Over the Garden Wall - Into The Unknown (Theme Song - Full Version ) 

The closest a mini series can get to perfection.

"Goodbye Beatrice... Goodbye Wirt."

"The loveliest... lies... of all..." That's such a powerful line to me

i can’t believe this is a CN show. it’s so... comforting. it’s so warm. the soundtrack is spectacular as well

"If dreams can't come true, then why not... pretend?" Love that

The scene with the Woodsman always gets me. Poor guy spend years dealing with that malicious beast, he deserves his happy ending.

The internet: Hey cartoon network can you reshow Over the garden wall CN: DID SOMEBODY SAY TEEN TITANS GO!!!

Its become my tradition to watch this beautiful show every Halloween

one of the main lessons of this show: quality over quantity.

So beautiful. And that's a rock fact

The reason Anna, the Woodsman's daughter, shows up in the ending is simple and already stated by the Woodsman: "She was never in the Lantern." Although Anna ended up meeting the Beast after wandering into the woods, she managed to get away safely. Unfortunately, the Woodsman had already gone looking for Anna by the time she got back to the house. When the desperate Woodsman runs into the Beast, it didn't take long before he started believing that the Beast had captured Anna, prompting the Woodsman to steal the Lantern, and thus beginning his long and dark ordeal in the forest.

Brother: what are you watching? Me: ART

That frog is one hell of a singer.

I've always loved how this show has a strange... familiarity, like you've seen these things in some all but forgotten dream

I cannot express the level of emotion I feel whenever I watch this beautiful piece of animation. The soundtrack alone is a banger, and worth watching the series for. A perfect definition of short and sweet, it leaves you with a strong desire for more, but knowing that it was the perfect amount. 11/10, a must see for anyone who love animation, music or a fantastic story.

Horror + mystery + cartoon + kids in woods = good show

The only thing i wish is to go back in time and reexprience me watching this show for the first time

this was honestly the first cartoon to ever make me cry. Such a beautiful story, so well written and animated, as well as a masterful soundtrack

This show is so..pretty? The way different eras are portrayed so flawlessly and there isn’t one like ehhh episode. I feel like anyone should be able to appreciate the work put into this series

I love this show so much. I actually got to meet the composer/head of the blasting company on a trip to Amsterdam! He was a friend of a friend and we all got drinks - no one else had seen the show so it was basically me awkwardly fangirling over him and asking him questions. One of my favorite things he said was some of their unused content included sessions with Elijah Wood where they recorded poems and clarinet noodling for the tape he gives to his crush. Elijah actually brought in embarrassing poems he wrote as a kid and recorded them!

this show was so beautiful but in a different way. Like, it's so simple and sad and happy at the same time... the world needs more cartoons like that

It saddens me to think that there are so many adults that won't give animated shows a chance because they still think it's the same types of shows that they had when they were a kid

Each line of the song foreshadows a specific episode, in chronological order. "Led through the mist" The first episode starts with them lost in the woods, walking through the mist. "By the milk light of moon" In the second episode, the light of the moon marks the night, which js the time the skeletons rise from the graves. "All that is lost is revealed" In the third episode, the fiancé that was lost is revealed to be inside a costume. "Our long bygone burdens" In the fourth episode, the bygone burdens are the people who were lost to the forest and remembered by the people in the tavern. "Mere echoes of the spring" In the fifth episode, the echoes are the inhabitants in the giant mansion, both living together but unaware of each other, lost inside their own houses. "But where have we come?" In the sixth episode, they finally arrive at Adelaide and discover that they didn't come to the place they were led to believed they would. "And where shall we end?" In the seventh episode, they are without a guide and without a plan to get home, and uncertain about their destiny as the beast lurks in the woods. "If dreams can't come true" In the eighth episode, Greg decides during his dream to sacrifice himself for Wirt, and his wish does come true. "Then why not pretend?" In the nineth episode, we discover that the kids are actually from the present time and got lost after a Halloween night. "How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall Dancing in a swirl / Of golden memories / The loveliest lies of all" The last lines are all about the last episode. The "gentle wind" is actually a strong wind that brings Beatrice to Wirt. It is gentle not because it's weak, but because it brings them together. The leaves are Greg's, because he was turned into a tree. The autumn color falling is not just his leaves, but his life leaving him as he becomes pale. The beast offers to keep his soul inside the lantern. The golden memories of Greg's life are contained in the dancing flame. However, Wirt understands that the Beast is lying, and the flame is the Beast's own soul. That's why it's the loveliest lie; because it frees the souls of those who were captured by the Beast. Of course, the song can also be interpreted with a much more melancholic tone, as the lyrics are both direct references to the plot and elements of a song with its own meaning. Instead of portraying an optimistic end, the song talks about how, faced with the impossibility of accepting death, we maintain the memory of life as a lie. This is not new, as it is quite straightforward, but the fact nobody talked about it was bugging me so I decided to comment on it, thanks for listening to my TEDTalk.

