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Ron Popeil has passed away. An amazing product pitchman on TV like no other. He also helped us on the annual Guacamole Contest at the California Avocado Festival and lived part time in Carpinteria. He was such the salesman. I watched over and over. pic.twitter.com/qqPqBH0qWj
— John Palminteri (@JohnPalminteri) July 29, 2021
The story of Popeil starts with the Chop-O-Matic and the Veg-O-Matic at his family’s manufacturing company. He found himself a hit hawking their wares to the captive audience at home. Before long, Ronco was Mr. Microphone or the Pocket Fisherman. You wouldn’t have a Billy Mays without the trail that Popeil blazed. Check out what the people who loved his work had to say down below.
Emmy-winning reporter John Palminteri, “Ron Popeil has passed away. An amazing product pitchman on TV like no other. He also helped us on the annual Guacamole Contest at the California Avocado Festival and lived part time in Carpinteria. He was such the salesman. I watched over and over.”
I see @RonPopeil, aka The Salesman of the Century, has passed away. The inventor of many a product including, Mr. Microphone and Hair in a Can, but as a kid, I thought his Pocket Fisherman was so cool!🎣 #RIPRonPopeil
— Mark Ockerbloom (@ocktalks) July 28, 2021
Over in Boston, Mark Ockerbloom of Boston25 had this to say, “I see @RonPopeil, aka The Salesman of the Century, has passed away. The inventor of many a product including, Mr. Microphone and Hair in a Can, but as a kid, I thought his Pocket Fisherman was so cool! #RIPRonPopeil”
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