Anyone remember 'The World Of David The Gnome' (1985-1988)?

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Drygir@reddit

Thanks I remembered this show from my childhood and loved catching episodes here and there, but never saw the title before and now I know it.

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Cubelock@reddit (OP)

And don't forget the heartbreaking final episode where they die (LINK).

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Plane_Highlight_8671@reddit

I’ve never forgotten this. I’m glad I’m not the only one.

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victor4700@reddit

I didn’t remember this specific episode from back in the day and just watched it like a month ago. Damn dust started circulating in my house right at the same time.

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PussyFriedNachos@reddit

I remember feeling doom. Was the finality due to some major world event or something? I can't bring myself to watch it 😂

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DmtTraveler@reddit

From chatgpt:

Yeah, the ending of David the Gnome hits surprisingly hard for a gentle kids’ show.

In the finale, David and his wife Lisa don’t “die” in the human sense, but they reach the end of a gnome’s natural 400-year lifespan. When that time comes, gnomes peacefully pass on by turning into trees. So David and Lisa transform into a pair of intertwined trees on a mountaintop, symbolizing their love and connection continuing in nature.

It’s bittersweet, poetic, and kind of a tear-jerker if you grew up with it. Their fox buddy Swift is left grieving, which... yeah, got a lot of us.

So, not death in a grim way, but definitely a “bring tissues” finale.

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elonmusktheturd22@reddit

Only grieving till he sees a lady fox and runs off to get laid iirc

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projectx51@reddit

lol wtf? It's like that one movie...Radio Flyer where the kid escaped by flying off the cli..f....f......oh. Well, shit.

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JonnyQuest1981@reddit

Bobby didn’t die. Both writer and director say he lived. The brother narrator(Tom Hanks!) states in the movie that he received post cards from him later.

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Bobby definitely died, either by suicide or from his stepfather. The flyer was just a metaphor for him finally being able to escape his abuse and trauma, and it was a way for his brother to process his anger and frustration at not being able to protect him. I know the writer and director say differently, but cmon, it stretches even the extremely flexible plausibility of 80s/90s movies by suggesting that an abused 12 year old built an airplane and flew away and lived a full life without ever seeing his brother again.

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Kimberlylynn2003@reddit

Oh man, reading this gave me cold chills! Your explanation fits perfectly…

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agentmkultra666@reddit

I feel like SO much stuff from our childhood era was actually so dark and we just never realized it at the time.

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JellybeanFernandez@reddit

Absolutely! Atreyu and Artax is the classic example, but there were so many. Do you remember the main witch transformation in The Witches? Pure nightmare material.

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projectx51@reddit

You ever seen the vulture with bitch tits from The Last Unicorn?

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trashboatfourtwenty@reddit

I see your Last Unicorn and raise you Unico and the Isle of Magic. At least the Last Unicorn presented as pretty serious most of the time, Unico was much more shocking to me as it felt like kids pop until the demons moved in. I still might watch it with my kid soon

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projectx51@reddit

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VoddieMC@reddit

No. Not going to click that link. I was blindsided the first time I watched that and that's enough. For me, it was on par with Artax...

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nhaines@reddit

I love seeing young YouTube reactors watch The Neverending Story and struggling with whether or not they just slowly kill the horse 20 minutes in, lol. It's like, buckle up, you're in for a ride!

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DabBoofer@reddit

.. Artax death was way wayyyy worse.

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73-68-70-78-62-73-73@reddit

Please tell me it was predatory birds.

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moonbunnychan@reddit

That ending DESTROYED me as a child. My mom STILL talks about how upset I was and was just unconsolably crying. In my kid mind then turning into trees was actually WORSE then death because they were "alive" but would be unable to do anything.

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FoofaFighters@reddit

Holy hell. Dude I am in bed and this cannot be the last thing I watch tonight. 🤣

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llammacheese@reddit

I always loved that ending. I thought it was so cool how when they died they became a part of the land again. I think it likely played a role in my own wish to be planted in a tree root ball when I die.

