Film Theory: ENDING The Salad Fingers Mystery 

When a British person says they'd like a word with you. Run. Run fast and run far

Now, I'm not much of a theorist, and I agree with like 95% of what he says in this theory, there's a tiny bit at the end that I don't agree with. I agree that salad fingers is a WW1 vet, who is suffering from some form of shell shock, or PTSD. It seems to me that the very last scene doesn't refer to his family. I think that it refers to other soldiers who were in WW1, maybe even soldiers that he fought alongside, which is why he refers to them as "the platoon." Maybe because they were actually in his platoon. And that's also why they're also identical to salad fingers. Every single one of the salad fingers is another veteran, each suffering from their own problems, whether its PTSD, a severe injury, or an amputation that sets them apart from everyone else. This is why salad fingers feels like he has a family with them, because he doesn't feel like he fits in with the rest of society, but he fits in with other wounded soldiers. Each one of the salad fingers is broken and damaged by the war. They're all broken, but they're all together. Idk, I'm not a very good theorist, but I thought it made sense. But hey, that's just a theory, a fan theory.

We see the story from Salads eyes. It makes me wonder what it looks like from the outside.

I have a small theory: I think when Salad Fingers is talking to Mr Branches, he's also rehashing prior experiences from his childhood. Hallucinating the face of a younger self, a child, I think Salad Fingers adapts the role of either his mother, or father, I'm more leaning to the idea that it's his mother, considering the next scene is of Salad Fingers giving birth. I researched after hearing the line that goes something like, "You've got a poorly, we'll have to get some vinegar and-" I don't know the line exactly, but vinegar is known to bring more bacteria to a wound. Considering in Episode 11, you see his mother actively poisoning him, I don't think it's far fetched to believe that this was him reliving a memory of his mother increasing the pain of an already lethal, possible inflicted wound, I believe that when Salad Fingers was talking to Mr Branches, it was actually a fractured memory of Salad himself, where he's acting as the mother figure. Something that supports this, is the line, "You'll have to grow out those branches if you want to get inside." And, "Those cacky spider-fingers aren't going anywhere, Andrew-Hands." I know this was said by the Glass Brother, but it demonstrates a similar form of abuse. This was just a theory I thought of, I could be wrong, it could be the mother, the father, the brother, but since the brother has been hinted to have died, I edge more to the idea of it being his mother. Note: in Episode 11, Salad says, "It's not fair, I've been in here too long, I'd like to come out now." Which links to the line towards Mr Branches. "It's not fair, i've been in here too long, I'd like to come out now." "You'll have to grow out those branches if you'd like to come inside."

The conversation between Jeremy and salad fingers is creepy 3:28

I swear to god the house will be quiet all fucking day but the MOMENT i go to listen to a youtube video someone crashes their car, a meteorite strikes the house, harpies begin shrieking...

Am I the only one who absolutely loves that MatPat calls him "Fingers"

I love Salad Fingers. It hurts my brain trying to figure out how someone can tell such a deep story (whether matpat’s version or a different one) through such a bizarre looking show. As an artist myself, I could never have thought of something like this. The reason for how people can even think of these things is just impossible to come up with. The human mind is truly incredible.

Did anybody notice that the ring that the creepy kid gives to Fingers is a tooth and that Fingers is missing a tooth also???

Am I the only one that thinks this is really sad for salad fingers, he’s been completely and forever permanently traumatized (to me)

matpad: you had to wait long enough so lets not waste anymore time me watching 5 years after the video released: yes, a really long time

I always partially wondered if the inspiration for salad fingers came from psychological cases that have been documented and then turned into a animated series. This analysis just makes me feel even stronger about this. Either someone's own psychological problems, or those documented of a patient that were just so mind boggling that they made for a great twisted cartoon. Just a thought, A FILM THOUGHT!!!

I believe his mother may not have died through child birth, because one of the horses at his birthday party has a sewn stomach. May also just be because of Salad Fingers brain damage but still.

I love the salad fingers series it really represents the broken human mind and just how powerful the mind itself. Its like a lens, either you see whats there clearly or its distorted and its not the same compared to whats actually there like its cracked, or should I say, Broken. Salad fingers has experienced so much pain and he reenacts it in a way maybe to cope with it or feel alive instead of internally dead because of memories.. This series is disturbing but truthful in a heavily metaphoric way and I love it and how it represents our phsycologic "lens". it really leaves a lot of mystery

the 11th episode really shows us salad finger’s experience with his family that matpat talked about when showed us that salad fingers is hubert cumberdale

Is it odd that I find Salad finger's voice calming? Like his voice is soft and the whispers are quite relaxing in a way.

