What I Remember...

[pepperbear]

I was born in 1964, tale end of the baby boom. I remember the moon landing in prime time and I knew who walter Cronkite was and what the Vietnam War was when I was 5.

I remember the original prime time runs of julia, courtship of eddie's father, gilligan's island, mannix, fbi, dragnet, family affair, brady bunch, partridge family, laugh in, that girl, petticoat junction, hawaii five 0, truth or consequences, gomer pyle, hogan's heroes, ed sullivan (end of his run), bonanza, gunsmoke, the dating game, the beverly hillbillies, adam 12, night gallery, the lucy show, love american style, bewitched, mission impossible, ironside, the mod squad, hr puffnstuff, wacky races (with snidely whiplash and penelope pitstop), the archies, banana splits, johnny quest, and scooby doo on saturday mornings. bugs bunny, max fleischer popeye, tom and jerry, and tex avery and warner bros cartoon shorts were just as relevant to me as they were in their heyday because the local stations would play all the old cartoons (the racially insensitive ones too) before and after school and after the saturday morning run cartoon run. I love lucy, leave it to beaver, make room for daddy, dick van dyke, and father knows best were all in heavy afternoon syndication, so I fell in love with them too.

I vividly remember the commercial that made the youngbloods song "get together" a hit.

archie records could be found on the back of "super sugar crisps" cereal boxes. sugar bear was cool.

at the time, mcdonald's was "your kind of place."

I knew that peter max didn't want me to smoke.

I remember watching the "blue boy episode" of dragnet and I knew the kid was high and that's why he he painted his face. At 5, I knew that cops didn't always like long haired men and I knew what "woodstock" was. I knew who the beatles were and that they made records with an apple on the label. my older brother had the yellow submarine aurora model.

speaking of aurora, I vividly remember the classic horror character series of models that would glow in the dark.

I had a GI JOE before the kung fu grip.

I would sneak into my brother's room and listen, mesmerized, to "in a gada da vida".

I was there for sesame street and the golden era of mr. rogers. captain kangaroo was still a mainstay, but I knew all about howdy doody and buffalo bob and the annette funicello-era mickey mouse club. bullwinkle and tennessee and chumly were on at 6AM every morning before school.

I can recall the zany local schlock saturday matinee horror show. we had a guy called the "bowman body" who did comic relief in between showings of such wonderful "B" movies as "the blob" and "the creature from the black lagoon."

our local "bozo" franchisee had a sidekick named "snappy pappy".

I remember that "I think I love you", "revolution", "hey jude", "let it be", "my beautiful ballon", "harper valley pta, "my cherie amour", and all 4 hits from the musical HAIR were on the radio ALL THE TIME. Some of them were also available on my parents Alamogordo, NM drive in restaurant ("the lucky burger") juke box.

I also remember the muzak versions in restaurants and grocery stores.

I remember gibson's, grants, woolworth, woolco, and roses department stores.

my parents had one of those decorative stereo consoles that was like a big sideboard. below the turntable was a mirrored record cabinet. I remember putting my head in it and marveling at the infinite images caused by the mirrors reflecting themselves. At the age of 6, I played my parents alvin and the chipmunk records on speed 16 and realized how dave did it.

wizard of oz, it's a wonderful life, showboat, oklahoma, and my fair lady, were but a few of the classic films that merited "event" and "preempt" status. I was there every time they came on. likewise the stop-motion christmas specials.

I remember NBC "in living color". Walt Disney was already a legend and his TV show was going strong, even after his death. his classic films were always in revival and always packed the theater when they played there.

at 8, I lived for "alfred hitchcock and the 3 investigators" and "encyclopedia brown" books.

My family and I sat through TRUE GRIT twice at the drive in. I owned the soundtrack album. I was also intrigued with 101 strings, the soundtrack to "exodus", and "theme from a summer place."

I remember presidential trading cards, footies and clackers, jacks, snakes and ladders, ads for "mystery date" and "easy bake ovens".

my parents drove a delta 88.

I feel fortunate to have been a kid during the flower power and post-flower power eras.

please feel free to list your personal memories.

[femmocrat]

1. Kick for the evening crowd.

I'm older than you, but I'm sure there are many others who will enjoy your recollections. I remember just about everything on your list. My baby sister is your age. :hi:

P.S. I hated "True Grit"! LOL

[Xipe Totec]

2. Click-Clacks

and purple arms.