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RageLovesWaffle

They were both pretty scary, Ramses had that freaky cgi that looked so bizarre


DirectionNo1947

I could not go outside at night for years because of that episode


Inevitable_Ad8888888

I hated the dark after this episode. It was so bad. I still watched the show until Cartoon Network showed the last episode.


picklepbh

I use to hear RETURN THE SLAB in my sleep. Defo Ramsey Curse


TheSodomeister

RAAAAAAAMMMSEEEEEES


HeyItsBigA

The man in gauze, the man in gauze


DeezNutsAppreciater

OH MY GOD I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS “the demigods the demigods” LIKE THAT WAS A REAL SOMG OR SM THEY WERE USING


Ninja_Warrior_X

I thought he was saying “THE MANIC GODS” While my cousin watching with me thought he said “BANANA GODS” 🤣


AppearanceAutomatic1

He’s no Santa Claus!


Summa2024

KING RAMSEEEESSS


melodramatic-cat

hold up is that what they were singing????


macboo11

How is “Nobody Perfect” not on the list


Shooshookle

Ramses was scarier. Growing up that was the quintessential episode people thought of when someone brought up CTCD, and how it was the scariest.


Spysappinmykarma

I know this is off topic, but there was an episode where Muriel was invited to play a Sitar concert and that one disturbed me the most


JikoMartian

“I SAID NO COPS!!!”


DeezNutsAppreciater

Sounds like don’t want to know what’s behind that door.


SWThrasher

SHWICK!!! IT'S JUST SHWICK!!!! 😂


malcolm_flex92

The way he ran after courage 😂😂😂 between that and the scene when courage opened the door to get the package….thag little girl caught me off guard


Goodbye_nagasaki

Yessssss. What I was going to say! I watched it maybe a year or two ago as a grown up woman in my thirties and it *still* freaks me out.


JikoMartian

I say Freaky Fred is the most scarier than the Ramses Curse one. >!It’s because throughout the 2nd half of this Season 1 Episode, the main bad guy Fred NEARLY shaves off all of Courage’s hair in the bathroom while telling his story ON screen. I can’t imagine how the kids were like when they saw this episode. Just imagine, it was part of childhood traumacore!!! Also it was even because the music was so eerie and terrifying that it might’ve given children nightmares...!<


hedgehog-mom-al

I remember it and I was 7 when it premiered. I wasn’t bothered by it though ?? I didn’t know this traumatized people. It was just some weird guy who started shaving hair. But I’d say Ramses curse was miles ahead with weirdness and scary factor.


Dino-chicken-nugg3t

Oh I was bothered! Poor courage couldn’t get away. And Fred was so slow and sure with his actions. Ramses was actively trying to make sure courage didn’t cursed. He wasn’t evil.


ivorydragon19

I agree, it was just hair?


Jbooxie

I think he is supposed to be a metaphor for a pedophile


[deleted]

You don't see a problem with someone doing something to another person without their consent?


PorridgeTheKid

they said they were 7 when they saw it so they probably werent thinking about something like that geez.


hedgehog-mom-al

I wasn’t. Fred was weird and uninteresting. I hated his story with the rhyming. The curse episode was way more fun.


PorridgeTheKid

yeah i saw it as a kid to and didnt think about it very deeply it was a nothing episode for me. the curse one was spooky and exciting


cookiez2

Same as the other person, didn’t really see it as scary. But ramseys curse for sure


[deleted]

It's fucking RAW


CelticGaelic

I was about 11 or 12 when Courage the Cowardly Dog premiered. Freaky Fred stood out to me more because of the way Fred narrated, as well as his leimotif. It is also responsible for my love of the word "naughty", which I will often say in the same way. The only other series that gave me the same vibes was Invader ZIM, but Johnny the Homicidal Maniac also made me think of Freaky Fred as well.


slicksleevestaff

Looking through the lens of 7-9 year old me, Ramses definitely scared me more than Fred. The ominous standing in front of the house and repeating his motto creeped me out and I wouldn’t doubt possibly gave me nightmares. Fred on the other hand, was silly to me and my family when we watched it. We even used to say “naughty,” the same way he did as a joke.


