Early 1970s PSA About Racism - "Mixed Company" with Barbara Harris

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16 жыл бұрын

I originally posted this not knowing the origin, but a fellow KZfaqr commented the following:
"Its not a PSA - its a 1974 B movie called Mixed Company with Barbara Harris, Joseph Bologna and Lisa Gerritson (who used to be on the Mary Tyler Moore show)"
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This part in particular is a pretty awkward scene. The dad, especially. Wow.
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There is an interesting back-story to where I got all these TV spots:
While working in a TV studio in 1999, I met a very strange, eclectic old man who had a collection of vintage, rare and off-color television spots that he had been collecting in his 40+ years of working in television studios. They were professionally archived from film, so the quality of these images is grainy and discolored-- but also very true to the era.
I begged and pleaded to let me have a copy, and voila -- I have a copy.
There are dozens of crazy spots on this tape. I will upload as many as KZfaq can stomach.
Enjoy!

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@armorybrunotjr.3204 5 жыл бұрын

This technically isn't a PSA, but rather a scene from a forgotten 1974 dramedy called, "Mixed Company". Check out this scene featuring a promising child actor in Haywood Nelson,who gained later fame in "What's Happening!!" (1976-79). Future "Freaky Friday" (the original version) star Barbara Harris is the mom.

@CarlScripter 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate the comment. Thank you!

@mellodee123 14 жыл бұрын

I am from Chicago. I now reside in St Paul Minnesota (3 years). What a significant cultural change! Chicago is still the most segregated city! I love my city! Always will, but real is real! Some people still think like this!

@misterhot9163 Ай бұрын

I love Chicago too, and lived there for several years. Yet it’s the 1st and 2nd generation immigrants from Italy and Poland which have perpetrated these stereotypes onto others especially the African American community. Same is true with Detroit during the Second Migration from 1910-70, where many groups were competing for factory auto jobs, claiming AAs were “stealing” those jobs from whites.

@lepoetress 10 жыл бұрын

Wow .... amazing how the old stuff still resonates today. Some folks STILL think like that.

@ericb19ful 7 жыл бұрын

Isn't that Haywood Nelson from What's Happening?

@jessicagray51 6 жыл бұрын

Eric Barajas Yup

@JD_ATX 14 жыл бұрын

Some familiar faces in this PSA ... 1.) Barbara Harris (FREAKY FRIDAY) 2.) Joseph Bolonga (RAGS TO RICHES) 3.) Lisa Garretson (THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW) 4.) Haywood Nelson (WHAT'S HAPPENING) I'd say this was from the early '70s given the ages of Garretson and Nelson ... Garretson was in her late teens when she was featured in the MTM spin-off PHYLLIS which ran from 1975-77 and Nelson was a teen during WHAT'S HAPPENING's 3-year run from 1976-79.

@cdale211989 7 жыл бұрын

Daddy said to lock my door

@shadd0kitty 12 жыл бұрын

That teeny little girl with the brown hair? The one that says the most offensive line? Yeah...thaaaaat's my mom. Sometimes, I make her watch this just to see her shake her head in embarrassment.

@yeetusuwu2374 6 жыл бұрын

THe moment you relise ur kids found the psa

@Krazycutiegurlxxx 8 жыл бұрын

Being serious for a moment here, but imagining what it must've been like to be a black child back then... Imagining something like this happening to me as a child, there really aren't words to describe how shitty that must feel. I don't understand how people can be assholes over superficial things, let alone an adult doing it to a child.

@venangoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Hate because of who you are, whether it be your skin color, your ethnicity, who you love, trans, etc. is no laughing matter, it honestly sucks knowing people bare people for those reasons

@bradjames891 6 жыл бұрын

the mom from Freaky Friday. What a pretty lady. I've always thought so :)

@sallyvillarreal4294 7 жыл бұрын

This isn't a literal PSA is it? Because there doesn't seem to be any sort of lesson here. They never discover that they have more in common than they first thought or realize how painful hate can be or anything like that. There isn't even a narrator to tell us what we should learn from this awkward scene.

@brooklynbred1460 7 жыл бұрын

Sally Villarreal because it's real life.

@nathanventura548 4 жыл бұрын

I love the decor. So warm and earthy.

