What Middle-Class High School Kids Were Like In The 1950s

This is a portion of a television program made in the 1950s and presented on what was called educational television. It was part of a series designed to look at 1950s teenagers and what their lives were like. They will largely study the new rising middle class teenagers who at the time, appeared to be living by all of the "rules" that existed in the 1950s for them and how they would become or should become successful adults. I wonder what happened to all of these people as they live through the 1960s and had children by the end of that decade. Everything seems to many viewers who have commented on it, how "clean and upright" these students are. Of course they were carefully selected (remember there were rebels at that time including boys who wore leather jackets and girls for tight fitting skirts etc.) to be examples not only of what teenagers were like but examples of what they should be like.
To get some of the facts on the 1950s watch this - • He Gives The Most Well... .

[@shannonschool]

“Do your parents complain about how much you use the phone?” History truly repeats

[@alindriamckinney8855]

Best comment so far 😂

[@Nobody-tj9jo]

Lmfaoooo

[@huntrrams]

Stays true today😂

[@MrDrJonas]

Shannon Hutchinson it hasn’t repeated itself if it’s always been like that

[@essentiallyemily2214]

are we cousins

[@esmeralda6622]

that girl said “why” as much as some of us say “like” nowadays

[@Paul-ir8lt]

Yes

[@__________5802]

Why

[@Wilantonjakov]

why, no. She still has a steady vocabulary regardless of her use of the word "why". These days kids use the word "like" because they lack the vocabulary to be able to replace it with another word/phrase.

[@christine023]

@@Wilantonjakov No that's not true at all, some people use 'like' as kind of a filler word or they do it out of habit. I use it all the time, even though I do have quite an extensive vocabulary lol.

[@Wilantonjakov]

Exactly. You use it as a filler word because you're either lazy or can't be bothered using a wider vocabulary - which again is inherently laziness. That's exactly the point I was making. As always, there are exceptions, but exceptions don't always change the rule.

[@Letmespeakmymind]

These kids don't represent what highschool kids were like back then. They're probably honor students hand selected for the interview.

[@Mikewee777]

Armando Bustamante gets it.

[@stefannotchev7209]

Armando Bustamante that’s a really good point

[@bubblewrap8823]

Just as an educational TV show today (or a school board, or .. MY old school board) would likely pick the students that have the best grades and behave the way they like. To be honest, as much that seems different, there’s so much that’s the same.

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

No, I think they are good examples. Only thing is it wasn't everyday highschool kids would be on tv, so when they did, obviously they would act well brought-up

[@appletherapy3492]

We don’t really know that for sure. Possibly, but we don’t know.

[@thelaanie7132]

Glad to see a black man in a 1950s tv show

[@acigarette]

same!

[@user-ob8uj3yi9d]

Why?

[@010dx010]

Same

[@Sunflower-sn9ij]

@@user-ob8uj3yi9d i cant tell if you are joking or stupid......

[@Assashimaru]

@@user-ob8uj3yi9d Because its rare!!

[@williamwert9684]

The one girl already looks and talks like a grandma

[@BobbyNiggs]

That's because she is yo gramma

[@TomOkkaTom]

That´s because she speaks like a representative of her generation who you only got to know in their old age. Some day "awesome" or "sweet" or whatever will be what old people say.

[@trinitron384]

L.O.B. Well said

[@fizzyapplesoda]

You might enjoy the series 7 Up. Those British kids had adult vocabularies and hobbies by 7 or 14.

[@Spooky_Theatrenerd]

Lmao they both sound like Phyllis from The Office

[@bins1]

Damn American accents were soooo different back then.

[@interlude776]

I know thats what i noticed! Its crazy how much its changed

[@travis_redfern6771]

Yeah it actually sounded like an accent. A bit on the southern side. Now it is almost like nothing...or maybe it’s just cause it’s the way I talk, but that’s how I feel it is. Seems more boring than any kind of southern accent, or French accent etc...

[@Dakblasta]

Oh that’s right you don’t see many old videos showcasing high schoolers that come from other country’s

[@diamondcole9502]

It’s called a “transatlantic accent” people in the U.S. back in the 30s,40s,50s were taught to speak like that

[@goaway6080]

@@diamondcole9502 i would love to live in the 60's i hate my own generation.

[@dadyos]

Old people also tend to wear the same type of clothes as they did in the period of they life. So am i gonna be wearing my biker jeans, Jordan’s, and Nike windbreaker when I’m 60?

[@calebm3198]

Soy oh yeah yeah

[@chiefexecutivemanager8152]

Without a doubt mr. soy

[@jaymerosebrethour3371]

You can wear whatever you want buddy.

[@jellyacc]

I wonder why that happens? Seems kinda sad to think about. At what point in their life do they go, well im old now better start buying cardigans and khakis and wearing all those sweaters grandma knitted for me all those years ago. Ughh I dont think i ever want to get to that point.

[@Deadlyaztec27]

@@jellyacc Old people don't really wear cardigans because they're old. They wear them because, believe it or not, cardigans were popular with kids back in the 50's and 60's. So yes, you're still gonna be rocking your hipster glasses, yeezys and man bun in fifty odd years.

[@XabioArts]

It must have been so weird to see black and white as a kid and color as an adult

[@itsalwayshalloweenexceptwh5118]

When I was 5 we had color tv, but then we moved to a shelter and it had black and white tv. It's quite amazing how quickly you adapt/get used to that if all you have is black and white tv. I'm sometimes reminded of a quote from The Mask from the landlady who is watching the mask black and white television and who says "I bet he's green".

