Weekend Vid Picks: Billy Mays Mourned Online
It’s one thing to say goodbye to the king of pop. It’s another to say goodbye to the king of infomercials. Billy Mays, the legendary infomercial host who could get excited about any product, passed away last weekend. And for those who live for mocking infomercials, the news apparently came as a real blow.
Take Jabo0odyDubs, a YouTube mocker who made a vocation out of talking over Mays’ commercials. On his YouTube profile, he writes “Billy Mays, The Infomercial King passed away June 28, 2009. No more Billy Dubs will be released, the old ones are more than enough to cherish as classics. I will find other stuff to dub. I feel as though I’ve lost a best friend/hero. God bless Billy, his family, and his fantastic products. We will miss you billy, RIP.” He also rocked the Sarah McLachlan for a tribute video.
Meanwhile, Billy Mays: A Rap Tribute is possibly one of the worst raps I’ve ever heard, but MC Seaniemc does get points for his comprehensive compilation of the products Mays promoted.
But a video obituary that does the man proud.
There’s honestly something vaguely touching about seeing people who normally make a habit of mockery embrace sincerity, especially to salute someone they’d previously mocked. It’s almost, dare I say it, human.
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After watching all those videos I think I am going to cry. We loved you Billy!
That last one was really neat. He seemed like a nice guy. Now I’ll share a tasteful Billy Mays death joke.
After entering the Pearly Gates, St Peter welcomed Farrah and told her she could have one wish granted for her long suffering. Without hesitation she wished that all the children in the world would be safe!
Back on earth at that very moment Michael Jackson dropped dead.
Then, when Michael approached the Pearly Gates, St. Peter asked him what he wanted.
Michael said he needed someone to make a pitch for him to God.
Poor Billy Mays never knew what hit him…