Kids TV: Retro Favorites on Dvd

There are plenty of good kids tv shows these days. But maybe, as a parent, you wish your kids could enjoy some of the fun tv shows you enjoyed in your youth. Here are some more “vintage” tv shows now available on dvd for you to pass along to your kids. 

Cartoons

The Flintstones. Why not let your kids meet this modern stone age family? I’m not sure who came up with the idea for this Honeymooners-meets-cave people cartoon sitcom, but there it is. A lot of the humor is, as I recall, includes stuff only adults will get which makes it appealing. Season 1-6 are now on dvd.

Pinky & The Brain. For those who think Baby Stewie on Family Guy was the first pint-sized would-be dictator in animation history, check out this series which had a mouse set on world domination. Part of the “Animanics” series, this show took off on its owns with the smart Brain and the dumb Pinky getting into all sorts of sardonic escapades. Adults will enjoy watching with their kids.

Spider-Man, the ’67 Collection. Have you noticed how most superheroes have been revamped lately with new looks on new cartoon series? I don’t get why that happened. But if you want to introduce your kids to the cool TV Spiderman you used to watch in reruns (or maybe even on Saturdays…). You know “Spider Man, Spider Man, does whatever a spider can…” check this series out on dvd.

Sitcoms

The Brady Bunch. This series about the three brown-haired boys who blend with the three blonde-haired girls may be the most famous family sitcom of all time. Introduce your kids to the psychedelic fun with any of the five seasons, all of which are now on dvd. A good rainy day diversion for when your kids want to play ball in the house…

Diff’rent Strokes. Stupid catchphrases aside, this was a cute kid-friend series about a biracial family facing the usual sitcom situations, mainly from the confines of a New York penthouse. Try to watch without explaining to the kids what happened to the three kid stars…