The first time Bob experienced his very own television was in 1953 when his family got their very first black and white television. He made it very known that at this time color TVs were not a thing yet so they watched everything in black and white. Since this was a new technology in their household, Bob would watch the programs with his entire house -- a full family affair -- from 6pm to 10pm. They only got around three channels, except that was not unheard of as just about everywhere else got that many channels as well. Overall, the reception was pretty good and he had no complaints.
For him, a typical viewing session consisted of watching whatever variety show was on, or whenever his mom was in control they watched wrestling. They all watched at a set time of the day, normally at night. The television was in the living room so they would all gather around, turn it on, and would snack while watching whatever was on. His snack of choice was popcorn that had been popped on the stove with a tall glass of cold water. On top of the variety shows occasionally they would watch some sitcoms. On Saturday mornings they would mainly watch cartoons.
Bunny Bread is a bread
company that started in
1943 and is still around today
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Regarding what he has seen on television in the past, the only corporate sponsors of TV shows that he could remember were for Bunny Bread, which was a brand of bread that marketed towards families in the 1950s. One of the biggest events he could remember watching live on TV was the assassination of present Kennedy. The biggest thing he remembers about it is that after a while it got very repetitive because the news reporters ran out of things to say.
Compared to today, television in the 1950s and 1960s was a new technology that everyone was intrigued by. It was the whole concept of what you could see on TV that otherwise you could not. He did not get cable until about 1979 which expanded the three channels to about twenty, and now that has expanded to over a hundred. Although he still has cable to this day, he only watches three, maybe four, channels on a daily basis (ABC, CBS, and NBC are the main ones). When there are shows that come on at the same time that he is watching something else then he will use DVR, but he does not use it much anymore. Going hand-in-hand with DVR is streaming television, and while he does not use Netflix or Hulu, he will occasionally stream a Nascar race online, but never using a streaming service.
For him, a typical viewing session consisted of watching whatever variety show was on, or whenever his mom was in control they watched wrestling. They all watched at a set time of the day, normally at night. The television was in the living room so they would all gather around, turn it on, and would snack while watching whatever was on. His snack of choice was popcorn that had been popped on the stove with a tall glass of cold water. On top of the variety shows occasionally they would watch some sitcoms. On Saturday mornings they would mainly watch cartoons.
company that started in
1943 and is still around today
Source: https://bunnybread.net/
Regarding what he has seen on television in the past, the only corporate sponsors of TV shows that he could remember were for Bunny Bread, which was a brand of bread that marketed towards families in the 1950s. One of the biggest events he could remember watching live on TV was the assassination of present Kennedy. The biggest thing he remembers about it is that after a while it got very repetitive because the news reporters ran out of things to say.
Compared to today, television in the 1950s and 1960s was a new technology that everyone was intrigued by. It was the whole concept of what you could see on TV that otherwise you could not. He did not get cable until about 1979 which expanded the three channels to about twenty, and now that has expanded to over a hundred. Although he still has cable to this day, he only watches three, maybe four, channels on a daily basis (ABC, CBS, and NBC are the main ones). When there are shows that come on at the same time that he is watching something else then he will use DVR, but he does not use it much anymore. Going hand-in-hand with DVR is streaming television, and while he does not use Netflix or Hulu, he will occasionally stream a Nascar race online, but never using a streaming service.
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