9 DISTURBING British PSAs

[@rebecadiez4581]

“Real children don’t bounce back” it’s so strong and straight to the point you can’t avoid getting tears to your eyes 😞.

[@guysimreallyary1223]

I didn't cry but it hit me hard. I don't know anyone who experiences abuse but I hope any child who does gets help. No child deserves it.

[@piotrdymek9713]

I watched that one

[@Vendetta_Armada80]

Biggest psa will come next year 2023 for children labeled the Covid Abuse CA. Warning of gvernment overreach and corruption!!

[@iiomqfaderz]

Hits a bit too close for comfort, big mood yk

[@__sm1441]

@@Vendetta_Armada80 maybe put that under a different comment... It's inherently political atp, no reason to drag unrelated politics into a discussion ab child abuse. Absolutely nothing to do with that psa or this comment, take it somewhere else

[@AnomalousBlake]

Disturbing PSAs are so much more effective than the cheesy ones that try to be "hip" for the kiddies. The best way to get a message across is to show just how real and serious the danger of the issue is

[@KissMyFatAxe]

Shock works. It's why cigarette packets have images of someone's black lungs or someone hooked up to a life support machine plastered all over them.

[@greysonholtz]

people see disturbing PSAs as bad because they scare kids, but its true that they are so much more effective than "hip" ones. "Hip" PSAs make a lot of kids WANT to do such or not take it seriously. As a kid, I was shown something about how you shouldn't let anyone touch your private parts, but it was barely taken seriously by all the kids and I remember me and other kids making fun of the mascot and making fun of or talking about why they would tell us about it. We didn't take seriously or understand what they were telling us. When I was older and found out about sexual abuse, even at around the age of 10, I understood what they meant and started to take it so much more serious, and know that I'm so much older than that, I understand how damaging making the lesson silly and fun really was. I understand you can't explain it that much when a kid is like 6, but... I seriously wish they would have talked more about it when we were older. I haven't asked or looked too far into it, but... I do suspect some things have happened to other kids my age, just based on their current behaviour and conversations from when we were really young.

[@thetruelord1317]

@@KissMyFatAxe dyin brian

[@issabeganovic8822]

Blame Moral Guardians for that, who'd prefer that their "precious little angels" don't lose their purity, even in the face of learning how life gets harder. It was never about "Too young, or too old..." These people are just narcissists who wanted to gain sympathy for what are otherwise poor parental choices. That kind of mentality breeds a collective opinion which results in children growing up so numb to reality, that they need to rely on whining for welfare only because they don't want to do anything else with their lives. And they don't even bother looking for a future because they aren't convinced otherwise by anybody. That in and of itself needs it's own PSA...

[@missawsum4918]

@@KissMyFatAxe i was always scared of those especially the one with rotten teeth on it but thats a good thing, maybe not for me since i already knew i wasnt gonna do it but so many other kids start at a very young age so they mustve at least saved a few people

[@misstoefosho]

The "Real Children Don't Bounce Back" really hit me. It just proves how every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child.

[@robertbennett2796]

Like it takes a village to raise a child but not the village people

[@kaeyasimp3918]

tbh some children dont deserve parents, some children are just absolute monsters

[@misstoefosho]

@@kaeyasimp3918 They usually become "monsters" because of how they're raised.

[@Disknode]

it's funny when it's a cartoon

[@anna__345]

@@kaeyasimp3918 it’s never the child’s fault.

[@raymondmurdock8603]

OK but that Sally one was impressive with how they were able to get the puppet to display so much emotion that you really feel for the kid

[@BoldActionSkitty]

That's very true. I thought the PSA was done quite well. I've loved watching PSAs ever since I was in Middle School and the NSPCC ones have always stuck with me.

[@Deenurr]

I’m fully sobbing now I’ve got to that bit

[@blackbrainz]

That cartoon abuse one choked me up at the cut to the actual child at the foot of the stairs, really frightening cut. Say what you will about some PSAs, they can be really effective.

[@diegozizumbo-ortiz6427]

Not to pour out too much about my own life, but that PSA really resonated with me

[@yootoobsuks4210]

Funny how people who object to spanking to teach a lesson also think it's perfectly okay to instill psychological trauma to teach one. 🤔

[@lamphead5802]

@@diegozizumbo-ortiz6427 I'm sorry to hear that and I hope you're alright now and your life has improved since then

[@Kakmanmartinez666]

I legit remember crying and replaying the video. Idk why. I'm sure it was on my mom's KZbin history 😳 I was like 11 or something?

[@SunBunz]

I don’t think they could ever release a PSA like that in the United States. When I first saw it, I felt ill and wanted to cry. It’s absolutely heartbreaking.

[@stevedavis2473]

That one with the cartoon kid being abused by his dad was the most disturbing one out of them all.

[@eggZ663]

Yeah that one was chilling, the cut at the end is genius

[@terryah2136]

To add insult to injury they even had to put Jimmy Savile in one

[@animusik1305]

@Zombie Eric Harris you didn't understand the ad? It shows how child abuse is fatal not how cartoons result in child abuse lol. The cartoon was used since you can't use a real child for that video, which is the reason for 'real children don't bounce' statement.

[@thatonepekokinnie]

and the laughing sound effects from behind makes it even more disturbing . That's because some people might not take the abuse that the cartoon guy is going through seriously, and think it's a funny show seeing the kid bouncing back everytime he gets hurt, but in reality it never happens.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I don't think you're getting much argument on that one. It made me nauseous when I saw it for the first time.

[@edmcsteve2156]

The moment he felt the need to explain what a chatroom is, I suddenly aged into a gnarled old fossil

[@SavoxYt]

*insert Matt Damon gif*

[@robertbennett2796]

Same

[@alchemicmercury]

Oh my God me too, Fuck.

[@Buzzzy-bee]

It's ok don't feel ashamed!

[@aerodyte6908]

Geezer

[@flowergirl4612]

The PSA with Sally, the one about child abuse, was really moving. It really put you in her shoes and how I'm sure every abused child feels and sees the world. Being controlled by the abuser even when they aren't around and no one able to see it. It's just so heartbreaking. Yeah, these kinds of things are disturbing, but they show reality, and they're not sugar coating what actually happens or can happen. There needs to be more like this these days.

[@JoJo-dx3zw]

This is too long to read it all but from what I've read yes but the toy kill one is more scary

[@spartangoku7610]

Adults too. I was being abused by my mother who was bipolar and badly medicated. I’m autistic and was living with my parents, and that’s pretty much how I felt at times.

[@FrauSammie]

I am being abused and I am a kid. Verbally, emotionally I might add.

[@NicholasLalima]

​@spartangoku7610, i am so sorry about that,man. 😔

[@Frenchman27801]

I was one.of those children

[@kissingx.7538]

When I was 3 years old, I burned our whole house to the ground, playing with matches and throwing them into the fireplace. I remember once I saw I couldn’t get the flames back out, I ran to my mom’s room and just hid under the covers, scared out of my mind. If it wasn’t for our drug addict neighbor, walking around looking for drugs and kicking our door down, me and my mom probably would’ve died that night. We lost a lot of stuff in that fire, but we got out with our lives.