[@saltee7]

Xabio, whatcha doing here?

[@lyanarivera8418]

I literally just finished watching one of your videos😂

[@Ash.3s]

@@saltee7 Probably having fun watching shit that KZbin randomly recommends.

[@timrose5740]

It wasn't weird... it was freaking amazing... HA!!!

[@TheWaxworker]

I'm very impressed they had a black student represented. This was progressive for the 1950s.

[@YourHalfSister]

That was the first thing I noticed. I was pleasantly surprised.

[@elcarrerdelsgaivots1152]

And probably there was some angry people yelling: stop forcing black representation!!!

[@masochistic_lele4414]

That's literally with the first thing I looked at I was surprised especially because it was the 1950s

[@lorellyanny9922]

Yeah i was surprised as well.

[@NLT-pm4sq]

Ann Arbor has always been a very progressive place

[@Mr.Looooong]

They look like regular ass dudes, just different clothing. These guys are in their 70s now

[@seanjmichel]

80s not 70s

[@Kelvinllovejr]

77-78 would be the minimum age but these kids were college kids though i believe which would be 79-83 at least

[@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918]

Let THAT sink in! I’m coming up on my 40th High School reunion; different age(‘70s/ disco) but yeah, we’re (class of ‘79) getting old!

[@Mr.Looooong]

@@immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918, crazy... I'm class of 2019

[@Mr.Looooong]

@UR Just Wrong, please reiterate.

[@rayofnicole1063]

If these people happen to still be alive, I think it would be interesting to see them today and have them watch this video of themselves from their teenage days. Pretty neat concept. :)

[@E_Rico]

And they go to a highschool nowadays to compare..

[@barrymacocknher3720]

Raven Nicole the Finebros will sue you for even thinking what you’re thinking

[@rayofnicole1063]

PashaVatin Ooops... maybe you're right. xD lol

[@luigi55125]

@@barrymacocknher3720 It brightens my day to see that people haven't forgotten that fiasco.

[@hux604]

Hopefully they're dead now.

[@codysuttonmusic]

How they act off camera is different than on camera just like today. Most kids on camera and around adults like this will show somewhat professionalism but it may be a different off camera or when adults aren’t present

[@dashfasto6955]

SUTTON , very accurate

[@ArayArmenian]

true.. they were still prettyconservative.. still just high schoolers off camera though

[@josephsapp9999]

SUTTON You sure? Kids nowadays are pretty dumb, even on camera.

[@yourfavouriteham969]

Yeah at least 3 of them probably had a cigarette or a joint on them, heck they were probably high during this interview

[@theworldoverheavan560]

true

[@RigmaroleHM]

Whoa, I think I just realized that they used "why" like we use "like" as a filler word.

[@jennicase]

Rigmarole you're right

[@BeyondTheMind007]

almost transatlantic

[@briganja]

wow dude you're right!

[@BOBofGH]

I was just about to post this comment lol.

[@tFighterPilot]

Isn't it only the last girl?

[@marcussfebruary9104]

1950 : "saddle shoes" 2018 : " *BALENCIAGA* "

[@daybix2524]

Marcuss February “hypebeast gang”

[@benitobenitez5975]

HAAHAH

[@cailyndempster]

I don’t even know what Balenciaga means....

[@jackieh6869]

Introvert [That’s Why I’m Watching KZbin] congrats do you want a cookie?

[@GitHubStiizz]

Introvert [That’s Why I’m Watching KZbin] it’s a luxury brand

[@samuelli-a-sam]

As a High School student I really think it is quite funny how hardly the teenagers have changed

[@goaway6080]

Same but us teens today can all agree those were the golden era's of actual good muisc and movies that's why i get into the older stuff more then the new .

[@samuelli-a-sam]

Wow 386 likes thank you everyone!

[@samuelli-a-sam]

forrest manson Me too, I personally don’t really like the stuff nowadays

[@goaway6080]

@@samuelli-a-sam same it's pure trash no talent at all !

[@goaway6080]

@@samuelli-a-sam wish i could turn back the clock and be born in this era or the 80's

[@ZicajosProductions]

What scares me is that in a few decades from now, there’s gonna be videos just like this detailing what high school students now are like, and we will look back and wonder how our culture was so different... or similar.

[@jsinterview8433]

The highlight would be "meet meh outsiide how about daht"

[@rolandazephirin2285]

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[@franciscoalmeida9019]

Why is it scary?

[@veiserexab1428]

Don't be scared, be amazed instead

[@Nullybk]

@Ocean for you

[@YoungSavage]

"2 hours on the telephone a night" these are the same people who say kids are on their phone too much these days, L M A O.

[@soilofk]

and the reason why they weren't longer is because they couldn't take the phone with them!!

[@pinksandgirl4943]

But....they were actually talking. Today kids avoid 'talking' or human contact through talking. Not the same.

[@YoungSavage]

@@pinksandgirl4943 as a kid I can assure you we are texting each other, and me personally, I have calls with my friends every weekend that dwarf the lengths of that ladys calls.

[@TheSkete]

No they're not. These people, if they're alive, are in their late 70's, early 80's.

[@toejam6432]

@@pinksandgirl4943 lol no I either text or face time but calls r just plain boring

[@bennihaha87]

I refuse to believe the girl with the short hair is in high school. She’s a 35 year old mother of two

[@martinezm8934]

Haha I was thinking that to but it was the 50s

[@andirichards7371]

@@martinezm8934 what does that even mean, that people looked older in the 50s?

