Harold and The Purple Crayon

[littlesmew]

I remember being presented with this book at about 4 years old. I adored it and this little animation brings back that wonder and joy nearly forty years on- thank you.

[Blademaster539]

Damn this kid's got more artistic talent then me...

[1KingNephew]

I was just told I can't draw my way to the moon. Pshhh! Yeah right! Me and my purple crayon are OUT!

[k207mely]

i used to love harold and the purple crayon when i was little

[yomofo890]

Diddn't even sharpen the pencil once. Magical

[enuu0817]

this was one of my favs :)

[Jasonvc95]

Like if you're watching this in 2012 and you're pondering on the good childhood memories O.O

[NastyDangler]

@Jasonvc95 I'm in 2011 watching this, so I won't like it.

[colanemo]

@Jasonvc95 yeah exactly, my mom used to read me this book each night :)

[DomoHatesApples113]

I miss my book of this <3 harold and the purple crayon

[SnowBerey]

remember reading this exact book when i was like 3 and now im 14 watching this

[twilightstickitgirl]

i remember this was the first book i took from daycare ( i asked to keep it though cuz i wanted it soo bad:)

[jaxenlabs]

I remember watching this on the DVD when I was little ! GOOD TIMES

[flyby501]

cute!

[sekkletube]

Harold Hunter Day V - bring anyone else here!.....

this wasn't what i was looking for....

[ArealSimpsonizer]

i wish i had that pencil I will draw myself as a cutest girl in a world :)))) JK

[jaybriezylol22]

i wonder when the crayon runs out...

[jazzmasterp]

with MY young children, that is

[jazzmasterp]

It's rather tricky to watch this with your young children and then have to explain what a FeministWhore is... : /

[aquaphoenix831]

This was my favorite book as a kid!! I was thrilled to find a copy in a used bookstore years ago. The power of our imagination creates our world!

[RestlessNight10]

This kid sounds like freakin' God!!! XD

[boxdynomite3]

the book made me like the color purple

[sharpestdart]

Funny, I'd never heard of these books or the cartoon while growing up... I got the book for my little guy just a few days ago from the library, then I noticed that there are cartoons as well. Both of my kids love this now and so do I

 :-)

[batreeqah]

I love it.

[TheMatrix703]

It's been so damn long since I watched this! I used to love watching this over and over again when I was like 6

[CarlChub]

I wish childrens' cartoons were still like this.

[civicqueene]

@CarlChub IKR!

[c1nico]

What kind of symbolism do you see?

I just love the wild imagination this kid has. I believe my generation to be the last with any sorta vivid expression. Kids nowadays only want violence and sex, it's in their video games and even their TV shows.

[RetroToledo]

@c1nico This is how I feel too.

[lovdbz]

thumbs up if all that sent you here was the stories you read as a kid :D

[trmpthack]

I <3 Harold!!

[wolfmoon256]

lol, i loved these books when i was little...

[hairsalright]

this made me oddly happy

[AyJoseYouNasty]

I still got my book from when I was 7 :)

[RikoKGOD]

Thumbs up if Mac Miller sent you here through twitterrrr!!!!

[jsiedz]

mac miller sent me here

[FlyLaces]

lol

[allysonsmith13]

This kid is a Drawing Genius!!!!! hes like what 4!!!! he draws trees better than me!!!!!

[kutiekarema555]

i love how it says "lighting and scenery: harold" at the end.

[pinki2829]

i want that purple crayon !!! my two favorite things a purple crayon and a baby named harold!!

[parodychicks360]

Harold's my idol!!!:)

[mjlover12345]

Oh My Jesus i remember watching this when i was a little girl . Soooo many good memories , I got a tear on my eye;(

[TheNoisePolluter]

If I was Harrold, I'd draw myself a big mansion, a twin turbo Lamborghini and a girlfriend.

[civicqueene]

@TheNoisePolluter lolz!

[vidgmrjoe]

@TheNoisePolluter *Forever Alone

[rabidarceus200]

@TheNoisePolluter yeah you would draw a girlfriend since you've never had one.

[TheNoisePolluter]

I got this on VHS

[MusicRodent]

Reminds me of 'limbo' in Inception.

[TheRimahelou]

Thanks for posting!

