Whether you needed a vacuum-equipped razor, an in-the-shell egg scrambler, or the best damn rotisserie $US19.95 could buy, all one had to do was pick up the phone. Our friends at Oobject have collected nine of the coolest products you never knew you couldn’t live without.
Be sure to also check out a dozen condom commercials from as many countries, robotics ads throughout history, and these spots for the Apple II.
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Popeil Pasta Maker Breaks During Commercial
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Ronco Smokeless Ashtray
So you can smoke in the car with your kids.
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Demonstration Of The Ronco Inside The Shell Egg Scrambler
Possibly the strangest Ronco product of all — why would you want to scramble the egg inside the shell?
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Ronco Mister Microphone TV Spot — 1981
“Hey, good looking, I’ll be back to pick you up later!” Broadcast your voice on any FM radio.
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Very Early Demonstration Of The First Popeil Product, The Pop O Matic
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David Duchovny And Jimmy Try To Use The Chop-O-Matic
The was a very large gap between the demonstrated product and the reality.
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70S Dial O Matic Ad In Context, Preceded By Car Dealership
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Popeil Anchoring Numbers. Ronco Rotisserie Price Guessing
A classic demonstration of anchoring – mention a number and then the lower ones seem like a bargain.
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1970’S Ronco Auto Cup
Love the image of the guy drinking from a ceramic cup in a burgundy leather interior.