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by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on August 12th, 2004

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When did the first "infomercial" air and what was it for?

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  • by osita70 on November 10th, 2004

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    The informercial was born in 1984 when U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed the Cable Communications Policy Act deregulating television.
    The first infomercial was a one-hour advertisement on USA Network for Herbalife, a weight-loss supplement.

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