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To read this page without the loud voice in your head, go [[Creator/BillyMays here.]]
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''(This page is best read with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBYlcAzbgjo this]] playing in the background. To read this page without the loud voice in your head, go [[Creator/BillyMays here.]]]])''
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'''[[ButWaitTheresMore BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!]] CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOSTED A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWED HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS. IT CONTINUED FOR ONE MORE SEASON AFTER MY DEATH.'''
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'''[[ButWaitTheresMore BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!]] CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOSTED A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWED HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS. IT CONTINUED FOR ONE MORE SEASON AFTER MY DEATH.DEATH, HOSTED BY MY VERY OWN SON, BILLY MAYS THE THIRD.'''
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* '''[[APPROVALOFGOD]]: I WASN'T TOO HAPPY AT FIRST ABOUT JABOOTY DUBS' PARODY OF ME, BUT I GREW TO LOVE IT WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS AN [[AffectionateParody AFFECTIONATE PARODY]].'''
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* '''[[APPROVALOFGOD]]: '''[[ApprovalOfGod APPROVAL OF GOD]]: I WASN'T TOO HAPPY AT FIRST ABOUT JABOOTY DUBS' PARODY OF ME, BUT I GREW TO LOVE IT WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS AN [[AffectionateParody AFFECTIONATE PARODY]].'''
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* '''[[APPROVAL OF GOD]]: I WASN'T TOO HAPPY AT FIRST ABOUT JABOOTY DUBS' PARODY OF ME, BUT I GREW TO LOVE IT WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS AN [[AffectionateParody AFFECTIONATE PARODY]].'''
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* '''[[APPROVAL OF GOD]]: '''[[APPROVALOFGOD]]: I WASN'T TOO HAPPY AT FIRST ABOUT JABOOTY DUBS' PARODY OF ME, BUT I GREW TO LOVE IT WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS AN [[AffectionateParody AFFECTIONATE PARODY]].'''
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* '''[[ApprovalOfGod APPROVAL OF GOD]]: I WASN'T TOO HAPPY AT FIRST ABOUT JABOOTY DUBS' PARODY OF ME, BUT I GREW TO LOVE IT WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS AN [[AffectionateParody AFFECTIONATE PARODY]].'''
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* '''[[PreAssKickingOneLiner PRE-ASSKICKING ONE-LINER]]: WITH JUST TWO EASY STEPS, I CAN CLIMB OVER THESE SEATS AND KICK YOU ''RIGHT IN THE FUCKING BALLS'''''!
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* '''{{BATTLE RAPPING}}: I [[WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory RAPPED]] AGAINST [[Creator/BenjaminFranklin THAT LUMPY PUMPKIN WHO INVENTED THE MAIL]]! TOO BAD I DIED FROM A HEART ATTACK BEFORE I COULD SAY THERE'S MORE!'''
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* '''[[TheFunInFuneral THE "FUN" IN FUNERAL]]: MY BODY WAS BURIED IN MY [[IconicOutfit ICONICOUTFIT]] OF BLUE SHIRT, TAN PANTS. WHICH MY PALLBEARERS ALSO WORE.
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* '''[[TheFunInFuneral THE "FUN" IN FUNERAL]]: MY BODY WAS BURIED IN MY [[IconicOutfit ICONICOUTFIT]] OF BLUE SHIRT, TAN PANTS. WHICH MY PALLBEARERS ALSO WORE.'''
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* '''[[FullNameBasis FULL-NAME BASIS]]: MY NAME IS ''BILLY MAYS'''''
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* '''[[FullNameBasis FULL-NAME BASIS]]: MY NAME IS ''BILLY MAYS'''''MAYS.'''''
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* '''[[TheFunInFuneral THE "FUN" IN FUNERAL]]: MY BODY WAS BURIED IN MY [[IconicOutfit ICONICOUTFIT]] OF BLUE SHIRT, TAN PANTS. WHICH MY PALLBEARERS ALSO WORE.
