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The shows I watched when young were black and white. About five channels came on day and night. The Beaver, Opie, Jeanie, Flying Nun were characters I liked both good and fun. Shows of humor sometimes missed their function; one like that for sure was “Petticoat Junction.” But “Laugh-In,” “Lucy,” and “Bewitched” were cool; “Three Stooges” I rushed home for after school. “Lassie” for the kiddies, “Rifleman” for dad, “The Man From U.N.C.L.E” for us all, a 60’s fad. By standards of today, those shows were tame. The raciest perhaps was “The Dating Game!” One genius fat guy, Hitchcock, gave a thrill with horror tales. I like those re-runs still! But there’s one 60s TV show that I recall the best; I’ll finish telling why! “Bonanza,” broadcast Sundays, was the one for romance, drama, and great family fun, for on the Ponderosa lived wise Ben and his three sons, well-off but simple men. The chubby one named Hoss was kind of sweet. The oldest, Adam, I found really neat! Little Joe, whom we girls would like to marry, later moved to “Little House on the Prairie!” It may not have been best of old TV, but it was sure a cherished show for me because it came each Sunday night at eight, a special time so great I could not wait! My mom and dad and we eight kids would sit together happily enjoying it. Before the show began my mom would pop a huge pan full of popcorn, butter on top. Each time commercials came, we’d dip a bowl of ours into that pan; I’d get so full for I’d eat eight or ten small bowls of it. Once I begin with popcorn, I can’t quit! This was the family custom I lived for since television and food I both adore. It was the night we all together sat enthralled, and there’s not much that can beat that! Written by Andrea Dietrich (I have too many today to name TV favorites but I really think "Bonanza" has to be my favorite from my childhood!) For Michael J. Falotico's "Ryhme Me An Old TV SHow.... Poetry Contest"
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