[@noname-jr4hf]

Wha

[@eden-jm4pv]

i hope you, your mom, and your neighbor are doing great

[@ieattrash1149]

that's really tough. glad that man was there to save you guys from death

[@MariusWales]

I'm so sorry you had to experience such a horrific accident. I hope you and your family are doing fine now.

[@issabeganovic8822]

My utmost sympathies to your and your family. I hope they didn't punish you too hard for that...

[@rosethehat2073]

That Sunday Lunch one was the most disturbing to me. You didn’t just see the kid get shot, but you also saw the aftermath. You heard the agonizing screams of the family. The acting was really well done. This PSA got to me, but that’s how they’re supposed to work!

[@thescreamingelfwillcry409]

But if the mom was so sad why she shoot him?

[@flyingdoggo316]

I still don’t 100% understand it. She shot her youngest son so her eldest son wouldn’t get in trouble for handling a gun?

[@lfztomwes]

@@flyingdoggo316 No, it's a metaphor. The older brother did that with the gun, but the mother couldn't bring herself to inform the police on what had happened. It was just as bad if she had shot them herself.

[@weehoozy4454]

@@flyingdoggo316 It's trying to tell you that keeping quiet about information on gun crime is as bad as committing it yourself

[@seansands424]

The one with the burnt-out house and the kids screaming was disturbing to me

[@Jemmyleedoesart]

Some great choices here. One that always stuck with me was a PSA about speeding, maybe early 2000s. It started with a little girl’s body all broken and still against a tree. Then it played in reverse as she is dragged into the road and her limbs click back into place and she comes back to life. The voiceover said something like “hit me at 40, and there’s a (something) percent chance I’ll die, hit me at 30 and there’s a (something) percent chance I’ll live”. It was horrible, but very effective.

[@kevjohn96]

Just watched it. Utterly chilling.

[@KaiserRika]

That was my childhood 🤣

[@aliceinanderland]

And the one where the man is haunted by the mangled body of a little ginger boy who keeps appearing when he's at work, on the bus etc. The part where the man is working at his desk and the ginger boy is dead under the desk horrified me as a kid lmao

[@reihitchens1202]

I remember that one too, it stuck with me

[@scottyboi3759]

Oh yeah I remember that one. It was chilling

[@scallysnix]

I love how in Sally they go out of their way to show how she is mistreated by other kids too. I think it really does strike a chord of empathy in kids watching to think about others experiences

[@yaelfeder9042]

I had that exact childhood, this psa was validating

[@hearts4miku12]

⁠@@yaelfeder9042same, when i was younger i used to get teased just for having brown eyes (because alot of children in the class had like green, blue or hazel eyes) and i was only friends with brown eyed people and then when i went to year 2, i started teasing children with different coloured eyes.

[@khadijahbutler4927]

17:37 This part hit the absolute hardest for me. All the "dad" did was walk in and ask how the boy was doing. That was all it took to make the kid cower in fear. You'd think the "dad" would continue to ask how the child was doing and comfort him but no, turns out the child was completely justified in being scared of him. It's so upsetting to me

[@nostalgit3625]

What’s weird about it was the background crowd laughter hits everything dad does to the kid

[@alexthorold3496]

What, not how. It's cute that you think someone like that would care how the kid they batter is though

[@-French-Fry-]

it absolutely breaks my heart to see..

[@NeneARZ]

@@nostalgit3625 i think its meant to be a cartoon thing idk

[@Em22-wtf]

Ya, that one and the Overdose one that was meant to teach kids what to do if their parent or guardian fkn overdosed. It's disturbing af and heartbreaking.

[@houndofbelfast3727]

As someone from Northern Ireland, our car safety adverts are insane, especially the one with the class of kiddies killed by a car. Or the one with the little boy in his garden that was flattened by a rolling car.

[@cbennett7480]

Oh my gosh!! I remember the last one you mentioned!! I’m from the US and my parents and I were visiting the UK when I was younger (like 10 years old or so)

[@its_o9ine613]

Bro what is with the children 💀💀💀

[@ameliadouglas6938]

For some reason I think that one was less effective just by how much it was made fun of on line

[@houndofbelfast3727]

@@ameliadouglas6938 Eh. I guess.

[@sugar4140]

I have seen online safety and it was about a boy called will who posted his Willie online and children and adults said"I seen your Willie "Every time he walks past Everyone and it's on the news At the end he goes to his grandmother and confess lol what's that gonna do

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

That Sally one was really good at conveying it's message, I'm 19 and that psa made me cry like a little baby. Edit: I am now 20 and the PSA still makes me cry, no child should ever go through abuse especially that kind of disgusting abuse.

[@lordofbones4276]

Same. I'm 19 too, and the fact that i went through something similar to this at school at the hands of another student made it really difficult to watch. Then again, they all do as i don't want to see anyone get hurt in real life.

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

@@lordofbones4276 oh shit I'm sorry to hear about that, I hope you're in a better place.

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Meh, while it definitely was troubling to say the least, I’m not gonna go to pieces over a damn PSA as if it was on par with the ending of Marley and Me. More power to you for getting in touch with your feminine side, bruh. 😒

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

@@Jolis_Parsec sorry for having a heart big man

[@Jolis_Parsec]

@@ALIEN-DUDE You’re forgiven, boyo.

[@ghost_anna_reads787]

Back in the 1960's my mom lost a friend to a high voltage power line. It isn't clear if the kid did a mistake, or committed suicide because of abuse from home, but the whole graduating class wasnt the same since. Wish we had these PSAs sooner. We need to bring them back to prime time television. Yes, it is scary to kids, but a little scare in early life is better than death.

[@evieswegsda1089]

To be honest, I agree with what you said that it’s better to get a little scare like that as a kid than death

[@ghost_anna_reads787]

@@evieswegsda1089 a little existential spook helps keep the reaper away.

[@oggamer1912]

there are still PSAs there just rare to get.

[@ArielBlossom89]

I’m Deeply Sorry For Your Loss. Yes, We Had These PSAs Sooner. They Teach People About Deadly Accidents And How It Can Lead To Severe Consequences.

[@ArielBlossom89]

Edit: I’m deeply sorry for your loss. Yes, we should’ve had these PSAs sooner. They teach people about deadly accidents and how they can lead to severe consequences.

[@maggiewhittum4519]

The last one had me literally shaking. The fact that you could hear crying and people gasping while blood on the walls and the little girl looking terrified was sickening.

[@creepywombat3254]

Yeah I honestly feel like this one was too far like fuck...

[@sannegodijn301]

I also felt like this one was also a tat bit racist because of the all black cast gun crimes dont Just happen and or are only committed by black People

[@mandysimmons417]

@@sannegodijn301 you're focused on the wrong thing.

[@fluttzkrieg4392]

I'm literally shaking and crying rn

[@Celxorth]

@@sannegodijn301 dude, why do people always have to bring racism into everything, im tired of this.

[@Theunkownofbelgium]

The "don't play with matches" one is terrifying, and i have noticed that in the 70s, they were talented at making shit creepy. The ghostly voices, the desolate visuals of the house after the fire, hard not to feel a slight bit disturbed.

