I could watch anything, as long as chores and homework were done, and it wasn't well after my bedtime.
We had no TV station in town until I was 7 or 8, then just the one for the next 5 years. I listened to all the radio adventure and detective programs. I still do on XM radio's Old Time Radio channel.
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We only had 3 channels, and I was usually busy playing outside.
Progressives are the most open minded, tolerant, and inclusive people on the planet, as long as you agree with everything they say, and do exactly as you're told.
We could only get one channel for a long while, then our little town got a tall repeater tower and we could get a bunch of stations from Kansas City.
I DO remember Dad letting me stay up whenever they played "Zulu" on the late movie, that was one of our favorite movies. "Zulu" was the first VHS tape I ever bought, as it hadn't been on TV forever by then, and I wanted to watch it again (and again, and again). It was always a good film. Still is.
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
My dad didn’t really care what I watched. Mom, on the other hand was a little restrictive. The one I remember her not letting me watch was “Love, American Style.” Funny thing is that when seeing it in today’s light it is pretty tame. Dave
Only intermittently had a TV while growing up. Had three regular channels and one very "snowy" UHF. Nothing banned but bed time was around 8pm. Did get up by 7 or 8 on Saturdays waiting for the station to come on air to watch cartoons.
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A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever.
The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.
We weren't ban from watching anything. Wasn't much to watch back then.
We had regular TV until I was about 5 or 6. Regular TV- was 3 NBC , 5 CBS, 9 ABC and then PBS can't remember the channel.
When we got cable there was around 36 channels, on the box with three rows of buttons that was connected to the TV for cable....no remotes remember those days.
Now we have 800 or so channels and I can't hardly ever find anything on worth watching!
NYH1.
Take nothing I say personal, remember....it's just the interweb!
All in the familly, (commie propaganda),and all of the "black " shows,jeffersons,sanford and son,etc.anything of that sort,was propaganda and banned.the t.v. was NOT allowed on during the day,ever.
Not dad, but mom, laugh in, I was 5 and had to go to bed at 8 o'clock.
Me too Buddy! I think I was 6. It sucked to go to bed when the sun was still up!
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I don't think there was much to ban on the 4 or 5 channels we had. McGiver, the A-team. Maybe Miami Vice required some adult supervision, but man was that show cool.
I'd ban my kids but all they seem to do is try to pull up dirt on opposing football teams, wrestlers and the like on youtube. They're probly watching porn too but WTF its not like in this day and age a dad has a stack of Playboys to steal.
Liberalism; The impossible yet accepted notion that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
We had ABC and WVPT until I moved Out. Weren't allowed to watch any "black" t.v. shows ie Sanford, good times, etc... even at other people's houses. Watched Dukes of Hazzard most Friday evenings at the neighbors house. It's the [bleep] south....civil rights wasn't real popular in the 70's
Didn't even THINK about playing Rap music in the house. Always had Pepsi in the house til they used Michael Jackson in their commercials. Always Coca-Cola in the house after that.
We had two , both came on at 0600 and went off at 2400. Each night they both had a picture of the flag, while playing the Star Spangled Banner! The we had a ant race tell 0600 that morning! We could watch anything they watched! Nothing banned! Dad didn't like LW show, that's bubble crap, he would say and head out for awhile!
