Drunk Driving Prevention - Skeletons

Since launching this campaign in 1983, more than 68% of Americans exposed to the advertising have tried to prevent someone from driving drunk. In 1998, America experienced its lowest number of alcohol-related fatalities since the U.S. Department of Transportation began keeping records. Campaign taglines have included: "Drinking & Driving Can Kill A Friendship" and "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk."

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• service
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• buzzed
• drunk
• driving
• prevention
• alcohol
• drinking
• skeletons
• friends

[nicholasawright]

I was born in 1979, so I was about 4 when I first saw this. We had this 19" Black/white TV and it was right before the show Cheers came on one evening. When I first saw it, I was traumatized. Not as bad as some kids might have been. I didn't loose any sleep from it. But I remember being scared to drink anything in the car. Mom laughed and said that it only meant if you are drinking the 'bad-drinks' your Dad drinks. It nevered bothered me afterwards. This commercial should've been Rated R. LOL!!

[GreatMewtwo]

What? No "Thriller"?

[Wh3nYour3Strang3]

Drinking and driving: it evidently turns your car into that bomb the Green Goblin threw at his board of directors in the Spider-man movie.

[briansky10]

A most powerful PSA about drinking and driving. Too bad they don't air these anymore.

[eazyevan1]

Michael Jackson didn't drink and drive and he's a skeleton!! lol

[curt0216]

just beat it-michal Jackson

[hellacrunk1]

i saw this when i was like 4 or 5...scared the bejeezus outta me! and i know i was young, but i'm still fairly certain i saw it during saturday morning cartoons, or at least during kids' programming, hahaha. gotta love the 80s.

[dailahmartinez94]

OMG!!!! ii rlly got scared dhiiz iz very scaryyy!!!!!!! ii wannaa cry :'(

[bigwillietheb]

I was 9 years old when I saw this commercial for the first time in 1984 & it scared me but I understood what it meant.

[MrTouchShriek]

Kids, remember -- NEVER shake hands with a skeleton!