Growing Up in the 1970s - 20 Things Kids Today Will NEVER Understand!

Growing Up in the 1970s - 20 Things Kids Today Will NEVER Understand! #1960s #1970s #1980s #whoremember #growingupinthe1970 #throwback Rewind the tape and hop in the back of the station wagon—no seatbelt required! If you grew up in the 1970s, this video will feel like home. From cereal-fueled Saturday mornings to riding bikes until the streetlights came on, we’re revisiting 20 unforgettable parts of childhood that today’s kids will never truly understand. Remember waiting by the radio to catch your favorite song? Or the thrill of flipping through comic books at the corner store? The 1970s were a time of freedom, imagination, and analog joy—long before smartphones or streaming. Whether it was collecting Wacky Packages, building forts from couch cushions, or living life barefoot all summer long, these were the moments that shaped a generation. In this nostalgic journey, we’ll relive the quirks, toys, tech, and simple joys that made childhood in the ’70s so special. 00:00 Intro 00:24 Playing Outside Until the Streetlights Came On 02:05 Riding Bikes Without Helmets 03:24 Corded Landline Phones and "Party Lines" 04:46 Manually Changing TV Channels 06:10 Vinyl Records and Cassette Tapes 07:51 Saturday Morning Cartoons 09:27 Drive-In Movies 10:45 Playing Atari 12:15 Shag Carpeting 13:37 Metal Lunchboxes 14:55 Mood Rings 16:23 Disco and The Hustle 17:58 Manual Typewriters 19:23 Waiting for Photos to Develop 20:42 Wagons Without Seatbelts 21:50 S&H Green Stamps 22:59 Candy Cigarettes and Glass Soda Bottles 24:17 Outdoor Games: Kick the Can, Red Light Green Light, Four Square 27:31 Learning Everything the Hard Way (No Google) 28:56 No Social Media Pressure #nosalgia #memories #history #goldenage #1950s #1960s #1970s #1980s #americanhistory #lifeinamerica --- Subscribe:    / @whoremembersusa   COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Whoremember? does not fully own the material compiled in this video. It belongs to individuals or organizations that deserve respect. We use under: Copyright Disclaimer, Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. "Fair Use" is permitted for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching. scholarships and research.