Where can I find a funny review of Bullet Express infomercials?”
The Magic Bullet is a miniature blender that gets lauded on its infomercial as the “Personal, Versatile Countertop Magician”—a description that must have polled better in focus groups than the more accurate “Cuisinart for Hookers.” Most infomercials are content merely to demonstrate their products and parade an endless number of testimonials. The infomercial for the Magic Bullet, however, is unusual in that it sets up a scenario in which the action is supposed to take place. The events of the Magic Bullet infomercial occur in the morning aftermath of some vaguely-described “barbecue” held the day before by a perky blonde named Mimi and her Aussie husband Mick. One by one Mick and Mimi’s guests awake from their slumbers and stumble into the kitchen. As the party-goers struggle to recover from their hangovers and recall what they did with their wedding rings, Mick and Mimi provide entertainment. That entertainment consists of watching Mick and Mimi use the Magic Bullet to prepare food. A
The third episode in the landmark Magic Bullet infomercial series has hit the airwaves. The Original Magic Bullet infomercial invited us to the aftermath of Mick and Mimi’s “barbecue” and introduced us to their colorful friends, especially Berman the drunk and Hazel the cigarette hag. In the Magic Bullet To Go infomercial, Mick and Mimi took their friends on a camping excursion, and Berman and Hazel really got to…uhhh…know each other inside his tent. Now we have the Bullet Express infomercial, which—like Return of the Jedi—is worth watching but doesn’t live up to the greatness of the previous installments. The Bullet Express infomercial is a sobered up version of the Original Magic Bullet infomercial in which Mick and Mimi have invited their family over for a meal. The reason or occasion for this gathering is never specified, and their American accents indicate these people are Mimi’s relatives. This is the family Mick and Mimi have to keep their swinging lifestyle a secret from. E
