With all due respect, "how dumb are you people?" The point was even nice people sleep around and could get a STD. This was 45 years ago, social mores were different then. It was filmed this way so the average person couldn't just think, "oh VD, that's for bad people, not me".
Sorry for resurrecting an old post, but the reason we laugh at this PSA is because a lot of people heard this as kids, and therefore probably had no idea what VD is. I wonder how many little kids would have seen the commercial with the catchy song playing and just thought it was a normal product. I was born in 1986, so I never got to actually see this on TV, but heck I probably would have been obsessed with that song and went around singing it, to the horror of all my adult family members.
The thing is that when a lot of people who saw it as a kid would have no idea what VD is. I saw it as an adult, so obviouslyI knew what it was, but if you didn't know what it was, you would think by the catchy tune that it was a good thing.
I used to see it, when I was a kid and I was terribly confused! Houston, TX stations always played that one late at night, only. I always stayed up late for old movies and creepy PSAs. 😆
PSAs are brilliant! They seem to get better with age. "THis is your brain on drugs, any questions?" should be right around the corner of nostalgia avenue.
I can see how this would be confusing to a child - they all really seemed to be enjoying their VD.... I spent my childhood on the run from the American Lung Association and those terrifying "It's a matter of life....and breath!" PSAs. They ran at all hours of the day and night 😞
I first saw this on a commercial compilation tape I bought, and yeah, I thought this one was a little on the strange side. They're talking about STD's with a happy cheery tune. And I thought my childhood's PSA's in the 1980's were weird!
This reminds me of that skit from the original Saturday Night Live from the 70s. Josh Ramsay venereal disease or VD Clinic. I wonder if they got their inspiration from this commercial.
@@ShinSeikiEvan STDs are sexually transmitted DISEASES, STIs are sexually transmitted INFECTIONS. They're two different things. While a lot of people use them interchangeably for whatever reason (there's debate in the medical community about it, apparently?), the main difference is that STIs are those that can be cured while STDs are those that are incurable, like those that lead to cancers.
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I've been stunned by the "what's VD?" questions too but maybe it's an outdated term or mearly one that's not used in other countries. I sometimes forget that I've got viewers all over the world. :) Nice new user icon BTW, you're such a cutie!
That's exactly what I was thinking too! But somehow I don't think anyone could mock up something quite this creepy/funny. It's just one of those delightfuly nutty things that just... happens.
In short its another name for std or hiv which explains the phrase (VD/STD is for everybody) And the reason its so happylike because there are people that didnt realize that they have std and some are genuine nice people It disturbs me in a way that the idea that my best gf has std cause of any reason that its spreads Just irks me (shivers)
I only asked her what VD was and her nervous curt reply was "It stands for Venereal Disease" then she ran out of the room. Needless to say, I still had no clue what VD was. :P
I was about 20 years old when this was on television. Butch was correct. It made you think about VD being more prevalent than one would think. The ad made its' point very well. But I can see the humor in it as well. Its' hard to believe that it was 45 years ago. It was the beginning of when herpes was getting to be a big thing. Little did we know that that was just the beginning. Just a few years before AIDS. It went from things that are curable to things that are not but are manageable to things that will kill you. All within the space of a few short years.
I'll see if I can find that one too. I've got the crying indian... another 70s classic. Just not sure if the brain on drugs one is public domain like the others. I'm trying to watch my Ps and Qs these days. ;)
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Exactly! Come on America... be one of the *cool kids* and get your rightful measure of VD! That's what makes it so funny and so very wrong and well... creepy.
haha. nope. i'm 25 and fully college educated. why the sensitivity? must be a topic close to heart, eh. it's not a topic close to mine. i'm a good girl.
AIDS was ironically around in the 1970s, this catchy song gave a warning of what was to come😢
So true
Thought it didn't come out until the early 80s
People already knew about most vaneriel diseases so it didn't scare them. AIDs was new and it spread fast and that scared people into abstinence.
When I was a kid I thought “VD” was “Valentine’s Day” so it’s for everybody!
That’s hilarious 😆
Kind of creepy that they showed a teen girl and a baby. That they too can get a VD
With all due respect, "how dumb are you people?"