@saundrabrown-um1xs 4 ай бұрын

Look at Haywood Nelson aka Dewayne Nelson from "What's Happening"🤩

@janellirving4625 7 жыл бұрын

Haywood Nelson was so young!

@jonathanwpressman 4 ай бұрын

The father and the visitor boy immediately breaking each other's balls

@tobro3000 6 жыл бұрын

To refresh---NOT a PSA. Mixed Company, 1974. A family movie. With Barbara Harris & Joseph Bologna. It has it's moments. I watch it & enjoy it for different reasons.

@kshinokevin 2 ай бұрын

this film also starred Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham, from "Happy Days" (1974-1984)...

@qttroassi 14 жыл бұрын

Play it back a few more times and watch closely, that's Heyward Nelson from "What's Happenin"-HEY HEY HEYYY

@SpankRamen2 14 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this expecting to say "Hey hey hey"!

@level242 15 жыл бұрын

Its not everyday that you get a Bette Davis and Eldridge Cleaver reference in the same clip. Thanx youtube

@mellodee123 14 жыл бұрын

Times sure have changed, but not that much. I'm thinking that this story back then was too touchy. Thanks for posting this!

@damondriver6363 11 ай бұрын

"But not that much". Lol you're either willingly delusional or living under a rock kid

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@n8tureboy actually,this clip was taken out of a movie and is misleading here. There was much more going on than what this image implies.

@zshaw7549 13 жыл бұрын

That little kid is Haywood Nelson from What's Happening! He played Dwayne.

@Stuurminator 13 жыл бұрын

0:56 How times have changed. For a second I honestly thought he was going to say half the team is white.

@davidchriscastillo2499 2 жыл бұрын

My goodness, I felt the tension in that place. There must have been a failure of communication in advance.

@sliver321123 15 жыл бұрын

"Don't worry about me, everybody always throws me peanuts." Oh maaaaan. That shit is harsh.

@damali1971 14 жыл бұрын

OMG! That's Dwayne from "What's Happening" when he was a kid! Cool!

@Markieo 13 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this on HBO back in the day (when it was called Home Box Office) and haven't seen it since. Not available on DVD, not even on VHS?

@Arron413 15 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is Heywood Nelson

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@Markieo Just aired on 'this' network, is supposed to air again, tho clearly it is edited for time for one thing (just because it is edited, doesnt mean racism is the first thing cut out) tho alot of language is clearly removed, from Haywood and the Asian girl to name two. But interestingly enough, the little girl's comment about locking her door was removed as was the peanuts line, even from this little clip, and the 'all the basketball players are . . . ' line likewise was removed.

@qttroassi 14 жыл бұрын

If you check imdb Yes it's (Haywood) Nelson and the show came about 2 years after it's release, he physically developed very fast ...

@15writergirl 13 жыл бұрын

@YungShawtyCLT the sad thing is this wasnt even in the 50s, this was in the 70s.

@mythicky 16 жыл бұрын

I love Barbara Harris

@gargantuaism 6 жыл бұрын

Hey it's the kid that died on the White Shadow

@shadd0kitty 13 жыл бұрын

So, the little girl in this show ( "I'm gonna lock my door") is my mom, and I have to say, that comment coming from her is hilarious. She gets on everybody's cases about making racist jokes or comments.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@GypsyFairy85 I think it airs again in the month of March 2012 on the 'this' network.

@Doolsey 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is indeed Haywood Nelson.

@DremOnTV 8 жыл бұрын

Lol Dad's a hater. Only reason he didn't like Dwayne was because he looked just like mom's boyfriend...seriously though, back in the day 've visited friends and gone through that.

@jessicagray51 7 жыл бұрын

Where's the full movie

@alwrig 14 жыл бұрын

Hey, the kid is Dwayne from "What's Happening!"

@daysturn1971 11 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@SweetBrwnSuga 15 жыл бұрын

OMG! i was like That's dawayne off 'whats happinin!' im glad i wasn't the only 1 to notice!

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@mellodee123 if misreading a situation without knowing what all was going on, yes, people still think like that. This is not a PSA, it is a clip from a movie about adopting children and he was opposed to the adoption, regardless of the kid's skin color.

