History RepeatingAd / PublicServiceAnnouncement

* The public television station on Verizon's Fios TV still frequently airs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMJ6b38xbXg this 2007 PSA]] starring the characters from ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' in some markets.

** Speaking of Cookie Jar Toons, during the 2012-13 television season, it was common to see [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=JYe0Kl0IypA this PSA]] about brushing your teeth during programming on the block. Because it was a minute in length, it was an easy way to fill an ad space on the block.

* The public television station on Verizon's Fios TV still frequently airs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMJ6b38xbXg this 2007 PSA]] starring the characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' in some markets.

* People who lived in the United States and watched Saturday morning cartoons on broadcast networks the 80's, 90's or 2000's are likely to remember [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=v0hH-KPAr00 this PSA]] for the Arbor Day Foundation and its' catchy song. It even showed up on cable networks such as USA during their Cartoon Express block, and on [[Creator/ABCFamily Fox Family]] at the end of the final commercial break of the shows broadcast during their morning block. On some channels, the ad played every 30 minutes or even twice in the same break because the Arbor Day Foundation had bought so much airtime.

* For some reason, the American Dental Association's Dudley the Dinosaur [=PSAs=] frequently played on various SaturdayMorningCartoon blocks in the 2000's, including Nick Jr. on CBS, Creator/KidsWB and its' successor [=TheCW4Kids=] and [=4KidsTV=].

** A Smokey Bear PSA using clips from ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}''. This PSA, along with a later version using clips from its' sequel, also frequently aired on qubo.

* On KCLS' kids subchannel, it's common to see [[https://youtu.be/_xgHBp9_leY this Arbor Day Foundation PSA]] during every other show. And if they're not showing this, they're showing [[https://youtu.be/VLbigWARfqI this PSA]] featuring ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' characters. Or, [=PSAs=] advertising "smallstep.gov", a government-based site giving out tips to stay healthy, and hasn't been active since 2012. In fact, the aforementioned ''[=VeggieTales=]'' PSA advertises the site as well.

* If you watched any kids' programming block on a broadcast network during the 2009-10 season, especially on The CW [=4Kids=] and Cookie Jar Toons on This TV, [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=DTdGc23tw8c this PSA]] featuring Luis and Elmo from ''Series/SesameStreet'' would frequently show up. It got to the point where the former block played it into 2012.

* On KCLS' kids subchannel, it's common to see [[https://youtu.be/_xgHBp9_leY this Arbor Day Foundation PSA]] during every other show. And if they're not showing this, they're showing [[https://youtu.be/VLbigWARfqI this PSA]] featuring ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' characters. Or, [=PSAs=] advertising "smallstep.gov", a government-based site giving out tips to stay healthy, and hasn't been active since 2012. In fact, the aforementioned [=VeggieTales=] PSA advertises the site as well.

* Since broadcasters often want to reserve more heavily populated timeslots for paying advertisers, these often end up in the middle of the night. Due to the small number of public service announcements that are provided, however, the same advertisement about how orphanages need more bodies shoveled into them will often appear back to back with itself ''through an entire commercial break''. This is twice as true with government-operated "public access" stations, where those PSAs can be the whole break, ''whether'' day or night.

* On KCLS' kids subchannel, it's common to see [[https://youtu.be/_xgHBp9_leY this Arbor Day Foundation PSA]] during every other show. And if they're not showing this, they're showing [[https://youtu.be/VLbigWARfqI this PSA]] featuring ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' characters. Or, PSAs advertising "smallstep.gov", a government-based site giving out tips to stay healthy, and hasn't been active since 2012. In fact, the aforementioned VeggieTales PSA advertises the site as well.

* Since broadcasters often want to reserve more heavily populated timeslots for paying advertisers, these often end up in the middle of the night. Due to the small number of public service announcements that are provided, however, the same advertisement about how orphanages need more bodies shoveled into them will often appear back to back with itself ''through an entire commercial break''.

* On KCLS' kids subchannel, it's common to see [[https://youtu.be/_xgHBp9_leY this Arbor Day Foundation PSA]] during every other show. And if they're not showing this, they're showing [[https://youtu.be/VLbigWARfqI this PSA]] featuring ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' characters.

* On airings of shows such as ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' from 1995 to 1996, [[https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=idJoFq9nvi0 this NACME PSA]] starring Sinbad was frequently played.

* On Creator/OneSaturdayMorning, it was common to see three [=PSAs=] run during the block: Be Cool About Fire Safety, a musical ad for the Arbor Day Foundation featuring Carly Cardinal and any ads from the Partnership For A Drug-Free America.