[@OmegasWrath_YT]

It scares me because I was in a house fire and it haunts me forever

[@esprero]

agreed

[@thatvalensteingirl]

PSAs from the early 90s still live rent free in my nightmares

[@Retroboy-qb4li]

I remember seeing these british PSAs that came out during the Cold War (I think, I'm not too sure) and it was a series of them telling viewers what to do in case of fallout and stuff like keep everything clean, layering the house so fallout doesn't get in, where to put bodies if someone dies, stuff like that. They aren't that unsettling, but the vibes were eerie. (Since they talked about fallout safety, I'm not sure if it was the cold war or maaaybe ww2, I dunno I'm bad with history)

[@Theunkownofbelgium]

@@Retroboy-qb4li Oh you must be talking about "Protect and Survive" from the early 70s

[@PoopyHeadGaming]

The, "Toy that can Kill," one always freaks me out. It goes from 0 to 100 hauntingly fast. All seems well... Just a nice little hangout between some friends and then suddenly, death. Murder... And that kid at the end cheering, "I won I won," as if he didn't just end people's lives.

[@SunBunz]

The cartoon child one is heartbreaking. The terrified look on his face when his father charges at him gets me every time. And the puppet one is amazing, too.

[@GalacticStudios69]

My mom said as a Mother in her late 40’s that the sandyhook PSA’s was horribly disturbing, she thought she was watching a Back to school supplies ad.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

I think I know which one you’re talking about. That one was really really well made.

[@MrBeanieMan-hx7vp]

It was so shocking that I thought it was a troll video. The one that definitely got me was the little girl in the bathroom calling her mom

[@bread615]

​@@MrBeanieMan-hx7vp That sh*t traumatized me

[@Kengan_Vajra]

I remember watching it on discord, I was NOT expecting that first shock of It being a PSA

[@lexmexdrawz]

Omg, I just watched it. I cried HARD

[@91KP_SilentEchoes]

The Sally one was brilliant. I like how they used this technique. I personally felt like Sally growing up and I couldn't function in school. Not one person in all the many schools I went to even thought maybe I had an abusive parent and that's why I was so weird.

[@katieharris4561]

This reminds me of me, especially the last sentence. Wherever you are, I hope you are okay now

[@91KP_SilentEchoes]

@@katieharris4561 I'm doing real good and it took too long to get here. I hope you're well, too. 🙏💞

[@lav-kitty]

the thing that bothers me the most about this one is that I relate too much to it, but I don't think it was for the same reason as what the psa was about (extreme abuse) and it's always like that, everytime I relate a lot to something like this, it never seems to give the answer to what made me the way I was/am, so I just have to go with the assumption that i'm autistic or have some social problem, but irl everyone seems to disregard that possibility for me and say i'm "normal" or just "shy"

[@yaelfeder9042]

Same

[@ThegreatfishfromMars]

That one and the Real Children Don't Bounce Back. Child abuse is no joke.

[@glider2168]

I remember the police coming around to our school for a talk on internet safety. They played a short video on the dangers of online communication with strangers. A boy and a girl are talking to each other over messenger or something, sending photos to each other, as if to prove they are who they say they are. Flash forward to when they plan to meet each other at a local park, the camera shows a brief clip of the boy and girl looking for each other, quickly replaced by two older, generally creepy looking men, eyeing each other as if they know what the other was doing. The video really stuck with me, mainly because I had expected it to be the run of the mill child meets predator, not predator meets predator

[@FrenkTheJoy]

Two predators meeting up with each other is kind of the best case scenario though.

[@understaniel]

the "searching" one is truly disturbing. instead of feeling like you're in a fire, it feels like you're in an abandoned house after a fire. the arrhythmic breathing from the cameraman in the background makes it creepier. and the ghostly screams of the family that died in the fire is the ICING on the nightmare cake.

[@gachamochi-xm4kb]

It actually was incredibly disturbing to me,I have never seen anything like that before

[@samuelpotter6639]

It was so bad I got PTSD from it and days later fire alarms went off inside a mall I was visiting talk about bad timing

[@anthonyhack1164]

That cameraman was probably the boy who caused the fire.

[@theactualjavening]

I think that the cameraman was the eldest son who miraculously survived the fire

[@williambennett389]

I lost the second cousin to a house fire. He was living with his parents late 20s early thirties. His parents were out of town with the oldest daughter getting treatment for terminal cancer. An electrical short inside the wall caught the house on fire. They don't know if he didn't hear the smoke alarms or what but by the time he realized the house is on fire both stories are fully inflamed. hIs nephew that live next door who was a teenager seen it and ran toward the house. It was his mom that was gone for cancer treatment. He couldn't get through the back door because the fire was to big. He ran to the front door knowing it's always unlocked. When you got to the front door he couldn't get it open it took on his body weight into it. When you finally got it open my second cousin and his uncle was dead at the front door. Died of smoke inhalation with his hand on the door knob. He did CPR on him for about 40 minutes before help got there but there was no chance. We were not home that night as we were camping and my mom comes to camp the next morning and tells us what happened. We pack everything up and go home. And we spend the next 4 months great aunt and uncle digging through the rubble to find anything that was salvageable. 2 months after this their daughter daughter cancer. So how far is all too real for me. I have working smoke detectors CO2 detectors and fire extinguishers in my house. I don't want to have to go through that again and I don't want to have to put anyone through that again. This happened about 17 years ago and I still tear up talking about it.

[@Kuyjac258]

The one that always stuck in my head was also a seatbelt one. A mother taking her teenage kids to school. Narrator says “like most victims, Julie knew her killer.” She realised she is is being followed by a white van and and keeps checking the RVM. As the van turns off she sighs with relief taking her eyes off the road for a second and then crashed into a parked car. Her son was sitting behind her without his seatbelt on and crushed her to death. 30+ years and it’s always stuck with me.

[@GiuseppeCasey]

Yep this one has stuck with me since I saw it as a young teen. Always insist every passenger wears a seat belt, not for their sake but for mine...

[@nicholasadams9881]

I remember this one too and I actually cried at it

[@natesharpe9104]

We were learning about velocity in science and our teacher showed us this. Messed me up

[@error-try-again-later]

​@@natesharpe9104 well that's one way to get kids to remember the concept lmao

[@hungmanhorsecarriage]

I hate that one it gives me the heebie jeebies every time

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

The seatbelt psa is so REAL - we had a cop friend who told us of a crash that killed four college kids because one dude wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, and he catapulted around the car just as shown here. It was horrific. If not for that they would have survived.

[@spartangoku7610]

That’s probably why everyone in Master Chief’s lifepod died in the crash in the first Halo game!

[@Silverboa]

The way the little girl just stared at the boy's dead body, lying on the ground made my heart sank...

[@RC99_Productions]

I remember there would a PSA about the dangers of drink-driving. These people would go into a pub, have a few drinks, then go to the bathroom. Suddenly, a loud tire screech can be heard and a mannequin head on a cable would swing at the bathroom mirror on the other side (it was double-sided) and leave fake blood everywhere. I also remember the infamous one with someone wearing a creepy rabbit costume and another person wearing stockings over his head. This was to show how children see people who are drunk, especially if they are parents since it could lead to abuse and domestic violence.

