The Nostalgia Thread

[madskrillz2]

Basically post up anything that brings back those younger golden years memories. Since I'm not "old" I'm talking your elementary days. I'll start it off
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eloOmXjVL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
http://melbirnkrant.com/trash/images/bag1big.jpg
http://billstones.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/ninja-turtles.jpg
http://sentairider.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/whiteranger2.jpg
http://www.missmyshows.com/images/saluteyourshortsuu9.png

God I could go on for days. I'll stop for now.

[tri5ron]

Younger Golden Years Memories ?

Hahahahahahaha ! I was 28 years old when you were born !

I married (and divorced), my first wife when you were 4,

I remember watching saturday morning cartoons in Black and white,...
And yes, Cartoons were only on Saturday mornings.

I remember when we got our first color tv
Our first Microwave oven.
Our first "Cordless phone".

I remember watching Merl Perkins on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Lloyd Bridges on Seahunt.
Chuck Conners on The Rifleman.

How about Hobo Kelly, ??? Bet you never heard of her, or F Troop, Sheriff John, The Banana Splits????

our roller skates and skateboards had steel wheels, and you would crash at every corner.

We played Marbles, and Carroms, and I remember "Pong" was the new hot arcade game, soon followed by Pacman.

I remember when 8 track tapes were considered the hot ticket over the 4 track tapes.

I remember listening to the Beatles, the Monkees, and Sonny&Cher.

I remember Beatniks, "Love children", The first moon landing.
Charles Manson family killing Sharon Tate and the others.

I even remember my parents being upset when JFK was shot and killed. I still have my old Lionel train set.

and yes,
I remember the old Red Ryder BB gun with the compass in the stock !

LOL

[Tommy Warren]

did you ride dinosaurs to school?

[K-Dub]

Man I miss Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, it was on every sunday at 7pm when I was a kid. Kids today just dont know how bad they have with all the high tech gizmo's in the world. I was born in 73 but remember most of the stuff your talking about Ron. Heck I still watch the Rifle man on the net.

[smr]

why there are some old farts here.

I remember when we first got indoor plumbing. It came from the same well we just didn't have to draw it anymore.

I remember Sunday night Disney. I to remember pong but you forgot about breakout and space invaders.

[smr]

I also remember when microwaves came out. We just couldn't believe how fast if would heat something up.

What about VCR's, laser disc and beta. Like the 8 track they have passed own.

[Chico]

I remember when a dime bag costed a dime!

[fastredrider44]

Ninja Turles and Sonic the Hedgehog:macho

[quad2xtreme]

Romper Room and Kimba...often played on Sunday mornings...Paul Shannon Show out of Pittsburgh?

[DnB_racing]

dont forget the ever popular Lance Link super chimp who work as an agent for A.P.E. (Agency to Prevent Evil)

[Warnerade]

I miss those lonely nights

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[Pipeless416]

TGIF!

[bbender85]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
TGIF!

LOL yes. don't forget step by step and family matters!

[ZeroLogic]

I miss when I could poop my pants and no one cared. Eat and sleep all day and everyone thought I was cute.

When I was young my parents payed me to be good. Now I'm good for nothing:macho

[madskrillz2]

http://humordistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Street-sharks.jpg

Please tell me somebody remembers this haha

[ben300]

Dude, "teh dinosaurs" and "Street Sharks were totally awesome! loved those shows!

[honda400ex2003]

im only 22 but hey what the heck...

Swat kats
tom and jerry daily
gargoyles
hot wheels (they are still big i think and always will be)
Captain planet

most of the shows on boomerang now. lol

i didnt do much with action figures i guess. mainly lincoln logs, kinex, and hot wheels.

steve

[yellowzo3]

I love the threads like these on different forums... You actually do get that weird, sad feeling when you're scrolling through the pics and see something you forgot about or that you were really into when you were young.

http://www.nicknz.co.nz/content/3519/Wild%20Thornberrys.jpg

http://images.wikia.com/heyarnold/images/7/77/Rocketpower.jpeg

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/heyarnold3a.jpg

There was nothing like waking up on a summer morning or sitting down on a summer evening watching these shows and all the other shows on Nick. Feels like just yesterday too. I think its pretty awesome that they brought all these shows back on (or are about to or something)


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X Games every summer when it used to be on for most of the day and night.

And as Pipeless mentioned... TGIF!!!

DANG that brings back some memories. They changed the lineup every few years too... Boy Meets World, Family Matters, Step by Step, Sisssterr Sisssterrr!!!