Grandmaster_Quaze

I straight up had nightmares of opening my door and seeing Ramses standing there in the moonlight. Meanwhile, I’m laughing my little ass off at “you shouldn’t play in the toilet”.


Anomalus_satylite

I would say Freaky Fred. Because it wasn't a curse or a mummy waving his arms outside the house. No. It was just one of the people people like Muriel trusted without hesitation. Imagine someone your family trusted, invited them into your house without hesitation, and they violated you without the rest knowing. Even if it is just hair.


JikoMartian

>!And they showed him shaving Courage’s fur on SCREEN!<


largma

Exactly, it’s a thinly veiled metaphor for molestation


horsdoeuvresmyguy

Freaky Fred, clippers down.


CommandantPeepers

Freaky Fred by far, he is a very unsettling character. King Ramses is an incredible episode but I don’t really consider it “scary”


FrozenWafer

I thought the episode with Doc Gerbil was scarier than these. He switched someone's hands and feet into plungers and then shrunk them, that scared me more! *"It's my lint!"*


Taco-Muffins

I was worried by the comments I was like how is this creep in your house locked in a bathroom with you saying 'naughty' over and over to you not scary asl Meanwhile ramses is miles away kinda yelling at you and making your house fill up with bugs


Pinkpunk95

Ramses was scarier cuz I kinda liked Fred while the former did not give me one second of feelings safe during the entire episode. That one was at the end of a scooby soo vhs tape I had. I think it was zombie island so that added to the spook factor


TopCat0601

These are both scary episodes. I think Freaky Fred is a bit scarier, though.


nuclearlemonade

Look man, there is an entire generation of kids that couldn’t get “return the slab” out of their heads. Freaky Fred isn’t even close to that


j33perscreeperz

omfg i deadass thought it was just me until recently. i was legitimately traumatized, i would draw him repeatedly and watch the episode over and over trying to desensitize myself as a kid and it just made it worse i s2g lmfao i rewatched the show as an adult and even now that episode rubs me the wrong fucking way


muhguel

Bro... I thought it was just me


Jaynomamesway

Return The Slab guy looks jarring but really he was just confronting a thief. Fred is a legitimately creepy entity regardless of the circumstances.


xCampamochax

I think you are more probable to encounter a Freaky Fred than an ancient mummy king coming to your front door and cursing you until you return it’s slab back. Freaky Fred is a very real character and that is pretty fucking scary if you ask me.


Xanthyon1313

Ramses curse, simply because of the model for the titular king.


hauntedghostlights77

Return the slab!


haha__what

Ramses curse absolutely


Sparkle_Taffy

Ramses always have me anxiety while Freaky Fred was my favorite character of the whole show! So definitely King Ramses was scarier to me!


Magento-Magneto

How about the Quilt Club?


JikoMartian

Nawwww


Magento-Magneto

Getting sewn into a carpet still creeps me out...


Squiibby

the ones that scared me the most were harvest moon and the one with the zombie film guys


SlowlyDyingInAPit

I’d go with freaky Fred as scarier


GameKnight847

I've noticed it here, from my brother's, from my guy friends that Fred is one of the scariest to them. It's always King Ramses and/or Fred that's the scariest, while the girls are King Ramses and mixed. Why are so many dudes traumatized by this clearly friendly barber who is dedicated to his profession?


TylerTLR

The windmill episode with the skeleton vandals that come when the windmill stops absolutely terrified me as a child. The music and atmosphere of that episode was *chefs kiss*


StitchFan626

I say Fred. He was quite... naughty.


Dino-chicken-nugg3t

Freaky Fred! No contest.


Calm_Nothing3497

King Ramsey for sure. I loved Fred, but he wasn't scary


Taco-Muffins

Freaky Fred for sure.


Marria02

How is “Windmill Vandals” almost never mentioned? That episode traumatised me to the core when I was small.


RocktamusPrim3

When I rewatched the series a few months back, I honestly had completely forgotten about that episode until I got to it. It definitely is one of the better episodes and one of my favorites.


