When I was a kid in the 1960s, we lived in the country, and I didn't go to 'the picture show' very often, maybe two or three times a year. When Mom was busy on a Saturday afternoon, though, sometimes she left us at the show, and we sat through two or three runs of the same movie. At that time, as we understood it, once you bought a ticket, you didn't have to leave the theater. There was no big breaks between showings, and so if you came in late, you could still see the beginning next time around. In that way, we saw 'Help!' maybe three times in one afternoon. 'Moonspinners'. 'Gidget Goes to Rome'.

There were no videos - or video players - back then; I guess this was just an early way to experience the kind of imprinting kids in the 1990s experienced when they were home alone for an afternoon. Watching a favorite video three times over, or one that was considered off limits by their parents, was not uncommon.