Duncan Bannatyne Doesn't See A Point In This Fitness Product | Dragons' Den

Donna Kerr-Foley is next into The Den. She's pitching her fitness product, The Running Mat Ltd. It's a portable exercise mat designed to carry easily whilst exercising. Donna's seeking an investment of £50,000 in exchange for 25% of her business.
Season 11, Episode 2
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[@nombob]

Love Duncan's ability to cut through the bullsh**. Can tell he grew up with not everything spoon fed to him

[@unknown11215]

Fr

[@jamiebrooks3864]

Ice cream war veteran

[@macioluko9484]

Precisely.

[@mohammedpanju2236]

He should go back to selling 99 Flakes.

[@miyagi4208]

100 percent

[@MrMongoose221]

Nothing better than when you sit down for dinner and Dragons Den uploads a clip you've not seen.

[@susanwaugh9711]

It’s great isn’t it! I’m addicted. 😂 It’s frustrating when it’s the same old ones that keep reappearing. This one is old though but haven’t seen it before.

[@Elldeeve]

What did you have for tea mate?

[@MrMongoose221]

@@Elldeeve Jacket potato with tuna and cheese. How about you my friend?

[@thevalkyrie8]

It’s been uploaded before

[@boorhaave5880]

There are a lot of things that are better actually

[@iamlegend68]

It looks like a sun shield that people put on their windscreens

[@Arizzo-tm3sn]

Was thinking the same thing

[@meganlewis2424]

It does.

[@PumaLyn]

I just said the same thing! It's hilarious! 😂🤣

[@stijnvandamme76]

antifrost carshield insulation

[@simonhill3088]

I thought the same. It's nothing new, just buy a windscreen protector for a fiver

[@nocky9915]

Peter Jones calling an entrepreneur on the show a 'numpty' is prolly one of the funniest things ive seen on the show.

[@jakesmith-bs4jd]

Prolly

[@jamielee9350]

When Duncan said "Take Deborah's money and run because she won't catch you "... Classic Duncan Bannatyne 🤣🤣🤣

[@RevoltDynasty]

“Kelly might” 😂

[@peterd788]

Duncan was on of the greats on DD with the golden years being those with Peter, Deborah, Theo and Duncan.

[@the90sfattyfromtakethat]

Jenny was my fav

[@jackking9271]

Touker is the goat for me

[@peterd788]

@@lukeporter6186 Don’t you just love the way phones correct spelling?

[@alphadelta4034]

Peter is the main man 💯

[@MrTibbs12]

Simon woodroffe was the top g of dragons den

[@alantroake4737]

Duncan Bannatyne's face in reaction to Deborah Meaden's comment. Hilarious!!!

[@PanPuchacki]

So basically she invented a windscreen frost cover with a strap. Genius.

[@rizvaldo7209]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lefkiapaschalis6736]

😂

[@dancutd]

Duncan is 100% right. It will only be her bootcamps that will need a product like this. Her bootcamp created the issue, and her product solved it.

[@HK_Musician]

This woman was amazing. She didn't respond to the harsh negative comments, just let them sit. I really liked and respected her

[@stormhawk3319]

Company DISSOLVED. Not so amazing after all..

[@HK_Musician]

@@stormhawk3319 yeah well I still respect and think she's amazing

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@HK_Musician yeah I agree she presented really well

[@CaitlinLindsay]

@@stormhawk3319I don’t know if you misread but she’s on about her not her company?

[@maevemurphy3346]

These mats are used all over Spain 🇪🇸 people use them in their cars along the window. They protect against sunlight and excess heat.

[@starhaven1881]

same here in Australia

[@m.e.t8080]

I literally thought that's what she was selling lmbo!!!

[@priscamolotsi]

Not HER mats, they have been replicated all over the world, even here in Japan.

[@nmejias370]

Same in Venezuela, otherwise, the dashboard will simply cook itself up over time and become easily breakable, just like when something turns toasty.

[@jandoel]

Does anybody remember the Alf sun shades?

