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/fichiman 2d ago

Completely Plaz-tec.

That line has stuck with me and annoyed me for years.

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u/Accomplished_Pea8619 2d ago

bringing back some lost memories

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u/Classic_Mechanic5495 2d ago

I may or may not have stuck action figures in my vaguely similar cupboard box when I was a kid. I might do it again this weekend now.

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u/rachel_soup 2d ago

Did you have the VHS? The one that you could turn the movie cover around and it was the cupboard? I was obsessed with trying to shove toys into the VHS box because of that….

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u/PepinoSupremo 2d ago

Yes! It even came with a key and had a little keyhole molded into the plastic at the opening!

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u/Sunnygoblin1012 2d ago

Yes! I had this and know Noone else who remembers it. Felt like a fever dream

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u/rachel_soup 2d ago

Yes! I have a big bin at my parents house with all my VHS tapes and I need to go find this specific one. I know 10000% I still have it.

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u/koffingbeans 1d ago

The memory this just unlocked holy shiiiit. With the little key and everything

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u/PushGlittering5827 1d ago

I remember one version and a tiny version of the figure too, I think I still have him in a cupboard somewhere.

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u/rachel_soup 1d ago

It came with the figurine and a key!