Sometimes TV Delivers: Meet Vince, The ShamWow Guy

I don't know what it is about ShamWow shiller Vince that makes me like him. He's not an overly slick or polished pitchman, but he's not some schlep who wandered in off the street on the day they decided to shoot the not-quite-infomercial, either. He's obviously been selected because he fits some middle-aged executive wannabe's idea of "hip." Look, he's almost got a faux-hawk! Actually, he looks a bit like a dirty blonde Johnny Knoxville who knows that if he shows a little too much personality during this particular community-service gig, they'll stop giving him hours and start giving him jail time. Still, he can't help himself - he's gotta smarm it up just a bit.

Maybe that's exactly what it is about Vince that makes him so much more interesting to me than the average criminally overenthusiastic, set-chomping cut-rate product pusher. He just seems like a guy who knows he's got a cheesy job, but has discovered he has a little charming talent for it, so what the hell? He'll do the job, cash the check and be able to laugh about the whole thing at the bar, instead of leaving or picking a fight when somebody wants to buy the ShamWow guy a shot and a "wooooooooooo!"

I'm good for a round, Vince - whatever you want. And the "woooooooooo!" is completely optional.