5 Pitches That Left The Dragons COMPLETELY Bewildered | COMPILATION | Dragons’ Den

Bewildered, flabbergasted, confused, there can be some really unusual pitches in the Den...
Virtual Puppets 00:00
Scents Of Time 10:55
Fellas 26:14
The Big O 36:04
Bizzy Bitz 46:14
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[@Jex2112]

My favourite part of Dragons Den, is when Peter Jones asks a relatively simple question but gets a strange answer, and gives a gobsmacked expression while looking at the other dragons.

[@kassidyj97]

😂😂😂

[@younishijazi4986]

lol literally happens every episode

[@NoContextRDH]

Hahaha

[@quattro4944]

He’s also quite clever to listen to other dragons offer first then overbid them ^^

[@AndrewLuke]

She's literally dripping in repugnance, vitriol and unearned entitlement. I wouldn't invest in her. Even watching that clip makes my skin crawl.

[@msmyrk]

I love how much the goblin looks like it's sulking whenever the dragons are criticising him.

[@annacarter6559]

That's editing

[@tabbi888]

It was so poorly made kit was a joke. Both my daughters run their own businesses making both 3d and 2d models for live streaming. All are so much more complex that that thing and even the facial tracking was poor in comparison . He had no hair physics or clothing movements, and they're not even the best by any means although still above average and doing well enough to live off it.

[@MatthiasTTV]

@@tabbi888 Okay? This is from 2007; your daughters have it much easier with modern technology.

[@billbob9142]

@@tabbi888 dumb comment

[@gaaraxnaru]

@@tabbi888 Dude... did you really think this video was from the past decade? Seems like you just want to brag about your daughters.

[@LitteJeanie]

I think the virtual puppet guys made a big mistake using a dodgy looking gremlin thing - whenever he's saying something earnestly, it's giving a side eye and looking devious lol. Should have picked a happy character with a pleasing colour.

[@academicace]

Or an anime character. Seems like they're a good way to go these days.

[@TheWatchernator]

shudda gone with a furrey - or a little pony

[@harrydavey9884]

It's technology that already existed at the time and with far better implementation. The "characters" costing £8000 is INSANE. Even somebody with a bit of experience in blender could've knocked up a better rag doll model for probably £100 freelance.

[@garsm2290]

Agree, it reminded me of Nigel Farage.

[@MrTraherne]

To me the main issue is it just looked cheap and outdated. Like somehting you'd see on a budget computer game circa 2005.

[@atomato5378]

Imagine starting an olive business near-enough to spain, a massive, MASSIVE consumer of olives, and then you go on national television and acuse all Spaniards of being scoundrels. What a proper knober. Poor Clarkson

[@Nocturnalux]

I’m Portuguese, my country is one of the biggest olive and olive related products in the world and was baffled at this lady’s awfulness. I’d rather go without olive oil- and virtually all Portuguese cuisine uses a lot of it- than buy ANYTHING from her.

[@Lincolntowncoupe]

The best thing that probably ever happened to him was her leaving him. Which is what really happened.

[@dontbedummy8101]

She is not even hot. Why would he go after her...

[@mark5071]

@@dontbedummy8101 Do you think Clarkson is hot?

[@belykwater5601]

@@dontbedummy8101 She's hotter than he is

[@seancharlie8476]

If I was given a pound for everytime Theo mentioned his children's inheritance I'd be a millionaire

[@cornellkirk8946]

You’d have £37 by the time he left the show

[@ouroborostechnologies696]

How original.

[@seancharlie8476]

@@ouroborostechnologies696 grow up 🙄

[@janlassen6101]

If I was given a Pound/Dollar for every time someone said = '' If I was given a Pound Dollar for every time...'' Then i would be able to buy a Tesla with Cash.

[@Mr.Chicken]

@@janlassen6101 only a Tesla?

[@harrydavey9884]

The perfume idea is genius tbh. To sell a scent that can be attached to a huge name like Cleopatra with zero cost for the rights is huge, if I were this guy, I'd have pitched the idea to the big perfume brands, because they've got the marketing to make it desirable.

