Watching TV

For most of my childhood, we had a black and white TV.  Then maybe when I was in junior high, the kids all chipped in to buy a used color TV.  I'd have to confirm that year.  Yes, a used TV.

We had three channels plus Channel 11 (educational channel). 

I'd have to check the year, but we all got portable black and white TVs for Christmas.  Patti had I believe a 17", Dean had a 12" and I know I had a 9".  I remember watching Dean's more because he put it on his dresser.  I remember carrying mine around to different parts of the house...even under his bed.

We had a swivel chair near the living room TV.  When something scary was happening, I would swivel the chair around.

Saturday nights were hamburgers and Jackie Gleason followed by "The Big Show" movie on Channel 13.

"I know...you had a sad life"

I was reminding my grandson that I grew up with black and white TV and he said "I know, you had a sad life".  He was joking but I replied "no...it was a great life".  Movies were just as scary...just as funny.

Not only black and white, but 4 channels counting Public Television.  And most channels went off the air at midnight...maybe 1am.

We had no VCRs let alone DVRs.  We didn't have movies to rent.  Movies for us were on Floppy or Saturday or Sunday nights and usually watched as a family.

Floppy showed a movie from 12:30pm to 2pm and again from 4pm to 5:30pm.  I was exposed to a lot of movies growing up.  They would have theme weeks like beach movie week.