The Dangerous Stranger (Sid Davis)

[@rickhartman8679]

I remember the Sid Davis films.. they're so old and dated, but their point still holds true..should bring them back...

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

We saw this when I was in Kindergarten. Thanks to Sid Davis and the Arlington County Public School system I still have trouble sitting next to a person of the opposite sex in a movie theatre.

[@pennypay1]

I find it interesting that while I was a child of the 70's, I'm only now discovering these Sid Davis films. Especially as I was attending public school in Los Angeles, where these films were made. We were cautioned all about stranger danger, but plenty of us walked home from school by ourselves. And we did encounter these creepy types now and then.

[@nchristensen103]

We were bombarded with the Sid Davis films in the early 1970s when I attended elementary school. I believe we watched some of the more 'mature' themes in Jr high school; but what scared us in Jr high was 'The Oakland County Child killer' in Oakland County, Michigan in 1976 & 1977. I shudder just thinking about that now. As of this writing, they never caught the killer.

[@johnnycash578]

me to ,never seen one till now. I have no clue why im even watching them now lol

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

OMG, I haven't seen this since the early 60s! Thanks for this disturbing piece of my childhood, lol.

[@robotrix]

Strangers ran off with a lot of frames from the film!!!

[@stanburdick9708]

These black-white sid Davis shorts are priceless and is the era I grew up in.......oh if we could only go back☹

[@bryanburnap4537]

Sid Davis and Ed Wood ! My 2 favorites

[@Cesmust]

...but strangers have the best candy.

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: *shakes her head left and right* No way, Strangers. *runs away*

[@fromthesidelines]

Orville Hampton later became a writer/producer on Raymond Burr's "PERRY MASON" series.

[@Omegajunior2658]

I've seen this American safety video from the early 1950s on KZbin before. It teaches kids not to talk or go anywhere else with strangers and it also teaches kids not to accept anything such as gifts or sweets from strangers.

[@catgivens]

Oh, I remember this from grade school! Thanks for posting it!

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: At what grade were you in when you remember seeing this safety video?

[@catgivens]

@@memeheart3985 I couldn't say which grade.

[@memeheart3985]

@@catgivens Meme: Was it 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th.

[@catgivens]

@@memeheart3985 as I said, I cannot remember what grade. What about you? Can you remember the grade you were in when you first saw this?

[@memeheart3985]

@@catgivens Maybe you should tell a trusted grownup about when you first saw this at Grade School.

[@natedoggcata]

LMAO that kid just happens to have a pad of paper and a pencil in his pocket and he is smart enough write down the license plate number

[@alden5585]

Should have used his smart phone and take a photo of license plate.

[@tomjones7089]

2:42 Young Clark Gable vibe.

[@SteveCarras]

Love the production music used here. IMO I believe one of the composers used (mentioned on the My Little Margia description in that video's description) is Alexander Laszlo, as some of the music near the end is somewhat similiar (the theme from that sitcom in turn reminds me a tad of "Holiday for Strings', the WWII orchestra pop hit by Dave Rose, Judy Garland's future hsuband).

[@tsitracommunications2884]

i hope it dont give people the impression that children were dumb

[@HCShannon]

someone a child knows or trusts like their parents, stepparents, a neighbor, a teacher, a Scout leader, a Religous leader, a cop can hurt them too!

[@deboralee1623]

¿why'd the girl in the theater move only one seat over, and not, say, into another row?

[@hannahduggan3599]

Never go anywhere with a stranger, no matter how friendly they seem.

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: True.

[@Omegajunior2658]

That girl was very good for telling a manager about the man's antisocial behaviour at the cinema and the manager told the man to leave the cinema for his antisocial behaviour towards her. Manager: Alright, pal, that's just enough. Out you go! You're banned from all cinemas across this country for your antisocial behaviour.

