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when i was a kid I would watch these infomercials all the time late at night with no intension of buying, or convincing my parents to buy them. I miss being a kid. :(
I love this infomercial. This level of selling is fantastic. " You there! You know how you have a drawer full of dull knives? While you may think the solution to your problems is a knife sharpener, YOU'RE WRONG! The solution you need is.... MORE KNIVES! "
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@@derp8575 there's really not much more to say, I think she bought them around 2004-2005 and we still use them. In fact when I moved, I took the showtime knife and a couple more and they're the go to knifes still to this day.
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I always thought.. if they are this super amazing sharp why would it matter which knife you use for what aren't they all the super duper amazing sharp knife? Haha
Lol. Same! I came here because I used to watch this as a kid late at night when I was bored, and this was a nostalgic trip down memory lane. So funny that I'm not the only one!
Hello. I know your comment is old but maybe you are still curious as to what is the trick? How can they cut a tomato right after shaving some steel off from a hammer. It is not the pressure, nor how the chef handles the knife, nor a camera trick. The knife itself is not a single piece. The body of the knife is cheap metal. Then, just at the very cutting edge it has coating of titanium carbide (could be other ceramic but this is the most likely). See? The key word here is *ceramic*, much harder than metal. Not any ceramic either. The knives that you can get that have the full body made of ceramic are softer than the one on this TV add. This is because the ceramic that used in full body knives (usually zirconia) needs to be somewhat ductile so the knife doesn't shatter. This titanium carbide coating, on the other hand, only has to be really hard because the ductility is provided by the cheap steel. So of course you can cut through a hummer with it, it is so hard it is like slicing foam. The catch? The coating is brittle and it will fall off. The question is how soon. In a kitchen, that could take years. However, some abuse in the wrong place or just plain bad luck and you are stuck with a bare edge made of cheap steel and an edge geometry that is going to be a pain to re-sharpen. If you don't know how to sharpen or don't care about honing/sharpening a knife every so often then yes, it can be a deal considering a cheap knife and a cheap sharpening stone will be at around the same price. The only difference is that even a cheap knife properly sharpened can serve for years and years as long as someone maintains it. Of course, a cheap regular knife won't slice bread nor cut through frozen stuff so that if you plan to do a lot of that then the knife set from TV may not actually be a waste of money. Disclaimer: This much I have collected myself. Not any definitive proof but I can almost guarantee that this is what is going on here.
@@HarveyBacktheBeatles Hi. I haven't looked into this particular one. To be honest, it sounds to me like a marketing gimmick. Chances are if this was on Tv it is likely overpriced. If you are looking for a good quality cheap knife, you are probably better off just going to Ikea. A lab partner got one for like $4 years ago. It had vanadium in it. The only catch is that you need to learn to hone it. You don't need to be a master knife wizard. Just touch up the blade from time to time. Also, you don't need expensive gadgets, a good steel should be easy to maintain. Hope this helps.
Not watching this because I think I still have it memorized. For whatever reason, I always loved this infomercial.. lol. The old dude aggressively flattening the bread with his hand for the 'shitty knife' was funny to me.. then he just kinda daintily rests it on the loaf for Ron's knife. The crowd losing interest after having to announce the price a second time, so Ron essentially has to do it himself.. and then just abandons the idea completely. That also was funny to me. And the whole 'But wait.. there's more!' thing kinda speaks for itself.
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My grandparents bought these knives and I would watch the Infomercial all the time. One day I got the idea as a kid to use the knife like the commerical and took a swipe at a tomato. Needless to say it didn't work like the ad and in the process while swishing the knife around I knocked grandma's coffee pot over. Needless to say I wasn't allowed in the kitchen for awhile 😂
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someone on youtube did a review of the miracle blade knives which is basically the same thing. He did all the same tests they do on this infomercial. The blade dulled after cutting the hammer. And also like he says, this, miracle blade and the Ginsu knive infomercial are all basically illusions. You dont need the sharpest blade in the world to be able to cut through a pineapple. he completely damaged the knives but could still easily cut through food.
