Which character fronts America's longest-running public-service advertising campaign?
Smokey Bear
The answer was Smokey Bear. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Smokey Bear debuted on August 9, 1944, and remains the central figure in America's longest-running public-service advertising campaign.
This answer is checked against U.S. Forest Service and USDA National Agricultural Library.
A good question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Woodsy Owl - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Smokey Bear - correct answer.
- Ranger Rick - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- McGruff the Crime Dog - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
Smokey Bear is the one to remember. Smokey Bear debuted on August 9, 1944, and remains the central figure in America's longest-running public-service advertising campaign. Smokey's slogan changed from "forest fires" to "wildfires" in 2001.
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Sources: U.S. Forest Service, USDA National Agricultural Library