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TheLittleFaerie · 10-21-2021, 05:28 AM

I get super emotional and come to tears almost when I see things from my childhood, like a warm feeling, a longing to go back, etc.... When I hear the opening theme songs to a lot of the old Nick Jr. cartoons I used to watch in the 80s and early 90s as a kid, I'll literally have tears. Sometimes even old nursery rymes do it, like the Cow Jumped Over the Moon, and there's nothing sad about it really

It just seems to take me back to such an innocent time that was so full of wonder and magic that you can never get back

ponytail · 10-21-2021, 05:58 AM

All the time. Certain sounds, smells, TV shows and movies, going through old family photos. I want to go back to those times.

PhoenixAcres · 10-21-2021, 10:51 AM

That happens to me occasionally. It's called nostalgia, and I imagine it only gets more intense as you get older.

GentlemanJim · 10-21-2021, 11:38 AM

I get choked-up over sentimental parts of movies, but not so much over my own past.

Seeing the "bad guy" knowing he is going to die, perform one final act of kindness, ...stuff like that chokes me up. And I never used to be such a softie...so yeah I think age is a factor.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-21-2021, 11:55 AM

Yep.

Definitely when watching an old show or movie I watched long ago, especially if I'd mostly forgotten it, or didn't even remember the title anymore.

I was recently in a bookstore and saw this book, one of my first books. Instant nostalgia!

Even a certain smell, for example, can choke me up. I was walking through an old building not too long ago and smelled the same smell from one of the houses I lived in as a child. Wow!

Caroline13 · 10-21-2021, 02:30 PM

No, I get too emotional about what is happening in our country right now....

TheLittleFaerie · 10-22-2021, 05:44 AM

The smell of air blowing from a window air-conditioner reminds me of childhood lol

And I swear every time I hear the Pinwheel House Theme song, I start crying

ponytail · 10-22-2021, 08:21 AM

Growing up, every Saturday morning my dad would mow the lawn. So now when I hear the sound of a lawn mower in morning I get all nostalgic. My dad is gone now and I kind of get emotional.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-22-2021, 09:11 AM

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The smell of air blowing from a window air-conditioner reminds me of childhood lol

And I swear every time I hear the Pinwheel House Theme song, I start crying

I remember Pinwheel. That was quite a special show for children of the late 1970s, early 1980s. Kinda spooky, with its fortune teller and creepy basement. Yet still comforting. Kind of like a dark Sesame Street. It is so weird that none of the over 250 episodes of the series were ever released on DVD. The series was still airing in 1990!

TheLittleFaerie · 10-22-2021, 05:12 PM

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I remember Pinwheel. That was quite a special show for children of the late 1970s, early 1980s. Kinda spooky, with its fortune teller and creepy basement. Yet still comforting. Kind of like a dark Sesame Street. It is so weird that none of the over 250 episodes of the series were ever released on DVD. The series was still airing in 1990!

It was probably one of the first shows I ever watched, so maybe that's why it makes me emotional, it triggers literally when I became self-aware of life for the first time. The closing theme music is what really gets me with all the different pitches.

I know it was the show that basically launched Nickelodeon.... IMO Eureka's Castle was a total rip-off of Pinwheel, they all had a similar character... Eureka was like the fortune teller, there was a salesman, Bog and Quagmire were like the 2 lightning beetles

RetroGuy2000 · 10-22-2021, 05:46 PM

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It was probably one of the first shows I ever watched, so maybe that's why it makes me emotional, it triggers literally when I became self-aware of life for the first time. The closing theme music is what really gets me with all the different pitches.

Yeah, totally! The closing theme sounds a bit more sad; it's saying "farewell for today". And of course the theme is a double-whammy of nostalgia: both the visuals and the audio. I can even get nostalgic about the stupid Chapi Chapo animations that ran on Pinwheel for many years.

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I know it was the show that basically launched Nickelodeon....

Yeah, we just called channel C3 "Pinwheel". It was the only show on the channel. Imagine a TV channel which aired only one TV series 14 hours a day, every day, for two years! And at that time, there were NO commercials; those didn't start until 1983. TV was just so much simpler back then. You could have a cable channel which aired only one show, and the subscriber base paid for the program.

