Microphone, the Inside the Eggshell Egg Scrambler, and the Rhinestone Stud Setter, later called the Bedazzler.
He became a household name and was spoofed on shows such asI Love LucyandSNL.
Fellow cast memberEddie Murphyalso did his own Popeil gag in 1982, hawking thePopiel Galactic Prophylactic.
Ron Popeil.Reed Saxon/AP/Shutterstock
Today, some of Popeil’s original products can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum.
He is survived by his wife, four daughters, and four grandchildren.
