How To Irritate People - The Car Salesman

[12valvepower1]

salesman and politicians man. and i suppose lawyers too

[UnleashYourWrathz]

50 car salesmen were irritated by this video

[Slayerlord0]

*double checks wikipeda* Oh, yeah, you're right. It was Palin. Thanks for catching that.

[EpicAglet]

50 people didn't like this video.

[Bolyriak]

1:35 - "Ah, there you are!" ROFL.

[Deathawaitsnoone]

Michael Palin; The original troll.

[HowlMagic95]

@zweg2 Fuck around with car salesmen? What?

[XellDincht]

The 49 people who disliked this are maybe the same people who tried sell a dead parrot...

[Furbzalicious]

It'd be a shame if something happened to this sketch, eh Dino.

[fwfwfw]

My god... I just had a talk with a car salesman and his behavior was somehow very similar to this guy's one.

[monkeyfeet3]

What a cooincidence - I live in Faversham

[TheJaykaybay]

@sethash540

Do you have a brain?

[12valvepower1]

i love german cars 

[sethash540]

Recorded whit a potato

[Yaesumuji]

@sethash540 Those comments are kind of irrelevant on 'oldie' clips, you know.

[sethash540]

@Yaesumuji

Well, yes. Indeed.

[Slayerlord0]

Not only was this the inspiration for the legendary Parrot Sketch, it was also inspired by something that actually happened to Cleese. Crazy, eh?

[AndrewP222]

@Slayerlord0 I thought it was Palin's experience trying to get his car repaired.

[vivvpprof]

I can't believe it's actually meant to be a comedy because that's absolutely how today's so-called authorized service stations operate. They kept driving me mad when I wanted to have my brakes fixed 'cause one side braked stronger and every time I had to counter it with the steering wheel and they kept telling me that 1. it's not true (so I'm mental, right?) and 2. even if it's true, the law allows for 30% difference in braking strength so they won't bother to fix it... f*king motherf*kers

[NathanH97]

Reminds me so much of the Parrot Sketch.

[Ninearm]

Bring it in... We'll have a look at it ... PRICELESS

[illinicubsfan]

i like all of the how to irritate people sketches

[Onyxangel24]

LOL That is funny especially the "nope nope never any trouble" "but I have had trouble with it" That would be irritasting to someone too...LOL

[counterclockwise123]

So true. 

[enano1094]

Anyone in the Dislikes are idiots for not liking Monty Python

[wendyjorge1]

GOOGLE this & you be surprised what you discover.

! Richest men and The Most Overpaid People in The World !

[sladikk]

Problem, drivers?

[SuperIlluminaughty]

46 people think the back door doesn't come off.

[marksoutof10]

Not sure what accent Michael's trying to do there - It seems to fluctuate between north and south!

[gosucoaching]

Tell you what.. bring it in.

[MadRoach04]

@gosucoaching That's what she said.

[banditosdetiempo]

great sketch

[thevideogamenerd100]

I remember watching this when I was younger, it was funny back then and it's still funny now

[gorilamagro1]

Palin does a great crook

[morsa1193]

beautyful plumage!

[MrLittleTooth]

did it stop at the 2:27 mark for anyone else or is it just me

[1910887]

i'm a car salesman and i thought this skit was hilarious

[rockingKitten]

Remarkable car, the Jowett Javelin, isn'it, ay? Prefers to rest on his back, otherwise it stuns easily.

[andhemills]

The salesman reminds me of my last boss.

[catsinhouse]

The back door reminds of the stove door in an apartment I once had. Wham! Great for the shins...

[LPGGF1109Productions]

@sooperdooperfilms

Nostalgia Critic?

[ThatEccentricguy]

@LPGGF1109Productions when the NC did that he was parodying the Parrot sketch

[stefenismyname]

BLUE ONE!!!!!!!!

[JuneAprillJune]

I just returned from a trip to Italy. The staff in the hotel where I stayed had exactly the same behaviour. At some point the air condition stopped working, so they sent in someone to fix it. They said it was working, we said it wasn`t, so they sent in another 4 ppl. Nothing. We nearly froze to death. The so-called technician was a guy who during the day dressed like a technician, but in the evening he wore a suit. They prolly watched MP-How to irritate people

[akidinspace]

thumbs up if you thought of walmart!!!

