Was Saturday Night Live the first Adult program for Baby Boomers?
My Boomer Tips
When SNL aired for the first time in late 1975 my parents were absolutely dumbfounded by it. They couldn't get over the irreverent themes--a sitting president spoofed, drugs, heavy drinking, --they felt the Carol Burnett Show was funnier.
But SNL hit a cord with me, and the kids my age. Also, my teachers, many of them just out of college were enamored by SNL. Every monday kids on the bus and home room went on and on about the SNL program the previous Saturday. At Halloween everyone wanted to be a Killer Bee or a Samaria.
My parents eventually banned SNL from our family TV dismissing it as juvenile and irrelevant.
But for me, SNL was the first show for me and my generation. It heralded in the Disco era and the Baby Boomers generation.
What do you think?
Before SNL was Laugh in, Smoother’s brothers, and Midnight special. I used to watch all of them and I know Laugh in and Smoother’s brothers was around in 1969 so whey were first.
There was also the Cher show, the Flip Wilson show, Laugh-in… I’m sure there were others. Most of those were adult oriented in a very sly way.