DO YOU REMEMBER these top sellers...1970s - Life in America

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  • @VariedVids
    @VariedVids 2 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Watching these videos made me realize I'm so friggin old that my life has turned into nothing but literal history.

    • @robertd9850
      @robertd9850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's a big club!

    • @marychristina1961
      @marychristina1961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I’m in that club!

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And those of us in the club could yes teach "kiddies" a lot, if they'd only listen...

    • @guerralg63
      @guerralg63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      At least you have nice memories to look back on. I pitty the millennial and gen z people, and possibly future generations given the state of the world at present.

    • @mangot589
      @mangot589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same here. I sometimes think about when I’m watching WWII shows, that when I watched them when I was young, that’s how younger people see THESE lol. Like ancient history.

  • @jackhamm5554
    @jackhamm5554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember my cousin having a digital watch, You would push a button and it would light up the time. I was fascinated with it.

    • @gregorydahl
      @gregorydahl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you jiggle or swirl one in almost dark room up close the red digits move like thir movement is delayed from the watch moving .

  • @andyjulian5379
    @andyjulian5379 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What great memories, and great times!

  • @court5231
    @court5231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How many remember getting the Sears catalog so you could tell Santa what you wanted for Christmas?! And then thinking later that you must have been really bad, because Santa didn't bring most of it! 😀

  • @curtischildress9580
    @curtischildress9580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 1977 I went off to college with 1 of those digital watches & that calculator. Seems like another world now.

  • @mrbr549
    @mrbr549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Evel Knievel crashed many, many times. He reportedly broke every bone in his body at least once. He was a great showman also. He wasn't the first daredevil though. I remember all those things mentioned in this video. Who knows, in the future some old guy will look back at this year fondly and remember how great it was to have $6 gas and a Potato as President.

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True enough about Evel, and 😊 on the potatoe.

  • @sauletto1
    @sauletto1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video !

  • @ace942
    @ace942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember having the evil Knievel toy as a kid. I kind of wish I still had it.

  • @satguy
    @satguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only vehicles I owed were Pontiac and Oldsmobiles, I was sad to see him go.

  • @heronimousbrapson863
    @heronimousbrapson863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember my friend's mom had a polaroid camera in the 1950's, but they only took black and white pictures then.

  • @JohnDlugosz
    @JohnDlugosz ปีที่แล้ว

    The Atari console shown at 5:00 is not the one originally released. The original had three switches on either side, not two. And _Space Invaders_ had not come out yet -- it shipped with _Combat_ cartridge. BTW, it was not called "2600" but "VCS". Updated models were given that number later, after Atari introduced more items. Back in the day, this was simply known as "The Atari".

  • @sonhuynh8222
    @sonhuynh8222 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember those Star Wars figures being about $3 each. Was a fortune for me as a kid !

  • @jrnfw4060
    @jrnfw4060 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a digital watch in the very early 1980s. I had a question about it -- something I couldn't figure out. So, I called the company that made it and asked them what I considered to be a very simple question. Boy, was I stonewalled! Couldn't get a straight answer out of them if my life had depended upon it. Good thing it didn't!

    • @stargo2931
      @stargo2931 ปีที่แล้ว

      What was the question??

    • @jrnfw4060
      @jrnfw4060 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stargo2931 It was actually a diving watch. My question mainly had to do with how to set it up. I had never before had a digital watch, and the instructions weren't very clear. I figured if anyone would be able to enlighten me, the company that made them would. Well, guess what? I spoke to an arrogant ass who was more concerned with expressing his condescending attitude toward a female caller than answering my question.I just wanted to be able to understand the directions, and he was no help, at all. Smart ass!

    • @stargo2931
      @stargo2931 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jrnfw4060 I've run into a few of those during my life. For example, when I went to take my test to get my Class A truck drivers license. The male clerk behind the counter was a real chauvinistic pig. He quieted down tho when I only missed one question on the test. LoL.

  • @walcoman
    @walcoman ปีที่แล้ว

    69 Cutlass, 350 rocket powerplant , mine was great

  • @JT-sz7xc
    @JT-sz7xc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, I remember every single one of theses inventions, we didn’t own all of them, but I had friends who had some, and remember the commercials for the rest. I’d give anything to return to these times, thank you for making these videos. 🇺🇸

    • @PaulTesta
      @PaulTesta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ditto. Things weren't perfect back then, but they certainly were much simpler.

