Meet Reddy Kilowatt!

Reddy Kilowatt is a cartoon character that served as a corporate spokesman for electricity generation in the United States and other countries for nearly one hundred years. Currently, the Reddy Kilowatt trademark is owned by Xcel Energy.

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    • TheCleric@lemmy.org
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      27 days ago

      Yeah, the character never held a switchblade to a child, that is a modern satire of the old campaign, especially popular among electricians

  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    26 days ago

    Old safety PSAs were more hardcore in general. The other week, I stumbled on this Riff Trax version of “Shake Hands with Danger”:

    https://youtu.be/_nqa6e6WV2o

    Fans of the “Well there’s your problem” podcast will probably recognize the song. This thing gets increasingly gory as it goes. I think there’s an argument that not shying away from the brutality is a more effective message.

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    26 days ago

    “Remember to give the character a big smile so he looks friendly. Also give him a big knife so he looks unfriendly.”