anyone else casually watching the whole video?

"After the CDI failed, Sid went on to sell the Virtual Boy, the N-Gage and the Ouya."

That CDI guy is getting awfully comfortable. Looks like Timmy might be getting a new daddy

They're really freakin proud of "4 weddings and a funeral"

Imagine if we still had to use those erasable computer things today. I'm so glad to be watching this KZfaq video on my CD-I, feeling safe in the knowledge that I have no write access.

ya know what. even cd-i was a failure, but the cd-i repair man is a cool guy.

He just leaves the cdi and all those games. Like "you'll get a bill for $3,000 in a week."

"When are you gonna grow up and sell something people will use?" Poor choices of words for a CDi salesman.

These actors really thought this was gonna be the ticket.

imagine if cd-i was the predominant console in our reality, and sony and nintendo never happened. what a scary thought.

You can tell from the artifact that appears soon after 13:14 that this was actually shot on film. Someone's gotta do a 4K restoration.

Apparently 4 weddings and a funeral was the only movie available

I remember seeing these infomercials, and had to have one ASAP. Same with the Panasonic 3DO...I thought I was getting the 'generation' in gaming. Thankfully, my decision making has gotten better over the years. This does bring back memories though.

How in god's name did they expect this thing to sell at $500? Even the rich kid in our neighborhood didn't get one of these.

I remember watching this late at night on tv use to drool over it. It looked awesome for its time

This is the superior infomercial to the meaning of life one.

Did anyone else notice that the randomly compiled URL for this CD-i infomercial just happens to end in 3DO !?! The 3DO was the only console which the CD-i directly competed against! That's just karma for it to still be in the 3DO's shadows!

I think the blank expressions on the faces of the actors in this infomercial (one of which plays Matt Camden on 7th Heaven) kinda tells me that even they knew this machine was garbage.

They were lost marketing this thing. Philips used to be a pretty revolutionary company, but ugh this horrendous marketing. It's funny that they're still marketing the first titles that were released on the CD-I from 1991, four years later in 1995. They were terribly dated by then.

Its interesting that the mum calls the computer "dads cd-rom". Her girl brain just gets so confused!

A blockbuster movie and 90s singers covering The Beatles. Sign me up!

Let’s evaluate the scene where Timmy formats the computer’s hard drive. First of all, he uses the command run d:/game to get to the formatting disk GUI. A, that’s not a dos command, you CD into a directory and just type the executable’s name, and B, you can’t format a disk that easily. Usually you’d use the format command or FDISK, which can’t be accessed unless you use special commands. Second, it goes from a DOS prompt to a windows 3.1 style popup, which doesn’t happen. Third, it’s just really unrealistic and made me cringe knowing tons about DOS. It should be a meme.

I just realized they used the Super Metroid escape music during burn cycle.

Earl: Problem at 211 Pine Street...seems the kid took out the family computer Sid: Wait 211 Pine Street....THAT'S MY HOUSE!!!! (after showing off CDi) Sid: As for breaking the computer, I've got a special punishment in mind for you Timmy (pulls out Hotel Mario and the Zelda CDi Trilogy) START PLAYING

"YOU LIKE BEARS TIMMY?"

I've been looking for this online for over a decade. I haven't seen this since 4th grade.

Too bad this system didn’t make it. I’d really like to watch 4 weddings and a funeral.

11:50 pretty sure that "game machine" is a telephone answering machine. You can even see the tape on the floor.

Oh, thank you for uploading this. I've been looking for this infomercial for so long.

If my Dad found out I erased his disk using a Windows 3.11 dialog box that somehow appeared in DOS he would have beat my a55 so hard there’d have been bone in my stools.

A GUI made especially for DOS, to erase the C drive lol!!!!!!!!

If only infomercials nowadays were as good and entertainment as this one. Probably woulda sold me on a CDI back in the day.

I remember this CD-i infomercial from 1995. It gives me great memories. 👍

Thank you! I have been searching for this since 2005. Well done good sir!

Ok all that sounds great. But can I watch 4 Weddings and a Funeral on it?

14:06 Self-Destruct alarm from Super Metroid... 23:39 there it is again!

I remember the Voyeur ad caught my attention. Lol

Thumbs up for the Packard Bell Multimedia PC guest appearance.

Might buy one of these I just need to know it definitely has 4 Weddings and a Funeral on it?

(3:59) Shadow: Chaos... C...Control...? Sonic: Looks like some company stole your power catchphrase. Shadow: Hmph. That's none of your concern.

Compton's interactive encyclopedia LMAO

Timmy is in his 30s now

Wowza! A Berenstain bears game that teaches table manners on the cd-i... I missed out.

I can almost hear Crow and Tom Servo's comments

CD-i a game platform you can throw on the floor and it won't break like those other consoles.

Dad: Hey what happened to my Sega Genesis? Kid: Uh Dwayne broke it and the repair guy said CDi was better? Dad: you know I would probably go easier on you if you told me it was already broken when you guys got home, or that the house is haunted by a poltergeist and this was just a warning. But for buying a CDi....yeah you're grounded until you turn 90

No way it’s Barry haha. Awesome dude. I used to be good friends with him. One of the nicest guys around

I love the cd-I and sega channel informational

Ahhh, back in the day when you could illegally enter a random house and play the CD-i.

OMG YES. I've been searching for this forever!

