Teddy Bear's Picnic weirdness?

May 17, 2010 7:37 PM

Does anyone else recall a creepy version of the Teddy Bear's picnic from the 80's? (it was a cartoon) I think I may have seen it on Nickelodeon.

I remember being a little kid and getting the heebies from it. I remember it not being cutesy, and now that I'm older maybe a little bit in the Edward Gorey style? If it's out there and I am remembering it correctly, could anyone help me find it? Thanks!

posted by iabide79 to Media & Arts (11 answers total)

Best answer: I remember an old (maybe 1930's?) version. The music was sort of jazzy. It may have been Halloween themed. I seem to remember ghosts.
posted by paulg at 7:53 PM on May 17, 2010 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Did it use the Henry Hall (of "Here Comes the Boogeyman" — think end credits to Jeepers Creepers) vocals?
posted by adipocere at 8:08 PM on May 17, 2010

I don't know about the cartoon but I had to throw away our copy of the book since I was totally creeped out by the story and the drawings. Maybe the book was enough to creep you out, too.
posted by otherwordlyglow at 8:10 PM on May 17, 2010

I remember an 80's cartoon special, which I was able to find on Youtube (here). Pretty cutesy though.
posted by PercussivePaul at 8:13 PM on May 17, 2010

Response by poster: Yes, I just listened to the Henry Hall version of Teddy Bear Picnic and that is exactly how I remember it sounding!
posted by iabide79 at 8:13 PM on May 17, 2010

I was about to ask if it was the Tiny Toons take on it, but that was early 90's. Huh. Now I'm stumped too.
posted by deezil at 8:28 PM on May 17, 2010

I remember the one PercussivePaul linked to. And I watched a ton of Nickelodeon.
posted by ocherdraco at 8:32 PM on May 17, 2010

Best answer: "Daaaa-aad, I can't sleep, trying to piece together this sloppy narrative."
posted by lisa g at 11:27 PM on May 17, 2010 [2 favorites]

This creepy version is from the 1980's BBC serial The Singing Detective that later aired in the US on PBS's Mystery! which opens with Edward Gorey animation. Maybe your mind is crossing the two?
posted by Pollomacho at 6:26 AM on May 18, 2010

Response by poster: I think it must have been what paulg said or as Pollomacho said-I think my mind might be crossing two different things together.
posted by iabide79 at 9:39 AM on May 18, 2010

Gratuitous favourite cover!
posted by Iteki at 11:35 AM on May 18, 2010