Mike Rowe on QVC - Katsak

Circa 1992, Mike Rowe (host of Dirty Jobs) worked in (very) late-night TV selling crap to idiots on QVC. He used the opportunity to its full comedic potential.

[@cleverloginname]

There's a very strong "Oh god, what am I doing with my life?" vibe in this video.

[@brentjohnson4212]

“That cat just doesn’t know what to do with himself”...a little projection XD

[@dwest9220]

Mike trolled his entire time at QVC...and it’s hilarious to watch.

[@RIDEHOMEDOME]

the sarcasm he interjects is pure unadulterated hilarity. This guy is a natural performer.

[@anthonybui1531]

He got it from his grandpa

[@Comrade.Question]

His apathy is palpable, and I'm loving it.

[@jhiller21]

"this is some of the most gripping video we've ever had the opportunity to bring you folks at home" HAHAHA

[@dustinfocus]

Mike Rowe's voice is so soothing he can sell you a plastic bag for $25

[@sandraoaks7887]

I adore Mike but even he couldn’t see me a bag 4 $25.00. 😂

[@toddpinkstonisgod]

"You would hear this cat making sounds of unbridled pleasure!"

[@chrisgrandpre6063]

😂

[@DerangedLeftWingers]

i remember watching mike he was so funny clowning everyones shitty products

[@scaryjam8]

I wish he still worked on qvc. I would watch it all day long!

[@JosephBeckW0W]

Well, the cats out of the bag now. I'll go now.

[@buyerofsorts]

It took three years but your comment did not go unnapreciated!

[@BTGames54]

Yeah, I just spent 60 minutes of my life laughing my ass off while watching old Mike Rowe QVC clips...

[@VioletJoy]

I'm sure it was time well spent.

[@fonjohn]

2024 and we desperately need a remaster of this iconic television moment

[@dwightfartschrute]

hahaha amazing...he can barely contain his sarcasm.

[@giemzag]

I don't even think he tried to contain it haha.

[@tryan06]

dwightfartschrute I don't think he contained it at any point. Much like the rest of his life.

[@V2Blast]

"This is some of the most gripping video we've had the opportunity to bring you folks at home..."

[@tazzydnc]

OMG my mom bought one of these for our cats like 12 years ago. Basically, cats love plastic bags, but plastic bags can suffocate a cat. This product promises all the fun of a plastic bag, but your cat won't suffocate in it b/c it has air holes in the plastic. Our cats never played with this thing once

[@tak178]

Love how he almost drops an F-bomb.

[@sharmonet1234]

I notit that too. 😂

[@rudiesgirl]

It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!! Love ya Mike Row. Glad to have someone like you in this world. Now your changing and saving lives and waking up ignorant minds for the better.

[@bigbirtha007]

i love mike rowe because he can make anything hilarious and he realizes just how ridiculous that was.

[@markoo6351]

Who's here after reading his book?

[@margaretashlock2531]

Mark oo yep

[@008Birdman]

it was a must watch. well that's the way I heard it anyway.

[@anitahumphries9760]

Me!

[@VioletJoy]

I am!!

[@colinbent743]

Yessir

[@tedsmith6]

I love at 2:20 he just stops himself from dropping the f bomb on tv

[@Calikov762]

"The cat, when it sees it, it is going to be magically drawn to it!" lol.

[@TheMotoRebel]

I’m glad he eventually found the right gig!

[@julieanne824]

That is just too funny for words. Further proof that Mike Rowe is one of the most awesome people EVER to appear on TV.

[@dcthurber1124]

Picked up his book at the library and it brought me here. Very entertaining.

[@jakehr3]

if mike rowe was still on QVC i would totally watch it just to see him. hilarious

[@Blamkazam]

My favourite part is when he seems genuinely confused by what the cat is doing "What is he chewing on? What is he doing, Blair? It looks like he... What is happening?"

[@halihalin1]

Haha, my favorite part is right before that when he says "We don't have audio for this, do we? It's too bad, because you would be hearing this cat make sounds of unbridled pleasure."

[@megalomaniacalia]

"Well I'll tell you what, this is some of the most gripping video we've ever had the pleasure to bring you folks at home." Lmfao omg... no video on KZbin has ever made me laugh so hard. I was literally crying, haha, oh man...

[@bonzolvr]

OMG Mike is so great! LOL And the fact that the cat is more interested in the catnip and completely ignores the katsak is hysterical!

