to Elijah Watson of The Daily Dot. The series's characters, themes, and setting have inspired extensive discussions and theories online. In 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle ranked it among its "Top 10" pop culture phenomena. Wired considers Salad Fingers to be one of the most memorable Flash animations, and The Guardian describes it as one of the first to go "fully viral". In 2020, the series had been viewed 110 million times in total on YouTube, with the first episode alone receiving 36 million video views. Jon Mendelsohn of Comic Book Resources observes that the series has "terrified audiences" by means of its "post-apocalyptic setting and crypticness" and compares it to the television series Twin Peaks. Tanner Fox of Screen Rant describes it as "nothing short of haunting" due to its "weird premises, nails-on-chalkboard background music, and shocking moments of gore and depravity". Devon Maloney of The Verge remarks its emphasis on gore and bodily fluids, calling it "basically ASMR for psychopaths". Will Ramsey of Hull Daily Mail calls it "comic, horrifying and strangely endearing". In reference to its impact online at the time of release, Emma Garland of Vice notes that the series caused both fascination and dread in its viewers, and deems it "one of the bleakest comedies to ever come out of the UK". In 2019, a Canadian high school teacher was temporarily suspended after showing his class a range of videos that students described as "weird, creepy and inappropriate" including Salad Fingers. The teacher ultimately resigned from his job at the school and attended a disciplinary program. Firth commented on the situation on Twitter, declaring full support for the teacher showing the series. See also Making Fiends Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Marble Hornets References External links 2004 web series debuts British animated web series Flash animated web series Animated characters Internet memes Viral videos