Spy Gear Was Weird Vol. 2 [Lazer Alarm System, McDonald's Toys, Spy Pen & More] | Billiam

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Spy Gear was a toy line by Wild Planet which followed the trend of "Secret Agent" media in the early 2000s. A lot of these toys were really cool, but others were the "Spy Pen!" In 2012, Spin Master acquired the Spy Gear toy line and started making new products, including a line of McDonald's toys! Let's take a look, but let's look super secretly, cause we're undercover!
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[@Cadency]

why is no one talking about how good of an actor the nasa employee was

[@Y-two-K]

our boy Billiam isn't a great actor tbh, but the nasa guy actually did a great job. he had good delivery and didn't break immersion.

[@juliewinchester1488]

The NASA guy wasn't an actor.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

I take both

[@billiam]

If he wasn't there to carry me, I absolutely wouldn't have done the scripted bits! I will 100% admit he made those scenes as fun as they are

[@Left-Earth]

@@billiam The production quality has skyrocketed recently. You have broken out of the comfort zone and transcended into a better actor/director/filmmaker. Your now in JonTron/Scott the Woz/Brutalmoose/AVGN/NitroRad/Bobdunga territory. It's very inspiring to me as a new filmmaker. To have watched this channel grow. Gives me hope about my own future projects. Thanks for all the laughs. 👍✨

[@Vailskibum]

This is some serious Billiam lore

[@cookimaus1]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@toogaytolift9176]

Oh shit vailski! Loved you wimpy kid vids

[@ryanfoley8035]

Vailskibum94 hello I love your content

[@_pulstar]

Of all people it’s you here that’s amazing

[@ScarletRebel96]

Holy shit its you another person im subscribed too

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

Yes, I'm a Spy: S- Caresser P- Of Y- Thighs

[@JaredConnell]

@@konatea what type of spy gear is that?

[@bitbot9834]

Cant wait until some dumdum doesnt get the joke that its purposely wrong (hopefully) and gets a fat woosh

[@jachariah4694]

I genuinely had the thought “wow what luck that the acronym works so perfectly” I’m tired man

[@voxalice1]

but it's not the right acronym tho??? what is a COT???

[@memyselfandi2289]

when you can’t get joke

[@pablolasagamota6215]

I had the pen when I was little and I remember the cane was a way to redirect the light towards the paper so you could write in the dark. It was actually the only somewhat useful thing the pen offered XD

[@maggiee639]

This was gonna keep me up at night, that you

[@evey0259]

@@maggiee639 similar things exist to illuminate the chambers in guns so you can look down the barrel if necessary.

[@ixenvire]

I had that kit as a kid and the redirection cane was the very first thing I managed to loose. However, the telescope attachment got a lot of use watching my cats hunt in the yard.

[@bluecollarden]

I also had the pen and I believe the cane was used the most. I believe I tried to use the sensor to put at my bedroom door so my sister couldn't come into my room. It worked alright until the batteries died, but oh gosh was it a nuisance anytime I had to open the door for any reason.

[@robokast]

Dude I remember setting up the Spy Gear motion sensors in my hallway and thinking I was the coolest person on earth.

[@Reoko77]

Dude, i actually set them up in the hallway at night before my door so when my parents came to check up on me, itll alert me ahead of time so i could hide my DS playing habits.

[@CallMeAnisse]

@@Reoko77 that's actually very smart

[@joeyknight8272]

@@Reoko77 wow

[@spaghetticat]

I had a thing that beeped when my door opened, unfortunately the trim around the door prevented me from putting on the door

[@BenjjyBoi]

@@spaghetticat same dude I used to tape it at an angle for it to work

[@NorthEevee]

Billiam is becoming the Scott The Woz of obscure childhood nostalgia and I'm not complaining.

[@regrettspaghettt]

i thought i was the only one who made that connection

[@Gingerfied.]

Now we just need the ridiculous bloopers

[@davidboltbear147]

hey all Billiam here

[@lewatoaofair2522]

Laura Mataraza Especially from THIS gem!

[@negil]

I don't quite know what this means, but I like it

[@HurricaneDDragon]

The “Billiam-NASA Cinematic Universe” begins. I can’t wait for the Arizona solo movie.

[@cosmiceyness]

BNASACU

[@nooodisaster]

The Spy Pen WAS MY CHILDHOOD. It was so good. You didn't even talk about the best feature: the case was locked and you had to use the pen itself as the key to open it.

