Funny Things You Were Guilty Of… in the 1970s 

I was a child in the 70's. Even though some of these things may seem cringeworthy now, I would go back in a heartbeat if I could.

Theres nothing in the 70s thats more embarrassing than the stupidity thats going on right now.

Born in 1961, graduated in 1979, and would live through both decades in a very happy heartbeat 💓💓💓💓

You used words like " guilty" "embarrassed", believe me my parents had a gorgeous avocado kitchen with the dark wood and huge windows in kitchen and dining area. It was lovely 😊 And we felt happy, joyous and blessed to have such a lively area to gather, as im sure many American families felt with their harvest gold or avocado stoves and fridges 😊 Those were the days my friend.

I was not embarrassed by the 70’s. If I could go back, I would!

I was a teenager in the 1970's. In my view there was no better time to be alive than then. Yes, the 70's had their problems but in retrospect, nothing like today. It was a time of exploration and freedom. I miss those days.

The 70's were unreal. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

I graduated in 1970. They were great times as well as the 60s. I bought a pet rock for my mother as a joke. They were just for fun. Mood rings were just as fun. Most of the stuff back then was just for fun something you can't do now since everyone is so sensitive. You guys don't know what you missed.

I had a leisure suit in the 1970's, but rather than polyester, mine was denim. It had bell bottom pants that mostly covered my platform shoes. At school dances, this style was more the rule than the exception. Looking back, the only thing I was "guilty of" was looking SHARP!

That was the most wonderful time of my life! Our kitchen had the avocado stove and fridge! I had an orange Pinto car. Age 16 had an amazing and handsome boyfriend we were the same age and married at age 22. Loved the 70’s Great memories!!💖

What about: - Shag carpeting - Lamb-chop sideburns - Bell-bottom pants - Perms (for both men & women) - Sequins and/or rhinestones on clothing or pillows, etc. - Disco - White tube socks with the stripes at the top - Wide ties - Plaid pants - Zippers on shirts with the round ring at the end - Dorothy Hamill’s wedge haircut - Ouija boards - Stingray bicycles with banana seats (and an optional triangular flag on a plexiglass stick on the back) - Paneled walls - Macrame plant hangers - Waterbeds - Lava lamps (actually, those are still cool) - Black-light posters (also still cool) - Pocket cameras with flash cubes (the photos were pretty grainy & with lots of red-eye) - 8-tracks & players - CB radios - Anything from Ronco or K-Tel - Pong (and all the copycats to hook up to your home tv) - Electric fry pans - Crocheted blankets and sweaters & vests - Oversized eyeglasses - Powder blue eye shadow - Decorations that included stylized flowers and rainbow designs - Silver Christmas trees - Big-collared shirts - White loafers - Wide belts with separate belt buckles (that you could buy & collect) - Index card files for all of your record albums (or books or whatever) - Donny & Marie - The Farrah Fawcett poster - Dynamite Magazine - Shag covers over the toilet lid and toilet tank top - Tank top shirts - Shorts with the narrow white stripe along the hem that curved up the side seams - Dr. Scholl’s wooden sandals or clogs - Zenith “Space Commander” 4-button tv remotes - Magic Window sand toys (2 colors/densities of sand pressed between 2 clear plastic ovals) - And last but not least, holding your the mono built-in condenser mic on your rectangular cassette player/recorder up to the tv or radio to record your favorite tv show theme or song and getting angry at your sibling or a car outside for making noise

The 70's is the best decade for music.

Thank you so much for your show. I'm a baby boomer born in '52 and these walks down memory lane bring laughter, melancholy and in some cases, tears. Like so many others I can't believe I actually did some or all of these examples. These were the best of times as well as occasionally the worst of times depending on the subject or circumstances. One thing that holds true is that they were genuine. Not like today where so much is phoney or contrived. God bless you for what you offer. It's funny how much of this that my grandkids find unbelievable. "Come on, Grandpa, did you really do this or dress like that?" or "were those things actually real ?" Life was more genuine then, simpler and a hell of a lot more freedom and fun was enjoyed by all. Thanks again

CB radios were a thing for youth for a moment, along with all the jargon that came with them. In cars and home bases, they were the biggest seller of Christmas 1976. Of course they were an established, staple tool for certain occupations like trucking, but for a couple of years everyone “had their ears on”.

