Tales From Yesteryear: Davey and Goliath
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 12:00AM Dear Aurora,
Oh my goodness, how can I not tell you about Davey and Goliath!!! I saw an ad for these TV shows on a web site and I was transported back to elementary school. We all went to Catholic grammar and high schools. Navy blue plaid and solid navy color skirts for the upper grades were all we were allowed to wear to school. I had to wear a beanie as part of my uniform in the early years of my education. If you forgot the beanie on a day when we were going to mass, a nun would bobby pin a tissue to your hair. She would most likely pull the tissue and bobby pin out from one of the big sleeves of her habit. I always wondered how they carried so much stuffed up those sleeves. That Mary Poppins could pull so much out of her bag was no surprised to me. I was sure Sister Bernice had twice as much up her sleeves. The bell would ring and everyone would line up by class than teacher and we would march up 2 by 2 (practicing to enter the Ark) to our classrooms.
Catholic schools in the early to mid sixties were a little different than schools today. There were still more sisters than lay people serving as teachers so both the students and the teachers wore uniforms. Corporal punishment was not frowned upon. The principle was third in line in the running of heaven and earth, behind the senior priest and God Himself.
Back to Davy and Goliath. It was a series of animated kid shows with moral lessons. Sort of like the Veggie Tales of my generation without the catchy songs. I loved these shows and the fact we got to watch then during class time was all the more special.
Oh my I actually remember watching is episode!!!!!!!
More to follow.
Love Aunt Carissa
Did you watch Davey and Goliath? Memories
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Reader Comments (5)
Oh my gosh, I do remember these shows! Never would have remembered until I saw this though. Wow, that really going back a way!
Funny image of the nuns pulling tissue out of their habits!!
We always wondered why those things were so bulky!
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I must say that this show is really funny with its images and enjoyable.I think this is really good series with its moral lessons.Thank you for sharing this with us.
I loved this show when I was young. They say we learn aggression from watching violent cartoons; I must have learned lots of good lessons from watching Davey and Goliath. More and more of these gems that were part of ordinary society are disappearing every day...so sad.