Original Ginsu 1 Ad

[therealcaz]

is the ginsu a very well made knife or is the materials what matters?with wATH METAL IS MADE ANYWAY?

[KingDavidANC]

Creative marketing at its finest. You only infer-- but never directly state that the knives have anything to do with Japan (which they don't). I approve of this video.

[ginsuguy]

@KingDavidANC

Thanks....Just made the top ten most memerable commercials airing TV guide Net this sunday

[SuperKenster1]

I believe if you had O.J. Simpson promoting your product you would have gotten more sales.

[zr1100c3]

I bought a Ginsu knife about 15 years ago at a local fair for $20. It still cuts today like it did when it was brand new. The fancy German knives we received as a wedding gift don't even come close to the "cheap" Ginsu knife. A lot of stuff you see on infomercials is crap but this knife was the real deal.

[renrengrin]

my blade is so sharp it can cut through armor!! and still cut a tomato! Warcraft 3 references this commercial haha.

[crmsn1989]

cutco knives shit on ginsu anyday. not even a competition

[paevo2010]

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYYYYYYYYAA­AAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[1mffp]

ze graça ;D

[tomdissonance]

why would you want to chop wood with a knife anyhow?

[topdinero]

@tomdissonance some people used it to slice people throats,,,

[tomdissonance]

@topdinero holy crap yo

[topdinero]

@tomdissonance you must know him...

[tomdissonance]

@topdinero i sorta hope not

[topdinero]

@tomdissonance Better..

[yanbouz10]

thumbs up if you came here because you were waching seinfeld teh last episode of season 3

[CJamesharp]

@yanbouz10 yepp

[marmelmm]

Problem is, I bought a Ginsu ten years ago, and it's still going strong. No need to buy another one. 'Course, you could consider this a testimonial... :)

[cyberyanmar]

now with all those knives... why would i ever need to use the main one?

[KiloSierra13]

only 9.95 holy fuk

[omgf34fme]

How can i order?

[biohazardgraphics]

Nowadays, they'd charge you 'separate processing and handling' for all those extras...

[brainslay3r]

I have the ginsu, it's nothing spectacular, my henckels pro s knives cut much better. But they also cost a lot more.

[TimTehPilot]

i always use the same knives to cut wood and my tomatoes...dunno about you guys.

[scdevon]

We Americans love our cheesy commercials where con men sell us useless cheese.

[PizzaDinosaur]

HOW THE HELL DO I ORDER THESE INSANE-ASS KNIVES

[butterflytatus]

I breifly worked for Ed...he was awesome!

[getoutofmyway01]

the was a SHLITZ can

[piroteknix]

NOW how much would you pay?

[joamoa]

I still have some Ginsu knives. Just the steak knives are left. Still Razor sharp 32 years later. Those guys meant biz.

[fredalegre]

seinfeld

[campbpar]

@fredalegre so tru

[Unaboomer]

aww, I wanted to see how to order....

[CrownedWithLaurels]

Love this. Marketing genius.

[iching64]

No one who sold this many knives would appear ignorant - in China or elsewhere.

[cyberyanmar]

what about that ginsu ad where they cut in half a dollar bill? i never forgot that

[SniperPIKACHU]

"In Japan the hand can be used like a knife" hahaha is that what people think about Japanese 32yrs ago?

[SniperPIKACHU]

P.S. No wonder u people love to have a Japanese wife. lol

[ysbaddaden2003]

Here's a scary thought

Now the warranty's only good for another 20 years.

[dolot17000]

Hmm... I have only 32 years to end my Guarante!!! Holy SHIT!!!! LOL

[TnseWlms]

I thought the exact same thing when I heard the announcer refer to the aluminum can as a tin can. The next time I saw the commercial they bleeped out the word "tin."

But what if they aired this ad in England where cans are called tins?

[manwithahat15]

i love the sultry announcer: "the hand can be used like a knife ;)"

[morningtruth]

This is actually a real good set. My family bought a set from before I was born, and we use them today.  Sharp, never goes dull, and still high quality.

[carstriker]

wow $9.95 for a set of knifes???

i want to buy!just to check if it can slice a pineapple in mid-air!

or maybe not...

