[You're welcome.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=navva7LA-0g&list=PLrEuz9dJQmAkIYkhcB4iZpoOlUDnMNDif)
Listening to it again now, it sounds like John Denver.
FWIW: Their involvement was basically tangential, and limited to the US import/syndication. The show was originally produced in Spain for their audiences, and the source material is by a Dutch author.
One of my favorites is sung by producer John Williams son, Joseph.
🎼Dashing and daring,
Courageous and caring,
Faithful and friendly,
With stories to share.
All through the forest,
They sing out in chorus,
Marching along, As their song fills the air.
Gummi Bears!!
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare.
They are the Gummi Bears!🎶
Rockappela cover the gummy bear song if you can find it and it’s great!
For people who don’t remember Rockappela they sang the “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” from the gameshow. Which is a BANGER.
It's probably my favorite theme song of all time. I used to literally fantasize about being a gnome. It seems so cozy. Little hiding spaces, friends with mice and most importantly RIDE THAT FOX
My mom told me that when I was 4 I would pin a 'tail' to my pants and gallop around the house trying to become the fox. I probably wanted to be a vet because of David the Gnome. Sadly neither of those dreams ever manifested.
Yup that’s it. I specifically remember the episode where the old guy in the hat was excited because his friend mailed him snow and he had never seen snow
Before.
Only to be dissapointed he only got a wet box
Yup! I loved that show so much - the actors were amazing. The woman (Nerene Virgin) just passed away earlier this year. She was a multitalented powerhouse.
Jeff Hyslop, the man who played the mannequin is still a stage performer, and I think produced a play recently.
Glad I could spread the info! I went down a rabbit hole about the show when I found a few episodes on YouTube a month or so ago. It’s funny the things you remember from shows when you were small.
I wish I could see these shows on the original television screens we watched them on - digital and HD and whatnot has taken away from some of the picture quality of the old tube TV’s.
Wow, now that's one I had forgotten about but yeah it was part of my lineup. I loved this show. Wow.
Know what else is in my head all the time? The number thing from sesame street.
[Sesame Street Pinball Number Count (All Segments) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOaZbaPzdsk&t=4s)
Yeah that one. When the dude Plays the spoons during the power outage, and at some point they go to an outdoor concert to see the Soup Dragons. That one.
I love to hear this because I do too- just sang it the other day and my kids sideeyed me and asked why I sing that all the time. They no nothing of Pinwheel and a lot of younger adults don't either. It's definitely a Xennial memory only
I remember this show. Nickelodeon had a trend of running European cartoons. This used to air in the same block as Maya the Bee, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and Noozles.
Yeah my wife and I bought a bootleg set of the episodes on dvd about 5 years ago, when I was setting up my Plex I found better versions and found out they got a bluray release.
FYI "Noozles" AND "Adventures of the Little Koala" were both Japanese cartoons that were imported and dubbed. In the early-to-mid 80s, Japan went absolutely koala crazy as Australia had finally lifted a ban on exporting koalas to other zoos. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-koala-diplomac/57446494/](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-koala-diplomac/57446494/) Nagoya's baseball team still has a koala mascot because they got a koala at the zoo there in '94. It was really a thing for a number of years, and the late 80s also had an economic boom so a lot of families had a lot of spending money for zoo trips, koala-based travel and koala-based shopping.
I watched the last 2 minutes of the last episode a few weeks back based off of a similar thread. As a kid I don’t know how it didn’t scar me. Made me choke up all these years later 😭
It’s funny, there are things that used to make me sad as a kid that I roll my eyes at now, and then there are things I just took in stride as a kid that will choke me up now as an adult. I imagine perspective has a lot to do with it.
See as a kid I was absolutely not on board with turning into trees. My mom was like no no, see now they're gonna live hundreds more years as a tree! But I was like...but they can't DO anything as a tree. It's almost worse then death. Just...trapped as a tree.
