Devin and Andy visit and revisit classic infomercials and Home Shopping sales pitches. But wait, there’s more! Is the infomercial dead, or has it simply been struck down and gone on to become more powerful than we can possibly imagine? Will a new Ron Popeil or ShamWoW Vince rise to sell us on gadget bliss? Is something a true scam if (almost) everyone knows it’s a scam? Probably! Does the rich satirical culture bequeathed by the infomercial make its flaws worthwhile? Are we doomed to forever search for devices that make food preparation slightly more convenient? Are operators still standing by??

Broomshakalaka (Adult Swim)

Fartcopter (Adult Swim)

Ronco In-Shell Egg Scrambler

Slap Chop

Slap Chop (remix)

Eddie (Adam Goldberg) is a dehydrating maniac on Friends

BBC One by Ming Tea

Ginsu commercial

Mr. Microphone by Ronco ad

Simpsons Superstar Celebrity Microphone ad

Simsons Juice Loosener infomercial

Help Me, Mr Popeil by “Weird Al” Yankovic

Sobakawa Pillow infomercial

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Devin, Andy and guest Leslie Price (co-founder of Gloria) discuss Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo after a cold, cold open. Is Uniqlo’s Lifewear catalog a pretty decent magazine? Does the Uniqlo checkout, whether conscientiously handing back a credit card, or utilizing RFD tags, indicate a considered peak of customer service? Is a flagship a different store, essentially? Can an app’s sizing tech ever approach an actual changing room? Has Uniqlo digested Prep values—from Take Ivy to The Official Preppy Handbook to J. Crew—and created a superlative version of the style? Is their website confusing, or is any problem likely with the user? What is the right way to pronounce Uniqlo??

Kingdom of Prep excerpt in Vanity Fair, by Maggie Bullock

NYPost on NYC pronunciations

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Devin and Andy go to the Lower East Side and visit the new gift/souvenir/smoking paraphernalia store from Nashville, A Shop of Things. Is it broadly true that Millenials and X-ers like charms, and Gen-Zers like stuffies? Where do you stand on seasonal soda varietals? Has ACME solved the express lane sign conundrum? Is there a Betty Boopissance happening? If you were to wear a cap with a food written on it, what would it be? Would you sign a petition for a store to carry Sonny Angel? What are cigarette themed goods pointing towards? Is that a kitschy lighter in your pocket??

Monchichi Ad

Corduroy by Pearl Jam

Betty Boop/Cab Calloway/Minnie the Moocher cartoon

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Devin and Andy check out vintage clothing resellers 2nd STREET and Buffalo Exchange. Should people approach the attempt to sell their beloved things to a secondhand store as a kind of therapy, wherein the ego is stripped bare? Do we care about getting top $, or do we mostly want to be told our stuff is special? What should we do with all the negative-star reviews we write in our heads? Shouldn't Depop have been discussed? Is wearing the clothing of others a form of connection? Should Andy get that satin Pepsi jacket??

[Note: This episode, with a discussion of Norm Peterson from Cheers, was recorded just before news broke that George Wendt died. We raise our mugs: “Norm!”]

Nobody Beats the Wiz Seinfeld

Enough Said

Two of Hearts by Stacy Q (Or: Two of Carts?)

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Devin and Andy check out CVS, one of two big drugstore chains standing. Do Mini Melts and Dippin' Dots need their own Twizzlers vs Red Vines style debate? How important is the condition of the actual floor in a chain drugstore experience? Would you be up for some throwback Consumer Value Stores merch? Would people be buying Fubbles Bubble Blasters if they were 25 dollars? How about $100? Does Rewind It need better photos for their packages? What’s your theory about cereal sales? Did the PooPourri woman and the Squatty Potty guy ever get together??

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Devin and Andy drop in and visit Zumiez. Is it a shoe store, a clothing store, or a skate store? What is the meaning of “mallthentic”? How does this place triangulate with Spencer’s and Hot Topic? What clothing or accessories did your school forbid? How is Lord Nermal related to Garfield’s Nermal, if at all? Is Nirvana pure merch now? Was everyone at least skater-adjacent in the 90s?

Keep A Breast bracelets

Free Stuff for Kids book (1979)

Zumiez free stickers guide

Killer Acid sweater

Rap Snacks Lil Baby Chips

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