Peter Paltridge – Page 10 – For Portlanders Only

Smiths Closes Its Doors — 1995

As we showed two videos ago, Smiths Home Furnishings started their expansion in 1981 with the opening of their second

Now that these two titans of industry have joined forces, NOTHING can topple them! Recorded January 1, 1991

It’s about time we got some Smiths ads up here. You got at least one Smiths Home Furnishings commercial during

I’ve been finding more of these “raw” ad videos at Goodwill lately. My working theory is that a former ad

I’ve been finding more of these “raw” ad videos at Goodwill lately. My working theory is that a former ad

Wow! Ernie Anderson! They went for class with this one.

Someone tell Ferris; he’ll be interested in this one.

Did you know Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn’t a national holiday until 1986? Or that Juneteenth wasn’t a national

In fact, you could just sum up the whole year in TWO seconds by editing this down to the waterskiing

This spot aired during KPDX’s original broadcast of the fourth-ever Simpsons episode, “There’s No Disgrace Like Home,” on January 28,