Post by timtom on May 31, 2022 9:48:19 GMT
I'm not a troll. A thread from a new member that starts off with "I'm not a troll" is understandably suspicious as hell. Im not entirely convinced that I'm remembering this correctly though, so if everyone kinda agrees that what I'm looking for is bonkers beyond belief then I'll hop on board too because it would honestly give me some peace of mind.
Okay, so, mid 90's Alaska, USA. 1994 to 1997 at the latest. I would have been between 4 and 7 so that's part of why I'm not 100% positive that this is what I actually saw. It could have been cable or local channels. A "scary" public service announcement style of commercial, that made me feel so uncomfortable that everytime it came on TV I would cover my head or run behind the couch. I saw it frequently enough that I knew I didn't like seeing it, so I don't think it was a one time thing. It was black and white (maybe not like old time movie black and white, but the main color palette used was only blacks and whites), the background was always colored black and everything against it was white or grey scale. It wasn't animated, live actors acted out the scenes, mostly silhouetted or just shadows moving against a wall. I think the end of the commercial was text against a red banner across the screen, probably with a telephone number or name of an organization, something like that.
That's all you need to know, right? Oh, you wanna know what the PSA was actually about? Ready for this?:
Don't lay down on top of each other while your children are in the room.
Obviously I used a euphemism for the first half of that description, but the fact that I felt obligated to use a euphemism kinda reinforces my point that this is so absurd that I can't be sure I'm remembering it correctly. The commercial starts out having the adults standing, fully clothed, in an embrace as they fall out of screen, as if falling onto a bed just out of view. A male voice says something like "they're always watching" as the screen switches to a view of a baby in a crib in the same room. The couple are making G-rated romance noises as the baby's face turns to a grimace and begins to cry. A female voice begins speaking with technical psychology terms and phrases like young minds malleable unwanted mental development emotional and behavioral issues blah blah blah the gist was basically if you bone in front of your kids, they're gonna turn out freaking weird. The screen transitioned from the crying baby to the text wall while the female voice spoke, aaaaand... thats how I remember it ending.
I almost want to say I could be misremembering or maybe my young mind tragically misinterpreted an anti domestic violence psa, perhaps something like if you beat your wife in front of your kids, they're gonna turn out freaking weird. But the adults weren't fighting. I've tried searching for this before a few times over the past decade or so, but I don't remember the exact year the commercial happened and I don't remember if this was on a cable channel or a local channel. And because of the same reasons that makes this really hard to google, it's not something I've asked anyone about in person before.
I think that's about all I remember, but if I have anything else to add, I will. Any questions or requests for pertinent information, just ask. Thanks.
Okay, so, mid 90's Alaska, USA. 1994 to 1997 at the latest. I would have been between 4 and 7 so that's part of why I'm not 100% positive that this is what I actually saw. It could have been cable or local channels. A "scary" public service announcement style of commercial, that made me feel so uncomfortable that everytime it came on TV I would cover my head or run behind the couch. I saw it frequently enough that I knew I didn't like seeing it, so I don't think it was a one time thing. It was black and white (maybe not like old time movie black and white, but the main color palette used was only blacks and whites), the background was always colored black and everything against it was white or grey scale. It wasn't animated, live actors acted out the scenes, mostly silhouetted or just shadows moving against a wall. I think the end of the commercial was text against a red banner across the screen, probably with a telephone number or name of an organization, something like that.
That's all you need to know, right? Oh, you wanna know what the PSA was actually about? Ready for this?:
Don't lay down on top of each other while your children are in the room.
Obviously I used a euphemism for the first half of that description, but the fact that I felt obligated to use a euphemism kinda reinforces my point that this is so absurd that I can't be sure I'm remembering it correctly. The commercial starts out having the adults standing, fully clothed, in an embrace as they fall out of screen, as if falling onto a bed just out of view. A male voice says something like "they're always watching" as the screen switches to a view of a baby in a crib in the same room. The couple are making G-rated romance noises as the baby's face turns to a grimace and begins to cry. A female voice begins speaking with technical psychology terms and phrases like young minds malleable unwanted mental development emotional and behavioral issues blah blah blah the gist was basically if you bone in front of your kids, they're gonna turn out freaking weird. The screen transitioned from the crying baby to the text wall while the female voice spoke, aaaaand... thats how I remember it ending.
I almost want to say I could be misremembering or maybe my young mind tragically misinterpreted an anti domestic violence psa, perhaps something like if you beat your wife in front of your kids, they're gonna turn out freaking weird. But the adults weren't fighting. I've tried searching for this before a few times over the past decade or so, but I don't remember the exact year the commercial happened and I don't remember if this was on a cable channel or a local channel. And because of the same reasons that makes this really hard to google, it's not something I've asked anyone about in person before.
I think that's about all I remember, but if I have anything else to add, I will. Any questions or requests for pertinent information, just ask. Thanks.
