This 1968 educational film starring actor Paul Lynde and LA newscaster Ralph Story was produced and distributed to libraries, schools and community groups by the Southern California Rapid Transit District (1964-1993) in advance of a 1968 ballot initiative.
Tags: Needs, Part, Public, Transportation
I like the facial expressions of the skeptic guy. Freaking hilarious.
Ah, Los Angeles long and checkered past with public transport. Will we ever get it right?
OH MY GOD RALPH STORY!!!
I remember hearing his wonderful voice as a kid, on his shows on local TV in L.A. How amazing to see him again.
And yo PAUL LYNDE!! I grew up watching him on “Bewitched” and “The Hollywood Squares”. He was killer funny.
YouTube has resurrected so many of my childhood memories, things I haven’t thought of in so many years. Amazing.
yes yes yes. its about time people were reminded of his greatness.
Public trans is AWESOME! I love it! US Automakers have paid off the government since 1930′s and robbed America of the CHOICE to ride on public trans. I rode on Central European public trans and it was so cool. We drank hard alcohol on the bus too. I made sure I exercised all my freedoms. Just can’t do that in America. hahah
Please, someone has to make a Paul Lynde biopic.
Thanks for posting this. I think he’s getting transportation (i.e. movement of criminals to the colonies) with transport (movement of people). They have counted some people twice (those with no licence could be in any other category). There is no sense thgat Story is in the same room as Lynde – they could have shot their contributions in different studios! It badly needs colour correction too. And who is that Paul Lynde? He is as camp as a Batman villain!
His statement may have been true when the movie was made, now we need public transportation more than ever. As for too young or no licence, there are always bikes. As for the savings, that’s a bike every 1-2 months even in 2009 at Wal-Mart, a couple of bikes a year at the bike shop.
WHY AREN’T PEOPLE FOCUSING MORE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAN GETTING CHEAPER FUEL?
WE NEED TO STOP BEING SO SPOILED AND INDIVIDUALISTIC HERE IN THE U.S.
Get out and ride with other people. Write to your senators to work to invest more in PT
Funny trip to yesterday. Not much has changed. Most people think like Paul Lindh.
buy some prime time airtime, update the cost, put a “vote yes on measure r” at the end, and run it!