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Top_Chard5757@reddit

How about a spoiler alert next time

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Ghoulie_Marie@reddit

My old roommates kid cried for an entire day about that

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Switchbladekitten@reddit

What! I don’t remember this omg

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SalukiKnightX@reddit

I never knew the episode existed until YouTube pointed it out. I would’ve bawled if I saw this as a kid.

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vintageideals@reddit

Ugh don’t remind me lol.

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thewayshesaidLA@reddit

Never seen that episode before. I only saw the show when I was at a relative’s house because we didn’t have cable. I have so many questions; including is turning into trees part of gnome related folklore?

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Swayze_Castle@reddit

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zenprime-morpheus@reddit

The mountains of beyond are a core memory!

Such a graceful way of explaining death to children.

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Basic-Biscotti-2375@reddit

Yeah fuck that I remember watching this almost every day and then this episode being like "aight we're gonna go die now lol"

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DoodleJake@reddit

Was about to say. I sure remember how it ended

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RustedMauss@reddit

Wait wat.

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yallknowme19@reddit

Yeah it was brutal. Saw it once. Emphasis on once.

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ManInTheMorning@reddit

Came on right after Eureka's Castle.

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FynnCobb@reddit

MY NOSTALGIA

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phoenix0r@reddit

And Maya the Bee!

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strong_as_the_grass@reddit

🎶 Maaaaa-AH-YAAA! MA-YA the Beeee! 🎶

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goat_penis_souffle@reddit

See her dancing through the air

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strong_as_the_grass@reddit

Buzzing here and buzzing there!

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pancakesausagestick@reddit

teleported to a time long ago

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HeyAQ@reddit

Eureka’s Castle didn’t start until 89. I was in K in 86-87 and it came on after school, which ended at 11 or 11:30. Full-day K didn’t exist when I was a kid.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

That's right. I would watch it when I was home sick.

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iddonuk@reddit

Once I was home sick from school and David the Gnome wasn't on that day and I cried so hard I threw up

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HeyAQ@reddit

This is exactly what it felt like.

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xargos32@reddit

That's a fair response.

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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Aw, that sounds like an accurate small kid response!

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CraigGrade@reddit

Yeah! I remember this show, then Eureka’s Castle, then Gullah Gullah Island on late mornings. Only ever saw them on snow days or when home sick. I think they had different summer programming

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omnes1lere@reddit

Lol that's right! Gulla Gulla coming on meant, try the Disney channel for Care Bears I think!

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Azuras_Star8@reddit

Same!!

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DmtTraveler@reddit

Eurrrrekkkas castle

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OpiumPhrogg@reddit

And right before Maya the Bee!

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AggravatingReaction2@reddit

Two back to back banger theme songs

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Ninja-Panda86@reddit

Yep!

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hamburgler26@reddit

WOW, both of these are a forgotten blast from the past! We loved this growing up!

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Gab83IMO@reddit

I had totally forgotton that I watched the sh*t outta this show!!

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Eagleburgerite@reddit

As someone born in 1982 I can't tell you what joy this brought to me today. Haven't seen this in 35 years or so. Thank you.

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Brewmeister83@reddit

I made a conscious decision about ten years ago that if I ever had a kid, this would be one of the shows from my childhood I'd get the box-set for them to watch. Much better at teaching morality than modern cartoons, and also one of the reasons I have a deep respect for trees and nature.

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311Konspiracy@reddit

Vintage Nick Jr

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arod1086@reddit

I'm 39 and this theme song still randomly pops into my head and I love that. They don't make them like they used to <3

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thegreatturtleofgort@reddit

I was born in 85 but watched it all the time on Nickelodeon. I still have the Gnomes book too

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ArtsyCoastFi@reddit

I still have mine on the bookshelf! ‘83.

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NimbexWaitress@reddit

I stole this from my grandma's house

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Drewanddrewanddrew@reddit

I have it too! There's one specific page that was opened to a lot though!

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thegreatturtleofgort@reddit

Haha, oh I know the page. She was stacked!

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Rugged420@reddit

Have the same book!! My 3yo loves it!

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Last-Stop-Before-You@reddit

Some of my earliest memories are of watching this and just loving it to bits.

