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Post by Throwback on Oct 7, 2008 23:44:27 GMT -5
I'll have this special up on my youtube soon and I felt like talking about it.
For anyone that is curious to what it is.
It's a cartoon special presented by George Bush Sr featuring a whack of old cartoon characters teaching kids about drug awareness
The characters, from 10 shows, are:
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* ALF: The Animated Series: ALF
* Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon, Theodore
* DuckTales: Huey, Dewey, and Louie
* The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger
* Jim Henson's Muppet Babies: Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Gonzo
* The Smurfs: Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Michelangelo
* Garfield and Friends: Garfield The Cat‡
* The Real Ghostbusters: Slimer
* Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
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Post by JRX on Oct 7, 2008 23:46:58 GMT -5
I remember thinking this was going to be the coolest thing ever....and boy was I an absolutely stupid kid.
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Post by Throwback on Oct 7, 2008 23:49:02 GMT -5
I remember thinking this was going to be the coolest thing ever....and boy was I an absolutely stupid kid. really? I think it's awesome |
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Post by Milkman Norm on Oct 7, 2008 23:52:36 GMT -5
I recall McDonalds doing promotions for it in advance. I believe it was George H.W Bush and not Reagan who presented the PSA before the show
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Post by Alucard on Oct 7, 2008 23:53:55 GMT -5
I rented it so many times.
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Post by Throwback on Oct 8, 2008 0:01:02 GMT -5
I recall McDonalds doing promotions for it in advance. I believe it was George H.W Bush and not Reagan who presented the PSA before the show my bad. I'll fix that. |
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Post by tmc1982 on Oct 8, 2008 0:10:03 GMT -5
I'll have this special up on my youtube soon and I felt like talking about it. For anyone that is curious to what it is. It's a cartoon special presented by George Bush Sr featuring a whack of old cartoon characters teaching kids about drug awareness The characters, from 10 shows, are: show: characters * ALF: The Animated Series: ALF * Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon, Theodore * DuckTales: Huey, Dewey, and Louie * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger * Jim Henson's Muppet Babies: Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Gonzo * The Smurfs: Papa Smurf, Brainy Smurf, Hefty Smurf * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Michelangelo * Garfield and Friends: Garfield The Cat‡ * The Real Ghostbusters: Slimer * Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck It aired simultaneously on ABC, CBS, and NBC back in 1990. "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" was perhaps, the "Reefer Madness" of modern times. I find it extremely ironic that anamorphic cartoon characters (in the viewers' perception) were telling kids to stay away from dope. |
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Post by The OP on Oct 8, 2008 0:13:38 GMT -5
That was a weird show. It was awfully trippy for an anti-drug show. Remember the roller coaster ride through the kid's brain with Muppet Babies? It's like a cartoon of someone's recollection of being on acid.
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Post by Throwback on Oct 8, 2008 0:22:52 GMT -5
Imagine if they made it now a days
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Post by THE Dinobot on Oct 8, 2008 0:24:03 GMT -5
This made me stay far away from drugs as a kid up until forever. If Mikey thinks it's lame, my animated hero can't be wrong.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Oct 8, 2008 0:32:53 GMT -5
I recall McDonalds doing promotions for it in advance. I believe it was George H.W Bush and not Reagan who presented the PSA before the show It was George H.W. Bush |
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Post by Throwback on Oct 8, 2008 0:48:41 GMT -5
This made me stay far away from drugs as a kid up until forever. If Mikey thinks it's lame, my animated hero can't be wrong. which is weird because if I had to say any of the turtles were stoners it would definitely be Mikey |
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Post by The OP on Oct 8, 2008 2:07:43 GMT -5
Oh, Mikey was absolutely a stoner. What a hypocrite. I'm sorry, but anyone who is not a stoner isn't constantly that hungry for pizza.
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Post by Methusael86 on Oct 8, 2008 7:25:07 GMT -5
I've only seen this video through The Nostalgia Critic, and seeing how terrible it was, I really don't want to see the full version.
Anyways, if they did do a modern-day one, odds are it'd be some abomination created by 4Kids. I mean they already made Yugi/Atem talk about marijuana.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Oct 8, 2008 7:28:06 GMT -5
This made me stay far away from drugs as a kid up until forever. If Mikey thinks it's lame, my animated hero can't be wrong. which is weird because if I had to say any of the turtles were stoners it would definitely be Mikey I was a dumb kid, so didn't know of the effects and the munchies they caused, back then just thought Mikey was trying to be different from his three brothers and was way cool. |
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Post by blef on Oct 8, 2008 7:30:46 GMT -5
It paled in comparison to GI Joe and COBRA vs. the Headman and his magic pixie dust drugs special!
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Post by Throwback on Oct 8, 2008 11:50:16 GMT -5
which is weird because if I had to say any of the turtles were stoners it would definitely be Mikey I was a dumb kid, so didn't know of the effects and the munchies they caused, back then just thought Mikey was trying to be different from his three brothers and was way cool. I don't think any of us did. But as I got older I saw it. Not just that but he has the stereotypical surfer voice which was used by guys like sean penn as spicolli when they payed stoners. |
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Post by blef on Oct 8, 2008 11:58:53 GMT -5
I was a dumb kid, so didn't know of the effects and the munchies they caused, back then just thought Mikey was trying to be different from his three brothers and was way cool. I don't think any of us did. But as I got older I saw it. Not just that but he has the stereotypical surfer voice which was used by guys like sean penn as spicolli when they payed stoners.  |
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Post by Throwback on Oct 8, 2008 12:08:10 GMT -5
I don't think any of us did. But as I got older I saw it. Not just that but he has the stereotypical surfer voice which was used by guys like sean penn as spicolli when they payed stoners. I'm sure they didn't make him out to be a stoner. But like the OP said. As long as there are stoners there will be people finding references in children's programming |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Oct 8, 2008 14:23:35 GMT -5
It paled in comparison to GI Joe and COBRA vs. the Headman and his magic pixie dust drugs special! An anti-terrorist force teaming up with terrorists to stop an evil drug dealer? What lunacy is this? (Well, I know the COBRAs were teaming up with GI Joe because of the money the drug guy had, but still.) |
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