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Spexxvet · 09-27-2006, 08:43 AM

[grumpy old man] I remember when we had to get up off our ass to change the channel or adjust the volume. And we watched commercials, goddammit! We had one television for the whole damn family. Cartoons were only on Saturday morning until noon. There were 4 channels (including PBS) until UHF was developed in the mid-sixties, then we got 3 more! Wooped-dee dooo! Finally, we got Wee Willie Weber on weekday afternoons, showing cartoons. We got color TV in 1972, and cable hit our neighborhood in about 1978, but we didn't get it until about 1985! And when we got it, there was this wire that connected the box - not remote control - to the tv.[/grumpy old man]

Wee Willie had some pretty cool shows on, like Speed Racer, Ultra Man, Eighth Man, Prince Planet, Marine Boy, Johnny Cypher in Demension Zero - all Japanese, probably considered anime today.

There were some pretty far-fetched short run comedies. Anybody remember Captain Nice? Mr. Terrific (was that it?)?

Madman · 09-27-2006, 08:49 AM

Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, Mighty Mouse, Underdog, Fractured Fairy Tales. All classics! I loved them.

Now they have monster robots, funky animated stills, yuk cartoons, super ugly horror critters and flashing TV screen that cause seizures. TV cartoons suck now - except for Sesame Street and Tele-Tubbies.

Elspode · 09-27-2006, 08:52 AM

The great thing about modern cable/satellite is that pretty much *all* those great old shows are available at one time or other, so you can re-experience the nostalgia should you choose to do so. Granted, we'll probably never see the really obscure ones, 'cause if they didn't make money way back when, they probably won't now, but still...we have lots of choices these days.

My favorite ancient TV memories? Winky Dink and Me (you put a plastic cover on your TV and drew on it, making a picture that then became part of a scene in the show), The Banana Splits, Sky King, The original Mickey Mouse show with Annette, Cubby, et al ("Meeska, Mooska, Mousketeer; Mouse Cartoon Time Now is Here!"), Superman with George Reeves as The Man of Steel, The Tonight Show with Steve Allen...and Captain Kangaroo.

I'd use up all of UT's bandwidth if I went on.

09-27-2006, 08:43 AM	#1
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	[grumpy old man] I remember when we had to get up off our ass to change the channel or adjust the volume. And we watched commercials, goddammit! We had one television for the whole damn family. Cartoons were only on Saturday morning until noon. There were 4 channels (including PBS) until UHF was developed in the mid-sixties, then we got 3 more! Wooped-dee dooo! Finally, we got Wee Willie Weber on weekday afternoons, showing cartoons. We got color TV in 1972, and cable hit our neighborhood in about 1978, but we didn't get it until about 1985! And when we got it, there was this wire that connected the box - not remote control - to the tv.[/grumpy old man] Wee Willie had some pretty cool shows on, like Speed Racer, Ultra Man, Eighth Man, Prince Planet, Marine Boy, Johnny Cypher in Demension Zero - all Japanese, probably considered anime today. There were some pretty far-fetched short run comedies. Anybody remember Captain Nice? Mr. Terrific (was that it?)? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

09-27-2006, 08:52 AM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The great thing about modern cable/satellite is that pretty much all those great old shows are available at one time or other, so you can re-experience the nostalgia should you choose to do so. Granted, we'll probably never see the really obscure ones, 'cause if they didn't make money way back when, they probably won't now, but still...we have lots of choices these days. My favorite ancient TV memories? Winky Dink and Me (you put a plastic cover on your TV and drew on it, making a picture that then became part of a scene in the show), The Banana Splits, Sky King, The original Mickey Mouse show with Annette, Cubby, et al ("Meeska, Mooska, Mousketeer; Mouse Cartoon Time Now is Here!"), Superman with George Reeves as The Man of Steel, The Tonight Show with Steve Allen...and Captain Kangaroo. I'd use up all of UT's bandwidth if I went on. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-27-2006, 08:49 AM	#2
Madman has left the building. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 455	Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo, Mighty Mouse, Underdog, Fractured Fairy Tales. All classics! I loved them. Now they have monster robots, funky animated stills, yuk cartoons, super ugly horror critters and flashing TV screen that cause seizures. TV cartoons suck now - except for Sesame Street and Tele-Tubbies.

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