[@Keiji555]

Or, pitch it to museums and historians, cause if he's reverse engineered the perfumes of historical events and people, that is something that needs to be considered extremely intelligent, and genius.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

I found it actually quite interesting. To bad the company didn't survive

[@kevindunlap5525]

Genius failure, actually. Anyone can make up any story they want about Cleopatra and claim that they reverse engineered it. It's nonsense. Proven in the real world.

[@monkeyhouse1672]

Operating in the industry, I can tell you that there are well established brands like 'Histoire de Parfums' who reside in the niche perfumery vertical. They produce products that are based on historical events, characters and so on. You also have other brands like Zoologist who produce fragrances based on the habitats of animals (!) - and to someone like myself who enjoys the transportative of perfume - these kinds of fragrances last longer, have more character and development in their DNA than the generic 'teen Axe body spray' vibes of Dior, Bulgari and so on.

[@Keiji555]

@@monkeyhouse1672 I may not like perfume (Strong fragrances seem to give me trouble breathing) but the history behind such perfumes. I'm a huge history buff. (So is my family. Sometimes our movie nights are history documentaries.

[@noamjen]

Me watching The Big O lady walking up the stairs: Ah, a classic.....

[@spydurrs8689]

The olive lady downed a bottle and smoked a joint before getting off that elevator 😂

[@xCupressocyparis]

Nah, if she had smoked a decent joint I don't think she could have been that unpleasant and standoffish afterwards. Speaking from personal experience 😅 Booze or coke maybe?

[@curtissea5340]

😂

[@sallyjones4557]

i think its jeremey clarkeson ex wife

[@ivygoode586]

Jeremy Clarkson was married to her for 6 months and she's spent the rest of her life hounding him for money and affection

[@nudemares8288]

You know it's a bad idea when Theo starts saying "You're not going to take my children's inheritance"

[@hossywoof]

Olive lady was hilarious.....the sort of person that goes to the airport and says at the desk 'do you know who I am?' and the front desk person asks her colleague 'this person has forgotten her name....lets help her'.

[@lachmack8967]

it was Jeremy Clarksons ex-wife!

[@fourlamb1]

@@lachmack8967 Was it really?

[@JanahanBalasingham]

@@fourlamb1 yes

[@gc7820]

Jesus, if he didn’t want to put the cash into it or brand it himself then he must’ve had real faith in her ability or was him not fronting the cash up part of the reason to split or was it just her sparkling personality? 😂

[@JanahanBalasingham]

@@gc7820 They split long before this happened. She left him after 6 months of marriage for his best friend. Then she claimed she was having an affair with him for many years while he was remarried. Anyway, this show happened post divorce.

[@segsb7085]

James Caan actually gave the virtual puppet guy a good idea...he should have given up trying to make more and instead used the one he already had for children's parties. Start up a business where he entertains kids with his virtual puppet. That would have been a really fun and unique experience for children back then. And he would have made the money he already put in back and then some.

[@MuslimChocolatier]

Exactly!

[@anyexpat]

There are many applications for it, but the thing is they should have known them

[@KayJblue]

Exactly what I thought.

[@SaraMKay]

That idea died in the 90s with Gacy, I‘m afraid

[@georgewindsor2667]

"i was using baby wipes on my sons bits and pieces 25 years ago" lol thanks for the shoutout mom, not embarrassing at all lol

[@tweisbek2]

I love Deborah for how even though she was extremely frustrated at the perfumist, she took care to say that she still thought he was competent in his subject and an honest man. She can be quite tough but never in a way like she's trying to cause a whole scene or needlessly hurt someone

[@WinstonBuford]

Big O woman turned up like she didnt want to be there, im sure no-one forced her, yet turns up in a stinker like the dragons are inconveniencing her, crazy

[@oliprj8676]

Yes. You can see why her and Jeremy Clarkson were once attracted to each other

[@WinstonBuford]

@@oliprj8676 oh wow, i thought she looked familiar! cheers 4 the headsup

[@twizzian]

The arrogant Olive selling hair flicker is always worth a second watch 😂

[@xCupressocyparis]

Yeah, it's always entertaining to watch an unpleasant pitcher go down in flames. Apart from the woman's obvious offensiveness, that hair-flicking tic is so off-putting!

[@Hugomad2]

She is Jeremy clarkson ex-wife

[@johnhewett9483]

only trouble is everytime i watch her i get more and more infuriated.

[@turbowank16v]

​@Hugomad2 buy she said her name is alex hall.

