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Adamantium · 11-20-2015, 03:12 PM

This is as general as it gets. What are some of your childhood television memories?

Some of mine include watching Nickelodeon in our basement. Later that would become my bedroom but as a kid, it was just a cool place to hang out and watch TV. I have fond memories of watching television down there with my older sister.

Of course most sick days included watching "The Price Is Right."

gilligan fanatic · 11-20-2015, 03:24 PM

Watching lots and lots of Nickelodeon. I was 7 in 1996 and that is the earliest Super Bowl and Olympics I remember watching. I don't really remember watching too much news stories as a kid, but I do remember OJ's trial. I remember a lot of the TGIF schedules, but more so after Sabrina started.

Regulus · 11-20-2015, 03:28 PM

With the Holidays CLOSING FAST I remember looking forward to to The Parades and the Football Games with a couple of animated "Specials" that ran between the Parades and the games (In particular Cricket on the Hearth and Mouse on the Mayflower. Not to mention the food.

After the games one station would play the Spencer Tracy movie Plymouth Adventure. While we still have the parades and the games, the specials and the movie I mentioned are no longer seen, which is why I'm glad to have all three of them on Home Video (two on VHS and one on DVD).

PS It makes me sick to see how commercialism has run rampant during the holidays.

Thanksgiving was meant to be a day where we give thanks to God for all the blessings he gave us this past year (and I don't mean getting more money) There are other things we can be thankful for, such as getting a new job, someone pitching in to help someone in their time of need, and yes, being with friends and family for a HUGE feast.

Family, Friends, Festivities and Food, the four "Fs" of the Holidays!

MrCleveland · 11-20-2015, 03:58 PM

I have so many...I do remember watching broadcast TV shows like "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers". I also remember watching "He-Man" and "Smurfs" when weekday afternoon and Saturday morning cartoons existed (I miss those days). I also remember watching TV Specials with Garfield and Peanuts. The 80's and 90's had good TV Shows and Stations...though they cared about ratings, they also cared about good taste in television.

Now we have people saying "everyone seems to love reality shows...let's have at least one on a TV Station"! That or having "The Simpsons" just be milked-away since they rake in the cash and have Elmo basically take-over "Sesame Street"!

Luckily, I've been watching Netflix and Hulu rather than live TV.

tlc38tlc38 · 11-20-2015, 04:56 PM

I didn't watch much TV when I was a child because we only got 4 channels but my fondest memories are of watching:

"T.G.I.F." ever Friday night especially when the lineup was "Family Matters", "Boy Meets World", "Step by Step", & "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper".

"The Wizard of Oz" every year around Thanksgiving.

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Sesame Street", "Shining Time Station", & "Lamb Chop's Play Along"

Saturday mornings for these shows: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Garfield and Friends", "Pee-wee's Playhouse", "Smurfs", "Gummi Bears", & "The Little Mermaid"

Watching "Days of our Lives" with one Grandmother and "All My Children" with my other Grandmother during the summers when I'd stay with them. To this day, I still watch "Days".

Adamantium · 11-20-2015, 05:57 PM

I remember I had a Fisher-Price barn and I'd play with it while watching "My Three Sons" and the rest of the Nick at Nite lineup (that I could stay awake for). A horse came with the barn, so naturally, I pretended like it was Mister Ed.

I, too, watched TGIF every Friday night from its beginnings up to its ending in 2000 (although by that point I was only interested in "Boy Meets World"). I also looked forward to the Saturday morning cartoons sneak preview whenever they wold air them on TGIF.

On Saturday mornings for a few years, my dad and I would watch The Three Stooges as part of a show called "Super Host." The program aired a Stooges short, followed by a Looney Tunes cartoon and topped off with another Stooges short. I loved trying to guess which third stooge would appear in the upcoming shorts, since they aired them in random order.

MrCleveland · 11-20-2015, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Adamantium

On Saturday mornings for a few years, my dad and I would watch The Three Stooges as part of a show called "Super Host." The program aired a Stooges short, followed by a Looney Tunes cartoon and topped off with another Stooges short. I loved trying to guess which third stooge would appear in the upcoming shorts, since they aired them in random order.

Funny you've mentioned about Superhost, whose real name is Marty Sullivan. He was also an anchorman on WUAB (when it was good) and did the news in his Superhost costume underneath his suit! True story.

By the 90's he retired to Oregon. He had one of the many b film shows out there.

BigManMike · 11-20-2015, 06:44 PM

I grew up in the early 90s and my family never had cable so I mostly just watched PBS. I watched Barney and Friends, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and Lamb Chops Play Along and my mother used to watch the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Those are probably my earliest TV memories. A lot of good times back then.

bmasters9 · 11-20-2015, 07:20 PM

Many of the game shows of the 80s, notably $ale of the Century w/the now-deceased Jim Perry.

Scrabble, PYL, and Pyramid are others.

Mr. Television · 11-20-2015, 10:17 PM

The earliest shows I remember watching were Bonanza and Lassie and Walt Disney. That was in the late 60's and early 70's. It was great growing up in the 70's because you had all the classic shows from the 60's airing after school and then you had the great 70's shows at night. I remember the great ABC Tuesday lineups of the 70's and the CBS Saturday night lineup. I used to watch many shows with my parents. My Mom loved The Waltons, Little House and Columbo. I always watched those shows with her. I had to go to bed at 10:00 back then except on weekends so I missed a lot of shows which I always caught up on in the summer. Saturday mornings was always special. I used to get up at 5 am to watch the cartoons. My favorite was Hong Kong Phooey. I could go on and on. So many great memories. So many great shows. It isn't the same today. Maybe it was the time that was special and maybe it was the shows but I'll always remember.

danderson400 · 11-21-2015, 10:34 AM

my folks had a aunt who watched The Guiding Light and one time they overheard her being shocked that "Julie" was in a car accident while pregnant!(this was before i was born) the organ swelled and swelled into the fade out before the commercial(it was for Ivory soap) other than that my childhood memories were watching shows like China Beach and even thirtysomething

11-20-2015, 03:12 PM	#1
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	Your Childhood TV Memories This is as general as it gets. What are some of your childhood television memories? Some of mine include watching Nickelodeon in our basement. Later that would become my bedroom but as a kid, it was just a cool place to hang out and watch TV. I have fond memories of watching television down there with my older sister. Of course most sick days included watching "The Price Is Right."

