VHS memories

*Prowler* · 12-14-2023, 05:55 PM

VHS is long dead by now since DVDs and Blu-Rays are superior technology. Not to mention the rise of streaming and digital media. But let's face it, VHS had a ton of charisma and gave us some of the best memories of watching our favourite movies, cartoons and tv shows at home whenever we felt like.

I loved DVDs for their menus and content, but still they don't hold a candle to VHS in terms of fond memories.

Where do I begin!

Like most people who grew up in the 90s and before, I went to my local video rental store often when I was a kid with my family. My mother would usually rent a movie for her to watch over the weekend while I'd rent a cartoon VHS tape. It was almost always Looney Tunes or Disney cartoons. I remember watching at least 4 Ducktales episodes thanks to that.

I also remember owning Tiny Toons How I Spent My Vacation and the Ducktales movie on VHS.

But then there's also the blank VHS tapes you'd buy to tape stuff on TV. And there were DOZENS of those at my house. My brother would tape a lot of movies for my mother and he'd also tape Simpsons episodes for himself. He also taped a bunch of FW Ninja Turtles episodes, mostly from season 2 and 3. And when the show came back on tv here in 2003 or so, I taped the entirety of the FW series and made it an yearly summer tradition to fully rewatch it until 2008. That was the last year I rewatched the series because our VCR would die around early 2009.

Besides TMNT I remember watching a lot of taped Simpsons episodes from the golden era seasons and some Tiny Toon Adventures episodes, mostly the Prom episode and the Thirteen-something episode.

There was something magical about going to your local video rental store on Saturday morning and renting a couple of VHS tapes to watch over the weekend. Also, don't forget to rewind or else you'd pay a small fine!

VHS was much more practical than DVDs and Blu Rays in the sense you could start right back where you left off and you could fast forward through ALL the ads and disclaimers in the first minutes of the tape.

12-14-2023, 05:55 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	VHS memories VHS is long dead by now since DVDs and Blu-Rays are superior technology. Not to mention the rise of streaming and digital media. But let's face it, VHS had a ton of charisma and gave us some of the best memories of watching our favourite movies, cartoons and tv shows at home whenever we felt like. I loved DVDs for their menus and content, but still they don't hold a candle to VHS in terms of fond memories. Where do I begin! Like most people who grew up in the 90s and before, I went to my local video rental store often when I was a kid with my family. My mother would usually rent a movie for her to watch over the weekend while I'd rent a cartoon VHS tape. It was almost always Looney Tunes or Disney cartoons. I remember watching at least 4 Ducktales episodes thanks to that. I also remember owning Tiny Toons How I Spent My Vacation and the Ducktales movie on VHS. But then there's also the blank VHS tapes you'd buy to tape stuff on TV. And there were DOZENS of those at my house. My brother would tape a lot of movies for my mother and he'd also tape Simpsons episodes for himself. He also taped a bunch of FW Ninja Turtles episodes, mostly from season 2 and 3. And when the show came back on tv here in 2003 or so, I taped the entirety of the FW series and made it an yearly summer tradition to fully rewatch it until 2008. That was the last year I rewatched the series because our VCR would die around early 2009. Besides TMNT I remember watching a lot of taped Simpsons episodes from the golden era seasons and some Tiny Toon Adventures episodes, mostly the Prom episode and the Thirteen-something episode. There was something magical about going to your local video rental store on Saturday morning and renting a couple of VHS tapes to watch over the weekend. Also, don't forget to rewind or else you'd pay a small fine! VHS was much more practical than DVDs and Blu Rays in the sense you could start right back where you left off and you could fast forward through ALL the ads and disclaimers in the first minutes of the tape.