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What TV show traumatized you as a kid? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 2 days ago by atheqtpie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When I was about 8 years old (2016) I woke up early while my parents were still asleep and turned on the TV to see what to watch. Superjail was on and I cried due to so much gore being on the TV, even if it was cartoon gore. I was 8.

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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"The Animals of Farthing Wood". It's a cartoon about a group of animals who try to find a new home after humans destroy their forest. Many of them die horrible deaths along the way. Still vividly remember the hedgehog family being run over on the motorway. And yes, it was a kids show!

[–] CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I loved that show as a kid. No idea why I connected with it so strongly but I always appreciated that it wouldn't shy away from darker themes.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, parts of it may have traumatized me, but I ultimately also quite liked the show as a child. I'm sure it helped me empathize with the suffering of wild animals and gave me an early idea of why we should protect the environment.

It definitely wouldn't fly as a kids show today, but I think it's an interesting discussion to have when and how much kids' media should explore darker topics. Ultimately the show was still very tame compared to some of the books my parents got to read as kids, which included things like kids getting ground up in a mill for playing a prank or getting their thumbs cut off for sucking on them.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

kids getting ground up in a mill for playing a prank or getting their thumbs cut off for sucking on them.

That sounds like Struwelpeter. Yeah, quality entertainment there.