Japanese "Baby Mop" Product - Real or Not Real?

[123Agentorange]

thats it.... im going on dragons den...

[turusan02]

so is it real or not?

I wouldn't even question the authenticy. I mean, there's a game by Sega, that uses urine as an input controller, game shows in which the participants are expeceted to fart on camera etc, so why not this?

[MCLluvshobosandGIR]

thumbs up if tobuscus sent you here

[yinyangangel00]

I would ahve loved thta as i was a baby

[knucklez92]

good idea. if they are going to be crawling on the floor they my this well be cleaning it

[XxTTkittyxX]

there are slippers that do that, too. my mom wears them.

[utubeeddiej]

If I see a baby crawling on a floor that dirty I'm calling Child Protective Services!

[CineRecon]

put baby's to work dammit!

[mortelkill]

it isn`t a stupid idea, its unusual but really funny and usefull

and i don`t think the baby will complaint, you just letting him goes where he want

[iwantmypierigtnow]

its real search wikipedia

[Totema1]

This is actually a fantastic idea.

[megeles]

that's hilarious! I'm so glad it's real. X ))

[Aidooosh]

as always, Jesus was right...........

[roggor123]

Why does the girl have a huge mic in front of her? were as the other guy dosent...?

[cazares25sj]

RACIEST

[LemurMan2008]

@cmilla646 lol its hilarious to fin your baby clean the floor.... it is kinda degrading to the baby even though it doesn't know it yet. but its very useful people are just upset over a new concept

i find it hilarious

[LemurMan2008]

@cmilla646 lol its hilarious to fin your baby clean the floor.... it is kinda degrading to the baby. but its very useful

[USAFBezerker]

"Awwww whos my little janitor??? You, NOW CLEAN IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!" Thumbs up 4 Tobuscus

[sneakyjackal]

@USAFBezerker nooo, i don't know

[mdouglass75]

it's real

[YummYakitori]

kaikou1098: はい、五百円ばっびゅモップです！日本人すごいですよ！ =)

[misstaylorswiftfan1]

LOL. If they had an 11 year old size, like a large or 10/12.......I'd be sooooo happy don't ask me why it would just be fun!!

[Pinkaugust]

It's japan, of course it's real!!!

Do you realize japs made bonzai-kittens, whom you grow into wierd shapes by putting them into a bottle of strange structure and then keep the kitten alive, so it lives an extraordinarily painful life?

Do you realize japs buy used panties from schoolgirls, sold in vending machines?

Do you realize japs have rapes in almost all their pornography?

All this, and you don't believe they made a baby into a mop???????

[Rachiejane1]

@Pinkaugust the bonzai kitten thing was a scam! Sadly, the rest of it is true! Apparently, they also have monster porn which features cartoons of squid and octopi who use their tentacles to rape a girl (the girl is usually drawn to look like a 13 year old schoolgirl) Bizarre!

[Pinkaugust]

@Rachiejane1 As far as I can tell, the child doesn't come to any harm at all. It just does what it usually does, what it's supposed to do, but with something attached to itself, making that menial task of learning to crawl and soon walk into a perfectly working chore without any pressure.

At least, that's how I see it. If my kids could clean the floor while having fun, and not getting harmed in any physical or mental way in the process, I say why not.

[Rachiejane1]

@Pinkaugust But it's mental! Would you really do it to your child! I don't think it would do any harm but I wouldn't do this to any child of mine - how humiliating, even if the child doesn't realise what's going on! Although, I suppose it's like those weird people who dress their dogs as ladybirds or frogs - the dog runs around trying to get the costume off unaware of people laughing at him because it looks stupid! You have a point but... just why!?

[skaterdudeprodutions]

W...T...F

[killerhoboz]

Don't look at the japanese funny... we have the fricken snuggie...

[Ninocka30]

@killerhoboz Thank you! The snuggy is a f&%$ing blanket with sleeves.

Atleast this gets your floor clean.

[zoomerzify]

japanese are too smart for all american

[adorrrkable]

no it is real :) its in a book i have

[UpYoursNimrod]

You obviously don't understand Japan.

