The Weirdest 2000s Toys | Billiam

[@billiam]

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[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

I guess you have your opinions on this

[@roboticjanitor3332]

Hope you have a merry Christmas, Billiam

[@P-LOPZ]

No joke, I have an aibo ERS-111 in silver but it's missing the charger, and the ears are just stubs, still has the battery and memory stick

[@P-LOPZ]

It's under my bed gathering dust I have no idea what to do with it

[@JustTheWarning]

@@P-LOPZ woah! Send it in to Billiam to borrow & play with & make ebic content! Also, where did you get it originally? Jw

[@mo0onmin]

Billiam toy videos are basically my therapy

[@aspookyladmusic4954]

Why did you just say "therapy is my therapy"?

[@TheHiro566]

Billiam videos are basically my therapy

[@Jamdouglass]

you’re so fucking right darcy lewis. yoh don’t need therapy

[@GuitarOfTime0116]

It makes me happier knowing other people feel the same. :)

[@Hirobrinee]

You're just like me fr fr

[@retektereptest]

It's honestly distressing how fast verticon goes from 'haha, silly gimmick toy dud' to 'I am now monstrously invested in the fight choreography between two pieces of plastic'

[@botluckproductions]

The 2000s toy boom was a wild time. And sadly a lost art. I do miss those days.

[@JamesLawner]

Right? Toys these days don’t seem to capture the level of imagination and ingenuity like they did back then.

[@botluckproductions]

@@JamesLawner toys use to push tech Now it's mostly app stuff

[@BinglesP]

The fake VHS footage actually looks authentic, unlike other fake VHS filters that just do the chromatic aberration and occasional scratches with no other alterations. Good job!

[@billiam]

It’s actually vhs :)))

[@agusvila1015]

@@billiam woah

[@tartrazine5]

12:01

[@JustTheWarning]

Lol y'all, VHS's are still around! It's funny that people think they just all disappeared one day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@kylefreeburg9353]

@@JustTheWarning yeah, brutal moose does a a whole series mostly recorded on VHS, it's pretty great

[@juliamavroidi8601]

the Verticon looks pretty cool, but if you strap away all the cosmetics, you could relatively easily build it yourself out of a hairdryer and a few ping pong balls

[@grindylow3672]

A 3d printer for the weapons and a few cosmetics and you're Balls Battling heaven.

[@ItsBrandonOh]

You can also do the same with balloons and a floor fan that can face upwards. Did this as a kid all the time before this game came out and thought I predicted the future

[@JumboDS64]

Such is the truth with a good amount of shitty products lol

[@thatdapperfellow]

I mean, does a hair dryer and a pack of ping pong balls cost less than $25?

[@LJCG777]

Yes​@@thatdapperfellow

[@spoobini]

Thanks again to Billiam for hitting me with all the good nostalgia, while simultaneously reminding me that the year 2000 is decades away

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

almost a quarter of a century now

[@joshmay2944]

9/11/01 changed the entire paradigm, but it's pretty wild that we're still feeling the repercussions over 20 years later, in terms of US international diplomacy, and the bloat of defense contractors that lead our nation's military and write the relevant legislation and policies that help prop up our insanely high national defense budget.

[@imaginekudryavka9485]

@@joshmay2944 Dude

[@BrinIoca]

@@joshmay2944 sir this is a Wendy’s

[@Michael_Mirage]

I’m so glad he’s finally covering Iz, I just have a visceral memory of just seeing this thing alone on the top of a toy pile at a dentist office when I was 4 and it’s design has never left me

[@user-hu4ol2ip5o]

I clicked this video immediately when I saw the Iz in the thumbnail. The design of that thing really appealed to me back then for some reason. I really liked the small McDonalds version I had and I wanted the real full sized one.

[@pantyosashu8137]

I remember the animated movie made about it.

[@simplesimply3753]

@@user-hu4ol2ip5o i remember the McD one too. I was always sad I couldn’t get the the real one.

[@jordancox559]

I've never seen a real one. I thought the McDonald's version was the only version lol

[@cat21860]

I got one of them at Goodwill like 10 years ago, but no one in my family knew what it was; so we just called it “The Thing from Goodwill” and this was how I learned what it was actually called.