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HI, COLONEL KNIGHT RIDER HERE WITH THE BILLY MAYS TV TROPES PAGE QUALITY CLEAN-UP.
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'''[[ButWaitTheresMore BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!]] CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOST A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWS HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS.'''
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'''[[ButWaitTheresMore BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!]] CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOST CO-HOSTED A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWS SHOWED HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS.ADS. IT CONTINUED FOR ONE MORE SEASON AFTER MY DEATH.'''
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!! '''THE SECRET'S IN THE TVTROPES MARKUP WIKI TECHNOLOGY, WHICH DESCRIBES EXAMPLES THAT I PROVIDE!''':
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!! '''THE SECRET'S IN THE TVTROPES TV TROPES MARKUP WIKI TECHNOLOGY, WHICH DESCRIBES EXAMPLES THAT I PROVIDE!''':
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* '''[[LargeHam LARGE HAM]]''': '''''BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!'''''
* '''[[IncomingHam INCOMING HAM]]: ''HI, BILLY MAYS HERE!'''''
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* '''[[RidiculouslyLoudCommercial RIDICULOUSLY LOUD COMMERCIAL]]''': '''''CALL COMMERCIAL]]: ''CALL NOW, AND WE'LL TRIPLE THE OFFER!'''''
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** '''AND IF YOU CLICK WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES, I'LL THROW IN A FREE [[WebAnimation/YoutubePoop YOUTUBE POOP]]. TRY THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72qvW8BAhk BIG CITY TOILET]] TODAY!!'''
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** '''AND IF YOU CLICK WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES, I'LL THROW IN A FREE [[WebAnimation/YoutubePoop [[YoutubePoop YOUTUBE POOP]]. TRY THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72qvW8BAhk BIG CITY TOILET]] TODAY!!'''
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* '''[[GagDub GAG DUB]]: PEOPLE LIKE TO MAKE [[https://www.youtube.com/jabo0odydubs JABO0ODY DUBS]] OF ME.'''
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* '''[[GagDub GAG DUB]]: PEOPLE LIKE TO MAKE [[https://www.youtube.com/jabo0odydubs JABO0ODY DUBS]] OF ME.'''PUT A NEW SPIN ON MY ADS'''
** '''AND IF YOU CLICK WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES, I'LL THROW IN A FREE [[WebAnimation/YoutubePoop YOUTUBE POOP]]. TRY THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72qvW8BAhk BIG CITY TOILET]] TODAY!!'''
** '''AND IF YOU CLICK WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES, I'LL THROW IN A FREE [[WebAnimation/YoutubePoop YOUTUBE POOP]]. TRY THE [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P72qvW8BAhk BIG CITY TOILET]] TODAY!!'''
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->"''BILLY MAYS - the only TV spokesman allowed to [[NoIndoorVoice speak in all caps.]]''"
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'''HI! BILLY MAYS (FROM THE AFTERLIFE) HERE WITH TVTROPES,''' '''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife THE QUICKEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE AND EAT UP ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME.]]''' '''BUT FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME.'''
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'''HI! BILLY MAYS (FROM THE AFTERLIFE) HERE WITH TVTROPES,''' '''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife '''[[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife THE QUICKEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE AND EAT UP ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME.]]''' '''BUT FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME.'''
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'''HI! BILLY MAYS HERE WITH TVTROPES,''' '''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife THE QUICKEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE AND EAT UP ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME.]]''' '''BUT FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME.'''
'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I AM AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAVE ALL THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
'''IF THE WORLD OF {{INFOMERCIAL}}S AND LATE NIGHT ADVERTISING CAN BE SAID TO HAVE STARS, I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST. [[LargeHam MY ADVERTISING STYLE IS LARGE, LOUD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE]], AND I AM A FAMILIAR FACE AND VOICE TO ANYONE WHO WATCHED TV IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO BE.'''
