This week join Andrew and Jonathan as they give you the hard sell on the history of TV pitchmen. We go a little into the history of salesmanship on television, the self-imposed and government regulations, and each of us discuss our favorite local and infomercial-based pitchmen. Be sure to act now; operators are standing by and supplies ARE limited.
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- Ron Popeil, the self-described Salesman of the Century
- vintage Crazy Eddie logo from 1982
- vintage t-shirt from Crazy Eddie’s heyday
- Vintage Crazy Eddie commercial showing his wares
- Jerry Robbins of Robbins Brothers Jewelers
- former Yankees great Phil Rizzuto for The Money Store
- Vince Offer pitching SlapChop
- Billy Mays (1958-2009) pointing at you
- Phil Swift for Flex Seal
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