[TheCooper1967]

you just gotta ....out of first!

[MrsDanielRadcliffeN1]

41 people who disliked this sketch are car salesmen.

[cokefan3]

911 likes?

[buefyYT]

@cokefan3

yep it's a number. why?

[XDukemoothieX]

@cokefan3

Posche owners I expect

[TheatreOBlackRomance]

LOL bring it in bring it in hahahahahaha

[RasMajnouni]

The salesman has a fiendly mustache` & puffs cigarette smoke in the buyer's face to show that he is sincere from the bottom of his heart.

[gunterdak]

ha ha a politician saying "my friends!!" who does that remind you of?

[atgblue1]

@gunterdak my friends, now you are my friends. . .lol

[heartlessvietboy]

Why do people bash on car-sales people?

[reedrichards82]

@heartlessvietboy because they speak weird, have round glasses and plaid suits

[TheDonut65]

wanna know what can irritate people? when people start arguments about apple, and people who make a serious point of view on a video from a comedy group.

[cccpike]

So this is the immediate precursor of the infamous Dead Parrot sketch. I dare say it was a good idea to substitute the car with a parrot. This is funny too, but not nearly as funny.

[elsquibbs]

The back door falls off? You're Doing It Wrong.

[ProjectMaster2000]

Never met an actual car slaesman that did this at a car delaership. If you bought from an independant that does not sell new cars, you've got rubbish. Not always true, but most of the time. If you want to buy a used car in the USA, do it in Texas and carry a sidearm throughout the entire transaction. If you are not white, buy a new car and be suspicious as to whether it's really new. Minorities get screwed ten times more than locals, especially known poor minorities. The facts.

[TheSaber2ooth]

this isn't a joke people REALLY do this where I live

[vef444]

"I'LL TELL YOU WHAT?BRING IT IN!"

[ERUTROTSINEP]

38 car salesmen viewed this video.

[Weimar76]

Does anybody know which car is this?? model, maker.... any data of the car??

Thanks

[LitterboxDiorama]

@Weimar76 This had me stumped in the worst way ....................Its a 1947-53 Jowett 'Javelin' 

[Vault101Reject]

why do these audiences suck? they just sort of "hur hur" instead of actually laughing.

[DelanoFilms]

@Vault101Reject

Because this skit is only "hur hur" funny.

[kerranz]

@Vault101Reject It's a British thing...quite reserved. Don't complain in restauarants either.

[thermotheo]

hugely under rated show

[narutofreaktenten]

Yay! more people taking over the comments for their own conversations that have nothing to do with the video itself!

[Imprezaman555]

3:02 "you're not using it right!" So Apple has been learning from car salesmen?

[macbeasty]

@Imprezaman555 i don't want to start an apple vs microsoft argument so i wont. but i want you to know that the reasons people hate PC's are because they are made by microsoft and microsoft is a terrible company. if you do any development you will learn to hate windows. everything they do has to be different:

Internet Explorer is annoyingly different than Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Opera.

DOS is annoyingly different than MacOs, Unix, or Linux

Even C and C++ compilers are C89 vs C99 everywhere

[Imprezaman555]

@macbeasty I was only refering to the iphone 4, other than that I agree with you completely, microsoft has done many things to slow down progress and crush those who creat truely better software and in some cases hardware. You have to addmit though, the way they handled the iphone 4 was pretty sad. True you can block any antenna, however thats not the flaw, its that you can touch both antennas therefore destroying the signal very easily. Saying people arn't holdiong right is sad.

[macbeasty]

@Imprezaman555

Yes I think I heard that about the iphone4. thats dumb that the signal goes out when you hold the phone close to your ear or something.

[DazzieMetallikat]

@macbeasty

...Who cares?!! Off topic much??

