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Charley says: Kenny Everett as a talking cat in classic Public Information Films

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Charley says… was a series of Public Information Films, shown in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s, in which a talkative cat, Charley, advised a young boy, Tony, about everyday safety issues. Along with my fellow generation of young things, I learnt not to go off with strangers, never play with matches, and beware the dangers of tables. Sadly, these days charlie usually advises me to do all of the above.

The voice of the incomprehensible ginger tomcat was supplied by Kenny Everett, while the boy was voiced by the child of one of producer Richard Taylor’s neighbors. The Charley says… animations were so popular that they were voted the UK’s favorite Public Information Film, and came in at number 95 in Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Cartoons in 2005.
 

 
More miaows of wisdom from Charley, after the jump…
 

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Posted by Paul Gallagher
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12.14.2011
06:32 pm
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How To Sneeze Properly
11.14.2010
05:30 pm
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Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, so we must learn how to sneeze properly, as this British Public Information Film, with the wonderful Richard Massingham, from 1945 explains.
 

 
With thanks to Paul Darling
 

Posted by Paul Gallagher
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11.14.2010
05:30 pm
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