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 ...

Some products look good on television, but how do they do when we try them? March 12, 2010 — -- They look great on television. They say they will make your life easier. But how well do they work ...

Kevin Trudeau has been banned in Boston, and everywhere else in the U.S. Trudeau has also agreed to pay $2 million to settle charges that he falsely claimed that a coral calcium product can cure ...

Survey finds few Americans are frequent buyers of infomercial products. May 20, 2011 — -- Three in 10 Americans have bought products they saw advertised on television infomercials, but few are ...

The rise and fall of infomercials 05:22 How did infomercials get invented 08:14 1984 TV advertising policy changes 13:49 The goal of infomercials 17:30 The infomercial formula 18:29 The modern-day inf ...

Legendary comedian Dennis Miller introduces us to the colorful characters who made commercials so much fun. It's a nostalgic and poignant look back at the years when infomercials ruled late-night TV.

Remember being a kid, staying home sick from school or staying up way too late, and getting mesmerized by the hypnotic glow of an infomercial? It was a strange, parallel universe of entertainment ...