Impact of childhood TV shows

canadagoose · May 3, 2017

Do you ever come upon an old tv show or movie and suddenly realize it's actually affected you a lot? Like, watch White Fang as a kid, buy malamute as adult. I guess the ultimate would be your spouse looking like someone you thought was hot. Anybody marry a Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

canadagoose · May 3, 2017

Wow 20 years ago Vera Farmiga was the hot chick on a tv show.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118451/

matt267 PE · May 3, 2017

It's a toss up between MacGyver and SpiceTV.

Supe · May 3, 2017

My sisters still hate me for all the MacGyver-esque booby traps I set all over our parents' house.

kevo_55 · May 3, 2017

I have already said too much.

Road Guy · May 3, 2017

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jeb6294 · May 3, 2017

We've got a local channel, ME TV, that has started airing the OG MacGyver every night at 5:00 and again at 9:00.

The new MacGyver blows.

MA_PE · May 3, 2017

FYI, Me-TV is not just local as it's included on my RCN cable and I also get it over the air in Boston. I watch it all the time. MacGyver is a tool.

FLBuff PE · May 3, 2017

I just can't catch that damned roadrunner.

Supe · May 3, 2017

jeb6294 said:
We've got a local channel, ME TV, that has started airing the OG MacGyver every night at 5:00 and again at 9:00.

The new MacGyver blows.

There's a new one?

matt267 PE · May 3, 2017

Supe said:
There's a new one?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399045/

Supe · May 3, 2017

WTAF?

engineergurl · May 3, 2017

I only get NBC and ME-TV on the antenna and have found that we watch a lot of saved by the bell on Sunday mornings before switching to the internet for sports.

YMZ PE · May 8, 2017

My husband looks an awful lot like Andy Richter. It's possible I may have watched too much Late Night with Conan O'Brien when I was a teenager.

Ble_PE · May 8, 2017

We're currently watching Full House after my kids fell in love with it over Christmas break. They bought the box set with their money from Christmas and we've been working our way through the show. It's amazing how many of the shows I remember even though it's been well over a decade since I had seen any of the shows. I've tried to get them started watching Andy Griffith and while they like it okay, Mrs. Ble is not impressed with it. After all these years I still haven't completely converted her to southern.

MA_PE · May 8, 2017

Ble_PE said:
We're currently watching Full House after my kids fell in love with it over Christmas break. They bought the box set with their money from Christmas and we've been working our way through the show. It's amazing how many of the shows I remember even though it's been well over a decade since I had seen any of the shows. I've tried to get them started watching Andy Griffith and while they like it okay, Mrs. Ble is not impressed with it. After all these years I still haven't completely converted her to southern.

Andy Griffith?!?! What's next Gomer Pyle, USMC?

If you're going for retro go for I Dream Of Jeannie or Gilligan's Island. something for the whole family.

Ble_PE · May 8, 2017

Gomer Pylie, USMC doesn't hold a candle to The Andy Griffth Show!

YMZ PE · May 8, 2017

Who else is whistling the Andy Griffith Show theme song in their head now?

Road Guy · May 8, 2017

(car drives by too fast)

Gomer: Citizens Arrest! Citizens Arrest!

Andy: Gomer you cant do that......

canadagoose · May 8, 2017

Ble_PE said:
We're currently watching Full House after my kids fell in love with it over Christmas break. They bought the box set with their money from Christmas and we've been working our way through the show. It's amazing how many of the shows I remember even though it's been well over a decade since I had seen any of the shows. I've tried to get them started watching Andy Griffith and while they like it okay, Mrs. Ble is not impressed with it. After all these years I still haven't completely converted her to southern.

Ya. Scary how much of our decision making process is probably based off tv show scenarios that we never saw in real life.

Impact of childhood TV shows

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