I miss Blockbuster Video. Renting/ordering videos on the tv/online is convenient but I miss going into a quaint little store with VHS's galore, displayed beautifully against the walls.
Cathy Mitchell “In ’89, the FCC released the half-hour infomercial format where you could buy a half an hour of time. Everyone was kind of scrambling,” she said. “I think Ron Popeil probably did the first one, but I was one of the first three. The guy who owned the Snackmaster said, ‘Hey, these TV commercial things are kind of interesting, why don’t we try one?’ We went down to a little studio in San Diego, rented it for five hours. By today’s standards it was like, hey, let’s put on a show in the garage. No food stylist, no makeup lady. You know, I had to borrow a lipstick from the secretary in the outside office’s purse. But funny story, because afterward, the guy who owned the company said, ‘You know, we never talked about paying you. I’ll give you a thousand dollars for your time here today or I’ll give you fifty cents for every machine we sell. But bear in mind we might not sell any.’ So I took the 50 cents and we sold a million machines.”
And in 1992, Clark National Inc. went out of business. So even selling a million machines couldn't keep the company afloat. Dave Clark either made so much he could retire, or lost his butt.
My mom still has one of these. 30 years old and still going strong. No flaking of the material on the inside. We used the hell out of it too. Makes everything in minutes. It really is a quality machine. Wish I could still get one. I asked my mom for the snakmaster for christmas one year and she got me some jank ass walmart sandwich maker. It is no snakmaster!
Believe this or not Cathy Mitchell, since she's done informercials from the Clarke SnackMaster to Dump Cakes is worth over $20M. Say what you want, she's not a dumb woman!
i heard her give an interview a year ago where she said that after they were done shooting the commercial, the guy told her that they hadn't yet discussed payment for her services. She said that he offered her $1,000 for her time, or 50 cents per machine sold. She took the 50 cents, and she said that one million of these machines were sold!
She's not dumb at all and quite good at this job. She looks like your next door neighbor not some Hollywood type. Believable, sincere but not intimidating.
I don't think anyone would call her stupid. There are plenty of people who who are great at cooking but can't make a good living off of it. She's made herself filthy rich by cooking garbage. She is a true master.
She's good at selling garbage products that you don't need but think you want at 2am. That machine toasts okay, definitely need the butter to get a better toasting. The eggs cook meh and the bread pie isn't good. Those were 50 cents at good will
lmao this is literally every machine she showcased, same recipes. but she knows her audience - working moms who need simple recipes and a device they can "set and forget" before packing for their kids.
@K.D.P. Ross I one I watched recently when she was making pizza burger bites - or whatever, she said that they're her son's favourite snack ("he's my baby, but he's 40 years old"). It was... Interesting. xD
$49.95 was not cheap back then. I just bought a Cuisinart sandwich maker that is very similar for $25 at JC Penney, and I am using this as my instructional video!
Two of my favorites: "Send it off in the lunch pail." "And remember, these are corndogs, so when the kids bite into them, they're gonna find a hot dog hidden inside."
I bought a knock-off at Walgreen's for $9.99. I loved it. I took into our breakroom at my job. We made Reubens and pizzas.Later, we made cherry and app!e pies. The next night we made cake with candy bar centers. Spanikopitas and chicken pot pie hand pies! "No Lunch Pails needed!"
"I'm expecting the boys to come running in any minute" That's what she said in part 1. I'm still laughing my butt off. Thank you for posting these priceless, yet useless infomercials. I loved them and made my husband Jason watch them with me. He did not like Cathy Mitchell as much as I do, but I think he can grow to respect her for the culinary genius that she is.
I think the Snakmaster was designed and manufactured by Bill & Ted. Those guys were from San Dimas, and that's where you send your check to buy a Snakmaster. Can't be a coincidence.
I am pretty sure I made them and the corners were burned and the middle was just barely done. No temp controls at all. Plug it in...on. Unplug it...off.
It wasn't a "heavy" or unhealthy lunch, providing all you ate were a couple of those small triangles. Mashed potatoes mixed with tuna is not the enemy, it's how much of it we consume.
“Fried eggs are one of those things most people don’t do very well, because they have to stand at the stove and babysit them.” Kathy, I taught my 8 year old to fry an egg. How hard was it for middle America in the 90’s to fry an egg 😂
The problem was the babysitting. We were very busy back then apparently, and would either shut the stove off earlier or forget to come back to the stove quick enough. They'd be undercooked and liquidy, or overcooked and rubbery 😂 and that's why a lot of 90s kids (like me) truly despise fried eggs now 😂
Samuel T - rewatching these infomercials has me really wanting one of the Express Platinums (it flips open and you can control whether only the bottom heats or both sides heat). It looks awesome! I’ll be keeping my eye out at the local thrift stores, that’s for sure! That and garage sales. Last year I scored big at a yard sale and got a complete Bullet blender with all its bits and parts for only $8 and a bunch of name brand Tupperware in perfect condition for only $5 total.
