Doorbells Are Obsolete

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  • Опубліковано 26 лют 2012
  • This invention makes the doorbell obsolete.
    That Mitchell and Webb Look Episode 1 Season 3
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  • @lghal1
    @lghal1 5 років тому +234

    One solution is obviously that each house has its own cannon. This makes it much easier for the visitor

    • @littlemisspipebomb4723
      @littlemisspipebomb4723 3 роки тому +24

      yeah, it's not like you walk around with a doorbell

    • @randomusernumber1
      @randomusernumber1 3 роки тому +3

      so replace doorbells with cannons , brilliant

    • @philpants44
      @philpants44 10 місяців тому +1

      Plus the added bonus that it can be used for defence

    • @fenhen
      @fenhen 10 місяців тому +5

      @@philpants44Although it would naturally be pointing at your own house.

    • @mattasaurusrex267
      @mattasaurusrex267 10 місяців тому

      actually i use a musket for home defence, although i do need something to fire grapeshot@@philpants44

  • @SnowTheJamMan
    @SnowTheJamMan 4 роки тому +85

    I love how they're basically Mark and Jeremy in this sketch

  • @Reclusive247
    @Reclusive247 3 роки тому +159

    Am i the only one going to point out the obvious? If the goal is to just fire a message through the window, you don't need to use a dog! 🙄
    You could just tape a bunch of cats together for exactly the same effect.

    • @Statsy10
      @Statsy10 3 роки тому +12

      Have you ever tried to tape a bunch of cats together? I did... shortly before my hospital visit.

    • @DeadLifeBoat100
      @DeadLifeBoat100 3 роки тому +6

      Anyone got a spare horse? I need to film a cow

    • @wisteela
      @wisteela 3 роки тому +1

      Or use a brick

    • @leftaroundabout
      @leftaroundabout 3 роки тому +7

      @@wisteela Nah, too dangerous.
      You wouldn't want to get bitten by a brick, would you?
      Unless - I suppose you could hire a magician who experitises in sending bricks to sleep, then it might be a viable option...

    • @SuchtFaktorHoch10
      @SuchtFaktorHoch10 2 роки тому +1

      The comment section is just gold.

  • @LTPottenger
    @LTPottenger 13 днів тому +5

    That's why I use a rock.

    • @Telstar62a
      @Telstar62a 12 днів тому +1

      Hmmm Kind of lacks the "human touch"

  • @breakinggreens
    @breakinggreens 3 роки тому +42

    I hear he won the Nobel prize for this invention

    • @adammcardle
      @adammcardle 3 роки тому +2

      This comment is underrated

  • @rebeccaenglish7962
    @rebeccaenglish7962 Рік тому +11

    I love when David plays the straight man. His intonation is just priceless.

  • @whophd
    @whophd 9 днів тому

    This is a great analogy for many things. Last week it was nuclear power stations replacing solar batteries.

  • @karlbassett8485
    @karlbassett8485 5 років тому +10

    Still better than a Ring. The batteries are always running out.

  • @keatonsmith5669
    @keatonsmith5669 9 років тому +51

    I just knock on the door.
    If they have a dog, he'll let them know I'm there. No need to fire them through windows.

    • @treycubine1534
      @treycubine1534 9 років тому +7

      Keaton Smith ...You do realize that this whole scenario is a joke right? I don't think anyone would really cannon a dog through windows lol.

    • @keatonsmith5669
      @keatonsmith5669 9 років тому +15

      ... Joke? What is... Joke?

    • @TakeTurnsGaming
      @TakeTurnsGaming 9 років тому +3

      Jokes on me

    • @ParviPaparazzi
      @ParviPaparazzi 9 місяців тому

      I'd just fire the cannon without a ball so they can be sure hear it. I know many people who live in big houses.

  • @TheREmandem
    @TheREmandem 3 роки тому +6

    Whoever wrote this is a genius! Brilliant, almost as good as that sketch they did with the sex trophy.

  • @lennychurch
    @lennychurch 9 років тому +6

    Don't worry Rob. They called Barbieri mad, and look how that turned out.

  • @martychisnall
    @martychisnall 10 місяців тому +1

    Peep Show deleted scene

  • @Noidonteatbabiesstopasking
    @Noidonteatbabiesstopasking 10 місяців тому +1

    This one has a Blackadder feel

  • @NEMES1-S
    @NEMES1-S 10 місяців тому

    Problems arise when the homeowner who has installed the cannon forgets to reload it each time. However, it does provide a realistic answer to the over population of dogs homes.

  • @barcode8459
    @barcode8459 9 місяців тому

    Gives a whole new meaning to "homing a dog."

