Question of the Day, Friday, January 3 2020

[Winchester]

Good morning!

Rick and I were talking this morning about all sorts of things. Our Friday question is courtesy of Dear Richard:

As a child, what was your favorite television show?

I don't think I had any favorite shows. When we were young, Mom and Dad made us go to bed at 8:00. But they'd fall asleep in front of the television. I do remember, getting out of bed, standing in the doorway of the bathroom, and watching Bewitched in the living room. If I got caught, I'd just say that I was going to the bathroom. As I got a little older, I loved The Monkees (in fairness to me, I was 11!). I remember one time Dad grounded me as punishment and he was serious. When it got to Monday night, I asked Dad if I could watch the show. He looked at me and said, "Look, I don't care what you watch. You can watch your **** Monkees. But just remember, young lady, you're grounded!" Ok then!

How about you? Any favorite shows you watched as a child?

 

[Kat0121]

Scooby Doo

I also loved the Monkees. We watched them in reruns in the 80's. Mickey will always be my favorite.

 

[Mia6]

Green Acres, I Dream of Jeanie, Reruns of I Love Lucy, Bewitched, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, One Step Beyond

 

[verna davies]

When I was very small and we first had a tv, I love Andy Pandy and Bill and Ben. I can still remember their costumes and the way the puppets moved.

 

[susanm9006]

Lone Ranger, Sky King, Captain Kangaroo.

 

[Katie M]

Rocko's Modern Life, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Shining Time Station, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and Darkwing Duck.

 

[Winchester]

Scooby Doo

I also loved the Monkees. We watched them in reruns in the 80's. Mickey will always be my favorite.

Before he died, Davy Jones lived in a neighboring town, not all that far from us. In fact, we still think we saw him at Lowes one night; we weren't the only ones who thought that. He was my favorite.

 

[maggiedemi]

Sesame Street, Wonderful World of Disney

 

[Kat0121]

Before he died, Davy Jones lived in a neighboring town, not all that far from us. In fact, we still think we saw him at Lowes one night; we weren't the only ones who thought that. He was my favorite.

There's a video on Youtube showing someone meeting him at Wal Mart. They sang Daydream Believer together. I've always heard that he was a really nice guy.

 

[bbdoll22]

Woody woodpecker
The monkees
Little house on the prairie

 

[maggiedemi]

Little house on the prairie

I forgot about Little House on the Prairie. Ditto for me.

 

[NY cat man]

Howdy Doody, Pinky Lee, and Robin Hood

 

[cheeser]

My favorites were Medical Center and Emergency!, which inspired me to pursue a career in the medical field. Well, at least my first career path anyway.

I also loved Star Trek (the original series). Until we finally got a color TV, I had no idea that the crew members who got killed were wearing red shirts.

 

[rubysmama]

When I was really little, I liked Romper Room and The Friendly Giant. When I was a bit older, it was Bewitched, Get Smart and Family Affair, Green Acres, etc.

I also liked The Monkees. Davy Jones was my first crush. Then when The Partridge Family came on, I found my 2nd crush - David Cassidy. Sadly both of them are are gone now, as are a lot of the actors from the shows I watched as a kid.

 

[betsygee]

Our family used to watch Bonanza every Sunday night. A few years ago, I discovered they were playing reruns on MeTV so I watched a few episodes out of nostalgia. I dunno, somehow it didn't seem as cool 50 years later.

 

[MonaLyssa33]

I grew up on Nick@Nite in the 90s. My favorites were I Love Lucy, Bewitched, and I Dream of Jeannie. In middle school, I loved Laverne & Shirley and in high school, I was obsessed with Who's The Boss?

 

[muffy]

Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Maverick, Wyatt Earp, Sugar Foot, Cheyenne, Bonanza, Gunsmoke and a whole lot more.

 

[DreamerRose]

My fave when I was really young was the Lone Ranger. As a teenager, I loved all the Westerns that were on - Maverick, Have Gun, Will Travel, Bonanza, the Virginian, Wagon Train, and so on. Westerns were really, really big in the '50s. I was shocked when I found out Wells Fargo was a real bank; I only knew them as a stagecoach line.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

The Price is Right. My Gram and I watched every day during lunch. If Gram was in the other room still making lunch and a car came up for a prize I'd holler "A CAR!! A CAR!!" and Gram would hurry in to see if they'd win it. She was the best Gram ever.

Other favs: The Muppet Babies, The Flintstones, Fraggle Rock.

 

[aliceneko]

The Simpsons for me. I would watch it when it came on at 6pm everyday without fail!