Birthday Cake○Starting with Pastel Yellow Shirt Lady, Ribbon Blue Shirt Lady (call her Lois), Tie Guy, and The Empire Man. You get a free Bissel shampooer when purchasing a carpet.
☆Trivia: Lois a.k.a Ribbon Blue Shirt Lady was named after a Family Guy character Lois Griffin whose shirt looks identical to the Ribbon Blue Shirt Lady's shirt of this commercial. The thumbnail was edited by myself without Picsart. This thumbnail pokes fun of the electric podiums from the hit game show called Jeopardy featuring the 3 customers on it from this commercial.
Empire Carpet Commercial: Three Customers (August 11, 2000)Birthday Cake2023-04-05 | ○Starting with Pastel Yellow Shirt Lady, Ribbon Blue Shirt Lady (call her Lois), Tie Guy, and The Empire Man. You get a free Bissel shampooer when purchasing a carpet.
☆Trivia: Lois a.k.a Ribbon Blue Shirt Lady was named after a Family Guy character Lois Griffin whose shirt looks identical to the Ribbon Blue Shirt Lady's shirt of this commercial. The thumbnail was edited by myself without Picsart. This thumbnail pokes fun of the electric podiums from the hit game show called Jeopardy featuring the 3 customers on it from this commercial.
●Credit goes to the original uploader (32:10): youtu.be/S74sfM-jkH4Empire Carpet Commercial: More Basketballs (1997 version)Birthday Cake2024-10-12 | This time, this commercial was Empire's June Sale.
☆Credit does to the original uploader from archive.org.(Timeslots is at 31:21 and 1:12:55 )- archive.org/details/sven-boot-4-the-brain-that-wouldnt-die-brain-from-planet-arous-the-brain-jbtvEmpire Carpet Commercial (1998): Lady and the Home Picnic DateBirthday Cake2024-10-05 | This commercial was part of Empire's Sweetheart Sale. Starting Lady In Red Dress (Most likely burgundy dress) wanting for her husband to come home from work for a home picnic date. You get a free basketball when ordering a carpet.
Credit goes to the original uploader from archive.org (timeslot 1:29:28)- archive.org/details/svengoolie_nightmareelmstreetEmpire Carpet Commercial: Lynn In Thanksgiving Costumes (1997)Birthday Cake2024-09-14 | Starting The Empire Man Lynn. This commercial was part of Empire's Pre-Holiday Sale. You get a free turkey when you order a carpet. At the end Lynn was still confused over dressing up either a Pilgrim or other Thanksgiving themed costume.
Advice: This video was without a screen recorder, I highy recommend to raise your volumes so you could hear the talking.
Appeared in another commercial break (Timeslot is 5:22:56): archive.org/details/sven-boot-3-village-of-the-damned-yhe-bat-night-of-the-ghoulsEmpire Carpet Commercial: The Preparing Couple (1998)Birthday Cake2024-09-06 | Starting with the Preparing Couple. They're getting ready for either a date or order a carpet from Empire. This commercial was part of Empire's 1/2 Carpet Sale. You'll get a free Michael Jordan Basketball when ordering a carpet.
Same original uploader, but timeslot is (0:48): youtu.be/LH5XcfgifRg?si=VlVIqblkLFl_kl-LEmpire Carpet Commercial: Anniversary Couple (1997)Birthday Cake2024-08-28 | It features the couple (on the date) to celebrate their anniversary while the Empire Man as a waiter to promote Empire's Anniversary Sale.
⚠️My serious message: First video since 2 months of hiatus due to a nasty false privacy violation reports (twice for no reason) and I know that the same coward will again falsely report me for "privacy violation" after release the video by try to silence me off from YouTube (not just me, but other uploaders as well). YouTube Support was never supportive at all by doing an unthinkable by falling for the false privacy reports. They should seriously STOP accepting false privacy reports and sending emails with privacy violation accusations to scare (or to mentally hurt) people.My Response (No audio so my subscribers can read only)Birthday Cake2024-03-28 | This is my response for a false privacy violation complaint from YouTube. It's a no audio video so viewers (my subscribers) can read the whole story with pause or in slow mode.
I forgot to add the one more of my response note part probably resulted a false privacy violation complaint. I edited the the description below before the next day I received a false privacy complaint.
Sadly, the late 2003-early 2004 Empire Today commercial was deleted by myself after reading that one part about restricting content. This false complaint email from YouTube give me alot of stress.
My response to the false privacy complaint was in my community post too.
