♦️🙂 👈just had to add traditional 'Smile', here • definitely related with content as i turn'd 16 in 1977

When I was in High School back in Hawaii in the 1970's, looking back in retrospect, I have a deeper appreciation of the 70's girls and women. No Tattoos, Natural hair color, nice make up. No body piercings.

It saddens me to think how our children and grandchildren will never feel the America we had in the 70s.

Some of my favorite memories of the 70's not covered in other comments: 1. Riding in the back of the station wagon. Some even had the flip up seat that faced the back. 2. Covering school text books with grocery bags and decorating them. 3. Three ring binders with Led Zeppelin and Kiss emblems drawn on them. 4. Eating as a family. 5. Telephone party lines. 6. Absolute best decade of music.

I was born in '63 but have the best memories starting in the 70's. I miss those days. I still listen to mostly 70's music exclusively.

As a 17 year old, I would do anything to go back in time so that I can live in and enjoy the 70s.

Saturday Morning Cartoons were the best of times.

I was born in 1972, and loved being a kid during the late 70’s, early 80’s. Kids played outside from sunup to way past dark. Kids today wouldn’t know how to entertain themselves outside without their phones or video games.

I was ten in 1970. It was an amazing time to be a kid. I think my favorite aspect was the FREEDOM. I got home from school, got on my bike, rode all around the San Fernando Valley (even heard Hendrix playing at Devonshire Downs though that was just a bit earlier) and didn't have to be home until dark/dinner time. I agree with a lot of you that feel sorry for kids today. Their lives are just way less free than ours were.

Yes, we rocked didn't we?!! Natural faces, hair, hip huggers, flared jeans. The music will never go out of style.

The music was the best in the 70's. Original. No auto-tune BS. Just talent.

I wouldn't trade being a kid in the 1970s for anything. What a glorious time to come of age.

The phone hung on the wall and fkng WORKED EVERYTIME you tried to use it. Whatta concept.

I was a kid of the 1970s and I don't understand why kids back then were for the most part behaved, but nowadays, if you see a well-behaved kid, it stands out.

Born in 1957. Childhood in the '60's, teen years and college in the '70's. I'd go back in a heartbeat. I feel sorry for today's kids. They'll never know what they missed out on.

When was a kid back in the 60s and 70s ..my mom would say ."Go ouside and play"...I wold get on my bike..and peddle to the local small airport...stay all day..climbing in and out out of airplanes in the big hanger..talking to pilots that had landed to get avgas..sometimes going up and flying over the town ..seeing my house ..looking at things from a totally different perpestive..the summers were the best..I could spend hours there.. Sometimes it would be dark when I got home.. I will never forget those magical days. It changed my life forever.. I fly planes build planes and do all sorts of things that have to do with aviation ..and it all started when I was a kid.. Great memories!!! 😊❤👀

I was born in 1960, so I was a typical 70s teen. I cherish the fond memories of that era. It wasn't perfect, but it was much, much different times than the sad times we're living in today.

I graduated from high school in 1972 and went to the best rock concerts throughout the decade! I went to tons of them and the prices were usually under $10.00 for a top band. I sure miss those good times.

I grew up in 60 and 70s. No seatbelts riding in back of trucks swing sets made of metal no plastic riding bikes all over all day! What a great time!

I forgot about Love's Baby Soft! You really covered it! I remember in the 70's watching Happy Days and The Mickey Mouse Club and thinking how cool it would be to have grown up in the 50's. I never knew the 70s' would one day be looked back on as one of the best decades to live, but it really was!!

We were free range, we didn't have phones or pagers or tracking of any kind. We played all day outdoors and didn't come home unless it was mealtime.

I think the biggest difference is that a working father could affird a car, a house, and feed his family. The mom , if she worked, did it for nice extras, and usually only worked part time. The dollar went much further.

As a kid growing up in the 70s, I had a newspaper route. It’s where I learned about money and budgeting.

Class of 1977 Rocks...Peace out man. ✌️✌️✌️✌️ Tom & Jerry to the Road Runner Saturday morning.

When you hear Jimmy Buffet sing "I blew out my flip flops, stepped on a pop top..." he was talking about the pull tabs on soda or beer cans. I'll bet a lot of younger folk never made that connection. I'm loving these videos! And for the record, I was born in 1955.

I would go back to 1970 in a heartbeat. Life was awesome. It's absolute shit now.

It was a really good time and what I miss the most being 65 now is the fact my folks and most of my relatives and friends were still around. I miss them all so much , it just isn’t the same.

I’m grateful I grew up in the 70’s. It was a wonderful time. Mix tapes, playing outside with my friends, trips to the lake. I feel bad for kids today.

