How Crazy Eddie Built a $160 Million Empire of Fraud

Crazy Eddie owned stores in all five boroughs of New York, pioneering the electronics superstore. It turns out his empire was built on an elaborate fraud scheme that involved cheating shareholders, insurers, and even customers. As the company was taken public, a combination of hubris and family drama unraveled the whole thing and landed everyone in considerable legal trouble.
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[@PaulMisner]

When I was in college, I had a lecture from one of the forensic accountants who worked on Crazy Eddie's. The first time they did an audit, they realized that they were moving inventory from one warehouse to another to get counted multiple times. The second time, the accounting team did a synchronized "raid" of all the stores and warehouses to make sure that didn't happen.

[@BillAnt]

I read that they even stacked empty boxes under a layer of real products to throw off the auditors. It's insane!! lol

[@Allyourbase1990]

There’s no way he thought he would keep getting away with this 😂😂😂

[@poindextertunes]

If Jordan Belfort is the “Wolf of Wall Street” then Crazy Eddie is the “Eel of Electronics” 😂

[@longjohn77]

Turrible.

[@Tattootin]

He’s got electronics and crazy eel like tendencies, and if you don’t buy… he’ll block till ya die! so go get SHOCKED by these slimey deals today! (Pressured sales are not actually a sales tactic only entertainment purposes. 100% liability on consumer decision making once foot is on eels and steals.. we are not liable for any injury resulting in broken skin,bones, or spirit. So don’t be a pussy and get on in NOW)

[@quinnzyker6521]

WRITE THAT DOWN

[@Dr-Weird]

​@@quinnzyker6521 *Frantic writing* I'm trying don't push me!

[@quinnzyker6521]

@@Dr-Weird take your time

[@Robocopnik]

To be fair, being a bit paranoid DOES seem like a kind of reasonable response to somebody just walking up and stabbing you.

[@WVgirl1959]

That would do it.

[@cl5470]

It was probably a mistress' husband, but yeah, good point.

[@heartmind6373]

Paranoid is just something they say to make you sound crazy. It's a word used to defame nothing else

[@LordKreiden]

“Just because you are paranoid, doesn’t mean that they aren’t following you “

[@heartmind6373]

@@LordKreiden there's nothing wrong with being paranoid. It's a defense mechanism to make sure your safety is in check.

[@valmarsiglia]

Whenever I see stories like these, I always ask myself: how much more money did the guy need? It's amazing how greed destroys people; it's like a gambling addiction. This guy could've had a wonderful life with his family, never wanted for anything, but he just had to have more and more.

[@Norm475]

Kind of like the Biden crime family.

[@gafakyusef6201]

Maybe Eddie truly was insane.

[@charlesgale4257]

or he could have just went to a country without an extradition treaty.

[@depalma13]

When you have $100,000, you need a million. When you have a million, you need $10 million. It never stops.

[@-Jason-L]

It took that drive to get him to the level you feel should have be enough in the first place. They can't easily just turn it off.

[@shaun9901]

I remember loving those commercials as a 12 year old kid in 1980. I lived in MA but could get WOR out of NYC on cable. The day after Thanksgiving they would do a Godzilla movie marathon which was peppered with Crazy Eddie commercials. Including one where the announcer just wore a lizard mask and roared and grunted, but in the typical style of a Crazy Eddie commercial.

[@johnathancampbell1056]

Honestly I'd pay to see this lmao

[@anthonyriche552]

Those were the days. I grew up on Long Island, NY and our cable could get MA channels. I used to watch Boston Bruins games in the afternoon after school.

[@AshKetchum442]

thats hilarious i love it

[@RHBR01]

You've got a real talent for finding the older/lesser known fraud and weird stories, Anomaly. I look forward to seeing more from you!

[@AnomalyDocs]

more to come!

[@andrewmacgregor6312]

Was thinking the same thing. Hope to see your channel take off!

[@dystopian..]

Think about the channel name. Sheesh

[@snooganslestat2030]

​@@AnomalyDocsJust found your channel through the peter poppoff video. Also liked the Ramona video & a couple others. I like the fraud & conspiracy type content with a dash of cults lol.