[@adamaim3452]

Best line ever "No body wants astronaut icecream, not even the astronauts."

[@expendableindigo9639]

“What the Neil De Grasse Chicken Nuggets was that?”

[@GrumpyTy34er]

In fairness, astronaut ice cream isn't even given to astronauts. It has nothing to do with them.

[@Wombattlr]

@@GrumpyTy34er it launched once in the Apollo era

[@xtalongraspx9004]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with how no body wants astronaut icecream, I love Astronaut Ice Cream! Had it as a kid, and I LOVED IT. X3 NGL.

[@skeletor-hd5180]

Its a giant lucky charms freeze dried marshmallow, whats not too love.

[@Sharpevil]

The glasses were for imaginary play. The motion sensors were for closing the browser window when mom or dad started walking towards your room.

[@SSKJ64]

So true imao

[@OlaftheGreat]

RIP @sharpevil 's computer privileges

[@Namingway248]

>in explaining the use of your spy tools, you feel your bond with the investigator intensify...

[@BoogyMushrooms]

I didn't know we could achieve this level of production for yesteryear's crud toys, and frankly, I'm impressed. I've never commented on your videos before, but I'll gladly be social to say well done dude.

[@SethWistful]

Truly the most chaotic episode of Billiam

[@dingdongbells3314]

"It all started with a cup and a ball..." Ya know, I have a feeling that considering the level of detail there is in Persona 5's interrogation, I'm all but certain at some point you just straight up tell your interrogator something along those lines.

[@Water-ix4yr]

Yeah I wonder if he actually knows the game

[@jonmcinturff7003]

Billiam's GF nonstop shooting Billiam when his toy doesn't even work is honestly a big mood.

[@angelorolo4308]

This was literally just Billiam in Persona 5, even down to him teaming up with the interrogator

[@otakupower1048]

Lol the persona 5 interrogation music caught me off guard 👌🏽 nice touch

[@TBolf]

YoongiGotMyHeart I know dude I was caught way off guard by the persona 5 interrogation music.

[@Chymai]

OMG! Thank you! That’s what the music is from. It was bothering me so much XD you are truly my savior. I wasn’t going to be able to sleep tonight.

[@RazorChampion99]

Man, Secret Agent Cody Banks..... THAT is a name I've not heard since my childhood.

[@dr.animegirlseksgivermd.9659]

n i c e p f p b r o

[@thewatcher9237]

The government agent calling Billiam what were basically pet names throughout the interregation session really brought this video from an 'amazing' to a 'spectacular'.

[@notgray88]

"Sweet cheeks lmao

[@fcm3d]

I freak'in loved Spy Gear! I had the metal detector thing and I used that to find foil cards in Yu-Gi-Oh! packs and traded off the other packs for cards. Oh my evil card empire all because of Spy Gear.

[@DocTime56]

That's cool AF

[@fcm3d]

@@DocTime56 I remember the first time I did that around the holiday season and I made 300 bucks from 1 weekend because I sold packs plus 3 of the shonin jump earth background blue eyes to some dad because I got ALL them from everyone who came at the tournaments that week and traded packs for them and made a scarcity. God I miss my card slinging days.

[@garpogods8323]

Thats... pretty genius for a kid.

[@sebastianserrano4152]

Billiam: This toy is bad The Toy: I'll show you bad. (angry siren noises)

[@maggiee639]

This actually made me laugh out loud, thank you.

[@PublicDudeBaby]

The nasa bit is insane and making me laugh to hard, please expand the billiam lore please!

[@TommyCrosby]

Ok, the video call walkie talkie is actually some nice technology for a toy from before every kids get an iPhone era.

[@violentyouth7035]

Would love to see that video on the mini board games, was always confused as to how those could possibly play

[@gamerguy19981]

"We're spies, not...... caressers of thighs" That may be the greatest sentence that has ever been spoken in the history of the human language

[@xantos1098]

I believe the Spy Supersonic Ear was a mini version, I recall having a larger one with adjustable volume that actually worked pretty well lol.

[@tripleg2513]

Huge dish, stupid gray plastic stick in the middle and headphone port? I might have had the same one

[@jackc4877]

So glad I live in a timeline where Billiam beat the Cancer. I'd be so sad if I couldn't regularly watch these vids man....

[@wistfulanthophila9317]

he had cancer?

