Once again, Thanks for the Memories. I do believe watching these videos lowers my blood pressure... they really do calm me and take me to a happy place LOL
I was in a hole in the ground in Kansas. Actually, it was a Titan II missile silo. My second year in the USAF, maintaining the communication equipment. It was a time I supplemented my airman’s income by delivering pizzas in the evenings and working in an amusement park on weekends.
oh man. I am ex USAF, joined in 82. was stationed at Vandenberg AFB in one of the test groups. I wen down the Minuteman and Titan silo complexes they had their both for actual launches and for crew training. Funny thing is I am heading to Utah now, in the waning time of my engineering career to work on the upgrades to the ICBM system, ground based strategic deterrent
Fun look back! This was a great compilation and variety of media from then. A big kick to see all this through decades older eyes! I think we were the first generation that ever had their childhood years captured so thoroughly, by television media.
I was 15 and remember it all. I was just getting into my hippie days and I hated the Monkees. The radio was filled with Top Forty music and a new thing was coming on the air called FM. It didn't hiss and crackle like AM did when a storm passed over. And the beginning of Time Tunnel and Star Trek were 2 of my favs. The movie selection for that year wasn't very memorable, except for the classic, "Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolfe."
I saw the Blue Max with George Peppard, Ursula Andress, and James Mason that year. I was 10 years old. The second feature was Dimension 5. Starring Jeffrey Hunter. Terrible movie. It is on UA-cam.
OMG, the shooting at the UT Tower brought back memories. My best friend and I had just crossed the plaza in front, gotten in his car, and driven off when the announcement about the shooting came on the radio.
FIrst thing I recognize in these clips is Roger Mudd's voice. I must have spent too much time watching the news in the 60s. I do miss the days of good TV news with Walter Cronkite, Roger Mudd, Harry Reasoner, and Hugh Downs who spent much time in radio work and it shows in their delivery. Now it's all flashy folks and quick cuts so I just wait and read things online as I did with my lamented daily newspaper (now a tabloid format which I loathe). I also remember when we got our first COLOR tv in 1968! I'm also singing along with all the ads--thanks for the memories.
1966 was the year I got the best birthday gift ever. When I got home from school my mother gave me for my 7th birthday a Batman utility belt by Ideal. Today it is considered the Holy Grail of Batman collectibles. In the package it'll cost you 3,500 - 4,500 bucks!
Unfortunately it's long gone. I'd imagine it cost under $10 back then. But at $10 your looking at 350 - 450 times what it went for. Today collectors usually purchase it piece by piece. It came with a Bat boomerang, Bat-cuffs, a Bat-light etc. All of these gadgets tended to get lost so trying to put one together is tough. About 10 years ago I saw the bat-cuffs with a rusty chain, looking the worse for wear sell for just over $200! And it's my pleasure tuning in. Just keep 'em coming!
@@Melinda8162 It depends on the ownership. Some don't mind but other ( Family of Scott Mckenzie who wrote ARE YOU GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO ) still complained. They pulled my 1968 video :(
WOW Johnnyboy.........where to start..."It's About Time" was a show that my family insisted never existed, and, well, growing up in Southern California.......if they don't remember it, it didn't exist,,,,,UNTIL NOW HA!
Its about time, its about space, it's about two men in the strangest place. Sick I remember that tune from so long ago and that was without a youtube reminder
I still love California Dreaming! Bottle tans were orange. I still want a 1966 Mustang! I saw the Ghost & Mr. Chicken at the matinee with friends. I was lucky enough to interview Adam West & Burt Ward at DragonCon in 2013. I was so happy that Adam answered and enjoyed my question. John & George, Davey & Peter are dead. I never saw The Beatles or Monkees play.
Around 1965-66, I believed that time was the best time for Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass. I heard their music quite ALOT during that time. "Occasional Wife"? Didn't they already have a program like that with "The Cara Williams Show"? Its about two married couples who live together, all four work together at the same place, but they must pretend they are not married or their boss will fire them. Only their next-door neighbor knows about them.
So was my dad that’s why I wanted to see what it was like when y’all came to this world.I love seeing history I’m a 1991 baby and from my childhood to now the world have changed so much I can’t imagine how much it has changed since 66’
I was 9 years old..busy playing cowboy and Indian..digging in the dirt, driving my pedal farmall tractor and listening to tunes on my newly acquired wizard transistor radio. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I was 10 years old and I also played WWII. Sometimes by myself or with a few kids in my neighborhood. Sometimes we were in Europe, and sometimes we were in the South Pacific. Depended who we wanted to fight that day.
haha yeah. I too was 9. Had a new transistor radio big wrist watch. We played army, not cowboys and indians. Can not even imagine how the cops or nosey neighbors would handle kids running around with rifles and pistols. Played army soldier little plastic figures in the dirt.
