The Infomercial/Home Shopping Shopping Experience

Devin and Andy visit and revisit classic infomercials and Home Shopping sales pitches. But wait, there’s more! Is the infomercial dead, or has it simply been struck down and gone on to become more powerful than we can possibly imagine? Will a new Ron Popeil or ShamWoW Vince rise to sell us on gadget bliss? Is something a true scam if (almost) everyone knows it’s a scam? Probably! Does the rich satirical culture bequeathed by the infomercial make its flaws worthwhile? Are we doomed to forever search for devices that make food preparation slightly more convenient? Are operators still standing by??

Broomshakalaka (Adult Swim)

Fartcopter (Adult Swim)

Ronco In-Shell Egg Scrambler

Slap Chop

Slap Chop (remix)

Eddie (Adam Goldberg) is a dehydrating maniac on Friends

BBC One by Ming Tea

Ginsu commercial

Mr. Microphone by Ronco ad

Simpsons Superstar Celebrity Microphone ad

Simsons Juice Loosener infomercial

Help Me, Mr Popeil by “Weird Al” Yankovic

Sobakawa Pillow infomercial

Full Carts Social: Bluesky, Instagram

Theme music by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, cover art by⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, music insertion by Skye MacLeod

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