Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
By popular demand, I have compiled every video in my 'Amateur's Guide to Moomin' into one convenient video, With additional footnotes, corrections, and a newly added section discussing the changes that have occurred with the Moomin series since the publishing of the original videos. Join me as I explore the series' history and its author, Tove Jansson, to discover what we can learn from this peaceful family of trolls.
Special Thanks to Kiki from @Transparencyboo for the Swedish translation and fact checking.
Watch @DrawpinionDump 's videos on Moomin here!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN8QtApqnyqOKWlYJJt6kO1T_a126OvsN
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:55 Chapter 1 - Tove Jansson
6:31 Chapter 2 - Entering Moominvalley
10:14 Chapter 3 - Facing the Apocolypse
18:03 Chapter 4 - Hobgoblins, Hats, and Hidden Love
24:15 Chapter 5: Memoirs and Memorabilia
32:33 Chapter 6: Midsummer Madness, Midwinter Melancholy
38:47 Chapter 7: Departing Moominvalley
50:00 Chapter 8: Adaptations and Appreciation
1:06:15 Chapter 9 - Revisiting the Third Moomin Renaissance
1:21:42 Into the Land of Dreams
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Bibliography:
Augsburger Puppenkiste. Die Muminfamilie, ARD, 1959.
Boel Westin. Tove Jansson : Life, Art, Words : The Authorised Biography. London, Sort Of, 2014.
Bosworth, Mark. “Tove Jansson: Love, War and the Moomins.” BBC News, BBC, 13 Mar. 2014, bbc.com/news/magazine-26529309.
Box, Steve, et al. Moominvalley. Yle TV2 / Sky One, 25 Feb. 2019. 13 x 22 minutes.
Dębiński, Lucjan, and Maria Kossakowska. The Moomins, Episode 1-100, Se-Ma-For, 1977.
Gutsy Animation. “Moominvalley Crowdfunding Campaign.” Indiegogo, 8 Mar. 2017, indiegogo.com/projects/moomin#/. Accessed 30 May 2023.
Jansson, Tove, and Elizabeth Portch. Comet in Moominland. Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove, and Kingsley Hart. Moominpappa at Sea. Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove, and Kingsley Hart. Moominvalley in November. Sort Of Books, 2018.
Jansson, Tove, and Thomas Warburton. Moominsummer Madness. Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. Finn Family Moomintroll. Translated by Elizabeth Portch, Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip. Drawn & Quarterly, 2010.
Jansson, Tove. Moominland Midwinter. Paw Prints, 2008.
Jansson, Tove. Tales from Moominvalley. Penguin Books Ltd, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. The Exploits of Moominpappa. Penguin Books Ltd, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. The Moomins and the Great Flood. Drawn & Quarterly, 2018.
Karjalainen, Tuula, and David McDuff. Tove Jansson: Work and Love. Penguin Books, 2016.
Lamppu, Eva. “Big in Japan, but Could America Love Moomin?” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 6 Oct. 2009, reuters.com/article/us-moomins/big-in-japan-but-could-america-love-moomin-idUSTRE59501Z20091006.
Miyazaki, Akira, et al. “Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka.” Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka, season 1, episode 1-78, TV Tokyo, 1990.
“Moomin Characters as Tove's Self-Portraits.” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/moomin-characters-as-toves-self-portraits.
“Moomin Products in the 1950s.” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/moomins-in-the-1950s.
Moomintrivia. “Psychology of The Invisible Child.” Moomin Trivia, 10 June 2019, moomintrivia.tumblr.com/post/185491696931/psychology-of-the-invisible-child.
Moyle, Franny. Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson. Youtube, BBC 4, 2012, youtube.com/watch?v=tYgC0nKyF0g.
“The Story of How Moomintroll Was Born.” Moomin, 12 Jan. 2020, moomin.com/en/blog/the-story-of-how-moomintroll-was-born.
“Who Inspired Tove When Creating Moominmamma?” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/who-inspired-tove-when-creating-moominmamma.
“Who Inspired Tove When Creating Moominpappa?” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/who-inspired-tove-when-creating-moominpappa.
Yamazaki, Tadaaki. Moomin, Fuji TV, 1969.
YLE News. “Finland’s Most Expensive TV Show: New Moominvalley Series.” Yleisradio Oy, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, 25 Jan. 2019, yle.fi/a/3-10614150. Accessed 30 May 2023.