    • @XYZzyx20
      @XYZzyx20 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was there too I am 23

    • @dudedude9793
      @dudedude9793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      if someone ever invent's a time machine they wjll make a fortune off us old timer's.

    • @JT-sz7xc
      @JT-sz7xc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@XYZzyx20 23??? Your no where near old enough to remember the 70’s and 80, or even the 90’s.

    • @JT-sz7xc
      @JT-sz7xc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@dudedude9793 Exactly, the 70,s and 80’s will definitely become overcrowded with all of us who lived through it and want to go back, along with everyone who has learned how great this period of time was.

  • @susan5301
    @susan5301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Ahh, the Sears catalog! What memories! 😃

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Only about 20 Sears stores left nationwide now I believe. The past fades away as hard as try to hold onto it... Unfortunately.😥

    • @mayorb3366
      @mayorb3366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@starmnsixty1209 Isn't it ironic that the company that pioneered home delivery of anything and everything over 100 years ago, was shuttering stores while a bookseller was becoming a zillion dollar company... by doing home delivery of anything.

    • @eddieboggs8306
      @eddieboggs8306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember what we did with the old Sears Robuck catalogs. Out house toilet paper.

    • @peacefuldaizy5717
      @peacefuldaizy5717 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@starmnsixty1209 : I work for Sears. There are 15 of the large department stores left, and 3 of those are currently closing.

    • @gregory46236
      @gregory46236 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Especially the women's lingerie section!

  • @denisesmith2745
    @denisesmith2745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    My dad gave my mom a beautiful 66 red Cutlass convertible for their anniversary that year. Wire wheels and all the works. It was beautiful.

  • @AllieJ123
    @AllieJ123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thank you for bringing back memories of the 70s. I remember them well. Ask me if I remember what I had for lunch yesterday lol

  • @LeAnimal65
    @LeAnimal65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Sweet! Nice to finally see the 1970s represented!

  • @kaseymeier5944
    @kaseymeier5944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I had completely forgotten about the Little Professor!!!!

  • @Gamble661
    @Gamble661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I went off to college in 1975 armed with a Texas Instruments calculator and a Brother electric typewriter. The typewriter was state-of-the-art because it had auto-correct! I still have the calculator around the house somewhere and it still works.

    • @bernadettegreen7134
      @bernadettegreen7134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kev, 'auto correct' was truly a lifesaver back in the day. (Steeler Country Boomer)

    • @jacka55six60
      @jacka55six60 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine also still works!

    • @coleparker
      @coleparker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You were lucky to have the Auto correct.

  • @bearforce187
    @bearforce187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Lots of early childhood memories brought back in this video.

  • @michaelbeams9553
    @michaelbeams9553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I feel the need to admit , I am 58 yrs old and I have never seen one moment of
    any Star Wars movie ever .
    I feel better now . I have been hiding that for many years.
    Great video. Peace , Be Free .

    • @alvincash3230
      @alvincash3230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought I was completely out of it because I am 64 and have only seen the first 3 Star Wars movies. But I have never seen any of the others. I've always been puzzled by the tremendous popularity of the franchise. They seemed mediocrity to me.

    • @thetruthisthelight0910
      @thetruthisthelight0910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am PROUD that I haven't, deliberately, either.

    • @bbrcummins1984
      @bbrcummins1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍

  • @martinpennock9430
    @martinpennock9430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Yes, owned a one step, had Dark Side of the Moon on vinyl, had a 77 and a 78 Olds Cutlass! Most of the rest too! Thanks for the memories! Thanks again for everything you do!

  • @kirtreeves7777
    @kirtreeves7777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What! No Air Pop popcorn machine?

  • @allen_p
    @allen_p 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I still have my Polaroid One Step camera. My Aunt Ruth had a Cutlass. There was a big Texas Instrument factory Northwest of Houston. My parent's had a working dust buster up to their deaths.

    • @rbsmith3365
      @rbsmith3365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was nearby Stafford, Southwest of Houston.

    • @Qboro66
      @Qboro66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Walmart has them...
      I'm tempted to get one... for my kids, that is...😉

  • @dianejohnson7235
    @dianejohnson7235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love going back and remembering the good one's days! Brings back wonderful memories!

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sigh... Don't these videos do that.

  • @DiamondGirl333
    @DiamondGirl333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I was raised in Reading Ohio. We played UNO. I had no clue the inventor was from my neighborhood. That's wild.