@@natedoggcata in the advertiser's defense, these aren't intended to cut through metal like a hacksaw, deceptive as such claims may be, if you're dumb enough to cut metal with a kitchen knife for any reason other than for review, you're a lost cause
The weird, choppy dubs always freaked me out watching these late at night, like the disembodied ghost of Ron Popeil was gonna come busting out of the TV.
I always thought how funny it was that this commercial ripped off of chef tony's "miracle blades" , or vice versa. They say and do some of the exact same things. A classic nonetheless. I've been going on an old infomercial binge here on RUclips. I need a life + need help.
Yup, I remember watching this for the first time and realizing that one of them ripped off the other lol. Either way, I'm sure they are both crappy knife sets lol
@Tony Notaro hey chef tony.. big fan! Wow the miracle blade first aired in 02? i could have sworn in the late 90s when i first started it seeing it on TV. Either way i do remember the miracle blade was first and Ron ripping it off.
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Glad to read the comments and find out I wasn't the only loser as a kid staying up late watching this, and that I'm not the only loser to search it on RUclips after I've grown up a bit haha
Hey you young whippersnapper, late night infomercials didn't start until the 80's. Before that TV stations either showed horrible old black & white movies or sign off around midnight with a video of some guy flying around in a T-38 with a voiceover of a poem about "breaking these earthly bounds". Immediately following was the national anthem, 5 minutes of blank screen and then static as the station quite broadcasting. You had to wait until 5 a.m. and put up with boring crap like the farm report or watch the weather. That consisted of a panning view of analog meters showing things like temp, humidity, barometer, wind speed and direction. No talking head metorologist, just background elevator music as the camera went back and forth across these meters for 30 minutes. In the 60's Ron Popiel sold his Veg-O-Matic in what was either a 2 or 5 minute commercial, nothing longer than that.
One night back in 2004 or 2005, I may or may not have had a few beers and ended up ordering these knives. They were crap, but I did like the chop and serve
The ones I got from around 2004 I still have and are still cutting and sharp. Ive only had to replace the meat cleaver, and yes they still replace them to this day as well
Ron Popeil was a legend. I used my Showtime rotisserie a month ago April 2024 to cook a Top Sirloin roast. It was magnificent. It’s the only way I’ll cook it. Love my rotisserie
Hucksterism at its finest. I love infomercials, but only if Ron the man himself is in them. This guy could sell water to a fish. This one is one of the best. From the moment cousin Arnold smashes that tomato and pretends it's the knife's fault, we are off to the races...
Arnold: If you give anymore away they're gonna be calling you Santa Clause instead of Ron Popeil Ron: Yeah..Let's review what you are gonna be getting Damn Arnold got blown off.
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The knives they sell seem to be pretty redundant. If the Showtime knife is an all purpose knife, than what is the point of all the other knives? For example, if the professional filet knife and the sportsman's knife basically do the exact same thing, what is the point of having them both? I thought the point of Ron throwing away that drawer full of knives was to imply that you only need one knife to do all your cutting jobs.
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goodninji8 Well if it's as durable as he says it is, I have time. I'm not convinced until he cuts through that hammer and I don't care how long it takes.
I was always wondering what I paid for these 16 years ago. I still have my knife set and I love it! I also have a Ronco rotisserie and I love that too. Too bad his company went bankrupt after he sold it.
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Ron comes out with the drawer of knives - nobody has knives like that unless they are moonlighting for Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th on the weekend.
I remember when I first saw this pop up as a kid. Idk why but I watched it to the end. Was interested in it for no reason at all lol. Even now I’m watching it again but to just pass the time
I actually had this set. I mostly used the chop and served. They actually were pretty products. Once I got seriously into cooking they became obsolete. And after about 4 years they were really unusable. Good knives for the price tho. The chop and serve, again, was the best
When I was in college back in the 90s I bought a showtime rotisserie. It was delivered, but I lived in an apartment and somebody picked it. It took me three months or so get my money back, but Ronco finally sent me my one easy payment of $149.00. About A year later, I found a brand new one, The Jr. Rottiserie, I and must say, it cleans up very well and still looks brand new after over 2500 whole chickens dripping the fat after cooking in their own skin.
Bought these 12 yrs ago. Still have the cleaver, chop and serve, chefs knife and steak knives. Other knives didn't fail I gave them away. The remaining knives hold an edge for ages. No broken handles. These were great knives.
