Skibidi Toilet began as a YouTube series by creator DaFuq Boom in February 2023, made with Source Filmmaker and centred on singing heads emerging from toilets to battle camera-headed characters. Short clips spread quickly on YouTube and TikTok, turning the strange premise and catchy theme into a viral meme that children and teenagers shared in edits, parodies and reaction videos. Its simple, repeatable joke and instantly recognisable sound have kept it in use long after the first episodes appeared.