i hope with every fiber of my being that nothing remotely resembling such insipid 50's nonsense as the tv code ever gets passed again. idiots who whine about good citizenship in the year 2011 are irrelevant morons.
Lol. The tortoise reminds me of a kid I knew in junior high. (You know how some people remind you of certain animals?) Anyway, this "tortoise" I knew in junior high could run like the wind. Go figure. :-/
You're not joking; in fact, by 1978 or so, the NAB started receiving complaints from the TV studios and from the networks about how they believed that the TV Code was too tough and limited the type of programming that could be shown on TV, and finally by 1983 or '84, they lifted the TV Code.
ABC used to air these Television Code bumpers at 6am just before starting their Saturday morning cartoon block in the 70s. By the early 80s they pretty much abandoned the idea.
If anything, it's the creepy folk rendition of "Bingo" that scares me! Perhaps it's from seeing too much "adult" programming that wouldn't have fit the NAB Code standards, but my intuition says: when a kid is walking around alone as a creepy version of a children's song is playing, that kid's going to end up murdered by the end of the scene!
Yes it does! I remember this commercial fondly as a child. That's back when many kids and family shows were more viewer-friendly, at least many Saturday morning cartoons shows were. Good times, this commercial!
i hope with every fiber of my being that nothing remotely resembling such insipid 50's nonsense as the tv code ever gets passed again. idiots who whine about good citizenship in the year 2011 are irrelevant morons.
oHelmslyoRisesAgain 4 months ago
Lol. The tortoise reminds me of a kid I knew in junior high. (You know how some people remind you of certain animals?) Anyway, this "tortoise" I knew in junior high could run like the wind. Go figure. :-/
slmacph 8 months ago
smichelle65--
You're not joking; in fact, by 1978 or so, the NAB started receiving complaints from the TV studios and from the networks about how they believed that the TV Code was too tough and limited the type of programming that could be shown on TV, and finally by 1983 or '84, they lifted the TV Code.
EricEbac22 1 year ago
Cue in the ax-murderer!! LOL
irvan36mm 1 year ago
ABC used to air these Television Code bumpers at 6am just before starting their Saturday morning cartoon block in the 70s. By the early 80s they pretty much abandoned the idea.
smichelle65 1 year ago
If anything, it's the creepy folk rendition of "Bingo" that scares me! Perhaps it's from seeing too much "adult" programming that wouldn't have fit the NAB Code standards, but my intuition says: when a kid is walking around alone as a creepy version of a children's song is playing, that kid's going to end up murdered by the end of the scene!
welchm8 1 year ago
Do you have the Danny Thomas Television Code spot? If you do, don't post it PLEASE? lol
tomtrh 1 year ago
Is that Dick Cavett v/o the NAB Television Code PSA?
usa02 2 years ago
@usa02 I remember this PSA from when I was a kid, and I never thought about it then, but that definitely sounds like Dick Cavett.
bobfritz1466 1 year ago
If the Television Code was around today we wont have Good Tv to watch.
GhettoAttitude 2 years ago
One redeeming factor: the TV code said you had to be fair & balanced in the news.
oHelmslyo 2 years ago
I remember this. Great commercial, but the logo at the end scared the pee out of me.
gingermol76 3 years ago 2
LOL!
mrmoore1970 2 years ago
Hey, I was very young at the time and everything scared me! Anyway, thank you for posting this!
gingermol76 2 years ago
@gingermol76
Danny Thomas scared the crap outta me, lol
tomtrh 1 year ago
@gingermol76 Same here about the logo. LOL
irvan36mm 1 year ago
@gingermol76
The Television Code spots always seemed rather creepy to me. There were a few that freaked me out! lol
tomtrh 1 year ago
@gingermol76
Still does.
columbusmozart 1 year ago
I wasnt born in the 70s but.. What were these commercials for?
Sort of like the Beginning of the TV RATINGS system of 1997 forward?
CWM800 3 weeks ago
I remember that commercial, brings alot of memeries
buzzlewie 3 years ago 3
Yes it does! I remember this commercial fondly as a child. That's back when many kids and family shows were more viewer-friendly, at least many Saturday morning cartoons shows were. Good times, this commercial!
mrmoore1970 3 years ago