Always Test The Merchandise Before Demonstrating It
Where is the salesman in this screencap? He's behind the table, holding his ribcage and crying out in pain. Don't keep striking your $45 samurai blade against the table, kids—otherwise you might find yourself saying things like, "Ohhh, that got me good," instead of talking about the awesome swordlike qualities of your sword.
[YouTube via The Soup Blog]
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heh, that's been around for a LONG time. I had that on my PC before I got a Mac almost 5 years ago...
REALLY funny none the less. Cheap chinese steel.
Great. I was just thinking that home shopping channels should get into weaponry. That's just fabufuckingtastic.
My FAVORITE part is the tech person who, in a moment he's likely imagined for years, gets in front of the camera and says "We're gonna need emergency surgery in the studi-oh.
Damn, I hate when I'm late to the funny.
Well, at least the demonstration is an accurate depiction of the quality of the weapon.
@MissTicklebritches: Yes yes, next comes the guns. I can see it now....
"These handguns are great, they have an extremely nice barrel, you can just look down it and see the fine craftsmanship and they made this nice little hooked thumb rest so you can do that here...." *bang*.... *camera pans away, youtube veiwership rises*
A Dallas production company was one of the first in the 80's to do infomercials to sell products. The guy who ran it would get cases and cases of whatever crap he was hawking. Most of the time he'd need to go through 40 or 60 items of new product to find ones made well enough to do what was needed to be shown in the 10 minute commercial.
After that I always think of this mantra when I see stuff on TV, "only the best make it in front of the camera the rest goes to the dumpster."
FW:FW:RE(This is so funny)Re:FWD:FWD
I still like the video of the really expensive one of a kind tech object that that old guy drops, and says shit.
Very old.
THis is one of the most epic shop at home videos ever. I've LOVED these videos. Other ace videos are of Mike Rowe on QVC... search for them, the cat bag, the crazy doll lady, all of them are money.
These dudes are on the late night tubery every weekend in my DMA; I love them. These clowns provide C class entertainment and grade A prices!
I think he hit his 'sword' with that sword.
So, what do you think the odds are that he was going to say "The nice thing about the practice katanas is they are durable!"
That's a really old one. But still funny.
@Kevin: you are correct, sir! mike rowe gets around like the beach boys: "Mike Rowe sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera and worked for QVC selling various items in the early 1990s. ... He has hosted Your New Home for WJZ in Baltimore, Worst Case Scenarios for TBS, On-Air TV for American Airlines, The Most for The History Channel, No Relation for FX, New York Expeditions for PBS, Channel 999 instructional guide for the now defunct PrimeStar satellite television service, and the CD-ROM music trivia game Radio Active..."
-Wikipedia
Old, but always funny.
and amazingly, the demonstrator still remained rather poised and well spoken. how THAT'S talent.
this really is quite old. at least 5 years. perhaps longer
Can someone please track this guy down? I mean... he's forever part of internet lore. It would be interesting to hear how he feels about being immortalized for acting like a moron.
@elislider: totally agree. why is it here now? Maybe we can see the starwars kid too? where is he now anyway?
I've been in the martial arts for about 48 years, and the demonstrator you don't give weapons to fools. The katana is not a stick, and there is a correct way to hold and use it. It is funny though.
@endless: You know he sued b/c after this tape was released, no one took him seriously? He did you the qualifier "That I know of" when describing himself as the only person.
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I meant to say demonstrates.
@MichaelBrazell: Wow, my cats are looking up when they hear him crinkle it. Now if only he used his "Deadliest Catch" hyperbole voice/narration when he did this.
"The cat may enter the bag, but if the Bering Sea has taught us anything, it's that Booker's fate....can change in an instant."
But seriously, he seems like a guy who enjoys doing what he does. If only there was a female single version of him.
@PsychicPsycho3: Odell is a trained media professional! I mean with a name like Odell, how can you not be famous?
@PsychicPsycho3: HILARIOUS! I saw your comment before I watched the video. I thought you were kidding. How wrong was I?
wow these vids are being taken down so fast! i havent seen one
I used to watch these guys sell beanie babies when I'd stay up until 7am every night (not much else to watch when you don't have cable). You haven't lived until you've seen 3 middle-aged southern men extoll the virtues of Princess the Bear.
@MichaelBrazell: the man has a million dollar voice. It's hilarious watching him hocking useless crap, and talking to that woman who is drowning in consumer debt.
@msbluesky: priceless. for a second there I though Odell was going to continue the sales pitch - instant promotion!
good grief! emergency surgery - how about checking for blood first?
@robotrousers: We're imposing a three Beanie Baby Limit. i would suggest you buy all three, then hang up, and call back with your neighbors address. These are NOT going to last. This is a TY limited edition, folks! We're offering them on flex-pay people!
@TheBusDriver: He's moving. True, it's more of a twitch, maybe even leaning toward seizure, but he's moving. That's good, right? OK, next item we have, coincidentally is a Ron Popeil Mr. Ambulance Stretcher. Let's go back to Chris, and see if he thinks it's comfortable.
I'd never seen it before, even if it is old. You have to hand it to Rowe-he remained composed, and got himself and his injury off-camera instantly.
Odell was not exactly 'camera-ready'.
@ageshin: There is no correct way to use one of these crappy replica katanas. They're just for show. That was his first and biggest mistake. Anyone who knows anything about the construction of one of these - as compared to a real katana - will tell you not to even swing one in the air, let alone bang one against the table. They are dangerous to even own.
Real katanas are so hard that they're practically indestructible. If you don't believe it, there are a couple of Mythbusters episodes out there that you might like to see. Real katanas are hand-folded carbon steel; the replicas are pressed stainless steel. One is ridiculously strong and somewhat flexible, the other is brittle and weak.
welcome back to 2007 :)