Big Oil’s Desperate Public School Propaganda

After years of searching, we uncovered a long-lost oil propaganda film parody of the movie Clueless

Sources & Citations

Citations reference first appearance, without repeating for subsequent usage:

• National Wildlife Federation: Remembering the Exxon Valdez (2016)

• Oil Pollution Act of 1990

• US Congress: Clean Air Act: A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements (accessed 2025)

• Jalopnik: Lee Iacocca Was A Man Of Detroit When Detroit Needed Better Men (2019)

• The New York Times: The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules (2018)

• The New York Times: For Fall’s New-Car Owner, Nonleaded Gasoline Shouldn’t Be Hard to Find (1974)

Episode Credits

Creator/Host: Rollie Williams

Writers: Rollie Williams & Matt Nelsen

Director: Matt Nelsen

Editors: Rollie Williams, Ryan Brown, & Paul Ramsdell

Executive Producers: Rollie Williams, Matt Nelsen, & Daniella Philipson

Cinematography: Matt Nelsen

Producers: Daniella Philipson & Miranda Manganaro

Colorist: Nicholas Lareau

Intro Animator: Ian MK Cessna (https://ianhasawebsite.com/) 

Theme music by: Gratis (https://www.youtube.com/@gratis3241)

Special thanks: Benjamin Bertram Goldman, Philip Perkins, & Amy Westervelt

Special thanks to the Civil Liberties Defense Center (https://cldc.org/) for their continued support.

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