Human memory is an extremely bizarre thing. It happens that sometimes we forget very important facts and moments that took place quite recently, while for whole decades we remember to the smallest detail all sorts of films or cartoons that we saw only a couple of times in our childhood.
We remember well the names of the characters of these films, their signature lines, and as soon as someone sings just a couple of notes from the musical theme of these films, we happily pick up and sing until the end of the whole day. We may even forget the name of the film, but we will never dismiss from mind our emotions when watching it.
The AskReddit community once asked the question "What's a movie you saw as a kid that only you seem to remember?" and the thread went viral instantly, with nearly 13.4K upvotes and over 20.6K comments across different generations of redditors. At least among the answers there are films from the seventies, as well as relatively recent ones that came out at the beginning of this century.
Bored Panda made a selection of the most popular, touching and nostalgic comments for you, so feel free now to scroll to the very end, and then - who knows, maybe you will take an old and dust-covered VHS player with your favorite cassette from the attic, plug in the cables and, for an hour or so, go back to that beautiful, unattainable childhood...
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#21 The World Of David The Gnome (1985-86)

Thenightswatchman answered:
Not a movie but a tv show called David the Gnome. He had a fox he rode around on named Swift, I don't remember much else
lindseyangela added:
My favorite! He was an animal doctor and went around helping animals. I have the Gnomes book by Brian Froud and it has some amazing illustrations.
My favorite! He was an animal doctor and went around helping animals. I have the Gnomes book by Brian Froud and it has some amazing illustrations.
123points
#22 Pippi Longstocking (1997)

Pippi Longstocking! It was an animated movie from 1997 that I loved as a kid, and I’ve never heard anyone ever mention it before.
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120points
#23 The Busy World Of Richard Scarry (1994-97)

No body I know personally watched anything from the busy world of Richard Scaryy. Not a movie but I bought a DVD copy of the entire show series and my wife had 0 clue what it was.
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114points
#24 Zoboomafoo (1999-01)

jniemela78 responded:
the show zoomboomafu
the show zoomboomafu
KnockMeYourLobes added:
The ONLY reason I didn't mind watching this with my kid was because the Kratt Brothers were (and still are, I assume) incredibly hot. :D
The ONLY reason I didn't mind watching this with my kid was because the Kratt Brothers were (and still are, I assume) incredibly hot. :D
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108points
#25 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

schrodingersb-tch wrote:
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
lilac-aesthetic answered:
YES! This is one of my favourite movies of all time! Professor Screw Eyes is a classic villain and the little girl who wants the hat always gets me in the beginning.
YES! This is one of my favourite movies of all time! Professor Screw Eyes is a classic villain and the little girl who wants the hat always gets me in the beginning.
102points
#26 Rock-A-Doodle (1991)

bnturner92 wrote:
Rock-a-doodle
Rock-a-doodle
*Thanks! Im glad so many people share the love!
BronzeHeart92 adds:
That was the movie where this boy encounters an owl and the owl starts barfing weirdly colored stars at him which turns him into a kitten, correct?
That was the movie where this boy encounters an owl and the owl starts barfing weirdly colored stars at him which turns him into a kitten, correct?
woobawooba21 answers:
Yes, that's correct
Yes, that's correct
99points
#27 The Mouse And The Motorcycle (1986)

mutombochaoskampf wrote:
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
ShiraCheshire added:
I remember the book really fondly though. I remember some kid asking the mouse how he makes the motorcycle go, and the mouse tells him he just makes motorcycle noises and it works. Kid me was like "oh of course, that makes sense" but looking back that's hilarious.
I remember the book really fondly though. I remember some kid asking the mouse how he makes the motorcycle go, and the mouse tells him he just makes motorcycle noises and it works. Kid me was like "oh of course, that makes sense" but looking back that's hilarious.
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91points
#28 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Something Wicked This Way Comes. I loved it, and I think I saw it alone because my friends bailed on me.
87points
#29 Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991)

