It Was a Thing on TV: An Anthology on Forgotten Television

Episode 202–Hometown Commercials, Volume 2

We've scoured the Internet and found more of the crazy, cheap, and just bad local commercials, enough for this second helping.  From Dirt Cheap Liquor to our personal favorite Crazy Gideon, these ads have gone viral for a reason.

NOTE: There may be some flaky audio briefly in a few parts of this episode.

1. Frankie and Johnny Furniture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7jC57GuZM
2. Dirt Cheap Liquor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1jbS6VJYEU
3. Horrible Insurance Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l0ZmTLdy-A
4. Sutherland’s Kansas City - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN-sNsZo-1A
5. 97 cent Bowling - https://youtu.be/TVln73mCIrg
6. Phil Rizzuto for the Money Store - https://youtu.be/gS27G_Cj5qQ
7. TDM Motors High Point - Cuban Gynecologist, American car salesman - https://youtu.be/7b5CKSqlz60 
8. Dominos Pizza Alaska Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLvUHiJoUGU
9. Helena, Arkansas McDonalds Commercial (1995) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5JsN4H00Q
10. Burl Robinette - https://youtu.be/cLfmqQePqCU?t=31
11. Eastern Motors with John Witherspoon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eD73Mx35jE
12. Eastern Motors with Brian Orakpo and Gilbert Gottfried - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcw8LjGMiDQ
13. East Hills Mall (Back to School) - https://youtu.be/6bnanI9jXps
14. East Hills Mall (Mall Pretty) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfz4dsiERxg
15. Tint World Medford, NY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y8fmjyQMag
16. Pizza N Go Rap Commercial - https://youtu.be/aYo8ITYMjaU
17. Mormon Haircuts (Rhett & Link) - https://youtu.be/9XLshEBvYdw
18. Crazy Gideon - https://youtu.be/QbVkTk9nvt0
19. Crazy Gideon (When the Rooster Crows…) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNnTXq90Xgc
20. Crazy Gideon (They Say I’m Crazy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu8zby_4Dxk
21. Crazy Gideon Arts District Brewing Co. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qA5YxFVs5o