I've heard all sorts of arguments against drugs, but this '60s PSA against LSD posits one I've never heard of. Drop acid, especially if you're "jacked up" on marijuana, and your food will grow a face, talk to you, scream when you try to eat it, and then need to be mercy-killed right on the streets of San Francisco. I know people for whom this would be an enticement: "Dude, drugs that give your hot dog a face?
Can you guess what this public service announcement is for? Hint: it's not burritos. Though the thought of Mexican food certainly got my attention!
Poor little old lady looks like she could use some help in the tech department. I don't blame her, those instructions don't make any sense.
Who better to teach overseas soldiers about operations security than Squeakers the mouse and his arch-nemesis, the Cat Hacker? This military PSA's got it all: spies, intrigue, high-tech surveillance equipment, an adorable cast, impressive set design. I can't say I'm surprised that the most dangerous spies are of the feline persuasion.
Which is really an ad for Holsten beer. I know Denis Leary is prosmoking, but I guess he's anti-drunk driving. I've always wondered if any of these public service announcements work, but "Drink, drive, and you'll be an asshole" is as good an anti-drunk-driving message as any, I suppose.
A Hanna-Barbera antidrug PSA is like a a Philip Morris anticigarette campaign. Can we really take an antidrug message seriously from the people who brought you Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, The Huckleberry Hound Show, and even The Smurfs?! These awesome (but bizarre shows) are not only pretty trippy (like this groovy PSA itself) but stoners I know love to watch them while smoking the chronic.
I'm wracking my brain trying to remember if I've ever seen a PSA for say, breast cancer, that seemed like its target audience was the Sesame Street crowd. (Is this how you have to speak to men to get them to worry about testicular cancer?) In any case, I can't complain, because I feel my life is complete after hearing the following lyrics: "If your balls are feeling lumpy, if they're tender or they're grumpy/If you notice you've got three then a doctor you should see/If they're swelling up your pants, don't miss your chance/Go see a physician." Well done!
The PETA peeps want everyone to spay or neuter their cats, so they made this PSA to get the word out. Instead of delighting us with images of cute kitties cuddling with blankies or chasing balls of yarn, they took a more XXX-rated approach. We see kitties humping here.
Newsflash: Batman was not only
a degrading husband, but a sexist employer to boot. In the following PSA for the Federal Equal Pay Law, Batgirl argues that she's underpaid and deserves to earn the same wages as Robin. Although Batgirl's timing is a bit manipulative — a ticking bomb is about to blow Batman a new one and she's his only hope for escape — girlfriend's request is warranted.
I love how the folks behind this PSA don't think that the threat of liver damage will scare women into reducing their drinking, but looking like a man in makeup will. (Sadly, I think they're right!)
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