Do you ever have those moments where you hear an old jingle or song that brings you back to a time in your life you completely forgot about? That nostalgic and warm feeling makes you relive the sweet moments of your childhood that were locked away for a while. “Scrolling through your social media feed and seeing a clip from an old TV show is always the best feeling. Hearing the theme song and being able to sing along and think about the good old days is so heartwarming,” says junior Kendall Reece .
As we grow up, everything we look at is slowly slipping away. From TV shows, to games, to iconic memes, the coming generations will not be able to understand how special these things were to us because they’ll all be faded away by then. This is all happening in real time, with Cartoon Network being the most recent victim of this phenomenon. “I feel like the discontinuing of this network is going to affect the newer generation of kids. As a kid, I really enjoyed watching this channel and the newer gen wouldn’t get that experience. Until this day, I’d go back and watch some of those shows now.” says junior Landon Franklin.
Some of these childhood shows can influence people’s lives today. “Watching certain shows as a child really moved me to become who I am now. By watching these shows, I am inspired by some of the characters watching them grow and giving me insight on my growing journey,” says junior Robert Mcfarland. The shows we watched as children can shape how we grow. “A show that has definitely influenced my life would be Discovery Green and Gravity Falls,” says senior Sydney Radix. “Discovery Green has taken a big part in my love for animals, while Gravity Falls has helped with my confidence level because if the writer can make such a weird show and people love it, then why not be that way myself.”
As our lives get longer, and the things we once enjoyed get older, we are lucky to have things like access to the Internet to relive those special moments.“My favorite song as a child was Juju On That Beat by Zayion Mccall. When hearing this song now, it makes me want to dance and think back to that time in my life where everything was good,” says Derrick Mitchell.
It’s 2024 and we’re all grown up now. Soon, we’ll be telling our children about these moments and the only thing that will be left as evidence are the memories of the good ‘ole days. So never be ashamed of wanting to go back and listen to your old favorite song or watch your favorite childhood shows. You never know what untapped reminders of your childhood might be left in these things.