  • @garrghhh
    @garrghhh 11 днів тому

    His mistake was pitching this idea in England ...
    ... about 5,000 miles (or 8,000 kiloMILs) too far from Santa Clara where it would have been funded instantly!

  • @janrudzki5651
    @janrudzki5651 10 місяців тому

    This is basically every tech-bro idea

  • @Tillyard86
    @Tillyard86 Рік тому

    Funny watching this knowing what we know now about how you send people DMs on Facebook.

  • @randomusernumber1
    @randomusernumber1 3 роки тому +3

    the mobile phone pretty much took cae of the doorbell

    • @manchegocheese997
      @manchegocheese997 10 місяців тому +1

      @@davesmith3023 No, you phone them to let them know that a dog with an explanatory note attached is about to come through their window.

  • @MrGranfield
    @MrGranfield Рік тому

    Don't worry they called my uncle Bill mad, mind you he was mad.

  • @b8nnytez
    @b8nnytez Рік тому

    Bang Splat! Avon calling!

    • @Fleeto2006
      @Fleeto2006 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@davesmith3023oh dear

  • @almusquotch9872
    @almusquotch9872 3 роки тому

    Can any Mitchell and Webb super fans confirm if this is the same set used for Day Dream Believers.

  • @RealityCheck6T9
    @RealityCheck6T9 12 років тому +9

    24 windows? Brutal

    • @FuelDropforthewin
      @FuelDropforthewin 6 років тому +1

      24 windows. 24 dislikes. He must need to replace his dog.

  • @926gaming5
    @926gaming5 Рік тому

    This is basically Ring tbf

  • @lordofdarkdudes
    @lordofdarkdudes 3 роки тому +1

    naww this video made me think of my dog
    Rip littel dog

    • @kirche7
      @kirche7 Рік тому +3

      probably shouldn't have shot him out of that cannon

  • @SonGokusa666
    @SonGokusa666 Рік тому

    Damn. I thought I'd an original idea 😑

  • @LazarusBaccus
    @LazarusBaccus 3 роки тому

    Some kind of a short mouse-shotgun, would be a great alternative for women to carry in their purses.

  • @GenericInternetter
    @GenericInternetter 6 років тому +10

    PETA would go apeshit at this comedy sketch.

  • @Asahamana
    @Asahamana 3 роки тому

    But why dogs? 😄

  • @cdname47
    @cdname47 4 роки тому +1

    This isn't their best doorbell sketch....

  • @JustAnotherPerson4U
    @JustAnotherPerson4U 6 років тому +2

    2 more negatives... what if they're not home? and carrying around a cannon would be tiring.

    • @countertopconfessions9975
      @countertopconfessions9975 6 років тому +3

      becsbabe7465 He mentioned the cannon.

    • @FuelDropforthewin
      @FuelDropforthewin 6 років тому +9

      If they're not home, they will know you visited and why the instant they get home.
      This idea is genius.

    • @Pining_for_the_fjords
      @Pining_for_the_fjords 5 років тому

      One more drawback, you'll need to carry gunpowder with you as well.

    • @comicsansseraphim4934
      @comicsansseraphim4934 10 місяців тому

      Then they know you called from the note and can get back to you. Plus they can use the dog with their cannon.

  • @k956upg
    @k956upg Рік тому +1

    I just hope our governments don’t get this or they may just implement it to stop electricity wasting doorbells.

  • @cheydinal5401
    @cheydinal5401 22 дні тому

    Average proposals by online political people

  • @eedobee
    @eedobee Рік тому

    One of their misses

  • @olliefoxx7165
    @olliefoxx7165 9 місяців тому

    Ridiculous skit. A dog that size is definitely big enough to break a window. Unless the window is bulletproof glass. Not very likely to come across that in a home.

  • @blinkfan305
    @blinkfan305 9 років тому +2

    The guy in the purple looks like a British Jon Lovitz

    • @titanuranus3095
      @titanuranus3095 6 років тому +14

      He certainly don't look like David Mitchel.

    • @WalterLiddy
      @WalterLiddy 6 років тому +9

      Oh god what a comparison. Lovitz isn't remotely in Mitchell's league.

    • @countchocula2169
      @countchocula2169 6 років тому +1

      WalterLiddy just about to say that but switch the people around

    • @omarbukhary
      @omarbukhary 6 років тому

      Titan Uranus XD

    • @ScoopMeisterGeneral
      @ScoopMeisterGeneral 5 років тому

      Um... no he doesn't.

  • @wisteela
    @wisteela 3 роки тому +1

    Liked until the end. Was funny until that point.

    • @isee7668
      @isee7668 3 роки тому

      pffft!

    • @wisteela
      @wisteela 3 роки тому

      @@isee7668 Sounds a good fart.

    • @wisteela
      @wisteela 10 місяців тому +1

      @@davesmith3023 🤦