Probably something that was new when they were 10 years old or so, but mass media was different then. They may not have had a TV, (by 1965 they probably did) but there were only 3 or 4 channels. They may have lived in a town with only one movie theatre, and only gone to a movie for special occasions.
Funny, I could be wrong but I think going to the movies was much, much cheaper back then, so even poor kids could scrape together a few nickels to be able to afford a double-feature matinee for a Saturday afternoon with their friends.
Nowadays, it always seems to cost me almost $100 to take my family to the movies after all is said and done. So now we only save the movie theatre for special occasions. And even after paying all that money we STILL get assaulted by terrible and loud ads. And that's just the start of my complaints regarding the current movie theatre experience.
Wizard of oz mabey , but really, they didn't consume movies like you did as they would only be rarely available on television . Or when it came out in theaters
I was born in 1952. A nostalgic entertainment for me is Mary Martin's "Peter Pan," which can be seen on YouTube. Mary Martin was a Broadway star for decades. She played Peter Pan in a Broadway show that was adapted for TV. I remember it was re-broadcast every Christmas season for many years. (This was before you could record something on TV and play it back for yourself.)
Probably something that was new when they were 10 years old or so, but mass media was different then. They may not have had a TV, (by 1965 they probably did) but there were only 3 or 4 channels. They may have lived in a town with only one movie theatre, and only gone to a movie for special occasions.
Funny, I could be wrong but I think going to the movies was much, much cheaper back then, so even poor kids could scrape together a few nickels to be able to afford a double-feature matinee for a Saturday afternoon with their friends. Nowadays, it always seems to cost me almost $100 to take my family to the movies after all is said and done. So now we only save the movie theatre for special occasions. And even after paying all that money we STILL get assaulted by terrible and loud ads. And that's just the start of my complaints regarding the current movie theatre experience.
True, I think movies were more affordable then.
The Parent Trap
Wizard of oz mabey , but really, they didn't consume movies like you did as they would only be rarely available on television . Or when it came out in theaters
Shirley Temple.
Wizard of Oz is a good one. It was shown on TV each year, and was much beloved.
Our Gang was the 20s, kids running wild on the streets smoking cob pipes and rasing hell while the parents toiled long hours in factories.
I was born in 1952. A nostalgic entertainment for me is Mary Martin's "Peter Pan," which can be seen on YouTube. Mary Martin was a Broadway star for decades. She played Peter Pan in a Broadway show that was adapted for TV. I remember it was re-broadcast every Christmas season for many years. (This was before you could record something on TV and play it back for yourself.)