Like the author of the article I too wasn't allowed to watch Dark Shadows. I wonder why our parents didn't want us to watch the show. Was it because they thought we would turn into Satan worshipers or were they just homophobic???
In my case, it was because (and I've mentioned this before) my mom didn't want me to watch that "spooky crap." She didn't like spooky things. Plus, it came on opposite
Art Linkletter's House Party which my mom faithfully watched (and later, when Art left the air,
The Galloping Gourmet took over which she also adored). But I won the battle through my own stubborness. It was one of the few times I did. The other time was when I finally, absolutely, totally refused to eat kiszka (pronounced keesh-kah)......Polish blood sausage. You'd think someone who loved blood, gore and
Dark Shadows would also enjoy kiszka. But not me. One day I simply refused to eat it. I pushed it away and my mom did the usual you-will-not-leave-the-table-until-you-eat-your-kiszka. So I closed my mouth, folded my arms and sat there for several hours. She caved. From that point on, when she made blood sausage, she made me a hot dog.
Gerard