In honor of Circuit City's going out of business, this is my collection of Circuit City ads from 1985 to 2008. Part 2 is here: • Circuit City Commercia...
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@cnmathias51877 жыл бұрын
the iphone charger looks like a circuit city entrance
@yhtacsoliven62225 жыл бұрын
That coincidence though what if they become a dank meme or something in KZbin?
@trafficracer1244 жыл бұрын
iPhones are gay tho
@arnoldarriaga30264 жыл бұрын
@@trafficracer124 IPhones Are Not Gay.
@trafficracer1244 жыл бұрын
@@arnoldarriaga3026 Lol ok
@dogtrixgrooming34813 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jonmichaelhalsey64717 жыл бұрын
One thing is for sure, ''Welcome to Circuit City where service is state of the art'' has such a catch beat.
@GamerGee7 жыл бұрын
Yes that cg sequence is forever in my head
@adonis84178 жыл бұрын
I love these but never knew about circuit city until recently... I'm experiencing nostalgia that I don't have.
@silverballstudios35782 жыл бұрын
Me to bud
@jasonknight85814 жыл бұрын
"The Anthem" at 3:43 has stayed in my head for the last 30 years, now THAT'S a good commercial!
@BamaE9215 жыл бұрын
RIP Circuit City :(. Those "Welcome to Circuit City, where service is state of the art" commercials still ring in my head from the early 90's. I remember my techno-savvy dad buying EVERYTHING from there in the 90's too, until Best Buy opened in Mobile early this decade and the store layout just appealed more to him and everyone else. You will be missed Circuit City!
@Perich292 жыл бұрын
KZbin is where commercial is the state of the art.
@daveheel7 жыл бұрын
i miss 80's commercials. there is something great about them because they look outdated and unpolished by today's standards.
@FactsOverFear.4 жыл бұрын
Had to keep real
@tinman35863 жыл бұрын
But at the time you didn't know it!
@daveheel3 жыл бұрын
@@tinman3586 nope, not when all we had was vhs or beta and standard definition.
@anandguruji8310 жыл бұрын
R.I.P CIRCUIT CITY 1949-2009
@anandguruji837 жыл бұрын
R.I.P CIRCUIT CITY 1949-2009
@jonathancreveling56584 жыл бұрын
They're back now! They got revived in 2016 by Ronny Schmoel
@susanfit475 ай бұрын
Those lyrics/words "Welcome to Circuit City, where service is state of the art" is still ring on my head from the 90's.
@Peter7Paul14 жыл бұрын
Ah, the 80's and 90's were truly the golden age of technology.
@bloodscourge14 жыл бұрын
HA! I remember "The Kid" commercial. It was on all the time back then.
@jesseboombatts8 жыл бұрын
That $200.00 VCR or 19 inch "Cable Ready" TV in 1987 would be $418.00 today.... Amazing how expensive technology was then.
@jackson51165 жыл бұрын
and how much did PS4 go for new again? Times haven't changed, only technology has!
@Angie23438 жыл бұрын
The in-store loop just SCREAMS 1980s.
@xiaochicash8 жыл бұрын
Come in for a 72" Zennith Alpha-5 for only $1099.99 with 0% APR for first 12 months or $908.99 with rebate. See Zordon for details.
@Angie23437 жыл бұрын
How did you know? XD
@paul89264 жыл бұрын
Being a techno gadget freak, I loved going to Circuit City and Ultimate Electronics. The only time I was angry at CC was when they were trying to sell me the ridiculous DIVX player, instead of a regular DVD player. Those were the days!
@hoss73ford10 жыл бұрын
They shot themselves in the foot around 2007 when they ditched their knowledgeable higher paid employees in favor of no-nothings who knew nothing about what they were selling (most were texting or playing Wii) Within two years it bled to death. Radio Shack did the same thing some years ago and it's now on life support ravaged by the cancer. Love the commercials here, it brought back some good memories.
@mickael4867 жыл бұрын
Mark Muffs their DIVX fiasco didn't help any.
@jackson51165 жыл бұрын
I can beat that. I went there in 2004, looking for a prepaid (burner) phone, because I didn't want to sign a contract. They flat out ignored me when I walked up. Then, after I had to break up the conversation the two were having, asking if they had any prepaid cell phones, the guy snaps back "NO!" then returns back to his conversation. I then went to Cingular's store directly and got my prepaid, but about a week after the incident, I went back, and what do I see hanging on an endcap? Prepaid cell phones! That jerk not only didn't give me the time of day while at work, he also lied about a product they had! He didn't even look, acted like I was bothering him by asking, and when I saw that they indeed had them, I didn't return again until 2008 when they were having their liquidation sale (can't say I blame people for not going there, look how I was treated just a few years prior). Service is state of the art, huh? Not in the mid-2000's!!
@dogtrixgrooming34813 жыл бұрын
The Circuit City that I lived near by got turned into a Auto Zone in 2011 RIP Circuit City 1949-2009 12 year Anniversary
@Karmy.3 жыл бұрын
@@dogtrixgrooming3481 mine is now a Big Lots :(
@poluticon3 жыл бұрын
Best Buy doesn't have knowledgeable employees either and it's still around and thriving.
@squirrellymcnutsack6038 жыл бұрын
An answering machine for only $57 in 1991?! I'm in.
@kishiberohan79554 жыл бұрын
Vaporwave artists be like: “free real estate”
@curt3495 жыл бұрын
That;s what I remember about Circuit City commericilas - when the plug came out of the sky to plug into the ground and light up
@Fuminshou9 жыл бұрын
I only went to Circuit City once in the early 2000s and their store clerks were the worst. They would follow you around, stalking you from around the corner and constantly asking you if you needed help or what you were going to buy so they could help you make your purchase. I was told that they were paid on commission and that's why they were so aggressive in trying to 'Help' the customers. I can see why they went out of business.
@jackson51165 жыл бұрын
My last visit there before liquidation was in 2004. I went trying to find a prepaid phone, and two employees deep conversation wouldn't give me the time of day. I had to interrupt, and when I asked one of them if they had prepaid, they snapped back "NO!" then went back to their conversation. About a week later when I returned to the store after having to go to a phone store to get a prepaid phone, I found an endcap where they were! They indeed had them, but they not only lost the sale that day, when I saw them hanging there, I was practically irate, and wouldn't step foot in the store again until it started liquidating in 2008.
@thisshouldbeentertaining33863 жыл бұрын
That's the problem with sales people on commission...you might have some a little too helpful...but I'd rather have that then a employee who isn't knowledgeable on any of the products and doesn't care , because they're like why work hard it's a minimum wage job.
@tinman35863 жыл бұрын
That's about the time they started treating their lower level employees like crap and business started going down hill.
@functionatthejunction2 жыл бұрын
@@thisshouldbeentertaining3386 Id rather have a knowledgeable employee that is "too" interested in helping me than the rude know-nothings that work at places like Best Buy.
@thisshouldbeentertaining33862 жыл бұрын
@@functionatthejunction same... I prefer to have employees that know what they're selling and if I have a question could probably help me with it. Over the year's brick n mortar store's decided it was better to have cheap unknowledgeable employees rather than pay extra for employees that could actually help their customers....this is one of the main reasons why places like Circuit city/ RadioShack and Fry's closed their doors. They lost what made them special the knowledgeable and helpful employee and just became electronic warehouses.
@GamerGee7 жыл бұрын
Packard bell. Lol
@cflo13867 жыл бұрын
@ 4:28 $14.97 for that Crown car radio? That's still a good deal.
@JB105213 жыл бұрын
Wow, those commercials bring back memories. I miss that flying plug at the end of their commercials.
@DisneyMusicVideos7 жыл бұрын
I miss Circuit City a lot! I always liked the style of their stores better than Best Buy. I remember seeing those old commercials with the giant plug on TV from the early 90's when I was little & I always loved them! I still have my first Laptop from 2004 that I got from my grandparents as a High School graduation gift & they bought it a Circuit City. I still have the receipt as well!
@jackson51165 жыл бұрын
I saw a DVD for the first time at Circuit City in 1997. They were on display along with a massive 27" television to showcase how good the picture was.
@Appleboy7816512 жыл бұрын
I love how in the last ad, they emphasize "color printer".
@Lesrevesdhiver Жыл бұрын
"Cable ready", now THERE is a term we have not heard in decades.
