TV Shows

We were the first generation to be raised on television.

No, I didn't say that our parents necessarily plopped us down in front of the TV and used it as a baby sitter, but we were the first generation that literally grew up with TV as a presence in our lives.

And once the 1960s came about, TV was our way to learn about the world we lived in.

There were so many great TV shows that came out of the 1960s, and certainly during our Rochdale experience, everybody has their favorites.

Situation comedies were part of our regular viewing, as were action shows, westerns, science fiction, the news, and certainly sports.

Some great shows that were originally on when we lived in Rochdale were "Batman," "Gilligan's Island," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Bewitched," "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," and later on, "All in the Family."

We loved those shows, we really did, and a lot of times, our first "water cooler" talks we ever experienced were in school after we watched one of those shows.

What happened? What would happen next? How silly was the show? Who was on the show?

These questions all came up the next day after a show ran the previous evening.

At the Reunion, you can talk about these shows, current programs, or really anything else that comes to mind with your old friends.

And yes, that is Batman carrying away a bomb so it does not hurt the population of Gotham City.

Since Gotham City actually represents Manhattan, what could Rochdale Village have been called in this alternate universe of the "Batman" TV show?

Just thinking out loud ...