methodwriter85 March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 So what are some of your favorite PSA's? I still remember this one. The use of the music was incredible: And then of course, there was Rachel Leigh Cooke from She's All That rampaging in her kitchen against heroin: I also remember this one PSA...can't find it, but it was one of those "Above the Influence" ads, and it showed a girl getting stoned and then getting sexually taken advantage of. 1 Link to comment
Bastet March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 "From you, alright?! I learned it from watching you" will never fail to make me laugh upon remembering it all these years later, which was not at all its intended message. There were some good ones back in the day - the Brits seemed to do them better - but among modern offerings, I like the "No More" series of PSAs, where celebrities and athletes* highlight the list of excuses we make for ourselves in failing to address domestic violence. *Yeah, the fact the NFL players are being trotted out to counteract the bad publicity from the League's shameful treatment of the issue is certainly a factor, but I think it's more good than bad. Link to comment
InDueTime March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 This one aired with the Saturday morning cartoons on ABC when I was a little kid. It doesn't get any more 1980's than this. I never even knew what meth was until this one appeared on TV. Link to comment
riley702 March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 (edited) This one. I've seen it criticized for being cheesy, but it always gets me right in the feels. And this (I have no idea why it runs twice): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwW9anAl33A Edited March 9, 2015 by riley702 1 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 This one aired with the Saturday morning cartoons on ABC when I was a little kid. It doesn't get any more 1980's than this. Telling people they have the right to say no means you're also telling them they have the right to say yes. 1 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 This one from the UK. Don't watch if you're squeamish. Link to comment
riley702 March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 (edited) So, did all the others die (except for the kids)? Ironic that li'l miss distracted gets all the attention as she snivels and cries. Honestly? I wanted to smack her. Probably not the reaction they were going for. Edited March 9, 2015 by riley702 1 Link to comment
GaT March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 Geez. that is one long, depressing PSA. Is there more to it? It seems strange that there was nothing that said "don't text & drive!" or something, how else would people know it's a PSA & not part of a TV show? Link to comment
Rick Kitchen March 9, 2015 Share March 9, 2015 Apparently it was originally a half hour production. Link to comment
smittykins March 10, 2015 Share March 10, 2015 Yeah, I have a question: Can I have my brain scrambled, with a side of bacon? 2 Link to comment
DeLurker March 10, 2015 Share March 10, 2015 Oh dear - I always have my eggs scrambled well and cooked well. Guess I'm a junkie. 1 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen March 10, 2015 Share March 10, 2015 (edited) Here's the half hour long version of that UK texting and driving PSA. (For some reason this video runs twice) I can't understand half of what they say. Edited March 10, 2015 by Rick Kitchen Link to comment
Prevailing Wind March 11, 2015 Share March 11, 2015 Half? Try ¾. I can't watch this. Thanks for finding it, but it doesn't have captioning. hahaha Link to comment
ABay March 12, 2015 Share March 12, 2015 Does someone from @midnight read this thread? One of the games last night featured PSAs. Link to comment
theredhead77 March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 This one aired with the Saturday morning cartoons on ABC when I was a little kid. It doesn't get any more 1980's than this. I remember that! That damn catchy "you have the rightyightyight to say no! no! the right to say no!" got me grounded for saying no to my parents. Well that and D.A.R.E and Nancy Regan always telling me to say no. Apparently I was a jerk. But it also taught me that hanging out in dark smoky skate parks was safe and drug dealers were selling their stuff from trash can lids. Scrambled brains had a much bigger impact. But yes, now I would like them with a side of bacon and a cup of coffee. 1 Link to comment
Aquarius March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 This one has always stuck with me First time I've seen that. It's awesome. Thanks for posting it. 3 Link to comment
GaT March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 First time I've seen that. It's awesome. Thanks for posting it. It's funny, but when it first came out, I remember thinking that they must have looked around for the scariest black policeman they could find for this. Now I look at him and he doesn't even look mildly threatening to me, he just looks like some average guy I wouldn't think twice about. I don't know if it's because I've grown up, or if it's because times have changed. 3 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer March 16, 2015 Share March 16, 2015 I don't know if it's because I've grown up, or if it's because times have changed. Stereotypes live or die on whether they look like they have any truth in them. If they don't seem to, you unconsciously stop giving them any weight. 3 Link to comment
janie jones March 17, 2015 Share March 17, 2015 This one has always stuck with me On one hand, I totally get that commercial. On the other hand, no matter what guy they had there looked like, I'd assume that the information on the screen was about him until told otherwise. 2 Link to comment
Janet Snakehole March 17, 2015 Share March 17, 2015 Nothing makes me want to go out and chainsmoke a pack of cigarettes more than truth commercials. And I say that as someone that has never been a smoker. 6 Link to comment
Neurochick March 18, 2015 Share March 18, 2015 (edited) Now this one used to scare the mess out of me for some reason. Edited March 18, 2015 by Neurochick Link to comment
