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Esso :60 (1970) a short advertisement from Esso, promoting their high-performance gasoline. It emphasizes that their gasoline contains extra performance features and a detergent that helps keep cars feeling young and performing well. Keywords Esso, gasoline, performance, advertisement, detergent, car maintenance, mileage, automotive, 1970s, high-performance This was mostly filmed at the "neighborhood block" on the Columbia Ranch {Warner Ranch} backlot, where the exteriors of virtually all Screen Gems/Columbia sitcoms were filmed from the 1950's through the 1970's. The "Tony Nelson" house from "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" (also the "Anderson" house on 'FATHER KNOWS BEST")- and the one next to it- are prominently seen at the beginning. You can see a bit of "Samantha's" house from "BEWITCHED" in the distance towards the end. Columbia occasionally rented out that "block" to various commercial producers. [Information provided by Barry Grauman.]
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Esso :60 (1970)
a short advertisement from Esso, promoting their high-performance gasoline. It emphasizes that their gasoline contains extra performance features and a detergent that helps keep cars feeling young and performing well.
Esso, gasoline, performance, advertisement, detergent, car maintenance, mileage, automotive, 1970s, high-performance
This was mostly filmed at the "neighborhood block" on the Columbia Ranch {Warner Ranch} backlot, where the exteriors of virtually all Screen Gems/Columbia sitcoms were filmed from the 1950's through the 1970's. The "Tony Nelson" house from "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" (also the "Anderson" house on 'FATHER KNOWS BEST")- and the one next to it- are prominently seen at the beginning. You can see a bit of "Samantha's" house from "BEWITCHED" in the distance towards the end. Columbia occasionally rented out that "block" to various commercial producers.
[Information provided by Barry Grauman.]
a short advertisement from Esso, promoting their high-performance gasoline. It emphasizes that their gasoline contains extra performance features and a detergent that helps keep cars feeling young and performing well.
Keywords
Esso, gasoline, performance, advertisement, detergent, car maintenance, mileage, automotive, 1970s, high-performance
This was mostly filmed at the "neighborhood block" on the Columbia Ranch {Warner Ranch} backlot, where the exteriors of virtually all Screen Gems/Columbia sitcoms were filmed from the 1950's through the 1970's. The "Tony Nelson" house from "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" (also the "Anderson" house on 'FATHER KNOWS BEST")- and the one next to it- are prominently seen at the beginning. You can see a bit of "Samantha's" house from "BEWITCHED" in the distance towards the end. Columbia occasionally rented out that "block" to various commercial producers.
[Information provided by Barry Grauman.]
Transcription
Esso helps your car stay young [Music] [Applause] is the name of the game [Music] designed 12 extra performance features into so extra it's a high performance detergent and mileage gasoline gives you all the extras so your car feels alive and young and stays that way [Music] yeah foreign
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