Classic Infomercial - Turbo Cooker

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4 жыл бұрын

Before Dump Dinners, there was the Turbo Cooker.
Recorded in July 2001, this infomercial features everyone's favorite infomercial chef, Cathy Mitchell.

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@Kaboomboo 3 жыл бұрын

This was in 2000. And while the 90s were over, the sentiment and style was the same until about 2001. Watch this, sip a Capri Sun, go play The Sims. Good times.

@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 3 жыл бұрын

This is the Truth right here boy!

@RachelSWhite 3 жыл бұрын

Idiot. Probably born in 2000. You really need to say, "this was 2000"? Like we don't know.

@MooseCall 3 жыл бұрын

@@RachelSWhite Who hurt you?

@wolverinefangowings 2 жыл бұрын

But it was "developed over several years" so it really is a product of the 90s.

@katiewright5679 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 1

@conqueringlion420 Жыл бұрын

Cathy called the Temp agency and said clearly “Give me the big boy that can eat with great ohhhss”

@dantefreely5850 3 жыл бұрын

Cathy's nails stay on fleek 💅

@leelalo6625 3 жыл бұрын

This man has never had an actual decent meal in his life. Anything seems yummy to him. Brilliant.

@notthatdigusted7468 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RobQuincyAdams Жыл бұрын

That's what always cracked me up about this infomercial, his expressions of absolute pleasure every time he took a bite. 😂😂

@danbartiromo2693 Жыл бұрын

Vile

@LinkRocks Жыл бұрын

@@RobQuincyAdams He he reacted before he started chewing. I love Joe Fowler.

@billlevins7460 10 күн бұрын

I remember watching this back then as a 19 year old and it was on late at night. No internet for me and many at that time and this what was on for entertainment. I never was gonna buy one of these but I was so intrigued by this woman's creative recipes and her charming personality there was something so calming about this half hour infomercial.

@texasdes142 3 жыл бұрын

Cathy is the reigning queen of a one pot dinner

@HB-yk4ut 3 жыл бұрын

Love her🌺. Terrific cook.

@waikeonglim7703 Жыл бұрын

All hail the queen!

@matthintz9468 3 жыл бұрын

"Some frozen corn." "MULTI COURSE!"

@theclaybor4352 2 жыл бұрын

Right why did he say it like that? 😂 Almost like he was pissed that she kept making multiple things in the pan. Maybe she had already made like thirty multi course things, and we just didn't see those because of time restraints, and after each one, she would say variations of the phrase, "You can do multiple courses in the Turbo Cooker!" Maybe after the frozen corn, Fowler finally lost his shit. Way I heard it is, they edited it out, but he actually grabbed the Turbo Cooker with the frozen corn in it, and beat the director into a Turbo Coma. They had to hire a new director to finish the shoot, and because Fowler's actually the son of the CEO who owns the company that manufactured the Turbo Cooker, the original director had his medical bills covered as part of a settlement, and the rest of the crew were given large cash bonuses to sign non-disclosure agreements, so that what actually happened would be swept under the rug. The NDA had a stipulation stating that they weren't allowed to mention any part of the incident for twenty-one years (long enough to ensure that Joe Fowler would be retired by the time the agreement dissolved, so that news of the incident being made public could no longer damage his career, as he certainly wouldn't have that career anymore), otherwise they'd forfeit the bonus, or have to repay it if they'd already received it. The 21 years ended yesterday, and I was key grip on that set. That damned bonus wasn't nearly enough to cover the years of therapy I've needed to try and keep the image of Gary's battered body from being the last thing I see at night when I close my eyes to go to sleep, or to finally drown out the screams of "Multi course! Multi course! MULTI COURSE!", but I knew that nobody would get the bonus if one person refused (after all, what's the point in paying people not to squeal if one person squeals anyway?), and I knew that some of my co-workers needed that money bad. Plus it's not like having no money at all would've paid for more therapy. Well shit. Sorry to unload all that on you, a perfect stranger, but it feels good to get it all off my chest to someone besides my therapist. It's pretty horrifying, but at least Fowler can't hurt anyone anymore. Last I heard he was doing 25 years up at East Jersey State for arson. Tried to burn down a corn cob processing facility.

