on the Buzzr TV game show channel! Yes, on Card Sharks from 1978 through 1980. Eureka was a sponsor, and his Golden Empress II with roto-matic power head is featured as an ESP (extra suction power) premier model.
absolutely! My neighbors kids had never seen one before yesterday. They had to guess it was a vacuum cleaner. Their mom had only ever seen an upright type where she was born. Only shake out sisal rugs. Lots of sand. She thinks it's really neat.