This is one of those things that sticks with you. No matter how hard you try and forget it. It always ends up coming back to you in some way because it always leaves just enough *just* out of reach to keep you remembering it but it tells you enough so that you at least understand whats going on Perfection

A lot of people are saying that this should not be considered a kid’s show but I honestly feel that we should expose our kids to more stuff like this

WHEN YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH FORESHADOWING AND EXTRA INFORMATION YOU REALIZE THERE IS IN THE INTRO OF THE SHOW

That cartoon... Should be in a museam

Love the song, but can we talk about the CLEAN cut this man did from the start and end of the show? Amazing

This is one of the loveliest series I've ever watched

if i get married, i want that frog performing for my wedding

This show makes me feel so comfy and warm, yet melancholy. It’s the perfect representation of the feeling of fall and Halloween

It's October! I always watch this show in the fall time, trying to line up the final episode close to Halloween. Who else does this?

"if dreams cant come true... Then why not pretend?" this hits me :(

This show have something peculiar... when the show ends I didnt want more, it was just a beautyful experience, it was soo good, that when it ended it was just enough

I never cry because of a show, but this show is so beautiful that i cried at the and of this mine-serie. How Greg slowly became a tree broke my heart. Later on he was saved ofcourse, but I really thought he was going to die. Also when the woodsmans daughter came and saw him and cried, that also got me. I've never cried because of a mini-serie, not even for Regular show, gravity falls or adventure time. Only this one.

0:37 The part after "If dreams can't come true, then why not... pretend" sounds so good.

Elsa: INTO THE UNKNOOOOOOOOOWN!! Over the garden wall: hold my beautiful song.

"Honey, come eat your dirt!" "Mom please stop calling it dirt" "WhAt ArE yOu GoNa dO aBoUt It?"

Couldn’t frozen have chosen literally any other name than into the unknown

This is the type of show that kids need to be exposed to. A roller coaster of emotions, uncensored but still written in a way for kids to understand, with wondrous music and storytelling. Just beautiful.

This show is literally gave off some Victorian gothic and/or dark fiction vibes and I absolutely love that.

six years, and I still believe that this series came out a few months ago

Peak fiction, fiction can never get more peak than this. Ever, full stop.

7 years ago?! My God...

I still tear up a little when the woodsman is reunited with his daughter.

I get shivers every time when the song turns from minor to major.

I cried when he put the stolen rock back

I grew up with : Regular show Over the garden wall Steven universe Adventure Time Gumball Ben 10 Alien Force Scooby-doo Matt hatter Chowder Lazy Town Dexter's Labatory Gravity Falls Starlord vs the forces of evil Tom and jerry We bare bears How To Train your Dragon Danny phantoms and Jimmy neutron Timmy Terner Avatar the last airbender Sponge Bob The Daltons ((Nick)) I am really lucky to witness all of these Great showes

this show was strange......strangely beautiful and touching

That final second where Greg put the Rock Fact rock back just made it all the more sweeter.

