I saw this 35 years ago. When I was 40, I asked my parents about this thinking it was some kind of dream from my childhood and they told me I watched it often between the age of 4 and 6. I just watched it at the age of 40 and still loved it. Not only that, I realised that some of the actors are still going that my kids loved. Well done to the actors, actresses, directors, and producers
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 💕
My mom passed away 6 years ago from cancer (only in her 60s) and she used to kep the VHS of this classic in a safe place for us as kids...every day after school we would get to watch this after homework
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 🥲🙏🤲🕋🫶❤️
I did not expect, as a full grown man, to get that emotional when I heard the Water Babies song. It was attached to a childhood feeling in me that I had not felt in a while. I remember taking a nap and hearing that song in my ears.
It's been almost 30 years since I saw this movie on TV. So many wonderful memories, it gives me goosebumps hearing the opening score again. They just don't make children's films like this anymore. Thank you so much!
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!
@@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!
This film has so much nostalgia for me, I can barely put it into words.... this film made such an impression on me as a young child, and watched many, many times....
@@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.
I used to watch this all the time with my sister at my grandparents house! My grandpa was a cartoonist and it seemed like he had every animated movie ever made in the form of VHS at his house. For years I’ve tried to recall it, but everytime I asked someone they had no clue what I was talking about. My sister ran to me earlier today and yelled “WATERBABIES” and I gasped. Watching this for the first time since childhood. The other day I also got to watch a old childhood favorite film from my grandpas house called “Rikki tikki tavi”
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.
High high high, high cockalorum. One of the great kids films of the 70's along with Watership Down and The Belstone Fox. Would love to see Tarka the Otter.
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
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 !
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 !
This is such a great part animation and live action film from UK and Poland. I remember watching the film with Bernard Cribbins calling out "Mr. Grimes'. One of my now adult son's favourite films. Now missing the great acting talents of James Mason and Billie Whitelaw. Fantastic adaptation of this classic childrens book.
@@GhassanJneinatyI'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.)
I'm gonna go on 20 but this and many other cartoons or kids films from the 70s and 80s, hell even older were a huge part of my childhood... Especially the rare or underrated ones Melody and Water babies are top tier for me because they are special... Very special because my mum and I used to watch them all the time together when I was young.
I so remember watching this around the age of 5 years old-maybe 6. I loved Water Babies..Geeze! As a kid, I would hike down to a stream back behind our housing area and I wondered if water babies could be in there. I recall jumping in (water level was to my ankles) and my brother said, “Now you probably destroyed their home!” This film also got me all caught up with Water Monkeys craze! I knew these were the same thing as in the film. Very disappointed I was that they weren’t…but I kept on buying just in case I did get one with water babies🤣 Nostalgia
I have not seen this since I was a child, but Yesterday I put it on for my 4 year-old hoping he'd enjoy it too. He was riveted from beginning to end and today he was wandering about singing High Cockalorum.
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 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….
@@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......
Fantastic film that I first saw in the early 80's (1982 I think) as a child aged just 8. Loved it then, and still love it to this day. Age 48 now :) A timeless classic, and great to see it remastered in 1080p! :)
Feels a little bit like an inspiration for Disney's 1989' "Little Mermaid" :-) I watched "Water Babies" when I was 6 and we moved to a new city and I had my first day in the new school. I entered the room and the kids were watching it and somehow it blew my mind, I was obsessed with this movie and later with the "Little Mermaid", the BBC "Chronicles of Narnia", and the "Never-ending Story" and now after all the years I'm just trying to figure it out, why "Water Babies" were so magnetic to me - as one of my first cinematic inputs - when I only remember the fact that I was so amazed by it, and not really much what exactly happened there. I think it imprinted deeply since I got involved in scuba-diving, which is my great passion. There's something magic about this movie, obviously
@FlickVault, Thank You very very much indeed for this film, My Baby Brother just passed away 2 wks ago😭💔 Myself and My little Brothers & I used to have this movie on VHS tape as kids, we absolutely loved this film growing up, it's a fantastic memory, and now more special than ever, I'm truly truly thankful to have found it here on your channel, Thank You for giving this treasured memory back to my other Little Brother and I, we will be always grateful for this, ThankYou& Bless You Greatly 4 Always 🥲🙏🤲🕋🫶❤️😊
Thank you soooo much🤗to whomever decided to show this film, on utube;(I missed it twice, on TV over Xmas /New Year & was so upset)One of my childhood memories! So sweet & I was delighted to watch again after all these Years!(shh!)I have Subscribed & hope to see more!😊Rosie 🦓 (stay safe🦋your Family,Friends&Loved ones)
I remember watching Water Babies with my sister and brother when we was kids. Top quality film and animation. The animation bit plays out as if you're playing an rpg game, getting new party members as you go along.