Holy Crap it was Berenstain Bears in this commercial. I guess this was shot in a different Earth.

about time we see this!! Thank you!!

22:27 Will forever be one of the best out of context lines of ever.

04:04 lmao the kid knew it was a shitty console

This is so great. Thanks for this!

They just never address the elephant in the room... "How exactly did StickyBear get so sticky?"

Snatching the controller from the kid WOULD NOT HAPPEN in a commercial today.

Didn't know they could go from a DOS prompt to a Windows pop up. At least they told you of a "Total Data Loss"

RIP, Alex Trebek🙏

who else has been looking for this since seeing it as a kid cus of the "bomb in your head" game?

These repair guys are faster than Geek Squad. You barely hang up the phone and the dude shows up at the door.

1:50 "So, you hit a pothole on the information superhighway, huh? Well allow me to replace your machine with one that has zero ability to connect to the internet"

Burn Cycle's plot sounds like Cyberpunk 2077

Looks like the same guys who produced the Starfox 64 promo VHS. :)

Sid (seeing my home theater set up): Oh my god it looks like I just arrived in time. You definitely need CDi Me: Uh I'm not interested in CDi. Sid: Not interested buddy look at that set up. 13 Video Game Consoles, a Computer, and wow two VCRs Me: Uh yeah and fyi I don't have two VCRs I have a DVD/VCR combo and a blu-ray player, and look I didn't call you to buy that piece of crap you call CDi Sid: Oh come on CDi is not crap. I mean with CDi you could replace all of this with just one unit. CDi plays music, interactive media, games, and movies. Me: Yeah so do my computer, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, DS and Smart Phone. Hell even my TV does that Sid: Oh but can any of those play the great titles found on CDi like Bearnstein Bears On their own and the Crayon Factory Me: Uh you do know I'm 32 right? Sid: Oh uh how about Palm Springs Golf Me: I hate golf Sid: Tough crowd well I see you're a huge video game fan how about Space Ace Me: Excuse me I wasn't even alive when that came out? Sid: Oh well did you know Nintendo gave CDi exclusive rights to put out Nintendo Games on CDi Me: Yeah and I would rather slit my wrists before playing them. Look are you going to fix my internet or not?

lol Thanks for uploading this. I saw a clip of this on another video and went "wait, isnt that the guy who was on 7th heaven?" xD So I searched for this video. Didn't know they made a full infomercial for the thing. =)

Lol that dude barges into the house like he’s gonna attack that woman.

Those actors are going to have to stand before Jesus one day and explain their participation in this video and I don't think anything they say is going to keep them from being sent to burn in the fiery pits of Hell and Eternal Damnation for ever and ever.

Awesome van at the end of the video!

1:11 Dammit Timmy! That's the last time I'm letting you play sonic on dad's computer!

22:27 Whenever I come back to my family house...

At 9:10 Chaos Controls footage of the twin towers is bad enough and don't hold up well but with that rating at the bottom it really doesn't hold up today, watching July 4th 2020...

I have a part of the commercial/promo with the guy Phil who talks to "The Wall" about the CD-I ( on the comp )

“What does erase disk mean” honey, you deleted the computer

I may have been 1 in 1995 (born in 1994), but even I know--there's no way that'd be like, how to solve those problems. Those parents would have been pissed the f _ _ _ off, and I mean f _ _ _ ing pissed! Ahhh being a 90's kid is just as blessing being artistic and autistic! ^_^ It'd be like smashing a 4k camcorder accidentally or encrypting a MacBook. That CD-i dude musta' been like, "Hey! I just welcomed myself in your house, like I'm home and now I fixed your electronic problems with this CD-i!"

At least ed replaced the fucking system. Like Sid gave them a cdi which straight up didn’t fix the teenagers problem. They wanted there hardware replaced not given a item that can do some of the things there hardware can do.

Isn't he the Sony guy from the Star Fox 64 promo video?

I just wonder what I would still be doing today if I had a cdi

My dad’s first and only console

Don’t let AVGN get his hands on it

yes thats how pcs work

Now I gotta watch 4 weddings and funeral

Berenstain, shit is still fucking me up

Never had a VcR eat a tape like that. Not saying they couldnt, but it wasnt a common issue.

The girl in the last infomercial is cute, but now she's probably an old grandma.

Timmy can play Crayons, while mommy plays Voyeur. Hehe

guys my 'cd-rom computer' broke, what should i do?

How am I supposed to pay any attention to their product they're selling when I'm distracted by the guy's haircut on the right?!

"murder and betrayal" for kids!

I can’t find the cdi title Shared Vision online

I own this beast

Reason ed was late the bikers mistook him for sid and beat the living daylights out of him for selling them cdis

9:05 why tf did the monk explode? Lmao

I really want a CD-i game console with Girl's Club: The Fantasy Dating Game (which is also included)

Correct me if i am wrong, did the playstation also came out in 1995? ...

Crazy how he's in law and order and then Man of steel. This guy always had a receiding hairline. Lol

08:34 First president of the United States?!?!? Is this Jeopardy game the SNL Celebrity Edition?

Imagine if Philips made a better "games" all-in-1 system and was successful. Gaming history would have changed, and Sony's rival would be a 'Philips BD - 5' today or something.

It's really creepy with the sound off.

The only way I would consider that guy cool, is if all that CDI stuff he puts in the people's house is free of charge.