1980s PSA - "We're Not Candy!"

The singing pills.

[@sierra3358]

Doctor: Take you schizophrenia pills and you’ll be fine The pills:

[@Kim_Witt]

People underestimate how brilliant this comment is 😭

[@Melissa-wi7oo]

When you took some pills and they're still singing: 👁️👄👁️

[@Jappenessee]

ή

[@sierra3358]

@@Kim_Witt ey thanks bro

[@jacktorrance2633]

🤣

[@Akira625]

If you see a bunch of pills singing to you, you've already taken too many of them!

[@SirKattyCruz]

Or you are too late

[@jafll141]

😂😂😂

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

LOL! A great blast from the past... not to mention adorable and ear-wormy.

[@Venus.Y]

Lol

[@malicool1304]

the pills are so cute!

[@Chaos4mari]

"But I think I need to eat you for my schizophrenia.” “What, why?” “You’re talking to me.” “Oh yeah fair enough.” 💀

[@Samuel-sw3hy]

Yeah that's pretty true

[@turtleduckeatmushroom]

This the realest conversation 🔥🔥🔥

[@ItsartoTV]

Lol

[@B-fq7ff]

the same comment but worse

[@Hacksworth_Sidings]

When the pills start talking, you know it’s too late

[@ladyraspberry5601]

YES YES YES‼️‼️‼️🗣🗣🥶🥶

[@General_MacArthur]

Backrooms entity

[@GioVelasquez-tp1ls]

​@@General_MacArthur Of course.

[@Who1156]

​@@GioVelasquez-tp1lskaioken.

[@ellastarburst736]

Jack Stauber saw this video and was like "wow, neat, this is my whole personality now"

[@mavikedi1814]

Damn i was going to say that

[@reesespuffs335]

This is fr what i was thinking

[@justwaiting5744]

Top comment

[@Thepapershow]

You say what I think, I feel scared.

[@icandothisoneday1155]

I feel same😂

[@Salad_2]

"we arent candy, we are pills! dont eat us!" THATS EXACTLY WHAT SOME CANDY WOULD SAY

[@s1llyg00fst3r]

time to *feast*

[@wiliwilo]

Poison

[@violane_9557]

Yummy!

[@llammi1782]

I've been eating pills for years andn iam fianebdleksaopnoPASDdnaoonljuau

[@RF-Ataraxia]

DOWN THE HATCH

[@carey5886]

“Were not candy” “Fine then I’ll eat a tide pod”

[@RyTI158]

"Tide Pods" 🎵We are also not Candy🎵 "Person" IS THIS HOUSE CURSED OR SOMETHING!?

[@Possumbee]

Fine I’ll eat worms WE ARE CANDY MEMMEMEMMEEHHE

[@Guy9580]

Fine I’ll drink petrol

[@0_coin]

​@@Guy9580 WHERE NOT SODA

[@melissacooper8724]

I'm surprised that they didn't mention pets could also eat the spilled pills as well as young children!

[@deborahmartins1547]

This is actually adorable 🥺 The cutest PSA I have ever seen

[@XteroBlade2117]

Agreed

[@fatimapavon7787]

I know🥰😍💚

[@hgostudios2005]

Same and I love the singing pills

[@Incogneato]

When the pills start talking to you, it's already too late.

[@Daboypurplhart]

Something about these little things make me feel like hugging them

[@leongonzalez1798]

PILLS DONT NEED AUTOTUNE 🔥🔥🔥

[@ARCHIVED9610]

YEAHHH THEY’RE PERFECT

[@ethanmiller1808]

Yeat finally has competition.

[@braygaming9299]

BROO THEY FIRE😨😰😰😱🗿🔥🔥

[@farflungtraveler]

Drake’s got some serious competition going on. 🔥

[@J_D_M_0]

YE HAS COMP?!!?

[@andywolan]

I remember seeing this ad as a kid and being spoked by it. "You should have a healthy fear of us." Yes, I had a fear of these puppet pills, an unhealthy fear.

[@JKE68]

Look, they are cute and all but little children can have a fear of this! Especially with the black background!

[@YourAccountabilibuddy]

Spoked? Did you turn into a whole wheel?

[@TheFlyingSailorYT]

Yea I got spooked too. I think they took it off TV because of it.

[@SkiggsMoDiggs]

@@JKE68 That's EXACTLY the point of the PSA, to make kids afraid of eating loose pills so they won't get poisoned die

[@cubeman9766]

If you see the pills singing to you its probably too late

[@joshhilton-co5rg]

Me : “ Eh, i wont take my pills today. Whats the worst that could happen? “ 12 minutes later :

[@roradotcom]

The way they huddled together at the end❤

[@therealmachine08]

Right?

[@robertcarroll3315]

Right?

[@mahiwagaimpredo6391]

Right?

[@raiseriggy69420]

Right?

[@YourLocalBFDIfanlol]

Right?

[@JL-sm6cg]

Truth be told, they needed to reinforce this for the chewable vitamins. They're the ones that are more like candy.

[@firstpeter31822]

And so are those fruit-flavored zinc gummies. Good thing I have self-control, or I woulda died from zinc poisoning. Why they gotta make them taste so delicious?! LoL

[@JL-sm6cg]

@@firstpeter31822 you know another good one they should've done? Chocolate Ex-Lax. I mean, what genius came up with that, huh?

[@Venus.Y]

Yeah

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

@@JL-sm6cg I remember that. Remember a diet supplement called AYDS? Leave it to a certain then-new and terrifying disease going around to kill that one! That's what happens when companies stubbornly refuse to change their product's name if it sounds stupid. Same thing happened with the ORIGINAL sandwich cookie...HYDROX! "Oreo" was actually the knockoff but they outdid Hydrox because... would you eat something called "Hydrox"? But rather than that cookie dump the name that sounds like a laundry detergent crossed with a furry rodent-like pachyderm critter, they stuck with the name and are now relegated to the same world of products that includes Moxie soda, Skybar candy bars and Lifebuoy soap.

[@JL-sm6cg]

@@SpukiTheLoveKitten75 i remember those as well. I also recall George Carlin mentioning that product names are important, like if Janitor in a Drum made a douche, who would buy it?

[@annoying_HK_guy]

Despite the unintentional eerie background feel,these guys are adorable

[@charmyzard]

Agreed. Probably the only pills someone would ever need.

[@KMDmapa]

They are prolly antidepresants

[@RomanianGordonFreeman]

​@@KMDmapa I need 69 bottle of thouse

[@taurus6392]

​​@@RomanianGordonFreeman read your own about me, that's my response

[@nullimwisub3294]

@@RomanianGordonFreeman unfunny

[@Sketchy555]

"Wishing that the pills let you cry, and I hate coping"

[@Catttttheriannnn]

Someday I will go back and time and see her... Okay.

[@Bluey341]

Hotline!

[@darksideofthetube3027]

@@Bluey341hung up and put on holddd oooohh oh

[@Bluey341]

Hotline!

[@TopEye64]

Idk how to to explain this, but it feels like to the pills are protecting us from some eerie danger. Like they're your stuffed animals saving you from the monster in your closet. It's wholesome and insanely terrifying.

[@LobsterMobsterTheCrispiestLoaf]

Honestly, I've never gotten the "creepy" feelings from this video. Is it the dark background? I'm just curious what about it is creepy

[@cryopex9976]

@@LobsterMobsterTheCrispiestLoafVHS

[@petermmm42]

@@LobsterMobsterTheCrispiestLoaf dark backround and general emptiness i guess, but its cute in my opinion

[@LobsterMobsterTheCrispiestLoaf]

@@petermmm42 I agree I see how it could seem a lil spooky, but it's mostly silly to me

[@rigboy1234]

@@LobsterMobsterTheCrispiestLoafYeah, It’s the dark background, It makes It feel kinda empty, but honestly? I find this video absolutely adorable, I love It

[@nuniq02]

A 1980s lesson: Pills are not candy. A 2015 lesson: Tide pods are not candy.

