With all the Shamwow, Slapchop and Snuggie excitement this year, you’d think no one had ever seen a Ronco ad before. Time to bring them back into the light
Kids, before iPhones, people used to carry fishing equipment in their dungarees. It’s the Ron Popeil Pocket Fisherman!
A great gift for Christmas? Really? A Smokeless Ashtray? Ya’think?
Get the Glass Froster to go with the smokeless ashtray. Makes a nice statement.
Hey Santa…any thoughts regarding WHY Bernice wants a Mr. Microphone?
How, exactly, is a Pottery Wheel educational?
It was either a Battery Tester or the six-pack of black ankle socks. Live it up, dear!
The Dial-o-Matic looks cool, but who is this Julie N., and what does she have against carrots and cole slaw?
Hey Mr. Dentist…if you didn’t have the autocup and ashtray, do you think you’d still have the unsightly coffee and tobacco stains?
And I tried desperately to find a Flowbee commercial, but the closest I could come is the Hair Wiz.
[Thanks to the Museum of Chicago Television's YouTube page.]
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You forgot Hair in a Can!
posted by Melissa on 5-22-2009 at 7:31 am
“Why trust your family’s appearance to a cheap gadget . . . all yours for $2.98.” Sweet.
Melissa — love the canned hair. When I was in college they had a deal where you got a free sample if you paid the S&H costs. I ordered one, and one night at a party I went into the bathroom and sprayed it all over my chest/stomach, and walked around all Burt Reynolds-ish for the rest of the night. (unfortunately it ran out before I could do my back.) But don’t be fooled: it’s pretty much just spray paint, with a little fibrous stuff mixed in there. I was a little disappointed.
posted by EV on 5-22-2009 at 10:18 am
Wow, I could get all my Christmas shopping done now if I could just find a Woolworth, or a Korvettes, or a Two Guys, or a Service Merchandise, or a Woolco. . .
posted by PartiallyDeflected on 5-22-2009 at 7:57 pm
What kind of store is Two Guys? Sounds like a fun, laid-back kind of place!
posted by Elsa on 5-24-2009 at 4:54 am