[@renan.csmaia]

😂

[@martinezm8934]

@@andirichards7371 Yea they dressed mour mature and made their hair like older people.. but that one girl did look 35

[@TheSkete]

People can look older than their age, as well as younger. A girl in my high school class actually had some gray hair.

[@barbara20214]

this is like a time capsule..

[@TrueNorthProductions]

"studying" was the 1950s version of Netflix and chill

[@gaminglegend]

They were saying steady, not study. Took me a while to figure that out

[@rorome123]

Woah 60 years from now and people already changed . Imagine someone watching this in year 3000 Edit : if you're watching in year 3000 like and reply . I wont reply to you tho RIP

[@fuckoffdavid2269]

went 0-100 real quick

[@abhorv2492]

Actually laughed out loud

[@Wra8h]

"i won't reply to you tho rip" that hurt

[@TM-ul8ce]

Best comment ive ever seen 9 years on this site

[@overjoyedpumpkin5512]

x hsnan here✋✋✋

[@elisiamangiacotti7001]

how did people in the 20’s-60’s manage to sound exactly the same. like there’s one female voice and one male voice. THEY ALL SOUND THE SAME

[@keegster7167]

Bad audio quality for one thing, but I think there is some truth in this sentiment. I would like to know too.

[@samuelr.6046]

How do we know that we all sound the same, maybe we get used to voices and recognize.

[@keegster7167]

@@samuelr.6046 What do you mean? You can just hear the similarity across many videos and recorders in the 20s etc., although the 60s, I think, don't have this as much.

[@Lakeshow0024]

elisia true, even the black guy lol

[@razberry93]

its called the Trans-atlantic accent and most American actors and news anchors used in back in they day even if it wasn't their natural accent

[@LoudMusicXE]

Imagine teens still talking like this lmaoo “My golly It sure is lit fellas, time to turn this night into a doozy” OMFG IM DYING 😂😂💀💀💀

[@trbnghuy15902]

imagine teens back then talks like you

[@Stephanie-rv8fi]

LMAOOO😭✋🏾

[@TaliaTattoosnspiders]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kageyamasmiling]

@Xavier Rodriguez honestlyyy

[@endregarcia292]

The same thing is gonna happen to us when we’re old to LMFAO

[@jailanrayvon434]

I could watch this for hours

[@UndeadWarriorStudios]

I bet they juuled in the bathroom

[@royjones7508]

You mean used the bathroom in the Juul room

[@K1ttiezPawz]

What does that mean?

[@936Holdin]

Miss Guardian Angel if you know, you know.

[@sherinp.1418]

Mohawk Nation lmaOoo

[@caromel6819]

omg haha

[@DasherBeats]

Whoa humans have changed a lot... these days high school students are in colour but back in the 50s they were black and white

[@martinezm8934]

Lol

[@NichtNameee]

Underrated comment.

[@auriaforest4149]

MJD XD

[@Joeyy1024]

“Colour”

[@byronthompson2708]

Comment of the month

[@dustydavehungergames]

Never seen teens so calm

[@dadyos]

I mean... they talk like grandmas and grandpas. but i guess it was how my grandparents said 🤷‍♂️. but a fun fact if ur somehow reading this comment. there is video tape of my grandpa when he was a baby then they were both teens recording their lives on tape then they met and they kept recording on probably til my father was about 10 then they stopped but it was interesting to see my grandparents and relatives so young and happy and living in the moment in the 50s 60s and 70s. December 2021 Edit: sadly my grandpa passed but I have a copy of the tape now.

[@kazsmaz]

Your grandfather had tape in the 1950s? He must have made a fortune selling that stuff

[@maxwell8352]

You should digitize and upload that footage, I'm sure people would like to see that

[@dadyos]

@@maxwell8352 I might want to do that. It was insanely interesting

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@dadyos will you do it?

[@jasoncamacho4855]

THE WORLD OVER HEAVAN yeah will he?

[@justinreyez5561]

even the voices sound different

[@ihatecandy02]

Justin Reyez increased testosterone in the men

[@The_Isaiahnator]

They had pretty cool accents. It reminds me of the classic Hollywood accent.

[@andrewd743]

It's more transatlantic than now

[@selfraisingsugar898]

Speech patterns have changed

[@jtw.111]

The Orb yeah, because there are no teenage boys with deep voices nowadays...

[@maniok1977]

They look much older than they actually are. Problaby because of their clothing. Today "old" people wear clothes like that. Very interesting those videos. I really enjoy seeing how they had back in time.😊

[@huntrrams]

12345 678910 unless you’re into the vintage aesthetic

[@mobius2536]

Probably because the "old people" are from the same era as this video. 50 years from now I'll most likely be wearing the same things, because keeping up with trends when you're old is useless and embarrassing. So one day the clothes we wear will be old.

[@maniok1977]

@@mobius2536 I don't care about clothes (trends, fashion). The last thing I think about. Food is priority!😂

[@sai9718]

12345 678910 are you stupid? They are wearing smart clothing because they are being interviewed they don’t look older at all? Just because they don’t look skinny and scrawny doesn’t mean they are not young. Seriously? They wear old clothes? 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@maniok1977]

@@sai9718 you are stupid, can't even read...

