I'm so terribly sorry for your loss, a mother is a beautiful blessing, we lost our Mum horrifically, and 2 wks ago our Baby Brother, My other Little Brother and I were talking about this film after our Brother passed, we said it was 1 of the most beautiful memories we ever had, treasure that memory and remember Your Mother fondly 4 giving this blessing of a memory 2 You, I too shall treasure it always, until I am no longer able to due to (early stage dementia) or no longer here, I still remember now, but 1 day won't, but whilst I do remember, I will be forever thankful for it in my heart and mind. Bless You, treasure your beautiful memories and I pray You have this film always for your dear Mom and 4 Yourself, I'm truly sorry for such a terrible loss, I pray You heal and 4ever enjoy these special memories of wonderful times hun, Bless You 🥲🙏🤲🕋🫶❤️

@@KamChillTV19558 I will ♥️♥️♥️ thank you

Which actors are still going? Or what characters are they in this?

yeah i also thought it was a weird dream, the water babies and the cave seemed so much like a dream.

The music is forever in my beautiful nostalgia of childhood

Same! I remember watching a movie as a kid where a boy fell into the water and it turned into a cartoon. I also remember the crab friend and them singing "High high high high Cockulorum". Finally found it again, I'm 42 now, but still loved it!

Me too…(am in my 40’s/watched this as a kid a lot). Agree with the praising of all the actors/actresses/producers)-pray for them too. Bless you & your kids & their kids to come Xx 💕

It's beautiful.

Completely agree. So wild an imagination, so dark and sweet at the same time. I saw it pretty young so forgot almost all of it but find it genius watching today. And my 5 year old loves it too!

Same here! Going through some grief so I’ve been looking up my childhood things for some reason. This just came into my head… not seen it for years

Same here. Probably 34yrs ago. Only just popped into my head randomly while at work. Thank goodness for this channel!

Haha love the comment. Children’s opening sequences in those days were terrifying.

@@jameswyer772 imagine a film released today for kids like Neverending Story or Labyrinth! The snowflakes would crumble faster than a russian army full of conscripts!

Me too ❤️

I still watch it, when I’m feeling lonely….it’s such a comfort Xx

@@lionessprincessbear2174 - i understand. However, when the Water Babies' song starts @ 57:00, I tear up for some reason. It's embarrassing - i guess it's linked with memories of a simpler, more loving time.

What a coincidence through the Internet and through random chance we both have the 2 exact same movies in mind We used to have a wall full of VHS's one of them was Rikky tikky tavy the other 1 was water babies there was many others But these 2 just happened to show up in your comment how funny

Hilarious.....I just introduced my 4 year old to the water babies film 2 days ago, and the next day I actually watched with her Riki Tiki Tavi.......HA....synchonicity reading your comment.

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Aaaawww Thank You, that song was sucha beautiful memory 4 us, we loved this as kids, My Brothers and I, we just lost our Baby Brother, he was just 40 yrs old, but this film, we watched every day, sang that song, And it was our favourite VHS tape and favourite memory as kids, we'd sing High cochalorum over and over, The Snowman with the song we're walking in the air, was also another amazing childhood memory for us, we watched it every Christmas, along with Santa Clause the Movie, and this and those 2 films were such heartwarming memories of ours, I did try looking for this many times asan adult but didn't find it until now, its been 2 wks since our Baby Brother passed, this was 1 film and song we discussed fondly which brought a happy tear, I didn't realise just how many people loved it and remembered it also, thanks 4 that, it was our favourite song from this movie, bless you, preserve those treasured memories 4ever Xx

The only people involved in this film that were not drugged high to the heavens were the child actors and nothing can convince me otherwise.

That just proves you never really forget anything.

Part of my personal life was similar to Tom as i suffered from family abuse when i was in similar age. Wish there was another Billie Whitelaw to support me !

