PSA's (Public Service Announcements)

[W_L]

No one has done a topic on this yet and I think it's kind of funny and intriguing, since all of us grew up with PSAs, including kids today.

 

From the 1940's to present, every nation has had a version of the public service announcement under the guise of an ad campaign or a commercial.

 

Personally, I know PSAs are tantamount to propaganda and exploitative mock ups on a complex subject, but sometimes you just have to let go of your thoughts and laugh at these things. I know everyone has at least a few of these they either laugh at or are scared of.

 

My first PSA from memory was this one with Smokey the bear (I don't know why I remembered it maybe I just like bears )

 

 

Nowadays, Smokey will give a big old bear hug if you put out your fires properly

 

[Sasha Distan]

awesome!

 

in the UK, we don't have cool PSA's, only really graphic ones about not wearing your seatbelt and drink-driving.

 

oh, except for this one. Thank Vinnie Jones, we love you

 

[Caz Pedroso]

I remember this one for crossing the street. 

 

[Never Surrender]

I remember this one for crossing the street. 

 

 

you just summed up and posted my childhood... i actually got a little emotional! was there more than one singing hedgehog video produced?

[Caz Pedroso]

you just summed up and posted my childhood... i actually got a little emotional! was there more than one singing hedgehog video produced?

 

Found two more

 

http://youtu.be/C5k2JPcV1lk

 

 

If you check out the person who posted the videos to youtube there are more as well. 

[Zombie]

hedgehogs - maybe not the best role model...

 

[Caz Pedroso]

 Haha Zombie. 

[wildone]

Here is a very good PSA that was running recently in South Dakota:

 

Don't Jerk and Drive

[JamesSavik]

 

c. 1972 or so- I remember it because elementary school kids were singing it and it drove our teachers absolutely bonkers.

 

 

When I saw this one from France I literally rolled on the floor laughing.

[Suvitar]

When they were showing this on TV, I used to leave the room. I was really scared of it. It shows someone falling through the ice and someone trying to help him.....and there´s a voice telling what they did wrong and how it´s done properly.