35 Paranoid Movie and TV Fan Theories That Sound Completely Bonkers... Until You Hear Them Out

These wackos might actually be on to something
35 Paranoid Movie and TV Fan Theories That Sound Completely Bonkers... Until You Hear Them Out

You might never look at these movies and TV shows the same way again. We’re no conspiracy theorists, but when an intriguing idea comes across our desk, we have to give it some real thought. Why not, right? What do we have to be embarrassed about? These aren’t flat-earth theories after all. Just your run-of-the-mill divergent thinking that can really get the wheels turning. 

Whether you subscribe to these or not, here are some wild theories about some of your favorite movies and TV shows…

The Big Bang Theory

the BANG BiG THEORY CRACKED.COM According to Reddit, Penny is a CIA agent. Leonard used to date a North Korean spy who was after the DARPA jet fuel he was working on. Penny is an agent sent in to monitor his activities, so he won't leak government secrets again. This is why she can sustain her spacious apartment with a waitress' salary. We also never got to know her last name, because she is using a codename all along.

Donkey

Donkey from Shrek may be one of the boys from Pleasure Island that was transformed into a jackass in Pinocchio. 1. Most of the characters in Shrek are from fairy tales or nursery rhymes (such as The Three Little Pigs, The Three Blind Mice, Pinocchio). 2. Не seems to have memories of being a human (remembers wedgies and swirlies). 3. Despite the fact that other animals can talk, a talking donkey is treated like an anomaly. 4. When Donkey and Puss in Boots switch bodies, Puss can't control his 'hee-haws, much like the boys from Pleasure Island. CRACKED COM

The Dark Knight

CRACKED.COM What if The Dark Knight's Joker is an ex-intelligence operative who specialized in interrogation? Talking to the mob, he says, I know the squealers when I see them. When Batman tries to interrogate him, he's in charge, giving tips like Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy. And he can figure out important stuff about anyone, like how Harvey Dent values fairness or Commissioner Gordon feels isolated, that lets him screw with them.

Jurassic Park

The kid who Alan Grant scares shitless in Jurassic Park grows up to be Owen Grady. In the first movie, Dr. Grant demonstrates on a bratty child how velociraptors kill their prey, before telling him to show a little respect. Jurassic World takes place 22 years later, and Grady has a relationship based on mutual respect with the dinosaurs. It would only make sense for the kid, who is called volunteer boy in the end credits, to become a raptor trainer. CRACKED.COM

The Good Place

CRACKED COM The Good Place is actually Michael's personal Bad Place. From the mid-point of Season Two and on, Michael has been in a constant state of anxiety, always worrying that he's about to be erased from the universe. That's the exact variety of torture that he had arranged for the humans when he was creating a Bad Place to torture them in forever.

Grease

Sandy never made it past this scene GREASE BECAUSE SHE DIED. Danny never saved her from drowning at the beach and the whole movie is a dream she has while she is dying. This explains the ending where she flys away in the car. The flight represents her soul going to heaven. CRACKED.COM

Groot

Although Groot is among the heroes who are disintegrated by Thanos at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, fans believe that he is not quite dead yet. The handle of Thor's Stormbreaker axe is made of Groot's arm, and it is not shown to be disintegrating after Thanos has snapped his fingers. Не can be regrown from the Stormbreaker. CRACKED.COM

Friends

Why does Ben disappear from Friends? Ross lost custody of his son. Carol and Susan never wanted Ross to be a part of Ben's life. After too many of his antics, they filed for full custody and won. CRACKED COM

Casino Royale

In the Daniel Craig James Bond movies,Bond.is so.promiscuous because he's infertile. While on his first ever mission in Casino Royale, Bond gets tortured by the villain Le Chiffre, who does irreparable damage to the spy's double-Os. CRACKED.COM

The Weasleys

CRACKED.COM THE REASON WHY THE WEASLEYS ALWAYS GET SORTED TO GRYFFINDOR HOUSE IS BECAUSE THEY'RE DIRECT DESCENDANTS OF GODRIC GRYFFINDOR HIMSELF.

Lions

The Lion King, Disney's THE Disney's Robin LION KING Hood, and Zootopia are all set in the same world with the lions maintaining peace. The Lion King starts the beginning of peace between predator and prey, which leads to the more familiar world we PO NDRENI see in Robin Hood with King Richard. The AC world then becomes modern with Leodore as the leader of COLLE Zootopia. CRACKED.COM

Sex and the City

Are Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda from Sex and the City too archetypal to be real? Sarah Jessica Parker thinks that Carrie made them up, as characters in her column. CRACKED COM

Neville Longbottom

How does Neville Longbottom go from zero to hero? Не gets a new wand. In the Harry Potter universe, a wand must choose its owner, not the other way around. At first, Neville has trouble because he uses his dad's wand. When, during the battle in the Department of Mysteries, the wand breaks, a new wand chooses him, and he becomes a badass wizard. CRACKED.COM

The Flintstones

The Jetsons and Flintstones live in the same future - a future divided by income class. CRACKED COM

Stan Lee

CRACKED.COM STAN LEE PLAYS THE SAME CHARACTER IN EVERY MARVEL MOVIE. НЕ IS UATU. THE WATCHER IN HUMAN FORM.

