Shadowing Practice: I Bought Banned Kid Toys - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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There have been some crazy kid toys over the years.
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There have been some crazy kid toys over the years.
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Who designed this Buzz Lightyear cup?
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Hmm?
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Who did it?
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Check this out.
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It's called a Furby.
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It got banned by the U.S.
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National Security Agency.
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You're not a national security threat, are you, Furby?
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Death is inevitable.
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Okay.
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Today, we're going through a naughty list of toys that got banned from our childhood.
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Some got locked up for no reason, free my boy Poe.
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But some got locked up because they literally ate kids' fingers off.
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We'll get to that.
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I rented a studio and a suit to film this video because it makes me feel like I have a real job.
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that my dad can be proud of.
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Let's cut to that.
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Howdy, I'm in a suit.
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I recreated my childhood bedroom.
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I thought it would be more nostalgic if I reviewed the banned items here.
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I don't have many photos or videos from my childhood.
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In fact, this is pretty much it.
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That's pretty much all I got right there.
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A bunch of people have like old VHS tapes of themselves.
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How?
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But at least I've got some banned childhood products under my bed.
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Let's get started.
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First up, Easy Bake Oven.
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Banned in 2007.
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Reason for ban?
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Fingers getting stuck, burned, and even partially amputated due to oven goodness.
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This one is vintage.
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I think this one is brand new as well.
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That's not brand new at all.
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This is the baking mix it comes with.
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This is literally like 50 years old, which is extremely concerning.
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That smells like a funeral.
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That's absurd.
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I'm gonna go with the chocolate chip cookie mix.
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Let's give it a shot.
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Okay, I've got a giant chocolate chip cookie.
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Let's see if this thing works.
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There's no buttons on this thing,
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so you just plug it in.
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Voila, it's cooking.
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We're going to put this off to the side and check on it later.
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Next up, Bindi's.
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Reason for ban?
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The binding agent is drug.
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That is literally all I've got in my notes.
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In fact, I don't even have that.
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I just have a poorly drawn Buzz Lightyear.
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I am not prepared to run this YouTube channel.
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Anyways, let's check it out Jeez,
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this thing's really in there.
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How do I get this out of here?
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This toy comes with a couple fun figurines of Woody
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and Buzz Lightyear and the item in question the bendies themselves These are the ones that allegedly contain drug.
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I don't know the details of that accusation.
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Let's do this That's supposed to be Rex.
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Should it be unbanned?
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Probably not.
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This was way too hard.
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Next up, Cabbage Patch Snacktime Doll.
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Reason for ban?
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Allegedly, this toy would eat hair and fingers with a very powerful bite.
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The commercial for this toy is so funny because the entire purpose of this toy is exactly why it can't exist.
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Look at that fight.
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The child actors in this commercial are saying the exact words that lead to a lawsuit.
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Wow, she really did!
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The amount of foreshadowing on this box is kind of hilarious.
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Feed me, my mouth really moves.
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Why do they put quotation marks around eat?
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That somehow makes it worse.
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I'm actually kind of scared of this, but...
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I'd be biting people too if I was locked up like this.
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Goodness!
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Now that is bedhead.
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Bro's been in there for 40 years.
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Goodness gracious.
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Hi, I'm Brad Ward.
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That's the most burning!
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Now there's no guarantees this actually works.
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Whoa!
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Finger got stuck there a little bit.
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You hungry, Brad?
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Stand up.
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You ready?
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Alright, so Brad came with a few fun snacks.
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We've got banana, carrot, pretzel, things like that.
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But I've also got a real baby carrot.
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And apparently carrots are the exact strength of fingers.
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So...
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Okay guys, I'm gonna do the real carrot now it now.
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Come on, Brad.
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Eat it.
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Imagine that's your kid's finger.
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Let it go, Brad.
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Gosh, I think Brad's choking.
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Should I put my finger in there?
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Dude, he's got a powerful,
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but he's trying to let me go.
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Should we unban Brad Ward?
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Absolutely not.
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Next up, Razor Scooter.
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Reason for ban?
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Choking hazard.
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I'm just kidding.
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Technically, Frankly, it's not banned,
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but I'm pretty sure everybody's ankles got destroyed by these things.
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This is actually so nostalgic for me.
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I love these things.
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Oh, there it is.
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I'm gonna take this thing outside.
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It's called
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Stupid box Should we unban it?
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Heck yes That was the most fun I've had in a while
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Next item Sky dancers reason for ban Allegedly would cut people,
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break teeth, and cause nosebleeds,
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which is the exact description of a UFC fighter.
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I'm living 25 years in the future.
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I still don't know how this works.
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Flying doll.
