I Bought The *Creepy Crawlers* Bug Maker From Your Childhood So You Don't Have to

[@ilovecheese5746]

I love how mac always hides from all of the toys he buys And each one to another he is more terrified.

[@xcrystalsunshine]

The furby was the scariest lol

[@Crazyblueberrymuffen]

@@xcrystalsunshine yes yes it was that scared the sh1t out of me

[@strawberrylemlime4447]

I remember my siblings and I begging my parents to get us this when we were kids, and they never did. After all these years, I still want it

[@WeirdCore_Weirdo]

Lmaoooo

[@OpalSilkMoth]

Fun fact about being an adult: YOUR PARENTS CAN'T TELL YOU NO ANYMORE! >:D

[@SquishyMain]

It smelled weird tho.

[@AspenTheRacoon]

I read that as pegging my parents oops

[@furygeist]

Definitely the sign to get it now. 😂

[@gothic4151]

"Creepy crawlers incredible edibles" is another one by the exact same brand, you aren't crazy, I remember seeing an ad for it growing up.

[@TheStitchess]

I had the candy maker one. It was a glorified jello mold lol

[@SheetGhostWithBones]

I do incredible edibles every night

[@DaddyBlueJay3207]

@@SheetGhostWithBones lucky

[@tallulahXI]

There was also Doctor Dreadful, which was a science-horror doctor cooking toy. I believe that the first set had candy bugs, but I’m not 100% sure

[@rawrberrys]

Ok thank God cause... I ate mine 😂 so this comfort's me.

[@UndeadP]

I remember my grandma telling me she had the old creepy crawlers kit (the dangerous one) She said she put a spider one on a strand of her hair and hung it in front of her moms face to scare her

[@madmyth3985]

Your grandma sounds awesome

[@SheetGhostWithBones]

W grandma moment 🦠

[@silli_clownmaeda]

That's honestly so wholesome lol

[@Besuretoridethecyclone]

​@Silli_Clownmaeda except for the fact that it contained like... asbestos lol

[@MiiPunchy]

​@@Besuretoridethecyclone at least everyone is alive to tell the tale

[@chaosbeam4654]

Did anyone else ever want to put the creepy crawlers in their mouth? They looked like gummy candy

[@JoshBou]

They made an edible one specifically because everyone felt the exact same way!? XD

[@MoonMoonTM]

I'm 26 and my brain still thinks they look delicious despite knowing better. Lol

[@SheetGhostWithBones]

Yes!

[@thatboringone7851]

Wait they aren't?

[@RadioReaper2793]

I thought they were edible by watching this video I’m only now finding out that they’re not 😅

[@datdragonboi9354]

Y’all- is it just me or did Mac only put in 2 “bug eggs” 😭😂

[@spacebonesofficial]

I thought so too, I was confused.

[@pandaotakup5608]

He did 100%

[@hannahhansen3005]

Yup. He probably needed to let the third heat up more as well. But these are the reasons we come here. 😂

[@talyn_dr33murr999]

Oml I thought I was the only one. I was damn sure I heard him say "3 bug eggs" were needed only to watch him put in *2*

[@willowdragon]

At first he said two (and looking at the picture on the instructions it looks like two) but after opening the egg trays he said three and put in two so I think everything got mixed up

[@nakaka3236]

this feels like one of the toys that would’ve been fun for an hour and then you never touched it again

[@kenzietaylor2915]

8:33 you aren’t crazy! I clicked on the video thinking this was a candy maker, with vague memories of such a thing.

[@Im_Zion]

It was called dr dreadful food lab. Had to look it up to remember😭😭 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJfWaZuMg9uJn80

[@KKartOfficial]

​@Calista Freeland I totally had one as a kid! The candy was disgusting 🤢

[@dumbumbumbum8649]

Nickelodeon actually brought back the ThingMaker in the 90s. I had a Creepy Crawlers back in the early 2000s as well as a Doctor Dreadful and a queasy bake oven which was the easy bake oven for boys if that wasn’t obvious. They were very clever.

