Billy Mays: Difference between revisions

 

{{quote|"''BILLY MAYS - the only TV spokesman allowed to speak in all caps.''"|'''[[YouTube]] Commenter'''}}

On June 28, 2009, BILLY MAYS was found dead in his home in Tampa Bay, Florida due to hypertensive heart disease. He was age 50. His funeral was on July 3, 2009 and he was [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09184/981595-100.stm buried in his] [[Limited Wardrobe|trademark blue shirt and khaki pants]], [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09184/981595-100.stm which were also worn by his pallbearers]. A coroner's autopsy reports suggest cocaine may have contributed to Mays' death by accelerating the development of heart disease. His family feels that the autopsy mistook his back medication for cocaine. A second medical examination in October confirmed that cocaine was not a factor in his death.

 

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLDXfYDAziI Awesome Auger]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KBXcpJfmj4 Big City Slider]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpIQPxxaGA Steam Buddy]

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25oCWDHnQI Zorbeez]

* [[Adam Westing]]: He occasionally had some fun with this trope - his Shakespearean skit on [[The Tonight Show]] was one of the better examples.

{{quote|"It's out, [[Macbeth|out damned spot]]! With the power of new Oxy Clean!"}}

** '''"[[But Wait! There's More!]]"'''

* [[Flanderization]]: He got CONSIDERABLY LOUDER over the years. [[Early Installment Weirdness|It's weird watching his old, normally-spoken commercials]].

* [[Full-Name Basis]]: Maybe. He's almost always referred to as "Billy Mays".

** Or BILLY MAYS

* '''[[Shout-Out|SHOUT OUT]]''': [[South Park]] season 13, episode "Dead Celebrities". Full stop.

** "With just two easy steps, I can jump over these seats and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|kick you right in the fucking balls!]]"

{{quote|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}y23RSIZZMng& I'll put 'em both in the rinse cycle! I'll put 'em both in the rinse cycle! I'll put 'em both in the rinse cycle! I'll put 'em both in the trash.]}}

** [[Love It or Hate It]]: After his death, many continue to find BILLY MAYS poops funny, while others [[Dude, Not Funny|changed their minds]].

** This was enhanced further by the discovery of an outtake reel in which Billy Mays curses. His sudden "are you shittin' me?" blurt ended up used quite heavily, probably most appropriately for the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDfrwHHScxg Big City Toilet].

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