what happened to the good days...people who grew up in the 90's or lower no what im talking about?

Question

What ever happened to friday nights for kids? Remember we had Family Matters, Full house, boy meets world....We had all these family shows that taught lessons every night. Now kids today have nothing to look forward to. Even regular television is getting sexual what is happening to our Media?!!

Answer 1

you are absolutely right! it's sad. maybe you should try writing out a good script and sending it in? you never know...

Answer 2

Wha??

"Grew up in the 90's" THAT's the "good days"?

lol

Oh. All you're talking about are TV shows you now miss.

Hey, I grew up watching Dick Van Dyke. THAT was in the past.

It wasn't about lessons, though (mostly). The shows you mention would probably have been considered much too racy then. (I've never watched the ones you mention, so I don't know, but Rob and Laura Petrie didn't sleep in the same bed.)

"Kids today have nothing to look forward to" because YOUR favorite shows are no more? Uh, isn't that a little extreme?

Hey, kids today can OWN Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- nothing beats THAT.

TV shows don't "teach" -- they entertain, the few great ones (such as Buffy) can enlighten in a way, but it's a much more subtle thing than "See, you shouldn't [yada, yada: message of he week]".

The ones that TRY to teach don't really work. It's all contrived, usually boring, and any kid worth his salt sees through them.

But back to your basic point: Every generation that has ever lived has felt about their childhood, and subsequent years, the way you do. (It used to take more than 7 years before people bemoaned "These Modern Times" but other than that ....)

People my age said the same things about TV of your day, and people before that predicted the End of Civilization with the arrival of TV.

As those before said of the arrival of radio, and those before said about the dime novel.

Heck, I bet Gargh and Murth sat around bemoaning the lot of those raised in a world with fire and shelter. ("Cooked food?!?! What's to become of this wacky generation?")

My feeling (until I reason with myself) was everyone born after the late 50's early 60's has had it so much worse than me. (But then I reason with myself about every generation saying this, and recognize the benefits young-uns have that I didn't, like feminism, the Internet, and Joss Whedon, and it goes away.)

Yet, people still survive. Even thrive.

I suppose kids are able to fill their Friday evenings other ways.

Sorry for the irrelevant rant, but your top-level question, and then your details made me, well, LOL.

Answer 3

The Good Old Days

Do you remember the good old days? Well I sure do!
If your memory needs a little nudge, some of these things will
take you right back, and I hope bring a smile to your face!

Pick up the phone and you heard, "Number please?"

And you said, "Randolph 4- 3381."

Sometimes you picked up the phone and heard voices!
Remember those party lines! We shared the lines!
You had to remember your ring before you
answered the phone, one long, two short!

Playing tag and hide and go seek on a summer evening.

Catching lightening bugs in a jar.
Sometimes we pinched off the glowing end and
put it on our finger for a glorious glowing ring!
(I feel so guilty! How could we do that!)

Wringer washers! What work that was,
and then if you didn't get your arm caught
in the wringer you had to lug a basket of wet
clothes to the back yard and hang them on the line.

Sprinkle bottles...remember how we had to sprinkle
down the clothes after they dried and roll them up tight
and put them back in the basket? Then came the
hard part! We ironed everything! Then came steam
irons and we threw out the sprinkle bottle.

Do you remember any of these:
Window fans, Kick the Can, roller skates with keys,
coonskin caps, hula hoops, 45 records,
cherry cokes, juke boxes, pony tails, bobbi sox,
penny loafers, sideburns, Breck & Halo Shampoo,
drive in movies, jacks, going home for lunch,
marbles, monopoly, rabbit ears, aluminum glasses,
sweater sets, white gloves, and can can slips,
the smell of Old Spice, penny candy, and
Mother May I.

See The USA In Your Chevrolet

You'll wonder where the yellow went
if you brush your teeth with Pepsodent.

Step on a crack...break your mother's back.
(I still don't step on cracks)

Red Rover, Red Rover, won't you come over.

Pepsi-cola hits the spot,
12 full ounces that's a lot.
Twice as much for a nickel too
Pepsi Cola is the drink for you.

Hi! I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe!
That's my dog Tige, and he lives there too!
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The Good Old Days was a popular BBC television light entertainment programme which ran from 1953 to 1983.

It was recorded live at the Leeds City Varieties and recreated an authentic atmosphere of the Victorian–Edwardian music hall with songs and sketches of the era performed by present-day performers in the style of the original artistes.

The audience dressed in period costume and joined in the singing, especially the singing of Down at the Old Bull and Bush which closed the show. The show was compered by Leonard Sachs who introduced the acts. In the course of its run it featured about 2000 artists.

The show was first broadcast on July 20, 1953.

The Good Old Days was inspired by the success of the "Ridgeway's Late Joys" at the Players' Theatre Club in London: a private members' club that ran fortnightly programmes of variety acts in London's West End.

Answer 4

I loved Family Matters!
The devil slowly took those good shows away. He's the real enemy in this world that people can't really see. The bible says he (The Theif) came to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:7-10). He works through music, media and evil men.
If you take out the family, you take out society. Good family shows that teach good morals are a NO NO in his big plan to kill society and mankind.

Answer 5

Its the writers fault, they ain't writing to please the producers. Those who imagine that television holds a key to experience has never realized that real life has no script. The good times still exist, just not as spectator, or speculator.

Answer 6

they moved to the WB for sometime, and then they kinda went to ABC family, and now they're no where to be found! I am so upset!!!!

Answer 7

the world just moved on.............became more lenient and lax................wait and see what is acceptable 20 years from now....it will really be a shocker!