Home Shopping Ladder Blooper
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Harold McCoo of the Cable Value Network (CVN) takes a tumble off the ol flex-o-ladder as Karen Connelly looks on in this classic home shopping blooper. Check out his webpage haroldmccoo.com/Blooper.html
Here's a comment from the director of this classic moment: A little sentimental journey down CVN way. . .
Yes! My most diabolically cherished moment of all the hundreds of hours I sat in that CVN directors chair. Why the dark fates smiled on me that day, why they so honored me, remains a mystery, but there I was -- lets move into full flashback mode now. . .
The whole sell starts out routinely enough (as we all know, since Im sure that each of us cant even begin to count how many times weve watched this clip over the years) but it soon becomes very clear that his Grand Arrogance is suddenly staring imminent come-uppance right in the face.
Had it been anyone else except that little jerk, the instant he started climbing -- and folks pretty quickly sensed that things just did not feel right -- and then, especially when Karen says Harold, youre scaring me, had it been any other host, I would have gone to tape immediately so the floor could re-group and avoid what was stacking up to be complete catastrophe.
However, this was Harold. . . I wanted everyone to share in this rare and important milestone in Harolds life, and I wanted to allow him the opportunity to show everyone the kind of person he really was. And yes, I do take a certain pride, I must say, in playing no small part in making it possible for Harold McCoo to utter his famous, defiant, and pathetic line, now it's locked in place, and to make this line not only a household catch phrase, but also to provide His Twerpness with a perfect epitaph: HERE LIES HAORLD MCCOO; NOW HES LOCKED IN PLACE.... See More
But I must say, in Harolds defense, and especially since I am such a charitable old softie maybe its just the nun in me trying to bust lose once and for all, I dont know but as Harold writhes and slithers there on the floor and gosh darn if I didnt plumb forget to cut his mic he experiences an epiphany, a sudden realization of where he went wrong, and Ill always remember his contrite, confused, sad little voice: actually, I didnt have it locked. Its hard at first to pick out those words, those weak, tiny syllables especially since Karen is laughing so much but there it is.
Well, thats my story, boys and girls. Now, before we conclude our broadcast day, I will leave you with this thought. . .
Whenever Im down and feeling blue,
I think of Harold McCoo.
See how through the air he flies;
See how on the floor he writhingly lies.
O Harold, is there for you any safe refuge,
My little self-aggrandizing, egomaniacal stooge?
But let me just in these few words condense
Gratitude for all the laughs all at your expense. 
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I love as he's drifting off into a coma he's like "It's very safe. Continue to call for it..."
A true salesman to the end.
always be selling
He was distracted cuz he was counting teeth
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooo
This man is a true salesman
👋🤣👉❤comment! Lmfao!
His jaw is definitely locked in place now.
The way I just hollered reading this 😂
🤣🤣🤣
@@MinMeMcDee 😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah he bit the ground lol
Stop, you are killing me.
I love how it’s completely slanted and he goes “see, now it’s locked in place”
🤣🤣
It’s locked to the floor.
I think he was referring to his spine.
@@Dan-di9jdLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, if I were his boss, I'd reward him for his commitment to sales.
If I were his doctor, I'd commit him to the nearest spinal injury department.
"It is very safe to operate" as he's lying on the floor with a busted lip. The lady laughing was the best.
LOL
I like how his tone becomes progressively sadder.
Yes, he becomes progressively sadder because that was when the searing pain of broken teeth started to kick in XD
Or is it progressively ladder...?
Dude went from 100% confidence to destination fucked.
As he realises he has just become unemployed
You can't sell obvious bulshit. Maybe bullshit but not obvious bullshit.
The funniest part isn't the fall to me. Its the fact that he said now its locked in place knowing dam well that shit aint supposed to be crooked like that.
😂
Funniest part to me is the lady's giggle.
He was pretending to be weightless at that exact moment. It didn't work.
My man thought it was going to stay up
He became the victim of his own lies
I can just picture him saying to his producer. “No I don’t need a practice run, I know how a ladder works, ok Gary!”
Lmao
HI GARY
What I love about this is he NEVER stops selling… even after he face-planted 😂
Always Be Closing
😂
"It is very safe to operate" as he picks his teeth up off the floor
"feh-wey thafe thu oporawate"
Cracking me up 😂
They went down his throat.