I watched this when I was about 5 years old. I remembered a little boy jumping into the river and then becoming cartoon but remembered very little else, I was beginning to think I could’ve dreamt it. I can’t believe I’ve found it. I’m watching it and it’s all coming back to me. Parts in the film that touched me deeply as a child. When he’s sat under the table and pulls his dog closer and kisses him on the head, when he comes out of the chimney and he gets the pretty white room carpet dirty. Such a strange experience.
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
Approx in 2003/4 when I was 6 (probably younger when I first watched but can’t remember) it became one of my favourite films ever, would keep the videotape under my pillow to keep it safe😂 when I sat my GCSE’s I would sing the songs from this film in my head😂 Also, if anyone mentions 5 o’clock, I always say “5o’clock in the cold wet morning” in the raspy mans accent and everyone looks at me like I’ve lost the plot😂
I remember watching this over and over again on vhs with my sister when we were about 5 and 7 and it was our favorite movie of all time. No one else ever has any idea what I'm talking about when I mention it but that's okay because my sister and I can be seen as crazy together 😂
i have been searching for this movie for such a long time. i first saw it when I was 6 or 7 and it has stuck with me. we had a black and white tv before so I had to imagine the entire thing in color. i thought i was dreaming and that this movie never existed but I am glad that I finally have the chance to see this in full color and HD copy! thank you for uploading this
This is an incredible historic film that every child should watch growing up. It is fiercely important that the sadness and horrific poverty if the 1800s is educated about in schools, and the social justice system and the rescue and deaths of such brave children as Tom. I can understand why it’s not a common film to show modern children, because often the books are promoted alongside and the book for this piece is incredibly prejudiced in more ways than just racism. However, in order to understand and seperate the opinions of the author and characters of those times from people of today, and the difficult languages of the book, I would recommend an educated adult read and study this with intense discussion and debate on the side. The film perhaps, by itself, should be alright to show a child of today - but not be promoted heavily in public media where wide and false opinions can trash and skew the story and brainwash people in a negative fashion.
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!
I never heard about this movie until one day as a teenager on a channel called THIS TV I saw it, I enjoyed it so much. The music and story make me think of the Wizard of Oz and is as whimsy as the Lion King. I don't think you will find a remake of a story like this in our day NO WAY this is one of a kind!
I have very fond memories of my grandparents playing this film for me as a nipper, haven't seen this in over 20 years and I've been trying to remember what the film was called for at least the last 10 years... finally found it 🥲 thanks for the upload
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
55:46 Cool. A young boy 👦called Tom, his pet dog 🐶& his three underwater friends; Jock the Scottish lobster🦞, Terence the friendly seahorse 🐴& Claude the gallant swordfish 🐬🎵High, High, High, High Cockalorum. High Cockalorum. Hey, Hey, Hey, we're on our way, we're on our way, we're on our way🎵
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 !
@@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
I love the comments people are sharing! I remember this movie from when I was a kid when it came on TV, but I only ever got to see the last 15 minutes or so of it! I never knew what it was called. But I never forgot "water babies" and that word they kept singing which I could never figure out how it was spelled or properly pronounced (hicocolora? - LOL!).So glad to FINALLY see the entire movie. Then reading these comment - wow, I'm not the only one this movie made an impression on!
