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86. Real old-timer here. - I remember Sat. mornings before TV

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 02:37 AM

Sep 2013

We listened to the radio.
Can't remember all the shows, but one was "Let's Pretend".
Another one started off with a man intoning "Grand Central Station!"
Radio caused you to use your imagination, -- Good fun.

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I grew up in the era BEFORE video games! We got 3 channels and had cartoons on Saturday morning! [View all] HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 OP

And most of the TV stations went off the air sometime after midnight... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #1

but we had all night rock and roll radio on the 50,000 watt AM stations rurallib Sep 2013 #9

Back when there was music still on AM and not crazy talk... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #10

Chicago, New York, Oklahoma City, Little Rock ------ rurallib Sep 2013 #11

WCFL, WLS. Your 50 thousand watt blow torches out of Chicago. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #13

Great Stations Both grilled onions Sep 2013 #76

I don't think Little Rock had a 50,000 watt station Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #33

Yes they did, KAAY... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #35

Interesting Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #36

It is a religious station last I knew 1090 AM rurallib Sep 2013 #41

How far away from Little Rock were you? Jenoch Sep 2013 #53

I was close to 180 straight-line miles from Little Rock Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #68

I probably did not explain it as well as Jenoch Sep 2013 #70

I could pick up KAAY IBEWVET Sep 2013 #88

XERB RADIO FROM HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA!!!!!!!! AWOOOOOO!!!!!!!! cliffordu Sep 2013 #44

WOKY-AM from Milwaukee! Mighty 92! Archae Sep 2013 #52

And I read books! (still do) and watched test patterns OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2013 #2

so true antiquie Sep 2013 #5

Conelrad? (my dad said he was a helluva detective!) lastlib Sep 2013 #46

:-) MuseRider Sep 2013 #3

You had THREE channels? pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #4

Time for bed. rug Sep 2013 #6

"time for bed" is right. that was always the hint for bedtime! n/t orleans Sep 2013 #37

Sometimes we got this sign-off caraher Sep 2013 #51

I loved that sign-off Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #69

I remember staring at that test pattern susanr516 Sep 2013 #80

slipped the surly bonds of earth... irisblue Sep 2013 #77

Graduate School in West Virgina Jeff In Milwaukee Sep 2013 #83

I remember when Pong first came out... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #7

Was that pizza parlor Shakey's? Aristus Sep 2013 #17

Yes it was! Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #19

I loved Shakey's. Aristus Sep 2013 #22

Our local Shakey's was a hangout for GLBT people after the kids went home. hunter Sep 2013 #28

(have to ask...) who'd be sleeping on your sofa? orleans Sep 2013 #38

As a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons with GLBT people was fabulous! hunter Sep 2013 #50

loved Shakey's, worked there when I was 11 for free pizza ! nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #98

We had three channels too. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #8

And you had to get up and walk over to the tv set to change the channel!! The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #12

I remember that time well. RebelOne Sep 2013 #15

The good thing about not having a remote is that there was nothing to fight over The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #16

As a child pintobean Sep 2013 #60

LOL!!! oh yeah irisblue Sep 2013 #78

When I was little and got up early to watch Saturday morning cartoons, Jenoch Sep 2013 #65

I can remember watching Cowtown Rodeo and woodsprite Sep 2013 #14

I used to get up early on Saturday mornings, turn on our old vacuum-tube Aristus Sep 2013 #18

Besides the cartoons, there was The Lone Ranger and Sky King The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #20

Sky King was my favorite, along with The Rifleman. Hardlyaround Sep 2013 #30

Mike Mercury! lastlib Sep 2013 #47

I met Sky King (can't remember his real name) RebelOne Sep 2013 #54

Kirby Grant. Hardlyaround Sep 2013 #58

Yes, I think it was either 1982 or 1983. RebelOne Sep 2013 #66

The Justice League... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #21

Don't forget Flipper on Sunday nights. Jenoch Sep 2013 #55

Remember "Gentle Ben?" Brigid Sep 2013 #61

Gentle Ben was also Jenoch Sep 2013 #64

Flipper was on just before Disney Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #71

Wild Kingdom was a great show... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #82

I grew up during the 60's and 70's. Archae Sep 2013 #23

You're a lot younger than me HarveyDarkey Sep 2013 #62

We had 4. NBC/ABC/CBS/PBS and 2 UHF stations 17/29 that had unwatchable reception... MiddleFingerMom Sep 2013 #24

A couple of the networks had a Sunday morning line-up of cartoons, too. Aristus Sep 2013 #25

Was this it? Archae Sep 2013 #32

That's IT!! Aristus Sep 2013 #34

There were no 24 hour stations liberal N proud Sep 2013 #26

We were to poor to own a TV. So we made do... bluesbassman Sep 2013 #27

When I was growing up, we had 4 stations, Hardlyaround Sep 2013 #29

Bugs Bunny. Fat Albert. Mighty Mouse. Brigid Sep 2013 #31

When I was quite young, my two older brothers and I would Jenoch Sep 2013 #56

I watched all of those except Mighty Mouse Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #72

I used to love watching old movies on the independent stations Tabasco_Dave Sep 2013 #39

I can remember when the BBC was the UK's only channel dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #40

Did you watch Ande Panda? OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2013 #48

My favorite kids program. It was on Sunday because of Shabbat is Saturday. mucifer Sep 2013 #42

Three? kiva Sep 2013 #43

And we were THANKFUL! dammit! baldguy Sep 2013 #45

Just two words walkerbait41 Sep 2013 #49

And my BF n his friends hid in the neighbors bushes blueamy66 Sep 2013 #57

That would probably get them shot today. Brigid Sep 2013 #59

Eh, it was in suburbia, outside of Chicago.... blueamy66 Sep 2013 #67

And I got up early on Saturdays and plopped down in front of the television... joeybee12 Sep 2013 #63

I really miss Q102 radio's Friday Flashback every week TorchTheWitch Sep 2013 #73

You must be older than I thought you were. Chan790 Sep 2013 #74

I also loved the UHF channels deutsey Sep 2013 #75

And THAT is how I found out about Monty Python benld74 Sep 2013 #79

I remember the days. texanwitch Sep 2013 #81

Real old-timer here. - I remember Sat. mornings before TV No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #86

I like old radio shows. texanwitch Sep 2013 #89

I loved the cartoon "Max, the two thousand year old mouse". applegrove Sep 2013 #84

In the 50s, they had kid shows on in the early afternoon like Pinky Lee aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2013 #85

We had 3 channels with a snowy black and white picture. B Calm Sep 2013 #87

Anyone ever hear this poem at sign-off just before the test pattern came on for the night? cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #90

I remember them doing that, my station would show a video of a fighter jet in flight. B Calm Sep 2013 #92

Yes. The jet fighter flying in the clouds... cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #94

The first Saturday morning "cartoons" I remember were on the radio. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #91

My Arkansas brother brought me up a cement stone that has Jot-em-Down Store B Calm Sep 2013 #93

That was from Lum and Abner. I don't really remember listening to it, but I know the program. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #96

Bingo! The show was about a country store/restaurant in Arkansas. B Calm Sep 2013 #101

I had 1 channel, WLUC-TV, to watch when growing up. Kaleva Sep 2013 #95

I remember watching The Outer Limits on TV when I was 5 and being scared ***less LOL steve2470 Sep 2013 #97

old people always bragging about 3 channels. lol. n/t. okieinpain Sep 2013 #99

I have a memory of watching "Voice of Agriculture" on Sat. mornings before cartoons started. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #100