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mickeyflinn t1_j7w1sjv wrote
Reply to comment by speakermic in So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
They are still pumping that shit.
Salem1691 t1_j7w0xzm wrote
BlankiesteinsMonster t1_j7w0qzp wrote
Reply to comment by Salem1691 in So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
The 'morning after a party' framing device of the Magic Bullet infomercial is such a weird choice. The older lady who rolls up looking all haggard in her nightie is my favourite character. I think she might be dangling a dart, too. Just great stuff.
MurielHorseflesh t1_j7vuhdx wrote
Reply to comment by Bluest_waters in So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
You don’t need it. Ride the flavorwave.
Bluest_waters OP t1_j7vu31a wrote
Reply to comment by MurielHorseflesh in So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
I lke how no one uses even a molecule of seasoning, lol
anasui1 t1_j7vtwpw wrote
the Holodeck
anasui1 t1_j7vtjk1 wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Miracle blades, the knives that could cut anything from apples to potatoes
MurielHorseflesh t1_j7vthxe wrote
root_fifth_octave t1_j7vsvwl wrote
The Cruciform Sword from Warrior Nun comes to mind.
viscosity-breakdown t1_j7vsdax wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
I haven't seen that knife show in a long time.
brainlightning t1_j7vrhho wrote
Reply to comment by Sisiwakanamaru in Damon Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr. to Star in Untitled CBS Comedy Pilot by klutzysunshine
Yes…no….Scotty Pippen
bernsteinschroeder t1_j7vqz46 wrote
A T.A.R.D.I.S of course
speedycat2014 t1_j7vqcc0 wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Well always have /r/wheredidthesodago though
speakermic t1_j7vnpzb wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Flex Seal /Tape doesn't seem that long ago.
sweetpeapickle t1_j7vna31 wrote
Green Ford Mustang from Bullitt to go with my 2006 lime green Mustang.
sweetpeapickle t1_j7vmvuk wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
No, they are not gone. I guess you don't get up before 10am?
Bluest_waters OP t1_j7vlu0o wrote
AttackedByRats69 t1_j7vlti4 wrote
Reply to comment by hawks-make-me-sad in So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
One of them is fucking dead
Edit: two of them are six feet deep and sleeping
Salem1691 t1_j7vlt8l wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
To this day the Magic Bullet infomercial lives rent free in my head
AlwaysOptimism t1_j7vlrcu wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
There will always be a market to compel people to reflexively spend their money on some shiny trinket
AttackedByRats69 t1_j7vll0k wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Poor gen z and not having TV scammers influencing them to purchase bullshit products
hawks-make-me-sad t1_j7vl9n6 wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Those guys have been replaced by influencers on youtube, tik tok and instagram.
Bluest_waters OP t1_j7vi4d2 wrote
Reply to comment by pmo1985 in So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Michael Bolton intensifies
"How am I supposed to liiiiiiiive without you!"
pmo1985 t1_j7vhqfw wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
Or those old Time Life music collections that “couldn’t be gotten anywhere else” until most people learned about ITunes or file sharing
mickeyflinn t1_j7w1yoy wrote
Reply to So I guess the days of wacky, entertaining, product spokespeople (Billie Mays, Ron Popeil, Shamwow guy, etc) selling you bullshit you don't need have ended, huh? I pity Gen Z as they will never know the pleasure.... by Bluest_waters
They are still out there man, Emeril Lagasse has half hour infomercials that pimp his various ovens and cookers.