[@REALMARCHINADER]

@@wistfulanthophila9317 yeah

[@Left-Earth]

*"Not so fast, FastBoy !* 🐢💨 *"Dippin' Dots are for good boys only."* 🤣 _"I don't know what you expected."_ 🤷🏻‍♂️ _"We are_ *NASA* " 👩‍🚀🚀 🌕

[@KOSMOS1701A]

and noone wants the astronaut ice cream! not even the astronauts.......

[@dotmatrixmoe]

I knew that Spy-Kids had more wacky toys. For all I know, this might become a series. *Take note.*

[@luckymankwok]

I think the fact that Billiam's girlfriend will dig into all these toys with him is relationship goal lol

[@nicoleflotner6428]

This was hilarious. Absolute comedic gold.

[@calebneff5777]

I’m not gonna lie to you, some of this seems like it would make actually decent budget home security stuff.

[@GlasOfJuce]

McDonald’s was poppin when they had these

[@sadtrooper7595]

Yup!

[@Gbonne1PSN]

I think I might have owned almost every Spy Gear toy at some point and even found a few years later found them and had no idea what the hell they were. You did miss at least 1 Spy Gear toy that I think you should try. It was an RC Car with a working camera that transmitted its signal to a pair of glasses I believe. I owned it and used to scare the hell out of my parents with it.

[@thesweetembraceofnonexiste3740]

I was absolutely obsessed with spies when McDonald's did that promo- I still have that cheap plastic grabby-thing. And those wrist lasers are sitting on my shelf right now.

[@soyburglar1878]

Although I was a little too old for the Spy Gear brand of toys, I was a massive fan of the generic “spy gear” items of the ‘80s. Except that I took it a tad too far when I started using the phone tap system my dad was given by the courts in order to record conversations with his ex-wife (who had been making threats) to record conversations with girls I would talk to, lol. And it STILL sounds creepy 30 years later!

[@tboneg33k]

Seeing the McDonald's toys made me remember their inspector gadget toys. Those were really cool.

[@RhysezPieces]

I’m blessed to know that I could still use the lazer blasters. I’m constantly told my wrists are weirdly small (even by strangers when I get those day unbreakable wristbands at events lol I once had to double-wrap.)

[@budgie0003]

The comedy in this is amazing. I am an adult, I absolutely did snort and cry while laughing at this.

[@FF-qc8kw]

6:04: youre supposed to connect the other end of the cane so you can write at night 7:44 that little mic on front is supposed to be facing the dish not forward, thats how it "amplifies"

[@billiam]

6:04 you’re right, I should’ve mentioned that 7:44 we have footage of us trying that configuration, but we cut it, because it actually worked less- I figured it was just an incorrect assumption i made

[@michael_2xx408]

I Remember allways wanted it when I was a kid seeing it on TV those was the old days 😪

[@kriskropd]

12:06 it would've been so much funnier if the interrogator was soaking you with water from the spray bottle while saying his line, "this is proprietary technology."

[@gabrielamckernan394]

I had a “sound amplifier” I remember taking it to a restaurant and scaring myself when the kitchen dropped some plates

[@taylorlenahan5881]

Yo bro Ray J is gonna be pissed-Arizona was rocking air pods-during the Raycon promotion no less lol.

[@secundinorodriguez8196]

The persona 5 reference to showcase your a spy was pretty frickin awesome

[@imVONDYZ]

That persona 5 inspired interrogation was great lol.

[@DeevDaRabbit]

12:33 was my favorite part. "I'm gonna do it~"

[@Shadow_Fingered]

I had that TV! I haven't seen it anywhere else and forgot all about it, like half this spy gear. Billiam is unlocking all sorts of childhood memories

[@lakephall]

When he pulled out the happy meal I was teleported back to the mid 2000s.

[@ZComiX]

Some Quick Corrections Biliam, bc i had the Pen Set: The scope for the Pen was always bad, but i think it was for reading micro writing (microscope?) The Motion Detector was something you would set up somewhere like by a door, so if someone tried to sneak in (like a sister or Parent) you would hear it The "Green Cane" was actually a reading lamp. the idea being that it curved the light from the pen light towards the writing end so you could write messages at night. it was green tinted to make that move"night vision effect. Basically everything in it was so you could read and write secret messages, you could even store some paper in the case as a "Secret message" that you would need to open with the pen... kinda like a "boy's" Diary

[@oldfatfrog]

Oh my god the interrogation skit pseudo framing device was a GREAT addition. I loved every line in it

[@trala8911]

When I was a kid I got a spy ear thing, it was a little box with headphones that you could use to listen to conversations happening just out of ear range. I thought it was awesome. Later in my teenage years I used it to spy on my parents and find out what they knew about my teenaged misdeeds. I still have it lol.

