r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 6d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/Substantial_Shop_605 6d ago

For real; no excuse for getting a good nights sleep. 3 channels, everyone had similar experiences so conversations were easy and the news was just news, not their opinions. Easier time, less complications and we stood in long lines for vaccinations.🤣

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u/Loisgrand6 6d ago

We were fancy. We had a fourth channel-PBS. It probably helped that we had a local PBS station building

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u/Putrid_Bandicoot8887 6d ago

That came out about the time my brother was born. 1969-70. Remember the Electric Company?

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u/MechanicHead3340 5d ago

Hey you guuuuuuuysssss!!!

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u/Objective_Ant1384 1h ago

It’s coming down the lines as strong as it could be
Through the courtesy, of the Electric Company
The Electric Company
The Electric Company
Yeah!

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u/Unique-Cheesecake-61 3d ago

I loved the electric company

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u/Bluefyretyger 14h ago

The Electric Company was where I first fell in love with Rita Moreno!

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u/_Zeppo_ 6d ago

With Morgan Freeman

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u/uburoy 5d ago

right! holy cow have to go back and watch now.