PIFs

[londonm]

Or, as they are otherwise known, public information films. Used to fascinate me as a kid, whether it was Dads Army talking about road safety in a seventies high street or warning us not to put rugs on highly polished wooden floors. So, remember, only a fool breaks the two second rule!

 

Alvin Stardust must be the only 70s pop star not interviewed by operation yewtree. And, as ever, Clive Dunn is overdoing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2jKiGXtUZA

[londonm]

Everyone still parks like this where I live.

 

This one warns of letting women drive cars.

[londonm]

To be fair though, her husbands a twat as well.

 

And this warns of letting Northerners loose in a Mini.

[londonm]

And finally, Stewpot warns his daughter of the dangers of appearing on BBC children's programmes in the seventies and eighties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNW4fzKtvVA

[Micrashed]

TOMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEE.

[barrett]

I am a self-confessed Amber Gambler. In fact, the pleasure I derive from saying those words out loud encourages me to put my foot down at every amber light I see just so I can say it to myself. Which is probably not the message they were trying to instill. Try it out some time, it's great. Amber Gambler!

[Spiny Norman]

I always end up saying ambler gambler instead.

[UmBongo]

The woman in Park Right, You Wally was in Eldorado, the short lived BBC soap.

 

Her husband was played by the doctor from the 1970's version of Black Beauty.

[UmBongo]

Mr Blunders and his retarded looking wife had lots of kids and they all grew up to be lorry drivers for Tesco.

[chaseracer]

The bloke in the white Cortina in the 'hoedown' pelican crossing film was Derek Wotsit the taxi driver from Screechenders.  

 

Never watch it meself 

[Richard]

In the 70s you were generally safe as long as you kept away from ADO16s and Mk2 Cortinas.

[PhilA]

There definitely needs to be more of this today.

 

"Government meddling, trying to make us better at something?! Let the masses be stupid!", I can hear the Twitter-commenting, Email-typing, petition-writing ones cry.

 

The Yoof have seemingly grown up thinking they are invincible. Push button and wait.

 

--Phil

[Bren]

Do you remember "do you know where your lads' going tonight?" Cue the sound of broken glass as young toe rag left his dads flat to meet his mates for a bit of criminal damage.

 

I used to enjoy Mr Chomondley - Warner and Mr. Grayson on Harry Enfield and chums - "Women - know your limits."

[Inspector Morose]

[Richard]

There is a genuine PIF that is basically that.

[HH-R]

They could do with the two second rule and parking one on a constant loop on the telly today. They could update it though to show some knob in a VAG product in its natural habitat, i.e 0.2 seconds gap from your bumper in the outside lane. The parking one could be identical looking Nissan Pukes/Cashcows with blacked out rear windows parked within 0 metres of a every junction that you have to pull out blind because of.

[Craig the Princess]

One of the best collections on youtube (in 4 parts)

 

 

Also love these 272 80s/90s adverts