The only thing I had some success with was the pancakes with sausage in them. They were very thick not like pancakes. More like big hot donuts but they were good. The pizza was horrible, the quesadilla was crispy and brown and therefore horrible. Tuna puffs - never tried and don't want to. Apple pie- same.
I remember that old man hosted (at least) two other infomercials. One was for the Bamix hand held stick blender and the other was for some crazy vice contraption. I'd love to see the both of them but especially the latter!
I begged my family for this as 10-year old Kid. Used it a lot, learned the dangers of overfilling it - but wow those were some tasy cheezy sandwiches I enjoyed! I still even have two in my kitchen and this informercial makes me feel guitly for not using it more
People always laugh at these plug in grills but they're perfect for travelling, let's say you book a hotel room want to SAVE money while travelling now you cam cool in your hotel room or dorm room or you're renting a one room apartment. Any kind of travelling situation or just being away from home
The real gem is the closer / that old man. He’s the one that sold you that miracle kitchen tool at the state fair that was amazing but you couldn’t get it to work at home like he did in the tent😗
Besides Cathy Mitchell demonstrating the Clark Snakmaster on Making Life Easier with Dave Clark informercial program, but also on the other informercial program, Nemo Harding does the demonstration for the Bamix portable hand mixer which is made in Switzerland.
I thought they looked good too back then. All those apples and a snowstorm of powdered sugar. Now it looks like canned apple glop on wonder bread. Our tastes have evolved.
Are you joking? Because if you're not, that's amazing. I'm sitting here flabbergasted that it was 50$, but I guess it was worth it, if it lasted so long.
These older infomercials were more natural and pleasant to watch
I agree
I could imagine Cathy piling all the kids in the van and going to Blockbuster Video on a Friday night
Then they come home and enjoy their own mini triangle triangle omelets.
I miss Blockbuster Video. Renting/ordering videos on the tv/online is convenient but I miss going into a quaint little store with VHS's galore, displayed beautifully against the walls.
@Adblock Aw, I love you too!
Cathy is fighting a one woman war against frozen turnovers.
I called the number to order my Snackmaster, but wasn't able to get through. I will try again tomorrow.
Keep trying sir. They are hard to get through cuz they sell so many.
But operators are standing by!
I hope that you got through to a helpful customer service agent.
did you get thru ?
@@Theraiman616 I'm going to try again tomorrow. I know someone is standing by.
Cathy Mitchell
“In ’89, the FCC released the half-hour infomercial format where you could buy a half an hour of time. Everyone was kind of scrambling,” she said. “I think Ron Popeil probably did the first one, but I was one of the first three. The guy who owned the Snackmaster said, ‘Hey, these TV commercial things are kind of interesting, why don’t we try one?’ We went down to a little studio in San Diego, rented it for five hours. By today’s standards it was like, hey, let’s put on a show in the garage. No food stylist, no makeup lady. You know, I had to borrow a lipstick from the secretary in the outside office’s purse. But funny story, because afterward, the guy who owned the company said, ‘You know, we never talked about paying you. I’ll give you a thousand dollars for your time here today or I’ll give you fifty cents for every machine we sell. But bear in mind we might not sell any.’ So I took the 50 cents and we sold a million machines.”
And in 1992, Clark National Inc. went out of business. So even selling a million machines couldn't keep the company afloat. Dave Clark either made so much he could retire, or lost his butt.
@@60gregma He looks nearly dead in these productions.
Dinner: Triangle corndogs
Desert: White bread pie.
😂😂😂
My mom still has one of these. 30 years old and still going strong. No flaking of the material on the inside. We used the hell out of it too. Makes everything in minutes. It really is a quality machine. Wish I could still get one. I asked my mom for the snakmaster for christmas one year and she got me some jank ass walmart sandwich maker. It is no snakmaster!
You should try Goodwill
I just found one at my local thrift store for $4.
I have one also, and the hand hammered wok. I got that back in the 1980s and am still using it.
I'm 46 yrs old parents had one. Found one on ebay grabbed it quick loving it!!!
