1983 ABC promo The Day After

A rare promo for what was (and probably still is) the most famous TV movie of all time, The Day After. Ernie Anderson laying it on heavy with the voiceover.
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[@denisesurber8176]

I remember hearing this promo on the radio and it chilled me to the bone.

[@delyates2509]

This was the most controversial movie of its time. Parents were told not to to allow their children to watch it.

[@monos70]

Well that was a traumatizing christmas season

[@trannongoble7722]

This terrified the crap out of me as a kid, but I was drawn to it.

[@MrJacMac1968]

Me too.Kinda like seeing a gruesome car wreck.You don’t wanna look but your drawn to it

[@nomadcowatbk]

no one in Lawrence KS, at least not at kU football games

[@GloriaSalazar-ok3ry]

0:18 what si this?