Ideas for a fictitious product I can advertise? (easy ten points)?

Question

One of my assignments for my multimedia class it to write a radiospot for a fictitious item. It has to be something physical I can buy at Walmart or whatever, but it doesn't have to be realistic. For example, one kid in my class it doing a radiospot for a magic carpet. Another kid is doing chips called Alligator bites, which 'taste like real alligator!'

I'm having trouble thinking up of a creative, fictitious item. I want a somewhat original idea. The product itself doesn't have to be something funny, but maybe something I can do a humorous take on. Anyone have ideas? Tell them, even if it sounds dumb or lame -- it might inspire me. ;)

I guess I should add that we're all 18/19 year olds, but because middle schoolers will be observing us, things have to stay rated PG.

10 points if I use your suggestion, and/or you make me L-O-L. :]

Answer 1

i've done this project before too but i'm a girl so it was about fragrances, sorry >.< try doing a spoof on a card game! it'll take a lot of effort though but i think it will definitely pay off. pokemon -> punchemon xD

Answer 2

Hover shoes.

You could even glue magnets to the bottoms of a pair of shoes and have them float over a plywood surface with magnets underneath

Even though you don't need a real product, it would be kind cool for them to see. lol

Answer 3

Forty years ago when I did this project, the product was "a condom that glows in the dark", but I suppose that's not fictitious any more (haven't checked lately).  You can substitute anything that would not be expected to be seen floating across a room in the dark ... eyeglasses (find them at night!), boots, car keys, etc.

Other favorite exercise: Joe's hardware store is having a sale on trash cans. Write a spot in each style: rock, easy listening, country, classical, hip-hop.

Or: Write a spot for Rush Limbaugh to deliver, assuming he believes that trash cans are either the bedrock of American manufacture, or a cheap Chinese import.

Answer 4

- a remote control that can "pause" people. The slogan could be "can't stand 'em? Just pause 'em!"

- a spray that makes you "transparent" (Slogen: "It's the next best thing to being invisible")

- ....or clothing that makes you transparent...

- A shower radio (radio that you can install in your shower. Slogan: "Why just sing, when you can sing along?")

- A sofa that has a "upright" button that you can press, that will automatically transform the sofa, making it go "upright," so that YOU don't have to make the effort of getting up. Slogan: "For those lazy moments" or, "Why get up when the sofa can get you up?"

- A "reminder" device attached to your wall, that has buttons such as "keys," "remote." "watch," etc on it, that you can press in case these items get lost. As soon as you press the buttom, the item starts beeping! (the item has a special attachement on it that causes it to beep when it's buttom is pressed. It could be called the "reminder-finder" or something like that! Slogan: "never forget anything ever again" (I know, lame slogan...I'm sure you can think of a better one!)

Hope I helped!

Good luck :)