It’s with bittersweet pleasure that As Seen on TV Network will run a liveblog of the Discovery Channel “PitchMen” Tribute show to the late Billy Mays. The show will begin on Discovery Channel on July 9th at 9pm ET. If you can get to your television even for a little bit, please make sure you watch the show. Otherwise, please tune in here to learn about the highlights so you can watch it again on reruns or TiVo or the like.

You can also catch Anthony Sullivan and Billy Mays, III twitter feeds.

Here we go.

The Show is titled: “PitchMen: A Tribute to Billy Mays.”

The Paul Bearers work the Billy Mas uniform. Folks gather around the home to watch the last episode of PitchMen. The Mays family, the Sullivan Productions team, and the creator of the Mighty Mendit Series.

This is going to be hard to watch, but I won’t be able to turn away.

“I don’t think Steven Spielberg could have dreamt up Billy Mays,” - Anthony Sullivan.

They got a great, “Hi, Billy Mays here,” segment, from producers to PitchMen highlights.

Now they’re showing the many viral imitators of the man.

“It was all in fun…cause nobody had a reason to attack my dad.” Billy May, III.

Commercial Break :09 after

(OxiClean has a tribute commercial to Billy Mays. “From the entire OxiClean Family, thanks for all the great memories.”)

William Darryl Mays, Jr. is his real name. You learn this during the quick bio. There are interviews with those on the Atlantic City boardwalk who helped Billy his start. He ran the pitch circuit for 12 circuits.

“Making his living, $20 at a time,” PitchMen Narrator.

I forgot how many products Billy’s pitched. It’s an impressive list.

“He made us legitimate,” Al Spino

More products and antics are to come…

Commercial break :18 after

The story of Orange Glo -

interview with the founder. OrangeGlo was a natural-based product. OrangeGlo sold so much that the company went to their next product:  OxiClean. By Billy’s touch, the product went from infomercial to shopping products.

Might Mendit, Awesome Auger, Mighty Putty…and the list went on.

The story of “What Odor,” - after the show of PitchMen, “What Odor?” became the#1 searched term on Google the next day.

The story of EZ Crunch Bowl - after the PitchMen show, Ethan Zohn’s product has gone to market.

The story of Awesome Auger - we have posts to tell this story. It’s heart-tugging. Tommy Motosko has the voicemail Billy left regardinge reception the product received after the PitchMen episode aired. Tommy is having trouble keeping in the tears. He ain’t the only one…

Commercial break :27 after

“I mean, Billy loved his family. It was the one thing he truly loved,” Sully.

Oh dear, Billy was such a mother’s son. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that.

Billy, II training Billy, III.

Father and son talk about how life on the road. Billy, III didn’t really get to really know his father until he went to college down in Florida.

Then the center of his world, his daughter.

Commercial break :38 after

PitchMen recap.

Billy n Sully are going back n forth on their antics. And they’re also pointing out how Billy was going to superstardom as the show was prepping to aire.

And the duo got to give back to others, help bring others along.

“The more famous he gets the more humble he gets. It’s really amazing to watch.” Sully

Then he got to do “The Tonight Show,” n do the Billy Shakespeare skit.

Sully tells about how Billy wouldn’t watch the show until it aired on Discovery Channel.

Commercial Break :47 after

AJ Khubani discussed the inherit competition between the PitchMen Billy n Sully.

“…like an old married couple,” Pete Doniegan.

Sully’s talking about Billy’s antics.

“I mean, who falls out of a chair?” Sully. The antics are classic. They really do fight like an old married couple…“a classic comic duo, and the best of friends,” narrator.

I forgot how funny it was when Billy chummed the waters for shark while Sully was swimming.

Now the family and friends are saying their goodbyes. They’re getting harder to watch as they go. “I’m superproud to have the name ‘Billy Mays,’ and trust me, if I have a son

“Billy did burn twice as bright for half as long,” Sully, “I’m gonna miss you saying, ‘Hi, Billy Mays here’...I love you brother. Rest in Peace.”

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