--- --- # Watch a Fake PSA About the Dangers of Dad Jokes ## Video: 5 Elements of A Viral Video [Watch (HLS stream): 5 Elements of A Viral Video](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8) (1:31)  _Published 2015-06-22. 5 Elements of A Viral Video_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 8, 2015 9:37 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Sep 8, 2015 9:37 PM UTC A satirical PSA about “dad jokes” made by Nickelodeon’s Australian division is poking fun at the detrimental side effects these jokes can have on children—aka “survivors.” The fake PSA is going viral in America after Aussies celebrated Father’s Day on September 6. Watch the kids reenact “devastating” one-liners and riddles that have caused them to have an “identity crisis” or have taken all of the fun out of their beloved hobbies. The Nickelodeon Australia clip has racked up more than [8.5 million views](https://www.facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia/videos/909821012426653/) to date and has been shared on Facebook nearly 130,000 times. The [comments thread](https://www.facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia/videos/909821012426653/) for the Facebook post is filled with users sharing their favorite dad jokes, so share away. Dad Jokes PSA by Nickelodeon Australia ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4025703/dad-jokes-psa-australia-nickelodeon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4025703/dad-jokes-psa-australia-nickelodeon/"},"headline":"Watch a Fake PSA About the Dangers of Dad Jokes","datePublished":"2015-09-08T21:37:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:08.445Z","description":"\"The consequences can be devastating\"","url":"https://time.com/4025703/dad-jokes-psa-australia-nickelodeon/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4025703/dad-jokes-psa-australia-nickelodeon/","name":"Watch a Fake PSA About the Dangers of Dad Jokes"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4025703/dad-jokes-psa-australia-nickelodeon/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4025703/dad-jokes-psa-australia-nickelodeon/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```