Fordgalaxy Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 You may remember his hits such as the "pocket fisherman" or the "salad washer and dryer", maybe the "Veg-O-Matic" and many, many others. He was the original infomercial tycoon. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) My parents had this compilation album Star Fire, which was released by Ronco. “I used to buy products from Seymour Popeil. That’s Ron Popeil’s father, of Ronco. Ron is a good salesman, but his dad made everything. He said to me, ‘Philip, you’re getting too big. I’m not selling you anything anymore.’ So I went off on my own." - Philip Kives (K-Tel) Both Ron Popeil and the late Philip Kives have Jewish roots. Weird Al Yankovic has a song titled 'Mr. Popeil', which features Popeil's daughter Lisa on background vocals as noted here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHqTzeIuKE Edited July 29, 2021 by RushFanForever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) RIP Ron Edited July 29, 2021 by ST3V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 My parents had this compilation album Star Fire, which was released by Ronco. “I used to buy products from Seymour Popeil. That’s Ron Popeil’s father, of Ronco. Ron is a good salesman, but his dad made everything. He said to me, ‘Philip, you’re getting too big. I’m not selling you anything anymore.’ So I went off on my own." - Philip Kives (K-Tel) Both Ron Popeil and the late Philip Kives have Jewish roots. Weird Al Yankovic has a song titled 'Mr. Popeil', which features Popeil's daughter Lisa on background vocals as noted here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHqTzeIuKE Haha seems like you and I had the same idea with Weird Al's song, didnt see the embed in your post until now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 You mean the RonCo guy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I'm sorry, to hear, see, and read this. He will be missed, and remembered. My condolences, to his family, and friends. R.I.P., Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) I always thought the pocket fisherman looked cool! RIP, Ron. Your unique salesmanship will be missed! And he and the veg o matic were the inspiration for this- And this Edited July 29, 2021 by blueschica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 My parents had this compilation album Star Fire, which was released by Ronco. “I used to buy products from Seymour Popeil. That’s Ron Popeil’s father, of Ronco. Ron is a good salesman, but his dad made everything. He said to me, ‘Philip, you’re getting too big. I’m not selling you anything anymore.’ So I went off on my own." - Philip Kives (K-Tel) Both Ron Popeil and the late Philip Kives have Jewish roots. Weird Al Yankovic has a song titled 'Mr. Popeil', which features Popeil's daughter Lisa on background vocals as noted here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHqTzeIuKE Haha seems like you and I had the same idea with Weird Al's song, didnt see the embed in your post until now The Permanent Record box set introduced me to that when I bought it 20 years ago. "It slices! It dices! Look at that tomato!" :lol: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 For all you older TRF members, your family must of had this gadget. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakly Criminal Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 But wait, there's more! I think he's a pretty strong candidate for reincarnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I bought his Bass-o-matic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I enjoyed his later stuff too - the rotisserie, glh, the knife set w his dad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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