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RIP Infomercial Legend Ron Popeil
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:32 pm
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Ron Popeil, the Renaissance man who created the Pocket Fisherman and Hair in a Can, has died ... TMZ has learned.
Family sources tell TMZ, Ron experienced a severe medical emergency Tuesday and died early Wednesday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. He was surrounded by his family.
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Popeil created the famous Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ and coined one of the most iconic catch phrases ever -- "Set it and Forget it!!!" The product grossed more than $1 BILLION in domestic sales, shattering QVC and other sales records.
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Ron amassed a fortune estimated at $200,000,000.
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Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:33 pm to HeLeakin
The shipping and handling is where they get you
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:34 pm to HeLeakin
His casket only cost 3 easy payments of $99.99, but $10,000 packaging and handling.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:34 pm to HeLeakin
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Popeil created the famous Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ and coined one of the most iconic catch phrases ever -- "Set it and Forget it!!!"
GOAT
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:35 pm to HeLeakin
Didn’t he invent the pocket pussy ? Hit it and forget it .
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:35 pm to HeLeakin
Big fan here, and the first infomercial after school.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:37 pm to OldHickory
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His casket only cost 3 easy payments of $99.99, but $10,000 packaging and handling.
Act now while supplies last!
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:37 pm to HeLeakin
Not as good as the Ronco Bottle and Jar Cutter!
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:38 pm to HeLeakin
I loved how no matter what he was shilling, he would end with a cheap synth of "Jingle Bells" and call it "The perfect Christmas gift"
ETA: I just remembered it wasn't "Jingle Bells, it was "Deck The Halls"
Please find it in your heart to forgive me
ETA: I just remembered it wasn't "Jingle Bells, it was "Deck The Halls"
Please find it in your heart to forgive me
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:39 pm to HeLeakin
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!!
Oh shite, nevermind.
Oh shite, nevermind.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:39 pm to HeLeakin
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:41 pm to HeLeakin
I wanted that little fold-up fishing pole, but settled for a Zebco.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:42 pm to HeLeakin
We harassed our mom to buy the food dehydrator.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:43 pm to HeLeakin
dusty hill, nearly bob odenkirk, and now Ron popeil....this day is cursed
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:51 pm to HeLeakin
When they cremate him they will Set it and Forget it.
Posted on 7/28/21 at 8:53 pm to HeLeakin
Ronco junk was a part of the fabric of the 70s and 80s. The gaudy, cheap, brittle part of the fabric.
This post was edited on 7/28/21 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 7/28/21 at 9:32 pm to HeLeakin
If you agree to tell a friend that Ron died, he’ll haunt your house twice during Halloween
Posted on 7/28/21 at 9:34 pm to TheHarahanian
My wife’s uncle got a set of the knives and gave me the ‘get one free’ They were not terrible... probably about $89.95 worth. The showtime knife was as sharp as advertised. The steak knives were not great.
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