General Discussion

Ligyron

(8,009 posts)

24. I'm old enough to remember "kiddie shows".

Wed Oct 5, 2022, 11:33 AM

Oct 2022

Saturday mornings of madness at neighborhood theaters with multiple features and plenty of cartoons when every once in awhile a host of the locally produced after school shows for children that almost all viewing area TV stations ran back then would show up and give away prizes and such. You could enjoy a whole morning's worth of offerings like The Three Stooges, Little Rascals, maybe Superman and plenty of cartoons with the likes of Popeye the Sailor Man and Bugs Bunny. That reminds me of how creepy some of those really old black and white cartoons from the 30's and 40's were. Essh...

Anyway, the noise level at those shows was enough to guarantee any adult unfortunate enough to been caught there a migraine.

Sometimes they'd have coupons along with the newspaper ads the theaters that you could cut out and get in for like a dime maybe.

Long gone now and the term "kiddie show" just conjures up something obscene today.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I am SO old--- [View all] Atticus Oct 2022 OP

Exhibit One: Alger Hiss no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #1

Keeping with the theme....sorta Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #2

If you cross the border from Mexico to the US, the grackles will clean the grill for you for free nt Xipe Totec Oct 2022 #12

Yep, I cleaned grasshoppers from Grandpa's truck grill. txwhitedove Oct 2022 #18

I remember when you had to be 12 to buy cigarettes. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #3

My Jr.High Maine Abu El Banat Oct 2022 #6

With a note from the rents. (what my kids call Parents) n/t Prairie_Seagull Oct 2022 #13

Cigarette machines were plentiful. No age limit there. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #17

vending machines 25 cents housecat Oct 2022 #19

With 2 pennies IN the cellophane pack because the smokes were 23 cents. trof Oct 2022 #32

I forgot that housecat Oct 2022 #34

And a pay phone cost a dime. calimary Oct 2022 #37

Ronald Reagan used to say that he didn't dye his hair Polybius Oct 2022 #4

Nixon said that he could not lie RocRizzo55 Oct 2022 #5

You've just answered the OP question. jaxexpat Oct 2022 #8

Eloquent, and I don't think you're exactly wrong... malthaussen Oct 2022 #11

Yep and that's why they let Nixon off easy. jaxexpat Oct 2022 #20

Modern corporate media scratches a political liar...and runs the other way. Why?? Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #22

There has been a strange change in the power relation. malthaussen Oct 2022 #27

You are forgetting the most important modern rule. plimsoll Oct 2022 #7

No sarcasm, no hyperbole. hay rick Oct 2022 #9

You forgot "misstatement" and "misrepresentation." malthaussen Oct 2022 #10

and 'misspoke' and the non-apology apology. keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #28

Just obvious low moral character would be a disqualification. rubbersole Oct 2022 #14

I am old enough to remember when I paid 25 cents to see a movie. (many years ago) Stuart G Oct 2022 #15

I'm old enough to remember "kiddie shows". Ligyron Oct 2022 #24

I remember it smelled like the YMCA locker room. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #25

Mermaids in the 30s cartoons had nipples. keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #29

I remember homegirl Oct 2022 #30

Aw, man? I got a quarter. trof Oct 2022 #33

We have to get back to the place where lying is not forgiven. The Jungle 1 Oct 2022 #16

Yes, instantly! PatSeg Oct 2022 #21

Other things that ended political careers: Thunderbeast Oct 2022 #23

Good examples Evolve Dammit Oct 2022 #26

You homegirl Oct 2022 #31

I can remember beer machines in barracks on Navy Bases and BOSSHOG Oct 2022 #35

I streaked once nightwing1240 Oct 2022 #39

I'm so old my memory is getting hazy soldierant Oct 2022 #36

I'm so old I remember decency. Vinca Oct 2022 #38

Here is why lying is accepted today, & not in the past. The media thrives on it and makes it normal Stuart G Oct 2022 #40