FAKE - The “Best Friends Forever” Attack of 2005

For all of you gullible motherfuckers who didn’t know this was fake from the start and spread misinformation like a kindergartener playing with shit, I added a big “FAKE” into the title, thank you.
On July 25th, 2005, Nickelodeon experienced an unexpected signal attack that dramatically changed imagery on screen during the episode Your Shoe's Untied. For many years, it seemed information on this incident remained well hidden, but over a period of time knowledge of this and many subsequent interruptions began to truly make themselves known online. What you are watching is some of the only surviving video footage to back up this event's existence. All involved parties would never have their names seen again. You do not know who works here. Nicknamed “Best Friends Forever” due to imagery that would be shown on other hijackings with the same nature on mostly the same year.
Laces Bow.

[@Usercode-g8wIt734Hgd2]

2:58 that frame is absolutely amazing

[@SamsonatorYTP]

i love how Gary’s smile is very heartwarming and happy in contrast to SpongeBob’s murderous grin, it’s almost as if he thinks ‘idk why he’s smiling but I’ll smile too bc he makes me happy’

[@RandomArtist1996]

@@SamsonatorYTP kind of makes sense bcz Gary has more innocence compared to SpongeBob lol

[@TAPTABBER]

the frame scared the poop outta me

[@minionguy5057]

Customers at sonic when they don’t get their food:

[@GengUpinIpin]

​@@RandomArtist1996also cuz my guy really cares for his Papa Bob

[@cookiedoughhhhhhhhhhh]

Some kid: Now, back to the show.
Me if I was watching this: NOO!!

[@mystacy-dm3pd]

Same

[@cookiedoughhhhhhhhhhh]

@@mystacy-dm3pd I would watch alot of ads just to not watch the horror

[@akiraashby7932]

SpongeBob are you okay? your bleeding! Yeah I think you should need to go to hospital because you don’t feel so good…

[@yourtypicalcupoftea]

Scariest thing is that SpongeBob actually has a full set of upper teeth instead of just two

[@lpushl]

😭

[@XseriezisaG]

I didn't know mind-reading was legal

[@TheSovietUnion19915]

Agreed

[@Choco._.AndStella]

I am horrified from seeing such catastrophe.

[@Gthecooldog]

Fr

[@BeplonDraws]

what scares me is not the video, its imagining the thousands of kids traumatized after the hacking

[@WestonCechowski]

Right here

[@rihianaharris9692]

Those kids are gonna have nightmares😭😭😭😭

[@Matthew-yb6ux]

​@@rihianaharris9692 They probably did. This is from 2005

[@HFBAP]

Didnt actually happen​@@Matthew-yb6ux

[@user-eg6wm7vp8p]

I was an old victim of this hacking, back when I was 6, march 21st, 2005, at 9:31 pm. Me and my parents were expecting a normal episode of spongebob with me, I'm traumatized for life.

[@definitelynotocean]

the contrast between the scooby doo go-gurt commercial and the creepy reversed music afterwards is unmatched, hits harder than the happy tapioca move fred learned

[@HectorNicholasAmari]

Name of music
niceANDcool heaven

[@lizbenson4740]

That is the song of unhealing if you weren't sure what the name was

[@HectorNicholasAmari]

@@lizbenson4740 No

[@lizbenson4740]

@@HectorNicholasAmari oh, thought it was, sounded familiar

[@David71616]

3:00 Happiness and Insanity Combined.

[@Scottishboy339]

That’s the face of me when I see bbw girl

[@kostasarvanitis9795]

Who ever hacked these two episodes... HAS TO GO TO JAIL FOR 1 YEAR!!! 😈😈😈

[@gamerestboi]

just one year?

