Candid Camera Gold: Man vs. Shelves

[@t9j6c6j51]

As a carpenter myself, I really felt for this guy.

[@abacab87]

You don't know how much anxiety that would cause me.

[@theluth9046]

As the ole carpenter said, I cut it off twice, And it's still to short! Lol!

[@kdtrimble]

But wouldn't you notice a 4-5" difference of the shelf by looking at it? I was a great gag though.

[@chrismullin8304]

One of my favorites is, during lunch break, nailing my co-workers bags to the floor, and hiding their hammer and cats paw!

[@EvolutionRich]

The first way you can tell that he isn't a carpenter is that he cuts the wood between the two saw horses, not off to one side, causing a pinch on the blade as the wood bows. Plus if that happened to me more than the first time I would have been having a good look at that cabinet to see how rigid it was, and noticing that one side slides into a fake wall and it's not free standing!

[@kilroy2517]

So every home project I've ever done has been a Candid Camera prank?!

[@PlanetRockJesus]

LOL!

[@jordanpersonal1]

You beat me to it! It was hard for me to laugh at it. I felt more empathy than anything.

[@shivasirons6159]

Ikr.

[@ferretscoutcar]

Busted six of my seven bellies laughing 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 greetings from Killyglen, County Antrim 🍻

[@trueaussie9230]

Hahaha. That's certainly how I've felt at the time.

[@psw4763]

A big A+ for his patience.

[@amalfi460]

They wouldn’t be able to air it if it was me….I’d be cussing up a storm

[@cefinau]

“Thanks a million!” ... The undisguised gratitude of someone who has been given back his sanity!!

[@olgabushak2942]

Lol

[@benmartinez8443]

I agree, this guy has the patience of a saint 😂

[@vsemprivet]

He didn't. The harm was already done, you can see it on his face.

[@markl4593]

This man was a real gem. Not only did he laugh off the prank but said “Thanks a million” at the end. Speaks volumes of the America I used to know.

[@randyorr9443]

Want to see these types of prank except with modern day professional magician? "The Carbonaro Effect " Is astounding and wholesome fun magic.

[@annereilley4892]

@@randyorr9443 It wouldn't be "wholesome" at the time this was recorded.

[@randyorr9443]

@@annereilley4892 At the time of this was recorded, the United States was embroiled in endless gorilla warfare in Vietnam, Jim Crow laws requiring Blacks to use separate facilities & schools was in effect, and the KKK was having a renaissance. Everybody smoked like a chimney and nobody wore seatbelts. Not sure what your definition of "wholesome" is?

[@MsRmaclaren]

As a Maker and Furniture Restoration expert this episode brought back lots of problems with "I've cut it twice and it's still too short'" LMAO I have tears in my eyes. I loved the old Candid Camera.

[@vsemprivet]

Same. My shop is full of pieces of wood that were meant to be the same but turned out to be different.

[@jliz6435]

This is my favorite 😅

[@dennislindqvist8443]

What patience he had, most people would have freaked out. Sympathetic dude.

[@glasslinger]

The original candid camera always was the best!

[@40KoopasWereHere]

It's so awesome to see non-scripted life from back then - the way people genuinely behaved and acted, not just for a camera (since that's the majority of what we have from back then - commercials, movies, scripted stuff). It makes these even more enjoyable.

[@pseudoplotinus]

I know!! That's the main reason why I'm obsessed with these videos

[@herbietccc]

Agree. According to science, the human brain has not changed in at least 37,000 years, so even more amazing how our behavior can change in 60 years.

[@herbietccc]

"Greatest Generation" traits: They are patriotic They are driven and motivated They show a strong work ethic They live modestly They are frugal consumers and prudent savers They are committed and loyal

[@mikerochburns4104]

When we could laugh at each other and ourselves, such innocent times.

[@donnakearse2503]

So great to see clean fun.

[@rogermartin404]

First day on the job, was always some smartasses sending you to the tool room to get a thing-ama-jiget... classic fun!

[@goodcitizen3780]

Board stretcher 😂

[@Brian-uy2tj]

i used to watch this show and it was always funny. No one got "punked" no one got hurt, it was all in good fun. It was one of my favorite shows.

[@kevindunlap5525]

Actually, the carpenter got punk'd.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

@@kevindunlap5525 No, The "punked" shows were vicious, mean and nasty with their schemes. Candid Camera was always just for fun and no one got offended. there is a big difference.

[@PlanetRockJesus]

Whenever I talk to people about early Candid Camera episodes, this is one episode I always mention.

[@leeroth5604]

Yeah, me too. Classic. Alan Funt was a genius.