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rexallia@reddit

This was my favorite growing up! I would go to kindergarten in the morning and then my dad would make me lunch and I’d watch this. I can taste the hot dog and rice now… so good

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jessek@reddit

I remember it had the worst ending

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fromthedarqwaves@reddit

Yes I watched it at my much older sisters house. My sisters name is Lisa and her husbands name is David. I thought that was a funny coincidence.

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eddiebruceandpaul@reddit

Damn used to watch this and totally forgot about until seeing this post. Crazy.

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rufftranslation@reddit

I LOVED this show

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crackedtooth163@reddit

Yup watched it on Nickelodeon.

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Prestigious-Emu5277@reddit

Loved loved loved this show.

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Striking-Access-236@reddit

Rien Poortvliet's original book is lovely, endearing and terrifying... the trolls gave me nightmares.

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horusthesundog@reddit

Never even seen it growing up. Definitely looks like something I would’ve watched too. Must’ve been on a station I didn’t get.

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Lothonian_Jester@reddit

YouTube was suggesting whole episodes to me a few months back... I don't know if its still on there but just a heads up.

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PoppaT1203@reddit

Executives in charge of production: Harvey Weinstein?!?!

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Common_Ad_7610@reddit

That explains the first episode where you meet David, and he's just casually naked in the tub.

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ThaneduFife@reddit

It was made in Spain first, then dubbed for American audiences.

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Otherkin@reddit

It was a Spanish production. He just stuck his name on the dub.

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sorryforyachtyrockin@reddit

So Bozo really did do the dub.

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CantaloupeAsleep502@reddit

Ohhhh fuuuucccckkkkk

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mom_bombadill@reddit

Yeah that was a jumpscare

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cbih@reddit

His hands have been all up in everything we love.

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misterlakatos@reddit

Yes unfortunately.

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ajniggles@reddit

My mom would take me to our local community center so she could do waterobics in the pool and I could play Mouse Trap in the daycare. Afterwards we’d go up to the little cafeteria and I’d get to eat my grilled cheese and chocolate milk while watching David The Gnome and Eureka’s Castle on a big projection tv.

It feels more like a dream than a memory these days

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notarealgrownup@reddit

I am STILL depressed at that ending. My mom and I both sobbed.

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Impressive-Bus-3035@reddit

My wife was just saying I'm starting to look like him.

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Admirable-Alarm-480@reddit

... Thought it was all a fever-dream, aged 3-6yo...

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IsThisLegitTho@reddit

Yes!!!!!! 🙌🏼

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ComprehensiveLink210@reddit

Omg The song melted my heart!!

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EvanGooch@reddit

Born in 1983, so this was my shit.

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Nu7s@reddit

I had my first existential crisis when he turned into a tree.

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Kimberlylynn2003@reddit

I would watch this every morning!

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616n8y3ree@reddit

I remember how it made me sad all the fuckin time 😅

Something about an old man holding his corner of the world together for his sweet old lady wife, that seemed genuinely scared for his safety made it hard to enjoy lol. Also animals in danger or in traps? can’t quite remember but it tripped me out for some reason.

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BeaArthursSpicyTaint@reddit

Those goddamn trolls gave me nightmares for years

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rwalsh1981@reddit

Loved this show when I was a yute

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HeyAQ@reddit

Oh my god. My absolute favorite show from like 4-6. I was a super sensitive kid and it was all about how he helped all the animals!🥹

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EnvironmentalDot127@reddit

Memory unlocked 😊 thanks!

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Luftritter@reddit

Oh, very much remembered, it's a cult series. Still aired for children on TVE (the Spanish broadcaster) on weekdays morning to this day.

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copyrider@reddit

Yes!

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MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit

Boring ass cartoon.

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DS3M@reddit

I had the whole illustrated encyclopedia of gnomes, I think it was the same artist (or at the least the same style of art)

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Vast_Yak_445@reddit

Omg I haven’t thought of this show in so many years and now I have all the memories flooding back!

