PSA & Public Interest

C.E.A.R - Refugee Delete - (1999) 0:30 (Spain)

You can't just delete refugees like you empty your trash like on a computer. 

Anti Smoking - Football fans - (1999) 0:35 (UK)

Anti Drug - Marching Band & Karate man part 1 - (1999) 0:30 (Norway)

Pot makes you react to "Hey, stupid" ten seconds slower, or so they say.

Anti Drug - Marching Band & Karate man part 2 & 3 - (1999) 0:40 (Norway)

Pot makes you react to "Hey, stupid" ten seconds slower, or so they say.

Office of National Drug Control Policy - Heroin - Skillet (1999)

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Drive org - Hitchhiker - (1999) 0:55 (Sweden)

Ad Council - Exercise - Who's the Man? (1999)

Anheuser-Busch - Teenage Drinking (1999) :30 (US)

Parents, talk to your kids

Heroin - This is Your Brain (CA classic) - 0:30 (USA)

A classic anti drug ad.

Amnesty - Nigeria - (1998) 0:40 (UK)

Adressändring - Amen Durå (1997) 30 (Sweden)

"Jag är så trött på dina kompisar, din mamma, dina.."

Vägverket - Arne Weise challenges God (1997) :45 (Sweden)

Also titled: "Arne Weise utmanar Yahweh"

Singapore Cancer Society - If only women paid as much attention to their breasts as men do - (1997)

This cheeky ad from the Singapore office of the Leo Burnett Company won the 1997 New York Festivals sponsored Grand Awards for best public service ann

Anti AIDS - But when other people ride it... beware! - poster, 1997

A very 90s looking poster, the message is anti promiscuity

Partnership for a drug Free America - Brain on heroin - (1997) :30 (USA)

A new variant of "Brain on drugs" where this young lady now explains how your brain is an egg on heroin.

Bilindustriföreningen - Miljöaktivisten / The Hippies (1996) :45 (Sweden)

"Welcome to our home. Here we live in harmony with nature"

Seagram - "Don't send out resumes." print, 1995

A message from Joseph E. Seagram and sons:

Don't buy French - (1995) 0:20 (UK)

Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People - Making breakfast - (1994) :30 (UK)

"After what you've just seen," the voicover asks, "do you really find it so difficult to write a cheque?" Tagline: "Qu

AIDS - erase it - use a rubber - (1993) :20 (Scotland)

ERASE IT! Use a rubber!

Nike - Barkley Role Model (1993) :30 (USA)

I am not a role model. I'm not paid to be a role model.

"Leaded Petrol causes Brain Damage" print, 1993

"Which may explain why some people are still using it"

Don't suffer it change it - (1993) 2:30 (UK)

SIIA - Don't copy that floppy - (1992)

Did I hear you right? Did I hear you saying that you're going to make a copy of a game without paying?

Take It Back - BB King (1992) - 0:30 (USA)

She'd have a better chance of getting 3 square meals a day if she were a convicted murderer

In New York, thousands of homebound elderly have to worry about where their next meal comes from. Or when. ​ Simply because they're too frai
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Amnesty - Dødstraf - (1992) 0:60 (Denmark)

Drug Hotline (1992) - 0:60 (USA)

Canadian Nuclear Association - "Where's your rain coat?" (1991) :30 (Canada)

A granddaughter plants a tree with her grandfather, and asks "With all the pollution, do you think it will live?"

Ministry of health - Condom / Gym class - (1991) - 0:90 (Spain)

Possibly the best use of the "I am Spartacus" scene in advertising, ever.

Anti Racism - X-Ray (1990) :30 (Sweden)

A very simple idea where kids walk up to the x-ray to reveal we all have the same skeleton underneath.

Central Office of Information - Sounds (1990) :30 (UK)

Campaigning against solvent abuse - Sounds ad by O&M

Rock the Vote MTV - Madonna (1990)

Madonna and two dancers/background singers rock the vote, while she is wrapped in the american flag.

Romanian Orphanage trust housing appeal with the royal bank of Scotland (1990) :33 (UK)

1990s Romanian Orphanage Appeal ad from O&M

Aids poster - Cross - printad, Hungary, 1990

Keep it simple

AIDS Orange County Center for Health "Don't forget…". (1989) printad

Reprising the caring mother again, Orange County Center for Health reminds you to bring your rubbers.

TVE - Best Friend leaves - (1989) 0:60 (Spain)

He is no longer paying attention to his best friend.

People of Color Against AIDS - "AIDS is a white man's disease." & "OK, but next time you have to wear one." (1988)

"Famous last words.""Anyone can get AIDS. Find out how to prevent it. Call today. PEOPLE OF COLOR AGAINST AIDS.

