I seem to remember this from the late 70s...it played a lot on morning tv on the east coast.

this is truly amazing! i actually remember this from when i was in the 4th grade.

Takes me back to '79....ALWAYS LOOOOVED that singing skunk!

Finally! I can now sleep at night after countless hours...nights...weeks...YEARS of having that "it's a better way" line stuck in my head. WHEW!

@67nairb OUCH!! I was born in '73. What a dirty shame that was. Thanks for re-educating me 67nairb. You really have your history down pat. I immensely appreciate that.

When I first saw this commercial, I thought Kalaka was going to be a new Saturday Morning cartoon series in the Fall. But then I found out it was only a commercial.

I mean they kept our spirits "up" in a decade of doubt and uncertainty. Of course back then I didn't feel any doubt and uncertainty about my country. I was too busy being a kid and having fun to worry about such things.

Reminds me of "Yogi's Ark."

I stıll call ıt kalaka to thıs day

Brian Sedlock, good question, and I never thought of it before. It makes sense, but I always thought he was saying "Just driving along." The singing skunk also sounds suspiciously like Donnie Dacus.

@mr2del This was from the 1970s during the Energy Crisis when Americans were trying to save on fuel by sharing rides in cars together. The Energy Crisis was caused by the OPEC Oil Embargo of 1973 because the West supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War with Egypt and thus oil prices in America skyrocketed.

@67nairb When this psa was reintroduced in 1980 fuel prices at the gas pump skyrocketted because Iran Hostage Crisis and President Carter froze all Iranian assets which made the Ayatollah Khomeini impose an oil embargo on the U.S.

They kept our spirits during of decade of doubt and uncertainty in this country.

I believe that is indeed Pat McCormick, have always believed that -

It sounds like David Doyle as the voice of Noah.

I'm sure Noah didn't appreciate that skunk singing on his head.

Terrific video.

@mr2del Your welcome and thanks for the compliment. I myself remember the car lines at the gas pump during the 70s and the Energy Crisis. But I don't remember hearing about the Arab OPEC Embargo or the Yom Kippur War in 1973. I was six years old then and learned about it afterwards as a teenager. Thanks for the compliment anyway.

Now I bet you guys are wondering what does the OPEC oil Embargo, the Shah of Iran, the Ayatollah Khomeini and Islamic revolutions have to do with this cute cartoon commercial. Alot of you are probably saying: "What is this guy talkin about?" But sometimes unfortunate events overseas affect us in many ways and most of the time we're unaware of it. Commercials like this were very helpful and amusing as well.

@67nairb I mean fuel prices at the gas pump skyrocketed "again" because of the Iran Hostage Crisis. I read that during the Oil Embargo of 1973 the only OPEC country that didn't impose an embargo on the U.S.A. was Iran because the Shah was on friendly relations with us. That all changed however when the Shah was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

I still say this and no one knows what I’m talking about! Then I tell them. And I lose them. 😜

Hahaha my mom old me and my friend about this and we didnt believe her so we looked it up everywhere... was there ever a squirrel involved?

Does Kalaka really mean carpool in Babylonian or was that name just made for laughs?

I always thought it was called Caclac and I always wondered why it was called carpool. We never had a pool in our car.

I believe that Alan Barzman is the voice of the interviewer.

I remember this. I now realize it was a parody of Mel Brooks' Carl Reiner's "2,000 Year Old Man" sketch.

KALAKA was Babylonian 4 CARPOOLING?! Well, there's our history lesson 4 today. It just goes 2 show u, CARPOOLing or KALAKA is worth the time today... CONSIDERING THE BLOODY GAS PRICES WE HAVE!! Thank GOD for KALAKA.

I think this was in the 1970s & not 1980.

@67nairb It was the time of the OPEC situation.

There were carpools during WWII to save on fuel for the war effort.

Is the skunk singing "Beats driving alone at 0:54?

@mr2del What's a dirty shame.

Who is Kalaka?

Back when Ad Council made GOOD advertisements and not politically-driven one-sided garbage.