[@darklordojeda]

It felt like the goblin was in court fighting for his very existence. Unfortunately for him, I believe, he only exists in the remnants of these Dragon's Den episodes. So long, Shrack!

[@tangatawhenua1477]

It's so funny that the cartoon filter stayed apart of the pitch 🤣 catching his expressions in the background made my viewing experience so much better 😆. The only thing that could've topped that off is if they walked out, forgot it was on and the cartoon started having a tantrum and started cussing the dragons out 😂😂😂

[@_ATW_]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO oh man that would have been absolutely HILARIOUS!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zxylo786]

Lmfao that would've been hilarious

[@MountainAbyss]

😂😂😂

[@curtissea5340]

😂

[@themug406]

A part not apart

[@pimpozza]

Sadly, Scents of Time folded 5 years later. _"The company suspended its internet sales in January 2012 and closed down at the end of April 2012, after donating all remaining stock to charitable organizations. It cited a weak worldwide economy and marketing competition from celebrity-endorsed fragrances._

[@jarednil69]

Well you can say the scent is from the "Titanic or Cleopatra", but how can the customer know that for sure? Or care?

[@pimpozza]

@@jarednil69 My thoughts exactly, Jared

[@team3383]

@@jarednil69 Because I SAY SO ..... didn't you LISTEN you young BRAT.

[@Technicallyimright]

It’s like wanting a backstory for your toothpaste….stfu and let me brush my teeth.

[@TheWatchernator]

@@jarednil69 it's just something to stand out against the rest - but they should then really stand out by smelling differently or using different base than alcohol or water. Then you'd find a niche.

[@youremumgay710]

Old episodes of dragons den will always be a delight to watch

[@mackenzietoscan3602]

It went downhill when their the elevator

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Because of Duncan, Theo, James, Richard, them lads were the OGs

[@joesmith831]

@@Duval-In-The-Wall yeh best line up was Duncan, Theo, Peter and Deborah with either Richard or James

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

@@joesmith831 Easily

[@adamcarlin8241]

@@joesmith831agreed

[@jinart123]

That puppet suit could have been a useful way of getting motion capture in areas outside the studios. Almost two decade's later we have gear like the Rokoko Smartsuit Pro II that lets you perform full body capture with no external sensor for $2700 right now. They sold the idea poorly and it was too expensive outside AA or AAA studios of the time.

[@davidgraham8058]

They generally don't like investing in tech where there is no patent for the technology because the big players would have done it already. In any case, there must be developing in tech now that seems so far ahead of its time.

[@WobblesandBean]

I was a producer in the games industry for 13 years. Video game companies, one of the largest markets for mocap, wouldn't want this. It doesn't have enough sensors for smooth, full facial movement (only the bare minimum for mobility and rudimentary lip sync), plus you can get a very good quality mocap suit that'll get you state of the art articulation for half of what they're asking. Furthermore, they have to provide the virtual puppet, not you. No development studio would ever buy this system.

[@foryourlugsonly]

@@WobblesandBean yeah this was pre suits bruh.

[@RENZEENO]

@@WobblesandBean this was aired 07 but even then they had nocap suits so they would always go with that option

[@lucianodenobrega5319]

The virtual puppets is ahead of its own time but its more work to put in there to make any invrstor viable.

[@aidanlynn]

Wish the Kitchen Nightmares admin ran the Dragons Den channel.

[@bettyshabazz4092]

Yes omg the titles would be epic!!😂

[@andraspongracz5996]

27:00 the silence after that creepy joke was so cold and rigid you could lean your bike against it.

[@maniraptavia4008]

12 children! They certainly DO have Busy Bits!

[@peepeepoopoopeepeepoopoopeepoo]

They don’t call him Theo the fetus for nothing. Always talking about his kids

[@anyexpat]

I really hope he stiffs them when he pops his clogs aahahahahha

[@peepeepoopoopeepeepoopoopeepoo]

@@anyexpat hope he stiffs you with his dingus

[@shaqyardie8105]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@noamjen]

the Fellas dude should've also came up with a machine to sell them for 50p at night clubs

[@canadajointops]

Much better idea

[@canadajointops]

This guy threw himself into the fire, but he's also his own worst enemy.

[@psims7342]

@@canadajointops cos of the sweaty plums?

