Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I‘ve always had this odd fascination with infomercials. I almost never want the ridiculous product ...

OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio - Their products can slice and dice your vegetables, flatten your belly and clean your colon! But will you be able to find them if the much-maligned TV infomercial does not get ...

Since the 1950s, late night TV has been the world of the infomercial: late night hucksters selling ginsu knives, wearable towels, Snuggies... But infomercials have become a victim of their own success ...

Believe it or not, the infomercial is 20 years old. And how it has grown. Today, the often mocked format is as much a part of the TV landscape as sitcoms and reality shows. The genre has been spoofed ...

Billy Mays, the most successful direct-response salesman in TV history, is co-starring in a new Discovery Channel reality show, "Pitchmen," which debuts April 15. You may recall Mays' efforts for such ...

OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Their products can slice and dice your vegetables, flatten your belly and clean your colon! But will you be able to find them if the much-maligned TV infomercial doesn't get ...

You know who I feel sorry for? Those poor souls on the night shift who get off work at, say, 2 a.m. and who come home just wanting to relax and wind down by turning on the TV, only to find the same ...

Legendary comedian Dennis Miller guides us through the early days of the infomercial craze. Some of the biggest names from that era; like Tony Little, Anthony Sullivan and Tony Robbins share their ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - After starting out selling household wares on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, Billy Mays made it big in advertising when he took his sales skills to television to promote a stain ...

Washboard abs, stain-free carpets, and the ability to dice a tomato with a playing card: Do these promises sound familiar? These are just a few of the claims made by some of the world’s most ...