I am going to be a father and am making a jellyfin setup for my child. I want to start early to make a good collection of movies and shows. So I am interested in knowing what other people experienced as positive influences in their lives.

Edit: English and Norwegian is fine, but I can always get dubbed versions of other languages. We will be speaking English and Norwegian with our child from birth. But want to introduce our child to many types of cultures, religions etc.

Edit 2: Thanks so much for so many great responses. Some of you must have spent quite some time compiling the list. Truly appreciate that ♥️

  • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

    Angry Beavers

    Hey Arnold

    Rocko’s Modern Life

    Rugrats

    Gullah Gullah Island

    Legends of the Hidden Temple

    Basically mid 90s Nickelodeon defined my childhood, and the media’s only gotten worse from there on out! :p

  • Thymos@discuss.tchncs.de
    4·
    7 days ago

    Growing up I really loved the animated series Alfred Jonathan Quack or Alfred Kvakk in Norwegian. It’s about a duck, his farther (I think) is a mole and the antagonist is a nazi-styled crow called Dolf. My favourite episode was about this island they visited which turned out to be the shell of this gigantic turtle.

    Another favourite was The World of David the Gnome. It’s about a gnome who lives in or under a tree and has all sorts of adventures with animals. The books it’s based on are also great, I still have them.

    I don’t know if you can still find these series since they’re pretty old.

      • Thymos@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        6 days ago

        Oh, I copied the English name from Wikipedia, suppose that’s wrong then.

        It really is. I wish I could rewatch it, but it’s not on anymore unfortunately.

        • SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org
          1·
          5 days ago

          I dunno, I haven’t found that version on wikpedia. But I know him by that name from the German synchro and afaik the Dutch original also calls him that.

            • SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org
              1·
              4 days ago

              Looking through the titles in different languages, it seems wild to me how different they sometimes are. Polish and Serbian also use some variant of Jonatan. Makes me wonder why, they felt the need to change that.

              I don’t know, but wouldn’t have guessed that Jodocus was a common name in Dutch either, that needs translation to be more common sounding in another language.
              To me it sounds like a made up name, that vibes with the character being a duck.

              • Thymos@discuss.tchncs.de
                2·
                4 days ago

                I always thought it was a made up name too, but apparently it’s an archaic Dutch name. German version is Jost, which I imagine sounds like the Dutch version Joost, which is fairly common (I now one).

                The English version is Joyce, which became a female name, which could explain why they didn’t want to use that and chose Jonathan instead. Maybe other languages just followed that choice? I don’t know. I much prefer Jodocus though.

  • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 days ago

    The original and prequel Star Wars films and shows: The Clone Wars in particular.

    The 90s X-men

    X-Men Evolution

    The 90s Spider-Man

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-2012)

    He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (OG and 2002)

    Avatar the Last Airbender

    The Dark Crystal

    Fern Gully

    The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1990s)

    Phineas and Ferb

    George Shrinks

  • RamRabbit@lemmy.world
    42·
    8 days ago
    • The Lion King (original)
    • Mulan (original)
    • Jurassic Park
    • Princess Mononoke
    • Castle in the Sky
    • Spirited Away
    • Forrest Gump
    • Aladdin (original)
    • Men in Black
    • Galaxy Quest
    • Home Alone
    • The Nightmare Before Christmas
    • The Matrix
    • Toy Story
    • Top Gun
    • The Terminator
    • A Charlie Brown Christmas
    • Yu Yu Hakusho
    • Cowboy Bebop
    • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
      14·
      8 days ago

      Princess Mononoke might be a little dark for an earlier age. There’s some really brutal scenes in it.

      Of course that didn’t stop it from being my favorite from age 8 onward, but still.

      • overload@sopuli.xyz
        6·
        8 days ago

        I’m picturing a toddler seeing a soldier get beheaded by an arrow from horseback, looks over at Dad for emotional support, and Dad looks on with an approving grin, comfortable that he’s made the right choice of early childhood films.

        Also, The Matrix/Terminator as a suggestion for a small child is a big lol.

    • AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world
      6·
      8 days ago

      Hell yeah yu yu hakusho is so good!!! So much raw emotion with great story telling and cool fights. I know he’s the bad guy but when younger toguro turns down a ticket to heaven so he can suffer in purgatory cuz he thinks he doesn’t deserve it gets me so hard everytime.

