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

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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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[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Shot in the dark here: "The Willies". It's kids telling horror stories and there's one story about a bully killing monster "Bad Apples" is the story.

Really young Sean Astin.

Edit: found a trailer, excuse the youtube.

https://youtu.be/yT6lRRuMZyQ

[-] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Omg. I think that's it.

Wow.

All these years. .... Monster is in the bathroom. Brownish. I guess they used toilet humor there to design it.

I always assumed it was an adult show. But I forget how much horror was in kids shows in the late 80s and early 90s.

I still can't believe you knew what I was talking about.

Wow.

Also I guess the kid with the flies WAS from the same show.

I was right about that.

Also explains why I kept thinking it was an anthology. I guess cause it was.

I'm actually surprised by how much I did get right and yet could not find it on the internet for nothing.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Neat! I am glad to have helped connect some dots! Your description fired some neurons and I had to think back to a Halloween party in maybe 1993 or so.

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