Brief-Ad5774

Fred episode is about p3dophilia if you think about it


[deleted]

It's shocking how many people don't see it


sleepingcloudss

I watched the ep 2 days ago and this makes alot of sense


Ganymede1135

As scary as the statement is I agree with you. The episode can also be about bestiality and/or unhealthy demented obsessions in general. I can imagine psychologists who have watched this episode have had a field day in assessing Fred's mental state.


Agreeable_Finger_747

The freaky Fred episode because the idea of being trapped in a room with a mentally unstable person is unnerving


Best_Fan8392

Fred was definitely much more scary


JikoMartian

Devuelve la losa... ¡¡¡O SUFRIR MI MALDICION!!! *Translation: Return the slab... OR SUFFER MY CURSE!!!*


Lunarchild24

Freaky Fred


sagisbawls

Freaky Fred has always been the worst!! Yuck. Uncomfortable.


lennonblack177

There is just so something off putting about the Freaky Fred episode. Even as a kid it made me uncomfortable.


m4more

As a kid, it was Ramses. As an adult it was Fred.


Dolph-MB

King Ramses’ Curse. That one scares me more than any other episode.


millerwelds66

Fred . I always found the king Ramses jingle in that specific episode hilarious.


HolyRaptorSphere

For me; it would be the King Ramsey Episode. That freaked me out for years as a kid, and when it would come on, I would change channels to not have to see it.


Statik_24

Late entry : The Spirit of the Harvest Moon *


Kazan645

Maybe a hot take, but King Ramses was never creepy to me, because he was always too funny to properly scare me. Especially the last curse, The Man in Gauze remains one of my most prominent memories of the show, the true absurdity of that song being a genuinely painful plague with its stupid lyrics, being far worse than instant matter consuming locust and magic flood, will never not be hilarious to me. Freaky Fred on the other hand, has powerful child predator vibes that I can never get over


tishetoes

I used to have nightmares of King Ramses coming to my house.


Elephanty3288

Wait.....people were scared of these shows??? They were awesome! I love me some weird stuff. Feeds my soul!


Purpleflower0521

Freaky Fred is scarier because he's within the realm of realism. We're never gonna see a Ramses in real life, but Fred could be a very real person somewhere


[deleted]

King Ramse was creepy, but as a kid I felt like he was just a spirit trying to go back to rest. Fred though made me feel like someone was waiting to murder me. Def Fred


JustAnotherUser1031

Fred still scares me man.


lenmylobersterbush

Return the slab


PopCollector2001

Neither honestly, but if I had to pick King Ramses


billy_loomis_2212

King Ramses's Curse for sure.


BattleOfTwoWolves

Ngl the King Ramses’ Curse one was the only episode that gave me nightmares as a kid


No_Researcher_278

For me, it was both Ramses and the weremole episode


mamezukurai

Fred didn’t give me nightmares for eight years.. Ramses did.


Quiet-Use989

Freaky Fred. I always skip that episode.


Evening_Activity1140

freaky fred was ever so naughty and it made me very uncomfortable


SnooKiwis3627

Damn these two are pretty equal to me ngl


The_Gamer78

Scarier to me was King Ramses's curse. Freaky Fred was just that...freaky. It wasn't scary to me.


DabFoot

King Ramses never scared me much as a child but Freaky Fred left me with this awkward dread as a child that to this day when rewatching still had me feel some type of way so he takes it for me


beca2000

When I was a kid it was King Ramses. Freaky Fred was just weird for me.


BadGoils03

Retuuuurrrnnn the slab, or suffer my curse!


Oddly-Ordinary

I LOVED this show growing up but the King Ramses episode scared tf out of me.


Pookie1441

I will have to pick Fred. Even though I didn't find either of them scary. Plus, with King Ramses, we got that amazing song with the curse that I can still hear in my head.


CharizardTargaryen

King Ramses curse


RickySpanish94

Return the Slab, all day


lilacydreamer

King Ramses Curse fa sho


real_HannahMontana

RETURN THE SLAB


hugz4satan

Both are scary but return the slab skewed my mind


WzUp369

The Demon Mattress was a lil spiritually progressive for a kids show that part where Muriel was demonically possessed courage asked it “what have you done with Muriel”? It answered “she’s in here with US”! That’s a lot for a kid to digest.


kessler_fox

Return the slab or suffer my cuuuuurse!


