Children's film or TV shows that were too F-ed up for kids?

Bipolar Joe

These shows are clearly fantasy, I got no problem with those. That iCarly show, though, shit like that around now, that's pretty uncool. Little girls broadcast themselves over the internet.

brevity

Mickeroo wrote: »

Oh I forgot about Eerie Indiana too, some creepy episodes in that.

RTE really ****ed up the scheduling of that show (amongst a load of other good shows). I think they aired the same episode each week at 3 different times and on different days.

LenaClaire

The Fogbrook Thing. It was a short video at the beginning of the Space Camp VHS when you rented it in Australia.

My friend and I ended up hiding under her bed until her father got home

MayoForSam

The Incredible Hulk (TV series with Bill Bixby) - as a kid I used to feel physically nauseous every time he transformed, those weird eyes and the music always freaked me out.

The Backwards Man

Couldn't remember the name of this for years, finally got it from boards a few months ago. Scared the crap out of me as a kid, think of a six year old watching Skippy or The Flying Doctors and this slimy green thing appearing on screen:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCHGgzV35lE

Ruu

Mickeroo wrote: »

Oh I forgot about Eerie Indiana too, some creepy episodes in that.

Episode with the family who preserved themselves in giant lunchboxes! :eek:

Zippie84

Teletubblies with the screens in their tummies - what is that all about?? - and the baby in the sun.

HalloweenJack

A while back got stoned and ended up watching Johnson & Friends, setiously messed up. A talkibg water bottle???

hollster2

Watership down terrified me as a kid.

The never ending story because of gmork

Willow- The wolves/monsters that chased after him.

EDit

There was a similar thread on this topic in another forum and someone posted this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaRouocBes

Part of a much larger program, but was apparently banned and is pretty creepy in parts. That said fantastic animation IMO

WhatNowForUs?

The weekend that is in it

The Flight of the Doves.

D-FENS

Always found this weird, a show on Children’s ITV about an invisible alien that only a boy can hear,

This fella also scared the crap outta me

KomradeBishop

Barney the dinosaur was creepy as fúck really.

steddyeddy

Anyone ever hear of Candle Cove?

Rubberlegs

Johnny Bravo was a bit OTT, though funny. "Hey Foxy Momma , you smell kinda pretty, wanna smell me ?", amongst other gems

shamrock55

My 7yr old is really freaked out by the film coroline, she cant even look at the dvd cover, i had to get rid of it altogether:D

Malari

Worzel gummidge was revolting! He was just a dirty old man, totally creepy.

MRnotlob606

Birneybau wrote: »

He didn't have it easy when it finished...

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But he did manage to carve a good rap career for himself.

afkasurfjunkie

My husband is still terrified to this day of The Goonies, and Cocoon.
Eerie Indiana, now that brings back memories. I remember that lunchbox episode.
Also had totally repressed memories of watching animal farm as a child. Realised when reading the book for a college module that I'd been so upset by the scene where boxer is brought off to the knackers yard.

Saralee4

I mentioned this before in another thread but The Labyrinth with David Bowie was very dark.

It is suggested that bowies charachter at least twice her age, was romantically interested in the 15 year old Sarah (jennifer conolly ). Some people actually think that the dance scene in the film where Sarah eats a peach that makes her seem to hallucinate is a metaphor for date rape.

When I watched it as a child, I just thought, it was a girl going round a maze trying to get her baby brother back from a bad guy wizard

Wang King

Jim'll fix it

steddyeddy

Erie Indiana was the one were Elvis was his neighbor and bigfoot raided his garbage every morning wasn't it? Round the twist was another great one. They were always trying to catch the ghost in the attic.

Archeron

Under the mountain was a show that creeped me out.
Another was Robin and Rosie of Cockleshell bay. Even though there was nothing creepy in it, something about all the characters really made my hackles rise.

bodhrandude

I don't know if this made it on to tv but its pretty popular on the net and kids seem to love it, the nutters. Happy Tree Friends.

Tony EH

'Into The Labyrinth'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcwLnIf4JO8

'Under the Mountain'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJpUA3hQyO8

For kids apparently.