@SantisValiant Жыл бұрын

@@theclaybor4352 people like you are the best part of the internet

@nextbarker2702 2 ай бұрын

@@SantisValiant Yeah, I found that to be a little bit "corny", corn on the cob with TACO casserole?

@NeoFGD Жыл бұрын

12:26 You get this remarkable tender Ness to the meat… Clearly she’s trying to read the cue card 😂

@theclaybor4352 2 жыл бұрын

Mans grabbed a stack of raw pork, rubbed his hands with a towel and called it a day.

@sasablink Ай бұрын

@@lenovovosalmonella is the point and cross contamination is another point.

@jennpenn5 13 күн бұрын

I’m sure this wasn’t done in one take. It’s the magic of television.

@pacificnorthwestgothic6213 3 жыл бұрын

Cathy Mitchell is DIALED IN on this one... also here for the soft hostman's O face when he enjoys Cathy's diet coke cake

@diouranke 3 жыл бұрын

Has this poor man ever had a decent meal

@vivavasuviuspodcast 3 жыл бұрын

😆😅🤣

@lcchocolate59 3 жыл бұрын

Doubr it. Just look at his oversized fat stomach. Either he eats takout daily or has or is a horrible cook.

@TimTam0221 2 жыл бұрын

@@lcchocolate59 thats just mean \(0_o)/

@alexorcali9320 3 жыл бұрын

what is Cathy's obsession with adding soda to everything? It's in EVERY one of her informercials.

@spootymaniacs 2 жыл бұрын

its a southern thing, it adds sweetness and is usually added with bbq sauces or desserts

@hadla 2 жыл бұрын

Diet at that! Worse than regular! Then she adds sugar on top of it 😂

@zelowatch30 Жыл бұрын

@@spootymaniacs I gotta try this cola cherry recipe sounds good

@DizzyedUpGirl Жыл бұрын

Oh if you think she's obsessed with Cola, you should see her with Cinnamon rolls.

@tcroncero 10 ай бұрын

@@hadla and notice how proud she is at the beginning because she kept out the oil!

@terrik957 Жыл бұрын

These infomercials are classic. In 2023 chances are you’ll find a barely used Turbo cooker at a thrift store near you lol

@CabinC82 9 ай бұрын

I love how much of a daddy the co host is

@skyewhite2801 3 жыл бұрын

Somebody PLEASE make a compilation vid of this guys face after he tastes the food every time 😩😩🤤🤤

@stereotypea123 5 ай бұрын

And don't forget to add in when he says how moist it is 😅😅

@tcroncero 10 ай бұрын

He's cooking an entire chicken, a full bag of pasta, an entire pan of veggies, and three pork chops - for a single dinner! Food isn't the issue.

@Circa1628 2 ай бұрын

...what's the issue?

@krazyoldkatlady192 2 ай бұрын

Ikr? I’m like why the whole chicken with veggies when you already have veggies in a frying pan? 😂🤷‍♀️

@arielgonzalez5296 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen this infomercial when I was 7 years old, and it was amazing.

@donkeylipsgelfin6983 3 жыл бұрын

I used to see this infomercial all the time and begged my mom to get it. I think we made every recipe she shows here, but the only one we made more than once was the cupcakes with the cola cherries. That was actually quite good. The rest was meh. We'd make fajitas with cheap store-bought packs and they were just as good as the Turbo Cooker ones. The taco casserole was no better than hamburger helper. And you could only use it to make things in the recipe book. You couldn't try taking a regular meal and turning it into a Turbo Cooker meal unless you didn't mind wasting a lot of money on the ingredients and time trying to figure out how to go about it. But those cupcakes with the cherries really were good. Worth it.

