The other day I realized that one of the recurring conversations that I have with many of my friends is about the shows we used to watch when we were kids. With game shows like Double Dare and Legends of the Hidden Temple and sitcoms like Salute Your Shorts, Hey Dude, and Clarissa Explains it All what more could a kid ask for? And that was only on Nickelodeon! There were the major network shows that caught our attention and had us hooked as well. Who could go wrong with the TGIF line up with The Torkelsons, Full House, Sister Sister, and Boy Meets World? Yea, I remembered it.
It seemed like every grade there was always something new and exciting to watch on TV. With Woody Woodpecker being at the prime position of my earliest years followed closely by Barney and Sesame Street. Then there was the time of Power Rangers and Bobby's World before school. Then as I got older, shows like Full House and the cool shows on Nickelodeon began to dominate and take the place of the "little kid shows." Then, around my early teen years, MTV made it's way into my viewing and it was all down hill from there. But lately, I have found myself at times going back to the shows of my younger years by watching Boy Meets World and Step by Step almost daily while I get ready.
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I think part of what happens is that, after high school, we become a bit more nostalgic, and like looking back on things. So I think a very personal connection to these media is created, which provides a meaning for us to go back to them.
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