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Here's an ST thread we've never done. Post a memorable childhood commercial from your hometown! -- (link)

Posted by David (aka David) Jan 25 '23, 14:59

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Can anybody top this one? (www.youtube.com)

Responses:

Don for Don's Guns -- (link) - Remlik Jan 25, 18:12 [youtube]
"Meet me at Bergner's." -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:00 [youtube] 1
- I do not remember this one. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 17:14
Here's a government promotion about how you can come from Tasmania and still be successful! -- (link) - Roger More Jan 25, 16:53 1
- I'm only two ads in, but this compilation is a goldmine -- (link) - Roger More Jan 25, 16:59 [youtube]
I feel like gambling and cocaine addict Mattress Mac is a huge step down from Wolfman and Donna. -- (link) - Qale Jan 25, 16:41 [youtube]
I think the only ads I recall were for a TV program called The Prize Movie. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 25, 16:40 [youtube]
My hometown didn't have television or commercial radio ;) And most of our magazines were from the U.K. -- nm - Meg Jan 25, 16:35
My hometown hasn't had more than 600 residents since the 40's. - the wrong element Jan 25, 16:23
Zachary All (precursor to Men's Warehouse) don't remember the commercial but when we went there for my bar mitzvah suit I was served by Zak himself -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 16:18 1
- Go see Cal, go see Cal....largest and apparently most crooked used car dealer in So cal, ran commercials all night long -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 25, 18:15
GHOULARDI Papa Oom Mow Mow -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 25, 16:00 [youtube]
There was a TAL story about this one. -- (link) - mafic Jan 25, 15:50 [youtube]
This is mister excitement himself! -- (link) - Reagen Jan 25, 15:39 [youtube] 1
- two of my cousins are in this ad -- (link) - Reagen Jan 25, 15:41 [youtube]
Does a promo for a cable access show count? -- (link) - Todd Manning Jan 25, 15:33 [youtube]
My hometown was too small to do anything memorable. The nearest TV stations were hundreds of kilometres away. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 15:32 7
- Hmm, actually, there was a hyper local tv station, now that I think about it. But I don't recall any ads from it. - Beryllium Jan 25, 15:35 6
  - what about the guy that had the victoria furniture stores? -- nm - gort Jan 25, 16:40 5
    - Dodd's -- (link) - gort Jan 25, 17:10 [youtube] 4
      - wow, compared to the average Dodd's ad I've seen over the years (decades?) that one is high quality! -- nm - mud Jan 25, 17:27
      - "We won't be undersold!" - yes; but I lived 300km north of Victoria at the time. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:27 2
        
        United Furniture Warehouse was another one -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:27 1
        
        Also! My couch, that I bought 12 years ago, is from Dodd's. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 17:28
Oh god these guys... -- (link) - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 15:29 [youtube] 4
- Ugh. And my brother shops there regularly. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:04 1
  - Ewwwww, Pekín. - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 17:13
- wtf -- nm - mud Jan 25, 15:34
- Buy a couch, get whipped by an old man!!!!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:31
I don’t remember any specific one of these, but his ads offering a free haircut were so ubiquitous, there’s even a song about them -- (link) - znufrii Jan 25, 15:25 [youtube] 1
- Here’s the song -- (link) - znufrii Jan 25, 15:27
This is for L'Amour which was a concert venue in Brooklyn. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 25, 15:21 [youtube] 2
- This one for The Grand Prospect Hall was much more memorable... -- (link) - Krusty Jan 25, 15:22 [youtube] 1
  - “We make your dreams come true!” -- nm - znufrii Jan 25, 15:27
- -- (link) - Ender Jan 25, 15:10 [youtube]
This is from the 80's and it's the worst of the worst. - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:10 [youtube] 2
- Oh man, eagle man. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 15:41
- whoa -- nm - mud Jan 25, 15:11
DC was our "hometown" stations. Jhoon Rhee Self Defense was the gold standard for local ads -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 15:07 [youtube] 2
- Exactly the one I was thinking of -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 16:14
- OMG! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:28
The first one that came to mind was Empire Carpet but they later went national. I'll have to think. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 15:07 6
- I remember some furniture company that used to advertise during WGN's Saturday night "creature features" shows. - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 17:09
- Here’s Victory Auto Wreckers but there’s much worse trying to come out. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 25, 15:41 [youtube] 2
  - This is definitely a classic. Seems it ran for 30 years. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:57 1
    - I’m trying to think of a lawyer commercial that was super low budget and always ran on daytime tv but can’t come to me. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 16:07
- Yeah, that one and Menard's, but they are both regional/national. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 15:18 1
  - Everytime we pass a Menard's I use that commercial voice to shout out Me-NARDS!!!! I'm so lucky my wife still loves me. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 15:28

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