The Classics

Daily writing prompt

What TV shows did you watch as a kid?

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I am an old soul and have been since I was a little girl. My husband often jokes that I am really an 80-year-old woman stuck in a 37-year-old woman’s body. I digress. My favorite show growing up was ” I Love Lucy”. My mom introduced me to this show when I was 7 years old. I grew up in a sheltered Baptist home so there were not many options to choose from. I would often settle on Nick at Night. Shows like “Happy Days” and “The Facts of Life” were often aired too but I Love Lucy was my absolute favorite. It often played in black and white most of the time and I would watch it on my very small bedroom TV. I loved the dynamics between Lucy and Ethel and all the headaches they caused Ricky and Fred as they got themselves into hilarious predicaments that only they could devise. One of my favorite episodes was when they got a job in a chocolate factory and couldn’t keep up with the conveyer belt. What is a girl to do when the chocolate is going too fast to package? Eat it, of course! I laughed so hard my stomach hurt some nights and always came back for more, even if it was a rerun I had already seen. My mom used to say she loved hearing me laugh and she just knew I was watching Lucy based on how much I was laughing, she didn’t even need to check, she just knew. Maybe I’ll find a happy moment and play some old reruns. This for sure is the happiest show I remember as a child and I’m thankful to still have those memories, even if they are in black and white.