Families did bizarre things, like all eat dinner together at the same time, and they all ate the same thing. Peanut allergies in particular were unknown among children.
We had three TV channels - at 11 PM the National Anthem was played against the background of Old Glory, while a formation of F-100 Super Sabers flew by. Then the screen went blank.
Oh man, I pity those who did not know what America once was. I'd better stop for now before I become sentimental. America you were beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
If you were high tech you had an antenna rotator, an electric motor that turned your TV antenna on top of your house to get better reception. Also:
Madras print shirts
Nehru jackets
wide wale cord pants
Aquanet hairspray
transistor radios
Jade East & Hai Karate
thin ties then really wide ties
garter belts
no "perma press"
45 rpm records
fender skirts
Honda 50's
draft cards
Ed Sullivan
3.2% beer
Bobbie Brooks
A bombs
And you had to get up to change the channels. I know in my house it was that way until 1984.