Tthis movie stayed with me for decades. I remember, before RUclips, wondering if I'd ever come across this movie again. I know I'm not the first to have mentioned this here, but I also had dreams as a small child. Being underwater, yet breathing. 😊 ☮️ I hope you're having a fabulous day, whomever was destined to cross tthis tiny, virtual particle of dust. I💓 you. Always, A Fellow Human
i watched this as a very young child, loved it, remembered the name, and years later tracked down a copy to relive it. It didn't age well - as a teenager, I thought it was a dumb kid's movie. and now here it is on youtube in its entirety.... will I love it again, now that I'm older?
My favourite film from when I was a kid. I remember it being taped off the telly, and I would go downstairs alot of mornings and watch it. Still love this film.
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
my father was born in Ireland and lived in London until he was 10 y/o when he came to the US. Suffice it to say, he had an affinity for British TV and movies. He sat down and watched this with me when I was a child in when I was 5 in 1979. I had such a crush on the young main actress and for a cartoon (half of it at least) it was a very mature film with adult themes and humor which I was able to follow and get at that age. There's something magical about this movie. The animation is extremely dated which is a turn off and my children were not very interested in it as a result since they have Frozen, Coco, and Ponyo to compare it to. I guess maybe you needed to see this back then to really appreciate it. Another cartoon from that era that similarly has aged animation but is very good and I highly recommend is 'The Mouse and his Child'. Check that out if you have a chance. There's a copy on YT somewhere.
It appeared on one of those channels/syndication, and I always missed it, but I knew of it. I love how RUclips is a treasure trove in finding these memories - especially my soap operas :)
My sister and I watched this movie all the time when we were kids, however the dialogue was dubbed some. I finished reading the book of which the movie is based off of not too long ago and it’s pretty good. The book deviates from the book in many ways. For example, towards the end of the book Mr. Grimes drowned and ends up being punished for his misdeeds. Tom travels to the end of the world to attempt to help Grimes find repentance, and be given a second chance if he can successfully perform a final penance.
I first this movie on TV when I must have been younger than 12. Glad I found it again age 35. Such good children's movie. Dont make them like this anymore.
Uncle John George Banks 😊 He sure would help Tom too 😊 and Bert as a nice chimney sweap too and would put Grimes in the chimney and put smoke on him too to let him taste his medicine 😊
Strange how things just pop into your mind, I used to love this film when I was a wee nipper, probably was about 9 or 10, I was watching "Better Call Soul" on Netflix and suddenly the song "High Cockalorum" came into my mind, no reason, certainly nothing to do with the TV programme I was watching, funny, I haven't heard that song for over 40 years and BAM, it's stuck in my mind 😂
My Dad recorded this from the telly on to betamax video. I watched it lots and lots between the age of 3 til 7. 1983-1987.. this really brings back good memories.. high cockalorum and perseverance 🥰
I saw this 35 years ago. When I was 40, I asked my parents about this thinking it was some kind of dream from my childhood and they told me I watched it often between the age of 4 and 6. I just watched it at the age of 40 and still loved it. Not only that, I realised that some of the actors are still going that my kids loved. Well done to the actors, actresses, directors, and producers
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 💕
My mom passed away 6 years ago from cancer (only in her 60s) and she used to kep the VHS of this classic in a safe place for us as kids...every day after school we would get to watch this after homework
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
I did not expect, as a full grown man, to get that emotional when I heard the Water Babies song. It was attached to a childhood feeling in me that I had not felt in a while. I remember taking a nap and hearing that song in my ears.
It's beautiful.
It's been almost 30 years since I saw this movie on TV. So many wonderful memories, it gives me goosebumps hearing the opening score again. They just don't make children's films like this anymore. Thank you so much!
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!
I love this film. The melancholy in it is very powerful. Unjustly dismissed, it’s a little gem. RIP Bernard Cribbins.