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ireallyamtryin@reddit

Only saw this when I was sick home from school at Grandma’s house. Fever dream theme song for me

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UpperPossible9694@reddit

Love this show 😍😍😍

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BWildeallday@reddit

I couldn't tell you if there was a show or not, but this man and all of his little companions invaded every one of my mom's shelves, cabinets, curio cabinets, and even door and window sills. An adult couldn't convince me they didn't come to life when I was asleep waaaay before Toy Story was a thing.

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Willywagtail8883@reddit

Oh wow I have been trying to work out what this show was for years … the ending is burnt into my brain but I couldn’t remember any details apart from feeling sadness and doom. Thank you!

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joy3r@reddit

Low tier cartoon

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BlackestHerring@reddit

Yes!

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Lost2Logic@reddit

Dude yes

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NicolasNaranja@reddit

My favorite show as a little kid

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glasscut@reddit

I think I watched a bunch of these all in a row at a friend's house on VHS in the late 80s or early 90s. The song stayed in my head ever since. I never saw the show again till today. This is the first time I've found the show in almost 35 years. What a throwback. I still remember the words of the intro...

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bargman@reddit

My mom always (and still) says "David AND the Gnomes."

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sqeaky_fartz@reddit

Hell yeah I remember it! I loved that show!

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BloodyPaleMoonlight@reddit

How could I forget?

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Koss424@reddit

A Weinstein production.

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Koss424@reddit

TVO Sunday morning before the bus picked my to take me to a baptist church

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101violations@reddit

Aww got me thinking about my old faves. Carebears, Snorkles, Get-A-Long Gang, Wuzzles, Rainbow Brite, Gumby.

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JanetandRita@reddit

Wait, HARVEY WEINSTEIN produced this show?!

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DamonAfterDark@reddit

just the english dub

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JanetandRita@reddit

OMG THIS WAS A DUB THE WHOLE TIME?!

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dontbajerk@reddit

There's some kind of interesting censorship occasionally VS the American version too. They cut a gnome pissing in one shot, shots of trolls with snot hanging out of them, and a still image of Lisa nursing their children I remember. Watched some of it as I'm learning Spanish.

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DamonAfterDark@reddit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_of_David_the_Gnome

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Toppdeck@reddit

I was happily bouncing to this song then I was like "oh no"

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IndomitableAnyBeth@reddit

Enough that I remember asking if I could sleep in a cupboard like the gnome children. Or, failing that, maybe my toy box? (No, even if you don't break it, it might make you not breathe right.) How about a closet? Could I sleep in the bottom of my playroom closet, pretty please with sprinkles on top? Anyway, I did get permission to sleep in any closet for up to two weeks at a time (excepting Saturday night) so long as I kept it neat, slept well, didn't cause much inconvenience, and put everything back where I found it at the end of the agreed period. I was very happy sleeping on some pillows in a closet for one or two weeks every month for 4 months straight. Where I slept even better what having fewer distractions in a room where the window wasn't aligned with street lamp. Which got my parents to add a window shade to my curtains.

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Austaras@reddit

Fucking show traumatized me to this day they turned into fucking trees. He abandons Swift. I was in tears.

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Tee_i_am@reddit

My little cousins that I'd watch after school loved this show. I got sick of it quickly, but watched anyway. My mom has those little garden gnomes, and I would imagine them coming to life when we weren't looking.

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Simple_Flounder@reddit

I do now....

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Hello_Hangnail@reddit

That's a psilocybin kaleidoscope of a memory

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JWStaples@reddit

I remember it having a gut wrenching finale. My childhood ended that day.

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ridinbend@reddit

One of my childhood favorites lol

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sick_of-it-all@reddit

Do I remember it? Many times a year it pops into my head and I start singing it out loud. "TROLLS AND WIZARDS, AND FAIRY KINGS! Birds that talk, and FISH THAT SING!" Love that theme song. I could probably name 100 great theme songs I still remember regularly from the '80s and '90s. How about Denver the Last Dinosaur?

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At_the_Roundhouse@reddit

I said something about Getalong Gang on Reddit like a month ago and that theme song has not left my head since.

Some absolute bangers in our childhood!

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JoshSidekick@reddit

I'll add the Alf cartoon and Kidd Video for great theme songs.

