Despicable Me Dark Side Knock Off Toys Ep1 Evil Minions Superbad Gru

Despicable Me is a computer-animated comedy film franchise that consists of three feature films, six short films, and additional merchandise. Characters are Gru, a super-villain, his yellow-coloured minions, and three orphans, Margo, Edith, and Agnes. Toys associated to Despicable Me are very popular with young children, especially the Minion toys. But sadly there is a dark side of the toy industry which produces sub-standard knock off toys designed to lure buyers by mimicking the real licensed Despicable Me toys. Whats alarming is the amount of clone Despicable Me toys available online and in some stores. As this video illustrates these fake toys present all sorts of dangers and very poorly designed, sometimes breaking as soon as they are unboxed. Sometimes knock off plush Minion's are difficult to identify because the fake Minion's have fake licensing tags and labels.
What makes Despicable Me a curious film franchise is how popular the films have become. Despicable Me (2010) and Despicable Me 2 (2013) have climbed into the top animated film rankings. The upcoming Despicable Me 3 (2017) may add to the mass popularity of the franchise and this will feed more toys onto the market. The knock off toy makers will always pounce on anything popular with children. Obviously those crazy Minions are provide the perfect toy to copy and clone due to the appeal to the very young. Thats how the dark side toys work.
In this dark side episode Mr Hammer has some fun, Mr Blender gives some Minion's a spin and as I show Minions packed with explosives go boom. This is a cliff-hanger episode which finishes with a Minion on fire. All will be revealed in episode 2.
In no way can I endorse these knock off toys seen in this video, they are low quality and often have small parts which easily break away.
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[@V_Pickles]

“Ever seen a grown man drill into a Minion’s bum?” Best line ever in this

[@leokimvideo]

Thank God, thats adult content then

[@MunkehFan1997]

Naughty Leo ®

[@thechairsman]

I'm horrified about how easily these things break. My friend's little sister got something similar from a 2 dollar store and it fell apart the first time she played with it.

[@jacobpadilla2389]

L 🦁 I 🍦 O 🍊 N Nurse

[@Sveta69420]

What the hell is this reply section

[@morgry]

@@Sveta69420 I- literally forgot I commented on this what was 6 years ago me even watching ashdgkahgs

[@Thunderdragon-uc1lw]

This is why dark side toys are evil

[@Transformers-recapathon]

@@Thunderdragon-uc1lw that's why lekemdo 8s giving us a lession of what should we buy

[@trainboy7]

It's Great to have you back making Toy Reviews again! I just love the carnage & hammering you give to these Nasty Knock-off Toys.

[@trashrat7416]

Anyone remember this as kids?

[@darchelmacaroyo184]

Me

[@HalalOrder]

Me too

[@Karnage233]

hell yeah, bro had to revisit this channel for the memories

[@jovanholland36]

Ya

[@BDSFormula1]

Yep

[@Sparkey657AJ]

I basically think the minions are way more popular then they should have been. I see dozens of kids at my school wearing minion t-shirts or backpacks and I never got into them. Even one girl came into my class doing impressions of them wearing a t-shirt that looked like their overalls and all day I wanted her to SHUT UP, but no. My school are just not very social people who grab onto any new trend they can find.

[@leokimvideo]

Sparkey657 I think Minions are over rated as well

[@haze_productions9715]

leokimvideo Yep, totally agreed.

[@Lotuss0]

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[@samuelpolly4101]

Hh

[@wild_ridge7683]

+leokimvideo my school themed the school minions

[@colinyoung7576]

Finally!Also the music on the wind-up spinning minon is the same as the knock of Spongebob from a past knock off episode.

[@TheDevilsHeat]

First Minion: Kinda fights back Second minion: Absolutely shredded to pieces.

[@Neonhyatt]

6:41 mudkip is just watching with a smile on his face

[@pennysanchez7656]

That’s disturbing, but true.

[@WrenFox]

6:25 Jeepers, Even the minion couldn't survive the slowest option on that blender, Really shows how these toys break so easily, And are so, _So cheaply made._

[@kkehoe5]

I think the minions are the only reason kids want to watch the movies. I keep saying the new McDonald's character Happy is a direct ripoff of the minions. If you get kids laughing, they will bug mom and dad to get whatever they are selling.

[@leokimvideo]

kkehoe5 I saw the minions as a kind of upa loompa's (spelling) from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but most CGI animations to day tend to be a layering of other elements from previous films. Not much is ever fully original. The Lego Movie took ripping elements from other films to the max, and that film will one day be the top animated film, thats my gut feeling. Dare say with parody you can rip the guts out of anything and make a quick buck.