[@OTDFPlayzorStudiosOFFICIAL]

Or I should say 10 years

[@Ninespaces1]

What about a gazillion years

[@YOU_SUSSY_AMONG_US_onYT]

♾️ years

[@Officaldemonk]

Is fake mf
look at the desc

[@randomfromscratch]

ah yes, my favorite episodes, "HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP" and "AAAA AAAA A AAAA"
edit: can't believe they found my favorite spongebob episode where spongebob does crack (featured at 2:58)

[@beatbelle47]

the favorite episodes “ “ and “a a a. A a a a a a a a a ma a a a a a a a as did,skeksks,sis,d,msmsm. K j m he. J j j j h. H. T h e s p o n g e b o b s q a r e p a n t s ! ! !”

[@Thatgreenplanet9865]

Lol

[@ShadovvXero]

No, HELP is the name of everyone who had ever worked on the show. In modern Spongebob, their names appear in bold to represent their mental state.

[@JillCasper]

MY FAV EPISODE :D

[@Mason1gou123]

@@JillCasper bruh lies

[@qm8782yt]

The lost episode called Faceless was containing a date of when this happened. Then not too long ago another broadcast was messing up with the guy saying he's resigning. You'll see what I mean if you put together the connections.

[@Ninespaces1]

Faceless is basically bunch of episodes stacked and is rather funny than unnerving

[@gameenjoyer99]

Coolest remake of the 2005 hijacking I've seen so far, it's like at the end instead of being daytime it's night time which isn't like the normal episode which seems oddly more realistic for a picture hijack

[@rodrigojogos.]

Most of it was based off of my remake, btw

[@YouTubeRocks76]

just by looking at the thumbnail I can already tell this is gonna be fire

[@RandomArtist1996]

my favorite take by far, also I love how you included the fantastic 4 commercial at the end :P

[@SoraThePanFloof]

Spongebob spooked the viewer so hard, 20th century fox had to show up

[@marshwalker4]

HOLY CRAP LOUIS, is that sorathepanfloof?!?!

[@SoraThePanFloof]

​@@marshwalker4 hi :)

[@marshwalker4]

@@SoraThePanFloof HELLO!!!!

[@satamsonic4026]

@@marshwalker4what software did you use to edit the parts in the anomaly?

[@Erm_wat_da_sigma69]

😂😂😂😂😂💀 im dying of laughter

[@Tealdroplamo]

I love how you did something kinda creative with this, and didn’t just copy and paste the same format every 7/25/05 vid takes. Fantastic job!! 😊

[@peterpartytime6330]

All the hijack and glitching in this vid
0:14 A note playing and help on the intro credits and mins cut to work
0:49 7/25/2005 breathing and sponge slamming his face on ground with arm cross kinda effect and he bleeds with music playing 1:22 black void but sponge is dead 1:30 laces bow repeating and 7/25/2005 beat but very fast and stops and blacks out with a commercial 2:12 name glitch and darker atmosphere and very cool visuals and music 2:25 broken clock visual 2:35 Gary looking at nothing and epic frame and jumpscare with glitch music and stuff

[@yeetaleet_gd]

Dude I loved this, it felt very unsettling throughout the whole thing. It reminds me of the one that Lukenspire made, but this was still unique in its own way to be really good.

[@arandomtangy]

I randomly came here from Danny Rayes because of this video, something along of “Remember When SpongeBob Was Hijacked?”. This is really a good recreation, with all honesty. I wish the content creator would give you more credit for this shit cause it’s getting out of hand for other’s to steal other original videos like this for more views and value :(

[@nolananw]

Me too bro

[@beanieslimes]

ME TOO BRO ME TOOO

[@emberashes6809]

Me too

[@crazypro715]

Same

[@outrageousholidayoh-2178]

This is a really interesting take on the 7/25/2005 hijacking as it has done stuff that I haven't seen other takes do with the hijacking I.E SpongeBob's face bleeding from being hit on the floor, SpongeBob missing assets during the split second cut in the kitchen scene as well as the LACESBOWLACESBOW part.
The only part I can only really comment on was the part at 2:13 where the music was replaced with reversed music as that is a very commonly used thing in retakes
8/10 Good Remake , Really well edited and highly unnerving

[@kenjiwinsonshen2475]

Original taken in Gary takes a bath but with darker and scarier version

[@allenkeettikkal3149]

The music is honestly used pretty well here. Most of the time it’s accompanied with a really forced sob story or motivation but here it adds to the ambience.

