Our First Television

Back a few years before we bought the stereo I talked about in the "dancing with dad " blog, we bought our first new television. It was in a blonde wood cabinet with doors you could open or close. On one side was the t.v. and the other side was a record player. Us girls had never seen such a thing so were very enthused and curious about it. We only got three channels, so it was easier to decide what to watch than it is now with so many channels to choose from.

It didn't take long however, for a conflict to happen. Michelle and I loved the "Mickey Mouse Club" and Kathy always wanted to watch "American Bandstand". Of course the only fair solution was to take turns---you know share, alternate days ect.

It didn't take long for dad to censor a show. I'll guarantee you that he did not need a v-chip to do so either. He simply said so, and that was it. Once again I will say, for the most part, we were very obedient girls. If he said don't watch it, then we didn't watch it. Simple enough huh? He didn't like Superman because it wasn't "real" or something very similar to that. Can you imagine, banning Superman when there is so much trash on tv now.

In the evenings we watched shows like The Hit Parade, Perry Como Hour, Dean Martin Show, and let's not forget the "really big show" Ed Sullivan . There were a lot more obviously but these are the ones that came to mind first. Oh yeah, Red Skelton!!