It's About Time! That theme song has been stuck in my head for decades, and I couldn't figure out which program it was from: not Lost in Space, not Valley of the Dinosaurs, so WHAT???! Whew! I can relax now. In 1966, I was 6 and 7, watching most of these programs with my little brother. I don't think I went to the movies, but I remember the ad for Virginia Wolf, which frightened me. I'm not sure why. I loved the TV ad for Little Friskies, partly for the cats and mostly b/c the speaker stuck his arm outside of the TV. I often visited my married older sister, who played the radio and danced. Music and dancing were something we always shared. EDIT: Most episodes of _It's About Time_ are available here on YT.
A crazed sniper in Texas, a multiple murderer in Chicago & The Vietnam War. Glad i was just born in '66. Too young to complain. Too bad i wasn't old enough to see England win the World Cup, either.
Well I was 9 back in 66, what a year that was, England won the world cup, Loved watching Batman, and all those classic western series, like wagon train, Rawhide, The Rifleman, so many happy memories, would not change it for any other year.
Hi Johnny! This was a great compilation as usual! One thing...as a Canadian, I was hoping to see hockey included. Other than that, no complaints! Any plans to do the 1950s?
Thank you for such a wonderful trip down memory lane. I was 4 years old, but I remember many of these shows. Loved them all, but wasn't a fan of Spaghetti-Os......
I wanted to like Spaghetti-Os, but nope. Couldn't do it. Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli, though! I can't explain it, but that stuff stayed a favorite of mine for lots of years.
I was 6yrs old in 66'! Dont remember any of the movies you showed here, but remembered EVERY TV showed! I especially remembered sitting on m moms lap, and watching the guy with the pointy ears & that cool spaceship! My mom & aunt were fans of the show, and at 57, im still obsessed with Star Trek! I remember the Vietnam War, but not much else! Great great trip back down memory lane! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
I turned 2 that autumn, but definitely remember asserting my individuality by hating "Star Trek"...just because all 5 of my older siblings loved it! I finally got over myself when a friend took me to see "The Wrath of Kahn". Now I'm as much a Trek fan as any.
I saw Batman and Robin in person living in Harlem NY they came to our Theater which was called the Rooversvelt in 1967 they came in their costume i will never forget that.
I loved the Mon.ees. In my bedroom I had a little red radio from Sears my mom had bought with her first pay check at age 18 in 1939, and listened to all thoose hits on it.
I was born a year later in March and I got to see them in the 70s, all those great shows and movies that and the music and the stars were my favorite when I was growing up and in 1973,they stopped the draft, thank you but in the 70s, they still had all that unrest and stuff
I was 14 in '66...and well remember watching the live news coverage of the Austin Tower shooting, in total disbelief and horror...so unimaginable back then! On the lighter side, that summer offered the TV escapism of 'Where the Action Is' with Dick Clark every afternoon, and of course, 'Dark Shadows'...and I couldn't miss 'The Monkees' and 'Batman'! I still have the TV Guide and Life magazines with Batman on the cover! Although muscle cars were all awesome, the '66 Olds Toronado was a pretty rad design for older folks! I tried Coppertone QT with less than stellar results...lol The music from that time was phenomenal and every week brought new hits!
Thanks... between The Austin Tower incident & Richard Speck, defiantly a loss of innocence back then. There was a book that claimed that 66 ws the greatest TV year there was. I won't disagree :)
I know I was very, very young - I turned 2 that fall - but I remember watching some of the shows (I don't remember watching "Daktari", but remember those opening credits!) and definitely remember the music! I have 5 older siblings, so there was a lot of popular music played. I also clearly remember that commercial for Lustre-Cream!
I was 4 years old. On October 15, 1966 while my siblings were playing in a leaf pile in our side yard, I fell out of a nearby tree. The result was a broken leg & a trip to South Shore Hospital where that same day my future wife was born that same day just down the hall.
Another classic JB,,Hope you had a great holiday season. Once again you nail it, as thanks as always for a walk down memory lane, as your channel is unique and top of the line.
The video brings up some of the dark events that happened in 1966, but as a 12-year-old living the life of Riley on a small island in the Pacific, things were looking much differently. It was long before I started having to worry about the draft and going to college and finding a job. Now, I'm a 70-year-old man who has done all that and has somehow managed to survive though about two layoffs, but what kept me going were those magical days I spent in 1966, obsessing about Batman, Peanuts, comic books, and slot cars.
