This Talkboy Commercial Is Probably Not How You Remember It [VIDEO]

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Matt Silverman
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This Talkboy Commercial Is Probably Not How You Remember It [VIDEO]

Tiger Electronics' Talkboy was the height of tech pranks in 1993. After figuring prominently in the plot of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, every kid required one in his ceaseless quest to punk parents and siblings.

The portable tape player let you slow down or speed up recordings and play them back instantly with hilarious results. Tiger made the fun palpable with its TV commercials, but YouTube user kassemG created a shot-for-shot extended version that gets a little, shall we say, out of hand.

For comparison, here's the original:

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