[@UltimateDorito]

Yes, Dr. Dreadful's SQUEAM Lab. Wtf was squeam? Gross is what it was. I don't know who thought of that, but my sick child mind ate it up. 💀

[@Imaginary_Ghost1]

What's with people gendering toys?

[@toasty_tonsty]

​@@Imaginary_Ghost1 girls get glitter and dress, boys get facts and shits Just like God intended us to 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@cumfart0]

@@toasty_tonsty 💀

[@dumbumbumbum8649]

@@Imaginary_Ghost1 boys are only allowed to be interested in cooking if it’s weird nasty trash. Cooking has always been weird. It was seen as domestic work which should be reserved for women and little girls should be prepared to do it and yet master chefs were pretty much all men. Not to mention that cooks were needed in the military and on pretty much every boat. It was always one of the most awkward places to try to enforce gender roles. Even more than usual.

[@marcusdunham8896]

I had the oven one. The one that was supposed to stay locked until the thing had cooled down entirely. I remember my cousin and I forcing it open and burning each other with the hot metal plate. Because that was a thing, apparently.

[@MaleOrderBride]

Wtf is wrong with yall?! 😅

[@kckash522]

The editing will do it for me every time

[@katethielen3883]

12:45 you would LOVE the crayon recycler! You melt the wax from the crayon bits and and pour them into a mold to make ✨gay rainbow crayons✨

[@mccloud9915]

It's not even Halloween yet and we're getting spooky content Mac, you spoil us

[@katiewren1507]

This toy is the first time I was actually worried about Mac’s health. There is no way those chemicals are not extremely toxic at this point.

[@kazza6078]

The moment when the plunger was slowly rising and Mac pointed the microphone at it like girlie had something to say.... I need this channel to win several major awards I'm not joking

[@supersaiandemon]

Doctor Dreadful was the candy maker toy. It had different assorted kits, each one making a different candy and drink. It looked so cool, but now it looks chemically af.

[@E-Geezy]

I can already tell this is going to be hella chaotic

[@distractedpen5803]

i love how he begins these with a history of the product. it’s interesting and makes the broken ass toy even funnier

[@rachelrox96]

I love how Mac slowly is turning into a toy channel

[@Machinte]

I love these types of videos from Mac playing with old toys, always a treat to watch

[@ajmxna]

old toys tried so hard to kill children😭😭

[@KoralTheDad]

The contrast of Mac's quiet and calm history time voice vs his usual upbeat voice is insane lmao, truly iconic

[@savanapeters9774]

Yes, just yes.

[@kyrnbeni.21]

He did his research and slayed- he made history sound INTERESTING I live for moments like this

[@randomvids8464]

He’s only disappointed that its only in english because he wants to stall by reading the instructions and box 😂

[@lozereli]

i love how mac always give us a history breifing on the toy. it makes me more invested in the toy.

[@datdragonboi9354]

Not me literally binging Mac videos since yesterday and our queen drops this- love you Mac lol

[@mediocreartist7227]

SAME i just got done watching the devil in me livestreams

[@Ellyr0se]

I wanted this so badly as a kid but it “wasn’t girly” enough💀

[@Known_ErrorMe]

I'm so sorry 😭

[@robespierreshead]

Mac, my father, a man in his late forties finds your content hilarious. Whenever I’m watching you, he’ll say, “It’s that guy!” You have a very wide audience, I highly respect it.

[@coffee_eyed]

I remember Creepy Crawlers from when I was younger! It was a candy maker and I remember being disgusted by the commercials LOL

[@indiArtsCrafts]

I had the alien version where you just squirted goop into a play dough mold, and that one was actually awesome. It was UFO shaped.

