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Suggestion: IMDb Poll Board's Favorite Child TV Performances

These are the IMDb poll board members' favorite performances by children on television. Which performance do you like the most?

        

List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4151532481/

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4151532481/copy

  

    

*3 picks per user

*max age 15

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Arya Stark -- Maisie Williams

Carl Grimes -- Chandler Riggs

Steve Urkel -- Jaleel White

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@Jessica​ 

Jessica, since Dan pulled out the old child stars, I was remembered on my childhood. I don't know, if four kid  would be ok, too. Else I would rather change Urkel with Pippi Longstocking, which was great in my childhood. So it would be Inger Nilsson.

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@Jessica​ 

P.S.: If there is no fitting image, Nilsson also played in movie where she played Pippi Longstocking.

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@Jessica​ 

Honorable mentions:Jon Provost -- Timmy Martin, Timmy Claussen

Luke Halpin -- Sandy Ricks

Butch Patrick -- Eddie Munster

Mickey Rooney -- Mickey McGuire

And don't forget "The Waltons". ;)

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@Breumaster​ 

I'll stick with three for now, so I replaced Urkel with Pippi.

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@Jessica​ 

Thank you. When I was 8 y.o.a. I saw Pippi Langstrumpf - how she was called in Germany - frequently.

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@Jessica​ 

On the risk, you'd k.i.l.l. me: There was another kid I often saw on TV when I was the same age.:

Jan Ohlsson - Emil i Lönneberga

I best would like to replace Carl Grimes with Emil, if that's still ok.

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@Breumaster​ 

Of course. Nice to have two Swedish actors in the list. :) 

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@Jessica​ 

These were some of the best kid's TV series. I grew up with them. I first saw these - I guess - with about 8-10 years of age, maybe. Compared to todays kiddy-stuff on TV, these were gold, simply!

Astrid Lindgren is a powerful feminist and did good stories

Another was from Enid Blyton: 5 Friends

One of the best was Marionette Theatre: Die Augsburger Puppenkiste

Patrik Packard - The student Patrick becomes involved in a spy affair during a vacation in Norway with his parents.

Timm Thaler - In this series, the boy Timm Thaler sells his laughter to a mysterious baron (a kind of d.e.v.i.l.-like figure) in order to be able to win every bet. The leading role was played by Thomas Ohrner.

Perine, Pinocchio, Captain Future, Sindbad, Heidi these all are gold!

But to be true, Captain Future was a bloke of a patriarch. ;)

Wickie was pure fun!

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@Jessica​ 

The interesting part ist, that I grew up with "Michel aus Lönneberga" ("Michel from Lönneberga")The German ‘ch’ is a throaty, hissing sound. , similar to the sound in the German word ‘ich’. (I, me)I only read here that in original he is called Emil. For me he's Michel. I will never change that. ;)

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@Breumaster​ 

Famous 5, Secret 7, 3 Investigators, Hardy Boys --> Proto-Christie :)

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I know famous five, specially liked the title song in German. I never had a link to 3 Investigators, I must admit. and the other three I must admit I didn't even hear of.

In Western Germany we always had a good link to TV-movies and series of Czechia, Sweden  and Poland. Some major productions that came to us via TV of the three are Pan Tau (Czechoslovakia), Karlsson of the Roof (Sweden, Astrid Lindgren) and Moomins (Poland).

One of the most fascinating was Barbapapa from France. It was one of my favorites, I was always again fascinated about the ideas they had. Great series. Of course we saw "The Muppet Show", no need to link. Everybody knows, The Fraggles and "Sesamestreet". He-Man was also very nice.

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@Breumaster​ 

Famous Five - British TV series 1978-1979, part-financed by a German company, dubbed into German. Still huge in Germany - they released a full DVD remaster in 2010.

Hardy Boys - ABC series 1977-1979 with Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy. Translated into German along with Nancy Drew.

Three Investigators - No TV series, but became arguably MORE famous in Germany than anywhere else. Published as "Die drei ???" from 1968, became a cultural phenomenon - audio dramas, live theatre tours, over 200 books continuing after the American series ended in 1993. Still active today.

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@NYVKE​ 

One question: Do you live in Germany or have ties here?

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@Breumaster​ 

No I have access to Search Engines and AI though :D

Well, I have an online friend who lives there, but he does not watch these things.

