Warning sticker for Children - 1981 Australian commercial. Everywhere I'm stuck, they'll recognise my frowning face & shout, Mr. Yuk! Broadcast on 13th April 1981 on Sydney's Channel 10.
I remember the green Mr. Yuk stickers in the late 90s in my old house. I asked my mom what the green face meant and she said it was Mr. Yuk and that if I touch or eat stuff that has his sticker on it, Mr. Yuk would come to our house and make a yucky face at me and that it would be "very unpleasant."
This music was too happy and chipper. The 1975 Mr. Yuk ...now as a Kindergartner, seeing that commercial come on, especially during a thunderstorm was pretty intense.
I know this is an improvement over the scary commercial, but I feel like having a catchy tune for kids about drain cleaner and gasoline usually backfires.
didn't know mr. yuck had a presence outside of America
Me too. It looks to me like they cut on printing costs and didn’t make it the same yucky green as the original.
I think the difference in design is because the original Mr. Yuk sticker was copyrighted.
When I was a kid I definitely would have put these on dad's cigarette cartons or canned vegetables or the toilet seat.
About the canned vegetables is funny!
That sticker was on the back of my family’s old green phone for some reason.
Really? That is strange, how come?
Maybe it had the telephone number for poison control on it like they did in the United States?
Well if you ate the phone that would definitely cause call waiting
@@eleanorhogan8643 Probably an attempt to stop kids playing with the telephone. ☎🚫💡
Because Mr. Yuk is mean… Mr. Yuk is *GREEN*
This video is a cultural gem.
I remember the green Mr. Yuk stickers in the late 90s in my old house. I asked my mom what the green face meant and she said it was Mr. Yuk and that if I touch or eat stuff that has his sticker on it, Mr. Yuk would come to our house and make a yucky face at me and that it would be "very unpleasant."
“Huh, well I’m open to trying new things”
Australians got something rather jovial, whereas we Americans got something more sinister.
This music was too happy and chipper. The 1975 Mr. Yuk ...now as a Kindergartner, seeing that commercial come on, especially during a thunderstorm was pretty intense.
Now I’m a sticky fella (Start here)👇👇
You had Mr. Yuk in Australia?!? I thought this was only an American thing?!?
I guess it was only used scarcely in most Australian medical centers/pharmacies
I know this is an improvement over the scary commercial, but I feel like having a catchy tune for kids about drain cleaner and gasoline usually backfires.
Oh no the TVA!
this would just encourage kids to mess with stuff
usa: RUN. aus: hey kids! im here to keep ya safe!