Denzel Washington: How many of you remember TV going off?

[zayk35]

Man that used to be our cue for all types of fukkery cuz we could ve damn sure my granny was sleep by then and we knew we had until 7 a.m. for some world class fukkery for 10-14yr olds ....lived in the burbs from 88-92 then and the shyt whiteboys do and get away with on some "boys will be boys" shyt is crazy once we moved to the hood I immediately knew that shyt don't fly over here and u will be shot or arrested for anything white boys consider "fun"

 

[UpAndComing]

I remember that, that fuzz oh shyt

Sad the kids don't remember antennas, and putting foil to take off the TV static

 

[Taharqa]

Sad the kids don't remember antennas, and putting foil to take off the TV static

I remember doing that


Finding that sweet spot that lasted for hours

 

[mastermind]

I think is early millenials remember it more. That practice stopped in the mid 90s.

They would usually play the star spangled banner with some patriotic images and a voice saying "we are signing off."

 

[StickStickly]

nowadays you know tv i done when they start playing infomercials

 

[Ironman]

I think NYC didn't have this.... born in 91 and can't recall this EVER happening.

EDIT: some NYC stations had this in the 80s... before my time.

I remember this brotha man ........damn am I ?

 

[Ironman]

Sad the kids don't remember antennas, and putting foil to take off the TV static

Black and white screens only no color

 

[UpAndComing]

Black and white screens only no color

I remember saying to myself "Damn channel 11 always got static. But channel 5 is amazing though, it's more colorful with just a little static"

 

[Ironman]

I remember saying to myself "Damn channel 11 always got static. But channel 5 is amazing though, it's more colorful with just a little static"

13 channels

 

[KodeBlue]

Thats how you know some of us are.......but yes I remember that shyt....

It came on at about 3am. In feel old as fukk for knowing that.

 

[ultraflexed]

Born in 81, I had cable and Nick at night ran ALL NIGHT, watching black in white reruns like patty duke an Lucy.

 

[bxrfan]

I didn't think anything of it as a kid but the movie Poltergeist changed how I viewed the TV going static forever. Luckily I was grown when I saw it because I would've been freaked out as a youngster

 

[45123]

I saw this happen in Toy Story 2 when I was little and was confused af about it cuz I never saw the TV do that

 

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