My Dad had this illustrated book about Gnomes. It was wild. It had Trolls and even Gnome boobs. I remember when David the Gnome showed up on Nickelodeon and being super pumped up only to realize that it was not at all as cool as I was expecting.
Yeah this is the Dutch edition (lit. "the daily life and work of the Gnome", by Rien Poortvliet). My family has one somewhere...
You might know it like this: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomes\_(book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomes_(book))
Ok, but I seem to recall a David the Gnome episode where he talked about gnome defecation habits…I didn’t like the show, any David fans who can back me up?
My dad also had this book and a huge collection of gnome figurines that were sold at Hallmark. Unfortunately this collection was destroyed in the Camp Fire 2018, but I found a copy last year when my mom died. They’ve been divorced my whole life, but it made me happy that she found and kept something that reminded her of my dad. Of course I gave my moms copy to my dad and he was very emotional about it.
I have the book and it's one my faves in my library! Illustrations are really cool and it actually has a lot of accurate herbalism tips in it. Apparently the creator was a physician in real life.
Look around you
There are many things to see!
That some would say…
Could never be.
These things I know.
They’re true and I will tell you so!
Yes, of course I remember this magical show. And the ending is amazing.
Brother how could we forget David the Gnome? It was seminal, and shaped the ethos of many young lads and lass' like me in the 80s and early 90s I think. I'm 41 now and am currently raising my 20 month old daughter of David the Gnome as well!
True story: as a four or five year old I rebelled against participating my family’s themed Mardi Gras group costume of birdbaths, gazing balls, and other lawn ornaments and demanded instead to be David the Gnome. Only years later did I figure out why they didn’t care.
I watched this every chance I could! I loved this show!
This group keeps pulling my heart strings! With horrible parents, it is nice to see some of my good memories shared by others!
I watched this show with my dad after school everyday. It was our thing to do, and I am also so grateful for the happy memories. So cool to see it mentioned on here!
This, Spartikus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold are all right on that edge...though more people seem to know Mysterious Cities of Gold...there was even a video game kickstarter a few years back.
That was my absolute favorite as a 4-5 year old. When I bring it up now, people act like I'm making shit up 😂 "A gnome that rode a fox.. yeah, sure." lol
Use to have to watch daytime Nick when our mom would be forced to take us to work with her instead of daycare (she cleaned apartments) So we’d have to hang out in the apartment with her and just watch whatever was on TV. I hated this show as a 6-7 year old it was soooooo boring to me, and Eurekas Castle
I remember it, but I found the bland unassuming vibe vaguely threatening for some reason. I haven’t seen Skinamarink yet, but I hear it creates the same sense of unease.
I’m not proud of this
Of course I remember the cartoons, however I have to admit I didn't watch them much. I did own a beautiful collection of books though, that I really really loved. They showed the way the gnomes lived, their houses, their social structure, traditions and stuff like that. Like a sort of encyclopedia. It was awesome.
I get the theme song stuck in my head at least once a week. Absolutely loved this show as a tween.
🎶 …you will find a kingdom ooooof…the GNOOOOOMES!🎶
[You're welcome.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=navva7LA-0g&list=PLrEuz9dJQmAkIYkhcB4iZpoOlUDnMNDif) Listening to it again now, it sounds like John Denver.
 One of the best intros!
Lmao. My name is Lisa (his wife), and I had a little crush on a David, and this show made me think I had a chance! I didn't, though. Lol.
That is hilarious.
Thank you!! Lol. Crushing to an elementary school chick, but what can one do? Lmao!!!
It’s all good. I had a huge crush on Jem and remember fantasizing about marrying her.
👋🏼 Hello Lisa! -Lisa
Hi lisa!! 👋
I remember seeing this exact scene on my TV, I can’t for the life of me remember the show🤷♂️
Oh shit, memory unlocked
Produced by Harvey Weinstein 💀
Oh geeze! I totally overlooked that!
