It's not all that uncommon for companies to try to get kids to know the company. When you need carpet, you're gonna call empire because you remember the jingle. Cigarette companies used to do that all the time, by using cartoons to promote cigarettes. Before the practice was banned. But companies still do that today. Such as Geico.
I love how you can tell, throughout the years, they tried changing the jingle to give it a new sound, but changed it right back because they realized they already had a prefect jingle.
Keeping my parents’ home landline number alive even though it’s basically a robocall-catcher and occasional cell phone locator now. Year 40 this year 💪🏻
My family actually called Empire Today to change the flooring in my living room, and kitchen to wood. Great quality, my wish was granted. best memory made.
we all think the jingle sounds incomplete without the "800", but since they went nearly 20 years without it, are there people out there who think the "800" sounds weird?
I think they had to when they started using a toll free number. Unlike the 312, because back then, phone systems allowed local calls without dialing the area code.
Ik right? If gives the feeling of “I spent the night at my grandparents house over the weekend, and I’m watching TV with my Grandpa in the morning while Grandma makes breakfast” kinda vibe
Yeah believe it or not time is linear and there once was a time before now. I know it’s hard for people with such little life experience to comprehend that but it’s true.
I can't believe 18,000+ people are as obsessed with this commercial as me. 😂 Something about the commercial reminds me of the commercials from the 1970s - even the newer ones.
It has such a level of tender, sincere comfort and lovingness to it. It was there before us, and it will be there when we're gone. We will never grow to hate it. It is love. It is memory. It is security. It is quality. It is Empire.
The 2008 ad was my introduction to it. It holds a special place in my heart, i was always waiting for this ad to come on while watching tv with my grandparents.
@Yasmine Joseph you deleted your comment, guess what i'll archive it "unfunny" EDIT 2022: Don't mind the comments aiming at me. They just wanna start something.
The animation started in '92 The toll-free line started in '95 The jingle as we know it today started with '03's fourth version (it's the third version, but weirdly cut in the beginning for some reason) I grew up with the '05 animation Everyone's knows it by the '08 animation Man! What a legacy this guy left, huh?
The “(312)” Variant Was Used Until Sometime In Mid Or Late 1994, After That, A Rare “1-800” Variant Was Demonstrated Until 1995 When It Was Shorten To Simply (800).
"I grew up with the 05 animation"/"Everyone knows it by the 08 animation" 90s Version/3rd and 4th Revision of '03 is the most iconic to us old farts (milennials/early zoomers) and our parents' (Boomers/Gen X).
I remember as a literal toddler just sitting in my living room watching the commercial channel on DirecTV and seeing all the Oxiclean, vaccum, mattress, and just general commercials of the time, but somehow this topped it all, and the theme still resonates in my head to this day. Number and all.
the 2008 one hits different, I remember always going to my grandmas house watching spongebob all day and then I would literally see that ad every time every day
@@JonnelTheGreatest I would always sing along and my grandma would be sitting on the couch laughing because she said I'm always too shy to sing to my mom but i do it with her.
These commercials remind me of my grandparents house, not because of the house in it but because this commercial came on tv a lot when I would visit them as a child
Im about to turn 16 and this is the one. 3:20 is the one that is burned into my mind. To this day any time I hear that jingle I get a vivid memory of me at 5 years old sneaking into the living room at 2 AM, getting my sippy cup full of chocolate milk I hid in the fridge from the day before, fiddling with the remote for a solid 15 minutes to try and make the tv turn on, to only get the tv to turn on and have the thing at max volume. I fumbled but managed to get it at the perfect volume and just watched tv for hours. Thanks for posting this. Brings back a good memory.
This is one of the go-to jingles, of all Chicago-based commercials. Great memories, as well as carpeting. Rest in Peace, Elmer Lynn Hauldren (a.k.a. "The Empire Man"). 1922-2011
What's crazy is that these advertisements are mainly targeted at adults so they can ring up the company, but the jingle resonated so well with the younger generations.
