@@RhettyforHistory This video gives me a wistful feeling of sadness. Being a kid in those days was an endless Wonder; sometimes I and my buddies would cut school and go up the creeks into the hills behind the school for the whole day, then come back when school was out, sunburned, and dirty. That was our favorite thing. The sadness comes from the realization that those days are gone Forever- and most of the new people will never know the Real World. Thanks for the video, I've sent inks to every remaining contemporary of mine- And I KNOW they will love it! Like sending them a treasured Gift.
We could actually spell and write. No texts, just the old-fashioned pen and pencil. We could read business letters, reply to them, and manage our bank accounts. Loved my life ❤️
@@Peaceful-hi9iy Yeah, what a bummer- now all our bills are on auto-pay, all our money is a bunch of numbers on a computer screen, the people on TV are not real (were they ever?)
As a 70s kid, I remember the total freedom to go anywhere I wanted, so long as I was home when my parents got back from work or when it got dark in the summer. The things we did by ourselves is something that would get cops called on parents today. Was a great time to grow up.
It really was a different time period for kids and not just by the years. You're right about kids today not being able to do it. Thank you for watching!
Oh yeah 🙂 I was born in 1960, so mid 60's through 1979 were the best ever and would love to be on an endless loop of those years. The only thing I would change is December 1975 when my brother and only sibling died in a motorcycle accident (we were in our teens). 😭😭😭 I still miss him 💔 Still, the music, TV, living in a small town, care free, soda shops, penny and nickel candy, 45's, transistor radios, outdoor fun, neighborhood hide and seek on hot summer nights, lemonade stands, outdoor movie theaters, slumber parties, metal roller skates with a key, blanket tents outdoors, Saturday morning cartoons, and many other wonderful memories.
@@debdo1960I'll add movies like Jaws, The godfather, Bad News Bears, Paper Moon, The Exorcist, Young Frankenstein, James Bond movies, The Sting, and The pink Panther to name just a few.
As a kid of the 70's I had the pleasure of experiencing every single one of these memories...back then we spent endless days dreaming about the future...today we spend endless days longing for the past. 😕
@@JohnSmith-el6lk I remember the Bicentennial parade in our town. Ted Knight was the Grand Marshall as he grew up in our town and was a member of the church we went to.
I like the past better. The 70's were sweet and charmy. The 80's were colorful and fun. Nowadays the world is upside down and just getting ready for the Antichrist.
This got me emotional. I miss it so badly. As a 70's kid, we were tougher than kids today. We played hard, and we treated our parents like they were gods. It was a bad idea to talk back to your mom or Dad or other adults, for that matter. Great times.
I was born in March 1963 in Portsmouth England. I remember we made a go cart out of an old pram we found dumped. I don't think kids this day have got the imagination. We had no stress as kids back then and respect for everybody was instilled in us from an early age. We had great music great TV and I am glad I grew up in the best decade ever.
Im 21 and feel this way about the 2000s. My parents were straight 70s kids so no Internet, cable, and cell phones felt like cool gadgets instead of depressing escapes Poor but happy
I was born in 1960 and loved all the things I did in the '70s and wouldn't trade my childhood for anything especially playing outside all day and coming home only when street lights came on, I sure do miss those days!! Thank you!!
I was born in 1960 Oct and I totally agree with you. Growing up on a cane farm in North Queensland, I wish time would return to this era. Incredibly great memories
I was born in 1960 in Japan. We also played outside all day like you. Back then kids were not allowed to play inside cold or hot. Small kids were looked after by big kids. We didn't need an after school care centre.
Man, how I miss the 70's, my favorite decade. Kids actually played back then. We played hide and seek at night under the street lamp without worrying about somebody getting snatched up. Life was just so different. The 70s certainly weren't perfect, but it was the closest time we had to a Mayberry-like environment, esp in comparison to today.
@@rosedaleconfidential102Including plenty of middle aged and old people. It isn't just "the younger generations". Guaranteed in your day there were entitled old people who felt the world owes them something just because of their age. They're still around now - but not for long lmao.
I was born in 1965. I am told by many young adults today (including my kids) how lucky I was to grow up in the 70’s. Life definitely seemed much simpler back then. Summers spent swimming, riding bikes, and camping. I do long for simplicity again.