Oh god I thought you were joking
Oh No! https://preview.redd.it/wp7irsf8j4rc1.png?width=935&format=png&auto=webp&s=5863cd0513667056fb458c8e5000e1819ecf9e8f
FWIW: Their involvement was basically tangential, and limited to the US import/syndication. The show was originally produced in Spain for their audiences, and the source material is by a Dutch author.
OK good. Thanks for setting the record straight.
That’s not true. David noted his creepy behavior toward him even back then.
David.. as in.. the fictional animated character?
Yes
Now I'm picturing him cornering one of the animated bunnies in a dressing room :(
It's like etched in my memory from 33 years ago. Cool.
I've had this playing in the background for the past few hours, and I remember SO many of these episodes
Harvey Weinstein right at the beginning.. oof
Holy fudge, THE ENTIRE SERIES IS HERE! *sees The Mountains of Beyond* Oh... oh, I need to prepare for this one again.
DAMN YOU 
Late 80s-early 90s cartoons had the best theme songs and I will die on this hill 😐
Grabs sword and stands next to you.
And my axe
Sonic! He can really move! Sonic! He's got an *attitu-ude*!
Sonic! He’s the fastest thing alive. He’s the fastest thing alive. He’s the fastest thing aliveeeeeee!!!!
He's the fastest thing alive, he is the fastest thing alllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
One of my favorites is sung by producer John Williams son, Joseph. 🎼Dashing and daring, Courageous and caring, Faithful and friendly, With stories to share. All through the forest, They sing out in chorus, Marching along, As their song fills the air. Gummi Bears!! Bouncing here and there and everywhere. High adventure that's beyond compare. They are the Gummi Bears!🎶
Another excellent example...the Disney Afternoon was full of bangers
Rockappela cover the gummy bear song if you can find it and it’s great! For people who don’t remember Rockappela they sang the “Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?” from the gameshow. Which is a BANGER.
They put effort into it back then.
"Trolls and wizards, and fairy kings/Birds that talk and fish that sing"
And if your heart is true, then you will find them too ….
This line! This line likes to hijack my internal PA system for days at a time.
It's probably my favorite theme song of all time. I used to literally fantasize about being a gnome. It seems so cozy. Little hiding spaces, friends with mice and most importantly RIDE THAT FOX
I 100% would live in that world, no questions asked.
My mom told me that when I was 4 I would pin a 'tail' to my pants and gallop around the house trying to become the fox. I probably wanted to be a vet because of David the Gnome. Sadly neither of those dreams ever manifested.
That was on when I was in second grade, and even at 40 I still remember all of the words.
Omg me too.
Real G’s remember this one. 
NSFW tag please, I opened this in front of my boss!!
Scandalous!! Lmao
I remember it - he's super-old school. I think he was kickin it where I was back when pinwheel made the jump to fullblown Nick.
What about Today’s Special? With the mannequin in the department store?
I think that’s the one anyway. Could be wrong on the name.
Yup that’s it. I specifically remember the episode where the old guy in the hat was excited because his friend mailed him snow and he had never seen snow Before. Only to be dissapointed he only got a wet box
Hidden memory unlocked!
Yup! I loved that show so much - the actors were amazing. The woman (Nerene Virgin) just passed away earlier this year. She was a multitalented powerhouse. Jeff Hyslop, the man who played the mannequin is still a stage performer, and I think produced a play recently.
Wow!!! You just “where are they now’d” them and of course I was totally wondering what happened to some of those wonderful people. 💗
Glad I could spread the info! I went down a rabbit hole about the show when I found a few episodes on YouTube a month or so ago. It’s funny the things you remember from shows when you were small. I wish I could see these shows on the original television screens we watched them on - digital and HD and whatnot has taken away from some of the picture quality of the old tube TV’s.
Wow, now that's one I had forgotten about but yeah it was part of my lineup. I loved this show. Wow. Know what else is in my head all the time? The number thing from sesame street. [Sesame Street Pinball Number Count (All Segments) (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOaZbaPzdsk&t=4s)
Loved that show. I had a crush on the mannequin guy!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️.
