Top 10 Things From the 1970s We Will Never Do Again
Remember when smoking indoors was normal and kids played with dangerous toys? Join us as we take a nostalgic yet critical look at the weirdest, darkest, and quirkiest things from the 1970s that (thankfully) won’t be making a comeback! Our countdown includes practices and trends that would shock today’s generation. From disco clubs and adult movies in mainstream theaters to avocado-colored bathroom carpets and cars without seatbelts, we’re exploring how the ’70s were truly a different time. Did you experience any of these relics from a bygone era, or are you thankful these strange habits stayed in the past? Let us know in the comments below!
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November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Did you experience any of these relics from a bygone era, or are you thankful these strange habits stayed in the past? Let us know in the comments below!
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@jgkidd82
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
My dad started smoking when he was 10 years old in 1943 and didn't stop until 1987. Lots of people smoked back then.
@beanahawkins1493
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Times Square was not middle America. Movies had ratings which prevented minors from entering.
@timerdudestephens1
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Lawn darts should be Olympic Games sports see Olympic sports players throw darts far in field area make big record win Olympic medals
@bradschneider5905
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Bring back the paddle
@tremblingaspen
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Sheet metal slides that reached ungodly temperatures were still a thing in the 90s.
@josephhaskell7966
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Holly shit besides the leaded gas can carpet can we bring back the 70s! everything they listed sounds amazing and needs to come back 😂
@jonathangriffin8060
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
This video could be another hidden Watchmojo video for Gen-Xers like myself (who was born in the early 1970s, 1971 to be exact) who enjoy 70s nostalgia. Those were the good ol' days for Generation X! 🙂
@theresecallahan8548
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
When I was a kid, there was no carpeting in the bathrooms.
@geoffreykorio8375
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Also, children being sent to buy petrol/gas at petrol/gas stations
@bennymora3086
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Adult movies in theaters? Didn’t we already had the Motion Picture Association film rating system?🤔🎥
@Thrillseeker420
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Wow. People back then sure had fun, didn't they? It's good that two or three of these are gone, but a lot of them were what made life truly great, like kids being able to run free. It was very good for them because it taught them independence, problem-solving, and lead them to countless fascinating discoveries. People nowadays are WAY too safety conscious, you just gotta let your kids run around and figure things out on their own. Stranger Danger in this day and age is recklessly exaggerated, surprisingly few kids actually do encounter bad strangers. Also, someone once said that back in the day, there weren't too many stupid kids, because all the toys killed off the stupid kids. Safety standards are just WAY TOO HIGH nowadays, dangers are just nature's way of thinning the herd. If the herd doesn't get thinned out, someone who shouldn't be alive will come into a position of power they were never meant to have…
@James-es9em
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Now here's an interesting question, "Should adult films make a comeback?"
@richardhoehn9922
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Ooh I remember running in to get smokes for my mom. The first car I remember riding in was a 50s or 60s era Studebaker, the "seat belts" consisted of my grandma's arm across my chest when she tapped the brakes.
@jennifer_m.8613
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
I always thought Red Ryder BB guns were something made up for A Christmas Story – until I saw one on the shelf of a store in 2025
@Carliculo
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
No it switched to vapes so still the same thing but futuristic ohoohhhhh I’m scaring you sided
@Carliculo
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Early 2000s still had the notion to go outside and play cause internet was stilll fairly new I mean it was out there but not like today and so I my bro and a neighbor would play outside we have to tell our mom first and she said we would have to get back by this time. So I wonder if anyone else was in the same ballpark of that time
@cocobeck5146
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Something great about the 70s(and 80s), arcade games were EVERYWHERE!
@msshennonagins5976
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Riding in the back of a pickup truck. As kids we did it with my uncle all of the time. Then when it started to have rules against it we’d lay in the truck bed so no one would see us. Someone had two seats in the back of theirs against the windows and I thought that was so cool!😎
@michellecrocker2485
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
Stranger danger warnings aren’t enough anymore. I’ve even heard of parents who were arrested because their children were seen walking around alone
@michellecrocker2485
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
I’ll tell you what. A Christmas story could never have a remake without some backlash for obvious reasons
@molly-blue7822
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
ACK! We still have a problem with people smoking outside of the doors and windows. I can't stand having friends give me their used items like toys for my dogs. They're smokers and have no clue how badly these items smell. Or why I don't go and visit them very often. You haven't mentioned fake wood paneling or shag carpeting. We loved the smell of the old gasoline. They changed the formula so that it doesn't smell as good. The mimeograph fluid smelled good too. Carpets in the bathroom and foam rubber toilet seats.
@molly-blue7822
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
What's a Disco Biscuit. It still is in Seattle on fist and 2nd avenue. BB guns are still given at Christmas. You're mispronouncing and misusing the word Scalding which is a burn you get from boiling water, not by touching high heated metal.
@molly-blue7822
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
I miss my disco clubs.
@maymey
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
I was ages 9-18 in the 70s. I miss many of those things. While I'm glad to see some of these gone, many of these are ridiculous over generalizations and fear-mongering.
This is the first I've ever heard about the ridiculous "leaded gas leads to crime wave" theory.
@ChristianCarbstrong
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
My grandfather is an award winner producer from the 70s. He's done a few well known x films like "mother knows best" and "10 violent women". When Hollywood rebranded in the late 70s he was cancelled. Lots of great history tho! Lots of centerfolds in playboy too. I guess my grandma had a good eye for women. 😂
@lovebratgoddess
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
The lead additive was known to be a toxin SINCE the 20s. The Poisoner's Handbook has a chapter on it.
@marcojaimejardina7526
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
JUST WOW!
@paulnorton2885
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
As a child and teenager in Australia in the 1970s, I remember my father driving the family the two hour drive from our home in Melbourne to our holiday flat while smoking roll-your-own fags with the car windows up, and persisting in smoking despite the protests of everybody else in the car.
@dreamguardian8320
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 am
9. They tried to bring back adult movie in theaters once, with Sausage Party.
7. The kids had it lucky back then, being able to leave the house and go on adventures, now we have to stay more at home with our families just so we'll be safe and not get into trouble. Starts to make home seem more like a prison these days now.
5. Now what are we suppose to do with kids who cause trouble at school? Whatever happened to the speech "Spare the Rod, and spoil the child?"
3. Now I know we really need to switch to electric cars, and other electric mobiles.
1. Imagine if Vaping was popular back in the 70s. We would be facing deadly troubles worse than cigarettes.
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