By popular demand, I have compiled every video in my 'Amateur's Guide to Moomin' into one convenient video, With additional footnotes, corrections, and a newly added section discussing the changes that have occurred with the Moomin series since the publishing of the original videos. Join me as I explore the series' history and its author, Tove Jansson, to discover what we can learn from this peaceful family of trolls.
Special Thanks to Kiki from @Transparencyboo for the Swedish translation and fact checking.
Watch @DrawpinionDump 's videos on Moomin here!
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN8QtApqnyqOKWlYJJt6kO1T_a126OvsN
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:55 Chapter 1 - Tove Jansson
6:31 Chapter 2 - Entering Moominvalley
10:14 Chapter 3 - Facing the Apocolypse
18:03 Chapter 4 - Hobgoblins, Hats, and Hidden Love
24:15 Chapter 5: Memoirs and Memorabilia
32:33 Chapter 6: Midsummer Madness, Midwinter Melancholy
38:47 Chapter 7: Departing Moominvalley
50:00 Chapter 8: Adaptations and Appreciation
1:06:15 Chapter 9 - Revisiting the Third Moomin Renaissance
1:21:42 Into the Land of Dreams
Twitter: twitter.com/kathmanhenry
Tumblr: henrykathman.tumblr.com
Podcast: pinkaisle.podbean.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Henrykathman
Bibliography:
Augsburger Puppenkiste. Die Muminfamilie, ARD, 1959.
Boel Westin. Tove Jansson : Life, Art, Words : The Authorised Biography. London, Sort Of, 2014.
Bosworth, Mark. “Tove Jansson: Love, War and the Moomins.” BBC News, BBC, 13 Mar. 2014, bbc.com/news/magazine-26529309.
Box, Steve, et al. Moominvalley. Yle TV2 / Sky One, 25 Feb. 2019. 13 x 22 minutes.
Dębiński, Lucjan, and Maria Kossakowska. The Moomins, Episode 1-100, Se-Ma-For, 1977.
Gutsy Animation. “Moominvalley Crowdfunding Campaign.” Indiegogo, 8 Mar. 2017, indiegogo.com/projects/moomin#/. Accessed 30 May 2023.
Jansson, Tove, and Elizabeth Portch. Comet in Moominland. Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove, and Kingsley Hart. Moominpappa at Sea. Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove, and Kingsley Hart. Moominvalley in November. Sort Of Books, 2018.
Jansson, Tove, and Thomas Warburton. Moominsummer Madness. Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. Finn Family Moomintroll. Translated by Elizabeth Portch, Puffin Books, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip. Drawn & Quarterly, 2010.
Jansson, Tove. Moominland Midwinter. Paw Prints, 2008.
Jansson, Tove. Tales from Moominvalley. Penguin Books Ltd, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. The Exploits of Moominpappa. Penguin Books Ltd, 2019.
Jansson, Tove. The Moomins and the Great Flood. Drawn & Quarterly, 2018.
Karjalainen, Tuula, and David McDuff. Tove Jansson: Work and Love. Penguin Books, 2016.
Lamppu, Eva. “Big in Japan, but Could America Love Moomin?” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 6 Oct. 2009, reuters.com/article/us-moomins/big-in-japan-but-could-america-love-moomin-idUSTRE59501Z20091006.
Miyazaki, Akira, et al. “Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka.” Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka, season 1, episode 1-78, TV Tokyo, 1990.
“Moomin Characters as Tove's Self-Portraits.” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/moomin-characters-as-toves-self-portraits.
“Moomin Products in the 1950s.” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/moomins-in-the-1950s.
Moomintrivia. “Psychology of The Invisible Child.” Moomin Trivia, 10 June 2019, moomintrivia.tumblr.com/post/185491696931/psychology-of-the-invisible-child.
Moyle, Franny. Moominland Tales: The Life of Tove Jansson. Youtube, BBC 4, 2012, youtube.com/watch?v=tYgC0nKyF0g.
“The Story of How Moomintroll Was Born.” Moomin, 12 Jan. 2020, moomin.com/en/blog/the-story-of-how-moomintroll-was-born.
“Who Inspired Tove When Creating Moominmamma?” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/who-inspired-tove-when-creating-moominmamma.
“Who Inspired Tove When Creating Moominpappa?” Moomin, 15 May 2019, moomin.com/en/blog/who-inspired-tove-when-creating-moominpappa.
