Lin wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> As for Billy, sorry he's dead, but
>> not sorry that grating voice will be heard no more (hopefully).
>
> I can't explain it, but for some reason it -seems- they have cranked up
> the amount of advert time with this guy. I've seen at least six
> commercials in the last two hours on Nickelodeon. (Granddaughter likes
> the channel). Sheesh. I spoke to soon. Mark that up to seven ... one was
> airing as I typed this.

Actor Robert Urich did a number of infomercials in the time before he
died of cancer in 2002. Long after he was gone, those infomercials just
kept running and running.