[@johnlerch7699]

times for a new PSA about tide pods. government: nope can't do it we are to concerned about T.V. and video game violence

[@enternlv0id]

Lol

[@klonoafan2012]

Tidepods were not an issue until 2019

[@wanmilyas7665]

2018*

[@thatonecountryballanimator]

2020: Chip brands in porta potties are NOT chips.

[@jackidemchak4863]

If my pills that I take for my depression start singing to me, I'm going to book myself a one-way ticket to the nuthouse. Lol.

[@DanTheMan1985ful]

(Scoffs) You'll probably end up in the morgue for overdose.

[@terencehill2320]

Thought you were already there

[@jackidemchak4863]

@@terencehill2320 Lol, not yet!

[@jackidemchak4863]

@@DanTheMan1985ful Don't think I can overdose on just one pill that I take once a day.

[@gremlinbox5655]

Hope you get better over time.

[@violetlunna]

I know Jack Stauber saw this in a point of his life

[@Zeeman06421]

SHHHHHHHHHH

[@obunga42]

why do i keep getting this on my recommended 💀💀

[@raiderishere]

the way they all snuggle together in the end is so freaking cute and precious

[@Aashlyn11]

Yaa

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

They’re getting ready for their final trip: *down someone’s throat*

[@craiglizt8074]

Yeah, my favorite part too!

[@deadshotninja4852]

They are adorable

[@AnomalyStudios689]

they are always snuggling wdym

[@mattboland7063]

You know you're high when pills start singing to you, LOL

[@inalbob1853]

Haha

[@Sundjer_Bob_Kockalone]

@@ME0WKET or the fear of them or the fact that they are dangerous

[@glasscardproductions4736]

Especially when they're that talented! :3

[@stoan1013]

0:46 POV opening foreign candy

[@GuilhermeHuertaeSilva]

1000th like

[@dang1351]

I remember this song! I was 5 when it came out! I particularly remember the words "serious" and "delirious", and I knew that those rhyme, and I also knew I didn't know what those words meant. :) Love it!

[@michaelpodlisk5481]

Busta Rhymes thought that also but I guess he reinterpreted it

[@Lukedub]

Kids in the 80s: damn i guess i wont eat blueberries anymore.

[@jamiew9289]

me looking at my schizophrenia pills after not taking them for a week

[@TotallyTinyHatBoy]

Yea just dont eat them

[@iloveklaha_]

Is schizophrenia like taking @cid or something?, I imagine it is like a sort of drüg. Does it put you in a negative mood or positive, or somewhere in between?

[@EwanDoggie]

@@iloveklaha_ no, it just makes you hear voices or see stuff. its not a drug

[@pigeontoes5421]

@@iloveklaha_ i imagine if you saw shadows in the corner of your room youd have a pretty negative experience lol

[@ScuttleBugReal]

@@iloveklaha_ schizophrenia is an illness, it makes you see dudes like larry stand in the corners of your room. the epitome of a bad trip

[@gilthenrill1024]

Lyrics: No, no, no, no! This is serious! (Serious!) We could make you delirious! (Delirious!) You should have a healthy fear of us! (Fear of us!) Too much of us is dangerous! No, no, no, no! Doctors tell the pharmacies (Pharmacies!) Types of pills that you will need! (You will need!) And he knows the harm that we can be... (We can be!) ...If we're not taken carefully. No, no, no, no! We're not candy! (Believe us!) Even though we look so fine and dandy, When you're sick we come in handy...BUT! WE'RE NOT CANDY! Oh.. no!

[@SleepyPlushy]

Tysm! For making this lyrics!

[@90slamb]

thank you :3

[@carriebostic]

Bruh

[@SleepyPlushy]

@@carriebostic wdym bruh?

[@lzy2]

Thank you lmao

[@PMZStudio]

*WE EATING ALL THE FLINTSTONE GUMMYS WITH THIS ONE* 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@NoahWalter-tc2hp]

If your seeing pills singing to you it’s already to late…..