[@mixupmondo800]

this is so peak how it was looking rodrigo and weegealternate style. even you did the lyrics indistinct

[@marshwalker4]

laces bow!

[@Sadielynn101]

​@@marshwalker41:04

[@brettenglish5978]

2:13 ITS WORSE

[@Classicrobloxfan1]

AAAA AAAA A AAAA

[@WhatIs666]

WTF

[@supergamingdoggo9975]

Why did I immediately think of the massive purple fish from the fry cook games episode

[@WhatIs666]

@@supergamingdoggo9975 idk

[@NancyJardin]

Edited Intro Card

[@ERRORDownBad]

That "laces bow" loop goes hard ngl

[@Mr_cantwellnolan39_jeff87]

At 2:25 the snail clock is beaten up having a broken eye and also the colors look very dark and gritty basically showing that SpongeBob hasn't been in his home for quite a while and also Gary SpongeBob's pet snail has been abandoned in some of the later moments in my theory I think SpongeBob abandoned his house back in 2004 due to tax fraud because greedy Mr Krabs can't pay his employee / fry cook basically being a jerk because he wants all the money and antention and SpongeBob doesn't even get any money and basically you need money to pay taxes and with a lack of taxes that means tax fraud and basically you have to abandon everything to go to jail and in 3:00 SpongeBob just gives a cold look at you basically meaning he escaped jail tiny pupils and a big grin that gives you shivers down your spines he escaped jail somewhere in 2005 in my theory the reversed music is basically just something that sings SpongeBob go back to your home because he hasn't been in there for 1 year

[@Fei_LC]

i don't know what it is about that last frame of spongebob grinning, but that's legit gonna be one of my top 10 scariest images of all time

[@blue-slushy]

epic rap battles of history: spongebob and gary in the shoe vs laces bow

[@shazkhan2564]

I got traumatised after when I saw this in 2005

[@allenkeettikkal3149]

I like how there isn’t any contrived sob story or motivation here unlike the other 2005 hijack videos. It’s just aiming for the pure creep factor.

[@Imagoober1195]

The episode help is my favorite it obviously goes over some sad topics and made me cry guys 😭

[@Nitrogenproductions]

gary smiling is so unusual that it's creepier than spongebob in this

[@The_Hunter557]

My god Gary waits for SpongeBob for so long

[@brettenglish5978]

0:22 why dose it say HELP

[@pepperthegoatlol]

To be spooky ig

[@raznyw]

nic try to stop hacker

[@pepperthegoatlol]

@@raznyw ńø

[@raznyw]

@@pepperthegoatlol oh ok

[@memer9880]

The hijacker added the title that's why

[@lairon2007]

I really like your content
Keep up the good work😊

[@bluecat9155]

Imagine waking up at 3AM and seeing this on youre TV,even tho if you turned it off before you sleep

[@LoganArden]

That smile reminds of Miss Minutes just scarier

[@LuxurySoul2353]

DYK:About the episode "AAAA AAAA A AAAA" is the hijacked spongebob episode called "Gary takes a bath"

[@kadoca]

I love your take on this, and I also like your other videos like the Adult swim feed error video. It really sucks that people are gullible enough to think this, and in general 07/25/2005, is real. Keep up the great work!

[@agachansilencekya]

0:17 *Help Help Help Help Help*

[@AssailaintAstroToilet]

1:58 the scariest part

[@YouTubedemexico]

2:58 the scariest part

[@WhatIs666]

The top commenter is wrong but the bottom one is correct...

[@user-vd5zh9bg6k]

Bro the the man you done this prob gave 1 million kids nightmares 😢 and bottom comment right with small 👀 make me scared 😱

[@user-vd5zh9bg6k]

I mean who sorry

[@derekreyes8529]

Featured on Danny Rayes is crazy, congrats!!

[@lw7506]

this is amazing

[@Justanormalbaconhair123]

It honestly feels like what vibingleaf would make if he was a hijacker.

