These Sinister Theories Will Change How You Feel About Your Favorite Childhood Characters

Many of us are happy to believe that our favorite childhood cartoons, movies and books are totally innocent.

But a recent Reddit thread explored the darker side of cartoons including Spongebob Squarepants, Ed Edd and Eddie, and Rugrats.

The theories are compelling—and could change the way you view your favorite characters forever.

The Rugrats' Angelica is the only one who can talk to the babies because they are a figment of her imagination.

"She is spoiled, sad and lonely, because her mother is constantly working and has no time for her.

So how did it come about that Angelica would have to imagine these babies? Tommy died soon after child birth, a fact reflected by Stu never leaving the basement, inventing toys that his son will never play with. Chuckie died in the car crash along with his Mum, also reflected in the actions of his father; the crash has made him a pathetic nervous wreck most of the time.

Most interesting is Phil and Lil. There never where any twins, there was just one baby. However this baby was a still born, and Angelica never knew the sex of the still born, so she invented twins of different genders."

In the Haunted Mansion at Disney theme parks, riders commit suicide during the course of the ride and become ghosts..

"At the beginning of the ride the ghost host (the narrator) says the only way to escape the mansion is to die, and he shows that he hanged himself. Near the end of the ride there's a moment where the ride vehicle turns around backwards and you go off a balcony, which according to this theory represents you jumping to your death.

Before this part of the ride the ghosts are all trying to scare you, but afterwards they sing excitedly and invite you to party with them. The only human character in the ride, a groundskeeper, appears after the balcony drop. He faces toward the riders and seems terrified of you."

The original Scooby Doo series is set after a horrible economic depression.

"Everything is abandoned and falling apart, and all of the villains are people who would normally be really respected (professors, museum curators, celebrities) who have fallen into hard times just like everyone else. How many times have the gang helped someone NOT go out of business?"

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