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In the original context, the watermelon thing was a genius bit of mockery of late night TV commercials. By the time he got on HBO the whole act was something of
by h2odragon 4y ago
In the original context, the watermelon thing was a genius bit of mockery of late night TV commercials. By the time he got on HBO the whole act was something of a mockery of itself... but still with some joy, for a couple of years, before it got a little meaner and less funny.
RIP, dude. Thanks for all the laughs.
- kmbfjr 4y agoHe was a staple of Showtime, not HBO. It was the early 80’s, Ron Popeil and his peers were still very much at it trying to change how people chopped, sliced and made julienne salad.