Infomercial – The Spinoff

Thousands of luminous spheres: The glory days of NZ infomercials

23 July 2018 by The Spinoff

Remember being off sick from school and having nothing to watch once breakfast television ended? Angella Dravid does. From Tony Robbins to Suzanne Paul, she pays tribute to the stars of NZ’s most iconic infomercials. The Spinoff TV, Fridays at 10.45pm on THREE

The delicious weirdness of the Magic Bullet infomercial

23 February 20198 June 2017 by Lucy Zee

Lucy Zee remembers the iconic infomercial to end all infomercials. The first time I saw the Magic Bullet advert, I didn’t realise I was watching an infomercial until it was too late. It looked like a cooking show, but also a sitcom, but also a soap opera. Who were these people, what were they doing … Read more