[@allergictohumansnotanimals5671]

Kid in the 1950s: Mom my head hurts Mom: It's because you're on the _telephone_ all the time

[@evathegrand]

Imagine in 70 years and all the grandpas and grandmas are talking like "bruh thats lit fam" and it'll be viewed as old people talk by teenagers

[@lilapen9007]

Haha “why” is now substituted with “like”

[@Assashimaru]

I never hear people say like, thats a 90's thing

[@catplayingapiano2799]

@@Assashimaru No.

[@Assashimaru]

@@catplayingapiano2799 It is

[@catplayingapiano2799]

@@Assashimaru Nope.

[@Assashimaru]

@@catplayingapiano2799 You obviously need to watch Clueless kzbin.info/www/bejne/iISTfKyKj5h8m5Y

[@Nameless-qt8zu]

This was only 68 years ago things change fast

[@zachbohemian]

for the dumber

[@faealldayable]

Is 68 years fast???

[@X.N.X.X.]

>only 68 years ago

[@diamond5156]

69 now :)

[@urischic1668]

Nameless 18 *only*

[@alexandriahicks1667]

Can some of the people of today stop dissing this, take notes of their politeness and even when they said something negative or explaining something, the kind way the said it in so it wasn't rude and just appreciate that they did this. This conversation was so beautiful to listen to, thank you to the uploaoder.

[@sushibott3178]

But TV was a popular thing so they would try to make better themselves in anyway possible

[@Rhewin]

The fact you said "dissing" in 2019 says enough. I'm 31 and a millennial, and yet even when I was in high school that was something our parents said lol. Watch news interviews with kids today. They'll always try to sound more mature than how they'd normally speak. Back then the stations would also pick the best and the brightest. Take off the nostalgia goggles for at least a moment.

[@onmyceiling]

@@Rhewin bro wym dissing is not an outdated word, im 19 and still use it. that’s like saying “you still say chair in 2021 lmaoo” please 💀

[@artefaerie3285]

“bucks that you never clean” “it’s important that they’re not clean, huh?” that’s literally most hs students with converse/vans?? the parallels are crazy

[@Punisherfan123]

Apparently you entered highschool in your mid 20's back kn the 50's.

[@ophiliafox4268]

Lol omg

[@Garebeare]

Kids today are just pussified therefore they look 11 until they’re 26

[@esarab21]

Rebel American is it crack? is that what you smoke? do u smoke crack?

[@seapuppers3605]

epi sarabia no he just lacks brain cells

[@montiigo]

@@Garebeare PUSSIFIED

[@Josh_Keefe]

All these comments saying "that generation of teens are better than today" are not taking into account that they were on TV right when it came out. Of course they are acting mature, people rarely got the chance to be on TV so when they did, they dressed the best, acted the best, talked the best, all because only those kind of people were on TV. Now, everyone has the chance so it's not special enough to change how you act in front of a camera.

[@drewbadboi]

Josh Keefe same thing with flying

[@christianpathfinder6864]

Josh Keefe well they also didn't text and drive xplian dat hmm they are better than us

[@sportsrevisited9699]

and you can bet everyone in their area all crowded around one tv set to watch them.

[@berenicebauer72]

As a 50's teen this was the way we girls dressed. The boys normally wore slacks and shirts or sweaters. Suits were wore to church and for special occasions such as presented here.

[@Scholar4777]

They seem very much genuine to me. People now imo are alot less genuine both consciously and unconsciously.

[@joshg11]

I love that this video is resurging, probably because of the recent news about the rediscovered 50’s high school purse!

[@RoseLikesFootball]

Would you mind informing me what that is?

[@_.o0O0o._]

Aug I just looked it up. Apparently some woman lost her purse in the 50s and some workers found it while they were demolishing the school. They were able to return the purse to the now 82 year old women by connecting with people on social media.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@_.o0O0o._ the purse was hiding for 60 years impossible

[@MultiGoodKid]

They’re being interviewed by a television program. Of course these are going to be proper. They are no much different than what kids are now it’s just today everybody has a camera in their pocket that can catch them doing stupid stuff

[@newsvev6988]

MultiGoodKid i guess but back then there wasn’t cámaras/phones 🎥

[@lostmartyr6828]

You cant compare millennials to my grandpas friends. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DonnaJoshi]

I was born in 1959. As a child in the 60's I can definately tell you kids were more polite. We did not speak to adults the way kids do today. Cursing was not allowed. We believed in sitting at the table for dinner. Our pass time was playing chase, hop scotch, barbies, riding bikes, etc. We understood what it meant to be home at a certain time. We didn't have reminders such as phones and such so we learned to follow rules. The world has changed and we have lost a beautiful time in history.

[@lostmartyr6828]

Donna Joshi So true and sad. I have never in my life seen a millennial answer an adult with yes sir or maam. I am born in 80 and even I was scared to not do that. Now if asked they likely would scream and cuss.

[@MultiGoodKid]

@@DonnaJoshi You were a wonderful child, very proper and respectful, I am not saying children back then were not that way. I am saying that just as young people were proper and respectful back then there are young people who are the same now, the same with the opposite, just as there are plenty of idiots now, there were many back then too. The difference is that we have the internet and smartphones that can show these young idiots on the internet any second of the day.

[@theonlygosha]

I was shocked to see a black guy

[@AimlessAbyss]

My thoughts exactly!! They still had fuckin Jim Crow laws in the 50s!! That nigga's dad musta been the mayor or something...

