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This is sure to warm the cockles of even the grinchiest people this holiday season.

Ahh, infomercials -- that programming staple of 2:30 in the morning on cable systems everywhere. Have you ever wondered where they all began? Well, wonder no more.

You don't need to sway trick-or-treaters to go out in search of candy. But, you may need to sway them to your home for the best candy.

Red Bull may (or may not) give you wings, but it definitely will give you money.

On this week's Polyester Power Hour, we featured retro commercials from the 1970s and 80s. You heard the audio, now you can see them, too!

Who needs emotionally-charged commercials when you can just be a straight-up thug to make your point?

Did you know that when he's not rampaging through cities and laying waste to the countryside, the legendary beast known as Godzilla is actually a really cool guy who likes to party, hang out with his buddies and play a mean game of ping pong? That's the one joke in a new Snickers ad, but thankfully, it's a very funny one that makes the most of its absurd imagery.

Do you think they did it on purpose or just don't know anything about the tragic end of two of the members of the band whose music they feature in this commercial?

"I wanted to share some news with you," Taylor Swift said in a new video message to her fans, "because we're finally making it official with one of the great loves of my life." No, it's not Harry Styles. Or Conor Kennedy. Or Taylor Lautner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas, John Mayer, Eddie Redmayne, Tim Tebow, Chord Overstreet ... or any of the rest that we're probably forgetting.

From 12 - 2 today, I will be broadcasting from Sterling Hyundai's newly remodeled showroom on Johnston Street!!  Come join us for lunch (PIZZA!!) and soft drinks, and great deals from Sterling Hyundai!

There is nothing new about reading in the bathroom, although a couple of young men are doing their best to change the way we do it by filling the restroom walls of businesses full of toilet paper printed with advertising and coupons.

Alicia Keys has always been independent and done her own thing, but now she’s asking fans to help with her campaign for ‘A New Day.’ (We thought it was just ‘New Day,’ but she says ‘A New Day’ — and she’s the one who wrote it!) The singer is launching an interactive Instagram campaign for a special video for the new track.

A mega pop star loves Popchips! Katy Perry has a new addition to her resume, besides singer, actress and perfumer. She is the new face of Popchips. She will serve as both the ambassador to and an investor of the brand. That means she will appear in all the advertising and dump some of her hard-earned money into the further marketing and development of the snacks...

Models with Down syndrome aren’t new — earlier this year, Target drew praise for featuring a boy with the chromosomal condition in one of its ads. But in a first, a little girl with Down syndrome is now fronting a whole campaign.

I don't think so! This morning, while having my coffee, I watched a little TV. It made me angry. I was bombarded by commercials for PRESCRIPTION medicines! I can't think of one good reason for this. My belief is that it encourages self-diagnosis, and self medication.