11:01 "You've got to be kidding. I mean Ron, if you give anymore than that, they're going to call you Santa Claus instead of Ron Popeil!" "Right." Cracked me up as a kid, and continues to do so today lol
Idk why but like 6 years ago I used to stay up until 4 am watching this infomercial... I've seen it probably 10+ times..... Why did I randomly search it on youtube? I don't know.
This is nostalgia oh my God I remember watching this like in the mid 2000s this was so entertaining Thank you for uploading this I just unlocked a core memory
I know this may seem silly, but back in the days this was one of my favorite infomercials. I loved the Ronco Knives and always wanted a set. I thought they were the coolest most sharp knives anyone could get. Sadly, Ron Popeil passed away July 28, 2021. The true original Ronco filed for bankruptcy and was sold. He was a crack up. I loved his joyful funny attitude! This just brings back so many memories for me. I always wanted to be a chef ever since I was a little girl when I even had my very own play kitchen. I started cooking my own food since I was 8 years old. The first real meal I ever made. I will never for it. Was Garlic Roasted Chicken with Potatoes. My Grandma and Dad were both great chefs and I would love to watch them cook. I however, never usually followed recipes. I would create my own recipes, just trying out different ingredients, putting them together to make a unique flavorful dish. One of my EX's would always tell me that my cooking was all the different cultural flavors of the world and prized the taste and presentation of my cooking creations. I still love cooking even today. I'm a happy chef. It's one of my joys to be a little Suzie home maker.
I have had the Knifes for years and use them every day they are my favorite knifes I bought sets for all my adult children and both my sisters as gifts and they like them too. They keep a sharp edge and are easy to care for never had any problems with the handles or the knifes themselves.
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1) Doesn't the saw knife look suspiciously like the Showtime knife? I mean right down to the fork on the end and everything. 2) What does the filet knife do that the sportsman's knife doesn't? 3) Cousin Arnold made that santa claus joke and Ron apparently didn't think it was funny because he gave Arnold the hairy eyeball. Then cousin Arnold disafuckingpears from the rest of the show. Do you think Ron stuffed him into that hole in the cutting board? "Look folks, it even hacks up my wise-ass cousin Arnold, and still goes through a tomato like this! Now how much would you pay?"
Soxruleyanksdrool 1. Who cares? They look the same but the serrations aren't. And if they're the same you get two knives. That's a bad thing? 2. OBVIOUSLY and VERY CLEARLY one is bigger than the other and one has serrations on the blade and the other doesn't. 3. Why would he get upset of him comparing him to the image of a giver? And he left cuz his segment was up. He did his job so what sense is it in him just standing around behind Ron?
20:59 - Not only did my weird girlfriend cut the white pages, but I brought them with me to show you. I’m also a little uncomfortable talking about it judging by my facial expression.
Развлечения
Some say Ron's still adding even more to his 23000 piece knife set
Some even say cousin arnold is Santa Claus not ron
And the price is still 3 easy payments of $13.33 + S&H
@LegendaryDrew lol
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Even from beyond the grave considering that Ron has gone for almost a year now. May he Rest In Peace.
Dude I wasn't the only one that watched these at like 4 in the morning ? Y'all are my people
Me too brother, I used to watch these infomercials all the time late at night when I couldn't sleep
Insomnia and infomercials is a level of comfy that people born after about 1995 will never know. I miss it.
when i was a kid I would watch these infomercials all the time late at night with no intension of buying, or convincing my parents to buy them. I miss being a kid. :(
+eazyd34 me two i still do this
same that's why I looked up infomercials lol
Lol glad I'm not the only one who feels that way! My wife thinks I'm nuts
what no way
I know, right? I grew up on direct response advertisements.
I bought these but didn't tell my friends about them. Joke's on you RonCo!
How are they? Still sharp?
I love this infomercial. This level of selling is fantastic. " You there! You know how you have a drawer full of dull knives? While you may think the solution to your problems is a knife sharpener, YOU'RE WRONG! The solution you need is.... MORE KNIVES! "
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I love how they present the knives on top of a silver tray on top of a Victoria pillow.
my cure for insomnia in 2002.
That sofa cushion they use to bring out each knife is hilarious.
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“What’s you favorite knife?”
