We're kicking off Cartoon Nostalgia week with a doozy. David the Gnome. I gather that this will garner two separate camps of responses in the comments. Those that are overjoyed that we mentioned their favorite cartoon and those who have no idea who David the Gnome is.
In the interests of transparency, I'm actually in the latter camp. But this post is dedicated to a very good friend of mine who might literally jump for joy at the site of this post.
David the Gnome aired on Nick Jr. in the late 80s and early 90s.
The series was all about the lives of Gnomes ... which is both awesome and kinda creepy.
If you don't know why that's creepy, well, they are 6 inch people-ish things that live to be 400 years old and can read your mind and control it! Just think about that! If the Gnomes ever wanted to, they could rise up against humanity and make us their slaves! And there would be nothing we could do about it. It would be like an entire race of Yodas.
Apparently there were many different types of gnomes: Forest Gnomes, Garden Gnomes, Farm Gnomes, House Gnomes (which, frankly, I just think it's disrespectful to call some one), Dune Gnomes, Siberian Gnomes, and Gypsy Gnomes who were a persecuted minority that was frequently discriminated against. They would get help from forest creatures to travel long distances and fought against evil trolls.
But the real reason for anyone here at Mancouch to discuss David the Gnome is that he was voice by Mancouch favorite, Tom Bosley. We, here at Mancouch, are big fans of The Bosley (or The Bos to his close personal friends, like us) and as always happy to see him get work. Anything in good with The Bosley, is in good with us.
Here is the intro song. I really only suggest you watch it if you remember the show. Otherwise, it's kind of an assault on all remotely masculine thoughts and sensations you may have. This opening could possibly act as a chemical castration so handle with caution.
I told you. Don't say I didn't warn you. I think it's easy to love a show about Gnomes, but there is nothing to love about that opening sequence.
I am not even kidding, I was so bored at work about 6 hours ago that I watched this intro on youtube. That show was awesome.
Yes, yes, yes. Please, and yes!
Omigosh I miss this show. Prime example of an inherently "good" show.
LOVED this show.
David the Gnome... now that is some serious nostalgia. i loved this show as a little kid!
OMG! haha! i LOVED david the gnome!!!... i don't know why, thinking back... but i LOVED this show :P
I don't know about it, because I was born in late 80s and never get to see the shows.
Ugh... sorry, but I don't like it
seems as though i fall under that aforementioned latter group that doesn't know who david the gnome is?
thinks the writer is working at getting some... and from gender of responses.. just might nail it..
I remember it being on when my mom used to take care of my cousin. When I first saw it, I was all wtf, but as I watched it I really started to like it. It was one of the better cartoons that was on when we were growing up...
Mancouch you rock. I fuckin love David the Gnome.
David the Gnome was one of my absolute favorites. When that show stopped airing, i was heartbroken.
i loved this show when i was younger...me and my older brother would watch this all the time when it was on!
Wow I'm really depressed now that brings back so many memories. Swift was the shit man!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED that show!! I watched it all the time in the summer with my younger brother and our grandma. That was probably my most favorite cartoon ever next to Duckula, Rocko's Modern Life, Carebears, and that show that was all about fairytales that was on Nick Jr as well (I can't for the life of me remember the name though lol).
This is a Dutch Kabouter; his creator is a dutch illustrator. Should you google: Nederlandse kabouter... then you will probably find all about him. The cartoon is Japanese ?
Have fun
Ariadone
... or try to google....... David de Kabouter....
good luck and have fun
Ariadone
OK..I looked it up for you: the illustrators name is Rien Poortvliet. When you google his name, you find the original David de Kabouter and his family and the way they live, into the very details of it. Meaby worth a rivival of David de Kabouter ?
Enjoy
Ariadone
lmao I remember this show!..I watched it all the time when I was a kid. there was never any new episodes when i watched it though..it was always the same shit..but I still enjoyed it..What can I say ..I was a kid then!
This was a big part of my childhood. At 24, I've no shame in singing the theme song....or searching for remixes and live versions on youtube, lol.
I fucking loved that show! I wish TV would bring back all the awesome old shows.
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I am not even kidding, I was so bored at work about 6 hours ago that I watched this intro on youtube. That show was awesome.
Yes, yes, yes. Please, and yes!
Omigosh I miss this show. Prime example of an inherently "good" show.
LOVED this show.
David the Gnome... now that is some serious nostalgia. i loved this show as a little kid!
OMG! haha! i LOVED david the gnome!!!... i don't know why, thinking back... but i LOVED this show :P
I don't know about it, because I was born in late 80s and never get to see the shows.
Ugh... sorry, but I don't like it
seems as though i fall under that aforementioned latter group that doesn't know who david the gnome is?
thinks the writer is working at getting some... and from gender of responses.. just might nail it..
I remember it being on when my mom used to take care of my cousin. When I first saw it, I was all wtf, but as I watched it I really started to like it. It was one of the better cartoons that was on when we were growing up...
Mancouch you rock. I fuckin love David the Gnome.
David the Gnome was one of my absolute favorites. When that show stopped airing, i was heartbroken.
david the gnome looks like my chemistry teacher!
I loved this when I was little!!!!!!!
@cornyonacob@xanga - hahaha that was random.
i loved this show when i was younger...me and my older brother would watch this all the time when it was on!
Wow I'm really depressed now that brings back so many memories. Swift was the shit man!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED that show!! I watched it all the time in the summer with my younger brother and our grandma. That was probably my most favorite cartoon ever next to Duckula, Rocko's Modern Life, Carebears, and that show that was all about fairytales that was on Nick Jr as well (I can't for the life of me remember the name though lol).
This is a Dutch Kabouter; his creator is a dutch illustrator. Should you google: Nederlandse kabouter... then you will probably find all about him. The cartoon is Japanese ?
Have fun
Ariadone
... or try to google....... David de Kabouter....
good luck and have fun
Ariadone
OK..I looked it up for you: the illustrators name is Rien Poortvliet. When you google his name, you find the original David de Kabouter and his family and the way they live, into the very details of it. Meaby worth a rivival of David de Kabouter ?
Enjoy
Ariadone
lmao I remember this show!..I watched it all the time when I was a kid. there was never any new episodes when i watched it though..it was always the same shit..but I still enjoyed it..What can I say ..I was a kid then!
This was a big part of my childhood. At 24, I've no shame in singing the theme song....or searching for remixes and live versions on youtube, lol.
I fucking loved that show! I wish TV would bring back all the awesome old shows.
David the Gnome was such win.