Ditto 🤩

this reminds me of Christmas they played this every year xx

Part of my personal life was similar to Tom as i suffered from family abuse when i was in similar age. Wish there was another Billie Whitelaw to support me !

Simple the BEST.... a master piece to be seen for all ages.

I am also a Water Baby, and I will be until the end of my days.

personally faced problems in my life that were similar to Tom like family abuse. I was wishing to have nice people like Bille whitelaw to support me

​@@user-wt9sr2me4qI'm thinking about making a movie about a boy, which found a better family in foster family. Would you like to know something more about that? (This is question to everybody, who are Reading this comment.)

Indeed.

Melody? Not familiar with that one.Was that the whole title? Could you please elaborate on that one a bit? I would appreciate it.

Disney will never be childish or dull.

@@lionessprincessbear2174 I do hope you are a child, or else your comment speaks volumes. Some Disney is awesome. Incredible. And some they got wrong and were poor. 🤷‍♂️ is my opinion......

It make me cry when I saw it again 34 years later, It also brought all my beatiful child memories.

Agreed, it seems a lot of children's films from the 70s and 80s had a noticeable psychological horror element to them, unlike anything we see today. Just look at The Last Unicorn, Dark Crystal, Time Bandits, The NeverEnding Story, the list goes on.

@@sorcerykid you're exactly right. those were some weird movies.

@@sorcerykid don’t forget animal farm.

LOL!!! Yer-the sharks. The eel made me laugh tho.

@@sorcerykid that’s cus back then Adults weren’t ‘scared’ to show children the ‘Realities’ of ‘real’ life…..& I for one, am glad they did-because watching these films as an Adult with ‘life experience’-they ALL make Perfect Sense. But these kids films today, lack depth & are too ‘fast paced & BRIGHT & LOUD.’ they have their moments, of course, but they certainly lack ‘deeper realities’, that the older film’s Hold….

I personally faced personal problems in my life that were similar to Tom like family abuse. I was wishing to have nice people like Bille whitelaw to support me

Update: HIGHER THAN EVER BUDDY -- MY NAME JOSH

Woah, I was born in 1998 and watched this around the same time too! Was definitely a favourite alongside Dot the Kangaroo

@@charlottewood1830 born in '97😁 ah I don't think I remember Dot the kangaroo!

Such a shame it wasn’t a Disney production, as it could have had the high quality of their earlier animated features.

it was independently produced, so the budget was tight. they approached American animators and then Japanese, but settled on a team from Poland, I believe. It does seem rather low-rent looking back on the animated sequences now, you're right.

I personally faced personal problems in my life that were similar to Tom like family abuse. I was wishing to have nice people like Bille whitelaw to support me

Me too. This is me when I was small, watching in morecambe UK with my nan and Bill. Xx such happy memories

It's crazy getting older n lookin back ,been an emotional trip watchin this after all those years. Hope your journey has been magical like this movie. Peace

I personally faced personal problems in my life that were similar to Tom like family abuse. I was wishing to have nice people like Bille whitelaw to support me

Yes that lady used to scare me the whole way through, didn’t like how a her face changed to the old lady

True story! Back in the 80s my dad who was a rolls Royce specialist engineer worked on sir David Tomlinson rolls as he resided near whare we lived in Goring on Thames! David very kindly wrote a personal messege for me and his autograph on a black and white pic of him taken in his earlier years of becoming an actor! It's a very special piece of my history for me and personalized as I once very much wanted a career in the performing arts! Wish i had perused it instead of settling for a now no longer existing sad and lonely existence if only dosnt even cut it! 😐 anyway thsts my "claim" to fame!

Tommy Pender ( Tom) is still alive he’s 60 now ! Samantha Giles ( Ellie ) is also alive she’s now 58

Sad story and children were horribly abused, being forced up chimneys.

​@@AndrewNewZealand All the abused words from my family members are carefully saved in my memory. Sometimes i wonder how my reaction should be since i fear God !! i truly wish there was another Billie WhiteLaw to support me