Yamazaki, Tadaaki. Moomin, Fuji TV, 1969.
YLE News. “Finland’s Most Expensive TV Show: New Moominvalley Series.” Yleisradio Oy, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, 25 Jan. 2019, yle.fi/a/3-10614150. Accessed 30 May 2023.
![Into the Unknown [Remastered] | A Critical Examination of Over the Garden Wall](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ibtf-Stq_8Y/mqdefault.jpg "Into the Unknown [Remastered] | A Critical Examination of Over the Garden Wall
Into the Unknown is a critical examination of the Cartoon Network Original mini-series Over the Garden Wall, as we look at the character, inspirations, symbols and plot points of this show in order to better understand one of the most compelling pieces of modern animation put to television. Obviously, this video will be best enjoyed if you have already seen the series in its entirety. So if you haven’t seen the show yet, turn back lest you be cursed by spoilers.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 Introduction
1:16 Chapter 1: Long Forgotten Stories
8:30 Chapter 2: Animated Affects
18:18 Chapter 3: The Pilgrims Tale
29:00 Chapter 4: Beware the Unknown
This video is a remaster of the original video published on February 7th, 2017. This video included remastered audio and video, as well as minor revisions and expansions from the original script.
Click here for the transcript of my email interview with Nick Cross, the lead art director of Over the Garden Wall and head art director of the Shorts Program at Cartoon Network: https://henrykathman.tumblr.com/post/175312602571/email-transcript-with-nick-cross
Bibliography:
Alices Adventures. Dir. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Perf. Virginia Davis. Laugh O Grams Films Inc., 1923. YouTube. 12 Apr. 2012. Web. 17 Oct. 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJkYjJA8JTE.
Alliterator. “‘By the Milk-Light of Moon’: Myths and Meanings of ‘Over the Garden Wall, Part One.” Observation Deck, Gizmodo Media, 10 Nov. 2014, http://observationdeck.kinja.com/by-the-milk-light-of-moon-myths-and-meanings-of-ov-1657185829.
Alliterator. “‘Content to Be Slightly Forlorn’: Myths and Meanings of ‘Over the Garden Wall, Part Three.” Observation Deck, Gizmodo Media, 12 Nov. 2014, http://observationdeck.kinja.com/content-to-be-slightly-forlorn-myths-and-meanings-of-1657745979.
Alliterator. “‘The Haunted Ruins of Night’: Myths and Meanings of ‘Over the Garden Wall, Part Four.” Observation Deck, Gizmodo Media, 13 Nov. 2014, http://observationdeck.kinja.com/the-haunted-ruins-of-night-myths-and-meanings-of-ov-1658248856
Alliterator. “‘I Make Ends Meet’: Myths and Meanings of ‘Over the Garden Wall, Part Two.” Observation Deck, Gizmodo Media, 11 Nov. 2014, http://observationdeck.kinja.com/i-make-ends-meet-myths-and-meanings-of-over-the-gar-1657229505.
Cross, Nick. Over The Garden Wall Interview. E-mail interview. 3 Oct. 2016.
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Minnie the Moocher. Dir. Max Fleischer. Perf. Cab Calloway. Archive.org. Archive, 18 Mar. 2005. Web. 17 Oct. 2016. https://archive.org/details/bb_minnie_the_moocher.
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Wood, Elijah. For Sara. The Petrojvic Blasting Company. Cartoon Network Studios, 2015. Soundcloud. Web. 16 June 2016. https://soundcloud.com/therealglish/sets/for-sara-over-the-garden-wall.
The Petrojvic Blasting Company. “Over The Garden Wall (Original Television Soundtrack).” Cartoon Network Studios, 2015.
Reilo, Eino. “Byronic Hero.” The Haunted Castle; a Study of the Elements of English Romanticism, Humanities Press, 1964, http://epublications.marquette.edu/gothic_byronichero/.
Willsey, Kristiana. All that was Lost is Revealed: Motifs and Moral Ambiguity in Over the Garden Wall. Humanities, vol. 5, no. 3, 2016. pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/h5030051.
“Wirts Inferno/Dantes Unknown: Allusions to the Divine Comedy in Over the Garden Wall.” Globe Gander, Tumblr, 18 Nov. 2014, http://globegander.tumblr.com/post/102962248481/wirts-infernodantes-unknown-allusions-to-the.
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