With Apologies

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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riverman wrote:
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Old Grey wrote:
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I wish you hadn't reminded me of that. I distinctly remember the
pocket fisherman being much later than the 60's! Or maybe I'm getting
that much older! :] Actually I think it would work out nice for a
quick backpacking pole in a pinch.

It was later.
I dunno....the ad sure looks like the 60s.
http://www.biography.com/broadband/m...cketfisherman2

--riverman

It was definitely later. I remember the commercials and
I wasn't around in the 60's. Had to be mid-late 70's for
me to remember.

LOL !!

You're a hoot #1, hasn't it occurred to you that those commercials
could have run without you being there in the 60's to see them ?

What was the name of the galactic beast from _The Hitchhiker's Guide_
who was so dense that if you closed your eyes he figured he couldn't
see you because you couldn't see him ?

From the Ronco web page:

"By the early 60s, Ron was selling products exclusively over television.
Ron and his father became wealthy from sales of kitchen gadgets that have
become household words: Dial-O-Matic, Veg-O-Matic, Mince-O-Matic, Pocket
Fisherman. In 1964, through TV Ronco pulled in $200,000 in sales. In
1968, the company's revenues were $8.8 million."

Dang. I must have had my eyes closed.

Wolfgang
who notes that bop the ****-weasel isn't nearly as much fun when you just
sit back and watch the ****-weasels bop themselves. um.....well, o.k.,
that's not true.

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
wrote:
riverman wrote:
wrote:
Old Grey wrote:
....
I wish you hadn't reminded me of that. I distinctly remember the
pocket fisherman being much later than the 60's! Or maybe I'm getting
that much older! :] Actually I think it would work out nice for a
quick backpacking pole in a pinch.

It was later.
I dunno....the ad sure looks like the 60s.
http://www.biography.com/broadband/m...cketfisherman2

--riverman

It was definitely later. I remember the commercials and
I wasn't around in the 60's. Had to be mid-late 70's for
me to remember.

LOL !!

You're a hoot #1, hasn't it occurred to you that those commercials
could have run without you being there in the 60's to see them ?

Definitely occurred to me, thanks for asking. I can't answer
when the pocket fisherman commercials started running, but
they were definitely running in the mid-late 70's. It's possible
that they were running for 10+ years.
- Ken

On 13 Nov 2006 13:00:27 -0800, "
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
wrote:
riverman wrote:
wrote:
Old Grey wrote:
....
I wish you hadn't reminded me of that. I distinctly remember the
pocket fisherman being much later than the 60's! Or maybe I'm getting
that much older! :] Actually I think it would work out nice for a
quick backpacking pole in a pinch.

It was later.
I dunno....the ad sure looks like the 60s.
http://www.biography.com/broadband/m...cketfisherman2

--riverman

It was definitely later. I remember the commercials and
I wasn't around in the 60's. Had to be mid-late 70's for
me to remember.

LOL !!

You're a hoot #1, hasn't it occurred to you that those commercials
could have run without you being there in the 60's to see them ?

Definitely occurred to me, thanks for asking. I can't answer
when the pocket fisherman commercials started running, but
they were definitely running in the mid-late 70's. It's possible
that they were running for 10+ years.
- Ken


Well then they are probably selling as "vintage fly rods" on eBay
right now!! I'll have to go check them out and see if I can scarf a
pair or so! I remember the 70's commercials but heck I was into army
men, hot wheels and other gadgets back in the 60's to remember the
pocket fisherman! Just makes me feel older for some reason.

Today old people have nice sophistacted names. When I was younger
(during these commercials) they was just old farts! I guess now I am
one!

" wrote in message
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Definitely occurred to me, thanks for asking. I can't answer
when the pocket fisherman commercials started running, but
they were definitely running in the mid-late 70's. It's possible
that they were running for 10+ years.
- Ken

Here's a reference in 1972:
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/...02/june/ronco/
and click on "View a photo gallery of famous Popeil/Ronco products. "

Gene

Here's a reference in 1972:
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/...02/june/ronco/
and click on "View a photo gallery of famous Popeil/Ronco products. "

I didn't find the Bass-O-Matic!
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75qbassamatic.phtml

"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Here's a reference in 1972:
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/...02/june/ronco/
and click on "View a photo gallery of famous Popeil/Ronco products. "

I didn't find the Bass-O-Matic!
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/75/75qbassamatic.phtml


Probably my most favorite.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76pupdate.phtml

Op

"Old Grey" wrote in message
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Well then they are probably selling as "vintage fly rods" on eBay
right now!! I'll have to go check them out and see if I can scarf a
pair or so! I remember the 70's commercials but heck I was into army
men, hot wheels and other gadgets back in the 60's to remember the
pocket fisherman! Just makes me feel older for some reason.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RONCO-PO...QQcmdZViewItem