The theme song for "The Green Hornet" TV show sounded almost like Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight Of The Bumblebee," which was the theme song for the radio version of "The Green Hornet." That program was created by Francis "Fran" Striker and produced by George W. Trendle, both of whom also respectively created and produced two other classic radio adventure series, "The Lone Ranger," and "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon." Like "The Green Hornet," those shows also used classical pieces as their opening themes: the music for "The Lone Ranger" was Rossini's "The 'William Tell' Overture," while the "Sergeant Preston" song was Georges Bizet's "Donna Diana Overture." Re: the ad for United States Savings Bonds with Adam West in his "Batman" costume. Notice how he says that buying bonds was supporting the cause of "freedom" that our troops were fighting for in Vietnam. BOY, WERE WE NAIVE BACK THEN!
I was a 9-year-old grade schooler here in suburban Philadelphia back in 1966. I was watching Green Acres and listening to the Boss Jocks on Famous 56, WFIL. After school, I watched Sally Starr's Popeye Theater on Channel 6.
These are put together in a way that transitions smoothly, easy to watch:) It truly is like going through a time capsule! I was 4, we were living in Cedar Key, FL. My mother had her first teaching job at some high school. We had a major hurricane (name of it??) where we had to evacuate for a time. I remember a Francie barbie doll, the Batman, That Girl, Family Affair, and Monkeys tv shows are all very familiar. Love the Doritos one, though I don't remember, it is so cute. I wish I could see old episodes of The Occasional Wife, it looks like it would have been fun:)
Holy Hard Work JB!! Thought I should check out the rest of your channel, so glad I did. Your content is awesome and everything is so beautifully put together. I don't know why it took me this long to find you but I'm a subscriber now. Oh, and in "66 I was busy being born. LOVE your work, thank you for doing it.
One birthday video for Tania coming up !!! lol. Thank you again for stepping into the time machine.... 1965 is next so you'll see the world when Mom was preparing for your arrival :):):) See you soon ( May take a while though ... can't rush perfection ) - JB
Hi Weezer ! :) All the best here from Connecticut. I'm so happy it brought a smile you both. I never believed when I did the first on a whim a few years ago that i'd more demand for more. More coming down the road for sure. Happy Holidays :)
They are really good videos! I've seen many of the nostalgia channels and they just don't match your quality. Yours are also very interesting. Thanks SO much for all your hard work!
I was born in 1956, so I would have been 10 in 1966. A long time ago. Yet I remember almost everything that was or happened then. It was the best time of my life.
@@Johnnyboy792 I'm sorry for not getting back tp you. Been very busy. I have watched several of your videos (still lots to go) and goodness they are really nice. One of the favorite of my memories of the past was watching my sister (severely curse at) Dippity Doo (hair gel) in the 60's. All kidding aside.... it was a sight to see. Be good, be safe !
In 1966 I was in the UT Austin library with mom I’m told across from the Square and Tower Charles Whitman used to kill and murder 14 people and wound 30 more. He had previously stabbed and shot his mother and then his wife to death while she slept. I was 1 year old.
I was in 8th grade, track, first year as a cheer leader, am still in touch with some of those school friends I had. Loved tanning in the summer. ,i was also secretary in Girls Atheletic Association. I was bride's maid of honor in my sister's wedding, and got to wear her wedding dress in my wedding in 1980. ,i did go to see that Russians Are Coming movie. One memorable incident. In Social Studies, our class learned all about holding strikes, and decided we would hold one, as we felt we were gettint too much homework from our home room teacher. We arranged a meeting with him after lunch, and presented our case. He apologized and we all quickly came to terms. Then! The principal found out about whate we had done and blew a gasket, said we would be "hellers" by the time we were seniors. So we decided we would be the best class the school ever had, and through the rest of our school years, stuck together.
Does any one else remember making gum paper chains out of gum wrappers? Wearing gum wrapper necklaces was a fad around then. Boys liked to show off how many wrappers their girl friends had collected for them. Remember Juicy Fruit?
If I had only one super human ability, it wouldn't be x-ray eyes, or super strength, or even being able to fly, it would be the ability of time travel. I'd go back to these carefree days in a flash!
@@luisreyes1963 Believe it or not, you can still buy them. They were officially discontinued in 1999, however, after changing hands a number of times, they were reintroduced by Leaf Brands in 2015. Enjoy!
Once again, Thanks for the Memories. I do believe watching these videos lowers my blood pressure... they really do calm me and take me to a happy place LOL
The closet i've come to being a Doctor :)
I was thinking the same while watching this. I send these to my brothers too.
@@missyv8900 Thanks Missy :):):)
I. Shared. This. With. Daughter. She's. An. 1985. Time. Was. New. Cause. We. Were. Still. New. Ourselfs
I was in a hole in the ground in Kansas. Actually, it was a Titan II missile silo. My second year in the USAF, maintaining the communication equipment. It was a time I supplemented my airman’s income by delivering pizzas in the evenings and working in an amusement park on weekends.