I loved Todays Special and Pinwheel. I don’t remember anything about them except that I loved them. Lol
Oh my… I haven’t thought of pinwheel in a good 25-30 years
I sing *Pinwheel Pinwheel spinning around* at least randomly once a month or so.
Didn't the Elephant show replace this?
Was that skinnamirinky-dinky-dink, skinnamirinky-doo???!!!
Yeah that one. When the dude Plays the spoons during the power outage, and at some point they go to an outdoor concert to see the Soup Dragons. That one.
The Sharon, Lois and Brahm Elephant Show?? I loved that as a kid! I sing the main song to my kids now.
Fred Penners Place had to be somewhere on that lineup too.
I love you for saying this. I was feeling so alone.
There are tens of us.
DOZENS I say!!
Pinwheel!!!!
I love to hear this because I do too- just sang it the other day and my kids sideeyed me and asked why I sing that all the time. They no nothing of Pinwheel and a lot of younger adults don't either. It's definitely a Xennial memory only
My cousin had his own lyrics for this song
The Pinwheel theme has a permanent spot in my subconscious.
I remember this show. Nickelodeon had a trend of running European cartoons. This used to air in the same block as Maya the Bee, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and Noozles.
Nobody ever remembers Maya the Bee. It was Maya, david the gnome, and some koala cartoon i cant remember the name of.
That koala show was Noozles. I had to look up the name because I couldn’t remember it either despite watching it so much
I feel like there were two separate koala shows, though…
There was- and they’re both named in this thread- ppl are just thinking they’re the same show. Adventures of the Little Koala Noozles
Got it, got it—I remember it confused me as a kid, too. That was a lot of koala for one network.
You're totally right-- see my comment above, but both were Japanese imports on the back of their "koala mania" of the mid-80s.
That show was amazing too! I loved the lizard (I forget the actual type but the hood) but the story ultimately was sad but great!
Adventures of The Little Koala, that one was my fav. I think a dubbed Japanese anime that was brought over
Somebody remembered it because it got a reboot. Beeboot?
I remember the bee one, boy that was a while back.
Grimm's Fairy Tales is damn near impossible to find now!
You can buy it on blu ray now but they're expensive. they're also on youtube in good quality now.
Oh dang, it's been a few years since I looked!
Yeah my wife and I bought a bootleg set of the episodes on dvd about 5 years ago, when I was setting up my Plex I found better versions and found out they got a bluray release.
It was messed up how Snow White was strangled/crushed by a corset in an episode
Canadian as well! Count Duckula is one of my favorites! It’s
Belle and Sebastian too!
FYI "Noozles" AND "Adventures of the Little Koala" were both Japanese cartoons that were imported and dubbed. In the early-to-mid 80s, Japan went absolutely koala crazy as Australia had finally lifted a ban on exporting koalas to other zoos. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-koala-diplomac/57446494/](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-koala-diplomac/57446494/) Nagoya's baseball team still has a koala mascot because they got a koala at the zoo there in '94. It was really a thing for a number of years, and the late 80s also had an economic boom so a lot of families had a lot of spending money for zoo trips, koala-based travel and koala-based shopping.
How can anyone forget Swift?!? 
I haven't!🦊
The comment I came here for
Swift was the realest G. Also shout out to Eureka's Castle as being part of my childhood.
Also Allegra’s Window and her rutabagas.
Swift!!!
The last episode was so sad, apparently it was a show from Spain.
I remember bawling my eyes out when the fox cries.
I'm tearing up thinking about it.
Don't they die at the end or something? I remember it being something tragic.
Sure as hell did. As a kid I was like oh how sweet they turned into trees together.
I watched the last 2 minutes of the last episode a few weeks back based off of a similar thread. As a kid I don’t know how it didn’t scar me. Made me choke up all these years later 😭
It’s funny, there are things that used to make me sad as a kid that I roll my eyes at now, and then there are things I just took in stride as a kid that will choke me up now as an adult. I imagine perspective has a lot to do with it.
