Top 5 Canadian PSA's

[allietate1]

the house hippos, oh my goodness. I thought they were real for years. 

[MississaugaMissions]

man i can't believe you're the same guy that bashed james rolfe...small word, shit sucks.

[sylentknyte]

@MississaugaMissions Well, you've just learned a nice life lesson. You cant completley base your opinion on someone over one disagreement. Honestly man, no facts to back this up, but irl I am a pretty nice guy. The guy that will help someone, let an old lady take my spot on the bus, whatever. Dont base everything off my opinions on James Rolfe.

[MississaugaMissions]

@sylentknyte It's really tripping me out, we have the same first name, pretty much the same interests, and I'm sure we would've been best friends in some alternate universe, I'm a nice guy too, but your James Rolfe video was unnecessary, I'm sure half the shit you said was made up, and the other half just pointless bickering. With the way these stupid 90/2000's kids are being spoiled (I'm an 89'er) any money donated wasn't actually earned with hard work.

[sylentknyte]

@MississaugaMissions I could talk to you in greater detail about that if you wish. My James Rolfe video's were 100% opinion based, and I was somewhat trolling. Not in the traditional sence, but I knew it was going to ruffle feathers. In my own personal life, I couldnt care less about the 'Nerd's e-begging, but it has somewhat tainted the character for me. Accepting free money from people, and selling the product back to them, is not very ethical in my opinion.

[MississaugaMissions]

Man Reboot and Beast Wars was Canadian childhood.

[MississaugaMissions]

I BEGGED MY PARENTS FOR A HOUSE HIPPO. :'( FUCK YOU DAD

[xOxSweet238LipsxOx]

Lol omg! I seen the Hippo one on YTV, also when the boy loses his Pokemon card and he runs to chase it. And the other one where he gets chased by girls then he loses his breath then lets the girls kiss him LOL

[mrgno42]

those fucking house hippos keep stealing my peanut butter

[antrage]

Thumps up if these commercials prevented you from becoming a brainwashed amputated drug addict!

[spiffylemonz]

Is that Joyce DeWitt in #1!?

Looks a lot like her...

[spiffylemonz]

Is that Joyce DeWitt in #1!?

Looks a lot like her...

[autumnroses83]

This was awesome! I've always loved the creepy blue dudes! Don't put anything dirty in your mouth! lmfao!

[charlotte4112]

It's not a random potato! It's a beet!

[vanilmaya]

The opening song sent a wave of nostalgia through my bod eeep

[raakone]

I remember an alternate version of the "Play Safe" ad, guess they made an updated version or something!

[zaboomaflew]

LMAO YES DON'T PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH! havent seen this in forever

[DanielKeithMorrison]

Ii was gonna get pissed and ask why u wudn't put number 2 as number 1 BUT then I saw what was number 1....don't know why I forgot about that one so u win.

Number 2 tho... I never did drugs becuz of it.

[XoNicolemoX]

house hippo's exist, just like unicorns

[beyondsection17]

LIKE A MUFFIN OR A BEET.

[lilalindahouse]

did u do japanese psa's

[sylentknyte]

@lilalindahouse I only did this video because I grew up in Canada lol. I would LOVE to see some cool Japanese PSA's though. Japanese culture really interests me. I love anime, Japanese games, etc.

[22grabage]

Lol the house hippos were the best though I thought they were real too. I was scared of my closet for a bit thinking a house hippo would jump me. :)

[greenchef6]

When I was a kid I thought house hippos were real lmao

[TruVyrus]

LOL! You said "you're" mouth! xD

[sylentknyte]

@TruVyrus Haha my bad :P

[TruVyrus]

@sylentknyte Its all good man, Everyone knows what you meant anyways.

[xTsukiTsuki]

Every year, I would place the house hippo at the top of my Christmas list because I knew that it had to be real.

I still do this...and I'm sixteen.

[bunnylajoya84]

When I was a kid,I used to think #2 was about a guy with aids....i have no idea why.

[sylentknyte]

@bunnylajoya84 Thats very strange haha. I had no sweet clue what drugs were as a kid, let alone something like aids.

[RandomPonyProduction]

when i was little i when in the closet and waited for our house hippo. never happen :(

[FuckingStanz]

@RandomPonyProduction strange, my closets had numerous hippos.

perhaps you just weren't kewl enuff.

[Eidlones]

My media studies teacher was actually friends with the woman who did the house hippo psa. Apparently their biggest road block when making it was the footage they got of the hippos. They didnt take into account the grass around their feet in the footage.

[sylentknyte]

@Eidlones Haha, dude thank you so much for that information!

[carlairving]

My sis and I actually asked for a House Hippo for Christmas lolll and #1 seems even creepyer than it used to.

He's my brother is so powerfull, yet touching and beautifull.

