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March 31, 2005

TV a go-go

One of my favorite memories as a child was the Saturday morning routine we established in our family.

My brother and sister and I would get up really early, usually around 6AM. We'd turn on the TV, tuck ourselves under a pile of blankets (my mother would turn the thermostat down at night to save money) and watch cartoons.

We watched Scooby Doo Where Are You? and The Jetsons. We also watched The Flintstones and the old Looney Tunes cartoons.

But my favorite...the king of Carla's cartoon Saturday, was Jonny Quest. Jonny, his good friend Hadji, "Race" Bannon, Johnny's Dad--Dr Benton Quest and the dog, Bandit.

My Quest fetish is probably the precursor to my love for James Bond, come to think of it. It also dates me. Yes, I'm 40.

TV memories like this are often a snapshot of our childhoods. I love those memories. Those lazy Saturday mornings were a way to unwind after a week of school and church and other activities.

It occured to me last evening while listening to my daughter talk about how she used to love watching "Lizzie McGuire" as a little girl (she's 11 now, fyi). She loved laying on the floor in her jammies, watching "Lizzie" and drinking orange juice.

It got me to thinking about how much TV is a snapshot into our childhoods and the other stages of our lives.

When I was a very little girl it was cartoons. When I was an adolescent it was Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley. In college it was All My Children and David Letterman.

What TV snapshots are meaningful to you? Tell us in comments.

Posted by Carla at March 31, 2005 07:31 AM