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Mr. Microphone in action

From Rich C. - When did Mr. Microphone come out?

Mr. Pop History - Sometime around late 1978, but the TV airwaves came alive with Ronco's Mr. Microphone in 1979.

Who could forget that 70's guy exclaiming "Hey good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later." Mr. Microphone was actually a low-power FM modulator, but through the magic of Ronco advertising, the device was turned into a hip tool to pick-up girls. The only problem with this commercial: you had to know what station the receiving FM radio was tuned to, so you could infiltrate their radio. Getting the frequency just right would have taken much insight and tuning time. Oh well, it's only TV. It's one of the classic commercials of the 1970's.