Shows your parents forced to to watch as a kid even though you didn't like them.

[Chocoholic]

When I was younger, my mother made us all sit down and watch Life Goes On. Even as a kid I thought it was a corny show.

[AB]

The Porter Waggoner Show

The Bill Anderson Show

And several other country music shows that were shown on Saturday evenings. I didn't like any of them as a kid and still don't care much for them.

[Mikado]

The Tommy Hunter show ( like Porter Waggoner only, the cowboys said "eh" )
Marcus Welby ( or as i called it Makeus Smellby )
Ed Sullivan
Streets of San Francisco
and during daytime.....Search for tomorrow! :barf:

[Mikado]

When I was younger, my mother made us all sit down and watch Life Goes On. Even as a kid I thought it was a corny show.

i liked LGO.......until Corky's sister started dating Jessie

[coffield3]

Last of the summer wine,
Carry ons
One foot in the grave
These are uk tv shows, ive always liked usa tv shows more than uk shows but dont get me wrong there are uk shows that i love just a handful i guess.

[Zoneboy]

The Porter Waggoner Show

My parents didn't force me to watch but it was a staple in our home every Sunday afternoon for several years. Thank God RFD Tv is airing some of these episodes again and let us not forget that it was Porter Wagoner who was responsible for the world being introduced to Dolly Parton.

[Mikado]

The Porter Waggoner Show.
Those heartless b***rds!!! :mad: ................:lol:

[catlover79]

They didn't make me watch any shows I didn't like. If I didn't want to watch what they were watching, I'd go to my room and read (before I bought my own TV, that is - :lol:). Most of the shows my parents liked, they wouldn't let me watch because it was past my bedtime. :lol:

Now I'll watch shows like Law & Order and The Tonight Show with them, or the nightly news. Yes, I've turned into a boring fuddy duddy. :lol:

[treky]

I can only remember two. They weren't shows though; they were movies. And it was my mother who made us watch them, not our father.
One was a religous movie called "THE SONG OF BERNADETTE", and the other was a musical that starred Danny Kaye about Danish childrens author Hans Christian Anderson.

[comedyfreak]

The Lawrence Welk Show

[waichingliu81]

Last of the summer wine,
Carry ons
One foot in the grave
These are uk tv shows, ive always liked usa tv shows more than uk shows but dont get me wrong there are uk shows that i love just a handful i guess.

same here! :) those shows were like aimed at elderly people- no offence btw and yeah, like yourself, i've always preferred watching american tv programmes, especially sitcoms over british shows

[dawsongirl]

Nothing. Like Monika, I'd just go to my room. And for some reason, I liked watching Falcon Crest. :lol:

[Ireneparalegal]

I was never forced to watch anything. I had my own television.

[Ireneparalegal]

Those heartless b***rds!!! :mad: ................:lol:
:brent

[Mikado]

The Lawrence Welk Show
I feel your pain :crying: ...did they at least pay for the years of therapy, afterwards? ;)

[Mikado]

I can only remember two. the other was a musical that starred Danny Kaye about Danish childrens author Hans Christian Anderson.
You didnt LIKE that? When i was little, the local ABC station used to play that once a year, and for 5 or 6 years i considered the yearly viewing to be a huge treat! Oh well, we all have our own tastes. :)

[treky]

I assume you're talking about the Danny Kaye movie; because I remember that being shown yearly.

No; I HATED it! I thought it sucked!

[Mikado]

yeah i was.....and i loved it, but, thats ok, theres no rule that says you cant hate it , Trek :D

[Ireneparalegal]

I feel your pain :crying: ...did they at least pay for the years of therapy, afterwards? ;)
I don't know why, but I actually loved watching Lawrence Welk growing up. It was the show I watched right before Emergency! on Saturday nights. :cool: PBS shows the reruns of the Lawrence Welk show on Saturdays.

[Mikado]

@_@ ~~~~~!!!!!!!!

[Stuck In The '70's]

I don't know why, but I actually loved watching Lawrence Welk growing up. It was the show I watched right before Emergency! on Saturday nights. :cool: PBS shows the reruns of the Lawrence Welk show on Saturdays.
It used to come on Saturday afternoons where I lived. I would turn it on and get on the couch when I wanted to take a nap. The music was very peaceful. :lol:

[snl 70s show fan]

I was never forced to watch anything. I had my own television.me too .i was never forced to watch anything i didnt want to ether it was alot of fun being a kid and being able to brag to all your classmates about having your own tv esp. in the late 70s early 80s when most familes still only had one tv

[Ireneparalegal]

It used to come on Saturday afternoons where I lived. I would turn it on and get on the couch when I wanted to take a nap. The music was very peaceful. :lol:
Peaceful? Or boring? :lol:

Yeah, Lawrence Welk came on at 7pm on Saturdays. My fave part was the black tap dancer, Arthur Duncan. At that time, I was taking ballet and tap dancing, so seeing someone do these fantastic tap dancing moves was awesome. :cool: I also liked the fact that one of the members of the Lawrence Welk singers and dancers, was a guy named Bobby, can't remember his last name, but he was a former Muskateer.

