Bicycle Safety Film - One Got Fat (1963)

sTuMbLeD

Checking out some Boards of Canada music vids on YT when I found this fan-made one with kids cycling and getting killed one after the other as they broke the rules of the road... while wearing monkey masks...

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=dQEmaj9C6ko&feature=related&fmt=18
(beats and cycling start at 1:40, first kid gets hit at 2:17 coz he didn't use a hand signal)

I was initially amazed that someone had gone to so much effort to get that vintage video look. It couldn't be a "real" safety film, it was too bizarre, odd, funny, and sick. I thought maybe it was some Chris Morris/Blue Jam video, but no, its genuine. The author credited the original sample and its a classic -
http://www.archive.org/details/OneGotFa1963

While unintentionally hilarious, the voice-over is pretty patronising and creepy... right? Right!

I think if I'd seen it when I was younger than 10 it would have completely put me off cycling on roads for a while.

Even the kid who obeys all the rules isn't completely safe, as he becomes the fat "One" of the title.

AstraMonti

This is really creepy! I don't know what is the purpose of it.. but i don't think its encouraging any children!

NeilMcEoigheann

where can i get a monkey mask? they were really good

blanco

Here's the original
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=cQgAMkMmsfg&feature=related


RTE 2 used to play those Canada Board films in the late 70's - early 80's. Can't remember any good ones (too young to watch them stoned)