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Combat! (Thank goodness technology allows me to have all seasons on DVD)
Lost In Space
The Time Tunnel
F Troop
Rat Patrol (one of the "oldies" channels still shows this and I can see there was too much fraternization with the Germans)
The Adventures of Superman (I only saw the reruns as a kid)
Hawaii 5-0
The Hollywood Palace
Bewitched
All In The Family (but I found Gloria more annoying than Edith)
Branded
The Rifleman
The Lone Ranger
Combat! (Thank goodness technology allows me to have all seasons on DVD)
Lost In Space The Time Tunnel
F Troop
Rat Patrol (one of the "oldies" channels still shows this and I can see there was too much fraternization with the Germans)
The Adventures of Superman (I only saw the reruns as a kid)
Hawaii 5-0
The Hollywood Palace
Bewitched
All In The Family (but I found Gloria more annoying than Edith)
Branded
The Rifleman
The Lone Ranger
The Time Tunnel! Forgot about that one, but I loved it.
Anyone remember Windy-Dink and Me from the late Fifties? It was the first instance of interactive TV I can remember. You had to buy a kit. (Sounds like today!) The kit had a plastic screen you stuck to the TV screen, an eraser and a drawing tool.
When Winky got into a tight spot you "helped" him by drawing a bridge to the next road or whatever he needed to solve his problem.
I loved that Saturday morning program. Remember Dad was hesitant about allowing it for fear that the screen would damage our new TV.
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I really envy folks with good memories who can recall these details. Pretty early on in life I began to realize that I couldn't recall many of the things that my friends remembered with ease. Killed me during a lot of trivia discussions in my teens & 20's! OTOH there are minute details of a few things that I took an obsessive interest in 50+ years ago, say music groups, that I am only now starting to lose focus on, like being able to name all of the members of Manfred Mann ( I just now recalled 4 out of 5) despite not owning their records etc.
I did indeed have the screen & drew on it as instructed but I would never have recalled that the show was called Winky-Dink, even after hearing that name mentioned way back as a teen I never made the connection. I do remember "helping out" (Winky?) by drawing directly on our tv screen with my crayons & not using the "magic screen" to the displeasure of my Dad.
I do remember Romper Room from this same period but couldn't tell you the name of the host/teacher, Miss ? I wonder if this was a national show or a franchise with different local hosts appearing in each tv market? Like Bozo.
Same period was Shari Lewis & Lambchop & Howdy Doody. Of course Hopalong Cassidy & Roy Rogers were my heroes.
I also remember a Saturday morning show hosted by the actor Andy Devine who had a mischievous Froggy who appeared & disappeared in a puff of smoke after aggravating poor Andy.
Anyone remember Windy-Dink and Me from the late Fifties? It was the first instance of interactive TV I can remember. You had to buy a kit. (Sounds like today!) The kit had a plastic screen you stuck to the TV screen, an eraser and a drawing tool.
When Winky got into a tight spot you "helped" him by drawing a bridge to the next road or whatever he needed to solve his problem.
I remember Winky-Dink and Me-Winky-Dink and You. I had one of those plastic screens. But, my never stick to the t.v. Such a deprived child I was. lol.
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I'd also forgotten "Our Gang" and "The little Rascals." The best. And a good example of kids from different backgrounds, racial and economic, playing together with little interest in such adult sensibilities. It really is ironic that they are considered off limits today. Lots of good lessons there.
Little Rascals were classic. Of course we watched them.
I really envy folks with good memories who can recall these details. Pretty early on in life I began to realize that I couldn't recall many of the things that my friends remembered with ease. Killed me during a lot of trivia discussions in my teens & 20's! OTOH there are minute details of a few things that I took an obsessive interest in 50+ years ago, say music groups, that I am only now starting to lose focus on, like being able to name all of the members of Manfred Mann ( I just now recalled 4 out of 5) despite not owning their records etc.
I did indeed have the screen & drew on it as instructed but I would never have recalled that the show was called Winky-Dink, even after hearing that name mentioned way back as a teen I never made the connection. I do remember "helping out" (Winky?) by drawing directly on our tv screen with my crayons & not using the "magic screen" to the displeasure of my Dad.
I do remember Romper Room from this same period but couldn't tell you the name of the host/teacher, Miss ? I wonder if this was a national show or a franchise with different local hosts appearing in each tv market?
Same period was Shari Lewis & Lambchop & Howdy Doody. Of course Hopalong Cassidy & Roy Rogers were my heroes.
I also remember a Saturday morning show hosted by the actor Andy Devine who had a mischievous Froggy who appeared & disappeared in a puff of smoke after aggravating poor Andy.
I think Romper Room teacher was "Miss Nancy."
Who liked....Felix the Cat.....the magical, magical cat.....?
And, who remembers the commercial with the kid demanding "I WANT MY MAYPO"!!
Anyone remember Windy-Dink and Me from the late Fifties? It was the first instance of interactive TV I can remember. You had to buy a kit. (Sounds like today!) The kit had a plastic screen you stuck to the TV screen, an eraser and a drawing tool.
LOL my parents were so afraid to let us watch that. They thought for sure we'd draw right on the tv.
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Such a deprived child I was. lol. 