[@charchar635]

the persona 5 music makes me wanna re replay it

[@comixproviderftw_02]

“WHAT IN THE NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON CHICKEN NUGGETS IS THAT?!” Imma use that from now on.

[@Grim_Sister]

Bullium: “There’s the strap on-“ Me: Woah, dude! Keep it PG! Billium: “-spy scope.” Me: Oh... for the pen...

[@cam_like_ham]

I had the motion-sensitive alarm lock Happy Meal toy as a kid; I think it's still kicking around in my bedroom. It worked amazingly for a Happy Meal toy! My sister and I used to go back and forth surprising each other with it. She won by sneaking it in my bedsheets and I kicked it while trying to fall asleep.

[@phantom99991]

Am I the only person on earth who unironically loves astronaut ice cream?

[@RaxonXVI]

I love it too

[@PeterGriffin11]

I've never heard of Astronaut Ice Cream what does that even taste like?

[@Zakading]

@@PeterGriffin11 Like normal ice cream but very, very dry

[@casoclashomega]

Scooby Doo like lucky charm marshmallows

[@poponolo4307]

Yes

[@mechajay3358]

Billaim: _"007 Nightfire is the Best Bond game ever Fight Me"_ GoldenEye Fans: _"All you had to do was ask"_ 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@MontyDotharl]

FOOLS the best James Bond game is From Russia with Love

[@expendableindigo9639]

The OG or the 2010/2013 one? Both are good.

[@srvfan17]

All he has to do to stop the GoldenEye fans is ban Odd Job

[@davidlane1248]

Best 007 game is the world is not enough, DUHHH

[@voidjuice]

Yeah these two videos in particular, validate an experience I thought no one else had.

[@antonkishkovskyi8392]

"What in the Neil deGrasse Tyson's chicken nuggets is THIS?!" - quote of the year right there

[@natkatmac]

I love how Billiam can't keep a straight face during any of this

[@milleniumdrummer]

No one is talking about how good of a game 007: Nightfire was, trying to find good content about it is impossible, please do a video on it!

[@Dr._Gas]

Bruh 007 Nightfire was the only 007 game I actively play to this day, the multiplayer was fun even with bots, and the campaign mode was quite fun

[@authenticvintageimagez]

That game was my childhood, but I could never get passed the mission where you take people out with a dart gun

[@bryh555]

One of my fav games to play on GameCube as a kid. So underrated the multiplayer was so fun and I really enjoyed the single player missions

[@NorthEevee]

Minimme is probably going to do an episode on that in the future. He already covered a few 007 games so it's only natural since when he did an episode on a Disney Cars game he ended up covering all of them back to back. I'll put a link to his channel in a second comment in case YT thinks it's spam and tries to delete it.

[@NorthEevee]

Here's the link friend: kzbin.info

[@DocTime56]

The cane thing on the pen was truly useful. You're supposed to put the short side on top of the pen, and helps when writing in the dark. I used that a couple of times, when the lights went out while I was doing homework... And sometimes just for the fun of it

[@SuperFoxdemon]

These toys always reminded me that I didn’t have any friends to play with

[@parjai97]

Same

[@teodore9896]

I heard the persona 5 music

[@cryotheotter4411]

Seeing you and your friends screw around was hilarious and really cute!! I'd love to see more of them

[@angiekalas-caldwell8825]

Those spy wrist lazer things were awesome as a kid! They worked with any other lazer tag game thing aswell which was really fun

[@gundampilotrune5727]

Where is the billiam video on runescape?

[@yayhay1]

Shit good idea

[@dialga236]

this

[@Pookie2112]

eh... osrs is a huge thing right now

[@Silvern7552]

Yessss needed.

[@dialga236]

@Neux incredibly popular. still is today.