🤣😂💀
I died 😂😂😂
Harold never blamed the product he was selling, instead directed the blame to himself. True salesman to the very end lol
lol
I wish he got back on and said now I locked and then it collapsed on him again
Very proud of the guy
😹
@@Charmander009 You really wish for that bro lmfao
*anybody would fall for such an amazing product!*
XD
Some people climb the ladder of success, some people collapse it.
(and from)
Rim shot
I love how God gave him an out and he just thought “nah it’ll be fine.”
Facts! lmao
what even is this comment lmao
@@haerfgvbag7050 it’s okay, you’re jealous.
@@haerfgvbag7050 Cope troon
It's locked firmly in place.
*ladder gives a little*
Now it's locked.
*ladder collapses completely*
I didn't have it locked.
Embraceofshadows ha
Lmao
🤣🤣🤣
Hollywood couldn't have written it any better.
You almost have 1k likes
I love the way his body moulds to the shape of the collapsed ladder 😂
@Sheza58, reminded me of a Pretzel shape lol. And the hostess laughing as he lay crumpled on the floor. I was expecting,
Hostess: "Harold I think it's really locked in place now...",
Harold: "Yea...I think my spine is too...", lol...
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😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
That's how a salesman adapts his presentation
“Harold, you’re scaring me” one of the best videos of all time 🤣🤣🤣
That’s what the ladder should have been saying
I love how he doubled down on the lie after it moved the first time 😂
See, now it's locked in place.
Actually, I didn't have it locked
+Francis Albert You have to lock it...once you lock it..your ok.😂😂
+Gentle Pear Your suppose to say "but it is safe to operate" we're going in order from 0:33. Lol
That got me right thurr😂😂😂😂
Cool points off Harold!😂😂😂 now find your face somewhere on the floor😂😂😂😂😂😂
His autopsy confirmed that the ladder was definitely not locked.
👋🤣👍hahahaha lmfao!
Autopsist: he really should've locked it
But once locked, its very safe
🤣
Lmfao!!!
I like how his voice trails off at the end as the shock and pain kicks in. Poor Harold 😂
Every time I watch this sales pitch, I find myself in danger due to the lack of oxygen from laughing. I have to pause it and lay on the couch just to catch my breath. One of the funniest videos I've ever watched!!!!
Watching at work at 2:30 am was a very bad idea 😂
@@amypadget6605 I hear you Amy..lol
This one and the Pinky the cat video have me wheezing everytime
The comments do it for me.😂
Yeah! For some reason this video + comments gets me wheezing and gasping for air like nothing else can
Must...keep...SELLING!
Bernard Buckholtz I......have....to...sellllllll.....*takes last breath as teeth fall out**
He’s not the hero we deserve, but he is the hero we need!
So true when I watched I was wondering how many still sold.
Best comment!!! So true!! Felt sad for him, that fucking shill!
😅IKR!!....😅😅😂
I like how his body bendded like the ladder, lol
spine crack
shaochia vang this comment!😂
@@vibes3360 I like that your profile picture is a Simpsons one, because now you have me thinking about the film festival episode where Moe falls off the bar. "Money gets you one more round, drink it down you stupid clown, then you're out on your ass. Oh god my back".
😂🤣😂🤣
Ring dinger
If you pause it at 36 seconds, brother is still smiling on the way down. A pro's pro.
ويريد أن ينالو مثل مانالهو هوا
Harold could find a cure for cancer, end world hunger, and explain why the Professor from Gilligan's Island could not figure out how to patch a hole in a boat, but he will always be remembered as the dude who tried to eat a Flex O Ladder during a Home Shopping promo.
Get ya jaw broken for 4 easy payments of 29.94
I laughed so hard at your comment I was crying. Lmbo!
a laugh till you cry moment right here!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😄😂😂😁
I feel bad for laughing because at the end, you know he was in pain, trying to not cry about it lol and remain professional
I laughed so much at that comment!! Hilarious! Thanks for making my day!
If you ever feel down or upset, return to this clip. You will notice new intricacies every time 😂
What gets me everytime is how his voice indicates he's suffering a concussion. And the co-hostess is laughing her ass off.
