"Cuddly Bedtime Companion" ("Chronicles of Riddick")



GloWorm (c) Playschool


Some people complain most movie trailers ruin the film before the audience sees the final cut because they give away too much of the plot, and in some cases, even the ending. But never has a film provoked a laughing fit from me on account of a single line of dialogue.
If you ever remember watching the ads and/or trailers for "The Chronicles of Riddick" (or by chance own the DVD / Blu-Ray and click on the special features), odds are you saw a scene of our main hero in a dark room with only two candles serving as lighting, asking someone "Are you afraid of the dark?" before placing his hands on the candles and putting them out. Now to the normal person, that's a bad ass line. But if you're a parent, relative, family, friend... anybody who's been around a newborn for a good amount of time to the point you're quite knowledgeable with the programming on Nick Junior, that line might just make you laugh.
You see, two of the most popular toys for children in that age group is the Playskool Lullaby GloWorm, and its television merchandise counterpart, the Good Idea's Veggie Bedtime Jr. Asparagus by Fisher Price. Both are cuddly in nature and both basically say the same thing when you squeeze their belly. For GloWorm, it's "I'm not afraid of the dark" which then launches into a soft 'la-la' melody to put baby to sleep.
And now that I've probably explained it a little too much, I guess I've just ruined the line for you too. I'm sorry. - Jake