I just finished this show. Holy cow. This show really has it all. There needs to be more like this in the world

What kids watched: *Teen Titans Go* What men watched: *Regular Show* What legends watched: *Over the Garden Wall*

Shame that this isn’t gonna be the first thing that pops up when I type ‘into the unknown’ anymore

Best animated show i've seen in the last few years. Know what? Fuck it, best show i've seen in the last few years.

The creator was dead on when he/she made this. Quality over quantity. It didn’t need anymore episodes or another season installment.

I remember watching this show premiere when I was in elementary school. I’d come home from school to my grandmas house and she would make us grilled cheese sandwiches before we’d sit and watch tv together. This little cartoon captivated us, and we made sure to tune in the next consecutive nights it aired. The whole week I’d look forward to running to her house from my bus stop, and watching this show with her. My favorite cartoon/ animation ever. Not only does it remind me of the breezy, cool autumn time of the year, but also the time I would treasure with my grandma

I cried when I finished the series. It was so good, I didn't want it to end.

This Into The Unknown > Disney’s Into the Unknown

I think this is like the "Adventure Time" show final chapter, but this is really melancholic because we never see them again...

This song gets the word "Unknown" more than whatever Frozen tried to do. The word unknown is a very dangerous and comforting word.

When the woodsmen's daughter comes out and says "Father?" has never failed to make me cry

Man this song sounds...so familiar already. Like you can just tell this is going to be a song years from now that invokes tons of nostalgia in you. I hope to watch this series every fall from now on. It should be the new Halloween/Autumn tradition like Hocus Pocus or movies like that.

“the loveliest lies of all”

I watched this when I was 7 when it first aired on CN.

Did anyone else notice that the mill is where Beatrice and her family lives? That explains how the woodsman found it abandoned. They all left the house after becoming bluebirds and lived in that tree!

I remember when it said the show is coming. I though it would be something like Adventure Time or Regular Show. I was wrong. I was amazed by it. Few episodes brought tears, especially the last episode, it was just so beatiful...

I first saw this cartoon when I was around 7 on Halloween. I was too young to understand what was happening, but I remembered the calm and eerie ambience coming from the cartoon. It was…comforting in a way. It touched my soul despite I couldn’t understand the story and plot itself. I can’t wait to rewatch this series tomorrow and actually know what this amazing cartoon is about. ❤

Rewatched for Halloween all in one night. Been doing this for what feels like half a decade. I don’t remember but it’s nice.

0:46 this part just make me happy. just how a simple animation can trasmit a real feeling its just...

My parents dint sign my permission slip for this feels trip.

The ending always fills me with melancholy. I know it's supposed to be happy, but with lines like "if dreams can't come true then why not pretend" and "the loveliest lies of all" I can't help but think that none of it is true, and is merely a nicer story.

I don't want this to become lost media...

I always feel a little emotional listening to the ending. The story, the song, the animation. It's all just so beautiful

"And so everyone was satisfied with the ending, and so on and so forth. ...and yet, over the garden wall..."

This song is familiar but a mystery all at once. Like a lost friend you remember, but you know they forgot you. Sadness and joy all at once. It’s like when you see an object you used to love but lost in another person’s arms.

This is a show that I only watch from like Sept-October. Halloween season. It's such a wonderful, underrated masterpiece.

The moment when Adelaide cuts the thread with scissors gave me chills

“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.” - Dante Alighieri

The Lovelies lies of all are the false memories we made out of denial. Made-up memories we make to cover-up/forget painful memories.

I'm sad that there were only a few episodes of this 😢 It is by far the best show I think I've ever seen 🐸🎹

I shed a tear every time I hear this song...

Over the Garden Wall impressed me. It was not at all what I had expected it to be. The greatest part of it is that it is very deep. Everyone expected them to end up finding their way back, but then found out that their bodies had never moved, and hardly any time had gone by. That leaves the audience to decide what happened based upon the episodes and of course, the song lyrics. It's just... awesome.

