Apparently, it is the 7th year anniversary of the ExtenZe infomercial being on the air. So we’ve all been blessed with 7 wonderful years of Ron Jeremy making irrelevant jokes and Bridgetta Tomarchio showing off her boobs…not to mention guys with small wee-wees taking pills in a desperate attempt to end up hung like a horse.
The latest version of the ExtenZe infomercial has the following highlights:
They unveil an ExtenZe “male enhancement beverage” that comes in a soda can.
Bridgetta Tomarchio returns as hostess.
They go to the Playboy mansion where they bore some playmates with questions about ExtenZe as well as ask them, “Does size matter?”
I guess there’s some kind of boom in websites making lists of top infomercials. Recently we had the AskMen list of top 10 greatest infomercials. Now Liquid Generation has created a video with clips of the worst 10 infomercials ever. (From my perspective, of course, there really is no difference between the best and worst infomercials.)
The problem with both lists is that they are not really lists of the best/worst infomercials of all time—they’re more like lists of “interesting infomercials for which we could easily find online video.”
I appreciated seeing the Liquid Generation video because three of the commercials/infomercials were new to me (Slender Shaper, Three Zero Edge, and the Brazilian baldness powder).
The people who compiled the Liquid Generation list obviously relied on this page, because two of the videos are Ronco commercials from the 1970s.
You really got to love that Mr. Microphone commercial, though; when some guy at a swinging 70s bash says “Hey this Christmas party’s getting a little too quiet. I think it’s time we liven it up” you really expect him to pull out a doobie or vial of cocaine—not some cheesy Ronco product!
The AskMen website recently compiled a list of the top 10 infomercials of all time. The list is a pretty good one and I’m proud to say that several of the infomercials reviewed on this website were included (as well of some of the videos we’ve put online). Here is the AskMen list:
This is a pretty decent list, but I strongly question the Richard Simmons infomercial for Sweatin’ to the Oldies being named the top infomercial of all time. In fact I wouldn’t even place it in the top ten.
The other interesting selection is that of the Ronco Showtime Rotisserie in second place. While “the king of infomercials” certainly deserves to be on the list, I wouldn’t have selected the Showtime Rotisserie infomercial. The all-time greatest Ron Popeil infomercial in my opinion is the one for the GLH-9 spray-on hair. It is one of my major regrets that I failed to record the GLH-9 infomercial back when it was airing in the 1990s!
If there are any infomercials you think should have been put on the list (or left off the list), please let us know by leaving a comment.
Anyone who watched infomercial in the 1990s might still be haunted by memories of Susan Powter. Best recognized by her short-cropped, platinum-blonde hair, Powter peddled a health and weight loss system called “Stop the Insanity!”
Powter’s program was pretty much the same kind of nutrition and exercise system sold by nearly every other kind of infomercial weight loss guru, but she used the marketing gimmick of being against the “diet industry.” One of her infomercials even featured parodies of her fellow infomercial gurus, such as Tony Little. She also portrayed herself as some kind of a feminist and often spoke disparagingly about her ex-husband on her infomercials.
Here is a video clip from one of Powter’s old Stop the Insanity infomercials:
So what ever happened to Susan Powter? Apparently she is still under the illusion that anyone is interested in her advice. She has a website at susanpowteronline.com, and the 50-year-old Powter fancies herself some kind of vlogger, making a seemingly endless number of rambling and incoherent videos, such as:
Excuse my language, but: That is one scary middle-aged bitch!
Anyone who has watched the above video will not be surprised to learn that Susan Powter is now out, loud, and proud—which means that Powter and Miss Cleo could form a club of infomercial has-beens who have come out of the closet. Powter was a guest onboard one of Rosie O’Donnell’s gay and lesbian cruises, where she was interviewed by “Ross the Intern” from The Tonight Show.
I don’t know if Powter attended Rosie’s 2008 cruise as well, but if so that would have meant that Rosie O’Donnell, Ross the Intern, Ant, Danny Noriega of American Idol, and Susan Powter were all in the same place at the same time, making that cruise ship the center of the universe for talentless losers trying to milk their 15 minutes of fame.
Powter’s pathetic attempt to associate herself with people more famous than herself continues on her website bio, which claims she has been “dubbed ‘the Lenny Bruce of Wellness’ by Shape magazine.” That’s an apt comparison because Susan Powter looks like she may keel over from a heroin overdose at any moment.
It is ironic that Powter earned her reputation by promoting a product called “Stop the Insanity!” Insanity is the last thing in the world Susan Powter is qualified to stop.
So far Trudeau has not included the Bilderbegers, the Illuminati, or some of the nastier Masonic lodges in his definition of “They.” But the deep dark secrets of these groups will most likely be revealed when “whistleblower” Kevin Trudeau exposes the conspiracy to use satellites to read your brain waves in the infomercial for his book Tin Foil Hat Styles “They” Don’t Want You to Know About.
In these clips from three of his recent infomercials, Trudeau peddles his bizarre view of the world, including the repeated claim that he has received “death threats” for his courageous whistleblowing:
If the courts ever ban Trudeau from TV infomercials, his career path will remain bright with such options as:
I’ve posted a full review of the latest version of the ExtenZe male enhancement pills infomercial. 
I guess there’s some kind of boom in websites making lists of top infomercials. Recently we had the 
The AskMen website recently compiled a