24 Shows to Save Your Summer

That '50s show for Grandpa

Your tweens and teens will get a fix on the '50s from their grandparents if they watch these shows with them:

Happy Days
TVLand, 4:30pm, weekdays
Poodle skirts and saddle shoes, juke boxes and burgers, drive-in movies and back seats... ah, the innocence of life in the '50s. Even those born after 1960 love this slice of American pop culture about Mr. C and his brood, the gang at the malt shop and a motorcycle greaser with a heart of gold. It doesn't get any better than this. You may even want to sit down with the kids and the grandparents to watch this one.

M*A*S*H
Hallmark, 5pm, weekdays
This summer, you get two hours of Frank and Hot Lips reviewing "duty rosters" behind the mess tent! Somebody broke into Henry's liquor cabinet! Radar's guinea pig is AWOL! Winchester's horn playing is driving the Swamp Rats crazy! Yup, just another day at the 4077th, where comedy reigns as the Korean War ‑- er, police action, that is ‑- marches bravely on. If the world's getting too complicated for your kids, let them tune in with the old folks for a dose of this crew's jocularity (and a little perspective).

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