[@Counterdoom]

WE GONNA MAKE IT OUT OF THE HOOD WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

[@ninethetwotailedfox]

lol

[@gigogomez5362]

Grandpas pills are fire 🔥🔥

[@lofiduringmidnight7258]

dads steriods hit hard 🔥 🔥

[@mikebastarache7677]

OUTTA THE HOOD AND STRAIGHT TO THE ER! HOLD ON BOYS! IT’S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE! GERONIMO!

[@Waterenjoyer1308]

WE BOUTA GET A RECORD DEAL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@PotatoPothado]

*WE MAKING IT OUTTA THE BOTTLE WITH THIS ONE* 🔥🔥🔥

[@adonisyach]

Straight up 🔥🔥🔥

[@spookybagles]

LMAOOO GOLDEN

[@noah89436]

tiktok personality

[@enternlv0id]

LOL

[@guest12200]

@@noah89436 Gumball personality

[@riggyneedsaraise437]

This doesn’t make me want to take drugs I make me want to keep it as a pet💀

[@frystalcrire]

fun fact: the line "this is serious (serious), we could make you delirious(delirious)" sounds very similar to a line in the song The Whole World and You by Tally Hall "This is serious, I'm not delirious".

[@Crispiboi]

"How can we make pills less appealing to kids?" "I know! Let's make them cute and sing!" The 80s man...

[@artem_kovalev2006]

You gaddam right

[@Squishmallows563]

This ad scares me but I watched it so many times

[@dragonlootz]

@@scientificnameofpigs nah its just old

[@sapphire4310]

i like how they thought kids would understand what delirious means lmao

[@usernameisusernam]

​@@scientificnameofpigs as a child, I would not be scared of this. It's just old

[@lolalola4585]

The fact they were designed cutely in order to appeal to children...but literally everyone loves how adorbs they are ❤️

[@Gonk755]

fr

[@zMossthetherian]

@Sock Kinda, but not much.

[@GhostGhost-]

I love how absorbs they are. they absorb well in my tummy 🤤

[@lolalola4585]

@@GhostGhost- you monster 😱 xD

[@Averagemetalenjoyer115]

“Ohhhh member the pill psa” “Oh I memba”

[@whydowehavehandlesnow]

This unironically gets stuck in my head often. Most effective psa I've ever seen despite the fact I'm 22 years old and don't need it

[@LillianaEmilyLovesMemes]

Todays middle schoolers do...

[@turtle8191]

Me when I start seeing the pieces of candy I ate start singing:💀

[@yodagaming1007]

Everyone's gangster until the Perc 30s start singing.

[@asong4thedead]

Ctfu

[@basedmagic]

@@asong4thedead C is literally a row and a key away from S yet you manage to be such a complete failure in life that you manage to fuck that up somehow Way to go

[@asong4thedead]

@@basedmagic didn't know that acronym huh

[@sAmukavIeira09]

@@asong4thedead Chut the fuck up?

[@eye_parasite]

@@asong4thedead tf happened?

[@MB-fr5hf]

This is somehow cute and also has an underlying unsettling and eerie vibe…

[@efan2012]

Indeed; this one used to freak me out as a kid. I remember I love the 80's Strikes Back and it had a PSA segment on each episode and this one was on 1983's; it creeped me out bad when I first watched it as a kid. Every time it came on after I fast forwarded it. Now I just look at it and laugh. Bet this scared more kids back then than it helped sadly.

[@avsync-live]

Yeah making a catchy childlike song… because kids died. Oh, and put a skull at the end

[@MinionInAGrinder]

See! You get it!

[@SpicyMang0s]

I agree

[@livenandlove1980]

The spirit of the 80's!

[@StacyHirsh]

I remember this when i was a kid in the 80's, i still remember this 40 years later! the song was just so unforgettable, and the pill puppets are so adorable 😍☺

[@lorrainehatton1235]

aftermath: "officer I swear they were singing to me"

[@pretzel6989]

Am I weird or is this actually a cute way to tell kids not to eat pills?