  • @slim-oneslim8014
    @slim-oneslim8014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Gizmos" Lol! I haven't heard that word in so long. 😃 Love it all!

  • @fanbutton
    @fanbutton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Defender was my favorite game at the arcade. It was non-stop action. That game used to always leave my middle finger blistered after playing it.

  • @Saint-eg7yg
    @Saint-eg7yg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I graduated in 1983 so I was a kid of the 70’s and a teen in the 80’s. I went to the theater to see Jaws and Star Wars. I played with my Evil Knievel action figure and uno cards. It was an incredible time to grow up!!!!👍

    • @Brutus-co9dt
      @Brutus-co9dt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1984

    • @Saint-eg7yg
      @Saint-eg7yg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Brutus-co9dt Bro, we were rockin’ to the same music! 👍

  • @larryhall7998
    @larryhall7998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Honesty who here used their Polaroid camera to take nude photos of their significant other?

    • @justmejenny7986
      @justmejenny7986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol. My parents did. I was going through paperwork and found an envelope of photos. Please people don't scar your children. Get rid of them as you get older. After my dad died I found stuff I wish I hadn't.

    • @saminaneen
      @saminaneen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@justmejenny7986 It is like you said, This is a great idea.. I believe mask should be mandatory at all times in your car in your house while you sleep, while you take a shower, when you have sex, you must wear a mask. Cameras should be installed in people's homes to make sure they are obeying the rules.. mandatory vaccines must be implemented anybody who refuses will be forced to take it if they have to hold you down you will take it.. this is the only way we beat this virus we must obey the health experts and our leaders and rulers because they know best for us.

    • @larryhall7998
      @larryhall7998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@justmejenny7986 Sorry to hear that, wonderful advice, now where did I put them photos?

  • @edwardparkhurst9804
    @edwardparkhurst9804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was born in 59 oh yes another trip down memory lane that you have shown us that watch your channel. Thank you sir.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sept. 1959 here.

    • @edwardparkhurst9804
      @edwardparkhurst9804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@samanthab1923 Samantha I'm June thanks for the reply young lady. 💟👍

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@edwardparkhurst9804 Any time. You’re sweet 😊

    • @saminaneen
      @saminaneen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@edwardparkhurst9804 It is like you said, This is a great idea.. I believe mask should be mandatory at all times in your car in your house while you sleep, while you take a shower, when you have sex, you must wear a mask. Cameras should be installed in people's homes to make sure they are obeying the rules.. mandatory vaccines must be implemented anybody who refuses will be forced to take it if they have to hold you down you will take it.. this is the only way we beat this virus we must obey the health experts and our leaders and rulers because they know best for us.

    • @saminaneen
      @saminaneen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@samanthab1923 It is like you said, This is a great idea.. I believe mask should be mandatory at all times in your car in your house while you sleep, while you take a shower, when you have sex, you must wear a mask. Cameras should be installed in people's homes to make sure they are obeying the rules.. mandatory vaccines must be implemented anybody who refuses will be forced to take it if they have to hold you down you will take it.. this is the only way we beat this virus we must obey the health experts and our leaders and rulers because they know best for us.

  • @Bill-cv1xu
    @Bill-cv1xu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I bought a 68 olds 442 when I was in high school in Fairbanks Alaska, 1980. 12 year old car with a 400 big block and a aftermarket 4 speed , 1,100 dollars.

  • @luisreyes1963
    @luisreyes1963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My dad got me & my brothers an Atari 2600 game system just because I got good grades in school. 😁

  • @emmgeevideo
    @emmgeevideo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" on a modern stereo and you'll still be blown away (as we used to say in the 70s).

    • @robertromero8692
      @robertromero8692 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have the DVD Audio version, which blows away the stereo version. It sounds incredible.

    • @someguy4911
      @someguy4911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      “There is no dark side of the moon really. As a matter of fact it's all dark.” - Pink Floyd

    • @aytviewer2421
      @aytviewer2421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ok, I am not one of those audiophile folks --but having had this album on vinyl, cassette, and finally CD --I can tell your that the record sounded much sharper than the other two versions. If I recall, the CD version was AAD at the time --which meant that it was a simple digitial encoding of some of the analog source without any remastering done to it. Man the LP sounded so good with a good pair of over-the-ear headphones on your head. Remember the ones we used to plug into home stereos in the 1970s and '80s???? Yeah those things with incredible based and fidelity that weighed a ton hanging on top of your head.

