Hey-
Whatsup? I am doing a research paper on teens in the 70s. I know that they went to the mall, movies, disco clubs etc.... but what did teens do for fun at home?? I mean what were some things that teens could do when they were at home and also.... what were some popular christmas presents?? I know the questions are a little wierd but i really need your help THANKS

: Hey-
: Whatsup? I am doing a research paper on teens
: in the 70s. I know that they went to the
: mall, movies, disco clubs etc.... but what
: did teens do for fun at home?? I mean what
: were some things that teens could do when
: they were at home and also.... what were
: some popular christmas presents?? I know the
: questions are a little wierd but i really
: need your help THANKS

I used to play pac-man and ping pong on the Atari. Dungeons and Dragons was the big game. I also rode my bike, swam in my pool, and rollerskated endlessly.
My brother and I used to fight over what Saturday morning cartoons we would get to watch. It was the big TV morning (the afternoon was for sports) for us as there was little children's programing back then. Some after school stuff, but not like it is today with whole stations devoted to kids.
My friends and I used to love to go to roller and ice arenas and skate the night away. We also loved the arcades.
The thing I coveted the most was the Big Trac that my brother got for X-mas. It was a computer controled truck that you could program to do specific moves, ie. go two feet down the hall, turn left, go into your sisters bedroom, turn around and around and annoy the heck out of her and then return to the safety of the little brothers room. Another to to die for was the Death Star play set, and almost anything Star Wars. Again, the little brother got it and I got Beach Barbie and Suntan Skipper(Yuck).

That's what I remember most, but I turned 14 in 1980 so I remember that decade with more fervor.