I'll buy one. You'll see.

[grbsk8s]

i want one! 500 yens only thats $5 in the U.S.

[Rachiejane1]

Oh my God - Japan is so weird! That is child abuse!

[Pinkaugust]

@Rachiejane1 Why is it child abuse, really?? You're not hurting the child, you're not forcing the child to work. You're actually keeping it away from all that dust and shit that the baby would normally get ALL over its clothes, now it just gets picked up by the mop, so the baby is cleaner, and the floor is cleaner...

Why is that child abuse?

[Rachiejane1]

@Pinkaugust The objectification and emotional harm of a child not child abuse?! I suppose *some* babies *might* enjoy it and think it is part of a game, but what mother in their right mind thinks "I know what, I'm going to use my baby to clean the dust off the floor by turning it into a human mop" apart from a very sick one!? What next, shoving a tube in it's mouth and telling it to suck like a hoover?!!

[Pinkaugust]

@Rachiejane1 Do you seriously believe that a child would see itself as objectified if it gets to play on the ground? I don't think the marketing idea of this product is that the child become the housemaid, more like "if it's already going to be down there crawling around, it makes sense to kill two birds with one stone. If not for the mop, the kid would get dirty anyway. Now you save yourself some trouble... About the sick mind-thing... It's japan, of course they're sick. :P

[datawraith3080]

BUDGET ROOMBA!!!

[raygun6060]

this is obscene

[ciran042]

freaky, or BRILLIANT!?

[MrDeathmetaldan]

i think it would be fun (if it was real) ;[

[SOBEKsRAINBOW]

The baby mop is cute!

[missbean1997]

It's Real...looked it up, its legit lol, no joke!

[dragonbreathstinks]

I wouldn't be surprised if this was real. Pretty much all of the Asian countries will do anything to sneak past child labor laws.

[aisumi123]

@dragonbreathstinks thats true!

[dyjama2]

ITS REAL!

[albertwesker471]

that was in tobuscus's cafe world vid

[TheRaemoney]

It is acually real. i looked it up.

[starstrukk280]

rofl lucky octomom xD

[caity1tx]

lol so stupid

[harukaokadamusic]

fuckin fake

[keashupea]

im here in japan.and this is the truth.ITS NOT REAL!

[BlueTropX]

and when they learn to walk?

[zodiak650]

I thinks its pretty funny, I'd buy it for my friends kids. Those lil punks are gonna be on the ground anyways until they can walk. When they get a lil older you can fuck with them about it too.

[nikhilllll]

it is so real.

[buminater94]

its real

[ttrop]

it's not real this is coming from a real japanese person

[YoriATTACKS]

And I second that.

[NeedsEvidence]

Go to mama, wanker:-)

[e105b5]

@broa3917

Your probably a troll but if not you are a deluded idiot; the reason for most wars and the suffering caused by them.

[StaziiaGirl13]

thats so cute, and yet so weird.

[ChibaSakura]

it's a real product

[Scardy]

It's a chindogu. It's not a real product. It's a sort of art form, completely absurd inventions that could work but that no one would ever actually use.

[splein23]

put some knives on the mops and let them mow the yard.

[gbhlaptop]

Has nobody ever seen the music video for Jet's Rollover DJ? This is the parody TV commercial before the band's intoduction on a fake Japanese music and dance themed TV show as part of the intro to the song.

[smellysmo]

c'mon this is not a problem this is a highlight- they know what a fun commercial is... these type of commercials keeps you wondering and wondering IS IT REAL OR NOT. unlike those gay commercials of Elvive or something -_-

[DonDarkrai]

it is fake, like antimassgomi said, the japanese do not write currency with that kanji

[antimassgomi]

This commercial writes 500円也

it means this is 500yen.

but it is so cheap for Japanese product like Chinese one.

This write 也

Now Japanese dont use the Chinese letter 也 for price. So strange expression.

[antimassgomi]

Racist TV program.

it must not be broadcasted without making sure if it is true or not.

This caster said,' It is Japan' Crazy racist.

[blueulster87]

its not crazy racist they are a bit ecentric at times

[antimassgomi]

No, It is just racism like Nazi.