[@alfredlee6155]

This old school candid camera humor cracks me up. People freaking out.

[@johnzenkin1344]

What a nice guy the carpenter was! calm, patient! If that was me I would have put my boot through that shelving and walked out! The Commentary was really funny too.

[@kellyappel3015]

Wow, I remember seeing this on a rerun as a kid. I'll bet it's been 40 some years since then. Still funny.

[@theluth9046]

Lol! Yeah, I seen it the first time around. I used to love to watch this show! Do you remember when they took a VW car and made the body and chassis a gas tank? They pulled that thing into a gas station and the driver said, fill er up. The man started to pump the gas and it was okay until he got up to 15 gallon and it kept going and I don't know how many more but it probably went to 30 to 40 gallon and as he was pumping it he'd look around on the ground and the other side to see if it was running out he even held the nozzle out away when they feel spout and he could see gas was coming out in it it was hilarious cuz I think the thing may have held a hundred gallons! But these are clean fun shows to watch! Take care!

[@leeroth5604]

Yes, I fondly remember this very one seeing it as a kid! I remember the "giant fuel tank" prank too! Another great car prank was removing the engine of a car and having a lady coast it down the hill into a gas station, stopping next to the pumps - ding ding! The attendant came outside, the lady asked for a fill up and to have the oil checked! 🤯

[@theluth9046]

@@leeroth5604 they had some great funny pranks, Something we hardly get these days....

[@billmoran3219]

Use to watch this show all the time as a kid. Way better then the 💩 on TV now.

[@RH-cv1rg]

Folding measuring "tape". Manual saw. Wood shelving instead of particle board. Ah, things were so different back then.

[@oddjob1932]

This is comedy gold. Bless that man's patience

[@robi8020]

Such a clever show. Creative and very funny.

[@richardotero2376]

He was still confused.even when he was told. Too funny

[@catweasle5737]

Brilliant. That is TRUE reality tv. He had no idea he was on camera. Not like todays supposedly reality tv.

[@leskobrandon3497]

I'm old enough to remember watching this and it is hands down my absolute favorite, as I've stated in the comment section of other videos .

[@samkom33]

Me too, in norway it was aired early 1970s i think. but its my favorite too, 😁 my other favorite, a norwegian spinoff i guess. was a wooden package that got deliverd to a shop, and the door opening was ADJUSTABLE. Fun started when the delivery men discoverd they was at the wrong adress and tryed to carry the box out to the car again. 🤣

[@jonnelson9760]

To me it’s amazing that he can do this well with a hand saw.

[@deborahchesser7375]

3 boards and people today would sneak out the dock door at lunch.

[@yourkiwimate]

quality steel saw, still good i expect, not like most cheap ones today buckle and twist and snap sooner or later

[@deborahchesser7375]

@@yourkiwimate probably bend it in a 180 and not break it, like you said good steel. Spring steel actually

[@Paladin70]

Back then, people generally had one tv and you watched as a family. All content was family friendly and it was great bonding time, something lacking today as parents and kids are each doing their own thing. This show was a definite family favorite and the cleverness of their pranks was ingenious.

[@maliant16]

Family friendly for white, heterosexuals.

[@MPT1983]

The "living" room is now dead sadly.

[@chillie2552]

I clearly remember seeing this episode as a kid!! I remember my father could not stop laughing!!

[@wrongfullyaccused7139]

This brings back memories. The first ruler I learned how to use was a folding ruler.

[@LV2UXO77]

Classic Gold is Right. This was hilarious. I'm so glad I stumbled across these old Candid Camera video clips, and I miss watching with my dad, for these clips brought me back to some great memories.

[@mikethespike7579]

They had the same show in the UK in the sixties. It was the highlight of the weekend and it was amazing just what good sports people were in those days. In the UK version of this one particular show one of the "victims" got suspicious and took a look behind the wall to find a guy sliding the shelf through a slit in the wall.

[@rachelgarcia4301]

I still don't understand how it was done.

[@mikethespike7579]

@@rachelgarcia4301 The boards that represent the top and bottom shelves do not stop at the wall on the left. The wall has a slit at the top and one at the bottom in which the shelves fit through in such a way that this is not detectable. It's through these slits that the shelves are undetectably moved to vary the lengths of the boards.

[@rachelgarcia4301]

@@mikethespike7579 Gee thanks!

[@rachelgarcia4301]

Start taking turmeric every day see what happens to your body bright side

[@johnellison3030]

I felt his frustration. But couldn't help myself from laughing. 😂

[@deborahchesser7375]

Can you imagine that happening to you, I’d lose it.

