We got cable when I was about 10. In my country even on cable we had very few channels. Game changer! Those Saturday morning cartoons!

Thx to my mom we had Star Wars. I'm persuaded this set the course of my life in some ways. Thx mom!

For us, it was Condor Man

They still have that today, though. It's just on streaming alongside the big films.

I don't doubt a portion of the Disney remakes would have ended up being direct-to-VCD sequels you'd only find in a video rental store.

Lawnmower man for me. And thanks because that's got me into computer science

Growing up the only Star Wars movie we had was part 2, so I watched that over and over. Dunno why I didn't want to watch part 1, 3, and the rest.

Also, we all watched the exact same shows at the same times, because that was what was on the 2 or 3 channels at the time.

Meanwhile, the next generation who knows what show from what time the other kids stream from who knows what service.

Honestly somewhat surprised parents don't automatically take the route of getting their kids thrown into their own niche world of focus beyond "here, phone.. phone good.. good luck"

The Little Rascals and Looney Tunes VHS box sets and a home recording of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. I fucking hate The Little Rascals and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory these days because of this, but I love the hell out of some Looney Tunes.

And commercials. My wife and I were just talking the other day about shared commercials we saw growing up that kids today will never experience. “Ancient Chinese secret”, “Don’t squeeze the charmin”, the crying Native American, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”, “Where’s the beef?”, “My bologna has a first name”, “I’m stuck on Band-aid”, “Calgon take me away”, “Mikey likes it”, “Sometimes you feel like a nut”, Joe Isuzu, “Avoid the noid”, “York peppermint patty gives me the feeling…”, Stompers, Micro-machines, “Who wears short shorts?”, “You got your chocolate in my peanut butter” … and these are just the ones I remember. They have none of those shared experiences.

I mean just making this list gave me such a wave of nostalgia.

There's a certain irony in me working in robotics, yet my favourite movie is The Missing Postman.

During the 80's I remember watching Clash of the Titans on Saturday morning TV repeatedly.