"One of cults main thing is that they strip you from your identity" - The SpongeBob Guy, formerly know as Alex Bale

This was the most morbid way to say "hey i got a new cat!"

i never expected to hear "heavens gate" and "goofy goober" in the same sentence what a time to be alive

Extra detail I just noticed rewatching the theory again: the two people who casually “interfere” with Spongebob fully joining the Goofy Goober Cult are Movie Neptune (who quite literally “interrupts” in the perfect moment) and Mindy, Movie Neptune's teenage daughter. Not only does it ally with the Neptune Theory of Movie Neptune and Mindy being hired actors for the movie, BUT it also aligns with the Television Theory: the writers are trying to pull Spongebob away from the cult because... there's no show without Spongebob.

The only other restaurant that made their customers wear hats and stuff was Plankton when he started selling Krabby Patties, and HIS goal was to LITERALLY mind control and enslave his customers. May just be a coincidence, but it’s still funny Edit: PLEASE, read the whole text carefully before you comment…

I swear this man can make a full blown college essay of why Wyoming does/doesn’t exist

The part when SpongeBob and Patrick were getting dried was the most traumatic experience of my life...

I was so shocked to learn that Happy meat farms wasn't a real company and just something Alex made for an ARG. It seemed so convincing!!

The fact that he can say Goofy Goober so freaking seriously is just unbelieavable.

“What other restaurant has not just employees, but customers that always dress up in a specific way?” **Me, wearing my Burger King crown**

I fell asleep with this playing in the background and you can imagine how crazy that damn dream was💀

More evidence that the ice cream has drugs in them is in Nicktoons Unite, Spongebob says this "Wake up, Spongebob , you must of had to much ice cream last night!"

Stephen Hillenburg: If we make the ice cream act like achohol, we can entertain an older audience! Alex "The Spongebob Guy" Bale: *THEY'RE GOING TO FUCKING KILL PEOPLE*

Not gonna lie, even though all this is just a part of one big ARG, the theories are actually pretty solid.

"All bubble blowin babies will be beaten senseless by every able bodied patron in the bar." 😂😂

I’m legitimatly scared of this mans search history

Alex bale is the only man that is capable of making the lines: "I'm a goofy goober" "You're a goofy goober" "We're all goofy goobers!" have hidden lore and dark meaning

Squidina's presence is definitely the strongest theory in this whole video.

The live chat whent from "im a goofy goober yeah" to "WHAT" its like a cult member being broken out of the in docration

Wait, goofy goobers is lacking one more element of cults: forcing you away from your friends and family. And while spongebob and Patrick are eating there, they still have contact with their friends and family.

*When Alex finishes all of SpongeBob’s theories* Alex: Goodbye everyone, I’ll remember y’all in therapy!

Everyone: “oh yes! Another theory!” Me: “yes! Another installment of the Alex Bale Monster Allegory saga!”

Imagine your in a forest at night and you hear a few people quietly chanting while each word is slightly stretched out "I'm a goofy goober yeah, (slightly demented) you're a goofy goober yeah! (Getting closer to you) we're all goofy goobers yeah"

The shot composition at the ending scene was really neat, allow me to analyze for a moment: 1. in my interpretation, putting individuals at different heights creates a sense of dominance and superiority, the monster is quite literally a level above alex here - whereas before, alex was always the one who had to come down to its level - which cinematically demonstrates the shift in control here (as seen in the monster eating the cat despite it not being offered, it just took it instead of being given the meat). what was once a symbiosis has turned into a parasitic relationship. 2. Alex is forced to look UP to the creature - whereas before they saw eye to eye (literally) - which is also metaphorical as he is looking up to this monster for guidance and spongebob theories. And at the same time, this creature is looking down at alex, seeing him as a lowly pawn and a means to get his meat. (side theory/analysis: i think this creature is also a metaphor for us as an audience, a presence that is taking over his life, demanding to be ‘fed’ (content) and our growing insatiable hunger for more theories are taking over his life (since i’m sure crafting these theories takes a LOT of time). oh and the bottles it gives alex? perhaps a parallel to commenters and other people suggesting ideas for him to look into.) 3. Alex appears to be in a basement, which isn’t just to add to the creepy atmosphere! Generally speaking, one can’t usually leave or escape a house from a basement, you usually have to go up to the main floor to do so… but the creature is blocking off his exit, he’s literally trapped by this monster just like how he’s trapped making these spongebob videos. 4. I just wanted to point out that the obvious yellow light (in addition to the yellow clothes and other objects in later videos) clearly is meant to represent how spongebob is taking over his life. BUT what i also noticed is that the doorframe and the yellow make a YELLOW RECTANGLE, y’know LIKE SPONGEBOB! AND ITS LITERALLY LOOMING OVER ALEX LIKE SIME SORT OF OMNIPRESENCE!!! 5. oh yeah also alex is slowing being engulfed by darkness, especially when the monster is around… need i say more? Alex, my man, my dude, the level of detail and thought you put into the shots of these snippets of short films in these videos are astounding, and picking them apart is a lot of fun! great work!!!!