[@brendacampa8028]

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[@sharkdog100]

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[@Savannagt]

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[@PowerChordEPS]

I never was a big Despicable Me guy. I tried watching the first but I couldn't get into it, so part of me was more overjoyed than usual that these little sentient Twinkies got what was coming to them. Can't wait for part 2!

[@turkanasirova2599]

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[@DenchikDeny]

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[@DenchikDeny]

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[@DenchikDeny]

Peter weatherall Only 3 Logos Star Light 5600 Television, Fuzzy Door Productions,20th Century Fox Television

[@amaineko3147]

9:23 Some of that audio sounds traumatising, no wonder it's 14+.

[@Princess_Sakie69]

i'm recreating the audio lmao

[@melindablackwell6968]

14:00 top saddest anime moments

[@jlouvier]

Minion Smoke… Don't Breath that!

[@leokimvideo]

jlouvier I just want a blendtec blender, so far that Sunbeam Cafe series is proving to be pretty good for the money. The Aldi blender only lasted a few toy blends.

[@haydenoberrick4406]

leokimvideo leo look at the im bad one and the naughty leo one there in the same position they might be using the same model mold 0_0

[@victoria180181]

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[@cenyacemerino3583]

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[@tomasaserrano6753]

Cenyace Merino

[@milkytales]

"Real Mcoy baby toys - proper stuff - would never come apart like that." That "Baby Minion" reminds me - I have this little plastic rocking horse that makes that "rocking / ringing" sound when rocked, like that Minion. It's from the 1950s and still going strong! Comparing that to a knock off made just in the past year - it definitely proves your point.

[@agentblackbird9435]

Look at the phone knockoff. "This is Zlip. He is a happy mushroom"

[@Steventhehalloweenguy]

Leo I used to watch you all the time and now I started watching you again I love your channel so much have a good day

[@flyinghands8290]

You can tell how cheap something is by how fast it blends

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

Flying Hands True! And also how easily it breaks with a single smash with a hammer

[@hollycamacho5642]

so true Flying Hands

[@diamondcreeper28]

"Ever seen a grown man drill into a minion's bum? Well, you have now."

[@chizc9358]

lol

[@martynamalinowska9713]

U

[@aberuiz7415]

LAWL

[@lenovostojanovski2675]

Martyna Malinowska

[@vrataski1621]

+Diamondcreeper28 Yeah.

[@PlutoPebble]

That spinning Minion was in a Crispiano festival along with other bootleg toys. This is a wonderful reminder of my trip there 😍

[@nikki6586]

R.I.P Minion toys 2010-2019 Come back to the Despicable Me.

[@sling-b]

"To be highly praised and appreciated by consuming public" 10/10

[@vanessaprice1569]

thank you for blowing up that red eye minion

[@Princess_Sakie69]

i made the HD audio for it

[@henryhontaro7827]

The minion that spins actually has a tune which plays "The Lonely Goatherd" Which I also heard on the bubble bob toy.

[@kennycastaneda4292]

what?

[@mariobabbo3497]

@@kennycastaneda4292 9:24-the minion with red eyes has the same soundchip as Mini Robowisdom

[@Princess_Sakie69]

url?

[@Princess_Sakie69]

url to the mini robo wisdom?

[@synth554]

LET'S MAKE A MINION SMOOTHIE! (literaly) 6:13

[@user-ud2bd9xq5d]

0:30 ОСТОРОЖНО СКРИМЕР!!!!

[@xxlemonnheadxx320]

Some knock off toys are creepy.

[@wr3nche5]

ah, my childhood. . .

[@djninjacollider3533]

Didn't you notice that almost all knockoff toys that play music a always have that creepy tune playing that the windup toy played?

[@Mr-Cleric]

Looks like Leo took the meaning of "explosive diarrhoea" to a new level.

[@thepedanticreviewer7493]

I'm so glad you're back now. This was uploaded on mah birthday. The perfect gift.

[@leokimvideo]

ThePedanticReviewer Happy Birthday, hope you received some nice gifts

[@thekingsman9773]

Happy late birthday! I hope you didn't get any of this cheap counterfeit stuff!

[@yoghurtlord1745]

Happy birthday! Hop you didn't receive these cheap pieces of crap.

[@moonlightshine9691]

Happy late birthday!

[@thepedanticreviewer7493]

Thanks!

[@ZeonGoated]

after 8 years the "ONE BUS DOWN TWO BUS DOWN THREE BUS DOWN" will never get old

[@montagueduck4845]

can't wait for part 2! I'm excited to see how the rest perform!

[@Paulieg610]

Ahhh, Old Memories!

