DETAILS From The 1950s And 1960s, KIDS TODAY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- Life has changed quite drastically over the course of one lifetime. The way things were done back in the 1950s and 1960s are distant memories that have not been forgotten. It’s a far cry from how kids are raised today! So, let’s take a look at life back in the 1950s and 60s, something kids today will never understand!
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What is the something from your own childhood that kids today wouldn't understand?
@@RecollectionRoad Roll up car windows.
Being a Free Ranging Boomer. Basically, just one rule. DON'T be late for dinner.
Going to a mom and pop store with a quarter. Getting a large Coke and candy bar and still get 10 cents back in change. Sit on the front step of the store and enjoy our snacks, then take the bottles back in. Then on the way out hit the candy/toy dispensers at the front door and spend the dime. My daughter born in 1984 asked me what it was like when I was a kid few years back and I told her that. " Dad, you're not telling me the truth are you? There is no way you could do all of that with a quarter."
But here's one that caught me off guard. The small town I grew up in had a super market called Bauer's. Walk in the front door and to the left sat a kiddie horse riding machine named " Sandy" which cost a penny to ride. Mom and dad would always put me on that for a ride before we left the store, this pre 1970. I later enlisted in the navy and was stationed in San Diego and in 1984 my daughter was born. I was discharged medically in 1989 and moved to Florida where my mother was. In 1990 I moved back to my small town and Bauers was still there and open.
So make a run up to Baurs for the first time since 1970 with my daughter. We walked in and there in the same spot sat " Sandy" and she still cost 1 penny to ride.
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@@RecollectionRoad playing freely in the woods, on the street, walking places with your friends and not getting rides.
Born in '49 I wouldn't trade growing up in the 50s and 60s for anything in the world. A great time to be alive.
I’m so jealous! America at its best …. ❤
@@sonhuynh8222 It truly was.🇺🇸
@@beadyeye2312 I too hung around WWII vets as mom & dad were both very active in Amvets. Sad thing is I was too young to realize who I was hanging around with.
@@sonhuynh8222 Not really. Don't believe all the propaganda out there. If you were a white person, yeah you had privilege. However, it was a very bad era for millions of other Americans.
66 here. We really enjoyed the remnant of the 50,s 60s the 70,and 80,'s. Were good as well, but the decline started in the 90s
Watching this makes me almost teary eyed😢. What a great time to be a kid❤.
My brothers and I were taught to respect your elders and our moms favorite "Two wrongs don't make a right". Miss those days and the people in them.
Righto, Donna! Those two you cite are really good examples.
Seems that people then, most generally, were ashamed to do 'a wrong thing' and especially so about 'breaking the law'. It seems that the more recent 'culture of lying' (and more and worse!) has destroyed capacities for being/feeling 'ashamed' about anything at all!
Uh, talk about something defective prima facie that cannot ever be made to work, THAT would be it, and so now we see the results socially/politically.
Stay at the table until everyone is finished with theirs meals. Stand up for ladies who get up and come to the table.
Yeah, society sucks these days.
Born in ‘55 was the best luck of the draw. What a great life I’ve had.
I took, was born in '55. Great memories of life back when...
Journey Well 🪶✨
Same...big birthday for us next year!🎉
born in 54......I feel like I am living on some alien planet.
Anyone else remember Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass? They were my favorite band when everyone else was following The Beatles. Also The Bert Kaempfert Orchestra. The song Wonderland By Night was a hit for them.
I took up trumpet in the 4th grade because I liked the Lonely Bull! Sandy Becker used to play a Bert Kaemfert Song
YES, I loved Herb Alpert.and his music.
TRIVIA: Herb Alpert founded " A & R " Records. A group called the Bee Gees was signed on to the label just before the movie "Saturday Night Fever". Their music made untold millions for Herb Alpert and the Bee Gees. It was rumored that Herb Alpert was handing out $10,000 bonus checks to their janitors, secretaries, mail room workers etc. 10 grand was a lot of money in the 1970s
@@glennso47 my friend's parents had the album Whip Cream and Other Delights. They used to try to hide that cover from their son and me. We always found it..😃
We played baseball in the street until it was too dark to see the ball - THEN we played flashlight tag! I saw a young guy interviewing kids going to college recently. He asked the question "Name three countries outside the U.S.?" MOST of the kids couldn't get it right. One girl answered " Colorado, Maryland and Montana!" Things WE all knew in 3rd grade!
