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Great Moments In Commercial History: Frank Myers Auto
Reader Kate nominates Frank Myers Auto for this week's award. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: FarmersOnly.com
Reader Laurie nominates these two commercials for a rural dating service. Farming is so lonely. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: Nestle White Chocolate
Yep, that's right, we're bringing back Great Moments in Commercial History, and Reader Paul is kicking things off with this delightfully awful '80s confection. More » -
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Cheers To You! Motivational CD Offers Eight Creepy, Life-Affirming Tracks
If you're down in the dumps and have nowhere else to turn, consider this collection of congratulatory remarks dubbed over applause. Only $24.95! But wait, if you order right now, you'll also get some, uh, pewter puzzle pieces? More » -
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Please Nominate Your Favorite Awful Commercials For "Great Moments In Commercial History"
Know what needs to come back? Great Moments in Commercial History. If you'd like to nominate a commercial for this prestigious weekly award, please send a link to the commercial along with a paragraph explaining what the commercial means to you. Please, please check our archive to make sure that we have not already featured your favorite. Send your email to tips@consumerist.com and put "Great Moments" in the subject. More » -
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Snuggies And ShamWows Beseige Nation's Cheap Airwaves
The economy is 'sploding so that means it's infomercial mating season. Prices for airtime are dropping as bigger advertisers pull their spots, so the Billy Mays of the world are now getting slots during 30 Rock commercial breaks. At the same time, more people are watching TV because they don't have money to go out and it helps anesthetize them to the pain of reality. Thus, the rise of the ShamWow and the Snuggie, a super slurping sponge cloth, and a blanket with arms, respectively. Let's take a closer look. More » -
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Behold The Wunder Boner
Let us share with you this horrifying, but comically named, fish deboning device.
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Jones Bigass Truck Rental & Storage
Jone's Bigass Truck Rental & Storage will let you store anything you please. He's got a weed-riddled cement lot he bought at auction for $1.00 and some trucks you can toss some shit in. More » -
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PedEgg Ads Scam, Suit Alleges
Who would have ever thought that a low-budget infomercial touting an egg-shaped device home pedicure device with "100 precision microfiles" might be deceptive in some way? Not, apparently, its actors, two of whom are suing the makers of "PedEgg." The thespians say they PedEgg told them the commercial would be internets-only. Instead, it's on the national airways. We don't care about that part. Rather, we chuckle over the suit's revelation that PedEgg hired a horror-makeup guy to apply "artificial bumps and discoloration" to their feet to increase the contrast between the "before" and "after" shots. Quelle horreru! Besides their dishonest advertising tactics, someone should also sue PedEgg for the gross-out shot when they dump all the foot shavings in the trash. See the full commercial inside. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: Fred And Sharon's Movies
Meet Fred and Sharon. They make movies. Video Movies. They could improve your life. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: "Al'z Place"
The Stay Free! daily blog was watching the telly and nearly spit out its wheatgrass juice when it noticed an ad for a senior care facility in Brooklyn that has blessed its Alzeimer's ward with a delightful moniker. They call it, "Al'z place." That marketing decisions strikes us as, shall we say, unfortunate. What's the message here? "He forgot his name and so did we so we just call him Al." -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: Prime Cut Meat Market Restaurant
Here's a commercial for the Prime Cut Meat Market Restaurant, where: "Bob Henry, winner of an award, proud owner of a plaque, will dazzle you."
We've never actually had chicken friend steak, and we won't... We're waiting for Bob to dazzle us. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: Kinoki Foot Pads
Meet the Kinoki foot pad, a simple patch that can remove "toxins" from your body while you sleep. More » -
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"Hand Shredder" #4 On List of Unfortunately Named Products
Say No to Crack has posted a list of five of the worst-named products to ever reach the market. Runner up for best worst name is that classic of early 80s television, AYDS diet chews (which we've covered in depth here). Our personal favorite, though, is the Hand Shredder. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: Hai Karate Aftershave
The ads for Axe body sprays have a cultural debt to be paid to the makers of Hai Karate aftershave, sold from the 60's to the 80's. Their whole marketing strategy hinged on the notion that the budget aftershave would turn women into wild maniacs who couldn't wait to put their hands on you. Uniquely, each bottle came with a self-defense instruction booklet, so you could learn moves to protect yourself from the inevitable onslaught of females. Spotted this ad over at Consumerama.net. Transcripts and more Hai Karate commercials, inside... More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: Johnson Automotive
A change of pace this week: If you've ever wished that a local car dealership would hire the same agency that does the ads for GEICO, your prayers have been answered by Johnson Automotive of Raleigh,NC. More » -
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Great Moments In Commercial History: The Game Store
Here we see a commercial for "The Game Store" in Hazleton, PA, starring Stevie Richards. Mr. Richards is a professional wrestler of some kind. Wrestling must not pay very well, because Stevie is in dire need of a new shirt. More »
