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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Growing up was there any benign Characters on TV, whether cartoon, fictional, non fictional that freaked you out or give you the creeps, even though they weren’t supposed to be creepy. I always had an Irrational dislike of Scrappy Doo, thought he was just a little twat ?!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Zippy in Rainbow used to scare me as did many of the Muppets and some of the characters from Sesame Street

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr Bean.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Zippy in Rainbow used to scare me as did many of the Muppets and some of the characters from Sesame Street

He always struck me as a loose cannon, to be fair all of Rainbow gave me the creeps, even Rod Jane and Freddie

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mr Bean. "

He had no empathy, total selfish prick

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Growing up was there any benign Characters on TV, whether cartoon, fictional, non fictional that freaked you out or give you the creeps, even though they weren’t supposed to be creepy. I always had an Irrational dislike of Scrappy Doo, thought he was just a little twat ?!"

I hear you there

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By *hrista BellendWoman
over a year ago

surrounded by twinkly lights

No I can't say there has been a benign one.

But that bloody child catcher from chitty chitty bang bang still freaks me out to this day though

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

nr stonehaven

Scrappy is generally hated ha ha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That Saville dude wasn't fooling me....

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Top Cat was a prick.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ET. Everyone thought he was sweet. I didn’t

And the green witch out of the wizard of oz. she’s well scary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ET. Everyone thought he was sweet. I didn’t

And the green witch out of the wizard of oz. she’s well scary. "

I'm MELTING....! Fucked me up for years......

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Mr Claypole from Rentaghost - a right freaky bastard he was; that cackling laugh used to make me shudder....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ET. Everyone thought he was sweet. I didn’t

And the green witch out of the wizard of oz. she’s well scary.

I'm MELTING....! Fucked me up for years......

It was “I’ll get you my pretty” that freaked me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr Claypole from Rentaghost - a right freaky bastard he was; that cackling laugh used to make me shudder...."

Yes! He was scary!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Another one: Remember the classic kids TV show Words And Pictures?

There was a very badly animated, weird ghost like character that used to feature in it which was superimposed against the live presenters.

I can’t remember it’s name sadly but do recall that it used to unsettle me somewhat.....

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

And of course, Mr Noseybonk from the classic kids show, Jigsaw.

Holy fucking shit! He was the stuff of absolute nightmares!

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Rabbit from Pipkins

Basil Brush I didn’t like the upper class look he had.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rabbit from Pipkins

Basil Brush I didn’t like the upper class look he had. "

Agreed! Hartley Hare from Pipkins looked like the taxidermist fucked him over

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bill and Ben. They just talked rubbish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And the Clangers. Wtf were they about?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Emu - he was an unpredictable bastard....

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Was going to say Hartley Hare but beaten to it....he was just all kinds of creepy!!

Fred Harris and one of the women presenters (whose name I've forgotten) on Playschool used to creep me out a bit too

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

I forgot about him! Yes. Some of his heads were well freaky!

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

Cup of tea and a thlithe of cake Aunt Thally?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

The Crowman was bloody sinister to

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By *inell1Man
over a year ago

Ipswich

Definitely the witch from Chorlton and the wheelies

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

"Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

Cup of tea and a thlithe of cake Aunt Thally?

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

Cup of tea and a thlithe of cake Aunt Thally?

With my lockdown hair I'm a ringer for him

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Rhubarb & Custard used to disturb me a tad.

The music and wobbly animation style I found to be a little disquieting for some reason....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Finger bob and his mouse

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch

"Another one: Remember the classic kids TV show Words And Pictures?

There was a very badly animated, weird ghost like character that used to feature in it which was superimposed against the live presenters.

I can’t remember it’s name sadly but do recall that it used to unsettle me somewhat.....

I think that was probably Wordy, the animated character

Appeared usually with the presenter Henry Woolf

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

" Finger bob and his mouse

The presenter’s neck cravat was really quite splendid though

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Another one: Remember the classic kids TV show Words And Pictures?

There was a very badly animated, weird ghost like character that used to feature in it which was superimposed against the live presenters.

I can’t remember it’s name sadly but do recall that it used to unsettle me somewhat.....

I think that was probably Wordy, the animated character

Appeared usually with the presenter Henry Woolf "

That’s the one

I found him quite unsettling...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Rhubarb & Custard used to disturb me a tad.

The music and wobbly animation style I found to be a little disquieting for some reason...."

I loved the theme tune, but the pulsing screen used to make me feel sick

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Rhubarb & Custard used to disturb me a tad.

The music and wobbly animation style I found to be a little disquieting for some reason....

I loved the theme tune, but the pulsing screen used to make me feel sick "

It was much akin to trying to watch TV whilst on a Thorpe Park ride.....

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By *amescoupleCouple
over a year ago

north walsham

Grotbags from the pink windmill. That woman looked like my mum in a face pack. Terrified me

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Rhubarb & Custard used to disturb me a tad.

The music and wobbly animation style I found to be a little disquieting for some reason....

I loved the theme tune, but the pulsing screen used to make me feel sick "

You think that was bad...try watching Crystal Tipps And Alasdair...it was a full on LSD trip for pre-schoolers!!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Mr Blobby; he looked....questionable....

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By *ottielayWoman
over a year ago

by the bay

Godzooky was a bit annoying

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

Zelda from terra hawks used to scare the shit out of me

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Godzooky was a bit annoying

As was that daft music that accompanied his entrance during the title sequence.

