Any of you guys remember when the TV day used to sign off?

[nobody]

I remember some summer nights falling asleep on the couch watching tv and waking up in the middle of the night to the multicolor screen with the beep showing the station was off-air.

 

[Runwildboys]

I remember some summer nights falling asleep on the couch watching tv and waking up in the middle of the night to the multicolor screen with the beep showing the station was off-air.

It was kinda good that you weren't tempted to stay up even later to watch some stupid TV show.

 

[Cowpolk]

It's 10 o'clock do you know where your children are?

 

[catiii]

Every New Zealand station had their own slightly different Kiwi animation of the same song "Goodnight Kiwi" when they went off the air for the night.

 

[jsb357]

local TV station played this just before sign off

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

I remember the opposite side...turning on the TV, waiting for the tube to warm up, seeing the dot of light expand into a test pattern and, impatiently awaiting the start of cartoons.

Us kids created our own rule. Whom ever turned on the TV for Saturday cartoons could control what toons we watched all day. Unless that person went to sleep. I was always the first person up.

 

[catiii]

I remember the cigarette ads. Those have been gone a long time. I think they nixxed them in about '72. Recently, I found an old Cowboys game on Youtube that still had the ads in. A cigarette ad came on and I was like, whoah!

I do find the prescription drug ads annoying. They go on and on about how great their drug is, then all of a sudden, they're like, "May cause asthma, epileptic spazzes or death." I'm like, WTH, I thought you said it was so great.

LOL!! SNL did a parody of that very thing with this parody advert:

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

We're all the same age huh? We all get this reference. @Hardline is that Christina Applegate in your profile pic? She was born on the same day as I was almost 50 years ago.

 

[Hardline]

We're all the same age huh? We all get this reference. @Hardline is that Christina Applegate in your profile pic? She was born on the same day as I was almost 50 years ago.

Yes. That's Christina

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

Yes. That's Christina

Cool. Gorgeous woman.

 

[Runwildboys]

Yes. That's Christina

Wow, I didn't even realize that was her!

 

[Hardline]

Wow, I didn't even realize that was her!

 

[Runwildboys]

Goddess......with a sense of humor. Been in love with her since the first episode of Married With Children.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

Wow, I didn't even realize that was her!

I can look at her without feeling like scumbag. It's a weird process as an aging man to realize you can't look at younger women the same way. It sucks frankly. I think you said you were in your 50s so you can relate.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

Oh yeah.

 

[Hardline]

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

Yep. She is pretty much my dream girl.

 

[Runwildboys]

I can look at her without feeling like scumbag. It's a weird process as an aging man to realize you can't look at younger women the same way. It sucks frankly. I think you said you were in your 50s so you can relate.

As long as she's 18 or older, I'm okay with myself. That probably comes from 2 things: 1) I've never had kids of my own, and 2) Spending time at Hooters.

 

[Hardline]

Yep. She is pretty much my dream girl.

Back in the late 80s and early 90's I had hair down to my *** and looked like a member of a metal band. I was banginging hot rocker chicks that looked just like her.
Time is cruel .

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

As long as she's 18 or older, I'm okay with myself. That probably comes from 2 things: 1) I've never had kids of my own, and 2) Spending time at Hooters.

You and @Hardline just made me laugh harder than I have in years. I thank you both! No seriously, LOL!