Objects in the review mirror may appear cooler than they are.
Having children is a sure fire way to find yourself reminiscing about eons ago when you were young with an infinite amount of passion to spend on cartoons, toys and candy.
Some things we never let go of (Star Wars or The Princess Bride for instance) so we are certain of their awesomeness as no time has lapsed in our viewing. However there are some that are only echoes of how our 8 year old self viewed them and it isn’t until you’ve revisited in the hopes of sharing with your kids that you learn the awful truth.
The truth that, unfortunately, 8 year olds are not always the best judges of quality as the first half of our list will demonstrate.
Things from Your Childhood That Didn’t Hold Up
5. ALF
I kill ME!
I wish it weren’t so, but it is. The live-action sitcom about my favorite cat-eating space creature is a turd sandwich. It pains me to write that, I was obsessed with ALF when I was a kid. I had cups, t-shirts and hand puppets in his likeness, I spouted his catchphrases and watched both the original show and the cartoon religiously but the proof is in the pudding. The writing is horrendous, the acting is terrible and it’s just not funny. Don’t believe me? Then you may watch the “hilarious” moments reel and judge for yourself.
I'll Eat You Up, I Love You So 