I too have seen videos of young people being asked what seems like very basic questions and getting them all wrong. Q: Who fought in the Mexican-American war? A: Japan and Germany?
@@DadsezsoOh, yeah - I've seen those too!
Who's buried in Grants tomb? It USED to be a joke! Not any more! IDIOCRACY IS HERE!
But they can name all the Kardashian sisters in a heartbeat. Sad.
@@Kevin-yh9yt and all of the pronouns.
Happiest time in my life.
I noticed that in the picture of a family watching TV while eating TV dinners, they each had their own "TV Tray." I remember those trays as being usually made out of cheap plastic or stamped metal, and they folded up and were placed on a rolling metal frame in one corner of the living room.
@@gregleis8215 i still have one of those, it's stamped metal with a painted scene of a farm (it's not a Bob Ross but I wish it was lol) I use it to do my crosswords every night while I'm watching MASH , I admit I do occasionally eat a Sofers lasagna on it
Yup 😊
definitely stamped metal, painted and had some kind of design like large flowers
We demonstrate our priorities in life by how we spend our time. Growing up in the 1960's, we spent as much time as possible with family. From dinner at the table to family games or TV to church and other social activities. I appreciate the value of modern technology as much as the next guy. But I urge you to spend time with those you love WITHOUT periodically checking your phone for texts, etc. Never assume there will be time later. People die. Your phone will still be there!
So well said
I was born in 1957 and remember all this stuff. One vivid memory is my mother standing out on the front porch calling me home and telling to go change clothes because we had to go to the store. Appearance and grooming standards are nothing like they used to be. Another one was Sunday nights and the Wonderful World Disney on TV.
Yep...he said Wed. I remember WD coming on Sunday night, then the Ed Sullivan show would be the next thing to watch or Bonanza, after Bonanza the High Chaperelle came on.
We watched "Bananza" on Sunday but on Saturday night Dad had to watch "The Lawrence Welk Show."
@@Sakjafollowed by Gun smoke 😊😊
I still follow the 1950's appearance and grooming standards. I look presentable whether I am in the supermarket, at the office or church. I always wear a hat in public. No pajamas for me.
Me too! My folks loved Lawrence Welk, Mitch Miller, Ed Sullivan...... and in no way did we go out dressed sloppy. "What would the neighbors think" was a constant worry......
Mom worked as a waitress back in the day. It was always a treat when she gave my brother and me a quarter each. We would run out of the house, me 6 years old and brother 4 years old and run down to Longerbaughs store 2 blocks away. We would get a Coke, candy bar and still have 10 cents for the toy and candy machines at the door.
Yeah! Back then a (silver) quarter was actually worth something, and could buy it!
Getting a half or a SILVER DOLLAR? YIKES -- RICH!
Don't ever let go of those memories, Samuel, they're worth more than their weight in gold!!
Loved those times
Only 10% of households had a TV in 1950, but by 1960 90% of households had at least one.
Probably liek cells phones from 1995 -2005
can't wait to see these videos, they always bring back good memories of my child hood. wish i was a kid again lol. and mom taught us manners, i even remember a few lol.
I remember Walt Disney coming on Sunday Night not Wed.
Yes, every Sunday evening. Looked forward to it each time!
Me too. Also Steve Allen show.
I was born in 1947 and so I grew up in the 50s and 60s. This clip was spot on with what I remembered. In my neighborhood even us girls played cowboys and Indians and cops and robbers with capguns - all day long.
That's right Edie! 👍
You did just like my own beloved tom-boy buddies! (Connie 💘)
I was a tomboy by necessity. No girls in my neighborhood. Also played army. And a house under construction with a dirtpile was gold. Add your Tonka trucks!
@@diannelavoie5385 Well bless your heart, Dianne.
Always wanted a tom-boy for a life partner but such was not to be. Connie went on the get married to s lucky dude. (Catholic, so impossible from my standpoint in any case.) All the best to you.
Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. The Wonderful World Of Disney. The Undersea World Of Jack Cousteau. Good times!
"Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" Funny thing about that show. I can see the host clear as day to this day, but can never remember his name. LOL Ok, here's one for you. Do you remember the Tarzan series from '66 to '68 with Ron Ely?
@@beadyeye2312Highway Patrol, Dragnet , Mickey Mouse Club, Watch Mr. Wizard, Modern Romances, As The World Turns, Pinky Lee, Eddie Fisher. Remember these shows?
We were one of those many families mentioned in the narration that attended church, both on Sunday morning and Sunday night. Therefore, I rarely got to watch The Wonderful World of Disney, though we did get to see Wild Kingdom, as it aired prior to the church hour.
@@glennso47 there are some Pinky Lee shows on TH-cam
Don't forget ABC's Wide World of Sports.
I certainly remember school clothes, play clothes, and church clothes. Even until the early seventies girls had to wear dressesv(even in frigid weather, we had to change out of our long pants before attending class ), boys had to tuck into their pants, and collar length hair. Finally in my last couple of years of junior high (1971-1972) first we were allowed to wear “pantsuits “ and scooter skirts, then half way through eighth grade jeans😂. My mom bought me one pair and got mad when I wore the same pair every day😂
At my first job in 1969 women were not allowed to wear pants. That changed the next year.
@@Sakja we still had to wear pantyhose with a dress.
You forgot making book covers out of paper grocery bags for the school textbooks we carried in our sweaty hands and cursive writing. As far as road trips, my granddad and grandmother would show up just after school was out for summer. He would talk to my mom and tell me to pack a bag, we're going camping he would say. I would ask where and he just smile and say we don't know yet. Off we would go in his huge Chevy Caprice pulling the pop-up Apache trailer. From Ohio, we would go west to Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, I can't even remember all of the places. If there was a Native American festival, we would always stop. It was fun and interesting learning about them. Sadly, it wasn't until he passed away, I learned his mother, my great-grandmother was Pawnee/ Choctaw, and I only found out from one of my aunts. Still, those summers are some of the greatest memories of my life.
I love watching these videos. They bring back so many memories. Thanks for the memories!
Life and everything else were so much better back in those days, absolutely no comparison!❤♥❤
Born I. 1963 but I do remember most of these. Times will never be good like then, Again. So sad how far we've fallen. Oh those precious memories. So glad I have them..... Jeff
I’m 67. Things aren’t worse, they’re different…or are they? In the 1950s you had the insanity and inhumanity of politicians like Joseph McCarthy, while today we have the insanity and inhumanity of politicians like Donald Trump. Go put back on your rose-colored glasses and stick your head back in the sand.
I am SO glad I grew up in this wonderful era. Rather than the nightmare kids endure today!
Great show. I was born in 52 and I fondly remember all of this. I wasn't too fond of the Jello molds, though, that my aunts would bring to holiday dinners.
Four things to add: Hula Hoops, Erector Sets, Colorforms, and Electric Trains.
tinker toys paper dolls
Spirograph, Tonka Toys, i had a road grader, and G.I Joes. Bags of green army men.
SLINKIES!
Frisbees too.
I loved my paper dolls, especially my Dorothy Lamour paper dolls. I could play with them for hours.
I was born in 55 and I wouldn't change a thing! We were safe, played till dusk..it was a wonderful time.
Born in 67. Some of these were still there. What great memories.
Boomer from 1949 here, I had the same cowboy outfit the taller kid had at the end of the program.
Of course, with my Matell Fanner 50 cap revolver!!
Thanks for the nice memories of better, and simpler times!
And they call these days progressive, I say Hella regressive and sad. ... We knew how to enjoy life, had great times, and knew all the family and kids in the area. Had block parties, played lot football. Had sleepovers and slumber parties, Etc. Man, I so miss those days that seemed a year long, but were only 8 hrs or so... Good times, great memories ...
I am fascinated by videos like this. I enjoy history and I was born in 1992. Respect is what has sadly been lost. All decades have unique things.
I remember most of those things, but was born in 1960.
We have an old farmhouse with 7 acres just within the city limits in northern Indiana.