[4fifty8]

@macbeasty how the fuck are you making a comment like this on a monty python video?! geez lol

[ProjectMaster2000]

@Imprezaman555 I've been selling cars for 20 years and the only time I say "You're not using it right" is when the dumb bastards drive down the road with the parking brake engaged. I sell BMW. Congratulations, you fit into the "I can't operate a parking brake, or an automobile for that matter" category. Either that or your dumb enough to believe some salesman's BS. Either way, the joke has been on you for a long time now. Apple?? LMAO!!! IDIOT!!

[Imprezaman555]

@ProjectMaster2000 I wasn't talking about any of that. I'm talking about when a company knows something is wrong and denies it blaming it on the customer. I never even implied that that's what car salesmen actually do or that this vid is accurate. These days car sales men seem to me at least to do a very good job. You however goes are the one being sensitive about an old probably no longer relevant comedy act and a comment meant as a joke. You are the one making an ass of yourself.

[darknessesbane]

That is so my family's car repair man.

[eLsupLaDO100]

the door of the car in the front was crazy!!! haha..

[Flautero08]

Excuse me for a stupid question, but, that car is Renault 4cv?

[acebalia]

certainly not. however, I don't know which car is it

[tincoffin]

@Flautero08 No it is a Jowett Jupiter . Unusual '50s car with flat 4 engine. Rather ahead of its time .Firm went bust.

[Flautero08]

@tincoffin Thank you, I didn't knew that brand :) Although it's a Jowett Javelin. Thanks anyway :)

[pogly100]

@tincoffin Don't know why they went bust - fabulous model, not one complaint have I had. Best gearbox made, too.

[tincoffin]

@pogly100 Yes it was "a great little bus " I once had that from a car salesman . He sold me an Austin Maxi !

[pogly100]

@tincoffin oOh a Maxi! Presumably where your username came from! ;o)

[zxingzxing]

Quintessentially Classic British satire at it's best masterfully executed by the mighty 'Monty Python' team". ( Part 2 ) Courtesy of Neville Bardoli Esq.

[Novazi74]

Notice this sketch seems to pay homage to the "Dead Parrot" sketch of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

[lord1vlada]

@Novazi74 actually, it seems to be the other way around: this sketch was shot before Monty Pythons Flying circus :)

[Novazi74]

@lord1vlada Ah yes, it inspired the Dead Parrot.

[Onlichka]

Well, nothing changed in British customer services :)

[tumadoireacht]

what car is that ?

[frankydman]

DID YOU KNOW: This sketch, which has since been almost forgotten, actually became the inspiration for Monty Python's legendary Parrot Sketch

[xemily91]

That actually makes a lot of sense! I see a lot of the Parrot Sketch in this. I love it! (:

[SirRobin126]

thought up by Michael if I'm not mistaken after he had the same trouble with a car salesman himself.

[TheRamonamyersen]

ohany nice guys out there who want to chat and talk on the phone

[jo366]

I can't believe no-one has brought up the fact that this was the inspiration for the parrot sketch!

[geraint0808]

At least the car is not a Toyota!!

[LOL1264]

ive seen what youve done there XD

[LeinadEkkru]

Would have been awesome if it exploded at the end, but other than that, a real gem!

[servantofLoviatar]

I like how he starts to slink away right at start haha.

[Halfbloodalchemist]

"Tell you what... bring it in, and let's have a look at it..."

Niice way to end THAT conversation! XD *is win*

[pitchwhiteawi]

I always thought Mister Idle made the most convincing woman of the bunch.

[Endrawnia]

doesnt he? lol him and grahm chapman

[firesonic152]

@pitchwhiteawi definitely

[WillScarlet16]

The ancestor of the Parrot Sketch

[xemily91]

I did a double take when they got into the car, forgot they're Brittish. XD

[Shadowhog]

To correct the Description:

Clergymen are the best in the business at that!

[crazytosh1]

that stung :)

[spiked200]

@spiked200 I was just kidding around ......I love Braitain

[sturdle]

what is the car?

[Rich606]

Jowett Javelin I think.

[raconter1]

A classic! Customer service personified! :D Jack

[BRENTHENRY1989]

lol lol but some dealerships are really bad, we've had more then our fair share of Chrysler and Toyota dealership headaches in my family!, and the sales men never want too know you, after they made the sale! lol lol lol if car's where more returnable like furniture, i think sales men would be more willing to help you out! as they would lose there commission on a returned car!