I graduated from High School in 1979, need I say more? The disco thing was crazy and the clothing was outrageous, but was some of the funnest times I can remember. Let me see, less bullying, more friends, things to do, no social media, no cell phones, no computers (internet), life was so much fun and better. Cars were more stylish and better, despite the ones you mentioned. Music was so wonderful back then, Rock and roll, pop, soul, you name it. It wasn't this vulgar stuff they listen to now days. Real Talent has gotten lost. It is almost a shame the young folks now days can't experience the same things as we did, they just don't realize how much fun life can be. I'm sitting here with this dang laptop typing this comment when there has to be something better to do. God help us.

I have to agree with some of the others. I was a kid in the 70’s, really too young to remember most of those things, BUT I would gladly go back to that time & era in a heartbeat. 😔😔Times were so much better than they are today. Honestly, you can’t be embarrassed about anything that was in during its time.

I will take my strange 70’s & teenage years any day. I loved my mood ring my Kissing Potion rollerball lip gloss (bubble gum flavor) & hair ribbons, I never bought a Pet Rock (seriously, that man was genius), & although I really disliked my parents choice in kitchen decor & color, it was pretty cool at the time - there isn’t any time in life to compare. Great music, good movies, & the freedom to experience life.

Born in 55. Grew up in the 60s and 70s. The. Best. Times. EVER! Kids will never understand. Can’t explain it. It had to be experienced. Living there everyday thru the music and memories…..would go back instantly if I could……..

Back when as a child, you could go out in the morning not come home all day and your parents didn’t have to worry whether you were safe or not

The true greatness of the 70s was the music

Stated so eloquently and so poignantly perfectly. They were some of the best, and worst, of times, but they were "ours", and the memories garnered from those years can never be replicated nor replaced. Thank you.

Yeah, you missed something really big but you mentioned the year 1976! That was a huge celebration all year long. Remember?

Not embarrassed or ashamed of any of it. I'd go back in a heartbeat! Great times!

I was born in 62 and I loved growing up in the 70s and would time warp back in a second if I could. Did anyone else's dad get the bright idea to add dark cheap paneling to their walls and turn a bright fun room into a dark cave? And those tangled super long phone cords that you'd use to talk on the phone in your room?

The 70’s I would go back in the blink of an eye. Even if it was for only the long haired 70’s guys, bell bottoms and Music the best ever! ❤🎉

I went to my Junior Prom in a canary yellow tuxedo with a purple bow tie (that's what the boys on the Prom Court wore). My girlfriend (now my wife of 47 years) has NEVER let me live that one down.

Late sixties early seventies we still had fast cars, great looking girls, good music, and the War was winding down. Take me back in a heartbeat.

You had to be there to appreciate the time. More personal, less hate & fear, more fun!

My husband didn’t tell me that at the mall in Long Beach Ca in the 70’s he got an Afro…he came from an Irish background and got an Afro. I waited a long time for him to come out of hair salon… He had a pic for his hair too! He had brownish red Afro.

I got a Steve Martin King Tut tee shirt as a Christmas gift from a childhood friend in '78 (we were 15) that I still have and treasure to this day!

I also went through my teenage years in the 70’s and those were the best years of my life. Miss those days.

The '70's had some GREAT music, especially southern rock but also the Doobie Brothers, Bob Seger, Eric Clapton . . . lots of great bands.

The 70s were far and away the best decade for music. I’m still listening to it. That was my junior high-high school decade and the best years of my life.

Loved the 70's!!! I remember my Aunt coming to pick us up for church in her Chevy Nova!!! We thought we were riding in style!!! We lived the country life, we were poor, but we didn't know it. In those days, family and friends helped out one another, never expected anything from it, but love and gratitude!!! We had 4 generations on one piece of land. I miss those days!!! I miss the family the most!!! I would go back in a heartbeat!!!

These are always fun. I still remember seeing the very first SNL and watched it for many years. First prime time players were the best.

I remember going to see the King Tut exhibition in Chicago. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact these items were around 3 or 4000 years old. They looked as if they were made last week. Just amazing!