P.S. A special shoutout, follow, and a huge thank you to @nuraazrahmangamingandother4681 for sharing Empire commercials for historical (archivial), educational, and fun purposes. He's the only one have the late 2003- early 2004 Empire Today commercial on his channel: youtu.be/nLpsV4z4Zhk?si=SCz1rOLuCaYWc5uw youtu.be/CdOjoaFWSmc?si=ZJGOEP5w0fI30aLoEmpire Carpet Commercial: Last Time, This Time Couples (Feburary 8, 2002)Birthday Cake2024-02-28 | Starting with the Coffee Drinking Couple, The Plushie Couple (the father holds a pink Beanie Baby on his hand, and the Calculator Couple.
Credit goes to original uploader (16:38). Released during WLS/ABC Chicago commercial breaks. Sadly, the commercial screen was VHS rip, due to the VHS tape's age: youtu.be/Vz5n42CvzVU?si=KCHIIrN5K5XtdFuyDominicks Commercial: Porcelain Plates Made In China (Feburary 1982)Birthday Cake2024-02-24 | This commercial talks about the plates make in China including the sodas on sale. 🐲🐉
Also, pretty actress in qipao (Chinese dress). Probably a Chinatown resident as an actress appeared in this commercial. Most likely to Celebrate Chinese New Year's in February.
Trivia: Unfortunately, Dominick's and Certi-Saver (2 local Chicago grocery stores) have gone extinct. Jewel Grocery store is still alive.
Credit goes to the original uploader (2:55) and it's released during WGN commercial breaks: youtu.be/4j6rUZMdIvE?si=S7XiJDb7p6I_cX0vEmpire Carpet Commercial (1999): The Empire Employee QuartetBirthday Cake2024-01-01 | ☂️The quartet of Empire employees singing the parody of the famous song Singin' In The Rain from the 1952 film on the same title as the song. The film stars Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly, and Donald O'Connor.
💧Credit goes to the original uploader (8:23): youtu.be/DJ59y_wqBQI?si=vueYj6Rn8CKeP_d9Empire Carpet Commercial ( September 12, 1989): The GeneralBirthday Cake2024-01-01 | ○This commercial parodied the speech scene from the 7 times Oscar-winning film from 1970 named Patton due to the Amercian Flag (minus the stars with a blue background in the flag). The commercial's background has only the Amercian flag's red and white stripes.
☆Trivia: His "The Right Stuff" quote probably referenced to the title of the 4 times Oscar-winning film from 1983 called The Right Stuff (about astronauts based of Tom Wolfe's 1979 novel). It later has a short-lived 2020 TV series, but Disney canceled it and later remove it from Disney+ this year.
🕺💃The quote may also referenced the New Kids On The Block's 1988 hit single title The Right Stuff a.k.a. You Got It or Vanessa Williams' hit single "Right Stuff" (at the sane year) as well. Both of these 80s songs are great to listen.
🎉This commercial starts with The Empire Man Lynn Hauldren and The General.
🎊This is the final video released in 2023. Happy New Years! 🎆🎇✨
●Credit goes to the original uploader (16:53): youtu.be/FPQ3JMq6okM?si=P8wJgyRhqcUAptiYEmpire Carpet Commercial: No Payments Til Next Year (1991-1992)Birthday Cake2023-12-25 | Starting with the Empire Man and the 4 Empire Employees.
The employee's works clothes looks different with long sleeve work sweaters. Released in 1991 on WMAQ (NBC Chicago) commercial breaks.
Cast: Lynn Hauldren Gray Sweater Empire Main Speaker Guy Red Sweater Empire Chipboard Guy Blue Sweater Empire Office Lady Red Sweater Empire Receptionist Lady
•Short verison released on WLS a.k.a ABC Chicago commercial breaks (11:05): youtu.be/PHnqlQfIBcI?si=w3XBh9SuAbhrID2sEmpire Carpet Commercial (1992): Dancing Turkey Costume Lady.Birthday Cake2023-10-31 | 🎃Let's say she dressed up as a turkey for Halloween. Don't worry, the turkey costume was also celebrating the beginning of November including the whole Thanksgiving celebration too after October. 🦇
🕺I edited the thumbnail to celebrate Halloween and the beginning of November for tomorrow. The Empire Man dressing up as a disco dancer in the thumbnail. Happy Halloween! 💀☠👹👺🧙♂️🧙🏻♀️🧛♂️🧟♂️🧟♀️👻🍭🍫🍬Empire Carpet: Kelly The Empire Girl Commercial CompilationBirthday Cake2023-09-30 | 💞These 10 commercials (hopefully completed) featuring Lynn The Empire Man and his daughter Kelly The Empire Girl from late 1989 to early 1991.