We had a small baseball field at our house. All the kids would come over after elementary school to play. My mom was a Cub Scout den mother. How she put up with all of us kids I will never know. Thanks for the great memories. ❤
Where in Indiana? Born in Anderson and raised in Frankton and Elwood.
@@samuelschick8813 LaPorte
@@samuelschick8813 LaPorte
Fine memories of splendid days now long-past, dear Doug.
Thanks much for sharing of them.
I was born in 1949 ; people back then were more friendly and polite.
I absolutely love all your videos. ♥️ Oh what cool memories. I realize you put a lot of your time into making these videos and I just want to say thank you so much ❤️
Having only three major TV networks to choose from.
Some places you had only two stations.
We were lucky. We had a whopping 6 stations to choose from. We were perfectly situated where we could get all the Chicago stations 3 networks, WGN, a UHF station and a UHF station from South Bend.
Great video! Takes me home to my youth. THANKS!
Things that I miss, you could tell men from women, people respected each other, and tried to be civil. Many of us were greatly affected by the draft and the Vietnam war, but many of us benefited from being in the armed forces. As you stated the youth of today would be shocked if they were drafted, but many need something like that - a challenge and having to follow orders.
78 percent of young Americans aren't even physically qualified for military service. When I went in the Corps in the late 60's we were all pretty much already in shape.
My mom was quite willing to send my older brother to Canada should he get drafted, fortunately the draft ended the year he became eligible. He would never had survived being in the military, he was too kind of a soul.
@@laurachristianson1688 There are many jobs in the military that do not require using a gun. I was in the USAF and only held a rifle (M16) twice in training. I spent 4 years in electronics most of it 7 stories underground.
@@SSN515 This is why we need mandatory service, get the kids in shape and get them off drugs. I now appreciate my 4 years in the USAF, learned a lot and matured.
@@woodwaker1 spare me please, not every male will benefit from “the military “, guns or no.
Thank you !!!
Used to carry my books in a satchel. It looked like Dr. Marcus Welby's medicine bag.
Born in 1961. Thank you for this video. Captain Kangaroo was one of my favorite shows as a kid. I also liked The Wonderful World of Disney and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Sunday evenings. 😊
Same year here. I remember CK, but I also remember a local kids show on Channel 7, WHIO in Dayton Ohio, called the Uncle Orie show, I can't even tell you what he looked like anymore, but I know I watched it.
Born in 1951 my wife in 1952 in Waterbury Connecticut…you got it right!! Grew up, played sandlot baseball , then organized ball, learned the guitar with a neighborhood friend, learned most Beatle songs, started a band, played professionally for awhile, then turned to broadcasting and my first on air radio job was on our hometown radio station in Waterbury, WWCO, did radio for 35 years in Hartford and New York..all from those great memories of the 1960’s…but as George Harrison wrote in 1970, “All Things Must Pass”. Great tune..give a listen..thank you for sharing..and reading 5his post..God Bless..first and foremost..👍
I have said it before, Your channel is fabulous, brilliant and gives a old guy like myself, to look back for a few minutes. There was a time no stores of any kind were opened on Sunday. Now It's the busiest day of the week for the Grocery stores and others.Yes we have made great head way in many area's. But the way we dress is just shameful. Pajamas on airplane cross-country? Really?? One's again thanks for the memories.❤
These were great times and a great time to be alive.
Wow! I was born in 1958. This brings back so many memories.
I remember when farmers would come into town to run errands, they would put on their newest clean bibs and a tie. Nobody appeared in town wearing dirty clothes and pajamas.
People would work outdoors all day and not make a telephone call or talk to others except co-workers.
During daytime we would play baseball, football, catch or even play catch by throwing a dodgeball over a garage. In the evening it was games like Simon Says & hide - & - seek.
I also had 3 neighborhood stores withing walking distance. They would be the front of a family's home or the main level of 2 story home. The best thing was all the candy they had.
Spending Saturday morning watching cartoons then American Bandstand in the afternoon.
