The Boogie man was a legend told to make kids do things their parents wanted them to do. I was never really afraid of the Boogieman, but I think it was more because I didn't have a mental imagine to associate with the guy. That all changed in 1986 when the Real Ghostubsters cartoon came out. I was a huge fan of the movies and the cartoons as a kid. I would watch them on Saturday mornings as part of my line up, navigating from channel to channel and sometimes having to make important decision as to what I was going to watch and not watch. Ghostbusters though was always one I hated missing. I don't think these cartoons were every really meant to frighten their viewers, but seeing the Boogieman did in fact give me chills.
This little discription is off the Wiki Page.
"The Boogieman is a somewhat goblin-esque, anthropomorphic creature with human and animal features not unlike the god Pan from Greek mythology. His skin and fur are pale blue. He sports a head grossly oversized in comparison to his arms, legs and torso. His goat-like ears and humanoid nose are quite pronounced and elongated, and his face features high, prominent cheeks. His humanoid eyes are large and yellow, set under black brows and fantastic, porcupine-like blue hair which projects over his face and runs down the length of his back. The Boogieman's mouth (often twisted into a frightening grin) is large and ugly- bearing ruby-red lips and jagged, yellow teeth. To top it off, he sports what appear to be unshaven whiskers on his chin. From the neck down his body is covered in fur. His arms are humanoid, and his large hands end in pointed red nails. Below his waist, the Boogieman resembles a hoofed ungulate, like a sheep or goat. His legs are short, often bent and terminate in cloven hooves.
The Boogieman wears some clothing. Around his short neck is a blue bowtie. He also sports a dark blue dress coat with very long tails."
The first few nights after watching this cartoon, sleeping was a little harder, getting sent into a room to get something at night became more of an adventure, and closing the closet door was a MUST.(Even though the bastard could open it)
The Boogieman must have been a popular character for the franchise, because he got a second episode and even came out in a few cameo episodes. Out of all the cartoons from this franchise the boogieman and the spirit of Halloween stick out the most in mind. Both episodes were eerie and creepy in their own way.
A little Halloween treat! The entire episode of The Boogie Man Cometh!
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