Full-length McGruff the Crime Dog Commercial (1981)

[@verniermoon6218]

oh McGruff we need your guidance now more than ever

[@sinister8739]

@TheEncyclopediaofPopCulture 2 and in 2021

[@BigHushAffiliate]

@@sinister8739 2022?

[@Lsixmple]

Now we do

[@wilmoney4619]

Stop voting in tucking liberal governments is what he would say. They don’t give a fuck about you or crime.

[@thomasalvarez6456]

@@wilmoney4619 Dont vote for any major party. Maybe even do a certain revolutio Better not finish that

[@nogunk147]

"Shes calling the cops!" I thought she was calling in an air strike for a second there.

[@monkeyspanner8172]

hahahaha

[@holysinnerxxx]

I was waiting for an AC-130 to do a fly-by

[@mrg8317]

I honestly though she was handling a G2 Famas

[@elmedico3717]

“ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE!!!!”

[@vitonamous]

@@elmedico3717the fear when you hear this

[@KaneRobot]

Glad to see Albert Bell got out of the neighborhood watch program and went on to have a pretty nice baseball career.

[@The_Grecian_Empire]

was yo lunch good

[@The_Grecian_Empire]

yo you back from lunch yet?

[@watermeloncoolerwatermelon2911]

@@The_Grecian_Empire Obama gaming it’s been 14 years

[@abelvdz8894]

We should come back in 14 years

[@detmstr341]

Well, now he's striking out criminals.

[@NASCARFAN160]

I nearly died at the size of that old woman's phone.

[@cpsheedy]

+NASCARFAN160 That was a phone? I thought she was talking to a railroad tie!

[@influentia1patterns]

Leana Jo the satellite phones like The ones Gorden Gecko had in Wallstreet looked the same.

[@djhutcherson6761]

I'm surprised she could even lift it! lol! 😁😄😆

[@plateshutoverlock]

LOL that was a CB radio! :) The modern cell phone did not become publicly available until 1984, and even the first "Zach Morris" handhelds were not quite as big as that radio.

[@tandy5811]

it wasnt even a phone, its a walkie talkie that is able to be scanned by the police force so that they can use the walkie talkies to catch people or whatever

[@felicciasc]

Instead of calling the police, she could beat the crap out of the guy with that giant radio.

[@ZENnightcore]

Phone

[@jessemartinez9279]

My man Albert Bell giving the same description of the crook’s clothes just like what he’s wearing. Gotta be real careful there Albert, police might fire a few friendly warning shots your way!!

[@princetonandprod1223]

😂

[@quinnfletcher3906]

Albert Bell made sure he was nowhere near the crime scene when the cops showed up. Momma didn't raise no fool.

[@proletariatpashka1956]

I saw a bike getting stolen and called the cops. They showed up two hours later, took some notes, said they would get back to me. Thank you Mc Gruff.

[@t-rexcellentreviews1663]

Did they get back to you?

[@CookedOnions]

@@t-rexcellentreviews1663 of course they didn't lol. A friend of mine had his motorcycle stolen and they told him the same thing. "we'll get back to you". 4 years later the cops show up at his door saying they found his motorcycle, and the only reason they did is because the guy who stole it used it in a drive-by shooting lol.

[@marcashobart7038]

Why am I watching this at 3:00am Instead of sleeping

[@wavealip8059]

Walkie talkie was the size of a boombox

[@ShiftaelV2]

were they walkies? or were they the first ever cell phones that were also that big?

[@brianjackson9971]

Mcgruff was cool as a kid in the 80s and reminded everyone to be safe 😎👍

[@kevinr.3542]

I'm sure these enormous military radios would go over really well in crime ridden, gang infested neighborhoods.

[@phoenixmoon3]

I cant breathe. I am laughing so hard at Granny calling in the crime on a Walkie so big she is about to fall over! How Discrete are you if the walkie is HUGE! omg i cant stop laughing.

[@kanayadeliz2584]

It's a cell phone! That's how big they used to be. Most people couldn't afford them, and they were carried in suitcases.

[@aceisagodkiss3872]

You're easily amused, I see.