All the westeners have been bashing Nazi, but they cannot see themselves.

I know many jew had been massacred not only by Nazi but by many westerners.

Some westeners have racism like Nazi in their minds.

[stevefarfan]

My babies save me so much time mopping. Thank you- "Baby Mop"!

[lilrowyravenclaw]

Yeah, it's real.

[mitsubishi777]

That's completely fake. I haven't ever seen such a TV commercial which is unfashionable and unsophisticated. Incidentally, I'm a full Japanese who lives in Japan.

[robotpanda77]

You should wait until next month when they are coming out with the baby lawn mower!

[Mstwilightfreak1000]

is it really that horrible its not like the baby knows its cleaning so he/she won't be mad

[kaikou1098]

By the way, the narration of the commercial essentially goes "Your baby isn't a mop! You're a terrible mom!" "But now your baby IS a mop!" *introduces name of product* "Don't be a bad mom, baby mop, new product" (shinhatsubai means new product)

I just checked, and yeah, it's a real product. Only 500 yen too! (about 5 bucks)

[kaikou1098]

I bet it's real. I mean, it's practical. Why not have the baby help you clean the floors a bit simply by crawling around?

I'm actually pretty sure it's real.

[jschmid]

Can you imagine if Billy Mays would have pitched this product of it being real or not? rest in peace bud. I miss you yelling at me on my couch.

[ashesandrain]

i think its a funny joke, even though i myself am a japanese.

and about the "weird" things you people talk about.. ive been living in this country for 22 years but ive never seen a vending machine selling underwear lol

its true there are so many weird things in Japan, but hey, we can say the same thing for every single country on this planet.

[Julian1686]

It might be true cuz the japanese come up with some weird shit !

[UnDe4dB4stard]

yea, asians in general are all a little, out there. aint nothin wrong wit that tho, lotsa cool shit comes from japan

[Nurde]

I've been living in Japan for the past 8 years. The product is not real. The Japanese, as different as they may be from you, still have a sense of ethics and morality. They would find this as offensive (or funny) as you would.

[SonicobbsessedR2]

your channel says usa

[lilpup27]

Don't they sell School Girl underwear in vending machines?

[Nurde]

Only in adult shops. They're not just scattered over the sidewalks like some would imagine. I have however seen unworn (like new) underwear being sold in vending machines. If you think about it though it makes a lot of sense, especially for ladies and those with weak stomachs.

[harr7959]

I am seriously confused where everyone gets the idea that the Japanese are extremely weird people...

Cenk - "I dont know man, i mean, its japan!"

This is completely untrue... I am getting a little sick of hearing racist comments about the Japanese society....

[Hybrid5784]

J-Pop culture, hentai, their game shows, and other traditions that are completely alien to Western culture.

Trust me, he's not being racist. We're all noticing the phenomenon.

[Xenite227]

lol this is the society that brings you the hello kitty vibrator and has a unhealthy sexual hangup with anime.

[Senakujin]

go to japan. You'll see how mistaken you are.. xD they have penis festivals with several giant dong float which the whole family goes to see. That commercial is probably real.

[TheMireiCaraShow]

Well, it's all relative. I would suppose that we're weird in Europe or elsewhere as well. I have to say that to me, some of the things in Japan are weird, but by comparison, America is hardly "normal". It all comes down to the issue of what we were raised with. Normality is relative.

On the other hand, I have to say, yeah, there are a ton of racist comments about Japan, which don't make me happy either--and I'm not asian, ahah.

[mastercatx]

calm down. I live in japan and there is racism there. but he was talking about the odd inventions that come from Japan and there are a lot.

[JiyuuDaiIchi]

by the sound of the commercial it doesn't sound real (I speak Japanese fluently).

But I can't be certain.

[txyt]

i'm Japanese

sorry but it's NOT real

[CervantesVI]

"He seems to be the minority here."

You saying that because he's hispanic?

[Rekmackan]

Obviously becaue he was the only one to vote yes.

