(I must preface this with: no matter how bad life becomes, you always have cartoons)

Did you ever watch David the Gnome? On Nickelodeon? The one who was like, Protector of All Things Forest?

During every single episode, David would somehow become privy to information on the current forest emergencies – probably from a hummingbird or grasshopper or something super small – and, after hearing said whispers of a bunny stuck in a box or a bird with plastic on its feet, David would race into the kitchen, rub noses with his little red-cheeked wife, run his tiny gnome-ass outside, hop on his fox (who, conveniently enough, was always available and never needed to eat or sleep or take a poo) and ride off to said emergency.

On every trip he carried that old, red lunchbox thing that was like Mary Poppins magic bag. David’s red lunchbox contained anything and everything he *may* need: needles, an axe, a super small stethoscope, mini explosives, random healing potions…you know. The gnome norm.

Well, I’m thinking all his forest-roaming good deeds and carbon-footprint eliminating attempts have been disgraced.

By Travelocity’s *Roaming Gnome*

And I’m also pretty sure Travelocity needs to thank Nickelodeon for starting the loveable gnome-on-TV idea.

Without David, what with his riding around on his fox and working long hours, giving gnomes a good name, the “Roaming Gnome” wouldn’t have gotten past Travelocity’s front lawn.

Nickelodeon, I know. You can SO call dibs on the *original* televised media Gnome.