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Ronald Martin Popeil [1] (/ p oʊ ˈ p iː l / poh-PEEL; [2] May 3, 1935 – July 28, 2021) was an American inventor and marketing personality, and founder of the direct response marketing company Ronco. He made appearances in infomercials for the Showtime Rotisserie and coined the phrase "Set it, and forget it!" as well as popularizing the ...
Ronco is known for a wide range of products marketed and in some cases invented by Ron Popeil. Among them are: Showtime Rotisserie: The Ronco collection of rotisserie ovens can be used to cook chickens, barbecue ribs, lamb racks, seafood, and roasted vegetables.
He popped up in various movies and TV shows, and he voiced a character named after him on animated TV series Futurama in 1999. Popeil sold his company, Ronco, for about $56 million in 2005 ...
The December 15, 1979, episode featured three songs by musical guest David Bowie, concluding with a performance of "Boys Keep Swinging", which used a green screen effect to superimpose Bowie's head on the body of a marionette he operated while singing. Censors muted the lyric "other boys check you out" during the performance, but were unable to ...
Minder (1979–1994, 2009) 10 November – Two People (1979) 11 November The Glums (1979) Quest of Eagles (1979) 21 November – The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game (1979–1980) 1 December – The Allan Stewart Tapes (1979) 23 December – Cribb (1979–1981) 31 December – The Ravelled Thread (1979) Unknown The Sullivans (1976–1983 ...
Some episodes did not have a "third" movie. The Friday show originally began at midnight and ran until 6 a.m.; in July 1991, it was changed to the same time as the Saturday edition. In December 1994, the format was changed slightly to incorporate Duckman into the 11:00 p.m. timeslot, prior to
1979 - Plastic Man and ABC Saturday Morning Sneak Peek (hosted by Michael Young) - Due to a cartoonists' strike delaying show premieres, this special aired over two weeks before the season debuted, and a second preview special, The Plastic Man Preview Hour, aired on Saturday of the following week. [1] 1982 - Pac Preview Party (hosted by Dick ...
KTLA traffic reporter Ginger Chan turned a private joke into a public one during a microphone flub in the middle of a live broadcast. It all started out innocently enough. Sam Rubin was sharing a ...