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

darkdubh · 05-01-2018 11:17am

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I'm sure it's been done, but:

John, did ya put the cat out?

A classic. Sound quality's not great on this, turn the volume right up.

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

darkdubh · 05-01-2018 6:32pm

Heres another classic, ran for a good few years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJaG4ngvh4A

Ralf and Florian · 06-01-2018 12:27am

Probably not so much a safety ad but remember that one that showed a shopping trolley with loads of glass bottles and food etc being dropped into it from a height? I think it was about buying Irish products, it had one of those solemn voiceovers that you tend to associate with PIF's and the final shot was a great big fecking matress falling onto the trolley before the ad ended in a freeze frame.

darkdubh · 06-01-2018 1:41am

Spot the Rurai Quinn lookalike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouoki4_FDA8

darkdubh · 06-01-2018 2:44pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

Remember Firehound??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha8F8DzW86o

Firehound pops up in this link.

http://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21269709-fire-prevention-conference/

An Riabhach · 06-01-2018 9:10pm

I've just found this one,and I don't remember ever seeing it before.
Can anybody else remember it,and if so, how does it end?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg-Qhc_kFC8

NewbridgeIR · 06-01-2018 9:59pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

I've just found this one,and I don't remember ever seeing it before.
Can anybody else remember it,and if so, how does it end?

That's from Radharc's Dying For A Drink film which dates from 1983.
It was shown extensively in school classrooms during the mid-1980s.

You can watch the full film here - http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1378-radharc/354383-dying-for-a-drink/

An Riabhach · 06-01-2018 11:00pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

That's from Radharc's Dying For A Drink film which dates from 1983.
It was shown extensively in school classrooms during the mid-1980s.

You can watch the full film here - http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1378-radharc/354383-dying-for-a-drink/

Brilliant film,I watched it from start to finish.

darkdubh · 09-01-2018 6:23pm

I remember seeing an Irish safe sex PSA that was shown in cinemas in the late 90's, circa 97/98. Was more to do with stds in general that specifically AIDS I think. It had a voiceover that started off something like "You can have a wonderful time, with a wonderful person". It showed a succession of couples in what was close to mild softcore sexual positions. When a gay couple came up a bunch of skangers in the cinema all said "ewwwww" and one girl said very loudly "Dats disgusting!"

An Riabhach · 09-01-2018 11:02pm

darkdubh wrote: »

I remember seeing an Irish safe sex PSA that was shown in cinemas in the late 90's, circa 97/98. Was more to do with stds in general that specifically AIDS I think. It had a voiceover that started off something like "You can have a wonderful time, with a wonderful person". It showed a succession of couples in what was close to mild softcore sexual positions. When a gay couple came up a bunch of skangers in the cinema all said "ewwwww" and one girl said very loudly "Dats disgusting!"

You've just reminded me of the when the ads about AIDS became a bit more mellow and less scary in the early 90s,which had celebrities like Pat O'Mahony,Hillary Fennell and Thom "The Diceman" McGintey giving advice on AIDS.The series of ads just had each of them sitting down in a darkened room speaking to the camera,with the exception of The Diceman who just held up a sign which read "It goes without saying.Protect yourself.Always use a condom."

I distinctly remember that bitch Hillary Fennell basically blaming men alone for the spread of AIDS in her ad.

darkdubh · 10-01-2018 1:30am

An Riabhach wrote: »

You've just reminded me of the when the ads about AIDS became a bit more mellow and less scary in the early 90s,which had celebrities like Pat O'Mahony,Hillary Fennell and Thom "The Diceman" McGintey giving advice on AIDS.The series of ads just had each of them sitting down in a darkened room speaking to the camera,with the exception of The Diceman who just held up a sign which read "It goes without saying.Protect yourself.Always use a condom."

I distinctly remember that bitch Hillary Fennell basically blaming men alone for the spread of AIDS in her ad.

They still had those ads running till about ten years ago with one of the Corrs (probably Sharon) and Sinead O Connor .

An Riabhach · 10-01-2018 9:22pm

darkdubh wrote: »

They still had those ads running till about ten years ago with one of the Corrs (probably Sharon) and Sinead O Connor .

Yep,I remember those ones well also.

I think they were dealing more with the stigma of having AIDS and HIV more than anything else.
Either way,I found those ads pretty tame and ineffective.

darkdubh · 01-03-2018 11:36am

Here's one that I think was shown during the ads at half time during the 1990 World Cup. Liam Brady with give drugs the boot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1xgQoipWFE

pleas advice · 07-03-2018 8:04am

Charley says: always tell your mommy before you go off somewhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDu7yYHxZr0

darkdubh · 07-03-2018 4:54pm

darkdubh wrote: »

Found a link with bit more info on this. It was directed by Louis Marcus and it's title is "Amplexample". Seems the above is only a short snippet, the original is 11 minutes long.

http://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=37601

darkdubh · 07-03-2018 5:02pm

Searching Road Safety Authority on that site brings up this link, very interesting.