[@Crossoverobjects]

0:55 that actually sounds fire ngl 🔥🔥

[@memer9880]

It actually sounds like a glitch

[@twofromtpot8511]

@@memer9880you missed the point of the joke.

[@marshwalker4]

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[@lairon2007]

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[@argemiropinto4244]

No

[@marshwalker4]

@@argemiropinto4244 Yes

[@definitelynotocean]

same energy as spongebob, spongebob, patrick, patrick, sandy, sandy, sandy

[@TNT-official-fnf]

@@marshwalker4 u have discord?

[@sailoralison563]

Absolutely amazing 1000/10

[@SpongebobSquarepants680]

The Nickelodeon ads scared me more then the actual video

[@abritishdudeontheinternet8863]

i like how you show when Spongebob is gasping for air, he starts to bleed like he’s hitting his head on the floor

[@Zillabitzeditzoffical]

These fake hijacks are getting scary

[@DoodleBobFG]

1:31 - bow, laces bow, laces bow, laces bow, laces bow, lace -

[@LimeLoaf]

3:00 bobert looks so zesty.

[@marshwalker4]

zest fest

[@thisisaguy724]

spreklencobblestone

[@Sequia2]

i wonder how fast do you make these videos. they are really good

[@marshwalker4]

usually takes a few weeks unless procrastination

[@mariamemes7]

i hope nickelodeon refrence this like they did with red mist

[@agachansilencekya]

2:13 A yes, my favorite episode: *AAAA AAAA A AAAA*

[@kcc4155]

If you guys didn’t see on 258 it was SpongeBob smiling and Gary smiling too and staring at us

[@Wallsnakez]

Bros biting the curb

[@IgnacioDiaz079]

Why do Hijacks look and sound like ytph?

[@firekitty223]

I hate when it repeats that part…of the song it gave me goosebumps 1:01

[@grzesio2008]

Is this real VHS transfer or an effect? If this is an effect, what program did you use for this effect?

[@marshwalker4]

NTSC RS was used for vhs effect

[@kevin.ap.2022]

more like spongebob out of context

[@JacksonJJB]

This is the best remake, so perfect 👍

[@Definitionofpartyslush]

Dude your editing skill are in space

[@Redlarva355]

No it was hijack

[@twofromtpot8511]

@@Redlarva355it’s fake stupid.

[@WeeklyMemes_69420]

@@Redlarva355ofc

[@kacpersobieraj5421]

02:13 THEY FUCKED UP THE BROADCAST SO MUCH, THAT GARY TAKES A BATH IS NOW AAAA AAAAA A AAAA.
THE STORY AND SCRIPT OF THE EPISODE ARE NOW FAR SCARIER THAN GARY TAKES A BATH COULD EVER BE.

[@Percival39]

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[@Guy96477]

That part made me chuckle ngl

[@MarkusAndersonCarrillo]

¡I Just Paused It In The Right Moment! ¡Look! 2:58

[@trilliontiger6528]

I saw Gary smiling when spongebob appeared.

[@Dieh361]

Imagine being a kid and was witnessing this in the 2000s

[@iammegamanx]

This would killed an entire generation of this was made in 2011

[@leonderprofie123]

laces boh

[@SEfaught]

This feels like one of those YTP videos from the early 2010s

[@Multiocular.O]

3:00 that music made me have the chillz bro

[@RadicalNocnk15]

Wasn’t it hijacked, and one where the internet cut off?

[@sonicfan101-qv9ji]

3:00 how to you pixelate the song

[@littlebrothervsperfectsist1303]

At 2:58 after spongebob while
appears for a split second you can see gary smiling too

[@TheFashionSpring]

I dont know why there are commercials after the spongebob episode ends

[@ewwjelly]

Nick in the US does not have the on-screen graphic during commercial breaks

[@marshwalker4]

maybe its because umm its a hijacking so it has errors???

[@ewwjelly]

oh ok

[@rodrigojogos.]

