Things that kids don't have anymore

[Arran]

Pedal cars and other (plastic) ride on toys regularly feature in photos of young children (and some even as old as 5 or 6) playing out in the street or in parks from the 1970s to the early 1980s, but they are far less common now although they are still on sale. Even back in the 1990s they were uncommon, in my locality at least, unless they were clearly a tricycle.

Tricycles were commonplace in the 1990s but also seem to have declined in popularity. Many of the tricycles I have seen whilst out and about in recent years are machines which resemble pushchairs more than anything else.

[George 1978]

A collection of video tapes of recorded TV programmes.

Mostly of Top of the Pops and other music shows, as well as kids' programmes.

[amethyst]

Morning paper rounds

[Arran]

Mostly of Top of the Pops and other music shows, as well as kids' programmes.

Take into account that cartoons and kids programmes on analogue terrestrial TV were few and far between.

[George 1978]

Morning paper rounds

As satirised by the paperboys and girls who work for The Kabin on Coronation Street.

[George 1978]

Take into account that cartoons and kids programmes on analogue terrestrial TV were few and far between.

The five minute Disney, Warner Brothers or MGM (Tom and Jerry) cartoons on weekend afternoons.

[Arran]

I was thinking more along the lines of CBBC and CITV on weekday afternoons, and Saturday morning kids TV.

[George 1978]

I remember The Pink Panther seemed to be on Sunday afternoons for ages in the early 1980s, but often was the only cartoon on after lunchtime.

Not to be confused with the Inspector Clueseau films of course...

[W1 Rover]

At risk of lowering the tone somewhat I can think of something kids dont have anymore, Izal toilet paper in the school lavs. It was a rather robust and uncompomising toilet tissue as I recall, none of this namby pamby three ply nonsense with aloe vera and ginseng in those days! Anyway, it's nearly breakfast time so it's probably not a topic to dwell upon unduly.

I'll get my coat.