[@huntrrams]

Nah this was the Midwest and not Alabama

[@Modernww2fare]

@@huntrrams still

[@birdsareprettyrad]

will smith

[@jaredbrinkman3343]

H Q he isn’t wrong tho

[@jasminea1417]

I really enjoy listening to the accents back then

[@braunstrowman5214]

jasmineflower you sexy

[@braunstrowman5214]

jasmineflower eat me

[@Karmen2010]

That's why it's not a good idea to post a picture like that on KZbin

[@q_q123]

Me too. It sounds nice

[@danielborja9751]

jasmineflower where you from?

[@LastManFilmsUS]

0:20 guys with haircuts like this have a 100% of stealing yo girl

[@gaminglegend]

It's kinda funny, because this haircut has made a comeback in the 2010s

[@madisonmorris7394]

As a gal: I can confirm that this haircut would probably do that

[@CorrinaRoseWrites]

I love the way they spoke back then, certainly slower and more enunciated than we do now! They didn't speak loudly or rushed, they took their time with their words.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

They were too proper.

[@lilu6416]

@@DestinyAwaits19 'Too'?

[@DestinyAwaits19]

@@lilu6416 yeah, too prim and proper. Women should grow their hair longer and the guys should get tattoos on their chests and arms. Maybe they would be more comfortable and not so damn uptight. People back then were more wooden than a timber frame.

[@lilu6416]

@@DestinyAwaits19 I don't think one can assume that off of this video, as of course the teenagers are acting more professional when they are being broadcast on TV with adults. Regardless, I would say it is a whole lot better than what a large percentage of women are doing in modern times.

[@spllitz]

There was school back then?

[@attackonpieck2789]

spllitz No. School came out in 1960.

[@criticalhard]

Rigbecai I thought it was in 2018

[@da1king0fwakanda56]

You ever learn about Brown V Board of Ed?

[@evamaloon2978]

Only 90s kids will remember school

[@desa415]

No, Public School began in the 1880s. by 1940, half of American teenagers graduated from high school.

[@erikbedard713]

If these kids only knew what the 1960s had in store for them..

[@daybix2524]

Naw. They didn’t know what the 70’s had in store.

[@GitHubStiizz]

That black kid didn’t know what the 60s has in store for him

[@analara9872]

What was it im confused

[@tristanfitzgerald98]

Ana Lara The Cold War. Look it up

[@shithappens6887]

@@analara9872 Vietnam and the 60's is when all that hippy bullshit started up

[@user-fn4wr6dv7y]

“Everyone’s doing the mamba.” Was the mamba today’s dab?

[@charneedler9524]

1950s: Everyone’s doing the mamba 2018: Everyone’s playing Mo Bamba We’ve come full circle, folks.

[@honkhonk8009]

@Grant420 No it was a popular song a year ago with young kids

[@clemdane]

I noted that the use of "Why..." at the beginning of a sentence is what sounds the most dated of any anachronisms to me. You hear it alot in old ads and movies from the time. "Why, I just couldn't believe it." Interesting that Levi's were out for this age group because by the late 60s and continuing until the early 1980s everyone under 20 *lived* in Levi's.

[@trevbarlow9719]

I agree. "Like", has replaced "why".

[@clemdane]

"Like I oughta!" (shakes fist menacingly)

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Wranglers are best

[@bryanmartinez6600]

Handsome_Hero just gave u a LIKE

[@MelissaHurley1994]

Jesus I saw another comment that said that. Played it 2 3 times can't don't why don't I hear them say why before .....

[@kathleenmacellis751]

What lovely problems to have ! My MIL graduated in 1959 and she always said the gum chewing was the biggest problem the her High School had to deal with !

[@roddycancio6309]

And now it's heroin and mass shootings...

[@lootskywater4328]

Deez Nuts your a prime example

[@lootskywater4328]

Relevant Relevancy ...see what I mean...PRIME EXAMPLE of kids these days lol

[@southeparkfreak]

+Relevant Relevancy Teen pregnancy is lower than it was back then though.

[@Dnariobeats1289]

Kathleen Macellis damn I can't imagine..... I would be fucked up

[@Dolph1nie]

It's so interesting to see what they were like way back then

[@bobjo579]

I think that kids r the same way, like this interview consisted of the best and brightest if u get our best and brightest it will be comparable

[@Rick-bc2ds]

"Going steady"

[@Hakajin]

I remember hearing that term on The Brady Bunch as a kid growing up in the 90s, the parents being conflicted over Marsha "going steady" with some guy. At first, I thought they were saying, "study," and I thought it was weird that they were so conservative they didn't even want her studying with a guy. Even when I realized what they were actually saying... I was like, really? Is it that big of a deal?

[@LisaLee__]

Hakajin same exact memories lmao

[@chimichanga-wanga]

Rick haha i bet they had some wild sex "going steady". They prob fucked like rabbits while parents thpught they were at the malt shop😂😂😂

[@junepassingthrouthegate8810]

"This going steady business" .

[@msw0322]

Dave Chomp No back in those days people typically didn't have sex out of wedlock. Edit: Well to be fair, the decade has that reputation, though it did still happen, yeah... just maybe not as much as today because standards and moral values were different.

[@AlanaWhy]

"why" is the 50's "like" filler word

[@donnamariet8677]

ESOULA stop copying other people's comments

[@Karmen2010]

DonnaMarie T Ikr? I've seen that comment a lot so I was going to say the same thing

[@drawtoonist8052]

ESOULA haha I never really realized that until I watched this video

[@esty6374]

ESOULA 😂yes! My grandpa used this filler word till the day he died!