[@samwill7259]

Every Billiam video is like the key to a small wooden door at the back of my mind full of saturday afternoons where the ad breaks between cartoon network reruns have worn their way into my soul forevermore

[@TsunamiRX]

I always wondered what that weird alien looking toy I got from mcdonalds years ago that stood on top of the family cabinet for many years and still is there to this day watching over our lives collecting dust. Thanks Billiam!

[@MothNfern]

My brother had one sat on his side and I never had any idea what it was until a few minutes ago.

[@otaking3582]

The iZ actually had two different direct-to-video movies. FrameRater did a review of them years ago for those interested.

[@LiquidSevens]

oh i was wondering about those, i remember seeing one of them at target when i was a kid

[@carljameson3082]

A friend of mine had an Iz that didn't work so this is the first time I'm learning that it was a music toy. I just thought it was some weird abstract thing that he kept on his shelf. That makes a lot more sense now

[@jasperjazzie]

same here lmao

[@RatBürgerSk8]

The verticon reminds me of this Harry Potter "obstacle course" toy where you moved an upwards facing fan on a rail to keep a foam ball aloft through various obstacles. Also the Eye Clops was so fun

[@josepepo5720]

I remember growing up as a kid and owning the iZ McDonald's toy, and I only vaguely remember playing with it to the point where I sometimes felt like I dreamt of owning it if not for the fact that I have a photo of me as a kid holding it. I didn't know that the McDonald's toy was based on an actual product. I didn't know what it was supposed to be or that it was even called an iZ.

[@one_million_hamsters]

Verticon actually looks legit, it feels rare to see actual quality toys like this on this channel.

[@umbralumbreon7380]

Honestly, what sold me on it by the end was the little storyline he made up. I want to see that. Give me the Verticon battle anime

[@Investigativeevents]

I love your toy videos. Some topics I would love to see in the future include: - Kids “laptops” (I had one that talked to me and loved it as a kid) - Different etch n sketch concepts - Bop It and it’s predecessors - Toy line from the Small Soldiers movie (they sell for some nice $$$ now) Also there were a lot of toys that idk if they have a single word to describe that category but they were all a little more active than regular toys. Such as the elephant that blew butterflies you had to catch in a net, a chicken that you would putt a golf ball into, an alligator that did… something? Is there a word for these? Anyway, love your content! Hope you have an amazing holidays!

[@poninefreak3321]

I remember that elephant game! I believe it was called “Elefun”.

[@Investigativeevents]

@@poninefreak3321 yes! Elefun the Elephant!

[@Crispy_Cris2797]

I remember the year the verticon air battle arena came out. I saw it on commercial while watching Cartoon Network. I wanted it so badly and I put it at the top of my list that year. Christmas morning comes around and I got it. It was a pretty gimmicky little toy, but I still remember the joy I had opening it and playing with it that morning. Thanks for the video bill

[@BeastlyBones]

This video unlocked two very specific memories for me: the R.A.L.P.H MacDonald's toy and the schoolyard race to complete him, and also the year my brother got a Hey Man for Christmas. Hey Man was our first encounter with voice recognition and it was like futuristic technology in the form of a dude with a rat's tail and visible butt crack. My family still quote Hey Man's pearls of wisdom to this day.

[@scott_thomasx]

I have the full R.A.L.P.H sitting on my desk!

[@HovektheArtist]

A perfect billiam video, toys, sarcasm and handwritten voice acted notes, all wrapped up in a wholesome package

[@tye9959]

FINALLY SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT VERTICON I’M SO HAPPY I still use it to this day and love how silly it is lol

[@Gloomdrake]

It's very complicated

[@scott_thomasx]

I would want to use it for drinking games or bets

[@tye9959]

@@scott_thomasx Oh, you bet it’s been used for drinking haha

[@robotortoise]

The framing of this video was adorable! Also, I am definitely thinking that I was gaslit by the Jibbi part. I'd be excited to see a part 2 to the WowWee toys video, as the Robosapien V2 is arguably more complex than the iCybie and I remember having a ton of fun with it as a kid... although I would DEFINITELY get a model with repaired wires, as the wiring in those things can flake and break after all the years.