Thanks for bringing me back 😂…
Just realised, he says “it is very safe to operate so, continue to call for it” 🤣
This remains the greatest thing I've ever seen.
I would like “now it’s locked in place” to be written on my tombstone.
Hahaaaa
😄😍i luv ya for that one
Probably what's written on his
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
😂 😂 😂
He didn't have it locked guys.
Oh i thought he had it locked in place
But he said he did, so it was locked
@@Martin-xh1hd no he didn't, because once you lock it's safe to operate. He fell so it wasn't lock. It's safe, it's durable.
@@Martin-xh1hd If you watch carefully, later he confesses not locking it. But it is very safe to operate.
@@onearthonelegionhe wouldn't lie
"I didn't have it locked"
*He said, as he passed into the void*
I like how at 0:44 they literally show an image of the ladder collapsing in a bizarre *M* shape, showing the audience that it’s not suppose to hold the weight of a full human being in the middle like that 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
This is why you buy REAL ladders with a weight limit of 400 pounds, when you really weigh half that.
Overkill saves lives.
"This is tough."
"It is?"
I love the skepticism in her voice.
IKR loooool it's funny the kinda stuff you pick up after watching this 30 times XD
Oh she was not buying what he was selling at ALL and neither were the viewers hahahahaha!
@@dang9716 oh p
As she gaze at the production crew knowing this ain't going to end well😄
3 Famous last sentences:
-"Just walk right up"
-"Now it's locked in place"
-"Actually I didn't have it locked"
😂😂😂
You forgot...
Continue to call for it
My all time favorite. It ALWAYS makes me die laughing😂
@@G14Soccer totally😂
You forgot "so really" lmao
I love how you can see it shift every time he bangs on it at the beginning. Solid as a rock, Harold.
I wouldn't send someone I greatly dislike on thar thing.
The fact that the woman is laughing under her breath makes it even funnier
I LOVE that she doesn't even try to hold back her laughter. Makes it so much funnier.
Love how that lady is just laughing her as off
@Henry McDaniel That's EXACTLY what happened. ^_^
H M And Islam is a religion of peace 👌🏻
Should said lady’s first
@H M fuck off with your "mansplaning" bashing you feminist vermin! That's the teleshopping format because it's marketed towards men, genius!
Try selling chainsaws to women without Soros funding, and do your own comercials, see how it goes!
*oh God, Harold!*
I like how he's still enthusiastic about the product when he's obviously in pain.
everyone should strive for his professionalism
Sales 101:
"Never be afraid to ask for the sale"
"Professionalism" lol. He's a shill.
@@davidwells4969 he's a sleazy scumbag salesman.
There should be psychological studies done on people like him. It takes either sheer sociopathy or an extremely warped sense of right and wrong to continue trying to send people to their deaths once he realizes that that's what's in store for many if his salesmanship succeeds.
The best part is that at 00:44 , the image of one of the positions of the ladder is the exact same when it collapsed 😂
I love how when the ladder slams to the floor and becomes inverted, Harold's body becomes perfectly inverted as well, as if he has the spine of a chocolate eclair.
Dude, that comment had me crying🤣
bahaha!!
Just one crack in the middle.
Very well done. So funny.
Actually, he didn't have his spine locked in place
"Continue to call for it."
Nobody called for it after that, my man.
"Order it for an ex"
I did
Perfect gift for you mother in law. Continue to call for it.
Lol
What it? An ambulance?
The way they immediately took the camera off of them after he fell to advertise the product more is freaking hilarious!!! Like we jus didn’t see him bust his ass using it!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Still driving that sale as he is slipping unconscious you just dont see that level of dedication nowadays😂
what a salesman, even though the product is deficient, his ego and bones bruised, he continues to promote lol
conformist lmao
Hilarious AF
That's just your typical sales gig
Give this man a raise
Holy shit. Lmfao
The fact that he still got on it when it was caving in 😂
You really have to believe in what you are selling.
LmaOOOOOOO!!!!!
Yeah, he had already passed the point of no return, with all those viewers watching him.
Legend Says he's still in the hospital till this very day in a full body Cast
sunk-cost fallacy in visual form
his stance when the ladder first caved in took me out 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
harold you're scaring me
Harold takes the art of denial to a whole different level here.