[@oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368]

Crazy. We call it 'drunk driving' in North America.

[@Thomas.harding]

I always laughed about the one where the woman hits the table and that bloke who climbs the scaffold on a night out then falls

[@Scrinwaipwr]

I remember the drink driving one. That's where I first heard that song that goes "in the summer time when the weather is fine, something right up and touch the sky, you got women on your mind" so nearly *every* time I hear that song I think of that PIF/PSA.

[@lisagibson2975]

I haven't watched this video completely yet but there was one anti drunk driving psa that had a kid playing in in his yard and his dad is all happy, then theres a man all drinking /playing football with his mates and he gets into a car....then shows the car coming over onto the kids yard. The kids family comes out in shock and the dad run, weeping hysterically clutching his sons body. I mean damn that one, the kids dont bounce back, and the drunk at a family party who swings the kid around by his hand and slams him into the wall..... those were scary.

[@Dinnyeify]

We had a drunk-driving psa in my country that I remember quite well. It was in a text message format where like a couple friends are talking, and they're out drinking, and they have to get somewhere by car and one is like "Johhny can drive us there :)" "Wait hasn't Johnny been drinking too?" "Yeah but he drives good even if he drinks" "Oh ok cool :)" Then suddenly you're in a morgue, and there are body bags lined up, with the names of the people in the groupchat. Then the narrator is like "Most victims know the person who will kill them. Do you know your killer?"

[@rainyfrog6720]

In primary school we where shown “real children don’t bounce back” in an assembly so children the age of 5 saw that ( I was around 8) and what makes it way worse was that I remember everyone laughing then at the end we all went silent They didn’t even say a warning

[@veeveeishere]

Uhm I have a question teacher frog WTF would ur class start laughing!?? :0 like ur classmates are demonic as hell

[@fedup8347]

I don't get why they showed it to kids, it should've been showed to adults who can do something about it. A kid isn't really able to stop another kid being abused

[@veeveeishere]

@@fedup8347 :0 ur right

[@thatstrangebuggirl4150]

@@fedup8347 my thought exactly.

[@samanthabarrineau7148]

@@fedup8347 they should definitely show it to everyone. kids because they way they know abuse isn’t normal and if they see someone else being abused they should get help.

[@muffnman980]

"real children dont bounce back" really got me for some reason

[@owinlaa]

I watched this on yt years ago and that has changed me ever since ⚰️

[@lilymonasmith4790]

"Sally" really hits hard. It really shows how some children can't speak up How some just think "dad would be upset" whenever they do the simplest thing, always keeping quiet. ...Or they get manipulated, making them feel like it's not even them who's talking.

[@dhaure1513]

what about the dad kicking the christmas tree etc, that was kind of sad too

[@frozenbinarystudio]

The child abuse PSAs brought me back to the nightmare that was living with my stepdad. The law did nothing to protect me and my brother from him.

[@Theautisticoptimistic]

Damn I feel bad for you

[@frozenbinarystudio]

@@Theautisticoptimistic its ok I live a good life now

[@Brigeb20]

im so sorry you went through that, I'm hoping your stepdad is either dead or locked up forever. Hope you and your brother are staying safe and happy now.

[@michael_isme3304]

PSAs always find their way to children, which I am extremly glad for. TLDR; My dad quit smoking due to a PSA I saw as a kid. My Dad smoked when I was really little, I might have been 3-4 at the time and a PSA came on. It was about smoking, a woman was shown on screen with holes in her cheek and throat, and talked about what smoking did to her using a text to speech. I cried and told my dad I didn't want that to happen to him. My dad started the process of quitting smoking and hasn't touched one in a long time. I am 13 y/o now and I still remember that PSA to this day

[@Brigeb20]

good for your dad staying sober!

[@BoldActionSkitty]

I saw "tip from former smoker" PSAs all the time as a kid and I always got scared. My mom still smokes but not as much, and my dad has switched to vape (which isn't that much better). I'm starting to see vape PSAs but they aren't as effective, at least the ones I've seen.

[@slinkybones]

I'm 37 and my dad still smokes. I wish he wouldn't. I'm glad your dad quit.

[@Lenape_Lady]

The first one is still incredibly important. Just 4 years ago I saw my 9yo nephew chatting on his phone and I asked and he said it was his “best friend” he was talking too. After some more questions I found out his “best friend” was a 28yo man that he met in a child/teen Sonic The Hedgehog forum. And yes, the man knew how old he was. Yea. So I called him mom immediately and we shut that down IMMEDIATELY. What does a 28 yo man have in common with a 9yo that he isn’t related to? NOTHING GOOD.

[@cybersentient4758]

I'm part of a program called vektor It's a program that basically tags confirmed pedophiles on discord and send thier identity to the authorities with all the evidences You have no idea how much cases we uncover within a month Hell the pedos aren't even hiding the fact they are preying on kids I really hope parents are more invested in what thier kids do

[@robertbennett2796]

Thank god you did something hopefully his parents teach him the dangers of strangers and poeple he doesn't know

[@Burn_Angel]

That's no good. But hey, maybe the guy did like Sonic tho. I'm 25, I grew up with Sonic, and if dem vagina gremlins genuinely like the franchise too, there's nothing wrong with that to me. What you did was right, but maybe evaluate the situation a little better next time?

[@richardtherichard26]

Obviously what they had in common was sonic the hedgehog you uncultured swine 🤣🤣. Nah but seriously good for you. Its true what they say, it takes a village

[@dubvuchyea502]

Was is Chris Chan?

[@Drunk_Karsa]

I saw both of the electricity ones as a kid and remember being absolutely terrified of an electrical substation near my house, I wouldn’t even go near the fence around it. I distinctly remember a fire safety ad that featured parents watching a home video of a child unwrapping a stuffed giraffe on Christmas Day, only for the camera to pan down and show the burned giraffe being clutched by one of them as they cry over their dead child.

[@tanyaflanagan8111]

Omg I too hated the electric substation near my house too Coz of those PSA. I still don't like the things now!

[@hori1371]

In the 7th grade I legit grabbed an electric fence for 2 secs thinking it was turned off but it most definitely tickled

[@blobcrusher8328]

Sameeee, I thought it was my imagination then I see this video and was like omg, it's the video that scared the hell out of me as a kid xD still terrefied of power lines >

[@undeadprincess5726]

For the fire safety one, I saw it too. It was the mother holding the giraffe, rewinding the tape to see her sons happy face one last time, over and over. The father tries to get her to stop, but it's meek. He doesn't even get near her. Just staring at the video from behind her with a somber look on his face.

[@Fafr]

@@tanyaflanagan8111 And it's a good thing for you, no reason to play around there

[@metalmusicbs6868]

I've been inside an abandoned house that burned down. It definently was a horrific site, left me spooked. Everything was untouched, all the dishes in cabinets still, a room with a crib charred and all the kids toys melted and burned. Everything was as left. It was down the street from a friend's house and we decided to go see it

[@reihitchens1202]

When you flashed a clip of the NSPCC PSA “Miles is a quiet baby” my stomach dropped because I remember that PSA so vividly, I used to cry about poor baby Miles 😢

[@jasinere35]

then it goes onto several kids one being beaten one being abused one picking thru rubbish from kitchen bin all in the same advert

[@vharkerandco]

What happens in it?

[@kiyahluvs0]

@@vharkerandco I think that’s the one where the baby gets shaken to death

[@Old_Hickory_Jackson]

Does anyone have a link for it?

[@subzeroeclipse]

Bro looking for a tutorial 💀

[@nookyu1914]

The first one was terrifying as hell, we watched it in my Culinary class to learn about the hazards of a dirty kitchen and to make sure the area is safe. It's more scary to watch than a horror movie because of how realistic it is.

[@wieldylattice3015]

The first one was about not trusting everyone online. What the hell does that have to do with culinary class?

[@mayap_66]

@@wieldylattice3015 They mean the one shown in the first few seconds of the video.

[@eliza1826]

Omg he talks through everything! Won’t even let us watch the clips

[@georgeiii2998]

@Eli za No he doesn't, stop spamming this.

[@roniiii_mac]

@@eliza1826 he does let us watch through it though💀

[@error-try-again-later]

I remember another infamous set of PSAs with toys which would start off talking about their "best friends" (the kids who owned them) before revealing what their parents did to them. Like there was one with a talking doll which said "Emily's mum comes into her room and hits her! And hits her! And hits her! And hits her!" But the toy would just sit there and not be able to do anything to protect the kid...

[@autiethoughties6898]

Ohhh, I forgot all about that one! But yes, I can hear it now...

[@ThegreatfishfromMars]

@@autiethoughties6898 Where is it?

[@autiethoughties6898]

@@ThegreatfishfromMars Forever etched in my memory. Not sure if available online.

[@errorbirdesther]

I'm interested to see it

[@bancho9898]

I wouldn't mind seeing more of these PSA videos, maybe PSAs from around the world. I remember one disturbing Australian PSA was from a baby's POV as they were shaken to death by an angry father, it was really scary.

[@bakedbaker9882]

Jesus ;n;

[@bancho9898]

@@bakedbaker9882 It's now considered lost media now, it can't be found on here. Extra creepy now.

[@medicmain68]

@@bancho9898such a shame,it sounds soo cool

[@bubblestheaxolotlshotwheel2111]

​@@medicmain68 Wth Bot how is that cool a baby being shaken to the death

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

I've been binging so many lists of scary and disturbing PSAs. It's interesting the variety that exist around the world, how they approach specific subjects, and how dark they wish to get. Most often the ones that show the effects or aftermath of the subject--drugs, alcohol, abuse, careless behavior--in their most confronting or visceral form are the ones people remember most. I constantly have some odd safe driving PSA in the back of my mind every time I'm in my car, triple checking everything the best I can for the sake of myself and others, so maybe the scare tactic is an effective tool.

[@that_one_animator9816]

The real children don't bounce back" was a good one, but the "you never know" sent chills down my spine.

[@agent3495]

That "Sally" one kinda freaks me out... but also makes me sad 😔. Kids shouldn't have to live like that.

[@Tismdylan]

I went through something similar and it's horrible if anyone experience it tell someone as soon as possible and don't let it continue I beg you

[@Lalu_cre]

@@Tismdylan i hope you’re doing well now. Everyone deserves the best

[@Tismdylan]

@@Lalu_cre I am he is long gone thank you

[@totaldramataco4961]

No because that one depressed me so much when I first watched it

[@AMD961]

Not that long ago one of my friends had got groomed, it was a horrible experience for them. At first it was "some kid that went to the highschool near our school" to a grown person in their mid 20s. It was hard to know the person because they kept switching their gender. It took a toll on my buddy and they ended up not going to school for more than 2 weeks to take a well needed break. I have come really close to almost getting groomed my self but some of my slightly older friends always kept me in check. I really hope this whole problem gets solved in some way. kids don't deserve to go through this. It disgusts me.

[@Brigeb20]

theres an excuse for murder, but never an excuse for grooming or pedophilia. I hope the groomer got sent to jail.

[@theinvisiblebrick636]

There is never an excuse for murder. Killing, yes, such as self defense or some of the wars, but not murder.

[@londonwins3068]

What sort of idiot allows themselves to be groomed tho

[@DRsunshine13]

26:05 I just feel bad for the one kid who warned his friend not to touch the electricity, and will now be trumatized from watching him die

[@rickyrosay33977]

I saw the whole short film of that PSA I would also blame the friend because instead of listening to Mr. Jones's lesson about the dangers of electricity he was distracted about wanting that motorcycle and didn't took the danger seriously

[@rickyrosay33977]

I saw the whole short film of that PSA I would also blame the friend because instead of listening to Mr. Jones's lesson about the dangers of electricity he was distracted about wanting that motorcycle and didn't took the danger seriously

[@ThegreatfishfromMars]

traumatized

[@xsteox770]

The Irish psa' about driving are all pretty heavy going. They used to go hard on the physical damage, but the current one goes heavy on emotion. It's a grieving mother narrating the story of her young sons death by a drunk driver.

[@criticalsurria6773]

For we must all appear before “the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” (2 Corinthians 5:10) We will be judged for every deed we do whether is be good or bad. This isn’t something to worry about even if our bad deeds out weigh our good. Because none are good before God, all have sinned against Him and cursed His name, but He in His tender loving mercy hath given us His Son as our ransom. When Jesus was dying all of Gods wrath and judgement was poured out onto Him even though He was sinless. He was sacrificed and tortured on our behalf though we are sinful and carnal. Christ payed our sin debt with His perfect sinless blood so we may escape judgment and have everlasting life. But this great gift is only for those who accept it and accept Him ❤️

[@piotrdymek9713]

@@criticalsurria6773 cool

[@EpicWolfy98]

I know that one, yeah

[@reecewoods2680]

Do you remember the one of the kid playing in his back garden and the car flipping over the fence and striking him? That one haunted me for years

[@Leylaebru]

@@reecewoods2680 yes I remember that one imo that one was worse I still remember it till this day

[@orangejuixce8869]

The “real children don’t bounce back” gave me nightmares. I was so grateful my parents didn’t do that to me :/

[@starlightanddreams1317]

Sally made me want to save her. 😫 I agree with most on here that "Real kids don't bounce back ' was probably the best and most memorable of the ads. Sally just struck me hard because I wasn't assaulted by family, but I am an adult abuse survivor. I can't imagine how terrified a child would be if she was hurt by her guardian. It made all sorts of feelings come up.

[@zerolovesslipknot]

"real children dont bounce back" rarely ever gets me in tears anymore since i've seen it so many times watching these kinds of videos but man, it got me this time and idek why. its such a strong message and it gets to me a little since i was abused at a young age

[@LPS_enthusiast]

I hope you recover from what happened

[@antipatsy]

The US had some weird PSAs, but these are realistic and scary as hell!