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

Coraline next. The whole movie is full of easter eggs

Who else is rewatching these since he uploaded a new one

3:40 That one was CRAZY, I had no idea they connected so well, When I saw salad fingers at the toliet talking to himself I was confused and puzzled, and for jeremy I thought salad finger was just saying nonsense

Matpat: "cooking the old hot dog" My brain: "throwing the salad"

I think the reference to the platoon at the end proves he was in the war. The members of his platoon were all injured or decaying in some way. He left his disapproving family to go to WW1, where, in the trenches, the color of his skin did not matter. All of his platoon mates died in the war leaving him alone, left by the one group he felt accepted by. After which he returns with PTSD broken from reality. The imagery of the disfigured salad fingers at the table is to represent his fellow soldiers, disfigured by the war, note one has a bullet hole, one is missing a chunk of his head like he had been hit with a mortar. Also all of the imagery around the eyes is similar to the imagery of monsters in gas masks (see mustard gas). He felt abandoned as a baby and child, when to war, and returned feeling just as abandoned by his dead platoon mates. edit: also his use of the air pump in his chest closely resembles an iron lung.

Gordan ramsey: THE SALAD IS BLAND Salad fingers: Yes chef sorry chef

This should be on adult swim I feel like they arnt ready for it tho 😂

"Green monsters deserve some love too." *The Grinch approves this message.*

!SPOILER ALERT! ALMOST THREE YEARS LATER HE WAS CORRECT! SHOWN BY EPISODE 11

THE WAY HE CONNECTS THE DOTS !!! HOW DOES HE PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER ITS SO GOOD

I’m wondering how episodes 11 and 12 tie in with this theory!

I GOT SO SCARED WHEN SALAD WAS TALKING AND I WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF THE SOUND BUT I PRESSED THE QRPNG BUTTOM AND HIS VOICE WENT ON MAX, ITS TWO AM

*ending starts* matpat: THAT'S JUST A THEORY me: A GAME- matpat: me: me: every time-

Fun fact: David Firth said that MatPat's Salad Fingers' theories are ridiculous and nothing close to what he intended.

I think that Marjory was the mother of salad fingers, and Jeremy is his father. He also switches into their personalities in multiple scenes.

Everyone gangsta till Jeremy Fischer comes back from the Great War

I was laughing when he said "He was playing with horse horace collar at the local toilet"

I like how the series continues until now and still you did continue exploring it pat

Salad fingers is honestly one of the most terrifying things I’ve found on RU-vid. Yet I still somehow love it. Awesome video matpat!

"Jeremy Fisher" is the name of a character from one of the books written by Beatrix Potter, an English writer from the late 1800's to the early 1900's. She died in the 1940's.

Girls when they wake up: **stretches and yawning** Boys when they wake up: 7:07

that jumpscare with hubert has to be one of the funiest jumpscares I have ever seen

Mat: there is so much lore here. Me: that’s the guy who says he loves rusty spoons.

could you contact the makers of the show and have a interview that would be awesome

Mattpatt: “former solider” editor: *adds sailor silhouette”

When I watched the whole series (an hour ago) I thought that Salad fingers couldn't make it to the war, where his loved ones (like kenneth) died. Now, knowing that kenneth probably died young and his other loved ones probably also weren't in the war, I think that salad fingers might have convinced himself that everything was lost in war, when he was the one who lost himself/his mind.

This is amazing!! I can't even imagine how many times you would have had to watch these to figure all these theories out haha. But amazing thank you so much. I would love to hear what the original creators think of the theory and to hear what they originally had thought out for the series concept

"Unlike the other finger puppets, this one is.... supernatural" lmao

Did you know that Saladfingers has a clumsy brother? They call him Butterfingers.

This is completely different analysis then I previously watched. Very interesting

Fish was made 6 years ago before episode 11 but it's still does align with his theory so it must be kind of true

Here before people pester you to cover Salad Fingers 11

MatPat: no swearing on this channel! But we are going to let you see a horse have it’s stomach carved out

Salad fingers: sees his horse get ripped apart while the horse is crying Also salad fingers: this is just fine Me: ok where’s the physiatrist? Where’s the mental hospital?

MatPat: The whole series David Firth: There's no meaning, just abstraction xD

Could you do a film theory on Coraline? Like... What the other world is, what the other mother is, about coraline... Something

maybe Milford cubicle is one of the enemy soldiers of the war and the hat was made of his skin to symbolize that salad fingers realizes the war is over.

I had to go to the first vid I ever saw of you!…Thank you for ALL of your THEORY VIDEOS!! The internet will forever miss and remember your work 🎉🎉

This video just puts the thoughts I had watching the episodes again a few years ago into words.

Now analyse the hell out of episode 11!

Make a Film Theory based on the Filthy Frank Lore Please

I’m a horror enthusiast, not a lot disturbs me, seeing pretty much everything, and watching the horse dying, left me crying

Looking back on it, I always found it really satisfying that the creator didn't actually have a story in mind. He just made it to make it, and honestly that's why salad fingers is good in my opinion. It didn't really need a story

David Firth just confirmed that new episodes of salad fingers are coming soon

salad fingers is actually pretty abused from his family, since the new episode

HOW IS THIS SO WHOLESOME?!/?!?!?!

