Americans React to MOST EFFECTIVE UK TV ADVERTS ( Reaction)

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

The kid who fell from the tree - it wasn't about watching your kids, it was encouraging people to learn first aid so if you're ever in that situation and you're the only person there, you'll know what to do.

[@rayanog]

!!!!!!!

[@rachelelliott2620]

@TNTGamingonline 100% this, I'm a First Aid trainer and I have asked people in my community how much First Aid they know, and if in a situation, could they deliver effective First Aid to people they don't know or even their own children (grandchildren, etc), and most of them don't know. Because of this, I'm trying to give back to my community and teach them the basic skills they need to save a life. We need more people to have an understanding of basic First Aid, and we push for Basic Life Support for Adults and Children, including the use of Defibrillators.

[@willow0828]

I was at a convenience store once. And this elderly woman came in with her young grandson. The things that came out of her mouth towards her grandson were hideous. It broke my heart, so I could only imagine how he felt. His head was down he wouldn’t look at anyone. His posture was horrible he was just shrinking with every word she spoke. I looked around the store at everybody there had to be at least eight people in there watching this. No one spoke a word. You could see it in their eyes they were disgusted, but nobody said a word. I finally couldn’t take it. I went off on her. She told me to mind my own business. I told her, if she was at home behind closed doors, I would mind my own business. But since you decided to do it in front of me, you made it my business. So, I just went off on her. Then I got down on my knees in front of the little boy. I told him that he & I will probably never meet again. So it was important, that he remember my words. I told him not to listen to the horrible things she said. Because, she’s feel bad, she wants you to feel bad. I told him to never forget how important he is & how the world is a better place with him in it. I told him there’s nothing he couldn’t do, As long as he worked hard to get it done. I told him not to be like her. To be kind to others. I told him even though this was the first time we’ve met, that I loved him. I gave him a hug. I told him to always remember that he’s a good boy.

[@raystewart3648]

Also watch your Children. If that dad was not paying attention to his phone, like so many younger parents do these days, they may just be able to stop stuff like this happening............Kids can find adventure anywhere and they do not see the dangers, unlike us adults. However its not good for kids to be always watched, as this will lead them to not be able to move on in life, like leave home as they would not know what reality is really like out there.

[@kellycowley3535]

@willow0828 As nice as that act was the problem is that when they 'go home' she would likely take her anger (from what you said) out on him.

[@lk-music]

Our fire alarms get tested every time we cook a meal. Not intentionally.

[@fluffy_potato6070]

Haha, yea same 😅

[@timbigger1731]

Yeah, sausages under the grill!

[@stop-the-greed]

😂😂

[@martintabony611]

We were out in the garden and a neighbours alarm went off. I heard a voice from another house shouting "Your tea's ready" 😂

[@chrislyne377]

Frying burgers does it every time 😂

[@nickreece5477]

St. John's Ambulance Brigade is a charity who train people in first aid. They are also volunteers, as first aid specialists, and attend public events, concerts, festivals etc. This was an advert for people to join and also for people to donate to it. They do great work!

[@c0wbag49]

I used to go to a youth club run by St John's ambulance, they taught us first aid of course, but was quite fun in fairness. The advert is not about watching your child, it's about how easily these things happen. The text number is to give you information on HOW to save the boy. 👌 Basic first aid course I think is important for all

[@shithappens1975]

And also to watch your kids.

[@fabshop6359]

Why did you edit the video? Utter nonsense. The ad has been around on KZbin for ages.The video with no sound, it was only the background music that was copyrighted, you missed a very good ad.

[@Ross-df6ge]

​@@fabshop6359totally agree, I still don't know what the music is at beginning of that advert, I always thought it was silence, the silence is very effective

[@teresaqureshi9909]

It’s actually get basic first aid training can make the difference

[@catherineharrison9441]

In Britain we don’t sugar coat the message, we live in reality.

[@Zak_Nike]

We certainly used to live in reality.😐

[@GenericGooner]

That went away unfortunately. We need it back.

[@YvonneSanders-hv2gc]

From the 90s ot started to slide

[@colemanjr]

As an American, I have a new healthy respect for your Brit's grit. We here in the US are Politically Correct

[@catherineharrison9441]

@@colemanjr I’m a 50’s child and I had the best life of all the generations. We were encouraged to think on our feet, to talk to each other and not to judge. My generation created mobile phones, the ability to TALK to each other on the move. The worst creation ever produced is Social media, we no longer speak we text, we are judgemental and cruel behind the screen. Reality, humanity and personal connection has been eradicated, we are encouraged to be self absorbed. We believe everything AI tells us as we can’t think for ourselves. Before I die (another reality) I hope that all social platforms around the world are stopped. I hope humanity finds itself again and we learn the beauty of face to face interaction. I hope we can go back to a time when we learned from actual physical experience.. not being sheltered from all the bad things in life, the reality of our actions and speech. Having said all that, here I am across the pond 🇬🇧 conversing with another human being I do not know. I wish for you a full and content life filled with experiences based in reality.