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IMO Eureka's Castle was a total rip-off of Pinwheel, they all had a similar character... Eureka was like the fortune teller, there was a salesman, Bog and Quagmire were like the 2 lightning beetles

I never watched Eureeka's Castle, as I had moved on to You Can't Do That On Television and Hey Dude by then. But I don't doubt EC was a cheap clone. Nick's "splat" logo was stolen from YCDTOTV.

Coffeecup · 10-24-2021, 06:56 PM

Sometimes when I see adorable children and their caring parents together, it makes me think, where did go wrong in not finding a love one and having a family.

stevea · 10-24-2021, 09:18 PM

Probably many or most of us have various things that trip the waterworks now and then. I know I do, too.

Theda Bara · 10-24-2021, 09:42 PM

Last night I was watching a couple of episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter which trigger happy memories of my childhood.

Welcome Back, Kotter was responsible for making its star, John Travolta, a household name.

Back in 1978, when I was in the 3rd grade, a friend of mine had the soundtrack of the movie Grease (which starred Travolta); we literally played this album to death

So, watching WBK last night made me a little emotional (in a happy way) seeing John Travolta and the memories of listening to him sing on the Grease soundtrack over and over and over again forty-three years ago.

Bonniegirl · 10-24-2021, 10:36 PM

Yes, for sure !! Hearing old songs, watching old TV shows or movies and looking at old family photos make me very nostalgic and sentimental for the "old days" !

10-21-2021, 05:28 AM	#1
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	Anyone get emotional when they see or hear things from childhood? I get super emotional and come to tears almost when I see things from my childhood, like a warm feeling, a longing to go back, etc.... When I hear the opening theme songs to a lot of the old Nick Jr. cartoons I used to watch in the 80s and early 90s as a kid, I'll literally have tears. Sometimes even old nursery rymes do it, like the Cow Jumped Over the Moon, and there's nothing sad about it really It just seems to take me back to such an innocent time that was so full of wonder and magic that you can never get back

10-21-2021, 05:58 AM	#2
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	All the time. Certain sounds, smells, TV shows and movies, going through old family photos. I want to go back to those times.
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10-21-2021, 11:38 AM	#4
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	I get choked-up over sentimental parts of movies, but not so much over my own past. Seeing the "bad guy" knowing he is going to die, perform one final act of kindness, ...stuff like that chokes me up. And I never used to be such a softie...so yeah I think age is a factor.
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10-21-2021, 11:55 AM	#5
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	Yep. Definitely when watching an old show or movie I watched long ago, especially if I'd mostly forgotten it, or didn't even remember the title anymore. I was recently in a bookstore and saw this book, one of my first books. Instant nostalgia! Even a certain smell, for example, can choke me up. I was walking through an old building not too long ago and smelled the same smell from one of the houses I lived in as a child. Wow!
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10-21-2021, 02:30 PM	#6
Caroline13 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Jan 30, 2021 Location: So Calif Posts: 14,483	No, I get too emotional about what is happening in our country right now....
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10-21-2021, 10:51 AM	#3
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	That happens to me occasionally. It's called nostalgia, and I imagine it only gets more intense as you get older.

10-22-2021, 05:44 AM	#7
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	The smell of air blowing from a window air-conditioner reminds me of childhood lol And I swear every time I hear the Pinwheel House Theme song, I start crying

10-22-2021, 08:21 AM	#8
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	Growing up, every Saturday morning my dad would mow the lawn. So now when I hear the sound of a lawn mower in morning I get all nostalgic. My dad is gone now and I kind of get emotional.

10-24-2021, 06:56 PM	#12
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	Sometimes when I see adorable children and their caring parents together, it makes me think, where did go wrong in not finding a love one and having a family.

10-24-2021, 09:18 PM	#13
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,726	Probably many or most of us have various things that trip the waterworks now and then. I know I do, too.

10-24-2021, 09:42 PM	#14
Theda Bara Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 7,154	Last night I was watching a couple of episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter which trigger happy memories of my childhood. Welcome Back, Kotter was responsible for making its star, John Travolta, a household name. Back in 1978, when I was in the 3rd grade, a friend of mine had the soundtrack of the movie Grease (which starred Travolta); we literally played this album to death So, watching WBK last night made me a little emotional (in a happy way) seeing John Travolta and the memories of listening to him sing on the Grease soundtrack over and over and over again forty-three years ago.

10-24-2021, 10:36 PM	#15
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,789	Yes, for sure !! Hearing old songs, watching old TV shows or movies and looking at old family photos make me very nostalgic and sentimental for the "old days" !