Believe this or not Cathy Mitchell, since she's done informercials from the Clarke SnackMaster to Dump Cakes is worth over $20M. Say what you want, she's not a dumb woman!
i heard her give an interview a year ago where she said that after they were done shooting the commercial, the guy told her that they hadn't yet discussed payment for her services. She said that he offered her $1,000 for her time, or 50 cents per machine sold. She took the 50 cents, and she said that one million of these machines were sold!
She's not dumb at all and quite good at this job. She looks like your next door neighbor not some Hollywood type. Believable, sincere but not intimidating.
The word "Dump" & "Cake" should not be together. 😂 💩 🎂
I don't think anyone would call her stupid. There are plenty of people who who are great at cooking but can't make a good living off of it. She's made herself filthy rich by cooking garbage. She is a true master.
She's good at selling garbage products that you don't need but think you want at 2am. That machine toasts okay, definitely need the butter to get a better toasting. The eggs cook meh and the bread pie isn't good. Those were 50 cents at good will
I have never laughed as hard as I have reading the comments on Cathys infomercials. Some serious comedy gold right here.
Yes!!!!! I am laughing out loud they are so funny!
I love watching this, takes me back to simpler times when kitchens were hideous, moms smelled of hairspray, and food was incredibly bland.
We've been using a Snakmasters on a regular basis for the past 30 years, that 50$ paid itself a long time ago.
Cathy Mitchell is the Bob Ross of Infomorcials.
ASMR flashback! If I couldn't sleep at 2AM, if I found Cathy and the Snakmaster I'd be out in 5 minutes.
Yup, I was a shift worker for a time and if I couldn't sleep and this was on TV, I'd be asleep most pronto.
Her smile makes it look like she's in a hostage situation and her captors are forcing her to sell cooking products
lol!
flylikeabeetv lol
LEGIT LOL!
"Hey hey, its your girl Cathy!"
I cannot believe I had to scroll down this far to find this comment.
I didn't know Orville Redenbacher sold anything other than popcorn.
Ha ha. I made the same comment before I read yours.
Nah, that's Sigmund Freud
She's been doing the same shtick for 30 years. This is the exact same thing as the Express 101.
lmao this is literally every machine she showcased, same recipes. but she knows her audience - working moms who need simple recipes and a device they can "set and forget" before packing for their kids.
Oh crap, mom's got the damn snackmasters out again.
This was decades ago. It’s like Cathy Mitchell was born to be everyone’s grandma lol
@K.D.P. Ross Plot twist..there never were any children...
She came out her mother’s womb with peppermints and butterscotch in her hand
Id be quite fat n jolly if Cathy was my mom, making me goodies every day.
@K.D.P. Ross I one I watched recently when she was making pizza burger bites - or whatever, she said that they're her son's favourite snack ("he's my baby, but he's 40 years old"). It was... Interesting. xD
RIGHT? shes only 70 something in 2020 but she looks 70 in 1990
The old guy looks like colonel sanders so much lol
dsteward85 he looks like the physics professor at a local community college
CurrySoSpicy - Buwhahaha! True facts!
He looks like a white version of the "Holla" guy from Chappelle's Show. Even sounds kind of like him.
🍗
ColonelAngus75 yup you hit the nail right on the head, I knew he looked like someone I had seen before 🤣
i just got a brand new vintage one at goodwill for $5.99😌
Just got one from Goodwill for 5.00. I was too young to buy one to try this stuff back then, LETS ROCK!!
$49.95 was not cheap back then. I just bought a Cuisinart sandwich maker that is very similar for $25 at JC Penney, and I am using this as my instructional video!
Two of my favorites:
"Send it off in the lunch pail."
"And remember, these are corndogs, so when the kids bite into them, they're gonna find a hot dog hidden inside."
Michelle Wright Her expression after the corn dog bit is priceless. I laughed maybe more than I should have.
lol!
"It even tastes better than it smells"
@@38ddkelly that is what she said! 😂
Pail, lol! I think of a bucket with a handle filled with little triangle foods, omg hahhahah 😂 🔺🔺🔺
I bought a knock-off at Walgreen's for $9.99. I loved it. I took into our breakroom at my job. We made Reubens and pizzas.Later, we made cherry and app!e pies. The next night we made cake with candy bar centers. Spanikopitas and chicken pot pie hand pies! "No Lunch Pails needed!"
I swear this lady must eat cinnamon rolls with every meal.
Frieda Claxton because she knows how to fucking LIVE
Frieda Claxton
And pigs in a blanket lol.
And don't forget cupcakes with diet cherry coke and hot cherry toppings.
(Yes, I'm replying to a 6-year-old comment.)
@K.D.P. Ross yes... the kids she's holding captive in the basement.
For me it's chicken. She's either cooking chicken, or using chicken broth, or cream of chicken soup - she clearly loves Chicken!
"I'm expecting the boys to come running in any minute" That's what she said in part 1. I'm still laughing my butt off. Thank you for posting these priceless, yet useless infomercials. I loved them and made my husband Jason watch them with me. He did not like Cathy Mitchell as much as I do, but I think he can grow to respect her for the culinary genius that she is.
Useless? These things are still operating after 30 years!
@ 8:04 "...In two minutes, that's gonna be PIE." Lol!
That's far from Pie. It's an apple glop sandwich.
I love how she thinks bread with canned apple pie filling is comparable to Pepperidge Farm's apple turnovers.
Yeah, not really my idea of pie...blech...
It’s 2021 and I’m watching commercials in between an infomercial.
I think the Snakmaster was designed and manufactured by Bill & Ted. Those guys were from San Dimas, and that's where you send your check to buy a Snakmaster. Can't be a coincidence.
Brings back memories of seeing this on TV when I was a kid. I always wanted to try one of the corn dog things.
I am pretty sure I made them and the corners were burned and the middle was just barely done. No temp controls at all. Plug it in...on. Unplug it...off.
The oldest informercials looked like they were made by a local network affiliate on a tight budget. As time went on though, Cathy profited big.
This infomercial feels like an extended episode of "Tim & Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job."
Tuna puffs are a "Wonderful light lunch" with 2 cups of mashed potatoes? Was this considered healthy in 1990?
I guess in her mind no bread = "light".
It wasn't a "heavy" or unhealthy lunch, providing all you ate were a couple of those small triangles. Mashed potatoes mixed with tuna is not the enemy, it's how much of it we consume.
“Fried eggs are one of those things most people don’t do very well, because they have to stand at the stove and babysit them.” Kathy, I taught my 8 year old to fry an egg. How hard was it for middle America in the 90’s to fry an egg 😂
We had shitty pans back then.
The problem was the babysitting. We were very busy back then apparently, and would either shut the stove off earlier or forget to come back to the stove quick enough. They'd be undercooked and liquidy, or overcooked and rubbery 😂 and that's why a lot of 90s kids (like me) truly despise fried eggs now 😂
@ 8:42
Cathy: Since nothing sticks, It's real easy to remove the food from the "Bashine"
Cathy.................What's a Bashine?
XD!
lol
Lol! Dang, she DID say that!
Bashine is my drag name
@@bart234465 lolling!😂😂😂
I am howling by myself at 1:45am , these comments are freaking Hilarious 🤣
I had one of these back in the day and it was awesome for munchies when you were stoned. Always made cheese and bologna sandos. Can I still get one?
In generic form at almost any store for around ten bucks near other small appliances like toasters, etc.
Larry Hryn I actually thought it was cute idea and always wanted to try the pie sanwhjch she makes !! Looked good
Cathy has convinced me to buy a similar appliance. She is a good salesperson for sure.
Samuel T - rewatching these infomercials has me really wanting one of the Express Platinums (it flips open and you can control whether only the bottom heats or both sides heat). It looks awesome! I’ll be keeping my eye out at the local thrift stores, that’s for sure! That and garage sales. Last year I scored big at a yard sale and got a complete Bullet blender with all its bits and parts for only $8 and a bunch of name brand Tupperware in perfect condition for only $5 total.
Larry Hryn they had weed back then?
If it has Peppers in it, it is sudenly Mexican or Spanish. Mexican omelette, Spanish omelette, Mexican mini pizza...
"Even tastes better than it smells." That's what she said.
I've seen this a million times and I had to watch again Cathy is so comforting lol
Burned on the outside and probably underdone on the inside.
That was my thought too..
Cinnamon roles look burnt ;)
I wish they had the part of these infomercials where Dave Clark would be begging you to buy the machine. It was almost sad as it was pathetic.
Endorsed by the triangular food society
2:40- "Look at this great, hot meal." Those things looked so burnt lol. But honestly, I love watching these old infomercials. I find them comforting.
Hey burnt is hot!
She ain't lyin.
wait...they used to sell refrigerated pancake batter in cartons? Bring back that unessecary convenience please!
It wasn't around long. It came frozen and you left it in the fridge overnight and you could pour it. So easy it's ridiculous.
holy cliffhanger at the end. I need to find part 3 of the video to find out the rest of what Col. Sanders was saying
Always cinnamon rolls.
Powder sugar my ass. That's pure uncut cocaine!
This is my dream, having all my food be triangle shape.
Your dream was my life for two years. Even my grandmother started serving triangle stuffed things at parties!
