I got one of the holy Xennial brands on my arm, I hope you all approve.
Posted by evanweb546@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 345 comments
WWDTGD (what would David the Gnome do.)
CaptainSnaps@reddit
David is special to us all!
utopia_forever@reddit
It'd be even better if you said the above tattoo is G'mork.
Clean_Task5172@reddit
He’d ride Swift through the forest, protecting the animals
Swift_Scythe@reddit
Hehe. Swift was cool.
LogensTenthFinger@reddit
Then ending the series with Swift having to watch them die blew my little mind
Adrasteia-One@reddit
I never even knew that's how the series ended until I read about it on this sub. 😢
ByeJon@reddit
I never knew that’s how it ended until this very minute! 😭
LogensTenthFinger@reddit
We didn't have cable so I only saw Nick at my grandma's house, and I remember excitedly sitting down to watch David The Gnome, which I only got to see every other week, and it was that episode
Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit
They didn't die they turned into a tree.
Trees are alive!
thereticent@reddit
Yeah I found it really touching and have since had a serious anthropomorphic view on trees
Specific-Library-312@reddit
But do they have awareness? Is it still David?
SquirrelCone83@reddit
I'm glad I never saw the ending of that as a kid. or if i did, I have forgotten it.
64557175@reddit
You have repressed it. You might not remember it, but it's a big part of who you are. /s(maybe?)
Mysterious-Lab-5918@reddit
Gnomicide?
jimicus@reddit
https://youtu.be/tToYp188nUg?si=mkiCTx3OyENDhq0J&t=1105
Here's the last few minutes. Watch the lot.
After_Preference_885@reddit
I didn't see it until this year, probably here, and I cried
Foxy_locksy1704@reddit
Me too, 41 years old and crying like a baby watching them “die”
HunterMeares@reddit
Love it! Brings back memories.
Ambitious-Outcome-12@reddit
Daviiiiid!❤️❤️❤️
jibegirl@reddit
Oh wow this took me back, great artwork
BarbarryanBored@reddit
That's my favorite cartoon, ever
StevenMcFlyJr1985@reddit
Far-Bumblebee-7216@reddit
Me: Not having any idea who David the Gnome is, “Why did they get the Travelocity Gnome as a tattoo?”
ReallyTeddyRoosevelt@reddit
I thought it was the garden gnome Hank Hill hated.
missriss18@reddit
I painted a gnome at one of those ceramic-painting places, it looks just like David! It's so cute, but my husband REFUSED to let him in the yard. That episode hits home!
DangerousLoner@reddit
Winklebottom! He has a name!
Xander134@reddit
The younger millennials always mistake it as the character from “Over the Garden Wall.”
agentcooper0115@reddit
I thought that too and then got mad all over again for them ripping off Amelie with that campaign.
(Even though the bit in Amelie was inspired by real events... still 😡)
J8YDG9RTT8N2TG74YS7A@reddit
I thought it was Gnome Chompski.
I put that fucker on a rocket ship.
OutrageForSale@reddit
I was into David and the Gnome, but thought it was an Underpants Gnome from South Park
EvanTurningTheCorner@reddit
Why did Travelocity steal the gnome thing from Amelie?
nanookulele@reddit
I also thought of Travelocity
MxMicahDeschain@reddit
My frame of reference would've been Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes. Kinda figured it was wrong from the jump, though.
gorilla-ointment@reddit
Same! I had heard of David the Gnome but didn’t know if it was a book, show, comic, etc
Dimplefrom-YA@reddit
same!
IsraelZulu@reddit
I was just thinking that the audience who would recognize David as not just some generic gnome is probably fairly small. Even those who watched the show growing up might have a hard time recognizing him out of context, since his appearance is pretty generic.
Tiny_Garlic5966@reddit
David the gnome
conehead2019@reddit
Where TF is Swift?
RetroGam3r@reddit
I am currently painting my Gnome blood Bowl team the colours of our David so my approval was never in doubt.
bassman314@reddit
OKC89ers@reddit
ah my parents used to give us gnome kisses
Specific-Library-312@reddit
I still give my wife gnome kisses.
MetaVulture@reddit
As do I.