[@davidrowlands441]

If Americans would complain about these adverts it proves they have worked.

[@bigbk3278]

Oh, so all of South American too right? Cause America isn’t a county lmao

[@Ieatshit45]

@@bigbk3278god you are stupid!!

[@tonynorman6642]

❤the fact the first advert/commercial made you want to check your smoke alarms proves they are effective. We need more adverts/commercials like these, they really bring home the seriousness of these issues.

[@jesclifford88]

I’ve never seen that advert here, when is it from? I do know a family who lost their baby in a house fire though so I’m well aware of the safety.

[@tonynorman6642]

@@jesclifford88 that advert was made in the UK

[@74kmullins]

It's an advert they will always remember. And it's a simple thing to do.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

No, no, no! The Tree ad had nothing to do with helicoptering over your kids, which Americans already do far more than any other culture. It is an ad promoting the charity St John's Ambulance, which trains people in first aid, basic EMT skills, and provides staff at sports and entertainment events. It was asking parents to join their training classes so that they may help when they see accidents occur. The charity also has a youth wing which teaches schoolchildren these same life-saving skills.

[@G1NZOU]

Also how first aid training helps to focus you when accidents do happen, even if the injury isn't something you can treat. Notice how the father had a phone but is reduced to shouting "help" instead of immediately calling for an ambulance, because he's panicking and not thinking straight. First aid training really does help with that.

[@darrenrichardson6146]

Yep, they came to my school in the 90's and taught us basic first aid including how to treat serious wounds (which came in handy for myself later in life...) as well as CPR and the Heimlich manoeuvre

[@mamasinger49]

Yes, there is a right way to do this and this is the right way. I partly grew up in the states and most my family still live there. I have lived in the UK and live in Ireland now for the last several decades. America is too soft on many things and too dismissive of other things that need addressing. These are very well made adverts, it needs to be hard hitting. Americans are too afraid to do it. Thank you for the reaction.

[@irreverend_]

I'm really surprised the advert about speeding isn't in there. "If you hit me at 40mph there's an 80% chance I'll die, at 30mph there's an 80% chance I'll live".

[@lk-music]

I tried to find that to show my 12yo son because us parents were talking about it, and he didn't believe we were talking about an advert. But he found a spoof version which added 'just make sure you hit me' at the end and we couldn't get him to stop laughing.

[@irreverend_]

@@lk-music well I hope by the time he's old enough to drive he won't find it quite so funny. If he still does I implore you not to buy him a car, he has to pay for that himself EDIT: I was in my 30s before I got a provisional licence for a motorcycle, and within the first week of riding it, a guy at a bus stop turned his back to deal with an older kid and a pram rolled into the road right in front of me. Fortunately I had been paying attention properly, and wasn't in a car, because that would've been in my blind spot in a car

[@elemar5]

@@lk-music Northern Ireland had some great psa's about driving. You should look them up.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

Or the one about the seat belt and her son killing her. So many great effective adverts that didn't make the list, shame

[@jesclifford88]

I’ve not seen any of these ads so far on tv here. That driving one and the driving one with the class of school kids I remember though!

[@freebornjohn2687]

British ads have a tradition of being very film like. Ridley Scott and his brother Tony and Alan Parker became film directors having learned their trade making ads.

[@micheletrainor1601]

Oh I never knew that at all about them.

[@swanvictor887]

Ridley Scott made over 2000 TV Commercials....

[@MaryBradley-s3s]

St John Ambulance Bridage came to our school in the 70's taught us to perform C P R. In 2022 I saved my Brother by performing C P R. 😊🇬🇧

[@christianlenik5307]

St. Johns is one of the Greatesr Ambulances

[@fssstyuniaf]

Well played. A living testament to why everyone should learn first aid!

[@GavinBishop-gq1uk]

I need to fo a refresh done two due to work but I can't remember as it was so long ago.

[@Pomdownuder]

Why is it Americans can have 30,000 gun deaths without flinching. Yet an advert makes you squirm. 😅

[@freedomfan4272]

We have over 330 million ppl here though. So 30,000 is a very 🤏 part of the population. In Alaska their are more guns than people.

