Don't Act Like You Don't Remember This Show...

Remember Grimm's Classic Fairy Tales on Nickelodeon growing up? It only had the most amazing theme song that always got stuck in your head!!! It had the best fairy tales on the show including Puss N' Boots, Cinderella, The Goose that lays Golden Eggs, and loads others. Weirdly enough it was a Japanese program that was aired in 1988 on Nickelodeon. After reading some of the Grimm brother's fairy tales in Tatar's book one can instantly recognize that the lyrics to the show do not line up with the original Grimm fairy tales...

Hey, come along and join the fun.
It's a time for fairy tales.
Magical kingdoms in the sun.
Come along, come along.

Meet friendly elves and witches too
In a world of fairy tales.
Enchanted castles wait for you.
Come along, come along.

To where life is a fantasy,
and every story ends so happily (giggles).

This is the place where dreams come true.
A world of fairy tales for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBzlKHMwK6Q


The lyrics are really geared towards children and their innocence. The theme talks about how one can meet friendly elves and witches too. Also that line stating that every story ends so happily. Lest be honest, we all know thats not the truth. Interesting that stories for children had to be even more removed from the original state of the story to be presented to children once again.