Hey, it’s all in the title. We’ve gathered some fan theories that could make you want to rewatch your childhood films and series. You’ve been warned.
- Ratatouille (2007)’s old lady
The comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures shows a French culinary experience highly influenced by an unlikely character: a rat. The theory relates to the old lady in the beginning:
“In Disney’s Ratatouille, the old lady in the beginning of the movie living in the house next to the river is the food critic, Anton Ego’s, mother. In the flashback scene where he eats the ratatouille you can see similarities of the house from the beginning, her face and I think the bridge.” — Bev-Low
- The Jetsons (1962) and The Flintstones (1994) are actually the same time period
The 1962 series “The Jetsons”, is an iconic family sitcon situated in an idealized vision of the 21st century, with flying cars, conveyor-belt sidewalks and fancy (or rather, fancier) appliances. Meanwhile The Flinstones in 1994 is set in a “modernized” Stone Age setting modern centering on the Flinstone family living in Bedrock. The theory suggests that the two worlds actually exists on the same time period, but one exists in the sky while the other stayed on earth.
“The Jetsons and the Flintstones are living at the same time in a dystopian future where the ‘haves’ live above the clouds and the ‘have nots’ are stuck on a wasted Earth. The signs include that Flintstones celebrate things like Christmas and other holidays which doesn’t make sense and The Great Gazoo alien appears in both series.” — lowsodiummonkey
- Courage the Cowardly Dog’s Universe
A popular 90s series from Cartoon Network, Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated comedy horror following the kind yet easily scared Courage dog. A theory said that the fictional US Kansas town known as, “Nowhere” is actually the void between this world and the next.
“As said in the show’s intro, many creepy things happen in Nowhere, and fans have a lot to say about that. There is a belief that the barren land that Muriel, Eustace, and Courage call home is a void between the mortal world and the world of the supernatural.
It doesn’t sound so far off, especially when the government is keeping such a close eye on the area. Their home being right on top of the entrance and exit to the supernatural world does make a lot of sense and explains why Courage and his owners are common targets for the supernatural.” –Jaclyn Applegate, CBR.com
- Peter Pan Kills Lost Boys Who Grow Up
The classic Peter Pan’s story with his lost boys remain vivid among generations. But a theory proposes that his adventures were only a defense mechanism after murdering his friends.
“The first theory is that Pan never wants his Lost Boys to grow up, and so once they do, he kills them as they no longer fit into his ideal version of Neverland. This theory generally points to Captain Hook and the other pirates being former Lost Boys who grew up and escaped before Pan could kill them. So by this theory, Hook is the good guy and Pan is the villain. The second theory is that Neverland is a sort of afterlife for children who died young, and so Pan brings them to Neverland so they can have a proper whimsical childhood they were denied in this life. I realized that these two theories could mesh quite nicely if Neverland isn’t just an afterlife, but more of a waypoint on the way to the regular afterlife. So children die, are brought by Pan to Neverland, where they are given a fantastic chance at a full childhood, and then, when they grow up, Pan “kills” them, sending them along to the regular afterlife, Heaven. Captain Hook figured out that Pan was killing children and escaped without figuring out that the children were supposed to die once they’ve grown up. They got their chance at childhood, and now it’s time for them to move on. So now Pan and Hook are locked in their conflict, both of them having the best intentions for the Lost Boys, but only Pan knowing the truth, and Hook would never listen to him long enough to entertain the idea.” –u/morvis343:
- Home Alone- in the future
“In the Christmas classic Home Alone, though Kevin’s just a child and shows clear signs of fear and innocence when he’s alone, there’s an obvious dark side to him that nobody wants to cross. Only an evil mastermind could have plotted the things he did at his age, and that’s why people think that Kevin could not only win against Jigsaw from the Saw series, but that he is Jigsaw, as Kevin’s traps bear a lot of similarities to Jigasaw’s.”-ScreenRant#