    • @michaelwaters5168
      @michaelwaters5168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aytviewer2421 I had a pair of Koss headphones that I held on to forever. The foam rubber under earcups started to turn into black goop but I still held onto them. Finally, I decided to toss the poor things after forty plus years of ownership. A few weeks later, I found the lifetime warranty card that came with the original purchase... :(

  • @julenepegher6999
    @julenepegher6999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Always a gift reminiscing anything 70’s! Great, simple times with the Best Music Ever!

  • @gregtheredneck1715
    @gregtheredneck1715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Man what a trip down memory lane. I envied kids who had an Evel Knievel stunt cycle. Wish I had known "Santa" wasn't a mind reader, but if a guy knows when I've been good or bad all year you figure he knows what you want for Christmas. We didn't have a Cutlass but did have a 1976 Buick Skylark which shared the same body as the Cutlass. I had one of the Texas Instruments digital watches, you had to push a button on the side for the led's to light up otherwise the face was blank. It would be 1981 before I got the Sears Telegames version of the Atari 2600.

  • @joeheid4757
    @joeheid4757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Didn't know UNO was that old. Discovered it in the 80's and wore out 2 decks. Remember getting my 1st hand held TI calculator. Awesome stuff.

  • @marieezzo5461
    @marieezzo5461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember all of these items in the 70's. Brings back nice memories.

  • @melissabibby7310
    @melissabibby7310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for sharing, brought back memories!👍❤️

  • @itinerantpatriot1196
    @itinerantpatriot1196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Good old Evel Knievel, the original daredevil. I remember the hype surrounding his Snake River Canyon jump. Everybody figured he pulled the chute early. He claims it went off on its own. He was a bit of a carney but he could get peoples attention. Oldsmobile made some awesome cars back in the day. My brother has a 1970 Cutlass Convertible. He has to put a bit of work into it to keep it on the road but it's still going strong. I had a 72 Delta 88, my good old delta-boat. I'll never forget the day the float on the carburetor got stuck and the thing caught on fire. I had to use my down jacket to put it out and when I pushed it into the gas station across the street the mechanic looked under the hood and asked me if I hit a duck. Still, she was a good ship. And Uno was always a fun way to spend some time when you didn't have enough cash to go anywhere.

    • @incog99skd11
      @incog99skd11 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I live in Idaho and remember it well. Have you ever seen the Snake River Canyon in person? That guy had to have been brave beyond belief to try it. It seems to be a mile deep but it really isn't but is looks like it.

    • @Dirty_Squirrell
      @Dirty_Squirrell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My best friend's boyfriend has also had a 1970 Cutlass Convertible. What a monster and I still hold the memories of that car in my heart.

    • @spokanetomcat1
      @spokanetomcat1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had some of his toys and watched his successes and crashes in the 70s growing up in SoCal. Met him at a Harley Davidson grand opening in Spokane Washington in the early 2000s and got a couple of autographed bobbleheads to add to my collections. He was sober too.

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I figure he pulled the shoot too soon also. Was watching live, of course. Think he'd have made it otherwise.

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spokanetomcat1 very cool.

  • @betty4gators
    @betty4gators 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The good old days!! As a kid I remember wanting so many of these things. Did anyone else catch Richard Petty in the Uno picture?! One of the coolest NASCAR drivers ever!

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Saw Richard race at Darlington around 1977or so. Nice memory, if a blustery, cold day. My mom, and some others who are gone now we're there...time can be a harsh mistress, can't it? 😔 Sigh.

    • @tbury2516
      @tbury2516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep, he was the only reason I watched NASCAR back in the day.

    • @Mick_Ts_Chick
      @Mick_Ts_Chick ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, I'm from NC so I recognized him right away!

  • @Flipnred78
    @Flipnred78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Polaroid one step and Evel Knievel were both Christmas presents. Wow. Me and my brother had all this stuff in the video. Crazy. Sometimes you think the best times of your life we’re back then. Thanks for the memories. Excellent video!

    • @Stache987
      @Stache987 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got a Kodak instant camera. It faced legal action, my parents took the camera, I don't think I ever saw any settlement. Might have said the gift was thrown away for that matter, I know my grandmother spent good money for most my gifts.

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "The best times of your life we're back then"
      Such true words.

