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S5·E19 The Rise And Fall Of The "Set It And Forget it" Empire

Aired February 26, 2026

Synopsis

Other than a certain cartoon detective, there’s nowhere we love gadgets more than in our kitchens… and perhaps no one is more responsible for those tools than Ron Popeil. He’s the ever-smilling pitchman whose specialized doohickeys turned the television infomercial from a programming afterthought into a cultural institution.

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