Monkey on Their Backs - Revision history

WELEARNCHINESE2009 at 19:27, 31 March 2026

2026-03-31T19:27:34Z

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Intel586 at 21:22, 27 March 2026

2026-03-27T21:22:09Z

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	{{Featured}}		{{Featured}}
	{{Infobox Commercial		{{Infobox Commercial
	~~\|title = Monkey on Their Backs~~
	\|image = Monkey.gif		\|image = Monkey.gif
	\|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's <s>first</s> [[Psycho (1960) Theatrical Trailer\|second]] screamer.		\|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's <s>first</s> [[Psycho (1960) Theatrical Trailer\|second]] screamer.
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	\|banned advert = No		\|banned advert = No
	\|country = United States		\|country = United States
	\|to advertise = ~~The~~ Awareness of ~~Heroin~~		\|to advertise = Awareness of heroin
	}}		}}
			'''Monkey on Their Backs''' is an anti-heroin PSA created by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information (which is part of The [[wikipedia:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\|Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]], which is now called National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.

	~~{{quote\|They say, people addicted~~ to ~~heroin have~~ a ~~monkey on their back. Isn~~'~~t that cute~~?}}		This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as we know it today, even though the term was not coined until the 2000's when online pranks such as [[Kikia]] and [[What's Wrong?\|What's Wrong]] became viral.

	'''Monkey on Their Backs''' is an anti-heroin PSA created by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information (Which is part of The [[wikipedia:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\|Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]], which is now called National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.		It starts with a wind-up monkey toy rapidly crashing its cymbals as a young girl's voice says, "They say, people addicted to heroin have a monkey on their back. Isn't that cute?". Suddenly, the wind-up monkey stops playing as the camera zooms in on the monkey's face, which suddenly switches to a photograph of a monkey screaming at the viewer, accompanied by a loud primate shriek. A message then appears in white reading ''"Why do you think they call it '''DOPE?'''"''.

	It starts with a wind-up monkey toy crashing its cymbals as a ~~little~~ girl's voice says, "They say, people addicted to heroin have a monkey on their back. Isn't that cute?". Suddenly, the wind-up monkey stops playing as the camera zooms in on the monkey's face, which suddenly switches to a ~~still image~~ of a ~~real-life~~ monkey screaming at the viewer, accompanied by a loud primate ~~scream~~. ~~White text~~ appears reading ''"Why do you think they call it '''DOPE?'''"''. This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as we know it today, even though the term wasn't coined until the 2000's when online pranks like [[Kikia]] and [[What's Wrong?\|What's Wrong]] became popular.

	=== Showcase video ===		=== Showcase video ===
	[[File:Monkey on Their Backs (censored).mp4\|~~320px~~]]		[[File:Monkey on Their Backs (censored).mp4\|350px]]

	==Links==		==Links==
	<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!		<u>NOTE</u>: The following [[video]] contains a [[screamer]]!
			*{{IPFS\|bafybeibgpjjhabwiqh36vl5j4ozgwl73nrluj4tlimtsys7gcbxk25dlbe}}
	*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw		*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
	**{{IPFS\|QmWyiLyAeyEJvgvbJZdVkiaPVQKV499LNFVT55WDGns98q}}
	*'''Permalink:''' web.archive.org/web/20230128211220/files.catbox.moe/09a37h.mp4
	*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk		*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk

	{{RetroScreamers}}		{{RetroScreamers}}
	[[Category:~~Unscary screamer image~~]]
			{{Comments}}

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			[[Category:PSAs]]
	[[Category:1970s]]		[[Category:1970s]]
	[[Category:~~Videos~~]]		[[Category:Custom screamer image]]
	[[Category:~~PSAs~~]]		[[Category:Other scary images]]
	~~{{Comments}}~~		[[Category:Other makers]]
	[[Category:Immediate]]		[[Category:Immediate]]
	~~[[Category:custom screamer image]]~~

