Skibidi Toilet began as a YouTube web series by creator Alexey Gerasimov, posting under DaFuq!?Boom!, with its first short episodes appearing in early 2023. The series follows a war between singing human-headed toilets and camera-headed humanoids, and its bizarre premise quickly spread through TikTok edits, reaction videos and fan animations. The theme became a shorthand for Gen Alpha internet humour, which is why the short clip still appears in memes, gaming videos and schoolyard jokes years later.