childhood cartoons that scared you/creeped you out

JustAThought · 27-01-2012 9:24am

I could never watch the tiger fight scene in The jungle Book : frightened the life out of me. And I only saw the flying monkey scene for the first time this year from the Wizzard of Oz!! :0

sunflower27 · 27-01-2012 9:52am

Scooby Doo kind of freaked me out when I was really little, as well as Bananas in Pyjamas.

skylight1987 · 27-01-2012 11:54am

the hulk scares the life out of me to this day
thunder birds was creepy
the sea hag in popeye, scary
brutus in popeye, oh god he was scary
mr magoo, weird

lucycat · 27-01-2012 12:21pm

D_D wrote: »

Trap door used to scare me as a kid... Although, looking at it now, the guy looks kinda lovable...

Trap door frightened the sh*te out of me as a kid, Christ I'm getting the heebie-jeebies now just thinking about it.

+1 on Ren & Stimpy, that was really, really weird.

Also, Nickolodeon had a cartoon called 'arrgh Real Monsters' or something that I genuinely had nightmares over for years.

When I was really young I was petrified of Fraggle Rock.

Also, scarred for LIFE from being made Watership Down in school when I was in Juniour Infants - I think the teacher ended up with a class of 20-odd completely hysterical kids

Can't even cope with hearing that poxy Bright Eyes song even today

Basically, its no wonder that I am a melancholic scaredy-cat. I blame the cartoons.

Saint_Mel · 27-01-2012 12:35pm

lastlaugh wrote: »

This wasn't a cartoon either but it creeped me out altogether.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ztIDFU2P8&feature=related

That still kinda freaks me out!!!

Susannahmia · 27-01-2012 1:32pm

micropig wrote: »

Loved it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj83EfAuAos

freaky alright:D

I also loved
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkAEH6uX7hQ&feature=related

Omg thank you! I've been looking for a clip of this for years!

token101 · 27-01-2012 1:38pm

Bucky O'Hare. And that fella from the milk advert, 'And that's a natural law'. F***ing freak.

telekon · 27-01-2012 1:42pm

Not a cartoon but this sticks out for me. Was absolutely terrified of Zelda and the other baddies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNRzgB8PNtM

Kick-ass theme tune though...

u_c_thesecond · 30-01-2012 3:40pm

now that i go bk over this thread- the thunderbirds used to scare me too- they still do a bit

SteoL · 30-01-2012 3:45pm

Not a cartoon but a kids film 'Return to Oz' frightened the bejaysus out of me when I went to see it on the cinema. Very dark movie and still is (DL it recently to see if it was as bad as I remembered).

SteoL · 30-01-2012 3:48pm

sensibleken wrote: »

It was live action but the wheelers in Return to Oz really scared me when i was a kid and i dont think i was the only one

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4524gfnmC1qb9v9no1_500.jpg

What about Queen Mobi's (think that was her name screaming heads)?

EDIT: oh and 1,000 posts yay....:)

buswankers · 30-01-2012 3:48pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

grotbags used to scare the shite out of me. the woman who played her died only a while ago. RIP grotbags

Oh my God me too.....in fact just looking at pics of her, she still freaks me out!!

Otacon · 30-01-2012 3:57pm

The dog from Faherty's Garden on Bosco. Creeped me out so much, my mother had to turn over to whatever was on RTE 1 while it was on.

Davyhal · 30-01-2012 4:02pm

mikemac1 wrote: »

Worzel Gummidge

A scarecrow that could twist off his head

I second this one anyways... Still freaks me out... He used to be able to pull off his own head AND CONTINUED TALKING!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

Nerdkiller1991 · 30-01-2012 5:40pm

The Plague Dogs, anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq65pB8xAJ4

It just...depressing, man.

marcsignal · 30-01-2012 5:45pm

Showing my age here, but this was always a bit dark .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bKAYH3Sl8s

anewme · 31-01-2012 12:32am

Not sure if anyone remembers the weird "Kinder Egg"

Freaky scary thing!

RichieC · 31-01-2012 12:36am

Ulysees i always found a bit creepy.. Hope i remember that right.

Daftendirekt · 31-01-2012 3:16am

Adhamh wrote: »

Mr Blobby.

What madman thought children would warm to him?

Christ, he was a nightmare figure if ever there was one.

Anyone remember the Demon Headmaster? Used to really creep me out as a kid. Watched a couple of episodes recently though, and just found it laughably bad (wouldn't recommend it if you want to retain that pleasant cloud of nostalgia around it).

Another one that got under my skin a bit was the Animorphs series (I only ever really read the books, but there was a TV show too so it counts!). Though it wasn't a particularly scary show in itself, the concept of it horrified me - alien slugs crawling in through your ear and taking control of your body :eek:

Glad to see Rimini Riddle get a mention too. I was almost convinced that that show was a half-remembered nightmare from my childhood. I'd love to get a chance to watch it again.

bwatson · 31-01-2012 4:08am

Not a character as such, but the "voice of the mysterons" in Captain Scarlet was creepy as anything

air assault · 31-01-2012 7:40am

worzel gummidge scared the ****e out of me

Jenna69 · 31-01-2012 9:38am

Not sure if it has been mentioned but the music for 'Children Of The Stones' had me hiding under a cushion for years.
Anyone remember it?