[@funfourstudios]

Nah I think it’s pretty cute, especially that the pills are worried about kids eating them

[@hilol551]

genius! who wouldve thought that was the reason for this PSA?

[@jacktorrance2633]

It's cute.

[@yhb4682]

It's almost like that was the original intention

[@yangpaan453]

I think you're just dumb.

[@ghostyorbz5410]

this looks like something jack stauber would make

[@VineDirected]

Holy shit it does-

[@melon64_]

Agreed

[@Official_Neneko]

True

[@RozeeVeritas]

I didn't even wanna watch it by the thumbnail

[@pidza_hub7532]

Jack stauber fans every single time they see vhs footage

[@Beanimus]

FINALLY I CAN PROVE I DIDNT HALLUCINATE THIS AD

[@Brunito2010_mkay]

These are the kind of PSA’s we need today, not those disturbing ones

[@herpderpy9445]

I watched this PSA as a toddler so it was etched in my brain, but I also forgot about it over time. Then a decade later, Busta Rhymes used some of the lyrics in his song 'Dangerous' and it unlocked the memory. Safety PSAs like this one and Mr. Yuk should make a comeback.

[@Doodlebugthegoldenhamster]

Mr. Yuk should adopt these singing pill children

[@nrsmith066]

I was just trying to place the lyrics! Thank you! I remember that part of the song sounding familiar when I heard it in the 90s; probably because I watched that commercial as a kid

[@vanessamcqueen5768]

No it's promotion actually

[@ryan-mb5kq]

core memory unlocked

[@FectoMemoria]

Mr. Yuk scared me

[@rhythmmaster5227]

This feels like it’s both adorable and straight out of an analog horror series. I really expected a jumpscare

[@chronictheaterkid]

literally i feel like this would show up in like gemini home entertainment or something

[@thangnguyenvan2788]

@@chronictheaterkid candy is drug heroin

[@TabahaniaMalaysian2013]

This is from Poison Control. Why would they scare children the hard way so that they don't take pills as candy?

[@Alexdagreat7714]

I felt that until the song played to me this sounds like a banger

[@xenonlemonade]

Not everything from a VHS is analog horror lol

[@Nozburger]

the one on top carried the whole project

[@SkullieTheBillCipherFan]

Fr

[@TSaMS_WORSHIPER]

NO NO NO NOOOOO 🎵 11 years later :> I'm singing this at the top of my lungs

[@pumpkinmaryam5500]

11+ years since I discovered this PSA and I still think these pills are so freaking adorable

[@stephaniecontreras5984]

Naw

[@specterx2135]

They really are. Usually PSAs from the 80s were pretty creepy, but this one’s just adorable

[@maxeplier]

You think they're adorable?

[@youzepic]

@@maxeplier Yeah!

[@srcworm]

I think they’re scary as hell. On the other hand tho, real pills are awesome.

[@timtamTom.2]

This melody + the voices + harmony + the *crisp* 80’s quality makes this weirdly both creepy as hell and soothing almost

[@Gregory_12]

Don't forget about the harmony

[@timtamTom.2]

@@Gregory_12 oh yeah. Forgor

[@CrazyManhog]

WHERE AM I? WHERES MY HANDS I CANT MOVE MY FINGERS OOOWW I CANT WALK NO NO NONO AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHH

[@mbappew]

I was hella creeped out ngl

[@xliqn.am0]

It reminds me the videos of youtube in 2007

[@IkiIIedsans]

YASSSSS PILLS YOU DO LOOK FINE AND DANDY

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Busta Rhymes did a rap song using these lyrics.

[@davidmiskho5404]

My dad used to sing the “this is serious” part all the time lmao

[@BigFlusteredMess]

Lol

[@kepiblop]

NOOO NOO NOOOO this is serious we could make you delirious you should have a healthy fear of us too much of us is dangerous NOOO NOO NOOOO

[@kcsnipes]

How old is your dad ?

