20 Classic TV Dinners.. Only Gen X Kids Will Remember!

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20 Classic TV Dinners.. Only Gen X Kids Will Remember!
#nostalgia #1970s #tvdinner
Welcome back, folks! Today, we're serving up a slice of Americana, where Swanson's turkey dilemma turned into the iconic TV dinner, altering our dining habits forever. Do you remember battling over the last piece of fried chicken or negotiating peace with peas? Now, let's slide off that aluminum foil and discover those delightfully crispy edges.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Swanson
1:31 Hungry Man
2:28 Great Starts
3:30 Banguet
4:37 Stouffer
5:34 Lean Cuisine
6:40 Marie Callender's
7:55 Healthy Choice
8:58 Morton
10:09 Kid Cuisine
11:09 Boston Market
12:13 Michelina's
13:15 Smart Ones
14:19 Chef Boyardee
15:22 Libby's
16:31 Birds Eye
17:28 Tyson
18:17 Ore-Ida
19:11 P.F. Chang
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@forserious3496 Месяц назад

Tv dinners, shrinky dinks, spyrograph, watching peanuts every holiday. Man i miss those days.

@spaceace1006 2 месяца назад

Even to this day, I still refer to any frozen meal as a "TV Dinner"!!!

@heatherklick3667 3 месяца назад

Remember them well. Some were good but others were “yucky” as I recall. TV dinners were for parents were out. Loved the Salisbury dinner, fried chicken, and all of the desserts!

@marshaharris4268 3 месяца назад

I still like Stouffer's stuffed peppers once in a while

@ClearedAsFiled 3 месяца назад

70 yrs later, I can still feel the burn on my tongue from the dessert..😊

@revandenburg 3 месяца назад

Gen X Kid here! Not only recognize the TV Dinners I also recognize the kid isn't that 'Mikey'? the kid who doesn't like anything. (Life Commercial)

@GhostKilo36 3 месяца назад

You damn straight....Swanson Salisbury Steak & I still eat them occasionally! - Gen X '69.

@forserious3496 Месяц назад

Im eating salibury steak watching this

@jfide650 3 месяца назад

Back when they used the foil trays, sometimes food from one compartment was frozen in with another compartment. Usually it was the peas & carrots or corn frozen in with the apple sauce or with the dessert. It was a surprise when you pulled off the foil top because those compartments usually remained covered during the whole cooking process.

@TeddyStrongBear 3 месяца назад

Yes, Hungry Man were my favorites!!! Also, don’t forget about Pot-Pies and Frozen Pizzas!

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching @TeddyStrongBear!

@jimdavis5849 3 месяца назад

For me, there just is nothing better than Stouffer's turkey dinner with the stuffing and mashed potatoes. If you add in their macaroni n' cheese you really have a nice dinner.

@mcds54 3 месяца назад

I'm 70 and still eating Stouffers lasagna.

@jarrodhen8063 3 месяца назад

This is a great video down memory lane and great to watch while eating.... I do think it's funny though that he complimented Stouffers a ton but didn't know how to pronounce it correctly 😅. Of course he also said "Coolinary" instead of "culinary" too. I had to laugh when he called it "Stow fairs" instead of saying it "Stow furs". It's a legendary company even today. so maybe I'm just weird I found it funny....

@cynsi7604 Месяц назад

So TRUE!! I left a comment about it also BEFORE I saw that you had. I thought it was my ears & had to listen to it like 3 times. “Must not be from around here!” as the saying goes. 😂 ✌🏻

@annimalia Месяц назад

I suspect they don't have an actual person reading the script, but that's just my suspicion. Considering a few times they say company names different ways. It kind of ruins it for me, unfortunately.

@roneastman4457 3 месяца назад

Grew up in the 70's . Loved the banquet fish with hot vanilla pudding. Banquet is still the best!

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@hollypierce3076 3 месяца назад

The foil pan ones that burnt the shit out of every kid in the 80's😂😂 I grew up poor so I remember getting those as a treat if I did good at school! They definitely don't have the same appeal as they used to.

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching @hollypierce3076!

@hollypierce3076 3 месяца назад

@@VintageLifestyleUSA anytime ✌🏻

@jarrodhen8063 3 месяца назад

Before reading these comments I said how much I kind of missed the foil plates.

@PAM-fg1cj 2 месяца назад

I remember there was a Swanson tv dinner that had tomato soup in it

@Joyce-bg1jh День назад

Im 70 and i had these dinners growing up.❤️

@BrianBrewer-bv1fg 3 месяца назад

I remember the TV dinners . Growing up in the 70s . It was the best dinner outside of homemade dinners Thank you for the memories. ❤❤❤😊

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@TheCynicalTuber 3 месяца назад

Most X'rs will remember plastic trays. Boomers will remember metal trays.