[rrunner81sg]

Sorry, that "Tin Can" is aluminum! How come the Spiral Slicer was not offered with Ginsu II? Where's the "Clever Cleaver"?

[jboycub7]

he said in japan, the hand can be used like a knife. That right there is called labeling.

[geriko1]

I wonder how molded and stall that food is after 31 years....hmmmm

[animalfreak147]

Cutco's better

[rashawn770]

CUTCO FTW!!!

lmao

[fizzlefist]

infomercials haven't evolved very much in 40 years, have they...

[ginsuguy]

Made in China now, not then....Funny didn't know I made up a name that was actually Chinese

[frankho99]

@ginsuguy I see it comes with a 50 year money-back guarantee. I bought mine in 1979, 32 years ago. send me a refund, it broke! lol

[altec90559]

Strangest CM ever seen. Ginsu is a Chinese word not Japanese and has nothing to do with Japan. Incidentally Ginsu knives are manufactured in China (lol). Makes the company look really silly and ignorant.

[5tonyvvvv]

your such a dork lol..the world gets most of its steel from china anyway....like when people say american made harley..its bullshit ..the steel is from china.the leather is from mexico.and and rubber is from malaysia...lol.

[ginsuguy]

Ginsu is not Japanese or Chinese. Its a totaly made up name. I made it up! Also, at the time Ginsu's were being made in Ohio

[altec90559]

Ginsu 金厨　"is" Chinese and is manufactured in China.

[Zellig]

Ginsu was mass produced in China, but it was actually invented in Ohio. They just called it "Ginsu" because they thought it would market better if it sounded foreign and Japanese. (In these days, people assumed the Japanese were pretty much good at making anything.)

[manomow]

@Zellig Invented in my home town :D

[WhatsAYak]

Yep...in fact, the Ginsu was originally called the Quikcut, as per Remy Stern's excellent book "But Wait, There's More!".

[watermeloncat]

@altec90559 you got servedddddd!

[Sarskater6]

@altec90559 hahahahahahaha tried to be sweet and totally got owned.

[jangtank]

@altec90559 you're retarded. i grew up speaking mandarin and another chinese dialect called hokkien, and i can guarantee you that ginsu is not a chinese word. check yo self before you wreck yo self.

[5tonyvvvv]

those knives are fuckin sharp..i know cause i cut my cock off..but that guy cut that tomato good with his hand ...i would eat that smashed tomato.

[jedtrucker]

lol

[5tonyvvvv]

yeah u like that..i wish i could throw that knife at my asshole neighbor.that busts my balls ,,and tells me to get married..hes married..and fuckin miserable..dont get married man..people just want to see u stressed out like them with bills and screeming kids..fuck that bullshit..stay single

[jedtrucker]

dude i think we're soulmates

[WhatsAYak]

Yeah, really...why should you get married, so you can be miserable like him? LOL...as Paul Rudd pointed out in Knocked Up, "Marriage is like an unfunny, tense version of Everybody Loves Raymond".

[5tonyvvvv]

i hate that show,raymond is such a fagot,king of queens was funny

[infowarrior2006]

brilliant

[Grylls4Ever]

youtube is seriously the best site evar.

[zoom9512]

why would anyone care

[infowarrior2006]

because these mofos have made millions of dollars thru direct response marketing you fuckin fool

[mctishee]

I got my ginsu knife in 1986 and I still use it. I looks brand new too. Thanks for the retro commercial.

[FilmNMusicBuff77]

I remember those. I liked the ads when I was a Kid

[xXmilkieXx]

Holy shit. $9.95.

[rog197236]

If only Billy Mayes and the Sham Wow guy could of been doing infomercials back in the 1970's history as we know it would be sooo altered.....LMFAO!

[CossackConqueror]

OJ Simpson should have made a new commercial with Ginsu knives and he could have easily paid off the wrongful deaths judgments and then he would have been able to relax and gold the rest of his life. OJ Simpson would have had no need to steal his stuff back from the Las Vegas Hotel room for money.

[Angleechaneen]

Wow !!

Im throwing out my Razors !!

[chrissept21]

i got dem steak knivs lol

[davidl5086]

well there guaranteed tell 2028, so are they still tip top condition?

