GenX Question of the Day 5/17/26
Posted by HotelDiva@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 23 comments
Did you watch the Thursday night lineup of NBC, from Family Ties to Cheers?
Posted by HotelDiva@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 23 comments
Did you watch the Thursday night lineup of NBC, from Family Ties to Cheers?
meatwads_sweetie@reddit
Yes. Loved them both.
Fair-Wishbone-1190@reddit
Family ties but not Cheers.
Trolldad_IRL@reddit
Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court.
Won’t watch Cosby any more, but I enjoyed it at the time. Family Ties was good most of the time, but it was more of a I’m not changing the channel laziness. Cheers and Night Court were the best.
Special_Cranberry679@reddit
I didn’t understand Cheers or Frasier later during college. Now when I catch an episode of Frasier I crack up! Ah, growth!
Mom_who_drinks@reddit
Never missed it.
TripMaster478@reddit
Uuummmm who did not? Those were the greatest shows. Michael J Fox is a Canadian icon. "Norrrrmmmmm" still gets chanted at bars.
TripMaster478@reddit
I'd be curious to know what the other two networks even bothered putting up against it. I'm too tired to go down that rabbit hole though.
Weird-Girl-675@reddit
Yup and now I own both box sets.
TylerDurden-4126@reddit
I more remember watching Cheers and Night Court on Thursday nights
Fluffy_Respond_7405@reddit
No, it was church night.
Impressive-Shame-525@reddit
I can't say I've ever watched an episode of family ties and only a few Cheers.
And I can't say why, honestly
MamabearFl@reddit
Honestly same. My husband absolutely loves Cheers, used to watch it with his mom, so I understand. I didn't watch TV with my family, as I didn't really have one growing up.
BluesGraveller@reddit
Nope. I was over on CBS watching Magnum, P.I. and Simon & Simon.
nixtarx@reddit
Shoot, I still kinda do. Both are widely available on free-streaming platforms. I'm not always pleased with to whom my ad-viewing revenue goes, but I need my nostalgia fix once in a while.
10glide@reddit
As soon as the theme from Hill Street Blues started, I knew it was bedtime.
desertkayaker@reddit
Miami Vice was our bedtime bell. Mom would let me watch the intro and do a little air drum dance, then off to bed.
tampaforfun@reddit
That or mash.
Professor-genXer@reddit
My mom loved that show. Sometimes we would sneak and watch it.
FAx32@reddit
A little. I liked Cheers more than Family Ties. I remember watching more of the Cosby Show and Growing Pains than FTs as far as family based sitcoms go when those shows were new.
CappuccinoBreve@reddit
We'd watch those if we weren't watching shows we'd taped on Monday Tuesday or Wednesday.
Melodic_Caramel1777@reddit
Yes, unfortunately. I despised both of those shows, but it’s what my parents wanted to watch.
time2sow@reddit
O sure. And this won't track the same in 2026 but this was a special treat night where one of the folks would bring home mcd and we'd watch and eat late dinner together in the tv room.
OldLifeguard-00@reddit
Family Ties. I was too young to “get” Cheers