I loved the 70's - Concerts were the best! Cal Jam I was incredible! Deep Purple, ELP, Seals & Croft, The Eagles and a couple others - tickets were $10 for a full day into the night of great music! Yes - we had the gas crisis and social problems but people over all treated each other better. I'd gladly go back to the 70's (so long as I could have the same body I had back then!!!) wear my 100% Big Bell Levis, platforms and peasant tops.

Even at 14 years old, I knew that the Pet Rock was one of the stupidest products ever made. I never had one. I never wanted one. But, every time a stupid idea like that makes millions of dollars, I slap myself for not thinking of it. LOL.

Ahh the mood ring. My mom told my sister and me that she could watch us in the ring when her and my dad went to the movies and left us alone. It totally worked😂

The 70s were a fun time to be a kid! All sorts of "fad" toys, like clackers, big combs that you stuck in your back pocket, and feathered hair (does anyone remember the perm craze?). Star Wars toys were all the rage in the late 70s, but that has been covered many times before.

SNL and Steve Martin were so rad back then. No one these days can match them.

Our family had a dark red (maroon) AMC Pacer with the red native american style interior. The car was so comfortable, sturdy, and you could see real well in all directions. People say it was ugly but I liked it. I had a mood ring as did most of my girlfriends. We used to compare our rings and talk about the moods the rings seemed to suggest and whether we thought that was accurate. Although our double built-in ovens at home were an earthy brown color, the kitchen sink in an apartment I rented while in college was harvest gold as was the fridge. Maxi dresses, long straight hair, and choker necklaces were "in."

Born in 2000. I loved growing up and experiencing the early internet, my parents old consoles, VHS tapes, etc. but the 70s and 80s really look unbeatably fun! Id absolutely time travel to those decades if I could. Also, nothing to be ashamed of. The 70s style is gorgeous and creative 😊 Looks like something special.

I was a teen in the 70 s. Good times ! 😊

I was a teenager in the 70’s. Bell bottoms, halter tops, a suede jacket with fringe, and a suede purse also with fringe. And can’t forget the clogs and the Farrah Faucet hairstyle. I was way cool!

YES. HR Puff n Stuff. I have the DVD collection in my library today. I loved those shows. Land of the Lost. We had a white and blue Ford Pinto. When I was in grade School, Rosa Davis was my disco dance partner. I was big into the silk shirts, Saturday Night Fever outfits. I remember one year my mother took us shopping and I got all these polyester shirt/pants sets that I wore on the first day of school. The first day of school, in the 1970's was always a big event.

In the 70's we rode bikes without helmets, and on the 4th of July we exploded everything except an actual stick of dynamite. Every single holiday was real and celebrations were full of life. We fell out of "monkey bars" played stick ball in the streets while dodging cars. We got scraped, cut, bruised, patched ourselves up and kept right on playing and having fun. Compared to today, were nothing but a cell phone is allowed, depression is now the norm.

I actually remember the '70's , they were great , we always had fun .

We’re two wild and crazy guys!😅

My first car was a bright orange and white Ford Pinto. The interior was all orange-dash, steering wheel, seats, carpet, etc. I added some cool tires, mag wheels, a sporty sounding muffler and an 8 track stereo. I thought I was pretty cool driving that car.😊

The 70s were awesome! Would go back for sure!

There was also the women's rights movement, which was showcased by things like "The Mary Tyler Moore" TV show, and the famous tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. There were also some TV shows that sent a powerful message yet were still considered comedy, such as "All In The Family", and others. And who could forget "Mod Squad". And let's not forget many of the cheesy songs we listened to like "Car Wash" , "Disco Duck" and "Kung Fu Fighting". And remember "Hi Karate" aftershave, and "Love's Baby Soft" perfume? I was there, in the 70's and I have to say that decade was pretty damn cool.

My harvest gold refrigerator is from that era and still keeps my beer cold.

I grew up with reruns of Match Game, and enjoy the occasional reboots. Its constant innuendo has always been worth watching.

The best thing about being a kid in the 70s was experiencing the 70s getting primed to experience the 80s as a young adult and taking all that awesome experience into the 90s to soak up and enjoy, then cruising into 2000 large and in charge. The next decade it all started to slow and dull, after 2010 it's not pretty. After 2020, it's sad and it is crystal clear people need to examine the past, life can be awesome if you make it awesome.