https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/search.php?s=Keywords&q=National+Road+Safety+Association

NewbridgeIR · 07-03-2018 10:55pm

darkdubh wrote: »

Searching Road Safety Authority on that site brings up this link, very interesting.

https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/search.php?s=Keywords&q=National+Road+Safety+Association

Extremely informative, thank you.
I remember a lot of these.
I know it's just a list but some great info there.
Michael O'Hehir and the level crossings

darkdubh · 08-03-2018 12:07am

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Extremely informative, thank you.
I remember a lot of these.
I know it's just a list but some great info there.
Michael O'Hehir and the level crossings

It mentions that the Safe Cross Code II, the one with Judge and other Wanderly Wagon puppets was screened at a film festival in Galway in 2002, so some of these pifs are still out there.

https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=37597

NewbridgeIR · 08-03-2018 12:28am

darkdubh wrote: »

It mentions that the Safe Cross Code II, the one with Judge and other Wanderly Wagon puppets was screened at a film festival in Galway in 2002, so some of these pifs are still out there.

https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=37597

That version wasn't aired as much but it's very memorable. Foxy is kinda sinister in it.
"In winter it can get dark as early as half past four." (shoots to a photo of a clock) - trying to remember if this was part of it or not.

darkdubh · 08-03-2018 12:37am

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

That version wasn't aired as much but it's very memorable. Foxy is kinda sinister in it.
"In winter it can get dark as early as half past four." (shoots to a photo of a clock) - trying to remember if this was part of it or not.

Not sure if it was the same one but I just remember Judge saying "that was a very bad thing to do" after one or more kids try to cross the road through traffic.

An Riabhach · 11-03-2018 11:01pm

This one's a chiller.
A real chiller.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wntp95Ccqzw

darkdubh · 14-03-2018 9:45pm

Scar Tissue wrote: »

Does anyone remember the one where there was a family or something in a car, and they were in the car when it was being crushed like they do for scrap yards?

Think that might be the one here that starts at the 38.36 mark.

"Nothing on the road is more crushable than you"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsiV7iHItv0

johnnyyesno · 19-04-2018 4:02pm

Bonzos back.

https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/sheep/watch-tv-ad-from-1980s-with-killer-dog-to-be-revived-in-attempt-to-reduce-attacks-on-sheep-36822756.html

An Riabhach · 17-06-2018 10:25pm

This is a tough one.
Which one do ye think is the scariest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wntp95Ccqzw

Or......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4z9kCdsPs

The Crowman · 18-06-2018 8:46pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

This is a tough one.
Which one do ye think is the scariest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wntp95Ccqzw

Or......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4z9kCdsPs

Deffo second one

The Crowman · 02-07-2018 9:50am

This was from the 90's but anyone remember the road safety advert where a guy is driving dangerously and there's a techno dance beat soundtrack then it changes to him in a wheelchair and the dance beat is him bouncing a basketball?

An Riabhach · 02-07-2018 12:07pm

The Crowman wrote: »

This was from the 90's but anyone remember the road safety advert where a guy is driving dangerously and there's a techno dance beat soundtrack then it changes to him in a wheelchair and the dance beat is him bouncing a basketball?

Yep, I remember that one well enough,but I can't remember what was said at the end.

The Crowman · 13-07-2018 2:06pm

Does anyone remember one from the late 80's or early 90's about anti social behaviour that showed CCTV footage of a bunch of fellas kicking the tar out of each other on a bus?

The Crowman · 16-07-2018 12:14am

The first part of this has an old bus safety film from the 60's. For some reason tacked on is a clip from the LLS of Gardai motorcycle traffic unit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwVg1PrblDY

Amalgam · 21-07-2018 11:57pm

'High voltage frisbee of death with strangely animated and ominous music safety ad.'

That would be my choice.

You know the one.. I don't even have to link it..

Try_harder · 21-07-2018 11:59pm

The dog that falls in with bad company

Try_harder · 22-07-2018 12:10am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SqRNUUOk7s

UK AIDS safety ad

Try_harder · 22-07-2018 12:13am

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

Irish ad very heteronormative and not supporting condom use. Casual sex bad!

An Riabhach · 22-07-2018 8:52am

Amalgam wrote: »

'High voltage frisbee of death with strangely animated and ominous music safety ad.'

That would be my choice.

You know the one.. I don't even have to link it..

"TIMMEEEEEEEeeee.......!!!!"

The Crowman · 22-07-2018 10:13am

An Riabhach wrote: »

"TIMMEEEEEEEeeee.......!!!!"

The Irish version which I remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ocXmuwYU8

It uses edited footage from this British PIF which is the "Timmee" one even though it sounds to me like "Jimmeee"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_a6-rlxpQk

An Riabhach · 22-07-2018 12:50pm

The Crowman wrote: »

The Irish version which I remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ocXmuwYU8

It uses edited footage from this British PIF which is the "Timmee" one even though it sounds to me like "Jimmeee"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_a6-rlxpQk

Yep, tis "JIMMEEEeee" alright, I stand corrected!

