Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thirteen TV Shows I Watched as a Kid

Growing up in our family, we four children were pretty limited in the television shows we were allowed to view. I grew up in the seventies, and most of what we watched were re-runs of shows from the 1960s.

Here are thirteen tv shows I remember watching - and I know some of them are still around on TVLand!
  1. Get Smart
  2. Hogan's Heroes
  3. Leave It To Beaver
  4. Andy Griffith
  5. Gilligan's Island
  6. My Three Sons
  7. Green Acres
  8. The Beverly Hillbillies
  9. I Love Lucy
  10. I Dream of Jeanie
  11. Captain Kangaroo
  12. Mr. Ed
  13. The Waltons
Were any of these a favorite of yours? Was there another show that you enjoyed watching growing up? Let us know in the comments section!

[This post was originally published on April 29, 2009.]
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24 comments:

  1. Brandt!April 29, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    We watched 11 out of the 13! Mr Ed was my favorite! My sister's boyfriend (now husband of 26 yrs) was Ed .. and my dad couldn't help but always refer to him as "Mr. Ed" and would break out in song " a horse is a horse .. of course, of course ...." ohhhh ... those were the shows!!

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  2. storytellerApril 29, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    Fun list! I grew up in the 50s and we had no TV until I was 8 ... but I do recognize all of these shows and watched many of them. My dad's favorite was I Dream of Jeannie ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  3. KristenApril 29, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    I watched all of those, too. Now, most of them are on TVLand and my kids are watching them as well. Good shows are good no matter what!

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  4. UnknownApril 29, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    I watched some of the same shows. Our TV time was pretty limited as a kid. Fun list!
    Happy T13!

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  5. marcia@joyismygoalApril 29, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    at some point each of these was a favorite along w/ petticoat junction

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  6. JourneywomanApril 29, 2009 at 10:57 PM

    I LOVED Get Smart. Didn't like the newest movie.

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  7. Julia Phillips SmithApril 29, 2009 at 11:57 PM

    I think we were watching the same reruns!

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  8. Grace @ Sandier PasturesApril 30, 2009 at 1:58 AM

    I watched a lot of Superbook, The Flying House, The Jetsons. Ah, I missed these shows! Non-animated ones include McGyver, The Love Boat and Knight Rider!

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  9. AnonymousApril 30, 2009 at 6:27 AM

    I never liked the Waltons, but I watched all those shows too as a child. Hm, I guess that puts us in the same age range.

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  10. KimmieApril 30, 2009 at 6:41 AM

    I LOVED Captain Kangaroo! I can remember me and my brother sitting on the couch watching it. And we had some book (can't remember what it was) that you followed along with and did activities in for a several episodes.

    Too be that young again. *sigh*
    My T13

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  11. I am HarrietApril 30, 2009 at 8:56 AM

    I lived your life!

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  12. BuffieApril 30, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    Wow, seeing this list brings back some memories. I use to watch a lot of these shows and still sometimes catch reruns on TV Land.

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  13. sherileeApril 30, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    On your list, I watched Hogan's Heroes and The Waltons. Other shows I enjoyed: The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Rockford Files, Simon and Simon and, of course, Magnum PI!

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  14. AnonymousApril 30, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    I've never really seen any of those, but from what I know about them, I think television when you grew up had a lot more intelligence and real world significance than the drivel that is on now.

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  15. DaisyApril 30, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    I'd say that's a great list because I'm sure it is although I've only seen a couple of episodes from a couple of those. LOL! Happy Thursday!

    Thursday 13 - edition 5
    Laundry love...and hate

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  16. annies homeApril 30, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    I loved them all on the list and still watch many of the reruns

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  17. kandyblossomApril 30, 2009 at 12:03 PM

    All great shows! I really love the Waltons.

    Happy TT!

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  18. JanetApril 30, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    I loved those all, except The Waltons...never did get into that one. I also liked The Addams Family and The Munsters!

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  19. Goat GalApril 30, 2009 at 5:00 PM

    I loved Gilligan's Island and I Dream of Jeannie! Sigh memories.

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  20. Sherry @ Lamp Unto My FeetApril 30, 2009 at 5:50 PM

    THose are great! I loved the Waltons and Little House on the Prairie! I had totally forgotten about Captain Kangaroo.

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  21. MelanieApril 30, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Great list! I watched most of these too! :)

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  22. UnknownJune 9, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Great list! I watched Little House on the Prarie and Cheers :)

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  23. Jennifer @ Just Peachy in DixieJune 9, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Yep, I remember all those too! We still watch Andy Griffith today together as a family. Oh, the days of wholesome clean television programs...I miss them. I really despise the fact that I even have to screen the commercials these days! Especially when inappropriate commercials come on in between "family friendly" viewing. Come on...Ugh!

    Thanks for sharing,
    Jennifer

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  24. ~katie~June 9, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Leave It to Beaver was and still is one of my absolute favorites!! =) I was able to meet Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow a few years ago, and it was really a treat. The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie are also faves.

    p.s. For some reason, this and your last two posts have not posted in my reader! Sorry I haven't stopped by in a while, but I just happened to manually click and was surprised to see more posts. Blogger has been having some issues lately!! Anyway, have a great weekend!

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