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No boss would dare treat an employee quite the
way
poor Stanley was treated...
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Australian
Petrol and Oil Commercials:
Don’t dismiss these wonderful old
Australian Oil Company commercials before
you have taken a look! The BP Superlife
commercial featuring an XA Falcon eating
up the miles not only features some great
cinematography, but a wonderful soundtrack
to-boot. And then there are the Golden
Fleece "We Love Stanley" ads,
you should check out the way Stanley is
treated at the hands of his domineering
boss in the first commercial, it shows
just how far work place relations have
come (and attitudes have changed) over
the years. In fact, the petroleum and
oil company pages featured in the Heritage
section of this site remain very popular,
and we are sure these wonderful old commercials
will be so too. View >>
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US
Petrol and Oil Commercials:
Some interesting if not comical commercials from the
1950's through the 1970's, including the infamous Shell "Platformate"
commercial. Those old enough to remember will know the
controversy surrounding the special "ingredient",
a magic substance that supposedly added pickup, power
and extra mileage to your tank. Of course all petrol
contained Platformate, as it does butane, naptha, iso-pentane
and (these days) ethanol. But the main ingredient?, well
around 60% is Platformate! View >> |
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Road Safety Commercials:
Road Safety is an often overlooked subject, but one of great importance. The campaigns encouraging drivers to take more care date back to the early 1950's, and with each new decade the politicians needed to legislate to help us save ourselves. Sure, the reckless minority have forced rather draconian laws to be passed in recent years, but as you will see from this selection of road safety commercials taken from over the decades, the message has been there for all (and unfortunately often disregarded). Don't drink and drive, slow down and concentrate. View >> |
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Kevin Dennis Commercials:
An icon of used car sales through the 60's, 70's and 80's, Kevin Dennis (whose real name was Dennis Gowing) became a familiar face to anyone who lived in Melbourne, and owned a television. The commercials may have dated a little, but they were catchy and certainly delivered the message. Gowing's car-yard success would allow him to to follow his real passion, fine food. In 1976 he was a founding partner in the highly fashionable Jacksons Restaurant in Toorak, while his East Melbourne "Gowings Restaurant" continued to receive rave reviews. Sadly, Dennis Gowing lost his battle with cancer in 1991. Here are a handful of the old ads, that prove just how innovative (and perhaps a little controversial by today's standards) the KD commercials were. View >> |
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