I have quite a treat for you. Below are three Halloween Safety videos dating from 1977 to the early 1980s. I had a great time watching these several times just a few nights ago. For me, there is so much nostalgia packed in these videos, but also some rules and scenarios that seem so funny in 2014. Remember the overblown fear of razor blades and tampered candy, even though no cases even exist? It’s mentioned below.
I wonder if I actually watched any of these as a child. I can just picture myself in one of my elementary school classrooms, watching the film strip with the familiar crackle in the background. I wonder how children these days would take to watching these? I’m considering showing them to my students at school in a few weeks, just to see what they think.
October 15th, 2014 at 9:17 am
I swear John Carpenter got his inspiration for “Halloween” from the first safety video! LOL Anyway, they were quite enjoyable – Thanks!
October 15th, 2014 at 1:33 pm
These are a hoot! The first one was pretty creepy. Happy Halloween, and thanks for posting!
November 17th, 2014 at 11:58 pm
I’m glad you ladies liked these. 🙂 I watched them several times. My plan was to show them to my students on Halloween week, but that week was so crazy that it never happened. 😦
October 27th, 2015 at 2:56 am
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