The fact that he’s able to create these SpongeBob theories AND show off his film-making skills is just amazing. It makes me really happy to see

If this is all true, then actual props to the writers of spongebob for putting this into the show

Is no one gonna talk about the fact that at the beginning on this video during the random word generator joke he just showed us the name of the next 2 theories showing that they are pretty easy to notice but they are just hard videos to make good job Alex!

I know your seen as the spongebob guy, but your story telling and photography is absolutely amazing and brilliant, I always wait until the end just to make sure I didn't miss any of your amazing bonus clips, keep up the good work man!! ❤

kind of impressed actually. I went into this expecting a silly joke theory or something but now I'm willing to believe some of the writers just think cults are really funny and thought it was funny to hint at goofy goobers being one

Can't remember if this was mentioned in this video but the aliens from Atlantis have a thing for ice cream. Like the weapons shoot ice cream, and they can turn things into exclusively ice cream. So maybe those are the aliens they worship. I just thought it fits with the theory.

is nobody else sad about the cat? like i’m over here crying 😭😭

i live for alex's storytelling, the theories are amazing but the fact that he's framed them within this mini-mystery of this deal with an entity is just the icing on the cake. so much talent and skill for one person!

“This seemingly innocent ice cream parlor is a front for something sinister” These seemingly innocent sponge bob theories are a front for something sinister

“Sponsored by Happy Meat Farms” Does anyone want to tell him?

Job: appreciates the workers Alex: "THEY MUST BE A CULT!"

does anyone else notice that in the Atlantean episode they have a machine that turns random everyday objects (like a comb) into ice cream? and when asked what else it can turn things into, the king says that “it actually only makes ice cream, we haven’t found a way to work out the bugs on that yet,” or something to that affect and i just find that really interesting on top of everything else discussed in this video. and the aliens that appear in front of Patchy that shrank Encino and put it back to its original size? and the part where he’s singing the back in Encino song during his hallucination, what’s also interesting to me is the thing that breaks him out of it & back to reality is when his ice cream cone falling into the grass.

Thing about his theories are that there’s always something that explains everything unlike other theories I have seen and this makes me fully believing in it

The next theory should be: remember that spongebob episode where Patrick turned smart? Near the end of the episode there was a literal field of Starfish heads. Something’s definitely up with that…

i honestly think that the horror segments of these videos are underrated, i used to skip them but i was totally missing out, i always thought the creator vs demmand (best way i can word it) trope of getting tired of what made you popular was realistic, considering how ive seen it with several creators in real life (bosh, litterally any tf2 content creator, ETC) this is a great spin on it, excelent cenematography

I'm having a day off work and randomly starting watching these. I love how you started to incorporate the side horror story into this series and I also love seeing the 'most replayed' part is at the end of the video :)

Somebody commented saying that "The flying Dutchman" would make a great one. I agree. He doesn't have much back story and he's everywhere

I wonder if Matpat is amused or horrified at how accurate this parody of his writing is. Like, it's absurd how good this is. Also, loved the animation of the muse in this episode

I think it’s strange how the SpongeBob movie had two crusty crabs and then after that there was never a second Krusty Krab ever again. Would it be possible that the entire movie was in a dream SpongeBob or Patrick had and that none this ever actually happened

Bro, you totally ruined all my childhood SpongeBob memories. And for some reason I like it

I can’t tell if he genuinely enjoys making SpongeBob theories or if he believes that he still has to do this to show off his craft because at this point I would watch anything this guy put out.

he has a cat named gary now. this signifies that he has lost his resolve and is now just the spongebob guy. maybe the cult theory is parallel to 'real life'. by naming a cat gary, he has submitted to the cult and pledged his soul to the theory maker.

