Those Blokes Across The Pond - Vintage TV
We were at a group Easter party this weekend and had a really great time. As the evening cooled off and we moved inside we all ended up in the living room with the TV on. Being Easter Eve there could only be one show on the television - The Ten Commandments!
We all sat around talking and studying what a classic this movie was. The acting and effects were so over the top but seemed so cool when we were younger. Many people in the group could not believe that watching TTC was an Easter tradition. There was a long discussion about when color TV came along and when TTC was made. All of the talk about old shows got me to thinking about some shows I had not thought about for a long while.
There are some really obscure TV shows that I remember as a kid. I think they were all imports from other countries. Not many people know what I'm talking about half of the time. Did you ever watch these shows?
Here Come The Double Deckers - A Saturday morning show about a bunch of kids that had a cool fort with an entrance through a wooden fence.
The Goodies - This was another Saturday night show much like Monty Python. There were a group of guys doing very odd skits.
Pippi Longstocking - Stories about a very strong girl with orange pony tails that stuck out to the sides. She wore long striped socks.
Remember back in the day when we only had three main channels and at times channel 13? Can you imagine only three stations from which to choose? How did we ever survive? And how about the fact that we had to get up and turn the knob if we wanted to switch channels. Yes! TV's used to have knobs!!
Then there was the whole TV antenna thing which I won't even get into.
My how things have changed. Now, if the remote goes out we have no idea how to turn on the TV let alone change channels. I remember getting our first 20 ton VCR and the coolest thing about it was that it had a remote control on a cord for channel changing. The cord could reach across the room and we thought that was the bomb!!
Gosh, remember when TV shows had all new episodes one right after the other. They lasted the entire season. Unlike today, where we are supposed to feel privileged if we get three new episodes in a row. And then they throw in more reruns and play up the fact that there will be another new episode in two weeks! Woo Hoo! Big fat deal.
TV has become as much a part of life as a light bulb. You come home, you flip on the TV. You wake up in the morning, you flip on the TV. You eat dinner, you flip on the TV. Most restaurants even have TV's now! Even McDonalds!
Well, enough of that. I've got to stop blogging and finish my day. My favorite TV show is about to come on don't ya know.
We all sat around talking and studying what a classic this movie was. The acting and effects were so over the top but seemed so cool when we were younger. Many people in the group could not believe that watching TTC was an Easter tradition. There was a long discussion about when color TV came along and when TTC was made. All of the talk about old shows got me to thinking about some shows I had not thought about for a long while.
There are some really obscure TV shows that I remember as a kid. I think they were all imports from other countries. Not many people know what I'm talking about half of the time. Did you ever watch these shows?
Here Come The Double Deckers - A Saturday morning show about a bunch of kids that had a cool fort with an entrance through a wooden fence.
The Goodies - This was another Saturday night show much like Monty Python. There were a group of guys doing very odd skits.
Pippi Longstocking - Stories about a very strong girl with orange pony tails that stuck out to the sides. She wore long striped socks.
Remember back in the day when we only had three main channels and at times channel 13? Can you imagine only three stations from which to choose? How did we ever survive? And how about the fact that we had to get up and turn the knob if we wanted to switch channels. Yes! TV's used to have knobs!!
Then there was the whole TV antenna thing which I won't even get into.
My how things have changed. Now, if the remote goes out we have no idea how to turn on the TV let alone change channels. I remember getting our first 20 ton VCR and the coolest thing about it was that it had a remote control on a cord for channel changing. The cord could reach across the room and we thought that was the bomb!!
Gosh, remember when TV shows had all new episodes one right after the other. They lasted the entire season. Unlike today, where we are supposed to feel privileged if we get three new episodes in a row. And then they throw in more reruns and play up the fact that there will be another new episode in two weeks! Woo Hoo! Big fat deal.
TV has become as much a part of life as a light bulb. You come home, you flip on the TV. You wake up in the morning, you flip on the TV. You eat dinner, you flip on the TV. Most restaurants even have TV's now! Even McDonalds!
Well, enough of that. I've got to stop blogging and finish my day. My favorite TV show is about to come on don't ya know.
Labels: 70's, Getting Old, Memories
posted by Shaggy D at
2:26 PM
1 Comments:
What a great post! I almost forgot about the VCR remote with the cord. Hahah. High tech indeed.
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