[@petertownley7296]

n...t wipes for men lol horrific idea

[@HankHill1]

@@petertownley7296 Tell that to Dude Wipes.. Huge company.. lol. and got funding in Shark Tank I believe

[@ShaunFitz100]

That Big O lady needs Rory out hunting for olives for her.

[@tomtalks23]

Olives, the seaweed of Spain.

[@baders087]

You know you’ve watched too many of these when you understood these references

[@davidgraham8058]

I laughed when Deborah screamed 'oh, just give me one!' 😂

[@amandadonaldson8748]

I think the virtual character is a fun idea. But like many things that get proposed on this show, there is a difference between a fun small business idea, and what the Dragons think is worth investing thousands of pounds in.

[@GwyndolinOwO]

very true. and the technology at the time was just too expensive. Online now lots of people use virtual characters for pretty much anything but its also because its pretty cheap to do. You can get a webcam and pay an artist anywhere from 30 up to a few hundred for some nice art (depending on the quality you want and movement). plus VR totally replaced whatever get-up the guy he had on too. I wonder what the guy thinks of things like VR chat- where anyone at all can buy a decent headset for under a grand and have a model made of pretty much anything. Most VR headsets come with arm movement now too

[@Nocturnalux]

He should have gone to Japan. Vocaloid is absolutely huge, even back then. If he could license the technology to Vocaloid alone, he’d be rich.

[@GwyndolinOwO]

@@Nocturnalux the problem with that is that vocaloid might have been big enough to do something like that without his help. so, yes they COULD have possibly paid him a lot. But i'm still skeptical that they would have. I also have zero idea how the rigging works or if they own other models, but there's also the possibility that his equipment doesn't have a full body version, maybe it would have worked but at least most Vocaloid things i've seen have MIku's full body in it. what's the use in buying equipment that you'll have to spend a good chunk of money altering and changing if you can just use what already works. the dude just suffered from a good idea done badly, i don't think there was a lot that could save it, not even Miku.

[@tfwansh]

​@@GwyndolinOwOdon't even need an vr at this point, you can do this with your smartphone face cam with ai now.

[@nahumbolt86]

They shouldn't have sold it at 20 thousand pounds. They should have sold it at cost and then made their money through developing different characters. Or renting out some redeveloped characters.

[@alonelywitch4042]

Dude should try to get his “revived perfumes” in Ren fairs, cons, and such.

[@chiqers]

sadly his company went defunct in 2012

[@OliverDobbs]

“Goblin mode” is Oxford’s phrase of the year. I see why.

[@scottwild40]

Great pick up there man I see you

[@anyexpat]

The Big O should be called Angry Olives

[@ironchef8000]

Certainly not Spanish Olives 😂

[@timothyriehm5967]

In my opinion the perfume guy actual made a good presentation. Pretty clear, direct and to the point. And all of the dragons had there nose in the air from the beginning. Believe he was treated a bit harshly and was scoffed at. I liked the idea and would be interested to see what they fragrances were like. Very cool.

[@jaredburgess8381]

In the end he secured two dragons and his investment which was good. Some of these people who think more scientifically it mathematically can struggle a little more with communicating - definitely not all, that's not a reflection of all science/maths boffins - but he got there in the end. I agree they he was onto something. I think it's fascinating to imagine the fragrance that Cleopatra wore or other historically significant fragrances. Hope he made it work.

[@idkjames]

I agree. Also side note. Dealt with Spanish suppliers before too and never had a good. Not saying all are that way but just my experience. Vietnam was way better

[@luciusoglesby2469]

I think it worked out well because he wasn’t thinking big enough and the dragons weren’t quite listening actively to the dude cause he wasn’t charismatic lol

[@themug406]

their*

[@timothyriehm5967]

@themug406 no I think ill levae it just like that. What are you an English teacher. This is the enternet dude not the classroom.

[@aldoushuxley5953]

Scents of time was a really cool idea. I would have bought it

[@ceeleegee825]

The "Fellas" guy should have honed in on the fact that the wipes are individually wrapped....so when a guy goes out, he takes a couple of condoms, and a couple of "Fellas". He's then totally ready!

[@drsnova7313]

Yeah, I felt this was the key use case for them, but he was dancing around this, too shy to say "They are for having a reasonably clean dick before a drunken one-night-stand" when one of the dragon said he doesn't know what they're for.