I wanted you to see what you missed Norman..lol... thanks for tuning in to watch :)
Norman Morgan working in middle silos were a bad thing back then, still is.
Thanks for your service.
oh man. I am ex USAF, joined in 82. was stationed at Vandenberg AFB in one of the test groups. I wen down the Minuteman and Titan silo complexes they had their both for actual launches and for crew training. Funny thing is I am heading to Utah now, in the waning time of my engineering career to work on the upgrades to the ICBM system, ground based strategic deterrent
Ah, the Titan missile, from a time when men were men and nuclear weapons were in the megaton range.
Fun look back! This was a great compilation and variety of media from then. A big kick to see all this through decades older eyes! I think we were the first generation that ever had their childhood years captured so thoroughly, by television media.
I was 15 and remember it all. I was just getting into my hippie days and I hated the Monkees. The radio was filled with Top Forty music and a new thing was coming on the air called FM. It didn't hiss and crackle like AM did when a storm passed over. And the beginning of Time Tunnel and Star Trek were 2 of my favs. The movie selection for that year wasn't very memorable, except for the classic, "Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolfe."
I saw the Blue Max with George Peppard, Ursula Andress, and James Mason that year. I was 10 years old. The second feature was Dimension 5. Starring Jeffrey Hunter. Terrible movie. It is on UA-cam.
OMG, the shooting at the UT Tower brought back memories. My best friend and I had just crossed the plaza in front, gotten in his car, and driven off when the announcement about the shooting came on the radio.
FIrst thing I recognize in these clips is Roger Mudd's voice. I must have spent too much time watching the news in the 60s. I do miss the days of good TV news with Walter Cronkite, Roger Mudd, Harry Reasoner, and Hugh Downs who spent much time in radio work and it shows in their delivery. Now it's all flashy folks and quick cuts so I just wait and read things online as I did with my lamented daily newspaper (now a tabloid format which I loathe). I also remember when we got our first COLOR tv in 1968! I'm also singing along with all the ads--thanks for the memories.
Many thanks for watching :):):)
1966 was the year I got the best birthday gift ever. When I got home from school my mother gave me for my 7th birthday a Batman utility belt by Ideal. Today it is considered the Holy Grail of Batman collectibles. In the package it'll cost you 3,500 - 4,500 bucks!
Holy Cannoli Buster !!! Even used you're getting back 10 times what your Mom payed for it ! LOL. Thanks for tuning in Buddy !
Unfortunately it's long gone. I'd imagine it cost under $10 back then. But at $10 your looking at 350 - 450 times what it went for. Today collectors usually purchase it piece by piece. It came with a Bat boomerang, Bat-cuffs, a Bat-light etc. All of these gadgets tended to get lost so trying to put one together is tough. About 10 years ago I saw the bat-cuffs with a rusty chain, looking the worse for wear sell for just over $200! And it's my pleasure tuning in. Just keep 'em coming!
I had one too
More great music, from '66, absolutely one of the best years! So many memories.....so much time passed.
Boy has YT been busting my chops for posting the music :)
@@Johnnyboy792 hmmmmmm. Why is that?
@@Melinda8162 They claim copyright violations but I only use about 8 seconds of each song. Too bad :(
@@Johnnyboy792 I didn't know that. They want to get paid then, when some one just plays a few seconds?
@@Melinda8162 It depends on the ownership. Some don't mind but other ( Family of Scott Mckenzie who wrote ARE YOU GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO ) still complained. They pulled my 1968 video :(
WOW Johnnyboy.........where to start..."It's About Time" was a show that my family insisted never existed, and, well, growing up in Southern California.......if they don't remember it, it didn't exist,,,,,UNTIL NOW HA!
I remember it!
Loved that show!
Its about time, its about space, it's about two men in the strangest place. Sick I remember that tune from so long ago and that was without a youtube reminder
I still love California Dreaming! Bottle tans were orange. I still want a 1966 Mustang! I saw the Ghost & Mr. Chicken at the matinee with friends. I was lucky enough to interview Adam West & Burt Ward at DragonCon in 2013. I was so happy that Adam answered and enjoyed my question. John & George, Davey & Peter are dead. I never saw The Beatles or Monkees play.
Gen-X the last generation to grow up with black and white TV.
No, The You for the memories. I was 10, with everything going on in the adult world, it was one of the best years to be a kid.
:)
Despite the drama, 66 was the best year musically for the Beatles in my opinion. Revolver was a great album
Around 1965-66, I believed that time was the best time for Herb Alpert and the Tiajuana Brass. I heard their music quite ALOT during that time. "Occasional Wife"? Didn't they already have a program like that with "The Cara Williams Show"? Its about two married couples who live together, all four work together at the same place, but they must pretend they are not married or their boss will fire them. Only their next-door neighbor knows about them.