  • @lanacampbell-moore6686
    @lanacampbell-moore6686 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best Decade Ever & Ty R.R.❤️

  • @wes5150.
    @wes5150. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Growing up Mama used to tell me:
    "Whatever you do.....DON'T HAVE KIDS!"
    That I could control.
    Then she used to say: "Whatever you do.....DON'T GET OLD !"
    That was out of my control as hard as I tried.

  • @appleforever6664
    @appleforever6664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The 1978 Pontiac Trans-Am was a top seller. Surprised it was not listed in the video.

    • @bretthibbs6083
      @bretthibbs6083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      especially after smoke and the bandit came out my brother had one in the 80's

    • @saminaneen
      @saminaneen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bretthibbs6083 It is like you said, This is a great idea.. I believe mask should be mandatory at all times in your car in your house while you sleep, while you take a shower, when you have sex, you must wear a mask. Cameras should be installed in people's homes to make sure they are obeying the rules.. mandatory vaccines must be implemented anybody who refuses will be forced to take it if they have to hold you down you will take it.. this is the only way we beat this virus we must obey the health experts and our leaders and rulers because they know best for us.

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Classic!

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember a few of those items! The 1970's was the good old days!

  • @equesfuscus
    @equesfuscus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    When I saw the first kid at my school walking around holding his stormtrooper action figure, I needed to have one of my own--a need down deep in my 6-year-old bones. In my eyes then, he was the luckiest kid in the world, and he was holding a treasure unimagined before that time. Thanks for the memories.

  • @matthewsherwin8741
    @matthewsherwin8741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dark Side of the Moon remains one of the best records of all time. Awesome! The band really couldn’t top it although two or three of their later albums were very good. I must have at least two versions of DSOTM and maybe three with posters and stickers.

  • @itiswhatitis7639
    @itiswhatitis7639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember getting my grandma a One-Step camera for Christmas. Pink Floyd is a great classic, And yes we had to have a Atari.

  • @skylilly1
    @skylilly1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pretty much had all this stuff, or the neighbors where we played a lot.

  • @wantingoneangel8976
    @wantingoneangel8976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was a Child of the 70s into the 80s, I had and still have my Little Professor Calculator😃😃👌👌👍👍!! And in the 80s, I had a Polaroid Camera that looked different than the one step and in the early 80s my Brother and I shared an Atari👍👍😃😃!! I so enjoyed Pac-Man as well as playing Pit Fall with my Brother on Atar😊😊i!! Thanks for sharing these wonderful memories from my Childhood😃😃💛💛!!

  • @ewmhop
    @ewmhop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    GOOD VIDEO,WORKED RETAIL DURING THIS TIME SO I HAD MOST OF THESE ITEMS.STILL HAVE THE STAR WARS FIGURES . TAKE CARE

  • @freedomforever6718
    @freedomforever6718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The Cutlass was a fun car. Plenty of power that was great at road handling.

    • @lynnmcclure1103
      @lynnmcclure1103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes it was, my mom had several of them and the last Cutlass she had, she met her third husband.. both are gone now..

    • @incog99skd11
      @incog99skd11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My Dad had the 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix in gold metallic. It had the longest hood in the industry at the time. Talk about a luxury cruiser. They are getting very collectable now.

    • @alo6125
      @alo6125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was. I passed my driver license test in my Dad's gold Olds Cutlass.

  • @jerryhead5379
    @jerryhead5379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice

  • @GardenerEarthGuy
    @GardenerEarthGuy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hold the reset button down while turning your Atari 2600 on- you'll have double lazers in Space Invaders!

  • @tizfrreecharm
    @tizfrreecharm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Like this video (it's hard not to like any of the R Rs)but I played Crazy Eights before I ever heard of UNO, and when I finally realized what this 'invention' was, I became indignant that someone was makng money off a simple card game. Then, about ten years later, I learnt to use a TR 18 financial calculator rather well. Thanks again for posting!

  • @bev4155
    @bev4155 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for doing these videos, as a 70s child I remember them all. Would go back any day!

  • @mrHoppedupford
    @mrHoppedupford 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That Evel Knievel toy was awesome. It was heave and solid metal. If you really cranked it you could easily take some ankles out.

  • @swk38
    @swk38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my grandparents had the poloroid camera in the early 70's, and i remember at christmas they would take the photo then fan the film back and forth for 5 minutes for it to 'develop' , by the next christmas the picture was pretty faded tho

  • @jefftuttrup2596
    @jefftuttrup2596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your channel, great memories, thanks.

