Chow Daddy - PSA - 1987

A school lunch PSA from Boston from 1987

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Entertainment

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• Chowdaddy
• Chow
• Daddy
• PSA
• TV
• Television
• Boston
• 1980's
• 1987

[StrafejumpBogle]

Would you happen to have the PSA with the candy bar loving martian who was turned on to fruit? I guess the idea was to convince kids that fruit was better than candy bars (assuming I am remembering it correctly). It was from earlier in the 80s I believe, and also very regularly shown on Massachusetts channels just like Chow Daddy.

[MSTS1]

@StrafejumpBogle - I don't recall ever seeing that one, sorry..

[53os]

IVE BEEN WAITING 5 YEARS FOR THE FULL VERSION OF THIS!!! THANKS SO MUCH! I've heard rumors that there is a second chow daddy commercial wherein he spins a pizza on his finger like a basketball. Can anyone confirm the existence of this second chow daddy spot?

[MSTS1]

@53os - I thought you'd like it, glad you do! I don't know of any other versions, in fact: this was the only time I ever even saw this on air, and I happened to have had a recorder rolling at that moment.. It just showed up..

[Ledheaded101]

How did you get this? looked for years and years?! My buddy even went as far as checking the Channel 56 archives department...this is just great thanks;)

[MSTS1]

@Ledheaded101 - I recorded this in '87; my youngest sib thought it was funny. It was in with all my other '87 clips, but I didn't think anyone else would care about it, so I didn't add it, until recently, when I saw that some were looking for it. Glad to know you enjoy it, and that others do too.

[richfofo]

I said it before, but this time I mean it: DESSERTS!

[DorothyRoseBlancheSo]

And of course, now that we have Michelle Obama and Sesame Street urgently dedicated to getting kids to eat fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, it's hilarious that twenty-five years ago people felt, "You know, it's SO important to make sure our children are eating their pizza, burgers, and desserts - let's make a public service announcement about it!"

[michaeldrigotas]

Love it

[cplavin]

Not being able to come across the full version of this before now has been the most confounding thing about the internet that I've ever encountered. I knew some hero would eventually come along. Thank you. Sincerely. I can die in peace.

[jphoenix3x]

LMFAO!!!!!! This popped into my head this morning and I LOL'd... Hate to admit it but I actually remember the words! WOW! Is all I have to say, see how long your childhood scars stay with you?!!!!

[moxie997]

This guy needs to lower the dosage by 50mg.

[ibyron]

@genesislordofdarknes I remember the PSA. Saw it in the DC area in the 1970s and maybe early 1980s. I've been trying to find some remnant of it for years!

[Teeveepicksures]

@StrafejumpBogle His name is Robolar and he's from Mars. He eats all kinds of candy bars.

[kmf2279]

Robolar

[MrVolvotech]

It's like a bad Michael Jackson video

[gettinhitched]

If some creepo showed up in my elementary school cafeteria, I'd be hiding under the table

[JJColb]

I love that he is wearing Girbaud jeans.