From wikipedia:
Ronald M. Popeil (born May 3, 1935 in New York City) is an inventor and marketing personality, best known for his direct response marketing company Ronco. He is well known for his appearances in infomercials for the Showtime Rotisserie ("Set it, and forget it!") and for using Ed Valenti's (Ginsu knife creator) famous lines, "But wait, there's more!" and "Now how much would you pay?" Each phrase followed the addition of another item or feature to the catalog of a product's advantages or attachments. The advertisements frequently answered the "how much?" question with potential prices, followed by the dramatically lower actual price, which was also a Valenti creation.
To this day I still want one of those showtime rotisserie ovens, especially with only four easy payments...
Maybe I'll cook some marlin I catch with this...
Dice up my veggies with the chop-o-matic (courtesy of Ron's dad)...
Entertain my guests with some smooth vocals...
And have those chilled martinis ready...
Here's some great editing of Ron's other-wordly knife set...
And the funniest spoof of infomercials ever...
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