MakeChipsNotMeth@reddit
Is that why my nose itches so much lately?
araisingirly@reddit
I was led to believe that meant that you were going to kiss a fool.
77slevin@reddit
Funny, where I'm from it means somebody is talking behind your back.
Rdubya291@reddit
You give his wife gnome kisses?
Scherzkeks@reddit
Who doesn’t?!
AdSame6358@reddit
I do
usernames_taken_grrl@reddit
I don’t
OKC89ers@reddit
Game recognize game
Swiss__Cheese@reddit
We called those eskimo kisses when I was growing up.
Blizzardof1991@reddit
Is that like Eskimo brothers?
Secure_Bed_9110@reddit
LasagnahogXRP@reddit
Slightly different
f33tSp3ak@reddit
Same
OKC89ers@reddit
Same tbh
Bretreck@reddit
Same.
Neat-Tune-8777@reddit
That’s honestly the kind of random childhood memory that stays warm forever 🥹 Gnome kisses sound elite.
BIRDsnoozer@reddit
Canadian here: those are "Inuit kisses"
Depraved_Alt@reddit
Whoa! You kiss your mother with that nose, pal? 😉
Bourriks@reddit
Memory unlock ! I don't remember clearly what those "garden gnomes" did, but the eskimo-kisses.
MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit
Such a boring show
5littlemonkey@reddit
a_solid_6@reddit
Lol I hated that show as well.
goat_penis_souffle@reddit
Wild catching downvotes in 2026 for Nick Jr
a_solid_6@reddit
Lol if you had told 5 year old me that one day I would be actively disliked by people from all over the country for not liking David the Gnome, I would've been utterly terrified.
🤷🏽♀️ We all have our cross to bear lol
bassman314@reddit
No one gives 2 shits that you dislike David the Gnome.
You are getting hate for not reading the room.
Stop yucking other people's yums. If this isn't for you, move along.
a_solid_6@reddit
Fuck off. I literally never talk to anyone in this sub this way, but typically people in this sub don't act like you. I didn't say the show was stupid, or that people who like the show have bad taste, or anything like that. All I said was that I personally don't like it. And that's my right. This is a damn discussion board; I'm not obligated to echo the most common sentiment. I'm not even mad at the people downvoting my comment about hating the show. I expected that, because most people love it.
And to be honest, your comment makes me wonder if you're even a xennial, because people our age can typically handle being disagreed with on such unimportant matters. And if you actually are middle aged, then you need to grow up and spend less time chatting with teenagers online, because that's what you sound like.
impliedapathy@reddit
They didn’t delete their comment it just looks that way to you because you’re blocked 😂
a_solid_6@reddit
Lol! Nice. That's even lamer.
bassman314@reddit
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
MyNameCannotBeSpoken@reddit
You've let nostalgia blind you
Mysterious-Lab-5918@reddit
Nose rubbers!
Jane__Delawney@reddit
🥹
BloodyRightNostril@reddit
I remember how much my sister and I would laugh at the line “Pots and pans!” in the episode where the guy wishes for gold from David.
sethmoth@reddit
BloodyRightNostril@reddit
ocarina_vendor@reddit
Had to scroll WAY too far to find this. It's literally the only thing I know about David the Gnome, that he wants to slap my shit.
KeyInvestment6594@reddit
I lovvvvvvvvveddddddd David the Gnome.
Birthday_Educational@reddit
HE DEAD!!!!!
murfburffle@reddit
Did you have the book? I used to stare at the cross-section of their house for hours
Slaphappyfapman@reddit
Had the book, today I learn there was a show 🤯
catterchatter@reddit
Omg I adored that show. The final episode is heartbreaking 😭
hamfist_ofthenorth@reddit
DAVID!!
HYThrowaway1980@reddit
As a Spaniard, I approve this message.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Thank you for your exported wholesomeness.
HYThrowaway1980@reddit
The show such an antithesis to the Spanish life experience though, as a kid I assumed it came from a North European country.
David el Gnomo (DEG): lush, green forests Spain: 75% at risk of desertification
DEG: loves animals, friend to the beasts Spain: boar hunting, bullfights, no culture of pets
DEG: calm, well-mannered and measured in conversation. Nose kisses. ESP: … no comment.