This film has so much nostalgia for me, I can barely put it into words.... this film made such an impression on me as a young child, and watched many, many times....
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.
I used to watch this all the time with my sister at my grandparents house! My grandpa was a cartoonist and it seemed like he had every animated movie ever made in the form of VHS at his house. For years I’ve tried to recall it, but everytime I asked someone they had no clue what I was talking about. My sister ran to me earlier today and yelled “WATERBABIES” and I gasped. Watching this for the first time since childhood. The other day I also got to watch a old childhood favorite film from my grandpas house called “Rikki tikki tavi”
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.
High high high, high cockalorum. One of the great kids films of the 70's along with Watership Down and The Belstone Fox. Would love to see Tarka the Otter.
Here is Tarka in case you haven't come across it on your own: ruclips.net/video/_PQ-2v9OOiI/видео.html
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
This movie is absolute chaos, never a dull moment.
Animated movies are tame these days when compared to those from decades ago.
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.
Believe it or not I’m 23, and I remember this movie very vividly from my childhood and I’m glad I found it again😊
This just popped into my head out of nowhere today it’s weird like a lost memory. It was still there in the corner of my brain.
That just proves you never really forget anything.
The water babies' song popped into my head today and got me searching for this movie. Glad I found it.
Absolutely love this film. One of favourites from when I was a kid.
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
Dunno about anyone else but I'm glad i watched that
Best movie of the 70's. Charming and timeless, unlike anything released now.
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 !
I love that era in UK 🇬🇧...i love that story ... today in 2020
Many thanks for posting, I haven’t seen this movie in a very long time.
Simple the BEST.... a master piece to be seen for all ages.
Omg I loved this when I was a kid 🥰
And now my baby girl loves it ❤️ thanks for putting this on RUclips 👍🏻
This is such a great part animation and live action film from UK and Poland. I remember watching the film with Bernard Cribbins calling out "Mr. Grimes'. One of my now adult son's favourite films. Now missing the great acting talents of James Mason and Billie Whitelaw. Fantastic adaptation of this classic childrens book.
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
@@GhassanJneinatyI'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.)
The best film and the most beaitiful one. This film is one of a kind. One in a million.
Indeed.
This fits well with Watership Down and Dot and the Kangaroo. 70s cartoons that feel more like fever dreams. Love them all!
Quite a good cast to. I haven’t seen it since I was 8.
All I remember is “I am a water baby” in a real cockney accent
I am also a Water Baby, and I will be until the end of my days.
I'm gonna go on 20 but this and many other cartoons or kids films from the 70s and 80s, hell even older were a huge part of my childhood... Especially the rare or underrated ones
Melody and Water babies are top tier for me because they are special... Very special because my mum and I used to watch them all the time together when I was young.
Melody? Not familiar with that one.Was that the whole title? Could you please elaborate on that one a bit? I would appreciate it.
I so remember watching this around the age of 5 years old-maybe 6. I loved Water Babies..Geeze! As a kid, I would hike down to a stream back behind our housing area and I wondered if water babies could be in there. I recall jumping in (water level was to my ankles) and my brother said, “Now you probably destroyed their home!” This film also got me all caught up with Water Monkeys craze! I knew these were the same thing as in the film. Very disappointed I was that they weren’t…but I kept on buying just in case I did get one with water babies🤣
Nostalgia
I have not seen this since I was a child, but Yesterday I put it on for my 4 year-old hoping he'd enjoy it too. He was riveted from beginning to end and today he was wandering about singing High Cockalorum.
As a child I used to find this film magical but it also used to scare the shit out of me!!
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….
Amazing!!! I used to absolutely love this film from the age of about 6 onwards. Made Disney look childish and dull. Thank you again 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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......
I saw this movie 34 years ago , and it is the best story I have ever see. The Writer and creators are simple Geniouses.
This is definitely one of those 'You mean I didn't dream this!?' movies.
Thank you for my childhood memories xx
It make me cry when I saw it again 34 years later, It also brought all my beatiful child memories.