Most koalas are cute, but Nik was the one and only ugly koala.Menards Commercial (2006): 5 Hour SpecialsBirthday Cake2023-09-12 | This commercial loosely inspired by various local news shows. It promotes their sale day I think.
Credit goes to the original uploader (timeslot 54:55): youtu.be/jRNsKR582tA?si=R6X0Xqqmr5UvznBONikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 10Birthday Cake2023-09-09 | An unseen ghost scares Nik. The ending was unknown "surprise" (Probably the ghost left before Nik gets angry). Shall Nik need to retaliate by yelling at the ghost or not?Empire Carpet Commercial (1991): Michael Jordans Mother Shop For A CarpetBirthday Cake2023-09-07 | 🏀Starting with the Empire Man and Deloris Jordan (Michael Jordan's mother). This is her 3rd Empire Carpet commercial.
🐂I've previously uploaded her debut Empire commercial to celebrate her son's 60th birthday (credits and another links of her Empire commercial appearances in the description below): youtu.be/9bOeL8NQxbM?si=DOHYM56-aJd45fFK
🐃Credit goes to the original uploader (timeslot 14:36): youtu.be/Xer4VgOv3G4?si=Xf3rYdo7Bwd9Z0I7Empire Carpet Commercial (1993): Dress-Up GentlemanBirthday Cake2023-09-04 | 👕Starting with The Gentleman who dressing up while talking about Empire's deals. The ending was very funny (I think that the New Year Baby would be his Halloween costume in 1993).
🧥Credit goes to the original uploader (timeslot 6:03): youtu.be/CW0QoDPnHg0?si=WP8TArN-NfH1MWGzEmpire Carpet Commercial (2002): Six Flags Promotion: Lets Go Again! (2 different versions)Birthday Cake2023-08-30 | 2 different versions of the Let's Go Again Six Flag Promotion Commercials from Empire
The 2nd verison (in clear quality) released on June 20, 2002 during WCBS (CBS New York) commercial breaks (30:23): youtu.be/LCKqWcmOeso?si=xJb8qBGxNUdxJx8qEmpire Carpet Commercial (1993): 35th Anniversary Singing Gorilla Suit+ Bonus Empire CommercialBirthday Cake2023-08-25 | 🦍Starting with an opera-singing gorilla suit guy for Empire's 35th Anniversary. The gorilla guy's face looks like Dwight Schrute from The Office, but without glasses including a bad hair day.
🎵Bonus Empire Short commercial features a sitting lady and the jingle sings as carpets pile up in front of her before she pick the carpet.
🎈Credit goes to the original uploader for the gorilla (22:09) and bonus (1:24:09): youtu.be/YPHP5uOw6lIEmpire Carpet Commercial: Next Day Blinds (Version 2; September 24, 2002)Birthday Cake2023-08-18 | •2nd verison sequel to the previous Next Day Blinds commercial (credits in the description): youtu.be/70TO_mGkr_0
°Other verison released on June 2001 on WCIU (20:03): youtu.be/VGMakeugr3UNikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 9Birthday Cake2023-08-12 | Unfortunately, Nik's one man show turns a psychological horror genre.Nikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 8Birthday Cake2023-07-29 | Plot twist: Either Nik yelling at himself or Orlin's stuck in Nik's brain to make him (Nik) scream.Oppenheimer VS. Barbie (Google Search Results Comparison) 💣💖 #barbenheimerBirthday Cake2023-07-25 | During Barbenheimer era, Google never give Oppenheimer exploding bombs as a search result confetti. Google give Barbie sparkling pink glitters as a search result confetti.
Now Barbie become a winner, the destroyer of the box office. (Reference to Oppenheimer's famous quote.
(The music for this short is for meme and comedy purposes only.)
I will release an extended version of Barbie's search result confetti later on.Empire Today commercial: TV Watching Couple (2002 and 2003 versions)Birthday Cake2023-07-20 | The 2002 verison was named Empire Home Services. No Payments til January 2004.
The 2003 verison was named Empire Today. No Payments for a year.
Alternative Plot Twist : The Couple should told their neighbors to get their own TV or just put the "Don't Trespass" sign in their front yard instead.