Growing up in the '70s was an endless adventure, we were fearless. It's sad how today's youth spend most if not all their time looking at some electronic screen and have no idea what it feels like to dig in the dirt, build a fort out of scrap wood or catch some air while jumping your bike off a ramp. Sure we got injured, but we slapped a band-aid on the wound and went back outside and continued with the adventure till the sun went down and we were forced to go inside, good times.

Out of all of the things I told the grandkids about the 70s , the one thing that blows them away more than anything, was that you could pull up to a station, pump gas and then go pay. They trusted you would pay, and you never thought of not paying, it was just normal trust between people. Really miss those days

I just turned 63 and I remember all of these. The music store hang out was called Peaches. I'm so grateful that I grew up in the wonderful 70's. Thank-You for reminding us of these memories.

What I recall from being a child in the 60s and being in high school in the 70s is being pretty free to roam. I rode my bike to school most days, spent most free time outdoors. Your comment about record stores also stimulated great memories. Last thing, I don't get younger folks penchant for self mutilation via tattoos and piercings. But they clearly do, so live and let live. One thing I don't miss from then is tobacco smoke everywhere

i would 100% go back and stay in the 70's and 80's.

oh the memories! i was born in 1959 and spent my teenage years in the 70's....would love to turn back time to that decade.

I was born in 1970. I had no idea at the time how blessed I was to grow up back then. I would go back in a heartbeat ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Back when Cracker Jacks had FUN prizes, not "tattoos" or a _QR code!_

Born in 89 I have been obsessed about the 70s since my teens.

I seriously feel sorry for kids today. In 1976 We were 12 going on 16. Today's kids are 16 going on 46 in 2023. Loved those Mushroom cookie jars.

So blessed to have grown up in the 70's. I've seen both worlds and would go back to the 70's in a second.

I have to add David Cassidy to this 70's music!! Oh my he was a cutie and he could sing!! I had 3 brother's so i never got to watch the Partridge family!! He was my 1st love!! Thats my special memory

I still remember the distinct smell of the milk from the thermos in that lunch box😂. I also remember the looks my mother gave me after “ forgetting” to empty out aforementioned lunchbox and thermos🤢

Nothing was rushed in the 70s. Not learning about life or growing up. Kids today have been robbed of the slower pace and the simple pleasures that we enjoyed.

I so love these videos about the 70s and 80s. I don't think I could have grown up in better decades! They take me back to a time of being young and remembering forgotten memories. My kids are so jealous that I grew up in one of the best decades ever. I can't say I blame them lol

Born 1966. We had 3 UHF channels in addition to the 3 networks and PBS. And in my house, when the phone rang, we all yelled “not it” because no one wanted to answer the phone, probably because we were watching tv and you couldn’t pause or rewind a show back then.

I finished grade school and started junior high in 1970. Good times...and the BEST music ever.

I wouldn’t change growing up in the 70’s for anything. I wore Love’s Baby Soft too.

I loved being a child in the 70s. It was such a great time to be growing up in America.

1980 HS graduate, it was an awesome time! Simply wonderful

Born in 1957. "High and alive in '75" was our high school motto.

The 70’s is my decade! Being a teen! Yes kids would never understand! Especially the Best music ever! 🎉❤

What a great time we had in the 70's We were very lucky to be brought up in sane times

I remember being fascinated as a child when visiting other homes where their toilet paper (& Kleenex tissue paper) where coloured; light blue, PEACH, light green, pink. Of course, I might of been hallucinating due to a healthy dose of head knocks from falling out of trees 😂

the 70's & 80's where awesome 😎👍

Would go back to (and stay in) the '70s and '80s in a heartbeat if I could...

I became a teen in 1972 and grew up in without question the best decade ever...I hate getting older but am totally grateful I experienced the 70's there was and never will be a better decade than the 70's imo.

The 1970's was a great time to be a kid. Riding your bike and playing ball with your friends. Saturday morning cartoons, our parents were young. Those were great times. Today's kids should be so lucky.

I was a 1961 babe and I recall I thought I was supercool bc I had the best album first Rumours by Fleetwood Mac . Plus I had a big Pioneer stereo. Great sound ! I can relate to chatting up guys and girls in record shops…..fun times back then all about what you were into, mostly British classic rock!😊😊😊

Born in 1958 , I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ! So much nostalgia and memories bring me warm feelings !

The 70’s was a fun decade to grow up as a kid! Great memories!

Blessed that me and my wife were kids and teenagers through the 1970’s. What a great Decade ❤❤❤

There were only 3 channels but always something worthy on. TV isn't worth a spit now.

Life was simpler, safer, and kids were more imaginative. Kids today have no idea what they're missing growing up now.