@montgomerywolf3434 Месяц назад

The food cooked better in the foil...

@princesskristan Месяц назад

Kid Cusine was like a treat in my house. Never forget always finding a piece of corn in the brownie

@lorilazaris8137 3 месяца назад

Veal parmesan was my favorite. Also the tiny little portion of the apple dessert was yummy!

@fluttershyamy 3 месяца назад

I remember the great starts hungry man Swanson and kid cuisine

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching @fluttershyamy!

@matthrivnak6572 3 месяца назад

I remember all of them, and have had several of them, love them all!

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching @matthrivnak6572 !

@TheInkPitOx 3 месяца назад

I grew up on Lunchables, Lean Cuisine, and Stouffers. Hungry Man also.

@rebels42wynn83 Месяц назад

Generation-Xer here. I still remember those days when eating Life cereal, TV dinners, and those tasty pot pies.

@nickmatoic9096 3 месяца назад

The TV dinners and Banquet chicken were great meals for us GEN XERS back then now not so much for me

@ImmaTwoPops 3 месяца назад

We almost always had Banquet brand because it was the cheapest,Swanson was a real treat because it had a dessert 😎

@amiwakawaiidesu 3 месяца назад

As a child in the 1970's, I recall TV dinners (and frozen pizzas) being rather bland back then; glad I've lived long enough to see companies improve so I can enjoy better versions of the things I grew up with. (Overall, Stouffer's is my favorite; never had a bad Stouffer's dinner.)

@Kaizykat 3 месяца назад

2:37 I really miss these kinds of breakfast meals! 😭 It's up there with McDonald's breakfasts in nostalgia for me!

@frankrizzo4460 3 месяца назад

I remember Morton's fried chicken actually being pretty good, it had almost a cornmeal breading to it .🍗

@cavecookie1 3 месяца назад

I'm a Boomer, and I certainly remember these from the 60's. My favorite was the Swanson's enchiladas. Bet they don't really taste the way I remember!

@adamwarlock3530 3 месяца назад

Im a boomer too. They were never big enough to make me satisfied. The only one which came close were the fried chicken ones. I was a boy though. Theyd probably be more filling for girls or little 7-8 year old boys.

@michaelbaucom4019 3 месяца назад

Lean Cuisine is still around today... they're great for microwaveable frozen food

@Linda7647 3 месяца назад

I used to keep several Lean Cuisine meals around for quick lunch grabs heading out the door to work. But I can't afford to spend the money on them anymore. They've become too expensive.

@amyhearn3601 Месяц назад

My entire late teens and early 20's were a constant parade of Weight Watcher's and Lean Cuisine... I loved the asian ones with the sweet and sour veggies and chicken on rice... it was a constant fight with my weight and eventually my Type 1 diabetes. (auto-immune, insulin dependent) Thank heavens they tasted ok - even if the diabetes clinic dieticians kept harping on about the increased sugars and salts in them (the flavor had to come from SOMEWHERE!). (rolls eyes) Working full time in retail, I didn't have the time or energy to cook from scratch every time, and these mostly worked because of the smaller portion size.

@badgerpa9 3 месяца назад

Think I heard at least 4 different pronunciations of Stouffers none how I learned to say it. Marie Callenders use to be really good, use to be. So was Banquet years ago when they still used aluminum trays. The local IGA store had frozen trays for dinner in the late 1970 that were really good. Real mashed tators tasty meats and fresh vege, probably the best frozen dinners I ever tasted.

@TeeGar 3 месяца назад

I am so grateful that my parents insisted we eat REAL food. I am so much the better for it.

@JoshuaRWorkman 3 месяца назад

Several of these are still around today. Hungry Man, Banquet, Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine, Marie Callender's, Healthy Choice, Kid Cuisine, Boston Market, Michelina's, Smart Ones, we sell all these at the store at which I work. I'm more for Banquet and Stouffer's, but do enjoy the boneless fried chicken Hungry Man meals. And of course, who can forget Tyson frozen chicken and Ore-Ida potato things? I love me some tater tots.

@user-sb2og6jd6h Месяц назад

I remember when these went from being the meal you got on an airplane to the meal you heated up in the oven. (We didn't have microwave ovens then).

@hanschristianbrando5588 3 месяца назад

And it never occurred to us to ask Mom why we were getting pre-made meals; after all, it wasn't like she had a job outside the house or anything (until she did).

@BboyEklypse 3 месяца назад

I currently eat a lot of these. Marie calendar’s, live off chef boyardee, had kids cuisine all the time as a kid, stoufers lasagna and Mac and cheese. Had swansons and banquet and hungry man for years…. I really like TV dinners a lot actually

@ghw7192 3 месяца назад

With the last few Hungry Man Salsbury Steak dinners I have gotten, the steak had a funky texture that was nothing like meat and my beloved Marie Calander's chicken pot pies were more crust and gravey than chicken. Disappointing.

