...BUT WAIT ...THERE'S MORE! (The Official Infomercial Appreciation Thread)

[SteveMKIIDub]

OH god this thread is painful and I was born in 86. No wonder half the vortex is the way it is.... you poor buggers had to endure this crap! Haha.

Love bengs camel toe post.

[Chacolla]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3KEkBqDahg

I just love how much he screams his products. What a great guy

[VarianceVQ]

Duralube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QWPIcGjjZo

[weirdajs]

Is that Jeff Foxworthy

[topspin]

I just remembered another one! Didi Seven!
The greatest universal stain remover EVER!

[Jerry_HEAVEN]

I LOVE informercials!

and the Bowflex guy

[Adam253]

Quote, originally posted by JimmyD »

Help me out here... my co-worker and I were just trying to remember the name of this as-seen-on-TV product. It was this cheesy commercial for a weird product that allowed you to stick these electric diodes to your belly, and it would shock your ab muscles while you just sat there. Basically it was a machine to do sit-ups for you if you were too lazy to do them on your own!

The Ab Energizer

The ex gf actually bought us one of these b/c we wanted to know if it really worked. After a while, it started to hurt from the shocks
I felt like Napolean Dynamite with the time machine

[Jerry_HEAVEN]

totally forgot this gem, the Hawaiian Chair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4

[Red92Gti]

Quote, originally posted by Adam253 »

The Ab Energizer The ex gf actually bought us one of these b/c we wanted to know if it really worked. After a while, it started to hurt from the shocks I felt like Napolean Dynamite with the time machine

HAHAHA I fell for this one. I probably could have more enjoyment sitting in an electric chair. Man did this thing hurt.

[weirdajs]

I remember Miss Cleo the famous psychic

[MiaGTi]

Great thread!

My two favorites as a kid were Micro Crisp, that foil that you could use to cook ANYTHING in the microwave with, and Ron Popeil's pasta maker.

[CMihalcheon]

I cannot beleive no one has posted the Total Gym promoted by Chuck Norris yet. I still regularly see it on TV

[GtiGirl]

Don't forget about the Liquid Leather and Vinyl Professional Repair Kit for only $24.99

[smashingpimp01]

Quote, originally posted by Jerry_HEAVEN »

totally forgot this gem, the Hawaiian Chair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4

I just watched that clip and i was cracking up. You know for damn sure those people couldn't type while using that thing lol. They act there's nothing going on as their body goes through an earthquake lol.

[JimmyD]

Quote, originally posted by Adam253 »

The Ab Energizer The ex gf actually bought us one of these b/c we wanted to know if it really worked. After a while, it started to hurt from the shocks I felt like Napolean Dynamite with the time machine

OMG! That's the one! The Ab-Energizer! your Napoleon Dynamite comment is priceless!

[JimmyD]

Quote, originally posted by weirdajs »

I remember Miss Cleo the famous psychic

HOLY CRAP! I forgot about Miss Cleo! Wasn't she involved in a class-action lawsuit by a ton of her customers?

Also, Miss Cleo reminds me of the infomercials of the "Psychic Friends Network" that was endorsed by LaToya Jackson!

[Grey Mouser]

Some of you need a dictionary. Look up commercial and then look up infomercial.

[OriginalGTI]

An infomercial thread with no Tony Little content? Come on guys!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyK-3Em8__c

Modified by OriginalGTI at 10:43 AM 11-7-2008

[JimmyD]

Quote, originally posted by Grey Mouser »

Some of you need a dictionary. Look up commercial and then look up infomercial.

I know there's a huge difference dude. But when I posted up this thread, I thought the word "infomercial" would capture the spirit of the
product TV advertisements that I was thinking of.

I know that most of these aren't the 30 minute or 1 hour long infomercials, but I think you get my point.

This thread is dedicated to the corny "as seen on TV" ads (commercials and/or infomercials) for the types of gadgets, gizmos and bizarre services
that most would typically laugh at, or see as a scam or crappy, cheap throw-away product. It's not exactly a thread that was meant to solicit high-brow
discussion or technical commentary. (I'll leave those sort of threads to the pundits in The Car Lounge forum.)