STOP AIDS - "He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me." (1988) poster

"To love someone is to protect them. Condoms do. They keep love alive. And lovers too. Use condoms.
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Ormond street - Help - (1988) 0:90 (UK)

Tate Liverpool -Art - (1988) 0:30 (UK)

NACAIDS / AIDS - Grim Reaper - (1987) :60 (Australia)

This PSA from Australia shows the grim reaper bowling with peoples lives.

Vermont State Department of Health AIDS - Don’t forget your rubbers, poster 1987

Vermont State Department of Health - Division of Epidemiology

PDFA Anti-Drug - "I learned it by watching you, dad!" (1987) :30 (USA)

Dad finds his kids drug stash and confronts him.

Amnesty International - The Prisoner (1986) :30 (Germany)

"Amnesty International helps - Help Amnesty International" is the tagline 

Africa - the race against time - (1986) 0:60 (UK)

AIDS Project Los Angeles - "Some people think you can get AIDS from a glass" (1986) poster

Yes, people really did think you could get aids from touching things back in the 1980s.
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Anti Drug PSA - "Stop the madness!" music video (1985)

New York - It's Time to Shape Up (1985) :30 (USA)

Hey New York, it's time to shape up!

Anti-Smoking - Natural Born Smoker (1985) :30 (UK)

"The first natural-born smoker will have a larger nose to filter out impurities."

Some people think you can catch AIDS from a handshake (1985) printad

Back in 1985 some people really did believe that you could get AIDS from a handshake.

AIDS New York - Don’t die of embarrassment - If you think you can’t get it, you’re dead wrong. - printad 1985

Don’t die of embarrassment. Yes, it could be embarrassing to ask a man to wear a condom, especially if you Don’t know him very well. But that’s

L.A. CARES AIDS poster "Don't play with strangers" 1984, USA

"Don't play with strangers"
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L.A. CARES AIDS poster "Don't forget your rubbers" 1984, USA

L.A. CARES (Los Angeles Cooperative AIDS Risk-Reduction Education Service),

L.A. CARES AIDS poster "Keep it clean" 1984, USA

Poltergeist actress Zelda Rubinstein is in the role of a caring mother who apparently can just walk into her son's bathroom while he's showi

L.A. CARES AIDS poster "Play Safely" 1984, USA

"There's a time to talk. There's a time to play. There's a time to talk about play"

New York State Health Department - Cigarette Mash (1984) :60 (USA)

Are you ready for the first step in the latest dance craze "the cigarette mash"?

American Cancer Society - Smoking Fetus (1984) :30 (USA)

I saw this as a kid, and while the animation doesn't impress me much today, the ad's message resonated with me.

Partnership for a drug Free America - Brain on drugs - (1984) (USA)

So is there anyone out there who isn't clear on this? This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions? Yes!

Partnership for a drug Free America - Brain on drugs - (1984) :30 (USA)

"Ok, last time.. This is your brain. This is your brains on drugs. Any questions?" Yes!

Citizens Alliance to prevent drug abuse - OPEN YOUR EYES (1982) reel (USA)

Julio Martinez, the director of New York State's division of substance abuse services tells people to open their eyes in various scenarios.

United Way (1982) - 0:75 (USA)

PSA Keep dogs leashed - (1981) :60 (UK)

Maryland Lupus Foundation - Folk Walk (1980) :30 (USA)

A folk walk! Join in on November 9.

Will Rogers Institute - Have your kid immunized today (1980) :10 (USA)

"Some parents don't immunize their kids" - cue a chorus of kids singing "I've been immunized today"

PSA: Childhood immunization - Star wars (1980)

Star wars Listen to R2D2 and C3P0 - you should have your shots.

United Way (1980) - 0:60 (USA)

Thanks to you.....

AD Council - Answer the census - "In 80 million mailboxes, across the USA" (1980) :30 (USA)

"In 80 million mailboxes, across the USA" (

United Way (1979) - 0:60 (USA)

Clearly show your train pass, Japan, September 1978

This Napoleon-like man is encouraging passengers on Japanese trains to "Clearly show your train pass"

U.S: Dept. of Health: "Parents of earth, are your children fully immunized?" print (1977) USA

"Parents of earth, are your children fully immunized?"

The Seat Monopolizer - Hitler - Japan, 1976

In july 1976 this poster appeared in Japan, showing Charlie Chaplins having to be cramped due to Hitler's theft of space.

Don't throw chewing gum on the platform - Japan, 1976

Don't throw chewing gum on the platform

Försäkringskassan - Barnledig pappa / Paid paternity Leave (1976) :60 (Sweden)

Janne "Loffe" Carlsson plays a working dad, who excitedly announces to his friends at the train station that he will take paid paternity lea

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