@GunnsandGod12 жыл бұрын
These are fun to watch. My have tiles changed. A VCR used to cost damn near 300 bucks!?! When I sleep tonight that damn song is going to be haunting my dreams.
@ptb267ii15 жыл бұрын
RIP Circuit City 1948-2009.
@3xfaster Жыл бұрын
I used to think as a kid that it was “Circuit Circuit City, Where Service Is State Of The Art” rather than “Welcome to Circuit City…”
@ThePirateprincess2312 жыл бұрын
Last thing that I can remember buying at Circuit City was Kingdom Hearts for the Playstation Station 2. Now the building that used to be Circuit City is now an In-Shape Gym (they could have at least left the front of the building red instead of painting it a dull blue color).
@gameshowguy200015 жыл бұрын
And some will say it got worse for them after they got rid of that catchy "Service is State of the Art" campaign, that by far was their best one.
@Scottj201110 жыл бұрын
It was fun seeing all those commercials from the past and how big all of those past electronics were.
@Gameking76010 жыл бұрын
Love their theme song
@ericerto82503 жыл бұрын
TVs use to be furniture. A 25 inch console tv was a big tv. So 200 in 1990 was almost 400 in today's standard
@noryxo1015 жыл бұрын
Thank you... This is what I've been needing today ... Memories of what once was and even better...
@jimrockford49684 жыл бұрын
They're coming back!
@kavya16385 жыл бұрын
you know its 80s when they have old couples in pajamas in bed in the commercial. the clapper commercial!!! oh man good'ol 80s..
@toddstewart90708 жыл бұрын
I think the kid commercial is their most famous one, it aired alot and for a long time.
@GarySpatzScam10 жыл бұрын
I feel sooo old :( wahhhhh I want those days back. I want to live again!!!! I want My Little pony G1, Nintendo, McDonalds Mario3 Happy Meal, MTV when it was Music, not baby story. I want my Fisher Stereo system! GRRRRRR!
@chargermaster36767 жыл бұрын
GarySpatzScam i miss circuit city in a way it was the first store i would go to in the mall i went to rip circuit city i also bought a ps1 and gba sp from there
@trafficracer1244 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
@Colwubkid20199 жыл бұрын
I remember i got a Playstation 3 there when they were going out of buesness for $300.00 when they were $600.00 at the time
@davidguerrero591711 жыл бұрын
CIRCUIT CITY WAS FUCKIN AWESOME
@darthgamer60807 жыл бұрын
8:29 I stop and think. . . this was made only 23 years ago. . . amazing how much computers have evolved in capability and power since then 😮
@crapper110 жыл бұрын
I'm on a phone that has more power than all those computers pit together damn the future is fun
@SetnaroX14 жыл бұрын
OMG, the Circuit City Anthem. That really gives me so much nostalgia as a child. I always thought the lyrics went "Welcome to Circuit City! Circuit City yeah!" Damn Wacky Deli. But the one Circuit City ad I remember so strongly was this Christmas commercial, where at the end of it, you see the plug come down, to which it becomes the Circuit City building, and then you see a cartoon Santa Claus come running out of the building, going, "Ho Ho Ho!".
@twel6044 жыл бұрын
That guy in the red shirt is really strumming it out at the 5:17 mark.
@coffeeandsugar2014 жыл бұрын
At 8:37 A cordless phone for 49.97? Wow, they haven't come down in price. Amazing.
@lolmattt11 жыл бұрын
It's crazy to think those babies in the camera commercial are pretty much my age. It also reminded me of my dad and his big ass bulky camera :) nostalgic.
@HectorJW20079 жыл бұрын
Dang it, I remember the 1990 ad called "The Kid". My girlfriend was three years away from being born.
@KidAJonni Жыл бұрын
The Kid was played by Austin O' Brien (My Girl 2, Last Action Hero)
@SunnydazeAmore26 күн бұрын
The hubby asks me today: hey babe do you know about a circuit city? - Yeah babe their the new Best Buy He’s younger than me… I love those kinda moments 🥰
@ryanfresh852113 жыл бұрын
Last thing I purchased there was a headset that blocked the outside noise. It was one of those big headphones that practically cover your entire ears like ear muffs.
