There's the classic Public Service Announcement...with the eggs..."This is your brain on drugs."

There's one that's always stuck with me. I want to say it was back in the early 90s. It's for summer water safety.

It's a sunny summer's day, and we're seeing a neighborhood from an aerial view. There's a radio playing, with the announcer saying how nice the weather is, etc....the camera pans over the perfect neighborhood...kids playing.

The camera stops, and the radio announcer's voice gets louder as he says, "What a great day to be in the water!" At that precise moment, we see a teen-aged boy, floating face down in a swimming pool, dead.

This one always stands out in my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Elr5K2Vuo They used to air it all the time when I was a kid, as well as the egg one Janice was talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl5gBJGnaXs&mode=related&search=

The camera stops, and the radio announcer's voice gets louder as he says, "What a great day to be in the water!" At that precise moment, we see a teen-aged boy, floating face down in a swimming pool, dead.

That sounds terrible yet memorable. :(

This one always stands out in my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Elr5K2Vuo They used to air it all the time when I was a kid, as well as the egg one Janice was talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl5gBJGnaXs&mode=related&search=
I tried looking on youtube for the one with the teen who drowned, but I couldn't find it. Can you please try to find it for me? I'm sure you're better at it than I am. :)

I tried looking on youtube for the one with the teen who drowned, but I couldn't find it. Can you please try to find it for me? I'm sure you're better at it than I am. :)

I've been looking, but its hard cause I dont know which one it is. It may not even be there, but I'm looking.

That sounds terrible yet memorable. :(
Yes, it was chilling the first time I saw it.

I've been looking, but its hard cause I dont know which one it is. It may not even be there, but I'm looking.
You're a sweetie. Don't put too much time into it. It's probably in the pool safety category.

There is one in particular that stood out for me and it was one about train safety. This woman is trying to drive across the tracks to beat the train, but she get stuck on the tracks. She gets out, but she can't get back door open to get her baby out. Next thing we see is the train smash into the car before she's able to get the baby out. That one was scary.

I remeber McGruff the dog, I Also there was one here and it was a flying Bee with a light bulb for a body and he was flying around singing about power lines :lol: I also remember Smokey the Bear.

no no no

the best "brain on drugs" commercial was the one with Rachael Leigh Cook. I never forgot after the first time I saw it. really memorable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyXFN4ocN_o

aww, and I remember McGruff too. anyone from Chicago should remember this one :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y92arZOFtXk funny how i still remembered this one word for word.

no no no

the best "brain on drugs" commercial was the one with Rachael Leigh Cook. I never forgot after the first time I saw it. really memorable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyXFN4ocN_o


Yeah I remember that one!

Yeah I remember that one!

i just remember seeing it the first time when iw as a kid and being all scared at her going balistic in the kitchen. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjOyE22Bc0

i just remember seeing it the first time when iw as a kid and being all scared at her going balistic in the kitchen. :lol:

Yeah I know what you mean.

I also remember seeing a lot of McGruff PSAs on WGN when I was little. Is that where it was from or something? Man I miss the old WGN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjOyE22Bc0

LOL I remember that one, brings back memories :lol:

This one ALWAYS frightened me for some reason (then again, I was a kid). Remember this PSA with Bugs Bunny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ut4C_MOmsc

This one ALWAYS frightened me for some reason (then again, I was a kid). Remember this PSA with Bugs Bunny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ut4C_MOmsc

OMG I remember that. The only part I really remembered until I saw it again tho was the pot on the stove.

That was one of the last things Mel Blanc ever did.

That was one of the last things Mel Blanc ever did.
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Yes, it was chilling the first time I saw it.
I am sure. It did promote pool safety though.

there was this one that aired in the mid 70s about how kids should share it showed a brother and sister getting ready to watch tv and the sister sits down in the big chair in front of the tv and the brother says thats not fair i turned the tv on get out and tries to hit his sister after yanking her out of the chair and then all of a sudden he says hey wait a minute maybe theres room for both of us and then they sit in the chair togehaer im not sure why i always found this psa funny or memberable but ive been looking all over the net for it and havent found it anywhere. another one i always liked was woodsy owl .