For some reason it just doesn't seem to be the same with kids today. The shows are all robots and weird stuff like that. No good old fashioned cartoons and kid shows.

Edit*- How could I forget?!

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/legos.jpg

Still have most of them and used to build little towns, cars, and houses for hours... "Now where's that Blue Four piece.... I BET THEY DIDN'T GIVE IT TO ME I CHECKED EVERYWHERE" :p

[tri5ron]

AHhhhh of course the Legos, Hotwheels,Matchbox, and Lincoln logs!
Those were some of the best !

My son has at least 200 cars, and the collection is constantly growing.

A couple of years ago, I picked up a HUGE box of vintange Lincoln logs, and fortresses are often being built on the living room coffee table.

2 weeks ago was my Daughters 10th birthday.
We got her a classic Carroms board, and the kids are Loving it. We play a couple of games almost every night !

Does anyone else remember playing on one of these boards?

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n148/tri5ron/IMG_3301.jpg

[DnB_racing]

what about the "Little Rascals"

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by DnB_racing
what about the "Little Rascals" 3 Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, W.C. Feilds, Shirley Temple, Marx bros., all great stuff, and I'll sit and watch them even now.
( those are all even a little before MY time !)

[250x_kyle]

my grandfather was a big carroms guy. so ive known what it was since i could walk lol.

legos, contrux, kinex

the old school scooby doo from the 60's and 70's reruns instead of the garbage they have now.

[honda400ex2003]

how could i forget the legos!

steve

[dehner47]

Originally posted by Chico
I remember when a dime bag costed a dime!

we need a "like" button, damnit...

[CJM]

Hmm, Im only 26 but I remember alot.

-Nintendo, no not whatever version or thing they call it now-Nintendo Entertainment System aka NES. Then of course super nintendo, and the old brick gameboy (I have one and it still works!) But even better we still had arcades!

-Those cheezy 80's bmx movies, I swear they musta had like a zillion of them tv movies and of course whatever it was called with nicole kidman as an aussie. Course RAD was much better tho.

-80/90's movies themselves. Hmm like Big trouble in little china, terminator, beverly hills cop, ghostbusters, back to the future, caddyshack, batman, bill and ted, etc

-Awesome cartoons/tv shows. I swear as a child of the 80's and 90's we had some of the best cartoons. Mr T and Chuck Norris had thier own cartoons, TGIF-mostly urkel tho, dinosaurs of course, mr rogers, gi joe, transformers, ALF, the a-team, air wolf, mac guyver, dukes of hazzard, married with children, duck tales, super mario bros super show, captain n (bet not many remember that one)

-Toys oh geez, the first super soakers, wet and wild slide thing, nerf, creepy crawlers, pocket monsters

These days things just arent the same. I remember when cell phones didnt exist and then they had car phones and then huge cell phones with a carry all case then the brick phones. Now you can find one smaller than a deck of cards easy.

What I miss the most from the forgotten eras is how nice it seems people were even just a few short years ago, seems everyones a jerk these days.

[Tommy Warren]

ALF, full house, archie bunker, steve erkle, under the umbrella tree, ghost busters, bugs bunny and tweety, and who can forget tim the tool man taylor

rotary phones, dial up internet. the old 386 and 486 computers. with windows 3.1...and they would lag and glitch while playing solitaire...

[honda400ex2003]

MSDOS and bass duel. man that game was killer on ram back in the day. lol

steve

[wilkin250r]

Originally posted by tri5ron

I remember watching saturday morning cartoons in Black and white,...
And yes, Cartoons were only on Saturday mornings.

I remember when we got our first color tv
Our first Microwave oven.
Our first "Cordless phone".

I remember watching Merl Perkins on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,
Lloyd Bridges on Seahunt.
Chuck Conners on The Rifleman.

How about Hobo Kelly, ??? Bet you never heard of her, or F Troop, Sheriff John, The Banana Splits???

Dude, you ARE ancient! Cripes, I know I'm an old man, and I don't even remember half that stuff.

I do remember BEFORE the Nintendo came, the old Atari consoles. A joystick and one button. Pong, Space Invaders, and the old Combat games. Great stuff.

I remember when computers had those gigantic 5 1/4 floppy drives that you actually had to load up MSDOS because they had no hard drive.

And I STILL play with Legos.

[smr]

I remember 2 party lines...how many people even know what I'm talking about?

[ben300]

Originally posted by honda400ex2003
MSDOS

still exists..just runs i the background

how could anyone forget...this is still one of my favorite TV shows

[outacontrol]

We had a party line till I was about 10. Remember micro machines?

