Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died.
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I'm sure that many of you have no idea who this guy is. For those of us of a certain age, who remember a time when there were 4 TV channels and no infomercials, Ron Popeil was the man. Decades ahead of the Flex Seal guy, he was an unabashed inventor/promoter/spokesman of a variety of products, most of which we laughed at. He knew we were laughing at Hair in a Can, but sold it and all the others with a gladness of heart.
He imbodied that unquantifiable spirit of can do optimism that defines this country and this country alone.
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