I think it is their best album.
Why is there no mention of Bob Dylan?
I was born in 66! So I guess I watched most of this stuff in reruns, great memories!
Hey OG ! Hope you enjoyed your birthday video !
So was my dad that’s why I wanted to see what it was like when y’all came to this world.I love seeing history I’m a 1991 baby and from my childhood to now the world have changed so much I can’t imagine how much it has changed since 66’
Same 😁👍
@@Johnnyboy792 Thanks bud (4 years later 🤣🤣) 👍🏽
I was 5. Batman, Gillian's Island and the Banana Splits rocked it.
A great year for sure :):):):)
Born in Jan. 9 ,1966
1966 was my favorite childhood year.
I was 9 years old..busy playing cowboy and Indian..digging in the dirt, driving my pedal farmall tractor and listening to tunes on my newly acquired wizard transistor radio. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Many thanks... and I hope your Thanksgiving was great :)
I was ten and lived outside Chicago when the nurses were killed. Gave me nightmares.
I was 10 years old and I also played WWII. Sometimes by myself or with a few kids in my neighborhood. Sometimes we were in Europe, and sometimes we were in the South Pacific. Depended who we wanted to fight that day.
@@TheRedsofine I remember that. I was out here on the Central West Coast. Still reside out here.
haha yeah. I too was 9. Had a new transistor radio big wrist watch. We played army, not cowboys and indians. Can not even imagine how the cops or nosey neighbors would handle kids running around with rifles and pistols. Played army soldier little plastic figures in the dirt.
It's About Time! That theme song has been stuck in my head for decades, and I couldn't figure out which program it was from: not Lost in Space, not Valley of the Dinosaurs, so WHAT???! Whew! I can relax now.
In 1966, I was 6 and 7, watching most of these programs with my little brother. I don't think I went to the movies, but I remember the ad for Virginia Wolf, which frightened me. I'm not sure why. I loved the TV ad for Little Friskies, partly for the cats and mostly b/c the speaker stuck his arm outside of the TV. I often visited my married older sister, who played the radio and danced. Music and dancing were something we always shared.
EDIT: Most episodes of _It's About Time_ are available here on YT.
So happy I could help Lynx :):):)
1966 was my favorite childhood year.
Not a bad year at all Nan. :) Thanks so much for tuning in :) - JB
Johnnyboy792: Thank you.
So Hydrox was the big daddy of the Oreo!
A distant cousin I'm told.... not a bad substitute on a rainy day :)
I sure could use a trip through The Time Tunnel just so that i can stock up on Hydrox cookies. 🍪
Born, missed the Star Trek premiere by 3 days...
I was 2.
Completely clueless.
Thank God for Looney Tunes.
I was 11. My sister had a 1966 Mustang. I remember cigarette commercials.
I was born in 1966..cant wait to check these out! It looks like a lot of work went into these collections! Thank you!😊
Hi Nicola ! Thank you for watching your birthday video :). 1965 is coming out probably tomorrow. Have a wonderful holiday :):):) - JB
@@Johnnyboy792 Thank you so much!! I wish you happy holidays as well! All the best in the days to follow!😁🎄📺❤
@@nicolaisgro8745 :):):)
A crazed sniper in Texas, a multiple murderer in Chicago & The Vietnam War.
Glad i was just born in '66. Too young to complain.
Too bad i wasn't old enough to see England win the World Cup, either.
The 60's were traumatic !
Well I was 9 back in 66, what a year that was, England won the world cup, Loved watching Batman, and all those classic western series, like wagon train, Rawhide, The Rifleman, so many happy memories, would not change it for any other year.
Hi Johnny! This was a great compilation as usual! One thing...as a Canadian, I was hoping to see hockey included. Other than that, no complaints! Any plans to do the 1950s?
This is such an amazing channel!
Five stars.
Thank you Guillermo !!! :)
Just found your page and I LOVE IT!!! A lot of memories : )
Hi Robin ! Sorry it took so long to get back. Thank you :) - JB
Thank you for such a wonderful trip down memory lane. I was 4 years old, but I remember many of these shows. Loved them all, but wasn't a fan of Spaghetti-Os......
lol..... It's the tune that stays with you lol... thanks for tuning in my friend :)
I wanted to like Spaghetti-Os, but nope. Couldn't do it. Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli, though! I can't explain it, but that stuff stayed a favorite of mine for lots of years.