11-20-2015, 03:24 PM	#2
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	Watching lots and lots of Nickelodeon. I was 7 in 1996 and that is the earliest Super Bowl and Olympics I remember watching. I don't really remember watching too much news stories as a kid, but I do remember OJ's trial. I remember a lot of the TGIF schedules, but more so after Sabrina started.
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11-20-2015, 03:28 PM	#3
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	With the Holidays CLOSING FAST I remember looking forward to to The Parades and the Football Games with a couple of animated "Specials" that ran between the Parades and the games (In particular *Cricket on the Hearth* and *Mouse on the Mayflower. Not to mention the food. After the games one station would play the Spencer Tracy movie Plymouth Adventure*. While we still have the parades and the games, the specials and the movie I mentioned are no longer seen, which is why I'm glad to have all three of them on Home Video (two on VHS and one on DVD). PS It makes me sick to see how commercialism has run rampant during the holidays. Thanksgiving was meant to be a day where we give thanks to God for all the blessings he gave us this past year (and I don't mean getting more money) There are other things we can be thankful for, such as getting a new job, someone pitching in to help someone in their time of need, and yes, being with friends and family for a HUGE feast. Family, Friends, Festivities and Food, the four "Fs" of the Holidays!
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11-20-2015, 03:58 PM	#4
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,234	I have so many...I do remember watching broadcast TV shows like "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers". I also remember watching "He-Man" and "Smurfs" when weekday afternoon and Saturday morning cartoons existed (I miss those days). I also remember watching TV Specials with Garfield and Peanuts. The 80's and 90's had good TV Shows and Stations...though they cared about ratings, they also cared about good taste in television. Now we have people saying "everyone seems to love reality shows...let's have at least one on a TV Station"! That or having "The Simpsons" just be milked-away since they rake in the cash and have Elmo basically take-over "Sesame Street"! Luckily, I've been watching Netflix and Hulu rather than live TV.
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11-20-2015, 04:56 PM	#5
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,269	I didn't watch much TV when I was a child because we only got 4 channels but my fondest memories are of watching: "T.G.I.F." ever Friday night especially when the lineup was "Family Matters", "Boy Meets World", "Step by Step", & "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper". "The Wizard of Oz" every year around Thanksgiving. "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", "Sesame Street", "Shining Time Station", & "Lamb Chop's Play Along" Saturday mornings for these shows: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Garfield and Friends", "Pee-wee's Playhouse", "Smurfs", "Gummi Bears", & "The Little Mermaid" Watching "Days of our Lives" with one Grandmother and "All My Children" with my other Grandmother during the summers when I'd stay with them. To this day, I still watch "Days".
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11-20-2015, 05:57 PM	#6
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,839	I remember I had a Fisher-Price barn and I'd play with it while watching "My Three Sons" and the rest of the Nick at Nite lineup (that I could stay awake for). A horse came with the barn, so naturally, I pretended like it was Mister Ed. I, too, watched TGIF every Friday night from its beginnings up to its ending in 2000 (although by that point I was only interested in "Boy Meets World"). I also looked forward to the Saturday morning cartoons sneak preview whenever they wold air them on TGIF. On Saturday mornings for a few years, my dad and I would watch The Three Stooges as part of a show called "Super Host." The program aired a Stooges short, followed by a Looney Tunes cartoon and topped off with another Stooges short. I loved trying to guess which third stooge would appear in the upcoming shorts, since they aired them in random order.

11-20-2015, 06:44 PM	#8
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	I grew up in the early 90s and my family never had cable so I mostly just watched PBS. I watched Barney and Friends, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and Lamb Chops Play Along and my mother used to watch the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Those are probably my earliest TV memories. A lot of good times back then.

11-20-2015, 07:20 PM	#9
bmasters9 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 2,550	Many of the game shows of the 80s, notably $ale of the Century w/the now-deceased Jim Perry. Scrabble, PYL, and Pyramid are others.
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11-20-2015, 10:17 PM	#10
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	The earliest shows I remember watching were Bonanza and Lassie and Walt Disney. That was in the late 60's and early 70's. It was great growing up in the 70's because you had all the classic shows from the 60's airing after school and then you had the great 70's shows at night. I remember the great ABC Tuesday lineups of the 70's and the CBS Saturday night lineup. I used to watch many shows with my parents. My Mom loved The Waltons, Little House and Columbo. I always watched those shows with her. I had to go to bed at 10:00 back then except on weekends so I missed a lot of shows which I always caught up on in the summer. Saturday mornings was always special. I used to get up at 5 am to watch the cartoons. My favorite was Hong Kong Phooey. I could go on and on. So many great memories. So many great shows. It isn't the same today. Maybe it was the time that was special and maybe it was the shows but I'll always remember.
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11-21-2015, 10:34 AM	#11
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 652	my folks had a aunt who watched The Guiding Light and one time they overheard her being shocked that "Julie" was in a car accident while pregnant!(this was before i was born) the organ swelled and swelled into the fade out before the commercial(it was for Ivory soap) other than that my childhood memories were watching shows like China Beach and even thirtysomething