Fantastic film that I first saw in the early 80's (1982 I think) as a child aged just 8. Loved it then, and still love it to this day. Age 48 now :) A timeless classic, and great to see it remastered in 1080p! :)
Feels a little bit like an inspiration for Disney's 1989' "Little Mermaid" :-) I watched "Water Babies" when I was 6 and we moved to a new city and I had my first day in the new school. I entered the room and the kids were watching it and somehow it blew my mind, I was obsessed with this movie and later with the "Little Mermaid", the BBC "Chronicles of Narnia", and the "Never-ending Story" and now after all the years I'm just trying to figure it out, why "Water Babies" were so magnetic to me - as one of my first cinematic inputs - when I only remember the fact that I was so amazed by it, and not really much what exactly happened there. I think it imprinted deeply since I got involved in scuba-diving, which is my great passion. There's something magic about this movie, obviously
One of the first movies I ever saw in the cinema. I absolutely loved it as a kid. Thanks for putting in online.
The best film of my childhood reminds me of Sunday dinner and schooldays off with my Mum.
@FlickVault, Thank You very very much indeed for this film, My Baby Brother just passed away 2 wks ago😭💔 Myself and My little Brothers & I used to have this movie on VHS tape as kids, we absolutely loved this film growing up, it's a fantastic memory, and now more special than ever, I'm truly truly thankful to have found it here on your channel, Thank You for giving this treasured memory back to my other Little Brother and I, we will be always grateful for this, ThankYou& Bless You Greatly 4 Always 🥲🙏🤲🕋🫶❤️😊
I last watched this over 30 years ago. While I'd forgotten the plot, High Cockalorum has randomly flitted through my mind so many times!
Thank you soooo much🤗to whomever decided to show this film, on utube;(I missed it twice, on TV over Xmas /New Year & was so upset)One of my childhood memories! So sweet & I was delighted to watch again after all these Years!(shh!)I have Subscribed & hope to see more!😊Rosie 🦓
(stay safe🦋your Family,Friends&Loved ones)
My nan got this on dvd from the daily mail, I watched it when I was about 5 or 6, I'm in my 20s now, and it came up in my feed. Talk about nostalgia.
This movie has a nice place in the nostalgia of my childhood. The music is extraordinary and the curious magical essence of it is superb.
RIP Bernard Cribbins.
His death got me reminiscing about this film so here I am 😊
I remember thinking the book was so dark, but the film was so nice.
The film is pretty dark too.
I loved this movie as a kid but now whenever I see Billie Whitelaw I just think of her shouting “Facist!” while firing a machine gun in Hot Fuzz.
I remember watching Water Babies with my sister and brother when we was kids.
Top quality film and animation. The animation bit plays out as if you're playing an rpg game, getting new party members as you go along.
I remember seeing this as a kid as well as dot and kangaroo ♡
Found this on a videotape at the thrift store watching this while high as. Balls right now glad to see a definitely developing water babies fandom
Update: HIGHER THAN EVER BUDDY -- MY NAME JOSH
I watched this when I was about 5 years old. I remembered a little boy jumping into the river and then becoming cartoon but remembered very little else, I was beginning to think I could’ve dreamt it. I can’t believe I’ve found it. I’m watching it and it’s all coming back to me. Parts in the film that touched me deeply as a child. When he’s sat under the table and pulls his dog closer and kisses him on the head, when he comes out of the chimney and he gets the pretty white room carpet dirty. Such a strange experience.
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
Approx in 2003/4 when I was 6 (probably younger when I first watched but can’t remember) it became one of my favourite films ever, would keep the videotape under my pillow to keep it safe😂 when I sat my GCSE’s I would sing the songs from this film in my head😂
Also, if anyone mentions 5 o’clock, I always say “5o’clock in the cold wet morning” in the raspy mans accent and everyone looks at me like I’ve lost the plot😂
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!
