Public Service Announcements

Inspired by the educational filmstrip thread, I thought I would start one on old PSAs. I can remember the ubiquitous PSAs on blasting caps.

I would post a YouTube video but I keep getting a message that it cannot be imbedded as video after copying the imbed code.

Which ones do you remember?

 

The ones I remember as of right now.

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

PTA

Arbor Day Foundation

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

American Dental Association

Ad Council (Energy Hog)

USPS (Stay Away From The Truck)

If I remember anything else, I will update the list.

 

'Smokey The Bear' comes to mind:

 

Great idea for a thread by the way!

 

Yul Brynner's posthumous anti-smoking PSA:

 

A very important message:

 

I'm curious and confused, but the pamphlet I got didn't tell me where to get what everyone else is enjoying here:

 

I remember the LDS religious ones the most. They included:

One with a man boxing against Jesus
A guy beating up a bust of Jesus
One with a playboy spinning out his car
A guy playing pinball
A guy sacrificing his son to a pagan pod

I can't find any of these on the web.

The one I really want had the "Have you hugged your kid today" song. But one in particular that has mom and dad complaining about their days. It ended, "Bosses, bills and nag nag nags. Shut up kid your in the way. I'm so mad I could slap your face...Did I do something wrong Daddy? Have you hugged your kid today..."

 

"Like Father, Like Son..."

 

My god did that smell good.

 

The most influential psa of my youth:

 

Give a hoot, don't pollute.

jerol

 

The Oddity Archive episode on them is good.

 

He's right you know...

 

Dolphins mind very much if they smoke!

 

Don't use the imbed code, just put in the basic youtube address into the media imbedder here.

 

Not quite a PSA but a staple of Canadian TV, Hinterland Who's Who.
For more information on the Woodchuck contact...

 

This one freaked me out when I was like 7, 'cause.. well LOOK AT HIM!

 

This... is crack.



You know, this would have been more effective if he would have done this out of character instead of as Pee Wee...

 

Any questions?

"Yeah, can I get a side of bacon with my brain?"

 

This is your brain on drugs with a side order of bacon, hash browns, OJ, and coffee.

 

I remember one anti-drug PSA where a dad has a box with his kid's stash, and he questions the boy. "Where did you get this?" "Who taught you how to do this?" The kid replies "I learned it from watching you!" The dad looks down in shame. I use that last line as a joke when I've fixed something my dad taught me how to do.