[@brendaluv2017]

Yeah if you were in the 80’s the PSAs would have led you to do drugs, if they did the some thing on safety PSAs hoooooo boy, 😱 a lot those kids wouldn’t be here right now. 👦 👧 🧒 🪦

[@lucyhardy-styles-shield2728]

that's how us Brits get our message across. 99% of these PSA's I watched as a child scared the crap outta me. I'm friends with people who smoke and do drugs and I try to get them to see they're virtually killing themselves

[@xXxPriscxXx]

Nah cuz I’m glad I never seen one I just always knew not to be dumb so it’s insane that some people never just grew up knowing

[@alexusp]

It’s to scare you out of doing whatever.. I mean look at the US. 🫠 we think we’re invincible.

[@cherish2281]

sally and real children dont bounce back were the most disturbing but these psas are sometimes needed to alert people

[@AceKaliburOfficial]

the bad thing was my mom got in a car wreck, and she wasnt wearing a seatbelt, and she was shot through the windshield. but the thing is right after she was launched out, the roof of the car she was driving was completely crushed. the doctors said that if she WAS wearing her seatbelt, she wouldve died.

[@bakedbaker9882]

That's one lucky lady! :o

[@citrus7745]

i really hope you're mom and you are both doing okay now!

[@urmumlol1805]

my mum fell asleep on a roundabout and hit a tree or something and they said if she wasn’t wearing her seatbelt, she would of flown out and died so you never know really but it’s safer to wear it.

[@mrdarren1045]

Well after hearing that ONE account I'm definitely never gonna wear a seat belt again. I had no idea seat belts were so dangerous. Thanks for your useful information. I'll be sure to heed your sound advice.

[@AceKaliburOfficial]

@@mrdarren1045 no you should still wear seatbelts. this was just a 1-off thing that almost never happens.

[@suvellynjimenez6006]

the puppet one sally genuinely sent chills down my spine, I usually never comment but this was a fantastic video. as well as the real children don't bounce back, the ending made my heart drop. keep up the good work!!!!!

[@MikaelaJoArroyo]

As a parent i fully believe we need to educate and have these hard conversations with our children!!! We are their protectors and it's our responsibility to teach our children how to be safe!

[@judet5426]

Quite agree.

[@kimmyfreak200]

cartoon one was very sad... actually made me cry... but i gotta admit it was brilliantly made

[@alicewtnow7]

I agree. The idea of a cartoon child thats being injured thats even sometimes depicted "normal" in cartoons on tv really made me a shed a tear, especially that last scene when a real child is shown to be knocked out.

[@BeachioSandschannel]

@@alicewtnow7 Or worse.

[@TrademarkedIPAdress]

I remember a disturbing PSA from the Philippines. It was always shown during the Christmas season. As you may already tell, it's about the dangers of fireworks and irresponsibly playing with them. It would always show dismembered little children with burnt faces, crying in regret, or screaming in pain while their bodies being soaked in their own blood and more extreme gore. I forgot why it's been 'mellowed down' throughout the years. I think parents were complaining that it was too traumatizing, I forgot. I was always too scared to go near things like those anyway, so I was always trying my best to keep myself safe, but still a concerning memory from my childhood I suppose.

[@elizabethramirezthezenshii9691]

Omg that's horrible. :(

[@TrademarkedIPAdress]

@@elizabethramirezthezenshii9691 Indeed. I don't think they show it now though. I've noticed that as I grew older, they've been on our TVs less and less. I think it got removed because of the immense gore lol

[@lainedsyelwah]

i need to look for this. it sounds horrible but i'm kinda curious.

[@TrademarkedIPAdress]

@Враги Sorry for late reply, but yeah. I get why they do it, but geez man.

[@Jay-u7e7z]

The “real children don’t bounce back” PSA is really unnerving. I didn’t feel much emotion when I first saw it, but now, it’s really depressing. Especially the end.

[@Samuel-b]

The "Searching" PSA is scarrier than most horror films I've seen. I can't even watch the whole thing anymore without muting the volume and even then the sounds from it are permanently burned into my mind. Very affective.

[@Brigeb20]

all good psa's should have something burned into your mind after, wether its the message, sounds, or visuals.

[@chroniccrier]

The fire one scared me so bad but it's so effective Also the "Real children don't bounce back" is just heartbreaking

[@SallyBerry9]

I was...9? when the Sally ad came out... I don't think I ever saw it but man, it's answered a tonne about what certain bullies said during that time. I was the only Sally in my Primary school at the time.

[@Frappuccino6399]

"Real Children Don't Bounce Back" really hit me hard, as someone who has been abused in the past. I was lucky enough to never be hit and to dodge things that were thrown at me. I showed my abuser and she didn't even bat an eye. That hurt worse than watching the PSA, methinks

[@Thevoicemasta]

28:36 good thing we bury phone lines now, if only people would stop calling it a “telephone pole”, less confusion

[@Acable35]

Yea I had a stroke reading that but I agree

[@beezi1361]

where i live theres a bunch of them near houses, streets and water (i live in scotland btw) and theres one near my pals house and it smells just like someone got killed (its also covered in barbed wire too) it creeps me out :[

[@happiestcabbage2454]

I know its abit off topic but does anyone remember that British psa about making sure you cook your Christmas turkey properly. Where this guy is just sitting on the sofa then suddenly a dude in a roast turkey costume just jumps through the window and just starts beating the shit out of the other guy. Then the wife comes in with a frying pan and starts nailing the turkey dude. Lol

[@jadenbryant9283]

wtf is that

[@pancakes8816]

I physically cannot wrap my head around that, why is that a PSA

[@Jeff.78]

@@pancakes8816 Food poisoning

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

That sounds like a comedy sketch lmao. That’s so random 😂

[@vampirez921]

I remember in my elementary school an electrician guest speaker told us about the dangers of electricity. He had this 3D model of an electrical zone like from the PSA. The 3D model was wired and he demonstrated a scenario of a child trying to get their kite back. He pushed a button, the child figurine swiveled, and touched a metal plate. A beam of electricity showed through the figurine and sparked at contact. I remember the sound of it, like really loud pops and crackles.

[@stuffieworld3223]

The toys that kill one is really underrated in this comment section. Hearing the screams of the kids is just too much.

[@Retroboy-qb4li]

My question is if in the psa, the kids think they're toy guns or if they know they're real. (I'm not talking about irl I'm talking about the universe of the psa)

[@Fury9er]

@@Retroboy-qb4li I think the idea was that the difference might not be obvious, but the whole concept was a bit flawed. The only replicas that came close to fitting the decription of being convertible to live rounds were Brocock revolvers, and maybe some kinds of blank-firer. The orgnisation that sponsored that PSA held the belief anything shaped like a firearm could be made to fire real cartridges.

[@jeudieleslavavelasquez8410]

@@Fury9er Hmmm, I was thinking something similar: What about the weight of the loaded guns, the recoil, and the possible fact the kids are not stupid and get scared af as soon as one of them touches the ground after being shot?

[@SparkykrapS]

"NSPCC PSAs are dark and depressing" We aint gonna talk about "I saw your willy!"

[@Leah_Badea]

What?

