An infomercial is a form of television commercial that resembles regular TV programming yet is intended to promote or sell a product, service or idea...
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Infomercials is an umbrella title for independent, quarter-hour television comedy specials airing on Adult Swim. Unlike actual paid programming, all of...
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Cathy Mitchell (television personality) (category Infomercial pitchmen)
author and television infomercial host for numerous "As seen on TV" products. Mitchell is best known for hosting television infomercials for a wide range of...
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Tom Vu (section Infomercial career)
and speaker best remembered as an infomercial personality in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His late-night infomercial featured Vu surrounded by luxury...
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catchphrase "Stop the Insanity!", the centerpiece of her weight-loss infomercial. She hosted her own talk show The Susan Powter Show in the 1990s. Born...
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Vitamix (section Early Vita-Mix TV Infomercials)
infomercial for a specific manufactured product. Barnard hired Cinécraft Productions, a Cleveland sponsored film studio, to produce the infomercial....
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Vince Offer (category Infomercial pitchmen)
better known as Vince Offer or Vince Shlomi, is an Israeli-American infomercial pitchman, screenwriter, actor and director. Offer's first major work...
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Billy Mays (category Infomercial pitchmen)
Inc., although they have aired on other syndicated networks. Mays's infomercials were known for his catch phrase "Hi, Billy Mays here", and his shouted...
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Kevin Trudeau (category Infomercial pitchmen)
legal cases involving the US Federal Trade Commission. His late-night infomercials, which promoted unsubstantiated health, diet, and financial advice, earned...
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Ron Popeil (category Infomercial pitchmen)
the direct response marketing company Ronco. He made appearances in infomercials for the Showtime Rotisserie and coined the phrase "Set it, and forget...
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