[@grimdarkmalarkey5402]

This was created several decades before I was born. It's honestly one of my favorite things now. I want those lil guys as adorable plushies.

[@leynarahal302]

Same 😫😫😫

[@bleachmcgee1658]

*Likewise!*

[@kgmc29]

Same

[@pamisa-chan317]

several DECADES?? How old are you? Less than 10? I'm feeling old now :')

[@letsdoathing9568]

@Pamisa-chan the 80's was 50 years ago doll.

[@F4productions4072]

If you see pills singing then you ate to much of them already

[@wolfieandtheangel7977]

Or u forgot to take ur Schizophrenia pills-

[@troyc4250]

Whoa talk about buried memories!! As soon as I saw this I started singing right along. I lived L.I. when they ran this ad. Nassau Medical Center was about a 10-15 drive for us depending on traffic.

[@CutieFakeKirby]

I can't be the only one that finds them adorable

[@BOZMINE]

SAME THO

[@JackHolzhauerMMA]

they're so cute :)

[@Jetsfan21342]

Their voices

[@sethwarner644]

So much so you could just... Eat them up? 🧐

[@jilliantavares8249]

They are absolutely cute as a button!

[@Brytons_Thoughts]

I clicked on this thinking it was going to be creepy like most PSAs, but this was actually rather wholesome.

[@blueberrymikusoda]

Same

[@paul-nj1ig]

It's really cute which is ironic

[@matshow2.067]

how do I see void memes I thought it was one of those shady videos

[@alexmadness19]

when i first saw the thumbnail, it looked disturbing to me.

[@Electric69484]

kinda creepy, but mostly fine.

[@TheMasterfulEmerld]

The typical Dragon Quest enemies early on in the game:

[@naurhi]

I ate a piece of blue candy, now They are singing

[@SuperHotMan1000]

What makes it funnier is how not only did they nearly win a grammy, but also they're viagra pills 💀

[@aliasella488]

Wait what?

[@jean-pierrekey2301]

​@@aliasella488 Busta Rhymes would use the chorus as the hook to his single "Dangerous" which would almost win a Grammy. Little blue pills are the nickname for Viagra.

[@dodydo_]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!

[@SuperHotMan1000]

@Jean-Pierre Key it's not the Busta Rhymes part, it's just the look of them that made me instantly recognize

[@dodydo_]

"Junior did you take my uhh special blue pills?"

[@kat4665]

these little pills are so cute they’re giving me baby fever

[@worldcatloversheavenwatcht2927]

Name your baby Candy

[@leonidaspetsakos9690]

They should make one for adults, cause they're the ones popping pills like candy.

[@Imbadatnamingthings01]

My intrusive thoughts are winning. I can’t take it anymore.

[@KarlPHorse]

I am almost 100% sure that this is where South Park got the inspiration for Member berries.

[@HeWhoHasRuinedEverything]

I saw this and I thought of the member berries

[@crunchstic]

YES I was looking for someone else to say this that's what I thought they were from the thumbnail

[@zestyorangez]

@@HeWhoHasRuinedEverything you membered

[@carterg2008]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING

[@CommissionerManu]

@@zestyorangezyeah, I member

[@YoungAndDespised]

I like how some cardboard and felt was all you needed to make a fire psa in the '80s

[@Pillowfight_girl]

I see it now, the eyes are nostrils and the mouth is a mouth.

