Life In The 1970s For Kids!

[@justsayin7576]

Thanks!

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching and I appreciate the super thanks as well!

[@erikdeeNOSPELLSNO]

@@RhettyforHistory This video gives me a wistful feeling of sadness. Being a kid in those days was an endless Wonder; sometimes I and my buddies would cut school and go up the creeks into the hills behind the school for the whole day, then come back when school was out, sunburned, and dirty. That was our favorite thing. The sadness comes from the realization that those days are gone Forever- and most of the new people will never know the Real World. Thanks for the video, I've sent inks to every remaining contemporary of mine- And I KNOW they will love it! Like sending them a treasured Gift.

[@Peaceful-hi9iy]

We could actually spell and write. No texts, just the old-fashioned pen and pencil. We could read business letters, reply to them, and manage our bank accounts. Loved my life ❤️

[@erikdeeNOSPELLSNO]

@@Peaceful-hi9iy Yeah, what a bummer- now all our bills are on auto-pay, all our money is a bunch of numbers on a computer screen, the people on TV are not real (were they ever?)

[@JulesUS8386]

@@erikdeeNOSPELLSNO oh no you mean my spending money in a coffee can is outdated😂

[@davidgray1967]

As a kid in the 70's the cereal we ate was based upon what kind of prize they had inside.😄👍

[@RhettyforHistory]

Very true and there were some great prizes in boxes back then. Thank you for watching davidgray1967!

[@cosmo1eleven855]

Yeah, i remember Honey Combs cereal had little U.S. state license plates inside. I collected those even though it was not my favorrcereal !

[@davidgray1967]

@@cosmo1eleven855 Yes I remember I also had one from California it was the old blue with yellow letters and numbers I got in Honeycomb 😀👍

[@Kelle0284]

My mom pushed the Grape Nuts.

[@1959Robyn]

True story! I think I had to eat a whole box of sugar smacks before I could cut out The Archie's record on the back of the box! 😂

[@WillCulbertsonIT]

As a 70s kid, I remember the total freedom to go anywhere I wanted, so long as I was home when my parents got back from work or when it got dark in the summer. The things we did by ourselves is something that would get cops called on parents today. Was a great time to grow up.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

It was like that in the 80s too. We had to be home when the street lights came on.😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

It really was a different time period for kids and not just by the years. You're right about kids today not being able to do it. Thank you for watching!

[@Coryraisa]

@@RhettyforHistory: This is why we need to end helicopter parenting on all levels.

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Yes, I was on my own at age 6!

[@chiaralistica]

Same but I was out and about mostly in the 80s. The only rule was don't go alone, take a buddy.

[@tammy707]

100% agree, I wouldn’t change my childhood either. I feel for these kids

[@nickimontie]

True! But some of my clothing choices - I hope no one has any pictures!!

[@jenniferhansen3622]

​@@nickimontieyes, the home decor and clothing in the 70s was... interesting.😂

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching tammy707!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Some of those were great at the time but it sure didn't age well looking back.

[@cateturnbull295]

Me too! Absolutely!

[@dreamofmermaids]

Born in the 60's, grew up in the 70's and partied in the 80's. What a blessed life.

[@davecalvo6418]

Ditto, what a great time the 70's were, wish I could go back to that some days.

[@oldbird-zm8qt]

Me too. Great times.

[@ScottA2345]

Absolutely!

[@Jreb1865]

Same here. No regrets at all...

[@nokomarie1963]

Fun and the best music.

[@toddanthonyy]

As a kid of the 70's I had the pleasure of experiencing every single one of these memories...back then we spent endless days dreaming about the future...today we spend endless days longing for the past. 😕

[@teresamartin4735]

Isn't that the truth?!

[@gregdolecki8530]

If I could go back for just a day.......1976 would be great.

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

​@@gregdolecki8530 Bicentennial parties were everywhere. We had a few ourselves Patriotism was never in question unlike today.

[@gregdolecki8530]

@@JohnSmith-el6lk I remember the Bicentennial parade in our town. Ted Knight was the Grand Marshall as he grew up in our town and was a member of the church we went to.

[@mr.2cents.846]

I like the past better. The 70's were sweet and charmy. The 80's were colorful and fun. Nowadays the world is upside down and just getting ready for the Antichrist.

[@terrydrums]

The 70s were hands down the greatest decade, especially to be a kid. I would give anything to relive ‘74 to ‘79 in a continuous loop forever.

[@kathleen9456]

I say this all the time. I’d love a virtual reality vacation to 1974 😊

[@debdo1960]

Oh yeah 🙂 I was born in 1960, so mid 60's through 1979 were the best ever and would love to be on an endless loop of those years. The only thing I would change is December 1975 when my brother and only sibling died in a motorcycle accident (we were in our teens). 😭😭😭 I still miss him 💔 Still, the music, TV, living in a small town, care free, soda shops, penny and nickel candy, 45's, transistor radios, outdoor fun, neighborhood hide and seek on hot summer nights, lemonade stands, outdoor movie theaters, slumber parties, metal roller skates with a key, blanket tents outdoors, Saturday morning cartoons, and many other wonderful memories.

[@abdeton1899]

ME too! Those were the best years of my life!!!