ES_Legman@reddit
Yep, this and La llamada de los gnomos were so nice
RenningerJP@reddit
Bro. I'm 41. I don't know anyone besides my brother and I who have seen this show. His wife once told him it was an old man cartoon when he showed her it.
moejike@reddit
Was one of my favorite shows as a kid. That and the show where the stuffed koala comes alive.
mightysockelf@reddit
Noozles!
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
lol I mean… it really is. Whenever I meet someone who remembers anything from original Nickelodeon I immediately remind them to get a colonoscopy.
EvanTurningTheCorner@reddit
Even when it aired, watching the show kind of felt like hanging out with my Grandpa (who was awesome).
TheDodoBird@reddit
We didn’t have cable, so the only time I got to watch it was at my grandparents house XD
RenningerJP@reddit
I actually used to watch it with my grandpa. Well, he napped, I sat on his lap and watched this. Good memories.
RenningerJP@reddit
That's.... Likely a fair and reasonable recommendation.
OkRadish8140@reddit
😮
fingerling-broccoli@reddit
People actually enjoyed this show? I just watched it when I was sick because nothing else was on while I was home from school
itsme99881@reddit
I was born in 00 but i see david the gnome and i have to show appreciation, love it!!
Thin_Purple_1787@reddit
Tattoos you can hear...
DrewDAMNIT@reddit
Loooook arooooound yooooooou...
Kelvin_Inman@reddit
There are many things to seeeee…
DrewDAMNIT@reddit
That sooooome would saaaay., that can't ever beeeee....
DrewDAMNIT@reddit
These things Iiiiii knoooow, it's true and I will TELL you soooooooo.....
LogensTenthFinger@reddit
Trolls and wizards and fairy kings!
Slugwheat@reddit
Birds that talk and fish that sing
Disarming_Sapphire@reddit
And if your heart is true...
BeatnikBun@reddit
Then you will find them, too!
Apprehensive-Pin518@reddit
in every wish and dream and happy home,
deekamus@reddit
you will find the Kingdom of....
Disarming_Sapphire@reddit
The GNOOOOOOOME!!!
deekamus@reddit
Acrobatic-Canary-571@reddit
That some would say could never be
HratioRastapopulous@reddit
That theme song goes so much harder than most remember.
https://youtu.be/bsdZQub7QVE?si=KK55Xair7332D4_U
CliffyBooBoo@reddit
Check out the original Spanish version of the song!
Lazy_Squash_8423@reddit
Was not expecting to see Harvey Weinstein’s name front and center 😳
goat_penis_souffle@reddit
Used to pull down his pants and shout “schlitzfights!”
Scissorsguadalupe@reddit
And you find them toooooo...
Goodly@reddit
Im Danish and don’t think this David the Gnome was really a thing here, but that drawing feels so recognizable to me that I feel like I must have had some book or seen some cartoon anyway and mostly - but not quite - forgotten. It’s like it’s on the tip of my brain..!
ES_Legman@reddit
It's a Spanish show that I guess got exported to the US
KillBosby@reddit
Reppin' this 3x/wk for the last 4 years. #autismawareness
Trashman82@reddit
Genuinely curious, what is David the Gnome's connection to autism awareness?
KillBosby@reddit
Wearing the same shirt 90% of your life is the autism - I'm the one making you aware of this by never changing my clothes.
Katyafan@reddit
Lol, that was perfect!
DataPhreak@reddit
"Always keep that thang on me."
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Hell yes! My psychiatrist just told me I’m more than likely very high functioning autistic. I’m still marinating in that information as a 42 year old man. It’s part of why I got the tattoo.
Mocosa@reddit
Right on fellow spectrum rider ✊🏼
paloma_delmar@reddit
How'd they get the blue to sparkle?
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Clearer image right after.
pashaah@reddit
It was translated for us, we called him Dawie die kabouter.