[@Sns1221]

i had this too! i think it was called martian matter or something? i was obsessed w it

[@ScatterbrainKitsune]

He came back when we needed him most. Also, steroids? No, no, *meth.*

[@averyanderson2588]

I don't really remember a lot from the 2000s, but I vaguely remember those catalogs that would come in the mail around the holidays and would be filled with all kinds of activity sets (creepy crawlers, easy bake, etc.) And I remember always wanting to know if those "chemistry" sets actually worked (a la making slime)

[@paolaanimator]

Man I remember those creepy crawlers commercials like it was yesterday, it seems like lots of toys flopped.

[@enigmadrath1780]

Best. Toy. Ever. I made over 2000 critters with mine. And, yes, got a few nasty burns, but it was worth it!

[@wolvercroft6182]

Okay but fr Mac's narration in the beginning was actually super soothing and engaging! Reminds me of those solemn true crime podcasts. I wouldn't mind more of that if it happened lmao

[@Haunted_Plush]

I feel like a video on Kinetic Sand or Moon Sand would be rad... or Floam maybe? I had a bigass set of Kinetic Sand when I was a kid that came with this arctic scene and some cute little penguins. It even had a pool at the bottom, and if you put the sand in and take it out again, look, it doesn't get wet!!

[@pastelhotmess9299]

Yesss

[@CuriousRaccoon]

Just got hit by the big sad and got the notif. God damn Mac has great timing.

[@morsecodex]

I had the food one! They were under the name "Doctor Dreadful" and they had a food lab, a FREAKY food lab), a zombie lab, and a drink lab. I had the original food lab and I can still remember the texture of the bubbling liquid in the skull lmao

[@caseyp5861]

I remember seeing these commercials as a kid but I was never allowed to get one because my sister was (and still is afraid) of bugs.

[@AsteroidStarkStrange]

6:34 IS THAT THE BEGINNING OF "BET ON IT" FROM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2!?!!?? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@blytheinthedark]

LMAO YOU’RE SENDING ME ALREADY FROM THE BEGINNING MAC I LOVE YOU 😭😂

[@SheeshAleesh0718]

I seriously ADORE these intros and history and how you do it. So incredible! 😂

[@Lakadaizical]

Why is no one talking about mac's beanie, he looks adorable in it!

[@annef0x]

Y'all know it's gonna be a good vid when miss mac busts out the product lore-

[@WeirdCore_Weirdo]

MacDoesIt just made my day!! Like he always does

[@katethielen3883]

10:32 No, I got nauseous. That was the squelchiest thing I've ever heard

[@FloweringCorpse]

I introduced my partners to you (I'm poly not cheating, we are a throuple :] ) and they love you, we now watch your videos every night and they make us laugh so much. Thank you for what you do! :D

[@CrybabyPityParty]

Yay im also poly!

[@clarawoodman9331]

Mac is such a genius, like the pacing, the editing, how he hosts his videos is chef kiss

[@McChicken03]

“Are you hard yet?” I just choked on my water

[@bridgez04]

I was feeling stressed due to me being a senior in highschool and a heavy procrasinator so I decided to take a short break. This was my top recommended and I am super thankful. You helped me calm down and took my stress away. (cuz i love laughing at people but still thanks)

[@apithonor]

Thank you for making this video, Mac. I needed your energy today and you gave it. 👏

[@SycnoLogical]

I remember having one of these. It was the one with the giant yellow bug on the top, and boy they kinda stunk. And stuck to absolutely EVERYTHING. Horrible in the summer too, where they'd melt

[@my_toaster_talks]

I remember getting on my knees in tears begging my mum and pa to get me creepy crawlers. even though I am indeed female, they still got it for me. and my sister was discussed by the creepy crawler maker and the bugs.

[@joutatheegg]

I desperately wanted this as a kid, and still do, this video changes nothing. In fact i want this more now.

[@ajmxna]

THE TOP DOWN CAMERA OOOO HE'S A PROFESSIONALLLL

[@kazza6078]

These videos are so cathartic to my inner child because you know these toys wwe re more or less just as junky when we were kids but now i feel like I didn't miss out on these toys after all

[@Tmanstext]

Mac, the way you edit your videos creates a sound pallete not unlike that of a noise musician. I am a big fan of noise music! I also had one of these sets as a kid, and I definitely used to chew on the finished creepy crawlers after they were done. In retrospect, that might have something to do with why I enjoy noise music so much.

