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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

When I was 2 or 3 year old our Family had a VCR. I still remember watching Popeye using VCR.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Popeye was one of my favorite shows I remember watching over and over and over again. Singing and acting it out. I also had recordings of the Pink Panther and I think one of, if not the first animated Superman movies or cartoons.

That's also an old memory you unlocked of a home video of myself maybe 3-4 ish "playing Popeye" singing "Popeye the sailor man, toot toot!" and I would take a drink from my Dad's cup pretending it was spinach and acting like my biceps popped out and then promptly sneezing in my Dad's face.

Good times.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I remember VCRs being mind-blowingly cool new tech. Only rich people had them. And colour TV. Who can afford that?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I remember my dad surprising us one night with a pizza and a rented VCR.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I remember hearing about color TVs, even seeing a few in stores but no way we could afford one …

Then my Dad signed up for a remote class through DeVry Institue of Technology (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_%26_Howell) where the final project was to build a color TV!

— I don’t remember what term we used for “online classes” before there was an online