Article: Texaco Announces the Arrival of Plush Toy Animals in Celebration of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.

Business Editors, Sports & Olympic Writers

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2000

In celebration of the U.S. Olympic Team's quest for Gold in Sydney, Texaco today announced the arrival of the Texaco Inside-Outback U.S. Olympic Animals. These toy animals are available at participating Texaco stations nationwide, from August 28th through October 1st.

Each soft toy represents an indigenous animal from Down Under that morphs into sports equipment and back again. "Aussie Koala" turns inside out into a soccer ball, "Skip Kangaroo" becomes a basketball, "Toots Cockatoo" transforms into a volleyball, and "Razma Tazmanian Devil" turns into a ...

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