We have all watched cartoons at some point in our life. While cartoons can seem pretty innocent, a number of dark fan theories have popped up thanks to the internet.

Ed, Edd and Eddy Takes Place in Purgatory

Throughout the entire run of Ed, Edd and Eddy, we never see any adults on the cul-de-sac. This fact led to some fans thinking that the show is set in some sort of purgatory and that the characters are from different time periods. For example, Rolf is a farmer’s son who died in 1903 and Eddy died sometime during the Great Depression based on his obsession with money.

 Aladdin Is Set in a Post-Apocalyptic Future

Instead being set in Ancient Arabia, there is a fan theory that the Disney version of Aladdin takes place in some sort of Mad Max-esque sort of wasteland. The reason for this theory is when the Genie first emerges from his lamp, he exclaims, “ten thousand years will give you a crick in the neck!” Another aspect of the movie that is taken into account is that the Genie makes constant pop culture references that wouldn’t exist for centuries. Plus, there is a modern-day stop sign that appears as a part of the background in the Aladdin video game for the Sega Genesis.

 The Simpson Family Are Actually Geniuses

There is a theory that every member of the Simpsons family are geniuses, but only Lisa chooses to show it. The reason for this is that the family chose happiness over intelligence. For example, Grandpa Simpson may appear senile but was shown to be a fighter pilot in WWII and also an accomplished pianist. It also been hinted that Marge went to college at one point and had a degree but she decided to become a stay-at-home mother. In one episode in the 12^th season, it was shown that Homer’s low intelligence is the result of shoving crayons into his brain as a child. When he has the crayon surgically removed, he becomes a genius. At the end of the episode, he decides to have the crayon lodged back into his brain after he became ostracized for his intelligence. The theory also states that Bart chooses to hide his intelligence as a way to avoid being ostracized but his cleverness shows through his pranks. Although Maggie is still an infant, the theory states that she is just as intelligent as the rest of the family. Previous episodes have shown Maggie saving her father multiple times and she also has a dangerously high expertise with firearms as shown in the two-part “Who Shot Mr. Burns?”

There are holes in this theory, however. In season nine, it was explained that there is a “Simpsons gene” that causes baldness, idiocy and laziness but it only affects male Simpsons. However, in an early Simpsons episode, Homer’s half-brother Herb is shown to have graduated from Harvard and started his own successful car company. In the same episode where Homer has the crayon removed, it is shown that his IQ bumped up to only 105 (which is considered average).

Ms. Frizzle’s Class are the Planeteers

This theory states that five members of Ms. Frizzle’s class in “The Magic School Bus” are the Planeteers in “Captain Planet” based on their similarities in appearance. The theory also states the Gaia, the personification of Earth in “Captain Planet”, kidnapped the children and put them on an island where she brainwashes them under the guise of being in a class when they are actually being indoctrinated into her ecology-based crusade. However, not all the children went along with the plan. For example, Janet and Ralphie escape the program only for them to go mad from the experience and pursue a life of crime under the guise of “Dr. Blight” and “Hoggish” respectively. Those who do survive are sent back into society but become sleeper agents whenever Gaia needs them for her purpose.

The main problem of this theory, however, is the fact that “Captain Planet” debuted in 1990 while “The Magic School Bus” television series debuted four years later. Plus, the children on the “Magic School Bus” and the five planeteers have very different personalities. 

 Bikini Bottom is the Result of Nuclear Testing

While it is known that Bikini Bottom (the setting of the popular series SpongeBob Squarepants) is set underneath the real-life Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean but what is not known is that that the atoll was the site of two nuclear bomb tests that was funded by the US government back in 1946. As a result of this, the creatures underneath the atoll became affected with radiation and gain human-like intelligence. Unlike the previous theories, there is actually truth to it as it was mentioned in the script for the series’ pilot.