# In 1970 why did so many parents think...... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820 "2002-03-18T03:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hayduke\_Lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/1 "2002-03-18T03:02:35Z")
…their color television was screwed up? Heres a (sort of) clue: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104397](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104397) ---
**Author:** ![upperdeckfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/65b543/32.png) [@upperdeckfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upperdeckfan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/2 "2002-03-18T03:20:27Z")
was 1970 the 1st time “wizard of oz” was aired on tv? (I would have guessed earlier, but I can’t recall). I’m guessing the b/w footage confused some folks. ---
**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/3 "2002-03-18T05:12:31Z")
No I remember Oz on TV in the 60’s… I guess it has something to do with Sesame Street, but I can’t figure out what it would be. ---
**Author:** ![ejrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a6a055/32.png) [@ejrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ejrn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/4 "2002-03-18T05:22:40Z")
No, _I_ remember Oz on TV in the '50’s… God, I’m old. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/5 "2002-03-18T08:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ejrn \* > \*\*No, _I_ remember Oz on TV in the '50’s… > > God, I’m old. ☹ \*\* –That makes two of us. I remember it’s first appearance was introduced by Danny Kaye who warned that the first two reels were in black and white, so don’t be startled. Since the year was 1956 (I think) the WHOLE MOVIE was in black and white to all but maybe 100 people. ---
**Author:** ![Xixox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/13edae/32.png) [@Xixox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xixox)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/6 "2002-03-18T08:54:02Z")
Didn’t they switch Oscar from orange to green then? Before my time, but throwing that guess out anyway. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/7 "2002-03-18T13:40:30Z")
Because they saw black, white, Latino and Asian children on the same set at the same time, on _Sesame Street_. What’s you obsession with _Sesame Street_, **Hayduke**? ---
**Author:** ![Hayduke\_Lives](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/8 "2002-03-18T16:08:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xixox \* > \*\*Didn’t they switch Oscar from orange to green then? > Before my time, but throwing that guess out anyway. \*\* That’s the answer! Before my time too, but my dad told me how he remembers the day the second season premiered and Oscar was green instead of orange. My aunt (dads younger sister) had my grandpa going nuts trying to adjust the color on the t.v. set. I guess he wasn’t the only one as people across the country were taken aback by this. Strange, huh? ---
**Author:** ![jmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmonster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-1970-why-did-so-many-parents-think/98820/9 "2002-03-18T17:13:10Z")
Is there, like, a point to this thread?