tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post2102808734929643227..comments2024-02-25T19:46:44.997-08:00Comments on Tail o' the Rat: Creepy Childhood IconsNamowal (Jennifer Bourne)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00384500508934864421noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-89663878921517686252022-10-08T23:33:33.683-07:002022-10-08T23:33:33.683-07:00I grew up with the same childhood icons and never ...I grew up with the same childhood icons and never found the first four to be creepy. Number 5 on this list, by contrast, left an indelible impression on me. I was just on the verge of hitting puberty when the tall girl on Schoolhouse Rock stomped the small boy seemingly off of the face of the Earth. I knew it was supposed to be a joke, but I didn't laugh.<br /><br />It's remarkable that a Saturday morning cartoon on a major network would indulge in something so provocative. The original storyboards for this gag in "Unpack Your Adjectives" do not include the STOMP climax, and interestingly, the girl who grows taller wears enclosed shoes, not sandals. But in the version that aired, not only has the girl's footwear changed, but her feet are disproportionately large compared to the rest of her body, with the only color in the black & white scene being the girl's red sandals. <br /><br />I did not laugh at this scene: I was too enthralled! I have not been the same person since the tall girl stomped the small boy. For those of us watching on that Saturday morning in 1975, (predominantly male Schoolhouse Rock pupils,) it was the greatest day of our lives.Diogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134550251969361847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-60248344311924955572010-05-02T08:48:35.047-07:002010-05-02T08:48:35.047-07:00Anonymous,
My goodness, there IS a resemblance!Anonymous,<br />My goodness, there IS a resemblance!Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00384500508934864421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-6250500803003596742010-05-02T03:10:56.274-07:002010-05-02T03:10:56.274-07:00Is it just me or does the "hamburgler" l...Is it just me or does the "hamburgler" look like "Dubya"?<br /><br />Loved the twisted bunnies distributing apple pies to children bit. Even I didn't do enough drugs in the nineties for that one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-13040345801623310112010-01-31T00:40:22.965-08:002010-01-31T00:40:22.965-08:00And, of course, Britain had Noseybonk...And, of course, Britain had Noseybonk...Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03604190566277480190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-773762194571541772007-01-11T09:03:00.000-08:002007-01-11T09:03:00.000-08:00"What's burried in his backyard?" that IS a scarg ..."What's burried in his backyard?" that IS a scarg thought. You know, I havn't seen the policeman character with the big mac head for awhile...Namowal (Jennifer Bourne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00384500508934864421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-82317523368464103852007-01-10T20:01:00.000-08:002007-01-10T20:01:00.000-08:00I always figured Hamburglar to be suspicious. I'd...I always figured Hamburglar to be suspicious. I'd hate to find out what's buried in his back yard. *shudder*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36618421.post-65169685771509944542006-12-31T15:20:00.000-08:002006-12-31T15:20:00.000-08:00Lady Elaine Fairchilde, I agree she was creepy. Ev...Lady Elaine Fairchilde, I agree she was creepy. Even as a child I didnt like the lnad of make believe. Plus I never have known anyone who changed shoes and jakets when they entered the home.Gary Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685095765537204872noreply@blogger.com