It’s like shammy, it’s like a towel, it’s like a sponge. Wine, Coffee, Cola, Pet Stains.
There is a weird quality to Vince from ShamWow! If you haven’t seen the spot- start here.
I can’t seem to decide if I like him or hate him. But I do have to stop myself from running to the phone with my credit card every time I see the commercial. (They can’t make this offer all day)
But it turns out that Vince has kind of a crazy past.
He released a movie in 1999 that was universally despised and sued Anna Nicole Smith after she allegedly backed out of the movie at the last minute. Though Ms. Smith had the sense to back out, the movie did star Joey Buttafuoco (yes, that Joey Buttafuoco), Ant (GSN Regular and Celebrity Fit Club Host), Michael Clark Duncan (huge black dude, super deep voice- was in Sin City), and Slash (yes, that Slash).
Vince himself was in the movie, playing the parts of Batman / Fetus Salesman / JJ Cool / Flirty Harry / Vincenzo Bulafungu. Sounds hilarious.
He also sued The Farrelly Brothers claiming they ripped off 14 scenes from There’s Something About Mary from him, and sued the Church of Scientology claiming they persecuted him after he quit the cult.
I’ll leave you with these words of wisdom: You’re going to spend $3,000 per month on paper towels anyway… this thing sells itself.
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Jeff,
do we need to have a GSN intervention?
No. It’s impossible to have too much GSN.