[@GoneFishingAway]

This isn't that old. Yet.

[@joeyfrink9691]

It was made eight years ago I’m pretty sure it’s old

[@tyhillbroussard4924]

5:39 Sounds like Ernie's laugh

[@Roblox_rules780]

Yeah

[@giuseppegamer4090]

I agree lmao

[@Pupepepets]

I personally enjoy your 50 min videos. There is a plush company called "Toy Factory" that makes cheap licensed plush, and the plushes are prizes; like you win them at the carnival or the claw machine. Toy Factory makes very cheap looking plushes, almost knock off-like, but licensed. Maybe you could tell me more about knock off dark side. I watch videos of an Australian guy playing the claw machine and the plushes in some of the machines are obvious knock offs.

[@ph4ntom_39]

Pupepepets Goodstuff does that too

[@Tristanstar360]

The knock off minions in this video are from toy factory

[@StarPonyX3]

3:43 me when i'm mad and upset. i want to breaks stuff.

[@razareg0808]

That spinning minion has the same sound chip as the Bubble Bob bubble blower

[@Douglas_Roh]

Hey I haven't been commenting for a while and heard about about what happened for the past few months. It good to your channel has gotten fixed.

[@zach7551]

Usually real Toy Factory (the company seen on those fake minions) plushies have manufacturing details on one of the tags indicating what state of China it was made in and a product description that matches. My sonic plush that I won at D&B has it

[@hannahbell6793]

anyone realise that the minion spinny music thing plays the same tune as the bubble bob?

[@kabobblezgt8957]

It's a sped up version of My World -Sophie. It's most commonly used for knock off toys because My World- Sophie is one of the least known songs.

[@danielcorrales9649]

Yeah

[@maricarmensuarezsantos548]

Yep

[@tgg1033]

This one is actually a very low quality whistled version of the lonely goatherd.

[@Dawid-nb9tk]

I never knew!

[@Jengochase]

Let it Gru, let it Gru~

[@mrerick23]

the blender sounds like fireworks when you put it on slow mo!

[@liveonstudios4747]

Thanks for keeping these streets clean

[@caboose.20]

I would've been fine with a 50 minute video. 50 minutes of plastic destruction at once!! Aren't I sadistic? :D

[@thekingsman9773]

I would have LOVED a 50 minute video.

[@MrBones-kl3ot]

I too like to see minions die, too.

[@taylorbird320]

I hate minions so I don’t care

[@djrash3034]

A montage of every time he destroyed something

[@JTS21]

Great to see your back Leo! My son is very very happy (tho I must admit I enjoy watching almost as much as him!)

[@TrainzXtreme]

Those flames are really yikes-then again, everything we use now has plastic in it, and you know what plastic is made from... Great video, some strange items-I haven't seen any of these films, but they are on my watch list. I have seen some of that Frozen stuff around, in fact as I walked past the shop only yesterday I was wondering if you had seen them yet... :)

[@munchjrgames942]

I Never Thought That Play-Doh Would Be So Terrifying

[@danielcorrales9649]

Wait..... The play-doh is what made that minion with weird sounds litteraly just blow up?!?!?!?! Not playing with play-doh ever again

[@AnonymousElectricity]

+Daniel Corrales Plastic explosives were used for play dough (:

[@munchjrgames942]

:-)

[@defyinggravity1019]

I know right like damn

[@munchjrgames942]

**BOOMMMMM**

[@EX7RUD1CON]

it's funny you talk about how bad these toys are (i agree, they're awfull) yet when you buy these you're just giving them money and completing the circle. I'm also guessing you monetized these videos, so then that would mean you yourself is making money off of these toys too.

[@evantheplushguy5588]

20:25 those may be real,I had one and they were at arcades.

[@evantheplushguy5588]

Wait… ITS A KNOCK OFF OF A WEIRD LOOKING PLUSH!!

[@evantheplushguy5588]

Ok 21:54 says it,it is a real minion plush

[@ghastbuster1384]

YE-HES! I HAVE BEEN WAIT ING FOR-EV-ER FOR THIS VIDEO TO COME OUT!!!!!! PUH LEAZE MAKE MORE MORE MORE :D ...sorry, Pinkie Pie moment there

[@eldickcrunk8905]

i hate everything needs to see this godsend of a video

[@rainblycakes]

yes

[@foxprogram2225]

RAINBOWCAKE yep

[@Curlyheart]

WANTED BOUNTY 5000$ ARTHUR MORGAN DEAD OR ALIVE

[@felix4145]

I love these reviews!!! I NEED MOREEEE. Welcome to the dark side

[@CatalinaMaxCisternasJofre]

759 Knockoff Toys Disliked This

[@AnELK.]

