Favorite PSAs?

[Deset Gled]

I think I’m missing something. What’s a PSA?

Wikipedia says the British version is called a PIF.

Basically, short commercial-like videos that are produced to educate and inform. Sometimes aired as part of the commcials in the USA (like Smokey the Bear telling you not to start fires or Iron Eyes Cody telling you not to pollute). Other times aired at the end of a TV show, like the infamous "knowing is half the battle" bits at the end of GI Joe.

In the USA, anti-drug PSAs are often very questionable in terms of content, but are sometimes remarkable as short films go. This one is a great example of a 30 second horror movie:


"Dumb Ways to Die" is a super catchy song and hilarious video that started as a PSA about train safety.

 

[monsmord]

I prefer long-form PSAs (which, okay, were never meant to be aired commercially):

 

[Bohandas]

I was going to make a snide remark about this PSA, but I found a video someone made that took the same snide remark I was going to make and added a second clip that makes the same joke better

 

[Morrus]

A Public Service Announcement.

Ah!

 

[General_Tangent]

I think I’m missing something. What’s a PSA?

The classic examples in the UK are "Charley Says", with Kenny Everett as the voice of Charley the cat.

 

[Ryujin]

This is the reason I have House Hippos in the Hodgepocalypse.

I was just going to post that. It's an actual PSA put out by the Canadian Government, that appeared on national TV.

 

[aco175]

Any questions...

 

[General_Tangent]

Any questions...

Ah the good old go to work on an egg.

 

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[Scribe]