I can’t believe I have finally found it I’m 33 but this is one of my favourite movies ever thank you
I remember watching this over and over again on vhs with my sister when we were about 5 and 7 and it was our favorite movie of all time. No one else ever has any idea what I'm talking about when I mention it but that's okay because my sister and I can be seen as crazy together 😂
emailed Phil Coulter a few years back, about the superb soundtrack - he mentioned the horse chase sequence in particular 'almost ending him' lol.
My mom just bought me the book today. She remembered how much I adored the movie as a child. It's the best present I've received. 🥰😭
i have been searching for this movie for such a long time. i first saw it when I was 6 or 7 and it has stuck with me. we had a black and white tv before so I had to imagine the entire thing in color. i thought i was dreaming and that this movie never existed but I am glad that I finally have the chance to see this in full color and HD copy! thank you for uploading this
It's like Oliver! and SpongeBob and The Wizard of Oz combined! High Cockalorum is like a mix of Consider Yourself and We're Off to See the Wizard!
Animation from back before computer graphics robbed the craft of its heart and soul.
1:27:31 did anyone as a child get scared of this scene
Yes that lady used to scare me the whole way through, didn’t like how a her face changed to the old lady
This is an incredible historic film that every child should watch growing up. It is fiercely important that the sadness and horrific poverty if the 1800s is educated about in schools, and the social justice system and the rescue and deaths of such brave children as Tom.
I can understand why it’s not a common film to show modern children, because often the books are promoted alongside and the book for this piece is incredibly prejudiced in more ways than just racism.
However, in order to understand and seperate the opinions of the author and characters of those times from people of today, and the difficult languages of the book, I would recommend an educated adult read and study this with intense discussion and debate on the side.
The film perhaps, by itself, should be alright to show a child of today - but not be promoted heavily in public media where wide and false opinions can trash and skew the story and brainwash people in a negative fashion.
also, thank you for this gem! back when this was high tech! i hope showing my son isn't as anti-climactic as i fear...
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!
45:45 Duet (Tom & Jock)
48:49 Trio (Tom, Jock & Terence)
55:45 Quartet (Tom, Jock, Terence & Claude)
R.I.P Bernard Cribbins
That leaves David Jason and the child actors as the only surviving cast members of this film.
Tommy Pender ( Tom) is still alive he’s 60 now ! Samantha Giles ( Ellie ) is also alive she’s now 58
I never heard about this movie until one day as a teenager on a channel called THIS TV I saw it, I enjoyed it so much. The music and story make me think of the Wizard of Oz and is as whimsy as the Lion King. I don't think you will find a remake of a story like this in our day NO WAY this is one of a kind!
I have very fond memories of my grandparents playing this film for me as a nipper, haven't seen this in over 20 years and I've been trying to remember what the film was called for at least the last 10 years... finally found it 🥲 thanks for the upload
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 adored this film as a child!! Thank you for the upload 😀
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
The first time that I saw this movie when I was in Junior High. The “Come on Try” song will be forever stuck in my head.
55:46 Cool. A young boy 👦called Tom, his pet dog 🐶& his three underwater friends; Jock the Scottish lobster🦞, Terence the friendly seahorse 🐴& Claude the gallant swordfish 🐬🎵High, High, High, High Cockalorum. High Cockalorum. Hey, Hey, Hey, we're on our way, we're on our way, we're on our way🎵
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 !
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
My daughter’s go to movie when she was a little girl and if she’s down, even now as a woman in her 30s.
Your a top person just lost my sister and it means so much xxx
I loved this movie when I was kid. Thank you for posting it. ^^
This is a deeply unlocked memory
Loved this movie when I was a child
I love the comments people are sharing! I remember this movie from when I was a kid when it came on TV, but I only ever got to see the last 15 minutes or so of it! I never knew what it was called. But I never forgot "water babies" and that word they kept singing which I could never figure out how it was spelled or properly pronounced (hicocolora? - LOL!).So glad to FINALLY see the entire movie. Then reading these comment - wow, I'm not the only one this movie made an impression on!