This whole show reminded me of that time or your life, between the ages of 0-5 when you can't really create vivid memories and some stuff you remember as just a blur

I literally just finished the show a couple hours ago and *man* that was one of the best shows I've seen in a very long time. I feel like this show perfectly manages to encapsulate the melancholic yet bittersweet feeling of fall nostalgia in its tone, visuals, animation, music and writing. I wish i could watch it over again for the first time.

"If dreams can't come true ,then why not ... pretend" Damm that's deep and true at the same time

Wow, I almost forgot about this series. I really love how it ended on a positive note, it really makes the whole show worth it.

His story is great, it's very comfortable, he was warm, in short, it's a close series of perfection.

I had the privilege of still being a kid the November they released these episodes one by one. I remember waiting. They still hit the same in college ( ; My mom and I watch it every year.

that show is the only one that made me cry... and that's a rock fact!

Lyrics are in the description.

Little scenario I made, enjoy. It's November, 2014. Your dad's asleep on the living room couch, while your mom texts a few of her friends to coordinate Thanksgiving plans for later in the month. The rooms still smell like pumpkin thanks to the few wax melts that still have scent. You walk into your warm room and sit on your bed, intrigued by the announcement of new show that will be playing on the TV soon... After a few minutes, it starts.

I was depressed before watching this cartoon, but now, I'm even more depressed

This is art. Everything about this cartoon is pure art.

An Explanation of The Beast, The Unknown, The Ending, and The Theme Song (long, major spoilers). Wirt and Greg made it back. The song is about The Unknown, and how the lost souls that inhabit it are incapable of moving on because they can't come to terms with what happened in their lives or they have mistakes they can't forgive themselves for. The "loveliest lies of all" keep them existing in false happiness (like the woodsman and his lamp) - this line probably also refers to The Beast, as it was his goal to keep the souls in his forest. We can tell Wirt and Greg made it back because (spoilers, if you haven't guessed by now) they re-awoke in the river. Had they actually died, they would have physically walked out of the forest and reunited with their friends / gone back home as was their goal in the beginning of the show (as in, there would have been a gathering of some sorts that welcomed them out of the forest with open arms). They weren't aware they were in The Unknown (limbo/purgatory), so they would have never expected to suddenly be back in the river. The Unknown is a real place, and the souls there (beatrice, the woodsman) are real people. At the end of the show, Greg's frog still has a bell from The Unknown, and this confuses many people (kinda myself as well) and makes them wonder if they are actually back or if they had died. My interpretation is that The Unknown isn't a traditional afterlife where only your soul can go to and from, but more like a Narnia / other-side-of-the-mirror type of place that allows you to physically bring back memories and little mementos - otherwise, it'd be like waking up from a dream and none of it would have actually happened. We can tell this isn't the case because Wirt and Greg had a shared experience, and Greg was recounting their adventures at the hospital, so it all happened. Some people say the end of the show was anticlimactic, but I thought it was perfect. If The Unknown is a place souls go to where they come to terms with what they've done, or make up for past mistakes, or get over some personal problem that's preventing them from moving on, then the ending accomplished this perfectly. Greg admitted he'd stolen the rock and wanted to atone for it. Wirt finally realized what a pushover he was and got some confidence, took charge of his life, and rescued his brother, and the two left the forest together and returned to their lives. Beatrice learned compassion (by not giving the boys to Adelade / The Beast) and so made up for her treatment of the bluebirds and moved on to be with her family. The woodsman realized his daughter was gone and was able to move on, out of The Unknown, and return to her. Bravo!

Me and my siblings watch this series almost every year in Halloween, including Coraline

If someone ever tells you that cartoons are for children, or that cartoons are boring, show them this masterpiece

Just watched the whole thing in one sitting. AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. I need more. It already feels like something's missing. I'm gonna have to recommend this to some people. It was just so perfect.

That was beautiful... ...Now eat your' dirt.

If dreams can't come true then why not pretend ?

Nearly 7 years ago. I can't understand how it's been that long