Save Our Petrol (Australian ad) 1979

Save Our Petrol commercial from 1979 made by National Conservation Programme transferred from Betamax videocassette. Features an animation of nudists dancing around and finding alternative transports to driving their cars and with the slogan "There's at least a dozen ways to save our petrol". The jingle was written and sung by Australia's famous jingle writer/singer MOJO who were best known for the Meadow Lea and Tooheys ads and "C'mon Aussie C'mon" cricket theme.

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[RetroToledo]

From what I understand, this ad prove popular enough to be included in the Australian pavilion of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. Not bad for a unique effort.

[retrooldcommercials]

@RetroToledo Very amazing to hear that this ad was popular enough to get international exposure, I thought this ad was one of those obscure ads that did its run the year it was created and then after that get stored away never to be aired again.

[RetroToledo]

@retrooldcommercials It seemed like it. Perhaps whoever put that pavilion together didn't have any other ideas as such as just took whatever was available to use.

[pettee1979]

Save our petrol

Like Solo, Golden Fleece and Ampol?

[AccordionManiac]

clearly naked but first animated guy reaches into a pocket. scary

[Vixxy8387]

NEKKID!! they should this ad on TV today... whats the bet it will get a ban X"D!!

[peecee1384]

And saving on cotton, too :-}