[@stephendacey8761]

@@debdo1960I'll add movies like Jaws, The godfather, Bad News Bears, Paper Moon, The Exorcist, Young Frankenstein, James Bond movies, The Sting, and The pink Panther to name just a few.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

72-77 for me My childhood Over abruptly when my mom was going schizo

[@customgod]

The 70s was the best time to be a kid! Saturday morning cartoons were the thing I looked forward to the most, then it was outside until dark!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and and sharing your memories customgod!

[@MysticLunaDream]

Lol...my mom would literally lock the doors on Saturdays if we tried to come back inside for anything other than a drink or to use the bathroom.

[@Floyd69]

I remember waking up hearing looney Tunes music or cartoons in general on Saturdays as my older sister would beat me to it.

[@Kelle0284]

@@MysticLunaDream What if you wanted to get a head start on your homework instead of waiting until Sunday night?

[@Mrs.Futtlebuttle]

We played kick ball on our street til dinner. I never see kids playing kickball or anything else outside

[@larryn1929]

I was born in 1963 so I lived and loved the 1970's. I would do it again any day.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching larryn1929!

[@smartysmarty1714]

Me too. We got to enter the 70's as kids who were old enough to participate in them, and leave the 70's as young adults. What I wouldn't give to go back and do it all again!

[@AmandathePandaBooks]

Im 61. Road trips!! Stuckeys!! Holiday inn! Travel lodge!! Disney was actually clean, fun, and safe!!

[@shinesprite4214]

same 😊😊

[@tinakarambelas3350]

I was 7 in 1970 😁

[@franzhaas5597]

This got me emotional. I miss it so badly. As a 70's kid, we were tougher than kids today. We played hard, and we treated our parents like they were gods. It was a bad idea to talk back to your mom or Dad or other adults, for that matter. Great times.

[@noahhyde8769]

ANY time before the invention of the internet or those infernal 'smart phones' was infinitely greater.

[@julietaylor7258]

me too!! i love looking back but i miss it so much!!!!

[@TonyWeaving]

You are so right there my friend we had respect for our parents.

[@TonyWeaving]

I was born in March 1963 in Portsmouth England. I remember we made a go cart out of an old pram we found dumped. I don't think kids this day have got the imagination. We had no stress as kids back then and respect for everybody was instilled in us from an early age. We had great music great TV and I am glad I grew up in the best decade ever.

[@johnindigo5477]

Im 21 and feel this way about the 2000s. My parents were straight 70s kids so no Internet, cable, and cell phones felt like cool gadgets instead of depressing escapes Poor but happy

[@pattigaudet9894]

It’s so sad this has all been lost! It was a magical time to grow up, and we did grow up! We Turned out pretty awesome too😁❤️

[@pilsatortube]

yes truly magical!

[@rosedaleconfidential102]

that is the big issue now. People are very emotionally immature and weak.

[@roachmorphine8018]

​@@rosedaleconfidential102Including plenty of middle aged and old people. It isn't just "the younger generations". Guaranteed in your day there were entitled old people who felt the world owes them something just because of their age. They're still around now - but not for long lmao.

[@janetpitts7302]

I was born in 1960 and loved all the things I did in the '70s and wouldn't trade my childhood for anything especially playing outside all day and coming home only when street lights came on, I sure do miss those days!! Thank you!!

[@claresailing]

Born 1961. Ditto!

[@paulgrima3812]

I was born in 1960 Oct and I totally agree with you. Growing up on a cane farm in North Queensland, I wish time would return to this era. Incredibly great memories

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

59 for me. 70's were a magic time.

[@sydneyricefish]

I was born in 1960 in Japan. We also played outside all day like you. Back then kids were not allowed to play inside cold or hot. Small kids were looked after by big kids. We didn't need an after school care centre.

[@paulahyland7688]

Born in 1960 as well. This took me back to a simpler and wonderful time.

[@southernsass2937]

Being a teen in the 70s Is a time I wish I could go back to. ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching southernsass2937!

[@glennso47]

You can have my share of the 1970s. 🤮

[@lisaortiz1604]

Yeah, the good old days

[@cherrywilliams5739]

Me too!

[@careynikoley]

With the current state of the world the way it is, I've never craved a time machine (to go back) more than I do at this very moment...

[@AEvans36963]

Man, how I miss the 70's, my favorite decade. Kids actually played back then. We played hide and seek at night under the street lamp without worrying about somebody getting snatched up. Life was just so different. The 70s certainly weren't perfect, but it was the closest time we had to a Mayberry-like environment, esp in comparison to today.

[@RhettyforHistory]

It really was a great decade to experience. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories and thoughts ayevan8584!

[@now591]

Compared with today - those times WERE perfect. Mental health/ society wellbeing has plummeted steeply .

[@Juliana65]

Today kinda sucks! Everyone is so offended all the time. "Micro aggressions" simply weren't a thing. Narcissism wasn't and epidemic.

[@skythelimit8316]

Kick the can was another fun one, and in the middle of the road with not many cars at all!

[@anitahernandez6787]

So true, I agree with you 100%

[@rosiewallace4449]

I was born in 1965. I am told by many young adults today (including my kids) how lucky I was to grow up in the 70’s. Life definitely seemed much simpler back then. Summers spent swimming, riding bikes, and camping. I do long for simplicity again.

[@doloresdurand7779]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! I am so thankful I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. Outside all day thinking of games to play. Most families had large families, so kids of all ages would play together. Chicken fights, snowball fights, making snow forts, catching fireflies, pool hopping, camping out in our backyards with a sheet tossed over the clothesline. Too much to say, except that we were BLESSED to have our childhoods at that time. Thanks God!