Deep down... We're all a bit of Harold too.
LMFAOO
"After you let go it locks"
"See, NOW it's locked in place, ok?"
"Actually I didn't have it locked. You have to lock it."
@@gt123indefatiguability yeah we heard that.
199th likd
"It is very safe to operate..."
He sounds so defeated.
That's because his spine was severed.
He's like a Simpsons character.
He sounds like Michael Jackson at that part😂
This will forever be hilarious 😂😂😂
30 years later Herold is still trying to convince himself it was locked...
I'd like to take a moment to applaud Harold for keeping his poker-voice after taking that hit to the jaw.
I know right? Man is an absolute trooper
He quickly starts to sound very unhappy though xD
Poker ? Hell I barely knew her !
@@danielhipp5541 🤣🤣🤣
Yes! Not easy to do whilst spitting out teeth. True pro!
He's such a good salesman that the paramedics each bought one.
The coroner and the undertaker also did!
😂
@@sergiosaunier the dude made a good joke, don't try and improve because you are failing like the salesman did.
@@turbocpt1 Understood my lord! (Who am I to disagree with the son of God?)
Lmao!
this was, and still is, comedy gold!
Even to his last breath, the soldier kept on marching!
Literal tears...the way his voice drifts away at the end...
I've fallen off a ladder.. that will be the adrenaline kicking in and I bet he started to go white in the face. You feel as if you're about to faint. Most likely fractured a wrist or two.
@@Nick.Ashton it wasn't from that high it was 4ft lol. The only damage was him smacking his head on the ladder and maybe one broken wrist
@@SneakyBarker Ya it looked he went down pretty hard on that left hand.
All white guys have stuff like this coming to them.
It's Karma getting them back for slavery.
I have a ladder like that and I can confirm, it is very safe to operate. As long as you don't get more than a couple steps off the ground and you don't move or breathe while you're standing on it
How do u operate a ladder?
@@LT1HILLINGHOE Mostly involves locking it.
@@Jonny2myren I just move my ladder around and sometimes I even climb it.
Haha
What kind of review is this? Of course, a feather won't fall down if it doesn't move or breathe!
He Sound So Sad At The End 🤣😂 "But It Is Very Safe To Operate So Continue To Call For It"
I love how he managed “It is very safe to operate. Continue to call for it” with the last breath he ever took.
The immediate "actually I didnt have it locked" right after eating shit is never gonna stop killing me
After eating shit 😂😂😂😂
You have to lock it !
"ITS SAFE" he said, while picking up what's left of his dignity on the floor.
Along with a couple teeth
Continue you call .. It is safe to operate
Cindy you are too funny hahaha
And his teeth 🤣🤣🤣
Off the floor
As it sags precipitously he says "Now it's locked in place..." 🤣🤣🤣
"Whooa!...oh god Harold are you ok?" Then she doesnt even try to hold back her laughter. Im dead.
The timing is incredible. It's as though this were a scripted comedy bit.
How is the timing incredible?
@@Martin-xh1hd
You graduated top of your class, didn't you?
this never gets old.. haven't watched it in months and it still crack me up! my favorite part is when it bends and he goes " now its locked" lmao
hahaha
hahahahah
"Continue to call for it."
She knew exactly what was happening. That's why women outlive us guys. They avoid dangerous shit whereas a lotta guys yearn for it.
Ohhh the balls on that guy. Confidence + stupidity. Brewed to perfection
my first time best sales guy ever
This is classic
His hubris is so funny. And that "hey listen, just walk right up" kills me 🤣
The fact they kept rolling and he acted like nothing happened, gotta give him props for that!
“You have to lock it”
Yeah, there's a few bloopers like this. I'll give them props for their "the show must go on" attitude.
*_The most amazing part is that they were selling that ladder for $120 - IN 1989!!!_*
Were they expensive because they were made in the US?
@@nikhilck629 but if it made in China.
@@robertdelgadocapetillo8684
If it were made in China, it would've locked in place!!🤣🤣
@@nosuchluck9477 😂😂
That’s about $240.00 in today’s money for a ladder.
Salesman: *breaks face*
Customer: Hello? Yes I would like to purchase one.
