Norton Furniture
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Norton Furniture is a Cleveland-based furniture store that is known across the Internet for its strange and unusual late night television commercials.
Norton Furniture is owned and operated by Marc Brown, who took the business over from his father in 1995. The store is located in downtown Cleveland on the corner of Payne Avenue and East 21st Street.[1]
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[edit] Advertising
Norton Furniture is known across the world for its unorthodox B-Rate commercials, as they have circulated across the Internet on many viral video sites. The commercials are known for their wacky characters and inexpensive production value, as well as the spokesperson for Norton Furniture, Marc Brown, who sports a long gray ponytail, glasses, and unmistakable raspy voice. The tagline of the commercials is "If you can't get credit in my store, you can't get credit anywhere."[2]
[edit] Elements of the Commercials
Marc Brown appears in the Norton Furniture commercials as is he is the owner of the store, but common elements include local actors along with local radio personality Sweetass Sassafrass from the 669 Radio Show. Other common elements include mannequins, which he commonly talks to, and funny skits.
[edit] References
- ^ "Midnight Hustler", Cleveland Scene, January 19, 2005.
- ^ "Norton Furniture is Baaack", video on website of Spike network.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- "Late night just right for Norton pitchman", Cleveland Plain Dealer, July 4, 2006.
- http://www.myspace.com/nortonsfurniture, which includes examples of the commercials.
- Aerial view of the store, WikiMapia.