[250rAL]

Originally posted by tri5ron
Iremember watching Merl Perkins on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,

You ARE getting old...his name was Marlin.

[ZeroLogic]

What was the show called, it was during Halloween and down in like a dungeon. A corpse would raise up out of a casket and tell stories. The crypt or something?

[tri5ron]

Tales from the crypt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae5XwkSguNI

[ben300]

Originally posted by ZeroLogic
What was the show called, it was during Halloween and down in like a dungeon. A corpse would raise up out of a casket and tell stories. The crypt or something?

Tales from the crypt! Good show...

Not as good as the twilight zone...best TWZ episode ever, and joe rogan was talking bout this yesterday on his podcast, is there was this dude that didn't like people and all he wanted was to be left alone to read. Well a nuclear holocaust happens and he's the only one who survives. So he's at this book store, picking out all these books to read, and is all happy. Thn suddenly, he drops his glasses and breaks the lenses and now can't read, and the episode ends. So awesome!

[250x_kyle]

talespin as well

[buck440]

GET OVER HERE!:)

[smr]

the coolest guy ever....:D

[Chico]

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[reconmaster]

killer instinct
street fighter
old school wwf and wcw i watch alot on youtube
POGS
Are You Afraid of the Dark
Goosebumps
Primal Rage
Recess
Hey Arnold
Doug
good ol farm toys
ernest movies
simpsons
michael jordan was the man in the nba

[madskrillz2]

This is the last Spider Man that was worth watching. The series anyway.
http://www.secondvarietydvd.com/store/images/spiderman90.jpg

[QuadR8cer12]

cheap gas prices

[Kickstarts-suck]

Originally posted by QuadR8cer12
cheap gas prices

^^^^^


I remember getting 5 gallons for $5 for my gocart..

[feuerstack411]

http://www.methodshop.com/games/reviews/twistedmetal2/tm2-cover-axel.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/pokemon/images/e/e2/Pokemon_Red.jpg

[sameltoe]

lost in space
Captain kangaroo

[K-Dub]

Dont forget the Coleco vision and intelevision game consoles.

[Pipeless416]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by feuerstack411
[B]http://www.methodshop.com/games/reviews/twistedmetal2/tm2-cover-axel.jpg

i loved twisted metal, especially in 4 player

[ZeroLogic]

Originally posted by feuerstack411
http://www.methodshop.com/games/reviews/twistedmetal2/tm2-cover-axel.jpg

I use to play that game for hours everyday.:macho

[250rAL]

-Looney Toons before they were "politically corrected"
-Stingray bikes with a slick on the back
-Lawn Darts!

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by 250rAL
-Looney Toons before they were "politically corrected"
-Stingray bikes with a slick on the back
-Lawn Darts! AHHhhh now there is some of the GOOD stuff !
Looney Tunes-
How many times in each cartoon could Daffy Duck have his beak blown completely off or blown to the back of his head, with Elmer Fudd holding the shotgun at point blank range ?

Stingray's-
Remember the "Orange crate" or "Pea Picker", they not only had the slicks,.... they had 5 speeds with the "Ball Buster" stickshift, long "banana seats", (some of them even had shocks built into the sissybars for the seat). How about the Ape hanger handlebars, Smaller front wheels on a Springer front forks, metal flake paint jobs, and the little generator that ran against the tire to power the headlight and tail light.

lawn darts-
Man,... I'd love to get a set of those !
Remember how much those things weighed ? The 3" spiked tip, and how the fins slid back after you threw them ?
Those things were fun, but it was basically like having a bunch of kids playing in the yard with Whaleing Harpoons !
Sharpen the tips a little on a grinder, and they could go through anything !
My buddy put one right through the door of his dads brand new Mustang.
Another guy sent one through the livinging room window, where it stuck in the back of the couch, right next to where his sister was sitting.

So WHY did they stop making those things again ???? LOL!

[DnB_racing]

Clackers were allways good for a missing tooth or a black eye!!

[OldGuyonaQuad]

I was a beta tester for pong but I think tri5ron is still older then me ;)

Speed Racer
Ultra Man
Prince Planet
h8'd clutch cargo
Johnny Quest
Atom Ant
Top Cat
my Fav... The Hillbilly Bears, spoof of Beverly Hillbiliies, I swear paw used to cuss under his breath
Im gonna keel that stinkin gopher, gonna get that f in varmit!!!

[Pappy]

Ummm...

Good Times
MASH
Barney Miller
Rat Patrol
Scooby Doo always worked


Bad music from English bands during the 80's

Never owned an Atari-Nintendo or Xbox

Friday nights

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by Pappy
Ummm...