[@johndallas4546]

​@freedomfan4272 I think you've overtaken Brazil to be no1 in total, and you were already no 1 per capita, so it's quite alot, almost 50,000 dead a year.

[@conormurphy4328]

@@freedomfan4272disgusting 👍

[@WIlfredWibbles]

@@freedomfan4272Oh well, that makes it all right then. Seriously - sort out your gun problem and stop saying 'Thoughts and Prayers'.

[@cyruslad5462]

​@freedomfan4272 firearms are the number one cause of child fatalities. Something should be done about that but the NRA and pro gun lobby pay politicians to take no action. Imagine if it were say car doors killing more kids than anything else, would people suggest you do something, would you?

[@stewrmo]

To us in the UK, advertising drugs on TV would be offensive, not these. This is real life.

[@bigbk3278]

Stfu y’all don’t even do it anymore🤦‍♂️😂

[@shmupperfromhell]

16:00 - The Emma Thompson PSA: It's not graphic at all! Nothing is shown, it's all suggestion. It's so well acted and shot that your mind fills in the horrible details. That's why it's one of the best PSA's on this subject ever made.

[@TNTGamingonline]

We don’t disagree with you but we are obligated to follow the guidelines of KZbin’s partner program.

[@shmupperfromhell]

@@TNTGamingonlineDam you said it all without saying a thing!✌

[@dcvids81]

​@@TNTGamingonline I hear what you are saying, but the video has been reacted to almost 1000 times in full and does not breach any KZbin guidelines

[@TNTGamingonline]

@@dcvids81 we dont expect our viewers to know KZbin’s community guidelines but there is a section about nudity and sexually suggestive content. Granted, we don’t know how well KZbin enforces these guidelines but we’ve had enough encounters not violate the policy. Ultimately, it’s not worth the headache for a few views & likes.

[@shmupperfromhell]

@@TNTGamingonline I think we can all agree that you gotta do what is necessary to keep your channel safe, it's just difficult for British people to find out that some of the most influential PSA's in their life are being censored now. PSA's that probably saved their life, or got them out of a situation they would not be prepared for otherwise.

[@adrianboardman162]

Americans aren't used to seeing hard hitting things in ads. But I can bet if the St John Ambulance ads were shown, a lot more people would take a course in first aid.

[@thehangingparsiple5692]

The British Red Cross say eight in ten British adults (85%) lack the knowledge and confidence to act if someone collapsed and was unresponsive and not breathing. 69 per cent of people aged 16-24 say they would be willing to help someone who is unresponsive and not breathing, but only 16 per cent have the confidence and knowledge to help someone in this life-threatening situation. So it's pretty much universal. I honestly believe First Aid should be compulsory in all schools, with refreshers every year. I don't know why they're not, nor why first aid training, (above the first responder grade) is such an expensive course to take. Should be free.

[@adrianboardman162]

@@thehangingparsiple5692 I'm a massive horror fan, so a bit of gore doesn't really bother me. But in the same breath, I go into autopilot first, and then shock kicks in later. I did basic first aid in the Scouts, but I'd like to advance my knowledge, because you never know when, or what could happen.

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

Not if they're like this couple - they'd just think they should keep a closer eye on their kids! :D

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

The Motor Neurone Disease one hits hard for me, my dad died of it in 2005. it's called ALS in America. It doesn't discriminate, it comes out of nowhere, and even the strongest, most healthy person becomes completely unable to move a muscle within just a couple of years, but their mind is still working at 100%. Their body is a prison.

[@human5338]

My nan passed from it in 2020 and I agree! It's such a cruel illness that takes everything away from somebody, half the time before anyone can see it coming..

[@crackpot148]

The love of my life, my late wife, was diagnosed with MND/ALS May 15th 2012. Her decline was rapid and in November that same year she insisted on being transferred from care at home to our local hospice because she felt that my caring for her was too much for me. The thing is I desperately wanted to carry on caring for her but in spite of everything she was going through she was thinking only of me and the effect caring for her every need was having on me. That was the wonderful kind of woman she was, always putting the needs others before her own. I and her beloved Chloe, our dog, spent every day and almost every night with her at the hospice. There were some nights I had to give up the relatives' accommodation for other patients' relatives who lived much further away than me. My home was only 3 miles away. I, our son and Chloe were right there with her when she breathed her last on March 21st 2013. I was bereft and I still am 11years later. Now, every time I wake I wake alone and the bitter bitter reality of that and the stark knowledge of the undeserved hell she endured without ever once complaining fills my days with a mixture of sadness, longing, anger and grief.

[@misterpwood]

There was a UK public information film decades ago to discourage kids from playing on railway tracks. From memory, that got pretty rough.

