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Schmoopie · 07-11-2019, 02:28 AM

Are there any shows that conjure up memories? I have a lot but a few that come to mind are:

1-Watching Leave It To Beaver, SNL, and Barney Miller with my parents. My dad absolutely LOVED Barney Miller. He'd be thrilled to know that it still comes on.

2-Once while we were watching All In The Family, I asked my dad how you could hear the laughing when you couldn't see anyone but the characters (I was really young-or kind of dumb, I guess when I asked) but he told me to imagine our living room and the wall in front of us gone and the audience there. I have always remembered that and I love that explanation. Cleared it right up for me.

3-Watching "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper on MTV for the first time at my dad's house.

4-More recently, my husband got me hooked on "Monk" so I remember us watching that every Friday night together. I think after a while I got more excited about it than he did.

5-Whenever Frasier was on, my husband woudl come into the room where my computer is and turn on the TV to Frasier for me because he know that I love that show so much.

Schmoopie · 07-11-2019, 09:32 AM

Omg, I ❤❤❤❤ Dobie Gillis!! I remember watching that and Donna Reed on Nick At Nite with my little brother!

Race's Girl · 07-11-2019, 10:07 AM

I remember watching Spin City on Friday nights after Friends and before Frasier with my mum and sisters

Torgo · 07-11-2019, 11:03 AM

As a kid:

Watching Doctor Who (Tom Baker years) on PBS with my parents.

Also with my parents: Dukes Of Hazzard, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers

My dad would record late night showings of The Best Of Johnny Carson, SNL, Benny Hill, Bizarre on VHS then we'd watch them together the next day.

Also with my dad: The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii 5-O, Vegas, Barney Miller, Simon & Simon, Riptide, CHiPS

Watching (during their original runs) with my parents and sisters: Wonder Woman, The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Real People, That's Incredible

Can also remember watching Hee Haw with my parents

I can remember watching the premiere of the spinoff Enos with my parents.

As a teen:

Sitting in our basement family room watching Robin Of Sherwood on Showtime. It's the show that made me a big fan of Robin Hood, and to this day remains I think the best version.

Watching the Showtime sitcom Brothers with my parents.

Again, with my parents, watching the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

As an adult:

Watching the animated The Tick, and Goosebumps with my roommate.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer was the first series my wife and I watched regularly together- we started watching it while we were still dating, and watched it to its finale after we were married and parents.

Watching So Weird and Strange Days At Blake Holsey High re runs with my daughter.
Introducing to shows I loved as a kid/or from before my daughter was born- from cartoons/live action kids shows to shows like Monsters, Tales From The Darkside. Plus Gilligan's Island, Leave It To Beaver and other classic series I love.

Watching The Walking Dead with my wife and daughter. That became our show we would try not to miss watching together.

A few years ago, watching re runs on DVD of Greek and Smallville with my niece when she lived with us for several months.

MA · 07-11-2019, 12:23 PM

I've mentioned this many times before, but I remember watching the Saved By The Bell reruns on TBS every morning before going to school.

Tubehead · 07-11-2019, 11:45 PM

the ones i remember watching were foxs 1990 x-men Anmited tv series & fox's 1990 spider-man Anmited tv series!! & i remmeber watching the ending to alf!!

danderson400 · 07-12-2019, 04:45 AM

My first TV memory interesting enough, was a soap opera. Because the character, Kathleen(Julie Osburn) was about to get married. But her husband was kidnapped! I was watching Another World, which had this character. My grandmom was watching with me, and her jaw dropped big time when it happened. She then expanded to me that she had been watching AW for years and years(since 1964.)

andress_jade · 07-12-2019, 11:38 AM

Watching Frasier with my mom, and hating it and now it's my favorite show.

Watching Full House in the afternoons as a kid after school.

Watching Sesame Street as a kid with the neighbor girl that my aunt babysat and we would try to find our names in the end credits.

Watching Golden Girls with my aunt and really liking it. Now it's one of my favorite shows.