Its sad that kids today will never know the freedoms we had as children of the 60s and 70s. Born in 61 gave me the pleasure of both decades. Don't even get me started on the music. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Spot on.
I tried to give my son that same sense of freedom but the hard part was no other kids around. When I would take him out in the stroller people would actually come out & say “A baby lives in town”?
My entire childhood in the 70’s consisted of running, jumping, hopping, skipping, flipping, twirling and everything in between. Didn’t give a thought about getting fat!
Hahaha my childhood best years ever so true we where always active running around just being a kid , no iPads phones ect used our imagination lol ❤didn’t have time to get fat lol
THAT"s ME AND MY SIBLINGS (Dawn, Robyn, Glenn David, and Jonathan Engel) in the cover photo - hanging out the rearwindow of our family's Rebel station wagon. It was approx 1973. Great memory, great photo! We were headed for Marina Beach, a frequent destination.
My brothers are still in touch with kids we grew up with. Just the other day my son was contacted on FB from a friend I haven’t seen in 25 years about a photo he posted. He remembered our dogs names 😆
I was born in 1970 and grew up in the suburbs of Sydney Australia. My experiences were pretty much exactly the same as you describe here. We'd get home from school, drop our bags in our bedroom then head out to where ever we felt like. We'd usually end up playing in the local creek or bushland or a new housing estate where homes were under construction. We had to be home each night by the time the street lights came on, that was pretty much the only rule - oh, and try not to get hurt or we'd be the ones in trouble, no thought of suing others! 70s and 80s were the best time to grow up. Thanks for your videos!
me too Born in 1970 & being a kid then was Fun, in New jersey. would have been Fun to be older in the 70's to go to Discos & to see Rock Concerts like the Band KISS
I couldn't have said it better myself. "I wouldn't trade my childhood memories for all the likes on Facebook." I was born in 1968, so my earliest, yet vague, childhood memories start around 1973. I remember a lot after 1975, and this video sums it up perfectly. Thank you for sharing all your great videos. I love watching them. They bring back lots of great times.
As a teen in the 70s, I was reading teen fan magazines like Tiger Beat. The music of that time was my soundtrack: Earth, Wind, and Fire, Elton John, The Doobie Brothers, and The Jackson 5. I was watching The Flip Wilson Show, Carol Burnett, The Jeffersons, and The Partridge Family. House parties were also big at the time. Imagine a crowded basement of hormonal teens. My friends and I had sleepovers. I treasure those days.
Right! All the kids would be in the basement with one area for "couples" who were laying next to each other making out. Every once in a while a parent might poke their heads in, but that was it. They just left us alone.
The seventies were a golden era to be a kid and I'm so glad I got to experience it! On target with being outside, not coming in until the street light went on, playing hide and seek, riding bikes just keeping busy and running around like kids should. Thanks for the Memories😊
All of this is absolutely true and the 70s was a great time to be a kid. Learned how to swim by going to the beach by myself as a kid and watching other people swim and having complete strangers on the beach show me how. Would never see that in today's world.
That sounds insane but my son born in 1996 did the same. Didn’t want to take lessons so he learned being in the water with me. Ocean, bay & pool. Now he’s a river rat.
I always thought learning how to swim as a child is a very important skill to learn. You never know if some day it could save your life. A few years ago, a lady was doing her paper route out of her car and got stuck in a flash flood that killed her. She ended up drowning b/c she never learned how to swim.
At the end of 1974, when I turned 10, I was "officially a man" according to my dad. This meant that I had the job of riding my bike to the store to purchase beer and cigarettes for him. That would never happen now.
Born mid 60s grew up in the 70s when kids were truly kids. Wish all generations after us experienced the same simple joy, morals, fear of authority & respect. Those wonderful memories will forever be treasured in the hearts of those who lived it.
It was this way in the 80s too. No playdates, just play together, knock on each other's doors randomly, and play together. Also making sure you were home by the time the street lights came on.😊
Only times I had play dates was with school friends who weren't in my neighborhood. It was usually a sleep over, or us going to the fair together to go on the rides. I used to walk back and forth 3 blocks 1 way to a friends house, and her to mine. It was no biggie. We had learned about stranger danger. I was also a latchkey kid for a couple years.
