Billy Mays’ show must go on June 29, 2009
Posted by Chris Stover in Cut to the Chase.Tags: Billy Mays, Fox29, Infomercials, Obituary
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Not surprisingly, TV pitchman Billy Mays continued to work on new commercials until the day he died. He was in Bensalem last week finishing up some commercials for Media Enterprises, Inc., the company that produces Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit. (The rocky landing on a plane from Philadelphia en route to Tampa had nothing to do with his death, an autopsy report said.)
The fate of those commercials has been announced.
Many Billy Mays commercials will be pulled until July 6, the day of his funeral. After that, they will air once again, including new ones premiering July 11.
Here are a few videos from FOX 29. The first features an interview with Billy Mays from June 2008. The second is consumer reporter Michelle Buckman’s memories of meeting the infomercial king.
- A June 2008 visit by FOX 29 cameras to a Billy Mays commercial shoot
- Consumer reporter Michelle Buckman’s reflections on her interview with Billy Mays
RIP BILLY
NOW I CAN TURN MY MUTE BUTTON OFF
Billy Mays was nothing but the luckiest loudmouth in the world. He had no talent…at all. Just a big mouth. He accomplished one thing, and that’s getting my remote control to work again so I could turn the channel. My dog could sell Oxyclean better than Willie..I mean Billy Mays. If his commercials continue to air, it would be in morbid taste. I hope these 800 vendors will have the sense remove the ads. His talentless work is done.
My condolences to the Mays family on their loss.
He had pure talent and it made him who he was.