[raconter1]

Hey, Brent....I think GM is listening to you with their new policy of return if you're not satisfied. I hope it works for them, and for the customer too!

:) Jack

[John27346]

It was a real life scenario like this that gave Michael Palin the idea for the parrot sketch. I remember him saying that in a interview.

[acinemajunkie]

Hopefully with the new generation interest in Python we can get some quality remasters...

[TheXyaan]

Very funny.

[BANKAI8314]

"A politician saying 'My friends.'"

hahahah

[sharpershot18]

''never had a compaint... good car isn't it?''

[thedarknight22]

this isn't monty python this is 1 year before

[emmykins64]

I think Michael Palin is hillarious!!! love monty pythons flying circus!!!

[zweg2]

Car salesmen are fucking hilarious. If we're board on a Saturday, sometimes me and my dad will fuck around with car salesmen, its funny.

[JasonL77]

How do you screw with them?

[zweg2]

We'll just ask a bunch of questions, and if it's a used car salesmen, we'll make them contradict themselves by pointing out flaws (my dad is great with mechanics) that hurt the selling point. We'll also act interested, but jump to another car, or tell them that we're looking at another car at another dealership to buy... They freak out, and start trying to give you deals...

Stuff like that :)

XD

[BRENTHENRY1989]

yep that works for a lot of things when the sales man works on commission, you can get deals, since they don't earn per hour, so time is money to them!, also its fun to get them to contradict themselves! lol lol but in all truth, i have seen the sales man behind closed doors, since i used to work at a furniture store (in the warehouse part, and loading customers vehicles and assembling stock), so i seen enough to make me sick, thus i am well prepared when dealing with there kind! :)

[zweg2]

Haha thumbs up :)

[pyrotaco45]

@zweg2 Then do you work on your spelling?

[mokkshaa]

@zweg2 You and your dad are a plank of wood on Saturday?

[JeffHendrie]

@mokkshaa My great grandpa sold cars, and WASN't a liar, and of course, was in buisnuess of instead, telling the truth as much as he could. He drove an ambulance in WWII also. Even though he invented telephone soliceting and those little pamphlets you get when you buy a new car.

[gabrielx2games]

@zweg2 how? how dyou kuck around with em?

[ghostkid432]

@gabrielx2games How did the letter "D" move 6 characters to the left?

[MTotenkopf]

you are using it wrong lol

[TashkentFox]

Car mechanics are the worst liars of all, they kept my car for three weeks dismantling the transmission and the steering rack, the 'fault' in the steering turned out to be a single rusted nut on the right wheel.

[Primevalfnatic]

Oh my God! Thats so stupid!

[commentator49]

he said ill tell you what..bring it in.. ill have a look at it

[nikovador]

annoying

[NASOUBAS]

what did he say ? "tell you what" "bring it in" and then what did he say ?

[EdibleTeleVision]

Something like "Tell you what, bring it in and I'll have a look."

[Quviyn]

"and we'll have a look at it"

[mrpossibilities]

Man,Michael Palin was to Monty Python what Dana Carvey was to Saturday Night Live. An incredibly multitalented son of a bitch

[aflyingspoon]

Are the people posting comments about capitaisim TRYING to irritate everyone else?

BECAUSE IT DOES!

IT'S A COMEDY! Please just try to enjoy it!

[QueenDeaconite]

Was that one the predecessor to the parrot sketch, based on Michael Palin's constantly breaking car? Hehehe.

[andreasegde]

I know Idle wasn't part of the team that made this sketch back then, of course.

[andreasegde]

I had heard a lot about this sketch, and even read about it in the Phyton's biography, but after seeing it, I can't honestly say it was as good as was made out.

If Eric Idle had been the salesman and Palin had been the frustrated customer it would have been better.

[Tareltonlives]

Another way to irritate people: making long convoluted posts about the capitalist system on a Monty Python video

[fischerpilne]

@Tareltonlives Touche! (Damn. there should be an 'accent egu' over the 'e' there.. now im making it worse. ) Touchay! Funny stuff.