[@Yournansaman]

“We could make you delirious!” If you’re seeing this I think you’re already delirious 💀

[@1Lazarus]

Nah, you'll know your delirious when you see a big ass blob with yellow eyes teleporting all over the room and turning into different horrific creatures

[@Astral_ghoul]

IM LITERALLY CRYING WHY IS THIS SO CUTE 😭😭😭😭

[@amarikristopher8409]

I DONT KNOW WHY IM CRYING TOO ITS TOO CUTE 😭

[@I_am_kamii]

@@amarikristopher8409 aint no way bruh

[@S0ap_Bvbbl3z]

I wanna like but I don’t wanna ruin the 60😭😭😭

[@missbleach8767]

🦖

[@missbleach8767]

@@S0ap_Bvbbl3z 🐸

[@potatopcgamer.7827]

WE MAKING IT TO THE STOMACH WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥

[@artem_kovalev2006]

🥵

[@Choiisyum]

TRUE THO- THIS SHIT IS STOMACH TURNING🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@danywater]

💀

[@carleennnn]

@@ChoiisyumWE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE WE TURNING TO BROWN LIQUID AND COMING OUT OF THE HUMAN BODY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chronictheaterkid]

WE MAKING IT TO THE CREMATORY WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nochoice3595]

Finally, rappers that don't mumble.

[@xtrainsx]

Taking pills with schizophrenia:

[@SuperMaDBrothers]

Telling kids to stay away from pills using an cute and appealing visualization, brilliant

[@Casual_Shitter1]

Fucking 200 IQ moment right there

[@pkendlers]

You probably just want to show them a few streets in San Francisco with all the junkies and homeless people crapping in the streets and say this happened because of pills. If they did that I'd never touch another pill ever.

[@jas.per.25]

@@pkendlers except that's playing off homeless people are bad or dangerous when in fact most homeless people and junkies aren't addicted until after they're on the streets.

[@jas.per.25]

@@pkendlers and also, that's a lie and they can easily be sued.

[@SuperMaDBrothers]

@@jas.per.25 are you serious bro. You have a good argument but saying a hypothetical exaggerated ad could be sued is a bit much considering I’m pretty sure you couldn’t show homeless people crapping in the streets in the first place

[@DJ_DKBGD]

I always hated this PSA when I was 10-11 years old and my fondness hasn't grown for it 30 years later. However, I did learn the word "delirious" and it's part of my vocabulary thanks to this PSA.

[@kgmc29]

How come. The pills are kinda cute

[@Star.6739]

:(

[@apopkastudiosag]

What does delirious mean?

[@DJ_DKBGD]

@@apopkastudiosag Feeling deeply ill mentally usually caused by physical pain. Mental disorientation combined with physiological sickness. The educational value of the PSA was typical of the time.

[@shipgirllover]

You could say it made you pretty close to being delirious.

[@KentchessLe]

It doesnt matter wheter you have taken them or not If you see them talking, youre definitely high

[@3l_s0l0_l0b0]

WE GRIDDYN OUTTA THE DOCTORS OFFICE WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@yourmom6416]

If my teachers showed me this psa I would never forget it because of how sweet the pills sounded 💀

[@Brizzle12341]

I love how this has some unintentional spooky vibes while also just being cute and fun.

[@getrektboy]

i thought it was intentional

[@computerjosh22]

I believe it was intentional as the pills were trying to make it seem very serious what was going on.

[@Birb_dragon]

You know somethings wrong when it starts talking to you..

[@Smokingtattletale64]

I remember a comment here that said they remembered their teacher making the puppets.

[@coconutmalld1017]

Why are they so cute little squishy blue pills I wanna hug them 😭

[@mig0171]

Awww that adorable pill with that voice on top it’s too cute 😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@makemeagrilledcheeseofficial]

I KNOW RIGHT I WANT A PLUSHIE OF THEM ALL

[@amarikristopher8409]

I could cry, they’re so adorable 🥺

[@Belu-Budsbeluga]

squeaky

[@apopkastudiosag]

Not to mention, they sound like a chipmunk quartet.

[@mig0171]

It’s too cute to be forgotted!!

[@wethermanofmemes]

Other PSA: DEATH, INJURY, MORE DEATH This PSA: Truthful and fun

[@Rare_Wubbox12372]

The way they snuggle together at the end is so cute

[@Itz_Miles]

...So the Pipis are TALKING now?

[@sulkybat1016]

"What did you do today?" I bopped to some pills singing about the dangers of eating random pills.

