Does Anyone Remember TV's "Ben Casey" or "Dr. Kildare" ?

[Marthe48]

43. My older siblings wanted Howdy Doody

My younger brother and I wanted to watch Capt. Kangaroo. I was always happy if I could sneak in a few minutes of CK, but my sister especially would change the channel when she came into the room. My mom eventually let each of us have a week, in rotation. We got to choose shows during our week. That worked well, because you can bet we tracked the weeks better than any other part of our schedule! She also suggested that if we left a chair, we yelled saved, so we didn't fight over that either. With 5 kids in the house, anything to keep the peace.

Most of the time, we liked the same shows. I remember I liked The Monkees more than Gilligan's Island, but my older brother would watch GI on his week. Gleefully.

We all liked Soupy Sales, and I can remember my brothers and me laughing through his shows.

It is fun to think of some good times from back in the day.