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SAN FRANCISCO — Joseph Pedott, an entrepreneur who was the mastermind behind the 1980s products Chia Pet and the Clapper light switch, died June 22. He was 91. Pedott died at a hospital in San ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --You may not recognize the Chicago native's name, but chances are you know the work of Joseph Pedott. The man behind iconic 1980s products the Clapper and the Chia Pet - and their ...

One last clap for a business tycoon. Joseph Pedott — the marketing guru behind the Chia Pet plant sensation and its memorable TV jingle "ch-ch-ch-Chia!" — died on June 22 at the age of 91. Pedott is ...

Joseph Pedott, an entrepreneurial advertising executive who turned the Chia Pet and Clapper light switch into retail sensations with jingles -- "Ch-ch-ch-Chia"; "Clap on, clap off!" -- that have ...