What shows did you watch as a child?

@13tyates (1606)
United States
March 7, 2010 8:56pm CST
I remember the days of telovision when the youngest had to get up and turn the channel even though there was only 5 channels! I remember watching Flinstones, Giligans Island! All of those shows were awesome in the old days and still are! I also watched Bewitched and Popeye! I wondered if any of the middle to older aged MyLotters remember any of these shows? If so is there any other ones besides these you can think of? Help refresh my memory I would love to know! Happy MyLotting!
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• Philippines
8 Mar 10
I remember watching Flinstones, Captain Planet, G-Force, Voltron, She-Ra, He-Man and Japanese Sentai shows like Maskman, Five Man, Turbo Ranger and many more Japanese Shows. I watched Popeye too and line it when opeye and Brutos were fighting over something and Brutos would get beaten up in the end
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
After watching for so long, I was encouraged to eat vegetables. and spinach is still my favorite vegetables. later i found out that aside from its vitamins content, it also is rich in calcium
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
Popeye will take spinach when he became weak. This really helped me a lot. I like to eat beef burger. But I learned later that too much beef is not good to our health. Our stomach need fiber from vegetables to clean our digestive system
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Yes I also remember the ones you just mentioned, especially Flinstones! I never did watch many of those Japanese shows that came on because I did not liek them very much! Popeye was also great! It was always funny to watch some of these shows, they were so dumb sometimes that it was funny! Thanks for posting!
@ElicBxn (63233)
• United States
8 Mar 10
I remember the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show, Fury, Sky King. I remember when Gilligan's Island, the Flintstones, Bewitched and the Beverly Hillbillies were prime time...
@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
8 Mar 10
How about Circus Boy?
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@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Now that I think about it again I do remember that one! Thanks for reminding me! So many memorys!
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@13tyates (1606)
• United States
8 Mar 10
It is crazy how these shows used to be prime time like you said and now they come on in the wee hours of the morning on channels hardly known to exist! TV Land still has lots of them so I will watch that channel sometimes! I also remember Roy Rogers! So many of these shows are great and I will always watch them rather it be on TV or on tape! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
8 Mar 10
I am old enough to remember all of those. I also remember the Howdy Doody Show, and then after that, Captain Kangaroo. He was probably the best children's television personality there ever was. I liked the Jetsons, as well.
@ElicBxn (63233)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Oh yeah!!! Circus Boy - that was later Micky from the Monkees!!!
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Now that you say it I also loved the Howdy Doody Show and Captain Kangaroo! I loved those two shows! I agree Kaptain Kangaroo was awesome! It is amazing how much fun it is for me to look back at all the shows I used ot watch! Thanks for posting!
@firemom31 (598)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Bewitched and Mr Ed were my two favorites! I also loved Gilligans Island and Dark Shadows. Remember My Mother The Car? My Favorite Martian? I Dream of Jeannie? Nice to walk down memory lane.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Now that you say it I also remember pretty much all the other shows you just mentioned! Mt Ed was also probably one of my favorites! Glad you liked Giligans Island because I also liked it! It is always fun to go down memory land when it is something fun like old shows! Hope you continue to watch these great shows like I do! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
My favorite character in Bewitched was the mother. she always likes to play with her son-in-law. sometimes turning him into something funny.
@totor_53 (223)
• Philippines
9 Mar 10
During those childhood years, i was really hooked up to the power ranger series and later on i was then hooked up to different types and kinds of anime like Popeye, Flinstones after that i was then hooked up to different chinese and japanese anime such as naruto, alice academy and a whole lot more. Still today i still love to watch anime.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
11 Mar 10
Power Rangers is not really in my time frame and my son never got into watching that show either! I always watched Popeye and Flinstones when it was my younger years and I loved those shows! I never watched Chinese anime and neither did my son! Some of the cartoons I watched I also like to watch still! Thanks for poting! Happy Mylotting!
