Random "When You Were A Kid" survey

[Iron Mego]

Favorite sneaker?
Probably whatever those first Nikes were. But Adidas before that (although I think I always had knock-offs with four stripes).

Favorite t-shirt?
Anything Spider-Man.

Favorite sandwich?
Oddly enough, probably egg salad.

Didja wear a baseball cap?
Yes. But I also wore those plastic "batting" helmets they used to make.

Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?
Own room

House or apartment?
House.

Favorite bubble gum?
Bubble Yum, grape. Hubba Bubba was good, too.

Favorite trading cards?
Topps Baseball. Dodgers in particular.

Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?
Bike, but man I wanted a Big Wheel. My balance is for crap, so skating of any kind was out of the question.

Favorite After school cartoon?
Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Favorite Saturday morning show?
Justice League.

Favorite cereal?
Cocoa Pebbles.

Favorite candy bar?
Marathon bar. Anyone remember those?

How much was your first weekly allowance?
Maybe $5. It was contingent on doing all my chores.

[huedell]

Favorite sneaker? Zips? Chucks? Depends which age I guess.
Favorite t-shirt? Anything with a superhero on it I guess. Later on
"rock" shirts. I had a DAVID LEE ROTH EAT EM & SMILE tour shirt
I really liked.
Favorite sandwich? PB and FLUFF...jelly was alright.
Didja wear a baseball cap? Not really.
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling? Own room.
House or apartment? House.
Favorite bubble gum? I liked Hubba Bubba or Bubble yum best probably.
FRUIT STRIPE was pretty good for a chew or two.
Favorite trading cards? TOPPS BASEBALL CARDS! want the 1979, 1980, 1981
sets...they'd be great nostalgia. Any website where their images are posted?
There's gotta be, right?
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel? I had a bike or two. I had a Big
Wheel. I liked roller skates...never owned 'em but years later, now I think I
should've! Couldn't skateboard for nothin'.
Favorite After school cartoon? Hmmmm. Not sure. MOTU?
Favorite Saturday morning show? Hmmmm. I dunno, I gues SUPER FRIENDS.
Favorite cereal? BOO BERRY maybe.
Favorite candy bar? CLARK BARS/BUTTERFINGERS maybe.
How much was your first weekly allowance?Hmmmm...maybe 5 bucks

[jimsmegos]

Favorite sneaker?- Mork and Mindy tennis shoes (leave me alone it was '79)
Favorite t-shirt?- 7th grade, Paul Stanley concert shirt that said, "Life is like sex, the more you put in the more you get out"- got in a lot of trouble for that one
Favorite sandwich?- bologna w/ cheese and mayo
Didja wear a baseball cap? nope
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?- no sibling
House or apartment? House
Favorite bubble gum? Hubba Bubba, any flavor
Favorite trading cards? any and all non sports
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel? Big Wheel
Favorite After school cartoon? He Man and the MOTU, New Scooby Doo Movies with guest stars
Favorite Saturday morning show? Super Friends
Favorite cereal? Cooookie Crisp
Favorite candy bar? Butterfinger
How much was your first weekly allowance? Five bucks that went to Mego's and/ or Star Wars figures

[MIB41]

Favorite sneaker? - Converse
Favorite t-shirt? - Plain white t-shirt
Favorite sandwich? - P & B
Didja wear a baseball cap? Nope.
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling? Own room. Three brothers.
House or apartment? House
Favorite bubble gum? Trading card gum
Favorite trading cards? Creature Feature, Wacky Packages, POTA
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel? Bike
Favorite After school cartoon? '67 Spiderman
Favorite Saturday morning show? Superfriends, Tarzan
Favorite cereal? Frankenberry
Favorite candy bar? Snickers
How much was your first weekly allowance? $5.00

[toystalker]

these are questions as kids right not now?

Favorite sneaker? - puma
Favorite t-shirt? - one with a lion print on. no brand
Favorite sandwich? - ham
Didja wear a baseball cap? - now and then
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling? - own room untill 7 when twin bros came along
House or apartment? - house
Favorite bubble gum? - bubblicious and hubba bubba
Favorite trading cards? - garbage pail kids and panini world cup or football(soccer) cards
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel? - didnt have a bike until i bought my own bmx - raleigh burner
Favorite After school cartoon? - very tough 1.. batfink... dangermouse... scooby doo, very tough that 1
Favorite Saturday morning show? - tiswas - swap shop - another toughy
Favorite cereal? - shredded wheat
Favorite candy bar? - caramac
How much was your first weekly allowance? - 0.50p

im uk incase you dont already know so... as confused as i am with some of your replies i dont expect you to understand mine

[boss]

Favorite sneaker?
addidas

Favorite t-shirt?
Fonzie giving thumbs up

Favorite sandwich?
Ham

Didja wear a baseball cap?
nope... never did

Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?
both... mostly had own

House or apartment?
duplexes and houses

Favorite bubble gum?
trident cinnamon

Favorite trading cards?
KISS

Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?
Green Machine

Favorite After school cartoon?
???

Favorite Saturday morning show?
Superfriends

Favorite cereal?
Fruity Pebbles

Favorite candy bar?
Marathon Bar

How much was your first weekly allowance?
???