[@suzylux]

I'm gonna bring it back. Why, right now. ;)

[@seventhsheaven]

Every fucking generation, the old complain about the young. Every generation thinks theirs was the last one that was ‘decent’. In the twenties the old Victorian folks thought that jazz and the Charleston were immoral, that young people were ‘fast’ and alcohol was too prolific. In the fifties, the older generation complained about the young people liking Elvis and rock and roll. In the 90’s my grandparents thought us kids were too glued to the tv, that South Park would poison our minds and Eminem would make us into miniature gangsters. Well, me and my brother are in our thirties now, and we’re normal functioning adults. All my friends from school are leading ordinary, conformist lives, according to Facebook. The fears of the elderly unfounded again. When will people learn that, actually, the kids are all right? Leave the younger generation alone. Every decade has its ups and downs, there is no time that was perfect. Don’t let nostalgia goggles turn you into a miserable curmudgeon. All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall.

[@danielcolon2193]

Well said

[@Dunstlookalike]

People spoke so much nicer back then. No excessive use of "like" and "literally" ... no Valley Girl speak or vocal fry. Even the slang didn't sound as stupid.

[@BoStErO1905]

It's 2018 and i still wear levis haha. theyre like 60 fn dollars

[@redevous]

Eddie Scorsese lol right

[@necklup4407]

they made a huge comeback in the 60s and stayed around ever since

[@jonathan1391544]

Imo all Jeans are outdated. The newer 'Jeans that are semi stretchy are not only far more comfortable, but also lighter and better looking.

[@novazo1]

KeyboardWarrior meh, I've tried those and they are just too damn tight to wear. Give me my jeans or shorts and I'm happy

[@RiggadonDan]

The stretch Levis slim fit are spot on for me. Comfortable, stylish, and if you're lucky they can be had for $20-$30 at Ross, TJ Maxx, etc. Not to mention they come in pretty much any color. Every other brand I've worn have torn, had bad zippers, shrunk a ton, or had a weird fit. Levi's for life

[@samimay05]

"What about dancing?" ME: * thinks about the orange justice * shivers violently

[@avedic]

David.....your channel is absolutely incredible. I'm 37....and I find your content utterly valuable to making me a more informed well-rounded empathetic human being. Thank you for what you've contributed to our world!

[@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker]

Wow, thank you!

[@i_am_thebatman]

I really think that because of the way they dressed and talked and interacted with everyone giving them respect and how hard they worked is the real reason that they got married so quick in the 1950’s. They’re so mature.

[@clemdane]

"If she goes out with 3 boys then she's a dealer! We can't win." A dealer? Has anyone else heard this word used this way? I am guessing it means she was considered "fast" or "a tramp."

[@clemdane]

I can tell what they were going for, but I thought it was a funny word to use.

[@FenceDaGreat]

As somewhat of a connoisseur of slang I never heard "dealer" either. "Fast" would have been common or maybe "floozy" or to say she "gets around". "Tramp" may have been a bit too explicit for TV but I'm glad I watched this and learned a new slang term.

[@creativesparks2164]

Clemdane or it just means a player

[@kevinjohnson6549]

Fast? I have never heard that word used in that way

[@ryanisnerdy5186]

Voiholl Slut is a very old word. Dealer is kind of clever. Like, she's selling it. ;)

[@somalianb0y]

I hate the people in the comments with the false sense of nostalgia. Everyone in old films and tv will always look smart and cool. In 2060, when they watch footage of high schoolers in 2018 they will say the same thing.

[@Rudywtf]

it's called cherry picking. kids can be mature and well spoken in any generation at that age.

[@Rudywtf]

​@M C yeah, when i was at school at one point i asked someone if they had thoughts. You can find vid's here on youtube, from the 90's i know for sure, that show how some of the kids acted, spoke.

[@MST3Killa]

Nope. I can look back now at my generation of the 90's and already see how dumb many of us were.

[@piiweepiggy9775]

I remember watching the Brady bunch a few weeks ago & they even talked about how they don't understand the music kids listen to. Now in 2019 they are still saying the same thing

[@piiweepiggy9775]

@@cjlwhite1 it's kinda the same ..there was drugs back then too.

[@hunhun23]

KIDS TODAY NEED TO SEE THIS AND SEE HOW WELL DRESSED THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AND HOW RESPECTFUL THEY ARE

[@PoeticSonic]

The basic principles For teenagers is basically the same, they want to look older and navigate the rules of dating around....the only thing is that it got amplified by a few dozen times. Plus you would find the girls talking about how it is misogynistic of guys not wanting to be in a relationship with her because he has been going out with a lot of guys.

[@keganlb]

PoeticSonic she*. Gays weren’t allowed back then

[@Doktorlady]

@@keganlb doesn't mean they didn't exist 🙄

[@f67739]

all-white af1s, stan smiths, vans, etc are modern day white bucks nothing's changed lmao

[@err_kk]

"We can't win" Ain't that the truth!?

[@paintitblack6728]

Oh, lol I just wrote the same .. resonates,huh

[@SpiralBreeze]

They all look over 40.

[@legendofstamfordbridge377]

Spiral Breeze lmfaoooo true

[@alansmithee4927]

Umm....no they don’t

[@dannymain542]

Americans look 30 by the time they're in high school

[@talamendoza9965]

@EricGroomsYT u that guy in the video? 👆 But now u no look 80 I is confusion

[@kittyscat8905]

Spiral Breeze it cause nutrition in soil was better and less pollution and environmental stress they just developed better they we can now a days

[@coodoo17]

I thought 50s high schoolers broke into songs spontaneously and raced cars down thunder road....

