thumb|A scene from one of the short films
Charley Says is a series of six short cut-out animated cartoon public information films for children, made in 1973. They were produced by the British government's Central Office of Information and broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s. The sample was of Charley miaowing and Tony saying, "Charley says, 'always tell your mummy before you go off somewhere'".
In 2005, the Charley Says series was voted #95 on the Channel 4 TV special 100 Greatest Cartoons, and in 2006 was voted the UK's favourite public service advertisement by readers of the BBC News website.
In 2014, Electrical Safety First (formerly known as the Electrical Safety Council) launched a brand new Charley Says film. featuring the voice of award-winning comedian and actor David Walliams. This was created to promote staying electrically safe in the home and not overloading power sockets. A second film was also created, on the subject of the dangers of buying counterfeit electrical goods.
Video release
The Charley Says films have been released in the UK (along with other public information films) as both a DVD-video and a two-volume set of VHS tapes.