Texaco Gasoline, 1960s-1970s

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	(Laughing)	0:02
	(Clapping)	0:09
	(Laughing)	0:17
Benny	A penguin on roller skates?	0:22
	Well, he must've gotten them for his birthday.	0:25
	(Laughing)	0:28
	You know ladies and gentleman,	0:29
	the reason I wanted Dan Blocker to be on this	0:31
Shortest Girl	Hello Mr. Benny, remember us?	0:36
Benny	Well of course I do, I met you girls	0:39
	on my last show. Your father has a Texaco station.	0:42
Shortest Girl	Uh-huh.	0:45
Short Girl	Do you remember what we told you	0:46
	last time, Mr. Benny?	0:48
Benny	What's that?	0:49
Tall Girl	Sky Chief gasoline can	0:50
	drive down the cost of driving.	0:51
Benny	Oh yes, of course.	0:53
Tallest Girl	And that can save you money	0:55
Benny	Mmmm	0:57
Short Girl	And that's because sky chief keeps	0:58
	deposits from building up on valves better than any other	0:59
	leading gasoline.	1:03
Benny	I remember, I remember,	1:04
	(laughing)	1:06
Shortest Girl	Since tonight is your birthday,	1:07
	our daddy asked us to come a give you this present.	1:08
Benny	Awe.	1:11
	Oh my it's an invitation to come in for a	1:14
	free tankful of Texaco Sky Chief gasoline.	1:17
	Thank you.	1:21
Tallest Girl	Our daddy gave it to you because you're the	1:23
	only man who buys one gallon at a time.	1:24
Tall Girl	He'll try anything to get you to fill up.	1:27
	(laughing)	1:30
Benny	I knew it, I knew it.	1:32
	(laughing)	1:34
Shortest Girl	Oh, Mr. Benny, how old are you now?	1:36
Benny	Well now why don't you, how old do you think I am?	1:40
Shortest Girl	Oh, I don't know. 41, 42	1:46
Benny	Well, honey, that's awfully sweet of you,	1:50
	but I'm a little bit older than that. Guess again.	1:53
Shortest Girl	75.	1:57
	(laughing)	1:58
Short Girl	Don't forget Mr. Benny,	2:10
	for products you can trust,	2:12
Girls singing	You can trust your car to	2:14
	the man who wears the star	2:17
	The big, bright Texaco Star	2:18
Benny	End of commercial?	2:23
Shortest Girl	End of commercial.	2:24
	(clapping)	2:27

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Title:

Texaco Gasoline, 1960s-1970s

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1960s to 1970s

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From Jack Benny Show? Pamelyn Ferdin (Odd Couple, Peanuts). (Keywords: television commercials, TV, advertisements, ads, vintage, retro)

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Texaco Gasoline

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John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History