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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 | '''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]], now the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s. | ||
This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as | This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as it is known today, even though the term was not coined until the 2000s when online pranks with screamers became viral. | ||
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 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?'''"''. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:20, 12 September 2026
Monkey on Their Backs is an anti-heroin PSA created by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information (which is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, now the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.
This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a screamer as it is known today, even though the term was not coined until the 2000s when online pranks with screamers became viral.
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?".
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NOTE: The following video contains a screamer!
- Permalink (IPFS): dweb.link/ipfs/bafybeibgpjjhabwiqh36vl5j4ozgwl73nrluj4tlimtsys7gcbxk25dlbe
- youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
- 16mm version: youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
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