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@dan_dassow​ 

Added, thanks. 

I'm glad you picked Iain Armitage, it makes it a bit easier for me to decide on my third pick. :) 

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@Jessica​ ,

By the same token, I would have been happy to allow you to use Iain Armitage.

Armitage reminds be a lot of a young Ron Howard.  

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1 month ago

My first choice is Anna Vjorka, played by Becca Gardner, in The Practice. There was no image so I uploaded a few and am waiting to see if they're accepted. 

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@rubyfruit76​ 

Great show. I must rewatch it. 

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@rubyfruit76​ 

Becca Gardner as Anna Vjorka has been added.

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@jaf_ismael​ 

Thanks, added the first three for now.

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.Jessica, please replace dakota fanning with Ashley Olsen in Full House (1987).

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Mary Beth AND Ashley

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@jaf_ismael​ 

Done. I added both Ashley and Mary-Kate's names since they shared the role.

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@Jessica​ 

Mary KATE , yes. I am going demented. WTF is Mary Beth 😂

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@NYVKE😂😂😂

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14 days ago

FYC:

Michael B. Jordan as Wallace in The Wire (age 15)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0749448/mediaviewer/rm2821380354/

Alison Arngrim as Nellie Oleson in Little House on the Prairie

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0632989/mediaviewer/rm2260050434/

Lacey Chabert as Claudia Salinger in Party of Five

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108894/mediaviewer/rm582678785/

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3 days ago

In case else anyone is looking for possible favorites:

1. Melissa Gilbert

Role: Laura Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983). Gilbert began the series at age 10 and was the central protagonist and narrator for the entirety of her childhood and adolescence.

2. Fred Savage

Role: Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years (1988–1993). Savage was 11 years old when the series began. His portrayal of a young boy navigating the late 60s and early 70s earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor at age 13.

3. Gary Coleman

Role: Arnold Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986). Coleman was 10 years old when he started the lead role that made him a household name and a defining figure of late 70s and early 80s television.

4. Millie Bobby Brown

Role: Eleven in Stranger Things (2016–Present). While Noah Schnapp is on your list, Millie Bobby Brown was 12 years old in Season 1 and serves as the supernatural focal point of the series.

5. Ken Weatherwax

Role: Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family (1964–1966). Weatherwax was 9 years old when he took on the role of the macabre son of the Addams household.

6. Raven-Symoné

Role: Olivia Kendall in The Cosby Show (1989–1992). She joined the cast at age 3 and became a lead comedic force for the final seasons of the show before she was 7.

7. Tyler James Williams

Role: Chris in Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009). Williams was 12 years old when the series premiered, playing the lead role based on the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock.

8. Miranda Cosgrove

Role: Carly Shay in iCarly (2007–2012). Cosgrove was 14 when the show began, serving as the lead of one of the most successful live-action children's sitcoms of that era.

Classic and Golden Era

  • Jerry Mathers as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver in Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)

    Mathers was 9 years old when he began his iconic role as the quintessential 1950s American young boy.

  • Jay North as Dennis Mitchell in Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)

    North was 7 years old when he started playing the titular "menace" in this high-energy live-action adaptation of the comic strip.

  • Angela Cartwright as Linda Williams in The Danny Thomas Show (1957–1964)

    Before her role in Lost in Space (which featured Bill Mumy from your list), Cartwright was a lead child star for seven seasons on this popular sitcom, starting at age 4.

  • Johnny Crawford as Mark McCain in The Rifleman (1958–1963)

    Crawford was 12 when the series began; he received an Emmy nomination at age 13 for his performance as the son of Chuck Connors' Lucas McCain.

1970s – 1990s

  • Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1981)

    While Melissa Gilbert played the narrator, Anderson was a primary lead for the first seven seasons, beginning at age 11.

  • Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson in Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)

    Bridges was 13 years old when the show premiered, serving as the older brother and a central figure in the household dynamics.

  • Jaleel White as Steve Urkel in Family Matters (1989–1998)

    White was 12 when he first appeared as the breakout star of the series, eventually becoming the show's primary lead character.

Modern and Recent (2010s – 2026)

  • Christian Convery as Gus in Sweet Tooth (2021–2024)

    Convery was 11 years old when the fantasy series began, portraying the hybrid "deer-boy" protagonist across three seasons.

  • Leah Sava Jeffries as Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023–Present)

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