Bastet March 18, 2015 Share March 18, 2015 Neurochick, see here for embedding instructions. 2 Link to comment
Lola16 March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 Anyone see any PSA's for education? I think I remember some for RIF (Reading is Fundamental). 2 Link to comment
Rick Kitchen March 24, 2015 Share March 24, 2015 "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste" 2 Link to comment
smittykins March 29, 2015 Share March 29, 2015 (edited) Remember Time For Timer? One thing that's always bugged me about the "Breakfast" one is his dismissive comment "Now, I don't want you to think this is the best way to eat breakfast..." Well, what if you don't care for traditional breakfast foods? The suggestions he makes do seem somewhat nutritious; there's not a donut or Pop-tart in sight.(I like Pop-Tarts as much as anyone, but I don't pretend they're healthy). As my late husband would've said(TMI warning): "It makes a turd." Edited March 29, 2015 by smittykins 3 Link to comment
smittykins April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 Man, I gotta get me some of that there VD... 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 When did we stop calling it VD & start calling it STD? Did Vic Damone complain? 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 I didn't know that. When did that happen? Jeez, I feel so out of step! 3 Link to comment
LoneHaranguer April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 When did we stop calling it VD & start calling it STD? When schooling declined enough that hardly anybody knew what the word "venereal" meant. 3 Link to comment
cynicat April 7, 2015 Share April 7, 2015 Then we switched from STD to STI. I'm sort of glad about this change. I had a colleague who went out on short term disability and people saying she had STD was all sorts of wrong. 4 Link to comment
DeLurker April 17, 2015 Share April 17, 2015 I hate this PSA because of the cop at the end saying if he had ticketed her for texting while driving, it might have saved her life. The responsibility for safe driving is with the driver. 1 Link to comment
riley702 April 17, 2015 Share April 17, 2015 True, but I think he's just saying if he'd had a chance to get her to take it more seriously (by giving her a ticket), she might have stopped texting and still been alive. Sometimes teenagers need a metaphorical slap upside the head before they listen. I say that as a former teenager who definitely fit that description. Link to comment
Lola16 April 20, 2015 Share April 20, 2015 A rather long Earth Day PSA that uses the old trope of an American Indian.https://www.facebook.com/TheMasterShift/videos/554300838046539/ Link to comment
riley702 April 20, 2015 Share April 20, 2015 I ended up liking it, although it's a lot heavy-handed. I was waiting for a literal smack upside the head, but forcing him to watch the destruction works, too. And I liked the little boy at the end. Link to comment
smittykins April 24, 2015 Share April 24, 2015 I posted this last year in the Favorite Commercials thread, but since I saw it again a few days ago and this thread now exists, I'm putting it here as well.(Hope that's OK with the mods.) 2 Link to comment
Sequoia May 23, 2015 Share May 23, 2015 Has anyone seen the Superbowl anti-domestic violence PSA with the lady who calls 911 and pretends that she is ordering a pizza so that way her sorry excuse for a boryfriend won't know that she's actually calling the police? This is one of the most powerful PSA's I've seen in a long time. 2 Link to comment
riley702 May 24, 2015 Share May 24, 2015 Has anyone seen the Superbowl anti-domestic violence PSA with the lady who calls 911 and pretends that she is ordering a pizza so that way her sorry excuse for a boyfriend won't know that she's actually calling the police? This is one of the most powerful PSA's I've seen in a long time. I heard it was based on a real incident. Link to comment
Bastet May 24, 2015 Share May 24, 2015 It is from a real call, and it speaks well of both parties. The victim finds a terrific way of summoning help, and the operator - who is statistically likely to deal with prank calls on a regular basis - does a nice job of questioning to determine whether this is real rather than just assuming and dismissing. Link to comment
InDueTime May 24, 2015 Share May 24, 2015 Has anyone seen the Superbowl anti-domestic violence PSA with the lady who calls 911 and pretends that she is ordering a pizza so that way her sorry excuse for a boryfriend won't know that she's actually calling the police? This is one of the most powerful PSA's I've seen in a long time. I heard it was based on a real incident. While probably not the story you're thinking of, something like that did happen recently. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-mother-held-hostage-uses-pizza-hut-phone-app-call-n354456 1 Link to comment
Lola16 June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 Just saw this commercial even though it seems it's been out for 2 years. The sanctimommies turned me off, was surprised to see it was actually a PSA 1 Link to comment
Prevailing Wind June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 I kept waiting for one of 'em to say, "Did you know that 15 minutes can save on your auto insurance with GEICO?" and another one saying, "Everybody knows that." 3 Link to comment
Lola16 June 1, 2015 Share June 1, 2015 All hail the Singing Pills! My brother and I sang this as kids. Love this commercial! 1 Link to comment
riley702 June 25, 2015 Share June 25, 2015 (edited) I've been seeing this one for Alzheimer's a lot lately. When the husband gently tells his wife, "It's all right, baby.", I get all verklempt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWJ09iI3cc4 Edited June 25, 2015 by riley702 3 Link to comment
Constantinople June 25, 2015 Share June 25, 2015 Jimmy is my Jewish friend I always thought Gramps was a little hard on his grandson. There are so many worse things he could have called Jimmy. 1 Link to comment
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