[@towpottsfam7631]

Yeah and one about black water and quarries 😂

[@martindunstan8043]

Yes,I remember as a kid watching the one with a young lad trying to retrieve his Frisbee from a power line.

[@towpottsfam7631]

@@martindunstan8043 🤣... lol I seem to remember a link to Jimmy Saville so properly scary

[@misterpwood]

All of them back then were a bit shocking tbh.

[@leef8126]

@@towpottsfam7631the reaper in the hood… “I’ll be back”

[@fssstyuniaf]

These kind of advertisements should be the staple of public awareness, safety and charity. Impactful, hard to forget and likely to inspire change. When it comes to serious topics, people need to see the reality.

[@robbpatterson6796]

I've seen these clips hundreds, if not thousands of times and they still affect me, hence why they are so effective. Your reactions are exactly like ours were the first time we viewed them. They don't hold back and that's why we need PSA's like this

[@sabinasabina2010]

You missed out advert number 3

[@LB-my1ej]

You can’t shy away from reality I’m afraid and in the UK we aren’t afraid of the truth

[@julianbarber4708]

Why did you miss out the 'Helpless' ad? Definitely a mistake to miss out the 'Trafficking' ad, as mentioned elsewhere.

[@scottchristie6734]

They missed it out because they are incapable of seeing the message of the advert. To not provide any commentary on it was telling. They just see the violence part and are like oh we can't have that.

[@claregale9011]

Hi guys the one with the boy falling from the tree was about learning first Aid . St John's is an organisation not a regular Ambulance service it's voluntary.

[@margaretnicol3423]

It's not just about watching your kids - it's about getting yourselves some first aid training!

[@paulfletcher3998]

As somebody that got badly burnt I can't stress how important it is to check your smoke alarms. You never think it will happen to you but it could.

[@_alifeallmine_]

I don’t have Motor Neurone Disease, but have a Chronic Neuropathic Pain Disorder, and what’s important about this Ad is that it doesn’t just show the outcome, it shows a short-form glimpse of the Journey into the Disease, and the helplessness the Person experiences to get to that outcome. More Research may well uncover, not only a better way to treat those afflicted, but maybe even a way to halt it in the early stages. It’s an uncomfortable Ad for sure, but will give many a true pause for thought, and a greater empathy and understanding, which hopefully increases Donations and Funding.

[@shininglightphotos1044]

Is MND what the Americans call ALS? As in the ice bucket challenge thing a few years back.

[@Nekogal21]

​@@shininglightphotos1044 yes

[@MonstehDinosawr]

​@@shininglightphotos1044 yes

[@debsuk8249]

Shame you removed several very effective and important ads, they've not given other reactors problems.

[@MarkCreed007]

Agree.

[@bigbk3278]

As far as you know🤦‍♂️

[@Jamienomore]

NO! KZbin couldn't do anything if you hadn't Edited them. Have you any idea how many People have done Reactions to those Videos. You seem to have missed the Fact they were Adverts to help People.

[@seanbarker4610]

I knew someone who had motor neurone disease, he went from being an active person to being unable to speak in less than a year!

[@GenericGooner]

Back in the day the British government and charities didn’t hold anything back. And I would argue that these were so much more effective for it. We need to stop being so precious and bring this sort of impact back.

[@lynnomara7652]

The falling out of the one is not about watching your kids its about the reality of things happen whatever you do. Its about being trained in what is called first aid so that the,person first on the scene can deal with the situation to prevent more harm or reduce harm before professional help arrives.

[@Craig_Humphries]

I hope that I never need to use it, but the St. Johns ambulance training was great. Respect to all those volunteers out there. This reaction might just help someone out there - even if it resulted in a handful of people checking their smoke alarms.

[@kirstygunn9149]

First aid is one of the most important things to learn. I believe that it should be part of every school curriculum and prenatal class. I was part of St. John youth group in the 80s and have done several of their first aid in the workplace courses run by them. I sadly have had to use my training to help several people, including my own children . I may not be academically skilled, but being trained by St John's is the best skill I could ever have.

[@rachelhignett9473]

​@kirstygunn9149 it comes to CPR I always found its better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. I've kept my CPR adults and paeds certification for nearly 20 years.

[@Bobmudu35UK]

I think you need something a little bit more light hearted. Try UK Christmas adverts. 😊

[@margaretflounders8510]

The 1914 one?