'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I AM AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAVE ALL THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
'''IF THE WORLD OF {{INFOMERCIAL}}S AND LATE NIGHT ADVERTISING CAN BE SAID TO HAVE STARS, I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST. [[LargeHam MY ADVERTISING STYLE IS LARGE, LOUD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE]], AND I AM A FAMILIAR FACE AND VOICE TO ANYONE WHO WATCHED TV IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO BE.'''
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'''HI! BILLY MAYS (FROM THE AFTERLIFE) HERE WITH TVTROPES,''' '''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife THE QUICKEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE AND EAT UP ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME.]]''' '''BUT FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME.'''
'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND IAM WAS AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAVE HAD ALL THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
'''IF THE WORLD OF {{INFOMERCIAL}}S AND LATE NIGHT ADVERTISING CAN BE SAID TO HAVE STARS, IAM WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST. [[LargeHam MY ADVERTISING STYLE IS LARGE, LOUD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE]], AND I AM WAS A FAMILIAR FACE AND VOICE TO ANYONE WHO WATCHED TV IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, EVEN IF YOU DON'T DIDN'T WANT ME TO BE.'''
'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I
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'''{{ButWaitTheresMore BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!}} CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOST A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWS HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS.'''
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'''BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOST A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWS HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS.'''
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* '''[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal ADDED ALLITERATIVE APPEAL]] / [[RhymesOnADime RHYMES ON A DIME]]: NOTICE A PATTERN IN MY PRODUCTS UP THERE?'''
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* '''[[AdamWesting ADAM WESTING]]: '''{{ADAM WESTING}}: I SHOWED UP ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE TO JOKE ABOUT OXYCLEAN.'''
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'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I WAS AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAD THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
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'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I WAS AM AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAD HAVE ALL THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
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!! '''The secret's in the TV Tropes Wiki Markup technology, which describes examples that Billy Mays provides''':
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!! '''The secret's in the TV Tropes Wiki Markup technology, which describes examples that Billy Mays provides''':
'''THE SECRET'S IN THE TVTROPES MARKUP WIKI TECHNOLOGY, WHICH DESCRIBES EXAMPLES THAT I PROVIDE!''':
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* '''AndNinetyNineCents: YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99.'''
* '''BerserkButton: DON'T EVER MENTION SHAM-WOW OR [[Creator/VinceOffer VINCE OFFER]] AROUND ME.'''
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* '''AndNinetyNineCents: YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99.'''
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*'''AndNinetyNineCents: '''[[AndNinetyNineCents AND ONLY NINETY-NINE CENTS]]: YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99.'''
*'''BerserkButton: '''[[BerserkButton BERSERK BUTTON]]: DON'T EVER MENTION SHAM-WOW OR [[Creator/VinceOffer VINCE OFFER]] AROUND ME.'''
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* '''TheFunInFuneral: His pallbearers wore his iconic [=OxiClean=] blue shirt/khaki pants outfit.
* '''GagDub: Up until his death, and even after, he was the constant ([[AffectionateParody affectionate]]) target of [[http://www.youtube.com/jabo0odydubs Jabo0ody Dubs.]]
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* '''TheFunInFuneral: His pallbearers wore his iconic [=OxiClean=] blue shirt/khaki pants outfit.
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* '''{{Flanderization}}: He got CONSIDERABLY LOUDER over the years. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness It's weird watching his old, normally-spoken commercials]].'''[[{{Flanderization}} FLANDERIZATION]]:''' There was once a time when I did commercials at a normal volume. '''NOT ANYMORE.'''
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'''[[FullNameBasis FULL-NAME BASIS]]: MY NAME IS ''BILLY MAYS'''''
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* '''{{Hammerspace}}: '''[[{{Hammerspace}} HAMMERSPACE]]: I ALWAYS CARRY AROUND THE PRODUCTS I ENDORSE, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I COULD POSSIBLY CARRY THEM.'''
