Kids don't always listen to their parents. But in the 70s they certainly listened to a giant ginger tabby cat...

Poor Charley - full of good advice, but all too often he fell into trouble himself. Public information films often use shock tactics, but this series used the cat as a surrogate in the accidents. Although the sight of a child drowning would certainly have packed a punch, it was felt that the fantasy friendship between a boy and a cat meant the message resonated more with young children when the cat was put in peril instead.

Animated public information filler. Charley the cat falls in the water due to careless play whilst a boy's father is fishing. After he is rescued, Charley and the boy tell the audience to stay close to a grown-up by the water.