[@hannahduggan3599]

When I was 18 years old, Mommy told me to walk to Wawa to buy some butter since we ran out. I walked to Wawa and I held the door open for this guy. He thanked me. After I bought the butter, I held the door open for the same guy, who was carrying a whole lotta bags. He thanked me again. When I was walk home, the guy pulled up to me in his car and asked me if I wanted a ride ho e. I just said no thank you and he just said, "are you sure? Because I got candy." And I said, "no thanks. Thank you for your kind offer, but I already ate and I'm full." Then the guy just drove away. I didn't tell Mommy because I was scared that she was gonna be mad at me for encountering a stranger, but I told my therapist about it. Mommy was there with me. She then asked, "well why didn't you tell me about this?" And I said, "I was afraid that you were gonna be mad at me. And Mommy said, "well I'm very proud of you for saying no to that stranger. Next time a stranger asks you for a ride, tell me about it."

[@hannahduggan3599]

When I was 14 years old, I missed the bus for school and I just had to wait out in the pouring rain. Just then, this lady came up to me in her car. She asked me if I wanted a ride to school. I just said no and ran home. I was very scared. Mommy asked me what was wrong and I said, "this lady wanted to give me a ride to school." And then Mommy asked me, "do you even know her?" And then I said, "not at all." And then Mommy got the home phone. The lady then came knocking at the door and I said, "that's the lady!" Mommy then recognized her and put the phone down. She answered the door and gave the lady a hug. Turned out, the lady turned out to be one of her good friends. She then introduced me and then the lady gave me a ride to school. At first, I thought she was a stranger. When I was 18 years old, I was walking home from Wawa. This guy came up to me in his car and asked me if I wanted a ride home. I just said, "no thank you." And then he asked, "are you sure?" And then I said, "yes. I'm sure. I have legs. I can walk." And he said, "I have candy." And I said, "no thank you." And then he just drove away. I ran home. I didn't tell Mommy because I was afraid that she might get mad at me. (The reason why I'm calling my mother Mommy is because I have autism.) But then, I told my therapist and I told her about it and Mommy said, "why didn't you tell me about this when it happened?!" And then I said, "because I was scared that you might get mad at me."

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: I have Autism too.

[@CallMePercilla]

2:23 *patpatpatpatpat* It's ok, dear, she's just dead. *patpatpatpatpatpatpatpat*

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: This occurred in 2:23.

[@whiskeysixindigo7371]

It's sad that fims like this are actually necessary

[@steveasat2]

"More than your parents want what I about. Make sure doesn't hap too." Sounds like Professor Farnsworth is messing around with the timestream again.

[@Andreasantoni]

Don't talk to a stranger, because if you do, a stranger will bad touch you XD

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: True.

[@BlueSky-eb7ru]

Growing up in 1950's - 1960's it wasn't a strange man wearing a suit .. it was a Boy Scout Leader and a adult cousin that did things sexually to me when I was a child . They got away with it because they knew my parents . Those 2 have since died .

[@BML8384]

If more kids had took it to heart, perhaps the Serial Killer epidemic of the 70s, furled by hitchhiker availability, might have been lessened

[@Deathmastertx]

Probably still would have found people to kill though - sneaking into people's homes or targeting lovers' lanes or picking up poor sex workers.

[@plaistowbill]

You can only do so much. An aggressive, determined serial killer will attack is "target".

[@memeheart3985]

1:43: Meme: No, Sir. 1:51: Meme: “FEAR CAL. GIRL, 8 VICTIM OF KIDNAP”. 1:54: Meme: Looks like the 8-year-old girl blew it like some, other, good children, who are doubtful, who don’t pay attention, out-of-control, fearful, preoccupied, who starved for affection, who have few friends and low self-esteem, and loners. 2:22: Meme: Oh, no, but not me, because once the police find the man who kidnapped and killed that 8-year-old girl by using a bribing trap=bribe trick, he’s going to have to deal with them, and learn extreme, rigid rules about the godly world I live in. 4:57: Meme: That’s what strangers are afraid and extremely guilty of. 5:02: Meme: Who are you, Sir? 5:09: Meme: No, Sir. 5:38: Meme: No, Sir. 8:15: Meme: Yes it definitely is. 8:30: Meme: No, but I did heard of someone cited a dodo before. 8:47: Meme: That really smart kid. Always.