Disarming_Sapphire@reddit
Is that Gmork?
makeupwearsoff@reddit
This warms my heart 🥹
slothbuddy@reddit
David half a second before getting eaten by a wolf
modulus801@reddit
The wolf is just upset because it has a splinter in its paw. David will fix it in a jiffy.
lordtyp0@reddit
Redcaps keep their red caps red by dipping them in fresh spilled blood.
illinoishokie@reddit
He would traumatize kids by turning into a tree. That's what David the Gnome would do.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
I love when children’s programming dosent pull punches like that though. That show made kids cry at the end, yeah… but it also got kids thinking about death, how life isn’t permanent thus precious. I think it was a baller move by the creators.
Goodly@reddit
Yes! I genuinely think that modern media that doesn’t let kids feel sad or scared ever is just making them less prepared for those feelings later on. Not saying they should be traumatized but we all need to learn to cope with that those feelings!
jimicus@reddit
Two words for you:
Watership Down.
illinoishokie@reddit
Oh hell yes. Artax, Littlefoot's mom, I love when children's media treats children with respect in dealing with big subjects.
TeddyAtTheReady@reddit
BigMommaSnikle@reddit
So cool! It's that a wolf above him?
ljross87@reddit
David!
barefootincozumel@reddit
David the Gnome :)
big_winslow@reddit
64557175@reddit
At this point it's probably a housing development or strip mall. If not, prime land for a data center.
hiplobonoxa@reddit
tideshark@reddit
How dare you
goat_penis_souffle@reddit
You apologize to David the Coffee Table right now!
jimicus@reddit
In every wish and dream and happy fable, you will find the kingdom of the tables....
Mysterious-Lab-5918@reddit
Xander134@reddit
Too soon…
dredhedredemption17@reddit
They become trees when they die. This is when I learned about the happy sad feeling.
Blenderx06@reddit
3rd wheel forever
TheLiquidForge@reddit
Awww. Cmon now. We were having fun until this. Fuck man. The feels… 😩
AetheriaInBeing@reddit
Oh I loved that show. Now I need to find it somewhere....
JWWBurger@reddit
I was obsessed, even had the book the show was based on.
Far-Gene-386@reddit
DAVID !!!!
Sad-Structure2364@reddit
Look around you…
Bushwasa@reddit
DAVID! 😍
Personal-Banana-9491@reddit
David the gnome?
LSTmyLife@reddit
The finale hurt. Great show though.
nursewords@reddit
I credit this show as beginning my trajectory into a career in healthcare
Witch_and_Warlock@reddit
David the Gnome?
Prof_Rain_King@reddit
My son and daughter are 3 and 1 and I’ve loved introducing them to David the Gnome!
But not the final episode.
davooooo0@reddit
YES!!!
this little dude made me feel so proud to be named David when I was a kid. 😄
ExtremeCod2999@reddit
In my neighborhood you put a gnome out on your front porch if you're into swinging. It's always my first thought when I see a gnome. And no, my wife won't let me have a gnome...
joeltb@reddit
Dang! I hope that's not the norm in my neighborhood cuz I have 2 on the porch, a sign with a gnome on it hanging on the outside wall and 2 garden gnomes in the backyard...
ExtremeCod2999@reddit
Well, when the neighbors show up with a bottle of wine wearing only a smile, you'll know.....
noonesaidityet@reddit
I've realized (because of this sub) I am nearly alone in my indifference for this show. This and The Littles were my cue to change the channel or go outside.
GracchiBros@reddit
You're not alone. The only show that was a guilty pleasure for me on Nick Jr. back then was the Noozles.
LasagnahogXRP@reddit
Applicant submission: “David the gnome” right under the “sex panther” logo.
Verdict: Tattoo approved.
Both-Tree@reddit
LOVE IT!!!!
The theme song is so soothing and makes me so happy 😁
DataPhreak@reddit
I had the encyclopedia when I was a kid. It was amazing. And it had boobs.
Dramatic-Card7276@reddit
BIRDS THAT TALK AND FISH THAT SING
TheVenetianMask@reddit
I'd be legit more scared of antagonizing David than the wolf, that's one crafty gnomefricker
Old_Win8422@reddit
Remember the episode where swift watches them fucking die?
