It was 50 years ago this month that Americans first heard that jingle.  In 1954, Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers were asked to sing the now famous �Roto-Rooter that�s the name, away go troubles down the drain�:

�Well, we were on the National Barn Dance in Chicago and Larry came over and said, �Hey, I want you guys to do a commercial with us and for Roto-Rooter.  So, it just worked out fine.  We sang right out and then they wanted something a little different on that tagline and of course, I had the frog voice I used down through the years and I said let�s do that.  And they said that�s it, by golly, let�s keep it.�

In a recent survey, Americans ranked the Roto-Rooter jingle as one of the most memorable of yesteryear, along with G-M� s �See the U-S-A in your Chevrolet" and Wrigley's �Double Your Pleasure, Double Your fun.�  .

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