October 3, 2005
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Infomercials – The Reality TV of Commercials
I do a double take whenever I see the infomercial for this product called “Urine Gone“. It seems like it’s one of those gag “SNL” commercials and I keep waiting for Will Ferrell to pop in to take a major wiz on the carpet or something.
Oh, but it’s real all right.
In fact, it even comes with a black light so that you can track down offending spots that would normally be invisible to the naked eye… on the toilet, bedsheets, walls, etc.
I suppose the product does have its purpose but the commercial demonstration borders on being repulsive… and a large part of it is the name: “Urine Gone“.
I mean,
that’s like “Preparation H” going with the name “Ass Cream” or “Sphincter Gel”. The real product name: “Vagisil” also makes me shake my head in disbelief.
I’ve think a catchier name that would also be store-shelf appropriate for “Urine Gone” would be: “Piss Off“. “Tell those offensive stains and odors to: ‘Piss Off’ “!
Whatever happened to the good ‘ole infomericals of yester-year, like the Flowbee? Or Caruso Curlers (even I wanted a set… if I were a girl, that is.)
Comments (19)
What about Nancy Kwan and Pearl Cream? That always made me laff and cringe. “Freshly imported to the Western World.”
Don’t knock it till ya try it. Pee Pee offenders won’t last 5 mins in my bathroom ever again!
haha!
urine gone? lol nice..
I’ve always wanted the flowbee.. i heard you can still buy those online if you want..
Hilarious! I think Wayne’s World killed the Flowbee commercials way back when…
uh, wow
piss off… hilarious…
that uringone is real? i may need it for my pets. haha!
when u say urine…i can’t help to think about what’s been going on at umich. have u heard about the two asian american students at UM being peed on and called racial slurs??
Wow, this is for real?!?
haaha the flobee, i still use it. i cut my own hair.
you’ve got to be kidding me. blacklight included, huh? This is a new low.
i used to watch ALL the infomercials… i wanted the caruso curlers too!! but mr. ron popeil outdid them all i think… his ronco food dehydrator, pasta maker, rotisserrie… i remember when it was just the miracle blade… not 1, 2, or whatever it’s up to now.. do u remember the juicer where it separates the pulp to use it as a healthy substitute to ice cream… and the original proactive commerical featuring vanessa williams and the other big star mackenzie phillips… now you have alicia keys, jessica simpson, diddy.. aHHh.. definately the good ‘ole days of yesteryear…
my family owns a flowbee–it works, too. hahahaha.
yea i did a xanga entry on the Urine Gone stuff. the site and everything on it is legit.. i thought it was a fake commercial too.
“piss off”
very creative
Ah, you crack me up, Parry Shen.
piss off..thats a great one..maybe you could sell a similar product with piss off as the name..everything is just marketing!
hope allll is weellll.
is without a trace a tv show or tv movie?
piss off would definitely have been catchier. haha.