This four-bedroom home in the hills of Sherman Oaks was constructed in 1964 and served as the longtime home of Earl "Madman" Muntz, one of the most inventive hucksters in the history of Los ...

Take P.T. Barnum's hucksterism, add a pinch of Thomas Edison's scientific curiosity and Donald Trump's business savvy and you've got Earl Muntz. Along the way, "Madman" Muntz also made three fortunes ...

In Chicago, a center of the U.S. television industry, old hands catalogued brash, upstart young Earl W. (for William) Muntz as merely another California screwball when he invaded their city and their ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Earl "Madman" Muntz was a salesman and a showman. He owned automotive dealerships nationwide, and built television sets. Allegedly he coined ...