• Canada
8 Mar 10
I remember Flintstones. I remember, as I got older, thinking that the show was pretty sexist and racist. I always liked the Jetsons better myself. I am a bit younger than you, I think. Sesame Street (I still like Elmo) The Price is Right with Bob Barker as host, Teddy Ruxpin, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Duck Tales, Darkwing Duck, Full House
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Yeah the Flinstones were okay, but now that I think about it the Jetsons were probably better! Also yes you are a bit younger then I am, by 20 years!!! Thats all! Always have liked the Price is Right but now it has Jim Carey and I actually am not sure which one I like better. Full House is good to! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting! Oh, and welcome to MyLot hope you enjoy it!
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
flinstones was may favorite too. I always imitate the Yaba yabo doo! I like the cartoon version.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
10 Mar 10
Haha, funny! Hope you continue to like the show!
@JJ4Ever (4693)
• United States
8 Mar 10
I remember all those shows you mentioned. I watched them when I was younger. I also watched Barney (not by choice - LOL!), Sesame Street, Rugrats, Nickelodeon, Aladdin (the TV show and movies), Beethoven (the animated series), Schoolhouse Rock, Bump in the Night, and I'm sure there are more, but I just can't remember all of them! I watched a lot of TV when I was younger. If I remember more, I'll add them on. Thanks for posting!
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Glad you are able to remember all of the shows that I have talked about! My son grew up wathcing Rugrats (Which was his favorite when he was young) and also Rocket Power and othe 90's cartoons that came out on Nickelodean! They were great and he always liked them! So many I can not remember also! That is funny the older you get the less of the shows you watched you can remember! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
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• China
9 Mar 10
Hi, when I was a child, I only have three channels, and my favorite was cartoon, and the cartoon started at 17:00, and end at 18:00, so I only have a hour to watch my favorite shows everyday, and when I was a child, I sleep early at night, so didn't watch a lot of TV shows.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
10 Mar 10
In the beginning just like you we only had 3 channels! Channel 5, 8, 11! Cartoons always were the funniest and the best in my mind! It was called Slam Bang Theater. and it was a local thing on channel 11! Wow... only an hour to watch cartoons, that doesn't seem like very much time! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
@Detrox93 (106)
• United States
9 Mar 10
When I was a child, I used to watch cartoons for the main part. I was not big on those shows like Barney or Elmo. I enjoyed watching Rocket Power, CatDog, The Rugbys, Spongebob, etc. I still occasionally watch these shows for a few laughs and entertainment.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
11 Mar 10
My son used to watch all the shows you are talking about when he was younger! (He is 14 now!) He only watched Barney and Elmo when he was really young then stopped watching those! He always liked Rocket Power, Rugrats, CatDog, and Spongebob! He always liked all of those shows alot! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
@nijolechu (1842)
• Canada
9 Mar 10
I do remember the old shows that they used to have on the T.V. I liked to watch the old Disney cartoons and even the old Looney Tunes cartoon. Now if I ever want to watch the old shows I would have to subscribe to a channel dedicated to those old shows. But they do bring back good memories for me.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
10 Mar 10
Glad you still remember some of the great shows that come on! Disney cartoons and Looney Toon cartoons were funny! We have a channel called TV Land that has alot of the older shows like Brady Bunch and Rosanne. Wish that you had a TV channel like we do that has all of the older shows! It brings back good memories for me to! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
@olisaur (1922)
• United States
8 Mar 10
I was born in 1990, so I watched a ton og 90's cartoons. I loved the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon; my favorite shows were: Tim and Pumbaa, Angry Beavers, hey Arnold, Doug, Tiny Toons, WIld Thornberries, Ahh Real Monsters, Rugrats, Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck and the New Adventure of Winnie the Pooh. ^o^
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
My son grew up with most of those shows and Mickelodean was usually his favorite TV channel, someimtes Disney Channel! Disney Channel was when he got just a little younger! He was always watching Rugrats, which was one of his favorites! Also he liked watching Hey Arnold, Wild Thornberries, and also Winnie the Pooh! It is funny to look at what I watched when I was younger and what my son used to watch! It is relly funny to look at! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
• United States
8 Mar 10
We used to watch Knight Rider and Thunder Cats a lot! Kids at school would form their own groups and name them by the characters and even try to play out the episodes (hmm, not a very good idea though!). I also liked Voltron. Then there were Fall Guy and MacGuyver. Once in a while I grab an old episode of MacGuyver and watch. It doesn't feel the same way as before, but I still love them!