The 70's wasn't the best economically for a lot of people, but for all the lack of things, being a kid you always found a way to entertain yourself. Either getting that Christmas catalog and dreaming of what new toys you wanted or watching TV and losing yourself in Saturday morning Cartoons.

Born in 1961, I tell my kids and grandkids that growing up in the 1970s was the best time to be a kid. The mix tape made me laugh. I remember laying on my bed for hours waiting for certain songs to come on the radio and hitting the record button as fast as I could. I even recorded the audio of a few movies I liked. Sort of an early version of a VHS or DVD but no pictures lol.

Ring tabs that were thrown on the ground led to, "Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top" by Jimmy Buffett. And, I recently had a record store experience when I went to a used book store that had a record album section. My brother had asked me to pick out some albums from "our era" for his refurbished stereo with turntable. I got to pick out the Doobie Brothers, America, Chicago, James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg, Kenny Loggins, and more. I had such a great time going through all of those albums and DID feel like I'd stepped back in time!

I REALLY miss what record stores were back then. It was so great to ask a person much older than me what they would recommend, and then let me listen to some of it, then help me find other stuff that worked with that record. It was a great time, and it's really sad that people don't get to experience the smells and social greatness of real record stores. Sure, there are some around now, but, since there is not the same amount of traffic, it's definitely not the same.

The doorbell is something that is becoming a thing of the past

In 1970s we had what was called Hi-Fi set consisting amplifier, radio tuner, record player and cassette player/recorder (double decks). Whenever we bought new album (either record or cassette) my neighbour friend would come over with empty cassette and record the whole album. Luckily nobody came to charge us for copyright.

My teenage grandkids always tell me how lucky i was to grow up in the 70s. They especially love all the music we had.

In the 70s I never thought I'd someday miss the 70s. Just like every other decade, the 70s had its share of not-so-great things. But compared to the 2020s it was great. I feel bad for kids nowadays. I really do. Its sad they don't get to enjoy the simpler lifestyle and comparative freedom we had then. I think its much harder to be a kid now and more dangerous. It's heart breaking.

Born in 62. Best time of my life growing up in the 70's. We spent all night cruising the avenue. Still the best music. The girls were awesome.

So excited to get the new lunch box every school year

My granddaughter asked how we knew our friends' addresses and phone numbers. When I described phone books, she thought the idea of people having their numbers and addresses put into a giant book that's delivered yearly, free, to everyone's home would be a huge invasion of privacy. How our impressions of privacy have changed over the years!

In the 70's, there was no keyboard to hide behind if someone disrespected someone else.

You missed: 1) knee high striped socks and 'short-shorts' that were worn for gym class and basketball, 2) plastic covered furniture and plastic roll-out walkway to protect new carpet which was gold, avocado green or burnt orange shag, 3) manual toys like Tip-It, Battling Tops, Rock'em Sock'em Robot, Mousetrap, SuperToe and Operation were very popular, 4) every kid in my neighborhood wore canvas Converse, Keds, PF Flyers or what ever canvas sneakers Buster Brown was selling ... later in the decade, suede PUMA and ADIDAS took over, 5) almost every kid had strap on adjustable roller skates with metal wheels ... the more serious skaters had Chicago or Roller Derby boot skates where wheels evolved quickly from metal to wood to poly-urethane, 6) in the big cities with limited grass fields, boys played a lot of Stickball, Wiffle ball and foot hockey ... girls jumped rope and played hopscotch, 7) in the public parks we had bigger swings, push and jump-on merry-go-rounds, very high slides and complex monkey bars with limited padding or safety gravel, and, of course, Tether-ball, 8) we drank A LOT of sugary Kool Aid, Fanta and Nehi fruit sodas... in my neighborhood Yoo Hoo chocolate drink was very popular, 9) when my family traveled for the summer we would always hit the Big (3-story) Slide and the nickel / dime arcades where the games were all manual (air hockey, NHL hockey with rotating players that you manipulated manually, golfing, baseball and shooting arcade with steel balls) AND ... MOST IMPORTANTLY... 10) eating as a family ... a good home-cooked meal and 11) we got to play outside with our gang of friends after chores and homework were done. We did not need helicopter parents playing with us nor protecting us. The 1970s were a wonderful decade to be a kid.

I remember the freedom of not having to be annoyed by constant texts or emails from a cell phone no pagers either. It was a joy not having your parents or other sales people constantly bothering you. You just knew you were expected at home for dinner at 5:30pm because that’s when the family ate so you had better be there. People were more authentic no one had plastic surgery unless it was for a good reason like a car accident. If you wanted better tv reception you just put tin foil on the rabbit ear antenna…. At midnight or shortly there after the tv station would shut down but not before praying the “ Our Father Prayer”….So different now….. And who can forget that portion sizes at restaurants were not large enough to feed three people like nowadays. Very few young people were over weight.

