I'm so old I remember... (phone, relatives, street, 70s)

[MAcapulco]

I remember ALF

[Gerania]

I remember Betty Boop. She was still on TV when I was a kid.

[slingshot]

I can remember when there was no tv. I had to listen to cartoons on a radio. True story.

[High_Plains_Retired]

Originally Posted by slingshot

I can remember when there was no tv. I had to listen to cartoons on a radio. True story.

My family got our first B&W Sylvania set in 1959.

I too remember big radios with glowing tubes, cloth covered wiring, wooden knobs and carved speaker grates.

[TN Tin Man]

My parents TV was a black I think bakealite floor model with the porthole tube.. 3 channels maybe a 4th if the wind was blowing

[JamaicaOnTheHudson]

I remember when Nickolodean was the shiznit: Fred Penner's Place, Pinwheels, Fraggle Rock and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wu7u9vjjY8

[TruckWife518]

I remember the old days when people actually had to have talent to be a celebrity. You had to be able to sing, dance, act, tell jokes or all 4.

You didn't just make a reality show and get credit for fame although you can do nothing like the Kardashians and other no-talents on tv.

[LarsMac]

I remember when Dan Quayle's spelling was considered a big political mistake.

[Seagrape Grove]

I remember when you needed a wire whisk to mix a can of condensed tomato soup with a can of water. Yes, it used to be so thick you had to scoop it out of the can instead of pour it out.

[TN Tin Man]

I'm so old I remember... " Tang" had to have some.. the astronauts had it for breakfast..