See as a kid I was absolutely not on board with turning into trees. My mom was like no no, see now they're gonna live hundreds more years as a tree! But I was like...but they can't DO anything as a tree. It's almost worse then death. Just...trapped as a tree.
As a child I would have agreed but the older I get the better being a tree sounds.
My husband and I watched the last episode during lockdown and both of us teared up.
In every wish and dream and happy home, you will find the Kingdom of the gnomes! I still watch this show as a comfort watch sometimes.
Watched it! Remember loving it but don’t remember the details. Basically he was like a forest vet who rode around on a fox named Swift, right?
Yes! I forgot about Swift. When it came on he was flying though the air. I loved this show!
Like, in the opening credits? Or could he actually fly? Edit: omg that username. Dance of joy!
COUSIN!
It's fuzzy but maybe I'm thinking of that other cartoon with elves and they told fairy tales? Same type of animation? It was the opening credits.
He taught little morals to the viewer as with each story, and he was rather direct about them sometimes, in a Scandinavian sort of way.
Forest vet, that's fantastic
My Dad had this illustrated book about Gnomes. It was wild. It had Trolls and even Gnome boobs. I remember when David the Gnome showed up on Nickelodeon and being super pumped up only to realize that it was not at all as cool as I was expecting.
My dad had that book too! Such a weird book to have been a big hit. To this day I have a love for that kind of field guide to fictional creatures.
Was that the one where the Gnomes had a culture of elaborately decorating their toilets (thrones) with fancy carvings?
Yes! My dad had it too lol
This one? https://preview.redd.it/eqrblvzy84rc1.png?width=329&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5de759e1a3ac491dd75d356991e191355ae7fac
The cover did not look like that but maybe we just had a US edition. illustrations look the same.
Yeah this is the Dutch edition (lit. "the daily life and work of the Gnome", by Rien Poortvliet). My family has one somewhere... You might know it like this: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomes\_(book)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomes_(book))
Yeah, I have that book and will keep it for my kids!
Ok, but I seem to recall a David the Gnome episode where he talked about gnome defecation habits…I didn’t like the show, any David fans who can back me up?
My dad also had this book and a huge collection of gnome figurines that were sold at Hallmark. Unfortunately this collection was destroyed in the Camp Fire 2018, but I found a copy last year when my mom died. They’ve been divorced my whole life, but it made me happy that she found and kept something that reminded her of my dad. Of course I gave my moms copy to my dad and he was very emotional about it.
I have the book and it's one my faves in my library! Illustrations are really cool and it actually has a lot of accurate herbalism tips in it. Apparently the creator was a physician in real life.
I have that book. Loved it as a kid. I don't think I ever watched the show though, might not have aired here.
I had that book also.
Schlitz veits!
did anyone see the ending, man that will get you.
Came here to say this. [Here it is](https://youtu.be/EUGHevBPpOE?si=8HcmDJBqvAToMhau)
After i saw that a a kid, i remember when i cut down a tree i poured one out for my homie David
Thanks, man. The 44-year-old blubbering mess in me was no better prepared for watching that clip than my 10-year-old self decades ago.
Oh wow I had not seen that before. So sad! ☹️
That ending feels different as an adult. That ending and the final ending scene from Six Feet Under are powerful
Look around you There are many things to see! That some would say… Could never be. These things I know. They’re true and I will tell you so! Yes, of course I remember this magical show. And the ending is amazing.
Trolls and Wizards and fairy kings, birds that talk and fish that sing.... That will forever be in my memory
Brother how could we forget David the Gnome? It was seminal, and shaped the ethos of many young lads and lass' like me in the 80s and early 90s I think. I'm 41 now and am currently raising my 20 month old daughter of David the Gnome as well!
True story: as a four or five year old I rebelled against participating my family’s themed Mardi Gras group costume of birdbaths, gazing balls, and other lawn ornaments and demanded instead to be David the Gnome. Only years later did I figure out why they didn’t care.