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Yeah, that could hurt some people.
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I'm sweating.
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I'm drenched.
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Hidden high above the clouds lives the magical world of the Sky Dancers.
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Watch the skyline.
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It's magic time.
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Purplicious can dance, glide, and fly through the sky.
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With her sweet power, she can transform any cloud into cotton candy.
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What?
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A team in the 90s wrote that and thought it was gold.
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And it is.
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I love it.
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I never learned how to open stuff.
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Okay, this one is interesting because there's no batteries.
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There's no...
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I don't know how this works.
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Let's get you out of there.
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It seems as if there's a bit of a spinning device here,
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as you can see there.
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Already ready for takeoff.
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I'm gonna test it over here.
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You guys, Zach is behind the camera right now.
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I'm gonna ask him.
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to attack me with Purplicious.
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I don't have any safety team on set.
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Either way this goes.
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Oh, God!
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Let's go to the next one.
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I'm fine.
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I'm fine.
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Should it be unbanned?
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No. I'm actually begging you.
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Next up, Tickle Me Elmo Hands.
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Reason for ban?
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Too much fun.
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No, once again, there was a defect in the toy battery that posed a choking hazard.
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So yeah, we've got a mint condition Tickle Me Elmo handset.
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Kind of tickle others with these.
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Looks like this product includes silly sounds and fun phrases.
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It's pretty much my entire YouTube career.
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Alright, well, let's unbox it.
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It seems as though they've put Elmo here.
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It's a bit deceitful, I would say.
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You might think you get the full Elmo, but just the hands.
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How do you get this?
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Can you do this?
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It's me, Elmo!
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The original battery was still in there,
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just a little bit corroded.
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I'm just gonna insert this battery and pray that it works.
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I highly doubt it.
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Alright, here goes nothing.
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Oh.
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I don't like these.
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I don't get ya!
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I'm not sure at what age this becomes inappropriate,
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but I'm pretty sure I'm past that.
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Should these be unbanned?
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Tickle me hell.
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Next item, Kinder Surprise Egg.
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Reason for ban?
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Non-nutritivitum.
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I always thought these got banned from the US because they were just bad for you.
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But then again, we have so much chocolate,
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so I don't know, I guess that makes sense that that's not the case.
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Let's unbox it.
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How do you eat this?
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So the reason that they got banned from the US is because of this right here.
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It's the plastic that holds the surprise,
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which is the whole premise of the chocolate.
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You don't have the surprise,
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you don't have Kinder Surprise.
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Just imagine, you unwrap it,
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you've got yourself what seems to be a chocolate egg,
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you take a bite.
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Next thing you know, you've got chipped teeth and a confusing Paw Patrol toy in your mouth.
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Should we unban it?
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Yes.
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America, we're ready.
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Next item, soccer boppers.
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Reason for ban, kids fighting each other.
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I mean, it's literally the whole point of the toy,
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but, uh, yep, that's why.
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The main value proposition of this toy,
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like the main thing they say is,
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more fun than a pillow fight.
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But I feel like the thing is,
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it's so similar to actually fighting,
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It's almost it's almost like what if we just took these off and did the same thing.
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That's what I did my brother I just know these kids are like working on Wall Street right now crazy.
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We all grew up.
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Oh Green and blue.
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Oh, dude, that is nostalgic How do you
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So easy I'm lightheaded once again to test these out I'm gonna be giving Zach one One.
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Two.
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Punch.
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Me.
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Oh, that hurt!
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Thanks.
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Should we unban them?
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You decide.
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Okay, we can go to the next one.
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Next item, moon shoes.
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Reason for ban?
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Allegedly rolled ankles, kids launching into objects,
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and a nine-year-old actually stepping foot on the moon.
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Just kidding about that last one.
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I actually always wanted one of these as a kid.
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This is this is a big day for me.
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This is sick I love how childhood products have like features on the back
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that are just they're just not that cool But they make them look so sick base tread stands straps
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Goodness these are huge.
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Oh, this is sick The moon shoes come with this with the base shoe kind of the enclosure here
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And I believe these are what make you fly.
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Okay, I'm gonna assemble these and then I'm headed to the moon That took so long to assemble.
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The maximum weight capacity for these is 130 pounds.
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I'm a little bit over that.
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Not much.
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A little bit.
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But the way
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that I'm going to test these is I'm going to jump in place without them on
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and then with them on and we'll see which one is better at jumping.
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I know that's probably going to attract a lot of scouts from various sports,
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but I'm not available.
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All right.
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The highest jump of my life in three, two, one.
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Oh my gosh.
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These are so fun.
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These are so...
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So that's moon shoes.
