Speaker 1: Hello, Welcome to the Stupid Distrium Minute. I'm your host
Speaker 1: Kept Pound. Today we're talking about TV infomercials. See before
Speaker 1: YouTube ads and TikTok influencers, there were TV infomercials. The
Speaker 1: modern infomercial took off in the early nineteen eighties after
Speaker 1: the Federal Communications Commission eliminated restrictions on program length commercials.
Speaker 1: Suddenly companies could buy thirty minute blocks of television time
Speaker 1: to demonstrate products and incredible detail. Entrepreneurs like Ron Popeil
Speaker 1: became legends, selling everything from the showtime rotisserie to the
Speaker 1: vegimatic with unforgettable catchphrases like but wait, there's more, whether
Speaker 1: you bought the product or not. Infomercials turned ordinary gadgets
Speaker 1: into must have items that became a uniquely American late
Speaker 1: night tradition. This has been the Stupid History Minute and
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