Top 10 Creepiest Baby Einstein Moments

Baby Einstein is a franchise created by Julie Aigner-Clark. She designed it as entertainment for babies and toddlers, so it must be all fun and games, right? Wrong.

Baby Einstein has some scary parts, but babies don't even realize it until later. And it can scar you for life, like it did for me. So I'm counting down the top 10 creepiest Baby Einstein moments.
The Top Ten
Zylon Dragon (Baby Bach)

This is the only thing on this list I was afraid of. It was odd because if there was a moment I considered scary in a video, I wouldn't watch it at all. However, with this one, even though it scared me, it was still my favorite video for some reason.

I was scared of the cow in Language Nursery, the Zylon Dragon in Baby Bach, the opening Vincent puppet show in Baby Van Gogh, the mousetrap in Baby Dolittle, the elephant sneezing in Baby Da Vinci, and the post-credits puppet show in Baby Monet. I would refuse to watch Baby Galileo because of the stars puppet show - I felt bad when the baby kangaroo bumped into his mom.

Bard the Dragon (Baby Mozart)

BLAH! Bard the Dragon tops as the creepiest moment in Baby Einstein. The puppet shows starring him (A New Friend and Blah!) scared me equally as a baby. I've had nightmares about him, and I remember one like it was yesterday. He appeared in front of me, and I tried to blah him away.

Worst mistake. He started blahing at me just like he did in Baby Mozart. Several times. I ran away, and the last thing I saw was Bard. Then I woke up.

I've always despised this little green bastard since I was a baby. It was uglier than Lucifer when I was a kid. Nowadays, I'm not scared, but god, it still looks so uncanny. The black background really doesn't help.

This part was probably my first fight-or-flight experience. I ran out of the room like he was going to maul me like a bear. It's just so creepy, even today. Something about it is just so off.

Dolls (Language Nursery)
Bard Jumpscare (Baby Shakespeare)

The Bard jumpscare was not scary at all. Bard was only scary in Baby Mozart when he did those creepy facial expressions. Bard was much nicer to the audience in Baby Shakespeare because he wasn't scary.

The six-note opening introduces Bard the Dragon, the host of Baby Shakespeare. But don't let my description fool you. Watch it, and you'll see for yourself.

Bard Plush Toy (Baby Mozart)

When I watched Baby Mozart, the video didn't have this toy. Instead, a caterpillar dropped. Also, the background was white instead of black.

Right after Turkish March, a Bard the Dragon plush randomly falls to the ground, scaring everyone with a loud noise.

Yes, when I watched Baby Mozart, Mr. Buggity Bugget dropped down. I had the old version.

Bugs (Baby Van Gogh)

Alright, side comment: I find it hard to sleep without dreaming about them. I used to have repeating dreams of me chilling, watching Baby Van Gogh, and whenever those bugs appeared, I couldn't skip it!

Anyway, I'm glad they've been replaced by the Shufflebugs.

When I was little, I was chilling at my mom's computer watching Baby Van Gogh, and the loud noise from those bugs scared the heck out of me. My mom noticed I was scared, probably because the volume was too high.

Like I said when explaining why Baby Van Gogh was creepy, it was because of those bugs popping out of nowhere. Even in high quality (60fps), I refused to look at it.

Pecking Rooster (Baby Mozart)

The rooster pecks three times, each making a loud noise. The first two are surprising, but the last peck waits a couple of seconds, making it even scarier.

This is the creepiest scene in the entire Baby Einstein series! The three pecks sometimes give me nightmares.

Dancing Crayons (Baby Newton)
Meep Meep the Chicken (Baby Bach)

The very beginning of Baby Bach, with that background music, is pretty creepy stuff.

When I was first watching this, the first thing I heard was chickens clucking, and I screamed: "Chicken!"

His real name is Cornelius the Dancing Chicken. When I first saw him in Baby Bach, he looked like a cartoony chicken because of his eyes.

Lamb (Language Nursery)

The Newcomers

? Baby Bach Chickens

This episode from Baby Einstein is super scary, especially the beginning when the chickens were there. This creepy song played, and creepy chickens popped up on the black screen.

