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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* The Arbco logo is based on that of the real-life {{w|Amoco}} oil company. | * The Arbco logo is based on that of the real-life {{w|Amoco}} oil company. | ||
* | * In a similar fashion, their jingle riffs the "put a tiger in your tank" slogan used by {{w|Exxon}}. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 28 September 2018
Arbco is an oil company with a flair for ssslick marketing. The latest gimmick from the snake-oil salesmen: the surprisingly catchy jingle "Put a Snake in Your Tank".
Fiction
Commercials
The Seacons took out an Arbco<ref>Blog post about Transformers/G.I. Joe model reuse</ref> submarine. Seacons commercial
Marvel Generation 2 comic
The Ninja Force secretly caught a ride on an Arbco truck to infiltrate Milleville. Goin' South
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
As part of their surprise attack on a peace summit in Washington, D.C., Cobra used Arbco trucks to secretly transport HISS tanks close to their target. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1
IDW movie comics
The escort crew for Operation Deep Six passed an Arbco billboard on their way to San Diego. Alliance #2
Notes
- The Arbco logo is based on that of the real-life [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Amoco|{{#if:||Amoco}}]] oil company.
- In a similar fashion, their jingle riffs the "put a tiger in your tank" slogan used by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Exxon|{{#if:||Exxon}}]].
References
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