I got glasses in 4th grade. I got Major Matt Mason for Christmas.

Which meant, of course, that I had to have his alien pal, Scorpio. I was always a sci-fi / space nerd; rocketships and orbital stations and satellites thrilled me, and I was happy to grow up when all these things were possible and we would be going to the stars soon, like Star Trek.

I watched the first episode when it aired on Grandpa's color TV. Scared the hell out of me.