@MsTexas73 13 жыл бұрын

Hey, that's Haywood Nelson...he played Dwayne on the show "What's Happening?"

@jessicagray51 11 жыл бұрын

This is a movie Mixed Company.1974 its on netflix

@venangoproductions 3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@Snufferson The clip was taken out of context.

@leighburton832 7 жыл бұрын

If it wouldn't have been for this low budget movie, then Haywood Nelson wouldn't have had a successful acting career!

@noerww 14 жыл бұрын

Where could I watch the full movie

@imtweetydiva29 15 жыл бұрын

good video.does anyone know where I can find this movie? The story has it the white family adopts the black kid I would like to see how it turned out.

@scorinado 14 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's Bess from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." This PSA must have been Phyllis' idea.

@jpd782 14 жыл бұрын

Why do I have the strangest feeling the Dad is in Organized Crime?

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@bornagain113 The movie is taking place in Phoenix,

@A1l2l2e2n4 14 жыл бұрын

That spot had the "look" of something from the late '60s or early '70s, so how come I never saw it?

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@ThePRPD2 This was NOT a psa, it was a movie about a white family adopting three non-whte children. He is opposed to it as he is always away from his own kids due to his being a basketball coach and he isn't in favor of bringing another child into the house, black or white, that he wont be there for either.

@superjtrdr 14 жыл бұрын

This brings back allot of memories growing up in the segregated south.In 1973 the first black family moved in on our street. As children we were programed to be afraid of and hate black people. The thing is, this family had a pool table and my brother and I loved pool. This was when I began to abandon my racist views.

@davidchriscastillo2499 2 жыл бұрын

Felicitations on your accomplishment.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@afistfulofclips This was NOT a psa, the movie clip has been taken out of context.

@brooklynbred1460 7 жыл бұрын

Richard Fuller no it wasn't. Stop lieing to yourself

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

Oh for crying out loud! NOT a PSA announcement, was a comedy about a white couple with 3 kids who adopt a Viet Namese girl, a Native Am boy & Haywood Nelson from What's Happening. The father, Joe Bologna, was supposed to be a jerk. It was funny and ended funny. The Native American child was hilarious from what I recall. The little white girl had funny moments too. This movie airs on This network about twice in the month of March, if anyone wants to see it. It is a '74 movie

@eazyevan1 13 жыл бұрын

That's how my house gets when the cable guy shows up!! Lmao

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@Xervosh23 The movie ended with Hayood Nelson and Joe Bologna, as father and son, cheering on and putting down the referee at a basketball game. So all those who have judged this man, tho ficticious he is, they BONDED!

@monicalee23 14 жыл бұрын

the dad is joe bologna and the kid is dwayne from whats happening

@TJ347 13 жыл бұрын

Freddie Wilcox? That's Dwayne "HEY HEY HEY" from What's Happening!

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@A1l2l2e2n4 It's a movie called Mixed Company. I rmeember it from a long time ago and just watched it again.

@jamiekkest 16 жыл бұрын

sorry, I was wrong. he's Dwayne from "What's Happening"

@torpedoboy4 13 жыл бұрын

"hey HEY hey!" If you get that reference, you're too old, like I am.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@Iluvrocket it's a clip taken out of context.

@TheCheeseFeed 14 жыл бұрын

"Don't worry about me, everybody just throws me peanuts."

@jessicagray51 7 жыл бұрын

I want the full movie

@pucho513 7 жыл бұрын

jessicagray51 mixed company

@nickthenail 15 жыл бұрын

That was a younger Duane from the '70's sitcom "What's Happening?"!!!

@thatmuse76 14 жыл бұрын

@ILuvEthnicGuys Yeah, I thought that was a very young Haywood Nelson and Joesph Bologna. Sadly if you go into rural America, you still see the attitude of Bologna's. I used to work for a company where that attitude was rampant.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@wekwafe This clip was taken from a '74 movie about a white family who adopt three non-white kids. It is out of context as his wife wants to adopt a child, he doesnt as he is hardly home due to being a basketball coach and traveling all the time, so there is misgivings about bringing another child, black or white, into the home when he is hardly there now.

@johntegot 14 жыл бұрын

@chrisman737 That's Haywood Nelson..he played Dwayne on "What's Happening!"..Hey-Hey-Hey

@kreagomez08 11 жыл бұрын

hay hay hay!