EckEck704@reddit
He would ride Swift the fox and fuck some shit up in the most wholesome way a gnome is possible of fucking shut up.
Mister_Brevity@reddit
Why was there never a David the gnome incense burner, the smoke could’ve come out his mouth
OMGfractals@reddit
Abandon his fox and turn into a tree, apparently. 😭 RIPDTG.
papercup_mixmaster@reddit
This is spectacular
usernames_taken_grrl@reddit
David ❤️🦋
brittney_thx@reddit
That show made me miss the bus for school once
PlatypusFreckles@reddit
Daaaaaaavid!!!
__bad__SAM__@reddit
All I can hear is Mr C lol
Sinderria@reddit
What about Eliza? Swift?
No-Weather2486@reddit
It doesn't matter if we approve, because the forest approves.
frooootloops@reddit
I thought it was going to be like Ecto Cooler or something but YES ABSOLUTELY YES.
plumbusinsuranceltd@reddit
Updated with my nose.
danananda@reddit
❤️❤️❤️
peril_reddit@reddit
He'd Slap Your Sh*t that's what he'd do (the fighting pose meme tat would have been peak but not the energy you were going for)
WeenisPeiner@reddit
Swift's theme song still lives in my head rent free.
brakeb@reddit
Tattoos like are propping up the laser removal industry since forever
Sit_back_and_panic@reddit
Damn, I remember watching David the gnome at my grandma’s house. Rad piece.
dredhedredemption17@reddit
https://i.redd.it/kyx7oefhux3h1.gif
BornTry5923@reddit
I adore David the Gnome🤗
YakiVegas@reddit
What a weird show. Core memories for me. Perhaps why I want to protect the animals and have empathy.
fixurstuffr@reddit
FYI: Garden Gnomes are a modern day representation of the Greek God Priapus.
DontFlinchIvegot12In@reddit
Do me next!
NahPause@reddit
The ending of that show ruined me.
PoisonMind@reddit
Look around you
There are many things to see
That some would say could never be
MulberryEastern5010@reddit
Bravo!!
wooq@reddit
This must be something that ran on cable, because I've never heard of it before. We only had the stations that the rabbit ears on top of the TV received.
64557175@reddit
Yo it was BOTH! A Spanish show originally, I think. Picked up and translated for the US by Nickelodeon.
wooq@reddit
Ah, ok, didn't get cable until living in the dorms in college so no Espanol Nickelodeon gnome for me. Looks cute, I might look it up
DrAlfredNecessiter@reddit
It’s beautiful!
Apprehensive-Pin518@reddit
absolutely. Saddest thing is I did not appreciate this series as a kid. I went back and watched it as an adult and thought kid me was dumb.
asmallercat@reddit
Is that Party God above him?
Slumunistmanifisto@reddit
It's on tubi right now btw....
TheWearySnout@reddit
My favorite childhood show!
I put that theme song on all the time... lol
I have a 6 month old son and I can't wait to watch the show with him!
DrizzlyOne@reddit
I loved it too! But I have bad news for you... Kids don’t tend to like the cartoons we watched. But hey you might be raising one of those old souls!
Blenderx06@reddit
My kids didn't even like Goonies. They've been terrible disappointments. 😂
NegativeEBITD@reddit
The kids deserve the boring shows we used to watch. This cocomelon bullshit is melting the new generation's brains.
Would my kid prefer to watch whatever hyperstimulating bullshit Netflix is putting out next? Yeah, obviously. That doesn't mean he HAS to.
DrizzlyOne@reddit
There’s a lot of space between Cocomelon and David the Gnome. And I’d say it’s debatable which one is weirder: refusing to let your kid watch Cocomelon or forcing them to watch David the Gnome. Ha!
NegativeEBITD@reddit
What is weird about controlling a child's mental diet? Can you explain why it's weird to not let a kid watch unhealthy content?
DrizzlyOne@reddit
Sure. My point is that forcing your kid to watch a boring cartoon is just as weird as refusing to let them watch an overstimulating one. There are at least two better options: find a middle ground cartoon or just don’t watch cartoons at all….
