The Little Engine That Could (1991) [VHS]Nostalgia Raven Archive2026-09-21 | The Little Engine That Could (1991) [VHS]Alone | Canadian PSA (2011)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-31 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Canadian Initiative for the Prevention of Bullying (CIPB) letting you know that you are never alone.
This PSA aired on the Family Channel.
For archival purposes only.Metal Shop | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-29 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
This metal shop worker nearly gets in a terrible accident.
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Construction Site | Canadian PSA (2009)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
This construction worker is about to get in um, a terrible accident...
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Window Washer | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
This window washer nearly gets in a terrible accident.
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Funeral | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
A man warns others about the horrific accident with high voltage wires that killed him.
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Warehouse Accident | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
A forklift driver gets in a horrific accident.
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.The Family Man | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
This construction worker has his whole life ahead of him, but he's about to get in a terrible accident...
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Retail Accident | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
A retail worker gets in a horrific accident.
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Top Chef | Canadian PSA (2007)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in Ontario.
This chef has her whole life ahead of her, but she's about to get in a terrible accident...
"There really are no accidents."
For archival purposes only.Stay Alert Stay Safe #3 | Dont Ride With Strangers! | Canadian PSA (1994)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Stay Alert Stay Safe was a Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) video series released in 1994, funded by Canadian Tire. They frequently played on YTV and CTV. They star Bert and Gert, two streetwise rabbits.
The campaign was originally created in 1987 after the 1986 murder of 11-year-old Alison Parrott by Francis Carl Roy. He had called various families with the last name Parrott in Toronto, looking for Alison. When Alison answered the phone, he pretended to be a photographer who wanted Alison, a track-and-field athlete, for a photo shoot. Sadly, she never returned home.
This PSA advises you to not get into cars with strangers or go anywhere with them.
For archival purposes only.Stay Alert Stay Safe #2 | Dont Answer the Phone! | Canadian PSA (1994)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Stay Alert Stay Safe was a Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) video series released in 1994, funded by Canadian Tire. They frequently played on YTV and CTV. They star Bert and Gert, two streetwise rabbits.
The campaign was originally created in 1987 after the 1986 murder of 11-year-old Alison Parrott by Francis Carl Roy. He had called various families with the last name Parrott in Toronto, looking for Alison. When Alison answered the phone, he pretended to be a photographer who wanted Alison, a track-and-field athlete, for a photo shoot. Sadly, she never returned home.
This PSA is about the very thing that started the campaign - not answering phone calls from strangers or telling them you are at home alone.
For archival purposes only.Stay Alert Stay Safe #1 | Canadian PSA (1994)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-28 | Stay Alert Stay Safe was a Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) video series released in 1994, funded by Canadian Tire. They frequently played on YTV and CTV. They star Bert and Gert, two streetwise rabbits.
The campaign was originally created in 1987 after the 1986 murder of 11-year-old Alison Parrott by Francis Carl Roy. He had called various families with the last name Parrott in Toronto, looking for Alison. When Alison answered the phone, he pretended to be a photographer who wanted Alison, a track-and-field athlete, for a photo shoot. Sadly, she never returned home.
For archival purposes only.Media Monkey | Canadian PSA (2010)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about thinking for yourself.
Edited February 4, 2010.
For archival purposes only.Body | Canadian PSA (2006)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about moving your body.
Features Lamar Johnson from Pop It!
There is a companion PSA called "Head".
Edited February 10, 2006.
For archival purposes only.Head | Canadian PSA (2006)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about proper nutrition.
Features Lamar Johnson from Pop It!
There is a companion PSA called "Body".
Edited February 10, 2006.
For archival purposes only.Tell Someone | Canadian PSA (2005)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about telling someone if you are being bullied.
Edited June 30, 2005.
For archival purposes only.Health Rock | Canadian PSA (2004)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about physical fitness and nutrition.
Edited October 3, 2004.
For archival purposes only.Words Hurt | Canadian PSA (2003)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about how words can hurt.
Filmed in Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario.
Edited June 13, 2003.
For archival purposes only.Walk Away | Canadian PSA (2002)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about walking away from bullies.
Edited May 21, 2002.
For archival purposes only.Blown Away | Canadian PSA (2001)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about physical fitness.
A boy is shown looking at his new Pokémon cards that he just purchased from a convenience store, but his Charizard Pokémon card gets blown away by the wind and he tries to chase after it. He attempts to get his card back but he eventually gives up, runs out of breath and his new Pokémon card vanishes.
"Stay fit. 'Cause you never know."
The music was later used in the 2004 film "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie".
The PSA is filmed at Elm St and King St in Toronto, Ontario outside the former Olympic Grocery & Variety and Olympic Movies & Cleaners stores.
Edited August 28, 2001.
For archival purposes only.The Chase | Canadian PSA (2001)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about physical fitness.
"Stay fit. 'Cause you never know."
The song playing in the background is "Lungo Filaccio" by Roberto Cardinali.
Edited March 6, 2001.
For archival purposes only.Ice Scream | Canadian PSA (2001)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about physical fitness.
"Stay fit. 'Cause you never know."
Edited January 6, 2001.
For archival purposes only.Knock on Wood | Canadian PSA (2000)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about resisting peer pressure.
"Boy, it's not easy being one."
Edited September 19, 2000.
For archival purposes only.Bundle Up | Canadian PSA (2000)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-27 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers.
"Boy, it's not easy being one."
Edited July 25, 2000.