[@DanProducesVids]

I love how the cops got there fast

[@gabedamien]

I love how all these kid commenters think those are phones. Once upon a time we had something called RADIOS

[@dyringatory1096]

8 year old comment, but tbf mcgruff is saying they themselves “called the cops.” it’s not a dumb assumption to assume they’re carrying around phones

[@greg1503]

Ahhh yes . Rotary phones. VCRs . Boomboxes. Those were the days. Actually , any days before 9/11 were the days. That's when the Country started going downhill . Now the Coronavirus ? 🙄 Ridiculous. Mask mandates. Vaccine mandates. Political turmoil . Bunch of entitled millennials complaining the world isn't politicly correct enough yet . So glad I'm 55 , already lived my life. I won't miss any of this shit when I'm dead and buried. Good riddance and thanks for the memories of the 70s , 80s , and 90s . 💯🙂

[@3strll]

@@greg1503 I wish I live through you time sir. Born on 91 here and I am witnessing the shocking events in our time. US is losing power, China is rising and infiltrating foreign land, the rise of cancel culture,

[@greg1503]

@@3strll Well look at the bright side , at least you're not my age constantly reminiscing about the good old days , and how things used to be. 🤔 😂 It sucks living through it , and watching life as we know it slowly erode away too . It's not good for any of us . 💯

[@jeremybear573]

Thanks for always being there Mcgruff!

[@gallossingingfish4824]

Man those are some big ole walkie-talkie phones!

[@thatfellow7556]

Didn’t even know commercial cellphones existed at that time. My own folks say they didn’t have one until the early 90s.

[@420lildonn]

This popped up in my recommended. Times are rough man

[@shmok3y]

Grandmas not calling the cops Shes calling in an airstrike

[@Msrainydae1]

She bombing the robber

[@kinggalactix]

Granny's not calling the cops, she was calling for a tactical nuke!

[@vizionraymond2455]

Man we need Mcgruff now in this year

[@GavinOReilly.]

You see that guy he didn’t get vaccinated

[@vizionraymond2455]

@@GavinOReilly. that’s not breaking the law or anything to report

[@Thattgirl6789]

No but he would help with the whole vaccine propaganda of today ​@@vizionraymond2455

[@Prisoner416]

Ha ha, imagine actually expecting the cops to show up to Grandma's call that quick.

[@suboxoneoverdose7504]

Im working my shift in Hartford CT right now 😅

[@MrCopyrightViolator]

What happened to "Chicago Illinois 60652"? Loving these commercials. Even the "non-scary" PSAs really scare the hell out of me!

[@jonathanwhite1265]

McGruff scared me as a kid too.

[@Thattgirl6789]

How is this psa even scary ?

[@Reshme77]

Ikr It is frightening and idk why

[@Reshme77]

@@Thattgirl6789 im not sure but it was

[@Oofteam1]

@@jonathanwhite1265 how old are you now? Aand im 1 year late

[@anthonyshepard1407]

80's to mid 2000's Downtown Hartford was fun. Sadly when we lost the Hartford Civic Center and all the good Restaurants it just went down hill!

[@zachmasterzach]

nothing against the police in Hartford, but with all the other crap going on, no WAY they're catching a bike thief.

[@plateshutoverlock]

The early 80s were a very dangerous time, especially in cities like NYC and LA. That crap you see on Worldstar is nothing compared to what was happening back then. They would have gotten slashed up or shot to death 'back in the day'.

[@seth6525]

@@IVR02 sheesh

[@despres380]

this looks like it was filmed through a paper bag i love it

[@Thattgirl6789]

Lmao rightt

[@doggomoredoggo6547]

The phone looks like it can be a weapon

[@patrickballoonman]

Years later, Albert Bell would reunite with McGruff along with two kids who told a young drug addict to leave an arcade in another classic ad, as Ralph Edwards would say to McGruff, "This is Your Life!"

[@EverettBurger]

Or Albert Bell ended up playing with Fred McGriff

[@tonycanabal1659]

Druggie said "Let's get wasted ! " Smart kids say to him "You get lost!" Classic lines!

[@BallparkHunter]

That granny had an arsenal of guns that were much bigger than that walkie talkie and she wasn't afraid to use it in her neighborhood.

[@Pikazilla]

I live near hartford. we give no fucks about crime; we accepted it

[@nicholasrosen6342]

Lisa Simpson: "Mom, I know your intentions as a cop are good, but don't you think instead of cramming more people into overcrowded prisons we could go after the root of the problem with the status quo and the wealthy elites?" Marge Simpsons: "...Look Lisa, it's McGriff the crime fighting dog...Hello Lisa, let me fight crime. Ruff, ruff!"

