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infomercial pain"Before I discovered the Back-inator, I had back pain like you wouldn't believe!"

We've all heard these schpiels before. The black and white filter, the wincing faces, the arms thrown up in the air in frustration.

My marketing professor once told me that every great advertisement exposes pain and subsequently offers a product or service that exists to alleviate that pain. So these sad sacks spilling milk all over the carpet serve a crucial role in convincing you to buy the Geewhiz 4000.

YouTube user "kickintheheadcomic" has compiled footage from several dozen infomercials and soundtracked it with the Beatles' "Help."



Feel manipulated yet? Here's another compilation from Funny or Die: