Popeil

At age 17 in 1952, Ron went with his grandparents to work for his father, Samuel Popeil, at his company's (Popeil Brothers) manufacturing facility in Chicago.

It indirectly spurred Ron Popeil's move into television, as it was so efficient at chopping vegetables it was impractical for salesmen to carry all they needed for their pitches.

Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker piece "The Pitchman" about Ron Popeil won Gladwell the 2001 National Magazine award.

Popeil appears in the episode as one of the talking heads.

Popeil is also well known for his housewares inventions like his Giant Dehydrator and Beef Jerkey Machine, his Electric Pasta Maker and his Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ.

Popeil learned his trade from his father, who was also an inventor and salesman of numerous kitchen-related gadgets such as the Chop-O-Matic and the Veg-O-Matic to major department stores.

Ron Popeil later used this song in some of his infomercials.