[@dudemanofdude]

Busta rhymes

[@You_have_mere_seconds_to_live]

"Delirious!" I'm already delirious so it won't matter! *Eats the pills like candy*

[@Average._.M0ron]

This is genuinely so cute, the slight distortion of the audio makes it so nostalgic and sad and I wasn't even born in the 90's

[@sydneyw7375]

Hey, so, I found an old article on the Know Your Meme page for this that revealed the singing pills are actually a clip from a longer program. I was able to get in contact with one of the creators, Donna Guthrie, to see if the tapes of the full program are still accessible. Hoping she can upload them too so they’re saved from becoming lost media! The composer of the song, Nancy Ekberg, only recently passed away in January. Sending best wishes to her family. ❤ Update: all of the original Kids Corner videos are uploaded to KZbin, including this short singing pills clip without the poison control center watermark or info.

[@y2k890]

Where on KZbin? Link please

[@sydneyw7375]

@@y2k890 They’re on this channel m.youtube.com/@dancy52

[@sydneyw7375]

“Jasper’s Hospital Experience” contains a longer alternate version of “We’re Not Candy” which is interesting

[@you_gullible_fucc]

@@sydneyw7375 just saw it, definitely interesting. They just repeated the "we're not candy" verse twice, before and after the "doctors tell the pharmacy" verse, but the ending adds an extra layer of cuteness. It's also not pitched up

[@joebidenofficialpotus]

Pls detail how you got in touch with the creator, i found a Donna Guthrie from Colorado Springs CO (same location where Kids Corner was founded and mentioned in article) who has worked with childrens media and runs a blog, but the socials linked are different

[@Gabi-ht4dx]

This is an actual good way to reach your kid to not trick themselves by eating pills thinking it’s candy. It’s cute!

[@GotGhost1970]

Never leave pills unattended. Not even a for a second.

[@melissacooper8724]

Not only would young children get into them, but the family pets as well!

[@gertixofficial]

That's why they say "Fear of us!" They can be look cute like candy, but actually they're medicine.

[@Ponchowoman1]

“WE ARE NOT CANDY” - the top pill thing

[@RexfromIslaNublar]

So this is where Busta Rhymes samples his chorus for Dangerous 😂😂

[@toigodgohdgjdfjkkj9878]

@@kishazirka the song the pills sing is also the chorus for buista rhymes dangerous

[@hectoralmonte3629]

Haven't Heard the Busta song in a long time , it came to me in a flash I've heard that phrase before! I used to hear it when I was a young boy in New York. Wow KZbin 👌

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

@@hectoralmonte3629 --- Fire It Up is the best song ever, wanna know why???? Cuz Knight Rider... : p

[@sauluribe7082]

Sampled or coincidence?

[@Gappasaurus]

@@sauluribe7082 Definitely not a coincidence as the lyrics are exactly the same for several lines, but it’s technically not sampled either… “re-interpolated” is probably a better description 😄

[@darkithnamgedrf9495]

I love how nobody can agree on whether these little guys are adorable or creepy

[@nathanial8587]

adorable!

[@TrashVHS]

Creepy they watch you sleep.

[@eglim2174]

Both

[@REBOOTFURBY27384]

creepy

[@DAGGR]

They’re both

[@EggcellentYT]

This is serious, we could make you delirious

[@smoker6683]

The tone on that piano is so fantastic. So nostalgic.

[@jozefienvoets2744]

I love this puppetry so much. Also I like that the pills are actually concerned about kids eating, it drives home the point that it’s your own responsibility to make sure your kids can’t get their hands on medication

[@thelastarcadegamer6655]

If only parents would do the same about KZbin, but no, instead of monitoring what their kids watch and creating parental controls they whine about what people make until KZbin punishes the creator instead of the parent that can’t act like a parent

[@Cheezy630]

Finally a rapper that doesn’t mumble

[@dudemanofdude]

Busta rhymes

[@Bssisgood]

W-why are candies talking t-to me??

[@TemmieTheGoat]

this isn’t creepy it’s so cute and cuddly and catchy