This is one of my favorite videos of yours! I sometimes come back to it, because it's still interesting and convincing. But your "Don't feed the Muse" series is good too! Keep up the good work!

1:16 Love the foreshadowing for the next conspiracies, very clever Alex..

Just like SpongeBob embraced being a goofy goober, Alex embraced being the SpongeBob guy

This series went from 0-100 real fucking quick.

Notice that the kids greet Goofy by stretching out one hand, and in Goofy Goober theme song they raise their arms up like many cultures do while chanting the prayer

FINNALY I know where that SpongeBob and Patrick melting under stress scene came from

I’m curious about what Alex’s take on the Flying Dutchman would be.

Another point about the end of the movie is that Spongebob is using the “power of the goofy goober” to save everyone, even royalty. He has basically taken the position of a recruiter in the cult and is giving everyone else a reason to back it. That would be like someone relying on the power of Chuck E Cheese to pull out of a hostage situation.

It's not "just a theory" it's the truth revealed

The fact that this video is a joke/only made to boost a ARG Its a surprisingly great theory, i could probably accept it as canon

Love the fact he’s used his SpongeBob theory popularity and still making it a horror skit

The fact that he did one about Goofy Goobers being an alien death cult is very similar to Alex's character situation with his Muse. It came into his life when he was at his lowest, made him give it offerings for knowledge, even a living creature, made Alex rely on him, and changed his identity into the spongebob guy. Like in the end of the video it usually said Alex Bale, now it says the spongebob guy. The Muse has turn Alex into his follower and everytime he tries to break free, it temps him back with more conspiracies.

That peanut (Goofy Goober mascot) was always scary, so not surprised that a conspiracy theory was made. The way he entices children and followers also gives cultish vibes, even without alien reference.

Bro, 17:13 Mr Krabs was like: What’s happening right now?

I would also point out how perhaps Spongebob Fully Embracing the Goofy Goober is what caused his character to become even more childish in the following seasons after the movie. The Cult literally broke him.

Theory: Alex actually just wanted to show off his cat

OMG I totally forgot about the Pizza Cult, didn't even realize I was watching the same guy! Loved those videos and I love these ones too. Keep it up!

This is your darkest one alex this one Gave me chills

Imagine going to school for film, having aspirations of being the next great director, then you end up being the most legendary spongebob conspiracy theorist. You never know where your journey will take you.

I love how at the end of the theory Alex just accepts his fate as a spongebob theorist, just like all the cult members accept the cult beliefs in the end

I think the reason Patrick acted like she didn't know squidina is because the Patrick star show is in an alternate timeline because we already saw Patricks real parents and he had a sister named Sam so that why they acted like strangers

please make more spongebob theories, they are truly amazing, they're so addictive, keep up the great work!!!

I think this is the reason why Spongebob and Patrick act like children even though they are canonically adults in the franchise.

As someone who sang the Goofy Goober song over and over again, as a Kid, this theory is just terrifying. Great job again Alex.

Bro for going on game theory level deep-dives to solve spongebob😂👌

I have been thoroughly enjoying the Spongebob conspiracy videos, but this one in particular is extremely interesting. In some way, with enough time, I think I could come to the conclusions from all the other ones so far, but I NEVER would have thought of this one. Better yet, despite my inability to have realized this one myself, it's undeniable. Bravo!

Squidina actually first appeared in the episode "Goons on the Moon", where she is a teenager like Pearl. She was designed off of this appearance in "The Goofy Newbie" rather than her appearance in The Patrick Star Show.

You forget something. At the last moment spongebob transformed into a wizard. The highest rank in cults. With his highest level wizard charisma he set people free.

This is the darkest and the scariest SpongeBob theory of all time I never felt anything like this before.