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NighthawkCP@reddit

Duck Tales and Tale Spin had another couple of great theme songs that run through my head when I think back to those cartoons as a kid.

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Life-Finding5331@reddit

Gummy Bears had no right to slap that hard

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congeal@reddit

Darkwing Duck erasure!

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GreekGoddessOfNight@reddit

When there’s trouble you call DW

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congeal@reddit

Let's get dangerous!

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DamonAfterDark@reddit

I am the gum on the bottom of the shoe of crime!

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cjandstuff@reddit

Hahahaha! Spin it!

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DabBoofer@reddit

Denver the last dino had a badass theme song

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DraycosTFM@reddit

The one that got stuck in my head all the goddamn time was Dinosaucers. That fucking theme song was evil.

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JanetandRita@reddit

ME TOO! I do it with a lot of theme songs from my youth!

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Disarming_Sapphire@reddit

Omg just sang the Denver theme song to my kids on Halloween!

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Jenn-Vee@reddit

I have the complete series

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GoldenHourTraveler@reddit

Loved this so much ♥️♥️

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buckwaltercluck@reddit

Before I knew about muscles and ligaments and general internal anatomy, I thought that my body (and every body) was operated by tiny little gnomes with an intricate system of levers and pulleys. I imagined our insides being hollow, like caverns.

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evanweb546@reddit

This show and Gummie Bears are both burned into my brain. What a childhood.

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uscarbinecal30m1@reddit

Bouncing here and there and everywhere.....

Now you're singing it too, lol.

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CreampuffOfLove@reddit

When my son was a toddler (like 1.5-2), I bought the complete set of DVDs for both of these series and more! We didn't bother to get even basic TV until the kid was 7, so he grew up on these show, plus Captain Planet, Scrooge McDuck, Tail Spin, Duck Tails, and Fraggle Rock; he loved them all!

However, since we were young parents for our area/milue, none of his friends - let alone most of their parents - had ever even heard of these shows. But he's had great success in convincing his college friends to watch said shows and gained significant 'cred' with them for having "cool parents," much to his chagrin lol 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

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ForzaFenix@reddit

I could use some Gummie Berry Juice right about now

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b0w3n@reddit

Both of these, Belle and Sebastian, Mysterious Cities of Gold, and maybe the Super Mario Bros Super Show too to wrap it all up in a bow.

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adamroadmusic@reddit

Dude you just named my top 3 childhood shows

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b0w3n@reddit

Almost nobody in my social circle knows those.

I loved them all. Also Poochie in B&S was a little rascal lol.

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Azuras_Star8@reddit

Heck yeah!

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jeff889@reddit

wow, this has been in my brain for 37 years

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Witty-Common-1210@reddit

Not you too David The Gnome!!!!

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AfternoonPast3324@reddit

I remember Swift the fox and I think I can hear David’s voice.

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dlb1995@reddit

Mr. Cunningham (Tom Bosley) I loved David the Gnome when I was a kid 😊

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AfternoonPast3324@reddit

That’s right!!! Can’t believe I forgot it was him.

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Life-Finding5331@reddit

Glad bags

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Robosl0b@reddit

I had a VHS copy of the movie, but I don't remember his name being David.

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WoodenMonkeyGod@reddit

It taught me about butterfly kisses

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krankenstein_2010@reddit

absolutely

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Late-NightDonut1919@reddit

Loved this show.

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Jutch_Cassidy@reddit

Swift!

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languagehacker@reddit

Schlitzweiss!

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GreekGoddessOfNight@reddit

OMG I could cry!

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Briguy24@reddit

Shit ruled!

I have a garden gnome on my dresser in my bedroom.

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Rise-O-Matic@reddit

David the Gnome was how I knew I was ditching school that day.

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quitoburrito@reddit

Havent heard this song in like 30 years. Immediately remembered *most* of the lyrics.

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sugarandspice27@reddit

I loved that show!

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Big_rizzy@reddit

Not until today. Thank you!!

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Babbylon@reddit

Living inconspicuously in a forest with my plump wife and best friend fox called Swift who is also my transportation and occasionally riding crows is still my north star.

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Spare-Way7104@reddit

Yup! I watched it as a kid.