Tankmanfan44: /* Links */

2026-03-07T18:58:23Z

Links

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	*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw		*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
	**{{IPFS\|QmWyiLyAeyEJvgvbJZdVkiaPVQKV499LNFVT55WDGns98q}}		**{{IPFS\|QmWyiLyAeyEJvgvbJZdVkiaPVQKV499LNFVT55WDGns98q}}
			*'''Permalink:''' web.archive.org/web/20230128211220/files.catbox.moe/09a37h.mp4
	*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk		*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
	{{RetroScreamers}}		{{RetroScreamers}}

ScreamerGuy20: /* Links */

2025-10-06T21:02:52Z

Links

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	<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!		<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!
	*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw		*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
	**~~'''Permalink:''' bit.ly/4nz6qVs~~		**{{IPFS\|QmWyiLyAeyEJvgvbJZdVkiaPVQKV499LNFVT55WDGns98q}}
	*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk		*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
	{{RetroScreamers}}		{{RetroScreamers}}

Adonys: fix link

2025-10-01T15:56:17Z

fix link

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	<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!		<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!
	*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw		*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
	**'''Permalink:''' bit.ly/~~3JnpDbd~~		**'''Permalink:''' bit.ly/4nz6qVs
	*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk		*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
	{{RetroScreamers}}		{{RetroScreamers}}

ScreamerGuy20 at 08:34, 26 September 2025

2025-09-26T08:34:04Z

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	*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk		*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
	{{RetroScreamers}}		{{RetroScreamers}}
	[[Category:~~Other scary images~~]]		[[Category:Unscary screamer image]]
	[[Category:Commercials]]		[[Category:Commercials]]
	[[Category:1970s]]		[[Category:1970s]]

Tankmanfan44: /* Showcase video */

2025-09-18T15:05:27Z

Showcase video

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	=== Showcase video ===		=== Showcase video ===
	[[File:Monkey on Their Backs (censored).mp4\|~~400px~~]]		[[File:Monkey on Their Backs (censored).mp4\|320px]]

	==Links==		==Links==

Hilarious Username at 14:23, 30 August 2025

2025-08-30T14:23:28Z

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	\|title = Monkey on Their Backs		\|title = Monkey on Their Backs
	\|image = Monkey.gif		\|image = Monkey.gif
	\|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's second screamer.		\|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's <s>first</s> [[Psycho (1960) Theatrical Trailer\|second]] screamer.
	\|company = National Clearinghouse		\|company = National Clearinghouse
	\|type = Commercial		\|type = Commercial

LuaGunsX at 23:33, 29 August 2025

2025-08-29T23:33:26Z

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	\|title = Monkey on Their Backs		\|title = Monkey on Their Backs
	\|image = Monkey.gif		\|image = Monkey.gif
	\|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's ~~first~~ screamer.		\|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's second screamer.
	\|company = National Clearinghouse		\|company = National Clearinghouse
	\|type = Commercial		\|type = Commercial

LuaGunsX: actually, it is the 2nd screamer known

2025-08-29T23:32:54Z

actually, it is the 2nd screamer known

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	'''Monkey on Their Backs''' is an anti-heroin PSA created by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information (Which is part of The [[wikipedia:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\|Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]], which is now called National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.		'''Monkey on Their Backs''' is an anti-heroin PSA created by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information (Which is part of The [[wikipedia:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\|Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]], which is now called National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.

	It starts with a wind-up monkey toy crashing its cymbals as a little girl's voice says, "They say, people addicted to heroin have a monkey on their back. Isn't that cute?". Suddenly, the wind-up monkey stops playing as the camera zooms in on the monkey's face, which suddenly switches to a still image of a real-life monkey screaming at the viewer, accompanied by a loud primate scream. White text appears reading ''"Why do you think they call it '''DOPE?'''"''.		It starts with a wind-up monkey toy crashing its cymbals as a little girl's voice says, "They say, people addicted to heroin have a monkey on their back. Isn't that cute?". Suddenly, the wind-up monkey stops playing as the camera zooms in on the monkey's face, which suddenly switches to a still image of a real-life monkey screaming at the viewer, accompanied by a loud primate scream. White text appears reading ''"Why do you think they call it '''DOPE?'''"''. This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as we know it today, even though the term wasn't coined until the 2000's when online pranks like [[Kikia]] and [[What's Wrong?\|What's Wrong]] became popular.

	=== Showcase video ===		=== Showcase video ===