[Mynameismadison07]

I think my favorite book when I was a youngster.

[SnazzyBlubber]

God, Harold is a fucking MAGICIAN. And a child protegee artist!!!

[crawfordtonia]

Omg! I love Harold and the Purple Crayon! No one I know remembers it! Unbelieveable... Glad u have an ORIGINAL episode! Thanks for letting me not look so crazy for "imagining" this book/cartoon :o)

@tiktoktonia - Follow me ;o)

[GlitzPianoman]

@crawfordtonia I remember....

[poophoops811]

inception

[JoyfulNan]

Love Harold, the creativity, wow, we create our own reality!

[aeidla]

Hahaha, I love this. I had the book. And it was adorable how they had light and scenery by Harold in the credits. XD

[CrazyGoodProductions]

the animation was so much more impressive when i was 5.

[meemkalimama]

my son loves harold and does in fact "imagine" with his purple crayon... awe Harold you are an idol!!!

[rgnwms]

i like purple matter fact our school is going on a fieldtrip to playhouse squre on the 25th daysia 7

[Brandish728]

I can imagine people watching this and believing if they carry a purple crayon with them everywhere in life, they can get themselves into and out of trouble with little to no problem.

[KrisForges]

OH MY GOD HAROLD YOU LEARNED SO MANY VALUABLE LESSONS BUT PLEASE TRY TO BE CAUTIOUS IN LIFE YOU MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE SO LUCKY BUT I HOPE THE BEST FOR YOU LITTLE GUY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tamerica1]

"Purple is the color of sexual frustration?" You need to get a life. That is one of the most ignorant things I have ever heard!

[kenyadaddysgirlmj]

this used to be my favorite show on HBO, but it's now changed from back then...

[maneatingorchids]

Rife with symbolism!? Hardly... its a children's story- interpretation is left in the eye of the beholder. AND, Harold has this lil invisible helper called white-male privilege. I think we create our own 'reality'... destiny by definition is out of our control.

Besides... purple is the color of sexual frustration...

Dig the post, though.

[xophossophos]

@maneatingorchids I like purple..

[GDarkstar74]

@maneatingorchids

Destiny, by definition, is a relative and theoretical concept. The more accurate view is simply the law of cause and effect; that all actions and events in one's future are resultant of their present and past thoughts/actions. It is a very logical principle, and probably best explained in buddhist teachings.

[sillyjontag321]

hahahaha i used to watch this all the time as a kid!

[BBknickers]

Boy, I used to watch this all the time....I haven't seen this in nearly fifteen years.

[SibSpi]

Because, you know, the kids watching this at the age where it'd still be interesting to them, think of what you're thinking.

[DiwataMan]

Hey, Harold, one of my favorite stories as a kid. You can see my video on it in the related videos "A Treatise of Harold and the Purple Crayon".

[BobChaos23]

People are so literal, even with metaphors.

I think iot is about lateral thinking....ontological anarchy FTW!

;-D

[BobChaos23]

@BobChaos23 "Iot" FTL...

[Maxdwolf]

Thanks for the memories.

I am purposefully ignoring any symbolism this once. Spoils the nostalgia for me.

[johntheother]

Am i dirty minded? or is there a whole other sub-rosa narrative going on here centering on harold's big-purple-cock** cough* cough** ahem, i mean, his crayon

[stultiloquent]

This brings back memories.

[prodigyat9]

My favorite pie is blueberry so the purple crayon would work reasonably well for that. Just saying.

[ThatLeoRAWR]

I used to love this show when it came on HBO Family. But are you ever going to show or tell us the symbolism, I'm a little slow...

[defcore108]

"All we are trying to do in our lives is go home."

I never heard of this story, it certainly is interesting.

[Squagnut]

Of course it's full of symbolism - a male child drawing his own personal mythscape is bound to be. Interestingly, he never drew a weapon of any kind, but then everything in the mythscape is inanimate, and his hands were full of, er, purple crayon.

[artisannika]

I don't know what the symbolism was, other than the apple tree, but it did remind me of a nice swedish cartoon i used to watch called alfons aberg. :)

[tattooskin72]

I did notice a little religious symbolism.

[wonderpope]

I don't get it, but I wish I was able to draw as good as harold :D