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Lincoln Carpeting - "Firing Squad" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2852

Here's a commercial for Lincoln Carpeting featuring the full version of their jingle.

I wonder if the person that came up with this goofy ad got fired? 8-)

"When you're thinkin' Lincoln-Lincoln, better carpeting for less - call NAtional 2-9000. NAtional 2-9000!"

This aired on local Chicago TV in February 1983.

Lincoln Carpeting - "Elementary..." (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1648

Here's another Lincoln Carpeting commercial featuring a Sherlock Holmes theme and which has the full jingle.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

Lincoln Carpeting - "Shag Warehouse" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2132

Here's another commercial for Lincoln Carpeting starring Al Parker, the voice of WLS-TV. Call NA-2900 for Chicago's Largest Shop-At-Home Service!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 4th 1979.

Empire Carpets - "That's Not All" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 8252

Here's a commercial for Empire Carpets - the oldest one we have so far.

Features the original Empire jingle as well as the one and only Empire Carpet Man Lynn Hauldren doing the voiceover and seen tacking down the carpet at one point.

Empire Home Service, Inc. - "The Carpet King".

This aired on local Chicago TV in the Summer of 1980.

Empire Carpet - "Warehouse Tour" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 4944

Here's a commercial for Empire Carpet featuring some scenes of their warehouse and carpet cutting machine.

Featuring Lynn Hauldren as the Empire Carpet Man.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday March 17th 1982.

Empire Carpets - "What's the Name?" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2540

Here's another early commercial for Empire Carpets, featuring Lynn Hauldren as the Empire Carpet Man, installing a carpet for a Mr. Kimstead who'd just gotten the idea to have carpets installed for $6.95 a yard just three days before, doesn't have to make an installment payment for 60 days, and got a free Bissell rug shampooer after buying two rooms of carpeting - but has constant trouble remembering the name and phone number. With the now-famous "588-2300" jingle at the end.

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Empire Carpet - "Impostors" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 3914

Here's another Empire Carpet commercial featuring various impostors of the real deal - Lynn Hauldren, the Empire Carpet Man.

"588-2300 - Empire!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 20th 1983.

Empire Carpets - Carpet Myth #3 (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1515

Here is an Empire Carpets commercial circa 1984.

WTTW Channel 11 - Wild Chicago - "Islands" (Part 3, 1991)

Views: 1392

Here is Part Three of an "Islands" themed episode of Wild Chicago on WTTW Channel 11. Featuring Ben Hollis as host. I believe this was a compilation of segments from earlier shows all with an islands-related theme. Includes:

The Crete Family Fun Center and Funatorium in Crete, IL. (about 20 miles south of Chicago)

Stony Island Medical Association at 9000 South Stony Island Avenue.

Bolingbrook Indoor Wave Pool and Aquatic Center (off I-55 in Boling...