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By Matt Cherette Oct 26, 2010 5:45 PM

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Watch Balloon Boy’s Dad Pitch His New Back-Scratching Product

Watch Balloon Boy's Dad Pitch His New Back-Scratching Product

Remember Richard Heene, father of the ill-fated (but not really) Balloon Boy? Well, he's back, and with an all new invention! Here's the ridiculous infomercial for Heene's back-scratching product, Bear Scratch, starring—who else?—the man himself. Sigh. Sigh. Siiiigh.

Watch Balloon Boy's Dad Pitch His New Back-Scratching Product

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