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" Infomercials just might be television&amp;#039;s most annoying advertising strategy. Notorious for featuring over-the-top salespeople and touting questionable goods, they take to the airwaves, going on and on about the amazing abilities of relatively simple products. Luckily for us, these long-winded commercials also happen to offer plenty of material for comedians. Rife with musical remixes, impersonations and other jabs, these 10 videos parody some of the most infamous infomercials.  &amp;quot;Paper Towels&amp;quot;       Vince Shlomi (a.k.a. the ShamWow guy) is known for his distinct, fast-moving sales pitches and has inspired many impersonators, including the comedian in the above for-adults-only clip. Proving that it&amp;#039;s not the product but the salesman behind it, this likable impressionist gives a larger-than-life pitch for a simple product\u2026paper towels.  &amp;quot;Slap Chop Rap&amp;quot;      Following his ShamWow success, Shlomi was hired to sell this food-chopping gadget. His personality and catchy phrasing was too much for remix junkies to resist, so they turned his pitch into a rap. The spoof received more than 11.5 million views, making Shlomi nothing short of a celebrity.  &amp;quot;Blanket!&amp;quot;       In late 2008, the Snuggie infomercial reached nearly iconic status. But, as these things go, while the blanket with sleeves had millions of fans, there were those who questioned its usefulness. Thus you have this parody, which spotlights the original Snuggie: the blanket!  &amp;quot;Wearable Towel Spoof&amp;quot; (from Best Day Ever)      Despite the effectiveness of the towel, the minds behind the Wearable Towel still tried to sell their new-and-improved version. But, comedian Doug Benson just couldn&amp;#039;t resist reminding shoppers that, unless they were headed to a toga party, they probably wouldn&amp;#039;t need much more than a regular old terrycloth towel to keep dry.  &amp;quot;Bioflex&amp;quot; (from Saturday Night Live)              Compact and storable home exercise equipment (think the Fitness Cube) has been the subject of some of the most iconic infomercials to date. But why buy a home gym when you can buy an exercise monster? As this parody starring Will Ferrell shows, the hairy creature will give you a much better workout since, once it&amp;#039;s released, &amp;quot;all you have to do is fight it. It&amp;#039;s that simple.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;ShoeDini Spoof!&amp;quot;      While most spoofers on this list are pros, these pint-size amateurs deserve recognition for their acting chops. Parodying the original ShoeDini infomercial almost verbatim, it adds serious comedic effect, since, unlike the original commercial&amp;#039;s elderly actors, these tweens should have no trouble bending down to put on their shoes\u2014not to mention that their &amp;quot;ShoeDini&amp;quot; looks an awful lot like a pair of kitchen tongs. &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t Buy Stuff&amp;quot; (from Saturday Night Live)      Believe it or not, Jay &amp;quot;The Father of Juicing&amp;quot; Kordich&amp;#039;s infomercials aired on television for 13 years. But it isn&amp;#039;t just Kordich&amp;#039;s energetic sales persona that inspired this parody; it&amp;#039;s the commonsense question his product begged: Whatever happened to just eating fruits and veggies? Here, Jim Carrey takes his best shot at Kordich with the help of fellow cast member David Alan Grier.   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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