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KA7RRA
12-04-2004, 09:06 AM
Has a kid growing up I remember on sundays nights me and my family used to watch Lassie and then the Wonderfull World of Disney. They allways had something good on It was good family TV. I used to get mad when we was at grandma's house and had to leave in the middle of the show...
MY question to all families are there any shows like the
Wonderfull World of Disney or lassie that you can sit down and watch with the whole family that dose not have garbage in it
KA7RRA
W3MIV
12-04-2004, 01:44 PM
I don't watch TV other than occasional news in morning or evening (either Fox and Friends in AM or Special Report with BH in evening -- never the bozos on SeeBS or ABC et al), but I would venture the guess that you would have to seek such entertainment on one of the cable/satellite "re-run" channels. Nothing made in the past twenty years would seem to fit into any acceptable standard in my not-very-humble opinion.
kd7eze
12-04-2004, 01:53 PM
RRA--
If this is the type of programming you desire, I suggest you watch TV Land, channel 106 on Dish.
ai4ep
12-04-2004, 05:00 PM
Yep. cause even DISNEY is not as clean and wholesome as it used to be.
It does make you wonder about SNOW WHITE & the 7 dwarfs.
WA5KRP
12-04-2004, 06:07 PM
The Hallmark Channel has excellent programming.
WA5KRP
Texas
wa4brl
12-04-2004, 09:25 PM
RRA, you must be about 50, like me. I remember the same thing. Sometimes, if my older sisters wanted to see Ed Sullivan later (Beatles?), we'd watch My Favorite Martian instead of Disney.
In previous years, I think The Jetsons and Dennis the Menace were in the same time slot as "Martian", on other channels. Of course, there were only the three channels (3, 10, & 13) in tidewater Va., and there were always good shows to fight over watching! Now we have 150 cable/satellite channels, and more often than not, nothing worth watching.
Thanks for stirring some great old memories!
73, Steve
I think that The Wonderful World Of Disney was later changed to Disney's Wonderful World Of Color. Of course we did not have a color TV when the change was made, but it was something we watched as a family every Sunday evening. I remember Walt Disney talking about Disneyland and the rides and attractions that were in place. Sometimes he would be filmed riding the latest ride. For someone on the east coast it all seemed like a dream.
I used to watch the Mickey Mouse Club after school in the early evening. The thing I most enjoyed was the Spin & Marty segment about 2 teenage boys on a ranch somewhere in the west. Again, it seemed very far away from the Philadelphia suburbs. My favorite cartoons on either programwere the Donald Duck cartoons.
73
George
K3UD
N0KLT
12-04-2004, 09:57 PM
Annette!!
Need I say more?
Gary NØKLT
wa4brl
12-04-2004, 10:14 PM
When the Reeders 3 doors down got the first color TV in the neighborhood, we (kids) ran over to their house to watch Wonderful World of Color IN COLOR! Even after the novelty wore off, we'd often run over just to watch the intro with Tinkerbell painting the sky behind the castle with all those colors! Then we'd go on home and watch the rest in b&w. The things that impress kids, huh!
I remember Mr. R. paid about $1000 for the TV and another few hundred for a better antenna installation when the old one proved not up to the task! This in 1963 dollars!!!
I guess somebody had better have been impressed!!!
Gary, KLT: I was to young for Annette, I preferred Jimminy Cricket!
E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-PEDIA!
73, Steve
k6pme
12-04-2004, 10:39 PM
Other than an occasional DVD movie or maybe the History Channel I have given up on TV.
Quote[/b] (wa4brl @ Dec. 04 2004,17:14)]I remember Mr. R. paid about $1000 for the TV and another few hundred for a better antenna installation when the old one proved not up to the task! #This in 1963 dollars!!!
That color TV in 63 was probably closest to the high end of TV technology and would be comparable with the 52 inch Hi Def Plasma today when the prices are adjusted for the CPI index.
We did not have a color TV until about 1968 when the prices became more affordable. Of course my parents always told me that color TV had not been perfected yet and lets wait until the get a bit better. I was always hearing about the green flesh tone tint on our next door neighbors color set, but I always liked it when I could sometimes watch Star Trek over there with their kids. Green was fine with me on that particular show http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
73
George
K3UD
I started buying Little House on the Prarie on DVD.
My girls love it. We sit down a couple times a week and enjoy an episode or two.
Each season is just over 40 bucks and that gives you 6 dvd's and many hours of family entertainment.
You can find other family friendly TV shows on dvd these days. I gave up on the networks long ago.
N0KLT
12-05-2004, 05:01 AM
Quote[/b] (wa4brl @ Dec. 04 2004,16:14)]Gary, KLT: I was to young for Annette, I preferred Jimminy Cricket!
E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-PEDIA!
73, Steve
There is just something wrong about prefering a freaking cricket that sings badly to Annette. I don't care how old you were, you got older http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
Gary NØKLT
W8CEI
12-05-2004, 06:52 AM
You can still get "little House on the Prarie" on the Halmark channel. I still like kermit singing "The rainbow connection"
wa4brl
12-05-2004, 04:01 PM
Hey, I LOVED that cricket, man! Sreiously though, when I was a littile older I saw Annette in "Beach Blanket Bingo". I still wasn't very impressed -- but remember -- by then we had Raquel. Another sad case of unrealistically raised expectations. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif
Many of the old wholsome programs are alive and well on the lesser-seen cable/satellite channels. They sure put them on at some odd times though. I even spotted Spin and Marty on late one night. I stayed up to 2AM watching and chortling. Anyone interested in sharing them with kids and grandkids would do well to study the program listings, find their favorites and record them. Most cable and satellite companies have online programming guides -- and they're searchable!
73, Steve
k0ews
12-05-2004, 11:48 PM
Yeah, as a parent of young kids, broadcasting has pretty much gone to pot. If you want good stuff, you have to get cable or satelite; that 's where the good stuff is, and the sad thing is that you have to monitor that stuff too.
I got one of those Satelite radios a few weeks ago, and actually prefer to listen to that rather than watch TV anyway. It even has a channel that plays nothing but the old radio shows; although some of those old radio shows dealt with some pretty violent things too, but at least you don't see it, which is more fun anyway.
KD5VHZ
12-06-2004, 04:36 AM
Yep, the old Philco B&W set warming up. TV didn't get turned on until after supper was through, the dishes were done, and homework was finished. Sunday was different though. Sunday was waffle night and I got to eat on a card table in front of the TV, and watch Industry on Parade. Sure were simplier times. (BIG SIGH).
Doug KD5VHZ
One of my good friends, Don Grady, was a Mouseketeer and later played one of the sons in "My Three Sons". He gave up acting and now writes music for movies and TV shows.
Disney wouldn't let Annette wear a two piece bathing suit for her "beachparty" movies ! That would have been too decadent ! My how times have changed !