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
DO not really remember the show Knight Rider but I do remember Thunder Cats! The things about school also happened when I wan in school! Not to sure about Voltron but MacGuyver was very funny and I always watched that! All of the shows I used to watch were so awesome! Thanks for posting!
• Germany
9 Mar 10
I watched Sesame Street, up until now i can still sing some of the songs :-), Popeye, Tarzan with the original Johnny W. actor),and Wild Wild West. I also remember our first TV set - a small screen monitor encased in cabinet-like wood.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
It is funny now becaus eof what you said I can also remember some of the Sesame Street songs! Tarzan was also something I liked when I was younger! It is funny to look back at the TV's we used to have and look at the ones we have now! Pretty Crazy! Happy MyLotting!
• Latvia
8 Mar 10
mm the days: Macgyver Full house A-team Airwolf Magnum P.I Prolly a few more i forgot, ahh the memories :)
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Yes, I have to agree those were the days with all the great shows! I also enjoyed Full House! It was one of my favorite non-animated TV shows growing up! Magnum PI was awesome also! Hope you liked all the shows as much as I do! Thanks fro posting! Happy MyLotting!
8 Mar 10
I'm going way back here, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Tales of the Riverbank and later on some of the more well known cartoons
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Sorry, but I have to say I really do not remember those! Hoepe you enjoyed them I bet I would have! I always liked the cartoons because they could be silly but you still enjoyed them! Do you remember Dobie Gillis? Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
8 Mar 10
Besides the shows you mentioned I also watched I Dream of Jeanie, Casper, Bonanaz, Little House on the Parire, The Munsters, The Adams Family, Father knows best, Leave it to Beaver, The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons. These were my favorites growing up. I'm sure there are more but I can't think of them right now.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Hope you enjoyed the shows I mentioned like I did! Now that you say it I do remember Little House on the Prairie and it is still one of my very favorite shows on telovision and it still is! I worl at a school so on the summers I am off so I can watch it every day at 1 in the afternoon! I always loved that show and the books! There was so many great shows! Thanks for posting!
@Tallygirl09 (1380)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Wow...talk about a trip down memory lane! You reminded me of Lost in Space, My favorite Martin, Mr Ed and I dream of Jeannie! Didn't like Mr Ed that much but my brother did so it got watched sometimes. We all loved Lost in Space. My favorite was I dream of Jeannie! How fun it would be to be a real genie for a little while at least! Tho I surely wouldn't want a "master". Take care!!
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
Yes, this is one of those trips down memory land that makes you think how old you are but at the same time you cherish those memorys! Mt Ed was great to me including the others you posted! Im sorry you did not like Mr Ed becaus eI thought it was a great show! Hope you continue to cherish the shows you watched when you were young! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
8 Mar 10
I used to see some of the cartoons mostly. some of them are. jungle book tom and jerry donald duck alice in the wonderland. but what ever they are. all used to seems very beautiful and that time i felt to be in a dream. Awesome Feelings !!!
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
I also liked donald duck, my father-in-law was nick named donald duck! I liked daisie off of the show also! Jungle book was also cool to watch! Alice in Wonderland was one of those fairy tales that you wish you were a part of! Cool feeling to be part of that feeling like you said! Thanks for posting! Happy MyLotting!
@Mike4me (567)
• Philippines
8 Mar 10
Hi there, when i was a child, I used to watch those shows as well. Together with sesame street and tom and jerry. those were my favorite shows before. I still like s\tom and jerry until now though. Most of the times my parents will just play some cartoons for us and we watch them nonstop. Like Disney's Princess cartoons, popeye, Treasure Island and a lot of sorts of cartoons, we were still using BETA MAX and not even VHS, lol just thinking about it now makes me feel really old. I think we still have those tapes. Oh those were great days.
@13tyates (1606)
• United States
9 Mar 10
I also loves tom and jerry ans sesame street! I always watched sesame street with my son when he was growing up and now he is 14! Those were both awesome shows and really funny! That is funny because my parent would do the same thing to us, I geuss to get us to be quite for a few more minutes! Disney was nice for my son also along with Nickelodean! I still remember the days of VHS, seems like it was not that long ago! Thanks for posting!