[@gregbramwell7666]

Def ww1 sainsbury a true story which shocks some

[@russell.s4771]

The PSA’s we saw years ago would never be shown today as they might upset someone but I knew never to climb electric pylons, enter power substations, walk on frozen ponds, step out into traffic without looking, talk to or interact with strangers and I still remember the green cross code or what Charlie says. We watched a film at school and had two recovering drug addicts give a talk. The film was shocking and set in a filthy squat showing in graphic detail then trying to find a vein. We left in absolute silence but gathered to discuss later. It had a lasting effect but again I doubt it would ever be done today.

[@dklabratful]

Death at the river terrified me as a child. But it worked. 🤷‍♂️ No way I went near rivers.

[@YvonneSanders-hv2gc]

We need these ads back

[@leehorrocks5253]

I noticed with American relatives (I'm in UK) that the disattachment from atrocities can come from decades of never having terrorism etc visit your shores, all the Hollywood movies made about America under attack, but never experienced it.. When we arrived at the point in history where terrorist cells were actively operating in the US, then Americans could see the horror of watching a relentless bombing campaign in their major cities (not a one off uni bomber etc,) when ones immediate and ongoing future safety is threatened, it's impossible to detach from the problem. That's just my thought anyway due to relatives saying "I never thought it's happen here" Not until the twin towers event did the disconnect appear to most americans.

[@MaryBradley-s3s]

TWIN TOWERS

[@leehorrocks5253]

@@MaryBradley-s3s my point exactly... Until it visited your shores, terrorists blowing up buildings in a planned and relentless bombing campaign was the stuff of Hollywood.

[@leehorrocks5253]

@@MaryBradley-s3s Mary, you've just proved my point... Until there was a planned and relentless bombing campaign in the US, that type of thing was the stuff of Hollywood for Americans..which made detaching from the reality of terrorism very easy... Until you guys felt it too... Like we did with prolonged IRA bombings over decades and now the same from other terrorist organisations...it was new to the US, but not other countries.

[@leehorrocks5253]

For some reason my replies keep getting deleted.. However, you proved my point. Read it again and maybe you'll see that 🤦‍♂️ "until it visited your shores in 2001..it was seen as the stuff of Hollywood.. After that it was no longer possible for Americans to be disattached from these types of atrocities"

[@leehorrocks5253]

@@MaryBradley-s3s 🤦‍♂️

[@stephencharlesferguson2194]

Been following your Channel for quite a while now , you are sincere , lovely people , you provide context and fun , dependant on subject matter of course , just wanted to wish you both well for the future of your Channel! Best wishes from a Brit fan ❤❤

[@stephaniehamilton6217]

That last one with the warzone reminds me of my childhood here in Northern Ireland. It was shown on the news, but it was more or less swept under the carpet and called "The Troubles" I remember being caught up in bombings and shootings, but no organizations stepped in to help us.

[@christianlenik5307]

Republic Ireland is still in right 🇮🇪

[@victr2098]

I don’t know how you can say “The Troubles” were swept under the carpet… And, “no organisation stepped in to help you”. The British Army was sent over in 1969 and stayed there until about 2007. Most of the Soldiers were absolutely terrorised whilst they were over there and that was from both sides of the divide. And by the way I’m not trying to be nasty when I say that, I’ve been in your lovely country and I’ve got a lot of friends from Northern Ireland too… Just a wee bit shocked that you would say The Troubles were swept under the carpet.

[@waynejfoster9860]

I'm now in my 50's & I can still remember the old 70's & 80's UK Government PSA adverts. They were hard hitting, but the more up-to-date ones are truly on another level. They are made with the full intention of shocking you & making the advert stick in your mind for a long time. Very powerful, very hard hitting & straight to point.

[@MaryA-yf5rh]

I’m in Northern Ireland and the road traffic adverts we’ve had over the years are very effective and stick with you for years 😢

[@garethm3242]

I'll never hear Fleetwood Mac's "Man of the World" the same way again

[@TamrielDrifter]

One of the most thought-provoking reaction videos I have watched. Thank you for sharing your perspectives and experiences.

[@williamburnham3659]

The third from lest was missing, Breaking the Cycle ( the one with the girl being slapped), was one of the most effective 😊😊😊😊😊

[@williamburnham3659]

@@WilliamStewart-tk9dj fair enough

[@lizcollinson2692]

Yeah, but I do think it's an age thing too, the first one to hit you at the right age, hits strongest. I think anyway. Mid to late teens the strong emotion it evokes a strong bond to it. Also the relevance to your life and experiences. They all work, just one hits deeper, due to timings and relevance to your life.

[@victr2098]

And they skipped the one where the guy had cancer because it had no audible, but it didn’t actually need any.