Wow... I hadn't thought of the lunch box smell for 40 years. But when he mentioned it, suddenly it came back! It wasn't horrible, it was just a combination of odors, banana, peanut butter, grapes, maybe cold cuts and mustard. . . but it all merged together over time into its very own scent.

Having to work for money. Respecting older people. Takeaway food being a rare treat. Having to save up to buy something.

Ha! I remember the chain of can pull tabs. The things that bring back memories lol. Thanks...

The bike rides, exploring the forest, swimming in the rivers, listening to the radio with friends! It was a great time. Life was so much simple then.

One unusual thing I remember from the 70's: some new businesses would rent giant WWII-era aircraft search lights, to celebrate/announce the opening of their business. I think new car dealerships were the most common. Even 20 miles away, you could see the giant beacons of light moving around.

I would not change my childhood in rhe 1970s over today in a million years. It was a different time, it was a wonderful time, for many reasons

I instantly smelled the smell of the lunch box as soon as I saw them. It’s remarkable that 50 years later that smell is still so familiar.

Born in 58, we all played outside until it got dark, even in the winter at the local outdoor rink. We rode our bikes 25 miles to farmland and go horseback riding. We played around the local pond catching frogs, turtles and newts. When we old enough to drive in the 70’s that was the best. If I could go back I would in a heartbeat. Life was great in the 70’s.

I so miss my childhood of the 70's.😞💔 People genuinely connected with each other. You went and visited their house, went to the library and took out books, wrote letters, listened to music on your transistor radio, and for $5, four people could go to the movies and get popcorn and snacks. You played outside till it was getting near dark, and hung out with your friends on the stoop..played double-dutch, needed a "key" for your roller skates, watched Saturday morning cartoons..I could go on and on.😥 I know a lot went on behind the scenes that we as children were oblivious to. The world is never perfect. But your childhood (barring unfortunate circumstances 😞) "always" feels so "light" and simple.. and authentic.. and I just wish I could go back there.😞 I just turned 59 and I hate these times. The world feels so "heavy", and the internet is both a blessing and a curse. I'd gladly give it up to go back to my childhood world again.🥺😓💔

Am 57 yrs old, and been watching. Sends u back to a much better time!

WOW!!! What’s remembering! I was enjoying riding bike circles all around the neighborhood 😊 BLESS 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I was a young teenager then and I really loved the 70s, the fashion’s the music and loads more, a lot of these examples brought back happy memories! ❤

I was a kid then teenager in the 60s and 70s, and the best part I remember is having so much freedom, especially to roam and discover. In regard to leaving the house, the only rule was to be home in time for dinner. My friends and I were never questioned where we went or what we did. We lived in the outer suburbs of the city and even went into the center of the city on our own (by train) and were never scared. We explored everywhere, and sometimes even deliberately got lost just for the fun of it. We did this by entering patches of forest that still existed where we lived and walking through to the other side. Kids today have no idea what it means to be free to explore the world around them and discover stuff with almost no constraints or fear.

I was a young parent in the 70s and looking at now I realise how much happier and healthier we and kids were then. We always had and gave respect to all. Parents were our teachers on love and life❤️

So glad I was a kid in the 60's and a teenager in the 70's

I love that I was a kid in the 70s!!! A teen in the 80s!!! Thanks Mom and Dad for having me.

I was telling my niece that back in the 70’s when I was a kid, if you wanted to go play with your friends, you would go knock on the door, and ask, “Can so & so come out to play?”. My niece was shocked, and told me, “That would be terrifying!” She was serious. Poor kid!

Kids today will never understand how great it was to grow up in the 1970s!!!!

I remember when Honeycomb cereal had the license plates in the box. I'd put one on the back of my bike.

Feathered hair. The Dorothy Hammil haircut. Curly perrms. Big fluffy Afros. The Farrah. Corn rows, with beads.

Im 63...I learned to drive a car from my older brother who recently passed away...Eddie taught me to drive his 1966 Corsa Corvair 4spd in 1971..looking back, it was a beautiful time to grow up...feel fortunate now...lots of great memories... Lets not forget the hours, years of playing with Matchboxes and numerous board games, Clue, Monopoly, Careers, Yahtzee to name a few❤❤❤

70’s and 80’s for me!

And having dinner at the dinner table with everyone present is becoming a thing of the past

I grew up in the 70's and remember all of these! I often think about how different things are for kids today. It's a bit of a shame really. So many kids today don't even know the joys of playing outside, riding their bikes, making mud pies and roller skating on the driveway. Unfortunately, so many kids today don't even know how to have face to face conversations with their friends. Because they sit together staring at their phones while texting each other. I miss the good times of growing up in the 70's.