P90X was an infomercial workout sensation in the mid-aughts. How does it hold up today?
I remember these ads better than I remember most high school classes. They’re the type of campaigns Don Draper could only dream of, pushing massive sales across North America and becoming part of the pop culture vocabulary. But among all the infomercials from my teen years, the ad with the biggest personal impact was a set of workout DVDs called P90X.
- ▪I remember these ads better than I remember most high school classes.
- ▪They’re the type of campaigns Don Draper could only dream of, pushing massive sales across North America and becoming part of the pop culture vocabulary.
- ▪But among all the infomercials from my teen years, the ad with the biggest personal impact was a set of workout DVDs called P90X.
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Open this photo in gallery:P90X creator and host Tony Horton, right, appears with Savannah Guthrie on NBC News's Today show in August, 2012.NBC NewsWire/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA handful of infomercials from the mid-to-late aughts are drilled into my brain. The Slap Chop. The Magic Bullet. The Snuggie. I remember these ads better than I remember most high school classes. They’re the type of campaigns Don Draper could only dream of, pushing massive sales across North America and becoming part of the pop culture vocabulary. But among all the infomercials from my teen years, the ad with the biggest personal impact was a set of workout DVDs called P90X.
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