[@sanchez5963]

Yeah nah

[@lgonzep3289]

"You go out with 3 different guys and you're a dealer"

[@rorome123]

This 3 minutes video made me realize that when i get old i wont talk like old people but like how i talk now

[@simplesimonspeaks1115]

And to your kids you will sound old.....

[@bluefate2159]

wow you are either low iq or you are trolling. you speaking like you do now will become "old" in the future

[@simplesimonspeaks1115]

@@bluefate2159 you are low iq. There i corrected your grammar

[@jellyacc]

Youll sound like an old drag queen because most of our slang comes from them

[@bluefate2159]

@@simplesimonspeaks1115 you're is an abbreviation of you are dumbass

[@OldClam5]

They're very clearly from a well off private school. To those saying that kids these days would pale in comparison intellectually aren't considering this fact at all. If you were to pull students from a school of similar status or even just top students of particularly nice public schools for a TV interview like this today, you wouldn't get an accurate representation AT ALL of the average student. Same thing here. There were jocks, loners, bullies, straight up idiots etc. back in the day too; they're just not being represented here in this interview.

[@xXWOAT13Xx]

OldClam5 a black kid in the 50’s at a white well off private school?

[@sololafolle1808]

Kim Gustafson Black people could still be rich mate

[@NoctLightCloud]

@@xXWOAT13Xx Money can get you anywhere.

[@nicolen3177]

I think Grease is the best representation of highschools in the 50s... besides the singing and dancing. You still had the popular kids, the losers, the bullies, etc.

[@itsitggg3298]

They sound educated 70 years ago, we've regressed

[@chrisXlr8r]

Well TV was a very formal thing back then Cameras weren't an everyday thing so when you're on one you don't want to appear bad And they obviously chose like Honor students. They didn't just grab some average dude with average grades

[@HeyYoshi]

I'll never get over how more proper and seemingly well spoken people were back then. XD course I wasn't even around back then but seeing older movies and or things like this, its just amazing to me.

[@JoeCnNd]

I remember talking on the phone as a kid for hours.

[@JoeCnNd]

@@stinkypete891 haha. When I answered it. Technology really has made us anti-social.

[@toejam6432]

@@JoeCnNd tech helps connect us if u use it right, bc of video games I have friends from UK, Germany, and Australia

[@goofyahhuncleproductions42069]

@@toejam6432 yes lol im australian

[@moonlight39echo]

I only had one friend that I ever talked to over the phone, and for whatever reason, I whispered when on the phone with him. It was as if I didn't want my parents to hear me talk, but the topics where always the typical conversations of a 3rd grader.

[@MeowMeow_95_]

I won't lie, I feel like I can relate to these kids in a weird way. When they talked about dating and about homework and school in their somewhat awkward adolescent way. Kids today are exactly the same. Today's kids are a bit up to date with technology and information with their phone's and tablets. these particular kids in the 50s are clearly a little more innocent than today's standards.

[@dominickperez2952]

I don't think it's so much as they're more innocent, but more like our idea of innocence is different

[@aletanook]

@@dominickperez2952 Well teens today are definitely not innocent.

[@tylerallen497]

I always like the style of clothing that was worn back in the day. Very classy imo

[@amalzuhair4495]

One thing I’ve noticed people who behave and talk a certain way in early adulthood keep that core persona for the rest of their lives like highschool students in the video act like eighty year olds do today and they haven’t changed much with time in terms of personality. Now keep that in mind ninety years down the line we’ll have old people taking duck face selfies while attempting poorly to dab and floss.

[@flameshana9]

They should really teach evolution in school. Like the raw biology and psychology stuff. Nobody in this day and age should be surprised to find out how we work as a creature.

[@teddy2271]

With all these suicidal memes, will there ever be gen z pips that'll reach their 80s? 😂

[@booboobunny5655]

flameshana9 Yeah, the evolution of individual species into domesticated animals. Mainstream evolution makes zero sense.

[@OhYessirrr]

These teens are are literally alien to today’s teens. I’m trying to find parallels and I just can’t. The jargon clothing hell even the eye contact and tone of voice to todays average teen are soooo different

[@michaelcollier5277]

It's fascinating that they seem so similar to youth today, it's just that they grew up in a different time and different environment. I myself have a hard time imagining old people as once having been young, it's just really interesting to see that everyone at one point was the new generation.

[@diannenasibog3692]

“dealer” 50’s equivalent of thot? whoa.

[@Lionk-lh3cm]

I find it so fascinating how people’s voices have changed over the years

[@edwardbliss8931]

To be fair, they probably chose the 4 most intelligent, well-spoken, polite teens to appear on this

[@paintitblack6728]

Laughingly .. "you can't win.. " as true as it was, as is today , the world is so judgemental.

[@NetiNeti-gm5bz]

Paint it Black what you do to others you do to yourself ✌️ people who judge others judge themselves the most

[@mooganify]

Adrianna p Savagery 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nicholasmooney9611]

-Trash Can- Jennifer?

[@danielinnicg2114]

+-Trash Can- that happens in game of thrones alot

[@danielinnicg2114]

+Joshua Smith when girls say 50 its usually 100 l know the craic im a girl (an irish one)

[@pihakamera]

50% more fabric in clothes than today.