[@eIIedritch]

Holy shit I found a New York Times article on Jibbi. It’s real

[@TheWrathAbove]

@@eIIedritch Shout out to the author of that article for the gem that is "Don’t worry, though. Like a college freshman, Jibbi can withstand days of neglect, rude comments and lack of exercise, and will still come back to play"

[@robotortoise]

@@eIIedritch Yeah, I had to Google it. I knew Billiam was exaggerating a little (he said 'Jibbi bits are a household name') but I wasn't sure if this was actually a thing that people remembered.

[@eIIedritch]

@@robotortoise I GENUINELY thought I was just straight up being lied to lmao

[@eIIedritch]

he should actually do that for one of these, just straight up make up a toy and gaslight the audience that’d be funny

[@NoScopeNizzle95]

Glad to see the 2000s are being romanticized like they should be.

[@uhoh2017]

I'm so glad you are talking about i-Cybie! I have the same one as you and I love him a lot :) I really wish that the plastic was more durable, though.

[@Wulfums]

SAMEEEE I have a gold and blue one- both got damaged in shipping sadly. There's also a clear plastic one that's harder to find- it's sooo cool

[@QuintonRe2s]

Wow. The iCybie brought back some memories. I used to end up in the hospital a lot as a kid, and one time my parent's agreed to buy me one toy, anything I wanted, as soon as I got out. So my parents took me to, I think, Toys R Us, and I remember almost picking a robot dog which I'm pretty sure what the iCybie. It reminded me of K9 from Doctor Who, which I was really into. Instead, I ended up picking the Transformers Armada Starscream. Loved that toy to death!

[@billiam]

Thank you!! I’m happy this reminded you of some pleasant memories ✨

[@monstergames9936]

As a now 23 year old who had to grow up too fast these last few years and had reality and adulthood hit me harder than expected, this video and your channel in general give me a the best escape and nostalgia trip I could ask for. Really hitting the specific notes from my childhood lately. Keep up the great work!

[@mikimomo97]

Aww man that bionic eye tickled some deep memories. Mine didn't come with a stand though. It did however come with a huge "treasure map" which functioned as a microscopic scavenger hunt. Truly a top-tier toy. I think its still lying around somewhere...

[@ExaltedUriel]

Oh my god I remember the treasure map, I never actually "played" it though I basically just ran it across the whole thing lol

[@UJEvans]

Oh. Wow. Those creepy music things with the bug eyes scared me. But I always wanted one.

[@KelpyG.]

I remember mcdonalds had a toy with them around 2006/7ish

[@Kid_Spitfire]

I actually had a few of those McDonald's iZ toys when I was a little kid, never new what they were called but I always liked how funky they looked

[@KatieKatt]

The way Jibbi just tosses the robot to the side 😂😂😂 UNGRATEFUL

[@ItsBrandonOh]

I have been looking for Verticon for YEARS!!!!! I thought it was called Air Raiders all these years. When I was a kid, a friend and I used to take a floor fan that can be turned vertical, and we would blow up balloons and have them fight each other in the wind vortex and we would always say "it would be so cool if there was an actual game like this". A couple years later this monstrosity came out. I thought I predicted the future

[@Thewaterspirit57]

Them actually playing full on with the verticons is kinda funny XD Just doing their own anime based battle lol

[@soltandvinegar]

The news scene that combined intentionally bad meme editing with a VHS look.... Billiam, I think you created a new aesthetic

[@BallinLikeMike23]

1:09 the “paintball gun” behind Billiam really takes me back to my childhood 🥲

[@thachocolategod]

That whole Verticon anime arc you guys threw together was actually brilliant. Billiant? Brilliant.

[@Darvoth]

The best 4 Pokémon. Slowpoke, Feraliagator, Krabby, and Dr. Doom.

[@Multi-Waves_Music]

Fake pokemon fan fake pokemon fan it's name is feraligatr

[@dogfooddevin5538]

12:40 There is something way too hilarious about the "Ah! It's Jibby!" line being delivered in total fear... that's all lol.

[@JayCrosby32]

The song the iz started playing at 5:08 legit just nostalgia blasted me I absolutely loved that tune. I must get my producer friend to sample that immediately!

