Yep, that one suckered in my Grandmother/Mom/Uncle for many a years. Then when grandmother got cancer and they pushed her to not go to a doctor was the final straw. It was too late for grandmother, but the rest of us got out. I still as a child remember the Christmas fern we got to decorate, but had to hide when company came around.
He had a great progam compared to the rest of the Sudnay morning fare and had he been simply a newscaster he’d probably have done very well; certainly he was a superb salesman.