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

[Rell84shots]

The title makes it sound like Denzel is in a rocking chair talking to his grandkids sitting in a circle on the floor.

 

[Ol’Otis]

Soul train when cartoons went off..


Back when there was no such thing as a meaningless soul train awards and the show actually meant something

That soul train these was GOAT

 

[Auger]

Sheeeit who remembers the emergency broadcast tests they used to do?

Weren't those creepy?

 

[Methodical]

I totally forgot about that shyt.....I remmy that shyt now

 

[UpAndComing]

Sheeeit who remembers the emergency broadcast tests they used to do?

Weren't those creepy?

What are you talking about, they still do those

 

[Auger]

What are you talking about, they still do those

For real? How often?

 

[UpAndComing]

For real? How often?

Like once every 2 or 3 weeks. With a pitch black screen with white letters

 

[Canada Goose]

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.

 

[Larry Lambo]

Man, if you didn't have cable when TV went off, it went off on almost every channel. Only thing left would be PBS.

 

[UpAndComing]

After static shock would go off the fam would rush in

those memories

Static Shock, old school Pokemon, Jackie Chan Adventures

 

[morris]

I remember going it off but if it was the weekend I just ended up sticking in a VHS tape or playing nintendo

Rich mudasuocka

 

[Quest]

After that, if we were still hype we would play board games or card games(speed). Until we fell asleep or the sun came up.

 

[KravenMorehead™]

I remember that, that fuzz oh shyt

 

[Easy-E]

when them 5 ton flat screens with the speakers on the bottom dropped

TV on top of tvs

My dad gutted the bottom one and we kept remote controls, tapes and the PlayStation in there

 

[Canon]

i remember that shyt and the national anthem hitting when it starts back up