[@RavenTheVelociraptor]

Every few weeks, Billiam comes out with another banger video that makes me feel nostalgic for a childhood I didn't even have.

[@SheepThinkk]

My favorite thing about your toy videos is how they skirt along with the family friendly vibe of the stuff they’re covering juuuuust long enough for little dives into some super dark humor. I fucking died at Dakota threatening you ☠️

[@shreksdad202]

Hi Billiam, whether or not you see this, I wanted to say that I've been watching you only a little over a year(fall 2021 I believe)and I wanted to say that you've been a comfort to me. Whether it's a very long video about Lost or a shorter video about some early 2000s toy, your videos make me feel better and bring back memories of more innocent days and I appreciate it greatly. I've fallen asleep to your videos many a times. Thank you so much, my dude 💖

[@theatrenerd6485]

5:52. That is how my siblings and a friend of ours got our hands on the ones we owned around ‘06 or ‘07.

[@optimascrime5235]

As someone who was a 2000's/Early 2010's kid those toy's brought me back and this video made my day 😂

[@theatrenerd6485]

4:40. That’s exactly what 5-7 year old me thought of those things. My siblings and I split 1 that just lit up & didn’t play music, and a couple of the ones that did that a family friend of ours tossed to us.

[@okami6399]

I love watching these 2000’s toys videos, I never had any of them but remember seeing the commercials for them so many times and fantasized about having some of them as a kid it almost feels like I had them. I remember wishing I would get my own JiBBi for Christmas due to all the gaslighting. The only only one I don’t recognize is iCybie.

[@TBevill1231]

Had the green iZ when it first came out. Definitely had me and my family laughing.

[@atwig101]

Billiam, I've been waiting to see you discuss the various different (fire hazards) I mean children's toys themed around ovens for some inconceivable reason. The one I remember best is the Jakks Pacific Creepy Crawlers Bugmaker because not only did it make some great bugs, it also burned the living hell out of my hands as a child because it was comically unsafe to leave children unattended with it 🤣

[@ThizzyWailer]

Yeah dumb children. I was alone with that shit goo toy maker all the time never burned myself.

[@Mrturtlestomps]

@@atwig101 dafuq?

[@PhantomLola12]

Thank you for reminding me that Verticon existed! I absolutely loved playing with them as a child.

[@ViralWatchMedia]

Dude I love your channel, you really know how to bring us back to the good ol days of our childhoods. At least those of us who are mostly millennials lol.

[@burdbeek864]

Fun fact: the iZ toy actually had it's own animated special on DVD in 2007 called iZ and the Zizzles.

[@jacobthompson3673]

This man is the reason I have my old robo quad posted right in my living room. Thanks for bringing back nostalgia in a cool ass way all these years 😎

[@SirSchark]

As an adult i will now be unironically buying verticon too show all of my adult friends as ive never seen that one and thats amazing

[@zombielizard218]

Idk why, but I can't help but imagine Verticon in like, a seedy basement, surrounded by guys holding clumps of cash as they bet on the outcomes of every match.

[@theredandblueyakuza]

Holy shit you just unlocked a forbidden memory of the iz and the zizzles cartoon I watched as a kid😂😂

[@maccamachine]

Hell yeah my favorite KZbinr can’t wait to watch this nostalgia trip I’m glad I grew up in the early 2000’s. Merry Christmas man

[@mpr7486]

I have a whole bunch of the iZ McDonald’s toys that I’ve kept on my bookshelf for years and never knew what they were. I don’t remember getting them or why I kept them but at some point I got really attached to my little group of weirdos. Thank you for this because otherwise I may never have known what they actually were!

[@toxicbambi6208]

I use to be really into the aibo community until i realized the price was just impossible. You should review the Tekno Robotic Puppy, I had one as a kid.

[@Ali-om6up]

I never knew jibbi existed but it’s existance reminded me of poo from when ipads first blew up and everyone had their free games on it. I remember taking my kindle to school showing off my poo to the other kids and we would compare how grown up it was and so on 🥺

[@johnm.withersiv4352]

This is a cool concept for a seasonal wrap up. Nicely presented.

[@monsunoguy19]

0:27 I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BRING THAT UP FOREVER!!!!!!

