Back in the old days (actually not that long ago) most kids got measals (both kinds) and chicken pox essentially as a matter of course. You got to stay home from school and watch "The Price is Right" and "Concentration" on TV, drink flat ginger ale and eat toast with no butter. Ther was no panic about getting the measels, that was reserved for getting the mumps.
Huh? Never heard of this as it relates to measles.
Thats because its made up. I never knew anyone that had measles "back in the old days".
I did in the 1950s or early 1960s. Both rubella (aka "German Measles) and rubeola. The vaccine first became available in 1963 and a better version in 1968. I'd had the diseas before that. Is that "old days" enough for you?
The Price is Right premiered in 1972.
Oh yeah?
"The Price Is Right is a television
game show franchise originally produced by
Mark Goodson and
Bill Todman, and created by
Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by
FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as
video games, printed media and board games.
The franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972. This version was originally hosted by
Bob Barker. Since 2007,
Drew Carey has hosted the program."
