Kent (cigarette)

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Kent is a brand of cigarettes, first to introduce smoke filters in 1952.

Cultural references

In the documentary, , the Fab Four overhear a Kent cigarettes radio commercial, expressing sarcastic interest in it:

Radio Announcer: Looking for a filtered cigarette that really satisfies?
Paul McCartney: Looking for one?
Radio Announcer: One that will give you the pleasure you want in smoking.
Paul McCartney: I am, yes.
Radio Announcer: Well, look no more. There is a cigarette that gives you the better(?) action you are looking for today.
Paul McCartney: Which one!?
Radio Announcer: Kent!
John Lennon: KENT!
Radio Announcer: ...with the exclusive micronite filter.
(Kent "Satisfies the Best" theme song plays and John Lennon whistles along.)

In the film Good Night and Good Luck.
Was also the sponsor of The Dick Van Dyke Show

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