Watching Days of our Lives with my stepmother and hating it. I love the show now and was even obsessed with it in high school.

factsoflife · 07-12-2019, 10:00 PM

Falling in love with daytime soaps as a kid because my mother and grandmother watched them. Being completely captivated by Susan Lucci as Erica Kane and being transfixed on the glamarous lives and adventures of these characters.

Watching "The Facts of Life", "Designing Women" and "The Golden Girls" with my mother.

Watching "A Different World" and "The Cosby Show" with my grandparents.

Coming of age to the WB Network shows "Felicity", "Dawson's Creek" and "Popular" and all the Aaron Spelling dramas on in the 1980's and 1990's ("Beverly Hills, 90210", "Melrose Place", "Models Inc", "Savannah", "Dynasty" and so on)

Merry24 · 07-13-2019, 01:53 AM

Watching Romper Room & He-Man when sick from preschool

Watching Audrey Lee from Kids Beat. Watching The Flintstones & The Brady Bunch & She-Ra & The Monkee’s On TBS.

Friday’s watching..
Perfect Strangers & Full House & Mr.Belvedere & Just The 10 Of Us
(As a kid Family let us have a pizza picnic in The Family room instead of the table).

Friday’s watching Newhart reruns after the news on an old black and white TV

Watching Muppet Babies & Pee Wee’s playhouse Saturday Mornings.

Acting out Double Dare & catching it Saturday Nights For Family Double Dare) & Acting like I was Richard Dawson playing Family Feud.

Watching NICK at NITE (Waiting All Nite to watch The Monkee’s)

Acting out Where in the World is Carmen San Diego

dee2364 · 07-13-2019, 04:00 PM

Every single morning at the age of five or so, I'd wake up exactly on the dot at 5:30 AM to catch Mighty Mouse/Hekyll and Jekyll, followed by a slew of shows on WPIX-TV here in NYC, including Scooby Doo and Tom and Jerry. On rare occasion, I'd catch the tail end of Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines.

07-11-2019, 02:28 AM	#1
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	What Memories Do You Have of Watching Certain Shows? Are there any shows that conjure up memories? I have a lot but a few that come to mind are: 1-Watching Leave It To Beaver, SNL, and Barney Miller with my parents. My dad absolutely LOVED Barney Miller. He'd be thrilled to know that it still comes on. 2-Once while we were watching All In The Family, I asked my dad how you could hear the laughing when you couldn't see anyone but the characters (I was really young-or kind of dumb, I guess when I asked) but he told me to imagine our living room and the wall in front of us gone and the audience there. I have always remembered that and I love that explanation. Cleared it right up for me. 3-Watching "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper on MTV for the first time at my dad's house. 4-More recently, my husband got me hooked on "Monk" so I remember us watching that every Friday night together. I think after a while I got more excited about it than he did. 5-Whenever Frasier was on, my husband woudl come into the room where my computer is and turn on the TV to Frasier for me because he know that I love that show so much.
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07-11-2019, 10:07 AM	#3
Race's Girl Miss Tremendous Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jan 26, 2005 Location: On Fonzie's bike in front of Arnold's Posts: 23,250	I remember watching Spin City on Friday nights after Friends and before Frasier with my mum and sisters
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07-11-2019, 11:03 AM	#4
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,029	As a kid: Watching Doctor Who (Tom Baker years) on PBS with my parents. Also with my parents: Dukes Of Hazzard, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers My dad would record late night showings of The Best Of Johnny Carson, SNL, Benny Hill, Bizarre on VHS then we'd watch them together the next day. Also with my dad: The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii 5-O, Vegas, Barney Miller, Simon & Simon, Riptide, CHiPS Watching (during their original runs) with my parents and sisters: Wonder Woman, The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Real People, That's Incredible Can also remember watching Hee Haw with my parents I can remember watching the premiere of the spinoff Enos with my parents. As a teen: Sitting in our basement family room watching Robin Of Sherwood on Showtime. It's the show that made me a big fan of Robin Hood, and to this day remains I think the best version. Watching the Showtime sitcom Brothers with my parents. Again, with my parents, watching the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation. As an adult: Watching the animated The Tick, and Goosebumps with my roommate. Buffy The Vampire Slayer was the first series my wife and I watched regularly together- we started watching it while we were still dating, and watched it to its finale after we were married and parents. Watching So Weird and Strange Days At Blake Holsey High re runs with my daughter. Introducing to shows I loved as a kid/or from before my daughter was born- from cartoons/live action kids shows to shows like Monsters, Tales From The Darkside. Plus Gilligan's Island, Leave It To Beaver and other classic series I love. Watching The Walking Dead with my wife and daughter. That became our show we would try not to miss watching together. A few years ago, watching re runs on DVD of Greek and Smallville with my niece when she lived with us for several months.
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07-11-2019, 12:23 PM	#5
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,375	I've mentioned this many times before, but I remember watching the Saved By The Bell reruns on TBS every morning before going to school.
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07-12-2019, 11:38 AM	#8
andress_jade Life Goes On... Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2004 Location: Iola, KS or Glenbrook Posts: 1,220	Watching Frasier with my mom, and hating it and now it's my favorite show. Watching Full House in the afternoons as a kid after school. Watching Sesame Street as a kid with the neighbor girl that my aunt babysat and we would try to find our names in the end credits. Watching Golden Girls with my aunt and really liking it. Now it's one of my favorite shows. Watching Days of our Lives with my stepmother and hating it. I love the show now and was even obsessed with it in high school.
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07-11-2019, 09:32 AM	#2
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Omg, I ❤❤❤❤ Dobie Gillis!! I remember watching that and Donna Reed on Nick At Nite with my little brother!

