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And now a word about... safety. FROM A TRANSFORMER!

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And now a word about... safety. FROM A TRANSFORMER!
By David Hollingworth
Jun 19, 2009 | 10 Comments
Tags: transformers | psas | GI | joe | humour

Video: Catch some important retro life lessons from your favourite Autobots.

Everyone knows the GI Joe PSAs, thanks to the hilariously funny re-tuning they received a couple of years ago that turned ernest warnings about the dangers of electricity and such into trippy, fracked up homages to body massages and reggae. But do you remember the similarly earnest Transformers PSAs?

Ah, the animated Public Service Announcement. Little gems of retro charm and good concience from a bygone age. You know, like a lightsaber, but less burny and cutty. And, for your viewing pleasure, we've tracked down five of the best.

I don't know about you, but I'll never diss a chick-skater again!

 
 
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hectorbustnuts
Jun 19, 2009 12:00 PM
http://www.kontraband.com/videos/3963/Optimus-Prime-Gets-Prostate-Cancer/
orcone
Jun 19, 2009 12:04 PM
Are you really going to say "No" to a giant robot giving you life-advice?

I know I did.
And it shows.
clockworkman
Jun 19, 2009 3:10 PM
Too true Hawkeye! now I know it's bad to steal cars so I can run away from home!
ArcaneMagik
Jun 19, 2009 3:19 PM
... Tracks should have waited till he was sitting in the car till he transformed. Car thieves should be mangled in an Autobot related accident.
hectorbustnuts
Jun 19, 2009 5:53 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QliI9ZRUIKg

Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
stuub27
Jun 19, 2009 6:52 PM
hector, WHY did I watch that...???
hectorbustnuts
Jun 19, 2009 8:19 PM


'Cause you know I bring the quality!
n00bz0r
Jun 20, 2009 2:24 PM
Wow. The scripts are almost identical and in some cases totally identical to the GI Joe ones.
hectorbustnuts
Jun 21, 2009 12:13 AM


They *were* both Sunbow Productions animated series.

Why write two scripts when one will do?
SlickGrunt
Oct 30, 2009 2:07 AM
stealing a car when it's actually a transformer would turn off Any Man Any Day from stealing a car again.
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