When did infomercials start having commercials?

[Syrinx]

I was just watching an infomercial for videos of the Dean Martin show. It was actually kind of entertaining, in a retro kind of way. But they actually are having commercials played within the infomercial. Modern-day, ordinary commercials in between bits of the Dean Martin infomercial. Is this the point that we have officially reach Dystopia status as a society. Commercials sponsored by other commercials? This is unreal. Yet it is very real. My head is about to explode.

[zeemike]

1. Yes it does.

Most of what is on TV is like that whether we know it or not.
Most are there to sell us something....if not a product, a way of thinking.
Just look at one genra...the sit com...Every funny moment involves a lie or the covering up of a lie...but with good intentions so that it cannot be seen as wrong.
And every cop show is about a cop that breaks the law or tortures someone to get the bad guy.....the end justifies the means is the overall message that is delivered.

[geckosfeet]

2. And half the country sits in front of it every evening, enters the 'programming period',

and pays their cable bill on time.

It's mass hypnosis.

[Sherman A1]

3. Remember when the promise of cable was

No commercials!

[Jkid]

7. Yes, until they realize they can make more profit by charging people a monthly fee.

n/m

[Bitwit1234]

4. I can't sleep a lot lately and I watch them

some are entertaining. Like the yudu type of things. But I saw an ad for a shark cleaner you use to clean the bathroom, the kitchen etc. I decided since I am not up to regular cleaning this would be perfect. I have watched for a week and can't find it. On line I can't find it. It is a shark cleaner and you can purchase it for 3 payments of 33 dollars. I have the floor cleaner and I love love love it.

[Lint Head]

5. It's within the within of the within which is all a part of the greater within.

[geckosfeet]

6. Ow. Massive eye trauma.

[Jkid]

8. delete

[Jkid]

9. Oh god, why?

[geckosfeet]

10. Did I forget the sarcasm smiley? Or did you?