[pimpinnevaslipin]

i love my JAPS

[P1ranh4]

I've been to Japan the last 3 weeks. Could be real.. they have a lot of crazy stuff over there. Haven't seen it anywhere though.

[rainbow822]

no...not true

[mottokare]

It's fake. Here's along the lines of what the commercial says:

Your baby isn't a mop.

You're the worst mom.

But..NOW your baby is a mop!

From Milky Industries, it's the Baby Mop!

Don't be an awful mom. On sale now!

[konzwambii]

We run a daycare, and we put all the kids in Baby Mops because the toilet always overflows.

[loverdistant]

Well.. I understand an aversion to stereotyping Japanese.. but I still remeber a real product called "Darkie Toothpaste"... it had me guessing for a second.

[Piko6262]

This is true, it's in CSA: The confederate states of America, and I was also very surprised it was real :D

[pupusman]

That constant, "but come on they're JAPANESE" almost seems to say, "But of course, only crazy orientals can come up with something as crazy as this."

[RoseSkye]

We should totally steal their land and put them chinks in a reservation amirite?

[Piko6262]

Because they're known for their crazy products, it's not ALL stereotype, believe me :p

[SpearMaster]

Octo-mom, we've found a promotion for you!

[upabittoolate]

real or not, it sure is funny

[pookiewood]

Japanese, Yeah definitely real. LOL :p

[andysciro1]

this is just like swifffer sweepers on snl

[SouthernOregonOrgani]

I think its reall!

[setsunathemoo]

real or not, it seems pretty funny XD

[thecellarlife]

it's from an SNL skit. I can't imagine this is real.

[YawnGod]

Was that tiesto in the beginning?

[Obeyprogress]

Real 100%

[reinux]

Being Japanese and having done some Googling, I can tell you that it is real. Unfortunately.

Japan's current generation of parents are notorious for being idiots. It's a social phenomenon that researchers (yes, researchers, real researchers) are calling "monster parents" -- they're socially stigmatized semi-schizophrenic parents that don't make a lick of sense in what they do or say.

They're the Japanese equivalent of urban rednecks.

[deppatta]

Being japanese, you can answer the question below, can't you?

そ～すはらんかいヴぉけが！！！

On a serious note, this kind of humor(I mean the news show, not the baby mop) used to be seen in japan too.

Like "omg, I can't believe that this is for real, but hey this is from america, the land of freedom you know..."

But it was like 20 years ago so it looks kinda stale to me.

[reinux]

"Paste the source, dumbass!"?

[chaoskitty1256]

it prolly is real

its prolly used to keep the kids clothes clean

[boundless1986]

hahahahaha hell yeah as a parent

[iamchosen1]

Jesus is the smartest one, haha.

[thefatman18]

you are all forgetting, of course, this is japan we're talking about. a place where you can buy used panties. i vote real.

[blasphimus]

agreed, any society that's able to sell used panties, "boyfriend" pillows with arms, and tentacle porn is most definitely going to sell some crazy shit.

[umoclenad]

sweet!

tentacle porn!

awesome!

[Ojin0]

haha

I'm so buying this.

It's like attaching a shamwow to a baby. Genius!

[julian7650]

Cenk. How many kids do Turkish families tend to have?

[mcaldwell86]

It is kind of conceptual art by this guy Kawakami.  It's called "chindougu" which translates to weird gadgets. He makes other weird stuff too.

[WARDOG1138]

You just love to do the "TYT supreme court"!!

[levimon]

LOL cenk

[Namari12]

I speak Japanese.

"Your baby's not a mop, you're a terrible mother! But now, your baby can become a mop. This is the baby mop. Don't become a terrible mother!"

Based on the words, I'm gonna go with not real. C'mon.

[ThousandSunAnger]

It's an old product from a few years back. Sadly it's real.

[Boobalopbop]

I think its real because its not funny enough to NOT be real... Get what I mean? Like if we saw that on SNL or something, wouldn't it be more extreme or something?

And the Japanese do come out with some really kooky products.

[BluMyst]

Cenk, it's real. No seriously it's real

[pinkkong]

not real. it's from a comedy show, i swear to god.

[Twobitz1]

It's real.

