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|title = Monkey on Their Backs
|image = Monkey.gif
|image = Monkey.gif
|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's <s>first</s> [[Psycho (1960) Theatrical Trailer|second]] screamer.
|imagecaption = Ladies and Gentlemen, the world's <s>first</s> [[Psycho (1960) Theatrical Trailer|second]] screamer.
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|country = United States
|country = United States
|to advertise = The Awareness of Heroin
|to advertise = Awareness of heroin
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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 The [[wikipedia:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration|Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]], which is now called National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.


{{quote|They say, people addicted to heroin have a monkey on their back. Isn't that cute?}}
This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as we know it today, even though the term was not coined until the 2000's when online pranks such as [[Kikia]] and [[What's Wrong?|What's Wrong]] became viral.


'''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]], which is now called National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information) in the early 1970s.
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 crashing its cymbals as a little 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 still image of a real-life monkey screaming at the viewer, accompanied by a loud primate scream. White text appears reading ''"Why do you think they call it '''DOPE?'''"''. This is generally considered to be one of the very first videos ever made which can be called a [[screamer]] as we know it today, even though the term wasn't coined until the 2000's when online pranks like [[Kikia]] and [[What's Wrong?|What's Wrong]] became popular.


=== Showcase video ===
=== Showcase video ===
[[File:Monkey on Their Backs (censored).mp4|320px]]
[[File:Monkey on Their Backs (censored).mp4|350px]]


==Links==
==Links==
<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]!
<u>NOTE</u>: The following [[video]] contains a [[screamer]]!
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*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
*youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw
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*'''Permalink:''' web.archive.org/web/20230128211220/files.catbox.moe/09a37h.mp4
*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
*'''16mm version''': youtube.com/watch?v=ai3RvxSoCdk
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Revision as of 14:22, 27 March 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, which is now called 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 we know it today, even though the term was not coined until the 2000's when online pranks such as Kikia and What's Wrong 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?".

Showcase video

Links

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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