@@planesofhawaii because all of Chicago was 312 area code so no need to mention it. later it was divided into what it is today...312/773/872 (i may be wrong lol)
The man died on april 1st 2011 sounds weird. Right? Because april 1st 1976 was when apple was made he died on april fools day and when apple had it’s birthday
thank you so much for making this!! i randomly remembered this commercial from our childhood and was searching what i thought the commercial said and i couldn’t find anything until one day this was in my recommended. thank you!!
When I was really little I thought this was local to my area and I'd start singing along and bouncing off the couch at my grandmas house but I'd always got the lyrics wrong 😂
2:05 so wait they had the latest singing audio all the way back in 1995. But didnt use the 588-2300 EMPIRE! Part of the audio until 8 years later 2:42 in 2003? What were they thinking?
I was just sitting down thinking about my childhood and then I remembered this commercial I would see so often as a kid on television so I decided to come and visit because I actually missed it.
born '95. I best remember the 1995-2003 animation/song from my childhood. being a little kid, it took awhile for me realize what the company was even selling. I can remember at first I had just vaguely thought: "guy makes the room blue. this is his phone number."
i have a lot of nostalgia for the ones that aired from 2008 to 2011, i fondly remember turning on the TV to see what cartoons were airing and seeing this commercial everywhere. from what i recall the commercials kept airing years after 2011.
I have a story about a possible lost empire ad. In probably around 2012 I was in a hotel and I remember seeing one of these ads and when it got to the jingle there was an extra character it was a lady with a purple shirt and blonde long hair and she was standing by the window and she was looking around at the progress the people were making. The only reason I remember the ad still is because right after it said the “today” part some child from the hallway screamed extremely loud and it scared me I remember not being able to tell if it was from the ad or not but lookin back it probably wasn’t but I have never found the variation of the ad with the lady in it ever sense (the ad was the 2008 version just with the lady)
I was born and raised in Fairfield County, CT, in 1970, lived here all my life, spent three years away at UCONN to finish my degree, moved back to Fairfield County... And became aware of Empire and their commercials only AFTER about 2002ish?
They were based in Northlake, IL (Just west of Chicago) back when they were founded in the late 50s/early 60s. They remained local to that area for some time, probably until 2002, when most of us began becoming familiar with their jingle.
They have a distinctly NY tone, not just the jingle, but the whole commercial. I was reallly 'out of it' from birth until the mid-2000s(traumatic upbringing I guess, second hand smoke, ducking flying ashtrays, learning this language my parents yelled to each other). I was pretty much unaware of anything until much later.
I'm an 80s baby, but the commercials from the 70s reminds so much of tv in my childhood. That sound, plus that visual. It made me feel multiple emotions at once. I wish someone knew how to articulate this better than I am right now.
I used to the love The Empire Today Gentlemen Lynn Hauldern he was so witty, and very interesting person was pretty shocked to learn that he passed way I believe I always hear his voice in the television commericals.
Lynn Hauldren will be remembered
1922-2011
R.I.P. empire man.
You will be missed
RIP!
RIP
Rip
we will miss him.
You know what's funny?
These commercials are meant for adults to call, yet they resonate so well with the youth of the given era.
It's not all that uncommon for companies to try to get kids to know the company. When you need carpet, you're gonna call empire because you remember the jingle. Cigarette companies used to do that all the time, by using cartoons to promote cigarettes. Before the practice was banned. But companies still do that today. Such as Geico.
@@joeybaseball7352 Wow that's actually a really smart marketing tactic, never knew that.
And it’s the carpeting only people
@@joeybaseball7352 that is smart tactics
Im mad i got a streaming service instead of cable and this commercial hasn't apeared in 3 years and i miss it ;-;
I love how you can tell, throughout the years, they tried changing the jingle to give it a new sound, but changed it right back because they realized they already had a prefect jingle.
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it
@@themackie2763 and that’s what they did. and we all loved it.
the jingle? sorry i’m slow today.
what do you mean?
@@_watty the little song at the end with their phone number
I still think having the song end with “Empire today” objectively sounds better, but it sounds so weird instead of just having Empire
The people who sang this voices will never be forgotten in anyones heads
My goodness it lives rent free in my head 😂
@Squirtlesquad74
Lol I’m everywhere
@@jjlovelovelovelove9266 It's Free Real Estate!