  • @floydsemlow8253
    @floydsemlow8253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    80s was and is the Greatest Era Ever ❤️💯 dark side of the Moon Pink Floyd is masterpiece

    • @d.vaughn8990
      @d.vaughn8990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best decade, 1975 - 1985!

  • @justinreed7093
    @justinreed7093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i was born in the 80s yet can't get enough of these videos

  • @user-vm5ud4xw6n
    @user-vm5ud4xw6n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Poleroid camera came out when I was in basic training. Everyone ran to the PX to get one. We all thought $40 was a lot of money back then, on a probate’s paybit definitely was. But it was a great way to get gast pics of your friends especially since basic was almost at an end. Now they go for 5X that amount. If I was reluctant to pay the $40, I refuse to pay &198!!

  • @night-x6793
    @night-x6793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Stores couldn't keep Star Wars toys on the shelves but after Disney owned Star Wars stores can't get them off the shelves.🤣

  • @tastx3142
    @tastx3142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved the dustbuster and used it daily for years.

  • @onefatstratcat
    @onefatstratcat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ahh the Polaroid.. helping dad keep the Corvette in the divorce :)

  • @andersdottir1111
    @andersdottir1111 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am so appreciative that my teenage years were free of electronic devices- kids in my circle of friends didn’t have any of these electronic games but I remember how popular Evel Kneval was.

  • @letsgowinnietheflu5439
    @letsgowinnietheflu5439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pink Floyd holds both the top 2 slots on the top 200 chart for longevity. (the Wall is the other) Darkside has also racked up 917 weeks total on the charts. and have had a total of 15 albums hit the charts.

  • @ITIsFunnyDamnIT
    @ITIsFunnyDamnIT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember having all the Star Wars figures and the Evil Canevil action figure and Pong. Sweet memories.

  • @thebewitchinghour831
    @thebewitchinghour831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The only two things on this list that we had was UNO mainly because we spent a ton of time in the country during summer break where we had no electricity. We had to have things to do at night and when it rained. We had UNO, Yahtzee and Boggle. The other was the Dustbuster because well,,,,,,,why would we have anything fun in the house other than something to clean the house and do our chores. I was in charge of cleaning the bathrooms in the house so one year I got a new toilet bowl brush for Christmas. I am not even kidding.

    • @SUPERSPAZD
      @SUPERSPAZD ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice Christmas gift - HA!!!😆
      Damn. 😂😝😬😝😂

  • @skottyo
    @skottyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun fact, it took until 1979 for parents to become tired of children leaving crumbs everywhere they went!!! 1979 was the breaking point!!

  • @rayjames6096
    @rayjames6096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I still have a TI-30 calculator from 1975 that works, it takes a 9 volt.

  • @smbake
    @smbake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved my Evel Knievel toy. Can't imagine now how many hours I spent playing with that thing.

  • @incog99skd11
    @incog99skd11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We used to play "Adventure" under TSO, time sharing option, on the IBM mainframe in the 1980s. Management wasn't too happy about it but they didn't prevent it. It wasn't until much later that games, entertainment and shopping were blocked using sophisticated software. I bet I can still find adventure playable on the PC. That would be so fun.

  • @stevedeleon8775
    @stevedeleon8775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    AHH YOUTH!!...These were the BEST of times & the WORST of times

  • @carryfreak5059
    @carryfreak5059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have my Evel Knievel stunt cycle, launcher, action figure, van and trailer.

  • @juanserrano5629
    @juanserrano5629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to see more retail stores videos please 📲👍😇

  • @keithwilson6060
    @keithwilson6060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have a TI-30 calculator, along with its vinyl zipper pouch! Still sorta works, although some of the contacts are glitchy.

  • @Daehawk
    @Daehawk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had one of those black watches with red led digital readout. I remember sitting in the theater watching Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back and checking the time...it was cool. I was 11 years old. Still have my original Atari 2600.

  • @johnwohara
    @johnwohara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nope. The beginning of "point-and-shoot" photography began in 1965 with the Polaroid Model 20 "Swinger" camera which cost much less at $19.85 when it came out. I got it as a Christmas present in 1965. Of course the photos were b&w.

    • @Stache987
      @Stache987 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was at Wal-Mart the other day, in a lockup, they sell Polaroid cameras still.