@TheNeXusCore903210 жыл бұрын
I remember going to Circuit City in Hawaii of 2003 and in Colorado of 2008. I liked explored around their stores and looking at the electronics they had. In 2008, it was so eerie that my family and I were the only ones in the store.
@hoss73ford10 жыл бұрын
When we think of corporate greed or mismanagement we think of workers being hurt or sucked dry by high prices but the greed (or cancer I'll call it) destroys their own company as well. Admittedly the recession contributed to it in Circuit City's case, but poor or non existent customer service led to their downfall before it happened.
@TheGreyLight9 жыл бұрын
Mark Muffs What makes it sad is watching these very commercials that advertise high quality customer service like no other business knew. I have never before shopped at Circuit City (Went under before I even had a reason to go there) but I fondly remember seeing the store around town and in the late 2000 commercials (Shown in part 2 of this video).
@yahshgarcia368910 жыл бұрын
Oh the nostalgia
@jasonpegram32399 жыл бұрын
I remember that deal that cc offered where they would give you the difference and 10% of the difference if the item you bought was listed at a lower price which I thought was good for the customer but bad for cc
@flilguy2 жыл бұрын
In the summer of 1988, I applied for a job with Circuit City. I always liked the stores although it didn't sound like a very good place to work. I had an interview right after the 4th of July. I always wondered for a while if I did the right thing.
@lizzyav2555 Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!
@bigpoppa60592 жыл бұрын
The old circuit city by me is a best buy now. Didnt change much
@ItzAngler_1002 жыл бұрын
I like how a giant plug plugs into the store and it lights up
@onebloodypony15 жыл бұрын
two of the guys in this band (the one this account is meant to represent) recorded an album dedicated to circuit city, but they claim it is too shitty to share
@TalkMyShiit11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing... takes me back!
@pepefroglive2 жыл бұрын
Lol that 486 Packard Bell 33mhz computer was my family's first computer when I was a kid in the 90s. We bought it from Best Buy not Circuit City. I still have it in my storage in the basement.
@JohnSmith-ys4nl Жыл бұрын
They show people doing maintenance and repair. Man, that's a long gone era. No one repairs stuff anymore, you just throw it away and buy a new one.
@KIEflipROX13 жыл бұрын
1 person forgot to integrate his circuits at circuit city and missed the "like" button
@albear9728 жыл бұрын
5:05 the kid didn't have his receipt.
@Windows-j9m7 жыл бұрын
Lol
@saucers797 жыл бұрын
albear972 Hadn't seen that commercial in years. Remembered every word.
@Alfred513 жыл бұрын
I went to 3 stores during their closing sales and got more stuff than everything I ever bought in the past at Circuit City, but afterward I felt like I was ripping off a good friend or kicking someone already on the ground, it was a strange feeling.
@CommanderGafiltha11 жыл бұрын
Ahhh i miss working there
@Gillian_Seed7 жыл бұрын
the song sounds like ducktales
@arthurmitsioulis76078 жыл бұрын
1949-2009 but this parts are from 1985-2009
@MELANIE100115 жыл бұрын
It scares me how many of these ads I remember very well LOL
@alfredcowans8803 жыл бұрын
Thank You!!!!👊🏾👍🏾💯 I Looooove Nostalgic Commercials👊🏾👌🏾😎
@seand27114 жыл бұрын
What a shame they went out of business. God bless the 80's. I loved shopping for electronics there.
@ptb267ii15 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was 1949, sorry I mistyped on that one. But still, it's too bad to see this store go.
@gli7utubeo15 жыл бұрын
This is a great compilation; thanks for all the work you put into it. I used to spend hours with the Lafayette catalog when I was a kid in the 60's. I wouldn't be surprised if Rat Shack was the next to fold. I think Circ. City could be considered the pioneer of big box stores for specialized merchandise.
@Salad0062 жыл бұрын
You were right
@gli7utubeo2 жыл бұрын
@@Salad006 Hi and thanks!
@davidboyce86839 ай бұрын
You , my friend were the Nostradamus of your time .