Having grown up in that era, this video evoked a lot of memories. My family had a TV set around the late 40s. It was a FADA brand with a 10 inch screen. We were so mesmerized by it that we would watch the test pattern after the TV station went off the air for their early morning break or before they came back on the air. And don't forget about adjusting the TV''s vertical and horizontal (think the opening remarks of "The Outer Limits"). We didn't get a color TV until the early 1960s on which I loved to watch "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color". Backing up a bit, I viewed Howdy Doody religiously. And I was fortunate enough to be in the Peanut Gallery for one show. Such memories. Beginning in the 50s, Roadshow movies became popular. They were usually high end Hollywood productions like Ben-Hur, My Fair Lady, Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, etc. You would purchase a reserved seat at the theatre for a future presentation date. Yes, you had to go to the venue to buy a ticket. It was a great time to be alive (but not for everyone). I just lucked out.
Piling into the family car in your pajamas to go see movies at the drive-in.
I remember going to the drive-in as a kid too. Funny thing, I don't remember coming home...🥱
It didn't become "The Wonderful World of Disney" until the 70s, in the 60s it was "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"
This is a good one! So many memories brought back here that I wouldn’t know where to start commenting on them. Keep them coming. These videos are a highlight on YT for those “of a certain age” which I am certainly one-a kid in the 50’s and a teen in the 60’s.
Me too 😅
I remember walking to and from school in the first grade. Also, newspapers use different ink today. Silly Putty doesn't work on them.
I was born in 1946. I didn't need to be drafted, I joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. I stayed for 20 years and served two combat Infantry tours as a machine gunner (0331). I don't regret it a bit. I learned things in the Marine Corps that served me for life. It also came in handy during my 30 years as a Calif. police officer (Marin County).
T. Boyte
GySgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
Thank you for your service😍
My childhood was in the 60’s I had five siblings and the best mom and dad. We were disciplined, went to Catholic school but mostly left to our own devices which led to the most mischievous fun! 🎉❤
"We were disciplined" That is something that needs to be brought back and why todays kids act the way they do, they were never spanked, never told " No".
@@beadyeye2312, Have you seen the film "The Magdaline Sisters"?
@beadyeye2312 , My grandmother told me about a Catholic church in a small city she lived in. Of course there were priest and nuns at the church. Some of the nuns would just "disappear" suddenly and people were told the nun was sent somewhere to help or for studies. The nuns always came back about 9 months later. We'll the Catholic church abandoned the church and the property reverted back to the city. Since there was no upkeep, the city decided to tear the church down.
In one section of the church they found several newborn skeletons hidden in false compartments. The priest was screwing the nuns and when one got pregnant, they hid her in the church grounds telling people the story above. After she delivered she suddenly reappeared overnight in a manner of speaking.
I remember the silly putty trick.. It's funny that you could get dairy products delivered to the silver box on your porch, but not take-out food.
I remember chicken delight had home delivery in the 60s, but i was a west coast city boy. Had more options
I remember all of that stuff totally. There was much more to do back in those times. I had an ink bottle with a cartridge fountain pen and so did my older sister in the early 60s. Some kids had lunch boxes and some of us carried lunch in a brown paper bag to school. I remember when the first BIC fountain pen came out and we could stop using the ink cartridges or bottle of ink for pens that had a clip on the side that sucked in the ink from the bottle. Drive inn movies were super fun for us kids because we got to see a huge screen and be out at night time. Walking to school was actually fun and most kids chose this over riding the bus, because we could talk about and compare what our teachers made us do. I could go on for hours and pages and tell of all the other things we did back then. I was born in 1956 btw
We had cap guns without the stupid red muzzles mandated on all toy guns today. America is so effed up today.
Because of California
@@beadyeye2312 Thats strange, given the fact that William Ruger wasn't even born until 1916.
@@beadyeye2312 My Grandfather had a Pre 1915 Stevens Crackshot 26 in a 32 Cal. Savage later bought Stevens Firearms.
Boomer from 1949 here, I had the same cowboy outfit as the taller kid on the left, and of course, with my Matell Fanner 50 Cap revolver!!
Great memories of better, simpler times!
I liked the Shadow radio show.
"Who knows...What evil...Lurks...In the hearts...Of men? The Shadow knows!!!"
@markcollins2666 hey, you got one right ✅️
I was born in 1956 best time everrrrrrr
I was born in 63. One of my memories was Saturdays in the front yard. My dad would mow the grass. He would have the radio on and listen to the Penn State Football game. Back in those days hardly any games were televised.