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->"''BILLY MAYS - the only TV spokesman allowed to [[NoIndoorVoice speak in all caps.]]''"
-->-- '''Website/YouTube Commenter'''
To read this page without the loud voice in your head, go [[Creator/BillyMays here.]]
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'''ARE YOU TIRED OF HAVING UNLIMITED BROWSING TIME? DOES HAVING ONLY TWO OR THREE TABS OPEN AT A TIME FRUSTRATE YOU? WELL I HAVE A SOLUTION.'''
'''HI! BILLY MAYS HERE WITH TVTROPES,''' '''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife THE QUICKEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE AND EAT UP ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME.]]''' '''BUT FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME.'''
'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I WAS AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAD THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
'''IF THE WORLD OF {{INFOMERCIAL}}S AND LATE NIGHT ADVERTISING CAN BE SAID TO HAVE STARS, I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST. [[LargeHam MY ADVERTISING STYLE IS LARGE, LOUD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE]], AND I AM A FAMILIAR FACE AND VOICE TO ANYONE WHO WATCHED TV IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO BE.'''
'''I ADVERTISED SEVERAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ZORBEEZ, [=OXICLEAN=], KABOOM, ORANGE GLO, HERCULES HOOKS AND EVEN MORE, A $49.99 VALUE, YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99 PLUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING.'''
'''BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOST A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWS HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS.'''
'''NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE BASEBALL PLAYER WILLIE MAYS OR BANDLEADER-COMPOSER-ARRANGER BILLY MAY.'''
!!'''HERE ARE SOME PRODUCTS I HAVE SOLD''':
* [[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=0JGXbIfeuRY Ding King]]
* [[http://youtu.be/InGiAr3CPSw Grab-It]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF-IWJEQuEQ Hercules Hooks]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7d85T4OfqA iCan Health Insurance]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7yuoXU_QJs Jupiter Jack]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvzgLXa-dI Kaboom!]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_IBGQIo9EE Liquid Diamond]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuReA-AGa8 Mighty Putty]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNv2oiWdRU Oxi Clean]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPh-qgW8L4w Samurai Shark]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpIQPxxaGA Steam Buddy]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25oCWDHnQI Zorbeez]]
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!! '''The secret's in the TV Tropes Wiki Markup technology, which describes examples that Billy Mays provides''':
* '''AdamWesting: I SHOWED UP ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE TO JOKE ABOUT OXYCLEAN.'''
* '''AddedAlliterativeAppeal / RhymesOnADime: NOTICE A PATTERN IN MY PRODUCTS UP THERE?'''
* '''AndNinetyNineCents: YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99.'''
* '''BerserkButton: DON'T EVER MENTION SHAM-WOW OR [[Creator/VinceOffer VINCE OFFER]] AROUND ME.'''
* '''CatchPhrase:'''
** '''"HI, BILLY MAYS HERE!"'''
** '''[[ ButWaitThere'sMore "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!"]]'''
* '''{{Flanderization}}: He got CONSIDERABLY LOUDER over the years. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness It's weird watching his old, normally-spoken commercials]].'''
* '''FullNameBasis: Maybe. He's almost always referred to as Billy Mays. Or BILLY MAYS.
* '''TheFunInFuneral: His pallbearers wore his iconic [=OxiClean=] blue shirt/khaki pants outfit.
* '''GagDub: Up until his death, and even after, he was the constant ([[AffectionateParody affectionate]]) target of [[http://www.youtube.com/jabo0odydubs Jabo0ody Dubs.]]
* '''[[IncomingHam INCOMING HAM]]''': '''''HI, BILLY MAYS HERE!'''''
* '''[[LargeHam LARGE HAM]]''': '''''BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!'''''
* '''{{Hammerspace}}: I ALWAYS CARRY AROUND THE PRODUCTS I ENDORSE, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I COULD POSSIBLY CARRY THEM.'''