All i can say is what an awesome time. Now I have a 19 year old stepson who acts like 5. Threatening to shut off phone's. I stay away like he is the Plague. Not all but some kid's today are a nightmare.
Had a TOTAL BLAST in the 70's!!! Freedom. Music. Bikes. Ourdoor games at night like What Time is it Mr Clock? Red Light/Green Light. Kick Ball. Hide & Seek. Grass. Nature. And a Future of Possibilities. Oh, and space to drive on the roads/interstates ~ leaving 10 cars distance between each car/truck. Now - no way out & bumper to bumper. OH MY. Chaos!! I miss the 70's ~ a fantastic decade to be alive. Thanks for this vlog.
I was diagnosed with Hyperactivity during the 1970s and prescribed Ritalin. So the name of the disorder changed. It’s like saying that there was no TB (tuberculosis) early because the disease used to be called Consumption.
Yeah I think the nostalgia whilst fun as it is definitely overlooks people who would fit outside the box..basically these people were picked on and ignored.
Not meaning to harsh the nostalgia buzz - I feel it too - but you are right about that. Outcast kids had it rough. I was a tomboy and shy and didn't bloom until my Junior year in H.S..The magic key was to simply stop caring about belonging and concentrate on finding what I was good at and enjoyed, be it activities, ideas or music. As soon as I did that, friends just materialized. Everyone is looking for people who believe in themselves and are willing to share experiences. I only wish it was easier to pass this truth on to younger people, but I will keep trying.
I was born in ’61. In 1969/70 we were stationed at Ft. Wolters in Mineral Wells. TX. For my birthday, I remember my parents taking me to a Schwinn Bicycle shop down town where they bought me a brand new Deluxe Stingray, 2-Speed kickback shift, Campus Green, Rearview Mirror… For many years to come, that bike was everything to me. From that banana seat I saw the world, jumped friends, boxes, crashed too many times to count, street raced it, dirt trail rode it… A few flat tires was all I ever had go wrong. At 48, I realized my parents had kept that bike in their attic. I did a no budget 6 month full restoration on it, bringing it back to exactly as it was when they had bought it new. Though it weighed twice what their modern MTB’s weighed, my kids loved it. I still have it. I still have the original receipt and registration card. At 62, I still get it out and cruise around on it. That bike and these videos are my hand hold on some of the greatest times of my life.
Yes, the late 60 and 70s were my childhood. Thank you for the memories! I remember hopping on my sting ray bike after dinner to look for the neighborhood back yard tag game. You just looked for the pile of bikes in the front yard, tossed yours on the pile and ran in the back. We played until dark!
As a 70's kid, we really lived life. I am so thankful I grew up in that era of hard playing, climbing trees, riding bicycles, jumping on trampolines (without safety nets), swimming, camping out at friends' houses, and I could go on and on. By about 12, we were having dance parties at different houses in the neighborhood. I remember dancing to songs like, Dancing in the Moonlight (70's version), Shambala, American Pie, etc. So different from the drama and trauma the young people go through today.
@@zekeigtos7240 I think some of the safety features today, especially for children, are great. I guess my point was that even though things were more "primitive" I guess you could say, we generally suffered much less of the emotional distress that seems to plague young people today to the point of suicide. Some of us were almost feral🤣! Some children today are so suffocated by their helicopter Mom's that they never grow up. BTW, I did some some broken collar bones happen due to insane trampoline tricks. I was actually afraid of them. The nets around them now are a good idea.
@@TheCatLady51 the 1970s were a horrible time to be a child. Bullying was rampant, sexual assault by relatives was common, abductions happened all the time and all of it tied to parents just not knowing or carrying what their children were doing, where they were, or who they were with. A lot of people growing up in those years came out of it with bad emotional trauma. Thats why I don't like internet threads talking about how wonderful it was back then and how children had it so much better...they simply didn't 😞
@@zekeigtos7240 okay... whatever you think, but that wasn't my experience! All I know is that we played hard, had friends that we actually interacted with and lived life. Of course, there are always exceptions.