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limabeanseww@reddit

Swift is the man

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AdComprehensive7939@reddit

Loved it. Recently realized it was produced by Weinstein!

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singularlity7th@reddit

Wow, part of my brain just woke up!

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Tree-Among-Shrubs@reddit

Omfg. Childhood memory unlocked!

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ZBadNeutrino@reddit

Hell yes! Love that show!

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noonesaidityet@reddit

This show and The Littles were my cue to either change the channel or go outside.

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AlmostScott82@reddit

This was my jam. Loved this show.

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Objective-Angle-306@reddit

This brings back memories of being at my great grandma's house on days I didn't have school as a kid.

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Lucky_Louch@reddit

David.....The GGGGNNNNOOOOMMEEE

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BloodyRightNostril@reddit

TOM!

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TOM BOSLEY!

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Philly_3D@reddit

I hated this show. If it was on that meant that it was like 130pm and I was home sick and it's now been a long time since Bob Barker left me and still an hour until David Ruprecht and Supermarket Sweep...

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Lonely-Ad-5340@reddit

I loved this show

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PullMull@reddit

im sorry but thats an bad intro.

the German version is way better.. imho

https://youtu.be/KyIgWmNqzig?list=RDKyIgWmNqzig

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tevta_@reddit

https://youtu.be/KFdg9FjNey4?si=gZ_msuuz0q9zu6ZN Slovenian is better ;)

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PullMull@reddit

True. That's 🔥

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nemonimity@reddit

We bought the box set for my daughter along with grimms fairy tale classics, it's worth it for the quality of the show.

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physical0@reddit

My aunt had this badass David the gnome popup book. We always got excited to go to her house over Easter to read it.

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tessathemurdervilles@reddit

Does anyone remember the fever dream of a scene where he takes off all his clothes and then while in his undergarment he removes a wire from a goat’s eye? Am I crazy?

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Fun-Grab-9337@reddit

They were always doing some wild ass shit. I remember one episode where he had to remove like a bunch of parasite or some shit from a deer's gut.

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TheVenetianMask@reddit

Ok I didn't need to remember that part.

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Josephthebear@reddit

Thought it was a badger

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tessathemurdervilles@reddit

Maybe he takes them off in several episodes?

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MutedBrilliant1593@reddit

Geezus, that horrible 8-bit music made it a tough watch. No wonder I never watched this show.

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dominator5k@reddit

That song holy crap

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GabrielaM11@reddit

That was one of the saddest endings ever

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Arriwyn@reddit

I Loved watching David the Gnome on Nickelodeon. David the Gnome and Maya the Bee.

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Fallsfrostdew@reddit

Absolutely I do! This was back when childrens entertainment was more wholesome and safe. This is one of the allowable shows we let our kiddos watch.

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sarafunkasaurus@reddit

I’ve showed this entire series to my daughter. It’s so great.

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frooootloops@reddit

I loved this show. I thought I was “too old” for it but loved every second of it when I was with my younger cousin.

I have no shame now, it’s a lovely show.

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textilepat@reddit

Look around you.

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projectx51@reddit

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mom_bombadill@reddit

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Toppdeck@reddit

Birds that talk and fish that sing

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Both-Tree@reddit

Did anyone forget?

I’m genuinely asking. I still listen to the theme song when I am stressed or sad.

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Specialist_Action_85@reddit

Yasss, omg I lived for David the Gnome! And Babar! Forgot about them until you mentioned it

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snow-haywire@reddit

One of my favorite shows!!

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col_clipspringer@reddit

I always wanted my own Swift the Fox for adventuring.

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cranberries87@reddit

Some kids I used to babysit watched this show.

I pulled up the final episode online last year. WTF?! They surely didn’t give a fugg about our feelings or emotions in the 80s or 90s. 😩

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Woo77777@reddit

Any other Project Zomboid players learning that this is where our beloved David the Gnome comes from? TIL

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td138@reddit

I LOOIVED this show🥰

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cjandstuff@reddit

Remember? I still hum the theme song randomly, and am pretty convinced a lot of my moral code came from this show. Also somehow I ended up with two copies of the book, the show was based off of.

