Reminisce...
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
...I'm an only child of a very over-protective mother who smothered me with caution and isolation, and I grew up in a neighborhood that only had one other boy near my age, consequently I was pretty much a loner...I would wander the woods of which there were acres and acres, for hours, usually toting some type of firearm in case I could scare up a varmint....but mostly enjoying the quiet and calm only the cathedral of the trees could bring...it was lonely and perhaps melancholy, but still I treasure that time...
And Sears and Roebuck!!
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.
No metal detectors or ID badges worn while in class- open doors- open windows.
You need to come hang out in my 'hood for a spell.
This was the funniest Carnac line ever. I still laugh every time I watch it.
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!
That brings back memories. And the glues in those days were useless for plastic.
Interesting how so many of the fond memories we have are from Christmastime as children. Perhaps that is the tangible miracle of Christmas that goes along with the spiritual.
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.
Plus I really liked Mod-Hair Ken where you could attach different types of beards and moustaches to his face. Check out that jacket.
I also had Growing-Up Skipper--when you turned her arm, she actually grew little boobs!
And we all lived happily in Barbie's Townhouse.
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?
Plus, when the phone rang, somebody would call out, I'LL GET IT!!!!! And no caller ID to tell you who was on the other end. Sometimes, you'd get lucky, and the person answering the phone would say, "It's for you," and hand it over (being careful not to be entrapped by the curly cord). When I was about sixteen, I got "my own phone" in my bedroom. Baby blue with push-button technology!
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.