I am soooo enjoying your videos!!! Thank you❤❤❤❤
Oh thank you Rhonda ! What a great way to start the day !!! Ill be starting my research on 1964 next week. All the best to you :):):) _ JB
I liked the fact that "The Green Hornet" was played Straight; "Bat-Man" (as much as I liked the Riddler) was really a Disappointment
I was 6yrs old in 66'! Dont remember any of the movies you showed here, but remembered EVERY TV showed! I especially remembered sitting on m moms lap, and watching the guy with the pointy ears & that cool spaceship! My mom & aunt were fans of the show, and at 57, im still obsessed with Star Trek! I remember the Vietnam War, but not much else! Great great trip back down memory lane!
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Wasn't one of the better years for movies... so-so compared to other years. :)
I turned 2 that autumn, but definitely remember asserting my individuality by hating "Star Trek"...just because all 5 of my older siblings loved it! I finally got over myself when a friend took me to see "The Wrath of Kahn". Now I'm as much a Trek fan as any.
you werent born in 1960 lol. my dad was born 1962 or 1963 and hes in his early 60s.
youtuber youtuber Humm, I think you need to work on your math! I was born in 1960, and turn 60 later on this year
@@youtuberyoutuber2495 my brother was born in '62 makes him 58. You need to do the maths.
I saw Batman and Robin in person living in Harlem NY they came to our Theater which was called the Rooversvelt in 1967 they came in their costume i will never forget that.
Oh the Theater version.... that must have been awesome !!!!
Another great video, Johnny! 😊
Thanks Melanie.... wishing you a happy holiday season :)
Well, let me see, I was 3 in 1966, so can't remember too much where I was. Guess I was dodging the draft for VietNam perhaps?
I was 9 years old living in Norwalk California, my dad worked at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach. Good time of life for me.
HiI was 3 living in Hertfordshire- It would have been nice to be at least 20 years older to enjoy the great sixties 💝
I was 3 that’s when watching the grinch haven’t missed it since 66 remember listening to that music with my older brother and sisters
Many thanks !!!
My. Introduction. May. 1966. My. First. Of. First. Of. Everything. I. Love. These. To. Now. My. Grandsons
I loved the Mon.ees. In my bedroom I had a little red radio from Sears my mom had bought with her first pay check at age 18 in 1939, and listened to all thoose hits on it.
I wasn't born yet but it was the year my parents were married (they still are and are spoiling my kids as I write this).
Great channel, thanks!
The old saying ... " Parents have to say no... Grandparents get to say yes " :) Happy Thanksgiving Paddy :)
I was born a year later in March and I got to see them in the 70s, all those great shows and movies that and the music and the stars were my favorite when I was growing up and in 1973,they stopped the draft, thank you but in the 70s, they still had all that unrest and stuff
I was only 9 back in 1966. I was listening to the Boss Jocks on Famous 56, WFIL, here in Philly. And of course. I was watching Green Acres on CBS.
Thank you for watching Nan... no Kato ? LOL
Doctor Donald D Rose !
I was 6 years old, so I remember a lot of these shows, especially "Batman."
It was the last year before hell broke loose.
This was the year I was born, now I feel old. ROCK ON!!!!!!!
You feel old? I turned 8 years old that summer.
I turned 9 that October. (That's right. I was born in 1957.)
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I. Was. Born. May. Of. That. Year. Of. Batman. The. Movie. My. Two. Brothers. And. I. Had. The. Original. Bat mobile. Bubble. Top. Never. Knew. They. (. Toys. Albums. Bats. ). Would. Just. Disappear.
( Would. Just. Vanished
Hey. I. Just. Mention.
Pinellas park Fla. I was 10 ...it was Grand
Where is Rhodesia, THOSE BOYS NEVER DIE!
I was 14 in '66...and well remember watching the live news coverage of the Austin Tower shooting, in total disbelief and horror...so unimaginable back then! On the lighter side, that summer offered the TV escapism of 'Where the Action Is' with Dick Clark every afternoon, and of course, 'Dark Shadows'...and I couldn't miss 'The Monkees' and 'Batman'! I still have the TV Guide and Life magazines with Batman on the cover! Although muscle cars were all awesome, the '66 Olds Toronado was a pretty rad design for older folks!
I tried Coppertone QT with less than stellar results...lol The music from that time was phenomenal and every week brought new hits!
Thanks... between The Austin Tower incident & Richard Speck, defiantly a loss of innocence back then. There was a book that claimed that 66 ws the greatest TV year there was. I won't disagree :)
I was a freshman in high school. Loved the late 60s and early 70s.
Fact: my great grandparents got married in december 1963. They sadly passed away.
Steve McQueen, the king of cool. Love his movies.
Damn straight :)
Where was I? I was celebrating my first birthday
I know I was very, very young - I turned 2 that fall - but I remember watching some of the shows (I don't remember watching "Daktari", but remember those opening credits!) and definitely remember the music! I have 5 older siblings, so there was a lot of popular music played. I also clearly remember that commercial for Lustre-Cream!
