If I was around when this was once on and I had children, I'd be terrified. She's so ominous.

I'm no longer American, and we had not anything like this in our nation. Do any DLers have reminiscences of this, was once/is it a big thing in america?

It’s still airing in NY. I consider when it first came on, most likely past due 70s. It was once extra of a reminder for other folks to act like responsible folks and know where their youngsters were and what they have been doing (and now not drinking, smoking, vandalizing, normally being a risk to society). The starting of helicopter oldsters.

Yeah this creeped me out too

Whoa, hold it right there OP! That's DL fave and up to date richly deserved Kennedy Center honoree, the glorious Deborah Allen. And she's horrifying as ever.

R2 I think she's on the lookout for her subsequent meal!

That's Debbie Allen, from the TV show, Fame. She played a dance trainer and choreographed the show. "She has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award (winning three), two Tony Awards, and has also won a Golden Globe Award and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991" (Wikipedia). It was once a PSA that ran at 10pm on network TV with quite a lot of well-known other people. Parents and children did not have cellphones or no matter. It was once about making sure your children were house and protected.

The word gave the impression in newspapers in the 19th century. TV stations started the use of it within the past due 60s based on rising crime.

Oh, is she in truth somebody R5? I had no thought!

Ahh, that makes sense R3 and R7 - so it was a reminder to parents. It just turns out so creepy! Like one thing the man at the telephone would say in The Babysitter city legend.

That's also very interesting R8!

R2: "I'm wearing one of them as a stole!"

My chile didn’t do nuffin

R9 The PSA itself doesn't appear creepy to me, however possibly Debbie Allen makes it appear creepy? Anyhow it's attention-grabbing how society was, in the United States. Actually worrying how/where children had been and attempting to ensure they have been house. I imply I keep in mind having to fall asleep at 10pm. I know parents whose youngsters are up part the night in the summer anyhow, it's weird.

I take into account the word however where I grew up, it was once only a voiceover simply prior to the ten:00 news, and the wording used to be moderately other: "It's ten o'clock. Parents, do you know where YOUR children are?"

I agree that Debbie Allen staring down the camera makes it seem vaguely threatening.

I believe this complete ‘Do you know where your children are’ campaign happened as a result of…..again within the day we preferred to drop acid and hang on the city park till like 4 am tripping our brains out…..in my town the law enforcement officials didn’t actually give a shit so long as you stayed out in their way. Acid was a big factor again then ….and we did numerous it. It used to be almost a rites of passage. Can you pass the Acid check? LSD….take a go back and forth without ever leaving home…….Blame it on Owsley!

I at all times thought the ads have been speaking about younger children...

Debbie Allen was just as frightening on "Fame".

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