Futurama

35 Paranoid Movie and TV Fan Theories That Sound Completely Bonkers... Until You Hear Them Out

Aladdin

CRACKED COM The events of Aladdin never actually happened. The merchant made up the entire story, just to sell a lamp.

James Bond

Different faces. The same man. James Bond, like Doctor Who, is a Time Lord. PPYP CRACKED COM

Back to the Future

Doc hadn't tested the Delorean and was shocked when it worked. Driving it directly at himself indicates only one thing Doc wanted to die CRACKED.COM

House

HOUSE IS AN ADULT DOOGIE HOWSER GRACKED.COM

Super Mario

CRACKED.COM THANK YOU MARIO BUT YOUR RED CLOTHES, STALIN MOUSTACHE AND WORKING CLASS BACKGROUND MEAN THAT YOU'RE A COMmuNIsT

Gilligan’s Island

GRACKED COM Greed Lust Envy Sloth Anger & Gluttony Satan Pride The 7 Deadly Sins of Gilligan's Island

The Simpsons

CRACKED.COM JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN The town of Springfield is located en in - a tagent universe. It's Inhabitants relive - the same year repeatedly while the world - around them changes... Guide to Springfield USA - - - JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Batman

Alfred is at once too faithful, too protective and too condescending for a simple butler But not for being Bruce Wayne's REAL FATHER CRACKED.COM

SpongeBob

НЕ LIVES IN BIKINI BOTTOM. HIS NEIGHBORS ARE SANDY CHEEKS AND A STARFISH. BIKINI BOTTOM SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS IS A TAMPON. CRACKED COM

Groundhog Day

GROUNDHOG DAY Ned Ryerson trapped Phil Connors on Groundhog Day because Phil refused to purchase Ned's insurance. Phil escaped the time loop after he bought Ned's insurance. CRACKED.COM

Eraserhead

ERASERHEAD ...is Henry Spencer's final dying dream in the electric chair, as he is executed for murdering his unplanned, disfigured newborn child. Hence all the disturbing imagery related to electricity, and Henry's electro-shock hairdo. CRACKED.COM

Cast Away

In Cast Away, Chuck Noland is unknowingly the subject of a TV show, à la The Truman Show. CRACKED.COM It would explain... FedEx Federal Espress Wilson The product placement. FedEx Why, in four years, NOBODY found him (they weren't meant to). Why there's a random shot from the POV of a hidden camera.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

What if Mac, Dee, and Dennis from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia don't actually look the way we see them? BEA DOAST Mac looks strong, but is often shown to be weak. Dee and Dennis look attractive, but they somehow only manage to date weirdos. They are unreliable narrators presenting us with an idealized version of themselves. CRACKED.COM

Titanic

Jack Dawson from Titanic is a time traveler. His mission is to preserve the timeline by stopping Rose from committing suicide. If she jumped, the crew would stop the ship to search for her, delaying the ship. That would make them miss the iceberg. After the ship sinks, he tells her how she'll die - old and in bed -- which seems to happen at the end of the movie. CRACKED.COM

Star Wars

QUI GON was an undercover Sith Lord trying to destroy the Jedi Order from within. Не freed Anakin (through manipulation), but didn't take his mom along. Не insisted on training the kid, despite the Jedi Council forbidding that. And he lost very quickly against Darth Maul; what if he did it on purpose, so the Jedi would train Anakin to honor his sacrifice? CRACKED.COM

Wall-E

Wall-E is satan himself. WALLE Wall-E (Satan) gives a seedling (apple) to a female robot (Eve), which starts a chain reaction leading to humans losing the carefree and comfortable life in the mothership (paradise). CRACKED.COM

Freddy Krueger

FREDDY KRUEGER ABSORBS THE DREAM SUPERPOWERS OF HIS VICTIMS. KORE AN THIS IS WHY, AS FREDDY GAINS MORE KILLS, НЕ GAINS MORE ABILITIES (STRENGTH, FIGHTING, CRAWLING ON WALLS) AND HIS POWER to MANIPULATE THE DREAM REALM SEEMS to GROW FROM MOVIE to MOVIE. CRACKED.COM

King of the Hill

Dale Gribble has always known that Nancy was cheating on him with John Redcorn, he just doesn't care. ALEGRO X9 THE KING OF HILL Dale has an easy life. Nancy pays most of the bills, leaving him to screw around with the gun club and run his failing exterminating business carefree. Dale gets his revenge by flaunting his relationship with his son Joseph in front of Redcorn often, knowing that Redcorn will always just be a weird stranger to his son. CRACKED.COM

Harry Potter

HARRY POTTER IS IMMORTAL Either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can live while the other survives. -Sybill Trelawney The prophecy means that Harry and Voldemort can only die at the hand of the other. Harry became immortal when he killed the only person that could kill him. Harry Potter CRACKED.COM

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