[@johnellison3030]

@@deborahchesser7375 Don't know if I'd lose it. But I'd definitely go batshit crazy. Because I used to build shelves. lol

[@landb1884]

This is funniest thing I've seen for along time, thanks for putting it up.

[@SPCLPONY]

This is great! I remember seeing this episode when I was a kid back in the early to mid 70's. I hope the episode at a diner where folks would be served a meal and be told they had a phone call waiting, will be posted here. When the customer left to take the call, a stranger would take his seat and start eating the meal. The look on the faces of the pranked when they returned from the fake phone call was funny!

[@leeroth5604]

Other diner pranks: bowl of spoon was glued to the stem with water-soluble glue; victim gets coffee with trick spoon, adds sugar, stirs coffee with spoon and viola! the bowl of the spoon is GONE! Strong coffee served there!! EDIT: That one is posted on this channel... look for one called 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗻. Another time, patron is served meal; just as they began to eat the waitress returns and takes half of their peas and apologizes saying "Another customer also just ordered peas, and we are out of them now, so you have to share."

[@jasonluong3862]

Imagine the show doesn’t do the reveal, leaving the poor guy being haunted by this event until his dying days. To make matters worse, when told, no one would believe him. It would be a cruel way to torment someone.

[@andrea4246]

Great entertainment. Good days of TV. Pure honest humor. That was the big Sunday night family time.

[@jackmag4056]

And the Oscar for funniest candid camera skit goes to

[@patmccaffery1543]

What a nice guy....I would have walked after shelf No.3 😂😂

[@Joel_Mullins06]

Such a stoic man, I would've been launching wood across the room by the second attempt😂

[@peng109]

Time has changed, if they did this prank now, the person would’ve gone ballistic and tore the whole place apart.

[@yourkiwimate]

with blue hair

[@tragicsevens_]

@@yourkiwimate 😂😂

[@dennishalford5763]

​@@yourkiwimate And would have been shouting the F word over and over!!!

[@randyorr9443]

@@yourkiwimate I have blue hair.... what's your point?

[@randyorr9443]

Carbonaro Effect is next level

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

Brilliantly designed stunt.

[@mrbear143]

Humbling to see how this guy handled the situation and not go berserk. 😂

[@thomasmartin229]

I've been waiting for this one. I laugh so hard I can't breathe.

[@williammcintyre8570]

I can't believe there was one that I didn't see. Pure Gold

[@stjohnssoup]

Thanks a million, pointing to his head! Thought he was going crazy

[@TokyoAzzA]

So freaking wholesome … and funny too 😁👍

[@AhmedHassan-ed5ue]

He tried everything 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@truckerjohn1957]

Good clean fun. Those were the days.

[@DwayneSims-j5j]

Cutting multiple pieces for one shelf!!!! Can't miss!!!😂

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

For the first five minutes I thought this was me in my shop. Then I realized this guy is a better carpenter than I am.

[@steveascher1156]

Thanks so much for this one! i was looking for such a long time to find it...i remember watching it and laughing a lot when i was a kid. Thank you so much!

[@johndelong5574]

That guy was a very stable genius

[@grazzer1673]

I wonder if in his day there were also people to lazy to capitalize "I".

[@Consplunkable]

Such patience!

[@andybilakshow260]

I must have been on candid camera a thousand times, but nobody told me🤣

[@vincecarnevale4406]

I remembering seeing this on TV many years ago😂

[@freddieallan3583]

This was the first candid camera I remember seeing as a kid ...I'm 64 now

[@sunjay-sd6hx]

Good one thanks for sharing 👍🙏

[@pauljefferies2091]

If that was my grandpa he would have been cussing up a storm!

[@Lajusa]

This video is so funny ! Greetings from France.

[@karenmullins4396]

The narration is SO Funny!

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

I would have noticed the size of the cabinet changing!

[@Timothy-Lemm]

He never read the tape and never knew the true measurement.

[@cagedtigersteve]

I do this all the time....but I've never been on Candid Camera.

[@decwbb]

happens to me every time I do a project

[@nabinnyc]

Thanks a million, bub. I thought I was crackin up! 😂

[@martm216]

He was a good sport. They did something similar over here on the British Candid Camera. Had some men moving large square cardboard boxes around an empty house. Told the men to put them in a particular room. The boxes just about fitted through the doorway. When the men were elsewhere for a moment the boxes were switched for some just very fractionally larger. Then they said, sorry guys, we told you the wrong room. Bring them out and put them in this other room across the hall . . .

[@frankroper3274]

I've had days like that with no camera!

[@justicewillprevail1106]

What a good sport he was.

