Did your Family have Cable in 1981? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 07-12-2005, 10:20 PM

I read in the 1981 TV Guide that these were the only cable channels being offered in 1981

HBO
ESPN
USA
Showtime

My Family didn't get cable until the summer of 1988

Brian Damage · 07-12-2005, 10:33 PM

There was also WHT which was before HBO.

Brian Damage · 07-12-2005, 10:33 PM

I also didn't get cable until 1984.

vienna waits · 07-12-2005, 10:37 PM

No.. we got cable in 1997. lol

sara · 07-12-2005, 11:00 PM

We got cable in either 1985 or 1986.

Mr. Television · 07-12-2005, 11:17 PM

We had cable then. WTBS was offered where I lived in the late 1970's. I think it was 1978.

Fleet · 07-12-2005, 11:35 PM

We got cable in early 1985. It only cost $8.00 back then! Now it's $40 or $45 for basic cable.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 07-12-2005, 11:36 PM

My family wasn't a family in 1981 I don't think. lol come to think of it we're not a family now either. Question unanswered.

Warm & Fuzzy · 07-12-2005, 11:36 PM

We got cable in 2000... or 2001, I think.

Steve M. · 07-12-2005, 11:40 PM

We've had cable since 1977!

Mysty Eyes · 07-13-2005, 12:19 AM

Yep. There were not many channels in comparison to today, but we had it. I remember having cable back when the one and only movie channel was called "The Z Channel."

Nighthawk76 · 07-13-2005, 02:31 AM

We got cable in 1980.

Raven-Symone · 07-13-2005, 02:36 AM

I got my cable either 2001 or 2002.

dawsongirl · 07-13-2005, 03:54 AM

I have no idea, but we had it when we got the VCR in 87.

Mijada · 07-13-2005, 05:52 AM

Yes we had it in 81, then my mom got rid of it in 84 or 85 because the price kept going up. I didn't have cable again till I moved out on my own.

07-12-2005, 10:20 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,035	Did your Family have Cable in 1981? I read in the 1981 TV Guide that these were the only cable channels being offered in 1981 HBO ESPN USA Showtime My Family didn't get cable until the summer of 1988

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sara Member Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2002 Location: grandville michigan Posts: 2,296	We got cable in either 1985 or 1986.
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07-12-2005, 11:17 PM	#6
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Fleet Mansions, limousines & H-ween Forum Star Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: Northridge/Porter Ranch, California Posts: 15,625	We got cable in early 1985. It only cost $8.00 back then! Now it's $40 or $45 for basic cable.
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07-12-2005, 10:33 PM	#2
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	There was also WHT which was before HBO.

07-12-2005, 11:36 PM	#8
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07-13-2005, 12:19 AM	#11
Mysty Eyes Dreaming... Senior Member Join Date: Feb 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 1,144	Yep. There were not many channels in comparison to today, but we had it. I remember having cable back when the one and only movie channel was called "The Z Channel."

07-13-2005, 02:31 AM	#12
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07-13-2005, 02:36 AM	#13
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07-13-2005, 03:54 AM	#14
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I have no idea, but we had it when we got the VCR in 87.

07-13-2005, 05:52 AM	#15
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