Officer Friendly

Officer Friendly

Officer Friendly is a model program to acquaint children and young adults with law enforcement officials as a part of a community relations campaign. The program was especially popular in the United States from the 1960s to the 1980s, but it continues in some police departments.[1] Officer Friendly is generally not a specific character, and is in the public domain.

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Methods

The Officer Friendly programs most famously involved police officers visiting pre-school and kindergarten classrooms. In many parts of the United States, Officer Friendly coloring books are distributed to children.[2]

Officer Friendly in the media

There have been many parodies of the nearly ubiquitous program. In many cases, Officer Friendly is used through sarcasm to refer to an abusive police officer.[3]

  • SCTV performed a parody skit in 1977.
  • Sir Mix-A-Lot mentions Officer Friendly in his song One Time's got no case.
  • Ben Folds Five mentions Officer Friendly in their song Underground.

See Also

References

  1. ^ Officer Friendly back in action ChicagoBreakingNews.com article
  2. ^ Hampton's Officer Friendly coloring book
  3. ^ Urban Dictionary definition of "Officer Friendly"

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