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Reader Laurie nominates these two commercials for a rural dating service. Farming is so lonely. 
—>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 »
—>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 »
—>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 »
—>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 »
—>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 »
Here's a commercial that demonstrates that even local public access TV has standards that must be met. Fortunately for us, when public access says no, YouTube says "yes." More »
—>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." More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series "Great Moments In Commercial History" send us an email at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Be sure to put "Great Moments In Commercial History" in the subject. To see other commercials that have been featured in the series, click here. More »
—> 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 »
This badger is our new favorite thing. More »
Won't someone please donate to the "Clothe The Wrestlers Of Pennsylvania" Fund? More »
Eagle Insurance started it, but when Lincoln Insurance put our 16th president in a prison outfit complete with striped top hat, we knew they had something special. More »
As a criminal defense attorney, I must say, I am extremely suspect of where all these heaps of "scrap gold" Tom's customers have lying around came from. More »
I'm from Cleveland and Norton Furniture commercials have perplexed late-night viewers for the past few years.Perplexed is the perfect word to express what we are feeling right now. More »
I always assumed the kids at the end were Jhoon Rhee's kids, like in those car dealership commercials. Regardless of what they said, I bet they got beat up a lot. More »
Shhh, Linda. Shhhhh. More »
"It's the smartest money you'll spend in your life." A bed-mounted gun rack? Smart? At first we thought this was fake, but no. Here's the patent. More »
This thing is just plain terrifying. That's all we have to say. More »
We actually like these ads. Maybe we should change the tag to "Goodvertising." Nah. More »
We like watching ads for outdated technology. It reminds us not to spend tons on money on soon-to-be obsolete junk, and also makes us feel happy that technology is so much better than it was in 1984. More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series "Great Moments In Commercial History" send us an email at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Be sure to put "Great Moments In Commercial History" in the subject. To see other commercials that have been featured in the series, click here. More »
We love this Select Dental commercial, which, if you have cable in the NYC area you'll surely agree, is shown approximately 4 times per second. Yet, it never gets old. More »
Mattress Ranch has been having a huge commercial push lately, they seem to have taken over the airwaves. More »
This guy scares us, who would buy insurance from someone who pronounces Christmas "Christ Mas?" More »
For those of you who weren't aware, Luke raped Laura and then fell in love with her. Sometime afterwards, the two characters got married with 30 million viewers tuning in. Nice. That doesn't make this Member's Only jacket commercial seem creepy at all. More »
Reader and commenter JPropaganda is responsible for this week's GMICH: "I have this week's classic commercial moment," JPropaganda says,"Shazaaaam!" More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series "Great Moments In Commercial History" send us an email at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Be sure to put "Great Moments In Commercial History" in the subject. To see other commercials that have been featured in the series, click here.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series "Great Moments In Commercial History" send us an email at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Be sure to put "Great Moments In Commercial History" in the subject. To see other commercials that have been featured in the series, click here.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series "Great Moments In Commercial History" send us an email at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Be sure to put "Great Moments In Commercial History" in the subject. To see other commercials that have been featured in the series, click here. More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series "Great Moments In Commercial History" send us an email at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Be sure to put "Great Moments In Commercial History" in the subject. To see other commercials that have been featured in the series, click here.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
If we're lucky, sometimes we'll catch a 30 minute spectacular. He LOVES appliances! More »
The most important lesson to learn from Mr. Appliance is that putting on and taking off sunglasses is an effective way to punctuate a sentence. Wahh! More »
We'd like to watch that "WOW" over and over again. We are fascinated. We just can't explain it. You'll want to check out Crazy Gideon's website as well. The website is nearly as priceless as the commercial. Thanks to Dan for alerting us to this gem.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
This version has been slightly modified, Chicagoans will remember (and probably be able to mimic with alarming fidelity) the Eagle Man's original line, "I've...got...something...for... you!" It's not the words. It's the way he said it. More »
Look at that stainless steel. That white lab coat. Carvel uses the science of the 70's to bring you the magic of ice cream. Every single ice cream cone is fact checked. More »
He's got everything you'd expect from a sleazy gun dealer - bright smile, slicked hair, cheesy slogan ("I don't want to make any money, I just love to sell guns.") This is the sort of commercial that, unless someone had written in and nominated it, we'd have assumed was from Kentucky Fried Movie or something. All told, we're glad Don sells guns and not food. We can't really explain why, it's just a feeling we have. More »
If you'd like to nominate a commercial for our weekly series, Great Moments In Commercial History, send an email to tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. Put "Great Moments in Commercial History" in the subject. —MEGHANN MARCO More »
Is it just us or does he actually look like that Dad from Family Guy. If you made it through 8 minutes of this, you can declare yourself legally dead. More »
We think you'll all agree, this Classic Moo and Oink commercial is possibly the greatest thing ever broadcast over the airwaves in the history of mankind. From the piles of meat, to that one woman's sweater, to the strange painful sounding sign-off, Moo and Oink raises the bar for all regional chain stores. We salute you. Seriously. This makes us happy.—MEGHANN MARCO More »
