‘Where Did the Soda Go?’ Is My New Favorite Subreddit

Terrible infomercials are a dime a dozen (plus these three bonuses!) but hilariously shitty infomercials aren’t so easy to find. That’s why I’m such a big fan of r/wheredidthesodago, a subreddit dedicated to GIFs of infomercial disasters. I think it’s fairly new — I can’t find any posts older than a few hours old, and user FredInvisible seems to be creating most of the posts — but it’s blowing up: This morning it had around 5,000 subscribers, now there’s nearly 7,000, with over 3,000 users on the subreddit right now. The use of GIFs as a medium can be exhausting sometimes, but in this context it works perfectly, lending the short disaster clips the aggressively-choppy, melting-VHS feel of TV Carnage while somehow giving even less context.

The GIF that started it all. Where does the soda go? Via 

These are the types of kids we’re raising these days: ones completely incapable of decisive action. Via

“Adios, Mable.”

Oh oh ohhhgodI’madipshit. Via

This cold pizza is too hot to handle! Via

I love that someone put this in just to note that the cup switches hands. Via

It’s funny how many infomercials are targeted at sad dads who wish they could add _any_ excitement to their life. Via

What could this even be an ad for? A cheeseburger holder? Via

Kids really suck at pouring milk.

This is my favorite. That poor basketball. Via