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.