Harold thought if he believed hard enough, the ladder would lock in place
The amount of middle aged men slowly putting the phone down as they watched that was one of the most unnoticed acts of unity in human history
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This is a high quality comment for people of culture
Bossed up. 😂
my mom bought this ladder lol
Her genuine concern for Harold is obvious from the giggling.
I don't see how she could help it. She's wondering what's been bent into a more inconvenient shape -- the ladder or his skeleton.
cry about it.
@@hillpe815 Eat rye about it
@@hillpe815 Lie about it (pretty sure he did that when he said "NOW it's locked in place")
Sigh about it.
He is trying to figure out a way to finish the ad 😂 whT a great piece of comedy
It's truly amazing that he keeps on selling it and trying to convince people the ladder won't try to fuckin murder them too
- Now it’s locked in place (he fell)
- actually I didn’t have it locked
😂
False advertisement 😂
- you have to lock it
🤣🤣🤣
And he said that not pressing the button in locks is so it would have been locked anyway 😂
He was displaying what would happen if you didn't properly lock it. Great salesman in my opinion, sacrificing his own safety to show others what happens when proper use isn't followed.
Very well noted. You just cant expect this kind of top notch professionalism these days. Apart from the obvious consequences on his ruptured spleen, this guy must be flying high today.
Can't tell you're being sarcastic or not
This is a classic. Makes me ROFL every single time after all these years
Dude was prepared to fall to the center of the Earth in order to sell that damn ladder... 😂
"Oh, so I was supposed to have it LOCKED locked...."
You can literally hear his face swelling.
Lol
he should've said ''well NOW it's REALLY locked in place, definitely not going any further down''
You can literally hear it in his voice when the adrenaline dwindles. He suddenly get quiter and quiter once the pain kicks in...
Yes, because adrenaline leaves the body within 2 seconds...
Is quiter a word?
@@juha2031 It is indeed.
Quiet, quieter, quietest
I did originally misspell it though, I'm sorry.
What I love was he was too far gone and too committed to the sale that he ignored any normal instincts and he knew damn well that thing wasn't locked in place but he had to commit by that point 🤣
one of my favourite videos ever.
“It’s very safe...So.... continue to call for it.” LOL
The way the co-host laughs always gets me 😂😂😂
Almost 15 Years later...And this is still Funny as Hell.😂
I visit this whenever I’m sad. 😂😂
15 years? This looks like it’s from the 90s.
@@SuzukiKid400The upload date 😂
Yes. Yes it is. Especially at 12:37am. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@txi4519it’s uploaded wayyyyy after it happened. RUclips wasn’t here in the 90s lol
The fact that he's dressed like a used car salesman, really brings it home.
Her giggling from start to finish says she knew exactly what was going to happen.
"Actually I didn't have it locked " while in a concussion
Goggle products hahaha
@Goggle products 👋🤣👍hell nooo...lmfao!
I LOL'ed when the diagrams of different ladder positions included the "M" one that made him fall.
Hahahaha lmfao 👋🤣👍really!
The n didn't work and neither did the m lmaooo
Lol
Lmao I know that took me out lmao
Didn't notice that, good catch!
He literally banged his head on the ladder and says “Actually, I didn’t have it locked” in the most normal tone possible.
The faith he has in the product is commendable. A true salesman all the way to the floor.
"...but
it is very safe to operate...so...
continue to call for it."
*Ladder half way collapses.."Now its locked in place"
The confidence with which he says “now it’s locked in place” is amazing.
“Now it’s locked in place” with a straight face.. This guy can sell a mirror to a blind person
I love how she says. "It is?" when he says it's tuff. And the ladder scares her. xd She has her doubts about the ladder they're selling. lol
She had seen the future
Busted out all his teeth and still stayed in character. This man deserves an Emmy!
Did he actually? Do we know that for sure?
@@natalie6117Faith
@@natalie6117yes. He actually died from abscess from the dentist 3 weeks after this was aired.
@@Busta_gonads😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Busta_gonads you cappin bruh
The fact he’s trying to reassure everyone that it’s safe. 😂
Him from his hospital bed: " Now it's locked in place". 😂
I think if he partially decapitated himself he would still continue with, "now it's locked, totally safe".
Hahahahahahahahaha
Cool supermoto.