Jumpy · 31-01-2012 9:45am

xzanti wrote: »

It wasn't a cartoon.. but Supergran frightened the sh1te out of me :eek:

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

I think it was the walking stick

I think it was the line "She'll do things that you never saw yer granny do"

Jumpy · 31-01-2012 9:50am

Did you get Chocky in Ireland?

It was an english show that we got in Australia. Same writer as the Triffids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ztIDFU2P8

J. Marston · 31-01-2012 11:08am

I didn't actually see this when I was a kid, I saw it on when I was an adult but it still freaked me out a little so I'd imagine if I did see it when I was a kid, I would have shat myself...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr9mLP6NwnU

31-01-2012 11:29am

It is not a cartoon and my description is going to be massively vague but I remember a show from - I think The Childrens channel - where two pre teens were going around with a magic rock each. There was also a mentor, a man who would show up occasionally to help them use the rocks.

The rocks - which I think were egg shaped - when concentrated on enough would glow and become the only weapons that would be effective against the shows "monsters". I think only part of it glowed, though cant remember if it was one half or something deep in the rock.

The monsters in this show were pretty much piles of tentacle slime which by size and shape were obviously men or women under blankets and hunched up.

The monsters when moving would leave a trail of slime and make a weird kinds of "shooom" noise that almost sounded like a cheap effects laser gun.

Vague I know but that is all I can remember but I remember that it used to freak the hell out of me. If I remember right the two kids kept splitting up and cornered and their magic rocks would only work when they were together.

krudler · 31-01-2012 11:46am

anewme wrote: »

Not sure if anyone remembers the weird "Kinder Egg"

Freaky scary thing!

that terrifying fcuking ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYYQPI2LR0M

Ridley Scott's movie Legend used to freak the bejesus out of me, and it was alway on sky movies back in the 80's, especially the goblins and Meg Mucklebones

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

and Tim curry as Darkness, one of the greatest makeup creations ever, skip to 4min30, even the way he appears out of the mirror is creepy as ****.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQju88FP9I

Archeron · 31-01-2012 11:59am

Deleted User wrote: »

It is not a cartoon and my description is going to be massively vague but I remember a show from - I think The Childrens channel - where two pre teens were going around with a magic rock each. There was also a mentor, a man who would show up occasionally to help them use the rocks.

The rocks - which I think were egg shaped - when concentrated on enough would glow and become the only weapons that would be effective against the shows "monsters". I think only part of it glowed, though cant remember if it was one half or something deep in the rock.

The monsters in this show were pretty much piles of tentacle slime which by size and shape were obviously men or women under blankets and hunched up.

The monsters when moving would leave a trail of slime and make a weird kinds of "shooom" noise that almost sounded like a cheap effects laser gun.

Vague I know but that is all I can remember but I remember that it used to freak the hell out of me. If I remember right the two kids kept splitting up and cornered and their magic rocks would only work when they were together.

I think thats "Under the Mountain" which freaked me out as well.
The monsters were really scary to my little mind

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202769/plotsummary

theg81der · 31-01-2012 12:05pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADrojCw6amM

Agggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jumpy · 31-01-2012 12:12pm

Jesus I had repressed that memory theg81der.

*rocks back and forth*

"Great Scott, Great Scott, Great Scott, he was Doc, Doc was a good guy... right?"

My god Marty ....

aaaaaaargh

*rocks back and forth*

31-01-2012 12:13pm

Archeron wrote: »

I think thats "Under the Mountain" which freaked me out as well.
The monsters were really scary to my little mind

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202769/plotsummary

Thats it. Whats more there appears to be a 2009 film remake of it. That I have to watch.

theg81der · 31-01-2012 12:22pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMO62WDqPI8

Theres the worst bit!

buswankers · 31-01-2012 4:25pm

This isnt a cartoon, but I remember watching this film years back & I'm tellin ya, to this day it still scares the crap outta me....

Even watching the trailer brings back nightmares!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFacqQp8uw

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3DFacqQp8uw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

How it was ever considered a kids film is beyond me!!!

Maximus Alexander · 31-01-2012 4:28pm

I don't know if it has been mentioned but, Trap Door:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mluYB9YfzSI

Allround Predator · 31-01-2012 4:34pm

Snufin from the Moomins, have a mate that looks like him, Freckkkk!

Doc Ruby · 31-01-2012 4:47pm

Jumpy wrote: »

Did you get Chocky in Ireland?

It was an english show that we got in Australia. Same writer as the Triffids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ztIDFU2P8

Wah I actually remember that!

If ye want scary though look up "CANDLE COVE" on youtube.

I ain't linkin to that yoke.

telekon · 31-01-2012 5:01pm

Jumpy wrote: »

Did you get Chocky in Ireland?

It was an english show that we got in Australia. Same writer as the Triffids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ztIDFU2P8

Remember that show. It was the classic theme song that was/still is creepy.

Chocky scared the sh*t out of me as a smallie.

childhood cartoons that scared you/creeped you out

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