@gli7utubeo8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Best to you. @@davidboyce8683
@chisoxfan70813 жыл бұрын
Its amazing to see, in these commercials, how technology advances in such a short time. ps, RIP Circuit City Gurnee, IL. Dec 2008. I Worked there from June 2006-closing in Dec 2008. Good Times (gurnee Mills Mall.) :(
@pathogenicobstacle323 жыл бұрын
And the Circuit City at Gurnee Mills is now a Macy’s department store
@apachette0714 жыл бұрын
Wow only $50 for a cordless phone! I'm on my way!...oh yeah, they're out of business...
@rindjint32053 жыл бұрын
You mean to tell me that kid had to walk all the way to the store by himself because the dad told him you need to take care of it yourself?? That would be considered child abuse today.
@carterleeroth195711 жыл бұрын
I think the 3rd commercial is like the ad they play on the show room tvs talking about the selection as you shop, wish circuit city was still around
@MemphisTiger5 жыл бұрын
Man...that Packard Bell computer with 4mb of RAM and 420mb hard drive was $1,389.97 in 1994. I mean...the hard drive was less than HALF of 1gb!!! lol This was at 8:32 of the video.
@KCCardCo8 ай бұрын
The 90s was the last good decade for these stores.
@arri2755554 жыл бұрын
I remember those commercials. Good times.
@TheMichael40812 жыл бұрын
I believe there was 2 Lucky's in San Jose, but there is only one that is still here in the southside, in the suburbs, I saw it went from Lucky's in the late 90s, then Albertson's in the early 2000's then Lucky's again, but the downtown one was the one I always went too
@pitbull6098 Жыл бұрын
YES!!! I WANT ONE OF THOSE TVs! WITHOUT THE HAGGLE! VAMOS!!!!
@onebloodypony15 жыл бұрын
Circuit City's "The Anthem" is awesome. I've been wanting to find the full version of their old theme song for awhile. Does anyone know who wrote it?
@joygaller97416 жыл бұрын
Circuit City is Closed and Rebuilding to Best Buy
@SpyderBlackOfficial9 жыл бұрын
Woah it Ms. Doubtfire a 6:55
@GMK19503 жыл бұрын
Do you have any of the commercials with the green circuit board at the end and the jingle tag line ".. where the streets are paved with values"?
@OldsmobileSilhouetteLover9 жыл бұрын
Forever? Well, they are gone, so Walmart will change it forever :D
@stevenme12582 жыл бұрын
I remember circuit city’s earliest commercials. There was two white guys with mullets yelling they’ll beat any price while showing different T.V.’s and yelling out the brand and price just like used car salesmen. Must have been like 1981-1984. Does anyone else remember those commercials
@Geforce21875 жыл бұрын
7:56 That guy is from my hometown store. It's a Staples and Big Lots now.
@aiberlane33905 жыл бұрын
I don't remember them having appliances. I guess they stopped selling them at some point.
@TheMichael40812 жыл бұрын
downtown one was my favorite
@Tails8245711 жыл бұрын
I miss the circuit city in Compton , I used to buy blank cds to put music on them back in the late 90's y'all member ha ha now it's all iTunes baby no more CDs !
@PianoScience15 жыл бұрын
Out of Business
@thisseagamer81655 жыл бұрын
I feel nostalgic even though I've never went into one.
@PhilipWeberAB11 жыл бұрын
I just watched 9 minutes of old CC commercials. Wtf.
@mysteriousjustin15 жыл бұрын
thesource is what CC is called in canada as far as i know and its basically little radio shacks.
@danielsantana5409 жыл бұрын
for circuit city 1991 was a magical year of savings on all major electronics. For Good Guys it was a year of Total distater as the 4 4 1991 Good guys Hostage crisis in sacramento Occured. now that same good guys location is current a Dollar tree store with The entrance to the Side as opposed to the front
@dave1986R5 жыл бұрын
“The Anthem” from 1989 reminds me of my childhood.
@johncortez2009Ай бұрын
❤ I wish this department store still existed just like Toys R Us and others too people have gotten too lazy ordering things online that's not me I'm old school rather go to the store and shop I miss renting movies too
@carlossanchez59563 жыл бұрын
Who remembers the "The Good Guys" electronic store.
@dyldej925510 жыл бұрын
New England
@danwroy3 жыл бұрын
1:49 wow they had technician scientists on staff wow
@twel60411 жыл бұрын
What is up with that guy playing air guitar @ 5:17? So cheesy.