BillyMays.TV Life’s A Pitch, Then You Buy

There’s a new Pitchmen airing this week:

A former pitchman and cancer survivor gets a leg up from Billy and Sully, who cut a spot for his handmade product; Billy engages in the deadliest pitch of his career; and then, the pitch pros are invited to lecture at Princeton.

Who did a better job pitching the Grater Plater? Vote in the sidebar of BillyMays.TV

Billy Mays version:

Anthony Sullivan version:

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Also, let us know what you thought of Billy’s latest Mighty Putty ad – did it sell you?

Catch Pitchmen on the Discovery Channel Wednesday at 10:00pm, or find it on iTunes.

We’ve also added a link (in the footer of the site) to the Sullivan Productions’ Product Submission Page, so if you have a product idea that you think could be featured on Pitchmen, send it to Sully.

Billy re-vamps the ad for one of his most successful products – the Awesome Auger – whose inventor lost his legs in a harrowing plane crash. Then, the first ever infomercial for affordable health insurance: Billy and his family pitch “iCan“.

Original Awesome Auger commercial:

iCan ad:

Electronic Retailer recently ran an article titled, “The Men Behind the Pitch,” all about Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan.

The article identifies Billy as the recognizable face behind such popular brands as OxiClean, Kaboom, Hercules Hook and the Mighty products (Mighty Putty and Mighty Mendit).

Paynich, the article’s author, talks about the similar beginnings of Mays’ and Sullivan’s careers: Mays was selling OxiClean on the boardwalk of Atlantic City while Sullivan was working the streets of London. Sullivan was then hired to sell the SmartMop on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) and a few years later, Mays was on HSN selling Orange Glo.

The origins of Pitchmen is also covered, including a chance opportunity with Discovery Channel producer Thom Beers which lead to Sullivan and Mays signing with them.

Both Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan treat Pitchmen with a greater respect than a basic TV show. Sully says, “I think if this show can inspire one person who’s lost a job or has tough times paying the bills to take his or her idea to fruition, then it will be really worth it.” Mays agrees, “This show is not just about pitchmen; it’s really about the people and the products they bring to us.”

Famed DRTV experts Anthony ‘Sully’ Sullivan and Billy Mays take you behind the scenes of Discovery’s new reality series, “Pitchmen,” which promises to bring new awareness to the industry that has turned them into commercial celebrities.

This week on Pitchmen…

A successful TV Pitchwoman hopes to make herself a household name with her new “Spin Gym” but making her infomercial could damage her friendship with Billy and Sully. Then, “Green Again” turns brown grass green and Billy and Sully jump to back it.

The Spinning Green episode of Pitchmen airs May 27, 10:00 pm, May 28, 1:00 am and May 31, 11:00 am.

The World Beard and Moustache Championships are being held this weekend in Anchorage, Alaska. While Billy is known for his impressive beard, he doesn’t have much on these guys.

Good luck Beard Team USA!

CBS affiliate KDKA ran a piece about a “Popular TV Pitchman” who is “Also A Native Pittsburgher.” Any guess who that is? Billy Mays, of course!

If you watch television you have to know Billy Mays.

He is the mouth of infomercials, the king of TV pitchmen, but what you might not know is that Mays is a hometown boy, who was born and bred in McKees Rocks.

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Tonight’s episode of Pitchmen (Tool Guys) is all about the tools. Sully and Billy work on the pitch for the Grabit and the Tool Band-it:

Sully is fired up to shoot an infomercial for The Grabit – a broken screw extractor – but it could fall apart when Billy makes a deal without him. Born of necessity, The Tool Bandit works great but still lacks a wow demo and Sully’s sick on the big day!

When two hands are not enough, reach for the Tool Band-it.

Tonight on Pitchmen…

A 17-year-old boy has invented a cleaning product called the “Spot Sucker,” but needs Billy and Sully’s help to get it off the ground and change his life for the better. A woman with a foot salve and a small fan-base comes to Billy and Sully to take her business to the next level.

Wow! I can’t believe What Odor was the #1 searched for term yesterday on Google!

Who’s looking for reviews? You saw the hockey players on Pitchmen last night – this stuff works!

Hi, Billy Mays here! Tonight on Pitchmen…

May 6, 10:00 pm
Smells Like Gold
A German inventor needs Sully to sell his gadget, but this perfectionist might be too much for Sully the pitchman and his team. Then a former hockey player creates a stink-eliminating spray that gets put to the test when Billy is sprayed by a skunk on shoot day.