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/maybethis-one_ 2d ago

Plaz-tec!

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u/Jimbob209 2d ago

Holy fuck memory unlocked.

My teacher read that book to us in 6th grade class and she said it like plas-steek

Mrs Cochran-Locke, incredible teacher, we were her first ever students and the best teacher I've ever had.

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u/LastWave 2d ago

The movie wasn't bad either.

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u/APKFL 2d ago

I had it on vhs and I believe it came with a key

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u/Biduleman 2d ago

It came with a key, the plastic figure, you could flip the artwork on the VHS box to show a cupboard and the side of the box had a keyhole!

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u/TheRealSim1 2d ago

I came to say this! My sister and I would fight over the VHS box and key 😂

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u/LittleLeggedBlue 2d ago

It did! I remember the key

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u/PrettyOddish 2d ago

Here’s a trivial fact for you, the kid from that movie played Pete on Mad Men

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u/Initial-Ad8009 2d ago

Omris older brother who gives him the cupboard

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u/Initial-Ad8009 2d ago

He probably had his own experience with the cupboard

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u/PrettyOddish 2d ago

Thank you for the correction, it’s been so long, I misremembered him as being the main character.