propagandatitle Bored Shows   The Top 5 Propaganda Campaigns


Today we have a rather interesting find, it’s some old propaganda shows that many companies put out years ago.  The most interesting one by far is the oil industries attempt to teach kids how oil is the great life line of our society, and that it’s a huge technological break through and everything should run on it.  Great stuff.  Anyways check it out for yourselves!


#1 Destination Earth

Sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute, this cartoon celebrates petroleum and economic competition.





#2 Duck and Cover

In this classic from the early 1950’s, Bert the Turtle teaches children to “duck and cover” in the event of a nuclear blast.



#3 Make Mine Freedom

This humorous cartoon, produced during the peak of the cold war, links patriotism to a particular viewpoint about how the economy should be organized.


#4 My Japan

This highly offensive film from World War II demonizes the Japanese with racist stereotypes and explicit atrocity images. 



#5 Brink of Disaster

A revolutionary war hero travels through time to combat campus rebellion in the 1970’s.



More Fun