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Novel_Ad5596@reddit

wow, way to slap me across the face with a brick of nostalgia today. Thanks for sharing this!!

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trashboatfourtwenty@reddit

Ooh damn, I forgot about this but remember it very fondly

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momlv@reddit

Omg I would say I was sick so I could stay home and watch this on nick nick nick nick ni nick nick nick, Nickelodeon! That and the price is right

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cbih@reddit

Maya the Bee was on right after. The episode where David had to pull something out of a deer's throat is burned into my brain.

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Ctrlplay@reddit

Only scene I remember is when two deer had their antlers tangled up and he had to saw them off to separate them

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tinglep@reddit

Christopher Plummer aka Captain Von Trapp narrated this gem.

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CAKE_EATER251@reddit

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zupzupper@reddit

This one and the Grimms fairytales show make me think of summer days

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FinishingMyCoffee1@reddit

Perhaps there were lessons to be had that I'd appreciate more as an adult, but I LOATHED THIS SHIT as a young kid (83)

A day home from school sick meant all the Nickelodeon I could consume, and it was so disappointing to be met with multiple episodes of David the Gnome

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FinishingMyCoffee1@reddit

Come to think of it, a lot of Nick Jr in 80s was brought in and kinda sucked

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jungle4john@reddit

I was raised on the books David the Gnome is based on. My younger brothers were more into the show.

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Novel_Illustrator_67@reddit

Followed by Maya the Bee. Loved those shows

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SoCrazyItMustBeTrue@reddit

I loved this show

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FeelTheWrath79@reddit

Lol jesus, Harvey Weinstein was everywhere.

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1messedupmonkey@reddit

I DO!! I REMEMBER!!!

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Ztunyknum@reddit

I loved Tom Bosley in EVERYTHING he did, including David the Gnome!

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katastrophyx@reddit

This was my day when I stayed home from school when I was in grade school.

I remember this show vividly.

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GrungeCheap56119@reddit

Yes!!!!!!! Loved this show.

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DabBoofer@reddit

we had all the VHS tapes and I watched the show religiously

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DrDew00@reddit

Yeah, but none of my friends do. :(

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dickvanexel@reddit

Came on right before Fred Penner, or right after, maybe that was the Lil Bits’?

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MaybeSwedish@reddit

One of my favs

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SirAlonsoDayne@reddit

😭😭😭

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Zilch1979@reddit

Wait until you guys see the OG Spanish version.

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TheLakeWitch@reddit

I have no recollection of the theme song, but the animation is familiar so I must’ve watched it at some point.

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Ignis33@reddit

Completely forgotten about it til now. Thanks for unlocking that memory!

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SteveEcks@reddit

🙋🏻‍♂️

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schoolisuncool@reddit

Heck yeah, and swift too!

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cacticus_matticus@reddit

Hippie induction videos for kids

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LootleSox@reddit

Swift’s music is iconic

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uscarbinecal30m1@reddit

I definitely used to watch this. Wasn't it on Nickelodeon?

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BrattyTwilis@reddit

Yes. It ran in reruns clear up to the mid 90s

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Roklam@reddit

I remember and think about it more often than I would have expected.

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misterlakatos@reddit

I watched it all the time growing up.

To this day, the scene where David tricks Pot into turning to stone is very unsettling.

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DallytheWop@reddit

I watched it to get to whatever was after it but wasn't a fan. I wonder if I would appreciate it more now

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BrattyTwilis@reddit

I still get chills when I hear the theme music to this show. Reminds me of a simpler time

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StarryGoose2018@reddit

Yes. So few people remember this. Thank you for validating this part of my childhood ❤️

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Icy_Pomegranate7506@reddit

I remember going to Stone Mountain in Ga when my family visited from Ohio. I was CONVINCED they were at Stone Mountain. That's all I recall from that trip. I think I was maybe 4 or 5. Fun times.

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Reasonable-Wave8093@reddit

no, but i had that epic gnome storybook w the fun pull tabs

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Big_Librarian_1130@reddit

Reminds me of staying home from school and waiting for weinerville to come on.