Yes 👍👍👍👍👍👍
The 2008 commercial hits different on Cartoon Network at 3 am.
Cartoon network was only on until 10pm
You mean adult swim
@@HornettsNestt depends on where you live, here we don’t have adult swim so CN just plays through the entire day/night cycle
@@Benniewindmill oh I actually didn't know that my bad
@@Benniewindmill lucky bastard
Imagine being the kind of Chad that can keep a number for over 40 years.
@@johnarntz4640 pretty cool
yah seriously the number that the man singing is 588-2300 empire
Right?
Not to mention the kind of Chad that doesn't want to render his video, so just screen records it
Keeping my parents’ home landline number alive even though it’s basically a robocall-catcher and occasional cell phone locator now. Year 40 this year 💪🏻
I cannot deny how life changing and inspiring 3:19 was for me
same
YES 🥲
Yeah.
yep. that was the version i saw the most.
We can make the world of better place
Ngayong pasko'y pag-ibig Side you....
My family actually called Empire Today to change the flooring in my living room, and kitchen to wood. Great quality, my wish was granted. best memory made.
If i ever needed a carpet im hitting them up LOL and the workers better look exactly like the ones from the commercial too Lmao
UR LUCKY-
@@justanawkwardddlcfan 😎
@@primeoctober lmaoo
@@primeoctober *wink wink* 😉
I find the ones from 1983 - 1989 so cozy. The city at night, the jingle, the lady sleeping. It helps me to sleep
The best jingle of all time.
Absolutely
i notice the earlier years they made the slogan with a lower voice tone
800-588-2300 empire today ☎
Not better the Jg wetworth
TK17 NETWORK are you black?
we all think the jingle sounds incomplete without the "800", but since they went nearly 20 years without it, are there people out there who think the "800" sounds weird?
I think they had to when they started using a toll free number.
Unlike the 312, because back then, phone systems allowed local calls without dialing the area code.
they didn't have commercial numbers until about the 90s. 1800 is the number for toll free, so landlines didn't get charged when calling long distance.
I grew up in Chicagoland in the 70s and 80s- "588-2300" was burnt into my brain, and I never heard the "800" version until just now.
I'm not from the US, so I never saw those commercials when I was young. So, after hearing the versions with the "800", it felt really weird.
Obviously...
3:57 Empire man is hitting the griddy fr
😂😂😂
The one from 2008-2011. Oh my goodness. I can’t even express into a sentence the amount of nostalgia that version gives me.
Yeah. The 2015 version just feels... odd. It doesn't feel right. Is it just me?
Ik right? If gives the feeling of “I spent the night at my grandparents house over the weekend, and I’m watching TV with my Grandpa in the morning while Grandma makes breakfast” kinda vibe
Looks like what you would see in a dream just before waking up
It just hits the spot, doesn't it?
2004 was the start of the iconic one still used today
im only 16 why does this whole thing bring me so much nostalgia, pain, and emotion?
Same I only saw it when I was 4 and 5 I moved then I didn't hear it until recently
3:06 is the version i grew up with
Jonathan Doss r/im14andthisisdeep. Ur cringe
u can feel the work empire put in the last 40 years
I’m only 12, same tho
despite not growing up with the '77-'83 commercials, i think the voices are just as charming as the '04-'22 commercials.
No payments til 1990 lol
0:31
0:32
1:36
Yeah believe it or not time is linear and there once was a time before now. I know it’s hard for people with such little life experience to comprehend that but it’s true.
The Year My Mom Was Born
I start feeling comfortable when they say "today"
Only in the low voice 😌
Since 2003
Ik i.
Make a dubstep version to this
Same
I can't believe 18,000+ people are as obsessed with this commercial as me. 😂
Something about the commercial reminds me of the commercials from the 1970s - even the newer ones.
This is random, but in the 2003 commercials, that woman put a TV in the weirdest spot possible
wait yeah wtf
NOthing you can say is random. We all watched a carpeting jiingle over and over
Exactly. Imagine if the door the man came through opened the other way. That would be the end of that poor TV.
Twist to watch TV
PhantomEagle:
2:40 - Yes it is: If you lived in the early 1950s!
