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Infomercial pitchman gets 30 days in prison for contempt

Y'all have apparently forgotten about William J. McCorkle! He was so corrupt that he was ordered off TV, out of business, the whole bit! But he's been gone for so long that maybe some of you are starting to forget about him.
 
firepoint525 said:
Y'all have apparently forgotten about William J. McCorkle! ... he's been gone for so long that maybe some of you are starting to forget about him.

Actually, I never even heard of him -- who was he?
 
Universal Sports Television is still showing infomercials with Kevin Tru-don't. (lol).

Meanwhile you know what has-been celebrity is doing infomercials now? No I ain't talking 'bout Montel and Sylvia Browne. I'm talking Patrick "Dallas/Step by Step" Duffy. He's the host of the "Miracle Ear" Infomercial. This one is even making the program guide. Rather than saying Infomercial it says "Miracle Ear with Patrick Duffy".
 
azumanga said:
firepoint525 said:
Y'all have apparently forgotten about William J. McCorkle! ... he's been gone for so long that maybe some of you are starting to forget about him.

Actually, I never even heard of him -- who was he?

Here's a Dateline video from 2 years ago:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2211404133704216802&ei=mDh_SsG4L4nzlQea6eCIAg&hl=en#

No picture here, but here he is at Inmate Tracker...
http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFind...false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=23034-018&x=29&y=17
 
MarcB said:
... you know what has-been celebrity is doing infomercials now? ... Patrick "Dallas/Step by Step" Duffy. He's the host of the "Miracle Ear" Infomercial. This one is even making the program guide. Rather than saying Infomercial it says "Miracle Ear with Patrick Duffy".

There are some infomercials whose program titles are listed on most digital cable channel guides.

With that said, I can't wait to see the infomercial for the new Lee Majors-endorsed "Bionic Ear"! ;D
 
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