[@kiminokami]

McGruff rocked so much it makes me want to cry. You know how much awesomeness that is!?

[@squidwardmc6128]

It's been 14 years since you saw this video. Are you still there?

[@peachguy7335]

@@squidwardmc6128 ye u alive

[@sebastiansprigge3877]

Oh algorithm, why have you sent me to this place?

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

I knew old cell phones were massive, but.....

[@BearableMonk075]

Mcgruff is the best PSA person ever

[@cjgm6325]

Albert would have called the cops with that tactical airstrike radio he got, and they would have been hauling his ass of.

[@georgeshelton6281]

The young man who stole someone's bicycle may be 15 years old. It's more of a guilt-ridden youth. Just like what I find in the "This is Us" melodrama TV series. Randy, Kate, and Kevin were the principal characters of the NBC series. 🚲

[@CoopyKat]

In what world do the cops ever get there fast enough to catch criminals right in the act!?

[@xeler8360]

animation is really impressive

[@Thattgirl6789]

I love how nitty gritty it looks

[@Madcracka]

In Hartford it would be the black guy breaking in and the white guy calling the cops.

[@ZonnexNecton]

Kids in the comments: "bWAHahAhaHahAH LoOk aT tHOsE hUGe pHOnEs" True adults: Those are Walkie Talkie, and the big ones have long range reception. Without those, you munchkins wouldn't be using your phones. Kids: "pFFt wHAteVEr gRAmPs"

[@mikepeterson764]

Albert Belle. the ball player?

[@jamesbowman8138]

Joey was in Lousiana at the time.

[@edwardgaines6561]

If so, he was skinny back then!

[@pallmall5495]

Today,40 odd years later,granny gets blasted on social media and gets deemed a Karen.The white man breaking into the house would later become a leader of anti-fa,which has ties to blm.Poor Albert has been unable to stay in one neighborhood more than a month,and is labeled "Uncle Tom".

[@mrmonty86]

This was the citizen's on patrol of its time.

[@ThomasSellers]

So where's McGruff: Crime Dog, The Movie? McGruff is one tough D-O-double-G!

[@kipzmc2024]

0:55 The way he said it was so satisfying :D

[@antd8259]

That's a huge Walkie Talkie

[@ryohn5468]

Bring back McGruff on TV!!!

[@Nina-vv3ev]

I remember these

[@FastHealer93199]

We need McGruff nowadays

[@miauscavern6920]

brian griffin from family guy was in the commercial of mcgruff which family guy showed that in its episode called "christmas crime"

[@Trentonpage]

Should be new versions done of these.

[@OATMEALCMC]

Those things the citizens are calling the cops on are not phones. Those are C.B. Radios. Cell phones in 1981 were for the super rich. Actually, I don't think (correct me if I'm wrong) they were available period until 1982.

[@GrahamMasters87]

Back when cops were looked at as the good guys.

[@lubaniskie]

And the cops picked Albert up, right after beating him to a pulp. Way-ta-go, Albert.

[@BallparkHunter]

When I saw granny with an oversized walkie-talkie, I knew to get out of the neighborhood!

[@angelcardneas6853]

2022 stay away from Fentanyl

[@Alexamanoo]

Hail Sneaky McGruff, the canine detective who takes a bite from the bargi falafel of crime!

[@squidwardmc6128]

Wake up, it's been 14 years. McGruff hasn't seen you in a while.

[@djhutcherson6761]

This commercial looks like it was made in the late 70's...

[@plateshutoverlock]

1981 was for the most part 'still in the 70s' in nearly every regard. It wasn't until about 1983 when the 80s fully became "The 80s".

[@djhutcherson6761]

@@plateshutoverlock that does make a lot of sense. Some people (not many) were even still wearing bell bottoms in 1981...

[@KeKe4Christ]

THE PHONES 🤣😭 my goodness they look heavy as all get out

[@KruzisPedro]

They are actually radios not phones.

[@mrplow8]

This is the commercial that inspired George Zimmerman.

[@missingno.5597]

Wait, was this commercial before his Chicago Illinois, 60652 address? It looks older so I'd assume, but you know how that can end up.