[@samsmom400]

Oh yeah! Catching fireflies! Loved doing that!

[@Sodonewithchaos]

Swing set was my first tent with sheets 🤣👍. Making mud pies in my moms rose garden…🤣🤣 drove her nuts

[@walkawaycat431]

​@MoosefromCanada LOL. I made my little brother eat mud pies and put him in pigtails, ballet tutu and makeup. I grew up in Texas, in the heatwave of 1980 I tried to fry an egg on the sidewalk, because I heard everyone saying it. 😅🤣

[@bigorange000]

Its sad that kids today will never know the freedoms we had as children of the 60s and 70s. Born in 61 gave me the pleasure of both decades. Don't even get me started on the music. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Spot on.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching bigorange000!

[@samanthab1923]

I tried to give my son that same sense of freedom but the hard part was no other kids around. When I would take him out in the stroller people would actually come out & say “A baby lives in town”?

[@bobpoland6042]

HI im a 1961 kid what a great time :-) I miss the late 60s to the mid 70s

[@TexasProbate]

‘64 here, yep the 70s was something special as a kid. I feel very sad for Modern kids.

[@ndstar4267]

Having true freedom as a kid in the 70’s made growing up in this time was the best years of my life

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching ndstar4267!

[@cindytrayer4279]

My entire childhood in the 70’s consisted of running, jumping, hopping, skipping, flipping, twirling and everything in between. Didn’t give a thought about getting fat!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Every kid seemed to be super active. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Cindy!

[@Peaceful-hi9iy]

We weren't fat! We were so busy and active.😊

[@Kelle0284]

Unfortunately, I had to go to school.

[@sallybannister6224]

Oh Cindy. Love your comment . You just summed up my childhood ❤😂😅

[@toriwolf5978]

Hahaha my childhood best years ever so true we where always active running around just being a kid , no iPads phones ect used our imagination lol ❤didn’t have time to get fat lol

[@marionjames4986]

I was born in the UK in 1969 I have so many good memories of the 1970’s. The summers seemed to last forever, wall to wall sunshine, the clothes, the music, the innocence. Going out all day and coming home for tea, your parents not knowing where you are, not being able to contact you, trusting you to come home and we did! So much freedom and trust, sports days at school, if you did not win, at least you did your best! Coming home and letting yourself in, parents working, no allergies, no hay fever, hardly anyone became Iill other than measles, chickenpox, which we had all kids together to get these as young as possible! Reading books, learning, going to the library, talking in person, playing games, innocence, family get to get togethers , give me those days as a child any day!

[@amandamorrison6667]

I was born in the UK in 1966 . Absolutely loved the 70s but you have to admit they they were very worrying times for our parents. Lots and lots of strikes, soaring inflation, serial criminals on the loose etc.

[@dewuknowofHyMn]

Soooooooo true !!!!! Miss the 70's.😀💖😀

[@armybeef68]

Wall to wall sunshine? In the UK? You sure about that?

[@marionjames4986]

@@armybeef68 yes believe it or not we had proper seasons then! Sun all summer, thick fog in autumn and snow, thick that lasted weeks in December!

[@TheRubyPiano]

Kids DID have food allergies, but Doctors just misdiagnosed it.😐 I’m allergic to eggs and almost died several times. Every time I went into anaphylaxis from my food allergy they thought I was having asthma attacks because I suddenly wasn’t able to breath. The only reason I’m alive is that the treated me with epinephrine when I couldn’t breath, which is what happens to treat anaphylactic shock.

[@stephaniedixon8366]

Was born in 1966 and I am so grateful to been a kid in the 70”s. Loved my go go boots!!

[@teresamartin4735]

I was born in 1965. I remember having a pair of white, pleather, lace-up go-go boots with the white heel. I loved them.

[@carolecook1116]

Nancy Sinatra; 🎶These boots are made for walking, And that's just what they'll do, One of these days these boots are gonna' walk all over you🎶😁

[@prettywoman7776]

I loved my white go go boots!

[@meedwards5]

My parents were extremely conservative and I wasn't allowed to have those gorgeous go-go boots. I was always impressed by them 😁

[@mr.2cents.846]

I feel it was a privilege to have grown up that time. Now we know.

[@wellsd1959]

I long for the 60's and 70's. It was such a great time to be a kid. I would never trade my childhood for any other times.

[@samanthab1923]

My brothers are still in touch with kids we grew up with. Just the other day my son was contacted on FB from a friend I haven’t seen in 25 years about a photo he posted. He remembered our dogs names 😆

[@fillmorehillmore8239]

It was the American high. We are now in the "Fourth Turning" (look it up)...pure crap.

[@KayBeeAustralia]

I was born in 1970 and grew up in the suburbs of Sydney Australia. My experiences were pretty much exactly the same as you describe here. We'd get home from school, drop our bags in our bedroom then head out to where ever we felt like. We'd usually end up playing in the local creek or bushland or a new housing estate where homes were under construction. We had to be home each night by the time the street lights came on, that was pretty much the only rule - oh, and try not to get hurt or we'd be the ones in trouble, no thought of suing others! 70s and 80s were the best time to grow up. Thanks for your videos!

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching KayBeeAustralia! Sounds like you had some great memories as a kid and it sure sounds like normal fun to me!