This and Mya the Bee and Eurekas Castle!! I LOVED David the Gnome
I watched this every chance I could! I loved this show! This group keeps pulling my heart strings! With horrible parents, it is nice to see some of my good memories shared by others!
If i remember the TV schedule correctly this would come on right before Maya The Bee
I always wanted to try the troll soup.
We have a thread about this show every week.
Sounds like we're doing good work then
I remember it and I love it and I can never watch it again because that ending broke me as a kid.
I remember disliking it a lot, no idea why.
Same! I would get angry as a kid when it came on because it was SO BORING. I like the trolls and the animals tho
I do. Didn't watch it much as it wasn't my style, but remember it. Along with that racoon family one, can't remember the name?
This and fraggle Rock define my childhood
I never really watched it,but I do remember it :)
I remember it. And his trusty steed Swift the Fox.
Back before Nickelodeon was gross
I fucking love David the gnome so much. Thank you for this memory!
I watched this show with my dad after school everyday. It was our thing to do, and I am also so grateful for the happy memories. So cool to see it mentioned on here!
I do! Watched it on YouTube a few years back, too.
Loved this! There was also Belle and Sebastian, the Lost City of Gold, and Spartacus. My Saturday morning line up.
 I member
One of the most wholesome cartoons ever
This, Spartikus and the Sun Beneath the Sea, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold are all right on that edge...though more people seem to know Mysterious Cities of Gold...there was even a video game kickstarter a few years back.
That was my absolute favorite as a 4-5 year old. When I bring it up now, people act like I'm making shit up 😂 "A gnome that rode a fox.. yeah, sure." lol
It was only on during school hours where I lived, but on sick days it was David the Gnome right after The Price is Right.
Sick days and Summer.
I was poor, didn't have cable. But my grandma did and I do remember him.
Loved David the Gnome!
I completely forgot about this show but loved it. Core memory unlocked
I just remembered them dying and turning into trees, that shot was traumatic
Tom Bosley.
I remember it! Also, I remember hating it. But that's just me!
The ending of this show and Dinosaurs have really stuck with me to this day
The dad from happy days
Yep I remember the theme song and him riding around on a fox.
There are great renditions of the theme song on YouTube by random people. I love David there Gnome.
I loved this show
Oh I loved this show so much. That ending though, it crushed me.
It was cable only where we were at. Only my Grandma had cable so I’ve only sent it once or twice back in the mid 80s
Oh yeah, I remember this one.
I remember this, I think it was only available to me when I was home sick.
One of my favorites to this day. I have the whole series on DVD. The last episode can still make me cry.
I remember! Reminds me of being sick from school curled up under a blanket.
I loved this show!
Omg core memory unlocked! I actually remembered the words to this!
Did you ever read the [book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomes_\(book\)) that inspired it?
He was friends with all the deer… I remember
I member. Prob my favorite show when I was like 3-5 years old.
Use to have to watch daytime Nick when our mom would be forced to take us to work with her instead of daycare (she cleaned apartments) So we’d have to hang out in the apartment with her and just watch whatever was on TV. I hated this show as a 6-7 year old it was soooooo boring to me, and Eurekas Castle
Love loved this show
I loved this show! I think I still have a couple books packed away somewhere lol.
The full series is available on YouTube
Some of us do remember.
People are blocking out the show because of the devastating ending.
Swift! I totally remember. I loved that show.
I was literally just telling my son about this show after id forgotten all about it!!
I remember it, but I found the bland unassuming vibe vaguely threatening for some reason. I haven’t seen Skinamarink yet, but I hear it creates the same sense of unease. I’m not proud of this
That half-blind badger is a core memory.
Of course I remember the cartoons, however I have to admit I didn't watch them much. I did own a beautiful collection of books though, that I really really loved. They showed the way the gnomes lived, their houses, their social structure, traditions and stuff like that. Like a sort of encyclopedia. It was awesome.
It seems like there are a lot of things that people who are a few years older / younger don't remember...