[@noooname2568]

5:10 when you’re in the chippy at 2am after a session on the beers and they ask you what you want with your chips

[@liamkeegan3849]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RockyDave]

...Everything on.

[@ryamorrisom1724]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Gramercy_Stiffs]

Begging the production company to find an episode where a lady had an ironing board invention that was beyond ridiculous. I can't remember what host said it but their final word was "you've un-invented the ironing board". Funniest episode ever.

[@caio3568]

Seriously, this episode was absolutely Duncan on his prime performance cutting through the BSs, specially the ones from Deborah. 8:48 was probably one of the funniest most relatable reactions I've seen in the Den.

[@adamlacey81]

To this day, Evan Davis still walks around that empty warehouse even when Dragons' Den isn't being filmed, talking to an imaginary audience. Sometimes he isn't even fully dressed and tears well up when he runs out of puns, in such incidents he runs around the building outside screaming and kicking any objects in his way, before getting back his calm composure and heading back inside to start another walk around the ground floor talking to his imaginary audience. In time, Evan will realise the crew have gone and will call for a taxi to take him home.

[@Zebsy]

Cut to Evan: "Adam has posted a comment on KZbin. The comment was about an imaginary scenario where a presenter who repeats things you just heard walks around an empty warehouse. Lets see what replies he gets from other people who also read it"

[@supadupairishboi]

This cracked me up

[@ibexdnb2879]

This is literary gold!

[@connor1953]

Sounds like theres definitely moments where he is unusually quiet

[@mohammedpanju2236]

Send Evan Davis to Lord Sugar and The Apprentice. Plenty of Black Cabs there for him after the Boardroom.

[@random-nz7dy]

Duncan rolling his eyes just before the 9-minute mark is classic hahahahaha 😂😂😂😂

[@ruthsmith2367]

🙄🙄🙄😀

[@kevindunlap5525]

In the US they're called Car Visors. $.58 each for the special black/reflective style, if you buy 2,000 of them. smh AND rme

[@randomchannel5686]

I sometimes think Duncan is too harsh but in this pitch he is definitely right

[@boozypixels]

This is ingenious! I can't count how many times I've gone to do pushups in the dog park and ended up with dog mess on my hands

[@Hardeepv6]

Now I just tie it around my waist and leave the dog mess stains go onto my clothes 🤦‍♂️

[@Simp_Zone]

I never check for dogshit before putting my hands on the ground, so I agree!

[@BeakyBillyMurphy]

@@Hardeepv6 😂😂

[@b-dogs1038]

@@Hardeepv6 100%! Muddy , messy mat around your waist? If I was a Dragon, you couldn’t stop me investing😂

[@kindred3259]

But I like doing exercise on the grass? Isn't that the point of going outdoors

[@tootsd]

Dissolved on 8 April 2017. Nothing posted on their FB page since early 2013.

[@JoshF848]

First time I remember Kelly making an offer

[@Vladishit_Putler]

she's usually there to warm up the chair and say "it's not one for me"

[@joewas2225]

2nd time for me. Forgot what the other one is.

[@frank327]

She handled it very well, dignified and composed in the face of criticism

[@kylestormeyes4976]

Lmao the lady wanted to sell a windscreen cover for 25£ 💀

[@AwesometownUSA]

8:49 haha I love duncan’s reactions whenever he hears something he disagrees with

[@chesshead]

I'm with Duncan and Peter. I think I missed something here. She's doing well enough on her boot camp stuff and doesn't need to give away 40% of that. The running mat thing seems like a bad invention which the dragons will convince her to bin off. They'll be left with a hefty share of her existing business and no need to add anything to it.

[@mykehyslop198]

It's a small version of the car windscreen sun shades we use here in Australia that cost $10.

[@ameraathena]

Why did I think Duncan’s last name was “Valentine” this entire time 😆

[@iinarrab19]

Funny thing is that people actually type that in google search

[@zxylo786]

Duncan Valentine sounds like a villain's name.