[@medes5597]

I mean there's multiple books about this and several documentaries. This is a very famous fraud case. Honestly this might be the most well known case he's covered, apart from maybe the algorithm because of it inspiring silicon valley.

[@shawnconway6009]

It's wild to me that this guy managed to become mimicked by basically every salesman in the future. His style is like the prototype to guys like Billy Mays. I remember so many people who did local ads for various companies, particularly cars, who mimicked this guy. He was a fraud, but he tapped into a gold mine of how to sell things via TV.

[@bruciekibbutz2947]

Yes. The current consumerist culture is an entirely alien transplant. It's jewish.

[@diodebridge]

This channel is a hidden gem. I love random, weird stories expertly told.

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

I no longer watch regular TV thanks to KZbin. More fun, more educating. 😝😄

[@heavylead1327]

I grew up watching those commercials in the Northeast US - I never knew what went on behind the scenes. Thanks for covering this "insane" tale of fraud!

[@_whatnext_9319]

Same here!!

[@hefellump1]

Joos jooing

[@BillAnt]

I grew up in the NYC and remember those Crazy Eddie commercials as it was yesterday. Even bought some trinkets from them, but heard from others about opened/repackaged merchandise and refusing to exchange it within the warranty period. They were shady f*cks!

[@alexmerrin9634]

WPIX-11 was the ying-yang during that era, you had these bombastic commercials, then next up was the calming Richard N. Hughs asking "What's your opinion, we'd like to know".

[@waterwise77]

You’re old man

[@lfemomo77]

As a kid growing up in NYC during the 80s, this was an amazing retrospective. My friends even called me Crazy Eddie lol 😂.

[@ferguscasey5301]

They called you that cause you used to bang animals though

[@hhvictor2462]

I bought stuff from Crazy Eddie. No complaints. Loved his TV commercials. I missed those days when there were local sponsors for TV shows and movies.

[@quinnzyker6521]

I was born in 92. I kinda wish it was an honest business so I could have gone.

[@Dor150]

I'm from the Antar family but from a branch that stayed in Syria and moved to Israel. I remember when I found out about Crazy Eddie and told my grandpa was very distraught that our surname and family is connected to this. Insane story

[@AnomalyDocs]

It happens. Your own good name remains untarnished. Take care.

[@john-ic5pz]

let me assure you, any one individual in a family is no reflection on the family name. genes DO naturally mutate from time to time. - Dr. John Xxxxx, PhD biochemical engineering 🤓 ❤ maa salaam, my good man🙏

[@djquinn11]

@@john-ic5pz : You are very kind Sir, I appreciate the positive vibes. Signed, David Hitler

[@ChristinaFromYoutube]

What is the family business usually?

[@Cokehead_Drug_Addict_Zelensky]

Anyone with a last name that traces back to The Tribe is suspect in my book - and the books of anyone with any sense. With "yous", you lose (your money).

[@delphinidin]

I love that they're referred to as Debbie 1 and Debbie 2 throughout lol

[@Initium1000]

I LOVE these documentaries. This has become my favorite channel on KZbin

[@AnomalyDocs]

I am so glad!

[@MarcPagan]

This story reminds me of walking into a NYC electronics store during the 80s. ...An employee was using a hairdryer to remove the large "Refurbished" label from boxes, so the store, also a wholesaler, could sell them as new.

[@captaincomedian6320]

At some point before the first attempt at reviving Crazy Eddie, a store called 'GUESS WHO?,' with the logo done up in the same font as Crazy Eddie, opened up on route 22 in Jersey. I've always wondered if this was a trial run before outright resurrecting the original name, or just some other opportunist trying to cash in on Eddie's notoriety.

[@bradnobl]

I worked retail sales in the 80s 90s, the competition would've eventually tore Crazy Eddie down. Silos, Circuit City, American Appliance, the Golden Era of household retail.

