This thing is super creepy! My brother and I each had one. His was a pirate and mine was a golfer. My grandpa won them for coming in last in a golf competition and he gifted them to us. Definitely the stuff of nightmares especially when your younger brother came in your room, pulled the tie to set it off in the middle of the night. We get ours in the early 80s but I have no idea when my grandpa actually acquired them. We did live in California at the time. Fun times!
This brings back childhood memories from my Grandmother’s house (my Mom bought it for her). I’m 46 now. My Aunt borrowed it many years ago & never returned it & denies having it.
I went to Spirit Halloween and they had an old lady mask and I instantly thought of the head hanging in my kitchen as a kid. Thank you for posting this so I could show my kids. I’m 37 now and had the old lady version in my kitchen growing up. My kids are 17 and 13 and loved seeing this. Thanks again :)
My Grandfather still has his. I used to have recurring nightmares about it coming to life. I'm now moving into my own house and just bought one off Ebay, to carry on the tradition of scaring future generations lol. There expensive now but they are getting harder to find.
I showed a different video of one to my 10 month old and he started laughing at him. My grandma had one she named Freddie who lived on the wall down the hall. Freddie finally stopped working because the battery corroded. I wish he still worked. 😔 This guy has always been in my life. I was afraid of him but I liked when he creeped out other people. 😁👍
We had one. My aunt had given my dad one for his birthday. It was the creepiest thing ever. It spooked the heck out of me. It was as if it was possessed--not kidding! Reminds me of another toy that talked--even when the batteries had been removed. Weird.
My uncle had one in the back supply room of his typewriter store in the 1980s. We loved to pull that tie! But we're scared to death, especially because the back room was always dark!
We got one who was a babushka style that we purchased at a pumpkin fair. My mom hung her in the kitchen , she was quirky and I have nothing but fond memories when people would pull that string.
I remember one of these on the wall at someone's house, as a kid. Horrifying things. However, I think it would be cool to bring them back... modernize them a bit... make them more relevant to today. I'm going to start with buying the cheapest one I can find and learn how they're put together. 😀
Same here, only it was my great uncle. In the early 80’s he would bring it out of his closet on a coat hanger. JFC I had nightmares for years! Then in the mid 90’s, he gave it to me and I laughed thinking, I can’t believe I was scared of it, now I’m in my mid 40’s and I’m thinking… I’m scared again! I unintentionally left it in my parents attic when I moved out in the 90’s. I’ve always wondered if it’s still up there?
I never forgot that laugh. We had this in the 70's, but ours was an old lady. It had the same face, but different clothing and a slightly higher pitched laugh.
Watching other people get creeped out was my favorite part too! 😁👍 Especially when the battery was low and it was delayed for hours finally laughing hours later. 😆😆😆 You knew exactly what that sound was but nobody else did. Great gag!
The Johnson Smith Company I believe referred to this as the Laughing-Spitting Man. The company continued to produce this particular one into the 1980s, stopping probably at the same time Johnson Smith stopped selling them, around 1989 or 1990.
My great grandma had something almost identical to that, did the exact same thing! I remember visiting her when I was a kid and being scared of it, lol
Used to be in quite a few neighborhood bars too !! If someone bought a round the bartender would pull the chain hahahaha. I loved these old things. There were different models too.
Akshually...... This was sold by the Johnson Smith Company (an amazing mail order only novelty outfit. Know for one of a kind novelties. I'm sure many may remember) Anyway.... It was promoted and sold as The Electric Laughing Spitting Man
It is from the 1970s - I believe it is circa 1978 -1982, I remember them in a store when I was super young. I wanted one...but it would have dirven my mother insane so she would not allow me to have one
Lol I do. Yes, I was afraid of him too but after you live in a house with over 40 clocks that make sounds like camels, cows, cars and trains, what's a little creepy laugh now and then between friends. 😁👍
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I’m almost 38 and my grandpa had one in his basement, I can still describe the nightmares it gave me, when I was 3 or 4 in details!
This thing is super creepy! My brother and I each had one. His was a pirate and mine was a golfer. My grandpa won them for coming in last in a golf competition and he gifted them to us. Definitely the stuff of nightmares especially when your younger brother came in your room, pulled the tie to set it off in the middle of the night. We get ours in the early 80s but I have no idea when my grandpa actually acquired them. We did live in California at the time. Fun times!
This brings back childhood memories from my Grandmother’s house (my Mom bought it for her). I’m 46 now. My Aunt borrowed it many years ago & never returned it & denies having it.
I went to Spirit Halloween and they had an old lady mask and I instantly thought of the head hanging in my kitchen as a kid. Thank you for posting this so I could show my kids. I’m 37 now and had the old lady version in my kitchen growing up. My kids are 17 and 13 and loved seeing this. Thanks again :)
My Grandfather still has his. I used to have recurring nightmares about it coming to life. I'm now moving into my own house and just bought one off Ebay, to carry on the tradition of scaring future generations lol. There expensive now but they are getting harder to find.