[@Ragnar6000]

it looks like a smaller version of a sun shade for your car!

[@LionMD99]

Another great upload, thank you again Dragon's Den!

[@starb0rn]

Peter calling her a numpty made me lol

[@jarednil69]

Yea that was funny

[@skoumastv]

What it means?

[@fallingawake5706]

Numpty means someone who is hardworking, genius level IQ, trustworthy and reliable.

[@Alice-ui9oy]

I really like the product. I would buy one for day hikes- just for something to sit on when stopping for a break. I don't usually carry mats around because I really don't need a full sized mat, but do want something waterproof compact and light.

[@MrEdwinDSouza]

For the beach, or even a compact picnic mat to put food/drink onto too......

[@Ron.S.]

Yes but for £25?

[@Alice-ui9oy]

@@Ron.S. ehh, Ive spent a lot more than that on crap I don't really need.. if I saw it in a shop for 25 I would buy it 😅

[@Ron.S.]

@@Alice-ui9oy tbh me too 😁 if not for me then 2 of them for the kids. I need something much more comfortable.

[@PhilosophyofElivagar]

@@npc-bl2vw My man thinks having a disposible income and free will to buy what you want is a woman comment lmao

[@dennis4248]

I have developed something similar: the fire extinguishing mat. It’s a mar that extinguishes your kitchen fire but it’s not attached to your kitchen wall but to your body! That’s right!

[@jaythomas8572]

Well done happy for her 🙏🏾👍🏾👌🏾

[@joeessen1059]

Barbara: “I’m not even there and for that reason I’m out”

[@86JonesL]

Her company for the running mat was dissolved in 2017.

[@tony2roots]

That's amazing it looks like a car sun shade lol never saw that coming

[@odysseusnissan]

Bad news! I just looked on Amazon and Ebay and couldn't find one single running mat for sale. I also did a Google search but didn't see any prices.

[@elvickRULES]

Terrible idea. Imagine laying that reflective surface on the ground on a sunny day. You’ll go blind. It was reflecting the studio lights. Put it back in your car window lady.

[@MrHammyHunter]

Offered 25% of a product. Gave away 40% of whole business.

[@notwhereyouthink]

The product is absolute rubbish but this is a clear cut case of "fools and their money are easily parted'.

[@heatherdinwoodie7680]

I've watched so many of these clips and have never once seen Kelly make an offer - gobsmacked

[@joewas2225]

Then you obviously haven't seen all. She's made one other deal that I've seen.

[@basstrammel1322]

@@joewas2225 Didn't she do over 10?

[@cekojuna6930]

@@basstrammel1322 lmfao. Far less than that.

[@basstrammel1322]

@@cekojuna6930 "Kelly Hoppen MBE predicts that only four of her “11 or so” Dragons' Den investee companies are likely to “make it work”". -Megan Dunsby

[@phil8145]

Duncan with the Super Saiyan eyeroll at 8:48

[@boozypixels]

If Dragons Den had a drinking game that would be worth a shot every time 😆

[@AdamBechtol]

lol

[@Andrew-1828]

I feel this will feel like a belt around my waist, and when I do fitness, I don’t like restrictive wear. All fitness clothes don’t come with belt loops because belts are restrictive and uncomfortable while working out. Also most people just put their bag to the side of them or choose to only run that day. I don’t many who do both on the same moment.

[@JoeApps]

1:34 *DING* cue doom 2 sprites

[@HistoryonYouTube]

I have one of them. I use it on the windscreen of my motorhome to keep the cold out.

[@mrsurprise2294]

Dam Peter was brutal haven't seen him like that

[@arthurmorgan8529]

Type in - "very PC epic fail dragons den" - he goes in on that than worse than any other

[@uqs57bju]

@@arthurmorgan8529 I went out on a limb and did it. You are so right and I enjoyed every second of it.

[@debfryer2437]

It looks just like a sun visor for a car windshield just like we have here in America. They cost half that. About $15 or less.

