Sammy Stephens filming a homemade commercial for his Flea Market Montgomery store in 2006… — @merritt.media

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@merritt.media's TikTok video "Sammy Stephens filming a homemade commercial for his Flea Market Montgomery store in 2006. Unfortunately, the store closed some time after the commercial, due to a difficult period of depression and divorce that Sammy was going through. For some reason, this video reminds me of something? In 2006, Sammy Stephens transformed a low-budget commercial for his furniture store in Alabama into one of the first major YouTube viral videos. With an extremely catchy rap, energetic dance, and the famous catchphrase "It's just like... a mini- mall!" ", the video achieved global success and led Sammy to appearances on high-profile shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Although the store closed years later and Sammy faced a difficult period of depression after a divorce, he overcame this phase and is now doing great, #fleamarketmontgomery #backrooms #thebackrooms #kanepixels #liminalspaces" has 615,168 views, 101,280 likes, 360 comments, 6,633 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 17.6% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted 4 months ago and runs 22 seconds. It has been saved 14,415 times.

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How many views does this TikTok video have?

The capture indexed here reports 615,168 views, 101,280 likes and 360 comments.

Who posted this TikTok video?

It was posted by @merritt.media, who is linked from this page.

What is this TikTok video's engagement rate?

Across the captured metrics the engagement rate is 17.6% (likes + comments + shares over views).

When was this TikTok video posted?

It was posted on 2026-06-25, 4 months ago.

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The capture links 2 hashtags, starting with #backrooms.

How long is this TikTok video?

The captured clip runs 22 seconds.