Safety ads from the 70's and 80's,which ones would you like to see again?

An Riabhach · 05-12-2014 1:27am

darkdubh wrote: »

Anyone remember a PIF that used to be on RTE in the mid 80s that showed this young guy in silhouette,you coulden't make out his face and it started out with him saying in a strong Dublin accent "my old mans always going on about the youth of today"?I think it might have been about underage drinking,not too sure.

Could it have been about drugs and drug-pushers?

I'm guessin this because the first time I heard the term "drug-pusher" was from a tv ad and what I do remember was me asking Ma what a drug-pusher was,and she said to the effect of "I'll explain when you are older".

An Riabhach · 09-02-2015 4:43pm

I have so little to go by with this one so I'm relying on ye....

This was an English ad which started out with a moody fella walking out of the room and slamming the door,and then the sister turns to her friend and says:
"My brother's been acting really weird lately.You don't think he's taking drugs,do you?"

The confusing thing is,I don't think this ad was actually about drugs,because I think there was a series of other different things happening in the ad.
I really hope someone else remembers it.....

nlgbbbblth · 09-02-2015 7:46pm

Seasan wrote: »

I have so little to go by with this one so I'm relying on ye....

This was an English ad which started out with a moody fella walking out of the room and slamming the door,and then the sister turns to her friend and says:
"My brother's been acting really weird lately.You don't think he's taking drugs,do you?"

The confusing thing is,I don't think this ad was actually about drugs,because I think there was a series of other different things happening in the ad.
I really hope someone else remembers it.....

can you remember roughly when you saw it ?

darkdubh · 09-02-2015 8:12pm

Seasan wrote: »

I have so little to go by with this one so I'm relying on ye....

This was an English ad which started out with a moody fella walking out of the room and slamming the door,and then the sister turns to her friend and says:
"My brother's been acting really weird lately.You don't think he's taking drugs,do you?"

The confusing thing is,I don't think this ad was actually about drugs,because I think there was a series of other different things happening in the ad.
I really hope someone else remembers it.....

Yes,I remember this.Mid to late 80s or thereabouts.I can't remember what it was for.Could possibly have been one of those womens magazines that featured true stories or some upcoming feature in a tabloid.

An Riabhach · 09-02-2015 11:01pm

darkdubh wrote: »

Yes,I remember this.Mid to late 80s or thereabouts.I can't remember what it was for.Could possibly have been one of those womens magazines that featured true stories or some upcoming feature in a tabloid.

You're dead right about the magazine part....

I've remembered another line from that same ad,with two women talking and one of them says:
"They say you won't feel giving birth if you give birth by accupuncture".

It was an ad for some new weekly health and safety magazine back then,but I havent a bull's notion what twas called....

nlgbbbblth · 11-02-2015 9:46pm

Seasan wrote: »

You're dead right about the magazine part....

I've remembered another line from that same ad,with two women talking and one of them says:
"They say you won't feel giving birth if you give birth by accupuncture".

It was an ad for some new weekly health and safety magazine back then,but I havent a bull's notion what twas called....

A partwork.
The advert probably aired in early January.

I recall one called Mediquest from the mid 1980s.

Seemed to be for hypochondriacs.

An Riabhach · 15-03-2015 10:57pm

After finding this one on youtube,I remember seeing it on the telly and remember being told that they were toys that only grown-ups could play with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXWHHBvMnOs

darkdubh · 18-03-2015 3:51am

Remember the lawnmower safety one from the early to mid Nineties?Guy is watching football on telly and and when the keeper fumbles the ball yer man says something like "Oh,Butterfingers!"I used to think that was quite funny.Then he starts an inner monologue."Remember when they used to call me magicfingers?"And theres a flashback to him using the lawnmower and sticking his hand under it when something goes wrong with it and then it freeze frames his reaction when he loses the fingers.

RainyDay · 18-03-2015 1:48pm

Seasan wrote: »

and of course "the spirit of the dark lonely water".....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZWD2sDRESk

My all-time favourite - with Donald Pleasance's scary voiceover and cheeky-chappy cockney kids

An Riabhach · 18-03-2015 5:03pm

RainyDay wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZWD2sDRESk

My all-time favourite - with Donald Pleasance's scary voiceover and cheeky-chappy cockney kids

Luckily for me,I didn't even exist when that ad was on the telly(I don't even know if twas shown here in Ireland),but I do have it on the Charley Says DVD and if I had seen it back then I think I'd still be s******g myself and sleepin with the light on!!