    • @starmnsixty1209
      @starmnsixty1209 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Stache987 that's cool, but can't imagine the youngsters snap them up, which is kind of sad 😥

  • @homefrontforge
    @homefrontforge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We had an Odyssey game console, 3 games to choose from! I remember the first 4 function calculators and digital watches. Both retailed for about $70. Later, you could get a watch in a box of cereal...

  • @rjc7289
    @rjc7289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Star Wars toys, Little Professor calculator and Evel Knievel toys were staples of my 70's youth!

  • @CONNECTELECTRIC
    @CONNECTELECTRIC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES!* 👍

  • @VintageVermilion
    @VintageVermilion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ah, Pink Floyd❤️

  • @jamesslick4790
    @jamesslick4790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a Polaroid camera in the 1970s, but mine was a "Square Shooter II" It used the "Pack Film" that was Pre SX-70, The "One Step" used "SX-70" film packs. I STILL had to PEEL my prints, even as late as 1979, LOL! Those LUCKY kids with their SX-70 fil packs DON'T KNOW THE STRUGGLES, LOL!

  • @susanrolls2211
    @susanrolls2211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember the I 30 Texas Instrument very well. Used it in college 1979. Thanks for the flash back!

  • @georgiamusacchia4018
    @georgiamusacchia4018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What about the big wheel???????

  • @monakayk
    @monakayk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have the Atari game I bought in the 70s!

  • @jamesslick4790
    @jamesslick4790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Evel" Kenievel is what made a "bike" fan out of THIS car guy, LOL. More Texas Instruments innovation in the '70s: The TI-99/4 (1979) was the first micro (personal) computer to use a 16-bit CPU. That they used 8-bit peripherals to interface with it is looked down on today is ass: The original IBM-PC took the same path! 🤷‍♂️ TI was THE SHIT in the '70s! Consumer Text to Speech was also a 1970's TI innovation.

  • @johnmadow5331
    @johnmadow5331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I purchased my first scientific calculator / slide rules on my 1st semester in Engr school Texas Instrument SR-50 for $350.00 brand new in the box with charger made in U.S.A. with 1 year warranty parts and labor with shipping.. The tuition for state Engineering school was $450.00 for 15 credits. It was $40.00 a credit back in fall 1974.

  • @robertsmith-zz7ot
    @robertsmith-zz7ot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The black & white photo of the guys playing UNO are Nascar drivers of that time. 2nd from the left is Buddy Baker, 3rd I believe is Tim Richmond, 5th is Kyle Petty, Dave Marcus with the glasses, below him is Bobby Allison I believe and the guy in the shades is the King, Richard Petty.

  • @tempestfury8324
    @tempestfury8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No one in the '70s ever referred to the Atari VCS as the 2600. It was simply "Atari". And many of the old generation used the name Atari in reference to ANY home video game system....not unlike "RadarRange" for microwave or "Hoover" for vacuum cleaner.
    2600 wasn't even renamed that until 1982 when Atari released the 5200.

  • @kevinmurray5313
    @kevinmurray5313 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember all of these. Born in 1964 so my childhood was the seventies. I wouldn't trade it for any other time! I had so much fun playing pong with my mom.. wow space invaders was awsome!! I will still take my Tonka trucks over anything...LOL

  • @willhorting5317
    @willhorting5317 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had a One Step! It was first camera.
    I didn't have any Kneivel toys. But I certainly rode my Kawasaki dirt bike as if I was Kneivel.😂
    I remember playing Pong, in a sit-down arcade unit. It was only a few months after the introduction of the game.
    I remember those Atari units, although I didn't have one.
    I had one of those Dust Busters.

  • @timcarroll490
    @timcarroll490 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those Texas Instruments Calculators were great! I got one for my 10th birthday in 1976 and loved it.

  • @pjm8433
    @pjm8433 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish the cars were as unique, & pretty today as they were then. I’ve had since an adult 5 1970 Beetle Volkswagen”s sold my last one in 2014. Sure wish I would of kept it. Those are still my all time favorite cars.

  • @aytviewer2421
    @aytviewer2421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your information about the Atari 2600 and the Adventure game seems to be inaccurate. I am pretty sure the Adventure cartridge was released in 1980. Nonetheless, I am positive that the Atari 2600 had already catapulted to be the predominate home gaming system by the end of the 1970s before Adventure was already released.

  • @helios1912
    @helios1912 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Oldsmobile Cutlass was everything a stylish person wanted in a car. Just sitting in one in an Olds showroom (as I recall doing for the '72 models-still love that year's looks) made you feel just that little bit better.