Top 10 Dumb Infomercials June 26, 2009 1:32 PM | permalink

Last week, a commercial for the Comfort Wipe (a product to help you reach your private bits on the toilet) became a viral video hit - reaching the number four spot on AdAge's viral video chart. Presumably, a lot of people thought this was a joke ad, but it was a real product. "Was" being the operative word. It seems video views did not translate into sales in this case, and the Comfort Wipe has since been removed from the marketplace.

In the time of Snuggies and ShamWows, America is clearly dazzled by a great (the definition of great being highly subjective) infomercial and I'm no exception. Without further ado, my top ten favorite ridiculous products:

10) The Comfort Wipe - I'm truly just intrigued that Americans have gotten so lazy we can't even wipe our own asses anymore, but I suppose this would be handy if you're the Half Ton Mum.

9) The Egg Genie - 'Cause boiling eggs on the stove is so much work! The invention of this should have been an indicator that The Comfort Wipe wasn't too far behind.

8) The Slap Rap Chop - Not all that ridiculous on its own. Becomes ridiculous when remixed into a rap.

7) Loud 'N Clear - Thinly veiled as a way to help the elderly hear better, while clearly pointing out it's real market is with nosy pervs.

6) The Thinny Hair Holder - If you still haven't let 80s sky-high mall hair go or you are a beauty queen from Arkansas.

5) The Kush Support - I don't have big jugs, but I'm pretty positive if I did, this wouldn't be a problem, and I'm also pretty sure I would stick a pair of socks in there before I dropped $55 bucks on this product.

4) The Wearable Towel - If I ever meet a man wearing one of these in toga form, I will marry that man.

3) The Tiddy Bear - Who doesn't want to get molested by a teddy bear?

2) The Hawaii Chair - Truly a classic. This one speaks for itself.

1) The Uro Club - Tee time? More like pee time! 

What are your favorite infomercials? Let us know in the comments.

Comments

[cwn]

My fav is an oldie but a goodie. I don't know if it qualifies as an infomercial as if I remember correctly, it is short but it sticks to the infomercial formula and I think deserves points for being so dang old.

Mr. Microphone

If, like me, you are old enough to remember the total dorks in the car shouting out to the hotty, "Hey babe, we'll be back to pick you up later!"

[Mike]

How about the infomercial that ABC aired Tuesday night about Ostalins Health Care Plan?

[joey joe mofo]

Tiddy bear? Are you kidding me?

[Dave]

What about the Potty Putter?

[Vanessa]

Mike,
Yeah, providing health care to the people. What a monster.
:S

[rav]

well the comfort wipe seems useful for people with handicaps such as overweight people or limited motion or ocd. its not stupid its just stupidly marketed

[Rickels]

Without a doubt--it is those spray hair infocommercials from the 1990's where they had a fake audience. When they "randomly" pull a guy out of the audience and spray his hair...I remember one guy said "This will give me the confidence to go get that girl I've been wanting to talk to". ROFL. If all it took was some scalp spray paint....then the dude's got some problems.

[jewels]

Ah - the Loud and Clear one - yes - "turn ordinary hearing into extraordinary hearing". Right - so even though they are marketing this product to seniors, who would tend to have age related hearing loss - presbycusis, all this product is, is an amplifier - it turns up the volume for people with full normal hearing. It will not help people who are hard of hearing, not one iota. Very clever wording. What a scam!

[Monica Hamburg]

The Uroclub & Tiddy Bear are definitely on my fave list. I also love the MagneScribe pen. Because who doesn't want to walk around with a pen danging from their neck?

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