Good Times
MASH
Barney Miller
Rat Patrol
Scooby Doo always worked


Bad music from English bands during the 80's

Never owned an Atari-Nintendo or Xbox

Friday nights

i'm only 23 but i watch M*A*S*H ALL the time! i think it is one of the best shows ever made.

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by Pipeless416
i'm only 23 but i watch M*A*S*H ALL the time! i think it is one of the best shows ever made.
Haha, my All Time Favorite show.
I have a few seasons on DVD collector sets. I hope to have them ALL someday.

[DnB_racing]

Originally posted by tri5ron
I hope to have them ALL someday. shooting for the stars!

[Pappy]

The irony that is my life....

MASH was anti war, anti military...I am Pro military. I think if you can get someone who is against your message to watch since day one to the last episode...and re-runs since it ended...you did something right:p

A a history buff, it kills me to know they were in "anti -war" mode during the show but the show revolved around the Korean War, which you rarely hear anyone speak of in an anti war way.

[honda400ex2003]

some oldies my dad found on a new station recently:

honeymooners, Gomer Pyle, Mister Ed, Get Smart, Beveryly Hillbillies, Bonanza, and a bunch of others.

Hes brutal with them too. we watch 3-4 old shows at night before bed. at least it gets me ready to sleep. lol

steve

[insaneracin2003]

AHHH I love these kinds of threads!!!

M*A*S*H < my alltime favorite...
Doogie Houser MD
Trapper John MD
Flinstones
The Jetsons
Morgus the Magnificant
Mighty Mouse

Toys

MuscleMen < the lil pink things
Masters of the Universe
remember the "boomerang"
The lil Cox airplane that you flew on a string going in circles until it ran out of gas....sure make ya dizzy...lmao

[sameltoe]

What was the show with the I think 2 sisters a brother and the were lost in a cave or something with dinosours?

Fragile rock LOL

[Pipeless416]

ahh the honeymooners.. another good one.

it's not nearly as old, but Nash Bridges anybody?

[K-Dub]

Originally posted by sameltoe
What was the show with the I think 2 sisters a brother and the were lost in a cave or something with dinosours?

Fragile rock LOL

Land of the Lost. All off the Sid and Marty Croft was good like Far out space nuts. I miss live action saturday morning shows, always liked them better than cartoons. The one had Ark in its name and they drove around in a rv type thing and one had a jet pack.

[sameltoe]

Originally posted by K-Dub
Land of the Lost. All off the Sid and Marty Croft was good like Far out space nuts. I miss live action saturday morning shows, always liked them better than cartoons. The one had Ark in its name and they drove around in a rv type thing and one had a jet pack. I was never a cartoon or video game type of kid...
Ol boy spent so much money on acme chit...he coulda just bought diner:devil: lol

[CJM]

I miss nash bridges, really liked that show. Also miss 3rd watch, I was actually annoyed when they canceled that one.

Oh reminds me, toys-CROSS FIRE! The game which no one really knew how to play, they just shot eachother with the bb's!

[DnB_racing]

i used to like rock em sock em robots, except it always started a real fight with me and my brother

[tri5ron]

Originally posted by DnB_racing
i used to like rock em sock em robots, except it always started a real fight with me and my brother http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n148/tri5ron/Emoticons%20and%20funny%20pics/lmaosmiley.gif

[Pappy]

Did someone mention "Mutaul of Ohmaha's Wild Kingdom"?

Look at how far that has come in 30 years. Entire channels devoted to wildlife...and the technology to capture it is insane....not mention the huge amount of hours photographers and videographers put in to capture it.

I still remember the very first "cable" type channel. We couldnt afford it, but you could catch a boob now and then in between the scambling LOL!

[DnB_racing]

Originally posted by Pappy
Did someone mention "Mutaul of Ohmaha's Wild Kingdom"?

you could catch a boob now and then LOL! LMAO!! ya but you left out one important detail!
it was a 90 year old Aborigine woman dancing around a fire with her tribe, and she probably had a plate in her lip, LOL

[Rich250RRacer]

Probably my favorite show growing up.

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And a shortened version of the greatest episode ever.

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[Tommy Warren]

stretch armstrong

[insaneracin2003]

Here are a few more I didn't see get mentioned.
Taxi
Mark N Mindy
Welcome Back Carter

[madskrillz2]

Originally posted by Tommy Warren
stretch armstrong

YES. I never could keep one though cause I always wanted to see the stuff on the inside lol