lasklemmy·Ask Lemmybylazylion_ca Did Dracula get less scary after the appearance of The Count on Sesame Street in 1972?View original on lemmy.ca52Comments10Reply
EntropyFlux lemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesYou mean, there’s a scarier one than the one on Sesame Street??34Reply
bizarroland lemmy.worldYes, but correlation is not causation. I believe it's more due to overexposure to the concept. Knowing that you can deep fry the big bad evil guy in a fucking tanning bed kind of de-escalates the threat level.16Reply
RRhynoplaz lemmy.worldNot sure on that one, but those meep meep guys did NOT make me less scared of aliens!14Reply
ccfi lemmy.worldThe Count was actually pretty scary [for a kids show] in the early years. They toned him down later, but in 1972 he was still frightening for kids.9Reply
Apeman42 lemmy.worldI mean, is Mad Jack Churchill made less scary by the existence of Mr Bean, just because they're both Englishmen?3Reply
salty_chief lemmy.worldNot even close. A night stalking Vampire that will suck your blood out of your body. Versus a puppet?2Reply
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You mean, there’s a scarier one than the one on Sesame Street??
There's TWO! TWO scary vampires! Ah ah ah!
He's such a pervert though.
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Yes, but correlation is not causation.
I believe it's more due to overexposure to the concept. Knowing that you can deep fry the big bad evil guy in a fucking tanning bed kind of de-escalates the threat level.
Not sure on that one, but those meep meep guys did NOT make me less scared of aliens!
The Count was actually pretty scary [for a kids show] in the early years. They toned him down later, but in 1972 he was still frightening for kids.
Count Chocula probably helped.
I mean, is Mad Jack Churchill made less scary by the existence of Mr Bean, just because they're both Englishmen?
Not even close. A night stalking Vampire that will suck your blood out of your body. Versus a puppet?