0:53 harmony at the end was soooo good.
damn girl you fine
@@codycrespin6021 thank youu
righttttt
@@codycrespin6021 what ☠️
@@codycrespin6021 👉🚪
It has such a level of tender, sincere comfort and lovingness to it. It was there before us, and it will be there when we're gone. We will never grow to hate it. It is love. It is memory. It is security. It is quality.
It is Empire.
There’s just something about the way the third 2003 brought “today” to the table that really completed this jingle
hey
That's the version I remember. So good!
And the drum at the end
Exactly my guy
the fact that both my parents and I heard this as kids is so eerie to me
It’s just how old this company is
Yo same! There are three generations of people in my direct family and we all grew up with this jingle, it’s so crazy!
It’s no more eerie than 3 generations of people all drinking Coke, or using any other long lived brand, if you think about it
The 2008 ad was my introduction to it.
It holds a special place in my heart, i was always waiting for this ad to come on while watching tv with my grandparents.
"Mom, can we call Empire?"
"We have Empire at home, sweetie."
The Empire at home: 2:23
@Yasmine Joseph unnecessary
@Yasmine Joseph you deleted your comment, guess what i'll archive it
"unfunny"
EDIT 2022: Don't mind the comments aiming at me. They just wanna start something.
@@nottownlma why are you so fucking pissed at someone for being unfunny jesus christ
@@peo9741 now you are the one who's pissed
How do you know?
3:44 that would have been me if I was in a empire today commercial. Lol 😂😂😂😂
XD
no
That's so quirky
LOL I WANTED TO ROLL OVER THE CARPET CAUSE ITS........COMFY
@@vfspectrum4652 shut up
0:01 Vintage era
0:57 Damma era
1:29 Gravo era
1:53 Empire 2D
1:59 Added 800
2:23 Added Today
2:55 Periodic era
3:06 Empire 3D
3:13 Outdoor era
Then what is 4:05
3:20 Empire 3D 2
3:39 Pre-Modern Era
3:55 Modern Era
The people singing in the first versions sound bored and tired
Yes
@Yummy noodles And stars o
@Yummy noodles And stars yes
@Yummy noodles And stars idk, i kinda liked the older versions
@[GD] Annoe i didn't know you'd be here
The animation started in '92
The toll-free line started in '95
The jingle as we know it today started with '03's fourth version (it's the third version, but weirdly cut in the beginning for some reason)
I grew up with the '05 animation
Everyone's knows it by the '08 animation
Man! What a legacy this guy left, huh?
The “(312)” Variant Was Used Until Sometime In Mid Or Late 1994, After That, A Rare “1-800” Variant Was Demonstrated Until 1995 When It Was Shorten To Simply (800).
@@eascec8374 So you know where any can find the 1800 one?
"I grew up with the 05 animation"/"Everyone knows it by the 08 animation"
90s Version/3rd and 4th Revision of '03 is the most iconic to us old farts (milennials/early zoomers) and our parents' (Boomers/Gen X).
Some may not like it but I really like the 2015 variant the animation is really smooth
I think I saw this '08 version in 2007
I remember as a literal toddler just sitting in my living room watching the commercial channel on DirecTV and seeing all the Oxiclean, vaccum, mattress, and just general commercials of the time, but somehow this topped it all, and the theme still resonates in my head to this day. Number and all.
The one were used to: 3:21
2015 ain't looking too good
ok zoomer
3:55
Taylor Black that one?! How old are you?!
Xmany 13
3:16 they're building the family guy house
OMFG
yo wtf
XD
I FUCKING LOST IT
😨😨😨😨😨😨😳😳😳😳😳😳
the 2008 one hits different, I remember always going to my grandmas house watching spongebob all day and then I would literally see that ad every time every day
2008 ones are the ones I grew up with.
Same
The Patrick Collection same
Same
Same
Same
I remember watching cartoons at my grandma's house and this came on. Dang I miss it so much
Me too buddy, me too.
Good memories 😊
THIS EXACT THING ALWAYS HAPPENED TO ME SOMEHOW
@@JonnelTheGreatest I would always sing along and my grandma would be sitting on the couch laughing because she said I'm always too shy to sing to my mom but i do it with her.
