Nightmare Ned

I remember this series from when I was in highschool. It was an animated series shown on ABC as part of their Saturday morning cartoon lineup. As I remember there were very few episodes and it may have been dropped mid-season. The show dealt with the title character "Ned" conquering his nightmares. Each episode would start out by setting up for the nightmare during the day time; Ned would become worried or frightened by something. Then once Ned had fallen asleep is was sent into his nightmare world where he would then have to conquer whatever evil force was bothering him. My favorite part of the show was the nightmare worlds. They were very surreal and well created. I don't think this show was very popular among the target audience because it was so dark and Ned was always in dire straits. This is definitely a cartoon that is more likely to be enjoyed by adults.

Well Ned is such a brave boy who always faces his own fears it released in 1997 and it ended the same year it premiered just like the shnookums and meat funny cartoon show.

Nightmare Ned, as it actually aired, was an extremely watered down version from it's original concept. Nightmare Ned was too dark to be successfully suitable for Saturday morning cartoon fare. The world which animator Walt Dohrn had originally created for Ned and his nightmares, was far darker, and more grotesquely stylized than the version that made it to TV. Had this property been sold to a cable network like "Comedy Central," where it's darkly sinister, gruesome nature could more fully be realized, no doubt the series might still be running.

I definitely remember this show. The coloring was really well done, with several non'standard colors used quite often. All of the episodes that I saw were pretty dark, for a cartoon, and I loved the show. One I remember had Ned and his dad out fishing, and somehow his dad ended up with a wooden head, instead of a wooden leg..weird. If anyone has any info on where these episodes can be found, please let me know. Great show that disappeared way too quickly. I do own the pc Nightmare Ned video game, which is designed for kids and has a lot of tiresome walking and jumping, terrible controls but it looks good, somewhat like a Nightmare before Christmas feel to the menu and initial lands to explore. Eric

I think this show is even better than gravity falls. And that this show is Disney's best cartoon that you never saw. And that this show is a Disney CLASSIC. Because the show is clever, has good humor, uses a charming old school art style, and it even had a video game which was Disney's best game, has good plot, very creative, Ned Needlemeyer is very likable character.