Growing Up in the 1970s - 15 Things Kids Today Will NEVER Understand!

Growing Up in the 1970s - 15 Things Kids Today Will NEVER Understand! #70s #nostalgia What was it really like to grow up in the 1970s? Before smartphones, social media, and safety warnings on everything… kids had real freedom. This video takes you back to the unforgettable days of growing up in the 70s—when riding in the back of station wagons without seatbelts was normal, when Saturday morning cartoons were sacred, and when your bike or Big Wheel was your ticket to adventure. If you remember recording songs off the radio, the smell of purple ditto copies at school, or playing outside until the streetlights came on—you were part of a generation that didn’t just survive childhood… you owned it. We’re celebrating the bold, wild, and unsupervised joys of 70s childhood. The kind of memories only kids from that era truly understand. Relive the freedom. Reclaim the pride. 00:00 Intro 00:24 Riding Loose in the Way-Back 01:01 Streetlights Were Our Curfew 01:37 Saturday Cartoons and Cereal Mountains 02:18 Recording Songs Before the DJ Talked 02:59 Sleeping on the Back Window Deck 03:45 The Purple Ink Smell at School 04:23 Knocking to Find a Friend 05:04 Getting Hurt Was Just Normal 05:38 The Woods Were Ours 06:20 Block Parties Took Over the Street 07:01 Toys That Could Take an Eye Out 07:41 Hot Wheels and Kitchen Races 08:20 Go-Karts Built from Junk 08:59 Garbage Can Jumps Like Evel Knievel 09:38 The Big Wheel Showdown 👇 Drop your wildest 70s memory in the comments—we’re reading every one. Subscribe:    / @dearoldamerica   📌 Subscribe to Dear Old America for weekly nostalgia from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond. #1970s #70sKids #Nostalgia #GrowingUpInThe70s #DearOldAmerica #VintageChildhood #RetroLife #BoomerMemories #OldSchoolFun #LifeBeforeTheInternet COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Dear Old America 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.