This is not the first pigfluenza scare that we have had in this country. Here are some Public Service Announcements urging people to get Swine Flu shots back in 1976. My favorite is the guy who says he is so fast that the flu could never catch him.
Stay healthy everyone.
drquest: I use to work at a Bugles Boys store back when malls were all the rage.
Drahken: Yeah, that’s the one. Man, it’s been a long time since I saw one of those. I had completely...
Doug: @Drahken, you mean this?: http://www.ebay.com/ itm/Vintage-Pac-Man- Wind-Up-Plastic-Toy- Tomy-1980s-/16072...
Peter FoxHusky: Dar, no monitor but a color TV for both the C64 and for just watching television. Drahken: Dunno about the toys, I never had any. The commercials made them look good, but they also look like a lot...
ClaymationWerewolf: @Doug that’s really funny! When I watched the episode I actually did wonder if I was... Drahken: I vaguely remember sky commanders, though I never watched it at the time, I mostly just remember the ads...
Daniel Th1rte3n: Another excellent piece! I was aware of this property as a kid, but never owned any of the toys,... Doug: Yeah, there were toys. I had one. Were the Aussy and Jamaican bad guys? The way you describe them and the...
vinvectrex: This one near the top of my list of toys I wanted but never got. And, had I gotten it, I wouldn’t...
I love the doom-heavy music that plays each time a cocky or lazy person (I’m the healthiest 55 year old you ever saw! I play golf.) is struck low by the grim reaper of Swine Flu. — Mykal from Radiation Cinema! – PS I made sure to get a flu shot this year!
How do we know that if we get the swine flu vaccine when it’s distributed that we won’t become sick with neurological problems or worse yet! Guillain-Barre syndrome as happen during the mass inoculation in 1976. I remember the problems that occurred with this inoculation. I am now 57 years of age. I didn’t receive the inoculation in 1976 because of the side effects and deaths that had occur from the inoculations. However, my health problems, diabetes and heart disease puts me more at risk, although I was a diabetic then. How can I be assured that this vaccine will be without side effects? I think I would rather get a pneumonia shot due to respiratory problems that occur when I come down with the flus or colds.
Was there a lot of people getting sick from side effects in 1976?