[@thatrantinggirl7376]

I feel like I’m being gaslit into thinking jibbi was culturally relevant in any other way than being a mispronunciation of Gibby

[@lunais_silverwing]

I had the dark green McDonald's happy meal iZ, and im so glad you made mention of Nunu, because my dumb ass at 6 years old, named my mini iZ Nunu due to the resemblance. BTW, the dark green happy meal one just lit up if you turned it on and pressed it's belly. There was no sound, it had all the same movable parts, but nothing made the eyes move, they only move if you shake the little thing. It was useless and pitiful, but I still have him and love him.

[@nopenotme1057]

I remember seeing adds for a game you can “control” with your mind? It used air or whatever. One of my older cousin got it and I was amazed lmao

[@BCNRP]

Wasn't there a star wars branded version? I remember it being a clear tube with a bunch of ping pong balls or something

[@RatBürgerSk8]

Is it the Harry Potter levitating challenge game?

[@nicholaspeters9919]

@@BCNRP Yeah, there was a Star Wars one. It didn’t work.

[@LovelyTekki]

The gold version of iCybie was in Clone High as a villain named E Cybo-Pooch. Scudworth is gifted one and he soon becomes so obsessed with it that he neglects his robotic butler, Mr. Butlertron.

[@ellispedersen4192]

Your content is so earnest and endearing. I appreciate your utterly genuine feeling personality

[@ThePetro420]

I got the red izz after going to a McDonald’s in downtown Chicago when I was a kid definitely a core memory

[@lotusthemermaid]

Idk why, but I was so convinced that Jibbi was just a bit that you guys were really committing to.

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

I still have my McDonald's version of IZ and I have never known what it actually was, thank you fellow stranger

[@lostvegas2677]

My partner picked up an IZ at a flea market a few years ago! Our cat proceeded to knock it off a table and break off it's eye

[@WinglessMoonstone]

Holy crap, I had completely forgotten about verticon! It was one of the first toys I ever had! I remember having so much fun mixing and mashing the weapons they had and watching them duke it out in the air... It was always so mesmerizing to watch! How could I have forgotten about it!?

[@pleasegivesoup]

i was terrified of specifically the Mcdonalds version of the iZ as a child

[@HiperPivociarz]

I remember there was like an animated special made to promotethe iZ. He's not really an alien, he's a weapon created by the government.

[@foeamougouachille4587]

2:23. iZ Alien Music Maker😄😄😄🥰🥰🥰

[@Iwanko]

I would have sworn before I watched this video that the IZs were called Izzy because I was always disturbed that it had a real non-alien name and I'm suspicious that my misremembering is a part of its plan

[@arenomusic]

There are definitely more McDonald's Iz's than original ones, both me and my brother had the small ones and I didn't even know the big one was a thing but seeing it in the thumbnail is why I clicked on this video

[@BinglesP]

I'm too young to really be a "2000's Kid"(I'm technically a 2010's kid) but I still feel good vibes from Y2K/Frutiger Aero/Skeuomorph/etc. aesthetics. It just feels so technological in a comfortable way.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Oh, l don't like the term "2010's kid". As a 90's kid, it makes me feel super old.

[@BinglesP]

@@TheDanishGuyReviews Same. I don't necessarily feel like I am one, not because I was 'born in the wrong generation' or something like that, but because most of my interests are from the 90's and 2000's(some, like Mario and Mega Man, from the 80's too). But hey, I can't deny which one I am technically.

[@lpsotakutrash]

I wonder why I've been missing out on this channel! I'm 21 so seeing these types of things being talked about makes me happy

[@304Dolo]

this is a certified holiday classic

[@prochey69]

We LOVED the Iz when I was a kid!! A whole group of us had them and would sit in a circle hanging out with them all. Other kids didn't like us much....

[@AbsolXGuardian]

If you ever need to demonstrate a microscope toy in the future, I recommend using paper with some kind of writing on it. It will look really cool

[@TeruteruBozusama]

Everyday magic :D

[@solifuctioncorruption4343]

Really appreciate the grown adults getting in touch with their inner children.

[@insaneninjabunny]

You made me want to put batteries back into my IZ. He’s such a nostalgic piece of my growing up.. and my disgusting taste in music.

