(WHTM) — He’s still with us, and still saving lives. Mr. Yuk, the grimacing green face warning kids away from poisonous materials, turns fifty this year. Back in 1971, Dr. Richard Moriarty, the ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Fifty years ago, a Pittsburgh doctor created the Poison Control Center and the Mr. Yuk symbol. When Dr. Richard Moriarty was a resident at UPMC Children's Hospital, he realized ...

“Mr. Yuk is Mean! Mr. Yuk is Green!” Bring back any memories for you? Or has your first-grader come home singing the Mr. Yuk song? Does he or she want help to point out signal words on household ...

BEHIND AND HOW HE’S BEING REMEMBERED. TORI DR. RICHARD MORIARTY WAS THE CREATOR OF SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY ALL GREW UP WITH. MR. YUCK. HE’S A PITTSBURGH STAPLE THAT WORKED TO SAVE THE LIVES OF SO MANY.

Bring back any memories for you? Your first-grader may come home singing the Mr. Yuk song, want you to put a lock on your under sink storage or need help to put Mr. Yuk stickers on household products ...