[@themoderntemplar1567]

We've grown up with serious ads like these so they're not as shocking to us in the UK. That said they are still very effective and I can't honestly see how you would be able to show the gravity of their messages any other way. Great reaction filled with empathy, goes to show that you're compassionate people.🇬🇧👍

[@sarahealey1780]

The Syria one needs to be shown more and everywhere, we all close our eyes to what is going on in war. I worked on a mental health help line and had a call from a Syrian man who had come to the UK, back in Syria he had gone to work on a normal day and when he returned home his entire housing estate had been blown up he didn't know where any of his family was if any of them had survived, he had just been evacuated out to the UK.

[@jesclifford88]

There’s no way for us to stop it. They’re created purposefully to make money. If we could stop it, we would.

[@LillyLALA-b2w]

the one with the audio removed only removed the music and still had the talking. personally i think that one was one of the best ones and you guys should definitely watch it. it shows a man finding out he has cancer and telling his wife and daughter and it shows all the different stages and him preparing his daughter for when he’s gone. but then it starts to show him slowly recovering and getting his strength back, growing his hair back, taking his daughter out, and having a barbecue with his family and friends. then at the barbecue he bites into a hot dog and starts choking on it and sadly nobody there knew CPR and his own daughter watched him die. the moral of the story was that he went through all of that pain and recovery just to die from choking as the same number of people die from choking as people with cancer.

[@brianfallon2607]

Years ago, I saw a young child climbing a very big tree. I yelled at him, "have you ever climbed that tree?" The boy shook his head no. I said, "what will happen if that branch can't support your weight?". He said, "I fall down". I said, "that's right". The boy moved down the tree pretty fast. Always speak up.

[@Shenanigan5]

The anti terrorism adverts from the 90s terrified me as a kid. I still get PTSD whenever I hear the song "Cats In The Cradle". If you know, you know.

[@MyBigMouth]

I know, and that one is simply amazing.

[@clairelucy5667]

Its not about watching your kids, its about knowing what to do after an accident, you can train yourself in first aid and thats the service the advert is offering. You need to be able to because you cant rely on having someone else there who will do it for you. They could have shown any accident and the message would have been the same

[@shiftylad9938]

The motor bike accident brought me back. I remember a guy hit a truck and I came across it. He was choking on his blood. I remembered first aid. Airway is first so had to remove helmet, but he could end up paralysed. That was something I’d never forget. My choice. Took it off and told it saved his life. Never heard anything after. I was good not to panic. Others around me did. 🙏

[@baylessnow]

I thought the first rule was NEVER remove a crash helmet as it might just be holding his/her skull together, just loosen the strap.

[@johnnyalphabet]

There's one I'll never forget: a little girl and a man are outside playing and happy. Girl looks at camera, says 'I love you daddy' but then it skips and that bit repeats several times. Pans back to show the man sobbing on the sofa and his wife gently taking the video remote off him. The message? Don't drink and drive 😪

[@dorothysimpson2804]

All of these have been shown before by a number of you tubers, they had no problems after.

[@davidholwell2060]

Learn basic first aid guy's. It could save someone's life one day.

[@richardhall6034]

The only problem is in America you would probably get sued for practicing medicine without a licence by the person whose life you just saved 😊

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

​@@richardhall6034Sad but true 😕

[@petermizon4344]

Everyone who showed these did not get stopped, sad you didn't show it all😢

[@scottchristie6734]

All because of monetization. They want to be paid. Honestly the money from this video should go to charity.

[@ArmageddonAfterparty]

They should make one of those tailored to social media, titled " Don't let KZbin bully you into self-censorship, none of this should be normal."

[@GaryThomas-gx2jm]

These were all tame considering some of our ads down the years 😂😂😂

[@jackjames3190]

I LOVE you guys, hearing and seeing your thoughts and reactions and concerns about these issues shows what decent good people you are - HUGE love from London x 😘

[@welshygemss]

As a kid I saw an advert where the son accidentally killed his mother in a car crash for not wearing his seatbelt. It scared the life out of me and I have never not worn a seatbelt since (UK)

[@yvonnestarr8933]

The big man looks quite traumatized

[@timglennon6814]

Other reactors from the USA have reacted to this video, and their reactions never got flagged.

[@rikmoran3963]

You should have watched the advert with the audio removed, as it still had audio at the crucial parts.

[@amandaabrahams5118]

Don't ever feel bad for saving a child from being hurt. If you we're to say it too me I'd of said thank you.

[@Jinty92]

You missed one of the most effective adverts due to the background music being absent. No reactor has ever cut this advert or the Sex trafficking one before. St. John Ambulance were recommending everyone get first aid training as the father in the advert survived cancer and chemo but died choking on a burger cause nobody knew the Heimlich manoeuvre. It's tagline is that it's the exact same number that did from cancer as from choking or other household accidents.