[@Smithy67]

Same here in Australia

[@paulstannard7985]

Same in many countries

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

That's exactly what it is. Also, try cleaning that..... it's rediculous

[@riccardo-964]

Duncan rolling eyes : classic

[@roberthutchins4297]

Oh, yes! I saw him in Macbeth. He rolled his eyes a lot in that too. He´s in danger of being typecast. Want rolling eyes? Contact Duncan!

[@Paul-md8ms]

thats just a windscreen sunshade wholesale price $1 ex china retail $13.00nothing special at that

[@FozzyBBear]

Everybody goes on and on about Jenny, but she secured more deals than Kelly and Piers combined. In her first series, Jenny made more deals than any other dragon beside her. The only Dragon with a higher average number of investments per series than Jenny, is Tej. The bottom 4 dragons are Simon, Doug, and Piers, with Kelly, Sarah, and Rachel tied for 4th-worst.

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

Interesting.

[@JoshF848]

This may all be totally correct but that’s not why the Jenny meme started. It was the endless string of pitches where she’d say something along the lines of “this is a great product and you’re very investable, but it’s not quite right for me so I’m out”, or she’d blatantly copy one of the other dragons reasons for being out, just constantly made the audience think why is she even here? And some of the stuff she did invest in like that leaking coffee flask, complete rubbish that none of the others wanted. Further adding to the impression that she wasn’t contributing much to the show at all

[@dazcam2674]

dat you jen?

[@knuckalar]

@@JoshF848 sorry this is a great product but it doesn’t quite fit in my portfolio

[@stijnvandamme76]

but do her deals pan out? Does she make more profit out of em, compared to the other Dragons and their lower investment enthousiasm?

[@Neil2022]

Well Duncan was spot on. Company dissolved.

[@marleymclean4756]

What happened?

[@petesmart1983]

All her company's dissolved , she's a really lovely woman in real life

[@thomasdalton1508]

Both the mat business and her boot camp business wound up in 2017. It doesn't look like the investment ever happened.

[@ProfRoofs]

8:50 🙄 Dunkin 😂😂😂

[@olivercarr9731]

Her bootcamp business was incorporated 24th Jan 2013, the running mat business was incorporated on 12th Feb 2013 so not even a month later 😂 They really did see through the bull. Both companies now dissolved.

[@Jasper-Holland]

"You numpty" hahaha

[@jessiejames1641]

Isn't that just one of those reflective visors you put up on your windshield to stop your car from getting too hot?

[@asiffarooqui6789]

Duncan and especially Peter were unbelievabley rude.

[@apollosndemuweda]

PETER: "Which way are you gonna bloody go?!!?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BeastTheMadness]

It looks like that shield bit that back in the days you'd put inside yer car so it wouldn't get so hot.

[@emilgemc8913]

That is the same product that have a sun protector front glass car view is exactly same

[@jasonkillsformomy]

8:49 Duncan finally let out his fart he had been holding all day.

[@the90sfattyfromtakethat]

Always shoots down any competition

[@matrixclese]

Can we create a button to just fast forward 45 seconds?

[@archib3692]

looks like those sunscreen thingys for your front car windshield.

[@darklordojeda]

If this product doesn't work she could always convert it to a windshield blinder.

[@adambrennan2259]

At least she was smart enough to take the deal

[@nisnga147]

Giving almost half her already established bootcamp biz away for a measly 50k? Er nope

[@graceyeah3926]

I enjoy the lack of dramatic music in this one... just pure business.

[@k6kaysix675]

5:08 Donna...Donna...Donna...Donna...Donna...DONNA...DONNA

[@RockyDave]

Kebab? Yes please.

[@rossphillips7128]

Old jaws movie

[@OperaJH]

So, when the two ladies want both the businesses included in the offer that’s OK, nobody in here complains. If Peter does it, he’s greedy… When they insist on 40% that’s reasonable. When Peter does it - oh he’s horrible! When Duncan walks away from a deal that has a product that might be in competition with his, no comment about that - he’s great. If Peter does it , he’s jealous, he’s upset, look at his face… I don’t get it from over here across the pond - why is Peter Jones everybody’s whipping boy? He’s the best Dragon, he’s the richest Dragon, he’s the longest lasting Dragon, and he even gives a fair shake to those people in the Shark Tank. He’s quite amazing, actually.

