10 Totally Unanswered Questions From Your Favourite Christmas Films

6. Gremlins - Feeding Time

This is usually the first unanswered question that comes to anyone's mind when they are asked to think of a few. It is a long argued question that has been debated and answered with several different theories, but it still remains: when can you feed a gremlin? Don't feed after midnight. Got it. But every time is after midnight. So again, when can you feed a gremlin? This question was even answered on this website almost a year ago, but still the question circulates. I understand that instructions can be a little nondescript, especially if they've been translated into English from other languages (take a look at what you can use Tiger Balm to treat, for instance), but a specific time frame could have helped this plot clear up some questions. Gizmo knows he can't be in the sunlight, he knows that if he gets wet he'll multiply, but his offspring (for lack of a better word) can't determine their dinner times? Do they eat all that food after midnight because they want to be evil gremlins in the first place? Hmmm...