"Enough of... ROASTING THE OLD HOTDOG!!! ok I'm done now"

Makes sense that he'd be one of the finger puppets since his last name is fingers

I think that Salad Fingers isn`t creepy at all, just disturbing. I get scared very easily but I`m quite interested in watching this.

this is actually depressing

My sister showed me this when we were teenagers, the theory at the time was that the war ended with earth dying (a nuke or smthn) and the few survivors were turned into mutants, but it all being his PTSD does make alot more sense, i think.

Salad Fingers is freaky and all but part of me wants to give him a big ol' hug

I've always thought of the ending of Salad Fingers being brought to a mental hospital with other "salad fingers"

12:01 The same horse can be found sewn up during the birthday party later in the episode though

This is the levels-deep craziness that I appreciate the world's creators, slueths, and the web itself so so much for. Cheers mate.

So what you say is that the creator(s) of Salad Fingers is actually a genius and not some dude with a bizzare sense of humor?

This is more sad than scary

the convo between jeremy and salad fingers gave me the heeby jeebies

The first ad I got was like: "YOUR ABOUT TO MEET UP WITH YOUR FRIENDS, BUT BEFORE YOU WERE ONLY FRIENDS WITH INANIMITE OBJECTS!"

This is my theory: Once upon a time, there was a black soldier named Jeremy that fell in love with a red-headed white female. When the girl's father found out about their relationship, he killed Jeremy and lied to his daughter that he ran away. But it was to late. His daughter was pregnant with Hubert (Salad Fingers) and Kennet. The girl died during the birth, but the children survived. Hubert and Kennet were raised by their mother's sister, that hatet them because of their skin cocor. Then the WW1 started. The brothers went to fight for their country. The other soldiers in their plutoon nicknamed Hubert Salad Fingers because of his long and slender fingers. In the war, his brother and his bestfriends died, maybe in front of him, maybe not. When the war finished, Hubert was all alone. His own family had died. And then, he fell in love with a girl that gave him a baby. The girl ran away and let Hubert, A veteran with PTSD, all alone to take care of the baby. He couldn't raise the child nor let him with his aunt because he was scared. What if she will raise the baby how she raised Hubert and Kennet? So Hubert killed the baby. And in the end, at the table, there were Kennet and their friends.The plutoon. All dead. Hubert was happy. His family is with him, eating together, maybe Hubert's own sanity, but he was happy. He could die happy. And in the end, I think that he died all alone and because of that he could be with his friend at that table. But hey! That's just a theory!

8:10 the fact that saladfingers cried when saying that makes me so sad for him :((

Some of these points become far more impactful with the existence of the final 2 episode that have since come out.

I watched this show a few day ago actually and this theory makes so much sense

NEVER do such an unexpected jumpscare again (10:20)

the doctor was probably just as rough to the mother of Salad Fingers because in those times it might have been hard to find a doctor to help birth an African American baby, also at this part, 11:54, he says that Salad Fingers' mom dies in childbirth but its more likely to be a "C" section being in this part Horace is back with a sewed up side But hey thats just a theory... A GAME THEORY

I’ve already read a theory on this and it’s basically this theory. Same things happen. And for some reason... I love the idea that Salad Fingers is Hubert Cumberdale...

You should have talked about how those people at the table all have wounds consistent with Great War wounds. Perhaps there is some metaphor about the damage of war.

Me : *Looks at the time and it's **3:00**AM* Video : *The Video Ends* Me : Well... I chose a bad time to watch this...

~Episode 11....Do It Now.....Do It Now......Do It Now.....~ Or maybe wait for 12.....Cause you know......Its coming......One Day.

“P-pardon?” ITS SO CUTE

this stuff gave me nightmares, the sounds, and the the imagery, makes it nightmare fuel its crazy and made so well and now we get to know the story! this series is great.

Why is salad fingers so creepy yet so... relaxing?

For some reason this wasn’t scary when I was doing homework

Dude, I started watching this thinking "Oh no, another American trying to analyse something that is un-analysable". But you know as I watched I have to say you made a good argument for your stance. Outstanding stuff brosef.

i’ve watched these, like a long time ago, but i never fully understood it or finished the theories, i didn’t know KNOW it was that deep.

10:18 - This literally scared me to death for some reason

The new and improved Hubert Cumberdale (The Real Boy)

I NEED THIS BUT W THE 11, 12 AND 13 EPISODES RN

thanks mat, I couldn't watch this myself because it was too dark for me but it helps that you explained it.... thanks

All this makes me question what's really happening while salad's having all these hallucinations

THEORY ON CORALINE PLEASEEEEE 💖

That was the BEST. Attempt at making sense of something I was so sure was designed to not make sense. Btw there are 2 episodes unaccounted for.

Man I forgot how much I loved this guy.