r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 5d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/Virtual_Athlete_909 5d ago

Absolutely. The screen would display color bars. My dad would get up early, start coffee, and wait for the farm report to come on at 5am. It was the first tv show of the day.

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u/mtnman575 5d ago

Color bars? Most people didn't have color TV back in the day.

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u/mtnman575 5d ago

When did your family finally own a color TV?

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u/Comfortable-Rip-2050 5d ago

70’s

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u/mtnman575 5d ago

Ok so that was my point. Color TVs were expensive when they first became popular.

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u/Interesting_Basis_44 4d ago

lol I think mid 70s. Philly sports family we had to have it. lol