Love these videos! I was born in '62 and the resonate deeply with me. All the advancements in technology has made today's society weak. So glad I grew up when I did.
Much the same here. With family and friends too, on the go all day long doing so many different things over the years, always inventing ways to make new fun 😊
Boy does that all take me back. I miss the simplicity, using our imagination, and being able to do a whole lot more stuff all while fewer people (Parents) knowing about it. When I broke my arm at school, the nurse called my mom, who called my brother, who picked me up and off to the emergency room we went. Got a player cast for everyone to sign, spent the summer in it so that was a bummer. But still loved walking the mile or so with my friends to and from school. Dashing home as it was almost dark and didn't want to get in trouble for being late.
Hands down the best time to be a kid. I spent my time running around barefoot, climbing trees, and catching bees & fireflies. I'd hop on my bike and be gone all day. Mom would say come home when the sun is setting, just in time for dinner and awesome shows like Starsky & Hutch or Kolchak the Night Stalker. And I agree with you, I wouldn't change my childhood for anything. Great memories!😊
Kolchak still comes on! I watch it at Midnight on Saturday. Just finished watching it. I started 1st grade in 1969, I remember one gift my Uncle had brought me back from his tour of Vietnam, it was a little bright aqua blue outfit for 2nd grade. Of course I wasn’t allowed to wear it because it was too pretty & mom was afraid I might get it dirty or tear it. Miss it ALL now. 🥺 ✌🏻 PS: speaking of old tv shows, my mom used to “have/make” me watch “Dark Shadows”🧛🏻♀️ with her. I remember sitting on the couch while my baby brother at the time was down for his nap. I was 4/5 yrs old at the time.😊 To this day still LOVE Vampire 🧛🏼♂️ shows!!
@@cynsi7604 Never watched Dark Shadows as a kid but when Sci Fi channel had it on many many years ago I watched every episode. I love Dark Shadows too.😊
I loved Saturday mornings watching Wonderama, East side comedy kids, Fat Albert & cosby kids, HR puff & stuff, the osmonds & Jackson 5 cartoons, Electric company, The Monkees , at 12 o’clock, Soul Train! Eating captain crunch, Frosted Flakes cereal with milk. Yes, we grew up on drinking lots of milk! 😅 no one was lactose intolerant back then or had peanut allergies that I knew in school or our entire family. Loved my Barbie dolls and board games, checkers, card games like “go fish, spades, War, knuckles 😅😂 I lived in Brooklyn and we played skelly in the streets, hop scotch, red light green light, hot potato, hide & seek, stick ball, hand ball, dodge ball, kick ball (no soccer back then). Some games we made up in the summer time. The snow cone guy would come and we would buy them with shaved ice, Mr softer ice cream truck with real strawberry shakes and my dad would get banana splits back then. 😂 I miss those great times, definitely had to be home before the street lights went on. Me and my brother would ride the subway trains all over Brooklyn and go to parks & museums. We were around 7 & 9 year old and up getting on trains by ourselves. 😅 Would never happen today. 😅
@@vetgirl71 Oh what a wonderful childhood you had. Thanks for sharing your memories. I still love the Monkees! And remember those cereals had really cool toys inside and you'd have to dig to the bottom to retrieve it. My mom would say "if you know it's at the bottom why not open it from the bottom?" What's the fun in that!😆
The variety of different things gave this era its unique stamp. Im nearly 60 now,my years i lookback at this time with great memories ,it was the best decade to live through ,anything else hasn't got the sparkle of this time.
My life has nothing to do with this decade except my house was built in 1973. It's cool to see how people lived back then and all the things they did differently.
I graduated high school in 76, hung out at the disco clubs with friends from then and even after I joined the U.S. Air Force from 78-82. Some of the best times of my life.
Thanks for sharing this. I grew up in the 70's also, and I'm sure glad I did. Banana seat bikes, tether ball, football, kickball, softball ( with 4 or 5 kids, so we used invisible men. Invisible man on second, so you could hit again). Lol! We were blessed to experience this era growing up. 😊
I was born in 1961 and I remember the 1970’s very well! I had a group of friends that I roamed around with and caused trouble with. I remember the only rules were be home for dinner and do your homework. It was great!!
