Born before the year 2000?
Chances are you've woken up on the couch at 3:12 AM with a late-night infomercial accosting you to buy miracle gadgets.
Heck, it happened so often for me, that most of my dreams are still narrated by the Shamwow Guy. (Vince Offer - who is still indeed out there killing it.)
If you were born after the year 2000s...
Infomercials were like commercials that went on for hours, only they trapped you into watching them.
And they gave you a REALLY good deal if you called quickly and ordered a lot of products. (That's how they'd get ya...)
They'd sell everything from fancy dusters to miracle beauty products and high-tech gadgets -- and ofc, always compilation music CDs. Here are
In the days pre-internet where you only wanted Top Billboard Hits - the music compilation CDs would crush on road trips.
The ads would sneak onto your TV by showing 15 - 20 seconds of each rock ballad music video, and you'd be 12 minutes in before you realized it was an infomercial.
And they were great CDs - themed by mood or genre or era - the world was yours for the taking in the the form of 15 top hits on a desk.
Take a trip down memory lane and see which CDs your Aunt Janice owned.
A slap a day keeps the troubles away...
As previously mentioned, the Shamwow and Slap Chop salesperson, Vince Offer, was crushingggg paid advertising for about a decade and he wasn't apologizing for it.
Apparently he's also crushing prostitutes - allegedly.
All empires fall...
Hopefully these ads were on super late night - for, ahem, personal reflection.
The Thigh Master was Suzanne Somers looking fly in a pair of Hooters-esque tights as she was toning those thighs...
Ooof. Three's Company, indeed! It also paired well with the Shake Weight.
While on the market at very different times, you may find they compliment one another quite well.
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When we found Flex Seal - nothing could stop us.
We were taking that aerosol and spraying it anywhere that the flex would let us...
And do you remember the boat?!? Everyone remembers the boat...
It was really something special. And no, I can't confirm if it worked.
Christmas 2008 - everyone got a Snuggie.
While none of us were getting laid - while lonely, we were at least cozy... In our big thick blankets with sleeves.
I still wear mine for crocheting...
Before Oz Pearlman or Long Island Medium, there were indeed other observant people that would take your money for half-rate advice.
Infomercial Psychics.
You could call and she'd give you dating advice, or career advice, or tell you what your 3rd born's name would be.
Either way, she was entertaining, and you need to catch some clips.
I thought if I owned a ginsu knife, all of my problems would be solved.
No one could fix dinner faster than me, no one could hurt my family at night, and no one could stop me from cutting anything and everything in half.
I never found out what happened after you slit thru a few pairs of shoes then tried to make dinner, but I suppose just give it a good wash between each use.
This was a very difficult list to come up with - as there are SO MANY great infomercials...
You have a good one we missed?
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