What TV did you watch as a kid?

Alan46 · Feb 28, 2023

2LaneCruzer said:
Anyone remember "M Squad"? With Lee Marvin?

I loved watching Lee. He was such a bad-ass, the same with Jack Palance

Bison · Feb 28, 2023

We had no TV til i was sixteen and even then i did not care about it.

2LaneCruzer · Feb 28, 2023

5030 · Feb 28, 2023

When I was a kid, we watched a Philco black and white TV with I think had a 14 inch screen. Good for Ed Sullivan, Sky King, Lassie and real not adulterated news like today. Mostly listened to the radio and mostly AM. Not many FM stations back then.

I find current TV geared for a 5 year old mentality so I don't watch it.

2LaneCruzer · Mar 1, 2023

5030 said:
When I was a kid, we watched a Philco black and white TV with I think had a 14 inch screen. Good for Ed Sullivan, Sky King, Lassie and real not adulterated news like today. Mostly listened to the radio and mostly AM. Not many FM stations back then.

I find current TV geared for a 5 year old mentality so I don't watch it.

Early TV was blessed, in that there were a lot of experienced, professional stage performers who were having a hard time finding work. TV was a natural for them; old Vaudeville performers like Milton Berle, Red Skelton, etc. gave us the best programming one can imagine. We don't have anything like that today.

5030 · Mar 1, 2023

Ain't that the truth. TV today is a joke and a very biased joke at that.

Grumpycat · Mar 1, 2023

I watched a B&W Philco console with broken channel changing knob. We used a cheap screwdriver to get a bite on something inside then counted clicks until a picture appeared. Only had VHF.

Then we moved up to a 19" color "portable" Sears TV!

Grumpycat · Mar 1, 2023

5030 said:
Ain't that the truth. TV today is a joke and a very biased joke at that.

By and large I agree. There are some jewels.

current:
Blue Bloods
Ghosts
Young Sheldon

recent:
Phineas & Ferb
Longmire
Futurama

In 2006 Terry Pratchett's "Hogfather" was made into a 3 hour movie for a non-BBC British TV channel. Lots of fun but very deep into what it is to be human, what with Death substituting for Santa Claus and all.

Straightgrain3016 · Mar 2, 2023

There was a few (unauthorized...

) network TV frequencies that we'd tune into using our military FM radios (the PRC 77s, 524s, 68s, 126s, then the SINCGARs) while we were on extended field maneuvers...

The one frequency I definately remember was 59.75. I vaguley remember 63.75..

The psycological bonus of hearing the outside world was a morale-boosting "no-no".

Edit: we made custom jungle antennas for TV and labeled them for each network.

Phil Donahue, $10k pyramid, Hollywood Squares, & Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts were some of the favs., but Johnny Carson..#1

Alan46 · Mar 2, 2023

We used to watch, Beat the clock - TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES -CONCENTRATION

2LaneCruzer · Mar 2, 2023

Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour

NoTrespassing · Mar 2, 2023

In 1978 I was a young teenage boy when the $1.98 Beauty Show aired. It was created by Chuck Barris who also created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game as well as hosting The Gong Show. $1.98 showed a lot of skin for the day, and is a reason a 14-year-old boy would watch

MossRoad · Mar 2, 2023

I do not remember that one.

Alan46 · Mar 2, 2023

MossRoad said:
I do not remember that one.

Me eather

NoTrespassing said:
In 1978 I was a young teenage boy when the $1.98 Beauty Show aired. It was created by Chuck Barris who also created The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game as well as hosting The Gong Show. $1.98 showed a lot of skin for the day, and is a reason a 14-year-old boy would watch

How is your eyesight now?

MossRoad · Mar 2, 2023

Alan46 said:
How is your eyesight now?

You're supposed to only watch it until you need glasses.

NoTrespassing · Mar 2, 2023

MossRoad said:
You're supposed to only watch it until you need glasses.

I probably watched every episode as a kid and didn't need glasses until about 43 years old, (readers), so I guess it's a delayed reaction. I recommend looking away at certain times