: Remembering Ron Popeil, the visionary who helped America see the drama in shopping — and once tried to sell me a turkey fryer

The pitchman popularized the infomercial as a vehicle to sell one-of-a-kind products including the Showtime Rotisserie and Pocket Fisherman.

The pitchman popularized the infomercial as a vehicle to sell one-of-a-kind products including the Showtime Rotisserie and Pocket Fisherman.