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"Forbidden" Shows That You Manged to See Anyway?

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Stanislav

Here's what might be an interesting topic.....when you were growing up, was there a particular TV show (or shows) that your parents wouldn't let you watch at home, but that you usually managed to see anyway by going to a friend's house?

(Me, I was a spoiled only child, and my family trusted me and never monitored my TV choices. Which, alas, is probably why I turned out as screwed up as I did.....) ;D
 
Stanislav said:
Here's what might be an interesting topic.....when you were growing up, was there a particular TV show (or shows) that your parents wouldn't let you watch at home, but that you usually managed to see anyway by going to a friend's house?

(Me, I was a spoiled only child, and my family trusted me and never monitored my TV choices. Which, alas, is probably why I turned out as screwed up as I did.....) ;D
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I never had my parents monitored my TV choices either HOWEVER back in the late 70's I did go to a private school that very much looked down on TV..period !! PBS? Religious TV? No...it didn't matter since in their eyes ALL TV ( and radio too BTW ) was bad for you. Some of my classmates have never seen TV at all or even listened to a radio. Oddly one of my classmates, his dad worked as a cameraman for then WTOP-TV ( WUSA ) in Washington, DC.
And despite making a darn good living from WTOP ( enough that the family had a giant pool and a hot tub and this was 1977 !! ), he still wouldn't allow a TV or a radio in his home nor would he allow his kids to visit one's home that had one either. Needless to say since my household had a few TVs and a stereo, I never did have any of my classmates over.
 
Love American Style. "How can they show such filth" was the ruling from the parents.
Also, "All In the Family". I had to sneak over to my friends house to see it, at least the first season.

In keeping with family censorship tradition, I forbid my kids to watch Lawrence Welk, accordion music is evil.
 
Monty Python's Flying Circus. When it first came to American TV on PBS in 1974, my friend introduced it to me. I would watch it on our little portable Panasonic B&W in my bedroom, which got UHF better than the big ol' "roundie" RCA Victor color in the living room.

For some reason, my folks thought it was suspect, though they did allow me to go see The Holy Grail in the theatre, when it came out.. Then they decided to watch the TV show, but not until 1977. The one time they watched it with me, came the episode with the cartoon scene where the 3 crosses at Calvary (the crucifixion) are used as telephone poles, and a utility company guy is up on one of them. THAT'S IT! They said. You can't watch this again!

Though, I still kept the portable in my bedroom.

It took all of my sneakiness to watch "The Holy Gail" when CBS aired it on the late night movie in late 1977 or so. I remember cradling that TV on my stomach in bed, the sound turned WAAAAY down, so they couldn't hear it through the heating vents.
 
Nothing was forbidden in my household, but it was a much tamer time. At first there was only one channel, anyway, then just 2 for a while.

I do remember by the late 50s, in high school, a feature either in the school paper or yearbook in which my contemporaries were revealing that in some households there were shows that were not allowed - The Untouchables is one that I remember specifically - and I thought that was odd.
 
hrhwebmaster said:
I do remember by the late 50s, in high school, a feature either in the school paper or yearbook in which my contemporaries were revealing that in some households there were shows that were not allowed - The Untouchables is one that I remember specifically - and I thought that was odd.
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Most likely because of the violence -- a lot of youth watchdog groups complained about the show because of it. The show was also condemned for allegedly portraying Italian-Americans in a negative light, so some families with Italian roots might have forbidden their kids from watching. (Not mine, even though we were Italian on my mother's side. Probably because some of our shadier relatives were strongly suspected of being "mobbed up" anyway.....) ;)
 
My father wasn't too crazy about Mr. Roger's neighborhood but I still watched it, but I was allowed towatch All in the Family,so go figure. ???
 
I had this situation in reverse. A few of the parents on our block didn't allow their kids to watch Speed Racer. they thought it was too violent. I was an avid fan of the cartoon and watched it everyday, often joined by my friends from the neighborhood who were forbidden from watching it. Fond memories circa 1973/74.
 
"All In The Family," was one for me, but my mother said I could watch it only if I watched it with her or my father so she could explain it. I was 7 or 8 when it started so most of it flew over my head and nothing was ever explained.

"Soap" was also banned, but I looked at it and found it boring so I never watched it, though I did watch it in reruns.

The only other show that caused trouble was "Three's Company," which my mother scream, it's the same thing constantly and it bad, you shouldn't watch this!!!