Matt-J-McCormack@reddit
Cool tree
mackyoh@reddit
I based a lot of my adult life after this show. Even my husband thinks we’re like them. We even have a fox in our backyard. And we’re planning to become trees when we die.
goat_penis_souffle@reddit
You haven’t arrived until you sleep in a cupboard
mackyoh@reddit
does a bathtub count?
goat_penis_souffle@reddit
I’ll allow it
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
You can do that! They have pods with tree seeds you can bury loved ones in. There’s also the process of Terramation, where the body is reduced to usable garden compost. (I’m a mortician.)
jimicus@reddit
Sounds like a lovely idea, but I just know half a bag of me would be left gathering dust in the shed forevermore.
Lirulyth@reddit
r/lpotl
Round_Community_7899@reddit
Gnome Alone
ArmoredTater@reddit
Reminds me of the gnome in Half Life 2 E2. “Little Rocket Man”.
jockotaco14@reddit
Guess I have to turn in my Xennial card, I have no idea who david the gnome is. I thought that was a Travelocity thing at first.
FTblaze@reddit
No i dont tbh, but i grew up with grandmom who had 100+ around the home. PTSD inducing.
NikTh_@reddit
Also an '83 build. David the Gnome was awesome! Got myself this cheeky little nose picker a few years back. Wearing childhood fear like a lucky charm 🤣 Planning for a bathing chubby lady gnome on the other calf.
Chuckles_McNut@reddit
Bosley
SquirrelMaster5K@reddit
Holy fuck, I LOVE David the Gnome!!!
Youasking@reddit
I've never been more depressed than watching that final episode. Poor Swift.
PenBeautiful@reddit
Yeah, I wish seeing this image filled me with joyful memories but all it does is remind me of the ending.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
It was a lovely first lesson for a lot of kids about death and loss.
Travis123083@reddit
David!
ArekusandaMagni@reddit
That last episode fucked me up. But good memories otherwise.
I-am-no-bird@reddit
David!
Due-Childhood3465@reddit
Oh my god! You know, I’ve never been one to want a tattoo - but seeing David in all his glory like that - I might have to get one of David and Swift. I’d happily carry those two with me for the rest of my life ❤️
SensitiveArtist@reddit
Save some space for Maya the Bee.
goat_penis_souffle@reddit
See her dancing through the air?
DarksunDaFirst@reddit
I absolutely loved this series, but the ending left scars.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
You’re probably more well-adjusted in dealing with death though. Shows that didn’t pull punches and made kids think about big stuff was awesome.
DarksunDaFirst@reddit
That is true nowadays, but I had a hard time thinking about until I was in my 20’s. Though this is probably also in combination of my conflict of faith that I also had since was very young in Sunday school and questioned everything. Once I was able to drop religious conflict out of my life, it became easier.
So I dunno. I certainly don’t see death as a bad thing like I did when I was a child and young adult.
spaz_chicken@reddit
I hear Tom Bosley in my head when I see it.
kal8el77@reddit
I can hear the voice coming out of your arm.
znavy264@reddit
Man I hated this show. This was when nothing else was on TV to watch while home sick from school.
toasterb@reddit
Yeah. In the morning there were some cartoons, and then you could watch the Price Is Right, but after that it was all the news, soap operas, and little kids stuff on PBS until after school got out.
David the Gnome was the last of the “little kid” shows for me. I could deal with it if I was really sick and couldn’t do anything else, but generally it told me that the good shows would be starting in a half an hour.
Glad somebody enjoyed it though!
SpookyGhostSplooge@reddit
Thinking about this kids show as an adult wondering what younger me found so fascinating about it. It seems a bit unconventional but perhaps required just the right amount of imagination only a kid can have.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
It was gentle. Being a product imported from Europe, it had a different sensibility than a lot of US and Canadian made shoes at the time.
unbanned_lol@reddit
Inside of you exists two wolves. One is a gnome. The other is a bear.
billyjoelsangst@reddit
Boring cartoon. Great tatoo.
toasterb@reddit
Yeah, I’m surprised by how many here enjoy it. Everyone I knew growing up thought it was pretty dull, and we were the nerds.
Maybe it’s because our town got Nickelodeon a bit on the late side, so we were past the target demographic. It always felt like it was a show for littler kids to me.