[@ukcat54]

"Theres the crinkling sound once again lest you forget" HAHA

[@broken_patriot4830]

Just listened to the podcast where Mike talks about this very ad, so I had to watch it.

[@wendyd3318]

I cant stop laughing. This is grade A entertainment at its finest.

[@NicolaiAAA]

Oh my god! I freaking love Mike Rowe. This is just pure hilarity.

[@HohoOfDoom]

"We don't really have audio for this, do we? That's too bad, because you would be hearing this cat make the sounds of unbridled pleasure." The blatant sarcasm is the reason that this video makes me laugh harder on the tenth viewing than ever before.

[@GiffysChannel]

Even before the internet, cat videos were the highest tier of entertainment.

[@NirvanaPictures]

"And just experience a singular cat thrill" LMFAO.

[@budfudlackerinc.1900]

The sarcasm is hilarious. Mike knows he's basically selling a bag of crap to idiots.

[@firegod001]

I KNEW I saw him as a host on QVC! It's not listed on IMDB, though, which is surprising. They usually catch just about everything, including if you did a five minute short with some friends, goofing around, and then eventually tell 15 people about it.

[@tonyhopp1052]

I remember when Mike did a gig on a local Baltimore station called" Sunday Showcase of Homes" This was pre internet times like in this clip.

[@darrenmuse]

$24.35 in 1992 money for a crinkly bag with a cat on the front? That's insane! That would be like paying $54.35 in today's dollar.

[@wkdravenna]

Mike is my hero. This is about the funniest thing I've ever seen. I don't know if its fools day.

[@SeanLamberger]

"Katsak. It's a sack for your cat." Glorious.

[@cj222100]

$24.95 for that crap!?! That's a ridiculous price now, & you figure this was decades ago! Lol love Mike's sarcasm😂

[@g.rossini1723]

like 50 bucks today

[@wearedoctor]

"Well I tell you what, this is some of the most gripping video we've ever had the opportunity to bring you folks at home.."

[@TroyDivision77]

wow. so funny. I wish I could have a DVD with dozens of his appearances on QVC. I could watch it for hours.

[@jhiller21]

"What is he doing Blaire?" "What is happening?"

[@ulfsark1982]

Mike Rowe... you have come a long way...

[@dfgyuhdd]

Mike Rowe, grand master of not getting fired.

[@Shatamx]

"Hi I"m Mike Rowe. You might remember me from such Cat Adds as Katsak, or The clean litterbox." He really does sound like the late and great Phil Hartman. R.I.P.

[@kimfleury]

This is the first time I think I've ever seen Mike Rowe on QVC. I did see some really short clips that were only a few seconds long, and I don't remember hearing him say anything in those clips (audio was removed), so those didn't count. My mom used to watch QVC a lot when she worked afternoons. She recognized Mike Rowe the first time I was at her house and wanted to watch Dirty Jobs 😂

[@BLUEOHIO]

Thank God!!!!! Het away from QVC and now Hes a star!!

[@es001]

OMG! That is Mike!!! The HAIR! I definitely like how he looks now. He looks better with age and rugged in jeans, T-shirt, and baseball cap. The monkey suit (definitely the tie) and the slicked back hair look so wrong on him here. Thanks for this. What a blast from the past. Thank goodness for 'Dirty Jobs'

[@jackattack286]

Lisa was my aunt, an employee in production at QVC at the time. Booker passed away a few years ago.

[@AdubsMMA]

He's always been amazing 😂

[@TruthSurge]

I know he must have felt like utter shite pimping a SACK for $30. :( Well, who's more to blame, the scammer or the idiot willing to buy it?

[@brandsong5854]

“This is some of the most gripping video...” 😂😂❤️

[@foxygirl1977]

My favorite QVC clip. Totally hilarious.

[@rule49ers]

I just saw it too. Thank God he mentioned it.

[@DavidAWA]

Oh Man! Someone told me about these and I thought I'd like a look! SO much funnier than I thought it would be. I want the whole collection!

[@cg0825]

I think most cats would prefer the box it came in.

[@Noromongrel]

"A bag for your cat", these videos are a pleasure during these depressing CHristmas days.

[@dangerale]

*Crinkling* "There's the crinkling sound.. Lest you forget." I love Mike Rowe. He needs to be a host in more shows.

[@ArchibaldClumpy]

"Everytime he moves he hears crinkling!" "Sounds of unbridled pleasure." I wish this was still on. This'd be a great show to watch with friends.

[@Scadia]

i love how he's trying SO hard to sell this POS. wonder if this was an april fool's joke....