“The clever for sure, cuts right through ribs.” -Jeffrey Dammer look alike
He totally does look like him haha
I've always suspected that Cousin Arnold wasn't really their cousin
You should do a tales from the internet on this, who is cousin Arnold what were the real quality of the knives and where the fuck is Ron today
Whang!
That’s Buddy Hackett..
Years ago Arnold had his own infomercials called Arnold's Kitchen and sold Woks
He's probably that third cousin that everybody in the family considers first cousin.
Lol wasn't expecting to see Whang here! Sup!
My mom bought these knives as a gift for my father on his birthday years ago. We still use them to this day. They are great
Tell me more about this Ignacio
@@derp8575 there's really not much more to say, I think she bought them around 2004-2005 and we still use them. In fact when I moved, I took the showtime knife and a couple more and they're the go to knifes still to this day.
@@iggyman783 Let's get down to the nitty gritty. Do you like puppies and play volleyball?
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I bet your grandmother never comes over - she thinks your father is trying to starve her.
“You’ll never have to sharpen a knife again...here’s my knife sharpener....”
Maybe it can work for other knives.
So Ron Popeil wants me to throw out my drawer full of knives and replace it with a drawer full of knives.
There's CLEARLY a wooden block so...
#SEEMSLEGIT
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You know bread cutting is fake
I always thought.. if they are this super amazing sharp why would it matter which knife you use for what aren't they all the super duper amazing sharp knife? Haha
It was great back in 2004 watching this after a night of drinking and laying in bed devouring food. Best sleep ever after watching this infomercial.
I love how, when demonstrating how shitty the other knife is at cutting bread, he presses down so damn hard his knuckles are white
butteryfistful LOL you noticed too lol. That's why the knife didn't cut the bread.
Also, who the hell cuts bread with a straight edge knife?
I thought I was the only one that ever noticed that. I'm glad I'm not alone on that.
I nearly piss myself from laughter everytime I see it.
haha that's true he pressed down so hard that made it impossible to cut it with any knife
@@pjg19751 me
There's 1 guy in the audience that finds Cousin Arnold's jokes way too funny.
Patrick Bateman lol
Patrick Bateman It could very well be Steve (the host) or maybe Ron himself. Who knows where that hearty laugh comes from?
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I think ots Ron!!😂
Patrick Bateman or he’s on drugs
RIP Ron Popeil. I'm going to set my memory to NEVER forget you.
idk bout all of you but.... this is my favorite infomercial just cause it makes me feel like a bored little kid again.... O.o
Exactly!
I watch this thing as much as I can. How much of a loser am I? BTW, I have the knives. They rust.
Wojo8888 I'm with u on that *High Five* LMAO
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I have them as well and they have gotten dull as a spoon.
Lol. Same! I came here because I used to watch this as a kid late at night when I was bored, and this was a nostalgic trip down memory lane. So funny that I'm not the only one!
I promised to tell a friend.
Now I have no friends! Thanks Ron!
He's clearly putting pressure on the bread look how white his fingers are
RJTheAlternative1 same with the tomato
Hello. I know your comment is old but maybe you are still curious as to what is the trick? How can they cut a tomato right after shaving some steel off from a hammer.
It is not the pressure, nor how the chef handles the knife, nor a camera trick. The knife itself is not a single piece. The body of the knife is cheap metal. Then, just at the very cutting edge it has coating of titanium carbide (could be other ceramic but this is the most likely). See? The key word here is *ceramic*, much harder than metal. Not any ceramic either. The knives that you can get that have the full body made of ceramic are softer than the one on this TV add. This is because the ceramic that used in full body knives (usually zirconia) needs to be somewhat ductile so the knife doesn't shatter. This titanium carbide coating, on the other hand, only has to be really hard because the ductility is provided by the cheap steel. So of course you can cut through a hummer with it, it is so hard it is like slicing foam.
The catch? The coating is brittle and it will fall off. The question is how soon. In a kitchen, that could take years. However, some abuse in the wrong place or just plain bad luck and you are stuck with a bare edge made of cheap steel and an edge geometry that is going to be a pain to re-sharpen.