[@outpostorange9580]

Saul Goodman has quite the backstory it seems

[@bobbysnow1500]

Sammy said it was Eddies fault. Then says he’d still be a crook if he didn’t get caught. They all knew what they were doing. They could’ve walked away at any time.

[@mrbrian826]

I've always seen parodies of the "crazy salesman on TV" but I never knew it was based on any one specific person. Pretty fun video.

[@poindextertunes]

tbf Crazy Eddie, and the like, were inspired by an old used car salesman named Earl “Madman” Muntz. He sold used cars when nobody trusted used car salespersons bcuz there was no way to know the history of a car. He collaborated with an ad agency to come up with the “Madman” persona to insinuate that “this guy is crazy to sell a good used car at a discounted price” and thats the origin of the “Crazy Salesman” 😁

[@Wallyworld30]

That 1972 Radio Commercial says they have Marantz Receivers. Today one of those in good condition is worth $2000-$3,000 each! Those were some of the best Consumer stereo receivers ever made! Crazy Eddie has some Crazy good Gear!!!

[@edward9643]

I thought i knew everything that was to be known about Crazy Eddie from another doco but this is the most comprehensive account ive seen. Kudos to the writer and editors for a top notch documentary

[@christheghostwriter]

I grew up in Philly, but we had a local NY channel on our cable TV menu. I've never been to a Crazy Eddie's store, but I saw the commercials. Today I learned that the guy ranting like a maniac in the ads was not Crazy Eddie himself.

[@albertdeluxe8966]

Your video is so much more interesting, well researched and fun to watch, than anything on TV.

[@AnomalyDocs]

Thank you!

[@thescotsmantechnologyrevie2138]

Your videos are amazing, I wish you were getting millions of views. Keep at it, man!

[@AnomalyDocs]

Wow, thanks!

[@M2222M]

​@@AnomalyDocs he's right. Your documentaries are really good.

[@georgethomas9211]

Its a show called masterminds where I 1st saw this story. A point they said was when Sony refuses to sell Eddie stuff he would just buy stolen merchandise. Walkman cost $25 while you could get the same one for $18 at his store. His prices were insane! You also could bring in any electronics and he would take it. I guess THAT'S what he was filling up empty boxes with.

[@pipbernadotte6707]

Ah yes, the Crazy Eddie sales technique, a.k.a. how all retail stores are operated nowadays.

[@pierce_13]

I remember his commercials from the NY channels playing in NE Pennsylvania in the late 70s-early 80s. It's impossible to recall that era w/o Eddie's commercials.

[@cle-chi]

saw them in cleveland too

[@justinciallella4724]

I grew up in NJ in 80s. I remember these commercials.

[@urzamtg]

did a case study on this in my auditing class back in college. this was always one of my favorites.

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Funny thing - I used to shop at Crazy Eddie's and bought several high-end products there and they were fine. Great prices too. Now I understand why! Nonetheless, I have to say, from a customer's perspective, it was a good chain.

[@deejaye2647]

Who was funneling those items to them?

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

@@deejaye2647 Who knows? You just don't think about those things when you are in a bustling store and you see an item that you want for the lowest price you have ever seen - sometimes by a lot.

[@jvharbin8337]

I Love these guys! This needs to be a movie.

[@jeremylindsey94]

They made a movie about shoes called "Air", which was pretty compelling. Also, "The Big Short" also fit that bill. hehe

[@Redem10]

It's funny, Crazy Eddie is something I knew about indirectly even though they never had store where I live because I definitively remember a number of parody of their commercial from cartoon and such.

[@AnomalyDocs]

I was gonna include the Futurama clip but didn't wanna get dinged for copyright lol

[@Benjamin-1989]

brave little toaster

[@tziirkq]

@@AnomalyDocs The first I knew of Crazy Eddie was the parody in Howard the Duck, but I had no idea it was a parody.

[@cheribogummy]

def the inspiration for the localization of Crazy Redd in Animal Crossing 😆. he even has a similar slogan to "these prices are insane" in New Leaf. although "Redd" may also reference Sanford and Son.