Hard to believe with the number of sports on TV today, but college football showed 2 games each weekend on ABC, one usually starting around noon (an eastern of Midwest game) followed by a 3:30 or 4pm, likely a west coast game.
As a teenager my family would go to the Frio River in the Texas Hill country and on the way back home we would stop by Bracketville Texas and go to Alamo Village which was the set that was built for John Wayne’s epic movie The Alamo. They had hourly gun fights and you could walk around the streets of the San Antonio set where they had arcades and restaurants and go over to the Alamo set and pretend you were David Crockett.
I was a little tyke on a tricycle in the last years of Howdy Doody, I dont remember watching it much but I liked the Micky Mouse Club show. I was 3 and had a crush on Annette Funnicello.
Who didn't?
I learned to spell ENCYCLOPEDIA by watching the Mickey Mouse Club. 😁
@@glennso47In the 1960s, in the school cafeteria they would show on the projector movie reels of Disney’s True-Life adventures, Jimmy Cricket’s Encyclopedia and “ I’m no fool, no siree, I want to live to be 103” and I detested that John Glenn BORING manure…
Everytime the screen became red I was thinking, “ Blow up, blow up, BLOW UP …” 😊😊
You said it all at 1:14 People used to take pride in looking their best.
I lived in the best time of our planet. I’m am mindful and blessed to be able to say so. ❤
Feel like I just stepped into a way back machine, the TV dinners were an instant rewind.
Fess Parker playing Daniel Boone was my first crush as a young girl. 😍
I was born in ‘57 and lived seven miles from school, so we rode the bus. In first and second grade we carried a book bag. I missed going to our one room school by two years. Even for that, the county provided a bus. I don’t think you realize how many of us grew up in rural America.
The Wonderful Works of Disney came on on Sunday nights. Loved watching it. The dad of a friend of mine owned our local tv shop. When color TVs came out, he sold them, but wouldn’t get one for their family. But every Sunday night they’d go to the shop p 17:00 and watch Disney in color. I watched Saturday morning cartoons in color in there while my Mom and Granny got groceries.
Let's not forget Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty in Gunsmoke!
Awesome video!!
The good old days
Great video I was born in 1952 yes you hit everything on the head. They were good times i remember growing up in southwest Phila . Used to watch American Bandstand in black & white TV yes times have changed! 😊
Yeah this pajamas and flip flop at the grocery store trend is not stopping. I see it in my small town walmart all the time and i think im finally going to give in and join. Im 60 though. I may just put on my fluffy bathrobe over my cotton flower print nightgown and put my garfield houseshoes on and run get coffee creamer at walmart in the morning.
Thatll show them. Lol
Watching Mister Roger’s Neighborhood nonstop
Sandy Becker on channel 5 Metromedia
I remember being the designated TV channel changer,before remote control TV
RECOLLECTION ROAD: all of your presentations are terrific but this one I found especially-so! Thanks a pile for it and, your Legacy Box sponsor is really useful for preservation's sake, just as they advertise.
Roy Rogers, Tonto and the Lone Ranger, Flintstones, caps, keds, yo-yo, trolls, The Beatles, etc...
Kids today really don’t have a clue what simple fun is . I miss those days of swimming in the Mollala River , riding my horse to work and shooting my cap and ball rifles and pistols .
Wonderful times of the great Americana that I can only dream of, as not even my mother was born by then! :)
I love the 50s and 60s, because people knew how to dress, they had good manners, the great cars, the radios, the fashion and just down to earth great Christian values!
It really is a shame to see how kids are today. There was no confusion about gender back then either.
My exact life growing up as a kid. Very well done look back in this presentation.
I was the last group of 17 year olds to have a Draft Lottery and receive a Draft Card. 079, for those who know. About a week after the fall of Saigon, I enlisted.
And I'll wager my bottom dollar you still know the name of your DI.
I enlisted in 1969 before I graduated HS, thank you for your service
I enlisted at the exact same, 1st / 27th- 25th inf div. Wolfhound !!
@@StevenGundry-py3pm Thank you for what you did. I know most of us now think we were mislead, but are proud of our service.
