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My Spy Birdhouse: Scare the Living Crap Out of Birds in the Comfort of Your Own Home
Remember the scene in King Kong where the giant ape peers through a hotel window and sees people inside? Now imagine that the people are birds and that King Kong is you. This is the concept behind My Spy Birdhouse:...
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Tony Horton's Unfortunate Outfit
If you’ve seen the ubiquitous infomercial for P90X from Beachbody, you know it is sold as an “extreme” and “intense” workout for men and women who are serious about getting a “ripped” body. The face of P90X is fitness trainer...
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New Extamax Infomercial Shows Us "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"
Bad news for sentient beings everywhere: A brand new version of the Extamax infomercial has hit the airwaves. This one is called Candid Confessions: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, so at least the last half of the title...
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Review of the Richard Simmons Project HOPE Infomercial Now Online
I have posted a full review of Project HOPE, the latest infomercial from 63-year-old fitness guru Richard Simmons. Read it at: http://www.infomercial-hell.com/richard-simmons-hope/ It has been many years since Richard Simmons has aired a new infomercial and the years have definitely...
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Party In The Tub Turns Kids' Bath Time into a Swinging Disco
Believe it or not, the beginning of the following video is not from a sequel to The Exorcist or a remake of Children of the Corn. Instead, it is the opening salvo of an infomercial for a children’s bath toy...
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Grapefruit 45 Diet Pill Made Two of the Oddest Infomercials of the 1980s
Anyone who ever stood in a supermarket checkout line during the 1980s saw shocking tabloid headlines about topics such as UFO abductions, Loch Ness monster sightings, the latest Liz and Dick contretemps…and how the newest fad diet would result in...
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Thanks, Obama! Spaztastic Infomercial Moments Inspire New Internet Meme
You know those moments at the beginning of an infomercial in which at person is shown (usually in black-and-white) hopelessly failing at some simple task? Usually these scenes are accompanied by the sound of an overly dramatic narrator saying something...
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A Pillow for Your Tablet Computer? Co-Z, Lappy, and GoGo All Get the Same Idea
Sometimes different infomercial marketers get the same dumb idea at the exact same time. This time the idea is to take your sleek and portable tablet computer and strap a bulky cushion to the back of it. Co-Z, Lappy, and...
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Oh Dear Lord No! InAPPropriate Comedy Now Has a Trailer and a Release Date
If only those ancient Mayans had been right with their calendar, we wouldn’t have had to live to see this. Last August I warned you that Vince Offer of ShamWow and Slap Chop fame was working on a new movie...
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Eternal Sunshine of the YumaLite Light Therapy Visor
I wonder if the idea for this product was inspired by the title of the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. YumaLite is a light therapy visor that is supposed...
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Hiccup Stick: Cure for Hiccups or Kinky Torture Device?
So you are in the middle of a business lunch at a restaurant. During an especially important part of the conservation, you suddenly develop a case of the hiccups. Very embarrassing and inconvenient. You need a quick cure to remedy...
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Hot Buns Hair Accessory: The Secret is in the Shaft
The terms “hot buns” and “hot booties” may be synonyms but the products named Hot Buns and Hot Booties have nothing in common. In fact, neither one of them have anything to do with enhancing the appearance of the derrière...
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LovRub: Begin a Meaningful, Long-Term Relationship with a Tube of Lubricant
LovRub is an “all-natural topical enhancement product” that sells itself with the tagline, “More than a lube, it’s love in a tube.” You may be tempted to dismiss that phrase as an incredibly cheesy slogan with a really stupid rhyme,...
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My Appy Petz Finally Gets Your Kid to Love an iPhone
Almost every time you talk to parents of young children these days, the complaint is always the same: “My kid spends too much time bonding with family, playing outside with friends, and doing homework…and not enough time interacting with the...
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Snuggle Wings is a Straightjacket for Babies!
If someone you knew often babbled in incoherent gibberish, drooled frequently, habitually cried for no discernible reason, and seemed unwilling or unable to control his bowels or bladder, you would think that person was a prime candidate for admission to...
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Toilet Tunes: Fill Your Bathroom with Music Every Time You Take a Dump
When you use the bathroom in your house, do you worry that people are eager to eavesdrop on the sounds of your defecation and urination? Then Toilet Tunes may be the solution you’ve been waiting for: The opening scene of...
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2012 ERA Moxie Awards Honors "Best" Infomercials
Once again, the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) held its annual ceremony to hand out the Moxie Awards honoring the “best” infomercials of the year. You can see a list of all this year’s nominees and award winners at this page....
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Young Forbes Riley Starred in 1984 Slasher Flick "Splatter University"
It turns out that Vince Offer isn’t the only infomercial star with a terrible, low-budget movie in their past. Forbes Riley, veteran of countless infomercials such as the HealthMaster, Jack LaLanne Juicer, and AromaTrim, starred in an obscure 1984 horror...
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Wax Vac: A Vacuum that Spares Us the Horror of Cleaning Our Ears
Do you remember that scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan where Khan inserts an insect into Chekov’s ear canal in order to get him to talk? If only the crew of the star ship Enterprise had been...
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Perfect Polly Pet: Who Needs a Parakeet When You Can Love a Piece of Plastic?
Of all the popular pets, a parakeet has to be one of the easiest to own. Stick the bird in a cage, keep the feeder full, line the cage with a Paul Krugman column, and change the lining as needed....
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