Television during the eighties was filled with Public Service Announcements, also called PSA’s. These are some of my all-time faves, plus a few commercials that make me die laughing and feel like I’m sitting on the hideous brown shag carpet in our old family room drinking a Tab and eating a Devil Dog.
This one made pills seem kind of cute and fun, which definitely wasn’t the message they were going for.
THIS GAVE ME NIGHTMARES FOREVER.
God, these “One to Grow On” shorts are as comforting and familiar as my Benetton rugby and Capezios.
Our freezer was always filled with those ice cream sandwiches and Brown Bonnets. Wait, were those frozen cones with the hard chocolate shell called Brown Bonnets, or did I just make that up?
NUTTIN?!
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Talk about a walk down memory lane! Found you on Bloggy Moms, following you everywhere.
My PSA memories are a little earlier…mid-70s. There was the one about prejudice where the boy and the grandfather are in a boat and the kid describes one of his friends as “my Jewish friend.” I remember them fondly.
I love that you found these and made a post out of them! My little Harriet-the-Spy pen and notepad are with me everywhere I go in case I see/experience ideas that I can turn into short stories or blog posts. (I’m not techno-nerd enough to understand Blackberries and iPads, so the post-its will have to do it for me.
) I saw you on Bloggy Moms; check me out at http://www.trashyblog.com. I’m excited to read more!
Your blog wouldn’t let me follow b/c my e-mail address starts with an “info” and is too generic.
um, you forgot Starblazers, with Deslock.
I totally would have voted for Jem had I known she had 0 votes. Poor girl!
I still look at sunny side eggs like they are going to be fried like my brain.
Ok that was such a serious blast from the past. Loved it, thanks! And while I am here…
I love your site and you no doubt have a zillion followers which makes me nominating you both against the rules and silly and yet I just felt I had to do it to blogs I really like and so in the odd chance that you are an undiscovered treasure, I am nominating you for a Liebster award.
I know what you are thinking… a what?!? That was my reaction too. It’s one of those viral awards that someone gives you and you then can chose to nominate people.
Here is a link to a post [http://multilingualmama.com/2012/12/20/flattered-and-grateful-despite-mysterious-origins/] I wrote which includes the ‘to dos’ like answering a series of questions.
Take part or don’t. In any event, you know at least that you have a fan over here. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2013! xoMultilingualMama
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