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Yeah unless you were bleeding buckets or had a broken bone, you just put a bandaid on it and sucked it up and went back outside

[@Bob-gn8ph]

Wonderful comment❤ I grew up in Oklahoma USA:-) I think the 60s and the 70s where the best time😊 John 3,16 KJV ❤

[@stephendacey8761]

@@Mick_Ts_Chick "Oh, my nose", as the football boinks off her nose. Poor Marcia.

[@MetalHeart8787]

me too Born in 1970 & being a kid then was Fun, in New jersey. would have been Fun to be older in the 70's to go to Discos & to see Rock Concerts like the Band KISS

[@joemamma98723]

I was a kid in the 70's and can relate to everything in this video. I wish we could live like that again, but I fear humanity is screwed.

[@stephenhelmes8106]

I couldn't have said it better myself. "I wouldn't trade my childhood memories for all the likes on Facebook." I was born in 1968, so my earliest, yet vague, childhood memories start around 1973. I remember a lot after 1975, and this video sums it up perfectly. Thank you for sharing all your great videos. I love watching them. They bring back lots of great times.

[@paparoysworkshop]

The sixty's and seventies was a great time to be young. I remember everything in this video. Our set of encyclopedias was the 1969 edition. I read them all cover to cover. It was the entire world at your fingertips. Edit: Oh, and when I wasn't reading them, I laid them out on the floor to make a road for my toy cars. 😁😁😁

[@teresamartin4735]

The Dewey Decible System of small cards in apothecary drawers at the library. I didn't have encyclopedias so I did a lot of homework at the library.

[@gregdolecki8530]

I always borrowed an encyclopedia from the neighbors when a book report was required.

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

​@@gregdolecki8530 I had my girlfriend do my book report. Not very bright of me when I think about it now. Lol.

[@karynbanksley7110]

Yeah, toy cars don’t roll too well on shag carpet, so I can imagine that encyclopedias would make a nice road for them.😊

[@mr.2cents.846]

Try to get the '58 edition. That still explains the measures of the dome above us.

[@angelagoodwin5758]

As a teen in the 70s, I was reading teen fan magazines like Tiger Beat. The music of that time was my soundtrack: Earth, Wind, and Fire, Elton John, The Doobie Brothers, and The Jackson 5. I was watching The Flip Wilson Show, Carol Burnett, The Jeffersons, and The Partridge Family. House parties were also big at the time. Imagine a crowded basement of hormonal teens. My friends and I had sleepovers. I treasure those days.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us Angela! You certainly named some big things for the time period.

[@samanthab1923]

Phoney phone calls & playing with the Ouji board 👻

[@debdo1960]

Oh yeah...Tiger Beat magazine was the best. I was an Osmond, David Cassidy, Bobby Sherman fan 😂 They had lots of great posters from that magazine 😊

[@samsmom400]

Right! All the kids would be in the basement with one area for "couples" who were laying next to each other making out. Every once in a while a parent might poke their heads in, but that was it. They just left us alone.

[@teresamartin4735]

I remember the 3 Stooges after school and Godzilla movies. Sunday morning was Abbott and Costello.

[@meedwards5]

Love that you mentioned that we could entertain ourselves with sticks. That was so, so true!!😂

[@2347anne]

I used to mix water with grass and say it was soup lol

[@alangough]

My favorite at six years young was to float popsicle sticks down the gutter when neighbours washed their cars

[@JohnSmith-el6lk]

One of my favorite toys was a cardboard box that, to my imagination, was the Jupiter 2.

[@markgordon8146]

A stick one used tire.bye bye.

[@walkawaycat431]

​@@2347anneLOL. Did you ever try to dig to China? We did 😅

[@robynengel9536]

THAT"s ME AND MY SIBLINGS (Dawn, Robyn, Glenn David, and Jonathan Engel) in the cover photo - hanging out the rearwindow of our family's Rebel station wagon. It was approx 1973. Great memory, great photo! We were headed for Marina Beach, a frequent destination.

[@SteveBerryhill]

NAILED IT! Born in 1967, I can attest this is ALL TRUE! Right on, Outta sight and Peace.

[@paulstan9828]

I graduated from high school in 71 and I always found the 70’s as embarrassing. But watching your video I realize I owe the 70’s an apology. There were a lot of positive things that I took for granted. Being alive now I realize how much better things were compared to now. PS Hi Jodie 👋😁

[@RhettyforHistory]

It is interesting how we seem to take things for granted when we experience them and then later look back and wish we still had it one way or another. I know I have certainly done that. Thank you for watching!

[@swansfan6944]

Hello 👋 back at you Paul 😃

[@paulstan9828]

@@swansfan6944 😁

[@glennso47]

I graduated from high school in 1965 so I was already an adult in the 70s . I really didn’t enjoy the 1970s since I and my wife had a lot of sadness and hard times. I wouldn’t go back to the 70s even if I could.

[@kathleen9456]

Not as embarrassing as the 80s. Hair and clothes changed but not for the better. 70s were groovy!

[@Greg-ko4ow]

All of this is absolutely true and the 70s was a great time to be a kid. Learned how to swim by going to the beach by myself as a kid and watching other people swim and having complete strangers on the beach show me how. Would never see that in today's world.

[@RhettyforHistory]

No you wouldn't and you are completely right about that. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us Greg-ko4ow!

[@vikker8274]

Learned to dive at the public pool with my friends dad telling me to just spring while he grabbed my feet up! Lol.