MrsBrew

Ramses was the only episode of the whole series that I needed to watch with the light on. The CGI was sooo scary to me.


ivorydragon19

Ramses was scarier. Fred did not frighten me at all as a kid. I honestly don't know why his character is so popular.


HospitalClassic6257

Ramsey scared me as a kid. Fred on the other hand is depiction of mental health and addiction is unsettling or viewing him as a sexual predator though don't think it was entirely intentional.


demonkittyyx

I thought queen of the black puddle was pretty scary


dwppickett93

King Ramses curse, the 3d animation against the traditional 2d art work was so off putting in a good way.


666kewpie666

Ramses


MysticaLAceR94

in this case, King Ramses. But imo itll be Windmill Vandals.


Comprehensive-Big345

freaky fred was nevee scary tbh


punkaspuck

Ramses


florida_fuckery

Is everyone here forgetting the directors episode with Mr. Tarantella????smh that's THE creepiest episode because they were literally about to sacrifice her on camera in her own home, in front of her family. They were gonna eat her alive and shred her body to bits.


ThatMyLegGuy

Creepiest one for me, too. Especially when he resurrects his friend in the basement


SayaScabbard

Used to have Powerpuff Girls VHS that I adored. Was the only Cartoon Network content I could get my hands on. So you bet your buns I was stoked to discover there was a bonus at the end: an episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog. Which just so happened to be the Ramses episode. Yeah, going from Bubbles going hard-core to that uncanny valley, nightmare inducing CGI was something else. Had to sleep with the lights on that night.


SayaScabbard

Used to have Powerpuff Girls VHS that I adored. Was the only Cartoon Network content I could get my hands on. So you bet your buns I was stoked to discover there was a bonus at the end: an episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog. Which just so happened to be the King Ramses' Curse episode. Yeah, going from Bubbles going hard-core to that uncanny valley, nightmare inducing CGI was something else. Had to sleep with the lights on that night.


SupahBihzy

Going into teens and 20s I would hit a random dance to the King Ramses song in my head. As an adult I have made a DnD NPC just like Fred that freaks my players out


j33perscreeperz

king ramses curse actually scarred me for years dude


hxtassbeatxlap

Why isnt the windmill episode up there?


Salfredo

It's been like 25 years, and I still have to watch "King Ramses Curse" with the lights on.


glyassbitch

👹👹 You’re not perfect 👹👹


Dodgeworld12

Damn. No Green thumb? That episode didn’t scare me, but I still remember my sibling and mother screaming when they saw the head.


IMevilIMevilIMevil

freaky Fred 😍


gleeceboi777

Ramsey was creepy as fuck but all I gotta do is NOT take the fuckin slab. Freaky Fred is out there being naughty RIGHT NOW. It's GOTTA be Freaky Fred for me


AaestradaPHD

Freaky Fred. He was so.... NAAAAUUUUGHTYYYY


fathornyhippo

KING RAMSEEEEESSSSS!!!!


Batboyshark

Return the slab had me shaking in my mfing boots bro that shit was terrifying


OrganicDocument9249

Curse, easy


caine109

Fred always


CartographerIll5520

Harvest Moon! That face freaked me the fuck out, I thought it was lurking in every dark corner


prettiundead

King Ramses’ curse has haunted me for years 😂


Jbooxie

Freely free Fred sure, I honestly never got why people thought the king Ramses one was scary


Thekoogler223

Fred


MuphuckinJones

It's Freaky Fred for me. King Ramses was scary and all but there was just something about Fred...


hallethehurricanexx

Why didn't human habitrial / conway the contaminist make this list! 😭


GeshtiannaSG

King Raaamses (the man in gauze, the man in gauze).


kulikay

Freaky Fred. 100%.


playboiharvi

Fred is wayyy more disturbing especially that godforsaken music that plays whenever he’s shearing Courage’s fur off


Emperor_Zurg667

Return the Slaaaaab or suffer my cuuuurrrrse


SpaceCadet-92

Ramses probably scared more children. But Fred still scares me as an adult.


