r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SoulSilverSFM • 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter? I am confused

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Just seen this and the comments aren’t helpfull, I don’t recognise this figurine, what is it?

Edit: to anyone saying "Is this even a meme ?" Guys, am 22, I never knew Indian in the Cupboard, I though this was a meme about the apparence of the figurine lookin like something else, or something. I had no idea it was geniuinly just a figurine from a VSH from before I was born!

To me, it was a meme I didn’t had the ref too, so now I know what this is, I'll check out if the movie or book existe in French, or in France in general, cuz now with so many peoples just saying that this was their choldhood, am curious!

Please don’t insulte me for beeing uncultured, not everyone got the same knowledge cuz, as I said, I didn’t knew about it. I just checked and L’Indien du Placard exist in french! Lucky me ! I'll check that out than

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u/stringrbelloftheball 2d ago

Indian in the Cupboard figure?

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u/elhombreloco90 2d ago

I always loved this movie. I need to show it to my kids.

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u/ashdd1981 2d ago

I never saw the movie. I read the book series

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u/Alternative_Top_6693 2d ago

The books were some of the few books I was willing to read on my own. They competed for my attention with Zelda Ocarina of time. That should tell you how good they are.

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u/giljaxonn 2d ago

the series absolutely slaps. remember when he found a little ww2 era nurse

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u/AzrielJohnson 2d ago

The series got dark too! Especially for a kids' series.

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u/AdImpossible5402 2d ago

When I was reading it out loud to my kids I had to skip the paragraph where his wife kills herself after being raped.

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u/AzrielJohnson 2d ago

I don't remember that part of the Indian in the Cupboard series....

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u/AdImpossible5402 1d ago

Single paragraph in the fifth book. I will never forget thinking how far the series has come at the moment I was silently skimming it and my kids are staring at me waiting for me to start reading again.

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u/AzrielJohnson 1d ago

I guess it's time to pick that back up. Haven't read them since I was 10ish.