Being alive in the 1970s was an amazing experience. I was a kid and clearly remember all of this stuff. I think it would have been interesting to be an adult then.
The parents (adults) were way younger then. Watch "No Down Payment", I watched it recently and it gave me a perspective on how life was for our parents back then. Watch it and then tell me what you think!
I started first grade in 1971. Dad's 8-track was always playing Credence. My friend's parents had a stereo system the size of a car, and I could make my own 8-tracks from records. The biggest thing I miss is the ability to disappear for hours, or even days after. That was freedom.
I saw CCR Credence Clearwater Revival at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1972, with my boyfriend Mike Pagano. The Ike & Tina Turner Band opened for CCR. It was a BLAST!!!
I got married in 1970 but I had little brothers who were still kids and many of these things fit right in with them. I also started my family so my oldest child was a 70's kid. Thanks, Rhett, for the memories.
I was Born in 1970 & can relate to many things in this Video, Loved the 70's especially the Music. would have been Cool to be older & go to Discos & Rock Concerts like KISS
Every generation thinks theirs was the best generation. I'm just glad that I grew up in this era. No internet. No cell phones. Just living "right here, right now".
Everything you said rang so true. The allergies in kids now is crazy, I don’t recall one person from my 70’s that had an allergy. Oh, how I miss Tang 😋. Thanks Rhett. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺
Do you still see Tang where you are? I believe I still see it but I haven't had it in a long time. I wonder if I would still like it. Thank you for watching Jodie!
We have multiple and unnecessary vaccines to thank for most of today's childhood ailments. In the 70's, most kids had no vaccines and at tops, only three. Today's parents refuse to accept this but facts and numbers don't lie.
You’re right about those allergies. My dad suffered from Hay Fever so no open windows in our house come summer. Locked tight & on with the central air. My younger brother took after him so no lawn mowing for him. Shots came in his teens. The rest of us suffer now with year round allergies. Go figure
I love how you suggested that maybe we should all get outside more. Adults AND kids. Get some air, some sun, and socialize in person. Born in '54, I was more of a child of the 60's, but many of the products, toys and foods existed or got their start back then and stayed around thru the '70's. I must say one thing I had totally forgotten about were those candy bracelets or neclaces. Definitely a big part of the scene then! Enjoyed this, thanks.
Notice how healthy everyone looked..food was real back then and it tasted alot better than it does today. I loved going to the drive inn as a kid too and playing road hockey with my friends. It was a great time growing up in that decade.
I graduated from high school in 1972. The 60's were a lot like the 70's in the way you have described. It was great being a kid back then. Sure miss those days. God bless you and your family always. Thanks for everything you do! Great memories as usual!!!!
I love these videos. I wish i could take my kids on a little trip to my childhood in the 70's. They grew up in the 90's which was better than now but still not the incredible and happy 70's.
My middle older brother was born in a police car in the winter of 1974. My mom couldn’t reach my dad at work, so she called for an ambulance. There was some mix-up and they sent a police car instead. Back then, there was only a pretty tiny article about it in the newspaper. The doctor never got any of my mom’s due dates right. I was born in August 1979, 3 weeks after a trip to Disneyland.
Due dates were certainly not as precise back then. I was born 9 days later than I should have been. The doctor was a veterinarian. That is quite a story of being born in a cop car. not many can say that. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us.
Spot on for 70s kids! True, ADD and ADHD were not frequent diagnoses. Because I was so hyper and wiggly all the time my grandma convinced my parents that I needed to be tested for…worms! Yup. Instead of a mental type assessment like they do now I had to go to the doctor. The test, to put it nicely, was…violating…and involved gloves. Spoiler alert: I did not have “worms”. Almost 40 years later I was officially diagnosed with ADHD, no gloves involved!
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories. That test sounds horrible but I'm glad you didn't have worms. There were definitely kids that had "extra energy." Usually the teachers had to find other ways to keep them engaged and occupied. Otherwise it was going to be a problem. I do remember the older teachers struggled in doing that.
A lot of kids didn't survive. Two kidnappings and one murder in my neighborhood as part of the "be back by dark" attitude when parents didn't know or care where their kids were.
