Same here Blackie. Can't remember when we first got our tele, round about '59, '60, '61 but before we had it the "must see" for us kids was The Lone Ranger on Saturday around tea time so what I did do was knock on my mates door and ask his dad if he could come out and play, he always said no because he's watching the Lone Ranger, "come in and watch it". Bingo, it worked every time.
Mike