[@samanthab1923]

That sounds insane but my son born in 1996 did the same. Didn’t want to take lessons so he learned being in the water with me. Ocean, bay & pool. Now he’s a river rat.

[@stephendacey8761]

I always thought learning how to swim as a child is a very important skill to learn. You never know if some day it could save your life. A few years ago, a lady was doing her paper route out of her car and got stuck in a flash flood that killed her. She ended up drowning b/c she never learned how to swim.

[@laureencriss8220]

I LOVE this so much! We were lucky to grow up in the 70s! Thank you for this. ❤

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Laureencriss8220!

[@audreyben-david1424]

What a great review of the 70’s. I remember it all! We were so carefree as 70’s kids. Times have changed indeed. Our grandchildren will never understand or know the blessings of that kind of world. ❤ Thank you for posting.

[@danamessing3620]

The seventies were a golden era to be a kid and I'm so glad I got to experience it! On target with being outside, not coming in until the street light went on, playing hide and seek, riding bikes just keeping busy and running around like kids should. Thanks for the Memories😊

[@zekeigtos7240]

Rampant child abuse, abductions, no safety concerns for children...

[@janemargolis1178]

I can hardly believe how accurately this describes my experience as a child growing up in the 70's.

[@taissalada]

I had a bad ass yellow banana seat bike back in the 70s. I loved it! Let’s not forget hook rugs you could make with those kits from the craft store. Those were such fun for me.

[@TammieR-B]

Always the tiger one😂

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I made those rugs in the 80s! I loved them!😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of what you had taissalada!

[@looseballs1966]

@taissalada: I was special I had a 5 speed Schwinn stingray with the bigger tire on back and smaller one on front with the ape hanger handle bars like the bikers (motorcycle) back then, with a black banana seat and the sissy bar that went up nearly a couple feet above the seat, it was painted in a really cool dark metalic type of blue glitter flake paint by my uncle who used to do that kind of stuff on show cars, yepper my bike was my pride and boy was I styling LOL,,,, super important back in those days🤩🤩

[@vikker8274]

Bright green bike with a flower banana seat and tassels on the handles

[@kristenp5835]

I would go back to 70’s life any day 🥰

[@jordanblahnik1035]

I miss the music most. The timeless classics we still hear on the radio. It was new then. We had to get the album and wait for the tour to come through town so we could go to the concert and watch our favorite bands play live. It was magical.

[@kittykaleidoscope434]

Yep, I remember my ears ringing for hours afterwards and I must have had a contact going.Very affordable tickets,so anyone could afford to attend! Unlike today's price 10 bucks back then is like a thousand today !

[@GIguy]

Being born in 68, the 70s brought so much fun, and nothing but thousands of amazing wonderful memories that I constantly reflect upon, when life isn’t going so great. If only I could turn back the hands of time! We only had one rule to follow, as soon as the street lights came on, we had to be home, or we would hear our mothers screaming our names at the top of their lungs, and we knew we were in big trouble!

[@tommarks3726]

That was perfect. You brought back so many memories for me. I was 4-14 (57 now) during the 70's. You are correct when you said we were always outside playing. We would be gone all day and return home when the streetlights came on, God I miss the fun times and easy-going nature. People were not so sensitive about everything and everybody.

[@woenderer]

I’m the same age as you, and my experience was exactly like the video too. Gosh how I miss those days. We had so much freedom.

[@annafarr582]

I'm 58 and I can only smile at those memories, there was so much freedom and fun.

[@johnmcwilliam3395]

I was born in ’61. In 1969/70 we were stationed at Ft. Wolters in Mineral Wells. TX. For my birthday, I remember my parents taking me to a Schwinn Bicycle shop down town where they bought me a brand new Deluxe Stingray, 2-Speed kickback shift, Campus Green, Rearview Mirror… For many years to come, that bike was everything to me. From that banana seat I saw the world, jumped friends, boxes, crashed too many times to count, street raced it, dirt trail rode it… A few flat tires was all I ever had go wrong. At 48, I realized my parents had kept that bike in their attic. I did a no budget 6 month full restoration on it, bringing it back to exactly as it was when they had bought it new. Though it weighed twice what their modern MTB’s weighed, my kids loved it. I still have it. I still have the original receipt and registration card. At 62, I still get it out and cruise around on it. That bike and these videos are my hand hold on some of the greatest times of my life.

[@Musecrafter]

Love these videos! I was born in '62 and the resonate deeply with me. All the advancements in technology has made today's society weak. So glad I grew up when I did.

[@margareth1504]

Much the same here. With family and friends too, on the go all day long doing so many different things over the years, always inventing ways to make new fun 😊

[@waynebrown8513]

I miss my parents the most. I’m now 65 and I am so grateful I grew up when I did. I miss everything about the 70’s. Standing in a blocks long line with friends to see the movie “Jaws” when I was 15, watching Sabrina and the Groovy Ghoulies on Saturday mornings…etc 😉

[@keeperofpeace1423]

Thank you for posting these 70's videos.. it really made me smile seeing some of the things I had forgotten about... I really miss those days.. especially jumping ramps on my bicycle like Evel Kneivel...

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Rhetty. The 70's were the best.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching ronm6585!

[@Ol_Red_F350]

Really goes to show how unbelievably soft parents and kids have gotten over the years

[@maryellenshock]

Not in my day!!

[@ampharos3106]

alright grandpa

[@andrewthornhill7042]

@extremesheep5986 But aren't WE the parents?

