Billy Mays, a friend of the show, has died

Celebrity deaths just won't seem to stop. Hollywood lost three big names - Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson - just last week. Although he wasn't a major Hollywood celebrity, Billy Mays was still known to Americans as the top TV pitchman of today. Mays was found dead in his Tampa, Fla. home on Sunday, June 28 around 7:45 a.m. He was 50 years old.

For years, MJ had always wanted to have Billy on the show. He heard a rumor that Billy did not like him because Michelle had some problems with OxiClean that MJ talked about on the air. But the two finally made a connection in 2009 when Billy called in to the show one morning. They would later have he and Anthony Sullivan, Billy's business partner, in the studio as well as Billy III, his 22-year-old son. And of course they had Billy star in a video shot at a McDonald's restaurant in which the pitchman ordered breakfast in his classic voice.

Billy and Sullivan were also involved in the "Pitchmen" TV show, which chronicled how a product is developed and eventually advertised. The morning show crew attended the premiere party for the Discovery Channel show, which was picked up for a second season and was scheduled to begin in the fall. MJ even pitched an idea to Billy about doing something where the morning show could be featured on one of the episodes by having listeners send in their ideas for products to be pitched.

Just think of how many more products Billy could have pitched in his lifetime. Maybe he could have landed roles in movies at some point. He seemed like he was a genuinely nice guy from hearing him on the radio and watching his show. Billy Mays will be missed.

 

 

 

Here are some of this year's jingles for "Pick Your Plastic." Thanks to Mark Maynor of Monster Mix Productions for letting me post these:

Boobs Boobs Pow

Circus

Day 'N Night (Cellulite)

Joker Face

Fat 'N Old

Liposuction (Satisfaction)

Digital Optical Thermolysis (Supercala...)

Right 'Round

*Check out more jingles on the Jingles page

 

 

Congratulations to our winner: Amber Tardino of Highland, Illinois!

Amber listens to the show on Z107.7 in St. Louis. She correctly answered 14 of the 15 questions.

Thanks to everyone who entered. There were more entrants this time around, so I appreciate everyone for taking the time to enter, and I may do another one of these later in the year.

Here are the correct answers:

1. In the “Hurt Nurse” fake radio shows, what is the name Froggy uses for the radio host?: Jose Castillos

2. How old does Dementia Don claim to be in his phone calls?: 97

3. What ended up being in the Mystery Safe when the crew finally opened it?: Nothing

4. What is the name of the contest MJ planned to do for women with great bodies but not great faces?: Butter Face (or But-a-Face)

5. What is the name of Fester’s Chihuahua?: Bailey

6. Which young actor does Froggy claim he was friends with in high school?: Channing Tatum

7. What invention idea has Froggy always talked about getting a patent for and even pitched to Billy Mays?: Tube socks on a roll

8. What company does Meredith’s step-dad work for?: Wachovia (Wells Fargo)

9. Which minor league baseball team did Dave the Dwarf recently play for?: York Revolution

10. What is the name of Fester’s barbecue sauce?: Tony Fatso's Everything Sauce

11. In what year did Fester and his wife get married?: 2001

12. What is MJ’s brother’s occupation?: Plastic surgeon

13. January 20 was President Obama’s first day in office and the last day for which crew member on the show?: Joey B

14. What sport did MJ beat President Obama’s low score in?: Bowling

15. Unitard and which female intern supposedly hooked up?: Jub Jub

 


 

 

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THE CREW IS ON SUMMER VACATION UNTIL JULY 7
MJ and the crew are taking their first vacation of the summer now. During the week of June 29, they will be off and best-of shows will run. They will also be off the morning of July 6 and will return live on Tuesday, July 7. Expect the crew to take another week off some time in August or September.

DAVE THE DWARF MARRIES FIRST COUPLE ON THE SHOW
For the first time ever, the MJ Morning Show studio hosted a wedding. And it was Dave the Dwarf who got to do the honors. The bride and groom met at a Rent-a-Center in Jacksonville, FL in late 2007. They struck up a conversation, traded phone numbers, and eventually found themselves engaged not long afterward. They were the first couple to be "married by the midget" on Feb. 12, 2009. Dave was able to marry them because he became a notary public, which is the only person a couple needs to sign a marriage certificate, including two witnesses.

 

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE SHOW HAS NO EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
In radio, an executive producer is key to putting on a high-quality show that is organized, fluid, and runs smoothly. That is something the MJ Morning Show will miss having. Since Joey B was laid off and it appears his position won't be replaced due to cutbacks, the show will have to go on without an executive producer. Derek, P-Boy, and Hoover all had the job at some point on the show. Now nobody has it. It will be interesting to see if a single show member morphes into the role or if its duties will be divided up by the crew. Meredith seemed to act as executive producer on one show when she scheduled some celebrity interviews, including one with Jordin Sparks. But putting all of those duties on her is probably not the thing to do since she already has her hands full running the audio for the show.



 

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