* '''LimitedWardrobe: BLUE SHIRT, TAN PANTS. ALWAYS.'''
* '''[[NoIndoorVoice NO INDOOR VOICE]]''': '''''TO''''' '''''[[MemeticMutation MEMETIC]]''''' '''''LEVELS.'''''
** However, on my show ''Pitchmen'', my voice is rather average behind the scenes.
* '''[[RidiculouslyLoudCommercial RIDICULOUSLY LOUD COMMERCIAL]]''': '''''CALL NOW, AND WE'LL TRIPLE THE OFFER!'''''
* '''SelfDeprecation:
** '''I DID ADS FOR DC SNOWBOARD AND ESPN 360 WHERE I POKED FUN AT MY OWN STYLE.'''
** '''I [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtYdDK1uTDI ALSO ORDERED MCDONALD'S BREAKFAST ONCE.]]'''
* '''[[ShoutOut SHOUT OUT]]''': I SHOWED UP IN A SOUTH PARK EPISODE ABOUT DEAD CELEBRITIES ONCE.'''
* '''TakeThat: I'M NOT A FAN OF THE SHAM-WOW GUY.'''
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'''[[RunningGag HERE'S HOW TO ORDER!]]''' [-To order the Creator/BillyMays TV Tropes page, call 1-800-[[FiveFiveFive 555-5555]]. That's 1-800-555-5555. Don't delay, act now!-]
->"''BILLY MAYS - the only TV spokesman allowed to [[NoIndoorVoice speak in all caps.]]''"
-->-- '''Website/YouTube Commenter'''
To read this page without the loud voice in your head, go [[Creator/BillyMays here.]]
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'''ARE YOU TIRED OF HAVING UNLIMITED BROWSING TIME? DOES HAVING ONLY TWO OR THREE TABS OPEN AT A TIME FRUSTRATE YOU? WELL I HAVE A SOLUTION.'''
'''HI! BILLY MAYS HERE WITH TVTROPES,''' '''[[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife THE QUICKEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE AND EAT UP ALL OF YOUR FREE TIME.]]''' '''BUT FIRST, A LITTLE ABOUT ME.'''
'''I WAS BORN WILLIAM DARRELL MAYS JR., AND I WAS AN AMERICAN TELEVISION DIRECT-RESPONSE ADVERTISEMENT SALESPERSON MOST NOTABLE FOR PROMOTING FIX-IT, OXICLEAN, ORANGE GLO, KABOOM, ZORBEEZ, AND OTHER CLEANING, HOME-BASED, AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, AND THROUGH MY COMPANY, MAYS PROMOTIONS, INC. I HAD THE POWER OF ALLCAPS WITHOUT THE DAMAGING SIDE-EFFECTS.'''
'''IF THE WORLD OF {{INFOMERCIAL}}S AND LATE NIGHT ADVERTISING CAN BE SAID TO HAVE STARS, I AM ONE OF THE BIGGEST. [[LargeHam MY ADVERTISING STYLE IS LARGE, LOUD AND IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE]], AND I AM A FAMILIAR FACE AND VOICE TO ANYONE WHO WATCHED TV IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO BE.'''
'''I ADVERTISED SEVERAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS ZORBEEZ, [=OXICLEAN=], KABOOM, ORANGE GLO, HERCULES HOOKS AND EVEN MORE, A $49.99 VALUE, YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99 PLUS SHIPPING AND HANDLING.'''
'''BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! CALL NOW, AND I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TV SERIES FOR FREE! THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL THROW IN A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU! BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009 AND ALONGSIDE MY BEST FRIEND AND EQUALLY RECOGNIZABLE PITCHMAN ANTHONY "SULLY" SULLIVAN, I CO-HOST A REALITY SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITLED ''PITCHMEN'', WHICH SHOWS HOW MY COMPANY CHOOSES THE PRODUCTS WE PITCH AND HOW WE CREATE OUR ADS.'''