The point was even nice people sleep around and could get a STD. This was 45 years ago, social mores were different then.
It was filmed this way so the average person couldn't just think, "oh VD, that's for bad people, not me".
Sorry for resurrecting an old post, but the reason we laugh at this PSA is because a lot of people heard this as kids, and therefore probably had no idea what VD is. I wonder how many little kids would have seen the commercial with the catchy song playing and just thought it was a normal product. I was born in 1986, so I never got to actually see this on TV, but heck I probably would have been obsessed with that song and went around singing it, to the horror of all my adult family members.
The thing is that when a lot of people who saw it as a kid would have no idea what VD is. I saw it as an adult, so obviouslyI knew what it was, but if you didn't know what it was, you would think by the catchy tune that it was a good thing.
The lyrics for this song changed to HIV is for everybody in the 1980s.
Not quite as catchy. 😆
I have this on a DVD Comp of 70's commercials and this commercial never get any less creepy every time I watch it.
"ANYONE CAN GET VD!!"
I would have been scared and confused if I saw this as a kid.
I used to see it, when I was a kid and I was terribly confused! Houston, TX stations always played that one late at night, only. I always stayed up late for old movies and creepy PSAs. 😆
why are people always so happy in these commercials? "Genital warts, YAY!"
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"VD" = "Venereal Disease" = "Sexualy Transmitted Disease"
PSAs are brilliant! They seem to get better with age. "THis is your brain on drugs, any questions?" should be right around the corner of nostalgia avenue.
I'm at a loss!🤨😒
VD, is for everybody… want some?
@@tushygalore I'll pass
I think in horror of the blind kids who saw this and thought they were advertising something good.
That’s funny 😆
If VD is for everybody...then I want mine too...it's just not fair...everyone else has VD and I don't...life's not fair...I want my VD too...
I love your sense of humor - that was really funny!
Indeed it feels like old Saturday Night Live type stuff but it's all too real. Ya just can't make this stuff up.
Imagine Luna Vera being around in the 70s (the lipstick section).
I can see how this would be confusing to a child - they all really seemed to be enjoying their VD.... I spent my childhood on the run from the American Lung Association and those terrifying "It's a matter of life....and breath!" PSAs. They ran at all hours of the day and night 😞
Oh golly! Those ALA PSAs were upsetting too. I need to look those up and see if they still feel creepy. ✌🏼
VD the gift that keeps on taking lol.
I first saw this on a commercial compilation tape I bought, and yeah, I thought this one was a little on the strange side. They're talking about STD's with a happy cheery tune. And I thought my childhood's PSA's in the 1980's were weird!
I used to see it on tv, late at night, when I was a kid, in the 70s. It would creep me out and confused the shit out of me.
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It's hard to believe this was posted 17 years ago already. I'm waiting for UA-cam videos that have a 20-year mark
@@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676 I’ve been here since 2006 , it won’t be long now! 😳
This reminds me of that skit from the original Saturday Night Live from the 70s. Josh Ramsay venereal disease or VD Clinic. I wonder if they got their inspiration from this commercial.
VD=Venereal Disease
In other words, sexualy transmitted diseases.
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HAHAHAHA omg that's too funny!
I had LOTS of those moments when I was a kid....I can so relate...lol
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anyone gonna ask about how 1:08 got the clap?
Astounding, isn't it?
Yup... this was long before AIDS existed. Back when getting something nasty from a partner could still be cured by antibiotics. Amazing isn't it?
AIDS existed back then. It was called GRID tho. Gay-related immune deficiency. It's been around a very long time also, nearly 100 years.
Lol, this commercial used to freak me out. They don't even call it VD anymore. Now it's STD...sounds more like something you'd put in your car. XD
@@LuvvyDuck They changed it AGAIN. It's not STD anymore it's STI. I still say STD and always will.
@@ShinSeikiEvan STDs are sexually transmitted DISEASES, STIs are sexually transmitted INFECTIONS. They're two different things. While a lot of people use them interchangeably for whatever reason (there's debate in the medical community about it, apparently?), the main difference is that STIs are those that can be cured while STDs are those that are incurable, like those that lead to cancers.
@@larpdude7308 That's interesting! I actually learned something from a UA-cam comment!
