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IS THIS YOUR MORNING?!

Smoke pouring out of a toaster while someone waves a dish towel

Toast? BURNT.

A fried egg stuck to the kitchen ceiling above someone holding an empty pan

Eggs? ON THE CEILING.

A coffee mug knocked over into a dress shoe

Coffee? IN YOUR SHOE.

There's GOT to be a better way!

AM 6:47  OCT.16.1994

Chip Cranston, our host, gasping with his hands on his cheeks

FOLKS… there IS!

INTRODUCING THE

BREKFAST-
O-TRON 2000™

BREKFAST-
O-TRON 2000™

It fries! It toasts! It brews!

It LAUNCHES!

Breakfast… at the SPEED of SCIENCE!

The Brekfast-O-Tron 2000: a glossy magenta and teal countertop machine with a toaster slot, egg hatch, coffee spout, giant dial and a spring-loaded catapult arm |

NEW!

AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 3!

PATENT PENDING*

Chip Cranston presenting the machine with both hands

FOLKS, I'm Chip Cranston, and THIS changed my LIFE!

FRIES ★ TOASTS ★ BREWS ★ LAUNCHES ★ FRIES ★ TOASTS ★ BREWS ★ LAUNCHES ★

FRIES ★ TOASTS ★ BREWS ★ LAUNCHES ★ FRIES ★ TOASTS ★ BREWS ★ LAUNCHES ★

CALL NOW ★ OPERATORS STANDING BY ★ NOT SOLD IN STORES ★ LIMITED TIME ★

CALL NOW ★ OPERATORS STANDING BY ★ NOT SOLD IN STORES ★ LIMITED TIME ★

It's SO EASY, even your DOG could do it!*

*Please do not let your dog do it.

Side view of the Brekfast-O-Tron 2000 showing its round Mega-Dial |
The Mega-Dial, with settings SLEEPY, HUNGRY, STARVING and MAXIMUM

THE MEGA-DIAL™

1

1

LOAD IT!

Eggs, bread, batter, beans. Shells? Leave 'em ON!

2

2

CRANK IT!

Turn the Mega-Dial™ to HUNGRY. Feeling brave? MAXIMUM.

3

3

CATCH IT!

Breakfast flies up to 14 FEET onto your plate!

Chip Cranston winking with two big thumbs up

That's SCIENCE, baby!

WATCH IT

LAUNCH!

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ZANZIBRITE

3.2

SEC
to breakfast

14

FT
launch range

0

REGRETS*
*some regrets

ZERO DISHES!

14 FT RANGE!

RESULTS NOT TYPICAL!

A slice of toast flying through the air A fried egg flying through the air A pancake flying through the air

BEFORE

The OLD Way

6 pans

45 minutes

Smoke alarm

Sadness

Smoke pouring out of a toaster while someone waves a dish towel
Chip Cranston pointing toward the O-Tron way

Which one would YOU choose?!

AFTER!

The O-TRON Way!

1 machine

3.2 seconds

Built-in smoke alarm silencer

PURE JOY

A plate that just caught toast, a fried egg and a pancake, with sparkles

BUT WAIT…

BUT WAIT…

THERE'S MORE!

THERE'S MORE!

Chip Cranston holding up one finger, eyes wide

If you call RIGHT NOW…

FREE!

A white egg-shaped safety helmet labelled EGG HELMET

The Egg Helmet™

For when you miss. You WILL miss.

$49.95 VALUE

FREE!

A shiny magenta catcher's mitt holding a slice of toast

The Toast Catcher's Mitt™

Genuine pleather!

$29.95 VALUE

FREE!

A pancake with a pat of butter, built into a chrome frisbee rim

The Pancake Frisbee™

Breakfast AND exercise!

$19.95 VALUE

O-TRON $400.00

+

HELMET $49.95

+

MITT $29.95

+

FRISBEE $19.95

=

That's a

$499.85

VALUE!

Real People.* Real Results.*

Barb, with enormous permed hair, holding up a frying pan

“I haven't used a pan since Tuesday!”

— Barb, Toledo-ish

Two identical men in matching tracksuits pointing at pancakes spinning on a ceiling fan

“My breakfast hit the ceiling fan and I LOVED IT.”

— Dwayne & Dwayne

Dr. Pam in a lab coat and goggles holding a fried egg with tongs

“Finally, eggs at the speed of SCIENCE.”

— Dr. Pam (not that kind of doctor)

Gary at his office cubicle, wearing the Egg Helmet

“I wear the Egg Helmet to work now.”

— Gary, 41

*Paid actors. Not real people. Not real breakfast.

A $499.85 VALUE…

NOT $199…

NOT EVEN $99…

3 EASY PAYMENTS OF

$19.95!

$19.95!

PLUS FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING*

*Handling is $49.95.

WHAT A DEAL!!

NOW IN 3 RADICAL COLORS!

The O-Tron in Radical Raspberry

Radical Raspberry

The O-Tron in Totally Teal

Totally Teal

The O-Tron in Lemon Blast

Lemon Blast

CALL NOW!

CALL NOW!

CALL NOW!

1-800-555-0199

OPERATORS STANDING BY

OFFER ENDS IN 00:14:59

CAM 2

LIVE

Chip Cranston in a phone headset, winking and doing finger-guns

Operators are standing by — and so am I!

✂ CLIP & MAIL TO: ZANZIBRITE, P.O. BOX 555, CHANNEL 3

OFFICIAL ORDER COUPON

Chip already filled it out for you. You're welcome.

Name

Chip Cranston

Email

chip@channel3.tv

Color

✔ Radical Raspberry

Totally Teal

Lemon Blast

How many eggs do you eat per day?

14 (it's a lot)

☑ Yes, DOUBLE my order!

RUSH MY O-TRON!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your O-TRON is on its way!*

(*It is not. It is fictional.)

PARODY SITE · NO PAYMENT IS COLLECTED

READ THE FINE PRINT (IF YOU DARE)

  • Not for use on boats, planes, or emotional support animals.
  • Not a toy, a weapon, or a personality.
  • Launch distances measured in a vacuum, with a tailwind.
  • Do not aim at grandparents.
  • Side effects may include confidence, mild ceiling stains, and spontaneous high-fives.
  • Zanzibrite is not responsible for eggs launched into neighboring properties.
  • Chip Cranston is not a licensed scientist.

Chip Cranston grinning inside a giant egg-shaped safety helmet

Safety FIRST, folks!