# "The Word Is..." Ad or PSA

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 26, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153 "2017-07-26T12:44:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153/1 "2017-07-26T12:44:51Z")

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Back in the late 60s/early 70s there was a series of ads/psa’s featuring some celebrity(?) discussing the word of the day, defining the word in some deep profound philosophical context.

Anyone remember this?

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**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153/2 "2017-07-26T12:49:11Z")

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I vaguely remember this. I want to say this was a segment on either \*Sesame Street \*or _The Electric Company_.

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-is-ad-or-psa/792153/3 "2017-07-26T14:44:16Z")

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From my description, you’d think this. it was definitely an adult, sophisticated thing that would go over the heads of children.