Former Congressman Bereuter was the initial sponsor of the program.

Its initial sponsor was its namesake Efes Pilsen, a subsidiary of Anadolu Group.

After the first four episodes, the show gained its initial sponsor: Stopette spray deodorant made by Jules Montenier, Inc.

In 1993, while she was in the House, she staked out her ideological territory by becoming one of four initial sponsors of legislation requiring a balanced budget.

The initial sponsor, which will appear in an illustration of a garage on the home page, is the Nissan Motor Corporation.

Ted Kennedy, the legislation's initial sponsor, once stated: "The tragedy is that these long overdue reforms are finally in place, but the funds are not."

Its producers lost their initial sponsor, Dodge, after complaints from dealerships and women's groups.

However, the idea met with resistance from the initial sponsor, which wanted a more conventional robot for the hero to pilot.

The initial sponsors in the sport, and they were rare in the early days, were aimed at that demographic.