This was the late '80s/early '90s, though, back when MOST mainstream "issue" stories played out like Very Special Episodes (that's where the NAME of the trope came from, after all!). Compared to G.I. Joe saying AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE, or even Blossom saying AND THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WEAR A CONDOM, this is pretty much par for the course.