Lol

[@technopeasant9779]

+Juan Cristian Cisternas Chavez or are they the creators of the knockoff

[@CatalinaMaxCisternasJofre]

And Also The Creators Of These Knockoff Toys

[@j.brown05]

+Juan Cristian Cisternas Chavez 767!!! No, no, no, no!!!!!

[@frstwhsprs]

I think you meant Chinese DISLIKED this. Millions of people in USA/UK/EU/ASN (except Chinese) liked this.

[@ThomasWoodenAdventures]

Nice job Leo!

[@squidy968]

Good to see you back on youtube < )

[@leokimvideo]

Sound bro buster It was a very curious break away, but that break did gain the attention of google and that got things fixed....FINALLY The only powerplay I have is to stop uploading when my channel has major bugs going on.

[@aleksandrasantiago2674]

[@oodsigma]

Great to see you back Leo! I've been looking forward to the next Dark Side video!

[@leokimvideo]

oodsigma thanks, in the end it was a simple fix done by a google staffer who took it upon himself to find the fault at the google end, it's quite the story

[@megatronacepticon]

Nice to see the videos coming again. Good to hear that KZbin have finally come to the party and sorted your channel out. Your Dark Side videos are some of the most interesting, because it's very eye-opening just to see what kind of bizarre products are out there waiting to hook children and their gullible parents. I must admit I enjoy perusing knock-off shops myself just to see what's out there, though I never buy anything from them, since the real thing is invariably superior in every way. Keep up the excellent work.

[@leokimvideo]

***** it's funny, many parents are not aware of the dangers these toys present, they tend to be seen as a cheap de-nagging device. And it's the kid nagging where this stuff works, it's all about the trap sale and nothing else.

[@coolbeansgaming7095]

I would like to buy one to destroy it

[@ultratoa]

Great to see that you're back Leo! Sorry but I didn't have the time to keep up with your status of your channel due to the fact that I have to some verg exhausting chores. Can't wait to see more!

[@MrDaytin]

Happy your making vids again man :) all though I do fell sorry for your Channel and I'm happy your first return vid is one of my faves

[@lacegramb]

Me when you did the replay of the hammer on the first minion toy: I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL

[@angelamulcahy6720]

LOVE THE INTRO!LAUGHED SO HARD!

[@papercraftlover003]

hey leo! i loved your dark side video keep it up! p.s your probably wondering why im comments on almost a lot of your videos, its because back in 2011 when i was searching up knock off thomas toys i found your dark side vid for thomas the tank so i watched it and saw your other vids and i didnt have a channel back then so i didnt know you that much,but now i love watching yr vids there great! transitfan003

[@evaflutterlover7004]

I hope to see more of the Darkside series.

[@MenchiGuevarra]

Those so called knock off plushes were official. Since it did have the Universal Studios logo on the tag. The original toys looked different because they were beginning to come out with merchandise, which leads to many trials and errors.

[@TacoTurtleTen10]

I saw a real McCoy of the spinning minion at target they were looked almost exactly the same and the knockoff probably could have been easily mistaken for a real McCoy

[@martina.garces3803]

que de la de

[@oreofatpig9319]

I had a real mccoy Bob minion once

[@xabyaj1]

Nooooooooo not minions

[@anthonyaddison2383]

The bootleggers had predicted the future.

[@shinji4269]

10:51 WHOA HE STILL HAS HIS MIDDLE finger UP!

[@shrimp1920]

It's great that you back Leo. I missed this kind of videos

[@Nada-fj8ij]

At 10:36 it looks like that minion farted himself to death.

[@karenjoy2282]

No

[@melorynano]

Lol

[@kirbyfan18yt]

Xdd

[@AnnoyingBastsardonSteam]

Lel

[@KingofAngryBirds]

Despicable Me 4: Everyone Dies!

[@starworld101]

1st review video back nice to see you back we all missed you

[@pinhead113stuff2]

Does't that spinning minion that you blended make the same noise as that spongebob that blew bubbles in that other video?

[@StarPonyX3]

5:39 i'm going to do it lol

[@Boozupz]

When I was young one of my familers known i liked minions so they bought me the 'im bad' minion toy and now i relised how trashy it is

[@artisannoteworthy]

I love the Despicable Me movies. Mainly Gru. I love Gru and the Girls. (Gru is my favorite character, naturally) The minions are cute in short bursts. The Minion movie was unnecessary, and annoying. WHY is that minion in a EGG!? It's incredibly funny to hear you talk about Despicable Me 3, as it just came to thatres. XD No, those sounds are NOT from the movies. . . Ever. . . ANYWHERE

[@john8973]

Yay more dark side videos!! I like tho boom booms

[@mcfouranimations998]

26:51 Mr.Hammer Attack

[@tobiaswilson4393]

13:59 How Leo could break knockoff Woody doll pull string.

