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The radio DJ guy has green skin (he's not Kermit, though), and he talks with a kinda Gilbert Godfrey-ish voice.
I remember sometimes the DJ would get calls from people asking him what to do in an emergency. He would tell them to dial 911. I think this happens more than once, and it may explain why he goes over it so many times.
The DJ would always be standing to the left of the screen, for some reason.
Edited by GitarooHero Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
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Calling All Safety Scouts?
I don't think that's it. The puppets were less realistic-looking than that.
Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
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Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
This must be pretty obscure. I mean, yeah, this was most likely a one-off, but still...
Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
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Bump. I can't possibly be the only person who has seen this! Can I?
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Bump. Okay, maybe I'm not the only person who's seen this, but chances are I'm the only person who remembers it. Spooky.
Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
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Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
Is it About Safety with Clyde the Frog?
Good guess, but no. This puppet was definitely not a frog (and come to think of it, his skin was a darker green). I think this was something that came out in the 90's or early 2000's.
Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
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Bump (I think we're getting somewhere).
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There's a lot of videos that match the description.
Welcome to the Streets with Lenny The Lion: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu3DuOq2XwU
could be it.
Nope, it's not Lenny. There were no animals, only humans.
Saving the world, one fret button at a time.
Please stop with the bumping. There is such a thing as too much.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
The thing about what not to watch on TV is probably the most unusual part of the video. I haven't been able to find any safety videos that covered that, in part because I can't figure out what to search for. The VHS must have been a musical because of all the songs.
- The other unusual thing is that most videos of this type focus in only 1 safety tip (the whole video would be about fires), but yours was about all kinds of things. Perhaps it was a series that was edited together?
Try the IMDB, you might have better luck there.
I remember watching this kiddie VHS with puppets that taught the viewers about safety (you know, "stranger danger," that kind of thing). It's NOT Safe-Side Super Chick, though. It looked like it came out in the 90's or early 2000's. It was made up like a radio show, with musical segments and whatnot. I only remember two of them:
One featured this girl (puppet) who just stared out of a window, singing about something like "don't talk to strangers/don't answer the door," then there was one kinda towards the end where a boy (also a puppet) rapped about tv and what to watch and not watch (he mentions not to watch scary movies/shows).
In between each segment was the radio disc jockey guy (again, a puppet) who would announce the tracks/artists he was going to play. I distinctly remember whenever he would come on, he would always talk about dialing 911 when there was an emergency (every time he said it, "911" in white would appear onscreen).
P.S. For future reference, should straight-to-VHS things like this be listed as "Film," or "Live-Action TV?" While it probably never aired on TV, it isn't exactly the quality of a movie.
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