@themusic6808 3 жыл бұрын

Chef Randall going in for the full on kiss at 20:06 when Cathy clearly is extending a handshake 😂

@traviss6564 3 жыл бұрын

He's not going to miss a trick!

@e2theeyepie 2 жыл бұрын

He saw the picture of Cathy holding that giant zucchini in the Redi-Set-Go video and thought he could score.

@theclaybor4352 Жыл бұрын

@@e2theeyepielmfaooo

@AbbyNormal83 4 ай бұрын

Chef Randall is giving me David Lee Roth vibes but with 60% less intensity

@notthatdigusted7468 Жыл бұрын

I used to have a Math teacher in High School who sounded and talked exactly like Cathy Mitchell, LOL. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@aveuch Жыл бұрын

I can totally picture Cathy putting me to sleep to the lull of an overhead projector.

@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 3 жыл бұрын

When I was in college, we always watched cooking infomercials ... an entire Fraternity House worth of dudes would be drunk and/or stoned on the couch, watching cooking commercials. One night I was wasted and with enough encouragement, I ordered a "Set It And Forget It" ... aka, a Ronco Showtime Rotisserie oven by Ron Popeil ... Whatever it cost ... $200-$300 etc. ... and 8 weeks later, it shows up on the doorstep on day ... and we quickly realized, cooking was hard ... it doesn't magically pop out the shit that you see on TV... you have to go to the store and *buy* the Chickens and Pork Loins and Salmon and Burgers and Cornish Hens etc. -- having had the money for them to begin with -- and THEN cook them etc. -- Whenever we saw the Turbo Cooker commercial, we were like, "This is bullshit.... it doesn't actually work... this bamboozling biatch is trying to sell us some shit right here ... frying chickens with no oil and warming tortillas on top of taco meat with onions and Diet-Cherry-Cola-Brownies etc." ... I love her, but she's a cooking-conartist- conniving with her douchebag partner in crime lol, but I love it!

@sfarcas 3 жыл бұрын

Right. Like Chef Randall. Chef Randall this, Chef Randall that. What's his first name, Cathy? Joe, do you know? Oh, nobody knows it. So he can't be tracked down. Slimy bastard.

@rollercoastercentral0808 3 жыл бұрын

Insted of being “wasted “ and “stoned” all the time at college why not do your actual study 😅 you would of been way better then being drunk with guys all the time

@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 3 жыл бұрын

@@rollercoastercentral0808 Nah, it was much more fun to be a professional party animal and popularist.

@taykay7831 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ser_Arthur_Dayne did u graduate ?

@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 3 жыл бұрын

@@taykay7831 Nah I dropped out after my 3rd Freshman Year.

@relathan1 2 жыл бұрын

That's a fascinating pair of pleated trousers Mr. Fowler is rockin'.

@Lightdion 8 күн бұрын

I remember this informercial would be on EVERY morning when I was woke up for high school . They played this constantly and it got old quick lol.

@punkyagogo 3 жыл бұрын

The OG Instant Pot.

@chouji08 3 жыл бұрын

Pressure cookers have been a thing for a long time

@loftycastle 15 күн бұрын

I've been on a kick watching Cathy Mitchell infomercials lately and man, these are so oddly relaxing to listen to.

@JuanGonzalez-xv7zw 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this infomercial a ridiculous amount of times as a kid

@cmoneytheman Жыл бұрын

Why

@ayrshireman94 11 ай бұрын

Growing up as a kid watching these, I've just noticed that the people giving opinions about the product aren't actually speaking, you're actually heating a voiceover, whereas the person could be saying that it sucks! 🤣🤣

@pacificnorthwestgothic6213 3 жыл бұрын

2nd comment... Chef Randall himself makes an appearance around 20:00 wearing a DENIM chef coat. Absolutely brilliant content right here

@nextg 4 жыл бұрын

I REALLY remember this infomercial!! So many memories! (Also, my grandma actually got one of these and it worked rather well for what it was.)

@BenneLuke 3 жыл бұрын

Oil-less "healthy" cupcakes topped with mounds of syrupy cherries. Man, the 00s were a crazy time.