[@shay5839]

@@andrewthornhill7042Yep!

[@jenniferhansen3622]

It was this way in the 80s too. No playdates, just play together, knock on each other's doors randomly, and play together. Also making sure you were home by the time the street lights came on.😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories of the 80s with us jenniferhansen3622!

[@canislatrans8285]

Only times I had play dates was with school friends who weren't in my neighborhood. It was usually a sleep over, or us going to the fair together to go on the rides. I used to walk back and forth 3 blocks 1 way to a friends house, and her to mine. It was no biggie. We had learned about stranger danger. I was also a latchkey kid for a couple years.

[@jillmystic5455]

Yes, the late 60 and 70s were my childhood. Thank you for the memories! I remember hopping on my sting ray bike after dinner to look for the neighborhood back yard tag game. You just looked for the pile of bikes in the front yard, tossed yours on the pile and ran in the back. We played until dark!

[@jdrosy4414]

Born mid 60s grew up in the 70s when kids were truly kids. Wish all generations after us experienced the same simple joy, morals, fear of authority & respect. Those wonderful memories will forever be treasured in the hearts of those who lived it.

[@nickimontie]

I started elementary school in 1970. So many fun things but there were lows, too - Watergate hearings pre-empting my favorite afternoon shows, the energy crisis, etc., but we got through it just fine!

[@RhettyforHistory]

There were definitely some struggles to say the least. Thank you for watching nickimontie!

[@laureencriss8220]

Me too. Kindergarten in 1970! ❤

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Yeah the Vietnam war wasn't exactly the best of times either. I remember David Brinkley on NBC doing the casualty reports each night. Sad.

[@chrisk5651]

I was diagnosed with Hyperactivity during the 1970s and prescribed Ritalin. So the name of the disorder changed. It’s like saying that there was no TB (tuberculosis) early because the disease used to be called Consumption.

[@Moondust_857]

Yeah I think the nostalgia whilst fun as it is definitely overlooks people who would fit outside the box..basically these people were picked on and ignored.

[@chrisk5651]

@@Moondust_857 very very true!!

[@myssaaquatica9294]

Not meaning to harsh the nostalgia buzz - I feel it too - but you are right about that. Outcast kids had it rough. I was a tomboy and shy and didn't bloom until my Junior year in H.S..The magic key was to simply stop caring about belonging and concentrate on finding what I was good at and enjoyed, be it activities, ideas or music. As soon as I did that, friends just materialized. Everyone is looking for people who believe in themselves and are willing to share experiences. I only wish it was easier to pass this truth on to younger people, but I will keep trying.

[@philiphebert8680]

I agree 100% with you. Enjoyed my childhood in the 70’s. Thanks for the memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching philiphebert8680!

[@rosasalazar861]

I am so grateful to have grown up in the 70s and into the 80s, good and not so good stuff. Wouldn't trade for anything!

[@tmariepi1472]

What a fantastic time to be a kid! Such an accurate, excellent video! Playing outside all day long with neighborhood kids.

[@Brother_Dre1900]

Yeah, I remember all of the 70s as a kid. And even though things, societal-wise, were changing-it was still far more wholesome and innocent than the times we're living in now. I remember children being more carefree, outdoors, and enjoying every strain of childhood, as best as possible. My father oftentimes said back then, when we children would complain: "Enjoy and appreciate what you have now because you are presently living in the good old days".

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Wow smart man My dad grew up very poor (born ‘42) so he never looked back at it fondly (his daddy was a drunk and legally blind by 30 so money never made its way into the house)

[@Brother_Dre1900]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah yes, wise azz, I am a smart man.

[@saroshprinter2308]

I absolutely was told the same thing.

[@ky42]

Man, I miss the 70s!!! Started the decade as a 6yr old and ended it a teenager! Great vid!!!

[@wendygore2709]

Ahhh, the good old days. This made me both happy 😊 and sad 😢 at the same time. Those were the days, my friends... I wanna go back!!! 😭

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Wendy!

[@dogsareprecious4842]

Thank you for bringing me back happy memories of my childhood! My friends and I LOVED the Polaroid camera....but could barely afford the film until we found babysitting jobs.

[@michaelmorris6406]

What a great decade to be a kid. I was a kid in the '70s and a teenager in the '80s. Talk about living large. What a great time.

[@lilianarmstrong6719]

I LOVE that decade. I was a teenager then. It was the best decade to be alive.

[@swansfan6944]

Everything you said rang so true. The allergies in kids now is crazy, I don’t recall one person from my 70’s that had an allergy. Oh, how I miss Tang 😋. Thanks Rhett. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺

[@RhettyforHistory]

Do you still see Tang where you are? I believe I still see it but I haven't had it in a long time. I wonder if I would still like it. Thank you for watching Jodie!

[@swansfan6944]

@@RhettyforHistory the last time I saw Tang on the shelves here, my 34 yr old son was roughly 6, maybe 8 yrs old. He loved it as well.

[@sevenflashowls]

You can still get Tang, tried it again a few years back.

[@smartysmarty1714]

We have multiple and unnecessary vaccines to thank for most of today's childhood ailments. In the 70's, most kids had no vaccines and at tops, only three. Today's parents refuse to accept this but facts and numbers don't lie.