07-11-2019, 11:45 PM	#6
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	the ones i remember watching were foxs 1990 x-men Anmited tv series & fox's 1990 spider-man Anmited tv series!! & i remmeber watching the ending to alf!!

07-12-2019, 04:45 AM	#7
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 650	My first TV memory interesting enough, was a soap opera. Because the character, Kathleen(Julie Osburn) was about to get married. But her husband was kidnapped! I was watching Another World, which had this character. My grandmom was watching with me, and her jaw dropped big time when it happened. She then expanded to me that she had been watching AW for years and years(since 1964.)

07-12-2019, 10:00 PM	#9
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	Falling in love with daytime soaps as a kid because my mother and grandmother watched them. Being completely captivated by Susan Lucci as Erica Kane and being transfixed on the glamarous lives and adventures of these characters. Watching "The Facts of Life", "Designing Women" and "The Golden Girls" with my mother. Watching "A Different World" and "The Cosby Show" with my grandparents. Coming of age to the WB Network shows "Felicity", "Dawson's Creek" and "Popular" and all the Aaron Spelling dramas on in the 1980's and 1990's ("Beverly Hills, 90210", "Melrose Place", "Models Inc", "Savannah", "Dynasty" and so on)
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07-13-2019, 01:53 AM	#10
Merry24 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 10, 2017 Location: beach Posts: 2,041	Watching Romper Room & He-Man when sick from preschool Watching Audrey Lee from Kids Beat. Watching The Flintstones & The Brady Bunch & She-Ra & The Monkee’s On TBS. Friday’s watching.. Perfect Strangers & Full House & Mr.Belvedere & Just The 10 Of Us (As a kid Family let us have a pizza picnic in The Family room instead of the table). Friday’s watching Newhart reruns after the news on an old black and white TV Watching Muppet Babies & Pee Wee’s playhouse Saturday Mornings. Acting out Double Dare & catching it Saturday Nights For Family Double Dare) & Acting like I was Richard Dawson playing Family Feud. Watching NICK at NITE (Waiting All Nite to watch The Monkee’s) Acting out Where in the World is Carmen San Diego

07-13-2019, 04:00 PM	#11
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	Every single morning at the age of five or so, I'd wake up exactly on the dot at 5:30 AM to catch Mighty Mouse/Hekyll and Jekyll, followed by a slew of shows on WPIX-TV here in NYC, including Scooby Doo and Tom and Jerry. On rare occasion, I'd catch the tail end of Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines.