Infomercials Are a ’90s Throwback
A new column explores the rise of the infomercial—which reached its cultural zenith in the 1990s. Generational change helped propel infomercials to “cult classic” status: “Fortunately, the ascendance of the infomercial coincided with the apogee of Generation X, whose armchair pastime was making fun of terrible movies and television shows.”