@joeswanson733 2 жыл бұрын

lol yeah it's low fat but it's gonna be made up with high sugar to compensate for taste.

@RobQuincyAdams Жыл бұрын

And only a few years prior to this, Nutrigrain and commercial granola bars were seen as health foods when they're really only a few steps above candy.

@tsemiu 8 ай бұрын

00? This looks like the 80s or 90s.

@zjoyce1730 7 ай бұрын

@@RobQuincyAdamsI was similarly convinced as a kid that fruit snacks were “healthy”.

@RobQuincyAdams 7 ай бұрын

@@zjoyce1730 Same here lol.

@InsomniacWriter 3 жыл бұрын

I remember begging my grandma to buy this after watching this information as a kid. 😁😂

@taykay7831 3 жыл бұрын

did she?

@ciaravalenzuela2467 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Everything Cathy Mitchell made a commercial I begged my mom for lol

@user-nw9mz3vu3s 3 ай бұрын

The 1st Cathy Mitchell infomercial I ever saw was..the Snack-Master sandwich/and, pizzas🍕 🥪 maker..those "triangle" sandwiches, the triangle "wells"..I was 12 in..1990 :) 👍

@quietyoutrash8150 2 жыл бұрын

Joe is cuddly

@ermonski 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Fowler was everywhere back in the day

@notthatdigusted7468 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@supersonicbird11 2 ай бұрын

He was , i member him advertise “ Ponderosa steak house” in the day.

@juliem8603 3 жыл бұрын

My family didn’t have cable... I saw this infomercial a few times. We definitely owned one of these. Made that cake a bunch of times. 😂

@KILLERONROAD Жыл бұрын

My mom had one of these when I was a kid. We had it for several years, it worked great and held up well. I didn't even know she bought it off of an infomercial until just now lol And no, we didn't use it like they did in the commercials. These recipes look like shit. We used oil in it lol

@zXNateDoggXz 3 жыл бұрын

I left the oil out of the cupcakes But i also used an entire can of coke in them H E A L T H Y

@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 3 жыл бұрын

She was pretty clear that it was half a can of Diet Cola in the cupcakes and the other half of the can of Diet Cola in the cherries mix ...

@kaitlynrowena5463 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a 90 or early 2000s video about food dehydrator I loved the kitchen lol it was a huge studio and was like it was in a jungle haha haven’t seen it since and can’t find it 😅 Vids like these are oddly relaxing and comforting

@WrongedSports Жыл бұрын

This is the dream team. These two could sell any random appliance to you

@RachelSWhite 3 жыл бұрын

Ya, oil is the problem. Not the sugar at all ...

@Diamondblade2008 2 жыл бұрын

Has anyone noticed at 1:43 that the gas stove is installed right underneath some curtains? A fire hazard if I ever saw one!

@GretaZ-dd3lu Жыл бұрын

Back when they were far more concerned with oil than sugar lol

@timothylong3722 6 ай бұрын

Overweight cooking expert shows us how to cook and eat super healthy alongside more overweight host / sidekick.

@nonyabusiness3859 3 жыл бұрын

He has an unusually hot stocky body

@therealstaticthreat Жыл бұрын

"It's healthy, it's good, and it's good for me. " A full packet of sodium loaded seasoning, but because there's steam it's healthy guys.

@BeeABaw Жыл бұрын

Leaves oil out of cake mix because its "healthier" but then uses a whole can on diet soda. That makes total sense.

@hawaiidispenser 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many of these are floating in the ocean right now...

@wolverinefangowings 2 жыл бұрын

Floating? I'd say very few of them unless they are in a lifeboat or something.

@stereotypea123 3 жыл бұрын

This guy was the perfect co-host for Cathy. He was enthusiastic but not in a hard to believe way. And he didn’t step on her toes or make it awkward. Dream team! He should’ve been in all her infomercials, where did he go??! 😫

@theclaybor4352 2 жыл бұрын

He played a reporter in the movie Independence Day, but then there was something about him getting 25 years in prison for arson? I can't remember where I heard that though, so it may not be true.

