Do you remember the first show or movie you ever watched on TV?

United States
September 27, 2008 11:31pm CST
When I was growing up, we didn't have TV in the house. Not for a really long time, anyway. The first TV show that I can remember seeing was the Smurfs on the neighbors TV set. I was only about four years old at the time. What was the first TV show or movie that you watched on TV? Do you remember?
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@fwidman (11514)
• United States
28 Sep 08
I cannot remember the first television show I watched, but I can remember the first radio program I heard as a baby/toddler. It was Dragnet, and I don't really remember the show as much as I remember the theme song
• United States
28 Sep 08
I loved that Dragnet. I saw most of the Dragnet episodes in rerun when I was a teen. Haven't seen it in ages. Man, those guys sure talked fast. Lots of story in one little half hour show. Really good stuff, though.
• United States
28 Sep 08
That's awesome! I'll check it out. Thanks.
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
28 Sep 08
If you'd like to see some more, here's a link http://www.hulu.com/dragnet
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@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
28 Sep 08
The first kids TV series that I can recall was the local kids TV series "si Unyil" it is a puppet show about the life of a kid named si Unyil. It was a long time ago, maybe when I was a only 3-4 years old. LOL this discussions really remind me about my childhood. I used to like this movie so much, I can still remember the jingle of this series. Now it is remade but it isn't as good and as popular like it used to be.
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• United States
28 Sep 08
That's so cool! I loved this show called Shirt tales when I was a kid. It was a cartoon about woodland animals that solved mysteries. The girl racoon was my favorite. I had a notebook binder with her picture on it. But, then they added an annoying kangaroo character and the charm kind of wore off. Thanks for reminiscing with me!
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
28 Sep 08
Captain Kangaroo and Sesame Street.I was proberly about 4 or 5 whan i started watching these two shows
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
28 Sep 08
Yeah my 6 year old neice use to love Elmo also. She has like 5 different Elmo dolls. Now she likes Hanna Montana. I think she is growing up a little to fast.
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• United States
28 Sep 08
Hanna Montana is a little mature! You're right about that. More like something for preteens. I can see your concern.
• United States
28 Sep 08
My daughter adores Sesame Street and Elmo and she just discovered Curious George on PBS. She freaked out!
• United States
28 Sep 08
I do not remember what I watched the first time. I remember being 4 and dancing with American Band stand. I remember being that young and seeing the Christmas specials when I was sick one Christmas. But as far as the first thing on TV that I watched I do not remember.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
29 Sep 08
We had a TV all my life so far as I can remember, but the first show I remember watching was Scooby Doo. I was about 4 when I watched that show on a daily basis. My older brother would often switch to his shows during commercial and never go back. We always fought over that.
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@amlegend (944)
• Pakistan
28 Sep 08
i do remember "the great escape" a great world war 2 movie!!
• United States
28 Sep 08
I've never seen that one before. But, I used to love watching World War 2 movies. Odd for a girl to like war movies. But, they're way more dramatic than any soap opera.
• Canada
30 Sep 08
We had TV, but it was always a source of arguments in my family. If two people wanted to watch something at the same time, there was a big fight, therefore I tried to stay away from TV. I do remember a kids show I used to like in Canada, called Polka Dog Door. As for movies, I don't remember seeing any at home, but I remember seeing 101 Dalmations in the theater.
@AmbiePam (121297)
• United States
28 Sep 08
I don't remember the first TV show I ever saw on TV. We didn't have cable, but I always remember my family getting together on Thursday nights to watch The Cosby Show. My parents were very careful about what my sister and I watched. But on Thursday nights our entire family watched that show.
• United States
28 Sep 08
um..the very first thing i recall watching on tv was nixon's ugly butt on the news on a black&white tv.i can't remember what the subject was-it was before watergate. first tv series-return to the planet of the apes. i always liked the ape movies,so i begged to be able to stay up for it. ..aaaaaaaaand i think i just seriously dated myself
@GreenMoo (11833)
5 Oct 08
I don't really remember watching much TV as a child, although we did have a set when I was young. My parents used to video the Mr Men programmes for me, and I remember watching Trumpton and Camberwick Green with my Dad too. I don't imagine that you've ever heard of these programmes, having grown up in a different country? When I was a bit older I remember watching my first 'grown up' series. There was an adaptation of Kidnapped which was shown over a couple of programmes and I thought it was fabulous. It really sparked my imagination, and I remember being bought the sound track on record which was one of my very first records.
16 Oct 08
I dont remember the first show or movie I saw but I have been watching The Bill ever since I was young. I think when I was young I only watched cartoons, dont think I got into shows until I was probably about 6 or 7!!
@wangkai (797)
• China
28 Sep 08
no .when i small,i saw some tv show.but i so not remember it.