As a few PopWatch commenters have pointed out, boisterous infomercial overlord Billy Mays, who died in his sleep Saturday night, guested on The Tonight Show just last week with his Pitchmen co-host Andrew Sullivan. I love how Conan, the audience, and even Mays and Sullivan themselves can't stifle the occasional giggle at how utterly useless some of the pair's hawked products have been. (Not that I would mind owning a Zorbeez, if only so that I could occasionally wring out Snapple over Michael Ausiello's keyboard and then fling it over to him so he could perform minimal cleanup.) Press play below.
According to Discovery Channel's website, all nine episodes of Pitchmen's first season will air back-to-back beginning at 11 a.m. this Wednesday, July 1. So be honest, PopWatchers: Ever spring for a Billy Mays-peddled product?
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I can’t stop laughing and I want to cry a little. As many times and Billy Mays has scared me out of my sleep when I left the tv on, I’m going to kinda miss him.
Oxyclean truly works! I’ve totally replaced my bleach.
OrangeGlo and Oxiclean. He convinced me, and I always got a kick out of seeing his latest product. I actually made comment to my husband about his Arm & Hammer commercials the day before he died!
I bought OxiClean, Kaboom, and Mighty Mend It. And I really wanted an Awesome Auger! RIP Billy Mays…
When I heard about Billy Mays, I could not believe it because he was on Conan last week. I can only imagine the look on Conans face when he found out what had happened. And I agree with Yessinia. During the 70’s and 80’s the late night commerical guy was former DJ Jerry Caroll of Crazy Eddie fame. In the late 90’s to 2000’s it was Either the Shamwow dude or Billy Mays (mostly Billy Mays). And accidently waking up to Mays on TV in the middle of the early morning? Creepy. However, he made his mark on television. R.I.P, big guy.
Check out http://billymayes.blogspot.com/ for his last interview it is sad
I buy oxiclean for my laundry and continue to do so..so sad to hear another died…