Random Outdated 70's Experiences

[The Toyroom]

"We are experiencing techincal difficulties....Please Stand By"

For what seemed like HOURS sometimes!

[The Toyroom]

Going to McDonald's and pulling down the glove compartment door to set the drinks in those little circles.....

[The Toyroom]

Prizes out of Wonder Bread packages

When they had the Star Wars cards we'd flip over all the loaves on the shelf to see which cards were in 'em.....

[HardyGirl]

Remember the Quinn Martin cop shows?

..."Tonight's Episode: Murder By Proxy".

Also having my PJs on by 7pm on Sunday so Mom and I could watch The Wonderful World of Disney.

[The Toyroom]

Seeing cable television for the first time at a friend's house about 1977, "Man you are lucky, you have 13 channels!!!!"

There was actually only about 8 channels that were watchable, I remember what they were:

2 - info channel (red/blue screen with scrolling local info)
3 - local NBC channel (still is)
4 - local church channel
5 - local ABC channel (still is)
6 - ???
7 - local CBS channel (still is)
8 - USA Network
9 - another local info channel
10 - Houston Independent channel
11 - WGN Chicago
12 - PBS (still is)
13 - TBS

Ours pre-the big cable boom:

2: WKTV (NBC affiliate)
3: WSTM (NBC affiliate)
4: WNCY (PBS)
5: Public Access Announcements
6: HBO
7: WOR
8: ???
9: WIXT (ABC affiliate)
10: WNEW
11. WUTR (ABC affiliate)
12: WTVH (CBS affiliate)
13: WPIX

[HardyGirl]

Going to McDonald's and pulling down the glove compartment door to set the drinks in those little circles.....

Getting prizes from McD's that had to do w/ their own characters, like wrist coin purses, glasses, Hamburglar dolls and calendars. A Happy Meal? What's that?

[MIB41]

I remember when prime time programming would get preempted by a news event, only to be filled later by, of all things, an episode of Ultraman! Back in those days, if a scheduled show got scratched, the local TV station pretty much put on whatever they had laying around.

[HardyGirl]

Standing in Woolworths for what seemed like hours looking at all the Ben Cooper & Collegeville costumes, and buying a new scary sounds or ghost story record.

[MIB41]

My parents ordering GI Joe Adventure Team figures and play sets from the Sears Holiday Christmas catalog! I miss those days...

[HardyGirl]

My parents ordering GI Joe Adventure Team figures and play sets from the Sears Holiday Christmas catalog! I miss those days...

For me it was parking my butt in front of the after school cartoons w/ a pencil and paper to write my list for Santa as each commercial came on. I was a pretty greedy kid and asked for way too much, but usually got the top 10 items on the list. (No. 1 was ALWAYS a doll).

[MIB41]

When seeing a previously released film on television was actually a big deal. Remember the first time they aired Airport '77? King Kong '76? Rocky? All big, big deals. And often they were two night events.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6JqF9MuFY

[saildog]

My parents ordering GI Joe Adventure Team figures and play sets from the Sears Holiday Christmas catalog! I miss those days...

I can remember walking into a particular store and seeing GI Joe stuff, not on the aisles, but on the wall behind the counter. That's because they were in boxes and $5 each!

[saildog]

What about big ole toy displays? Haven't seen some kind of diorama of the latest and greatest set up for a loooooooong time....not even in a dedicated toy store.

[MIB41]

Here's a great recording off regular television back in '77. A news break from the Incredible Hulk and then a promo for Rudolph...sigh... It feels like yesterday once more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XX8n...eature=related

[saildog]

Here's a great recording off regular television back in '77. A news break from the Incredible Hulk and then a promo for Rudolph...sigh... It feels like yesterday once more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XX8n...eature=related

I wonder how the Government's attempt to bust up Ma Bell went.