If you don't know how to sharpen or don't care about honing/sharpening a knife every so often then yes, it can be a deal considering a cheap knife and a cheap sharpening stone will be at around the same price. The only difference is that even a cheap knife properly sharpened can serve for years and years as long as someone maintains it. Of course, a cheap regular knife won't slice bread nor cut through frozen stuff so that if you plan to do a lot of that then the knife set from TV may not actually be a waste of money.
Disclaimer:
This much I have collected myself. Not any definitive proof but I can almost guarantee that this is what is going on here.
@@A_Box Are the miracle blades built roughly the same way?
@@HarveyBacktheBeatles Hi. I haven't looked into this particular one. To be honest, it sounds to me like a marketing gimmick. Chances are if this was on Tv it is likely overpriced. If you are looking for a good quality cheap knife, you are probably better off just going to Ikea. A lab partner got one for like $4 years ago. It had vanadium in it.
The only catch is that you need to learn to hone it. You don't need to be a master knife wizard. Just touch up the blade from time to time. Also, you don't need expensive gadgets, a good steel should be easy to maintain.
Hope this helps.
Ron and Cousin Arnold use the exact same jokes. Ron at the end and Arnold at the beginning. Audience laughs each time lol
Not watching this because I think I still have it memorized.
For whatever reason, I always loved this infomercial.. lol. The old dude aggressively flattening the bread with his hand for the 'shitty knife' was funny to me.. then he just kinda daintily rests it on the loaf for Ron's knife.
The crowd losing interest after having to announce the price a second time, so Ron essentially has to do it himself.. and then just abandons the idea completely. That also was funny to me.
And the whole 'But wait.. there's more!' thing kinda speaks for itself.
12:11 That has got to be the greatest editing job in the history of film.
Lol
😂
What edit?
They used "final cut amateur "
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My grandparents bought these knives and I would watch the Infomercial all the time. One day I got the idea as a kid to use the knife like the commerical and took a swipe at a tomato. Needless to say it didn't work like the ad and in the process while swishing the knife around I knocked grandma's coffee pot over. Needless to say I wasn't allowed in the kitchen for awhile 😂
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I got the whole set and never told any friends about it. I totally ripped him off!
RIP I used to watch this so many times when I was younger, legend.
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Legend has it he is still adding to his set 😂
At 4:17 he uses the middle of the blade to saw at the hammer, but then at 4:56, he uses the undamaged tip to slice through the tomato.
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And pushes down the tomatoe and bread to illustrate "dullness" with the other knives
someone on youtube did a review of the miracle blade knives which is basically the same thing. He did all the same tests they do on this infomercial. The blade dulled after cutting the hammer. And also like he says, this, miracle blade and the Ginsu knive infomercial are all basically illusions. You dont need the sharpest blade in the world to be able to cut through a pineapple. he completely damaged the knives but could still easily cut through food.
@@natedoggcata in the advertiser's defense, these aren't intended to cut through metal like a hacksaw, deceptive as such claims may be, if you're dumb enough to cut metal with a kitchen knife for any reason other than for review, you're a lost cause
Let me tell you about these *shears.*
These *shears.*
These *poultry shears.*
+Emidretrauqe You'll also get the bread and bagel knife!
It's great for bread, and it's great for bagels!
...NO SHIT.
You sure those aren't Dura-Shears?
Pretty sure that idiot said Scissors so they had to fix it in post hahaha
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Yes. HHHAhaha
The weird, choppy dubs always freaked me out watching these late at night, like the disembodied ghost of Ron Popeil was gonna come busting out of the TV.
I always thought how funny it was that this commercial ripped off of chef tony's "miracle blades" , or vice versa. They say and do some of the exact same things. A classic nonetheless. I've been going on an old infomercial binge here on RUclips. I need a life + need help.
+Matt3756 they are just the same thing i dont get it at all !!!!!!
Yet they both rip off Ginsu, which came first back in the 70s.
Yup, I remember watching this for the first time and realizing that one of them ripped off the other lol. Either way, I'm sure they are both crappy knife sets lol
Plot twist! It's the same set of knives under 2 different names! It's a conspiracy lol
@Tony Notaro hey chef tony.. big fan! Wow the miracle blade first aired in 02? i could have sworn in the late 90s when i first started it seeing it on TV. Either way i do remember the miracle blade was first and Ron ripping it off.