[@SparkykrapS]

@@Leah_Badea look it up...

[@cybercitruzz]

The second to last one really disturbed me, almost as much as the child abuse one. The last one was the worst for me, just the thought of being a parent and watching your kid get shot right in front of you is painful.

[@JHWaWa]

The one with the burned house unironically creeped me out so much

[@bananasplitlady3045]

Oh my God, I saw that Sunday Lunch one in one of these PSA compilations when I was younger, and it freaked me out so bad. I didn't even know what it was supposed to be about, I just knew the crying and everything seemed so realistic, and it haunted me for ages.

[@Bubbleskittymaster]

the gun psa sounded pretty weird cause the gun shots were way too quiet. gun irl are loud enough to blow your ear drums without hearing protection. also i remember working with my dad one day we were installing a kitchen a 100 year old house in saint Paul and when we drove back neither me or him noticed i wasn't wearing a seatbelt the whole trip. which was at least half an hour. i got chills we i motioned to remove my seatbelt and realised that i never did it in the first place.

[@JaKingScomez]

If you think so

[@doggoshinu3553]

Well duh, it’s a PSA. I don’t think they’re going to use a real gun.

[@Bubbleskittymaster]

@@doggoshinu3553 have you ever heard of sound effects my guy?

[@JaKingScomez]

@@Bubbleskittymaster i have

[@vermontwrites7182]

I was shown the Play Safe PSA whilst on a school trip at the EDF energy centre. They taught us the importance of being careful with electricity and energy. Powerful stuff to show a group of 8 year olds, but we learnt and we stayed safe. They also showed us the one with the fishing rod, iirc. Trauma made me forget a lot of my childhood years.

[@venuscz2994]

10:03 The “No.” got me too bad bro 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@divvymason335]

SAME

[@rainewilson4569]

The one about being safe around pylons/ phone lines is what we performed at our school award ceremony. This play is about around 9 children who are playing with a frisbee near a pylon. Scene 1: The child of whom the frisbee belonged to (Pete) is teasing the main character, Terry, or better known as “Humpty Dumpty”. Pete throws the frisbee and, as planned, it gets stuck in the pylon. In a situation like this you would just leave it but Pete insisted on having the frisbee back. He somehow thought he would get it back from a VERY tall pylon. Additionally, he is scared of heights to the point he says “Only trouble is, I’m scared of heights. Can’t stand them. I get nosebleeds just going to the top of the stairs.” Stubbs (Pete’s best friend who suggested for Pete to get it back himself) and the gang point to terry and Stubbs encourages him to go up. Terry hesitates climbing the pylon and, after a few seconds, Stubbs says,”…Perhaps you ain’t our mate, then. Perhaps you don’t like us at all. That means you’re the type of person who’d sneak on us.” Once Terry agrees to get the frisbee, Sammy (Terry’s best friend who is on both Pete’s and Terry’s side) shouts not to go up there because it is dangerous. Though Sammy has Terry’s best intentions at heart, Kathy, another member of the gang, threatens him and asks him if he wanted to go up there instead of Terry but there is just a pause. As Terry starts to climb the pylon, ‘egged’ on by Pete, the gang starts chanting ‘Humpty Dumpty’ over and over until Sammy shouts up to Terry, “Don’t, Terry. Come down.” Stubbs threatens Sammy saying,”Shurrup, Sammy, unless you wanna go up there after him.” As the noise continues and excited children keep giggling, there is a flicker of lights and Terry hangs dead on the pylon. The members of the gang stare up at Terry’s lifeless body in silence. Note from me/Raine: (Sorry if this was long I was using my script to write this and if you want scene 2, which is longer than this, to be summarised in my words then just say so and if I have time I will. If I don’t it isn’t my fault because I’ve had a pretty busy week and it’s only Monday sooooo) Edit: If you want to read /watch the original story then it is called “The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty”.

[@wieldylattice3015]

22:34 that was pretty high quality for the 70s. The way that Y/N (the character that you view the perspective of whose identity is left ambiguous) gets startled and looks towards a doorway when they first hear the kids cries. The heavy breathing. It all feels very well done, very atmospheric. None of that shock “oh no! Suddenly because they didn’t obey this rule or do this thing they’re dead!” Type of PSA nonsense, this is a good memorable PSA because of how well done it was, not because it suddenly assassinated everyone in a room with its message

[@wieldylattice3015]

The one at the end was a perfect example of a bad PSA. It uses shock and sudden death because “they didn’t follow X rule” or “the didn’t do X thing” and ultimately you have no idea what in gods name is going on without the PSA outright telling you. I didn’t even hear them mentioning the gun crime

[@numberbirb7728]

20:12 why isn't anyone talking about how freaking terrifying this is!!? Fire with a face? Nope nope nope

[@eb2k445]

After watching this, I don’t remember the last time a PSA in the United States was as graphic and explicit as these 9

[@cellochel1582]

The only PSAs I really see are the no smoking adverts.

[@ogithechamp5181]

I would have hated myself for quite a bit if i was the guy controlling Sally so kudos to that guy for not only acting really good but just using the doll so well

[@thebotbuilder]

Fun fact, David Prowse is actually a relative of one of my IRL friends 😂

[@wendylawrence-willer1438]

Dave Prowse came to my Primary School in the 70's as the Green Cross Code Man, even now, aged 50, I still "Stop, look and listen". They should bring it back, with the amount of people who just walk across roads staring at their phones the Green Cross Code Man is needed more than ever.

[@thebotbuilder]

@@wendylawrence-willer1438 I agree, there does definitely need to be more emphasis on road safety especially targeted towards Teenagers

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

@@wendylawrence-willer1438 yeah they should. I’m 15 but when I got taught it, I do it 8/10 times

[@criticalsurria6773]

For we must all appear before “the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.” (2 Corinthians 5:10) We will be judged for every deed we do whether is be good or bad. This isn’t something to worry about even if our bad deeds out weigh our good. Because none are good before God, all have sinned against Him and cursed His name, but He in His tender loving mercy hath given us His Son as our ransom. When Jesus was dying all of Gods wrath and judgement was poured out onto Him even though He was sinless. He was sacrificed and tortured on our behalf though we are sinful and carnal. Christ payed our sin debt with His perfect sinless blood so we may escape judgment and have everlasting life. But this great gift is only for those who accept it and accept Him ❤️

[@Quesoquantum]

@@wendylawrence-willer1438 they need that in the US. I have severe adhd so if it wasn't for any other people around me, I'd get hit.

[@Jake-vo1cj]

10:34 the background song can really give you shivers down your spine

[@carlydahl8356]

17:05 bro the fact that there's laughter in the back round 🤨

[@Supergirl3995]

I remember at school we read a book about power pylons, bullies threw a boy's frisbee into a pylon and he climbed up to get it and was basically electrically fried, very disturbing story.

[@emilywatson4732]

Yes! We had to do short performances of it in drama when I was in year nine. Pretty sure it was based on a true story.

[@RexoryByzaboo]

"Toys That Kill" is disturbing since the PSA shows children shooting each other as if they are in war zone.

[@jg0620]

Last kid got a warzone victory.