If it was on, it was a sign that I’d turned on the TV too early in the afternoon.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
billyjoelsangst@reddit
The tatoo artist did a great job on this cartoon character that used to bore the hell out of me.
mypcrepairguy@reddit
"Gnomes rule!"
Said a tiny yet deep voice from the back of the room. I looked around, yet saw nothing. I even looked under the table, nothing there. Once I was on the floor looking under that one odd chair. I heard it. A faint shuffle.
"Gnomes rule." Said a tiny high pitched voice.
It was at that point that I left. After that I never stepped foot in a tacobell again.
RobinSophie@reddit
That show was relaxing as hell to me.
Santa_Hates_You@reddit
I guess I was the odd one out, I really disliked David the Gnome. That said, that is an extremely well done tattoo. Looks great.
toasterb@reddit
I agree. I respect OP’s love of David the Gnome, but turning on the TV to find that show on was always a let-down.
I found it boring as hell, and I’m usually pretty cool with things other folks find boring. Just never did it for me.
Trixie1143@reddit
Is that Church the cat above him?
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Ha just a one off bear, both a cover up of something poorly done and a tribute to my mastiff, Bear Bear.
Trixie1143@reddit
Aw, I bet Bear Bear was a good boy <3
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
The best.
john_the_quain@reddit
I’d completely blocked that little bastard from my memory until this post.
Kahnza@reddit
For some reason I have no idea what this is
Twentysak@reddit
what are the other holy xennial brands? asking for a friend
Armageddon-666@reddit
So bad news time, David the gnome was bought and dubbed by Harvey Weinstein's production company MiraMax. He was also a director and producer on many episodes after 87. So thats gross.
sentient_fox@reddit
Fuck... I didnt need to eat an onion rn.
Amazing.
Hungry-Anteater-298@reddit
👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻😍
G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit
Is that Shmebulock?
drewbaccaAWD@reddit
Trolls, and wizards, and fairy kings! Birds that talk, fish that sing!
It's amazing what sticks.
BobaFettishx82@reddit
Shouldn’t it just be a tree?
Ronthelodger@reddit
Hopefully you don’t have to get it covered up with a tree
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
💀
RalphWaldoEmers0n@reddit
Beautiful
The repeating animation of him running during the credits will always capture my imagination
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Thank you.
Legal_Response6614@reddit
Underrated all-time cartoon.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
OG Nickelodeon ruled. Thanks Canadians!
Cautious_Border7380@reddit
DJMagicHandz@reddit
hipkat13@reddit
David the Gnome right under the Gmork
MarsupialUnfair3828@reddit
I am thinking about getting Rusty Shackleford aka Dale Gribble tattoed on me. It would make laugh
CokBlockinWinger@reddit
This was my families every night Covid show
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Just stop before the last episode. lol I don’t think I could have taken that sort of heartbreak during the pandemic.
CokBlockinWinger@reddit
We didn’t …. and we were destroyed
MightyPenguinRoars@reddit
Expedia? 🤣
Yagoua81@reddit
My wife introduced my daughter to David the gnome this past week. It’s on tubi.
AgentNose@reddit
Hell yeah.
Repulsive_Tie_7941@reddit
Growing up we had the original Gnome book. That and a hand me down Hobbit coloring book had some real nightmare fuel for a 3 year old.
Still-Worldliness-44@reddit
I remember there being nude gnomes in that book.
Thick_Chain_27@reddit
There are, I have the books lol!
Asleep_Two_1237@reddit
Oh that makes me happy
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Me too. 😀
FittedSheets88@reddit
Winklebottom!
Adventurous_Cloud_20@reddit
Am I the only one who was wholly unaware of this show until I found this sub?
We didn't have cable or a satellite dish when I was a kid, so any Nickelodeon shows I saw were at my grandparents or friends houses and I never saw David the Gnome.
dbk1ng@reddit
My garden approves 👍🏽
Roller_ball@reddit
So does everyone over 45 or under 40 think it is just a lawn gnome?
halfway-to-hermitude@reddit
I adored this show when I was a kid. I recall a recent post about it somewhere on Reddit and someone commented that fans of this show are either extremely kind people and/or autistic. Not sure which category I fall into though, both have been suggested.
