What is the WORST infomarcial?

[Kingsly]

In your opinion, what is the worst infomercial? Which one really gets under your skin and makes you want to scream?
For me its the Ab Lounge, Ionic Breeze Quadra, and Neutrogena Regenerist microdermabrasion system. Oh yeah, the Bowflex one with the 50 year old grandmother one is starting to get annoying.

[Chundles]

Any of those awful US ones where people are acting interested in the product. What is it with the yanks and having poms in their infomercials?

Magic Bullet is particularly awful.

[yg17]

Those Enzyte ones.


And I'm getting pretty sick and tired of the Moster Ballads infomercial which Comedy Central seems to show once every commercial break. With all of the CC I watch, I began to memorize that commercial, and I HATE 80s music.

[Kingsly]

Its hilarious when they try to impress the audience with big words and "science"
Like the Faraday flashlight. "Uses faraday's law of magnetic induction to generate elctricity!"
Uhh, yeah. So does everything else.

Saw the magic bullet one a few days ago, eyes still recovering.
"What is it jerry?"
"Well sara, its the all new whatchamagadget!"
"Its amazing!"
"buy one today!"

[runninmac]

I think me and my friends are weird because we absolutely love watching them when we're board. They just are so calming yet just enough action to keep you interested.

Since I dont hate them my favorite would have to be the Magic Bullet one because they try to make it a move... ...

[iBlue]

maybe not infomercial per se but a long annoying commercial... those OxyClean products. that guy drives me nuts. why is he always yelling?
there's some other commercial with a dumb old guy in a Joker-esque suit that is selling a book about "free money" (to pay your bills) but he talks like the most irksome creature on earth. i swear if i ever see that prick in person i will punch him square in the nose for making such horrific commercials.

i am a chronic insomniac and i have to see all that crap. those two mentions are my biggest pests.

exercise and weight loss infomercials tick me off too, complete rubbish and they drone on and on with their paid actors about it.

advertising bugs me i guess. this is why i love HBO and watch the shows on it most of the time.

[floriflee]

Originally Posted by Chundles

Any of those awful US ones where people are acting interested in the product. What is it with the yanks and having poms in their infomercials?

Magic Bullet is particularly awful.

Magic Bullet infomercial is bad--what's with the smoking lady in the kitchen??? Ewwww!

However, we got a Magic Bullet for our wedding and love it. It doesn't chop frozen foods like it does in the infomercial, but it's decent. Makes a mean morning soy protein shake. Mmm...

The Miracle Blade infomercial is particularly humorous. My old roommates and I once had the idea of making a spinoff infomercial of the blades (since they'd bought them) where we show how easily it cuts through butter, bread, tomatoes, etc, etc. It was one of those late night ideas.... Never came to fruition.

[Bubbasteve]

Originally Posted by Kingsly

Oh yeah, the Bowflex one with the 50 year old grandmother one is starting to get annoying.

She is far too hot to be a 50 year old grandmother

I think the worst is the Magic Bullet... it's so corny that it's funny.

...I wish it was on right now ....