[@LunaRanisWorld]

There was 100% a candy version of this,I got one once after Halloween cuz it was on sale. I remember something about you being a mad scientist making bugs

[@PWheartgal]

This is literally a history lesson

[@wynnt1]

I remember having one of these things as a kid, but it wasn't one of those microscope looking things Mac got. Mine basically looked like a recolored easy bake oven and you'd put the goop into a mold yourself and let the lightbulb inside cook it lol

[@DecayShig]

I wanted one SO badly when I was a kid, still do 😭Mac really out here living my dream

[@_Fuscous]

I remember as a child I had one of these, and something called the Dr. Dreadful Zombie Lab. The zombie lab was really memorable for me because it made edible candy.

[@-kat-1013]

I screamed when I saw Mac had posted again 😂 Nothing like watching Mac chaotically do random shit after a long and hard day 🫠😀

[@maeyo_]

Omg I remember this is always in Cartoon Network's commercials 😭 I know there's even one where you can make gummy or jelly but it's still a bug shape.

[@dressiestsphinxsebastian125]

I remember 7-8 year old me arguing to my parents because I wanted this than the ballerina Barbie they were about to put in the cart. Needless to say, I loved this lol

[@Known_ErrorMe]

I hope you got the bug maker instead of the Barbie 💅

[@dressiestsphinxsebastian125]

@@Known_ErrorMe They got the Barbie at first but after some back and forth, we returned it and got the bug maker in the end. I loved it 🤣

[@sheamagnus6826]

I had some version of this as a kid and watching you brought back a visceral smell memory of all the melting rubber used to make these small bugs lol

[@mycoffeetoospicy]

I definitely remember a 2000's candy making toy. I googled it and it was called "Doctor Dreadful" where you'd make edible goop or some shit. It'd come in different bug molds

[@Imthat1weirdkid]

This made my day so much better my dog of 12 years just passed away. You always put a smile on my face and I thank you for that.

[@YellowMelle]

This glue gun version doesn't look nearly as fun as the hot oven tray version. At least with the bottles and trays, we were able to make the bugs polka dotted or striped or segmented, and glow in the dark too! They all turn out pretty useless after they're made, though lol.

[@S0urbet_]

8:23 I think you're remembering the Dr. Dreadful sets. I used to watch those reuploaded commercials on loop when i was a kid lol

[@May_003]

"THE GIRL IS NOT GIRLING. SHES NOT GIRLING" 😭😭😭

[@BugCollector03]

I had one of these 😭 I loved bugs since I was like 2, and my momma got me one when I was little, probably 6? She sat with me to help me make bugs for my bug collection (plastic bug toys in a Barbie suitcase 😅). I definitely feel like I need to buy this beautiful machine again!

[@cherry_blossom_grove]

You should try Dr.Dreadful's Zombie Candy Lab. It's icky and edible (?).

[@tzctlpc]

1:20 Mac, you forgot one thing. kids were eating the gooey shit in the kit.

[@ceekay3143]

I bought myself a Doctor Dreadful lab a few years back, to make the edible lolly/candy spiders etc. It did not taste good, and was kind of a pain to make. Especially the gross taste/texture of the earwax and snot recipes (I got the kit that was a skull head). I probably would have tried to eat these if I had it as a kid. FYI it would probably be better to just buy some insect food moulds and then fill them with a jelly (maybe add less water so it holds together better), chocolate or candy goop.

[@Aso-bi]

I love these types of videos so so much, I always get so excited when they pop up in my notifications!

[@Ss_Crow__sS]

When Mac blesses you with an upload 😇

[@JoshBou]

Thank you so much for doing this one, it was so much fun for me, especially cause I always wanted one but never got it. You're the best.

