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Creepy uncanny feeling when revisiting something from early childhood.

Jamesmac

So, back when I was very little, my sister and I used to watch a program called Mopatop's Shop. As an adult, all I really remembered from it was the title and nothing else. So, to satisfy my curiosity, I searched it, and what I saw gave me serious chills for some reason. It's only a bunch of Jim Henson puppets, totally innocent, but something about it felt very unnerving.

Anyone else get these weird feelings when rediscovering a piece of forgotten media from their early childhoods?

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  • Yes, I have, for a lot of childrens media I consumed as a child. I actually re-watched the Teletubbies infamous Lion and Bear episode the other day, I certainly saw it as a child and thought nothing of it but watching it now I just felt really uneasy.

    Some older nicktoons also feel weird when I watch them, Hey Arnold always feels bittersweet and oddly ominous to me. Can't put my finger on why. Some of the older Pokemon episodes give me the same vibe.In all honesty, I was probably watching them whilst my parents had a screaming match in the background, and my mind has always recalled that.

    On the topic of Mopatop, I genuinely and seriously thought this was the same show as Hoobs! I didn't realize they were two separate shows!

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  • Yes, I have, for a lot of childrens media I consumed as a child. I actually re-watched the Teletubbies infamous Lion and Bear episode the other day, I certainly saw it as a child and thought nothing of it but watching it now I just felt really uneasy.

    Some older nicktoons also feel weird when I watch them, Hey Arnold always feels bittersweet and oddly ominous to me. Can't put my finger on why. Some of the older Pokemon episodes give me the same vibe.In all honesty, I was probably watching them whilst my parents had a screaming match in the background, and my mind has always recalled that.

    On the topic of Mopatop, I genuinely and seriously thought this was the same show as Hoobs! I didn't realize they were two separate shows!

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