Oh man, the nights oh so many years ago that I would stay up late and watch this infomercial again and again. It takes me back.
RIP Ron, thanks for entertaining me every time I was home sick from school in the '00s.
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Nothing like Ron Popeil and pizza bites on a lazy Saturday morning.
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1:32 you can see Cousin Arnold press into the tomato with his fingers, causing the hemorrhage.
RIP Ron Popeil. I would always watch this infomercial growing up. You’ll be missed. Thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family ❤️.
Woah shit, he died?
@@bmhater1283 Unfortunately he passed in July, supposedly due to a brain hemorrhage.
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@@bmhater1283 yeah he got stabbed in a knife fight
Glad to read the comments and find out I wasn't the only loser as a kid staying up late watching this, and that I'm not the only loser to search it on RUclips after I've grown up a bit haha
Hey you young whippersnapper, late night infomercials didn't start until the 80's. Before that TV stations either showed horrible old black & white movies or sign off around midnight with a video of some guy flying around in a T-38 with a voiceover of a poem about "breaking these earthly bounds". Immediately following was the national anthem, 5 minutes of blank screen and then static as the station quite broadcasting. You had to wait until 5 a.m. and put up with boring crap like the farm report or watch the weather. That consisted of a panning view of analog meters showing things like temp, humidity, barometer, wind speed and direction. No talking head metorologist, just background elevator music as the camera went back and forth across these meters for 30 minutes. In the 60's Ron Popiel sold his Veg-O-Matic in what was either a 2 or 5 minute commercial, nothing longer than that.
One night back in 2004 or 2005, I may or may not have had a few beers and ended up ordering these knives. They were crap, but I did like the chop and serve
What was bad about them?
The ones I got from around 2004 I still have and are still cutting and sharp. Ive only had to replace the meat cleaver, and yes they still replace them to this day as well
I bought my set back in 2012 for 60 bucks and I'm still using them today my favorite is the sportsman's knife
My brother and I used to watch this as kids, and just be in awe of the value lol
I used to watch these infomercials and loved them. Now at 28 years, I’m like “wow they sure did waste a lot of food” 😂
Ron Popeil was a legend. I used my Showtime rotisserie a month ago April 2024 to cook a Top Sirloin roast. It was magnificent. It’s the only way I’ll cook it. Love my rotisserie
To say I was obsessed with infomercials is the grossest understatement of my life! I’m glad everyone had an apron on....
@24:14
"Watch how easily it separates the skin from the meat."
*Shows an orange*
Glad Mr Miyagi with the Hanzo sword gave his ringing endorsement. Now I'm convinced. Where is the phone.....
God, I love infomercials
Hucksterism at its finest. I love infomercials, but only if Ron the man himself is in them. This guy could sell water to a fish. This one is one of the best. From the moment cousin Arnold smashes that tomato and pretends it's the knife's fault, we are off to the races...
LOL, you can see the dimple where he presses into it with his finger.......
Yes, Ronco Popeil could sell me a quarter for 50 cents. Take my wallet please.
Probably not even his real uncle
I could just imagine a guy in front of a microphone and saying "WSSSHHHHH"
Arnold: If you give anymore away they're gonna be calling you Santa Clause instead of Ron Popeil
Ron: Yeah..Let's review what you are gonna be getting
Damn Arnold got blown off.
Kelley Hawkley I thought I was the only one that noticed that😂😂 they did my man wrong😂 fuck off Arnie why you going off script for?!
I literally JUST referenced this to my brother Haha!!!
Legend has it cousin Arnold is still adding pieces
It's 2019 and Ron's still not done yet...there's more.
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Ron was the master, infomercials will never be the same without him
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The knives they sell seem to be pretty redundant. If the Showtime knife is an all purpose knife, than what is the point of all the other knives? For example, if the professional filet knife and the sportsman's knife basically do the exact same thing, what is the point of having them both? I thought the point of Ron throwing away that drawer full of knives was to imply that you only need one knife to do all your cutting jobs.
But wait...there's MORE!
"Ron says to put it in!" That's what she said.
not surprising, considering how many children Ron has
These infomercials are so sad and yet can’t stop watching them
The spray paint applied to the scalp to mask hair loss doesn't get enough credit.