@joeswanson733 2 жыл бұрын

fowler was in all kinds of infomercials.

@RobQuincyAdams Жыл бұрын

@@theclaybor4352I just checked because it wouldn't have surprised me lol. Thankfully, it's not true. As it turns out, I'd seen him before. Besides being in Independence Day, which I didn't know until now, I remember him having a very brief stint in WWE in 1993.

@shellymills8105 Жыл бұрын

I remember his pasta infomercial 🤣

@JeremyPeeples Жыл бұрын

@@theclaybor4352 Joe Fowler also had an early '90s WWF run briefly

@Proberaumwurst 3 жыл бұрын

John Fowler's body is shaped in such a weird way in this infomercial.

@ok-ih5nv 3 жыл бұрын

He’s got a dump truck

@cristian24garcia 3 жыл бұрын

2:22

@jusssayin480 2 жыл бұрын

He's THICK. Big thighs and butt and a belly.

@lisaa1477 2 жыл бұрын

I think the pants are cut weird

@jfrey1 Жыл бұрын

Bae thq

@davidahart2476 2 жыл бұрын

what killed me was when he said everyone likes something different, Growing up what ever mom cooked you ate or you didn't eat.

@notthatdigusted7468 Жыл бұрын

It was the same way for me, when I was a little kid and my mom was still alive and tried to get different kinds of food for dinner than she was cooking she would always tell me that our home and kitchen were not a restaurant.

@whitneyochs234 9 ай бұрын

Right! Before I could drive mom would say, "if you don't like what I'm fixing you can have cereal." When I could drive she would say, "if you don't like what I'm fixing you know where McDonald's is. "

@RaynmanPlays 2 ай бұрын

These were so very 90's working mom recipes.

@JamminJ-xe2bd 17 күн бұрын

All you need is 7 turbo cookers, and a can of cherry cola , your cooking with Cathy Mitchell!

@Raphalou 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I had one of those. It worked wonderfully. We've come along way. I use to take mine when camping

@Hammerhead547 3 жыл бұрын

it's almost like cross contamination isn't a thing in cathy's world.

@nickneff6926 3 жыл бұрын

lol and all foods cook in same time on same heat... pasta to break ur dang teeth lol

@jennpenn5 13 күн бұрын

Considering it’s for home and not a restaurant, it’s just a matter of preference. Nothing unsafe about it. Also, she did it to demonstrate that the flavors won’t seep. (Although, it’s an infomercial so who knows if that’s even true).

@otterpops85 2 ай бұрын

i can't believe this is on youtube. my buddy and i used to catch this particular infomercial on late at night in high school, and for some reason we found it totally hysterical. every single one of her products espouses cathy mitchell's obsession with cooking by simply "dumping" ingredients in to a single vessel. it's like she grew up living entirely on casseroles and thinks it is the superior method for preparing just about anything. i'll also never understand her ubiquitous use of soft drinks in baking... like, why not just put the splenda powder in the mix? all using the drink does is leave behind sticky God-Knows-What chemical residues. The same for sugar. She really is just America's senile grandma let loose in the kitchen.

@MrMatteNWk 3 жыл бұрын

Has anyone ever seen Cathy Mitchell and Edie McClurg in the same room???

@alexpinto5257 4 ай бұрын

Poor bastard has never had a decent meal in his life. Look at that gut. God this shit takes me back. Cathy Mitchell was the original OG.

@positivelastaction3957 3 жыл бұрын

The host is a dough boy

@rivermoon8682 3 жыл бұрын

Cathy Mitchell ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@Franklasalona 3 жыл бұрын

I’d join his cult.

@juxtaposedlime2734 Жыл бұрын

Is that THE Joe Fowler? Omelette Express?

@marandaholley9760 2 ай бұрын

I was little back then but now im 38 and id buy one lmao

@icecreamfromhell666 2 ай бұрын

Who else turns this on to set the mood?

