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Big Kid Secure Drive Gives Us Another Nuanced Acting Performance
And the winner of the award for “Most Subtle Acting Performance” goes to…the Woman-Who-Shields-Her-Daughter-From-Internet-Filth on the Big Kid Secure Drive infomercial… This text will be replaced jwplayer('mediaspace31412').setup({ 'flashplayer': 'http://www.infomercial-hell.com/video/jwplayer/player.swf', 'file': 'http://www.infomercial-hell.com/video/Big_Kid_Secure_Drive_01.flv', 'image': 'http://www.infomercial-hell.com/video/big_kid_secure_drive.jpg', 'controlbar': 'bottom', 'width': '425', 'height': '319' });...
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The Bootlegger Wraps a Mini-Bar Around Your Ankle
The infomercial for the Bootlegger pretends that it is targeting cheapskates who don’t want to pay full price for booze: But anyone who watches the Bootlegger commercial can see how hard it tries to appeal to skeezy pervs who hope...
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A Plastic Bin and a Smart Phone App are The Newest Tools for Baby Care
When I was younger I worked in a pizza restaurant, and underneath the sinks were gray plastic bins that held dirty dishes until they were ready to be washed. If only I had thought of adding wheels, a handle, and...
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Hollywood Grooming Glove Gets Endorsements from "Animal Stars" and Anson Williams
A certain segment of the population—mostly those who watch a lot of TMZ and subscribe to Kim Kardashian’s twitter feed—puts a lot of weight on celebrity product endorsements, hoping to gain some of the cachet of Hollywood glamour for themselves....
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Squishy Baff Lets Your Kids Wallow in Colored Bath Goop
After seeing so many Pillow Pets rips offs sold on TV, it is refreshing to see an infomercial selling a product for kids that isn’t a stuffed animal that transforms into something else. Unfortunately for parents, the latest kids’ product...
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IsoTest Helps the Mafia "Fuggedaboud" E.D.
The life of a mobster has its share of problems. A Mafioso has to figure out the cleanest way to dispose of the fresh corpse of “Too Fat” Vinny…decide how to send a message to that shopkeeper who won’t pay...
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GoJo Hands Free: An Even Better Way to Look Like a Douchebag
For a while, no self-respecting douchebag would be seen in public without one of those bluetooth phone accessories sticking out of his ear canal: But that device is not nearly douchey enough for some, who insist on sporting a microphone...
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Sticky Buddy: Anthony Sullivan Continues Billy Mays' Feud with Vince Offer
Anthony Sullivan, business partner of the late Billy Mays, has made an infomercial for a lint roller called the Sticky Buddy, a product almost identical to Vince Offer’s Schticky. Back in the day (that is, circa 2008) Billy Mays had...
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Bionic Alert: Geriatric Actor Lee Majors Sells Geriatric Product to Geriatrics
Lee Majors’ latest infomercial sells a product called Bionic Alert…which seems a little familiar: Needless to say, this product is a rip off of Life Alert. Compare the Bionic Alert commercial with the original Life Alert ad (back when it...
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CuddleUppets and Beyond: The Pillow Pets Rip Offs Keep On Coming
The parade of infomercials selling products inspired by Pillow Pets just keeps marching on. As previously noted, the pattern is: 1) Make a stuffed animal that can be converted into something else 2) Produce a TV commercial with a really...
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Nasal Soft Strips: Suppress Your Appetite by Dangling Something from Your Nostrils
Sixteen years ago, the AromaTrim infomercial sold a piece of plastic that a person could hold underneath his or her nose to feel full and thus prevent overeating. Nasal Soft Strips work in much the same way—except that it makes...
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ERA Moxie Awards Honor the Best Infomercials of 2011
In September, the annual Moxie Awards for best infomercials were handed out by the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) at a ceremony in Las Vegas. This year they handed out a whopping 36 different awards, yet the event still induced claustrophobia....
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Vince Offer Returns in a "Schticky" Infomercial
Three years after being arrested for beating a hooker, Vince Offer is back with his first infomercial since the ShamWow and Slap Chop. This time he is selling a sticky lint roller called the Schticky (www.TheSchtickyRoller.com): Although Vince is probably...
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Toastie Tush Provides Relief for Frostbitten Butts
Actresses often lament the lack of substantive roles for women. Whether it be on stage, screen, or television, female parts are too often merely supporting characters. That’s why it is always a cause for celebration when something comes along that...
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Investigating Free Money: Kevin Trudeau Creates a Fake News Program
Kevin Trudeau thinks of himself as a brave truth-teller boldly exposing the lies of greedy pharmaceutical companies and banks. He believes his legal troubles are simply an attempt by a corrupt Federal government—obeying the orders of its corporate paymasters—to silence...
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Ageless Male Infomercial Tries Subtlety to Sell a Male Enhancement Product
To appreciate the unique marketing for Ageless Male pills, you have to compare it to how similar products have sold themselves. The sleazy tone for most “male enhancement” commercials was set by ExtenZe, which began airing TV ads 10 years...
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GoateeSaver: Look Like a Cyborg When You Shave
I have sported a goatee for many years. Occasionally, my attempts to shave around my facial hair have been less than perfect, but it never inspired me to invent something as awesome as the GoateeSaver: Who among us isn’t convinced...
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Santo Gold Tries to Sell Blood Circus and Set the Record Straight
Longtime reader Phil Alexander was the person who originally sent us the tape of the bizarre Santo Gold infomercial, and he has recently uncovered two fascinating bits of info about Santo. First is this listing on Ebay from June of...
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Kevin Trudeau Update: Court Upholds $37.6 Million Fine
The latest in the ongoing Kevin Trudeau court case occurred on November 29, when the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld a $37.6 million fine that had been earlier imposed on Trudeau. You can read the story...
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Get Me Out Pillow: The Pillow Pet Rip Off With a Really Creepy Name
Here is yet another example of a Pillow Pets rip-off with a really annoying commercial jingle. The Get Me Out Pillow is a stuffed animal that can be converted into a pillow. (Sound familiar?) Their ladybug even looks a lot...
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