Beautiful, melancholy. I have this on VHS, I bought it in a mall in the 90's
Im 50, how do i still remember these songs after not seeing this film for over 40 years
Terrence is faaaaabulous
Tthis movie stayed with me for decades. I remember, before RUclips, wondering if I'd ever come across this movie again. I know I'm not the first to have mentioned this here, but I also had dreams as a small child. Being underwater, yet breathing. 😊 ☮️
I hope you're having a fabulous day, whomever was destined to cross tthis tiny, virtual particle of dust. I💓 you.
Always,
A Fellow Human
i watched this as a very young child, loved it, remembered the name, and years later tracked down a copy to relive it.
It didn't age well - as a teenager, I thought it was a dumb kid's movie.
and now here it is on youtube in its entirety.... will I love it again, now that I'm older?
My favourite film from when I was a kid. I remember it being taped off the telly, and I would go downstairs alot of mornings and watch it. Still love this film.
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
my father was born in Ireland and lived in London until he was 10 y/o when he came to the US. Suffice it to say, he had an affinity for British TV and movies. He sat down and watched this with me when I was a child in when I was 5 in 1979. I had such a crush on the young main actress and for a cartoon (half of it at least) it was a very mature film with adult themes and humor which I was able to follow and get at that age.
There's something magical about this movie. The animation is extremely dated which is a turn off and my children were not very interested in it as a result since they have Frozen, Coco, and Ponyo to compare it to. I guess maybe you needed to see this back then to really appreciate it.
Another cartoon from that era that similarly has aged animation but is very good and I highly recommend is 'The Mouse and his Child'. Check that out if you have a chance. There's a copy on YT somewhere.
I remember when I saw this movie. It used to be on the Disney channel.
This movie is so underrated
Used to watch this with my grandad and grandma, fond memories. My grand funeral yesterday brings back lots of good memories 😊❤️
I absolutely love this movie. “Try a Little Harder” 🎶
The sea eel and swordfish were easily the best characters
Electric eel: Help! He’s gone completely crazy mad!
this is one of my mom's old movie when she was little
I love this movie a classic, thank you very much for posting.😊
David Tomlinson plays two roles in one movie. He plays Sir John at 23:39 and he voiced a polar bear at 1:03:07.
Thank you!!! One of my all time favorites.
It appeared on one of those channels/syndication, and I always missed it, but I knew of it. I love how RUclips is a treasure trove in finding these memories - especially my soap operas :)
My sister and I watched this movie all the time when we were kids, however the dialogue was dubbed some. I finished reading the book of which the movie is based off of not too long ago and it’s pretty good. The book deviates from the book in many ways. For example, towards the end of the book Mr. Grimes drowned and ends up being punished for his misdeeds. Tom travels to the end of the world to attempt to help Grimes find repentance, and be given a second chance if he can successfully perform a final penance.
This movie is completely new to me, but I'm a life long fan now, just sat through it twice.
Oh my gosh I love this movie as a child. Thank you for sharing.
I remember watching this in my childhood, but never remembered the title, but the High Cockalorum song has always stuck with me.
I first this movie on TV when I must have been younger than 12. Glad I found it again age 35. Such good children's movie. Dont make them like this anymore.
Uncle John George Banks 😊 He sure would help Tom too 😊 and Bert as a nice chimney sweap too and would put Grimes in the chimney and put smoke on him too to let him taste his medicine 😊
This is...a very confusing but entertaining flick.
Strange how things just pop into your mind, I used to love this film when I was a wee nipper, probably was about 9 or 10, I was watching "Better Call Soul" on Netflix and suddenly the song "High Cockalorum" came into my mind, no reason, certainly nothing to do with the TV programme I was watching, funny, I haven't heard that song for over 40 years and BAM, it's stuck in my mind 😂
My Dad recorded this from the telly on to betamax video. I watched it lots and lots between the age of 3 til 7. 1983-1987.. this really brings back good memories.. high cockalorum and perseverance 🥰
I remember seeing this film, but hardly remembered anything about it.. Thank you for uploading this x
Thank You So .