GLH - Great Looking Hair
The babes are back!
“ pick up the meat and dip it into the gravy”
*picks up slices of grapefruit
Staying up late during the 90’s. Ohh childhood. I had zero ambition to buy them but loved watching Ron really try to convince me to.
anyone notice how after both the guys are done cutting the hammer/ shoe leather they cut the tomato a little bit thicker?
Yea if you think trying to saw thru a hammer won't damage a knife, you're pretty gullible
Greatest infomercial of all time. I watch it every year when it comes on in time for Christmas. A $1750 value for 3 easy payments of $13.33.
Actually it's $840.
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-Tells me to throw away my drawer full of knives
-Proceeds to sell me a drawer full of knives
Okie dokie then.
He didn't cut through the hammer though, so I'm not buying.
It's not that he didn't cut it, it's just a test of durability, not power.
goodninji8 Well if it's as durable as he says it is, I have time. I'm not convinced until he cuts through that hammer and I don't care how long it takes.
My Micracle Blade knives are way better than these and Chef Tony isn't as boring as this dude is.
I know right. I have a pile of hammers that need to be sliced. This just won't CUT it. See what I did there.
@@goodninji8 so in time would that knife cut through the hammer?
I remember watching these as a kid because I didn't have cable or internet lol
Strike Fine same
Same... X2
That makes 2 of us
I came from a Japanese dub of this infomercial, and I still can't believe it's real.
I thought it was a joke at first
"you sell your steak knives individually for $30,000 apiece - amirite?" "that's right!"
Every Saturday and Sunday morning at like 6am I would always watch this shit as a kid
R I P Ron
Your infomercials were extremely entertaining.
At 5:35 and 10:19 his acting is so good he sounds exactly the same though seperate scenes!
I was always wondering what I paid for these 16 years ago. I still have my knife set and I love it! I also have a Ronco rotisserie and I love that too. Too bad his company went bankrupt after he sold it.
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I hear from reviews that they don't manufacture his rotisserie the same. People who owned the og bought the new ones. They fell apart and felt cheap
I must be bored out of my mind to look up this old ass informercial on youtube and watch it in full. fml. Childhood memories tho.
Ron comes out with the drawer of knives - nobody has knives like that unless they are moonlighting for Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th on the weekend.
I remember when I first saw this pop up as a kid. Idk why but I watched it to the end. Was interested in it for no reason at all lol. Even now I’m watching it again but to just pass the time
Same here! Looked it up for the nostalgia
@@SalWare686 ahh the memories we have in our years as kids 😌
I remember seeing this infomercial when I stayed up late as a kid. :)
I actually had this set. I mostly used the chop and served. They actually were pretty products. Once I got seriously into cooking they became obsolete. And after about 4 years they were really unusable. Good knives for the price tho. The chop and serve, again, was the best
When I was in college back in the 90s I bought a showtime rotisserie. It was delivered, but I lived in an apartment and somebody picked it. It took me three months or so get my money back, but Ronco finally sent me my one easy payment of $149.00. About A year later, I found a brand new one, The Jr. Rottiserie, I and must say, it cleans up very well and still looks brand new after over 2500 whole chickens dripping the fat after cooking in their own skin.
I have friends who constantly flaunt their rottiserie, which they'd purchased at a thrift store, decades ago. (annoying)
Bought these 12 yrs ago. Still have the cleaver, chop and serve, chefs knife and steak knives. Other knives didn't fail I gave them away. The remaining knives hold an edge for ages. No broken handles. These were great knives.
11:01
"You've got to be kidding. I mean Ron, if you give anymore than that, they're going to call you Santa Claus instead of Ron Popeil!"
"Right."
Cracked me up as a kid, and continues to do so today lol
Idk why but like 6 years ago I used to stay up until 4 am watching this infomercial... I've seen it probably 10+ times..... Why did I randomly search it on youtube? I don't know.
i did the same thing too!!!! back in 2003-2005 while at college in the middle of the night I always saw it and watched it
the way poor Arnold says "wow" at 8:14, you can tell he's sick of this chick.
she's annoying as hell
Yeah, that woman happens to be one of Ron's daughters.