I came to watch some of your stuff after matpats arg video on happy meat farms, and both with the arg shorts and the SpongeBob theories, and you are doing an amazing job keep it up 😁

It also feels worth mentioning that in the game, after Spongebob and Patrick are captured by the cyclops, they have a shared dream that takes place in some Goofy Goober theme park. Complete with the Goofy Goober himself leading them around. Clearly the cult has worked its way so deep into their minds for them to have such a dream.

Y'know, if you take this theory and buy into it, it honestly really explains a lot about how Spongebob would be portrayed as a character moving forward in the show's runtime. Spongebob, after his rebirth, is shown to be very different in the seasons after the movie. He's always been fun-loving and had carefree idiocy, but those traits seem to be more exaggerated in later seasons. Could this be a result of the rebirth perhaps? No longer easily giving into his other emotions because he has seen the light and he knows that his true fate is sealed. This could also be applied to Patrick as well, now a shell of his former self. Once a a slow and dopey fellow with a heart of gold, and now a braindead idiot who can be very aggressive and impulsive. I think it's very well possible that their rebirths did a number on the both of them, far greater than we'd realized until now.

10:50 i mean spongebob and Patrick are both old enough to drink so maybe this is a sertant type of goofy goober ice cream that contains alcohol like that ice pops

The editing here genuinely gives me chills

If you tie in both the theory and the actual lore, there's something in common. The theme of the theory is that Goofy Goobers is pulling strings on people. The current scenario in the lore is that the beast is pulling strings on Alex Bale on making spongebob theories. My best guess to the tie is that this solo theory isn't only another one made by the beast, but is also a hidden message from Alex Bale himself. Pretty much Alex Bale telling us about how he's being played and toyed like a puppet, and at some points doing things that he doesn't want to do. It's a wildcard I'm throwing upon the table, but it's decently solid.

ALRIGHT, Alex, I gotta say this: Your penchant for suspense is way better than any cheap jumpscare I know of. I appreciate that!

There is no, I mean no other videos like this The amount of detail, accuracy, and effort put into these videos is insane :D

Wow. I wasn't expecting this. I was speechless. Keep up the excellent work. Your theories are unique. They all make sense. 👍👍👍😁

The amount of effort your putting into this is insane. First there’s the actual theory videos which on their own are already really high quality. Then there’s there’s the arg on top of these theories which is just as well made.

This channel is possibly one of the best youtube arcs, an arc in an arc

"what other restaurants have not just employees but also customers dress up in a specific way" Maybe the customers are wearing merch like in Disney Land, then again one can argue that Disney could be a cult with the amount of people obsessed with it.

I think it is so cool that alex made a reference to the next theories in the part where he mentioned the random word generator. 😂❤

this could explain why after the spongebob movie, the show changed. everyone’s personality were completely changed and based off of one trait. him singing the goofy goober song could also be brainwashing and that’s why everything changed in that season

Alex: An animal lover Also Alex: fed cat to a mysterious monster for Spongebob theory

17:58 I thought this was a sad scene about “a club hating gays” and trying to weed out which person was gay in the bar

This was definitely your best SpongeBob theory!

One thing that wasn't mentioned at all though was the Weenie Hut franchise. It only appears in a couple episodes but it's worth looking into.

Everyone: ANOTHER THEORY Me: oh shit another part of the spongebob theory cinematic universe

So glad I found your theories, even if I’m super late to the game lol

This is my fav Alex bale sponge bob theory

Dang hearing them sing the goody goober as they slowly die makes it so disturbing now

Theory: Happy Meat Farms seems to be sponsoring The Cynical Critic and now Alex Bale. I think that because each of them have been in some form of contact with The Monster and is contacting each of them, maybe to tell them about The Monster or something else

I love the theories and the arg man keep it up

Ok but now im questioning that episode where Patrick mistook strangers for his parents - that means both his sister AND him have wound up so separated from their origins that they dont recognise their own family. I havent seen an episode of the spin off but it makes me inagine their parents wondering what the heck happened to their kids. It also makes me wonder if Patrick was vulnerable enough to get affected by the cult tactics before but stupid and unpredictable enough to wind up getting out without ever knowing he was in danger but still very confused...or...maybe hes not out at all? Its just occured to me that we have no idea how someone as thoughtless as Patrick with no sign of a regular job manages to keep a house and afford anything 😅