[@EphemeralProductions]

They've changed it; now it's Chicago, IL 60652. LOL

[@A.l85]

Wow, what are they holding there in their hand, a cell phone or a building block to throw at the thief?😆

[@mad-mullah3117]

We call em Karens and Darren nowadays 🤣🤦🏾‍♂️

[@johnroeii8352]

I wished that McGruff would be nearby Mar- Lar- Go or Bedminster NJ and arrested King Adolf Hitler Trump and aired it on TV ???!!! Just like those commercials 40 yrs ago!!!!

[@aviationexpertpilot2557]

We definitely need this ad in scummy auckland when there's 2 or more murders everyweek with only 1million

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

and remember to bark at it. McGruff always misses that part.

[@gcruishank9663]

Granny must have had quite a purse to carry that brick she’s phoning on.

[@silverbulletgirl29]

What if the guy was taking the bike to the repair shop for a friend and Grandma there calls the cops and they arrest the poor guy?

[@detmstr341]

The cop's normal response would be "We'll hear about it down at the station."

[@Exarian]

fun fact: McGruff has a cousin who lives in Manhattan. Even stranger is his cousin is ALSO a crime fighter, though for some reason the two never got along very well. something about his cousin's partner, this rabbit... thing... and something about basic ethics and sanity and the sort. I asked McGruff about it once and he just said that a "freelance policeman" is NOT a legitimate form of employment in the criminal justice system...

[@fishsticks6969]

the black cop arresting a white guy had me giggling

[@knoxlisa9681]

Theft is wrong. So is breaking and entering!

[@tianoninanana]

The cops come fast only in a good neighborhood. The bad and the worst neighborhoods either get slow responses or none at all.

[@keonta81]

damn i was just born in 81

[@MrJacMac1968]

I was 13

[@richardvillalpondo911]

Let me get one of them two way radios

[@maskgod7]

Holy shit gran's phone is massive

[@joanhill4666]

...And don't forget to bark at it! 😆

[@s0undgarden]

"my opinion's validity requires you to know what i am"

[@simonbelmont1986]

as much harassment as i get from the neighborhood gangs they need to revamp McGruff cartoons to modern issues

[@Ahardly557]

Let's be honest, Albert was the one breaking into the house

[@nutboy93]

Have fun dying out racist

[@Ahardly557]

@@nutboy93 Make a dumbass comment then you block me like a lil bitch?

[@johnny5805]

Those phones ! :-)

[@toolazytomakeaname7793]

ok but they won't come in time but when i tap an npc in gta5 the cops came in a f*cking millisecond

[@silverbulletgirl29]

Well, if the guy was actually stealing the bike, he could say he was taking the bike to fix it for a friend that was away/on vacation as a favor that was promised and no he didn't have their number with him to call and that his friend would pick it up later when he got back. The police would believe him, it would work, and then he could run like hell with it.

[@squidwardmc6128]

That wouldn't really work though. It's been 12 years and you probably understand the world better.

[@sfgrecords2020]

Look at how big cell phones were back then

[@maxwestcomics]

So are neighborhood watches that obvious? Do they really walk around carrying those big phones or walkie-talkies?

[@benjamintheengineer]

I think crime-watch communities upgrade to small handheld radios that you would normally find at your local sports store

[@benjamintheengineer]

*upgraded

[@chefcarter4544]

Those cell phones really helped them be unnoticeable… 🥴

[@rayblack2004]

it seems like the police actually gave a damn back then

[@SilasX]

Also, roft @ the old days when you had to send snail mail to a PO box to get more information instead of typing in a website. Talk about server latency!

[@KigurumiInuyasha]

And don’t forget to bark at it!

[@PassTheSnails]

You could just… join a vigilante coalition?! Just like that?!?! Where’s that nowadays when i’m looking for something to do with my worthless life?

[@briandavenport8971]

Karen and Ken circa 1981 (colorized).

[@realurban]

WALKIE TALKIE

[@chiefdown1789]

Right on

[@rmartin7558]

Black dude calling the cops on a white burglar.🤣🤣🤣

[@influentia1patterns]

Lol, the fricken Sattelite phones look at the size of those.

[@GeminiBlaze]

Heh, was that sarcasm in that last line?

[@EverettBurger]

Those cell phones

[@joshuabacharach8124]

And the cops picked up Albert very fast