@contact1araya 14 жыл бұрын

0:21 Miss Willcox is hammered

@shadd0kitty 12 жыл бұрын

I did indeed. And I agree.

@geraldtanaka4746 8 жыл бұрын

Lisa Geritsen is also in it.

@GypsyFairy85 3 жыл бұрын

She was in so much back then. Always playing younger than her actual age.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@Greg78X THANK YOU!

@Godzie1 13 жыл бұрын

Around 1970 I was going to an all white grammer school on the Northwest side of Chicago. I remember the day the first black children were starting at our school..There were irate parents all around & police (some on horseback) We kids could not understand what was going on & thought (hoped) that the school would close..lol (but it didn't) But I did feel sorry for our new school mates!

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@Nitarose42 It's not racism, the movie clip was taken out of context. He was an absent father to his own white kids, she wanted to adopt another child, he didn't want another kid, black or white, that he would neglect.

@daysturn1971 11 жыл бұрын

This PSA makes no statement.

@brooklynbred1460 7 жыл бұрын

Honey Chiles actually it does

@Cushing82 13 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up if you noticed that the young black kid is Dwayne from What's Happening

@asapound 15 жыл бұрын

nah, he was gonna say gay

@georgelee43211 4 жыл бұрын

looks like a sitcom.

@Gameboygenius 13 жыл бұрын

@n8tureboy Well spoken, you have my thumbs up!

@glasscitadel12 14 жыл бұрын

Dwayne from the show "What's Happening".

@MondoBeno 14 жыл бұрын

That looks likethe set from Family Ties.

@Donald-ml5xv 6 жыл бұрын

Is not a psa. It's a clip from a movie.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@halcaannen A truly ironic post as this clip hardly is telling what was going on in the movie. They were adopting three non-white children. Freddie here was the first. It was her idea, not the father's. both the father and Freddie loved basketball so the hope was he would be a good influence, but unfortunately he was an absent father to the while kids, always away, he didn't want another kid, black or white, for him to neglect.

@jayamaw 13 жыл бұрын

Haywood is such a lil cuttie in dis short clip...wasnt this a movie?

@SwingJugend 14 жыл бұрын

This is so fucking horrific and hilarious at the same time! And the peanuts line, that was WAY over the line!

@milesmayhem5440 Жыл бұрын

I don’t get it.

@trebor2620 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Hey, Hey Is that Dwayne from What’s Happening?

@MichaelDeTorrice 13 жыл бұрын

is that dwayne from what's happenin?

@MsTexas73 13 жыл бұрын

@aracing78 You mean Dwayne Nelson. Dwayne Wayne was from 'A Different World".

@MsMercury 15 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know who the little girl is? She looks familiar.

@plateshutoverlock 13 жыл бұрын

Looks like whoever had the film took out the test slate with the pretty girl (which would often be around the 5 position if it's in the middle of the countdown) and splice d blank leader in its place. Projectionists would often build up collections doing this.

@mikedatigah 13 жыл бұрын

It's make believe people. They are ACTORS. Slow down.

@2up3rm4n1 12 жыл бұрын

@streetcornerjames wasn't a commercial.

@Wh3nYour3Strang3 14 жыл бұрын

The dad's just mad because the wife never invites friends his own age.

@Autostade67 5 жыл бұрын

ANY chance to see the BRILLIANT Barbara Harris is worth it (she should have been Oscar nominated for 'Freaky Friday')...check her out in 'Who is Harry Kellerman and Why is He Saying These Terrible Things About Me?" with Dustin Hoffman. The movie is odd but Harris' five or so minutes on screen are dynamite.

@DazzaBo 10 жыл бұрын

Wait, was that guy about to claim that the reason the basketball team always loses is because half the team is black? Actually you know what, he's right. A pro basketball team with only half the players are black? I can see why they keep losing.

@armorybrunotjr.3204 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when the 1979-80 New York Knicks, which had Micheal Ray Richardson, rookie center Bill Cartwright and an over the hill Earl Monroe,had an all-black squad. Because of this, some sportswriter suggested the Knickerbockers be known as "The N------bockers". Terrible.