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WordPress shares daily writing prompts, and they often catch my attention.
A few weeks ago, the prompt was “What TV shows did you watch as a kid?”
When I saw this prompt, literally the flood gates of my childhood opened up immediately.
Here are a few tv shows I remember watching through the years…
Most mornings when we would get ready for school, The Mickey Mouse Club and Kids, Inc. were on the Disney Channel.
TGIF Friday nights on ABC included Full House and Family Matters. I also loved Growing Pains and The Hogan Family. I don’t remember if they were on Friday nights or not.
I have fond memories of Saturday mornings watching Saved by the Bell and California Dreams.
My first crushes were definitely Kirk Cameron, Jason Bateman, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
Other shows I remember watching include: Alf, Hey Dude, Kate & Allie, and Clarissa Explains it All.
Late middle school into high school, like most teens in America, I watched Party of Five, 90210, and Melrose Place. I guess I watched those shows into my college years.
I’m not sure when I started watching Golden Girls, but they are still my favorite to this day. Designing Women is another top tier show for me. I still watch those reruns on Hulu too.
I even remember watching reruns of I Love Lucy, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the Dick Van Dyke show and loving those shows. I think I’m an “old soul” when it comes to my tv shows.
A show I’d forgotten about but rediscovered this summer is 227. As soon as I heard the opening song, I remembered every word. I loved watching some of those episodes on Hulu this summer.
I sent my brother a text asking him what shows he remembers from our childhood, and he said, “Where do I begin?” haha
My brother is three years younger than me, and he remembers the most random things from when we were younger. I wondered if we’d have any of the same favorite shows, and the two he said that I said as well were Hey Dude and Clarissa.
He also said: Salute Your Shorts, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Muppet Babies, Dark Wing Duck and Duck Tales.
I just knew he’d say Duck Tales.
Anyway, this was a fun stroll down memory lane.
What about you… What are some tv shows you remember watching from your childhood?
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Loved Melrose and Party of Five, but I am older than you so some of the kids shows were not around.
I loved Silver Spoons – you might be too young?
I also loved Saved by the Bell and would come home alone and watch it while eating Little Debbies!
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Silver spoons – Ricky shroeder …yes!
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I was in love with him and recorded the show on a cassette tape. Weird!
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Haha
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90210 was and still is my favorite show of all time! I just started watching it again- ha!
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It was a good one! If you listen to podcasts, “hey dude, the 90’s called” is easy listening with so many interviews from actors on shows like 90210. I’ve listened to Jason priestly and Jennie Garth ones
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I watched Hey Dude!
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I never really watched Party of 5 or Clarissa but I definitely watched all the others and have been working on a very similar post myself! A few others I watched were Family Ties & The Cosby show.
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Yes! Family Ties and Cosby. I watched those too
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I am just a little older than you so my childhood shows were Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, Love Boat and Fantasy Island. I LOVED getting together with friends when I was a 20-something teacher to watch 90210 and Melrose Place. What a fun walk down memory lane!
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Nick at nite was always on the tv and I think happy days was on it often
I love Laverne and Shirley. Random but at school – other teachers refer to my friend and me as Laverne and Shirley. I’m Shirley 😆
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