[@ceeleegee825]

@@drsnova7313 Yep. Been a couple of times when Fellas would have been appreciated lol

[@reggers138]

Exactly this! I feel like it was a good concept, but he pitched it wrong. He pushed the appeal of individual wipes to people who don't need individual wipes like truck drivers who can benefit from a pack (which he should also want to sell). Individual wipes to fit in your wallet for those unexpected encounters (or mishaps) would be a great selling point, and giving them a more appealing scent than a baby wipe is where you have the edge in the market.

[@chrisgitaka2553]

I swear the next time theo says "my children's inheritance" i will personally make sure they get it sooner than he thinks!!!!😠

[@seancharlie8476]

Please do 😏

[@hithisthers7214]

LOL

[@ukseverestormchaser]

There should be some kind of warning similar that that of swearing where you can skip watching any video that contains Theo saying the words "my children's inheritance"

[@sallysinger1058]

Hahaha I know what a smug horror he is

[@romancatholicword528]

I’ll have his kids inheritance because I could do with a few million !

[@mitchellbrown9378]

The Big O lady’s pitch makes my blood boil every time I watch it hahaha

[@rickysmyth]

Whys that? She is divorced from Jeremy Clarkson so yes she must have been no saint but thats her private life

[@AynOtori]

@@rickysmyth i can see why he divorced her.

[@DovahFett]

@@AynOtori He divorced her because she left him for one of his friends six months into the marriage.

[@BenjaminGoose]

@@rickysmyth "that's her personal life" you say after disclosing her personal life to us.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

The O-ring woman, just the worst.

[@jpeters1734]

Ouch that puppet response was brutal

[@xCupressocyparis]

I felt a bit sorry for the guy; I hope he's doing ok for himself even if he is still selling puppets on the streets. But I have to agree with the Dragons that the motion-capture product was just a mildly amusing novelty with little business potential.

[@draculastraphouse7863]

When Duncan told him to keep selling puppets in the street, that was the most brutal part in my opinion, but the idea was pretty bad so someone had to say it

[@mollym4005]

Instead of selling the puppet product, they should rent it. Just use the one they have and either do events themselves and/or rent it out for events. And have more characters for free. That way, they don't have to spend 10k everytime they make it.

[@CashColorCannabis]

Wet wipes dude was gonna cry 😂

[@thegodcalzs]

I guess to a guy who sells puppets for a living, he probably thinks “who WOULDNT want a puppet!”

[@grandexporter]

Wef in davos would def buy puppets and the puppet master

[@thegodcalzs]

@@grandexporter 100%

[@Deadrum]

@@grandexporterconsider it a two-for-one deal 😂

[@GeoGuy388]

The way Duncan mocked Deborah in the most petty way at 51:03 had me in stitches. 🤣🤣

[@michaelmattingley5117]

It's rubbish funny duncan

[@DJcyberslash]

Lmao I didn't even notice

[@Jex2112]

That lady with the Olives seem to have all the things the Dragons look for, a unique product with patents in place, but she completely turned them off with her attitude and not answering direct questions.

[@Deadrum]

Ik lol talk about self-sabotage 😂

[@Drenwickification]

That woman who slagged off the Spanish has to be the most horrible person I’ve ever seen on the Den 😂

[@Hugomad2]

She is Jeremy clarkson ex-wife

[@adrianconnew5309]

Really the Spanish aren't much

[@Drenwickification]

@@Hugomad2 I thought you were kidding but she actually is haha what

[@Deadrum]

@@Hugomad2what a horrible fun- fact lmao

[@jakecooper5855]

Whilst that virtual puppet idea would have become redundant within a few years of this pitch due to AI being able to do the same thing, I'm sure the novelty could have made a little money. But they needed a hiring model rather than a sales model. I think many businesses would have been open to spending 1500 for a one day hire. They would need to have a decent number of characters programmed that gives the businesses options to choose from. Most businesses don't have a character mascot of their own and wouldn't need a custom made one.

[@OBalagee]

I think that was their point too. They wanted to charge 20.000 + 8.000 for it to get some profit. Dragons said, that is just not fisable.

[@ifwecouldvote]

very good point

[@NoddyTT]

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[@stephenhosking7384]

Great observation - they just needed a hiring business model, rather than buying, to be plausible.

