tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post1813559526103994692..comments2023-10-28T20:32:25.606-07:00Comments on My Monster Memories: My First Monster MemoryFrederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-71153841992369126952011-12-15T06:15:13.638-08:002011-12-15T06:15:13.638-08:00I am also reminded of the Morlocks in George Pal&#...I am also reminded of the Morlocks in George Pal's "The Time Machine," with the blue skin and white hair.Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-79047776258007784392011-07-13T02:19:51.426-07:002011-07-13T02:19:51.426-07:00i saw this as a child, despite being born 10 years...i saw this as a child, despite being born 10 years after it was made and i remember feeling incredibly angry and saddened by the tooth removal. That annoying and stupid little elf mutilated the cool monster while he slept. That was far scarier than the monster ever could be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-56012448344457064132011-06-23T12:14:25.988-07:002011-06-23T12:14:25.988-07:00Thank you so much Frederick for the kind words and...Thank you so much Frederick for the kind words and for adding mr to your links! I'm honored. It really was great seeing how closely our childhood experiences with Abominable matched! Thanks again.<br /><br />GlenMonster Dadhttp://monsterdad69.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-78995369397915339532011-06-20T06:18:25.735-07:002011-06-20T06:18:25.735-07:00Monster Dad,
Thanks for the comment, I enjoyed rea...Monster Dad,<br />Thanks for the comment, I enjoyed reading about your own holiday horrors when watching the show! I have added your blog to my list of links, great site!Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-52832348481442930882011-06-17T20:39:11.370-07:002011-06-17T20:39:11.370-07:00Great account that rings very familiar to me. I g...Great account that rings very familiar to me. I grew up watching Rudolph in the 1970s and was terrified by Abominable. Of course, I was also fascinated and scared of Bigfoot and The Abominable Snowman too, so that might have had something to do with it. I wrote a blog last December about my memories of the show, and introducing my daughter to it too. Here it is if you want to read it:<br /><br />http://monsterdad69.blogspot.com/2010/12/horror-that-is-rudolph-red-nosed.htmlMonster Dadhttp://monsterdad69.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-34756166723316788452009-11-25T12:29:59.673-08:002009-11-25T12:29:59.673-08:00I should definitely say that this definitely scare...I should definitely say that this definitely scared me when I was a kid, and I was a kid born in the early 90s and grew up in the 90s. Does this really mean that my little Generation X or Y is lame, or does it mean being scared of other things on television. Back in the 90s, I seemed pretty innocent, but once 2002 came around I caught on to hearing cuss words. D**n was the first real one I heard, but still, back in the 90s, I got my mouth washed out after taking God's name in vain (ex. Oh my ***). Still, things like these can scare kids, fortunately. Abominable is pretty scary, as well as booming loud womping horror type music.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236365550277990194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-91570255276545345282009-04-08T20:56:00.000-07:002009-04-08T20:56:00.000-07:00Likewise, discounting characters from Munsters &am...Likewise, discounting characters from Munsters & Addams Family reruns, this was my "first monster" as well (in '68 in my case).<BR/>It's uncanny how so many people had exactly the same experiences. Given the fractious nature of cable, DVD, and internet variety, kids of this generation probably won't find the same common denominators when they are middle age. Very sad, but makes me feel very lucky that I was born when I was.60sThru80snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-49982182677121027222008-12-24T09:10:00.000-08:002008-12-24T09:10:00.000-08:00I didn't remember the monster being so scary at su...I didn't remember the monster being so scary at such a young age. However, when I rewatched this a few years ago, I felt my blood pressure rise when the MUSIC CUE started to play- before the monster even appeared!<BR/><BR/>These memories must run deep.<BR/><BR/>I also remember the Norelco ads. At the time, they were just as fascinating as the program.shahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899415657297920724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-46662063828448233442008-12-18T18:35:00.000-08:002008-12-18T18:35:00.000-08:00My first Monster Memory was of Mr. Hyde from Abbot...My first Monster Memory was of Mr. Hyde from Abbott & Costello meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. However, I remember the first time I saw the Bumble on Rudolph. I was in first grade, and about a week after it was on, we took a field trip to NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center. They had a display of all of the puppets from the show (I still remember one fellow student annoying the rest of us by continuously singing the chorus to "Silver and Gold"). I don't know if this stuck with me or not, but I did end up marrying a dentist, so maybe Hermie was an influence.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768886260813823765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-9080946113069560282008-12-18T17:51:00.000-08:002008-12-18T17:51:00.000-08:00Oh, man, I so remember being terrified by that sno...Oh, man, I so remember being terrified by that snow critter! However, when my own children saw the special, they were thoroughly unimpressed. Kids today . . .The Headless Werewolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054963418066619084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-30911307243357914322008-12-18T16:13:00.000-08:002008-12-18T16:13:00.000-08:00Wings,Part of it may have been too, that we little...Wings,<BR/><BR/>Part of it may have been too, that we little kids back then were more innocent concerning such things and not as jaded as today's kids can be by that age. We had far less exposure to such as that that than they do today.<BR/><BR/>Kind of like how Karloff's Frankenstein had people fainting in the theater! I don't think anyone would faint today unless they had low blood sugar while watching it.Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-50447925742964392912008-12-18T12:52:00.000-08:002008-12-18T12:52:00.000-08:00The Bumble was one of my first monster memories, t...The Bumble was one of my first monster memories, too. I told my kids he used to freak me out when I was little, and part of it may be that, back then, we saw the special ONCE a year. So, our little brains had the other 364 days to relive it and make it worse than it actually was.<BR/><BR/>Although I still think he is creepy.Wings1295https://www.blogger.com/profile/08045644215235749353noreply@blogger.com