Wayne Gretzky & Joey Moss PSA 1986

Pretty much everyone of a certain age will remember this one

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Wayne
• Gretzky
• Joey
• Moss
• PSA
• 1986

[iduriduridur]

Guys...this isn't the original Getzkee! commercial...there is one before this where the video freezes on the Getzkee! part...am I the only one who remembers that?

[Retrontario]

@iduriduridur the memory cheats my friend. And he's actually saying TAXI.

[iduriduridur]

@Retrontario Taxi or not, this still isn't the original commercial. The original commercial had a bunch of other people in the locker room, and the image was frozen on joey's hand behind his ear and Wayne wasn't doing it either. This commercial is making reference to the original one.

Don't get me wrong, you still did a great job pulling this one out dude...but another one is out there, i'm sure of it.

[Retrontario]

@iduriduridur 30 year old memories get foggy, seen? I have spoken with the director of this spot. This is the only one!

[trevolutionn]

Gretzky!!!! or Taxi!!!!!!! What Moss bellows was always a topic of discussion at my school.

[Retrontario]

@trevolutionn the debate rages to this day....lol

[mythumps]

This PSA is more Canadiana than a beaver eating a Jos. Louie

[r655321]

LOL! Classic! Made lots of jokes from this psa.  ...being a kid and cruel and all.

Awesome!

Gretzky!! (hand shake behind the ear)

[skyroe2]

that retart was probably the strongest guy in lockeroom. those tarts are strong. lol

[saugagirl83]

@fetchy15 I was just about to point that out!

[avalanchesuperstar]

"The Canadian Assocation for the Mentally Retarded". lolololololololol

[dubq]

@iduriduridur @retrontario you may be thinking of this one - replace the video ID with this: r5MheTFJXpA

[dubq]

I love that what we take away from this, if we're to take the visuals literally, is that we should accept mentally handicapped people into our lives as they can do all of our menial tasks. Tasks such as folding towels and sorting hockey pucks. Oh, and hail taxis!

[AppetiteDestruction]

Kenny Hotz used the name Joey when they filmed the "Who is the Biggest Idiot" episode. Anywho, I didn't know he was with the team for so long. He doesn't look old now either.

[catguy00]

This probably turned out to be harmful for the image of the mentally challenged. Calling someone a "Joey" was synonymous with insulting someone's intelligence. Or scratching behind your ear yelling "Gretzkeeeeeee".

[TheTyman69]

its funny, cause he has more money now then all the trolls here LOL

[RetroCaptain]

@TTOMO

Good day

Wooo, here goes,..me coming off like an old man!

I grew up in the '70's,..& was there during the days of this particular advert.

Being labeled "Retarded" was not synonymous with being labeled "idiot",..but being born "retarded from full mental autonomy"...there was no implication back then to laugh or ridicule those folks who were "Retarded" or Handicapped" . IF someone laughed..they did it out of their own lack of humanity or sympathy.

We were finding respect for them then!

[alanberdan]

He is saying TAXI!!! Not Gretzky. Idiots.