@lp-xl9ld 3 месяца назад

I had Stouffer's turkey with stuffing and mashed potatoes for dinner tonight 😋

@MsDisneylandlover 3 месяца назад

Most of those tv dinners or frozen foods r not good n don't look like pic on the box lol..

@divergentthinkingproductions Месяц назад

They seemed to taste better when they were in the foil packaging, but kid-me didn't have the best palate. Then again, things generally do taste better from the oven than a microwave, that's for sure.

@luisreyes1963 Месяц назад

I've had Stouffer's French Bread Pizza, Banquet Fried Chicken & Swanson's Hungry Man Chicken Dinner over the years. Too bad you left out Dinty Moore microwaveable Beef Stew. I also go for those Ore-Ida microwaveable French Fries.

@trentonbates3114 Месяц назад

Drinking game, take a shot everytime he says "ensures" "success" or "convince"

@jasongoldman3850 3 месяца назад

I don't think I ever had TV dinners as a kid/teen.

@sharonlesley901 2 месяца назад

Look guys real food ! Aluminum trays were the good stuff. When it changed to plastic tray then the food went to chopped and pressed.

@ntag411 3 месяца назад

Hungary-Man was a pound of food but it shrunk like other stuff. Shrunken size/weight effected just about everything like ice cream, chips, cheese, candy bars.

@Keys-zq1gw 3 месяца назад

I’m eating one as I watch this video. 😅

@Cerulean0987 3 месяца назад

I'm a gen xer but I don't remember having tv dinners often. The serving sizes were very small. More of a snack. Stouffer's Lasagna and Grandmas rice dinner are my current gotos. Only family sized dinners satisfy my appetite.

@adamwarlock3530 3 месяца назад

I'm a boomer. I always looked at them as snacks too. My mom would only buy them when us kids asked her to. They were cheap, at least. I would occasionally eat one for lunch when my mom wasn't home. It would barely hold me to dinner. They'd probably be filling for a 7 or 8 year old, though. My mom would always cook.

@ralphbalfoort2909 3 месяца назад

My mother would heat up frozen TV dinners for me, my brother, and herself when my father was out of town Mon-Thurs back in the 1950's; she never offered one to him, but we loved 'em. Today, my wife wants a Hungry Man meatloaf dinner (not a Salisbury steak) when I'm not going to be home, but a Marie Callender's meatloaf dinner is a good substitute, just not a satisfying. And I'm still waiting for a frozen dinner that features something other than shrimp (never enough) or processed fish patties.

@Venomn1 3 месяца назад

Tv dinners today suck.. thet were killer back when

@MarissaEllie Месяц назад

Tv dinners actually are still around in my area

@gm7304 Месяц назад

I ate this junk for 50 years.🍱 I've got 4.5 years whole foods and I feel great.

@wandamontgomery6030 3 месяца назад

As a kid i loved Swanson Salisbury steak and fried chicken.

@RetroSik 3 месяца назад

I just realized the other day the term "TV Dinner" has gone completely obsolete, like it has no meaning anymore, anything can be a TV dinner, and even TV doesn't mean the same thing it use to

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

What is, or was, your favorite TV Dinner?

@denisesmith3544 3 месяца назад

Mexican TV dinners were the best! Enchiladas, tamales, spanish rice and refried beans!

@VintageLifestyleUSA 3 месяца назад

Thanks for watching@@denisesmith3544 !

@cavecookie1 3 месяца назад

The Swanson's enchiladas was my favorite...in the foil tray; I grew up in the 60s!

@scottbakanumba1heathen313 3 месяца назад

I quite like Michelina's frozen pasta.

@TheEmoPikachu32 3 месяца назад

Banguet i remember eating those as kid thise were good and were the meals i had i also think had brownie one of them they were so dang good i really missed those

@user-kc1sq4ry4d 3 месяца назад

Why dont they have Veal Parmasan TV Dinners anymore they were especially good

@mistresskelly5084 3 месяца назад

loved kid cusine and libbyland kids dinners

@user-kc1sq4ry4d 3 месяца назад

I thought morton tv dinners had the best tasting fried chicken they never should of went out of business many years ago and chef boy ardee complete spaghetti dinner has been gone for many years it should of stayed available also

@patriciaschuster1371 3 месяца назад

Baby boo.ers came first!

@mywienersyoumusttouch6446 3 месяца назад

That cranberry sauce was a no no 🤢

@matthrivnak6572 3 месяца назад

I'm hungry now !

@paparoo9924 Месяц назад

Stew-fairs 😂

@drudown76 9 дней назад

Is that Ted Williams narrating?

@txnightowl73 3 месяца назад

Definitely remember all of these. My cardiologist has advised me to stay away from them now. Has anyone ever read the sodium content on the nutrition label? It’s extremely high!