I spent the evening watching commercials and strange things on YouTube and discovered a channel called KTelClassics and my night was completely gone. I must have watched at least 100 different commercials. I have chosen my 13 favorite commercial. Why thrirteen? Ten and twelve have been done and I figured that a baker's dozen was the perfect amount for a site named after the pie industry.
#13 E-Z Tracer
Why trace by yourself when you can trace with this strange contraption? This kid is tracing a map so he can plot out his future victims. Some wise-ass detective will discover this map and say "my God!"
#12 Blitzhacker Food Chopper
There is nothing wrong with the item per se, the name, however, sounds like a move the Third Reich invented during World War II.
#11 Doo-Dit
Doo-Dit sounds vaguely crapular and even more like a surf slang term in 1987.
#10 Record Selector
This makes listening to Simon & Garfunkel clean and easy without all of the mess.
#9 Tape Selector
My entire life is littered with 8-track tapes. I think I need about 50 of these, or maybe one of those Walkmen the kids are talking about.
#8 Krazy Katch
This makes catching less fun and a lot more complicated!
#7 The Smurfs All Star Show
There is nothing like sitting by the fire with the one you love and listening to the sounds of squirrels being run over.
#6 Hindsight Mirror
There is something very creepy and dentist-y about this mirror. I wish the mirror gave you mustaches like the fellow in the commercial is sporting.
#5 Sno-Bloc Maker
A plastic lunch box with no bottom that makes snow in to a block? Fantastic!
#4 Bigfoot
I am not even sure that these are really have a point. Plastic feet that make walking through the snow even more of a chore? SIGN ME UP!
#3 Super Slider Sno-Skates
How many broken ankles came from these plastic "skates" that slid over your boots? I bet it was impossible to stop in these things.
#2 Mood Ring
K-tel, of course, had a hand (pun semi-botched/intended) in the fad that was mood rings. There was really nothing special about the K-Tell mood ring. My guess is that my stone would be black all the time from being upset that I was ripped off.
#1 Mood Shirts
This is quite possibly the greatest invention of all time. Why wear your mood on your hand when you can wear it in the middle of your rib cage?
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I think you can still buy the snow block things-I know a store I worked in back in the early 90's still carried them every winter. and I know we had one of those stupid Krazy Catch things at my least favorite aunt and uncle's place!
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