Love your tattoo-it looks great.
Particular-Crew5978@reddit
Absolutely love this
FeminineBard@reddit
"Get in the corner for doing dark magic"
"Oohhh, but I only did a little bit"
hombre_bu@reddit
The gnome knows
faultyratiocination@reddit
Love.
Foolishpuck80@reddit
Holy crap that ending though! One of the most depressing endings to a cartoon.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
The coziest most emotional devastating show ever produced.
C-A-L-E-V-I-S@reddit
Did anybody watch the final episode of this??? WHY WHY?!
AlvinsH0TJuicebox@reddit
Is that peach fuzz above David?
aenflex@reddit
Awe, David.
Combatical@reddit
r/confusing_perspective
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Well this was a mistake. Some of you people are mean miserable dicks.
I’m starting to hate reddit, cant even find kind communities in niche subs like this.
Santa_Hates_You@reddit
What? Most of these comments are positive.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
You’re right. Immediately I got like six really shitty reply’s in a row and it just took the wind out of my sails for a minute.
Logvin@reddit
Downvote them and do what my friends and I did as teenagers.
Steal this exact gnome from a neighborhood house and shove a hobby rocket up its ass and fire it :)
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
My blocked list is so long… like SO long, I refuse to entertain miserable people. The older I get the less I can stand it. Hence this second post. I’m my fourties’ I’m relentlessly looking for kindness in my life. Which is ultimately why I got the tattoo.
OKC89ers@reddit
It's a big internet, don't be surprised by the small amount of negativity
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Truer words. You’re absolutely right.
Surfer_Sandman@reddit
That’s weird, comments seem fine to me. Pretty cool tattoo, I’m from 82 and I didn’t get it at first. I’m just glad it makes you happy.
64557175@reddit
I appreciate your post!
I've been rewatching a lot of my childhood favorites since starting up as a child mentor and David the Gnome has really stuck out.
In my adult years I've become a bit of an environmentalist and my after school program is all about recognizing and harmonizing with nature. I sometimes channel my gnome energy when showing kids how magical our world is.
Vast-Sir-1949@reddit
It's cool. Be like David. Fuck the haters. Be a tree.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Truth. Thanks friend.
whither_wander_you@reddit
when he does the little flips on the fox's back as hes running!! LOVE!
DeadSharkEyes@reddit
Love it!! David the Gnome foreva 🥹
aravarth@reddit
You should listen to Gnome.
weedtrek@reddit
Travelocity?
edwardturnerlives@reddit
This is so elder Xennial
T-Bombie@reddit
Im 83 and I loved David the Gnome! I did grow up with older cousins though, so that may have been a factor
junto80@reddit
Im not a tattoo guy…and this goes HARD
Dimplefrom-YA@reddit
i don't even know what that is.
SnooEagles6930@reddit
Wild ending to a kid's show
minx_the_tiger@reddit
The only gnome I've ever liked...
Aromatic_Gur7349@reddit
David!
seclusionx@reddit
What was it they said schlitzveit or something?
karebearjedi@reddit
CUTENESS!
HumanExpert3916@reddit
Holy? Never watched a single episode.
Broken-Sarcasm-Meter@reddit
Travelocity Roaming Gnome?
sparklycilantro@reddit
No.
evanweb546@reddit (OP)
Love when people that deserve to be blocked advertise like this, thanks. Cleans up my comments sections.
Scissorsguadalupe@reddit
You mean Gnome
heyitscory@reddit
My name is Lester Burnham. This is my forest. This is my wife. This is my fox.
I'm 599 years old, and in less than a year I'll be a tree.
jambr380@reddit
I would have guessed it was a Winklebottom, but I know very little about gnomes. Looks well done, though
penguindik@reddit
Is that Figgleforth?
Rhapsodyingloom@reddit
ILustForVolcan0@reddit
🎵 Look at that gnoooooooooooooooooooooome 🎵
OliveIndependent@reddit
slitzvites
ParksDontBsuspicious@reddit
Looks good