This one ALWAYS frightened me for some reason (then again, I was a kid). Remember this PSA with Bugs Bunny?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ut4C_MOmscthey did one like that with tweety on bathroom safety but i cant find that one

This one always stands out in my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Elr5K2Vuo
I remember that one. The viewer comments on youtube about it are funny. :lol:

There is one in particular that stood out for me and it was one about train safety. This woman is trying to drive across the tracks to beat the train, but she get stuck on the tracks. She gets out, but she can't get back door open to get her baby out. Next thing we see is the train smash into the car before she's able to get the baby out. That one was scary.


:eek: I never saw that one.

There was one that I vaguely remember. Some young kids are sitting around drinking. Instead of their own heads, they have donkey's heads or something....voiceover says something about how drinking causes you to make an ass out of yourself.

I also remember the one about drinking and driving. All we see is a closeup of two beer mugs doing a sort of cheers thing...but they smash into each other, beer flying everywhere, in sort of slow motion. Voiceover: Friends don't let friends drive drunk.

I also remember the one about drinking and driving. All we see is a closeup of two beer mugs doing a sort of cheers thing...but they smash into each other, beer flying everywhere, in sort of slow motion. Voiceover: Friends don't let friends drive drunk.

I remember that one too.

I also remember this little ditty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZUzcDhsns4

Users are losers and losers are users...

http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/2410/ There was this on on cocaine.
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1588/ hanker for a hunka cheese?
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/75/ anyone remember one to grown on?

Man Janice, you brought back some memories lol.

I also remember NBC's "The More You Know" announcements where the stars of the primetime shows would give a message about something. They still do those.

I also remember NBC's "The More You Know" announcements where the stars of the primetime shows would give a message about something. They still do those.
I think those replaced One to Grow on, but I'm not real sure.

There's one currently airing about Internet predators. It shows a young teen IMg, and it then shows the "teen" she thinks she's communicating with...some old fat creepy looking guy. He might even be in his underwear, lol.

A recent PSA campaign that gave me the chills was when they would show real families' home videos, usually small children...all happy and smiling. Then, written across the screen, we're told that they were killed by a drunk driver.

I remeber McGruff the dog, I Also there was one here and it was a flying Bee with a light bulb for a body and he was flying around singing about power lines :lol: I also remember Smokey the Bear.
I remember the bee!! I thought he was just local.

In 1985, actor Yule Brenner, who had lung cancer, filmed a PSA about the dangers of smoking. It aired after his death. His words...

"Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JNjunlWUJJI

In 1985, actor Jule Brenner, who had lung cancer, filmed a PSA about the dangers of smoking. It aired after his death. His words...

"Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke."

Ive seen that. Not actually when it aired, but on tv somewhere.

I also saw the one where James Dean talks about driving safely.
A couple days actually before he died, making a turn he never should have attempted.

I also saw the one where James Dean talks about driving safely.
A couple days actually before he died, making a turn he never should have attempted.
I saw that a long time ago. I wouldn't mind seeing it again.

Was it a poorly negotiated turn that caused Dean's accident? I know speed was a factor, but didn't know anything beyond that. Very tragic.

A true story of two teens who used meth, became disoriented, traveled into the Nebraska woods and froze to death.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8DBx8hNO6FU

I don't know if this was national, but at 10pm every night, right before the news started there was this PSA with a man's voice saying:

IT'S TEN O'CLOCK, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILD IS AT?

It aired in the 70's.

I remember those! (But I remember the ones from the 80's and early 90's...I'm not sure if it's the same one or not). I remember it always gave me an eerie feeling while hearing it.


I don't know if this was national, but at 10pm every night, right before the news started there was this PSA with a man's voice saying:

IT'S TEN O'CLOCK, DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILD IS AT?

It aired in the 70's.

I also saw the one where James Dean talks about driving safely.
A couple days actually before he died, making a turn he never should have attempted.

http://tesla.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/tuner.php?channel=872&format=tv&theme=guide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWQgktBR6-w

Early 80's PSA

R2D2 and C3PO on smoking

A real old one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmzDLzqQ-A0

This one with Iron Eyes Cody was shown all the time when I was a kid during the 70's.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k197LOJof9Q

Remember Woodsy?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr3U1moIplc


http://www.symbols.gov/woodsy/costume/oldcostume/images/woodsy-poster.jpg

Remember Woodsy?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr3U1moIplc


http://www.symbols.gov/woodsy/costume/oldcostume/images/woodsy-poster.jpg
Awwwww, I do. He was soooo darn cute.
Let's not forget Smokey the Bear and his fire warning ads.
I also remember Iron Eyes Cody. That was so sad.

