[foreverfree]

I came in on the tail end of B&W TV days (my family got its first color set when I was about 6, in 1967), but I'm sure other FReepers can reminisce.

And no, "Oscar Madison" is not my handle on that mb. Neither is "foreverfree".

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[Vermont Lt]

Ahh.....the days of polio, small pox, air raid drills, segregation....those were the days.

[kearnyirish2]

Parents are married.

Hobos are all white, and every town has a bridge on the outskirts that provides shelter for them.

Few people are fat, and those are normally older people.

[DoodleDawg]

All married couples sleep in single beds.

[for-q-clinton]

What’s the dirtiest thing ever said on TV?

“Ward, don’t you think you were a little hard on the beaver?” (on the Leave it to Beaver show)

[Celtic Conservative]

The reason why a lot of the sets and uniforms on “Star Trek” were bright primary colors are because NBC was a big sponsor of one of the companies that sold color TVs.

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[PlateOfShrimp]

Fathers solve all problems by stroking their chins and then saying “I think you will know what to do, son”

[muir_redwoods]

In the final episode of “The Fugitive” a cop stays to tend a wounded cop while the doctor chases the shooter.

[fatnotlazy]

I remember tv wives and mothers at home always dressed up — a dress, high heels and pearls. I kept wondering how do they scrub the floors in those get-ups. I didn't look that good when I went to work.

Mary Tyler Moore's character on the old Dick Van Dyke show departed from that stereotype when she wore stretch slacks.

[SnuffaBolshevik]

Slightly OT but I always get a kick out of the scene in “It’s a Wonderful Life” where George is running away from the cop in the crowded town square (at night) and the cop pulls his revolver and rips off a few shots at him.

Don’t think that would happen in this day and age.

[freedumb2003]

People order or are offered drinks, take one sip, then leave.

People give gifts all wrapped up, then tell the recipient the contents.

[Excellence]

Timmy actually understood what Lassie was saying.

[Dr. Sivana]

Drivers get into cars on the passenger side and slides across the front seat instead of walking around.

That's because cars had proper bench seats with no huge consoles in the middle! People didn't like getting out in traffic.

On those same shows, though, the driver NEVER turns off his headlights when he gets out of the car at night, even if he's going into the house. Must have something to do with camera lighting.

[DocRock]

Desperate beds for husband and wife.

[Dr. Sivana]

Nobody worries about the cost of health care.

Health care was cheaper, MUCH cheaper then. Less insurance for regular stuff in general, and fewer lawsuits meant less expensive care. (They also couldn't do nearly as much for you.)



Wives are younger and better looking than their husbands.

Women then were more slender and much more feminine. Men generally married somewhat younger women in real life. Compared to men, women were far more concerned with appearance (with an Italian exception). Women in general look better than men. And of course, modern color programming is filled with drop dead gorgeous 25 year olds who are surprisingly easy for the color TV version of regular joes. That stuff sells.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING! and DANG!

[Raycpa]

Classical music in cartoon background.

[Fresh Wind]

Good guys’ guns never run out of bullets, but bad guys’ guns always do.

[outofsalt]

Gomer Pyle would often say, “Shame, shame, shame”...

[MosesKnows]

Weird Stuff

Compare the world then and now and the word "weird" takes on a new meaning.

We are living in the age of mass delusions, which serves to make reality appear normal and the past appear weird.

[MaxMax]

Women can't walk by themselves; guys must grab an elbow and steer them.

At least some things haven't changed.