[@samanthab1923]

You’re right about those allergies. My dad suffered from Hay Fever so no open windows in our house come summer. Locked tight & on with the central air. My younger brother took after him so no lawn mowing for him. Shots came in his teens. The rest of us suffer now with year round allergies. Go figure

[@melvinnance5029]

The 70s took me from 6 to 16, so I much appreciated this video as I do all of yours. Thank you.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching melvinnance5029!

[@loganwilcox4037]

"It's 10pm, do you know where your children are?" has to be the best psa ever. It fits into that sweet spot between practical and absurd. An afterthought of the utmost importance.

[@tammywagner8032]

I love these videos. I wish i could take my kids on a little trip to my childhood in the 70's. They grew up in the 90's which was better than now but still not the incredible and happy 70's.

[@Carolbearce]

I absolutely agree, the 70’s were awesome. We had a bunch of tree forts and they were dangerous and so much fun. We didn’t have streetlights so we were told when car headlights were on, come. We would always ignore the first few we saw!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us Carol! Of course there are always those people who forgot to turn on their headlights thankfully! Haha!

[@samanthab1923]

Back then you could tell a cop car from its headlights. We were always out running around.

[@Kelle0284]

Some people have their headlights on at all times, and many people when it's cloudy

[@merkury06]

This was my entire childhood! When 1980 new year came I was so excited -- the 70s went on for ever. Man I miss the 70s now. Thanks!

[@sl8605]

Rhetty, this is my favorite video yet. This so depicts what I remember of this much simpler time. I remember that I had to wear a skirt or dress to school until 1973 when they finally let girls wear pants. The 10:00 news, It 10:00, Do you know where your children are? Tether ball, we had one in our backyard. Oh how I wish I could go back to the 70's, the best decade ever!

[@RhettyforHistory]

I loved tether ball. The worst part was the bruise from hitting the top part of the ball which was metal in our case. That was hours of fun. It is interesting to think about how much dress codes have changed. Even after that it seemed like so many girls wore skirts a lot. That doesn't happen as much now. Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories!

[@samanthab1923]

Tether Ball at our swim club was highly competitive

[@Kelle0284]

Some Independent stations would air a 10: 00 news. Depending on where you lived, you might have to wait for 11: 00 to watch the news.

[@lemurianchick]

OMG @ 0:59: I wanted that radio soooo badly! I still do!!! 🤣 I didn't realize it was for the wrist. I thought it was just a cool shape.

[@sweetpeach6583]

Sure brings back fond memories of playing outside, running the neighborhood with kids on bikes, going barefoot in the backyard, ice cream truck, etc. Those were the days. 😂

[@Sunsetbeauty.1]

I grew up like this in the 90s. All the kids i know play outside and do the same as this video! Only bad parents let their children be zombies all day on the phone or tv, playing video games and ipad......

[@lesliehackney7519]

I got married in 1970 but I had little brothers who were still kids and many of these things fit right in with them. I also started my family so my oldest child was a 70's kid. Thanks, Rhett, for the memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories with us lesliehackney!

[@MetalHeart8787]

I was Born in 1970 & can relate to many things in this Video, Loved the 70's especially the Music. would have been Cool to be older & go to Discos & Rock Concerts like KISS

[@monikameza4107]

I graduated in 73, and miss my teenager years. Thanks Rhett for the memories.

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching Monika!

[@quakerparrot04]

I also graduated in 1973! Born in 1955, and grew up in the 60's. What a fun time to be a kid!

[@haffrods7055]

As a mostly 70's and 80's kid, I had some of the best times of my life. Two years ago, I contacted my childhood best friend. We hadn't talked in over 20 years. We got a couple 20 inch bicycles and drove to our old hometown. I had a blast riding with him on streets we used to ride regularly. Now that's how you properly take a walk/ride down memory lane. The old town sure had a lot of changes. We went to his old house and it was completely gone. Couldn't even tell there was a house or driveway at all. I love seeing your videos and appreciate the time you put in editing them. FYI, on one of my cable channels, they play the original Saturday morning cartoons early on Saturday mornings. "Conjunction Junction, what's your function"

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching and sharing some of your memories with us! What an awesome idea to relive your childhood with your old best friend. Everything where I grew up is now gone. Things have changed due to progress but a couple tornadoes have taken out almost everything. Friends houses, mine, stores, restaurants and even some schools.

[@samanthab1923]

It’s amazing how you can pick up right where you left off! I called a best friend from HS who I hadn’t seen in 20 years as well. She didn’t even recognize my number & I didn’t know she now lived in FLA! Started yakking like old times.

[@debdo1960]

The renting bikes and visiting your hometown is a great idea. I may have to suggest it to my one friend who lived across the street....we both live close by our hometown and stay in touch. I do drive by my childhood home periodically. My brother/ only sibling died while living there which is the sad part....but we also made some great memories there.....a bit bittersweet.

[@carolyncahill9301]

This made my day such good memories and we never had to lock the door while at home.

[@alisondailey3834]

Had a TOTAL BLAST in the 70's!!! Freedom. Music. Bikes. Ourdoor games at night like What Time is it Mr Clock? Red Light/Green Light. Kick Ball. Hide & Seek. Grass. Nature. And a Future of Possibilities. Oh, and space to drive on the roads/interstates ~ leaving 10 cars distance between each car/truck. Now - no way out & bumper to bumper. OH MY. Chaos!! I miss the 70's ~ a fantastic decade to be alive. Thanks for this vlog.

[@skybarwisdom]

I graduated high school in 76, hung out at the disco clubs with friends from then and even after I joined the U.S. Air Force from 78-82. Some of the best times of my life.