A lot of what was mentioned in this video was part and parcel of my 1970's youth. I remember that time very well and consider myself very fortunate to have lived through that decade. Some of my fondest memories include seeing the first Star Wars movie in the theaters in 1977, starting my K-through-12 education that same year, playing with my Lionel trains setup on mom's dining room table, playing with my Tonka trucks outside in the sandbox, riding my Huffy Thundertrail 78 bicycle, registering for little league baseball in 1978, drinking cold water from the garden hose when I was playing outside and got thirsty, looking forward to holidays like Easter and Christmas with eager anticipation, visiting my cousins in the neighboring town so we could spend the day playing and swimming, indulging in eating sweets and not having to worry about my A1C levels, etc. Generally speaking, it was a time when I felt a sense of excitement, wonder and awe at every new opportunity and experience that came my way. I wasn't the bitter, jaded, seen-it-all-and-done-it-all adult I am now. I often wish I could bottle that visceral feeling from my youth and take it everywhere I go as an adult. Perhaps it would help me get through the more difficult times in my adulthood. Anyway, as fleeting as my 1970's childhood was, it made for some great memories, and I wouldn't trade those memories away for the world!
‘71 here! Fun times it was. I used to go Trick or Treating with other kids my age without any adults. Carried a dang CO2 pistol BB gun for the crazy dogs in the neighborhood. No kid every wanted to stay inside back then.
@@jgringo5516 Hell yeah,the simplest things from our era,are so deeply missed and needed in our "Dystopian Nightmare"that we're all living today....We didn't have much growing up,as far as toys and stuff,but what I did have was my imagination,and creativity,and those two very important things are what truly separate us from them.
Let's not forget about the good TV shows that was on then and the good stuff to eat like chocolate malt omeal and the good chocolate caramels in with a bag of kraft caramels Mr pibb soda butterkrust cakes and sour cream and onion doritos
As a 60s and 70's kid, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Even though I'm 60, my kids are 19 and 21. They are both so envious of the way I grew up. They both say that they would trade all their tech to have the 70's experience! BTW, the funniest line in your video had to be that childproofing meant moving the ashtray... Hilariously true! Love the channel... Thanks! ✌️
You're welcome and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the content. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us. It is interesting to hear of younger folks wishing they could live back then. I have four daughters and one thinks the same thing.
Rhetty, this is my favorite video yet. This so depicts what I remember of this much simpler time. I remember that I had to wear a skirt or dress to school until 1973 when they finally let girls wear pants. The 10:00 news, It 10:00, Do you know where your children are? Tether ball, we had one in our backyard. Oh how I wish I could go back to the 70's, the best decade ever!
I loved tether ball. The worst part was the bruise from hitting the top part of the ball which was metal in our case. That was hours of fun. It is interesting to think about how much dress codes have changed. Even after that it seemed like so many girls wore skirts a lot. That doesn't happen as much now. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories!
Ahh, such fun memories of my childhood in the 70s. ❤I rarely hear kids outside these days and almost never see towheaded blondes like my brother & I were back then from being outside all day long. We dreamed about "life today" in the 21st century, but now look back and miss our imaginations. Thanks, Rhett!! Perfectly depicted 70s memories. ❤
Thank you for watching and sharing some of your thoughts and memories. I remember my hair would get lighter in the summer as well. I had certain areas that would get lighter than others for some reason. It was strange. I think kids using their imagination is very important. It helps teach us to adapt and develop critical thinking skills. Some of those things help us to move thru life and even invent things later on.
@@samanthab1923 Back in the 70s a lot of us kids spent the whole summer out in the sun and of course, in the chlorinated local pool. There were a lot of blondies. 😄
I remember running to jump on the swings. Gymnastics was pratice by every kid, and once we got home we try it on one another in the front yard, no predators, gun fire , perform so wellchiking up hills and down without knee problems or back aches. Running, jumping, skipping was part of our daily existence ❤
Rhett, I enjoyed your memories of the 70's video. I remember so many items that you showed and talked about, it was a simpler time. Have a fantastic weekend. Take care 🐎
This was when Sesame Street and The Electric Company taught me to read, write and count! Too bad I couldn’t stream these shows to watch when I wanted-I was hooked! So hard having to wait till they were on to see them…😉
