YMMV / The Little Vampire

• Adaptation Displacement: In America at least, the live-action film is more well-known than the books.
• Awesome Music: The opening song of the 1985 TV series, composed and performed by Jim Gray (who plays Lumpi in the series).
• Crossover Ship: Believe it or not, the 3D movie has a small fanbase that ship the teenaged Gregory with Draculaura.
• Ho Yay: Tony and Rudolph. Taken up to 11 in the animated movie, where Rudolph is forced to choose between being Tony's friend or be accepted by his family by his father. He very determinedly puts his arm around Tony and leaves, even though it clearly upsets him to do so.
• Retroactive Recognition: For the 2000 film,
  • Anna is played by Anna Popplewell, now best known for playing Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia.
  • Nigel McAshton grew up to be Leo Fitz in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and other MCU properties.
• Toy Ship: Anna and Anton. Their relationship also counts as:
  • Mayfly–December Romance
  • Nightmare Fetishist: Anton is more attracted to Anna when she dresses in shabby black capes like the Goth crypt-dwelling vampire she is than when she dresses in nice, bright dresses.
  • Tony and Rudolph in the live action movie being 9 year old (and the vampire equivalent of a 9 year old). Live action Tony and Anna also count in the live action movie with Anna being the same age (with them also getting a cute scene together).
    • Semi averted in the animated movie with the three of them being 13/14 years old there. (Also Anna in that movie uses vampire powers on Tony to make him lust for her), powers that are absent in the live action movie and book series respectively, so Tony actually liking her romantically in the animated movie is questionable.