[@Jessesgirl2013]

@@Benjamin-1989THAT’S why these commercials are so familiar!! I’m from the SW, so I know I’ve never could’ve seen them but I felt certain I had. Crazy Ernie from The Brave Little Toaster buried deep in my memories!

[@ltsgoyanks]

Dang... They duped me! I loved that store! Had NO idea this happened. I joined the military in 89 and always wondered what happened to the stores. I thought circuit city or best buy squeezed em outta the market. Great Documentary!!!

[@bakielh229]

What was Eddie's religious background?

[@johnathancampbell1056]

​@@bakielh229why would it matter? You get catholic priests molesting little kids I'd rather have someone steal money from me than touch my kid also ot isn't a reflection on all in the same religion

[@stevenstritenberger1761]

@@bakielh229I would think this would be obvious.

[@montescott59]

Watching the 2007 interview shows just how toxic the family must have been. No wonder they all spent their time betraying each other. I notice that no one talked to the many Crazy Eddie employees who had their lives turned upside down by the Antar antics.

[@AnomalyDocs]

I reached out to a few, but they were reluctant. Most had warm feelings towards Eddie, surprisingly.

[@mrmartywaring]

I grew up watching these Crazy Eddie commercials! They aired here in the Philly area

[@shaneculkin7124]

FINALLY!! A fair look into this story. I had given up learning about the true story on KZbin. So, -- Well done 👍

[@DyenamicFilms]

10:23 For the longest time I was searching for that commercial. I remembered seeing it as a kid back then, but I couldn't remember what it was advertising, so I could never find it. I never would've thought it was an old Crazy Eddie commercial. Another "mystery" solved. In the early 90's, I worked in the stockroom at Crazy Eddie's competitor The Wiz in NJ.

[@waynepalmer1709]

In the late 80s I opened and managed The Wiz store in East Brunswick, NJ. I was there for less than a year before quitting because of the underhanded and illegal business practices of the Jamal brothers who owned the company. The last retail management job I ever did.

[@vhm14u2c]

Jerry Carroll 70s-80s commercials on wwor/wtov channel 9 was the main reason I wanted to visit one of the stores, even though the location was nowhere near where the station was being broadcast over cable(Pittsburgh). I didn’t realize these ups and downs happened during and afterwards to Eddie. Thanks for sharing!

[@wiidlbeetle3857]

Your channel is seriously underrated. I just discover you and I’m loving your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@Iamthelolrus]

I lived in CT as a kid, and I remember his commercials and Action Park more than any others.

[@ohigetjokes]

Love that you did this deep dive thank you!

[@l.a.gothro3999]

We had "Crazy Clarence" representing his Wonderland Music stores, based in Dearborn, MI, in his local TV commercials. His mom was in them, a la Martin Scorsese and his mom. I can't describe the ads, they've got to be seen, lol. And I think the internet closed him down.

[@thiscorrosion900]

I worked at the Westbury L.I. NY store for roughly three years in the late 80s. I've gone into some stuff about that on here in various channels. I haven't read the new book on Eddie yet. I will. I worked first in the music/CD/video rental department, and then later when I got wind that the record departments might be closing or changing hands, I switched over to selling electronics and audio downstairs in the main audio floor. I also covered the Personal Electronics/appliances desks quite a bit, and even covered the stock room quite a bit, downstairs. Generally the place was a fun place to work, stocked with plenty of true characters, but also some very nice folks. Some of the managers were utterly meshugganah, including our later main store manager Steve Brodsky, who was imported from years of working in the Bronx stores I believe. A total wildman, but funny as hell! I never met Jerry Carroll, nor did I ever meet any of the Antars as far as I know. We had some of The Jets and baseball guys come in sometimes, Mark Gastineau, and some rock stars, even. I once met Neville from Belouis Some the new wave band who was doing some local promotion stuff. I still have his autographed 8x10! I also met comedian Bobcat Goldthwait who came into the record store one afternoon, I sold him a Twisted Sister tape! He was a very nice, quiet guy. I've actually met Larry Weiss (years ago) several times, since my mom later did tons of freelance advertising work for him in the 1980s. We used to go to his house/home office and talk to him and I'd tag along. A very nice guy. Very unlike the wacky Mr. Antar! LOL One of my day records managers was Dr. Dre.Andre Brown, who was later on Yo MTV Raps with Ed Lover, and a DJ and producer in NYC etc., and had made a movie later on. One day we got a call for Andre from none other than producer Rick Rubin! Andre quit one day (sadly) because he had a dispute with one of my other managers who was a known wacked out cokehead and kind of a jerkoff. I could probably write a book about the weird Crazy Eddies in-store lingo and code language that the employees would use, terms such as "sketch" which meant to screw up someone's sale or mess them up, and "keished" which meant firing someone's butt. Some of it was derived from the Antars' original native language or whatever. Supposedly. By 1988 or so it was clear the store and record dept. were on borrowed time, and a lot of my ex co-workers ended up working for The Wiz, which was already becoming a huge competitor. My old regional manager Scott Kaufman (RIP he passed away a few years back now) from LI ended up there as well.

