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Morbius

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16. Television before school was unthinkable.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Sun Sep 7, 2025, 11:01 PM

Sep 7

The punishment would no doubt be incredibly severe. After school you could find Spiderman and/or Speed Racer. By evening my father was home, and no one touched the television when he was watching it unless you were changing the channel at his instruction.

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how many of u du members remember before school and evening cartoons on the tv? [View all] AllaN01Bear Sep 7 OP

Morning was mostly The Today Show for me before school underpants Sep 7 #1

That's Rebl2 Sep 7 #4

My memories are similar. Haggard Celine Sep 7 #6

Yes the Little Rascals too. underpants Sep 7 #7

I remember the silent Native American waiting to start tv! GreenWave Sep 7 #2

I remember Saturday morning cartoons. Polly Hennessey Sep 7 #3

I remember watching the Mickey Mouse Club. Emile Sep 7 #5

I remember Popeye in the mornings EYESORE 9001 Sep 7 #8

my 2 sis loved dark shadows. AllaN01Bear Sep 7 #9

I liked it up till the 'mushy' parts EYESORE 9001 Sep 7 #10

I loved Dark Shadows! One of my friends and I arranged our college classes so that one of us yellowdogintexas Sep 7 #12

not so much before school but definitely after school yellowdogintexas Sep 7 #11

Sunday evenings: The Jetsons at 7 Oeditpus Rex Sep 7 #13

"before school" JoseBalow Sep 7 #14

I remember Captain Kangaroo in the mornings NoPasaran Sep 7 #15

Television before school was unthinkable. Morbius Sep 7 #16

I remember watching after school cartoon shows: Rocky and Bullwinkle, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, KitFox Sep 8 #17