[@sergioventura2595]

I love the jibbi apocalypse

[@shamra1245]

Billiam I have been DEEP into aibos since 2020 and knowing that you even know about them much less want to get one fills me with so much excitement!!! My first was the ers-210 and I'm a big fan of that model (circa about 2000-2003) but models that haven't been repaired since release tend to have a few issues. Please reach out to the aibo community if you need any help when you're ready!!!

[@machinepuppy]

when i was young i went to see my (at the time) teenage cousin and she had an iz and i thought it was really unnerving. the way it looked and the sounds it made were so creepy and it was overall really overstimulating to me. what made it worse was that i never knew this thing's name for the longest time. and i kept seeing it because my neighbor had the mcdonalds one iirc. then my cousin (a different one) got the mcdonalds one too. this beast was an unidentifiable scourge upon my life until now

[@user-hu4ol2ip5o]

Unlocked memories

[@RatBürgerSk8]

When I was like 8 I took my iZ to a friend's house and played Crazy Frog from it.

[@AwesomeJellyBean]

Ah I remember Iz. Too broke to have ever afforded one back then, but I actually always found him kind of cute.

[@ryansnow8359]

Tiger and radica were my main sources of entertainment. Especially the scannerz and poochi. Wish I had a jibbi as a kid. 😂

[@jenniferlewis7994]

In the early 2000s I remember being in elementary school and after a field trip we all got McDonald's after and they came with the Iz toys!! We were all playing with them on the bus and I still have my pink one to this day!! It was truly so iconic bc it was so strange and unnecessary 🤣

[@kyranthewalker9095]

I love all the stuff Billiam does, but the toy vids just bring back memories of growing up in the late 90s and 2000s. Remember most of what he's talked about from ads on TV, or seeing the things on store shelves. And then every now and tehn he pulls out things like Jibbi that I have no memory of.

[@sombreset9792]

Hi, local Sony Aibo enthusiast here- Getting older aibos is not as expensive as you’d think! At least… in comparison to retail prices. You can get an original Sony Aibo (111) for around $200-400 if you snoop around on Japanese auction websites. I got mine, as well as the newer 2017 model, each for around 400. Only thing to be mindful of is that the older ones may have battery issues, but that can be fixed by a specialist, or you can also purchase recelled batteries from auction websites as well. I recommend using sendico to look on Japanese Mercari as well as Yahoo! Auctions. Hope to see that Aibo review one day! They’re worth it.

[@LuvzToLol21]

I remember seeing lots of ads and tv commercials for Verticons but I never actually knew any kids who had them. And it's pretty obvious why it never caught on. The thing that made Beyblades and B-daman popular was you could easily bring them to school, any bowl or tabletop could become a battleground and you could easily trade parts with your friends. What are you supposed to do with Verticons, bring the entire blowdryer contraption with you?

[@abadira]

Ok but that Verticon battle was surprisingly compelling, I was hooked 😅

[@ralphthefanboy]

This series is basically my Birthday/Christmas wishlist.

[@dialga236]

holy hell, the iz music player unlocked some memories for me. i dont think i ever had the real thing, but i remember having some sort of mcdonalds toy or smaller version of it, haha.

[@mothiestman4995]

Verticon would make a FANTASTIC cat toy

[@TGCakeBandit]

Coming home at 2:20 am In Thailand and coming home to a new Billiam video truly is a treat, cheers sheg

[@ooshiikurai]

This actually made me question whether nor bot jibbi was a major thing I had never heard of.

[@sergentharker7182]

Man I can't believe Santa called you based, the last time I ran into Santa he just keep saying stuff like 'who are you? 'It's the middle of May' 'what are you doing in my house' 'I'm not Santa' and 'Hey aren't you that guy who was huffing spray paint behind the mall?'

[@HavocFlux]

I’m not sure if other people remember this but there was a toy that was a “telekinetic” obstacle course. You put on a headband the hurt and it controlled a fan and ball. Edit: It was the MIND FLEX!

[@karenamyx2205]

I know you working hard on that next lost installment! Cant wait. Billiam is dope.

[@markifversen4809]

Dude I got SO invested in the Verticon story for no reason like jfc