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Creepy infomercial replaces creepy host with Hugh Downs

by Joel Keller, posted Sep 29th 2006 7:07PM
Hugh Downs on infomercialWhy is it that no one can make an infomercial where people are sincerely speaking off the cuff about whatever it is they're selling, instead of reading off a script or teleprompter? It never looks natural; in fact, it often makes the infomercial take on a creepy quality. This is especially true when said infomercial takes on a talkshow format, with one guy behind a desk and one guy in a chair next to him, sort of what Letterman would look like if we lived in the Bizarro world.

One such ad is for books from Bottom Line Health.

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