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!Parodies:

* Parodied in a ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' sketch for the Spishak "Omni-Bowl", a bowl that can double as a cereal bowl AND a small pasta bowl. When the spokesman asks how much people would expect to pay for the product, the other actors agree that $8000 sounds about right. The spokesman shocks them by saying they would have to only pay $400 for the wondrous bowl.

* Called out verbatim in the [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al]] song "Mr. Popeil."

How this is handled depends on how the infomercial is structured. Normally the demonstrator will ask this question. The host, usually female and often blond, will guess a price that is on the steep side of reasonable. The demonstrator will then correct them, and name the true price and [[FourEqualPaymentsOf possible payment plans]]. There will often be WittyBanter between the two as the demonstrator keeps trying to get the host to guess the price and the host keeps guessing higher and higher amounts. The host will also be shocked, shocked I tell you, about how cheap the product actually is.

Ron Popeil infomercials handle it in a different way. Popeil may be accompanied by a "host" (often his daughter) or he may act as both host and demonstrator, but he doesn't need anyone to suggest a price. He'll tell you that you're not about to pay $240 for this item, or $230, or $210 like one of those fancy department store products. (''[[AbsoluteComparative Which]]'' [[AbsoluteComparative stores and products are conveniently not mentioned]]) Not $200, not $190, and not even $180 like many of you might have been thinking. Not $175, and not $170 either. No, this product is available for [[FourEqualPaymentsOf four easy monthly payments]] of just $39.99 each.

* Used by Swindle in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' while selling increasingly ridiculous weapons to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Lugnut and Blitzwing]].

* Spoofed in the Dr. Tran short ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JW133F0AK4 Roybertitos]]'', along with other commercial tropes.

* Used by Swindle in WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated while selling increasingly ridiculous weapons to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Lugnut and Blitzwing]].

* Used by Swindle in TransformersAnimated while selling increasingly ridiculous weapons to [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Lugnut and Blitzwing]].

* Also spoofed on ''[[ThirdRockFromTheSun 3rd Rock From The Sun]]'' when Tommy tried to sell chocolate door-to-door by performing a skit with Harry:

* Sometimes made fun of by Colin and Ryan on ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' during the "Greatest Hits" game.

* Spoofed in an episode of TinyToonAdventures involving an Infomercial parody where Babs tries to sell drying pins, only for the audiance to boo and hiss every time she mentions a price, forcing her to lower it and add even more "bonus" items, until the price gets ridiculously low. This backfires, however, when the offer even includes "the Sun" which she has apparently brought into the studio, thus, vaporizing everyone.

-->'''Tommy''': How far would you walk for a bar of chocolate?\\
'''Harry''': To get a bar of chocolate or at the request of a bar of chocolate?\\

* Parodied in a ''MadTV'' sketch for the Spishak "Omni-Bowl", a bowl that can double as a cereal bowl AND a small pasta bowl. When the spokesman asks how much people would expect to pay for the product, the other actors agree that $8000 sounds about right. The spokesman shocks them by saying they would have to only pay $400 for the wondrous bowl.

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