And as Popeil would say: "But wait--there's more!" So much more. At 71, Popeil is still going strong. Since first appearing on television in the 1960s pushing "as seen on TV" products like the Veg-O-Matic, he's continually refined his ability to identify what customers want and to deliver it to them as a handy-dandy tool. By his own estimates, his gadgets have yielded more than $2 billion in sales.
In Pictures: Ten Best-Selling Popeil Inventions
After working nonstop for 40 years, Popeil sold his company, Ronco, to Fi-Tek VII, a Denver holding company, for $55 million last August. But don't worry: Popeil isn't disappearing from late-night TV. He's serving as a consultant to his former company, and he's also the focus of a Biography Channel documentary debuting on Aug. 15.
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That but wait link really helped convince to buy a set and forget it oven roaster.
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