Anyway, thank you soooo much for those nice memories.

[Masterbaterbear]

I'M Sorry, can you say the actual names for the commercials?

[elliot081]

The house hippo served absolutely no purpose, except for making me WANT a house hippo :P

I like your top five. Especially the He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother) one.

[dexdex1560]

@elliot081 your not the only one. even people I know now who are in their early twenties whenever someone brings it up, say I WANT A HOUSE HIPPO!

[Jordaneu202]

Press 8 and the little blue guy keeps saying "Put it in ya mouth."

[fnybny]

This is my childhood

[bigjake52]

what the one with brain made of wires and some one was cutting it?

[boomerncheeze]

Thank God they got rid of the Put things in your mouth one, otherwise I'd still be separated from the outside world

[Millyshirley]

They still play that house hippo one from time to time.

[Pudgyplumber]

I was terrified of the "Don't You Put It It Your Mouth" puppets.

[lauripolla]

inremember house hippo

[flyinglemoncentral]

YES.

[AChemicalCarnage]

Lmao, still knew all the words to #1!

[xamenities]

house hippo :D

i always used to this that was real when i was little.

[GiGLES33344]

damn those house hippos... i looked everywhere.

lol i didnt really get the point of it.

[RandomVideos500]

Anyone else remember the one where the kid is running away and the girls are chasing him xD?

[AChemicalCarnage]

@RandomVideos500 Rofl, yes! And then one where the kid loses his Pokemon card. xD

[MultiTheQueen]

dude the #4 didnt work at all for me, remember when this was passing on tv i was like around 6 yrs old and i was looking for the fucking hippo

[gamer23able]

omg the hippo commercial i will always remember

[readysteadywhoa]

Yep, nightmare fuel.

[lostfan1978]

I want a house hippo.

^_^

PEACE

[TaTgurl1003]

great choices, especially the house hippo one. They make it look so believable and that drug one with the cabbage patch dolls has a cool yet creepy ending. Very cool!

[canadalover9123]

god the house hippo commercial always confused me as a kid. I guess it was a good thing they aired it huh?

[xXMapleVodkaXx]

omg lol i remember number 4 on YTV so well taught me not to believe everything and in grade 5 we watched number five cuz we were learning about psa s my friends and i made a really good one about drugs ;)

[noonesallowed]

hha. these ads were so dumb and ineffective. i used to think that house hippos were real due to the fact this commercial trying to teach you not everything is real, was aired. god canada cant make commercials for shit

[colourmeful]

@noonesallowed HEY, QUIT DISSING MY CHILDHOOD >:(

[gamerzchik]

I miss these PSA's on Saturday mornings

[cjford1s]

If these videos actually made you a better person, then I can only imagine how fucked up you used to be. Maybe you should've used drugs.

[colourmeful]

@cjford1s hey, it's better than what kids have these days and they are doing drugs and having sex in elementary school!

[50centgotshot9times]

the first one was just fucking creepy, I'd think i was high if i was watching it. And seriously? people thought these were effective anti-drug ads? The most important lesson is prevention and knowledge about drugs and drug use not being ignorant about it. I'm a 'drug' user but i do it in a safe manner. I wish there were alcohol ads because I know for a fact that alcohol aint so innocent either

[LaSchtroumpfettte]

This could also be a commercial for STD's

[IwillKillYourCereal]

#3 was cool, but it was such a waste of money!

The visuals were too distracting, and the message wasn't clear enough for a 5 year old kid to understand.

[Sucrosefrei]

learn how to spell favourite wanka

[presaply]

My childhood memories !!

I always wanted that small hippo in my house!

[Anotora]

Ever seen the one with the wood spiders?

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[TheMagicalNobody]

Heh, Canadians.

[NO0bskater]

Yoo!!! That one totally reminded me of beast wars and reboot too

[shimokita2]

What song is that?

[sylentknyte]

@shimokita2 he aint heavy by the hollies.

[sumermcdonough]

number 5 i hate

number 4 okay

number 3 love it

number 2 sadness

number 1 I hate the female pupet i mean look at her eyes it like jumbo and she gives me nightmares like all the time.

[ItsOnlyDallis]

#1 = epic win

[JasonMcNutty]

lol i always thought tht hippo one was real lol i was also like 6:P

[KinkyOats]

planet fucking danger

[Flopstar80]

Sooooo.....house hippos are......real.....?

[marknalex]

"Always ask someone you love before you put anything in your mouth."

[plusone19]

#2 - "He Ain't Heavy" was being used in a beer commercial at the same time as this one aired

[po157]

u should post up #10 - 6 too...

[Alexandercfd]

The song "dont you put it in your mouth" was literaly scarred in my brain. Like 10 years later, I still knew all the words and everything

[CyrLiam]

When I was 6 i seriously thought hiuse hippos were real.