@10inyamom98 2 жыл бұрын

Started with a turbo cooker and never looked back lol.

@Hammerhead547 4 жыл бұрын

That taco casserole thing is going to taste like wallpaper paste with all that starch from the pasta in it.

@Ser_Arthur_Dayne 3 жыл бұрын

I *LOVE* Tackos! Especially on a Corn Tortillah!

@Kaboomboo 3 жыл бұрын

A sticking point for me with one pot dinners

@jfrey1 9 ай бұрын

@@KaboombooYou'll probably be sitting on the pot!

@tehee- Жыл бұрын

Who still uses one of these? I remember when these were marketed.

@teabaggervance8 3 жыл бұрын

I went down on Cathy in Las Vegas about 1997

@jessicafickes1046 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@christopherhelton6999 3 жыл бұрын

@@teabaggervance8 I'd care for the deets.

@Kaboomboo 3 жыл бұрын

Gave her a taste of the ol' microcrisp did ya?

@kewl851 3 жыл бұрын

@Josiah Gradinariu haha

@mikedupont3585 2 жыл бұрын

Did you smash her dump cakes?

@stumpydog87 2 ай бұрын

I vaguely remember these products being advertised in Australia around 1:00 am in the morning on TV.

@blakegriplingph 4 жыл бұрын

Does it also double as a time machine though?

@gerrymcguire7521 3 ай бұрын

I agree, making pasta is normally labor intensive! Reminds me of the Cupcakinator from the Cat In The Hat movie, “you can make cupcakes out of anything!

@RMSMatilda 11 ай бұрын

Guy putting together a bell of a diner there at the beginning. Chicken. Potatoes. Pasta. Pork chops.

@tonymichael7546 2 жыл бұрын

3 payments of $39.95 for for something with the value of a $130? That doesn't seem like a great deal. Good thing they took one payment off

@_ash1ey_ 2 жыл бұрын

My grandma has the full vhs. Very cool

@traviss6564 3 жыл бұрын

I think Joe was hired solely for his killer O face every time he tastes average, un-seasoned food. 😆

@CJODell12 4 жыл бұрын

This is actually from 2000.

@HB-yk4ut 3 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking early 90’s as well. The logo looks very 90’s.

@andrewross9732 3 жыл бұрын

i haven't seen this since i was a kid.

@brooksiedoodle5087 2 ай бұрын

Any oil must be avoided, but sugar is perfectly fine. No wonder we all got fat 😂

@Chasingshadows50 Жыл бұрын

Chef Randell doesnt cast a reflection in the mirror.

@rick16323 3 ай бұрын

It's the Nu Wave oven guy!!

@Card_king75 3 жыл бұрын

I want his pants where can I buy those 1:46

@vivavasuviuspodcast 3 жыл бұрын

😆🤣😅

@myshadowstalksme 2 жыл бұрын

Kmart

@aveuch Жыл бұрын

Pleated Dockers.

@jfrey1 6 ай бұрын

Get you a braided belt and some white tennis shoes, and you'll need a stick to fend off all the beautiful women!

@RennellReed 3 жыл бұрын

I was always fasinated by infomercials on late night TV. Though I've wondered who is the guy doing the voice over?

@Segatari 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's always the same guy.

@cmoneytheman Жыл бұрын

U people weird? Why do u talk like that

@KevinM23 Жыл бұрын

Cathy's eyebrows are living their best life in this one lol!! Also this cooker was terrible and so cheap it should have been illegal.

@johnmarcosrodriguez195 3 жыл бұрын

Pause at around 19:22-19:25 ... the shape of the cream (of asparagus) assembles a fidget spinner 😱😱😱😱

@rawnugget1022 2 жыл бұрын

why am i watching this at 2 am

@malibustacy3606 9 ай бұрын

It's too bad Ron Popeil didn't show up UNINVITED with his Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ and issue Kathy Mitchell and "Juicy" Joe Fowler with a NO Holds Barred Food Prep Showdown challenge.