Of course the famous "this is your brain on drugs" with the fried eggs is the one that first came to mind. I remember first seeing that as a kid in the 1980s. Back then the DARE program was just getting started, and McGruff ("take a bite out of crime") and Smokey the Bear were still pretty popular.

Another one I don't see mentioned here was the anti-littering ad with the Native American. That's the one where the one tear rolls down his face. I also remember it was spoofed quite often.

Another one I don't see mentioned here was the anti-littering ad with the Native American. That's the one where the one tear rolls down his face. I also remember it was spoofed quite often.

See my previous post. :)

Pee Wee Herman, Crack Cocaine.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GXcZQoN5d6U

See my previous post. :)
I stand corrected, Zoneboy! I must have skipped over your post accidentally. ;)

Did anyone ever see this drunk driving PSA with 4 people in a car and they all turn to skeletons? I remember seeing that as a tiny kid back in the mid-80s and it scared the crap out of me. Am I the only one who remembers this one?

Then there are the Crash Test Dummies. I believe Lorenzo Music (aka Garfield) did one of the voices.

Also, Just Say No to Drugs. How about the angry father who sees his teenage son with an illegal substance. "I learned it by watching you!!"

I stand corrected, Zoneboy! I must have skipped over your post accidentally. ;)

No problem, I was surprised that nobody had mentioned it before I did. It was probably one of the most heavily played psa's ever.

In Ohio (and probably other states) there's the "click it or ticket" campaign. That is if you are caught driving with no seat belt on you get a ticket.

Then there is Partnership for a Drug Free America. Most of those PSAs tended to air in the afternoons during the soaps.

Yuck! :lol:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v6nGgS6ADoI

Double Yuck!!!!

In 1985, actor Yule Brenner, who had lung cancer, filmed a PSA about the dangers of smoking. It aired after his death. His words...

"Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JNjunlWUJJI
I remember when it originally aired. One of favourites and excellent advice! Another favourite of mine is the Crying Indian (http://youtube.com/watch?v=q_gokTG46oQ).

In 1985, actor Yule Brenner, who had lung cancer, filmed a PSA about the dangers of smoking. It aired after his death. His words...

"Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke."

Here's a similar one from 1968 with Perry Mason star William Talman (District Attorney Hamilton Burger)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XmjRkpge-jk

Toronto has recently issued one about conserving energy which Sir Richard Branson just launched. It's causing some contraversy but I think it's clever really since it attracts attention on a t-shirt:

Called "Flick Off"


(reminds us to turn extra lights, hydro, etc. off). ;)

Reading about the child predator/internet public safety campaign makes me think of how different things were when I was a kid in the 1980s.

At school they would show us these 8mm films about strangers trying to lure kids into their cars with candy, toys, etc. My mother has said more than once how happy she is that all three of her kids were well into their teens before the internet got really popular.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN5BzH0X97s

I remember the same thing growing up in the 80's. I was always hearing about kidnappers and seeing faces of missing children on t.v. and such. I can even remember an incidence of a van driving down the court I lived on (I'd say this was late 80's, early 90's) and trying to lure my brother with candy so he could get him in the car. Thank god my brother was on a bike and pedaled away faster than anything (and the guy even tried to do the same thing with another boy on the block a few minutes later!) I'll always remember that because I'll never forget how frightening it was.

Reading about the child predator/internet public safety campaign makes me think of how different things were when I was a kid in the 1980s.

At school they would show us these 8mm films about strangers trying to lure kids into their cars with candy, toys, etc. My mother has said more than once how happy she is that all three of her kids were well into their teens before the internet got really popular.

Jem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltjv65-9lFk&NR=1

GI Joe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxujgPbqFqk

Stumbled on this, Totally remember these PSA's from the 80's

Kim Fields

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KObQo65j6Y&mode=related&search=

This ones for Kelly Ketchup - Nancy Mckeon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHvBQhb5jEA&mode=related&search=

I remember when it originally aired. One of favourites and excellent advice! Another favourite of mine is the Crying Indian (http://youtube.com/watch?v=q_gokTG46oQ).
yea, I remember that one with the crying indian.I also remember that N@N used to show it; back when they were a good channel.
I just noticed though; while watching it again on you tube-N@N didn't show the first 15 seconds or so. They would start it on the scene where you see the indians sillowhete against the sky.