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Mindless_Jicama8728@reddit

I remember only ever seeing this when visiting my grandma. Maybe because she had cable and we didn’t or it was on during times of normally have been in school. I loved this show though.

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PinSufficient5748@reddit

This show have me the absolute best feels 🥰 unmuted to hear the theme song & I actually remember some of it

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schwing710@reddit

I remember a few years ago falling down a YouTube rabbit hole watching random metalheads and emo kids performing covers of the theme song

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Environmental_Bus623@reddit

loved that show and i still love gnomes to this day

I even have the gnome book

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sgrams04@reddit

One of my favorite shows as a kid

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mikeflo82@reddit

Right after The Littlest Koala

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weedtrek@reddit

Wow, I had forgotten about this.

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Soulvent84@reddit

I dont think I've seen this since the 80s but recognize every character. Thanks for this.

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Scrapla1@reddit

Was there one voiced by Tom Bosley? I have a memory of his voice in a knome cartoon.

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Dobako@reddit

Did you...did you not watch the video? He's literally listed as David, and Christopher Plummer is the Narrator

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Scrapla1@reddit

Sorry, I did not watch it.

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Dobako@reddit

Then what's the point in commenting?

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Phillyphil956@reddit

Omgggggggg!!!!! Memory unlocked thank you!!

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ILikeToSayChaCha@reddit

Shit this brought me back

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Crafty-Menu2902@reddit

And in a good way. A nice reprieve from the other shit I’ve been reading!

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ILikeToSayChaCha@reddit

Yes, a good way. I haven’t thought about this show in who knows how long. Eons

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BoliverSlingnasty@reddit

This one was big for me. I 100% watched this in the afternoon. My mom bought the book from an American PX in Germany and I remember having the book out while watching. Then it was nap time.

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gnomequeen2020@reddit

Contributed to a lifelong gnome obsession!

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OohBeesIhateEm@reddit

Of course I do! My kid wasn’t impressed.

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RustedMauss@reddit

This was my JAM around 4-6. I tried sharing with my daughter (3), hasn’t quite got it yet. But she WILL.

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Dobako@reddit

I loved this show, cant believe Tom Bosley and Christopher Plummer were voicing kids cartoons. This takes me back

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WorgRider@reddit

Was part of my daily viewing while visiting the grandparents for the summer. It was in the Nick Jr lineup along with Eurekas Castle, Maya the Bee, Snoozles, Grimms Fairytales.

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Aeronor@reddit

Heckkkkk yes

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nickderrico82@reddit

That jump scare at the 0:51 mark!

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projectx51@reddit

holy shit. ouch

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morally_bankrupt80@reddit

The backdrop of the dancing rabbits make it even worse...

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Riker_Omega_Three@reddit

I literally watched this every day as a kid.

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WolvesandTigers45@reddit

Saddest ending of a show ever.

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shinobisArrow@reddit

This show was so awesome. This and Count Duckula.

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YakiVegas@reddit

Watched it every day!

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JangusKhan@reddit

My mom made me a David the Gnome costume when I was like 4 or 5.

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MsBlondeViking@reddit

I loved this one. I swear this show is the reason I still think gnomes are adorable.

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TheDavidCall@reddit

YES!!

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BeardiusMaximus7@reddit

I love this show so much, even to this day.

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potatopigflop@reddit

I’ve known a couple people in life who look like gnomes, and I love them extra.

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MateoScolas@reddit

I remember the closing credits better because it made me want to try glass blowing

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Josephthebear@reddit

My fascination with gnomes started here

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Goya_Oh_Boya@reddit

I was given one of these books for Christmas as a child, it came with a story cassette. Two days after I received it I remember my parents watching something on TV, i don't remember if it was Amazing Stories, or Twilight Zone or what, but the episode had to do with people staying in a cabin and somehow gnomes were part of the story and then a giant, furry hand crashes through the cabin window grabbing the occupants. So needless to say, I couldn't look at the book for years after that.

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Cubelock@reddit (OP)

For real! We had the Kabouter book and the one with the dogs when I was a child.

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RainerGerhard@reddit

My absolute favorite!