Gen X lived through one of the best decades for educational television, walking away smarter and kinder thanks to these quintessential kids series.

In the ’70s, a TV theme song had one job: set the scene and convince you to immediately return from the kitchen (where you’re getting a snack) and watch the commercials. For Gen Xers who grew up ...

Growing up in the 1970s meant receiving a surprising amount of training for disasters that might never happen. Between school safety films, television shows, parents, teachers, and playground wisdom, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Even when "Gilligan's Island" ended its three-season run on CBS in 1967, Bob Denver, who played the titular castaway, soon found himself ...

Growing up in the 1970s meant spending a surprising amount of time not knowing things. If an answer wasn’t in an encyclopedia, known by an adult, or explained on television, a question could remain ...

After Gilligan's Island, Bob Denver landed a similar role in this classic '70s kids' show about two janitors accidentally blasted into space.