Memories of staying home sick from school and seeing this early in the morning!!
Also imagine that guy cleaning his grill with a butchers knife.
This is nostalgia oh my God I remember watching this like in the mid 2000s this was so entertaining Thank you for uploading this I just unlocked a core memory
I know this may seem silly, but back in the days this was one of my favorite infomercials. I loved the Ronco Knives and always wanted a set. I thought they were the coolest most sharp knives anyone could get.
Sadly, Ron Popeil passed away July 28, 2021. The true original Ronco filed for bankruptcy and was sold. He was a crack up. I loved his joyful funny attitude! This just brings back so many memories for me. I always wanted to be a chef ever since I was a little girl when I even had my very own play kitchen. I started cooking my own food since I was 8 years old. The first real meal I ever made. I will never for it. Was Garlic Roasted Chicken with Potatoes. My Grandma and Dad were both great chefs and I would love to watch them cook. I however, never usually followed recipes. I would create my own recipes, just trying out different ingredients, putting them together to make a unique flavorful dish.
One of my EX's would always tell me that my cooking was all the different cultural flavors of the world and prized the taste and presentation of my cooking creations.
I still love cooking even today. I'm a happy chef. It's one of my joys to be a little Suzie home maker.
Did he die from the ‘rona???? RIP Ron Popeil!!!!
@@sarasotamermaid sadly Ron died of a hemorrhagic stroke.
I just can't understand how Ronco could stay in business selling $840 of super highest quality ever knives and stuff. For only 3 easy payments. Wow.
I just finished 9th grade in like the beginning of 2005 when I started seeing this.
childhood memories, why were we so interested in this? hahahahaha
Because walmart only sells a crappy knife set with 8 knifes so its all about the knife block
20:08 "An informal barbecue" lol, ever been to a black tie barbecue?
I have had the Knifes for years and use them every day they are my favorite knifes I bought sets for all my adult children and both my sisters as gifts and they like them too. They keep a sharp edge and are easy to care for never had any problems with the handles or the knifes themselves.
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The intense nostalgia I'm feeling is so fucking surreal
"You can do all your gift shopping with just one toll free call." Yeah I'm going to buy my six year old niece a fucking knife set.
Man this guy just seems so ingenuine. Chef Tony was the man!
I actually bought this knife set 15 years ago...still have them, still use them, still sharp
I was waiting for him to add a knife specializing in cutting air.
Someone laughed WAY to hard at the tomato hemorrhage joke.
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1:38
3:01
3:07
7:24
21:08
That laugh 😆
The Ronco Set: Two all-purpose knives, and 2 dozen pieces of unnecessary fluff.
That woman kept bringing so many knives out, I was expecting to hear "My dad wants everyone to have this Samurai Sword"
1) Doesn't the saw knife look suspiciously like the Showtime knife? I mean right down to the fork on the end and everything.
2) What does the filet knife do that the sportsman's knife doesn't?
3) Cousin Arnold made that santa claus joke and Ron apparently didn't think it was funny because he gave Arnold the hairy eyeball. Then cousin Arnold disafuckingpears from the rest of the show. Do you think Ron stuffed him into that hole in the cutting board?
"Look folks, it even hacks up my wise-ass cousin Arnold, and still goes through a tomato like this! Now how much would you pay?"
I was thinking the same thing with your first and second points!
Soxruleyanksdrool
1. Who cares? They look the same but the serrations aren't. And if they're the same you get two knives. That's a bad thing?
2. OBVIOUSLY and VERY CLEARLY one is bigger than the other and one has serrations on the blade and the other doesn't.
3. Why would he get upset of him comparing him to the image of a giver? And he left cuz his segment was up. He did his job so what sense is it in him just standing around behind Ron?
They are similar but the Teeth of the knives are different. I have them the saw looks like a saw but the slicer isn't
Ron Popeil is Jewish
Soxruleyanksdrool Lol
Idk if it's because it's two a.m., but that sound effects that they dub in at the beginning is the funniest damn thing.
20:59 - Not only did my weird girlfriend cut the white pages, but I brought them with me to show you. I’m also a little uncomfortable talking about it judging by my facial expression.
i remember watching long time ago, i thought cousin Arnold was hilarious as fuck! one of the funniest infomercials