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I'm feeling a little nostalgic this week. What was your favorite PSA growing up?

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Permalink Reply by Whackbar Wop on October 2, 2009 at 5:18pm

In mayo, salt, ketchup or goop, it's no fun to eat, what you can't even see, so don't drown your food!

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Permalink Reply by Bigkrygowski on October 2, 2009 at 5:44pm

This little guy probably saved me a time or two in my youth. "Sick! Sick! Sick!"

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Permalink Reply by jenra on October 2, 2009 at 6:15pm

I wasn't exactly little at the time... But I *loved* all the anti-drug PSA's in the 80's.

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Permalink Reply by Floor Pie on October 2, 2009 at 8:31pm

Have I told you all lately how much I love you? Here are two of mine:

1970's:

1980's:

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Permalink Reply by Floor Pie on October 2, 2009 at 8:38pm

Mr. Black's favorite childhood PSA is the "Kite Man" commercial, in which a Fred-Schneidery guy dressed as a giant kite teaches a group of kids about kite safety.

It's an Oregon thing, but he's recited it to me so many times I feel like I've seen it myself. It's not on You Tube, but I just found out there's a Facebook group dedicated to finding a copy of the thing. Oregonians...

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Permalink Reply by Joe Mama on October 3, 2009 at 5:46am

I love the fact that my middle school students still write the Preamble in Social Studies by humming the tune from the 70's! Sing it with me, you know you still know it, "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union..."

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Permalink Reply by bethany on October 3, 2009 at 11:45am

I don't know how to upload it, but the "we're not candy" PSA about prescription pills. (going to try) link at youtube is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xayd1c0wtOE

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Permalink Reply by bethany on October 3, 2009 at 6:29pm

@ Joe Mama--Schoolhouse Rock is my all time fave! I have them all on CD for Dani when she's bigger!

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Permalink Reply by bap2 on October 3, 2009 at 6:38pm

I learned it by watching YOU:

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Permalink Reply by CJRW on October 3, 2009 at 8:36pm

Oh, I so love this thread! X-entertainment.com is an awesome 80s treasure trove!

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

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Permalink Reply by LeastLikely2Breed on October 4, 2009 at 7:10am

Loved Mr. Yuck! ( and now it seems the kid does too).

BTW you can get free Mr. Yuck stickers here:
http://blog.homesafe.com/2009/04/20/free-mr-yuk-stickers/