Does anyone know any PIFs/PSAs from their childhood or recent years? Here are a few that I know:


Charley Says - a series of animated PIFs from the 1970s featuring a boy called Dominic and his cat Charley.
Frances the Firefly - a 'Fire Kills' animated PIF that warns children not to play with matches.
Joe and Petunia (1968 - 1973) - these cartoon PIFs include 'Coastguard' and 'Worn Tyres'. The coastguard film was digitally remastered and updated for the 21st century. It shows Petunia listening to an iPod and Joe wearing a Burberry cap instead of a knotted hankie.He also calls the coastguard on a mobile phone
TFL adverts with the slogan, "Don't die before you've lived." One advert shows a young girl being shattered as she is hit by a car and her future is also shattered. Her dream was to race in the London 2012 olympics.
An NHS 'Get unhooked' advert in which people are hooked by a fishing line whenever they need a cigarette (shown earlier this year).


If you remember any PIFs/PSAs, feel free to post the ones you've heard of.

I don't remember any on TV except the ones from School House Rock! Other than that, I remember old Disney Jiminy Cricket ones:  Play safe and so forth.  They always played them on a reel to reel projector during rainy day lunchtimes at school.  Also,a Disney safety film=
I especially liked the one where Goofy was the bad tempered driver whenever he got behind the wheel. 

"Keep America Beautiful"-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3QKvEy0AIk

And those "Take a Bite Out of Crime" PSAs featuring McGruff the Crime Dog.

"Read the Road" all about the road markings.  I can still remember part of the lyrics.

Is there a solid line to stop at
or a give way line to p-a-u-s-e at?

More road safety featuring Jimmy Saville and "Clunk, click; every trip" for seatbelt wearing (before it became the law that you had to wear them)

"Dip, don't dazzle your headlights"

I don't remember any on TV except the ones from School House Rock! Other than that, I remember old Disney Jiminy Cricket ones:  Play safe and so forth.  They always played them on a reel to reel projector during rainy day lunchtimes at school.  Also,a Disney safety film=
I especially liked the one where Goofy was the bad tempered driver whenever he got behind the wheel. 
i'm no fool, no sirree
i'm gonna live to be a hundred and three
i play safe for you and me cuz
i'm! no! fool!

that's totally gonna be burned into my skull until the day i die. i'll be damned if i can remember what they were teaching me, either. something about not shoving my head down running garbage disposals or brushing my teeth with bandsaws?

I've seen the earlier PIFs (Joe and Petunia, Charley Says) on YouTube and I've also seen the Charley Says adverts archived in TV shows, including 'It's Only TV, But I Like It,' a TV quiz show that was hosted by Jonathan Ross. As for the Frances the Firefly PIF, I may have seen it as a child.

Litterbug, Litterbug
shame on you
look at the terrible things you do
littering cluttering every place
my but it's disgraceful.

Litterbug, litterbug
where's your pride
making a mess of the countryside
spoiling and soiling each lovely view
shame oh shame on you.

It really makes one wonder
what kind of house you keep
where on every tour
the world is your personal garbage heap.

You thoughtless litterbug
litterbug don't you care?
People must follow
you everywhere
spoiling and soiling each
lovely view
Shame Oh! Shame On You!"

There was that Owl back in the 80's who said "Give A Hoot,Don't Pollute".

Here's one my fellow Canucks will remember.  Remember Astar, the Robot from Planet Danger ?
"I can put my arm back on.  You can't.  So play safe!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GN9dANKe_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjnKzIU-obI


Time For Timer^.

I like the antismoking one where guys in a bar decide to have a smoke,but when they are about to light up,the cigarettes go limp,like an unerected penis.Brilliant!

Or The Anti Smoking PSA with the guy and his hole in his throat.

Or The Anti Smoking PSA with the guy and his hole in his throat.
yes,that was a good one.as well as kathy,the heavyset blond woman with the same predicament.

yes,that was a good one.as well as kathy,the heavyset blond woman with the same predicament.


When was that commercial?  ???

The classic "this is your brain on drugs" ad with the egg and also remember several featuring Looney Tune characters in the later 1980'/early '90's...

and also remember several featuring Looney Tune characters in the later 1980'/early '90's...


There was one Looney Tunes one about the danger of stoves, and Bugs would say "Keep those pot handles turned in"

I've seen that

That could be on the next Golden Collection bonus features

There was an anti drug special feauturing a bunch of cartoon characters like Garfield, Ninja Turtles, Muppet Babies, Winnie the Pooh, etc.

Anyone remember those "Just Say No" anti-drug PSAs from the 80's?

This is your Brain,This is your brain on drugs,Any questions?

Mister Yuk.

I like the antismoking one where guys in a bar decide to have a smoke,but when they are about to light up,the cigarettes go limp,like an unerected penis.Brilliant!

I've seen a similar advert from the NHS where an index finger and a middle finger pose as a man's legs with a cigarette in between. The ash falling from the ciarette would represent impotence.

Another PIF I saw last week included one from 1977 called 'Apaches.' It's a grim 26-minute long film about the dangers of playing on farms and it was even shown in UK primary schools. I also saw one from 1979 called 'Play Safe' about the dangers of playing near pylons, power lines and substations. It also has animated segments featuring an owl and a robin.

How about that talking dog talking to a young girl about smoking pot?

Mister Yuk.


I LOVED Mister Yuk.  Somehow I think it was supposed to scare kids not to open stuff with the sticker on it...but I loved it.  ;D

In the 80s the Uk government ran a series of ads about the dangers of heroin.  "I could stop - if I wanted to"

At about the same time there were ads about AIDS "Don't die of ignorance"