1970s Commercial for Baby Laugh-a-Lot Will Make You Scream-a-Lot

Most evil ad ever?

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Today's toy ads aren't perfect—the one for Kackel Dackel is disturbing in its own way—but at least they don't give you nightmares. The one below, for Remco's 1971 toy Baby Laugh-a-Lot, is not something your kids ever need to see. The horror-movie style editing and the deranged voiceover certainly don't help. In fact, the only thing more frightening than Baby Laugh-a-Lot might be Baby Laugh-a-Lot with her batteries running low.

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