[@sh444yla]

We should do the same interview but with today's teenagers

[@04dram04]

They look like they are in their 40's

[@epiccreator9372]

XxVideos I watch your website a lot I'm a big Fan!

[@holisticpsychologybyobrien]

Meanwhile, high schoolers today look about twelve or thirteen years old.

[@NicheMicroInternetCelebrity]

Vernon Schillinger I've never seen so many scrawny little soy boys all in one place when I was in high school. I honestly felt bad for the girls

[@rawnuhld]

Vernon Schillinger They either look like fuckboys or thots.

[@ASHERUISE]

It's just their old fashioned hair styles.

[@grumpychunk1]

These are kids who saw the second great war... they didn’t fight, but they saw it. Makes you grow up fast. And helps you too appreciate the good times

[@TairyinKlossner]

“Are Levi’s out of style yet?” Bahaha I don’t know that they are out of style today

[@mlalbaitero]

Wait were these the same people who’d become weirdos in the 60s

[@okok-wz4nc]

What do you mean

[@nicolen3177]

@@okok-wz4nc Peace and Love Hippies who were against the war and smoked lots of weed, while being one with nature.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

lol

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@okok-wz4nc hippies

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@nicolen3177 lol

[@kimathimugambi2664]

Coming from a black man i wish more of the black youth today take some inspiration in this young black teen in the video. Dressed smartly and well spoken for a teen his age, its a shame that most young black teens instead like to dress ghetto like and roam around speaking slang and act hard when in reality it leads them nowhere but crime. I hope that someday those that choose that path grow up to realise their choice and instead focus on education and progression as a society to help better the world instead of ruining it. One day

[@Xxsorafan]

Kimathi Mugambi agreed. A well dressed, educated and ambitious black man is the hottest thing ever. Dunno why girls settle for the boys with pants showing their crack

[@zaczourbang4454]

I’m hip

[@Domisgreater]

shut up kimathi

[@cowboy8999]

Kimathi Mugambi as a white guy I fully support your statement

[@IblewuponyourfaceIII]

Kimathi Mugambi they’re too busy trying to act like Degenerate “Gangster” Rappers

[@michalkatec.6841]

1950s: Levi’s are more for junior high and university 2018: Levi’s now cost $60

[@raymondrenfrowrayren98trib34]

Nice to hear high schoolers not using the word "like" 20 times a minute.

[@KP-vg3zn]

Or pausing every few seconds to say um..

[@sosa2ruthlezz]

So 70 years from now “deadass” gon be some old ass grandma slang 😂😂 shits crazy

[@MrDonkov]

People were much calmer back then.

[@tarhiel2508]

A lot of this is pretty similar to today in American high schools. People imitating the college kids(especially the frats/sororities) the constant changes in style, the constant changes in dance moves and music, the dating scene, and people still wear Levis.

[@jonathan1391544]

Tarhiel You mean jumping up and down in the same spot pumping one fist in the air? Pretty sure it doesnt change and im not sure it dan even he considered dancing.

[@minecraftmaniac84]

Tarhiel nigga tf, idk where you fuckin live but my high school is full of drugs and gangs and got shot up a few months ago, where I live the whole city is now a drug hood city bc of the high school kids

[@minecraftmaniac84]

Cyril TV Santa Fe tx

[@jimmylangis5113]

pure gold!!! so neat to see how polite and respectful the kids are back then. well spoken and full elaborate answers. no mumbling or "uhhh?, ahhh?". times have certianly changed. great clip!❤ the diversity is beautiful aswell!

[@tropicalorange1237]

"Go Steady" is the equivalent of "Talking to" someone in our generation. Just goes to show, no matter how long time flies, the way we communicate will not change.

[@tommydarko1984]

Mature beyond their years, showing a level of class very few adults even have today.

[@ripyungbruh8157]

Tommy Darko not with that GAP

[@memo-fq3ps]

To be fair they're being recorded

[@nevnad4587]

I agree. I wonder why that is...

[@inkajoo]

Some of the more superficial traits of these kids are to be admired and I think promoted in today's society, but they barely conceal an unhealthy repression. The 50's were all about conformity, to an excess.

[@memo-fq3ps]

Roger Levy You couldn't be more right, hence why these kids soon created their own "counter culture" in the 60s. These teens shown in this video probably became hippies by the next 5-10 years lmao, rejecting their parents, smoking weed, trying LSD, sleeping around, learning open mindedness and tolerance, etc. This sort of culture sort caused the sudden and extreme rebellion that has shaped even today's modern culture. That's what happens when society goes to one extreme. People who say that they miss the 1950s or say that people back then were better are actually morons. Ungrateful brats smh..

[@amnajaved6894]

I wonder where these guys are now...maybe they're alive. Of they are... Maybe they will see this video one day

[@Throat_Spray]

I’m sure they saw it on TV when it aired after they did the interview..

[@bunny6634]

For a fact the interviewer is most likely dead since he is an old man already and the students r probably dead or alive cuz their like sixteen in the video

[@amnajaved6894]

@@Throat_Spray lol no I know that. I mean on the internet

[@evilmonkey9841]

Amna Javed plot twist:one of em passed away and came back as you..

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@amnajaved6894 i am 99% sure that they are died now

[@brodypereira970]

I love the way they spoke in the 50s the voices just sound so magical. I wish I could go back and live one day in the 50s

[@rayaluna1341]

This scares me because will this be us in 60 years