Snake Oil

First of all, one of the other reviewers left a whole ranting essay saying that the whiskey was snake oil on the show and how it isn't. He should watch the show again as on the show the whiskey is indeed not the snake oil, as the contestant chose the baby teeth which was the snake oil.

Anyone on the show, I don't really like American game shows but this was actually kind of good. Some people said that Spade isn't excited enough but he is actually a pleasant departure from the usual over the top game show hosts and the show uses his dry sense of humor perfectly.

As for the game itself it is quite interesting and trying to decide which product is the snake oil is quite challenging in itself as they are very well prepared and usually make sense as a product.

All in all a good, funny show and much better than most shows out there.

The show is pretty confusing. Kind of jumps all over the place and you're not sure what is really going on. I think if they simplified the format, the show would be a lot better. I found myself going back to figure out if a product was real or fake. They leave you hanging and don't tie up lose ends very well. I don't care for the celebrities either. Just another annoying distraction. Even the ending doesn't make sense. I think I would have to watch an episode at least three times to understand everything. I like David Spade and hope he can fine tune this show that has potential but needs some work.

Really wanted to see this be more like "shark tank" and spend more time on what/why it was real or not. Less on the "how much to bet". Meat flavoured alcohol - more details and how many varieties?

I also feel some of the fake companies are inspired by real ones but just that specific company does not exist so it isn't that there is not a company doing that work, just made up the company name.

Really don't care about the gambling portion would just like to see more about the company ideas.

Would really have liked to see more ideas and ways to be inspired me on types of companies coming out of the show.

This is one of my favorite shows. David Spade is perfect person to host. I think he is very undervalued as a actor, he is very talented and truly funny. He is one reason I love the show but also,I remember as a kid my grandparents taking me to flea market and they actually brought Snake Oil along with several other products claiming to,"cure ails you". Every cut or scrape we got she grabbed the snake oil.

I love trying to guess which products are Snake oil and which are the real products. Some are ridiculously funny and others make a lot of sense, even some of the so called Snake Oil products.

David Spade hosts this television game show, so it helps if you enjoy his wry sarcasm.

The game itself is simple: two contestants are presented with various products and they have to decide which are legit and which are fakes. Each is assisted by a celebrity. They get to view humorous "commercials" for each product, and they interview the reps for each product before making their decisions. Each choice is weighted by how much money they want to bet on their decision. Winners play another round in which they try to pick a fake product out of a group of real products.

Pay attention, because the contestants can change their minds or bet money that the other contestant is wrong. One reviewer erroneously alleged that the show said one real product was a fake.

This is really a comedy show masquerading as a game show, but real money is won. In an early episode, a contestant won more than $200,000.