[@fredthefish6640]

Hope this channel gets big, always putting great docs together man

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

I had a tacit relationship with the video production of Crazy Eddie video and I remember all the arguments trying to explain that Jerry Carol was not Crazy Eddir... as for Carol, I remember just how his career as a DJ just wasn't working as a Disco DJ and the commercial seemed like a good transition for him and making a locak NYC celebrty for a time.

[@robbiek03]

WOW - What great work THANK YOU! That was one of the best Docs I have ever seen with an almost unheard of story from East Coast almost Nationwide, until you came along!!! THX that was Awesome!!!

[@bobchipman4473]

Sabbath? What a funny a little detail.

[@VultureSkins]

wdym

[@DimensionO]

Is that - The SimCity 2000 soundtrack? Well done. You earned my subscription.

[@AnomalyDocs]

definitely inspired by

[@hollyinhell]

Oh i was just thinking about you yesterday! So happy to watch this new video!

[@AnomalyDocs]

enjoy!

[@gojirabroderick6491]

I always wondered what they were parodying in Futurama with the robot who explodes when he got exited about his low prices. 20+ years later, now I know

[@Ugly_on_the_Inside]

Grew up in NJ with 13 channels on the rabbit ears tv. Crazy Eddie commercials are the only commercials I remember..When we drove past his store I'd BEG my parents to go in. Seeing him in person (well, the guy from the commercial) would've been like seeing Santa Claus.. Nostalgia.

[@hatednyc]

9:59 THAT is The Crazy Eddie I grew up with here in NYC! I saw that face DOZENS of times nightly during the early ‘80s! *”[His] Prices are IIIINNSSSSAAAANNE!”* 😂 It was borderline cartoonish and we LOVED IT! *Cool electronics advertised by a crazy man?! Sold!*

[@jupiterbd444]

OY VEY!

[@jamesgamesalot8239]

Those commercials were everywhere in the 80’s. I couldn’t escape them as a kid.

[@LarryTezekjian]

Love this documentary. Very well done. I lived in the metro area, but in New Jersey and never went there but I always saw the odds especially the radio stations that you highlighted. Good memories, very informative. Thank you.

[@mechajay3358]

Great video. I only knew of Crazie Eddie from another video, but this one explains so much. I'm surprised this story hasn't been made into a biopic.

[@annie420xx]

pretty much the best obscure/weird/cool stories exploration channel

[@therevenancy]

This was really well put together. Super glad it came across my feed. Cheers!

[@AnomalyDocs]

Thank you!

[@ocm6382]

Always good to see an upload here! :)

[@troychenier9877]

Love your efforts...... so many stories in this world. Thanks for telling some.

[@Commander-McBragg]

I raced cars with Jerry Carrol. Everywhere we went they called him Crazy Eddie, relentlessly. I don’t know how he handled it! Nice guy.

[@TheBagOfHolding]

That's how he afforded to race cars.

[@cerberous5509]

Really interesting video topic, did not know the larger story behind this whole incident. Surprisingly this is something my mom talked about as a kid, and never thought someone would make a full doc on it lol.

