Microblog Memes

The cabin we vacationed at a few times had exactly two VHS tapes, as I recall:

Green Eggs & Ham (Side 1) / Star-Bellied Sneeches (Side 2)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Also we watched fuzzy news coverage of the Olympic bombing in Atlanta and it briefly seemed like it was the end of the world for like 2-3 hours. Probably because I was a kid + fuzzy TV in a cabin in the mountains + dramatic parents, etc.

Edit: I realized I said Side 1/Side 2 like it was a record. Anyway, it was just a 2-part Dr. Seuss VHS, not a rare dual-layer VHS.

During the 80's I remember watching Clash of the Titans on Saturday morning TV repeatedly.

In the 80s it was Freddy's Revenge and The Woman in Red. Early 2000s was The Matrix on VHS.

Junior year of college, there were a few months where the only tapes in our house were Yellow Submarine, Slackers, and something I can't remember

We got cable when I was about 10. In my country even on cable we had very few channels. Game changer! Those Saturday morning cartoons!

Beyond The Mind's Eye was my jam.

For us, it was Condor Man

It's funny because it's true. Little children should not be in front of screens. Period.

Mom and Dad Save the World!

"Pick me up...? Okay!"

Monkey Trouble is my wife's jam. We have it on Laserdisc even because I like collecting junk :)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110557/

Star Wars Episode I recorded off its debut on German TV by my grandpa for my older brother. Watched that so often, I had it partially memorised. That and Disney's Hercules and The Sword in the Stone. And apparently I was really keen on watching TV ads when I was little :D

I think it can still happen, we had movies saved on my little brother's computer and he was quoting the political scenes of the Star wars prequels.

Having a random movie come up on YTV or Teletoon or some other channel only to never be seen again was a painfully common occurrence as a kid.

Thx to my mom we had Star Wars. I'm persuaded this set the course of my life in some ways. Thx mom!

Growing up the only Star Wars movie we had was part 2, so I watched that over and over. Dunno why I didn't want to watch part 1, 3, and the rest.

Lawnmower man for me. And thanks because that's got me into computer science

The Little Rascals and Looney Tunes VHS box sets and a home recording of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. I fucking hate The Little Rascals and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory these days because of this, but I love the hell out of some Looney Tunes.

Also, we all watched the exact same shows at the same times, because that was what was on the 2 or 3 channels at the time.

Meanwhile, the next generation who knows what show from what time the other kids stream from who knows what service.

Honestly somewhat surprised parents don't automatically take the route of getting their kids thrown into their own niche world of focus beyond "here, phone.. phone good.. good luck"

There's a certain irony in me working in robotics, yet my favourite movie is The Missing Postman.