No I had never seen the shows before. None of the ones that I seen as I changed the channels looked like ANY show that have ever broadcasted on television. They had a similar feel like a family oriented show like Leave it to Beaver, Brady Bunch, Partridge Family etc. But these were different shows. The coloring was similar for that age, technicolor? Also, no commercials, none whatsoever, no cartoons, and no news. Every channel was a show, or sitcom, I remember the "canned laughter" too. This was like being in the twilight zone, literally. The envelopes that I picked up, expecting there to be an address were blank.