The first version of the chickens wasn't scary at all, but the second version was so creepy it scared the crap out of me! #notrecommendedforages3andunder

? The Precious Pillow (World Animals)

I had World Animals on VHS, but the video didn't have that puppet show at the end. After the credits, it skipped straight to the video tutorial.

The Contenders
Robots (Baby Bach)

The robots just creep me out for some reason.

Talking Sunflower (Baby Bach)

I'm not scared of that Sunny the Sunflower toy. She's kind of cute and can sing like the other singing plants.

Creepy, but it wasn't the scariest thing that happened in Baby Bach.

Clowns (Baby Bach)
Giraffe Cone Puppet (World Animals)

Last night, I was sleeping fine and dreaming some good stuff. Then I found out about a rare episode of the renewed Baby Neptune that had some rare scenes. After a song, it showed an advertisement about the Miami Design Thing. Suddenly, I heard a kazoo playing, and that Giraffe Cone Puppet appeared out of nowhere. The closing circle thing, which stops on each color background, scared the heap out of me, and I hid under the sleeping sheets.

People, DON'T TELL ME TO FACE MY FEARS! Because thanks to this thing, I'm still getting nightmares, even as a teenager! I actually did try to face my fears of that thing by silently watching the screen, not saying a word, with my heart pounding. But when it was over, I was like, THANK GOD!

What do ya know? The second I'm sleeping at night, OH GOD NO - KILL THAT CONE PUPPET! I'm surprised how people even found these things. I don't know how they deal with this drunk-acting giraffe-looking nightmare, as if it's designed to terrorize kids for a living... I DON'T UNDERSTAND!

Baby Einstein Opening

So creepy. When I was 4, my baby sister LOVED watching those. When I saw the theme for the first time, I had nightmares for weeks. One time, when my sister was watching it, I ran and hid behind the couch.

I've grown out of that phase, but whenever I see it, I still get scared.

When I was a toddler, my sister and I would run into the kitchen and wait for the caterpillar to leave. I've grown out of that phase now. I just realized that the caterpillar wasn't coming for our souls - it was only friendly.

Yeah, this really throws me into turmoil. The music sounds creepy, and the caterpillar's smile seals the deal. Enough said about how disturbing it is.

Goldfish Popup (Baby Neptune)

This really comes out of nowhere. Don't believe me? Watch Baby Neptune and get scared - hence the name "Popup" in the title.

Gosh darn it, goldfish! You are the reason I was scared of Baby Neptune!

Possessed Van Gogh (Baby Van Gogh)

I agree with this. Van Gogh was one of the scariest episodes to me because of this! Also, was Van Gogh really possessed?

The fake static and the possessed painting of SCP Vincent creeped me out as a kid, but I no longer fear it.

This scene was so scary when I was a kid. Now I'm a teenager, and I don't get scared that much.

Santa in Plane (Baby Santa's Music Box)
Baby Einstein Ending
Knocking Over Stacked Letter Blocks (Language Nursery)

It didn't scare me until the hand knocked over the blocks.

Dancing Cacti (Baby Van Gogh)

They would give me nightmares when I was 2! It's why Baby Van Gogh is the scariest episode!

Horse Puppet Eating Flower (Numbers Nursery)

There was a video called "Flower Murder," where a baby was watching Numbers Nursery on a laptop. The horse and the flower puppet show came on, and when he ate the flower, the baby had a HUGE MELTDOWN! The mom was trying to calm the baby down.

This video even came with a disclaimer saying, "Parental advisory: Content may not be suitable for babies under 6 months old, due to graphic drama and/or violence to a flower."

Do NOT, DO NOT put this on in front of an infant. They'll get caught off guard and cry.

Hippo/Elephant Puppet Show (Baby Noah)

I agree with you, Noah. The elephant is out of control because she interrupted the hippos from singing!

Dog Puppet (Baby Mozart)

I'm a bit surprised that this isn't higher on the list. When I was little, I was afraid of it because of its bark. My parents forced me to sit down with them and watch it to help me face my fears. But they soon realized it was going to take me a long time to face that fear, so they let me try it out on my own.

I've not been afraid ever since.

Jane the Monkey Jumpscare (Baby Einstein)

It was so creepy when Jane popped up out of nowhere. I got so scared that I had nightmares about her appearing on the screen.

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