Surprising TV progs enjoyed by very elderly

The elderly gentleman in question was obviously a fan of motorbikes and motorbike racing. Both have been around for decades and his interest would have started in his youth no doubt. I don't see that it's any more remarkable than a man of 90 getting excited about a football match.

As for wrestling, it was always considered more popular with women than men, or at least equally so. This was certainly the case back in the 50's and 60's and when working class women would settle down to watch it on Saturday afternoons and god help anyone who interrupted. In fact it was the subject of many a spoof comedy sketch.

I do agree with V3ra though, if the appeal was young male sexual energy then Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks certainly wouldn't do it for me!

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I don't think Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks were prime examples of young male energy 🫤

RosiesMaw

travelsafar

My mum was hooked on watching snooker.

We used to watch Pot Black even before we had colour.

"And for those of you watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green". - Ted Lowe, BBC commentator.

My Nan loved the wrestling too. She’d shout out ‘that dirty devil’. 🤣🤣

Talk about ageism! Words fail me ..

I remember in the 1950s my Gran was a fan of the champion wrestler Mick McManus. He was portrayed as a “baddie” and as a child I remember feeling a little afraid of him when he appeared on tv.

I agree with Anno and Monica.

Why should older people's taste in tv watching be any different from the rest of the population? TV companies do not broadcast programmes that no one wants to watch.

travelsafar

My mum was hooked on watching snooker.

We used to watch Pot Black even before we had colour.

We may be old ladies but we can still appreciate young male energy. I have no interest in football but I enjoy watching the local youths playing!

My mum was hooked on watching snooker.

Well my Grandma was born in 1900, and a very strait-laced lady.
I can remember thinking it was a bit odd seeing her glued to the likes of a semi-naked Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks, but good fun all the same 😂

What is so extraordinary about older people enjoying the same things that they might have watched when they were younger? At 83,I still enjoy watching international Rugby matches. The family know that there's no point in their dropping in when Rugby's on TV. A lady I know, of 97, loves watching every minute of tennis championships - as do I. In just a few weeks I will be glued to hour upon hour of the Olympics.

When an in-law, in her late eighties, was not feeling very well, I volunteered to get her some DVDs to watch and asked what she would like, fully expecting her to ask for some old soppy classics. I knew her taste in books was Catherine Cookson style. No, she wanted Steven Seagal or Bruce Willis films.

I can remember watching the wrestling with my Grandma 😁

My friend's elderly mother used to enjoy "Pimp my ride"

When the wrestling was on!