Waaaaaaay back in the early 1980s I remember watching a TV commercial.

Well, it was more of a public service announcement about the dangers of prescription drugs, specifically when dealing with small children. In short, the commercial tells kids that pills are not candy, and they should stay away from them. The commercial was very simple, with four hand puppets as pills. There was nothing special about the way the commercial looked… BUT the song the pills sang was probably the best jingle I have ever heard in all of my life!

For some years now I’ve been wanting to find info on it. After not being able to dig anything up, I forgot about it again. Last night, for some reason, I was searching again. This time I found audio only of the commercial. I couldn’t stop smiling. This was it! This was the song I used to love over 20 years ago. I would never change the channel when this commercial was on.

We’re Not Candy

No, no, no, no.

This is serious (serious).
We could make you delirious (delirious).
You should have a healthy fear of us (fear of us).
Too much of us is dangerous.

No, no, no, no.

Doctors tell the pharmacy (pharmacy).
Types of pills that you will need (you will need).
And he knows the harm that we can be (we can be).
If we’re not taken carefully.

No, no, no, no.

We’re not candy (believe us!).
Even though we look so fine and dandy.
When you’re sick we come in handy.
But, we’re not candy. Oh, no.

I found another, shorter version of this commercial on the web (from RetroJunk.com). You can watch it here. However, the commercial with the longer song (included audio) is the one I want to see again.

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