These Realizations About Eight Of Your Favorite Cartoons From The 90s Will Totally Depress You

Spongebob Squarepants and the seven deadly sins.

There are a ton of fans who believe that each character from Spongebob Squarepants represents one of the deadly sins. Spongebob represents lust, Gary represents gluttony, Mr. Krabs represents greed, Plankton represents envy, Sandy represents pride, Patrick represents sloth, and Squidward represents wrath.

Doug and his mental disorders.

Doug was a sensitive boy who loved spending time with his friends and writing in his journal, but he may not be who you think he is. One theory is that Doug has a manic bipolar disorder and his friends each suffer from their own mental disorders. While this theory might seem far-fetched, some believe that it is true.

One commenter said, "Doug was the original Emo kid. He sat in the corner of the park and wailed on his banjo, singing love songs about Patti Mayonaise. What do little kids do? Idolize cartoon characters. Emo, and the subsequent emo kids are all Doug’s fault. Doug was emo; keeping a journal, getting his ass kicked by bullies, and wearing a sweater vest."

Animaniacs and its untimely ending.

Animaniacs was the most popular cartoon of the 90s. It attracted many big names in show business and won several awards. The show ran from 1993-1998, but many people thought it ended way too soon. It did not end because of ratings. It ended because of advertising and marketing. The show was watched mostly by adults, but the ads were targeted towards children. Lack of sales caused the show to end early.

Teletubbies and their height.

During the late 90s, the Teletubbies bounced all over our screens. The one thing that made these creatures so lovable was the idea that they were super small. The truth is that they were huge, standing at 10ft tall. Now, that is absolutely terrifying!

The Fairly Oddparents and anti-depressants

Before the full-length show premiered on Nickelodeon in 2001, it was in the form of cartoon shorts in the late 90s. While the show was wildly funny for kids, a closer look proves it to be quite sad. Timmy is pretty much neglected by his parents and is constantly tortured and abused by his babysitter. Also, one theory is that the two fairies actually represent Zoloft and Prozac that Timmy needs to deal with the issues in his life.

Rocko's Modern Life and sexual innuendos

Most kids were watching this show in the early 90s. Even so, the creators were getting away with a ton of adult humor. Rocko even worked as a phone sex operator. The entire first season was full of sexual humor, and the other seasons just dumbed down the sexual innuendos.

Pokemon and giving kids seizures

While this 90s TV show made us all crazed Pokemon fans, it has some seriously devastating effects for some kids. One episode actually sent more than 700 kids to the hospital. All of the noise and flashing lights during the episode where Ash and his friends stop the villains from inside a Pokemon transmitter machine, ended up giving hundreds of kids seizures or bouts of nausea. The show ended up getting pulled after that.

Winnie the Pooh and mental illness

It has long been said that each character from the show represents some sort of mental illness. Winnie the Pooh has ADHD, Eyeore suffers from depression, Roo is Autistic, Piglet has anxiety, Tigger is hyperactive, Rabbit has OCD, Kanga suffers from social anxiety, and Christopher Robin is clearly schizophrenic.

Now that you are an adult, do any of these theories make sense to you? I know a couple of them seem totally legit to me.