I showed a different video of one to my 10 month old and he started laughing at him. My grandma had one she named Freddie who lived on the wall down the hall. Freddie finally stopped working because the battery corroded. I wish he still worked. 😔 This guy has always been in my life. I was afraid of him but I liked when he creeped out other people. 😁👍
Ahhhhh yes. Memories of my childhood trauma is coming back
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We had one. My aunt had given my dad one for his birthday. It was the creepiest thing ever. It spooked the heck out of me. It was as if it was possessed--not kidding! Reminds me of another toy that talked--even when the batteries had been removed. Weird.
TFW it keeps laughing long after you've pulled out the batteries.
That fuckin thing TERRIFIED me as a child and my aunt thought it was the funniest thing!😵
My uncle had one in the back supply room of his typewriter store in the 1980s. We loved to pull that tie! But we're scared to death, especially because the back room was always dark!
We got one who was a babushka style that we purchased at a pumpkin fair. My mom hung her in the kitchen , she was quirky and I have nothing but fond memories when people would pull that string.
My favorite one !!
I remember one of these on the wall at someone's house, as a kid. Horrifying things. However, I think it would be cool to bring them back... modernize them a bit... make them more relevant to today. I'm going to start with buying the cheapest one I can find and learn how they're put together. 😀
I also was scared of my great aunt's version. So she gave it to me and it now resides in my basement and I made sure the eyes were closed!
Same here, only it was my great uncle. In the early 80’s he would bring it out of his closet on a coat hanger. JFC I had nightmares for years! Then in the mid 90’s, he gave it to me and I laughed thinking, I can’t believe I was scared of it, now I’m in my mid 40’s and I’m thinking… I’m scared again!
I unintentionally left it in my parents attic when I moved out in the 90’s. I’ve always wondered if it’s still up there?
I never forgot that laugh. We had this in the 70's, but ours was an old lady. It had the same face, but different clothing and a slightly higher pitched laugh.
I have one of those !!!!
A crusty old witch !! .... Kids loved to make her cackle !!
The water works need repair ... one day I will take her apart !!
I remember these when i was a kid and had to look them up, I only half remembered seeing them in stores and thinking wtf. I still think that now. lol
My Pepa had one we loved it think it was the fave of an old man not old woman but I still love it!!!
I had one in 1982-1983. I actually just found it under my old bed at my mom's house. 🙃 😬
I had 3 of them as a kid. My cousins would be scared when they stayed for the weekend! Hilarious. ..
Watching other people get creeped out was my favorite part too! 😁👍 Especially when the battery was low and it was delayed for hours finally laughing hours later. 😆😆😆 You knew exactly what that sound was but nobody else did. Great gag!
The Johnson Smith Company I believe referred to this as the Laughing-Spitting Man. The company continued to produce this particular one into the 1980s, stopping probably at the same time Johnson Smith stopped selling them, around 1989 or 1990.
my grandpa had a golf guy one,,remember it very well,,used to frighten me as a kid,,but look back and see what a cool figure I was missing out on!!!
My great grandma had something almost identical to that, did the exact same thing! I remember visiting her when I was a kid and being scared of it, lol
My grandma had one. I am 44 years old and scarred for life.
I remember this as a kid! I hated looking at it I was a kid of the 80s, so I’m sure it was made in the 70s
Used to be in quite a few neighborhood bars too !! If someone bought a round the bartender would pull the chain hahahaha. I loved these old things. There were different models too.
My dad terrorized me with one of these when I was little.
Your dad is awesome.
Akshually......
This was sold by the Johnson Smith Company (an amazing mail order only novelty outfit. Know for one of a kind novelties. I'm sure many may remember)
Anyway....
It was promoted and sold as The Electric Laughing Spitting Man
My Grandpa used to have one of these and would have me pull the tie before I leave.
2018 lol my grandfather had two of these, he lived in Culver City. Crazy gonna try to find me one, brings back childhood memories.
It is from the 1970s - I believe it is circa 1978 -1982, I remember them in a store when I was super young. I wanted one...but it would have dirven my mother insane so she would not allow me to have one
Grandma had one!
My aunt had one on the wall by the bathroom. I used to be scared of it...so creepy. But I thought it was a pirate, but no, that's definitely it!
I never understood the point of these frightening things. Nobody has fond memories regarding them. NOBODY.
Lol I do. Yes, I was afraid of him too but after you live in a house with over 40 clocks that make sounds like camels, cows, cars and trains, what's a little creepy laugh now and then between friends. 😁👍
Had one of these they were sold here in Ireland also. Creepy as f. Love to still have it now
my sister used to terrorize me with a similar one, it yodelled, didn't have animation but wide wide open mouth
They had camo BDUs in Viet Nam, but not that version, which appears to be circa early 1980s woodland camo.
My Dad had one!
Hola tengo una pero Se supone que saca agua pero como ? lamía no saca agua
y es normal que ría sin pila?apenas se rió sin pila :/
Never run it dry bro
where can I find one?? love to have one again,,good ol memories;;lol
Your sadly mistaken that's been altered... This was supposed to be a Native America
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I hated these! They were so scary to me.