funy pics - Part 2

[SteveS45]

 

[SteveS45]

 

[JC Okie]

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I totally remember that: ABC, NBC, CBS

And....I was the remote.

Daddy in easy chair: "Flip it to channel eight." "Turn it up." "Turn it down a little."

 

[SteveS45]

I totally remember that: ABC, NBC, CBS

And....I was the remote.

Daddy in easy chair: "Flip it to channel eight." "Turn it up." "Turn it down a little."

Yes, I remember Grandma saying put on Lawrence Welk!

 

[SteveS45]

Or how about the UHF/VHF antennas?

 

[SteveS45]

 

[SteveS45]

 

[JC Okie]

These past few posts are making me nostalgic for the 50s....my childhood.

 

[SteveS45]

You are a few years older than me but I still remember Black and White TV, Rotary Phones and AM Radio

 

[Rossum]

I totally remember that: ABC, NBC, CBS
And....I was the remote.
Daddy in easy chair: "Flip it to channel eight." "Turn it up." "Turn it down a little."

Some of you people are really OLD.

When I was a kid, in addition to the big three networks, we also had a PBS channel (WHYY -- Channel 12) and three UHF channels on top of that! But TVs were still full of vaccuum tubes and the corner drug store had a tube-tester (and a selection of replacement tubes!)

 

[Whiskeywarrior]

Well I remember when dirt was invented.

 

[SteveS45]

Well I remember when dirt was invented.

Rocks I looked at when I was younger are now sand......................

 

[Whiskeywarrior]

Stop rubbing in how young you are

 

[SteveS45]

Stop rubbing in how young you are

Shoot I have Grey Hairs older than you and I still consider myself young. They say you are as young as you feel so check with me around noon, or at least the 4th Cup of coffee.

 

[YePsTeR]

I totally remember that: ABC, NBC, CBS

And....I was the remote.

Daddy in easy chair: "Flip it to channel eight." "Turn it up." "Turn it down a little."

Same here and if I did it to fast I would get yelled at....you gonna break the dial. Sometimes I felt like the Fonz when the tv got a little crazy....I would smack the top of it with my hand and everything worked just fine after that...heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[OldBatty]

I totally remember that: ABC, NBC, CBS

And....I was the remote.

Daddy in easy chair: "Flip it to channel eight." "Turn it up." "Turn it down a little."

And if the knob was missing / broken, a pair of pliers on top of the TV to change the channels. Or if you were lucky enough to have a slotted shaft often times it was just a butter knife. Yes, I remember!

Our first 'remote' was a home made box with a button that killed the sound during commercials. (Had a wire so was not a true remote) Mom was hard of hearing so kept it kind of loud. Even back in the 70s commercials were much louder than the programs.

Oh, a picture...

 

[Train2]

I got to stay up, and watch us land and walk on the moon. On a TV that looked like this

 

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[caffeinated]

I'm guessing they've never seen one of these in real life...