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Posted by tatsunokofan on 06-09-2016 at 02:46:

Were There Moments That Scared You As a Child?

Hi all!

When you were a wee tot first watching the series, were there any times that the show that left you scared? Please share with us those traumatizing moments. We're all just glad that they didn't scare you away from the series forever!

James

Posted by KT1972 on 06-09-2016 at 06:45:

This is an easy one for me.

The Fierce Flowers part 1. i could tolerate the thought of any of the guys being in mortal danger, but Princess was different, especially when they kept us waiting until the next episode to find out if she was rescued or not! (I don't know why though) Of course I couldn't not watch the next part because I needed to know she was safe.

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Posted by msannomalley on 06-09-2016 at 12:29:

I can't say that I remember anything from the show that truly terrified me, but there are a things I remember that creeped me out.

Like KT mentioned, the Jigokillers/Fierce Flowers were creepy. I think for me it was the idea of flowers that could eat people.

The Mecha Budda kind of creeped me out as a kid. I think it was because one of the four faces on it was smiling as it was stomping around and destroying everything.

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Posted by Transmute Jun on 06-09-2016 at 13:38:

I don't recall ever being scared, as in frightened, but I do recall thinking on a couple of occasions that one of the characters had died, and feeling upset about it for the instant before they revealed the fact that no, they were actually alive. Wink

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Posted by ElectricWhite on 06-09-2016 at 16:55:

For me, it was whenever that damned cockroach mecha was on screen! I've always had a phobia of those nasty bugs, and I still go through hell when I try to watch that ep., even though it gets destroyed in the end!

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Posted by Becky Rock on 06-09-2016 at 17:52:

I was too old but I did find the Jigokiller episodes disturbing, that they would actually risk burning Jun/Princess alive.

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Posted by ChrisW on 06-09-2016 at 19:58:

Y'all have much better memories than I do. Smile Nothing particular stands out for me, but given the way I'd rush home from the bus so I wouldn't miss anything, I'm sure that I was on the edge of my seat!

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Posted by Springie on 06-09-2016 at 21:46:

I was scared for Princess when the flowers ate her, and worried that she was going to die. However, the mech that scared me the most was the giant mummy that deteriorated in 2 stages... *shudder*

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Posted by Springie on 06-09-2016 at 21:49:

This was followed closely by the neon giant and that weird music...

...and Lava Jesus...

...and mecha Buddha...

...so basically all of the "giant humanoid figures" freaked me out...but in a good way. I liked being scared to a point (does that make any sense?) I liked "Sesame Street" for the same reasons (remember those freaky acid-trip cartoons? )

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Posted by Springie on 06-09-2016 at 21:51:

Also, the episode with the newlyweds who were kidnapped and turned into "robots" freaked me out, too. The robot-rocket-kidnapping stewardess was freaky!

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Posted by ChrisW on 07-09-2016 at 03:59:

I think at some level many people like to be scared for entertainment's sake, or we wouldn't have a huge horror/thriller/etc industry. Smile

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Posted by RIgirl on 26-09-2016 at 00:04:

I was pretty okay with all of the mechas and such, but the one scene that disturbed me more than most was the one in the "Perilous Pleasure Cruise" when the grandfather grabbed and bomb and blew himself up. To this day, I'm still surprised that managed to get by the BOTP "everything's okay" police.

I mean, even Orion was okay in the end (even though they seemed to leave him there, but that's a different problem ...lol).

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