TV lost an icon this week. For more than a decade, you couldn’t miss the famous pitchman Billy Mays, who passed away suddenly at 50. Appearing in countless infomercials—with his dyed-black beard and loud voice shouting catchphrases like “Kaa-Boom! And the stain is gone!”—Mr. Mays sold TV viewers everything from Flies Away to the Awesome Auger to Mighty Putty.
