Does anyone remember the original Disney movie "Mr. Boogedy"? You probably do because it was on TV about 27 years ago.
I don't remember a lot of what I watched on TV in 1986, (Muppet Babies, Jem: She's Truly Outrageous, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, etc.) but I could never forget "Mr. Boogedy." It was supposed to be some kind of kid-friendly Boogeyman story (if that sounds like a stupid idea to you then you are right), and was completely terrifying. I ran an image search and almost wet my pants on the spot:
That guy sure looks kid-friendly! Way to go, Disney! I was going to post the plot summary from Wikipedia, but just reading it made me too scared and I had to stop. When I saw this movie, I didn't sleep for a week. I had to use the guest room so my mom could sleep with me and my screams wouldn't wake up my sister.
This intolerance of scary movies has continued. Sometimes I like to think I can watch them "ironically," like I'm on Mystery Science Theater 3000, but at the end of the day, it's a lie. Case in point, I was watching TV with friends when "Saw 3" came on. I tried to protest, but they decided it would be "funny" to watch it, because it is so "stupid" and "fake." Ha ha ha, yeah, sure. I'm cool guys. I'm peeing my pants from laughter, not fear! Ha ha. This is so funny!
Admittedly, it was kind of amusing at first. We had some good riffs going on, about how it must have looked when Saw was getting his murder-house all ready: singing to himself, shopping at the Home Depot, working on his little clues ("Does this look like Satan to you? I'm trying to draw Satan, just for this thing I'm doing, and I can't get the nose right ..."). We were laughing, it was fun, and then I went to get ready for bed.
The minute I closed the door to brush my teeth, I saw Saw in the mirror about to murder me. No, really, he was there. I had to go get my husband so he would stand in the bathroom with me. Weirdly, he was annoyed. Oddly, he didn't find my damsel-in-distress act darling and adorable. Not-cool-ly, he told me to stop being a baby and let him go to bed. Big strong man-defender INDEED.
The real point of this post is to tell you never to see "Mr. Boogedy." Take it from me. Also, never see any of the Chucky/Child's Play movies. I saw one scene from one, approximately fifteen years ago, and it basically ruined my life.
I can attest to this. Molly had to leave my house as a child after watching some of the movie Beetlejuice. I am still mad at Walt Disney for producing "The Watcher in the Woods." Still haunts me.
ReplyDeleteMary B.
When we were in college, someone thought it would be "funny" to watch "The Ring" (the entirety of which I watched with one eye covered, because that totally makes it better). Funny indeed. I couldn't pick up the phone or look army television for a week. And I made Molly Donelly walk me to the bathroom all night long.
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