We didn't have cable at home so I would always watch TV a lot at my grandma's
These commercials remind me of my grandparents house, not because of the house in it but because this commercial came on tv a lot when I would visit them as a child
0:47 this one probably sounds the most different compared to others
Fr
the. they changed it back in the same year tho, so it was probably just fit one specific commercial
0:46
i like
Maybe they were trying to fit in with the era
This is probably the most memorable and recognizable advertising sing. It's simple, catchy, and probably has a special place in your brain cortex.
👇 2008 nostalgia gang
Im about to turn 16 and this is the one. 3:20 is the one that is burned into my mind. To this day any time I hear that jingle I get a vivid memory of me at 5 years old sneaking into the living room at 2 AM, getting my sippy cup full of chocolate milk I hid in the fridge from the day before, fiddling with the remote for a solid 15 minutes to try and make the tv turn on, to only get the tv to turn on and have the thing at max volume. I fumbled but managed to get it at the perfect volume and just watched tv for hours. Thanks for posting this. Brings back a good memory.
You were a smart five-year-old.
That version I know
This is one of the go-to jingles, of all Chicago-based commercials. Great memories, as well as carpeting.
Rest in Peace, Elmer Lynn Hauldren (a.k.a. "The Empire Man"). 1922-2011
Definitely remember the 1992/1995 jingle especially during those sick days from school and watching the Price is Right, oh the memories 😀
2:24 WHY WE GOING SO FAST
Sorry, but I actually prefer the early 2003. The other prior versions (at that time) were just overpowering.
@@railroadskater2896 same
@@memerboi69.0 same
@Who honestly asked you? same
@@krxzzzaka same
1:58 is when the "800" is included.
A second off, but the sound is pleasant
That was when the area code system took place across the US to organize phone systems.
It was going like low and then high again
@@jalenwechsler8737 ikr
1:57 animation
2:01 (800) 2:03 toll free
2:22 carpet and window treatments
2:27 today 3:08 3D 3:44 dance
3:49 space 3:56 3D vr 2
1:37 Awww sweet! No payments until (checks notes) 32 years ago!
3:19 is what i remember from my childhood
Same
Same
same
Me three
Same thing here
What I would give to see the 2008 commercial on tv just one more time
Ikr
i actually saw it not that long ago
Marty Bellvue really?
So true
stupid zoomer
What's crazy is that these advertisements are mainly targeted at adults so they can ring up the company, but the jingle resonated so well with the younger generations.
i remember when they added the 800 i was like wtf!?
You could tell it was recorded separately because it was edited on so badly lol
@@jakerussell135 at least in 2003 when they rerecorded the same singers saying that it didn't sound edited on
Why didn't they say the 312 when they added it before changing it to 800
@@planesofhawaii because all of Chicago was 312 area code so no need to mention it. later it was divided into what it is today...312/773/872 (i may be wrong lol)
@@jakerussell135
I know. It goes like (I'm just gonna say words) "Eight-hundre- -Five-eight-eight-two-three-hundred, Empire!".
0:52 this is when it starts getting good
2:35 hell yeah
Gwen Stefani
@@ewr80tyq4wcma Gwen Stefani
I can’t even remember my own phone number, but I know this by HEART
2:55 oh heck no
@@ewr80tyq4wcma they massacred my boi
Wow! I can't believe the Empire commercial lasted for centuries, and it's still going to this very day! This just brings back memories.
decades lol, not centuries
@@heiwajimas honestly watching this it feels like centuries
@@sarv8n894 validddddddd yoooo
So we're just gonna ignore the fact that this dude just screen recorded his Filmora project just to avoid the obnoxious watermark? GENIUS👍👍👍
Yes but... www.BANDICAM.com
@@petelike2024 so
@@petelike2024 not as bad
@@petelike2024 no where near as bad
@@OneGoogol 😂 But that's true that the Bandicam's watermark is less annoying than the Filmora one.
I remember vomiting profusely while drunk while this was playing and I felt so calm and happy about life with the jingle in the background
Thanks, this was by far the funniest comment! The Empire jingle brought you comfort at a low moment 😂
Can we get 1B views in this most popular video?
Pinned with 41 likes and no replies? Let me fix that.
Uh…..