The only thing I had some success with was the pancakes with sausage in them. They were very thick not like pancakes. More like big hot donuts but they were good. The pizza was horrible, the quesadilla was crispy and brown and therefore horrible. Tuna puffs - never tried and don't want to. Apple pie- same.
1:25 Who invited an elderly Gregory Peck?
watching this in 2022 - nostalgic!
I remember that old man hosted (at least) two other infomercials.
One was for the Bamix hand held stick blender and the other was for some crazy vice contraption. I'd love to see the both of them but especially the latter!
I begged my family for this as 10-year old Kid. Used it a lot, learned the dangers of overfilling it - but wow those were some tasy cheezy sandwiches I enjoyed! I still even have two in my kitchen and this informercial makes me feel guitly for not using it more
Corndogs?! That IS a party!
I still have / use this exact snackmaster :) Many years of grilled cheeses though I did have to resolder the power cable.
$49.95?!?! That’s steep for 2020 prices, can’t imagine paying that in the 80’s
Just looked it up...$49.95 in 1990 is the equivalent of $104.55 in 2021...yikes!
Did anyone see where she put the lifter after all? Also she is pissed that the apple pie people charge $2.79 for frozen pies.
It's sitting in the can of apple pie filling.
Triangle eggs. Triaeggals.
Illuminati confirmed
I used to love this. Products were so expensive back then.
I think they were better built and lasted longer. More heavy duty than what you would buy today.
Suddenly the Colonel walks in
I wonder how many people still have this um cooking device. LOL...ty for the glimpse back to the past...very interesting trip down memory lane.
Does no one realize that $49.95 in 1990, is $95 today.
Today you can buy a knock off version for $9.99
but they aren't the same quality
People always laugh at these plug in grills but they're perfect for travelling, let's say you book a hotel room want to SAVE money while travelling now you cam cool in your hotel room or dorm room or you're renting a one room apartment. Any kind of travelling situation or just being away from home
I bet the Apple pie filling didn’t get hot enough only long enough to brown the bread
depends. i got one similar to this but of a different brand. i used it and the fillings always get hot
Love Cathy, her cinnamon rolls doing these infomercials
This was in 1990, back when Cathy was 178 years old.
I loves a good triangle shaped square meal! 🍽 🔺⬜😜
The cinnamon rolls are burned!
I love Cathy shes so cute
Margarine. Wow, imagine we actually used it, and thought it was better than butter.
Ends on such a cliffhanger
OK, those cornbreads are adorable.
The real gem is the closer / that old man. He’s the one that sold you that miracle kitchen tool at the state fair that was amazing but you couldn’t get it to work at home like he did in the tent😗
I don’t know Cathy, those cinnamon rolls looked a little burnt.
So adjusted for inflation, 34 years later, this thing would cost $120.30 USD.
Those cinnamon rolls looked burnt.
Yum, burnt triangles
The hungry psychiatrist that comes out to eat makes this video
I wish all my food came in triangle form
You're in luck ✨
I've seen these at goodwill or thrift stores. They work great. 🍳❤
Besides Cathy Mitchell demonstrating the Clark Snakmaster on Making Life Easier with Dave Clark informercial program, but also on the other informercial program, Nemo Harding does the demonstration for the Bamix portable hand mixer which is made in Switzerland.
I want all of my food to be triangular from now on
Her nails are always on point!
Lee Press-Ons
You can get something similar at Amazon for $18 !
Frozen pancake batter obsolete
Now it’s cooking spray
I can't believe I thought the Apple turnovers looked good. What was I thinking? Sounds absolutely disgusting now!
I thought they looked good too back then. All those apples and a snowstorm of powdered sugar. Now it looks like canned apple glop on wonder bread. Our tastes have evolved.
No music in the background makes this more personal
I still have mine and use it.
I still have mine too!
Are you joking? Because if you're not, that's amazing. I'm sitting here flabbergasted that it was 50$, but I guess it was worth it, if it lasted so long.
Owen Creed does it bake wet dough?
" hey it's yo girl Cathy here"
I bet she was fine when she was 20s, 30s....she has a little something about her
I like how Colonel Sanders smelled the food before eating it.
1:33 was expecting a denture-related mishap to occur.
That is NOT a pie 🥧
An apple sandwich maybe. Or apple toast. No relation to real apple pie.
Cathy need to stop playing and drop that Onlyfans link.....😲
This was the Year of the Triangle. The Xpress 101 brought the Year of the Semi-Circle.
lolol
Only this woman thinks putting pie filling between two pieces of white bread makes a pie.
I could never figure out what was going on with her little fingers sticking up in the air.