One thing you missed was 8-Track tapes and players. My dad had a player hooked up to the stereo and another for his Ford Fiesta (that thing was a tin can; glad we never got into an accident with it). I remember getting the Star Wars Soundtrack on 8-track and they had to bisect the Cantina Band song because of a track switch. The one hooked up to the stereo was a recorder, too, so we were record our own mixes (we had a Christmas mix-tape, for example). It was always funny to have the hiccup (track switch) in the middle of a song.

We had a King Tut photo book. And my father never changed his avocado 🥑 green kitchen since it’s first installation as I was just reminded last week 😮

Guilty of each and every one! Although it was my parents' house with the avocado green kitchen and shaggy carpet. As always, God bless you and yours. Thanks for everything you do!

SNL the way it used to be! Rest In Paradise, John B and Gilda R.

Such great times, probably the best there ever was and will ever be! I wore platform shoes with bell bottoms and polyester shirts as part of my jeans suit. I also listened to Kasey Kasem tell true stories and dedicate songs to listeners across America. My first car was an orange, oil-burning Chevy Vega but I loved it and knew that I needed to give it a quart of oil every 400 miles :-)

Happy New Year, everyone! Hoping we all have a fantastic and fabulous 2024.❤🇦🇺

Man ... I miss the 70's ... humor might have been bawdy, but didn't need to be raunchy to get a laugh. Never fell for the pet rock, or mood ring craze but it sure provided some laughs in our family. Hair perms, feathered hair, 1/4" wooden paneling in houses along with stained woodwork, "quadraphonic" stereos 4 ... count 'em FOUR ... speakers, answering machines and cable. I remember when HBO premiered and Mom thought it was just the greatest thing. Could actually go to a concert for $7.50 or an all day music fest for about $22.50. Was a great time to be young and alive.

I grew up in the 60s/70s, when toys could kill you, interstate speed limit was 85. No smart anything, no Internet, no computers Ma Bell was the height of technology. I would go back in a second. 😅

Recollection road, Thank you so much for your channel.❤️ Brings back so many nice memories. Subscribed.

Like some people here I would go back to the 70's and stay there in a heart beat!

I saw the King Tut exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The exhibit included the death mask. Everything in the exhibit looked like it was crafted yesterday.

Christmas vacation nearly 50 years ago, the Pet Rock nestled under the tree , Mood Ring on my finger and friends waiting in a Gremlin in the snowy driveway, BeeGees playing on the car sterio and All was Right in the World.

The 70’s were a great time to grow up! I’d go back in a heartbeat!

I had a pet rock, and wish I still did. I also had a leisure suit that was bought for me to have "nice" clothes, but just so happened to double perfectly as my Six Million Dollar Man Halloween costume. The premier episode of Saturday Night Live aired three days after my seventh birthday. I remember it because I had heard my parents laughing and went to see what was so funny. Thereafter, if I did good in school, and behaved myself all week, I got to stay up late to watch SNL.

Great video. You pretty much got my entire teen years in there.

This is the road map of the Generation Jones, those born between 1957 and 1964, too late for the 1960s, graduated during the 70's, Woodstock, peace and love, and Vietnam were over, the Beatles broke up, we had to find our own identity. Some try to lump us into the Baby Boomers, but I had nothing in common with my even 5-year older relatives. Disco and Classic rock were side by side and determined who you hung out with. Everyone either had or knew someone who had a car, parents would let you go all weekend and not care where you were, unless the cops brought you home. 3.2 beer, weed, a buzz, but not crazy stoned. Part time job to pay for it all, and summer lasted forever. We were spoiled with freedoms that no longer exist. No wonder we miss them.

My biggest regrets of the 70s both happened in 1970. First, I married my first wife. Other than the fact that my son was a product of that marriage, it was probably the biggest mistake I ever made. Second, I joined the Marines in Dec. of 1970. Although I survived, the memories of that period haunt me to this day. However, I am one that feels that you never want to forget your past because it is the past that makes you who you are today. I would not change anything of my past because those experiences have made me who I am...and I kinda like me. Although I witnessed others participating in all the fads and trends mentioned, the only one I participated in was becoming and avid viewer of Saturday Night Live (until the original cast all disappeared from the show).