For archival purposes only.Whats Your Thing? | Canadian PSA (1999)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about how everyone is good at something.
The famous "T-Rex Kid" is in this one.
Edited May 12, 1999.
For archival purposes only.House Hippo | Canadian PSA (1999)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | The most important Canadian documentary of all time.
Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about not believing everything you see on TV.
Edited May 1, 1999.
For archival purposes only.Boutique (Short Version) | Canadian PSA (1998)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | "Why be you when you can be me?"
Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers.
Edited February 6, 1998.
This is the shortened version.
For archival purposes only.Boutique (Full Version) | Canadian PSA (1998)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | "Why be you when you can be me?"
Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers.
Edited February 6, 1998.
This is the full version.
For archival purposes only.Smart as You | Canadian PSA (1997)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers.
Some footage from an old YTV programming block, ReBoot, Really Wild Animals, Flash Gordon, It's Alive! and Uh Oh! are shown on the TV.
Edited October 4, 1997.
For archival purposes only.We Are Girls | Canadian PSA (1997)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers.
Edited March 2, 1997.
For archival purposes only.Moe Funky | Canadian PSA (1996)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about "using your head for important decisions instead of playing games."
Edited March 10, 1996.
For archival purposes only.Choose | Canadian PSA (1995)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about how you make your own choices.
Edited December 26, 1995.
For archival purposes only.Transactions | Canadian PSA (1995)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers featuring a guitarist, presumably a street musician, standing on a Toronto street, offering the viewer several choices: you can "feed your pet hamster when you're supposed to or he'll die", "you can eat a ton of fries or look good in pants", and finally, "you can do drugs or you can do everything else."
Edited September 22, 1995.
For archival purposes only.Loser | Canadian PSA (1995)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers against drug use.
Edited February 14, 1995.
For archival purposes only.How Was Your Day? | Canadian PSA (1995)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-15 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers featuring a teacher telling her child about one of her students, who was being abused by his parents.
Edited January 30, 1995.
For archival purposes only.The Trap | Canadian PSA (1993)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-14 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers featuring two mice learning to ask their parents before touching unfamiliar things.
One of the mouse puppets from this PSA was used in The Big Comfy Couch.
Edited July 16, 1993.
For archival purposes only.Hip Choice | Version 3 | Canadian PSA (1993)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-14 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about saying no to drug dealers.
I apologize for the potato quality of the ending...
This is the final version of this ad.
This ad was changed from its previous versions after many parents complaining about the ad being too disturbing and frightening for children. Previously, the drug dealer would take his sunglasses off, revealing decaying yellow eyes. In this version, he does not remove his sunglasses.
Edited April 13, 1993.
For archival purposes only.Hip Choice | Version 2 | Canadian PSA (1993)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-14 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about saying no to drug dealers.
This is the second version of this ad, out of 3.
This ad would be changed after many parents complaining about this version and the previous one being too disturbing and frightening for children.
Edited April 13, 1993.
For archival purposes only.Hip Choice | Version 1 | Canadian PSA (1993)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-14 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about saying no to drug dealers.
This is the earliest version of this ad, out of 3.
This one was considered the "scariest" version, as the camera zooms in on the drug dealer's eyes.
Edited April 13, 1993.
For archival purposes only.Rehab | Canadian PSA (1992)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-14 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about a young man staying in rehab.
Edited March 1, 1992.
For archival purposes only.Dont Put It In Your Mouth (Short Version) | Canadian PSA (1992)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-13 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about asking your parents before putting *anything* in your mouth.
This version of the commercial cuts a few additional lines of dialogue at the beginning, and has a shorter line of dialogue from the lion at the end.
Edited January 12, 1992.
For archival purposes only.Dont Put it in Your Mouth (Full Version) | Canadian PSA (1992)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-13 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about asking your parents before putting *anything* in your mouth.
This version of the commercial has a few additional lines of dialogue at the beginning, and a longer speech from the lion at the end.
Edited January 12, 1992.
For archival purposes only.Storytime | Canadian PSA (1991)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-13 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers where a woman reads a story about a family of raccoons.
Edited March 24, 1991.
For archival purposes only.Labyrinth | Canadian PSA (1991)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about a group of children finding a discarded syringe and talking about what to do with it.
Filmed at the Pedestrian Bridge aka Keefer Street overpass in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Edited February 14, 1991.
For archival purposes only.Mimic | Canadian PSA (1990)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about how your children watch your behaviour and mimic it.
Edited May 25, 1990.
For archival purposes only.Substance Abuse Testimonials: Lisa | Canadian PSA (1990)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers featuring testimonials from people suffering from substance abuse.
This is Lisa's testimony. At this time, Cynthia, Doug and Steve's testimonials are lost.
For archival purposes only.Interaction | Canadian PSA (1990)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about making good life choices.
This is the PSA that features a "Game of Life" type board game called "Drugs" apparently.
For archival purposes only.Syringe aka No Label on Drugs | Canadian PSA (1990)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers against "street drugs" featuring a rat.
For archival purposes only.Drug Rap | Canadian PSA (1990)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers featuring a rap about drugs.
This is the PSA with the infamous "Drugs! Drugs! Drugs!" chant.
For archival purposes only.Be True to You | Canadian PSA (1990)Nostalgia Raven Archive2024-03-12 | Canadian Public Service Announcement (PSA) from Concerned Children's Advertisers about youth abstinence from drinking and drugs.