiouslemon]

EXTREMELY common. I think it's funny and kind of stupid when people see these kinds of things and assume it means the people involved are predators of some sort or even victims of a situation. Cartoonists are weird people with a weird sense of humor. As a cartoonist myself, I can verify that my artist friends and I do this kind of thing all the time for giggles but never show anyone. I even used to have a private blog dedicated to the twisted off-model drawings that we would make just so we could laugh about them.

[@DoctorMario606]

Yeah I'm not sure why people are surprised 😂

[@justju0rd]

That whole storyboard jam still makes me not understand why people whine and cry over fictional characters being lewd when you said cartoonists working on notable shows doing the very same thing

[@bananabread6002]

You really made me double check that this wasn’t posted on April fools. Well done

[@RealBillyBob]

Some medias are better to stay lost

[@HotFuss-gd9qr]

Wow, that was eye opening. This reminds me of the time that people found SpongeBob smut art in an official video game. Forgot the name though.

[@ARCHIVED9610]

was it battle for bikini bottom? files?

[@katlyndobransky2419]

@@ARCHIVED9610omeone else commented about it earlier, I believe it was super sponge

[@ARCHIVED9610]

@@katlyndobransky2419 saw that when scrollinn 😅

[@Templarfreak]

as someone who likes to think they are very creative themselves and has also exposed themselves to a lot of art all over the internet, let me tell you that a lot of this is probably not a response to the bad work environment, even though it was definitely bad and horrible, conscious or unconscious. artists are just _weird people_ and doing really weird, gross, depraved, or otherwise, things with their art from time to time or even _a lot_ is just a normal part of the creative process for a lot of artists out there.

[@troin3925]

It's actually called a storyboard jam. Sorry for repeating this in this comment section.

[@candydream16]

I mean, if you don't draw weird, gay little cartoon characters doing it from time to time, can you even call yourself an artist?

[@mochalatte8362]

​@@candydream16 *inhales* *_BOI_*

[@dusthymn8187]

@@candydream16 sure can, im never drawing child porn like the rugrats storytellers. and im sure the spongebob one is just as fucked up. Stop normalizing this

[@kingplatypus3rd]

For real, it's very odd (and very funny tbh) trying to find some deeper meaning in some of these drawings when it just boils down to "haha I drew Spongebob with a penis"

[@AdonisOuranios]

You're looking way too deep into the "meanings" of these drawings, and I think it's to the point of disrespect to the artists. I'm pretty sure this is just animators randomly thinking of stupid, crass things to make their characters do. A relief from the monotony of animation, or the stress of the work environment, or whatever. Humor was also vastly different in the 2000s, offensive humor was in (especially for adult men in an office) and jokes at the expense of others weren't taken as seriously--because it just wasn't really a thing. There was no huge cultural shift to encourage people to think deeply about what their jokes really mean like there is now. The drawings were made within the context that no one would ever see them but themselves. As much as I love knowing of this lost art, and believe as much art as possible should be documented and archived, I'm also concerned for the animators who will now have to deal with the incoming crusade of "offended people" who are now going to harass them. This is the equivalent of someone leaking private DMs between best friends, where filters are dropped and they're unconcerned with being judged because they're only talking to their best friend.

[@worthybutter2004]

hater

[@soovcat74]

8:14 THIS LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE CHRIS O'NEAL ART IM SCREAMING

[@sarinabina5487]

This might be one of the best lost media finds EVER!! I can only imagine how you feel that this person trusted you enough to reach out to you. Great video💖

[@FoldTrace]

Looking at it it's when a friend at school shows all the doodles they do during class and you just look at the most unhinged pieces of art you will ever see

[@DeendayBuffoon]

Most of these doodles can be found drawn or carved on half of the desk tables at my old highschool by bored students

[@Poyostar]

Sweet NOVA, that's... something I didn't think would be made public. I mean, even with the context of Nickelodeon's work culture from back then, I was still heavily disturbed by it. Make no mistake, I will never go out searching for the uncensored images.

[@misatomerging]

As an artist i am not suprised in the least bit i wouldve 100% done the same if i had to draw spongebob that much

[@V_2077]

You have a problem

[@misatomerging]

@V_2077 well its not like im getting off to it or nothing its just really funny thats all even if its super fucked lmao

[@ulyssesveracruz8343]

Atleast you admit it 😂

[@yemyembon]

​@@V_2077What problem?

[@ScooterCat64]

@@V_2077 Almost all cartoonist draw that kind of stuff

[@eerieeric834]

This reminds me of that really dark Rugrats episode that was never release. It was some thing that the animators did to blow off steam and I feel like this is the same thing as that

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

It was a series of storyboards, not an episode, made as part of a stress release exercise called a "storyboard jam" where a person adds a panel or two before passing the sheet onto someone to add to it. Like a group comic. They're never meant to be made into actual episodes, storyboard jams are just for giggles among the animation department. Also the Rugrats one was titled "Incredible," which is fitting, as it's incredible that people could make such a depraved comic without John K. being among the contributors

[@eerieeric834]

@@Account_Not_Applicable my point is if you’re overworked and underpaid, you will do shit like this to blow off steam

[@Elvusmiw]

Good lord I remember that

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

@@eerieeric834 oh absolutely

[@Spo0pybo0teehee]

I don't even care about how crude it is, the artstyle is so funny to me😭

[@Solkerash]

9:37 Mr. Krabs really giving SpongeBob the secret formula with his secret claw💀☠️🗿🥛🦗

[@DougBurgum4VP]

Ch Greenblatt (who wrote many episodes of SpongeBob) said that this practice was common. "You have to be a bit of a pervert to work in animation"

[@cellytron]

So, SpongeBob/Squidward has been a thing since day one, and even the people who worked on the show “shipped” them? Interesting to know. Never had a clue this existed, fascinating video!

[@ElixirUs69]

"it only sings around you, squidward!"

[@katlyndobransky2419]

I wouldn’t call it shipping. A lot of people find making characters gay funny. It was all probably for jokes

[@lauramarsanchez145]

They ship them. One worker of Nickelodeon said that on Twitter 😅

[@candydream16]

​@@katlyndobransky2419 there are three types of squidbob shippers: people who ship it as a joke people who ship it genuienly people who ship it as a joke... but bro... I don't think it's a joke anymore

[@MexicanAmericanArts]

It's just the animators drawing the "ship". Steven Hillenburg has said that the characters where asexual.

[@frederick899]

wikipedia has a page about this book now 💀