[Knoxvicious]

omg...that's first one....jesus...even the childrean psa are scary!

[kurox67]

oh canada you weird but cool nation how u make such unique psa's as well as scary ones

[CompyRex]

lol i remember dont youy put it in your mouth

[crassrawks]

I always wanted a House Hippo :(

[Pointyfern]

I remember that House Hippo PSA to this day, it was very well done.

[pkkguerilla7]

woow this takes me back i remember watching these and i had no idea of what they were talking about. The hippo one got me too.

[FrostyyBabyy]

Always ask someone you love before you put anything in your mouth. LOL 5:48

[EzPzLemnSqueezy]

#1 and #4 were the best ads EVER

#3 made me shit my pants, well the original one where he actually gets his arm cut off

[supervacuus]

I remember all of these except the drugs one.

These were the videos that shaped my childhood.

[sarahthediva]

Can't sleep house hippo will eat me

Can't sleep house hippo will eat me

Can't sleep house hippo will eat me

Can't sleep house hippo will eat me

[hardyrulez96]

@#3 "what the fuck am i watching.. OH YEAH"

[cgyguy79]

house hippos will always rule the day but the friends helping friends psa was something else.

[cgyguy79]

house hippos will always rule the day

[Singingjacobus]

Christopher Walken

[BitBitBabiGirl]

i want a north american house hippo ! =^__^=

[msmorewood]

#3 is not the original Astar PSA. the original one is crazy creepy and he actually gets his arm cut off.

[wilkes85]

LOL I want me a house hippo!

[zoekills]

I have my 2 and 5 year old nieces looking for house hippos on a regular basis.

[DS666]

omg i remember #2 that one was really epic when i saw it as a kid, at one point i had no idea wut the hell he was doing but i was like wow man bro love

[Rimsa]

The puppeteering in the last one is just so damn clumsy and they didn't even bother shooting it again or editing it differently xD

[NotYouTeeHee]

The House Hippo one was genius. I never thought about what it was actually getting at when I was young.

[Bawn1990]

dont put that dick in you are mouth

[mrsberrycool]

o god #5 scared the crap out of me

[Duvmasta]

I guess CCA is like the Canadian Ad Council.

[trollywoodstudios]

Oh my gosh!!!!!! I remember being all upset at the end when they said that house hippos didn't exist!

[Hairgod1234]

#4 that was claiming House hippos as "unreal" was actually funded but a undiclosed org that was later identified as "Secret of the House Hippos" Thats Right Fuckas " All You Peanutbutters Belongs To US!!!"

[incognito84]

#5 ... the drug dealer looks like Kevin Bacon.

[konokitsune]

The House Hippo one still airs!

[didjano]

@konokitsune i saw it like a minute ago :D

[GarlandFraser]

@konokitsune Because, some Canadians still think everything on T.V. is real.

[CheckAttitude]

I remember Aster!!!! OMG!!!!

[Docta50]

house hippo!!!! i totally wanted one when i was a kid!!! (i never really grasped the whole idea of the psa)

[agarratumachete]

ASTAR!!! Shit freaked me out back in the day

[FeatherBabyLover]

NUMBER ONEE <33

I sing this without knowing it. So great.

[michaelthehappyemo]

dude. awesome (Y)

you totally made my day :D

[ilovecrohns]

Awesome, but I would have put the "Drugs Drugs Drugs" song in there for sure... And the live action version of the Astar commercial was way better I think.

[itsmabus]

wink yahoo... lolled...

[chungga94]

I remember all these PSAs!

so nostalgic...

[charlesreberto]

wow, these commercials are so much better than the ones i've ever scene. "HI, im a robot from the planet danger, I can put my arm back on and you cant so be safe!" LOL!

[xXStandxByxMeXx]

I dont remember ever seeing #3 very much. Some other really good ones are the bag of crack one, the brain one and syringe

[Losaru]

Beast Wars and Reboot. Was hoping you'd mention those ;)

[DaR3ALeffingD3AL]

NAW, This juss ain't wowth da tyme. xP

[xxshadysbabyxx]

#4 i thought was real when i was younger LMFAOOO

[InsanelyINsane]

#2 used to scare the shit out of me. The harmonica at 4:17 is haunting.

I've always remembered a PSA with two mice and a piece of cheese on a mousetrap. One mouse wants to take the cheese and the other wants to ask someone they trust if it's safe.

[RAWRxx13]

#3 used to scare the shit out of me.

[evilgreenranger1]

Here's my views on all five PSAs.

No. 5: That was actually a pretty good PSA. Although the face of the dude with he sunglasses could scare you to death.

No. 4: House Hippos! Awesome! Love this one!

No. 3: I didn't really get the point of this one, but it was still pretty cool.