I obsessively watched “Bedknobs and Beoomsticks” and “Pete’s dragon” as a kid, and have never met anyone else who’s ever watched either of them. I recently watched the original Pete’s Dragon and realized I still know it off by heart. And still sincerely enjoy it. Better than the remake.
I also once watched “Wild Hearts Can’t be Broken” as a kid and LOVED it. Thought about it for years afterwards but whenever I asked anyone else about “This movie about a girl who performs a stunt where she jumps on a running horse at the top of a tall tower and jumps with the horse into a pool. And then goes blind but does it again anyway.” Everyone thought I was crazy. Thank you Disney Plus for confirming it DOES exist, I DIDN’T make it up, and got major nostalgia watching it again.
87points
#30 Small Soldiers (1998)
No-Salamander-2001 said:
Small Soldiers?
Small Soldiers?
Talnadair answered:
Tommy Lee Jones as the bad guy soldier was classic!
Tommy Lee Jones as the bad guy soldier was classic!
awildsforzemon1 added:
This movie launched the rodeo burger at Burger King. So not only a great movie, but introduced the world to arguably the best burger that place has ever had
This movie launched the rodeo burger at Burger King. So not only a great movie, but introduced the world to arguably the best burger that place has ever had
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80points
#31 Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)

A movie that took place on the Ewok planet (not Return of the Jedi) where a little girl and her brother crash land and are helped by the Ewoks, and they get caught in a giant spiderweb, and one of them gets sucked under a lake and can't break the surface of the water because it'a like glass.
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79points
#32 Gay Purr-Ee (1962)

Champion_Kitchen wrote:
I am adamant that this movie has to exist. It’s about two cats, a white girl cat and a black male cat. It’s some sort of oldies French setting where the female cat gets stolen by a villain cat and the black cat goes after her and tries to save her. I swear to god this movie exists but I have only ever seen it once and it was back when I was like 6 or 7. But gosh sometimes bits and pieces of that movie will pop in my head and I just can’t place a name on it or it could have been something I dreamt up..
I am adamant that this movie has to exist. It’s about two cats, a white girl cat and a black male cat. It’s some sort of oldies French setting where the female cat gets stolen by a villain cat and the black cat goes after her and tries to save her. I swear to god this movie exists but I have only ever seen it once and it was back when I was like 6 or 7. But gosh sometimes bits and pieces of that movie will pop in my head and I just can’t place a name on it or it could have been something I dreamt up..
RMMacFru added:
The name of the movie is Gay Purr-ee.
The female cat (Mewsette) was voiced by Judy Garland.
The hero make cat (Jaune-Tom) voiced by Robert Goulet.
The villain cat (Meowrice) was voiced by Paul Frees.
And one of the writers was Chuck Jones.
If you couldn't tell, I adore this movie.
The name of the movie is Gay Purr-ee.
The female cat (Mewsette) was voiced by Judy Garland.
The hero make cat (Jaune-Tom) voiced by Robert Goulet.
The villain cat (Meowrice) was voiced by Paul Frees.
And one of the writers was Chuck Jones.
If you couldn't tell, I adore this movie.
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72points
#33 A Troll In Central Park (1994)

Stanley's Magic Garden (also known as A Troll in Central Park in later years).
Edit: Apparently it was Stanley's Magic Garden in the UK and A Troll in Central Park in North America.
Edit edit: there seems no rules to what name you'd get lol. I'll leave this alone now.
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71points
#34 Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat (2001-02)

Loose_Prior_4683 replied:
It's a TV show Sagwa the Chinese siamese cat
It's a TV show Sagwa the Chinese siamese cat
slutghetti added:
The theme song plays in my head all the time!
The theme song plays in my head all the time!
Hao peng you, hao peng you,
Sagwa shi wo de hao peng you
Hao peng you, hao peng you,
Sagwa shi wo de hao peng you...
Sagwa, you're my best friend...
Sagwa...
Sagwa shi wo de hao peng you
Hao peng you, hao peng you,
Sagwa shi wo de hao peng you...
Sagwa, you're my best friend...
Sagwa...
71points
#35 Cats Don't Dance (1997)

Cats Dont Dance. I remember watching it a lot back in the late 90s and early 2000s. I think people just have forgotten about the movie.
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63points