[@AngelRodriguez-tj7xt]

Acadia no this was not a joke. I just read about it in his book.

[@D3STRUKT0R99]

"Sounds of unbridled pleasure" lmao

[@Ohmek]

ROFL at the cat getting out of the bag. Good advertising. The cat doesn't even want it lol.

[@swedishvolvo3677]

Mike Rowe has the best all around personality of anyone I know.

[@aarswingswing5]

This is freaking hilarious 😂

[@BBBIGST]

LOL i heard about this on O&A this morning and had to see it. It's so funny. Mike Rowe is just really good at making TV better to watch

[@virgsimp]

I was looking at nndb and they commented that he was fired twice from QVC. I think he is great.

[@Galactus78]

This is man fighting for his own sanity.

[@NoMoeMistaNiceGuy]

I'm here because of "The Way I Heard It" Read his book.

[@VioletJoy]

Yes! Me too!

[@flanplan5903]

I just love how he doesn’t even pretend that he’s fucking excited...just improvises and rambles along the way. And he’s bored. Though who could blame him? I would be bored if I had to do that a lot.

[@hdust]

Mike Rowe's tiome slot was pretty popular 20 years ago, with college students. I still remember my friend calling me up on night at 2:00 in the morning telling me to turn on QVC and me asking why the hell he was watching QVC. He said to turn it on and I would understand. And it was this very clip. For people who liked early Letterman, or Talk Soup (the Greg Kinnear GOOD version...not the later crap), it was instantly popular. People recorded while they slept to watch the next day. I stayed up.

[@TeamKuukiFoodGames]

XDD i love how every sentence he utters SCREAMS "do not buy this crap." xDD

[@JulieCoultes]

My Miniature Dachshunds and cat would go berserk over that bag, and it'd drive me crazy in the process! Mike did a good job with what they gave him to promote. I LOVE him on Dirty Jobs! You're Awesome Mike!!!

[@FallingMunkey]

He'll be drawn to it..... magically.

[@kakyajun]

The best thing on the Internet.

[@DoggyKissesRule]

I can't stop laffing at these!! Hard to believe this is even Mike!!!

[@willmolinar]

This is some of he most gripping video we've ever had...

[@Arrowed_Sparrow]

Mike: I'll just say whatever bs I want to about these stupid products. Best case scenario is I'll get fired. QVC: This guy is a genius!

[@mootbooxle]

Mike Rowe is the TRUTH!

[@Ccolebrooked]

He makes this look fun

[@Poplopo]

That includes shipping and handling. What a deal!

[@Trig242]

Jesus Tap Dancing Christ...its $25 the most gripping video we've ever shown

[@Basisforstace]

I am so in love with him~~~

[@mao12345]

OH man, I can't believe they were selling this. That's got to be the most bizarre product I have ever seen.

[@Isypup]

ROFL! "Singular cat thrill!" Loool. He has come a very long way...

[@daphnelu7]

Mike's C.R.A.P. video led me here. Was curious to watch this clip

[@RyanKaylor84]

"What is he doing, Blair?"

[@crush41gb]

God bless Mike Rowe.. sweet fancy moses.. you can't here it but there's sounds of 'unbridled pleasure' right now. *wait that didn't sound right lol!*

[@kyramama03]

Hope Rowe got a raise after this "promo!"

[@Sighs4l]

Yep. Had to come and see it too.

[@hippopotamiclandmass]

I love Mike Rowe and this just made my day I laughed so much. I think I would buy the Katsak just because of this. haha

[@oldredgirl]

mike rowe could sell me sand in the desert. great post!

[@tabber87]

I love how this guy doesn't even try.

[@dt9650]

they just threw a treat or two in there and caught him gradually exiting the bag!! this is especially amusing for me because my cat once accidentally got caught in a plastic bag (we dislodged him; he was fine!) and if he hears crinkling to this day he will BOLT from the room. although perhaps it was his attraction to such crinkling that got him there in the first place.

[@Mitsyrules]

Ahh, Mike Rowe, you've never changed.

[@ayeroxor]

"From that 2 being an idiot" I'm pretty sure anyone who thinks 2 is a word loses the right to call anyone else an idiot.

[@UNEVERMINE]

Le sac chat....C'est d'une finesse inégalable.

[@monkeyinplastictube]

Hahah this is weird did we all just see this on tv and watched it on here?hahaha yuss I don't feel alone!! Lol

[@TheChef470]

And a Legend was born. Lol !