Hi Karen. I hope this brought back some nice memories for you. All the best to you :) - JB
Damn just took a trip through my childhood.
Im trying Jack :)
I was 4 years old. On October 15, 1966 while my siblings were playing in a leaf pile in our side yard, I fell out of a nearby tree. The result was a broken leg & a trip to South Shore Hospital where that same day my future wife was born that same day just down the hall.
Thanks for the memory share :):):)
That's a sweet story, as though you would do anything to be as close to her as possible.
My dad was 16 and my mom was 14. I was born in 71. This is amazing! I loved their era!! Thank you for sharing
4 years old living in Flordia without a worry in the world.
As long as we had TV & Yodals, the world was great :)
Another classic JB,,Hope you had a great holiday season. Once again you nail it, as thanks as always for a walk down memory lane, as your channel is unique and top of the line.
Best compliment I've had to end the year :) Thank you Stephen. Happy New Year !
I was bodn in 66. Loved this.
And a birthday video for Jenene coming up :)
Best year of all time- I am only 28. Us old souls are out there.
So wonderful to hear that Rachel !!! :) Thanks for watching !!!! - JB
Thank you!
@@rachelwoods425 :)
The video brings up some of the dark events that happened in 1966, but as a 12-year-old living the life of Riley on a small island in the Pacific, things were looking much differently. It was long before I started having to worry about the draft and going to college and finding a job. Now, I'm a 70-year-old man who has done all that and has somehow managed to survive though about two layoffs, but what kept me going were those magical days I spent in 1966, obsessing about Batman, Peanuts, comic books, and slot cars.
Hope you had some great memories afterward 👍
News reports are the reason I haven't had television in my home since 2005. Too bloody.
THANK GOD television is not mandatory. 🙏🙌
A lot of Pows & Bangs on Batman though :)
The theme song for "The Green Hornet" TV show sounded almost like Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight Of The Bumblebee," which was the theme song for the radio version of "The Green Hornet." That program was created by Francis "Fran" Striker and produced by George W. Trendle, both of whom also respectively created and produced two other classic radio adventure series, "The Lone Ranger," and "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon." Like "The Green Hornet," those shows also used classical pieces as their opening themes: the music for "The Lone Ranger" was Rossini's "The 'William Tell' Overture," while the "Sergeant Preston" song was Georges Bizet's "Donna Diana Overture."
Re: the ad for United States Savings Bonds with Adam West in his "Batman" costume. Notice how he says that buying bonds was supporting the cause of "freedom" that our troops were fighting for in Vietnam.
BOY, WERE WE NAIVE BACK THEN!
Good ear.... I like the remake better :):):)
I was a 9-year-old grade schooler here in suburban Philadelphia back in 1966. I was watching Green Acres and listening to the Boss Jocks on Famous 56, WFIL. After school, I watched Sally Starr's Popeye Theater on Channel 6.
I was 14 in 1966. Thanks 4 the memories. Loved that year.
Thank you for watching Phyllis :)
I was born on July 20th. My parent's anniversary.
I was eight or nine, had my picture taken wearing my Batman tie, still have the photo. A Cub Scout, my mother was Den Mother.
Awesome !!!
Where was i?
Oh, i was in the womb.
A gleam in your fathers eye :)
The beginning of an anti-american decades long era. Von Kleiga
Yeah, Nam was a GREAT idea!
I was a 9-year-old grade schooler back in '66. That April, I became a fan of a new show called Green Acres. And I have been a Green Acres fan since.
I sure loved Alf & Ralph :):):)
These are put together in a way that transitions smoothly, easy to watch:) It truly is like going through a time capsule! I was 4, we were living in Cedar Key, FL. My mother had her first teaching job at some high school. We had a major hurricane (name of it??) where we had to evacuate for a time. I remember a Francie barbie doll, the Batman, That Girl, Family Affair, and Monkeys tv shows are all very familiar. Love the Doritos one, though I don't remember, it is so cute. I wish I could see old episodes of The Occasional Wife, it looks like it would have been fun:)
Thank you Frances... 1982 should be ready to go soon :)
Awww the year I was born..👍😁😊
I Was in boarding in School in the United Kingdom I was 11 Years Old
I like how you end it I told my kids tv went off at night they don’t believe me .. thanks for posting 🤙🤙
Many thanks my friend
I'm surprised you didn't add Dark Shadows to the T.V lineup.
Good one. I remember when it was first aired on ABC. It was 10 am PDT, before it was switched to 3 pm PDT.
You hit a soft spot!
@@Barnabas45 Looks like Barnabas Collins is pissed for not being added to this list. Are you going to have Willie Loomis take care of this?
