Texaco Star Theater 1950 Theme Song- Milton Berle Show

[Prolia13]

¿Maine to Mexico? ¿mexico is a state or a country?

[AMPup47]

I had forgotten this commercial How neat Makes me think of the little tv. The family sitting in

the den eating homemade popcorn What fun

[drafe007]

check your oil??

[rockgor]

Whole different America back in the early 50s. Very few TV sets in use.

Uncle Milty was TVs biggest star. When the show went off the air, NBC

paid him 5 million bucks for a 30 yr contract to avoid future competition.

In those days if you had a steady job like gas station attendant or dime

store clerk, you could afford a house and a pet. Didn't take 2 incomes

to support a family.

No rock and roll or long play records or stereo, foreign cars, jobs sent

overseas. tnx 4 posting.

[Prolia13]

and Cuba?

Texaco will want to take over the Mexican oil?

[KodachiTheRaverBunny]

Where has this been all my life!?

I am so ashamed that i was born in 1996 and not the 1950s... I ...I freaking love this!

[larrylutzker]

The 4th service station singer ( pointing his finger) in Regis Philbin

[toscodav]

The studio where this show was taped is now the home of Jimmy Fallon.

[ferlenarab]

This reminds me about my first job at a gas station in 1964. We had to give top service! Now people pump there own, lots of jobs lost.

[timewzrd3]

Today, when you go to the gas station, your more worried about getting robbed or getting shot by a deliquent with a criminal rap sheet longer than the empire state building

[Ballsarama]

Ah, in the old days gas stations were called "service stations".

[maxpowers518]

They recreated this on SNL years later in the 70s when Milton Berle hosted. At one point Garrett Morris sings "I smoke some grass and if you don't like it kiss my- Star Chief! Fill it up with Star Chief!" lol

[colindominy]

CUTE !!  They should bring back commercials like these.

[RySenkari]

...is this what that Freakazoid scene was based on? The Gas-i-Go scene?

[fromthesidelines]

This was perhaps the most famous opening sequence in early television: the "Texaco servicemen" (actually a vocal quartet) singing the praises of their sponsor, then introducing "Mr. Television" himself [always entering in an outrageous costume]. This is one reason why "THE TEXACO STAR THEATER", on Tuesday nights at 8pm(et) on NBC, was "appointment TV" for millions, from 1948 through '53.

[toonsis]

I wouldnt let these assholes touch my ricer honda

[jackric54]

Makes me remember that once gas stations were more than gas stations.

[brainman214]

thanks for posting! The first part the audio is a little bit less than CD quality,but,i heard the drumroll,but on the outro it is cutoff.could someone find one with better audio and with full outro?This is a gem from the golden age of Analog NBC! Brainy

[Rossua]

Awesome!