Seriously dark SpongeBob theory will ruin your childhood

If you're in the market to ruin your childhood, this seriously dark SpongeBob theory will surely do the trick.

You may never look at the yellow sea sponge the same again after enlightening yourself about this wacky suspicion about something sinister going down in Bikini Bottom.

One avid SpongeBob Squarepants fan stumbled down a very disturbing rabbit hole regarding the residents in the fictional undersea city which sits on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

A TikToker who goes by the username @area_51_janitor shared an extremely interesting - yet dually terrifying - conspiracy theory about how the beloved characters apparently have no qualms about eating their own pets.

Now we're not exactly talking about chowing down on Gary the Snail, but still.

The social media user pointed out that although some of the fish we see in SpongeBob SquarePants act as humans and can walk, talk and think for themselves, other fish don’t have those capabilities.

They're portrayed as being subservient to the ‘human fish’ and walk around on leads, much like our beloved pooches do here on planet earth.

So realistically, it was only a matter of time until someone suggested this weird power dynamic had some cannibalistic undertones to it.

I mean, it's the natural thing to jump to, isn't it?

SpongeBob Squarepants might be more sinister than you think. (Nickelodeon)

Anyway, the TikTok user put it best when he shared his strange thoughts about what's going down in Bikini Bottom.

They explained: "What’s the deal with all the pets in Bikini Bottom? How come most fish are basically humans, but a snail or a worm acts like a pet?

"Well, just like humans have domesticated wild animals, it should not be a surprise that evolved fish have domesticated primitive fish as pets."

Now, here’s where things start getting dark.

The SpongeBob fan then noted that although much of the food eaten by Bikini Bottom residents is plant-based (remember kelp jerky?), they do also chow down on meat.

And yes, by meat, we mean ‘primitive’ fish - aka their own pets.

The social media user shared a dark theory about what might be going down in Bikini Bottom.(Nickelodeon)

“I'm sure you know where I’m going with this...the bikini bottom citizens eat primitive fish," the SpongeBob conspiracy theorist continued.

"In season 3 episode 13, we see direct proof of this, when the characters go fishing for primitive clams.

"This is something completely normal in this world. And then there’s the chum bucket, which sells chum. Chum is literally just ground up fish, the show isn’t even hiding this." Yikes.

The TikToker added: "We don’t really see too much of the meat harvesting side of Bikini Bottom, and I’m not surprised they’re keeping it on the down low, you know, with the whole cannibalism thing."

Like I warned you, you will never recall your memories of watching SpongeBob in your younger years the same again.