This rings a bell. Puppets and nightmares... reminds me of a tattered VHS cover I saw in my uncle's attic. Gonna ask him about it, might have just found a starting point for you.

I thought I knew all the 80s and 90s shows but this? Never heard of it. You all sure it's not like a collective fever dream? 🤔 But now I'm curious.

OH SNAP!!! That show used to run after the Saturday morning cartoons block on Channel 6. It was bizarre but weirdly engaging, right? Felt like I was the only one who remembered it. Had a puppet that looked like a sun with baby doll arms. I've asked about it in other threads but no one seems to remember. Lost media gold for sure!

it was a training program by aliens to prep our minds. everybody who watched it is now a sleeper agent. just wait for the signal bro.

I'm on the hunt now. Anything more to go on? Colors, names, anything? Every detail can help us track it down. Was probably a local thing that never made it big, could explain the scarcity. I'll check some archives and reach out to some collectors I know who are into this kind of stuff.

Oh yeah, pretty sure you're talking about 'Whispering Shadows'. It was a local broadcast in a few cities, super low budget and yes, super creepy. Puppets were like half broken and the sets were all surreal. I remember this one character, Mr. Fright, looked like a puppet from an HP Lovecraft story! They talked about fears to help kids deal, but instead of helping, gave me nightmares for weeks lol. No luck finding it myself, might be that no tapes survived. The '80s were wild, my friend.

Damn sounds lit. Would watch. Puppet nightmares? we talking like old 'Candle Cove' vibes? too bad its lost - someone's basement gold tho.

oh man, that sounds like 'Dreamland Express' or smth like that. Used to air late nights on public access? The puppets creeped me out too but I couldn't look away haha. can't find much online sadly :/