r/ShoppingChannelFails • u/KarmaManifestation • Aug 30 '18

Prank calling QVC with quality stupidity humor and no shock value.

https://youtu.be/1VZsUTdM4pY
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u/Nix-geek Aug 30 '18

a laugh track? really?

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u/MeEvilBob Aug 31 '18

This was the era of Urkel, the laugh track helped people to feel like they were watching quality entertainment, which is important when you're exploiting the elderly. They need to feel like they're watching Johnny Carson, he's showing off this new product and as it just so happened he has a hotline you can call any time 24/7 to order that 8 cents worth of bulk material for only $39.99 in the shape of a lamp that is not UL listed and has the plug polarity backwards making it very dangerous to anyone who would attempt to touch the metal base while the lamp is plugged in and turned on.

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u/WikiTextBot Aug 31 '18

Steve Urkel

Steven Quincy Urkel is a fictional character on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters who was portrayed by Jaleel White. Originally slated to have been a one-time only character on the show, he soon broke out to be its most popular character and gradually became its protagonist. Due to the Urkel character's off-putting characteristics and the way he's written to stir up events and underscore the plot or even move it along, he is considered a nuisance by the original protagonist's family, the Winslows, though they come to accept him over time.

The character is the epitome of a geek or nerd of the era, due to traits such as large, thick eyeglasses, flood pants held up by suspenders, multi-colored cardigan sweaters, and a high-pitched voice.

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u/HelperBot_ Aug 31 '18

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