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

WhatNowForUs? · 14-03-2015 12:10PM

The weekend that is in it

The Flight of the Doves.

D-FENS · 14-03-2015 12:44PM

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 · 14-03-2015 12:50PM

Barney the dinosaur was creepy as fúck really.

steddyeddy · 14-03-2015 02:53PM

Anyone ever hear of Candle Cove?

Rubberlegs · 14-03-2015 03:49PM

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

shamrock55 · 14-03-2015 03:55PM

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 · 14-03-2015 03:56PM

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

MRnotlob606 · 15-03-2015 10:48AM

Birneybau wrote: »

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

http://usvsth3m.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DdFQL3t.jpg

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

afkasurfjunkie · 15-03-2015 11:08AM

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 · 15-03-2015 01:16PM

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 · 15-03-2015 01:22PM

Jim'll fix it

steddyeddy · 15-03-2015 04:13PM

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 · 15-03-2015 05:06PM

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 · 15-03-2015 06:00PM

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 · 15-03-2015 09:12PM

'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 · 15-03-2015 09:27PM

goosebumps

Woshy · 15-03-2015 11:45PM

Anyone remember The Demon Headmaster? It was seriously freaky

JupiterKid · 15-03-2015 11:58PM

Time Bandits
Into the Labyrinth
The Dark Crystal
Ren & Stimpy

EoghanIRL · 15-03-2015 11:59PM

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

Bongalongherb · 16-03-2015 12:06AM

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

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

sonofenoch · 16-03-2015 12:12AM

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

Diabhal Beag · 16-03-2015 12:16AM

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 · 16-03-2015 12:26AM

Hocus Pocus used to give me the heebie jeebies.

JupiterKid · 16-03-2015 02:48AM

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 · 16-03-2015 03:01AM

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 · 16-03-2015 03:18AM

McDermotX wrote: »

Sounds like The Adventure Game's Vortex challenge ??

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

Ruu · 16-03-2015 03:46AM

Forgot about Catweazel, what the bloody hell!

EoghanIRL · 16-03-2015 07:51AM

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

Mike Guide 69 · 16-03-2015 02:04PM

"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 · 16-03-2015 02:19PM

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

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

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