Madman Muntz
MUNTZ STEREO PARK on Sunset Strip in 1966. Recognize that iconic location??? He was the original crazy retailer who named “TV", and invented the car stereo. His name was Earl Muntz, also known as “Madman Muntz” because he was no ordinary man. He was a super salesman, a creative announcer, a tireless promoter, and a genuine inventor. First he sold used cars, then he sold his own cars and operated used car lots during WWIl, (since new cars were not available during the war). He ran lots of ads on radio to buy your car. "M U N T Z spells Muntz, the man who buys your carzeeuntz". Then he manufactured his own television sets. He said, “If you buy a Muntz T.V., it’ll last for Muntz and Muntz” His slogan & jingle was, “There’s something about a Munz TV” 🎶 He not only coined the term “TV”, he named his daughter, Tee Vee . He also developed the 4 track cartridge player . And towards the end of his life he was working on inventing cellular phones, but died before t...