[@angelsinger4574]

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen, and I am impressed, and subscribed. Keep up the good work!

[@AnomalyDocs]

Welcome aboard!

[@nosambawhcs3664]

Very well put together, interesting doc on a topic I knew very little about.

[@michelebella677]

I loved Crazy Eddie’s commercials as a kid growing up in Northern Nee Jersey in the 80’s. The Christmas commercials were my favorite.

[@chazvalvo2840]

My cousin worked at the Coney Island ave Crazy Eddies Location and that is where my family bought our very first VCR! Circa 1979

[@brendanduffy2710]

This whole story is nuts ,I remember as a kid in London in the 80s buying vhs tapes of Jakie chan movies from bargain buckets with the crazy Eddie logo I wonder if it was the same company or a British rip off?

[@chuckdavis8643]

Found your channel just today, have binged all but 2 available shows, new sub. Very interesting and informative!

[@AnomalyDocs]

Awesome, thank you!

[@MusaMecanica]

He got his name from basically falsely imprisoning a woman in his shop. I wish someone would have tried that with me. He would have been called "no teeth Eddie" instead. This is insane.

[@fullauto1125]

😂 “no teeth Eddie” that’s good, Probably done him some good.

[@johnathancampbell1056]

If you think you could legitimately overpower a man as a female you are goofy get yourself I firearm and play in equal terms

[@SissypheanCatboy]

When it comes to "basic decency", career salesman are about near the bottom of the totem pole.

[@bruciekibbutz2947]

you would have ended up like Mary Phagan

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

Why would you "wish" that someone would do that to you? Are you that off-balnce that you go around looking for a fight? Do you while away the day, day dreaming about impossible scenarios where you beat the shit out of Men? Situations where you are the seeker of vengeance and beater of asses? Good luck with the surgery.

[@bobzelley5100]

Bought my first VCR from crazy eddie at a north jersey store in 1984 . The term gray market goods came about.

[@matthewotremba9230]

Thanx It has been many decades ......... Since that song has been stuck in my head

[@willn8664]

I didn't realize Crazy Eddie was just a NYC regional chain and not nationwide. Kind of like Nobody Beats The Wiz I guess.

[@daisyalice77]

I grew up watching these commercials, didn't know any of this. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrEndzo]

He was doing what a lot of car dealership are doing with warranty.

[@tjnucnuc]

And what is that exactly because dealerships are some of the most regulated businesses. Extended warranties have loopholes to not cover certain things but virtually no one is defrauding anyone.

[@bakielh229]

What's Eddie's religious background?

[@spazzypengin]

@@bakielh229 His family were Syrian but he went into hiding in Israel using the name Cohen, so draw your own conclusions.

[@bakielh229]

@@spazzypengin 🕎✡️👃🚫

[@Boyso5407]

There’s a reference to Crazy Eddie in the movie The Accountant. That was first time I heard that name in years.

[@JasonRoggasch]

So many hip hop songs referencing this....THANKS great video !!!

[@madcrabber1113]

Never bought anything from Crazy Eddies but loved the commercials.

[@joeg5414]

How convenient - wife and girlfriend both named Debbie. Can't screw that up 🤣

[@Fishfood94]

You’re my absolute fav channel now 😂

[@nunyabizness573]

I started an advertising career in my early twenties. I made a TON of money convincing people that advertising would bring them more business. In retrospect I believe there is a great deal of deception and false promises in advertising. But advertising leads the business world. In my sixties I avoid most if not all advertising.

[@johnathancampbell1056]

Advertising works plain and simple if you don't hear of a business or service of some sort people won't hear about you other than word of mouth I agree you prolly scammed people but you probably already knew what they were Advertising was a bust or you worked for scammers who didn't actually do good advertising

[@nunyabizness573]

@@johnathancampbell1056 They published a fancy booklet of Rolodex cards. One Rolodex card in the book cost $2000. The deception was a promise to get the Rolodex card into "every Rolodex in the State." You had to buy a new Rolodex card for each county at another $2000. That's how I was trained, and no I didn't know it was b.s. at the time. I figured it out in hindsight.

