# Does anyone actually watch infomercials?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-watch-infomercials/405957>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-watch-infomercials/405957 "2007-05-29T18:12:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-watch-infomercials/405957/41 "2007-05-31T05:00:19Z")

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[QUOTE=pinkfreud]  
I think you’re remembering [GadgetMania: The History and Evolution of the Infomercial](http://www.films.com/id/5679/GadgetMania_The_History_and_Evolution_of_the_Infomercial.htm), which was shown on the Discovery Channel. I’d love to see this again.  
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Yes! That was it. Thanks for the reminder.

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-actually-watch-infomercials/405957/42 "2007-05-31T11:47:46Z")

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[QUOTE=StarvingButStrong]  
– who needs a potato slinky? – but I couldn’t stop watching.  
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It was to make curly fries. After you made your potato slinky, you fried it.

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