[@munyisanidiot]

that traumatized me when I was little

[@littlefoxglove276]

the Citizen Journalist Illegaly Reporting From The Scene Of A Crime intros to these toy vids are so iconic, please never stop

[@Twinkdestroyer3]

This reminds me of a similar item but it was an edible version? Like it was labeled as creepy bugs and brains but it was edible? I cant be the only one who remembers

[@pastelhotmess9299]

No, i remember the edible gummy one too!

[@Ivorie-Ice]

The next toys you could do are the Dream Phone, Lite Bright machine, the Rainbow Magic Art Set, or the Gooey Louie

[@AtelierArts]

Oh I haaaaaated those things when I was a kid😭! My cousin ate one once and we just never talked about to it😂😂😂

[@CrybabyPityParty]

😂

[@Ivorie-Ice]

I love these videos oh my god, the way you do them and present the toys and their history is so informative yet so funny. Yeah, some of the older commercial toys had TONS of stuff wrong with them. It's worth acknowledging. Your humor is so fucking funny man keep it up, hearts hearts hearts ! The vocal comedy, physical comedy, the edits and cuts in the videos god its so funny.

[@feral_pigeon]

*I N S E C T*

[@felixfella5569]

Girl why is no one talking about how funny that scream was around 7 minutes into the video 💀

[@tees.7025]

Yeah I ONLY remember there being an edible creepy crawler set but I guess it was just as much of a hazard as the other ones have been. Also I see you laughing to keep from crying 😂 keep on going I love your vids ❤️

[@canidpunk]

i really liked this video the editing was a lot more chill and i could watch this in one sitting without getting a headache

[@OLIXXDABEZT]

I'M FUCKING SCREAMING I ALWAYS WANTED THE CREEPY CRAWLERS WHEN I WAS A KID, EVEN THOUGH THIS TOY DIDN'T EXIST IN MY COUNTRY OMFG p.s: treasures 'n trinkets? no sis, i wanted the _creepy crawlers_

[@belladream1030]

I remember so vividly getting the 2000s version with the oven and making tons of them and at the ripe age of six or something absolutely convinced I’d be able to give one to Joe Jonas when I went to the local concert (we were very much lawn seats and not VIP lol)

[@katiiez]

Guys I think this videos about creepy crawlers

[@jjbonafide3845]

I loved the intro! I think you would be great at doing video essays every now and then :)

[@Cannedtun4]

I wanted to eat these so bad as a kid.

[@Not_.a._bird]

Probably one of the many reasons you shouldnt give these to children XD

[@Cannedtun4]

@@Not_.a._bird no literally, I would have put those in my mouth and ended up with more microplastics in me than already there

[@Not_.a._bird]

@@Cannedtun4 i dont know if they exist in america too but here we have these gummy bear pizzas around halloween that are decorated with worms and spiders so maybe that would satisfy that urge XD

[@HayleySulfridge]

My mom worked night shifts and while she was napping one day, i played with this, it got stuck, and i shoved it into my closet and prayed the house didn’t burn down. Scariest moment of my 7 year old life

[@Cove_Blue]

I definitely remember like a spooky themed one and my heart says you could eat them but I never got it so can't confirm. If anyone remembers what it was, let me know!

[@day539]

8:33 there was a edible candy bug one, called the Queasy Bake Oven !

[@EUOTRICHOR]

IM SO EARLY WTF

[@luthiencoffin]

The oven one was actually pretty cool. My dad was obsessed with them just as much as my siblings and i, so he bought so many molds. Also we cooked them in the actual oven because we could do more plates at a time. They were so cool and you could get pretty good at putting different colors so you could have detailed ones or just fun color mixes. My dad was the goat at creepy crawlers.

[@user-bizeveron]

FIRST AF SLAY

[@KKartOfficial]

My mom got me a gummy candy bug maker as a kid, I'm pretty sure it was from the same brand. I don't remember it being so cool and fancy as this kit, but it basically had you mixing a gross liquid gel from gelatin powder and water into tiny bug mold trays and had you put it in the FREEZER. I remember the candy being soooooo gross🤢