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Your Wish Is Your Command: Kevin Trudeau Tries to Profit from Conspiracy Kooks
Convicted felon and conspiracy buff Kevin Trudeau reveals the secrets of the Illuminati and the Bilderbergers by giving you a virtual "genie" that empowers your mind to "create whatever you want in your life." (I am not making this up!)
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The Vince from ShamWow Movie (aka The Underground Comedy Movie)
Before becoming the ShamWow and Slap Chop pitchman, struggling actor Vince Offer attempted to jump start his Hollywood career by making a lowbrow, gross-out sketch comedy movie filled with body fluids, D-list celebrities, and nude bag ladies.
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Perfect Skin: The Kardashian Sisters Make a "Reality" Infomercial
After promoting products Idol White and QuickTrim, the Kardashian sisters have now made their first full-length infomercial, selling a skin care product named Perfect Skin. Exciting news, to be sure, but with so many endorsements the Kardashians might be jeopardizing...
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This Motivational CD May Be the Most Depressing Product Ever
The “Cheers to You” audio CD tries to lift you out of your gloom by reciting encouraging statements accompanied by sounds of applause and cheering crowds. I don’t know about you, but the thought that any person would take such...
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Body Gospel: Beachbody Breaks the Seventh Seal by Marketing a "Faith-Based" Workout Program
The infomercial and website for the Body Gospel (www.BodyGospel.com) exercise system looks like something the old Wittenburg Door magazine might have published as a pointed satire of the commercialization of religion. But the Body Gospel “faith-based in-home DVD workout program”...
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Myotron Pulse Wave (Crime in America)
Sheer terror helps sell the Myotron Pulse Wave, a glorified stun-gun. Crime statistics and grisly re-enactments of rape, muggings, and murder aim to frighten the viewers into buying. Lame dramatizations with horrible acting show the Myotron in action. This is my pick for the most hilarious infomercial ever broadcast!
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Cheap-Ass Spanish Infomercial Solves the Energy Crisis
A Spanish-language infomercial claims a yellow piece of plastic called “Cheap Gas” will actually save you money on gasoline. I do not review products sold on infomercials, nor do I expose infomercial scams. Therefore, I will not call Cheap Gas...
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I Pity the Fool Who Doesn't Watch Mr. T Hosting the Flavor Wave Oven Turbo Infomercial
See 1980s pop-culture icon Mr. T lose whatever dignity he had left as he breaks out all his old A-Team catchphrases in a half-hearted effort to sell a countertop oven.
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Tom Vu
In the late 80s and early 90s, a Vietnamese immigrant named Tom Vu presented mansions, yachts, luxury cars, and gorgeous women in bikinis as the inevitable rewards of his wealth system. The most shameless and best remembered of the get-rich-quick real estate infomercials.
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Lid Lift: Stop Using the Bathroom Like It's the 90s!
I am hesitant to write about the Lid Lift infomercial, because despite the assurance that “This is a Paid Advertisement” I am certain this thing has never actually aired on TV. But this video promoting a toilet lid handle is...
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Vanilla Ice Goes from Has-Been Rapper to Wannabe Real Estate Guru
Seeking to become the next Tom Vu or Dave Del Dotto is rapper Vanilla Ice (né Robert Van Winkle), best known for his early Nineties mega-hit “Ice Ice Baby.” He has launched a website called Vanilla Ice Real Estate, which...
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Magic Thimble: Crazy Infomercial Gives Us a Lollipop Robot, a Vibrator, and a Rubber Finger Tip
The Magic Thimble is a pretty dull product, a rubber finger tip that helps you turn pages more easily. Yet this unremarkable product ended up with one of the craziest infomercials ever: Oh where to start… The pitchman here is...
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Who Needs Horror When You Have Facial Flex?
Are you a male sex slave who has trouble finding the right gift for that dominatrix who seems to have everything? Well, the Ridiculous Infomercial Review is here to help by letting you know about Facial Flex, a device designed...
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This is Why Donald Trump Makes Infomercials
I have long wondered why a billionaire like Donald Trump would waste his time appearing on TV infomercials. After all, he doesn’t need the money and any profit derived from Trump’s “Way to Wealth” seminars must be pretty small compared...
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The Ubiquitous Cash4Gold.com TV Commercial
The commercial for Cash4Gold.com seems to be all over TV these days. Cash 4 Gold is a service that allows people to mail in their scrap gold jewelry—rings, necklaces, earrings, etc—and get paid for it. Here’s the ad: Some comments:...
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Magic Bullet To Go
Mick and Mimi drag their friends to the woods and force them to watch a blender again in this exciting sequel to the Magic Bullet infomercial. Everyone's favorite alcoholics, Hazel and Berman, return and get cozy. Also, see Barney and Betty's marriage fall apart and Dino act like a dumbass.
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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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Bosom Buddy Commercial: "I had the Snoopy nose. I wanted the perky boobs!"
Ladies, let’s talk about your breasts. The above is the opening line of the infomercial for Bosom Buddy. No, it’s not that 1980s TV series starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, although their characters on the show might have benefited...
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Yes, Bosom Max is a Pink Bra That Massages Your Breasts
The Bosom Max is an entire system designed to enlarge a woman’s bustline. It uses creams and capsules, but most of all, a pink bra that massages the breasts: I assume those undulating rainbows in the infomercial represent circulation in...
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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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Up, Up and a Weigh Presents a Fake Evil, Greedy, Corporate Executive Bastard Getting Rich Off Your Baggage Fees
The infomercial for Up, Up and a Weigh, a device for weighing luggage, tries to pass itself off (at least in the beginning) as some sort of a news report on the burning issue of rapidly rising airline baggage fees:...
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Cat Crap Gets Its Own Infomercial with Cat Genie
Does your cat feel left out when you watch the Dual Action Cleanse or Almighty Cleanse infomercials on TV? Well, it was only a matter of time before bowel movements for cats got an infomercial of their very own. The...
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Hilarious Chinese Sexual Health Infomercials
Boyd Jones, an American venture capitalist working in China, has captured video of some ludicrous infomercials being broadcast in the Chinese city of Jinan. On the evidence of these videos, the infomercials in China tend to be ones selling sexual...
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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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Plate Talk Displays Your Useless Blabber on Your License Plate Frame
Sometimes you’ll hear about a product you never thought you needed, but once you see how clever and useful it is you just can’t wait to get one for yourself. Other times you hear about a product you never thought...
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