The titles alone on 'Into the Labyrinth' used to scare the bejaysis out of me. But, in 'Under the Mountain', an Australian program shown on BBC in the 80's, there were these mud men that were horrific to a small child.

cena

goosebumps

Woshy

Anyone remember The Demon Headmaster? It was seriously freaky

JupiterKid

Time Bandits
Into the Labyrinth
The Dark Crystal
Ren & Stimpy

EoghanIRL

Courage the cowardly dog is such a strange and weird yet amazing show :P

Bongalongherb

Not sure if this was posted already... El weirdo cartoon banned from TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ

sonofenoch

Gilbert the Alien voiced by the great Phil Cornwell....he really was far out there for a kids Saturday morning show

Diabhal Beag

How in the name of ****e was I meant to turn out a well adjusted adult after being subjected to Animals of Farthing Wood as a ween? Never stood a chance tbh.

Whatsisname

Hocus Pocus used to give me the heebie jeebies.

JupiterKid

How could I forget Dr Who? Some episodes sacred the sh*te out of me as a kid.

There also a game show in the early/mid 1980s which was a bit like The Crystal Maze where the kids had to solve problems or else face evaporation at the end. That scared a very timid 7 year old me!

McDermotX

JupiterKid wrote: »

How could I forget Dr Who? Some episodes sacred the sh*te out of me as a kid.

There also a game show in the early/mid 1980s which was a bit like The Crystal Maze where the kids had to solve problems or else face evaporation at the end. That scared a very timid 7 year old me!

Sounds like The Adventure Game's Vortex challenge ??

JupiterKid

McDermotX wrote: »

Sounds like The Adventure Game's Vortex challenge ??

Yep. That's the one indeed!:pac::pac:

Ruu

Forgot about Catweazel, what the bloody hell!

EoghanIRL

Wait, so can I blame these messed up childhood cartoons for the way I turned out ?

Mike Guide 69

"Inhumanoids" for those of us a certain age and disposition, this was an animated programme shown on "Super Channel" (remember that channel) back in the late 80's, was shown , i think, on a Friday afternoon.

Anyway the concept of the cartoon was a cross between Transformers meets The Living Dead, was scary as hell for a nipper of my age. How it was broadcast was beyond me, ah the nostalgia!!!!!

Jimbob1977

Chocky - creepy alien presence

Children of the Stones - satanic references, cult

Earthfasts - stones moving on the Yorkshire Moors. A 200 year-old drummer boy appears from a rock

Elidor - young children pursued by an ugly soldier and his 'gimp' accomplice

Under the Mountain - New Zealand kids chased by alien shapeshifters. More like a junior horror

Terrahawks - that ugly Zelda creature with her mutant children

Irish Guitarist

I only vaguely remember this but I know it used to creep me out.

Sleepy

As parents who love sharing stuff with our kids we've actually started to pre-screen some of our own childhood favourites before letting the kids watch them. We're not at all prudish about what we'll let them watch (they both love Jaws for instance) but it's very easy for some totally inappropriate things to appear in movies that are ostensibly for kids.

One that nearly caught us out was Gremlins. There's a scene in it where the main romantic interest describes how her Dad was killed climbing down the chimney while pretending to be Santa Claus that'd quickly turn most kids into non-believers.

Grandeeod

Monkey.

finno

Rainbow has to be up there

IvyTheTerrible

finno wrote: »

Rainbow has to be up there

That clip was never broadcast, it was something put together for a retirement party or something similar.

chanelfreak

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Trapdoor - holy mother of Jeebus, that used to frighten the LIFE outta me. I'd watch it though, just to show my brother I was as tough as he was but every night after I watched it, my God, the nightmares and sleepwalking were something else. It was like that scene from Stepbrothers, my poor parents.

Ren and Stimpy still kind of freaks me out, I must admit.

I want to high-five whoever mentioned Earthworm Jim, that was a seriously awesome cartoon.

And finally, the one cartoon that scarred me for life - Watership Down. I was in senior infants and the teacher decided it would be awesome to show it to a class of 4-5 yr olds. 25 years later and I still well up any time I hear that bloody Bright Eyes song

MattD1349

Chanel freak, 100% agreed especially with water ship down. Trapdoor was brilliant & I think it's available on dvd so I'll get it for my kids. Who remembers 'knight mare?' Great kids tv.

chanelfreak

@MattD1349 - I cannot believe I forgot about Knightmare! That used to seriously PETRIFY me I think I must have blocked it from my memory haha, too traumatic.

THall04

The snake.....the stupid feckin crow .... that ould bibe "Godmother".....and many other yokes used to creep me out watching Wanderly Wagon.....but it was the only kids program on RTE back then

Tony EH

Actually, come to think of it, 'Space 1999' had some really screwed up moments.

"Your space show is TV Tony"

"Yaaaaaay...Brilliant!!!"


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