[@danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307]

While working for the company then the contract means they own it all, but not copyright so can be copied by anyone (from orig) but he cant do it due to contract.

[@reneecarter6702]

I love the gent with the perfumery. It’s a niche market, but I’m totally into collecting vintage or antique perfumes and colognes.

[@aaronhurst4379]

That first one is just comedy gold haha

[@TheClapton2]

I thought this perfume idea was absolutely brilliant! And i do think he made a C+ performance, so fairly good actually.

[@starb0rn]

Duncan said Bizzy Bitz was just bits of plastic, well the same could be said about Lego and they're hugely successful -_-

[@MatecaCorp]

The “Bizzy Bits” thing is a neat idea, but for any construction toy to be successful it has to either be compatible with LEGO or have a massive collection of unique parts. The reason LEGO and LEGO compatible products sell so well is because they have that universal system, and startups with their own unique idea just can’t compete with that variety.

[@Tkokat]

The Big O lady is in every compilation

[@bettyshabazz4092]

Cause she's so awkward😂

[@Hugomad2]

She is Jeremy clarkson ex-wife

[@stenbak88]

The fellas wipes were explained terribly. It’s a perfect product to have one or two in your pocket bc you can’t take around the pack of baby wipes in a suit

[@TehLiveRs]

This made me instantly think of dude wipes. Same thing but they're for the U.S market, importable too

[@Magido89]

He should have presented an idea of additional products under this brand. Male cosmetic products are huge now

[@strenter]

Fellas did not leave with nothing. He left with some wisdom. 😁

[@MIS315]

I doubt he absorbed their advice

[@AH-te5gs]

@@MIS315 Company folded in 2015.

[@Testikillz]

@@AH-te5gs Did it though? I did a google and it said they turned over $25 million this year, I thought that sounded off the mark though

[@SparrowHawk2009]

Richard Farleigh could have played James Bond.

[@KeenyKeenz]

The Fellas guy had no idea how to pitch that. I felt bad for him. It's not a bad idea and is a legit market segment.

[@ShadowfinderMusic]

Virtual puppets came 15 years before metaverse. Wow.

[@shaynalange7488]

And those iphone avatars

[@final_animal]

Yes, but they only became popular when they were free for everyone to use, not when they cost 28k.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

That perfume idea was GENIUS.

[@chrisb3189]

How? Getting patents on the fragrances?

[@WobblesandBean]

I genuinely want a bespoke perfume! Edit: Aaaaaand they went defunct in 2012. Damn.

[@harrydavey9884]

I too think it was genius, the problem was it would've taken a HUGE marketing push from an established brand. He should've patented 10 major fragrances, then taken them to the big brands for them to sell.

[@drsnova7313]

@@WobblesandBean Went on the archived website. Really bizarre: For those who want to know how their fragrances smell, they give a list of other commercially available products to try. Imagine Some new fast food joint going "Our new burger sort of tastes like a Whopper, so if you happen to be near a Burger King, try that one".

[@farhanhasan2926]

I am cracking up that they made the guy go behind the screen 😂😂😂

[@MysticalGesture]

The most important part of a pitch is know your numbers ( sales , customer count and average sales)

[@shaytheswift_4327]

The price point of virtual puppet was a little crazy, but with the way V-tubing has picked up traction recently, I can't help but feel like it may have been a missed opportunity.

[@pupplemupple]

they would have killed for it

[@ericforsyth]

This pitch was made when KZbin was just entering the mainstream and its most-viewed video was The Evolution of Dance (two years before Charlie Bit My Finger overtook it). Livestreaming was a few years from even beginning to bubble, and V-tubers were almost a decade away. There's no way anyone could have broadcast that puppet thing live. Also not sure they'd want to be strapped up to that thing whilst streaming for hours everyday.

[@pupplemupple]

was this aired in 2007? @@ericforsyth

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

They didn't seem to have an issue with the concept, the problem was that the proposal had the concept but no business plan. Seriously, no market research, no detailed plan for who's going to buy it, no concept of how to run a business, just straight up "here's this gimmick, it might make money". He should've spent more time on his own, marketing it to people, trying to devise use cases, got some sales and use cases before going onto the den.