It gave me so much anxiety that the first didn’t have the “800” part 😰
they didn't have commercial numbers until about the 90s. 1800 is the number for toll free, so landlines didn't get charged when calling long distance.
Or the “today” part!
OH SAME
@@thebeatleboi let it be
ok but the last one just pisses me off why did they have to change such beautiful animation into shutterfly images
The man died on april 1st 2011 sounds weird. Right? Because april 1st 1976 was when apple was made he died on april fools day and when apple had it’s birthday
@Joe empire man
In my eyes the animation looks more improved, & more futuristic.
@@CubeAtlantic looks good
Like it fits in with today but is still unique empire that we know
@@86dippin44 the small guy looks like a Bitmoji
thank you so much for making this!! i randomly remembered this commercial from our childhood and was searching what i thought the commercial said and i couldn’t find anything until one day this was in my recommended. thank you!!
Your welskies
The legends thought this was local
When I was really little I thought this was local to my area and I'd start singing along and bouncing off the couch at my grandmas house but I'd always got the lyrics wrong 😂
I deadass thought this was a NY and hood, thing as a teenager and middle schooler ngl with u cuh 😂💀
I thought this was at least strictly in Canada 😭
they WERE local. this is a Chicago business. in the 70s and 80s they only served that region.
@@rexquintonchief5666 Bro same because Empire Today & Empire State
The one where it said empiretoday like that was weird.
Ikr, within a year they switched back
Which one is that from
@@wb3885 2003 and 2004
2:10 Empire is buffering 😂
This jingle, along with Lindell's pillows, would sound PERFECT for the 1950s or '60s!
This gave me flash backs to my childhood
It’s so trippy to me how this is in everyone’s heads for life
1:53
YEAH BREAK INTO SOMEONES HOME TO GIVE
THEM A NEW CARPET YEEEAAAHHH!!!
This may be ruining the joke, but if you pay close attention, you can see she was dialling them.
@@th_eo Yep
@@th_eo But he came at the speed of light
@@th_eo MF he came before she put the damn phone down.
I know
I remember asking my parents to call them to come fix up our house cause I thought they would sing the jingle whenever they come
Lmfao
Lmaoo
@@Kjk_808 ??????
@@Kjk_808 ??????
Hi I'm bleach
when they introduced 800 into the mix shit got real
3:35 I Remember Seeing that So much
They tried something new in 1983 and everyone was like "wtf no" and it changed back, papa bless
I remember the 2003-05 logos as a kid, hits hard.
And I STILL have no idea what exactly Empire Today sells.
ever read the fine print
@@vfspectrum4652 What fine print?
User Unavailable the dumbass doesnt know it sells carpet
@@vfspectrum4652 🤣
flooring and installation i work at their call center we get a lot of prank calls
2:36 The start of the most iconic commercial jingle starts here.
first 2003 scared me alot
but now i am laughing at the funny (2003, 3rd version)
My friend Isaac ayele loved these commercials as a kid, he was heartbroken about the guys death, RIP Lynn Hauldren
1:59 the jingle we all know and love
nope not yet 3:33
both of you are wrong, it’s 2:42
Nah it’s 2003 they introduced the today
@King Darwin thats the same one this was the first time doing it
@@kaphizmey6229You're wrong too, it's 2:36
2:05 so wait they had the latest singing audio all the way back in 1995. But didnt use the 588-2300 EMPIRE! Part of the audio until 8 years later 2:42 in 2003? What were they thinking?
The re-recorded it to improve the quality
I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who noticed
And the weirder thing is,America started using 800 before numbers in 1966-67!
@TheDaffiestDandelion and a glitch
i knew something sounded off lol
Being 30 now, this brings me soo much nostalgic joy hearing this all the time as a kid 🥲🥲🥲🥲
I honestly never knew the company was around for that many years! By far the best Jingle of all time!
Wow Bret. 1 year later and your still watching this. Happy Easter Bret.
I love how they finally got the voice tones and pitch
I was just sitting down thinking about my childhood and then I remembered this commercial I would see so often as a kid on television so I decided to come and visit because I actually missed it.
born '95. I best remember the 1995-2003 animation/song from my childhood. being a little kid, it took awhile for me realize what the company was even selling. I can remember at first I had just vaguely thought:
"guy makes the room blue. this is his phone number."