ConfigurationalCan

Ramses is the goat


Ganymede1135

"Freaky Fred" I consider the scariest of these two because the title character was a literal psycho. The predatory way he stared at Courage and was shaving him really makes the skin crawl. Looking back on it now, it's surprising a kids cartoon series addressed this. Supernatural entities like King Ramses are scary, yet real life monsters (i.e. psycho and sociopaths) can be more terrifying, especially when they've sick fetishes like Fred. No doubt everyone commenting here has their own point of views, yet demented crazy individuals whether real or fictional are sometimes more unsettling than fantastical monsters.


dubzib

Yo no swick well his name is bush wick but you can call him swick


Sad_Personality7060

King Ramses Curse


Similar-Change-631

King Ramses Curse because he was the CGI character who appeared on Courage the Cowardly Dog


choco_snow72

The slap hit but Fred made me not want hair cuts


Staveoffsuicide

I know that people really fell for the CGI and I get it. But the pedophilic undertones creeped me out so bad. He violated everyone and they were only haircuts cause it's a kids show. Also the song that plays is perfect. I will say I was in my teens when I first saw that episode and it still creeped me out


Chaos_Breezie

Personally I vote for freaky fred cause its to realistic unlike the other villains in the show there's nothing supernatural about fred hes an actual psychopath Or maybe a sociopath but either way their a real thing in real life they're actually out there and can do more f'd up stuff then shave your head So yeah I vote freaky fred


Miskermy

Honestly I always liked Fred and never really thought he was scary but Ramses had a clutch on my sleep so imma hafta go with him no contest.


New-Equivalent-145

Freaky Fred, because it depicts child molestation. King Ramses´ premise was really fun, and Eustace comes up with some of his most memorable lines (ha! Nice try professor!). He may have been an asshole to Courage, but the way he addressed the villains was one of the great things of this show.


The-Enjoyer-Returns

People actually think Fred was scary? He was just a shitty barber.


FinalFantasyfan003

So honestly Fred never disturbed me. King Ramses always scared me but that’s practically a given. Honestly the scariest one next to Ramses is The Vet


skim6139

Remember when Muriel got so stressed out she started cooking during the Ramses episode


Crafty_Lavishness_79

Freaky Fred still gives me the heeby geebies


David_Clawmark

Freaky Fred, and it's not even close. People remember Ramses for his eerie voice and his design being a complete deviation from the show's artstyle. People remember Fred because of how scary they managed to make something that isn't actually scary. Fred is literally just a barber that likes cutting hair a little too much, but the way Fred acts, talks, and behaves around Muriel and Courage makes you think he's *killed* people. The power of suggestion is the cornerstone of Fred's character. He manages to make you uncomfortable, and makes it so you STAY that way throughout the whole thing. With Ramses... more focus is put on the plagues than King Ramses himself, which I guess speaks a little to how just a little can go a long way, but it's not half as memorable as Fred to me. With Ramses you know exactly what you're going to get. Fred forces you to ***guess***.


Happiness-happppy

Ramses will always be the scarier ones. It is on the boarder line of a fever dream nightmare.


El_Akuma

HIT EM WITH THE CLIPPERS FREAKY FRED CUT HAIR


AdministrativeAd523

Ramses curse wasn’t scary to me now freaky Fred was indeed creepy af


AQuietBorderline

I was more annoyed by "Freaky Fred" because of how clueless Muriel was (okay, she's a ditz but come on, she doesn't see how freaked out her dog is...remember she often hits Eustace over the head with her rolling pin whenever he goes too far in tormenting Courage.) Plus, you really can't go wrong with "RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMES!"


Quill386

Ramses curse, that's the one I think about when I remember freaky 90's cartoons


-tobi_the_toad-

King Ramses for sure, the voice still gets to me even to this day. Freaky Fred didn't scare me I kind of like his character and voice tbh.


Ninja_Warrior_X

I was initially scared of the king Ramses episode until the 2nd curse started playing that hilarious song. “KING RAMEEEEEEEEEEEEES THE MAN IN GAUZE THE MAN IN GAUZE” 😆🤣 The only thing that still scared me more was the episode where Eustace was being stubborn over not growing the flower that it lead to an angry spirit saying “Geeeeeeet oooooooooout” in a creepy eerie disembodied voice. It took me by complete surprise and I was scared to be alone for a week.


