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I am going to be a father and am making a jellyfin setup for my child. I want to start early to make a good collection of movies and shows. So I am interested in knowing what other people experienced as positive influences in their lives.

Edit: English and Norwegian is fine, but I can always get dubbed versions of other languages. We will be speaking English and Norwegian with our child from birth. But want to introduce our child to many types of cultures, religions etc.

Edit 2: Thanks so much for so many great responses. Some of you must have spent quite some time compiling the list. Truly appreciate that ♥️

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[-] blitzen@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

For when you child is very young, look for “Mighty Machines.”

[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Angry Beavers

Hey Arnold

Rocko’s Modern Life

Rugrats

Gullah Gullah Island

Legends of the Hidden Temple

Basically mid 90s Nickelodeon defined my childhood, and the media’s only gotten worse from there on out! :p

[-] Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

The Wild Thornberries

[-] Arkhive@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Patch Adams

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Half of the Ghibly movies. The other half i was too old already.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Anything Mr. Bean.

[-] azureskypirate@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

Once Upon A Forest (1993) [idmb:tt0107745]

In the wake of an environmental disaster, the children have to work together to solve problems, and save their friend.

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Look up the original Tik-Tak from the BRTN. it's non spoken animation with shapes, sounds and music. Great for toddlers. All the music is ingrained in me :D

Other good show from the BRTN was "Er was eens". They are split up in 4 main "seasons: de mens, de aarde, de ruimte and het leven.

History, how earth was formed and evolved, space and human biology.

Dutch and French, I'm not sure if it was ever dubbed English, but my kids watched this on repeat.

[-] Comrade_Squid@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago
[-] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Winnie the Pooh! The episode where they fall down the wishing well instilled in me a lifelong fascination with wishing wells.

I also used to watch a lot of the old Thomas the Tank Engine

[-] MXC48@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

Zorro (1957 but I was born later 😂) was certainly the most important show I seen in my youth. He made me choose fencing as sport for more than 10 years and he taught me to be honest and Fair when I was younger

[-] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Doctor Who was the big one, but I didn't get into that until I was a bit older

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 week ago

I'm a dad, so a lot of these arewhat I've found for mine, which was of course influenced by my childhood.

Get The Owl House now for when they're a bit older, before Disney buries it in the ground.

Danger Mouse both old and new ones, the new ones are amazing.

Duck Tales both old and new, again the new ones are amazing.

Frozen and Moana are IMHO the best of Disney's movies, all of Pixar's catalogue.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I really like the pokemon show/anime. At least the original seasons (I kinda followed it until the sinnoh region

Other than that:
Ducktales (1987)
Avatar the last Airbender
Nils Holgersson
Weihnachtsmann und Co KG (original title: Le Monde Secret du Père Noël)

These are the shows I keep dearly in my heart

As for movies, I don't really have any recommendation besides "Wall-E" :(
But that's a phenomenal movie!

[-] a1tsca13@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

For a slightly different take, I was mesmerized watching New Yankee Workshop and the old This Old House seasons as a kid and often wonder how much they contributed to practical skills and hobbies I have as an adult.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
  • 3-2-1 Contact
  • Cosmos (original)
  • The Secret Life of Machines
  • Connections with James Burke
[-] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

David the Gnome and Flight of Dragons

[-] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Full Metal Jacket.

[-] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The original and prequel Star Wars films and shows: The Clone Wars in particular.

The 90s X-men

X-Men Evolution

The 90s Spider-Man

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-2012)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (OG and 2002)

Avatar the Last Airbender

The Dark Crystal

Fern Gully

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1990s)

Phineas and Ferb

George Shrinks

[-] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Anything and everything on pbs

[-] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Kiteretsu (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0305051/) This TV Show was responsible to ignite the fire of engineering and making things during my childhood.

Kochikame (https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/56426-kochira-katsushika-ku-kameari-k-en-mae-hashutsujo) I was a procrastinator and a lazy ass when I was a kid. So related to Ryotsu (main character) so much.

[-] xylogx@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Connections by James Burke

[-] SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Hit em with that "My Friend Martin"

[-] tacosomuch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Flukten fra dyreskogen , loved it as a child, but beware it is emotional carnage - animals dying left and right.

Pingu

La linea

Fantorangen and probably a lot of other nrk stuff

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