[daderone]

damn that octuplets lady could save a shit load of time with those.

[Northern5tar]

*me looks at the floor and wonders if the neighbours might want to lend out their baby for an hour or so

[wetdry]

It's a real product. Japanese don't have the same sense of moralism as Americans. Japanese think in terms of communal benefits, multiple uses of same product, etc.

[Boobalopbop]

I think its real too... I think they really figured: Hmm... That baby crawling around is not helping me at all. How can we put that to use? There ya go!

[SwobyJ]

Oh get off it. I just asked two Japanese friends of mine and they just laughed and said they knew it was fake.

[BaldEspresso]

Not real.

This is the equivalent of people in Japan thinking one of those SNL mock commercial skits are real.

The picture version of this product has been floating around the internet for almost 10 years. I used to get emails from bored people at work sending me these weird fake Japanese inventions.

[ferrariModenas]

my dad does that after bottle of Jack Daniels

[BlackMambakins]

LOL

[CrocodileMonkey]

lol.

"Dont you just wanna eat that little baby?"

[healuv]

it's real. trust me.

[megamarsvin]

I don't trust you. Mostly because I know it's a skit from a Japanese comedy show.

[qanazir]

If it doesn't harm the baby, it's just a very(very) strange product.

[Lordofhavoc]

The translation:

Your baby is not a mop. You are the worst mother.

But now your baby can be a mop

Milk industries Baby Mop

Don't become a bad mother Baby Mop - a new product

[hypnofan35]

It looks like baby labor to me. The little guy doesn't even realize he's cleaning the floor. How long does a baby crawl for anyway? The question might be; Does it work well enough to use or be used in that way? It looks like a gag because there are more effective ways to clean up and the outfit could be dangerous for the kid.

[Stormwern]

Even if it's fake, I garantuee there are baby mops in japan.

[DivineMacabre]

OK...one...LOVE IT!!! omg...that is the funniest thing.

Two...wouldn't surprise me if it were real...they come up with the weirdest shit...Pillows in the shape of a woman's lap for men to lay their widdle heads on when they are lonely....the list of odd goes on and on...lol I'm gonna go ask my net pal...she's in Tokyo.....lol I will just DIE if it is real and will be ordering it ASAP! lol

[elfielvr]

Real.

Speaking of real, Ana, your hair has ROCKED the last few shows!! Love it, girl.

[lixueryo]

it is real! welcome to japan

[0Montespan]

this is a good example of chindogu the japanese artform of unuseless inventions. things that may seem handy or usefull but never really are when you think about it

[cappercastro]

it's real, and has been out for a few years as well, so it seems people are actually buying it!

[slitrobo]

Ya, I remember seeing that a long time ago.

[bleunt]

It's real.

[teemuruskeepaa]

I think the girl is not at the same level (lower) than Cenk. Actually, she is like all 20-30 years contemporary people. Impossibly naive, self-centered, shallow, abnoxious and prejudiced.

[ChelsRae42985]

You lump a group of people together into one category and then you accuse her of prejudice. Hypocritical much?

Also? Obnoxious is spelled with an "O".

[teemuruskeepaa]

Why, empirical evidence gives the privilege of generalizations. While all your type of neoliberal lamers think that all claims are selfish opinions and claims for selfish interests, I always could think scientifically. And Cenk agrees with me that the girl is hopeless.

[ChelsRae42985]

Didn't you know that lumping people into some sweeping generalization ALWAYS helps them to see your point of view?

Attitudes like yours are exactly why politics are such a mess in this country--too many people are busy making generalizations and taking cheap shots at the other side to have the time to get anything done.

[hiriumi]

I'm Japanese and it's just a joke.

[Reqrezentin]

Don't be embarrassed it is ok. We feel for you man, we feel for you.

[stafax]

it's Japan, it has to be real

[random0815]

and for the corners: rat-mob, finally we have a reason to never teach them how to walk ^^, looks a 100 percent real, its not a SNL equivalent, the japanese arent really known for their dry humor, if it was a joke you would recognize (probably some pip of a laughing hot girl or nerdy men)