[Daffynition]

You could be right. But often those YouTube vids are not in sync.

Good heavens but Lawrence Welk was from a time that seems from another planet ...a parallel universe ...compared to today’s insanity.

[andy58-in-nh]

Watching pre-1966 TV programs can be a truly jarring experience these days. It's not just that the clothes are different, or that the hairstyles are funny or the cars bigger and mostly American-made; it's the not the black-and-white rendering of reality that startles you: it is the seeming unreality of all of it.

People were... polite, respectful. They spoke clearly, not in jargon. They dressed well and looked clean, even the ones of modest means. Children spoke like children, not like wise-ass miniature adults.

People knew their neighbors, and knew them well. They went to church together and their kids played outside, without helmets or pads or harnesses nor any of the other accoutrements of lawyered-up modern living. Injuries were treated as part of life, and sometimes as valuable lessons. The local drug store had a pharmacist you knew, and who would gladly help with any such problem.

We still had heroes, and respected them; men wore hats and ties to the ballpark, watched the game, cheered and kept score. There were no beer-stained obscene t-shirts worn by people talking loudly on the cellphones; our culture had not yet advanced that far.

For those too young to recall and who might doubt me - this world really did exist; what was on TV then was as much of a reflection of the old American culture as ours is, sadly, today.