[@catiareis100]

Looks like something u put on the window of cars , that's what first came to mind when I saw it hahah

[@WforWrath]

the eye roll

[@scienceevolves4417]

Hahaha 😅 legendary Mr DB!

[@evilmeerkat007]

how did it go?

[@DigitallyRemasteredMusic]

Did Piers Linney actually ever invest in anything LOL, he gives Jenny a run for her money.

[@nigelwilliams9307]

Peter's comment cracked me up!

[@junioruwadia2982]

Is this an old episode?

[@revelation333]

She was absolutely terrified by duncans languages. I felt pity for her ...

[@cynthiamckenzie8451]

Looks like the sun shade I have for my front windscreen on my car

[@mariejames9962]

Gym clothes are supposed to get dirty and sweaty that's the whole point in BEING CLOTHES FOR THE GYM OR WORKOUT ONLY

[@jamielee9350]

Donna was convicted in 2016 for filing false accounts.

[@-Legacy]

She’s gorgeous

[@anthonybailey3315]

I bought a couple of these. They're a good product and were exactly what I needed for doing run/exercise sessions. Duncan just doesn't want people to exercise anywhere but inside gyms and these make it easier for people to workout outside

[@Hainesi]

I don’t see the problem with getting your hands dirty or clothes 😂😂😂

[@HIOP0]

Well done YOU!, for noticing that someone with a particular reason for making a decision, made that decision in support of the business he has reason to support. Did you understand that, or are you lost?.

[@anthonybailey3315]

@@HIOP0 Am I lost?

[@HIOP0]

@@anthonybailey3315 You were never found in the first place. So yes, in perpetuity.

[@shaytheswift_4327]

The thing is just a car sun shield which is why I assume he said it can't be patented. Without a patent an investment is too risky.

[@casper1240]

Kelly Hoppen's curls must take ages

[@Barberdon2022]

Ronnie kray can be brutal at times

[@davejones4946]

Duncan was so harsh with her that the other took pity.

[@persephone6896]

That is definitely not the most ridiculous idea on the den

[@kevinfitzsimons41]

The weirdest pronunciation of the word ‘year’ EVER’ Having tried to purchase this product for over a ‘yaw’….

[@samsschool3639]

Lady had thick skinn, which is what Deborash and Kelly saw. so glad she got the investment

[@srevans777]

Her product was a bit bizarre but she’s great, super calm

[@Notmomin1000]

I am watching this for my ielts preparation 🤣🤣

[@RockyDave]

After watching the intro, I'm ready for a nap.

[@adderblack39]

Love to know how this one got on

[@AdamBechtol]

ya

[@jarednil69]

"YA NUMPTY! '" HAHA😄😄😄

[@barsnack7999]

Forgot to mention that the business failed

[@bjvu9460]

It looks like the visor being used in vehicles to protect the inside from direct sun and that could be used if thats the case. on top of that, you can run with the thick mats with the bag it comes in and that would provide a more robust work out. Donna is hot-ish

[@annkirshner4468]

That would be a tiny yoga mat with no tackiness

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Peter Jones was hilarious in this episode “Which way ya gonna BLOODY GO??”

[@suzyturnovers5010]

And he called her a numpty lol!

[@shibbymiyah6614]

I cant believe she got offers...its a ridiculous product

[@kevini4295]

Funny tbing is although i wouldn't invest in this, all it takes is ONE investor, inside or outside of the den.

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

Anyone know how it worked out?

[@littleboots9800]

Apparently her businesses were wound up in 2017 but beyond that I have no idea.

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

@@littleboots9800 thanks

[@Kris_Aalst]

The deal fell through after the show and she never managed to get her product to market.

[@CharleyHale]

I love her!!!