[@comicog3]

"Clear green." Also, officially awaiting your Agent Code Banks retrospective 👀👀

[@drakmaaaaa2729]

Billiam you Really outdid yourself. I come back to watch this video every so often. One of my favourite videos of yours

[@loaduscoolclipz5505]

that entire skit with the security guard dude was hilarious. he sold it hard

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"James Bond 007 NightFire. The best James Bond game. Fight me." Agent Under Fire has always been more fun to me especially since there's more FPS gameplay in the campaign despite having the same 12-mission structure. Also, it's faster, the DA DA DADAAAAAAAAAA DADADA Bond Moments that happen every five seconds is hysterical, it's generally more action packed than NightFire being far more subdued. ...NightFire does have better acting and more content to its multiplayer, but I still love Agent Under Fire being way over the top nonsense better. Also, despite how much I do indeed love NightFire, I will fight you on this and will take it a step further by saying NightFire being the 2nd pick for Bond games is over-rated. AND I PLAYED *ALL* OF THEM after GoldenEye. "This is NOT a time to be horny." I'm not gonna not poke fun at this after going on a James Bond tirade over here, hahaha.

[@Ckingz13]

Billiam!! Hey y’all!! I love your content!! Stay safe everyone!! 👋🏽😎❤️

[@Gakusangi]

I had the huge night vision goggles, that were like a pair of cheap binoculars with a green tint, and a big pop-up flashlight. It was a lot less stylized, more of this grey block you wore on your head with a snap-on frame. The key chain listener is actually a small version of the spy dish I have still! It looks exactly the same but is like four times the size.

[@iSpitLegit]

This was my favorite episode yet! Great stuff.

[@Zuri1337]

Thanks for that Persona 5 interrogation room music, Billiam. I'm glad my latest gaming obsession has leaked into my youtubes.

[@iota7037]

Idk if anyone else would appreciate this but I need Billiam to do a video on either Redakai or Monsuno. They're not that old and weren't that popular, but they were still able to get my 11 year old money

[@danhyde7501]

This is the best channel I’ve come across in a long time. I had/ played with/wanted so many toys you show off

[@jukelly64]

These Spy Gear videos are great! Makes me think of the couple I had back in the day.

[@JamesLawner]

13:30 My childhood! 😭 Billiam is uncovering all my old memories in this vid.

[@Penguin_Tree]

1:10 i was playing persona 5 R when this song came on the vid, confused me for a sec

[@pumpkinnecromancer2490]

Believe it or not same. “Wait, I thought I didn’t get that far into the- god dammit billiam!”

[@LJ3783]

P5 soundtrack during the interrogation, nice touch!

[@ngay63]

Ughh this video is such a trip. I had so many of these spy gear toys in the early 00s

[@Erickivan]

the production quality went up. lol

[@supereggnog8099]

You should do more skits, they're really good

[@NatetheNerdy]

I was about to say this was my favorite Billiam episode yet just from the chaotic energy, then the expanded universes reared its head and things got even better

[@FrankHolub]

Didn't expect a Dom Fera reference but now I want a crossover.

[@OirichEntertainment]

Why don’t you have any spin-master spy gear

[@SuperSmashBrosKing33]

That was in volume one. This is the second video on this

[@OirichEntertainment]

Here is my collection: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaG2fp55gKariMU

[@charliemaloney1354]

when you're so early its a premiere

[@XhanAnimations]

The acting, the lore, the dialouge- it's all beautiful

[@ckind2098]

"Don't play ignorant, sweet baby boy! Light of my life!" Amazing 😂

[@skydroid3141]

As sweet as the nostalgia is, the real fridge horror is in how often these toys broke and how many ended up contributing to pollution worldwide.

[@Dex99SS]

God damn "premiere" .... like a freaking event. What the hell, I'm here now... may as well stick around and see the next spy gear show. lol, the video flippity dips were just baby monitors with screens on both sides. Those are also RF. . . Same thing. Bout the same price too really.

[@tahndorn728]

this is absolute gold

[@travisburkley23]

I love these so much!!!

[@BugsyFoga]

Who else here got the McDonald's Spy gear tie in toys they had back then ?

[@SGaming700_]

Me

[@ZiggityZeke]

19:09 looks like a girl who broke my heart years ago

[@0cramoi]

I'm sure it was all for the better my dude

[@ZiggityZeke]

@@0cramoi sure was, still hurts years later

[@aarontoocold3137]

“LET ME CATCH YOU UP, PAL” 🤣🤣

[@ericmikuta]

Those video walkie talkies would be perfect on the job site. Say someone needs to go down a tight crawlspace and you need instructions or need to show your boss or coworker something, this would be perfect.

[@kylesteen]

Can you let your friend, Lexi I believe, know that I think they’re cute and I hope the best for them.

[@Ra3_ar1adnE]

It’s just one person there and she’s clearly a girl.