      • cyberwitch@reddthat.com
        2·
        7 days ago

        it gets me so hard everytime.

        Phrasing! Hahaha

        Lots of episodes can get a little violent but the first episode is golden for teaching perspective and that the “bad guys/good guys” dichotomy isn’t what it seems, and to be kind to everyone, in a way that is a little easier to digest when they’re little.

    • ZeroHora@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      Funny that you point out the originals Disney movies, that made me think, did the remakes made any impact on the younger generation or is too soon to know that?

      • RamRabbit@lemmy.world
        4·
        8 days ago

        Man, I really hope those were just forgettable for them. The Lion King live action remake is so damn disappointing. All the emotion, all the storytelling, just gone. It’s a very poor imitation of the original.

        Remakes can be good. The new Dune movies are worlds better than the 70s movie; that is a movie that needed a proper remake. The new ones actually do the books justice.

  • hansolo@lemmy.today
    22·
    8 days ago

    Same Robin Hood as in the thumbnail for sure.

    Also not yet listed, heavily 80s titles:

    The Princess Bride

    The Neverending Story

    Beetlejuice

    Big

    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

    The Dark Crystal

    The Rats of Nimh

    The Last Unicorn

    An American Tale

    Batteries Not Included

    Fiddler on the Roof

    Ghostbusters

    Anything with the Muppets up to Treasure Island.

    Back to the Future (2015 no longer the future fantasy it one was)

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zip
    19·
    8 days ago

    From a purely positive influence? Anything on PBS (wasn’t allowed to have cable growing up)

    • Sesame Street
    • Mr Roger’s
    • Any documentary with David Attenborough
    • same with Jane Goodall
    • Nova

    Bill Nye would be the one non-PBS show I remember having an impact

    Modernish stuff? Bluey, Miss Rachel, Pixar especially Wall-E, Brave, Coco, Soul, Encanto, Toy Story, Inside Out (when a little older). I like Coco, but Book of Life is an underrated alternative too.

  • optissima@lemmy.ml
    14·
    8 days ago

    Speedracer (probably at 5+ age)
    Magic School Bus (original)
    Arthur
    Bluey
    Bill Nye

    • SevenSkalls [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      Good picks. Loved a lot of those as a kid.

      EDIT: Magic School Bus and Bill Nye also reminded me of some other fun educational shows I loved as a kid: Zoboomafoo and Reading Rainbow. I know Zoboomafoo has a modern equivalent called Wild Kratts that I haven’t watched. Not sure if Reading Rainbow does.

  • impudentmortal@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 days ago

    Surprised PBS shows aren’t mentioned more here, especially not Mr. Rogers Neighborhood being mentioned.

    So in no particular order:

    • Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood: great show for teaching kids to how to navigate emotions and complex situations like death and discrimination but in ways they can understand

    • Sesame Street: similar to Mr. Rogers but more for younger children

    • Bill Nye the Science Guy: Made science accessible and fun for children. Good way to build a sense of curiosity and desire for experimentation

    • Zoom: similar to Bill Nye in that it made me what to try all the activities they shared. Lots of fun games, recipes, brain teasers etc to keep kids busy. The fact that it had an all kid cast made it more accessible as a kid. Highly recommended since it seems less remembered than other PBS shows

    Non-Educational:

    • The Simpsons: this may be divisive but I grew up when they were super popular and I believe it helped develop my sense of humor. The earlier episodes were also pretty wholesome

    • The Avatar (Last Airbender and Korra): well written show that is based on many East Asian cultures and touches on themes of depression, genocide, war, and hope (among many others). One of my favorite shows to this day

  • HiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    8 days ago

    Maggie and the Ferocious Beast (the first English cartoon I remember watching), Rolie Polie Olie, Martha Speaks, Franklin, Little Bear, Total Drama Island/Action, and 6Teen taught me English when I came to Canada.

    Star Trek got me started on my path to tankiehood and sci-fi writing. Futurama also significantly contributed to the latter.

    Pokemon, Wonderpets and Redwall (and many of the cartoons from the learning English category) got me interested in writing animal characters. Zootopia pissed me off so much with its inconsistent world building that it sealed the deal and made me obsessed with perfecting my own fictional animal world.

    Family Guy taught me how not to write characters and their interactions.

    How It’s Made is just awesome and satisfying, no further comments.