No. 2: EPIC! This one, in my opinion, should have been #1. That was the greatest PSA of all time.

No. 1: Those puppets (especially the female blue one) are freaky!

[Froggie2121]

@evilgreenranger1 I completely concur.

[MattJFisher]

How about #11 being the "Drugs, Drugs, Drugs" PSA? Many of these you refer to I remembered seeing as a kid. :)

[NoisyWolfXII]

Do they still make PSAs like this? Maybe it would help with kids today like it helped us.

[titaniumtori]

# 1 is epic

[loot91]

I prefer the original Aslan ad over the remake, but still a great list. Brings back good memories.

[MoonDancerDestiny]

i think the MrTv one should be on there and the one with the rats where they find the cheese on the mouse trap and its about not touching things that you dont know what they are (that one left an impression on me)

the house hippo one made me think they were real so me and my cousin found a hole in the upstairs closet that led to the pipe lines. we put toast with peanut butter in there thinking thats where the house hippo lived (we didnt get the lady talking in the end about how they arent real)

[Kingfunkster]

#2 made me want to do drugs

[okpapereat]

yea i think all these commercials are good you learn something and important lessons while you grow up i just wish they make more of these commercials now it be cool. I barely see any PSA from CCA anymore and the reacent ones are not good as the retro ones i mean what happened to them.

[lantz8660]

i remember all of them except for #5 :P

[PrimoKarim]

The "Don't you put it in your mouth" PSA had a double message. No dicks or poisons in your mouth kids.

[okpapereat]

# 2 that is real powerful PSA wow was bout to cry its sad.

[ErcleeIsBoss]

good list ^_^

[NoisyWolfXII]

Do you have or know where I could find the Mr. TV ad? I've been wanting to see that one for a long time.

[fishy61]

GO HOUSE HIPPO

[geoff8]

I forgot most of these but the house hippo will forever be the animal I'd love to have as a pet.

[Gamesreviewer989]

what dose psa stand for

[sylentknyte]

public service anouncement

[RobotFather]

Bullshit.

[stedeo]

Public Service Ad I think

[stadiumarcadiumfan1]

Wow, how I miss these...

[Gamesreviewer989]

@stadiumarcadiumfan1 me too

[Pyroshred]

for the first one with the drugs, all the pictures flashing. the first picture is one of jimi hendrix isnt it?

[bogartification]

@Pyroshred yeh jim and janis are there too

[benito4244]

Jim Morrison is in there too.

[ehavstad]

Ah, our neighbors to the north. you never cease to both amuse and intrigue me...

"Always ask someone you love before you put anything in your mouth" rofl

[kay10007]

never seen the first one- the house hippo one is till played till today XDXD-oh god i hted that commercial..- never seen the 4th one o.o-and as for the 5th.. i still sing that song

[FantasmaLuna]

I remember these ads when I would watch Saturday Morning TV as a kid. *sigh* Good times.

[Convoicev2]

Anyone know where the PSA where one guy says "Oh hey, queer" is? The moral was "Good thing we don't say what we're thinking," but the "Least I'm not gonna die cause I'm a careless fairy" is a true classic.

[lazysasparilla]

anyone remember that commercial with some robot who loses his arm and says how he can lose his arm but you can't , play safe

[kirkeat]

astar from planet danger

[luxors1919]

he can put his arm back on

[TlGBC]

omg i remember that hippo ad from like 1999-2001 in toronto!

[bobsullivan14]

in the first one. did anyone notice that there are flashing pictures of dead od'd rock stars. cool.

[sylentknyte]

This video has nothing to do with either shows, so go suck a dick.

[killgore2100]

the first hit isnt free maybe back in the day but not now

[JakeLunn]

Skip to :32 to skip the gay intro.

[sylentknyte]

Im sorry to have wasted 32 seconds of your life.

[JahmBProducts]

#2 is the best hands down.

[PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

Dude, you forgot The #1 PSA EVER!!! When the guy wakes up after a night of partying...has the chicks phone# on the back of a tattoo shop bus. card...panics, and looks @ his arms, and chest...sees no tatts, smiles cuz he thinks he got her # with his 'charm'; and as he's walking back into his room, you see a HUGE teddy bear hold a heart with her name in a ribbon across it covering his back in the mirror.

That one ROCKED!!! I would laugh every time I saw it!!!

[MattChing1252]

hey i remember that one too lmao and im only 13

[canyonsofthemind]

i always did like christopher walken.

my friend's dad, who is blind (and some say brain-damaged) recently advised him, over the phone..."c. if a man ever asks you ..something-something.. then, don't ever put another man's pee-pee in your mouth". c. is like 28. this happened in the last couple years. but, you might say it is an improvement on telling his daughter a. ..."a., one day you will experience ...clumsy-clumsy...(her period)". a. was *18* and her response was to laugh uproariously.