[@final_animal]

How many V Tubers can afford 28k on a puppet? The dragons said they liked it but the market was too small and the price was too high (and, indeed, this technology only became popular among streamers once it became available to everyone for free, which again would have killed this business)

[@toffeelatte6042]

Theo & Peter went on that perfume journey for fun to be honest, they knew it was doomed.

[@Uvray]

Duncan: "When I buy a perfume for my lady I buy one I like." Not one his lady likes then?

[@Ch39470]

I love love love the perfume idea. It seems like he unfortunately entered the den too early but I hope he was able to get it off the ground because I’d love to buy a bottle!!

[@ianc8999]

Business failed 5 years later, and never made a significant amount of money sadly.

[@chilled99]

The green character talking along all through the pitch was funny

[@toastyod8233]

Man I feel awful for the guy that sold his house.

[@KerloTech]

It's a shame really, I looked up on Amazon and Manscaped is selling individually wrapped ball wipes.

[@AnythingGasoline]

Peter is a giant! @25:00 how he just towers over the other two guys lol

[@JenniMeer]

Peter is 6’ 7”!! 😱

[@sizablekoala6879]

That first one reminded me of that one episode of Black Mirror.

[@jamesfleet3377]

Came here for this comment. I agree!

[@WobblesandBean]

Lol yup. "Waldo". That's the EXACT contraption that guy used in the episode 🤣

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

We needed a flow light to guide us through this mess

[@scottwild40]

Mall Parking

[@scottwild40]

Ill listen to you Derrick

[@gcoyne8078]

The Fellas wipes guy Colin was years too early but spot on. Dude Wipes are wipes marketed for men and were recently valued at over $300 million

[@Vespa_92]

The Big O lady was married to Jeremy Clarkson. All businesses she set up have all been dissolved

[@myeyesarespiders]

Theo the Fetus is always thinking of his children's inheritance

[@Dinapus_Olsen]

Thank you, Dag! Greetings from spanish-norwegian in Norway :)

[@glyberajones4031]

I felt sorry for the fellas bloke, seemed like a nice guy

[@comawhite3357]

Fun Fact - The BIG O Lady is Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gears ex wife

[@seymourskinner2533]

So the circle is complete

[@Nocturnalux]

The Puppet thing would sell in Japan. Tweak it some, and even with the bulky suit, if they could get it licensed to anime specific events and even better, to Vocaloid-like types, it’d be a huge hit. These days I’m sure it can be done without the suit but if they had taken it to Japan at the time, I can see it becoming huge.

[@paulfranklin8636]

Goi look elswhere on KZbin - search for Shinjuku 3D advertising board.....that puppet thing is pathetic

[@Nocturnalux]

@@paulfranklin8636 Again, this was a long time ago. It wouldn’t sell now but back then? It might very well have.

[@jackievalencia9332]

I was also thinking to market that one to theaters and film schools and stuff. Like the genie from Aladdin. The performer was great, but it was weird just being a normal guy caked in blue makeup. Or the Wizard of Oz, he was clearly animated, voiced, and made to work on stage by all different people. No chemistry at all. I think he was the director's first CGI pancake.

[@fizzlingggg]

i actually liked the scents of time pitch!! i’d love to try them out, they seem lovely & so does david

[@fugazicoverband]

7:14 the sad face on the puppet haha

[@airguntherapy8665]

Glad someone else noticed 😂

[@johnennis4586]

I would like to see the year each clip was released. Gives it more perspective.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

Once they have to take a deep breath and try to remember a pitch Duncan’s face is always the same, he smirks and then blows out his cheeks 😂 he may aswell not be here 😂

[@ryleighs9575]

To be fair he also was the one to directly confront the olive woman about her racism lol. I feel like you're very much reducing the entirety of his contribution to a few moments.

[@at0micsheep]

So you buy the puppet for £20k to use at a party or reception, but then you'd need to employ someone to operate it surely? The same person you employ could have simply been an actual receptionist or child's entertainer and thus making the puppet redundant no?

[@zy510]

In my opinion, it wouldn't be redundant. For kids the novelty is speaking to and interacting with a cartoon. At the time when this was filmed we had children's party entertainers but this cartoon technology was unheard of and kids would've loved it. In fact, I think even today it would be quite profitable, but even more so back then.

