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Are these cantankerous TV characters talking about Boomers or Millennials?
Were these “kids today” complaints made in the Sixties or more recently?
As two of America’s largest generations, Baby Boomers and Millennials have both profoundly influenced pop culture. Judging by some headlines, it seems like the two age groups could not be more different.
But there are plenty of similarities, especially if you think about what both generations were like in their teens and twenties.
Here are ten TV quotes all complaining about “kids today” and how easy they have it. However, “today” could refer to the Sixties or more recent times. Try to guess which generation each line is poking fun at!
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“Children nowadays have trouble expressing themselves with words from the English language.”
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“You’ve grown up on instant orange juice. Flip a dial – instant entertainment. Dial seven digits – instant communication. Turn a key – push a pedal – instant transportation. Flash a card – instant money. Shove in a problem – push a few buttons – instant answers.”
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“I mean, it's bad enough that these kids today have to make a date to play with each other. They can't go in the street and kick a can.”
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“Don’t you know what a radio is, boy?”
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Who are you people? When I was a kid, for my allowance I got one cent for every year of my life. That means when I was 12, I got 12 pennies!
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“You people and your education. Everybody’s gotta go to college. Pizzas don’t deliver themselves.”
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“Them hippies stole my command post!”
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“Whole modern world's got a swishifyin' effect on kids today. And their MTVs and their diet sodas ain't gonna set 'em straight, neither.”
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“The trouble with kids today is we pamper 'em too much. No wonder so few of them grow up to be President.”
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“Kids today are missing out on the best thing: growing up as kids, not teenaged adults.”
Are these cantankerous TV characters talking about Boomers or Millennials?
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109 Comments
7/10
Just missed out on being a boomer. Gen X all the way baby!
Just missed out on being a boomer. Gen X all the way baby!
6/10,,,,,,glad I'm not alone.....but in my defense, the ones I missed were shows I've never seen
8/10
Gen X just gets left out….
Yeah, but we're too cool to care.
6/10. This one is a little tricky.
6/10
6 out of 10.
At least I don’t feel alone.I got 6/10 also
6/10.
Too many quotes from modern shows that I never watched.
Nice to see the Gomer Pyle quote in there!
Too many quotes from modern shows that I never watched.
Nice to see the Gomer Pyle quote in there!
5/10 thought I’d fouettés than this. 😡
Battin' 500 on this one. Being the youngest of the Boomer generation I heard them all. And said a few as well.
Rocked it. Gen-X for the win!
Sweet! Because I screwed this one up 🤦♀️ 6/10
8/10
8 out of 10 although some of them could have either answer right ...
4/10
Wow! As a boomer I bombed.
Wow! As a boomer I bombed.
6/10…🤦♀️ Another embarrassment
7/10 from another forgotten ( as usual) Gen Xer. Some I recall, but others are from shows I don't even watch. Nice to see some good Dragnet speeches though. It's on too early for me to catch anymore but I have good memories of Joe Friday's classic deadpan. He had some good insights.
4 correct🙄😭
Shows not on metv. That's all I watch.
5/10. Big ouch!!!
i got 7/10