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Back in the 1970’s, an anti-drug film was created – in cooperation with the fine
folks at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – that was titled “Drugs are
Like That” and extensively featured LEGO building toys. The film took earlier
Public Service Announcements and framed them with scenes of two young children
building a monstrous LEGO creation while discussing the various arguments
against the use of drugs (there being none for their use, of course). The LEGO
construction actually ends up being a mechanical metaphor for the dangers that
come with tinkering with your mental stability and physical wellbeing by
experimenting with dangerous chemical substances.
What’s completely glossed over by this piece though, is the fact that addiction
to small interlocking bits of plastic can be just as bad – if not worse – as
being “hooked” on any drug. Here at LUGNET however, I’m sure that connection
will be immediately made and requires no further explanation.
I have loaded a version of “Drugs are Like That” to my channel on YouTube. You
can watch this video using the following link:
Drugs Are Like That - YouTube
Presentation
In order to ensure that the clip was not rejected as too long, the credits
(which are a must-see for the title song that’s included) were uploaded as
separate file:
Drugs Are Like That CREDITS -
YouTube Presentation
The various PSA’s were removed from this version of “Drugs are Like That” since
they only serve to illustrate the obvious points being made by the kids, make
the film twice as long as the edited version and of course have nothing to do
with LEGO. However, if you’re interested, the full length version of this film
is available from the following Archive.org location:
Drugs are Like That - Full
Archive Version
Hope someone gets at least a little entertainment from this – I sure did.
P.S. Posted to General because everyone needs to be aware of these dangers.
Follow-ups to MediaWatch only please.
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So you say that when I'm hiding new funky pieces from my kids
I'm a lego addict?
Come on, they'll use important gearing to build sheep!
My daugther nicked all my 'spider' legs to be a spider!
Without considering what they could do with pneunatics!
I've got 6 pneumatic pumps and and my youngest son nicked 'em to build
erh, battlebots ...
I'm absolutely sane, even if I hide lego pieces under my pillow.
// hdw
Greg Perry wrote:
> Back in the 1970’s, an anti-drug film was created – in cooperation with the fine
> folks at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – that was titled "Drugs are
> Like That" and extensively featured LEGO building toys. The film took earlier
> Public Service Announcements and framed them with scenes of two young children
> building a monstrous LEGO creation while discussing the various arguments
> against the use of drugs (there being none for their use, of course). The LEGO
> construction actually ends up being a mechanical metaphor for the dangers that
> come with tinkering with your mental stability and physical wellbeing by
> experimenting with dangerous chemical substances.
>
> What’s completely glossed over by this piece though, is the fact that addiction
> to small interlocking bits of plastic can be just as bad – if not worse – as
> being "hooked" on any drug. Here at LUGNET however, I’m sure that connection
> will be immediately made and requires no further explanation.
>
> I have loaded a version of "Drugs are Like That" to my channel on YouTube. You
> can watch this video using the following link:
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7bXSR6II-U Drugs Are Like That - YouTube
> Presentation>
>
> In order to ensure that the clip was not rejected as too long, the credits
> (which are a must-see for the title song that’s included) were uploaded as
> separate file:
>
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvfXIDBpjJ0 Drugs Are Like That CREDITS -
> YouTube Presentation>
>
> The various PSA’s were removed from this version of "Drugs are Like That" since
> they only serve to illustrate the obvious points being made by the kids, make
> the film twice as long as the edited version and of course have nothing to do
> with LEGO. However, if you’re interested, the full length version of this film
> is available from the following Archive.org location:
>
> <http://www.archive.org/details/drugs_are_like_that Drugs are Like That - Full
> Archive Version>
>
> Hope someone gets at least a little entertainment from this – I sure did.
>
>
>
> P.S. Posted to General because everyone needs to be aware of these dangers.
> Follow-ups to MediaWatch only please.
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Hey,
That was outstanding! I especially liked seeing all those classic pieces and
remembered when I first played with the neighbor’s LEGO and they had some
early-70’s sets with some of those. The theme song is great, too - maybe I’ll
put it on my iPod. :)
Bruce
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Greg Perry wrote:
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What’s completely glossed over by this piece though, is the fact that
addiction to small interlocking bits of plastic can be just as bad – if not
worse – as being “hooked” on any drug.
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That set- with the big Samsonite gears- started my own addiction. I’d tasted the
brick before then, but mainlining it like that was something else entirely.
Sigh...
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