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Should we unban them?
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Yes?
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We should also make adults wear them.
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Next item, Teletubbies talking Poe.
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Reason for ban would say crazy stuff like bite my butt and other inappropriate things.
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Bite my butt is concerning at best.
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Poe.
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So this is in its original packaging and this toy is from 1998.
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Literally the year I was born.
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So that's as old as I am.
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It's held up a little bit better than me.
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Alright, so this is what we're working with.
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How is that working still?
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It's almost 25 years old.
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To hear a phrase, simply press your Teletubbies tummy.
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Cut that out.
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You can subscribe to my YouTube channel.
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Ohhhhhhh!
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I guess I should just keep clicking it until it says something inappropriate.
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Is it just a song?
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Look guys, I just did everything I could.
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He's not talking.
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Out of all the toys that got banned,
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quote-unquote, Poe got locked up for no reason.
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The last item?
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Heelys.
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Reason for ban?
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Being awesome.
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These got banned at my school.
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Most airports.
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Probably my favorite invention of my childhood.
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Really, this was just an excuse for me to buy them as an adult.
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Check this out.
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They've got flames on them.
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Oh my gosh, I'm wearing these unironically for the rest of the year.
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Oh, shoot the Easy Bake.
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Oh my gosh.
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Okay, I think I was supposed to take this cookie out like an hour and a half ago.
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Come on.
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Oh my gosh.
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It somehow looks uncooked and burned at the same time.
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I don't know what to do with this cookie other than record it.
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It was in there for like an hour and a half.
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Let's get back to the Heelys.
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You've got two wheels that come with the shoes,
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and basically you just pop them in, and you ride.
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I'm nervous.
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We're gonna go back outside and test these bad boys.
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I haven't done this in 15 years,
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and even when I did do it,
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I was not good at it, so.
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They got me mic'd up.
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You wake up, you have a choice.
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You have a choice to get after it,
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or you don't get after it.
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Sometimes in life you hit speed bumps.
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You hit speed bumps every now and then.
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Let's get it.
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Oh My gosh my back just popped.
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Oh, it's like my middle back.
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You see me in the frozen meat section of Walmart doing this what you doing?
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This was fun.
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I'm gonna text my dad and see if he can come over here We'll see if he recognizes this room.
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What's up?
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This look familiar?
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My dad didn't really recognize this as my bedroom.
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It's supposed to be my childhood bedroom.
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Oh, okay.
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I mean, kind of.
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I mean, kind of.
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Yeah, okay.
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I'm down with it.
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Okay.
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Well, this is- I had an idea for a final shot of the video.
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He got double shoulder surgery.
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They feel good?
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Nice.
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Oh, yeah, I got a spiral too.
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I caught
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mine, I caught my breath I caught mine, I caught my breath
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice English speaking using engaging and humorous content from a video about banned children's toys. By listening to the transcript of Ryan's review, you'll explore the memorable toys from childhood, their quirky characteristics, and the sometimes bizarre reasons for their bans. This narrative will not only enhance your vocabulary but also improve your speaking fluency through targeted shadowing techniques. Prepare to build your confidence in English speaking practice as you practice shadowspeak with an entertaining twist!
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Banned - prohibited or not allowed, especially by law or regulation
- Naughty list - a list of items or actions considered incorrect or inappropriate
- Amputated - to cut off or remove (usually a limb or part of the body)
- Vintage - representing the high-quality production of a previous era
- Binding agent - a substance that holds other materials together, especially in a toy
- Allegedly - according to what has been claimed or reported
- Figurines - small, molded figures usually representing a character or a creature
- Powerful bite - strong enough to cause harm, often used humorously in the context of toys
Practice Tips
To make the most of this english speaking practice session, apply the shadowing technique effectively. Here are some tips:
- Start slow: At first, listen to the transcript at a slower speed. Focus on mimicking the intonation and rhythm of Ryan's speech.
- Pause and repeat: Break down the sentences into manageable chunks. After listening to a line, pause the video, and repeat it aloud. This will help you practice shadowspeak accurately.
- Focus on pronunciation: Pay attention to tricky vocabulary like "amputated" and "allegedly." Ensure you are pronouncing them correctly as you practice.
- Emphasize emotion: Ryan uses humor and excitement throughout the video. Try to capture the same emotion in your voice to make your speaking practice more dynamic.
- Record yourself: After you've practiced shadowing, record your speech. Compare it to the original transcript to assess your fluency and clarity.
By incorporating these practice tips into your routine, you'll enhance your confidence in speaking and develop a smoother, more natural flow. Enjoy your shadowspeaks and have fun with the quirky world of banned toys!
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.
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