An Riabhach · 11-06-2015 1:11am

Some spine-chillers from British TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8tF1z4-v2k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WteRPXpjBzc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo0cfy5waiQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe9B5EDFazU

darkdubh · 11-06-2015 8:31am

darkdubh wrote: »

Remember the lawnmower safety one from the early to mid Nineties?Guy is watching football on telly and and when the keeper fumbles the ball yer man says something like "Oh,Butterfingers!"I used to think that was quite funny.Then he starts an inner monologue."Remember when they used to call me magicfingers?"And theres a flashback to him using the lawnmower and sticking his hand under it when something goes wrong with it and then it freeze frames his reaction when he loses the fingers.

Forgot to mention it was an Irish ad.Anyone else remember this?

RainyDay · 11-06-2015 11:36am

Seasan wrote: »

Luckily for me,I didn't even exist when that ad was on the telly(I don't even know if twas shown here in Ireland),but I do have it on the Charley Says DVD and if I had seen it back then I think I'd still be s******g myself and sleepin with the light on!!

Yep, in those days we all watched UTV which had all the UK and NI adverts, including these films, so they got plenty of coverage over here.

jca · 11-06-2015 6:45pm

RainyDay wrote: »

Yep, in those days we all watched UTV which had all the UK and NI adverts, including these films, so they got plenty of coverage over here.

Along the east coast we had HTV Wales, I still miss the nice accent, the UTV accent really grates sometimes.

An Riabhach · 11-06-2015 10:27pm

jca wrote: »

Along the east coast we had HTV Wales, I still miss the nice accent, the UTV accent really grates sometimes.

"GET OYT!"
"GET THE FAAR BRIGEEAD OYT!!
"and STAY OYT!!!"

sorry,just takin the piss....really hope I'm not offending

An Riabhach · 15-06-2015 9:56am

This one has just crept back into me head...
An anti-smoking ad from early 90's I think,it starts with this dance/pop music playing in the background and then this pretty-boy walks out all acting like a hunk introduces himself and says "Hi,I'm Nico".And then he starts going on about all his different "Nico" products.

And then towards the end of the ad,the music starts to die and gets slower and slower-and he says "Take me into your heart,take me into your lungs...." and then in a really sinister voice,he says "....and then I will be yours-FOREVER" and laughs menacingly,with a camera close-up of his teeth which are all black and rotten.

Ralf and Florian · 20-06-2015 11:17am

Seasan wrote: »

This one has just crept back into me head...
An anti-smoking ad from early 90's I think,it starts with this dance/pop music playing in the background and then this pretty-boy walks out all acting like a hunk introduces himself and says "Hi,I'm Nico".And then he starts going on about all his different "Nico" products.

And then towards the end of the ad,the music starts to die and gets slower and slower-and he says "Take me into your heart,take me into your lungs...." and then in a really sinister voice,he says "....and then I will be yours-FOREVER" and laughs menacingly,with a camera close-up of his teeth which are all black and rotten.

Yes remember that,there was another one from roughly the same time where the guy narrating the ads eyes go all weird and satanic looking at the end,can't remember what it was for.

An Riabhach · 20-06-2015 4:29pm

sugarman wrote: »

2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7j8_xoPfIk

2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOE9zOsD5kk

Hes a semi famous actor now too

Wot-I really did get my years mixed up there :-|
Had completely forgotten the cribs one.

An Riabhach · 20-06-2015 4:42pm

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Yes remember that,there was another one from roughly the same time where the guy narrating the ads eyes go all weird and satanic looking at the end,can't remember what it was for.

You've made me think of a couple here....

When I used to watch the old videos with the lights off,there was always an ad before the film about copyright and video piracy with terrifying music and this hulk of a man was branding a word which was red hot,and he turns and looks right at you with flames in his eyes.

And then theres this ad about speeding,theres a press conference and the officer says "This is Ireland's new serial killer".
And then they show a man gettin into a car,revvin up the engine and turns and stares at the camera with evil devillish eyes and that image freezes.

darkdubh · 21-06-2015 8:33pm

One just popped into my head a while ago,I'm not totally sure if it was a safety ad as it was played for laughs but it had something to do with chip pans.A family are all rushing out of bed like the house is on fire,I think the parents are waking the children.At the end of the ad theres a sound like an air raid siren and the family including their dog look nervously out from behind a wall,one or two of them have gas masks on and the dog has a World War Two type helmet on his head.Would have been on late 80s,anyone remember it?