Sometimes, screenbugs on channels can experience issues due to technical errors, which can result into them appearing on commercials unintentionally, and more. Here on Brazil I've experienced the CN screenbug having several issues, and one time a few years ago, they were airing Total Dramarama on a afternoon and out of nowhere it would take several minutes for the screenbug to load its animation, almost an entire hour, which resulted on frames of the screenbug appearing while the episode was on and it would take forever for it to switch to the next one as if the screenbug was failing to load. And not to mention, most of the times when stuff like this happens, it takes them hours to fix it.
In the case of this being a hijacking, of course this could be possible. The screenbug is programmed to hide only after a episode is finished, and on this case of it being interrupted abruptly, the screenbug would be there AS if the episode was running but it wasn't, so the portrayal is really accurate. And speaking of the CN thing I was talking about, I could have screenshots of it somewhere but I really don't know where it all ended up.

[@ewwjelly]

oh wow this is actually pretty informative
thanks

[@ToastedBread712]

​​@@ewwjellythey rebooted it to fix it but the hijacker had it on lock

[@unknown-xt1]

And also, why they use the United States date format (such as July 25, 2005 & 07/25/2005)?

[@RegenMelon]

App names?

[@WolfordBolford]

Laces bow has the same energy as legalize nuclear bombs

[@Dottie-xb8wm]

1:31 tying shoes be like:

[@hynsx]

Bro meriwether williams is scary because thats the first name of lewis and clark

[@TheFunnyPatrickStar]

0:50 Me trying to start a conversation

[@Andrewfan7502]

0:55 THIS IS FUNKY!!!!!!!!

[@ryderollis5550]

Why is nobody talking about the teeth at the end on SpongeBob

[@rcbforlifebois4743]

0:54 and 1:01 kinda creeps me out since spongebob had blood on his mouth adding the part with darkness with spongebob pupiless on the upper part of the screen💀

[@DAJTheYouTuber_2007]

this feels like a legit 7/25/2005 remake

[@Diggers12365]

I could not go to sleep after watching this😭

[@McKynzieDyer]

I couldn’t imagine being one of those kids and having to witness that

[@LiamfoxOFFICIAL06]

I have a premiere of that incident too on 7:00pm CDT (8:00pm EDT)

[@LiamfoxOFFICIAL06]

I postponed it to 8:30 EDT because Its gonna have a lot of work in it

[@AngryTriangleNew]

the fact of how similar this is to the og show is creepy

[@arciverse]

bro got dat evil bob 💀

[@crisclark5583]

2:14 Anti-Piracy Screen - PlayStation 3 Console OST

[@4themarblerunexpertisamong796]

0:54 Blud banging his head in the floor trying to enter the backrooms

[@SubForAKuromiPlush]

thank you bruv

[@user-dl4ww7hu3z]

Did you see spongebob bleeding 😧

[@gamerestboi]

everybody did.

[@Cyan_plays28]

2:14 is some scary music

[@2ndPrizeHaha]

Spongebob is having a seizure real

[@Guy96477]

L A C E S B O W

[@XseriezisaG]

E A T E M U P E A T E M U P E A T E M U P E A T E M U P

[@minionguy5057]

2:58

[@Johnfan98_]

0:04 Yo that my favorite place ❤

[@Sonichetch4TheRobloxPlay-bt9tf]

yes its CEC, its also my favorite place

[@DrewOrtiz-l8i]

I’m going to cry😭😭😭

[@JamesSopher-dy4gi]

It shonoved had played fnaf 1's freddy piano theam but fnaf 1 came out in 2014 so it makes sence they didn't play it

[@stanmarshwontstopfollowingme]

PEAK THATS INSANE I LITERALLY LOVE THIS

[@chickenman-kf5qs]

Bruh the fact that the video Danny Rayes covering this video has double the views of the Best Friends Attack of 2005. 😭

[@outrageousholidayoh-2178]

Essay youtubers are a fucking plague to all horror communities. Its either they are slandering the horror communities and making them look like they are evil or they are stealing from them.

[@BobLeong0]

the episodes: scary music
the ads: WOO HOO