'''NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE BASEBALL PLAYER WILLIE MAYS OR BANDLEADER-COMPOSER-ARRANGER BILLY MAY.'''
!!'''HERE ARE SOME PRODUCTS I HAVE SOLD''':
* [[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=0JGXbIfeuRY Ding King]]
* [[http://youtu.be/InGiAr3CPSw Grab-It]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF-IWJEQuEQ Hercules Hooks]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7d85T4OfqA iCan Health Insurance]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7yuoXU_QJs Jupiter Jack]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvzgLXa-dI Kaboom!]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_IBGQIo9EE Liquid Diamond]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuReA-AGa8 Mighty Putty]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NNv2oiWdRU Oxi Clean]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPh-qgW8L4w Samurai Shark]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFpIQPxxaGA Steam Buddy]]
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25oCWDHnQI Zorbeez]]
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!! '''The secret's in the TV Tropes Wiki Markup technology, which describes examples that Billy Mays provides''':
* '''AdamWesting: I SHOWED UP ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE TO JOKE ABOUT OXYCLEAN.'''
* '''AddedAlliterativeAppeal / RhymesOnADime: NOTICE A PATTERN IN MY PRODUCTS UP THERE?'''
* '''AndNinetyNineCents: YOURS FOR ONLY $19.99.'''
* '''BerserkButton: DON'T EVER MENTION SHAM-WOW OR [[Creator/VinceOffer VINCE OFFER]] AROUND ME.'''
* '''CatchPhrase:'''
** '''"HI, BILLY MAYS HERE!"'''
** '''[[ ButWaitThere'sMore "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!"]]'''
* '''{{Flanderization}}: He got CONSIDERABLY LOUDER over the years. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness It's weird watching his old, normally-spoken commercials]].'''
* '''FullNameBasis: Maybe. He's almost always referred to as Billy Mays. Or BILLY MAYS.
* '''TheFunInFuneral: His pallbearers wore his iconic [=OxiClean=] blue shirt/khaki pants outfit.
* '''GagDub: Up until his death, and even after, he was the constant ([[AffectionateParody affectionate]]) target of [[http://www.youtube.com/jabo0odydubs Jabo0ody Dubs.]]
* '''[[IncomingHam INCOMING HAM]]''': '''''HI, BILLY MAYS HERE!'''''
* '''[[LargeHam LARGE HAM]]''': '''''BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!'''''
* '''{{Hammerspace}}: I ALWAYS CARRY AROUND THE PRODUCTS I ENDORSE, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I COULD POSSIBLY CARRY THEM.'''
* '''LimitedWardrobe: BLUE SHIRT, TAN PANTS. ALWAYS.'''
* '''[[NoIndoorVoice NO INDOOR VOICE]]''': '''''TO''''' '''''[[MemeticMutation MEMETIC]]''''' '''''LEVELS.'''''
** However, on my show ''Pitchmen'', my voice is rather average behind the scenes.
* '''[[RidiculouslyLoudCommercial RIDICULOUSLY LOUD COMMERCIAL]]''': '''''CALL NOW, AND WE'LL TRIPLE THE OFFER!'''''
* '''SelfDeprecation:
** '''I DID ADS FOR DC SNOWBOARD AND ESPN 360 WHERE I POKED FUN AT MY OWN STYLE.'''
** '''I [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtYdDK1uTDI ALSO ORDERED MCDONALD'S BREAKFAST ONCE.]]'''
* '''[[ShoutOut SHOUT OUT]]''': I SHOWED UP IN A SOUTH PARK EPISODE ABOUT DEAD CELEBRITIES ONCE.'''
* '''TakeThat: I'M NOT A FAN OF THE SHAM-WOW GUY.'''
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'''[[RunningGag HERE'S HOW TO ORDER!]]''' [-To order the Creator/BillyMays TV Tropes page, call 1-800-[[FiveFiveFive 555-5555]]. That's 1-800-555-5555. Don't delay, act now!-]
