Episode 31: Infomercials of the 90s: With a sharp left into Adult Movie sections.

About this episode

Lesli and Will discuss the memorable infomercials of the 90s and the awkwardness of adult movie sections in video stores.

Click here to say Hi! Lesli and Will discuss infomercials of the 90s. If you lived in the 90s, then you must remember waking up at 2 AM on the couch, listening to the ramblings of the Flowbee or Buns of Steel. Put on a bow tie and talk real fast, and you could have sold us anything! Somewhere along the way, Lesli and Will veer into the awkwardness that was Adult Movie sections of video stores of the 90s. Listen as Lesli trauma dumps and makes in-the-moment realizations about what she thought ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Lesli, Will

Topics covered

• infomercials
• 90s culture
• adult movies
• video stores

Keywords

• Flowbee
• Buns of Steel
• video stores
• adult movies

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Flowbee, Buns of Steel

Books & works: Adult Movie

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