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One of the pioneers of the TV-infomercial, Barry Becher passed away. In the 1970′s, he and his partner Ed Valenti created those wacky Ginsu knife infomercials. You remember them, don’t you? The ad opened with a man breaking boards with a karate chop.
The voice over says, “In Japan, the hand can be used like a knife. But this method doesn’t work with a tomato.” And thus, the Ginsu knife was born and millions were sold.
Here’s the original ad,
Topic: ‘Ginsu knives’
