Oddity Archive: Episode 136 – VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)

I’d long forgotten just how dangerous it was to be a kid during the 1990’s.

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[PIXPromosMore]

I applaud your restraint on that "Bad Touch" segment; The girl's name is Lisa, her friends are urging her not to keep secrets, the pervy uncle looks like a melted Greg Sestero, the dialogue is badly acted, and Not ONE "The Room" joke is made. Bravo, Ben.

"Remember, when you hear the Pause sound, pause the video and discuss the topic with your parents, " But I am an orphan and have no parents, they died in a horrible car accident, and now you have just reminded me of it! Thanks, anti-bullying programme.

[nomadcowatbk]

THATS MY PURSE, I DON"T KNOW YOU!!

[windowsse]

"Mine's covfefe. Well, that's my safe word." the line that sums up 2017

[AbbeyB]

The little girl in the second video telling the lady with the map to go and ask a grown up for help just says it with such scorn that it makes me laugh

[KentuckyRanger]

Most uncomfortable quote; *"Is Stranger Danger still a thing? I hope so..."*

[FuzyK]

20:34 -- Okay kids, the code word is Now you say it!

[dunes]

Surprised none of the ones you showed brought up the whole "I message" stuff that some tried to push in dealing with bullies. I will give credit to the "Bad Touch" one for actually addressing that that kind of stuff can come from a family member or someone they know.

[Clay]

Well, I've gotten multiple Crash Bandicoot ads before your video. So Sony approves.

[soonerterp]

Am I the only one that caught that the redheaded kid in the first video was wearing Birkenstocks? Also am I the only one that noticed that every "kid" in those vignettes looked unusually well-scrubbed and stylish (such as '90s style was) for "typical" school kids?

[WinterSteele]

Oh man, this is the type of stuff you'd see on "Wheel of the Worst." My condolences that you had to sit through these, lol.

[marktubeie]

Your commentary on this I've Ben is exemplary, oh and hilarious! And nice Jack Benny reference at the end.

[TheWoundedFoot]

This is probably the best episode of Oddity Archive. Jokes were on point. Mad props on the Attila song at the end! The bad-ass band Billy Joel doesn't want to admit he was ever in!

[dirtnation]

21:40 "why is there white powder on this?"
25:39 Mother style really is that 90's business woman style that you seen a lot of late 20's had on during that time.

[AzraelEnterprise]

Im now want you to rift the PSA A Time To Tell, we had to watch it in Boy Scouts. It's in the same vein as this stuff, but more "better" lines.

[Ionician]

13:24 They should elaborate on "dirty tricks".

[Branhower]

I thought Dr. Katz and Home Movies were the only Squigglevisions.

[danmount]

The Bad Touch video needed to be shown at Penn State.

[wacotablet]

Out of all the things I was expecting the BullySmart video to be, a martial arts video that plays out like a video game tutorial was not one of them.

[sawbonesquad]

"A harbinger of things to come?"

HOLY SHIT BEN. Darkest joke on the Archive?