I was watching the episode of Dennis the Menace titled "The Party Line" and started to think of others situations that wouldn't happen today.

Here's the start of a list. Feel free to add on.

Party Lines
Phone Booth & Payphones
Payphones in a home to combat high phone bills
The urgency of long distance phone calls and keeping the conversation short.

Jogging

Women's rights movement
Women working in male dominant jobs
Women's measurements and comments on appearance
Women using sex appeal to get what she wants
Women drivers
Teaching a woman how to drive including technical information on how cars work.
Husband hunting

Recording over a program or event on a VHS tape.
Record your own record and a Carnival or record store.

I'm know there's more. What would they be?

Defrosting an older refrigerator -- that used to be needed to be done periodically.

Very young children in vehicles without car seats.

Children on bicycles without helmets.

?? How is jogging outdated?? People still go jogging 7 days a week...

Coming to a jail drunk, turning yourself in and opening the cell door with the key provided on the wall! :lol::lol::lol:

We rarely get police coming to the door now for minor crime. We are kept on hold for ages then given a crime number for insurance purposes. We are paying the highest taxes since 1945 yet seem to be getting little value for money.

A character adjusting “rabbit ears” to get better TV reception (this still happens, but digital TV is either all-there or it’s a black screen—no fading in and out. Also streaming is the thing now)

Stuck in an elevator with seemingly no way out—but this is related to the phone thing the OP mentioned

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Newspaper carriers (usually young people) going door-to-door to collect the fee for the papers they deliver.
To my knowledge, in the U.S. practically all print publishers now collect their money electronically or by checks in the mail.

People using landline phones.

Newspaper carriers (usually young people) going door-to-door to collect the fee for the papers they deliver.
To my knowledge, in the U.S. practically all print publishers now collect their money electronically or by checks in the mail.

Or, just ppl reading newspapers! ;)

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Lamb chops for supper

Crowds at sporting events or other large gatherings, actually looking at the stage or field, NOT looking at their smartphones! 📱

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Defrosting an older refrigerator -- that used to be needed to be done periodically.

Very young children in vehicles without car seats.

Children on bicycles without helmets.

?? How is jogging outdated?? People still go jogging 7 days a week...

During the early '70's Jogging was a fad. On the " Revisiting TV LAND Box sets I found
four shows with a jogging theme.

The Mother’s In-Law- I didn’t raise myself to be a Grandmother S2, E5
Brady Bunch – Sergeant Emma - S3, E20
Phyllis – Dan’s Ex - S2, E20
Beverly Hillbillies – The Jogging Clampetts S7, E25

Defrosting an older refrigerator -- that used to be needed to be done periodically.

Very young children in vehicles without car seats.

Children on bicycles without helmets.

?? How is jogging outdated?? People still go jogging 7 days a week...

On the children theme how about kids being allowed to go out and play, go to the store, or walk to school unsupervised.

A character adjusting “rabbit ears” to get better TV reception (this still happens, but digital TV is either all-there or it’s a black screen—no fading in and out. Also streaming is the thing now)

Stuck in an elevator with seemingly no way out—but this is related to the phone thing the OP mentioned

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The last time I saw rabbit ears as a theme was on Married with Children where they were trying to get their local FOX station. A nice jab on their own network.

Newspaper carriers (usually young people) going door-to-door to collect the fee for the papers they deliver.
To my knowledge, in the U.S. practically all print publishers now collect their money electronically or by checks in the mail.

And of course there were episodes about the parent(s) doing the paper route for their kid.

Crowds at sporting events or other large gatherings, actually looking at the stage or field, NOT looking at their smartphones! 📱

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People walking on the sidewalk looking where they're going rather than looking at their phone

Lamb chops for supper

I hear that Pork Chops and Apple Sauce was big in the '70's. Or at least for Peter Brady.

A lot of people brought up phones and now mobile phones. Seems like a fair amount of shows had a bunch of people stuck in an elevator, usually with a woman about to give birth. Now someone would have a phone to call for help.

Probably a lot of Three’s Company and “this was all a big misunderstanding!” plots would have not happened if everyone had a phone.

One doesn't see many people smoking in comedy, soap operas, dramas etc. It's one achievement of the education establishment, though much of the rest I have to say is pretty dire.

A lot of people brought up phones and now mobile phones. Seems like a fair amount of shows had a bunch of people stuck in an elevator, usually with a woman about to give birth. Now someone would have a phone to call for help.

Probably a lot of Three’s Company and “this was all a big misunderstanding!” plots would have not happened if everyone had a phone.

I mentioned the landline phones, but the reverse is the lack of cellular phones of any kind in 1960s (and later) shows.

In one example, in Leave it to Beaver, June is talking to Ward (on the landline) about the school calling; Beaver is of course in trouble and one of us has to go to the school. June tells Ward she's late for meeting a friend for lunch, and has no way of getting hold of her.

Double martinis at lunch with client.

Staying at The Club after a fight.

Not expecting company but suddenly someone knocks or rings the door bell. Just opening the door without asking who it is? Or even being a little nervous ( not looking out a peephole or window to try to figure out who it is)and wondering why someone is at your door that you weren't expecting .:confused:

Not expecting company but suddenly someone knocks or rings the door bell. Just opening the door without asking who it is? Or even being a little nervous ( not looking out a peephole or window to try to figure out who it is)and wondering why someone is at your door that you weren't expecting .:confused:Or for those who don't request entry, leave your doors unlocked for anyone to open the door and come on in. not just on older shows either :crazy: