June 9, 2026

This is really more of a lightly comedic public hygiene film as we meet a young couple bopping away at a disco. As they begin to chat, she notices that his hands are a bit grubby. Cue the narrator - a gent called "Mike Roscope" - to explain that if you don't wash properly then harmful bacteria feeds off the dirt! Her hair could do with a wash; his teeth need steam cleaning and frankly both could do with showering and visiting the launderette. It … read the rest.

This is really more of a lightly comedic public hygiene film as we meet a young couple bopping away at a disco. As they begin to chat, she notices that his hands are a bit grubby. Cue the narrator - a gent called "Mike Roscope" - to explain that if you don't wash properly then harmful bacteria feeds off the dirt! Her hair could do with a wash; his teeth need steam cleaning and frankly both could do with showering and visiting the launderette. It uses a simple animation style, slightly sketchy, to make it's point but it does labour that a little. Still, it probably had the desired effect when it was shown to school kids who loathed even their once-a-week bath, or to folks who thought shampoo was just a musical.

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