An Riabhach · 23-06-2015 2:23pm

Found this one from American TV a while back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQ0k_EV43o

Great ad,and great music-love how the guitar just dies out at the end.
AIDS commercials were the terror of my childhood.

When I first found it,I never worried about why I thought about this ad while I was walking or cycling in the dark.....I JUST DID!!!

Enjoy Heroin Responsibly · 07-07-2015 11:15pm

I was always amazed at the length of some of those seventies/early 1980's ads ? Did the organisations(/governments ?) who commissioned them pay the full market rate for television adverts :eek: or were the TV stations required to carry them for free/at heavy discount ?

darkdubh · 04-08-2015 11:46pm

Heres a blast from the past with the TV license ad at 4.23.The lead in is interesting too,I'd forgotten about Eureka.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfxrWos5DVA

fricatus · 05-08-2015 10:15am

Enjoy Heroin Responsibly wrote: »

I was always amazed at the length of some of those seventies/early 1980's ads ? Did the organisations(/governments ?) who commissioned them pay the full market rate for television adverts :eek: or were the TV stations required to carry them for free/at heavy discount ?

It's an interesting question, and I can only guess. I'd say RTÉ were just required to run these ads as part of their public service remit. In the UK, ITV was licensed as a public-service broadcaster - and still is, even now - so it has to carry certain types of programs as part of its output. I imagine that's quid pro quo for having a national broadcasting licence.

An Riabhach · 05-08-2015 11:33am

darkdubh wrote: »

Heres a blast from the past with the TV license ad at 4.23.The lead in is interesting too,I'd forgotten about Eureka.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfxrWos5DVA

Wasn't there a series of those TV licence ads back in the early 90s with him in them?

The first instalment,I think,was a kind of scary one where Dave is alone watchin the telly,and then the telly starts doing all weird things,the doorbell rings and then "ANSWER THE DOOR" repeatedly flashes up on the TV screen.

And then in the other one,the telly starts talkin to Dave again and this time it sounds more sinister,and at the end of the ad the telly says:
"And when they come calling to see you,it won't be 'Do the decent thing,Dave.'
It will be 'Where is your licence,Sir?'"

Posy · 05-08-2015 6:58pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

Luckily for me,I didn't even exist when that ad was on the telly(I don't even know if twas shown here in Ireland),but I do have it on the Charley Says DVD and if I had seen it back then I think I'd still be s******g myself and sleepin with the light on!!

I just watched that one and it genuinely gave me the creeps! :eek:

darkdubh · 05-08-2015 9:41pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

Wasn't there a series of those TV licence ads back in the early 90s with him in them?

The first instalment,I think,was a kind of scary one where Dave is alone watchin the telly,and then the telly starts doing all weird things,the doorbell rings and then "ANSWER THE DOOR" repeatedly flashes up on the TV screen.

And then in the other one,the telly starts talkin to Dave again and this time it sounds more sinister,and at the end of the ad the telly says:
"And when they come calling to see you,it won't be 'Do the decent thing,Dave.'
It will be 'Where is your licence,Sir?'"

Yes thats right,I'm pretty sure they did another one with the same guy where he was watching the USA 94 World Cup and the voice from the telly comes on warning him about the license.Considering the fact that moustache lad seemed to be getting away with having no license for several years despite getting regular warnings the point was pretty much lost.

An Riabhach · 12-09-2015 11:48pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

Wasn't there a series of those TV licence ads back in the early 90s with him in them?

The first instalment,I think,was a kind of scary one where Dave is alone watchin the telly,and then the telly starts doing all weird things,the doorbell rings and then "ANSWER THE DOOR" repeatedly flashes up on the TV screen.

And then in the other one,the telly starts talkin to Dave again and this time it sounds more sinister,and at the end of the ad the telly says:
"And when they come calling to see you,it won't be 'Do the decent thing,Dave.'
It will be 'Where is your licence,Sir?'"

Got it.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Cfdpu7fJ0

darkdubh · 12-09-2015 11:58pm

John did ya put the cat out?The sound qualitys not great on this,you have to turn your volume rightup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxysntjCtMM

Ralf and Florian · 27-09-2015 7:54am

Those Apre Match parodies are bringing back memories,remember this TV license one?The original followed by the AM spoof.:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0UXzsXyT44

An Riabhach · 29-09-2015 9:34pm

Here's a good one-apologies if this one has already been posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLMcxnqGcnw

darkdubh · 29-09-2015 10:21pm

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Those Apre Match parodies are bringing back memories,remember this TV license one?The original followed by the AM spoof.:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0UXzsXyT44

Sure thats the guy who was in Molloy,rightly forgotten RTE "comedy" series from the late 80s.