I think it was easier back then to "ban" TV cause it wasn't on demand and you had to watch it when it was on. And when you're a little kid and up at 6am on a Saturday even "Davy and Goliath," can be entertaining without being preachy.
 
Mark, I was a big fan of "Davy and Goliath". I would look forward to waking up early every Sunday morning just to watch it. Just hearing the theme music would get me excited and give me a sort of warm feeling.

OK, here's the funny part. I was raised in a non-religious/secular Jewish household. When ever those clay figures on that show brought up God or any type of moral lesson I felt like I was doing something naughty or forbidden..yet I couldn't take my eyes off of it.All of the characters were so gentle and likeable that I couldn't help but internalize all the lessons they were teaching, I think I am a better man today because of that show...thank you Lutheran church.
 
Jay F said:
Mark, I was a big fan of "Davy and Goliath". I would look forward to waking up early every Sunday morning just to watch it. Just hearing the theme music would get me excited and give me a sort of warm feeling.

OK, here's the funny part. I was raised in a non-religious/secular Jewish household. When ever those clay figures on that show brought up God or any type of moral lesson I felt like I was doing something naughty or forbidden..yet I couldn't take my eyes off of it.All of the characters were so gentle and likeable that I couldn't help but internalize all the lessons they were teaching, I think I am a better man today because of that show...thank you Lutheran church.
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I am a non-believer as well, but loved D&G growing up. Especially loved Goliath and his goofy voice -- I would often wish that my own dog could talk to me. The thing is that D&G was quite non-sectarian in its morality, and the lessons being taught would be applicable to kids of any faith, or none at all.
 
YOU ROTTY, MEALY-MOUTHED, YELLOW BELLIED POOR EXCUSE OF A MAN!

Now see here, I didn't come here for abuse, I came here for an argument!

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, you're in the wrong room. This is Abuse. Arguments are down the hall to the right.

Oh, thank you. Good day.

Good day.
 
RicoGregg said:
YOU ROTTY, MEALY-MOUTHED, YELLOW BELLIED POOR EXCUSE OF A MAN!

Now see here, I didn't come here for abuse, I came here for an argument!

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, you're in the wrong room. This is Abuse. Arguments are down the hall to the right.

Oh, thank you. Good day.

Good day.
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No, it's:

DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Wha...?

SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME PUKE! YOU VACUOUS, MALODOROUS TOFFEE-NOSED PERVERT!

(from the album)

Couldn't resist. Not many people in the world know those lines. For good reason.
 
Quote from: RicoGregg on Today at 03:38:34 am
YOU ROTTY, MEALY-MOUTHED, YELLOW BELLIED POOR EXCUSE OF A MAN!

Now see here, I didn't come here for abuse, I came here for an argument!

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, you're in the wrong room. This is Abuse. Arguments are down the hall to the right.

Oh, thank you. Good day.

Good day.



No, it's:

DON'T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Wha...?

SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME PUKE! YOU VACUOUS, MALODOROUS TOFFEE-NOSED PERVERT!

(from the album)
Then, of course, after the guy leaves..."Stupid git!"

Closest I ever got to a TV show being off limits was "The Midnight Special". Mom & Dad weren't too keen on these long-haired dope addicts on their TV, but I could watchit as long as I kept the volume down.
 
Corky Marlowe said:
Closest I ever got to a TV show being off limits was "The Midnight Special". Mom & Dad weren't too keen on these long-haired dope addicts on their TV, but I could watchit as long as I kept the volume down.
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Don't be down on your parents. They loved you and only had your best interests at heart. That's why they didn't want you exposed to that ever-present danger, Helen Reddy (I love you, mommy; I love you, son.)
 
Whenever I spent the weekend with my older brother in the early and mid 70s, he let me stay up as loooong as I wanted, absolutely no rules to that. That's when I got to see Steely Dan on the Midnight Special in February 1974...That's the same weekend when we watched four movies on one saturday on broadcast TV (I still remember them: The Blob on Monster Movie Matinee on ch 3 in Syacuse, then Jerry Lewis in Geisha Girl on ch. 5, then The Andromeda Strain on Saturday Night at the Movies, then the Flim Flam Man repeat on ch. 5.). All the while, drinking pepsi and eating chips.
My folks would NEVER have let me sit in front of the tube that long, eating all that junk.

Speaking of Midnight Special, isn't it funny how squeaky-clean Helen Reddy or John Denver would introduce guests like Alice Cooper and Aerosmith?
 
I didn't really have any, but someone in my family banned their children from watching "The Simpsons," but allowed them to watch "Married...With Children."
 
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