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I loved Johnny Carson!! Every night when I was in high school, I'd stay up long enough to catch his monologue-- that was the latest I could stay up and still be functional at school the next day. One of the best things about summer vacation was being able to watch the entire show.
...ahhhh, I was sleepin', we nightcrawlers need our beauty sleep...
I loved Johnny Carson!! Every night when I was in high school, I'd stay up long enough to catch his monologue-- that was the latest I could stay up and still be functional at school the next day. One of the best things about summer vacation was being able to watch the entire show.
Just think of all the comedians/actors that were given a shot because of Johnny. The list is endless and timeless.
I also think Rich Little did the best Carson impersonation of all time. He had the laugh down to perfection.
Watching my kids ooh and aah over a sales flyer made me miss the big wish book catalogs that JC Penneys used to send out. I would spend hours looking at those.
You need to come hang out in my 'hood for a spell.The safety and innocence of being able to walk to school, or the corner store without fear of "strangers".
No metal detectors or ID badges worn while in class- open doors- open windows.
And remember when the TV knob would break? And you'd have to turn the channel with a pair of pliers gripping that little metal stub? I turned into my dad's clicker (he was so ahead of his time!)Ah, the TV shows.
I Dream of Jeannie.
Get Smart!
ABC's attempts at scifi - The Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants
The Dick Van Dyke Show, which was often quite good.
Laugh-In.
It's About Time. Well.... just a couple times.
That Was The Week That Was.
The Lone Ranger. Black and white and snowy. The Saturday morning cartoons, going all the way back to Tom Terrific and Beany and Cecil.
Topcat (the indisputable leader of the band), an evening cartoon, not to mention the Flintstones and Jetsons.
T.H.E. Cat, which I thought was tres cool then but would be hopelessly hokey now, I'm sure.
Combat!
I tried to watch The Prisoner, but I never figured it out.
And of course, the original Star Trek. (Never did care for Lost In Space.)
For years, I had the entire weekly schedule memorized (but we did only have three channels back then). I didn't need no steenkeeng TV guide. My parents marveled and probably sadly mused why I didn't apply such mental prowess more capably where it mattered, like school.
This was the funniest Carnac line ever. I still laugh every time I watch it.
That brings back memories. And the glues in those days were useless for plastic.And remember when the TV knob would break? And you'd have to turn the channel with a pair of pliers gripping that little metal stub? I turned into my dad's clicker (he was so ahead of his time!)
"Dana, will you turn the channel?"
"okay."
"No, not that one, turn again. No, turn again. No turn again. No turn again. No, turn again. No, turn..."
"DAD!"
Like you said, 3 channels and he would be in his recliner having me channel surf for him with a pair of pliers!
Wow. You and I would have been best buds, for sure. Loved Brownies and Girl Scouts. We must be around the same age (50). My mom actually sewed tiny little outfits for my Barbies because I was so into it. My favorite was Malibu Barbie because she had a tan, and I am very fair-skinned and wanted a tan so badly.Oh. My. God. I had a little gold panasonic that I would do that with too! And barefoot. And barbies! I mentioned somewhere else that my friends and I would bring all our Barbie paraphernalia to each other's houses and set up a whole Desperate Housewife neighborhood.
And I remember when it was cool to be a Brownie and then a girl Scout. I was so into this, I was ready to be a cadet, but moved to a state that didn't have the organizations!
We actually had to dial only 4 digits for a while when I was little...as long as the first 3-number prefix was the same, the 4 digits worked. Boy, I was annoyed when I had to call a "442" number, because then I had to dial all 7 digits.The one phone in the house. 7 digit phone numbers and party lines. I remember when they required 10 digits. I thought no one will ever be able to remember 10 digits.
How many had to learn to use one of these to do math homework when they got to high school?
This made me so sad. My best friend in high school died about 15 years ago. It really leaves a hollow space in your heart.And just as an added , "the rest of the story," this little girl, (who was a couple years older than me at the time) I just recently discovered, died on Christmas night. Her son was driving and turned in front of a car. I was googling her as I had lost touch and pulled up her obituary and the article on the wreck and her picture. She looked just the same as that little girl I played with. Broke my heart.