[JimmyD]

Quote, originally posted by OriginalGTI »

An infomercial thread with no Tony Little content? Come on guys! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyK-3Em8__c Modified by OriginalGTI at 10:43 AM 11-7-2008

I did mention Mr. Little in the original post of this thread! But your pic is worthy of mentioning him again.
He's hilarious when he's cruisin really fast with the scissor kicks on the Gazelle! WHICH, BY THE WAY... I just remembered...
The wifey and I bought a Gazelle about 4 years ago! We used it for about 2 weeks. It now sits in the basement and does a good
job holding coats and stuff like that when we aren't using them.

The funniest thing is, when we first set up our Gazelle, it was near our couch in the living room. It has a cup-holder attachment on it.
I would sit on the couch and put my beer in the Gazelle's cup-holder while I sat on my ass watching TV.

[mode12]

the pocket sandwich cooker grandma. she'd make all those tasty looking things!

[OriginalGTI]

Quote, originally posted by JimmyD »

I did mention Mr. Little in the original post of this thread! But your pic is worthy of mentioning him again. He's hilarious when he's cruisin really fast with the scissor kicks on the Gazelle! WHICH, BY THE WAY... I just remembered... The wifey and I bought a Gazelle about 4 years ago! We used it for about 2 weeks. It now sits in the basement and does a good job holding coats and stuff like that when we aren't using them. The funniest thing is, when we first set up our Gazelle, it was near our couch in the living room. It has a cup-holder attachment on it. I would sit on the couch and put my beer in the Gazelle's cup-holder while I sat on my ass watching TV.

I saw the mention, but I felt we needed pics and video to do him justice.

I fully enjoy the way he says buttox.

[JimmyD]

Quote, originally posted by OriginalGTI »

I fully enjoy the way he says buttox.

[vw86gti]

Quote, originally posted by Jerry_HEAVEN »

totally forgot this gem, the Hawaiian Chair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4

Ellen on a Hawaii Chair

[VarianceVQ]

Quote, originally posted by mode12 »

the pocket sandwich cooker grandma. she'd make all those tasty looking things!

Oh, that thing with the stupidest name I've ever heard. GT Xpress 101?

Wow, I wonder if they're trying to tell us it's fast and simple to use?

I wonder what they'll name it when they improve it: the GT3tard Xpress 101 Turbo Viper?

[GTIuppin]

i get a kick out of the acting in the magic bullet commercial

[mwb337]

Creepy Evil Esteban-the guy that sells his Guitars and How to play the guitar dvd's.

creepy!

[GeneH]

Quote »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8sDIbRAXlg

please click and wait for the lady to come out

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[JimmyD]

BILLY MAYS - "NOW WITH" DC SHOES & SNOWBOARDS INFOMERCIALS!

OMG! Have you seen the DC shoes & snowboard commercials with Billy Mays!??!?! SO FUNNY!!!

I love when they pitch the DC snowboard boot lacing system as superior to traditional snowboard laces which can cause bloody fingers!!!

Here's video of all the commercials >>> http://www.dcshoes.com/features/now-infomercials


Modified by JimmyD at 11:50 AM 11-20-2008

[OhioVr6]

The Juiceman - Parsley Juice Gets You High!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ceman/

[Chapel]

I still haven't gotten my ****ing Point N Paint.
Ordered on Oct 24th so I could have it for this weekend to paint my new house... annnnnnnnd still don't have it
wtf

[robr2]

This one tends to stop my channel surfing...

http://www.chicshaper.com

[The Red Baron]

"I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such TV series as "Buck Henderson, Union Buster" and "Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory". Today I'm here to tell you about "Spiffy.", the 21st century stain remover. Let's meet the inventor, Dr. Nick Riviera."

[secretaznman]

No one likes Easy Curves? I found the TV spots....mesmerizing.

Modified by secretaznman at 2:49 PM 11-20-2008

[JimmyD]

Quote, originally posted by The Red Baron »

"I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such TV series as "Buck Henderson, Union Buster" and "Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory". Today I'm here to tell you about "Spiffy.", the 21st century stain remover. Let's meet the inventor, Dr. Nick Riviera."

Troy McClure is the man!

R.I.P. Phil Hartman