Of the Bygone Eras

 Over the Christmas break, I watched so many Christmas movies and I came to the conclusion that for the most part they all had basically the same theme of boy meets girl, they fall in love, and marriage was sure to follow.  I enjoy documentaries, biographical stories, and a PBS presentation of All Creatures Great and Small.  I'm not a mystery story type of gal unless it's Murder She Wrote, and that's only because I really like Angela Lansbury.  Things didn't seem as violent in those episodes as they do in today's mysteries.

Anyway, there is a point to all of this...truly.  😊

When January 2025 came around, I started thinking about some of the GEMS from when I was younger...some of them from when I was really younger.  I thought it would be fun to start watching some of them again that were still available.  I've really been enjoying some of the "oldies but goodies" and thought I would see how many of them my readers would remember...just for fun.

The Andy Griffith Show

(Dear Little Opie, Aunt Bea, Barney Fife, and Andy Griffith)

A bit of a side note regarding Don Knots who played Barney.

He was born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, which is my hometown.

He and my dad actually went to high school together.

We can't forget to include the Darling family.

The funniest Andy Griffith Show in my humble opinion was when Mr. Darling "declared" his love for Aunt Bea.  I still laugh every time I watch it.

I'm currently rewatching The Danny Thomas Show and am loving it.

The little guy that plays Rusty, Danny's son, steals the show every time.

I know it's the way the script is written, but it seems he is almost always the one who gets the punch line.

I appreciate the strong family values that this show displays.

We can't forget Leave it to Beaver.

As a kid growing up, I always liked this show because of the age difference between Wally and Beaver, because there was 8-year age difference between me and my oldest brother.

Again, family values displayed.

Lassie was always a favorite that I remember from my early childhood days.

We had a Collie as well, only ours was black and white.

Lassie was always the hero.

I can't forget my hero

SKY KING!

And last for this post is the lady who was my idol.  

Annie Oakley!

I would much prefer to watch her over cartoons any day.

As a matter of fact, I loved her so much that I had to have a cowgirl outfit like hers...including the holster and cap pistol.  
I think my favorite part was all of the fringe on the outfit.

How many of these programs did you watch as you were growing up? 

 Which were your favorites?  

They don't have to be from these I've listed...I'd just love to know what you enjoyed watching.

Please let me know in the comments!