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INFOMERCIAL HUMOUR

The Buddy Rose Blow Away Diet Spoof Infomercial

by Theresa March 29, 2009

I found the hilarious spoof diet infomercial created by of all people, wrestler Buddy Rose. There is whole story surrounding why he created it in the first place. Buddy Rose never gained huge fame in wrestling but he had a lengthy career. Early on Rose had a fairly muscular physique but later as age and food consumption caught up with Rose, he incorporated it into his gimmick.

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Banish Weight Problems With This Tacky 1980s Slim Suit

by Theresa March 21, 2009

Here’s another look at a crazy 80s infomercial. Ever looked backed at old infomercials and wondered “What the hell were we thinking?” Here’s a perfect example…A metallic, one-size-fits-all diet suit promoted by women with mullets.

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Girls Gone Wild Has Gone Mild! Watch This Spoof Video

by Theresa February 28, 2009

Who can forget the Girls Gone Wild infomercials on late night TV? With Spring Break fast approaching many students are thinking of spending their holidays overcrowded beaches filled with intoxicated, half-naked undergrads. For the rest of us, the usual holiday haunts such as Miami, Daytona Beach and Cancun are out of the question! I don’t want to see another drunken, out-of-control co-ed! Here’s a video dedicated to all modest girls everywhere. This video is a spoof of the Girls Gone Wild series, entitled Girls Gone Mild.

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Flowbee Is Creating Quite a Buzz – Here’s one Weird Invention!

by Theresa February 23, 2009

Flowbee is advertised as “The advanced system that revolutionized the hair care industry.” It’s been around since the mid-eighties and was heavily advertised right next to the likes of hair club for men and Chia Pets. It’s a unique haircutting system that hooks up to a home vacuum cleaner. How glamorous a hair cut is that? It’s claimed innovation is no-mess haircuts. Here’s a demonstration video showing you what a weird invention Flowbee really is!

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Ellen DeGeneres and the Crew at NBC Try on Snuggies!

by Theresa February 15, 2009

Snuggies is now making its rounds in the media…First Ellen shows off her new Snuggies on her show in January, then Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. Now of all things, the crew of the Today Show on NBC?? Wow everyone’s getting in on the act! Apparently America hasn’t had enough of the Snuggie!

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The Amaaazing Bladder Buddy is One Wacky Invention

by Theresa January 25, 2009

Wacky Inventions are usually the butt of jokes, especially on YouTube. Sometimes infomercial products and other inventions, don’t quite hit the mark with consumers. I was thinking back at all the crazy inventions I’ve seen in my lifetime. (Besides all those crazy As Seen on TV products.) One thought comes to mind, that reality TV series “American Inventor”…Have a look at Bladder Buddy and a totally unrelated, but funny clip of the Automatic Ball Thrower invention for your dog.

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Funny Commercials Mocked by Ellen – She’s at it Again!

by Theresa January 24, 2009

Funny Commercials and Ellen DeGeneres go hand in hand. They always set the perfect setting for comedy. Looks like Ellen’s at it again! Well who could resist when there are so many infomercial products to mock. In these two videos, she’s showing off the latest and greatest infomercial gadgets. She’s obviously fascinated by infomercial products and realizes that there’s money to be made in this multibillion dollar industry.

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Here’s a Funny TV Commercial from the 70′s!

by Theresa January 10, 2009

Funny TV Commercials are pretty entertaining. I find the best ones are the gadgets invented by Ron Popeil, are pretty hard to forget. Before karaoke a fad all across America… what did we do for entertainment? Well there was Mr Microphone. Who else could over one million units of such an ridiculous gadget?

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Old TV Commercials With Ridiculous Christmas Gift Ideas

by Theresa December 19, 2008

These old TV commercials are so hilarious I just had to put these two videos up for you. I’m sorry the video quality isn’t that great but I thought I’d show these two tacky As Seen on TV products up for old times sake. Remember when it was so cool to make ornamental art out of old bottles and even ice?

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Another Funny Commercial – Tiddy Bear Solves Your Seat Belt Dilemmas

by Theresa December 17, 2008

The funniest commercial ever has got to be the Tiddy Bear. This is so hilarious. It seems that yet again we have another really big dilemma on our hands. That darn car strap… I didn’t know that was ever a problem but apparently we may need a solution for that seat belt that always dig into our chest. Don’t you just hate that when your sensitive skin gets irritated by a car strap? Problem solved! Tiddy Bear to the rescue!

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