‘Godzilla......and Godzuuuuuuuukkkkiiiiii’

And another thing; even though he was a fraction of the size of the big guy, how did Godzuki not sink that ship that he and the humans sailed around on? He must have weighed at least ten tons.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Grotbags from the pink windmill. That woman looked like my mum in a face pack. Terrified me "

This is exactly who I was thinking of but I couldn't remember her name.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Willo The Wisp; His odd, ghost like appearance and indeed his voice (provided by the late Kenneth Williams no less) proved a little scary for me.

Also that terrifying looking television set in the show.....shudder.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Zelda from terra hawks used to scare the shit out of me

..."

Zelda is the stuff of nightmares alright...even now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Crankie women

Really unpleasant to look at.

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

"Godzooky was a bit annoying

Highly annoying

Almost as much as scrappy doo

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
over a year ago

Newtownabbey

Mr Burns - Simpsons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The child catcher in Chitty Chitty bang bang. Not TV I know but what an unwholesome character that was

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Floella Benjamin. There was something manic about her that gave me nightmares.

Noel Edmonds was another one, I never liked him from multicolour swap shop and I didn't like him any better on house party. I think he reminded me of a very shouty neighbour we had when I was a toddler, and that's initially why he scared me.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

"And of course, Mr Noseybonk from the classic kids show, Jigsaw.

Holy fucking shit! He was the stuff of absolute nightmares!

Fuck nose who played that character but he was scary...see what I did there?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"And of course, Mr Noseybonk from the classic kids show, Jigsaw.

Holy fucking shit! He was the stuff of absolute nightmares!

Fuck nose who played that character but he was scary...see what I did there?

Freaky as fuck

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By *anshee99Woman
over a year ago

all over

I'm just hear to defend mr.bean. my childhood wouldn't have been the same without him 333

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Mormons were the stuff of my nightmares, not the nice drawn animation you get now but at weird pseudo claymation version back in the early 80’s.

Can’t explain why but it super freaked me out

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By *olden RatioWoman
over a year ago

Buckinghamshire

The hattifatteners from The Moomins really weirded me out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moomins not Mormons, I promise I have nothing against Mormons lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why bird from Playdays used to freak me out. I used to demand the TV was switched off if it landed on her. Which meant for many arguments with younger siblings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The hattifatteners from The Moomins really weirded me out."

Lol, jinx

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By *olden RatioWoman
over a year ago

Buckinghamshire

"Moomins not Mormons, I promise I have nothing against Mormons lol "

Ahahaha I literally just posted about The Moomins too!!!

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Zippy in Rainbow used to scare me as did many of the Muppets and some of the characters from Sesame Street

It didn't help that Peter Hawkins, who originally provided the voice for Zippy, also provided voices for the Daleks.

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

Go to YouTube and check out Pipkins for some freaky children's tv

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Crankie women

Really unpleasant to look at."

Nicola Sturgeon?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Zippy in Rainbow used to scare me as did many of the Muppets and some of the characters from Sesame Street

It didn't help that Peter Hawkins, who originally provided the voice for Zippy, also provided voices for the Daleks. "

No way?!?! Didn't know that..

Davros was especially freaky even though he couldn't go up stairs.

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

"Rabbit from Pipkins

Basil Brush I didn’t like the upper class look he had.

Agreed! Hartley Hare from Pipkins looked like the taxidermist fucked him over

I vote for Harley

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

"The Crankie women

Really unpleasant to look at.

Nicola Sturgeon?

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Worzel Gummidge was a wrong un

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By *imes_berksMan
over a year ago

Bracknell

The remake version of Worzel Gummidge with Mackenzie Crook is a lot darker

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By *ovespudsMan
over a year ago

Swindon

Muffin the Mule - thank f*ck they made that a sexual offence !

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By *ob Carpe DiemMan
over a year ago

Torquay

"Muffin the Mule - thank f*ck they made that a sexual offence !

Dropping dead donkeys is still a thing I understand

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

"Rabbit from Pipkins

Basil Brush I didn’t like the upper class look he had.

Agreed! Hartley Hare from Pipkins looked like the taxidermist fucked him over

I vote for Harley"

Not sure, the pig was pretty creepy...

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

That scary rabbit from watership down the one with the scars

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

Chorlton & the wheelies.

Used to freak me out when I was little, creepy for kids!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"That scary rabbit from watership down the one with the scars "

General Woundwort - ‘Dog’s aren’t dangerous!’

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By *iercedlotsCouple
over a year ago

Stoke-on-Trent

"Top Cat was a prick. "

Top Cat was just sgt Bilco in cartoon form

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

"That scary rabbit from watership down the one with the scars

General Woundwort - ‘Dog’s aren’t dangerous!’

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that’s him I’ve just googled him he’s one scary mo fo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Worzel Gummidge used to freak me out a bit...even worse when I watched the opening credits on YouTube not so long ago, he's a strange looking chap

I was looking down the thread thinking , I can't believe nobody's put worzel gummidge . Glad I'm not the only one that remember s him. I watched it all the time, even though I didn't like him. That's lack of choice we had then.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Here’s another one: Gordon from Thomas The Tank Engine.

He was a stern looking brute and I didn’t like the cross faces he used to pull (which he did fairly frequently)

Thomas himself, whilst not scary, did nonetheless cause me some not inconsiderable upset once when he went too fast for poor old Annie and Clarabel - resulting in a major derailment (and probable train service cancellations for the rest of the day!)

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