2003 verison- 31:36: youtu.be/5K-DGxMCieQEmpire Carpet Commercial (1992?):Wooden Letter Blocks (Audio Verison)Birthday Cake2023-07-17 | Sadly, I can't find the original full video, but luckily I used my Olympus digital voice recorder for audio purposes since 2020 way before in 2021 finally finding a screen recording app.
In the 10 second original commercial, it's about 2-3 infants talking telepathically about Empire sale. One infant says watch this and the wooden letter blocks says Empire with 10% to 50% featuring the 1984 jingle chorus sings "Empire" and another infant said, "You're a genius".
The baby block Empire end tag was also a thumbnail too. Luckily, I screenshoted it too.
Audio and screenshot (from original video) credit goes to a unknown original uploader (sadly, the commercial breaks video was either deleted or remained private.)Empire Carpet Commercial: Brand Name Sale (original 2000 version)Birthday Cake2023-07-04 | 🇺🇸In this 2000 verison, it's full singing the parody of "You're A Grand Old Flag". The end tag was fall 1995 verison. The Empire Man doesn't appear in this commercial. Only the Empire Employee Choir or Boy Band.
✨The 2002 verison has the Empire Man's narration including him at the end in Uncle Sam costume without the end tag.
🎇Link for the 2002 verison (credits already in the description): youtu.be/AdY1TgXj4is
Happy 4th of July. 🇺🇸🎆🎇✨Empire Carpet Commercial: Next Day Blinds (April 12, 2002)Birthday Cake2023-06-12 | Starting with the Empire Man. This commercial is about windows blinds.
Credit goes to the original uploader (30:07): youtu.be/YmVlNB1X0KkEmpire Carpet Commercial: Pay Nothing (December 28, 2000)Birthday Cake2023-06-05 | Starting the Empire Man and The Pixie Bobcut Lady.
Released during MTV commercials breaks.
Trivia: It's unknown if Empire first appeared on MTV commercial breaks in early 2000s.
Credit goes to the original uploader (7:39): youtu.be/sdnRww0Gf5wLuna Carpet Commercial: Super Selection & Savings Sale (October 30, 2002)Birthday Cake2023-06-01 | Looks like their spokeswoman changed clothing in each Luna Commercial.
Credit goes to the original uploader (27:01): youtu.be/KXSh-L-W8foEmpire Carpet Commercial: The Prepared Couple (April 22, 2002)Birthday Cake2023-05-30 | Starting with the Bed Guy and Getting Dressed Lady. The Guy dislikes to go outside for carpet shopping, but his wife called Empire so both of herself and the guy can shop at home. The guy was excited with the good deal until his wife said Empire will come to their home for 15 minutes which left her husband's reaction in a shocked mood.
Credit goes to the original uploader (27:14): youtu.be/w0m-JOGM1jgLuna Carpet Commercial: Biggest Sale of the Year (June 25, 2003)Birthday Cake2023-05-26 | I couldn't tell if Luna changed spokeswomen or keep the same spokeswoman in both the old and the recent English commercials. In the Spanish commercials, they have a different spokeswoman.
Released during the commercial breaks of a Chicago CBS airing of a soap opera.
Credit goes to the original uploader (30:51): youtu.be/b34Ppl0G75AMenards Commercial: Spring Sale (March 23, 1988)Birthday Cake2023-05-22 | Starting with the Menards Guy. This commercial got beautiful cartoon flower decorations and the flowers in the vases. It also have a nice synthpop background music. I'm jealous of late 80s kitchen fashion from Menards.
Source (39:11): youtu.be/-F8QJm5Q3GINikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 7Birthday Cake2023-05-20 | Plot twist: Nikocado tries to make a fly or a gnat go away which results a small insect enters his throat. He then screamed or cries in horror and the rain sounds start to fall.Empire Carpet Commercial: Lynn The Therapist (January 24, 1992)Birthday Cake2023-05-15 | Unfortunately, this commercial was very short due to the original uploader's VHS rip. It sadly only show the ending scene including the end tag ( the end tag's looks too bright). Released during the commercial breaks of a CBS Chicago airing of a soap opera.
Starting with The Empire Man as a Therapist and the bald headed guy patient.
Credit goes to the original uploader (0:02): youtu.be/qGxL46pz6wwNikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 6Birthday Cake2023-05-13 | Binge eating does hurt his cardiovascular system, right?
