Skibidi Toilet began in February 2023 as a YouTube series by animator Alexey Gerasimov, built around singing human-headed toilets battling camera-headed characters. The 'skibidi dop dop dop yes yes' chant, sung by the toilet characters, became the series' signature sound and spread far beyond the original videos through TikTok edits, YouTube Shorts and Roblox-style fan content. Its nonsense lyrics, catchy rhythm and association with chaotic, low-budget animation made it a shorthand for Gen Alpha internet humour, and creators still reuse the loud version to signal absurdity and instantly recognisable meme energy.