[@chikamotokenji3217]

A character from gum ball !?

[@roccotv1582]

No Woody is a character from Toy story.

[@Nebula80]

“I’m bad” *_THAT MAKES SENSE_*

[@deanokken8960]

9:06, you're pulling my leg!

[@munchjrgames942]

You're Living My Dream. :-)

[@soopershpee5842]

MunchJrGames yeah same I wanna destroy minions to

[@skittle311]

God I remember watching this when I was 7

[@nerimantas5]

Me too

[@heatherhoerschgen9924]

You know what's funny? Universal Studios putting up bootleg minion plushies as prizes. Universal PUBLISHED Despicable Me and the following movies related to it. Also WHEN CAN THE MINION SMOKING FIRECRACKERS BECOME A MEME

[@milkytales]

Oh YES! So great to see new videos from you again. And I'm looking forward to Dark Side Frozen! XD

[@ThePritchy123]

Why in all hell did on of the boxes say 14+ is it because it says I'm bad?

[@birdman69exe7]

Yeah like Michael Jackson

[@alohathecinnaroll]

No the finger shot the bird

[@humbertogrueiro6927]

Super Smash Toys!

[@Curlyheart]

Toy Kombat

[@gir12301]

One of the Best Knock Off Reviews, yet! I can't wait for Part 2! I like Despicable Me, but I usually just watch the movies, since I'm not interested in Merchandise for Despicable Me. I do like watching these Knock Off Reviews, though.

[@Toblerown_ch]

Welcome back Leo! Glad to see your channel running up again, without you, all I do is watch Pewdie's videos. btw, atleast someone now knows the meaning of Despicable :D

[@AnonymousElectricity]

can you do star wars fakes I HAVE SEEN THEM ON EBAY

[@garyworrell7006]

🔫⚗🕳🗝

[@BobBob-pn4sm]

+Jack Smith well... you can do the star wars knockoff

[@AnELK.]

Yeah good idea

[@AnonymousElectricity]

Bob Bob Sure

[@juguetesincreliblesmarioys7626]

mama mia jajajajajaja

[@efuctz]

Glad you are back!

[@Moldymortz0720]

This channel is amazing how have I not found it sooner!?

[@jonathanrood22]

Question can you do this for electronics to I would like to see some knock off distractions of them

[@jonathanrood22]

Love the series btw

[@CPGreeno357]

Um,the plush on the left (except the plush with the flat goggles and he backpack) are real licensed minion plushies that could only be available in Sugarloaf claw machines. I am pretty sure they are real.

[@sharimarshall8546]

CPGreeno357 ii

[@nexus_113]

Ya I had one. Pretty good plush.

[@catchemdeep7184]

He's back! Leo, it's very hard to find dark side merchandise in Canada but when you dark side you know it's dark side

[@nelidavillalba8595]

3:44 to 3:45 Minion: **proceeds to scan numbers**

[@greenwolfvlogs243]

naughty leo.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryacajis5811]

Naughty means good

[@goojitzutyro3851]

Toy ?

[@dynamic202tvalt4]

@@goojitzutyro3851 Toy Factory.

[@canadaball296]

Ever seen a grown man drill hole into minions bum? Well, there you have!

[@brandonwalker1605]

Kids aren't that strong they won't be able to just pull it apart

[@leokimvideo]

Brandon Walker yes they would, younger children can get amazing leverage with their small fingers, I know because I have seen it with my own eyes

[@brandonwalker1605]

U put a lot of effort into it though my niece can't pull that apart and she's bout 2

[@SebzStarz]

True but some other kids have the power to open ALOT of toys

[@Neon-cr7up]

Brandon Walker my little brother is like 2 years old he throws stuff of the stairs he had a fake plastic knockof cars mcqueen and it broke and his finger was bleeding because he slit his finger on a sharp piece... (sorry for my bad english im dutch)

[@brandonwalker1605]

But little kids leo is like an adult little kids aren't my niece is strong she left me with 2 huge scratches across my face she would not be able to pull this apart sure if there already falling to bits in the box but it's kinda confusing really

[@maelynnette]

nostalgia just hit me like a brick

[@PrincessShokora2002]

More like a hammer

[@nomlolnorm]

He nearly predicted the Despicable Me trilogy.