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Alternate Reality Public Service Announcement

In this footage shot for a PSA from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the voiceover actor hijacks the original spot and produces an alternate, more honest version. It’s not exactly a director’s cut, but close.

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There Seems To Be A Flaw In The Buddy System

The narrator in One Got Fat, the bizarre bicycle safety PSA filmed in 1963, warns that danger lurks everywhere when the rules of the road are ignored. One by one, the bicycling monkeys learn the error of their ways. You’ll need to watch until the end (video below) to understand why the children are wearing monkey masks…

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Vincent Price on Racism and Religious Prejudice

Here’s a message from the late 1940s/early 1950s delivered by Vincent Price at the conclusion of a radio broadcast of “The Saint.” It has a certain public service announcement feel to it, as Price is attempting to sound more informative and less creepy.

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