Informercials - AKA Billy Mays Fanclub Thread

[Pickle Dick]

Virgin:

Chad:

 

[Pickle Dick]

I would make a sarcastic comment about about the "Snowflake Science" mentioned in the video, but it's obvious this isn't the only infomercial that uses very dubious science or "revolutionary techniques" to advertise their products.

Take those workout product infomercials like this for example:

It's apparently suppose to exercise your arms without lifting weights, but it ends up doing nothing other than making you look like you really doing something else.

 

[BootlegPopeye]

In the late 80s, anytime I was home sick from school, or sitting around watching the boob tube during the summer, this infomercial came on like 6 times an hour

The company behind DiDi 7 remade it, and it doesnt work as well as the 80s classic:

 

[fartsnstuf]

i remember watching these during Adult Swim

 

[Dysnomia]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=oi-3retwNBEI would make a sarcastic comment about about the "Snowflake Science" mentioned in the video, but it's obvious this isn't the only infomercial that uses very dubious science or "revolutionary techniques" to advertise their products.

Take those workout product infomercials like this for example:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rwIJlEsIVZQ
It's apparently suppose to exercise your arms without lifting weights, but it ends up doing nothing other than making you look like you really doing something else.

The Shake Weight for men commercial will make you feel dirty inside.

Check out the O face at 1:32. There's no way this commercial accidentally ended up being homoerotic. They knew what they were doing.

 

[MysticMisty]

Kids during the infomercial "toy" era were thankfully smart enough to know that if it has to be advertised the same way as a Chia Pet, or isn't good enough for Toys R Us, it's probably shitty and for babies. There's also the fact boomer parents know Pic N Save-grade shit when they see it, and aren't about to dial an 800 number for something that's probably putting Taiwanese oxides in your lungs

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8KEDjUaErt0
https://youtube.com/watch?v=K3yEw9vOT_I

Let's be honest, the real target for these informercials weren't kids or their boomer parents, it was for out of touch grandmas and grandpas. Especially ones who don't really know their grandkid(s) well at all but still feel obligated to get them something. Luckily I never became victim of these "toys" but I had friends who did. It could be funny as hell when they really wanted to brag that their grandparents loved them enough to send them a real gift on their birthday, but then had to shamefully admit it was one of the stupid shit we normally laughed about on TV.