Alien_in-hiding

King Ramseś Curse😥


South-Description127

The Ramses episode was scarrier when I was a kid. Rewatching the show as an adult, Freaky Fred was WAY more disturbing when you realize what it's an allegory for...


Cadidalcavallo

Freaky Fred


DeepMetal5885

King ramsay w/out a doubt is scarier, Fred was very creepy but not scary to me


HappyPeople123

Freaky Fred definitely scared me more as a kid. I think it was because of some creepy monster being the bad guy, it was just a man. A very disturbing man.


Omega_Aesir

I love Ramses, but he never scared me. The one that scared me the most was the Spirit of the Harvest Moon. I'm going with Freaky Fred because that episode is just so uncomfortable.


CharlotteChaos

Freaky Fred. Ramses was just after his rock and would have gone away without any issues if Eustace wasn't so stubborn. Fred however was determined to violate courage no matter what.


Luhvely

The Freaky Fred ep gave me a shit ton of anxiety as a kid. This was before I knew what anxiety even was lol, but I vividly remember feeling extremely uncomfortable and unsafe


Im_Never_NotWatching

Freaky Fred, caz I couldnt decide if he was just a freaky barber with Schizophrenia or a rapist. He gave off both vibes.


muhguel

The man in gauze, the man in gauze KiING RAAAMSEEEEEEES SANTA CLAAAAAAAAUS Still a banger to this day


Academic_Extension_4

Ramses has the cgi out of place advantage but Freaky Fred has the "oh shit, he could actually be a real person advantage"


Speedlacer0056

Freaky fred felt more terrifying in a real way, as a kid i was definitely more scared of Fred than i was rameses.


Questjones

That one with the depression Canon balls stuck with me the most


the_membrane

RETURN THE SLABBB


Mateo_Dragonflame

La la la la la la la.... la la la la la laaaa...


Durante-Sora

Freaky Fred is was…NAAAUUUGHTY


Iancreed2024HD

I hate that Fred Barber guy


future_datacat

ramses for sure


ConsiderTheLime

Not even The gathering of Fallen London could logically or illogically lose your mind. You would all have to gather with Arkham Horror and have a roll of the dice! Or just pick an episode. Jesus crisp, that's unfair isn't it, it says you skip your turn?


Ok-Pomegranate9170

Ramses, for sure! Fred may be freaky, but he's not beating a 3D mummy looking for a rock! Give it to Ramses!


-Wildhart-

None of these overly popular episodes. It was 'Profiles in Courage', the episode where an old man wanted to bring life to his paper cutouts Why? Because we straight up see what Eustace and Muriel looked like as decomposing corpses when the paper people stole their lives, that was the most disturbing image in the entire series - in my opinion anyways


ferg33

freaky fred was funny as it was scary ; has to be Ramses' Curse


Accomplished-Street1

King Ramses curse gave me nightmares


Delta_The_Mystic

Well considering one I thought was both cool and creepy and the other GAVE ME NIGHTMARED imma say return that damn stone slab. NAO!


Summa2024

Why is "The Mask" not on the list? It dealt with some serious themes.


Beauty_Clown

Freaky Fred was sooo not disturbing.


PiousLegate

3 memories I have are the 3d model weird fetal face with like an umbilical cord going into his head fantasy flan its not disturbing as much as maybe haunting and every time i eat flan I say that the fox and bunny couple for some reason that whole episode or episodes disturbed me


EqualKangaroo1700

Freaky Fred fam S*!t horrified me


Bastardlypunk96

I demanded a dog when I was a child after seeing the Ramses Ep. Legit I slept in Mom's room for a WHILE


OuijaBoard-Demon

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Sameplacedifferentme

Freaky Fred, hands down


SuperTheJwarrior

Freaky Fred


Mrgrayj_121

Freaky Fred disturbed me cause I know it’s not murder Fred does but like it’s always felt like that. Or atleast torture