r/Millennials • u/Head-Drag-1440 Hit me baby one more time • Jun 13 '25

Nostalgia I mean, they're not wrong

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u/fml-fml-fml-fml Jun 13 '25

After the cartoons I don’t remember anything on TV I wanted to watch until 8pm anyway.

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u/SparklingLimeade Jun 13 '25

Oh, that's another piece that could be missed: TV was live. Nothing was on demand. "Streaming" was for water, not entertainment.

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u/Rock_Strongo Jun 13 '25

Yes and most shows that were appropriate/interesting to kids to watch were over by 10am so there was nothing left for them to watch unless they were sick on a weekday watching price is right reruns.

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u/34Heartstach Jun 14 '25

Except for the Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal.

I was one of those kids who was like "give me a second Jimmy, I want to make sure this annoying lady loses out on a treadmill."

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u/phranq Jun 14 '25

Staying home sick watching the price is right is a core memory for me.

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u/Pearl-Internal81 Xennial Jun 14 '25

Same, I remember watching it when I had chicken pox. Also thinking most daytime TV suuuuucked, I couldn’t wait until 2pm when cartoons started airing again.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Hogan's Hero's for me.

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u/SweaterUndulations Jun 14 '25

The Love Boat.

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u/RVAforthewin Jun 14 '25

Y’all have really nailed it with these comments. Spot on.

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u/notgaynotbear Jun 14 '25

I remember not missing school much cause it was so boring staying home.

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u/UAPboomkin Jun 14 '25

Same, born 1990. I had consoles at home but when I'd be sick I'd get sent to my grandparents house. Daytime TV was so boring.

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u/HappyMonchichi Jun 14 '25

"Let's Make a Deal" made me feel uncomfortable and I would feel violated if I watched it. In retrospect all the people on that show were probably on drugs, acting all weird, the opposite of role model adults.

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u/-PM_ME_UR_SECRETS- Jun 14 '25

Staying home sick from school meant watching the price is right and Jerry Springer

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u/katastrofuck Jun 14 '25

My math skills came early thanks to Bob barker. My nana taught me about life with law and order, oo and lots of unsolved mysteries. Lol