Frighteningly enough... that sounds fun!
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Why? I’m not looking to assist with my own surgery! 🤣
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i remember it like yesterday, had no idea what it was about either
I've been stunned by the "what's VD?" questions too but maybe it's an outdated term or mearly one that's not used in other countries. I sometimes forget that I've got viewers all over the world. :)
Nice new user icon BTW, you're such a cutie!
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Well gee sign me up!!!I am so there dude!!
I've been told by a few people that they can get me the hook-up. Ha.
Everybody do the VD Polka!!!
I'm confused
Hey @timmy18135 you too can enjoy a big dose of VD. Now DANCE!
Omg the old term VD.
Those people look happy!... I want some VD!!!
I think you mean a V 8.
I'm sorry to say but I get it stuck in my head and end up blurting it out when I probably shouldn't too! Eeep!
That's exactly what I was thinking too! But somehow I don't think anyone could mock up something quite this creepy/funny. It's just one of those delightfuly nutty things that just... happens.
The girl at 0:40 scares me.
And you're Fearless. Bada bing bada boom I'll be here all week
You should be scared.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata
I hear you can get some really good ones in Tijuana.
OMG, do NOT remember that one!!!! LOL JLK
In short its another name for std or hiv which explains the phrase
(VD/STD is for everybody)
And the reason its so happylike because there are people that didnt realize that they have std and some are genuine nice people
It disturbs me in a way that the idea that my best gf has std cause of any reason that its spreads
Just irks me (shivers)
The inclusion of the baby, is the part that always creeped me out.
LOL if you didnt say otherwise id assume this was some sort of a spoof... sick. funnier than a lot of comedy spoofs.
I only asked her what VD was and her nervous curt reply was "It stands for Venereal Disease" then she ran out of the room. Needless to say, I still had no clue what VD was. :P
I was about 20 years old when this was on television. Butch was correct. It made you think about VD being more prevalent than one would think. The ad made its' point very well. But I can see the humor in it as well. Its' hard to believe that it was 45 years ago. It was the beginning of when herpes was getting to be a big thing. Little did we know that that was just the beginning. Just a few years before AIDS. It went from things that are curable to things that are not but are manageable to things that will kill you. All within the space of a few short years.
@@carolnygaard136 well put and so right!
Help yourself to some... it's for EVERYBODY!
*falls over laughing*
I'll see if I can find that one too. I've got the crying indian... another 70s classic.
Just not sure if the brain on drugs one is public domain like the others. I'm trying to watch my Ps and Qs these days. ;)
VD = "Venereal Disease"
I thought she was saying Deedee like the name ;-;)
Venereal disease
Tee hee
First the education... next up... the CORRUPTION!
If the afterglow made you nervous, this is gonna kill ya.
This psa makes it seem as normal as getting the common cold once a year. Weird.
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NOW you tell me.
What the hell?............................
Right?!
What is VD? Never had it. I'll ask my doctor and see if they still prescribe it.
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All I can say is, "WHAT???"
Exactly! Come on America... be one of the *cool kids* and get your rightful measure of VD! That's what makes it so funny and so very wrong and well... creepy.
I'm sure you know a few women who can get you the hook up. Shall I name names? lol
I know I know... "shut up bizotch!"
Why did the stop calling it “VD” and changed it to STD? Now I think they call it something else again.
omg get real...lmao to nicey nicey if you ask me....lmao
haha. nope. i'm 25 and fully college educated. why the sensitivity? must be a topic close to heart, eh. it's not a topic close to mine. i'm a good girl.
"VD" stands for "venereal disease" as in... sexualy transmitted diseases.
I didn't GET VD, ya dumdum! I was a little kid when I used to see the PSA!!! LOL
im so lost on this. what the heck is vd? and why are those people happy?
What year is this?
Sometime in the early to mid-70s
Has nothing to do with being a "good girl" You live on earth. Get with the program.
70s girls and guys looked great!! Wow have classy fashion and genes changed for the worst..
These people were hired for commercials. Of course they did...
Maybe you haven't found yours because your not looking in the right places. I must have been too young in the 70's because I don't remember that one.
VD = "Venereal Disease"