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Shows From Your Childhood Kids Love Today
Some stories never get old; they find a new audience. These are the films and shows that shaped your summers, ready to do the same for your kids.
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Ages 3 – 7
Big Feelings, Big Laughs: Stories Easy Enough To Follow And Magical Enough To Remember
The Little Rascals
Film · 1994 · G
A neighborhood gang, a go-kart race, and a no-girls clubhouse. Warm, silly, and completely timeless.
Muppet Treasure Island
Film · 1996 · G
Comedy, music, and high-seas chaos. Works on every level for every generation.
Summer Rental
Film · 1985 · PG
A frazzled dad, a beach house, and a vacation that goes gloriously sideways. John Candy at his most lovable.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Film · 1989 · PG
Backyard adventure at its most ridiculous. The kind of movie that made summers feel enormous.
Reading Rainbow
Series · 1983 · TV-Y
The show that turned a generation into readers. Still streaming, still magic.
Rookie of the Year
Film · 1993 · PG
A broken arm, a magic fastball, and a shot at the big leagues. Kids believe every second of it.
Ages 8 – 12
Adventure, Friendship, And The First Taste Of Real Life
The Sandlot
Film · 1993 · PG
Summer. Baseball. Belonging. A coming-of-age classic that hasn’t aged a day.
The Parent Trap
Film · 1998 · PG
Summer camp, a split family, and a scheme to put it back together. The original sibling-rivalry team-up.
The Goonies
Film · 1985 · PG
A gang of kids, a treasure map, and a summer that changes everything. Adventure doesn’t get more classic.
The Baby-Sitters Club
Film · 1995 · PG
A group of girls running their own business one summer at a time. Leadership, loyalty, and real friendships.
Harriet the Spy
Film · 1996 · PG
A girl with a notebook, a neighborhood full of secrets, and the summer she learns that honesty and kindness aren’t the same thing.
The Karate Kid
Film · 1984 · PG
A new kid, a bully, a mentor, and a summer of becoming someone. Still one of the best underdog stories ever told.
Ages 13 – 18
Stories With Weight: The Summers That Turned Teens Into Young Adults
Stand By Me
Film · 1986 · R
Four boys, a body in the woods, and the last real summer before everything changes. One of the greatest coming-of-age films ever made.
Independence Day
Film · 1996 · PG-13
Aliens, fighter jets, and a speech that still gives chills. The ultimate summer blockbuster, and a great excuse to talk about what we’d actually do.
Dazed and Confused
Film · 1993 · R
The last day of school, 1976. No real plot, all real vibes. The summer movie for teenagers who think they’ve seen everything.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Film · 1986 · PG-13
One perfect day before senior year ends. A film about savoring time before it’s gone, which lands very differently at 16 than it does at 40.
The Outsiders
Film · 1983 · PG
Stay gold. A story about class, loyalty, and violence that teenagers have been passing between themselves since 1983.
Dirty Dancing
Film · 1987 · PG-13
A Catskills resort, one unforgettable summer, and nobody putting Baby in a corner. The film that defined a generation’s idea of growing up.
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