TVSquad

Cartoons from the 1940's to the 1990's interest me,
and some anti-smoking ads for Star Wars' R2-D2 & C-3PO
("R2-D2, you've found a cigarette!" (Beeps! "Well, I
don't think smoking is grown up at all."), and Popeye's
short safety tips shown during The All-New Popeye Show
really sent a clear message to children, including me.
There are other posters being printed just because they
shouldn't be, of the classic Sesame Street characters
being portraited as smokers, and touting guns. This
make me so angry, I want to write a letter to whoever
is printing them to stop it. That's not entertainment,
and those kind of T-Shirts & Posters should be banned,
just like smoking is being banned from resturaunts.
RICK.

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Seen that commercial so many times, never fails to shock me.

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The only thing that ever bothered me was the anachronism. Surely the writers could have tried a dinosaur- or stone-related version of cigarettes!

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Yabba-Dabba YUCK!

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Wow

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Bring back the memories man. like these were the good old days can you dig? everyone smoked even momas and popas,all the stars and they all were better than what is out there now,all the cool kids, hey,it was "my america". gunsmoke on tv good ole andy,he even smoked,no one needed drugs everyone played outside till it was dark, nobody hardley ever locked the doors, the tv had great shows even good commercials,hey even hillary clinton was buddin boobs!what a time! my my my where has it gone,you guys dont know what you missed.

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Got to love the Flitstones. I grew up with wacthing the Flintstones. I'm 30 and a non smoker. These things dont influence anyone.

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Fred and Barney smoked cigarettes? Wow that's a new one.

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Great Jingle! I had forgotten all about that till seeing this. What a hoot. Just quit day after Christmas (35 yrs) - This doesn't make me want to smoke, but my mother-in-law does!

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He's right, all the actors and stars ,mommas,poppas..........they all smoked; now they are DEAD! Cartoon characters smoked and their shows went up in smoke. Yul Brenner finally gave the best advice to young people............DON'T SMOKE! As a 2 time surviver of cancer I can tell you ; life with 1 lung and no vocal chords ain't no fun!

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Does it really matter. Back in the day, The Flintstones were like our Simpsons. The Flintstones were the first husband and wife to sleep in the same bed. That almost didn't happen. They broke some new grounds back then especially for a family comedy. In the 60's more adults watched the Flintstones, it was concidered a adult comedy. Let's face it, look a today's tv, you have profanity to no end, nude people running around on primetime. Blood and guts scattered about. BUT NO FAMILY FRIENDLY TV SHOWS.
Why doesn't anyone complain about that? I totally turned off my tv. I'm tired of the sex, nudity, violance. If I want that stuff for my kids to watch I would rent them a porn. It is not any different.
Why doesn't everyone e-mail or write their tv stations, or carriers and let them know how you feel. I think you wouldn't have seen so many backsides and boobs on tv.

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You made that choice -- and now you wish to whine about it. In today's world, we're all running out of choices because of special interest groups, feel-good useless laws placed on us, and people who don't have anything else productive to do but force their own beliefs on others. I remember when this country was free. If 2nd hand smoke is SO harmful, how did we all survive long enough to contribute to this thread?? It's a choice, just like religon, drinking alcohol (which does more damage than any smoke will ever do) eating too many donuts, or bungee jumping --

Prohibition does NOT work...

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Hey in the 1960's smoking was called cool and alright . The Flintsones was also aimed at adults as well as kids . Please keep in mind when the time when some shows were made .

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It seems rather ironic that our parents grew up watching these things on tv and they turned out ok, but nowadays kids can't even ride a bike without a helmet. Where have the good old days gone?

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I'm 17 and my dad recently died of head and neck cancer due to smoking. He grew up watching things like this... commercials and advertising that make smoking seem ok. (hey, if your favorite cartoon character can smoke, it must be great!)He started smoking when he was 9, and continued until he was no longer physically able to. well I just have to say that after watching my dad lose a lung, his ability to eat through anything but a feeding tube, his tongue, and eventually his life, I don't see how anyone can say that these commercials didn't affect anyone. Even if it only caused a handful of people to start smoking, it ends up affecting many, many more.

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The old days went where they belong, behind us.

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I am so tired of hearing about the dangers of second hand smoke. It's junk science like global warming. Where is the proof? You will never find a Death Certificate that says "Cause of Death Second Hand Smoke".

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I have to agree with the fella in post 11. too much moral laws. If the lobbiests, special interest groups, and politicians spent as much time on things that actually matter, IE... health care, economy, going after actual bad guys, this country could be a nice place. I'm a smoker, had many family members that smoked, many friends that smoked, and seen many ads on somking. none of the above had any influnce on my decision to smoke. I started to smoke the first time when i was 21 in the navy. I had a friend who smoked and wanted to quit. I tried to help him quit and when he didn't I tried one last resort, I threatend to start smokeing if he didn't. Needless to say him and I smoked many cigarettes together while sailing the Atlantic.

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How many non-smokers really want to start, and how many smokers would really like to quit? How many of those who want smokers' rights are non-smokers? Anybody got a survey?

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second hand smoke is a joke. if you dont want to smoke, fine, but find something else to complain about than trying to take away someone else's right to smoking. Try whining about gun control, global warming, gay rights, or whatever else helps liberals pass the time

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