[@Quesoquantum]

If they were middle schoolers it would be CoD

[@snooze2699]

@@Quesoquantum if they were High schoolers it would be like The fucking French Revolution.

[@Quesoquantum]

@@snooze2699 NOOO

[@HorrorAndComedy]

22:20 When the child screamed daddy I just got goosebumps, I can't even imagine the horrors that could happen..

[@Acable35]

Mf I can’t even watch it I have fucking ptsd from stuff I can’t even say on KZbin since I will get terminated I will explain almost all of it if I had to a therapist

[@YeKebaaab]

@@Acable35damn bro I feel bad for you ❤

[@SkinnyEMedia]

Britain are the kings of disturbing PIFs and advertising. No other country messes with the heads as much as we do. THINK!, NSPCC are two major case in points.

[@tsundereyoongi3869]

I believe we need more of these, even though they're graphic, they get the point across and are remembered for the rest of your life. Even though it will scare kids, that's the point. Better them be scared of something frightening than being dead because all they saw was a flimsy film which was forgotten after 5 minutes

[@Holden_..]

Even other countries like America need to make these. We need more public service announcements about online pedophiles child abuse etc Sure it can scare children. But sometimes children who are abused or groomed need to know how bad it can be. May all of the people in these accidents be ok.

[@padraigpearse1551]

The DOE ads here in N.I. are probably some of the most brutal and shocking like the one where a car flattens an entire classroom of children. There's also the anti-paramilitary adverts that show people taking their teenage children to be kneecapped

[@Roadent1241]

That second one is completely new to me. I wonder why that's not been on any lists.

[@urfavmorigirl5968]

Wait I forgot, what did being kneecapped mean?

[@padraigpearse1551]

@@urfavmorigirl5968 having a gun placed at the back of your knees and then shooting your kneecaps off

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

1:38 “Many sick adult *men* ” I hate how most cyberbullys or predators are portrayed as men or boys, there are no woman pedophiles shown in psas or shows, we need more women stereotypes or else kids will fear every man in the world

[@angelica_xoxwelcometomynew6391]

I 100% agree! While we have evidence to prove that it IS mostly men we definitely need more representation of woman being the predators

[@ellie8784]

It's because how woman need to assume it's all men. It's sad how in a video explaining the dangers of this earth, there is always a little boy in the comment section that is offended. It is most men. There are woman predators, but there will never be as much as men. Woman need to assume it's all men because they need to be safe. I wish I knew this when I was 12. Start focusing on the real fucking issue. Men have such a victim complex.

[@ellie8784]

"woman stereotypes" 🚩🚩🚩

[@laylamilktoast1466]

There's always one who blames all men for their issues im a woman and no not all men are pedos just because they have dicks 😂

[@chico9805]

@@ellie8784 "It is most men". Ok, then.

[@hyuriel7515]

27:48 No one gonna talk about how big the dudes umbrella is? Or is the kid just tiny?

[@Acable35]

My dream umbrella

[@Thepeopleschoices]

My one that I never forget is one of those speed awareness types where the guy killed a boy by driving too fast, he sees this dead boy everywhere. This obviously didn’t work as intended as I’ve had to do two speed awareness courses to save getting points.

[@egg1643]

It is currently 02:25 AM here so I will not sacrifice my calm inner mind watching this but I guarantee I’ll come back when the sun is up. I have come back to watch it after 20 hours.

[@rover_libra]

I remember watching that 'Powerful Stuff' PSA in high school. I never got scared by it, but I did walk away knowing what not to do. Then sometime later a few boys in one of my classes was messing around some electrical equipment that, in hindsight I believe was turned off at the time. This was even after the teacher had warned them about how the equipment could kill them.

[@BoldActionSkitty]

Some people just don't learn the easy way. I still hope they were okay, though.

[@rover_libra]

@@BoldActionSkitty No one got hurt. But the fact that it still could've happened to at least 6 people, not including anyone standing by still makes me worry sometimes. Especially when you know someone will do that for a gag...

[@spiltmilk0204]

i remember my health teacher last year showing us the no seatbelt no excuse psa and i got so overwhelmed by the visual i had to step out of the room & break down

[@Kate-kh9ww]

I remember watching the Real Children don’t Bounce Back one when I was very young, and it’s stuck with me for 12+ years. Definitely made an impact

[@superache427]

Oh my, that bad?

[@superache427]

Finished it, it was terrible 😣

[@Kate-kh9ww]

@@superache427 Oh yeah 😢

[@MrsGypsumFantastic]

Being that my earliest years were in the 70/80s I recall a constant barrage of PSAs; lots on the dangers of fireworks, don’t stick sparklers in your eye! Drowning came up a lot and I’m sure a whole bunch of kids got mangled up on a farm. I’ve basically been terrified to do anything at all ever! I’d wrap myself in bubble wrap if I hadn’t seen a PSA on the dangers of suffocating on plastic bags. 😧

[@strangegurl4411]

The farm PSA was where a bunch of kids were killed one by one while playing, no? Because that one is here on youtube

[@kate_cooper]

@@strangegurl4411 I believe it’s called “Apaches”.

[@Jacky12595]

20:50 yeah please be careful of Christmas trees because one year my family decided to get a real tree and well like that video just then the house almost broke down but thank God that the fire alarms worked and no one got hurt and the house is still okay we just had to get the roof fixed because of how burnt it was

[@Lefrog6952]

Thank god, you got so lucky

[@Playful_Robin]

They showed the electrocution one in primary school, probably around 7 years old, it frightened the life out of me. I cried so much after that my mother had to come to the school to collect me to go home. I hid in my room, too scared to go out the door for weeks after that.

[@scoopishere7881]

The animation in Real Children Don't Bounce Back is really vibrant and expressive in the movement and character design.

[@Alexander-qn1kg]

Who else wants a collaboration with Savox and Mr.Nightmare 🔥

[@cheshirerose2001]

I would love a collab with Savox, That Creepy Reading, blameitonjorge and Mr.Nightmare

[@Alexander-qn1kg]

@@cheshirerose2001 Yoo 🔥

[@nuhuh411]

How about nexpo or nck crowley, sounds like a good idea

[@jeremiahlarkin1134]

I Do, I Do!!!!!⚰️🪦⚰️🪦⚰️🪦😩🤬🥶😶‍🌫️😱😳

[@dylansparrow6939]

And corpse husband

[@xCharlie_xoxo]

Hearing who i assume is the younger (alive) sibling at 34:53 til the end actually made me shiver.

[@J4hjhh]

34:10 I remember seeing this as a kid. My family and I wanted to watch a movie and watch this horrific PSA. It left a mark on me knowing that is a serious topic.

[@aprilgraham-tash1124]

Wow... I don't live in the UK, but we had PSA's in my Country as I was growing up. Those were seriously scary PSA's! (I know that was the intention.) The worst PSA-type thing I ever saw was in my Sophomore Year during Driver's Education Class, when we were shown Films of actual car accidents, with people horribly maimed...some were still alive&suffering terribly, &begging to be put out of their misery. I'm almost 60yrs old now, but I still remember those awful images....