I think that ad won some award when it first ran.

there was something similar in a magazine i saw a few years ago that showed a picture of a little girl's bike damaged and lying on the street with a caption that said something like, "you decided to drive on drugs and killed a six-year-old girl riding her bike." i thought it was really sad.

on the DVDs of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-ULTIMATE COLLECTION 1 (I assume they're also on the 2nd one too) they show some realy old PSAs for THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL about seatbelts; and a couple for some organazation called RADIO FREE EUROPE.

how about those ones Dick Van Dyke did in the 70s; about fire prevention-anyone remember those?
I think I heard or read somewhere at the time; that he did those because his house had burned down at the time.

on the DVDs of THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES-ULTIMATE COLLECTION 1 (I assume they're also on the 2nd one too) they show some realy old PSAs for THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL about seatbelts; and a couple for some organazation called RADIO FREE EUROPE.
I remember the old radio free Europe commercials. One stands out in my mind of a european disc jockey introducing one of the old Drifters songs I think it was on broadway. see the record going around on a big turntable. ever since then I wanted to be a disc jockey

yea; I remember that one. I remember it used to start with the guy coming into the studio and starting his show by introducing the record in a foreign language-I think it was german.


What was "RADIO FREE EUROPE" anyway?

I remember one that they used to show when I was about 10 or 11; about food poisoning. I don't remember any details exept they used to show a film of some meat with maggots crawling all over it. I remember that used to gross me out!!!

yea; I remember that one. I remember it used to start with the guy coming into the studio and starting his show by introducing the record in a foreign language-I think it was german.


What was "RADIO FREE EUROPE" anyway?

I really don't know I thought it was some shortwave station.

Anyone remember the one where a gorgeous woman asks viewers in seductive voice to prevent forest fires and preserve forest wildlife, then she pulls her hair and face off to reveal that it's really Smokey the Bear in disguise? Then the unmasked ursine spokesperson says, "If you knew it was me, would you have listened?"

:eek2:

This one with Iron Eyes Cody was shown all the time when I was a kid during the 70's.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=k197LOJof9Q

I love that one. It really stuck with me. I still disguted when I watch the scene where that guy throws his garbage out the car window as he drives by.

There is a one I remember about some teen girls in a music video doing a dance called "The Cigarette Mash" They look to be about 15 or 16. It was cute. I think it was in the mid-late 80's.

Anyone remember the one where a gorgeous woman asks viewers in seductive voice to prevent forest fires and preserve forest wildlife, then she pulls her hair and face off to reveal that it's really Smokey the Bear in disguise? Then the unmasked ursine spokesperson says, "If you knew it was me, would you have listened?"

:eek2:
:rofl: I've never seen this one, but your description just cracked me up.

Rod Serling Forest Fires PSA

Rod Serling (http://youtube.com/watch?v=vyhKWF2RC-U&mode=related&search=)

Rod Serling Forest Fires PSA

Rod Serling (http://youtube.com/watch?v=vyhKWF2RC-U&mode=related&search=)


I hadn't seen that in years, thanks. It was great.


There were two that terrified me as a kid:
an antismoking PSA called 'Johnny Smoke" with a cartoon cigarette with a cowboy-outlaw black eye mask and black hat with a pack of cigarettes as a "gun" --I was always terrified of that.

And another one, about driving safety. They had these object lessons, where there would be these animated ( crudely ) cars that would demonstrate accidents with scary, tragic music. One sad one had car #5 trying to pass a linup of 4 other cars on a single-lane highway ( or would that be 2-lane? It isn't the four lane highway we are used to, these days ).
The car #1 was going too slowly, #2 was too far away from car #1, and making things slower, still, and car #3 and #4 seemed to be the only innocent ones. Car #5 made its fatal error and tried to pass, but bashed headfirst into a car coming the other way, kliing himself and five people in the other car.

Both of these horrified me. It may have contributed to my terror of driving a car. I never will smoke, anyway.