Watching TV sometime in the mid-1980s. Back in my day, we had to walk over to the TV to turn the channel!
A while ago, I was talking to a friend about our weekend plans. I made a comment that her young daughter must be glued to Saturday Morning Cartoons, and my friend reminded me: “We have Netflix, she can watch cartoons any morning.” I marvel at how much our world has changed in the last few years! Not to get all #Only80sKidsWillUnderstand on you youngsters, but back in my day, we were at the mercy of whatever happened to be on TV. I’d wait all week to watch Saturday morning cartoons, and look forward to my FOX Kids shows at 4:00 every weekday – back then, “On Demand” meant having 3 VHS tapes to choose from. Children today will never know the frustration of having Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers pre-empted for OJ Simpson’s bronco chase. Isn’t living in the future great?!
TV listings were crucial when I was a kid – otherwise, you’d miss your favorite shows. And if you didn’t want to watch “Chipmunks’ 30th Anniversary” at 8:00…you were out of luck, since that was the only thing on.
Instead of fighting over whether to turn the channel to Muppet Babies or Smurfs, today’s kids argue over what to stream on their iPad. Fortunately, since you never have to miss anything when all your favorite shows are available any time you want, it makes compromise a lot easier! And thanks to Pinterest, we can turn anything into a game now. Click here to download a fun, printable Netflix spinner that you can give your kids on Saturday – or any other morning – to help decide on the programming!
Click here to download a printable Netflix Spinner
Before you get too jealous that today’s kids have it so easy, may I point your attention to all the great ’80s cartoons that are on Netflix now?
Bring Back 1987 in 2017
- She-Ra
- He-Man
- Jem and the Holograms
- The Super Mario Bros. Show!
- An American Tail
- The Real Ghostbusters
See? You can re-create a Saturday morning in 1987 any time you like thanks to 2017 technology. Feel free to walk uphill in the snow both ways if you still want something to complain about.
What was your favorite cartoon growing up? Do your kids give you a blank look when you describe how TV used to work?
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