[snl 70s show fan]

Peaceful? Or boring? :lol:

Yeah, Lawrence Welk came on at 7pm on Saturdays. My fave part was the black tap dancer, Arthur Duncan. At that time, I was taking ballet and tap dancing, so seeing someone do these fantastic tap dancing moves was awesome. :cool: I also liked the fact that one of the members of the Lawrence Welk singers and dancers, was a guy named Bobby, can't remember his last name, but he was a former Muskateer.his last name was burgess

[Ireneparalegal]

his last name was burgess
Thank you sweetie.


Yes, it was nice to have a television set of your own, wasn't it? I wasn't told "don't watch that" or "what are you watching?", it was nice to just be able to enjoy the shows I wanted to watch.

[Stuck In The '70's]

Peaceful? Or boring? :lol:

Yeah, Lawrence Welk came on at 7pm on Saturdays. My fave part was the black tap dancer, Arthur Duncan. At that time, I was taking ballet and tap dancing, so seeing someone do these fantastic tap dancing moves was awesome. :cool: I also liked the fact that one of the members of the Lawrence Welk singers and dancers, was a guy named Bobby, can't remember his last name, but he was a former Muskateer.
A little bit of both :lol: Although the music was very relaxing.

My parents and I watched most of the same shows together...all the Norman Lear shows, The NBC Mystery Movie...and many others. My Mom did have to have the Waltons on Thursday nights though so I was forced to watch it or do something else but I usually watched it and it was a good show. In the late 70's I finally got a tv for my bedroom ( it was a cheap one I got at the flea market ) but I still usually watched tv in the living room because it was in color. :lol:

[Mikado]

hmmm...i forgot about the Waltons..add it to my list :p

[Ireneparalegal]

I loved the Waltons! They show it in syndication on the Hallmark Channel. Though I don't get a chance to see it.

[snl 70s show fan]

Thank you sweetie.


Yes, it was nice to have a television set of your own, wasn't it? I wasn't told "don't watch that" or "what are you watching?", it was nice to just be able to enjoy the shows I wanted to watch.:) your welcome irene

[Tubehead]

before we go to school my brother we used to watch saved by the bell, , Gilligan's Island and mamma's family. he even watch chips. I never cared for that show. I still watch mamma's family some times. I'm sick of saved by the bell.

[Mikado]

I loved the Waltons! They show it in syndication on the Hallmark Channel. Though I don't get a chance to see it.
I actually liked the Waltons in the early years too.....then i hit puberty, noticed all the girls were ugly, and totally lost interest :lol:

DISCLAIMER
( Before all you lovely women on SO get mad about that sexist-sounding statement, remember, i'm talking about my state of mind at puberty here, when hormones were all going crazy and well.....you know. Ive grown up since :lol: )

[factsoflife]

Full House- i always wanted to watch "Blossom" but they made us watch "Full House"... they thought it was "more family friendly"...

and my dad used to make us watch MASH in reruns as well as The Wonder Years (which i didn't like, i thought it was boring)... and McGuyver because my brother liked it...

[Penny Lane]

Wild Kingdom:lol:

[Penny Lane]

As a parent I always watched my shows. My son was forced to watch The Rockford Files. It was on at the same time as The Dukes Of Hazzard. But I finally relented and started watching The Dukes. Actually I came to really like that show!:D

[Mikado]

Wild Kingdom:lol:
Really? I loved that show, Marlin Perkins was a kick!

[Penny Lane]

Really? I loved that show, Marlin Perkins was a kick!

Yeah, that was when I was a teen. I thought it was so boring! Now that I am mature I would really like to see good old Marlin again!:D

[comedyfreak]

I feel your pain :crying: ...did they at least pay for the years of therapy, afterwards? ;)
Nope and I still have the closing song in my head, LOL.

[Mikado]

Yeah, that was when I was a teen. I thought it was so boring! Now that I am mature I would really like to see good old Marlin again!:D
I remember being disappointed when the show went off the air in 1971 (When i was 10 )...apparently, there was a syndicated version til 1988 , but, that didnt play around here.

VVV Take a good look, there's good old Marlin (March 28, 1905 – June 14, 1986) now VVVV

[comedyfreak]

That pic brings back memories of Sunday nights at 7pm when I was a kid. I liked the show.

[Mikado]

That pic brings back memories of Sunday nights at 7pm when I was a kid. I liked the show.
Yup...along with Wonderful world of Disney and the Ed Sullivan show ( I cant remember what order they played in, though )

[Zoneboy]

Wild Kingdom:lol:

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler. Another Sunday staple in our home that I wasn't forced to watch but would go ballistic if anyone dared turn the channel.

[Mikado]

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler. Another Sunday staple in our home that I wasn't forced to watch but would go ballistic if anyone dared turn the channel.
Same here

[comedyfreak]

Yup...along with Wonderful world of Disney and the Ed Sullivan show ( I cant remember what order they played in, though )
I remember Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, don't remember Ed Sullivan. We also watched the Art Linkletter Show.