Mining the Archive Mondays: Ep. 22: Hard Sell

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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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