For me it was defintely the TV. After years as a kid making up our own stories of adventure, now they came to life through my personal favorites, Cowboy Movies.
I can go 20 years without seeing my best friend from high school, but on the occasion we do meet up (our 50th class reunion), its like nothing has changed and we are still back in high school. It was like no time had passed since we last saw each other.