[@richardbarry4663]

I was born in 1961 and I remember the 1970’s very well! I had a group of friends that I roamed around with and caused trouble with. I remember the only rules were be home for dinner and do your homework. It was great!!

[@martinpennock9430]

I graduated from high school in 1972. The 60's were a lot like the 70's in the way you have described. It was great being a kid back then. Sure miss those days. God bless you and your family always. Thanks for everything you do! Great memories as usual!!!!

[@EdRomanowicz]

I was born in 1958. I wouldn't trade the childhood I had for what childhood is today. My wife and I did our best to raise our children as we were raised. While it was hard to duplicate all that we had as children in the 70's, we did what we could. We raised three successful kids who have done well. It is important to give kids some freedom, how else will they learn?

[@angiejones968]

Who remembers playing taxi with these bikes, riding on the handle bar? I was a kid growing up in the ‘70s & a teen growing up in the ‘80s best two decades ever!

[@megkilloran1712]

This brought back a lot of great childhood memories for me. Thank you😊

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching megkilloran1712!

[@one-stopgodshop2171]

Thanks for this! I'm a 70's kid and it was such a simple time. I had actually forgotten about the Panasonic wrist radio! Thanks for the memories.

[@insne-insanos2176]

My life has nothing to do with this decade except my house was built in 1973. It's cool to see how people lived back then and all the things they did differently.

[@jebby16]

Saturday morning cartoons and rolling skating rinks with pinball were pure gold.

[@chrisco747]

Exactly what the 1970’s were like!!! Perfect history lesson.

[@jchow5966]

Being alive in the 1970s was an amazing experience. I was a kid and clearly remember all of this stuff. I think it would have been interesting to be an adult then.

[@samsmom400]

The parents (adults) were way younger then. Watch "No Down Payment", I watched it recently and it gave me a perspective on how life was for our parents back then. Watch it and then tell me what you think!

[@justsayin7576]

Thank you so much for this totally awesome and spot on blast from the past. The 70s rocked!!!

[@RhettyforHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching ramonaf.7646!

[@olafpamela]

Thanks for the memories ❤😊 That was the best of times and I'm so glad to have been raised in the 60's and 70's. Thanks for sharing 🤗

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching olafpamela!

[@jeffclement2468]

I love how you suggested that maybe we should all get outside more. Adults AND kids. Get some air, some sun, and socialize in person. Born in '54, I was more of a child of the 60's, but many of the products, toys and foods existed or got their start back then and stayed around thru the '70's. I must say one thing I had totally forgotten about were those candy bracelets or neclaces. Definitely a big part of the scene then! Enjoyed this, thanks.

[@debbiemullen2574]

Thanks for sharing this. I grew up in the 70's also, and I'm sure glad I did. Banana seat bikes, tether ball, football, kickball, softball ( with 4 or 5 kids, so we used invisible men. Invisible man on second, so you could hit again). Lol! We were blessed to experience this era growing up. 😊

[@brendaholliday6866]

Rhett, I enjoyed your memories of the 70's video. I remember so many items that you showed and talked about, it was a simpler time. Have a fantastic weekend. Take care 🐎

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching Brenda and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a fantastic weekend as well!

[@AJDIYNetwork]

Born in the 70s, but really grew up in the 80s. Love the channel and your content. Thanks Rhetty

[@RhettyforHistory]

Thank you for watching AJDIYNetwork!

[@thebackrooms7511]

70s kid here! What a great time for us to be kids! Great channel! Thanks for the memories! 💖💖💖💖

[@RhettyforHistory]

You're welcome and thank you for watching thebackrooms7511!

[@AwesomeBabyBoomer]

I turned 7 in November of 1970. So, I truly had one of the best decades ever to help stimulate, educate, and inspire me during my early formulative years. What an absolute awesome time to be a teenager!!!!

[@4integrity]

Loved this! There was a lot more playing outside in the 70's. It was constantly grounding us and our laughter was proof. Thank you I had many laughs watching.

[@kimo2432]

I feel lucky to grow up in the 70's. So many memories both good and bad. Noticed my Snoppy lunchbox 😊 in the video. Great video as always.

[@RhettyforHistory]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. That's cool that you had the same lunchbox. Thank you for watching kimo2432!

[@bigbeardog99]

Oh boy, what a time the 70s was. I wouldn't trade the life lessons or the memories for anything. I wish I could go back in time.

[@RhettyforHistory]

Me too! Thank you for watching bigbeardog99!

[@jennifershaw4756]

I loved being a kid in the 70's! It was the best and the music of my teenage years is still often playing in our car. Great video!

[@swe2cie]

The 70s were the greatest. We ate dinner with 1 foot on the floor because our friends were still outside waiting for us. I think everyone had to come in when the street lights came on or your dad whistled for you ! it was great having all of those friends to play with every day back then we just called our self the neighborhood kids we went to school together and we played together and we were tight and as long as we lived in that same neighborhood we stayed tight it was the greatest times. We will hear about these phones that would one day come where you could see the person you were talking to, but we didn’t know what to expect. What to think of that we kept picturing our dial phones with the screen attached or some thing. No one was sick back then even the holidays were better back then there was a feeling in the air that would come right around the time the Norelco, Santa commercial would hit the airwaves right after Thanksgiving I think and we would know the Christmas countdown was started. It was great growing up in the 70s .