An Riabhach · 07-10-2015 8:44pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

And now for some of those short and not so sweet PSAs which lasted less than 30 seconds each:

"In the Glen Of Imaal,the military range lands are dangerous.Heed the warnings!!"

"Smoking in bed is a dangerous habit.Smoke your last one downstairs."

"It goes without saying.Protect yourself.Use a condom."
(A silent Thom McGinty holding up a sign with those words,staring emotionlessly into the camera.He himself died of AIDS a short time later)

"Bees sting,mosquitoes bite.Antisan makes you feel alright".

Aha!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA1X4_OF-MI

darkdubh · 09-10-2015 12:47am

I'd forgotten about this one for Neighbourhood Watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V6b63Wocfg

An Riabhach · 09-10-2015 12:58am

darkdubh wrote: »

I'd forgotten about this one for Neighbourhood Watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V6b63Wocfg

So had I,completely.
Now remembering that last line "Don't leave it to the criminals",and remembering how that black leather glove at the end tryin to open the door used to freak me out a little bit.

An Riabhach · 13-10-2015 1:07pm

Q. What do you get when you cross Bonzo The Dog with The Financial Regulator??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BySG_SSG54o

A. ^^^^Exactly that!!

darkdubh · 13-10-2015 4:19pm

darkdubh wrote: »

John did ya put the cat out?The sound qualitys not great on this,you have to turn your volume rightup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxysntjCtMM

Version with better sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac89JFWESH8

whatismyname · 13-10-2015 7:13pm

darkdubh wrote: »

Version with better sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac89JFWESH8

OMG that acting was hilariously bad

An Riabhach · 20-10-2015 12:22pm

fricatus wrote: »

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- and another with some young mother from Dublin warning about the dangers of her daughter's nightie going up in flames. You had to look out on the label for IS 148 - "now I know that sounds like a robot!"

Heres a question...
If I remember correctly,the IS-148 code was only for nighties and not for pyjamas in general.So,was the message back then that girls were more likely to die in fires than boys?

An Riabhach · 11-11-2015 10:00pm

I dunno if this came from the 80s or not,but does anybody remember an ad which just showed a wheelchair in a dark room all through the ad,and the morbid-sounding VO began with the line "This is Richard's new set of wheels"...??

darkdubh · 11-11-2015 11:58pm

Its the TV Sponger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOi3ADI7dEo

An Riabhach · 12-11-2015 12:05am

darkdubh wrote: »

Its the TV Sponger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOi3ADI7dEo

Brilliant!! Never seen that one before.

fricatus · 14-11-2015 12:02pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

I dunno if this came from the 80s or not,but does anybody remember an ad which just showed a wheelchair in a dark room all through the ad,and the morbid-sounding VO began with the line "This is Richard's new set of wheels"...??

Yeah, I think I remember that one!

darkdubh · 30-01-2016 10:18am

Good old Firehound turns up here."Never give fire a chance.Gruff ruff!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faessvBwjJ8

darkdubh · 09-02-2016 12:43pm

Theres two short ones turn up towards the start here,for drink driving and smoking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPmCEg_rZ6Q

An Riabhach · 11-02-2016 11:23pm

A couple of great compilations there.
That smoking ad came out not too long after me oul fella died from smoking.
Used to love firehound-always thought he was cuddly back then!

An Riabhach · 15-03-2016 2:21pm

Anyone remember this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFEBwbM21Bc

Without boasting,I'm too young to remember it,but I think it's very funny.

mansize · 15-03-2016 2:37pm

In Ireland ya couldn't trust those condoms so no casual sex allowed!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghQVJ3qAcAU

mansize · 15-03-2016 2:49pm

The Aussies didn't beat about the bush...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U219eUIZ7Qo

An Riabhach · 15-03-2016 3:30pm

mansize wrote: »

In Ireland ya couldn't trust those condoms so no casual sex allowed!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghQVJ3qAcAU

I cannot say enough times how much that ad,and every other AIDS ad back then,terrified the livin sheit outa me.They really were the terror of my childhood.
Even films like "The Omen" and "Salem's Lot"(which we watched whenever our parents were out) didn't scare me at all compared to those commercials.

Safety ads from the 70's and 80's,which ones would you like to see again?

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