[@deborahchesser7375]

As simple as this is, I’m on the floor 😆

[@georgechilidis8446]

I have seen this test in my work metal industry where someone was looking for work we had a room with mechanical drawings they had to put the parts together in order just like furniture from IKIA ….remember the parts were 1/8” smaller or bigger. He had to measure twice and cut once 👍🏻 😂

[@junecleaver493]

By gone days. People could laugh at themselves.

[@SilentShadovv]

This man must have gotten PTSD from this! 🤣🤣🤣

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

Those were the days... Thanks for the laugh, I'm subscribing.

[@bobgleaser7106]

I remember this one watching with my parents. Before there were reruns.

[@SteveDoll-q7t]

It's tough when you start doubting yourself.

[@steveascher1156]

Where i worked many years ago, at a school, a friend of mine, a carpenter was making a new kitchen for one of the classrooms. He was building it in the workshop, then he would transport a short distance to insatll it. He measured accurately. When he was out of the workshop i removed his cutting line on the benchtop and made a new one about 10 millimetres further along. Days later he finished the kitchen and had to install it. I went and had a look a couple of days later, and he had FORCED the kitchen benchtop into the space, and ultimately bowed the walls!! I never told him why it didn't fit properly!! Its amazing how much difference 10 millimetres can make!! LOL!!

[@shivasirons6159]

Steve i was in the navy and this petty officer who was a real dick injured his foot and had to use a wooden cane for awhile, we took off about an inch a day, after about a week and half a foot later he caught on.

[@stjohnssoup]

Nasty people

[@retha1875]

Measure twice, cut once! LOL

[@vsemprivet]

The commentary is as funny as the video, if not more. I like this didactic tone with hidden glee.

[@fromthepeanutgallery1084]

Hand saw? Man have we come a long way.

[@PeterLawton]

I have had days like that.

[@webstercat]

I watched that live as a kid.

[@TCBElvisAPresley]

I don't need _Candid Camera_ to produce work of that caliber!

[@nicholasdavies6264]

😂😂😂😂 brilliant

[@catlady8324]

An 18V Cordless Circular Saw would have saved a lot of time!

[@robertadams2857]

The innocence of back then

[@agostinodibella9939]

I think it would have been funny if they made it longer again.

[@oNeGiAnTLiE]

Surprised he didn't notice the reveal at the top of that unit after a few fails.. Must be an Italian guy! 😁

[@CB-ck9dg]

Well, thank you pal. It's called functional fixation, which means that he was very focused on a crucial aspect of his work, that is, getting the board to be of the right length. And he succeeded. By the way, I think it was an Italian guy who showed our beloved friends in the USA how to design, build, and work, the first atomic pile in Chicago. That was a while ago, though, I think it happened in 1938. Love from Italy, and a very Happy New Year to you.

[@leeroth5604]

@@CB-ck9dg Enrico Fermi. A few of us USA educated people know of his great contributions; I learned about him in 5th grade (that was about 1965 for me). Many kids today aren't receiving a good education; indoctrination is now more important I guess.

[@CB-ck9dg]

@@leeroth5604 Yup, and with all due respect for a Country that was able to send no less than 24 people all the way to and around the Moon (including six moon landings ), and one of its Navy Officers all the way down to the bottom of the Mariana Trench for the first time. And, more importantly, bring ALL of them back alive and well. I doubt Enrico Fermi would have been able to accomplish such a feat had he remained in Italy, notwithstanding his quite remarkable abilities.

[@maliant16]

I’m Italian and I still didn’t figure out what was happening.

[@shannonp4037]

No one mentioned why he never re-cut the long board to make it sorter. He kept cutting a new piece.

[@stjohnssoup]

It’s easier to cut the longer piece

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

Man vs. lines

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

No one marks a ruler

[@justplainbrad7713]

Hello, my name is, "No one"!

[@cjd12319721]

He said "thanks" 😮

[@christhebrickman3796]

I can feel that mans pain

[@ErikArmstrong-l1l]

Funny stuff😅

[@neomatrix2722]

What are humble Carpenter by the end I felt really bad for him right job Candid Camera

[@clydesimpson1462]

After the second cut I would have shelved the project.

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

Hello, Lisa Loves Summer Time 🌞🎄

[@voiceofraisin241]

Fortunately for him it is a nice sharp saw.

[@martinshannon7632]

Brilliant lol

[@lly8598]

Measure twice cut once 😂😂

[@zcam1969]

Allen Funt makes me laugh

[@jannrhoads5836]

I haven’t seen a foldable measuring stick since my Grandfather passed away.

[@ColonelAngus4her]

"I cut it three times and it's still too short"

[@shivasirons6159]

Hey that happens to me without any trickery!