Ever had this frozen dinner?

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[Betsy Ross]

1. But it's not wrapped in newspaper! n/t

[Jack Sprat]

2. Probably

Though I couldn't swear to it. I have so many TV dinners over the course of a lifetime, it's likely.

[pinboy3niner]

3. I probably had all of them, lol

Served on '50s-'60s-era tray tables (purchased with Green Stamps) when I was growing up.

Not that Mom didn't cook--she did. She just wasn't the best cook (though, even after all these decades, I still enjoy making and eating her 'Hamburger Soup').

That, and making PB&J sandwiches just like she did for my elementary school lunches, makes me think of her...and that's why I love to do it today.

R.I.P., Mom

[Jack Sprat]

5. Same kind of memories for me.

My Mom was a swell cook and I'm afraid I failed to tell her so enough. I just took it for granted she knew. The sack lunches with PB&J or peanut butter/bananas were part of the normal school day experience in those days. R.I.P. to your Mom and mine. I sure wish we had them back.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Don't like no carrots, can't stand no peas

TV dinner is the meal that I'm lovin'
Take off the foil, 30 minutes in the oven
Bring a loada'
RC Cola
TV Dinner
A plate of Twinkies
It takes a pink burrito
For to keep me clean

[HopeHoops]

6. No, but it looks gross. And those krinkle-cut fries don't qualify for "chips".

[HopeHoops]

7. "I even like the chicken if the sauce is not too blue. Ugh."

[femmocrat]

8. Probably. I lived on TV dinners in college.

They cost about 55 cents back then!

[NYC_SKP]

9. Yes, in the 70's, and I can still taste it.

ewwwww.

[OriginalGeek]

10. Like others

I don't remember that specific tray but I would be shocked if I hadn't had it at some point...we got a LOT of Swanson's growing up. Heck, I get a few now.

I liked the ones with a brownie in them better though.

Also another shout out to passed on Moms - mine would make my PB&J with a wide swath of PB and then just put a glob of grape jelly right in the middle so that when I got to that part "there'd be a surprise!"



I still make them like that for myself. My rotten kids, however, never appreciated the beauty of the surprise. So they can make their own damn sandwiches.

[RebelOne]

11. I have had fish and chips in the British Isles.

And I doubt that it would taste as good as the original.

[surrealAmerican]

12. Probably.

We ate those things all the time when I was a kid (in the 70's).

[hifiguy]

13. Same here.

After my dad passed in '74 I taught myself how to cook and they were things of the past except when I got the occasional shameful craving.