Epic 1983 Tom Peterson's commercial

This totally awesome retro Tom Peterson's commercial comes from the great State of Oregon in august of 1983!! Enjoy this look back at a vintage commercial from Portland Wrestling's favorite sponsor, Tom Peterson!!!

[@raynizzle143]

The memories watching these videos takes me way back to Portland Wrestling. Tom Peterson commercials were the best on KPTV 12.

[@scottfulps2065]

Born and raised in Portland and grew up watching Tom Peterson. Thanks for the memories!

[@kyleshepherd8639]

Amazing! I grew up watching this guys commercials on TV. These are super nostalgic for me

[@mikecook8798]

Tom Petersons was the very first business that gave me credit, we bought a 27 " NEC Color TV, and I made 25 dollar payments until I paid it off.

[@byrn]

RIP Tom. 33 years later and his voice is still vivid in my memory, used to see his commercials all the time during weekend movies.

[@DeKitten]

Same with the voice. Blast from the past!

[@tubian323]

Yeah I remember watching the late night movies on Saturdays as a kid and he would come on the tv "Wake up, hey wake up!"

[@mrequi1]

And Portland Wrestling

[@gibsonku]

He used to walk around his store and say "Hi".He was a class act, and a mainstay of Portland Wrestling(where he did live commercials between matches) watch "Drug Store Cowboy" to see what a great actor (or not) he was...great movie though.

[@gibsonku]

I may be mistaken."My own private Idaho" (another great movie) may be the movie i'm thinking about.

[@TestosteroneOverload]

It was Drug Store Cowboy, I believe. Though Idaho was also shot in Portland.

[@gop4usa12]

Who remembers the free Tom Peterson haircut?

[@therealrobinbullock]

And the Tom Peterson wristwatch

[@MCCMCKnyte]

I still remember the song KEX did, "I Woke Up With A Tom Peterson's Haircut".

[@oakgrovejason3269]

yes, i do

[@mrequi1]

I grew up with KPTV in Portland Or. Tom was like a familiar, favorite uncle who popped by at all hours, but was always upbeat, energetic, welcome, and just plain fun. Sadly, I never got to see Mr Peterson's iconic stores in person. But today I collect and try to drive the market for his memorialbia (sp). And, in studying the man, I have come to an even greater admiration of him. I once thought of him as a bit of a slick, huckster salesman. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mr Peterson was an incredibly hard working, incredibly driven, incredibly honest businessman who stood behind every product he ever sold and went far out of his way to deliver superior customer service. Yet always honoring his wife and family above himself. He was probably the last of a long vanished breed. I believe todays business students and veterans alike could do well by studying the methods of his success. (I've been in contact with his son and feel honored even at that). I even based a spoof character on him (look for Food Stamp Beach Supper Club, if may still be available)

[@sixinarow1]

Wake up, wake up, it's Tom Peterson's Wake up sale. As he rapped on the inside of your TV screen during the late late movie.

[@destonlee2838]

and with a purchase of a washer/dryer set, you can get a free tom peterson haircut.

[@timotley2100]

And Gloria's too!!

[@derkommissar3]

I loved Tom Peterson. I can't get over the awesome video quality. :)

[@TestosteroneOverload]

derkommissar3 Me too!! Its odd that some of the videos are poor and some are as good as the day they were broadcast....

[@AmericanPride1234]

Wonder if Lonnie still has that range in 2021 lol 7-12-21

[@note2owns]

Thats the guy who had his face on Kurt Cobain's watch.

[@TestosteroneOverload]

CORRECT!! POP! POP! POP!

[@sauceda1972]

note2owns that’s how I ended up here watching this. Wondered who was on Kurt’s watch.

[@mrequi1]

No, Kurt Cobain is the guy who had his wrist on a Tom Peterson watch.

[@mrequi1]

@@sauceda1972 They only lived a couple of hours apart. Tom Peterson in Portland OR & Kurt what's His Name in Aberdeen WA

[@brandonbec10p]

Ayeee

[@devonchampion5045]

Need that watch!

[@frisco21]

Anybody remember the time one of the Boyd Brothers stormed the Crow's Nest and beat the crap out of Tom with a door they yanked off of one of his dishwashers? It was Portland Wrestling at its most dramatic!

[@TestosteroneOverload]

Not Brothers, brother. That was the Royal Kangaroos! Lord Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III. They were, in fact, cousins. Join me over at facebook.com/LegitProWrestling for many more Portland Wrestling memories!!

[@prawcess]

RIP Tom Peterson!

[@DeKitten]

Fam went there when I was a kid and got a fridge. LOL! He seemed like a nice guy and his watches and alarm clocks were cool AF!

[@mrequi1]

If you have any of the watches, I buy those. The alarm clocks, not so much.

[@djcease1996]

​@@mrequi1 I got a Tom Peterson wrist watch

[@readyupad]

A true legend of the PNW.

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

Magic Chef is my favorite manufacturer of clothes washing machines.

[@TimCleese]

Andy Warhol predicted Lonnie's 15 seconds of fame.

[@lisawalker8014]

As Tom used to say, it's worth the trip. Since I can't get out to 82nd and Foster and of course Tom's store is not there anymore anyway, I'll just have to dream of getting all this fabulous crap at low prices like in the '80s. But then Don Owen will soon be coming out to announce the next match on Portland Wrestling, always wearing that one Extremely Loud plaid polyester jacket that was apparently the only jacket he owned. I'm going to watch all the matches, although the last one is always a three round match that gets called due to a TV time limit. Then I'm going to head out to Sandy b a r r ' s flea market

[@AmericanPride1234]

He had commercials all night long back in the day. Always had the back of the tv click for advertising. That must had cost some big bucks. 2-17-19

[@lethrbear32]

Legend!

[@stevecegulls3570]

Great Video and at the Time I proved it with the free Haircut.

[@tinkaluisa8540]

RIP, Tom.

[@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow]

"FREE IS A VERY GOOD PRICE"

[@bombgiggity1460]

How many Pikachus had to die to make that jacket?

[@TestosteroneOverload]

Eatingyour Hairspace It was only 17, but thankfully none of them turned into Raichu while being skinned.

[@jonahpedersen5429]

Portland wrestling!

[@dillonfitzsimmons1436]

I'm Ants in My Eyes Johnson!

[@Lindenrd25]

Just imagining a 16 year old Kurt Cobain watching this.

[@wesleyalan9179]

😂

[@roolyfe]

i I AM A NATIVE AKA SASQUATCH i REMEMBER THIS. ROOLYFE!

[@AmericanPride1234]

Shoots his commercial with just 3 people in the store after telling viewers people come from all over state. Lol 2-17-19

[@JonahPedersen-tz3uk]

Whooo? Whooo?

[@lenilenape]

Donald Trump cannot even shine your shoes, Tom!

[@joaopedroreis9404]

watching this bc saw that kurt cobain was wearing a tom peterson watch when he died but i still dont know whats the connection with him haha

[@jokes881]

Cobain and Courtney were both from the pacific NW, and spent alot of time in Portland... They were very familiar with local legend Tom Peterson and probably bought something there.