I was going to mention Night Gallery...
Haha, I was gonna springboard of your post and add Helen Roper from Three's Company. But then I googled her and though, hmm, she's less fugly than I remember her to be.
I've notices that. Some of the movies that scared the dickens out of me as a kid, are corny and ridiculous as an adult
I used to love "The Wild, Wild, West" when I was a kid. Then about 20 years later I caught some reruns when I was staying in a motel room... talk about CORNY!!!I've notices that. Some of the movies that scared the dickens out of me as a kid, are corny and ridiculous as an adult
Same with some of the shows I used to watch as well.
I felt the same way about Buck Roger's
But then again, when you only have a couple of TV stations, you're at their mercy 
Jurassic park was controversial because it was too realistic and could possibly tramatize kids. Stop motion animation, like Clash of the titans 10 yrs earlier at least had a sense of fakeness.
I remember seeing clash of the titans at the drive-in theater. Went with my grandparents' neighbors and their kids. Two adults in the cab and a bed full of us kids holding down the lawn chairs and blankets
Of course back then there only WERE a handful of tv stations, a far cry from all the cable channels and streaming services today...all of which need 24/7/365 content. 570 channels, and still nothing on.But then again, when you only have a couple of TV stations, you're at their mercy
Yup, we got over 100 channels streamed through the cities app on our fire stick. Plus 300 channels through peacock app on the TV. Then Amazon and Netflix.Of course back then there only WERE a handful of tv stations, a far cry from all the cable channels and streaming services today...all of which need 24/7/365 content. 570 channels, and still nothing on.
Even in a large city 50 years ago you had CBS, NBC, ABC and maybe a couple of UHF channels that ran old movies and syndicated shows that hardly anyone watched.
I recall my wife showing the kids a real "scary movie" ..... Pyscho. They rolled on the floor laughing at the shower scene we once thought was terrifying. Even we were thinking it was not scary this time. Charlie Chaplin never was funny to me when I watched old silent TV shows. Same with 3 Stooges.
Thanks for the reminder. I know I watched that show as a kid, but I couldn't remember a single detail from a single episode. I happened to notice an upcoming episode in the TV guide, and the description said that it had Sammy Davis Jr. guest starring as a bullet-immune night rider. I decided, "I NEED to watch that!"
We saw that one couple days ago. I bought the whole Wild West series. We like it ok...not fantastic but ok. Bewitched, Hillbillies, Green Acres, Hitchcock, Twilight Zone, Columbo, Night Stalker...just good relaxing entertainment. A break from news!Thanks for the reminder. I know I watched that show as a kid, but I couldn't remember a single detail from a single episode. I happened to notice an upcoming episode in the TV guide, and the description said that it had Sammy Davis Jr. guest starring as a bullet-immune night rider. I decided, "I NEED to watch that!"
Sammy did a quick-draw and shot the gun right out of the bad guy's hand (because that's perfectly feasible). Then he spins his gun around by the trigger just to emphasize his excellent marksmanship, before re-holstering his revolver. Good times!
But look at the reference point your kids have. This is especially true with the long running crime shows on tv...Criminal Minds is one that comes to mind. The perps on some of these shows are real sickos. Sure was nothing like that when we were growing up.