[@FunkLord-1825]

As a Brit, I appreciate that you took the time to watch, some of what I consider to be the most traumatising ads ever, some of them made me cry the first time I saw them. And others made me feel so uncomfortable to watch

[@JonathanReynolds1]

Motor Neurone Disease is known as ALS in America.

[@clairelucy5667]

You should go back and watch no.3 despite the lack of audio, its only the music removed and it definitely gets its point across.

[@frankjohnson3669]

Yes, those ads were rough and effective. Love you guys' reactions.

[@LB-wn6ur]

New builds connect the fire alarms to the main electricity supply now, they still have a backup battery incase of a power cut but a lot safer in new builds when it comes to fire alarms now and council/housing association as well as legally they had to update all their properties to install it.

[@isais207]

Another ''perplexing America'' moment - how can a nation like America be so scared of adverts like these...

[@Callaghan552]

They did not stop to consider that KZbin allows things that will never in a thousand years be allowed to broadcast, unlike the PSA they have censored.

[@LittleBallOfPurr]

With regards to being "hard to digest", I think that's the point, you're not meant to digest it, process it, move on from it. It's supposed to get stuck inside you forever, these are the sort of adverts that many of us will remember as clear as day a decade from now at the slightest mental provocation.

[@vtbn53]

1. I found the If London were Syria one quite ironic because in WWII London WAS Syria and probably 10 times worse. Watch 13 Hours That Saved Britain for details. 2. The one where the audio was removed was still watchable and very good, if you didn't watch it you definitely should - it has an incredible twist. 3. Saddened by you skipping the trafficking one, it has been reacted to many times without it provoking controversy.

[@Sue474]

It's not a CO2 detector. That's carbon dioxide which you're breathing out all the time. It's a carbon MONoxide detector.

[@KGardner01010]

As an older person now - PSA's like these were once a staple on our TV screens over here in the UK, from maybe the 80's upwards . . . I well remember the car accident ones about, "Speed Kills" - there were a few about drowning, too. I think I also remember one about "Tombstoning" as well - (Jumping from high(ish) places down into rivers, coves, etc, where if it went wrong you were dead, or could be severely injured . . . However, I have to say that you are the first US reactors on this I've seen who cut out 5-6 of the PSA's . . . your only issue might have been on the music in the cancer/choking one - but that had already been muted for copyright . . .Our PSA's were made more so to shock, worry, and also make you as a viewer - think and learn about many things you may have never though about before - without any sugar-coating on them! . . . Nowadays though, they've been held back too much by the woke/Karen/pussy brigade out there who appear to be terrified of just about everything that happens in and around their lives - so they want these stopping just to keep diddums feeling much happier and see nothing that might look nasty to them . . .

[@margaretflounders8510]

You're right on the nail..When I was a kid, and watched American cowboy films, we always knew the man in the white hat would win..Or the hero would...Sugar coating reality...OK for kids, but these show reality....

[@martinconnors5195]

Our stark adverts are that for a reason. To frighten you and make you aware.

[@parallaxnick637]

Ah! British PSAs! As an American growing up in England, they were a culture shock.

[@IvannaScream72]

I agree, always say something, it’s just their bruised egos being rude. Always say something!!! All these advertisements are needed. People need to know these truths.

[@b3564]

Glossing over reality is a way for people to ignoring what they don't want to see, these adverts make people discuss the topics! Nobody complains, they are shown after the watershed!

[@Steve0272.]

1, Imagine if the US had an equivalent on mass shooting , how would that go down especially if it fearured a school scenario 2 , the one with no sound is worth watching the sound does kick in

[@PsychoSausage]

Loved the reaction, the Brit adverts along with our comedy are quite blunt to an american audience great to see your open minds to everything, if you want a real shocker lookup Roy "Chubby" Brown - Greetings from Wales UK.

[@robinboyes9675]

Reality works, hollywood movies are movies.These were made for people whom react to reality and they work. Most countrys don't cuddle their people.

[@margaretnicol3423]

These adverts are already on YT so how would you get flagged? That's a typically cowardly way of Americans not facing up to real world facts. You should be sharing this with everyone you know rather than hiding from it. So disappointed.

[@MrDaiseymay]

No need to condemn a whole nation

[@margaretnicol3423]

@@MrDaiseymay Fair enough.