[KungfuCow5]

@Tareltonlives It's not a Monty Python vid. Still comdey though, not meant to be taken as a political outcry.

[STMAswimmer]

Monty Python...gotta love that Oxford education!

[plevyman]

Eric Idle, John Cleese and Graham Chapman went to Cambridge. Only Terry Jones and Michael Palin went to Oxford.

It's Cambridge University's Footlights club that has had the biggest impact on British comedy. The Oxford Revue has also had an influence, but not as much as Footlights.

[yako0000]

just like chevrolet told me..beautiful model never any trouble with those. never heard of that happening

[telectroscope]

Thank you for a "reason-able" reply ... except the forced and partial portmanteau ... suck+(spec-)tacular. Brow-beating and abusing critics is a hallmark of unadulterated and unquestioned Capitalism. It is a hard-sell we are forced to buy. A kind of monopoly on consumption but a conscious and constant relinquishing of the responsibility of "contamination" and pollution. Capitalism needs Salespersons. Because a good product usually sells itself without advertisements and subversion. Bad product?

[davedufour]

Good products DON'T always sell themselves. Besides even the ones that do require some kind of marketing. Capitalism isn't the enemy. Sorry you feel that way. The Soviet Bloc was far more polluted than any capitalist nation.

[telectroscope]

Salespeople:

- Pawns of Capitalism.

- Pimps of Conspicuous Consumption.

- Purveyors of Non-essentials.

- Promoters of Insecurity.

Why does an organisation need them in the first place? To "push" and "peddle" products that most people would not feel even a need for if left to their own devices.

Sure, it is a cliched argument ... but very relevant to our times. We are sinking into a web of excessive "stuff", noxious gas and credit card debt hell.

Thank you, Mr. and Ms. Sales.

[anon2999]

I hear peasant life is pretty pleasant.

[telectroscope]

Was. Isn't anymore. Monsanto, Cargill, Union Carbide / Dow and Archer Daniels Midland put an end to that utopia. Pray peruse Rachel Carson's, Silent Spring. In our own lifetime we have gone from potable water from the taps to bottled water. Wait when we pay for water by the meter (already happening) and when we will be metered for "purified, oxygenated and perfumed indoor air" much as gas is pumped to our gas ranges. In the brave world of Capitalism everything can be sold. Thank you.

[anon2999]

hahahahahahahaha gtfo cunt.

You're not buying the water from the tap you're buying the purification, delivery, etc. If you want to live in the country side you can still have a well and have all the "free" water you like. Course then YOU'll have to manage the purification and delivery yourself. Not to mention the septic system.

Neither are you buying the water in the plastic bottle. You're buying the convenience.

btw peasant life always sucked balls.

Eat shit and die you romanticizing fuck

[telectroscope]

The above post is evidently a desecration of the Memorial to Monty Python / Fawlty Towers / John Cleese. It is my earnest request of my co-admirers to excuse me for having introduced about this rather unfortunate exchange into this thread.

Mr. Favershams, pray consider removing our comments should you deem fit.

Mr. Anon,

That is what John Cleese censure as "unparliamentary language, sir!"

Sorry for having caused any angst to you.

I was only trying to be "reason-able".

[anon2999]

Anti-capitalist rants and failing to understand what you're actually purchasing wouldn't fall into the "reason-able" category, friend.

Also, saying that peasant life was (and remains) anything less than sucktacular is the height of absurdity.

[dracpcpp]

you've clearly never worked in sales or hospitality.

a GOOD salesperson will advise and guide the customer, not push them.

i don't blame you though, professional salespeople are almost non-existent.

[dking987]

this was the inspiration for the parrot sketch

[LorndradLad]

thats prob going to be what my first car is like. . .

[dapanzy]

that's what my first car was like :P

[KaptKan1]

This was, in fact, the original idea from which the Norwegian Blue parrot sketch was derived -- according to the Python cast.

That automobile, by the way, is an ex-car. It's a write-off. A total wreck. The sensitivity of the gear box don't enter into it.

[GenericGene]

Brilliant -