The year I was born. I was only about 7 weeks old when England won the world cup.
:)
Holy Hard Work JB!! Thought I should check out the rest of your channel, so glad I did. Your content is awesome and everything is so beautifully put together. I don't know why it took me this long to find you but I'm a subscriber now. Oh, and in "66 I was busy being born. LOVE your work, thank you for doing it.
One birthday video for Tania coming up !!! lol. Thank you again for stepping into the time machine.... 1965 is next so you'll see the world when Mom was preparing for your arrival :):):) See you soon ( May take a while though ... can't rush perfection ) - JB
I waa 9 years old and a big Batman fan. Does anyone else remember all the rubber batman rings? They came in all colors.
They're for sale on Ebay Ann :):):)
Where was I in 1966, I was born December 22nd 1966
I knew that Jody !!! :)
22:44 That is a picture of Otis Redding not Percy Sledge.
My fo-pa... been yelled at already :)
I was in the Dominican Republic with the 82nd. Airborne.
Tang instant breakfast drink was one source of nutrition for the
American astronauts.
Yes it was... good memory :)
Wait a minute. Paul McCartney was in a band before Wings?
I didn't know Elton John use to be married to a woman ??? :) Go figure
My mother was 9 years old in 1966.
You missed an awesome time :)
Greetings from New Mexico from me and the hubby. I started watching and he made me stop so he could watch with me. Love this channel!
Hi Weezer ! :) All the best here from Connecticut. I'm so happy it brought a smile you both. I never believed when I did the first on a whim a few years ago that i'd more demand for more. More coming down the road for sure. Happy Holidays :)
They are really good videos! I've seen many of the nostalgia channels and they just don't match your quality. Yours are also very interesting. Thanks SO much for all your hard work!
Thanks again Weezer... I do try hard to make it watchable... Im redoing 1977... left out a couple of things. .... 1981 after that :)
I was born in 1956, so I would have been 10 in 1966. A long time ago. Yet I remember almost everything that was or happened then. It was the best time of my life.
Thanks.. I hope it brought a smile :)
@@Johnnyboy792 I'm sorry for not getting back tp you. Been very busy. I have watched several of your videos (still lots to go) and goodness they are really nice. One of the favorite of my memories of the past was watching my sister (severely curse at) Dippity Doo (hair gel) in the 60's. All kidding aside.... it was a sight to see. Be good, be safe !
@@bertholini2810 All the best my friend :)
I was 4 years old in 1966😊
Me too Anna :)
@@Johnnyboy792 😊
I was 3 years old in jersey I think
pretty rough year for USA a lot like today, in some way's
happy you can keep them coming
thank you :)
All the best Paddy :)
...I was in the womb,, but i was born a generation too late!
LOL Thanks Patty !!!
A very classic year.
In 1966 I was in the UT Austin library with mom I’m told across from the Square and Tower Charles Whitman used to kill and murder 14 people and wound 30 more. He had previously stabbed and shot his mother and then his wife to death while she slept. I was 1 year old.
thanks johnnyboy. always enjoy your videos.
Thanks W.P. !!!
I was in 8th grade, track, first year as a cheer leader, am still in touch with some of those school friends I had. Loved tanning in the summer. ,i was also secretary in Girls Atheletic Association. I was bride's maid of honor in my sister's wedding, and got to wear her wedding dress in my wedding in 1980. ,i did go to see that Russians Are Coming movie.
One memorable incident. In Social Studies, our class learned all about holding strikes, and decided we would hold one, as we felt we were gettint too much homework from our home room teacher. We arranged a meeting with him after lunch, and presented our case. He apologized and we all quickly came to terms. Then! The principal found out about whate we had done and blew a gasket, said we would be "hellers" by the time we were seniors. So we decided we would be the best class the school ever had, and through the rest of our school years, stuck together.
Does any one else remember making gum paper chains out of gum wrappers? Wearing gum wrapper necklaces was a fad around then. Boys liked to show off how many wrappers their girl friends had collected for them. Remember Juicy Fruit?
More good Stuff. I was 10. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Hi Thomas ! Hope it brought a smile... HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Thomas L.S. I was 10 as well.
come on folks, that was not percy sledge, it was the late great Otis redding
I was 18 and I liked it.
If I had only one super human ability, it wouldn't be x-ray eyes, or super strength, or even being able to fly, it would be the ability of time travel. I'd go back to these carefree days in a flash!
I'll agree on that... only this time I would take a family home movie camera :):):)
Hey, do me a favor & send back a couple of packages of Hydrox cookies, OK? 😁
@@luisreyes1963 Believe it or not, you can still buy them. They were officially discontinued in 1999, however, after changing hands a number of times, they were reintroduced by Leaf Brands in 2015. Enjoy!