🎵 “Don’t You Put It in Your Mouth” — The Wildly Unforgettable 90s PSA You Didn’t Dream

🎵 “Don’t You Put It in Your Mouth” — The Wildly Unforgettable 90s PSA You Didn’t Dream

If you grew up in Canada in the late ’80s or early ‘90s, there’s a very good chance this bizarrely catchy tune has been living rent-free in your brain:

🎶 “Don’t you put it in your mouth…
Don’t you stuff it in your face…”
Till you ask someone you love!” 🎶

And the grand finale?

🦁 “Always ask someone you love before you put anything in your mouth.”

Yup. That wasn’t a fever dream. That was a real thing — and it’s become one of the most iconic public service announcements in Canadian television history.

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🧸 The Origin of a GenX Legend

This unforgettable PSA was created by Concerned Children’s Advertisers (later renamed Companies Committed to Kids) and first aired in 1992. It featured a group of blue, furry puppet creatures singing and dancing their way through an important (and surprisingly haunting) message about childhood safety: don’t eat things unless you know they’re safe.

The combination of puppets, surreal visuals, and a jingle that sounds kind of like a cross between Fraggle Rock and a warning from a fever dream made this ad instantly memorable — and slightly creepy in the best way.

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🛡️ The Message That Stuck

Behind the weirdness was an important reminder for kids:

Don’t put things in your mouth unless an adult says it’s safe.

The PSA ends with a calm but serious lion puppet reinforcing:

“Always ask someone you love before you put anything in your mouth.”

It was strange, it was funny, it was a little unsettling — but it worked.

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📺 Where You Can Watch It Now

Thanks to the magic of YouTube and nostalgia-fueled uploads, the full commercial has survived:

👉 Watch the 1992 “Don’t You Put It in Your Mouth” PSA on YouTube
(Note: Link provided is the original high-quality version)

There’s also a shortened version floating around, but the full version is where the weirdness really shines.

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🔍 Why It Still Lives in Our Heads
• That Song: Once you hear it, you cannot un-hear it.
• The Puppets: Equal parts adorable and nightmarish.
• The Tone: It danced the line between playful and haunting, giving it unmatched staying power.
• The Timing: Airing repeatedly on Canadian kids’ channels in the ’90s, it became etched in the minds of an entire generation.

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🧠 Memory Unlocked!

For years, many GenXers have thought:

“Did I imagine that weird puppet song about putting stuff in your mouth?”

Nope. It was real. And it’s now been rediscovered, digitized, and cherished as a pure piece of Canadian childhood culture.

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🧭 Want to Dig Up More Childhood Memories?

Here’s how to track down lost gems from your youth:
• Search exact lines you remember (song lyrics, phrases, etc.)
• Add terms like “commercial,” “PSA,” “jingle,” “Canada,” “1980s,” or “1990s”
• Explore nostalgia groups on:
• Reddit: r/ObscureMedia, r/GenX
• YouTube nostalgia channels
• Retro archives like Retro Ontario
• The Paley Center for Media or other ad libraries

You never know what childhood memory might be waiting to be unlocked next.

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✨ Final Thought

It’s kind of poetic that a PSA about not putting unknown things in your mouth became exactly the kind of weird, unforgettable thing we all kept in our brains. 😆

If you grew up with this commercial, I’d love to hear your reaction.
Did it freak you out? Make you laugh? Stick with you for decades like it did for me?

Let’s keep the nostalgia alive, one fuzzy blue puppet at a time. 💙

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