Well I'm old..lol
I don't think you're that much older than I am, it may be we weren't allowed to watch Howdy Doody or it came on when we weren't allowed in the house. Who knows. My mother had some odd rules - we weren't allowed in the living room for the most part and that's where the tv was.
We weren't allowed to read comic books or wear tennis shoes either. (Those were my Dad's rules).
But .... I did drink from the hose (yep, the germs) ... lol