The Top 10 Best/Worst Infomercials
BY DANI FAITH LEONARD
It happens to all of us. You get home from the bar at around 3 am and decide to turn on the TV. You hear the catchy theme music and a friendly host seems to speak right to you, like he knows that you might be the one to make a compulsive drunken purchase.
Some infomercials make us want to pick up the phone or go on line (and we hurry like there really is only 10 minutes left to call and get that "special" deal). Some are just hilarious. Here is my list of the TOP 10 BEST/WORST INFOMERCIALS:
10. BEST // Tae-bo - The Tae-bo infomercial started a new fitness craze and made Billy Blanks a household name. The fact that he still seemed to be a bad-ass in those neon booty-shorts or leggings makes him a legend in my eyes.
9. WORST // Hawaii Chair - Imagine the workout you'll receive from the chair that Hula dances for you.
8. BEST // The George Forman Grill - The infomercial that started a grilling revolution. And he was so cute!!!
7. WORST // Tiddy Bear - When you get pulled over for speeding, nothing will prove your sanity better than a stuffed bear that looks like it is sucking on your breasts.
6. BEST // The Brazil Butt Lift Workout - There are so many things to love about this infomercial, but the best part is the host. He is obsessed with asses and somehow not creepy about it at all. That's why it makes my "best" list.
5. WORST // Tony Little's Gazelle - Who wants to see the long-lost member of Twisted Sister work out his ass doing running splits? I do!
4. BEST // Proactive - The original informercial with a cute and honest Jessica Simpson was so effective it make people without acne call in and order.
3. WORST // The Shake Weight - The informercial that is so awesomely bad and wrong it speaks for itself.
2. BEST // P90x - This extreme set of workout DVDs has the most effective infomercial ever. I feel like a lazy piece of crap when I watch it and it leads me to believe that if I call and order, I wont be a lazy piece of crap eating cereal out of the box on my couch at 3 am.
1. WORST // Extenze - Extenze is a male enhancement product. Their newer commercial features NFL legend Jimmy Johnson. It's so awesome-ly bad and wrong to hear him shout, "Go Long!" Here is the original commercial in all it's glory.