No TV on a school night - Crooklyn (1994) Discussion

[–] 16 years ago

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[–] csweetleaf2 16 years ago

Cause they couldn't afford the electricity bill and they felt that the children should be doing schoolwork instead.

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[–] CallMeJerm 15 years ago

It had nothing to do with electricity! She just didn't want them watching TV on a school night.

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[–] Dudley_Dawson 16 years ago

I worked with a guy who had three kids and they didn't own a TV. Out of choice I mean. He said his kids read a few grades higher and they talk during dinner time. Also if he ever wants a baby sitter, it's no problem because they go to their house and just plop the kids in front of the TV. Since they don't have TV, they are mezmorized by it.

He brought his kids to work on a Saturday once. (We work in the accounting department). He sat the three of them down at a table in the middle of the cube farm and gave them some paper and they just drew. They were so quiet you didn't even notice them.

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[–] Princessoftales 15 years ago

There is nothing cruel and unusual about it. Parents used to actually prefer their kids read a book or study as oppsed to being in front of the tv. Of course these days parents can't be bothered to be parents, so the kids get to watch tv all day and all night.

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[–] pkgangsta18 15 years ago

It was like that for me when I was young too.

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[–] cerelle81 15 years ago

In my house, as a rule, it was "HOMEWORK FIRST, then TV (or Playing outside or whatever)".

AND NO SNEAKING!

One time, I didn't do my homework and my mom took me into the dining room, sat me down and WATCHED ME do my homework. Wouldn't let me get up for nothing.

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Quality parenting.

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[–] RunTheWorld 15 years ago

lol. My mom had a similar rule when I was little. No TV until my homework was done. And the TV had to be off at a certain time. I think it was like 8 or 9 o'clock.

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[–] RCeditor 14 years ago

I could watch TV on a school night - as long as my homework was done. And it did have to be turned off by a certain time. On Saturday night I was able to stay up much later and watch late-night movies. Of course there weren't 1000 channels on TV back then!

On a different note... that scene bothered me. They were watching "The Partridge Family". I was pretty young at that time, but I distinctly remember that show airing on FRIDAY night - not a school night.

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[–] mnbush 10 years ago

My brother and I grew up on no TV on a school night. This meant homework got done and we got to bed early enough to get up to go to school and not be sleepy. I hated it and thought it was unfair, but it was reality for us.

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[–] stevenackerman69 14 years ago

Well, Carolyn wanted their kids to make sure that they did their homework and didn't stay up late. It may seem a little weird considering how it is today, but she was old fashioned in values. I'll bet Judge Joe Brown did the same thing with his sons.

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[–] jamesabutler44 12 years ago

Given how dense some kids are these day, I see nothing dumb about it. Believe it or not, there was actually a time when parents set boundaries for their children and taught them responsibility and respect for authority.

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[–] sirrap2 12 years ago

Actually back in the day (1970's and before) stations went off the air at a certain time during the night, preferably after the Late Night Movie, so people didn't have a choice on whether to stay up and watch TV or not. No Nickelodeon 24/7 kiddies!

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[–] Barts_Comet 12 years ago

Yes. Because kids who do watch TV and play video games instead of playing outside all day don't respect authority...

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[–] bradford-1 10 years ago

My how things have changed! Don't parents impose curfews, household chores or punishments anymore? Considering how so many young'uns are out here running amok, I've answered my own question. All I know is, growing up in the 60s and 70s, I had to go to bed by 10 pm on schoolnights until I was in 7th grade. No TV until homework and chores (collecting and tossing out garbage; preparing my dirty clothes for laundry hamper or dry cleaning bag; whatever dusting, mopping or painting were ordered) were done. No set bedtime on weekends or school holidays, but this was pre-cable, so there was no 24-hour TV programming anyway.
BTW, I never had a formal allowance, either. I only remember receiving money on my birthday or Christmas Day. But back then, you could hustle around your neighborhood, working for elderly or handicapped neighbors. When I was 10, I would shine shoes in an Italian barbershop. Nowadays someone would report my parents to a child protection agency!
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[–] jtl-779-787149 7 years ago

I always watched tv on school nights.

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 6 years ago

It may seem cruel to most kids today, but would you rather be hit?
With my siblings and I, we couldn't watch tv til the homework was done. Most school nights, there was no TV.

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