[@harrydavey9884]

I'm certain the right market would've been zoos and museums for children's educational tours.

[@findinghappiness4800]

Honestly I could see the perfume one being really popular among history buffs.. I kind of what to see if I could get one 😅

[@TyroClint]

On the virtual puppet bit, I’m surprised they never mentioned anything about the video game companies

[@benbastianiartmusic1421]

Dragons Den producers: We need a narrator to tell the audience what is happening during each pitch. Me: 5:56

[@Vespa_92]

Fellas dissolved in 2015 if anyone's interested

[@theunemployedtrucker]

The bizzy bits couple have been doing way too much acid 😂😂😂

[@arakkaramoon586]

The virtual puppet is genuine muppet. What a ridiculous idea 😂😂

[@HughSmith]

Are you saying mocap is a terrible idea !!!

[@arakkaramoon586]

@HughSmith yes I am. I brilliant idea doesn't have hundreds of other companies doing the same principle but in a better, easier way. Why do you think the guy that owns majority didn't turn up....cos he new the response lol

[@HughSmith]

@@arakkaramoon586 when this show aired the mocap was being done very badly at the cost of $100ks. it's a dumb idea NOW but back then it was worth a look. The dragons don't invest in anything that they don't understand ( good general advice) but they did not need to humiliate the guy

[@Rawdog4Lyfe]

Alex's sighs through the start of her pitch kill me every time. 😂

[@skunkrat01]

Theo always goes to "my children's inheritance".

[@88trapordie]

That’s why he’s theo thef fetus

[@kmlumd44]

I only watch this for the dumb entrepreneurs, the poor products, the demoralizing roasts from the dragons, and the sadness of the exits

[@christineoleary3862]

Additional fun in identifying potential serial killers. You know who you are.

[@AdrianTechWizard]

The puppet guy could have brought vTubers 10 years forward... If he got the cost down he might have had a market monopoly!!

[@atomato5378]

What he made was a pretty rudimentary version of much much more advanced products that would start to come out very quickly. Mo Caps been around longer than we often think. More of a parlor trick than anything else

[@CruelestChris]

@@atomato5378 Well, no, it was basically a reverse exoskeleton, I don't think anyone's really got any mileage out of that one.

[@LunaDelTuna]

2007 England: No one is going to spend $20,000 on a virtual character to entertain children 2007 Japan: Hatsune Miku is born

[@danlievi7587]

imagine if the Goblin guy asked to come out they were like "no stay there", "can I turn the voice off?" "no keep it on"

[@speedofsoundgaming7693]

Geeze I didn't know Peter was like 86 feet tall.

[@mariakraft9051]

ikr! was surprised too!

[@SkepticalChris]

The puppet guys, should have marketed their motion capture technology, to the film industry and video game developers, BIG money in that. And I felt that the puppet maker was an honest passionate guy who was just pitching his tech at the wrong industry.

[@dougloremaster7413]

Disney would have immediately signed any offer for that technology back then.

[@antonvoltchok7794]

Doesn’t fit the cgi/film industry, it’s worse than a mo cap suit in everyway, they don’t need it to be live they just need it to be extremely accurate which mocap suits already are

[@dougloremaster7413]

Nowadays sure, back then? completely wrong.@@antonvoltchok7794

[@Altarior]

That "virtual puppet" thing... I worked at a movie studio last year, and that's quite literally what we did, only a million times better 😂 The mo-cap, the live voice acting, everything. That's how we made Lego Friends.

[@royfr8136]

'Busy Bits' I saw a video in the 90s called that. It wasn't about fake lego.

[@chrisvillan88]

The first one is up there with that lights on a pole thing, except it doesn't mimic the traffic flow

[@WobblesandBean]

"We have this goblin. It's amber in color. Notice how he is flailing his arms in the direction of traffic..."

[@michaelmattingley5117]

Duncan with the olives lady I don't know why you were given ears lol😅😅

[@kevindunlap5525]

I love how nobody else has the movement sensors. Well, so much for hollywood and gaming. It's been nice. (Not really, but you get my drift.)

[@gamewithadam7235]

God Bless Hilary. She seemed like a very nice woman.

[@WobblesandBean]

She was a sweetheart! I miss her so much 😢

[@cosy1914]

The puppets could have been used in Westminster to make a better impression than the real chaps.