What films and TV shows couldn't you watch?

sleepy

What films and TV shows couldn't you watch when you were a witness kid?

I remmember being banded from watching Scooby doo, Ghostbusters ,E.T., (some British ones)Count Duckula, Rent a Ghost, well basicly anything with Ghosts in it.

My parents wouldn't watch any films with much swearing in them, especially the F-word.
Which is fair enought.But I don't notice swearing so sometimes I recommend a film without realising its got lots of naughty words.

Sometimes a very sensitive brother from the hall would come round to visit, and he would be visably shocked if there was any sex or swearing in a TV programme which often made it embarassing when watching TV when he was round.

Once when we had some friends round and we got Waynes world out on video, a couple of the brothers walked out as they thought it too worldly.

apostate man

I was never a witness but was in a religion the same. We never had to worry about TV shows. We only watched TV on Saturdays and that was it. This was around 1978-1984(born in 72). Saturday morning was always Bugs and Daffy. Sat. night was always Muppets, CHiPs, Love Boat and Fantasy Island. Once in awhile we would watch ShaNaNa.

I do remember Late Night W/ Johnie Carson was a bad show. We only had three channels. My father lived in Chicago and was not in a religion. He had cable and I couldn't wait to watch shows like Benny Hill, MTV and I think Dr Who. These would have been banned at home also.

D8TA

Pretty much everything you listed except for E.T.
Can't remember much of a fuss on that movie.
Smurfs
Ghostbuster Movie (but my "JW" mom lost out to my
"worldly" dad decision, when I reasoned that her favorite
movie "Wizard of Oz" had a WIZARD in it. Woot!)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Dad 2 - Mom 0)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Dad 3 - Mom 0)
Lord of the Flies-bw version *gee wonder why the society would want to frown on that one...hmmmm* (Dad 4 - Mom 0)
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon
Any books that were from AD&D universe.
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (Dad 5 - Mom 2)
Any type of SPORTS program espeacially football. (Dad 6 - Mom 2)

That's all I can remember right now. Reason I put a score down was, even though I got to watch these programs thru my Dad's permission...my mom would hound me with guilt trips. Jeez, imagine telling a 5-10 yr. old that "you're not going to make it in to Jehovah's Kingdome if you watch those programs". I got that a lot.

D8TA

ring

Scooby-doo
My mother just knew that "Velma" was a lesbien.
Must have been her shoes.

sleepy

Doctor who used to scare the hell out of me when I was a kid.
Woo ooh, woo hoo, ...

sleepy

What was the name of the girl in Scooby doo with the long hair and hair band?
She was my first love.

Guest 77

How interesting. Well, back in 1950 when TV's were just coming into prominence, sex wasn't on TV and it wasn't a common word. My dad (not a witness) bought the TV for baseball. However, just up the street was a theater and I don't ever recall our mother preventing us from seeing any pictures, including war movies. Sorry I have nothing interesting to share, unless what we did was interesting in comparison to others.

Guest 77

ring

wasn't the good looking one's name
on scooby doo, 'Daphnee'?
I'm sure velma was the lesbien

Beck_Melbourne

[email protected] was a lesbian...your mother just knew it...that is too funny.

I wasn't allowed to watch Knots Landing...I was counselled by the elders about it at one time. When I was married...I wasn't allowed to watch a lot of movies with adulterous themes like the Piano or the Bridges of Madison County. My kids weren't allowed to watch Casper the friendly ghost...or Beetlejuice, or any life after death kiddies movies.

The first thing I did when I left was curl up for a whole weekend catching up

Beck

zev

i cannot remember what i could or couldn't watch as a kid....
but how about as an adult?

howard stern !!!

oh well...there was always the radio on the way to work

Unseen Apostate Directorate of North America

What films and TV shows couldn't you watch?

Share this