One of my all time favorites:
adcouncil.org/campaigns/historic_campaigns_pollution/
On the right side of the screen click on Indian in canoe…(have your speakers turned on)…(it plays a little choppy, but I’m only on a dial up connection)…
"In a public service announcement that aired on the first-ever “Earth Day” in 1971, television viewers watched Iron Eyes paddle his canoe up a polluted stream past a belching smokestack, and walk to the edge of a busy highway strewn with trash. As the camera moved in for a close-up, a single tear rolled down Iron Eyes’ cheek, a tear for the fate of America. “People start pollution,” said the narrator’s voice, “people can stop it.”
That tear proved more eloquent than any words, as viewers found themselves profoundly moved, and dedicated themselves to preserving the beauty of the American landscape. The ecology movement, still in it infancy, had found a powerful ally in the talents of Iron Eyes Cody; the commercial left an impression on millions of us who saw the spot. In fact, the spot was recently named one of the top fifty commercials of all time. People who saw the advertisement still remember Iron Eyes and his plea to all Americans to protect the environment.
For the rest of his life, Iron Eyes would carry on his mission to preserve America’s beauty. His crusade took him everywhere, from lecture halls and school auditoriums to audiences with presidents, royalty, and the
Pope.
) who remembers the commercial.
