Lynn Hauldren will be remembered 1922-2011

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.

The 2008 commercial hits different on Cartoon Network at 3 am.

The people who sang this voices will never be forgotten in anyones heads

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.

It feels so incomplete without the (800) for me.

I cannot deny how life changing and inspiring 3:19 was for me

This is probably the most memorable and recognizable advertising sing. It's simple, catchy, and probably has a special place in your brain cortex.

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.

Imagine being the kind of Chad that can keep a number for over 40 years.

3:57 Empire man is hitting the griddy fr

I find the ones from 1983 - 1989 so cozy. The city at night, the jingle, the lady sleeping. It helps me to sleep

The one from 2008-2011. Oh my goodness. I can’t even express into a sentence the amount of nostalgia that version gives me.

The best jingle of all time.

0:46 was so beautiful and nostalgic even though i wasnt born in 1983

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.

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?

0:53 harmony at the end was soooo good.

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.

despite not growing up with the '77-'83 commercials, i think the voices are just as charming as the '04-'22 commercials.

This is random, but in the 2003 commercials, that woman put a TV in the weirdest spot possible

No payments til 1990 lol

👇 2008 nostalgia gang

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.

I start feeling comfortable when they say "today"

im only 16 why does this whole thing bring me so much nostalgia, pain, and emotion?

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

1:37 Awww sweet! No payments until (checks notes) 32 years ago!

There’s just something about the way the third 2003 brought “today” to the table that really completed this jingle

the fact that both my parents and I heard this as kids is so eerie to me

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.

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.

3:44 that would have been me if I was in a empire today commercial. Lol 😂😂😂😂

"Mom, can we call Empire?" "We have Empire at home, sweetie." The Empire at home: 2:23

2:10 Empire is buffering 😂

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

2:24 WHY WE GOING SO FAST

3:16 they're building the family guy house

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.

It’s so trippy to me how this is in everyone’s heads for life

0:47 this one probably sounds the most different compared to others

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?

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!!

Can we get 1B views in this most popular video?

The people singing in the first versions sound bored and tired

3:19 is what i remember from my childhood

2:06, sounded like someone’s PC crashed at the end. Lol

Being 30 now, this brings me soo much nostalgic joy hearing this all the time as a kid 🥲🥲🥲🥲

The one were used to: 3:21

So we're just gonna ignore the fact that this dude just screen recorded his Filmora project just to avoid the obnoxious watermark? GENIUS👍👍👍

Hey I just want to thank the person who put this little video together. Took me down memory lane

Definitely remember the 1992/1995 jingle especially during those sick days from school and watching the Price is Right, oh the memories 😀

I remember watching cartoons at my grandma's house and this came on. Dang I miss it so much

2008 ones are the ones I grew up with.

I remember always seeing this ad on boomerang

I remember the 2003-05 logos as a kid, hits hard.

1:58 is when the "800" is included.

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.

Empire is such a legendary jingle especially in Chicago. We are the OG!

Wayyyyy tooooo nostalgic. Went back in time.

0:52 this is when it starts getting good 2:35 hell yeah

It gave me so much anxiety that the first didn’t have the “800” part 😰

you know its nostalgic when its fever dreamish and chill at the same time

1:59 one of my favorite IDs

i remember when they added the 800 i was like wtf!?

What I would give to see the 2008 commercial on tv just one more time

I'm off from work and the Empire jingle instantly popped up in my head good times lol.

i grew up with the 2008 version, i like it the most. the chime never ceases to amaze me

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

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

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.

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

1:53 YEAH BREAK INTO SOMEONES HOME TO GIVE THEM A NEW CARPET YEEEAAAHHH!!!

3:35 I Remember Seeing that So much

The 2003 commercials are my favorite

Me: born in 2010, being 12 Also me: 1980s commercial makes me feel nostalgic

ok but the last one just pisses me off why did they have to change such beautiful animation into shutterfly images

0:03 my left ear is enjoying this

Had no idea this company was that old 😂 I remember the 95 and up commercials

The way the chorus weirdly said “EMPIRE TODAY” had me dying

1:59 the jingle we all know and love

2:36 The start of the most iconic commercial jingle starts here.

Memories I didn’t here this in I was 3 years old in 2000

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)

3:44 ngl he do be vibin doe

The legends thought this was local

The 2008/2011 version is the one I grew up with and it’s so nostalgic

This hit different early in the morning

3:20 and thus, a legend was born.

*3:27** smash bros ultimate victory poses in a nutshell*

why is it lowkey scary 😭😭

nice evolution!!!

This jingle, along with Lindell's pillows, would sound PERFECT for the 1950s or '60s!

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

The harmony in the “pire” syllable is SO heavenly in the oldest ones

This gave me flash backs to my childhood

3:55 they look like wii characters

The 2015 one… is the one I saw most of the time and the 2008 one 😔✋✨

My friend Isaac ayele loved these commercials as a kid, he was heartbroken about the guys death, RIP Lynn Hauldren

They tried something new in 1983 and everyone was like "wtf no" and it changed back, papa bless