Riding the bus is something all kids should do!
Their parents could take them for a bus ride but you have to remember-things are not like they used to be. The schools are dangerous and so is riding a school bus. I’d never send my child into a public school much less ride a bus. Those days, which I remember fondly, are gone. We should have known it was going to happen.
piano, especially spinets were popular during this time and lot of families had them. Piano lessons sing a longs were common. Down town movies cost 25 cents and a box of 5 rolls of caps for the gun cost 5 cents.
Social media has deteriorated this generation
I was born in 55. Sunday night tv was the best. Ill never forget Saturday morning was the only time us 3 kids got eat in the living room. We'd spread a towel on the floor & line up on our stomachs with a bowl of cereal in front of us. We took turns on who ever was next to get up & turn the channel. There was only 3 channels so that wasn't too big of a deal. And Saturday night at the Drive Inn was a special treat. If i remember right adults were a dollar, kids .50 & under 5 free. Our family was big on card games. I remember playing poker with buttons. Kids nowadays when they are old will all be in neck braces from looking down at their cell phones for hours on end. I'd go back in a heartbeat!
Aaahh mercuricom and skinned knees as a little sister and bit of a Tom Boy I wore both as a badge of honor, meant I was keeping up with the bro, and could handle a bit of pain. Helped me out as an adult tremendously.
The TV dinners were fun...so was Jiffy Pop. And the Beatles were the BEST.
These are customs which I wished returned to America, because I was a small lad in the 1960's!
I must correct you wonderful world of Disney was aired on Sunday night not Wednesday
It's that time again y'all.
I still watch the westerns from the 50s and 60s nearly every day! I'm a westerns junkie.
This is a wonderful video.
These entries in this channel is profoundly good but on what I'm indeed looking forward are these comments cos there's priceless for me.
I think Disney's program became "The Wonderful World of Color" in the 1960s, when color TV was being introduced.
That was the same thing with BONANZA the first regular show in color.
I grew up in the 60's and 70's in Jacksonville NC. I remember walking to school from 3rd to 9th grade. No one ever bothered me. In 6th Grade I'd walk along the creek after school. I saw so many amphibians along the way. Snakes, frogs, salamanders etc. When I was introduced to CB radio in 76, I used to walk to an older friend's house. We'd talk about radio for a few hours and then I'd walk home after 9pm -- alone. No one bothered me. It was like a perfect world.
We'd drive to Topsail Beach and it was deserted. You could fish on Paradise Pier till 4am and we'd be the only ones there. We never had to buy dinner cuz we would catch all the fish i.e. flounder, spot, croaker, black drum etc. You could camp on the beach without a permit. We slept on inflatable rafts. Then, on Sunday, we'd have to drive back home. I hated going home.
I'd watch Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom then The Wonderful World of Disney till being forced to go to bed. I used to love to watch Andy Williams too but this was in the summer when we'd take day trips to the beach.
Now, the beach is like the Jersey Shore. Trashed and overpopulated with beach mansions. The piers are all gone except one and all the homeless are there with 5 poles each trying to get a free dinner. Once upon a time, North Carolina was a great place to live.
My mom wanted to see the movie, jailhouse rock. My grandmother said absolutely not. That is until she heard him sing gospel.
I was Born in 77 and I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s I was taught to respect my elders and to appreciate what I have and to say Please and thank you i have always had a interest in The 1950’s and 1960’s time period and I think it’s because I watched a lot of movies and tv programs from that era Programs Like The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy and Films Like The Wizard of Oz even in The early 80’s it was always a big Deal when The Wizard of Oz Came on tv because VCRs and VHS tapes were very expensive at that time
Born in 1954, I agree...The more current generations can NEVER fully understand just how it was in the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. You do however, give them things to think about for the very hard times and likely reformation to come. I feel sure that is coming. Too many destructive events, lifestyles, and overpopulation now to be sustainable.
Memories..
We're all products of our era and environment. And if you're like me, born in the late 50's, a kid during the 60's, adolescence, jr. and sr. high school years in the 70's, you've definitely earned your bandages and proud of 'em! Not everyone's life has been so positive along the way. But for me, looking back? Not so bad..