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Ian L.
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2020-03-19T19:22:03Z
In "Porky's Hero Agency", at 6:04, the Gorgon kisses Porky and says "Can you taste the difference?" Is that a reference to an old ad slogan? It feels like something a cigarette company would say but I wasn't able to find anything in my research.
tashlinfan44
2020-03-19T20:20:59Z
Originally Posted by: Ian L. 

In "Porky's Hero Agency", at 6:04, the Gorgon kisses Porky and says "Can you taste the difference?" Is that a reference to an old ad slogan? It feels like something a cigarette company would say but I wasn't able to find anything in my research.



Looks like the Gorgon is a parody of Lizzie Tish. Maybe it was one of her catchphrases.
Ian L.
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2020-03-26T17:21:24Z
Hmm, maybe. I listened to some random "Al Pearce and His Gang" sketches from this video:
, but the character's catchphrase in those seems to be "Are you? Or aren't you?" (and variants thereof)
Yowp
2020-03-31T07:40:11Z
Originally Posted by: Ian L. 

In "Porky's Hero Agency", at 6:04, the Gorgon kisses Porky and says "Can you taste the difference?" Is that a reference to an old ad slogan? It feels like something a cigarette company would say but I wasn't able to find anything in my research.



It might be Chesterfield's. They used a "taste the difference" slogan in the '30s and they advertised nationally on radio.

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