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- Saturday Morning Cartoons. Saturday mornings were dedicated to watching cartoons in the ’70s. From Scooby-Doo to The Smurfs to Tom and Jerry, there were endless options for entertainment.
- Taking Care of Pet Rocks. One of the strangest fads from the ’70s was the concept of pet rocks. Yes, you read that right – people bought and cared for rocks as pets.
- Wearing Tube Socks. Tube socks were a staple fashion item in the ’70s. These long, colorful socks were often worn with shorts or skirts and paired with sneakers.
- The 8-Track Player. Before CDs and streaming services, there was the 8-track player. This bulky music player allowed us to listen to our favorite tunes on the go.
- Taking care of Pet Rocks. In the '70s, we begged our parents for $4 so that we could buy… a rock. Sure, this makes it sound like '70s kids were the victims of the biggest con in history—and we were.
- Being afraid to go in the ocean after Jaws. All it took was one seriously terrifying movie—Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark fright fest Jaws—to keep an entire generation of children out of the ocean.
- Learning math and grammar from. Schoolhouse Rock. These educational animated shorts popped up amid our usual Saturday morning cartoon line-up. And their songs were so darn catchy that we didn't even mind that they were tricking us into learning.
- Wearing tube socks. No self-respecting '70s kid would ever walk out for gym class without a pair of tube socks, preferably one long enough to reach their knees.
- Our TVs only had three channels and PBS. And our moms kept warning us about sitting too close to the TV.
- Music Came in Different Formats. When you bought an album, you had to pick how you wanted it: on vinyl, 8-track, or cassette. If you were really an audiophile, you bought albums on reel-to-reel tape.
- We Recorded Songs Off the Radio onto Cassette Tapes. We really sat in front of the radio with our portable cassette players and the mic up to the speaker, just waiting for our favorite song.
- We Sat Around Listening to Records at Parties. A fun Friday night activity was inviting all your friends over to sit around the record player, eating popcorn, listening to music, and reading the album liner notes.
How the 1970s Changed Television. The first commercial televisions were released to the American public in 1938, and if TV was in its infancy in the ’40s, growing up through the 1950s and ’60s, the ’70s were kind of like an adolescence: The medium got a little edgier, experimenting with new approaches and pushing social boundaries. The ...
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- Sindy dolls. Britain's best-selling toy, the Sindy Doll, was the must-have doll of the decade. She was the envy of any girl living through the 1970s with her shiny, flowing locks and ever-expanding wardrobe that was unfailingly fashionable.
- Artic roll. Those who lived through the 70s, lived through a food revolution. Smash packet potato, chicken kievs, prawn cocktails and the crème de la crème - Birds Eye's Arctic Roll.
- Bye, Bye, Baby by the Bay City Rollers. The 'tartan teen sensations'. Scottish pop band Bay City Rollers were at their height of popularity during this decade after getting together in 1966.
- Bagpuss. First appearing on the BBC in 1974, this beloved stripey cat became the star of one of the most popular children's TV shows. Even though every episode started the same, the intense anticipation as you waited for Emily to leave, never ceased.
Colour TV and the first games consoles. By the 1970s colour TV sets like this one were much more common in households. Video games started to become popular. The first ‘Star Wars’ film hit the ...
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Feb 5, 2015 · Kids TV consisted of 10 minutes at lunchtime before Pebble Mill. Unlike the on-demand Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and CBBC on offer today, in the 1970s you got excited when there was a new episode ...