Call the golden voice man and you too can have your room turn blue for a fair price
@@zhiracs LOL
i have a lot of nostalgia for the ones that aired from 2008 to 2011, i fondly remember turning on the TV to see what cartoons were airing and seeing this commercial everywhere. from what i recall the commercials kept airing years after 2011.
I have a story about a possible lost empire ad. In probably around 2012 I was in a hotel and I remember seeing one of these ads and when it got to the jingle there was an extra character it was a lady with a purple shirt and blonde long hair and she was standing by the window and she was looking around at the progress the people were making. The only reason I remember the ad still is because right after it said the “today” part some child from the hallway screamed extremely loud and it scared me I remember not being able to tell if it was from the ad or not but lookin back it probably wasn’t but I have never found the variation of the ad with the lady in it ever sense (the ad was the 2008 version just with the lady)
I was born and raised in Fairfield County, CT, in 1970, lived here all my life, spent three years away at UCONN to finish my degree, moved back to Fairfield County...
And became aware of Empire and their commercials only AFTER about 2002ish?
I thought they were local to CT
They were based in Northlake, IL (Just west of Chicago) back when they were founded in the late 50s/early 60s. They remained local to that area for some time, probably until 2002, when most of us began becoming familiar with their jingle.
They have a distinctly NY tone, not just the jingle, but the whole commercial.
I was reallly 'out of it' from birth until the mid-2000s(traumatic upbringing I guess, second hand smoke, ducking flying ashtrays, learning this language my parents yelled to each other). I was pretty much unaware of anything until much later.
I'm an 80s baby, but the commercials from the 70s reminds so much of tv in my childhood. That sound, plus that visual. It made me feel multiple emotions at once.
I wish someone knew how to articulate this better than I am right now.
i grew up with the 2008 version, i like it the most. the chime never ceases to amaze me
2:23 - A little busy sounding, beginning of the 'modern' sound.
POV: your speed running the Empire Today Jingle (2:24)
@@MasterOfMillibars Good thing they decided to slow it back down lol!
3:20 and thus, a legend was born.
0:01 Vintage logo!
0:57 Damma!
1:29 Gravo best!
1:53 2D
1:59 It add the 800
2:23 It add the today
2:55 Periodic!
3:06 3D
3:13 Outdoors
3:39 Indoor again?
3:44 A man dancing?
3:50 Outer space
3:55 Indoor V3?
Where’s indoor V1 and indoor V2?
he already put it
2003 was when the modern jingle started
However the well-known version didn't debut until 3:21 (which was actually in 2007). Although, there was a early version in 2004, which shown at 3:07.
Yay is 2023
R.I.P Lynn Hauldren (1922-2011)
He will be remembered and missed by all.
I used to the love The Empire Today Gentlemen Lynn Hauldern he was so witty, and very interesting person was pretty shocked to learn that he passed way I believe I always hear his voice in the television commericals.
RIP lynn hauldren (1922-2011)
Empire man, you will be missed
you know its nostalgic when its fever dreamish and chill at the same time
These lasted until 2019 in a half
I still get the new ones every day.
@woody pride Thats cool
Why does this give me the chills
You’re soft
Caillou
I remember always seeing this ad on boomerang
*3:27** smash bros ultimate victory poses in a nutshell*
Empire Today for smash.
JFIDJSFHF LOL
LOL
0:46 was so beautiful and nostalgic even though i wasnt born in 1983
Same but with the 1984 commercial
Bruh feels like it would be between one of the morning pbs kids shows
I love how the first time 800 was added in to the front you can tell it was dubbed in afterwards. It's just charming
0:03 my left ear is enjoying this
Bro I was watching this at night with the lights off and the 1980's one... Just....
*creeped me out*
May be something evil is hiden in the commercial, anything is posible.
@@hectorcampos9244 bluz rom
@@hectorcampos9244 what is it?
Empire is such a legendary jingle especially in Chicago. We are the OG!
1977-1983 is really pretty sounding
I was waiting for someone to say this, I really like this version.
gayyyyyy