[@MrDaiseymay]

CONGRATULATIONS, FOR STAYING WITH IT TO THE END,--BUT, I AM SURPRISED, THAT THE GREATEST AND MOST APPLAUDED ADVERT EVER, AND NOT JUST IN THE UK, BUT AROUND THE WORLD, ISN'T SHOWN HERE. IT'S CALLED ''EMBRACE LIFE''. AND CONCERNS THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING VEHICLE SEAT BELTS. FOR A CHANGE, IT HAS A UP-BEAT ENDING.

[@nadeansimmons226]

Lots of You tubers have reacted to these ads and none have been taken down

[@Lookatmeshine]

When we were of driving age my school hired people to teach us safe driving and these "teaching" mostly consisted of them playing the most horrific PSA adverts showing collisions for like 5 hours!!!!!

[@davidricks7128]

Please send it everywhere these need to be seen by everyone I cried so much when I first seen them but they definitely got the message across. I check my smoke alarms once a month after watching these

[@w1ley341]

This was a very good video. I'm British. I have forgotten about a lot of these videos. Darn, I'm getting old 😅

[@esclad]

Check your smoke alarm everyone. And buy a carbon monoxide detector if you can. You just never know...

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

I love you two!! YT has just introduced you into my feed and the algorithm rarher worryingly knows my taste!! Highly enjoyable to watch, just hearing your feedback, even on rather sombre topics, cheered me up!🙂

[@camerashy273]

Now to cheer you both up. PLZZZZZ Watch the Top 15 IRN BRU Adverts. You both will LOVE them. 💯🤣🤣🤣🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲

[@clairelucy5667]

Most were on everyday tv, though some may be after watershed aka 9pm and aimed just for adults. There are so many really good psa and charity adverts that i remember so clearly from being a child til now. Some of the drive safe ones especially. The concept is awareness and awareness to incite action so even as a child we know things are important even if we are too young to do anything ourselves. My niece when she was five had her first pocket money and gave it to a charity voluntarily without prompting. We know so we do or we dont do. Adults and kids

[@DebbieEASTHAM-fe5vu]

Wow I'm from England and I've never seen the motor neurone disease one and I gotta say it was hard to watch ,it was almost brutal 😮

[@AutoAlligator]

War has never been so visual or so ignored.

[@BeckyPoleninja]

Other KZbinrs have shown the whole sex trafficking video and not been blacked out

[@TNTGamingonline]

The videos could be demonetized or flagged on the back end you wouldn’t know it. Only the creator sees these things.

[@kevinturner3997]

These adverts would be shown after the watershed of 9 p.m. to minimise the chance for young children to view them.

[@tobytaylor2154]

It's not about looking after your kid It's about you need to know first aid coz you never know when you'll need it. It was made by st John's ambulance service a voluntary medical service who are normally a big gatherings/events to help anyone who has an accident, like fainting at a pop concert/football match etc. It's better to show reality, not glossed over.

[@citizenkane4831]

I don’t have Motor Neurone Disease. I have epilepsy, but that can be a pure hell too. Your not allowed to take certien jobs or a driving licens. And when the epilepsy grand mals hits you you could be effected by them for days. So neurological diseases lightly. Especially when it can lead to side effects like Alzheimer's. But nothing is as horrible as trafficking

[@anitaherbert1037]

Hellen Bamber Assoc. That is one of our most lauded actresses. She has won 2 Academy awards plus is a famous Shakespearezn actress. You might know her from Love actually. I suspect an american oscar winning respected actress would not have taken that graffic role.on an advert.

[@brendanm4179]

The advert I’ll never forget, actually more than just one of them is the drink driving adverts. Surprised none are in this collection!

[@lewischerry3552]

Sometimes adverts especially PSAs have to be brutally honest and give you a reality check, I think that’s partly why they’re so effective

[@davidmckie7128]

I can understand why you edited some of the footage and ads, but you didn't share your comments on no.4 and no.3, only no.2

[@Sue-ut5ux]

I lost my brother in law to motor neurone disease in 2021. Such a horrible disease it breaks families

[@lolly1405]

I had a housefire several years ago and my fire alarms did go off, but by the time they went off and we actually woke up, the entire house was filled with smoke and the entire hallway was engulfed in flames. The beeping of the smoke detector didn’t wake me up like I thought it would. It also takes a lot more actual smoke to set it off than you think. The one in the kitchen used to go off when I cooked, but it didn’t go off until the room was completely filled with smoke that day. It’s crazy. But we would’ve absolutely died. Smoke detectors can absolutely save your life.

[@Jenny-h8t]

When our smoke detector batteries run low they make an annoying beeping noise until you put in new ones.

[@tntreactions]

Yeah our does too. I still checked just to be safe 😅