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"But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:55 am
by kager
Ron Popeil, infomercial extraordinaire, who brought us such future garage-sale collectors' items as the Veg-O-Matic and Pocket Fisherman*, passed away this week @ 86.

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:19 pm
by Deleted User 14896
kager wrote: Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:55 am Ron Popeil, infomercial extraordinaire, who brought us such future garage-sale collectors' items as the Veg-O-Matic and Pocket Fisherman*, passed away this week @ 86.
I first learned of this in a fishing blog. Someone posted a pic of him with the rod.

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:23 pm
by kager
The Pocket Fisherman was terrible.

Ronco's products had more than their fair share of jokes lobbed at them, and rightfully so; One of the more famous was the Bass-O-Matic '76 on SNL...



BTW - question to the previously-posed $400 answer was Who is TT?

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:35 pm
by Bryce
But wait, there's more...

should go on his headstone.

His best scam was the spray on hair.

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:17 am
by Honeyman
This is my best friend Doug...best man at my wedding. Got paid $550 for this...the scene with the girl was at Ron Popiels house.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Egx7QzjvNBY

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:29 am
by Turkeytop
Ol Ron will be there at the gate, telling St. Peter "But wait. There's more."

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:54 am
by Bryce
Honeyman wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:17 am This is my best friend Doug...best man at my wedding. Got paid $550 for this...the scene with the girl was at Ron Popiels house.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Egx7QzjvNBY
Not a bad gig. 350.00 is about 1400.00 in 2021 money.

Re: "But wait, there's more!"

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:33 am
by Honeyman
Bryce wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:54 am
Honeyman wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:17 am This is my best friend Doug...best man at my wedding. Got paid $550 for this...the scene with the girl was at Ron Popiels house.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Egx7QzjvNBY
Not a bad gig. 350.00 is about 1400.00 in 2021 money.
Guess it started early in the morning and wound up late at night so I it was about a 12+ hour gig. He told me that everybody was non-union and if that wasn't the case, he would have made a fortune because he would have gotten paid every time it ran....and it ran A LOT!