When I told my daughters' that when I was a kid, we only had 3 channels and that the tv went off the air at a certain time at night (1:00?), they couldn't believe it.
TIS
I remember before television came on in the morning (about 6 a.m. I think) they had a test pattern showing an Indian with a big feathered thing on his head. Since TV was B&W I wonder what the purpose of this was?
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"