The Crowman · 23-07-2018 11:09am

John did ya put the cat out?

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

An Riabhach · 23-07-2018 12:23pm

Try_harder wrote: »

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

Irish ad very heteronormative and not supporting condom use. Casual sex bad!

AIDS.
The only thing that terrified me,gave me both nightmares and sleepless nights,and had me crying to my Mammy about it during my childhood.Ads like the two you have mentioned,and this one,made me educate myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anVO_iPGNZ8

The Crowman · 27-07-2018 4:17pm

An Riabhach wrote: »

You've just reminded me of the when the ads about AIDS became a bit more mellow and less scary in the early 90s,which had celebrities like Pat O'Mahony,Hillary Fennell and Thom "The Diceman" McGintey giving advice on AIDS.The series of ads just had each of them sitting down in a darkened room speaking to the camera,with the exception of The Diceman who just held up a sign which read "It goes without saying.Protect yourself.Always use a condom."

I distinctly remember that bitch Hillary Fennell basically blaming men alone for the spread of AIDS in her ad.

darkdubh wrote: »

They still had those ads running till about ten years ago with one of the Corrs (probably Sharon) and Sinead O Connor .

An Riabhach wrote: »

Yep,I remember those ones well also.

I think they were dealing more with the stigma of having AIDS and HIV more than anything else.
Either way,I found those ads pretty tame and ineffective.

Those ones are all up on YT. Theres several more of them under the same channel.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CKPAYrxTI

The Crowman · 08-08-2018 9:07pm

This was actually a print safety advert but I think it might have been connected with the old Irish "Play Safe" ad. Late 70's/early 80's, It was warning about the dangers of electricity and showed a cartoon man or boy climbing over a fence into what was presumably a power station, he was looking up with a glum expression at what looked like a big lightening bolt flying down at him and the lightening bolt had a super villian type head , a bit like Batman. To jog folks memories I've done a rough sketch from memory of this electricity bolt villian character.

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The Crowman · 11-08-2018 12:43pm

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Does it ring a bell with anyone of a certain age?

NewbridgeIR · 12-08-2018 6:54pm

Yellow man?

Zirconia · 12-08-2018 7:14pm

Hey I remember that guy! I don't remember any ads with him on it, but it was on a warning notice on the door of a local substation - as a little kid I was facinated by it, wondering if he was a man, and if so how could he be if he had no body. I've been searching the internet for years to see if I could find a photo of that sign!

Dakota Dan · 12-08-2018 7:19pm

trad wrote: »

Brendan Grace doing "The Safe Cross Code"

or the time the roll bars came in for the tractors and poor Tom overturned his tractor on the Riordan's, Well Holy God.

It was Pat Houlihan that turned his tractor on the road outside Tom's farmyard, remember Eamon ran out the yard after hearing the bang. Bloody fool shouldn't have been left near a tractor.

Hotblack Desiato · 12-08-2018 7:29pm

The Crowman wrote: »

This was actually a print safety advert but I think it might have been connected with the old Irish "Play Safe" ad. Late 70's/early 80's, It was warning about the dangers of electricity and showed a cartoon man or boy climbing over a fence into what was presumably a power station, he was looking up with a glum expression at what looked like a big lightening bolt flying down at him and the lightening bolt had a super villian type head , a bit like Batman. To jog folks memories I've done a rough sketch from memory of this electricity bolt villian character.

He was called Safety Man and he was a hero not a villain! Would turn up and stop kids who were just about to do something stupid.

Dakota Dan · 12-08-2018 7:48pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

@ 2:06 your man wasn't going to exert himself with the sledge, sure granddad would fall straight through that fence.

The Crowman · 12-08-2018 8:13pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

He was called Safety Man and he was a hero not a villain! Would turn up and stop kids who were just about to do something stupid.

Are you thinking of the Green Cross Code guy?

The Crowman · 12-08-2018 8:15pm

Zirconia wrote: »

Hey I remember that guy! I don't remember any ads with him on it, but it was on a warning notice on the door of a local substation - as a little kid I was facinated by it, wondering if he was a man, and if so how could he be if he had no body. I've been searching the internet for years to see if I could find a photo of that sign!

Yes , that's where I remember him from. I was thinking it was an ad but you've reminded me now he was on an electricity substation sign.

Hotblack Desiato · 12-08-2018 9:06pm

The Crowman wrote: »

Are you thinking of the Green Cross Code guy?

Nope. I can remember a cartoon strip with some kids who found a fallen wire and Safety Man appeared in the nick of time.

Don't think there were ever animations / videos with Safety Man.

The Crowman · 12-08-2018 11:16pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Nope. I can remember a cartoon strip with some kids who found a fallen wire and Safety Man appeared in the nick of time.

Don't think there were ever animations / videos with Safety Man.

Doesn't ring a bell. Anyway the advert I remembered wasn't an advert at all as it turns out. Zirconia's post was correct in that it was a warning sign on electricity substations.

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

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