[@SteveCarras]

OMG! That was Clint in tis flick?

[@megaswenson]

Well first (if you've been watching Sid Davis educational films) you check to see if the raging maniac is 'strange'. If he is not strange, then you'll probably be pretty OK.

[@meathead891]

it just got really weird at 7:53 oh my god.

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: This occurred at 7:53.

[@thefluffy7]

If you are in a theater and a strnger sits next to you, run out screaming.

[@epaburke]

Did you watch this ? He put his arm around the girl, twice. What would you do?

[@memeheart3985]

@@epaburkeMeme: I would run away and tell a movie theater manager.

[@foxxyloxx]

"They have no clues to the identity of the stranger in the shabby car." Yes, he's an evil, creepy man, but leave his car out of it! Wow, what "wiseguys". lol

[@aprilmoore2917]

It is strange... do bad guys prefer shabby cars? Or perhaps because he's a shady guy he's driving a shabby car - any "decent" person wouldn't go driving around in a shabby car, yes? They had elevated consciousness about one's appearance and demeanor in public back then.

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: Or a woman.

[@Charlenejl]

I don't think calling the girls dumb and telling the kids they're asking for trouble is right in an educational film.

[@epaburke]

This film is so uneven--the cartoon character makes it unacceptable to show to a young audience today. I wonder about calling the behavior dumb. Adults in trouble will go to fabulous lengths to resist this label, and maybe some kids are no diifferent. Saying the stranger was trying to "make trouble" was more to the point, and keeps the wrong in his behavior, not the child's. Unfortunately, this is a message some children ignore, even today. Telling them it's "wrong" doesn't work. Too many wrong things are fun, or they're approved of sometimes, but not others. The children might resist telling, even later, when a missing child might be found. It's true the kids think they are clever, or that they forget, or that they think nothing can happen to them, just this once. They do know, sometimes. A film that really shows more situations, and what to do--all of the teaching positive--what to do, not what not to do--might work best. Show the little girl saying "no, you're a stranger". Show it again and again, with different situations, and different children. Cool children. TV star children, even.

[@Nicecatholicgirl]

I saw this in Kindergarten. As a result I still have issues sitting next to guys in theatres :(

[@William.Shakespeare]

not a bad thing all told,

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: And ladies.

[@SteveCarras]

Don't forget Dodo!

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: Mr. and Ms. Dodo.

[@AllenbysEyes]

A dodo is an extinct bird. That means it's not alive anymore!

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: True, and it occurs on 8:30.

[@annadorman5192]

Don't talk to strangers, unless they're cops.

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: Or if one of your trusted grownups in your family know them, and ask if their official=authority badges and uniforms are for real.

[@pauliebistotallyboss]

lol.love it.

[@memeheart3985]

1.25x is normal speed.

[@mrmonty86]

This kind of film makes people become agoraphobic and fears the opposite sex in public.

[@bulletmog]

God poor dodo’s been molested so much, I pity him

[@trumphi11ary63]

The cartoon perv in the movie looks like George Bu$h...

[@GeorgiaKev]

It's interesting how kids today are taught that "dumb" is bad word. And here, it's the theme of this educational film from long ago.

[@William.Shakespeare]

really? like is that a thing that is happening.

[@memeheart3985]

Meme: Like “kill”, “stupid”, “idiot”, etc.

[@chachak52]

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[@chachak52]

Check out a different twist on the same video at kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnO9cpade9akq7s

[@woody5551]

Kids, remember what to do if you're at the park and an evangilist christian preacher ogles you from his car.

[@confluential]

LMAO!

[@pheorat9439]

Boy's need to worry about Ralph The Homosexual from Boys Beware.

[@ArchibaldBagge]

Shortly after directing this film, Sid Davis was arrested as a paedophile.

[@dane1808]

A series of clips of people being dumb, narrated by a guy with an annoying voice making terrible attempts at humor. We're watching America's Funniest Home Videos, guys.

[@chrishughes4239]

ice cream holy shit

[@memeheart3985]

1:54: Meme: No, Sir. *runs away*

[@memeheart3985]

1.25x is normal speed.