[@Electro_Specter]

Awesome upload as always! I’ve been hyped for it since you started teasing it. It’s CRAZY how the mind works. I grew up in Philly and I remember these commercials even though I assume the last ones would have aired in the very early 90’s, when I was between 1-3 years old. That is some grade A brainwashing, ahem, I mean advertising.

[@medes5597]

The commercials ran in the late 90s and they did commercial "edited re runs" using old footage of crazy Eddie and items/prices from the website. I would suggest you're remembering that.

[@Checker222]

These deep dives are SOOO GOOOD!!!

[@Kit_Bear]

Now I know the inspiration behind the ads on some movies of the 80's like on Short Circuit 2 and Howard the Duck. Thanks

[@TwoLumpias]

Excellent documentary once again 👏👏👏

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative,Just Amazing the Greed these guys have it’s just baffling!!! I’ve met Eddie in MCC Prison in Manhattan,,,and Trust and Believe he wasn’t a happy Camper,,he is a small man about 5’6 he was being extorted from sun - dawn. I was on a visit and a women was there to visit him and she was dripping in Diamonds and Furs, and he looked unimpressed and stiff. Man watching this brings back memories,,, What I learned from his Mistakes is never do business with family! And just be honest and do good business. Don’t steal.

[@BloodyAnalSurprise]

Great video, you deserve a lot more attention and I feel like it is coming soon.

[@AnomalyDocs]

thank you!

[@JamalTheTitan]

Nostalgia. I remember watching these crazy ass commercials from East Orange, NJ.

[@johnm725]

Well done, I enjoyed this a lot. Subbed

[@AnomalyDocs]

Thank you!

[@JackOpulski]

43:00 that photo looks like something out of an analog horror ARG.

[@benjaminsantiagosstuff]

Just came across your channel after watching literally every atrocity guide video. This stuff is greeeeeeat!

[@AnomalyDocs]

thank you!

[@misterkefir]

Amazing as always. Never heard about this story. Seems like reality is always weirder than parody, heh.. Cheers, man.

[@AnomalyDocs]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@scottburton9701]

Fondly remember the "Crazy Eddie" commercials-One of them was featured in the 1984 movie "Splash".

[@NimbusBrain]

I remember the attempted reboot store. It was on Route 46 westbound across from the Willowbrook Mall - not sure if that spot is Fairfield, NJ or Wayne, NJ - its on the border of those 2 towns. I was shocked to see it, since the brand was toxic by that time. Disappeared as quickly as it popped up.

[@AnomalyDocs]

I'd love to have been there the first day.

[@solarguy1702]

When we first got cable in Oregon, we received WOR for a few weeks in the beginning. These commercials were on constantly and quite memorable.

[@gideon11]

this was brilliant, thank you so much

[@johnboydojo]

Superb job, I swear your videos get better and better man. Great Documentary! I always wondered where the "crazy prices" guy came from. Seems he's been parodied on everything from early SNL episodes to Frasier.

[@AnomalyDocs]

Thank you!

[@johnboydojo]

@@AnomalyDocs You're welcome. Looking forward to seeing more content. Love to see an in-depth video on the guy that invented that car that could run on water. Well shady what happened to him.

[@themoviedealers]

The concept of the come take advantage of my crazy prices guy was started by Earl Muntz in California, 1950s.

[@johnboydojo]

@@themoviedealers Oh wow! Thanks man

[@filanfyretracker]

the funny thing is odds are they would have gotten away with it longer had they not gone public. I had never once seen one of these stores as they did not come up into Connecticut at least where I was. But the ads were everywhere, especially on second tier stations like WPIX and WWOR.

[@LordKreiden]

Nice documentary! It would have been fun to see the SNL sketch in the credits.

[@rh7474]

Crazy to hear he was over charging people. I always assumed he was just selling stolen/broken electronics. This man literally held people in his store to make crooked sales 😂 How did he get away with this for so long.