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8 Times Kids TV Shows Forgot We Were Just Children

By Matt |

<div><p>Kids shows tend to be full of whimsy and wonder, but sometimes they can sidewind us and get extremely dark out of nowhere. <a href="https://www.throwbacks.com/disney-movies-2085320004/" target="_blank">Even Disney can get in on this.</a> We don't always realize it as kids, but looking back on it, a lot of these moments are pretty messed up. Let's look at a few!</p><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_incontent _1"> </div><p></p><h3>1) <em>Rugrats</em> - Making Chocolate Pudding</h3><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="1vs55Z7t7bk"></amp-youtube></div><p>When Angelica "breaks her leg" and has to stay with the Pickles family, she starts making all sorts of ridiculous requests. The biggest, of course, is asking for chocolate pudding at 4 AM.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/y7BBN.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>imgur</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>I think we can all relate to that last line, but still, wow.</p><h3>2) <em>Hey Arnold!</em> - Depression and Alcoholism</h3><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/hey-arnold-bad-lessons-2.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Teen</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>There's a surprising amount of <a href="http://www.shared.com/10-of-the-darkest-moments-from-kids-tv-that-were-just-a-lot/?utm_content=lt_3&amp;sb=1&amp;pi=0&amp;utm_expid=.FZw51sEmTqeyJq2oKcKA7g.3&amp;utm_referrer=" target="_blank">dark moments</a> in <em>Hey Arnold!</em> Helga and her family in particular seem to be at the center of all of it, as Miriam Patacki seems to be something of a depressed alcoholic.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-24.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Yeesh.<cite>Youtube</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_video"> </div><p></p><h3>3) <em>Spongebob Squarepants</em> - Boredom</h3><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/tenor-4.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Tenor</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>The times when Squidward gets bored are probably just a little too real for a lot of adults who watched this with their kids.</p><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/3046224-squidward-3-spongebob-squarepants-23418077-500-347.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>giphy</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h3>4) <em>Toy Story</em> - Sid's Toys</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20111206180809.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Pixar Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>When Buzz and Woody get capture by Sid, a troubled child who likes to torture toys, we get to see some of the horrific results of what he does. They all turn out to be friendly of course, but still, pretty unsettling.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/sids-toys-2.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>DisneyScreencaps</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>Click to the next page for more surprisingly dark moments from kids shows.</h3><p></p><h3>5) <em>Batman: The Animated Series</em> - Scarecrow</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20120210014121.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Batman Animated Universe Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Dr. Jonathan Crane, AKA Scarecrow, is one of Batman's deadliest foes. He uses his fear toxin to cause people to hallucinate their worst fears, and when he first uses it on Batman, we get one of the darkest scenes in an already dark series.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/thomas-wayne-2.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">The stuff of nightmares.<cite>A Clone's Paradise</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>At least we got one of the most awesome moments in the entire show out of it.</p><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="4xbbpH-20ak"></amp-youtube></div><h3>6) <em>Sesame Street</em> - Mr. Hooper Dies</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20091116063421.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Muppet Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Mr. Hooper, played by Will Lee, was one of the first human characters to appear on Sesame Street. When Lee passed away, the show decided to devote an episode to teaching children about the topic of death. The result is one of the darkest but most powerful episodes of the show ever.</p><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="gxlj4Tk83xQ"></amp-youtube></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_incontent_2"> </div><p></p><h3>7) <em>Powerpuff Girls</em> - Time Travel</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/Screenshot_2015-12-10-13-40-01_1.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Animated Critic Blog</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Being a superhero is hard work, and I don't think any of them could be blamed for wanting to take a day off. But, when the Powerpuff Girls try to, they travel forward in time to find out that Townsville has become Hell on Earth. What's worse is, the surviving townspeople all blame them.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/speed_demon.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Holy crap guys...<cite>TV Tropes</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>So not only do they get to see horrifying imagery, but they find out they'll never get to take a day off. Ever.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/latest-cb-20160726104211.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Or else THIS happens.<cite>Powerpuff Girls Wiki</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>8) <em>Courage the Cowardly Dog</em> - All Of It</h3><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/Omg.png" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>IGN</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>Seriously. This show was nothing but absurdly dark moments. I have no idea how this was marketed to kids.</p><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/anigif_original-11975-1422493145-15.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>BuzzFeed</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><p>SERIOUSLY</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/06/maxresdefault-25.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Youtube</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Which was the most brutal?</strong></p><p></p><amp-apester-media height="390" data-apester-media-id="594935d991c674963889f6d3"></amp-apester-media><p></p><h3>If you think this stuff is dark, take a look at this artist's <a href="https://www.throwbacks.com/someone-drew-realistic-spongebob-and-itll-make-you-want-to-cry/" target="_blank">realistic renditions of cartoon characters.</a></h3></div>

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