[jessica]

Favorite sneaker?--don't remember.
Favorite t-shirt?--don't remember.
Favorite sandwich?--don't remember.
Didja wear a baseball cap?--No.
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?shared.
House or apartment?apartment.
Favorite bubble gum?Fruit Stripes.
Favorite trading cards?None.
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?Roller skate.
Favorite After school cartoon?don't remember.
Favorite Saturday morning show?don't remember.
Favorite cereal?don't remember.
Favorite candy bar?Marathon Bar.
How much was your first weekly allowance?don't remember.

[Orion]

Favorite sneaker? - Pro Keds
Favorite t-shirt?Captain Kirk T-Shirt
Favorite sandwich?Grilled Cheese and Ham
Didja wear a baseball cap?Not often - except when playing baseball
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?shared with brother
House or apartment?house
Favorite bubble gum?bazooka joe
Favorite trading cards?wacky packages
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?only a bike
Favorite After school cartoon?Marvel Men
Favorite Saturday morning show?Superfriends
Favorite cereal?Freakies
Favorite candy bar?Reggie Bar
How much was your first weekly allowance?not much

[kingdom warrior]

Favorite sneaker? Converse

Favorite t-shirt? Bruce Lee Enter the Dragon tshirt

Favorite sandwich?- Ham and Cheese and spicy mustard on Rye... still is

Didja wear a baseball cap? YANKEES Baby!!!!

Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?- Shared with my Sister

House or apartment?- Apartment

Favorite bubble gum? Juicy Fruit

Favorite trading cards?-Topps baseball cards

Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel? Yes all

Favorite After school cartoon? Hanna/Barberas World of Super Adventure

Favorite Saturday morning show? Shazam!

Favorite cereal? Count Chocula

Favorite candy bar? Reggie Bar

How much was your first weekly allowance? 10 bucks in 76 I was rich...lol!!

[vulcan2074]

Favorite sneaker?
Payless Shoes

Favorite t-shirt?
Camouflage

Favorite sandwich?
Ham and Cheese

Didja wear a baseball cap?
No

Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?
My own room

[/B]House or apartment?[/B]
House

Favorite bubble gum?
The one that came with my Wax Packs

Favorite trading cards?
Star Wars

Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?
Skateboard

Favorite After school cartoon?
Robotech

Favorite Saturday morning show?
Superfriends

Favorite cereal?
Rice Krispies

Favorite candy bar?
Snickers

How much was your first weekly allowance?
No allowance


Sammy

[HardyGirl]

Favorite sneaker?
Kid Power
Favorite t-shirt?
Fonzie, JJ Dynomite and Freddie Prinze
Favorite sandwich?
PBJ, Fluffernutter, Koogle, Buddig Chicken
Didja wear a baseball cap?
Sometimes...it was red and had all the team logos
Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?
both
House or apartment?
apartment
Favorite bubble gum?
Bazooka Grape
Favorite trading cards?
Charlie's Angels
Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?
All except Big Wheel
Favorite After school cartoon?
Dastardly & Muttley, Spider-Man
Favorite Saturday morning show?
Anything KROFFT, Mission:Magic
Favorite cereal?
Count Chocula, Puffa Puffa Rice
Favorite candy bar?
Nestle's Crunch
How much was your first weekly allowance?
a quarter a week (my parents were even cheaper!)
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[Cmonster]

Great thread, Sharry;

Pro Keds

Jaws (with blood added by me with a red marker)

Salami and cheese

Only when playing baseball at little league

Shared

House

The bubble gum that came with baseball and Star Wars cards

Wonder Bread Star Wars

Skateboard (man, was that hard to get in NY in the 70's!)

Battle of the Planets

Sigmund and the Seamonsters

Freakies and Frankenberry

REGGIE!

50 cents. My parents were cheap! LOL

SC

[Mikey]

Favorite sneaker?
any department store special

Favorite t-shirt?
Grateful Dead - Shakedown Steet

Favorite sandwich?
Turkey with mayo

Didja wear a baseball cap?
I used to wear a Panama hat

Had your own room or shared one w/ sibling?
My owm

House or apartment?
House

Favorite bubble gum?
I didn't like gum

Favorite trading cards?
Star Wars

Bike, skateboard, roller skates, Big Wheel?
Bike

Favorite After school cartoon?
Magila Gorilla

Favorite Saturday morning show?
Star Trek cartoon

Favorite cereal?
Cap'n Crunch peanut butter

Favorite candy bar?
Reggie

How much was your first weekly allowance?
1 Eisenhower dollar per-week.

[palitoy]

Cougars
Captain Whizzo
PBJ
Not really
My own room with a window that opened up into...another room, it was weird.
House
Fruit Stripe
You'll Die Laughing
Skateboard (it's currently under my desk)
Monkees/Battle of the Planets
Monster Squad
BooBerry
Wig Wag
Never got one.

[Marvelmania]

Converse
Johnny Majors Football Camp shirt
Tuna
almost always wore a baseball hat
Had my own room
House
Bubble Yum
Baseball cards
Bike and skateboard
Ultraman (non cartoon)
Shazam/Isis
Freakies/Quisp
Reggie bar
never had an allowance, just kind of bummed money when I needed it although I did have lots of chores.