Comments on: More retro Duluth TV

By: DOD

DOD — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:14:28 +0000

omg…I totally remember those holiday spots. Lordy.

The wig ad WAS classic. Actually, just about all of the part 1 clips were great. Nothing like highlighting your furniture in negative image.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:26:16 +0000

Speaking of mysterious blondes, is that Barbara Reyelts doing the voiceover for the wigs and the West End furniture stores?

By: Mike Simonson

Mike Simonson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:52:29 +0000

Wow. Scott Maida sports, Jack McKenna (who’s still alive and kicking on “Radio Superior” and film. Classic stuff.

By: pH

pH — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:45:47 +0000

Exactly when did Quaalude use peak in Duluth?

By: Geezer

Geezer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:21 +0000

Your reaction to the Wig Imports spot is identical to the reaction it received among my high school friends and it when it first aired.

“I wanted to feel mysterious so I bought a blond wig.” was quoted by us on several occasions in the weeks following to describe a few very “non-mysterious” looking people observed walking down the street.

The comment above about the “Wig Boats bringing in the next shipment” was brilliant. With an ad that rich and layered, the fun can continue down through the generations….

It was also nice to see some old friends in the WDIO Christmas promos.

By: Beret

Beret — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:02 +0000

Aw, remember flash cubes? I thought the model in the red wig said, “I bought this in red to go with my thunder thighs.”

By: mike

mike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:17:33 +0000

I would like to remake that Wig Imports spot as a full-length feature film. (Or, alternately, I would like to watch that Wig Imports spot over and over again for two hours.)

By: Amanda Prince

Amanda Prince — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:37:53 +0000

A ship full of human hair?!?! Egad.

By: Barrett Chase

Barrett Chase — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:37 +0000

I want to spend an evening in that Goldfine’s ad.

By: brian

brian — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:35:56 +0000

Those ads are awesome. I wish I’d been in Duluth back when Target’s corporate graphic standards weren’t enforced, and when you could stand on the docks and wait for the Wig Boats to bring in the next shipment.