Social media and streaming services killed TV

+Stephen Dobbins we were so lucky to have grown up in the best decade to be a kid/teen!

The Video Games of this time were so cool even the commercials that advertised them kicked ass!

That 5 second little bumper brings back so many memories

Best thing ever

Framing things like that is why I'm still charmed by stuff like tokusatsu (live action sfx) for kids even as a grown man. A good eye-catch is something you don't miss until it goes away.

Same. Our generation has a lot of awesome shared experiences

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@Comicbookstoreguy177 Let's go right now!!!

Great minds think alike... I did the same thing! And got to the milk first too!

Never had the toys, but the jingle was cool.

Mattwav I had them, best toys other than “Leon Neon”

So all this time you had the Scooter Computer opening after this was thought to be lost or destroyed.

@@acholl980 No I haven’t, the Basement Labs did it!

TURBO TEEN ON ABC IS A RUBY-SPEARS ENTERPRISES 8:54 8:55 9:18

Batteries were a lot more expensive back in the 1980s than they are now, didn't last as long, and zinc-carbon batteries in particular had (and still have) a bad habit of leaking and ruining anything they touch. Better battery technology and a steady supply of them from China, Indonesia and even here in the US made pack-ins less of a risk. Also, batteries are heavy, especially the C and D cells motorized toys use.

I hear you man my birthday is March 26th 1979 I just turned the big 40 having a hard time with that but what can I do with live greetings from Buffalo New York my friend

U.S. PATRIOT I’m not far behind ya! USA PATRIOTS UNITE.. the anti- USA globalists who hate nostalgia like this need to go.💰🗳🐀🐀🐀💥🔨🇺🇸⚖️😍☺️😎👍🏼👍🏾

I'll take the first decade..if I can find the80s and you have the 70os, we can TRADE!

I’m 50 this year too! What upsets me most is they call the advertisements old and retro! When did I get old? I’m sure it was the70 s just a few years ago!!

@@Davidjon1946 I try not to have a hard time with this being "old" now. So surreal, especially when watching these "retro" videos. IT'S CRAZY I TELL YA!🇺🇸

I remember too. Fat Albert came on at 12:30 on ABC which was the last cartoon until 1pm. Then it was go over to your friends and hang out.

Never knew that. Been watching a lot of old NASCAR races he did for ESPN

HRTVFan2 is he alive or dead 💀

@@kascnef Still alive but pretty much enjoying retirement

That's what they did back then too

@@blackphoenix77 the core concepts of what a computer could do haven't changed a whole lot, but they've become so insanely efficient. Especially as we've learned how to organize data entry better.

And now so insane.

dasparado why because you don’t agree with her?

@@jkvelasquez84 no - because she is legit insane.

caesar349 are you a psychiatrist?

So that's who that was.

I believe the digitization of packaging design alongside with contemporary trends is what give off that look we have in today's design world. Everything back then was done through traditional procedures giving that analog vintage quality to it.

@Comicbookstoreguy177 That's so true! I miss the cool cereals that had prizes

Yes! Wow I asked myself the same thing, had to watch it twice👍

Yes It Is

@Comicbookstoreguy177 lmaooooo!!! 🤣🤣🤣💯

Damn it was 😃...i was like "That voice sounds so remeber".

Yep... Remember my mom getting excited every time that commercial came on...she was and still is obsessed with Luther...got me into Luther too

Brian Spellburgio think about the imagination required after you left the tv📺 ... now kids have a face in a screen that’s on a 24-7 schedule changing content.. much of it negative propaganda.

Dude , the time has gone by so fast! I graduated high school in 1979. To me it seems like it was yesterday because it was in the pre MTV days when people bought record albums because of the artwork. No internet in those days , cable TV was popular. If you owned a VCR you were blessed. TV movies were events. Check out these TV movies from 1979: C.S. Lewis's The Lion ", The Witch and The Wardrobe." " The Cracker Factory "starring Natalie Wood and "Dummy" starring Lavar Burton. I haven't seen these movies in 40 years until I found them again on youtube. Popular TV shows were "Happy Days", "Laverne and Shirley" , "Mork and Mindy" "Good Times " , "MASH" "Alice" "The White Shadow , "Different Strokes" and "The Facts of Life". Good music "Cruising" by Smokey Robinson , "Gold" by John Stewart , " What a Fool Believes " by the Doobie Brothers.Check out Billboard's 1979 in music list. The movies, "Kramer Vs. Kramer starring Dustin Hoffman , "Alien" starring Signeoury Weaver and the movie that upset a lot of adults . The Warriors". You have to go to Wikipedia to check out major sports events such as the Superbowl and the world series etc. I forgot about sports😳. In those days we carried change in our parents to call them on a payphone (!) We didn't have cellphone's in those days and we had to check in every so often. The major breaking news events in those days was the takeover of the US embassy in Teheren , Iran. The american hostages were held captive by Iranian " students" for 444 days. The Iranian's accused the US in meddling in it's internal affairs. In 1954 , the CIA reinstalled the Shah of Iran back on his throne after he was overthrown in a coup. He became a US ally in the Middle East. In 1979 , the Shah was overthrown again and he fled Iran. Th e Iranian "students" demanded that the US turn the Shah over to the "students" because they wanted to put him on trial. The US government refused and the "students" kept the American hostages for over a year. In 1979 , we still suffered from " the Vietnam syndrome" and didn't want to commit US troops abroad. Many people wanted President Jimmy Carter to send waves of B-52's to bomb Iran. President Carter refused to send the B-52s. He tried to use diplomacy to gain the release of the hostages. It didn't work. For over a year the US hostages were in the media. TV news reported each day the hostages were held captive. The story was on TV , the radio and newspapers. Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980 because. President Carter was seen as a weak leader. Just think: the world might have been different today had Carter let th Air Force drop two or three nukes on Tehren , Iran.

@@shawnmalone9711 , thank you man I enjoyed everything you have written

@@Davidjon1946 Thank you , I try to tell my 16 year old teen age son what life was like before the internet. He says "Whatever , Dad" and goes back to his iphone. I really appreciate your comment.👍👍👍👍

Dec.8 1960 for me.

It's not a bad film,was just misunderstood.

At least back then he worked out now you don't see McDonald's doing anything accept advertising how you can get there horrible food unhealthy food for a new cheap price

Philip Blakely At least they still had McDonaldland!