I had a mood ring but that's about it for me from this era, although I have a bathroom now with harvest gold, which I love. I miss my stove and refrigerator in harvest gold. I didn't care for the avocado green though my family rented an apartment that had a kitchen and bathroom in avocado green. Another thing I remember were platform shoes which I never had.

I was a teenager into my 20s during the 70s. You forgot the infamous Chevy Vega with its aluminum engine that blew up all the time. I know, I had one.

"He gave his life for tourism....Funky Tut"

At least here in Denver most of these 70’s fashions, accessories and deco are back with the exception of polyester suits. I love it.

Happy New Year Recollection Road🥳🎉🎊ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

in 1976 my dad gave me a 1965 Impala super sport for graduation, still today one of the best parts of my life.

I was fortunate to see the King Tut artifacts. Still the most amazing display I’ve ever seen and I’ve been to many museums. I enjoy these trips down memory lanes. Keep up the good work.

I gave my brother a Pet Rock for Christmas, and it provided a lot of entertainment on Christmas morning ... not the rock, of course, but the well-written instruction manual that came with it. It explained, for example, how to train the rock to "Sit" and "Stay", in extensive detail. Very funny.

All good memories ... and lessons learned

You really should have included Hollywood Squares. Paul Lyndes one liners were hilarious. In the Wizard of Oz, the tin man wanted a heart, the lion wanted courage, what did the straw man want? "He wanted the tin man to notice him".

An awesome time to be alive it was... I'd go back anytime...

There are a lot of Pet Rocks in the wild to this day. Remember folks, a Rescue Pet Rock will love just as much as one you get from a breeder.

in the 70s we didn't have internet or cell phones.....that's a good reason for loving the 70s. You actually had to talk to people face to face.

I was guilty of everything in the 70’s, and in those days there were consequences😂.

Thanks for the List and Video (and the memories) 😀 Happy New Year !!!

You had to be there !! It was great and I’d love to go back there. Simpler times and just better. 💕

Love the channel. Rock on !!!

Never forget how excited I was to get a pet rock for Christmas! Had a mood ring. Loved "Land of the Lost". Loved staying up late on Saturdays to watch SNL. "Cheeburger, Cheeburger". Loved the Pacer. "King Tut, born in Arizona, got a condo made of stone a".

I drove my 1973 Gremlin for 14 years. I loved that car with it's Levi interior.

Born in 61- remember parts of the 70's fondly! I had a pet rock, mood ring (was generally brown 'cuz I have cold hands,) and my mum decked out the kitchen in avocado- stove, 'fridge, breadbox, can opener,... The living room was a terrible mixture of harvest gold and avocado! In the early 70's, mum worked in a textile mill and was allowed to take the "off cuts," pieces that were too short to sell after separating/cutting out imperfections. She liked to sew, so I wore a LOT of polyester- it was very warm, but there were so very many colors and styles! Crocheted ponchos were in fashion, and my Nana made both fabric and crocheted versions as holiday gifts for me, which I proudly wore. And yeah, my older brother had a Gremlin - great car for the drive in, as there was room for a camping mattress in the back hatch section- just park backwards, lift the hatch, and everyone gets comfy to watch the movie! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

Some of my favorite Sat morning shows and loved my mood ring.

You did a really good job making this video. Actually awesome job… Really fun to watch. Thank you thank you very much

We had an olive green Pinto in ‘83. My aunt drove a Smurf blue Gremlin. 😅

Had the 1st lime green Pinto in Las Vegas NV. My buddies and me drove it all over the west US, several times. Never broke down , very reliable, no a/c nor radio and did we have a blast. Cost $1900, brand new and the girls in high school called us the "Green Pinto Gang."

THANX RecollectionRoad !!! ❤❤❤❤❤

1976 was the USA Bicentennial. It as a fairly big deal.

I had my first mood ring just 10 years ago, lol. My granddaughter, niece, and nephew loved it!!😅😊😅

The Ford Pinto had a very fixable flaw. It affected the first two years. The Pinto's design and look was popular. It wasn't near as gas-efficient as it could have been in that a cast-iron engine was used throughout the run instead of a better aluminium motor. I owned several of them up into the '90s. Never got blown up.