A bunch of commercials that ran along the "Empire Man" (RIP) ones back in the day in Chicago

Elmer Lynn Hauldren, aka “The Empire Carpet Guy” passed away this week, but he definitely left his mark on the advertising industry industry and affected generations of young people who had local-broadcast televisions running in their houses in the 80s / 90s. The ultimately-catchy jingle made Mr. Hauldren a celeb mainly because of his earnest delivery and the understated nature of them. “Empire” commercials weren’t cranked up beyond cheap speaker-potential for impact, for one, and it seemed like Hauldren was the owner, or at least a dedicated installer who loved his job.

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