Plot twist: His car including himself (inside of the car) landed in the ghost town without humans, food, and gasoline. There's plants and water, but too lazy to get it for himself to survive.Nikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 5Birthday Cake2023-05-07 | Yep, he's a baby elephant throws temper tantrums in the zoo. 🐘An Unknown Local Chicago Carpet Commercial ( March 13, 1993)Birthday Cake2023-05-05 | Unfortunately, this commercial was few seconds short due to an original uploader's VHS ending or cut rip. Released during commercial breaks of a CBS Chicago airing of a soap opera. I couldn't tell if it's Empire or any other local Chicago carpet brands. Let me know in the comments to see what commercial brand is this.
Starting with the red suit lady.
The background reminds me of Empire's Guessing Colors Of Blue commercial, but this looks a little brighter than this unknown commercial's gray background (beginning of the commercial compilation): youtu.be/j-1vqR6PII8
The grey background looks somewhat identical to Empire's Barbecue Guy Commercial (I think the guy also said "discount carpet stores" too: youtu.be/2FFCHzaPJ3g?si=RpScWHMn5WzXgI2r
Credits goes to the original uploader (timeslot is at 59:07): youtu.be/drnJ_INHBRANikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 4Birthday Cake2023-04-29 | Originally from the Best Cry Ever scene from an A&E TV show where the late former boxer who's cry later became a meme. Nikocado's cry is more like the Worst Cry Ever.Empire Carpet Commercial: No Way! (August 2001)Birthday Cake2023-04-27 | ▪Starting with the Lazy Late 90s Boyband Reject Looking Guys (from Taking Too Long Carpet) and a Female Protagonist who recently called Empire due to rival carpet company's bad service. At the end, she still rejects the lazy duo's carpet delivery.
•Characters in chronological appearence order: Headphones Guy of Taking Too Long Carpet Backwards Hat Guy Of Taking Too Long Carpet Female Protagonist
•In real life: The female protagonist would ask a refund if a carpet delivery was taking too long. It was unknown if a rejected carpet was later thrown in the big metal garbage bin or probably donated to a thrift store. Bad service can make a rival carpet company went out of business.
☆Trivia: The thumbnail was edited by myself without Picsart. This thumbnail also reflects the plot of this commercial.
°Credit goes to the original uploader. Timeslot (31:40)- youtu.be/RWDnoYhDVws Timeslot (32:43)- youtu.be/FpQTULkaNmMEmpire Carpet Commercial (1994): The Raincoat Girl and The Red UmbrellaBirthday Cake2023-04-24 | Starting with the female protagonist The Raincoat Girl and her red umbrella. She uses her umbrella to protect herself from dirt, mud, ketchup, and mustard.
Credit goes to the original uploader, but the original title mistitled as Aronson Furniture commercial: youtu.be/2IsFy2KzDgANikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 3Birthday Cake2023-04-22 | Plot twist: He must be eating lemon flavoured candy while he's looking at his Popeye's Chicken Sandwich. He screams at the end due to the lemon candy was too sour. 🍋🍬Empire Carpet Commercial (April 18, 1999): The Co-WorkersBirthday Cake2023-04-20 | Starting with Male Co-worker and Female Co-worker. Both of the co-workers talk about their plans on carpet (the female was pregnant in the beginning of the commercial). Unfortunately, the female co-worker made a mistake by picking a wrong carpet company, but it takes too long after give birth to twins. She fells kinda regretful and she says that she should've just call Empire.
Credit to the original uploader (timeslot is at 1:12): youtu.be/eAwFQ3bJmLkSafe Auto Commercial: An Acapella Street Choir Boyband (August 13, 2003)Birthday Cake2023-04-18 | 🎶Starting with a Guy Officer, Plaid Shirt Guy, and an acapella boyband named Street Choir. The boyband's actual name was Fourth Avenue.
🎵Trivia: The boybands are pretty popular for a long time. It's still remaining popular. I think this is the best Safe Auto commercial I have ever watched on YouTube. 😊
🎼The thumbnail was a screenshot of a person who requested a Safe Auto commercial.
🌟Other credits (same commercial including another different commercial with a same acapella group): youtu.be/PvW-N0idXRw youtu.be/Lir48oz2_k8Empire Carpet Commercial (August 2002): Window Treatments Couple (2 different versions)Birthday Cake2023-04-14 | First version starts with Couple Duo #1, Couple Duo #2, and Couple Duo #3.
Second version starts with Concerned Couple Duo.
Both of these different commercials got a same piano background music.
Edited out verison by the official Empire Today channel: youtu.be/6RMlCrTXW1kNikocado Screaming Meme Short: Episode 2Birthday Cake2023-04-08 | I think the pounding-like sound at the end of this short meme sounds like he pooped (💩) his pants in his car.