[chrissept21]

ya man there still sharp

i dont no if ther those they rare made in korea

[jss1591]

this is the one i remember!!

[Stevedup]

Wow! This brought back fun memories of watching TV as a kid in Detroit back in the early 1980's. Weren't there two versions of this ad?

[jriley1992]

It's been 30 years already. 20 more to go.

I can't believe they guarenteed it until 2028

[yyyy2999]

@jriley1992 i feel like lifetime warranty doesn't seem that long , but when they say 50 years or something it makes it seem longer. Dunno why

[SPARTANB064]

@yyyy2999 either you're old or you're a soldier or someone who thinks they're going to die early.

Just kidding. I feel the same way too

[ztigerpaw250]

Ancient chinese secret.

[MizNelson]

"I better get those knives in case I need to cut up my shoes." -- Jerry Seinfeld

[culpit]

I enjoyed these Ginsu commercials as a kid. :) I also liked to make "OW!" "OUCH" noises whenever I saw the stuff getting sliced up or when the knife's handle got hit by the hammer.

[vonbontee]

Classic commercial that DESERVED to be aired every 15 minutes! Which it was. For years. "NOW how much would you pay?" Awesome!

[purple7rlgfan]

I love my Ginsu knives and wish I could buy more of the original model not the cheaper made version

[dafes]

unfortunatly this doesnt work on a tomato

[Kill2Smile]

When the can is cut it's already sliced. Even then it struggles to go through it.

[ginsuguy]

Since I am the one who did the cutting of the can, I can assure you that it was not cut first. It was started, but you can clearly see the cutting....Ginsuguy

[purple7rlgfan]

I know that is true. The knife is awesome, I would buy them at the state fair for myself and friends. Now they are no longer there and someone took my last big knife. I want more. Where can I find the real one, no rusting, strong forever ginsu?

[esormij]

@ginsuguy I think it was great. I wish I still had mine today.

[MRFREAK177]

@Kill2Smile

No one says that it's any good to cut through tin cans, it only shows that even if you cut through a can it still is sharp. They're still sucks ass fake knives

[canipokeu]

haha i had no idea wtf a ginsu was, it was in a song i heard lol

[Kill2Smile]

The Nas rap song?

[xXemothingXx]

the motion city soundtrack song?

[halfpint34]

There's another older Ginsu commercial where they slice ham so thin that your "in-laws will never come back" lol and also there is the free gift of the world smallest juicer - no seeds no pits no pulp - that's the commercial I remember the most.

[Bajenalex]

HAhAHHAHA USE YOUR HAND AS A KNIFE!

[EnterpriseKnight]

Miracle blade is better and it comes with Chef Tony

[rrunner81sg]

That was NOT a tin can! It was aluminum! Notice how the can bends in easily? :-)

[skiscool]

Yeah right what knife could cut like that?!?!?!

I love how they have to hit it with a hammer to show how tuff it is at :37

[ultrapak]

it can be bought through yahoo search type in ginsuguys, usa can buy easily online :).

[macacolaranja]

there's a w3 quote from this where a hero named "Baldemaster" says "my blade can cut through armor, and still cut a tomato!"

[johnnyaalaska]

I remember watching a documentary on the history of infomercials/TV offers, and they showed a photo of the Ginsu ad being filmed; they shot it with one of the brand-new RCA TK-47 cameras.

[machriderx]

That is, unless I needed to cut a tomato. Damn..

[machriderx]

I wish the hand cut like a knife here in the US. It sure would come in handy.

[rikiyamashi]

yeah yeah chuck norris eats sandwiches with ginsu knives as appetizers hahahahah

[theungrateful]

I need to buy some Ginsu knives!

[ginsuguy]

email me for the place to get original Ginsu's.....ginsuguy

[whammer0411]

So...how much would YOU pay? About a dollar..tops.

[edudrepus]

We still have the steak knives and the're still sharp

[tofubeast]

Wow only 21 years left on their guarantee!

[Gorygamer56]

Ironically "ginsu in Japanese means "gullible housewife"

[khidak1]

Where was the 1-800 phone number on this commercial?

[nicheplayer]

Wow. Great piece of television and advertising history.

[Sarcasma58]

I LOVE these Ginsu commercials!! These commercials gave birth to the infomercial. How fortuitus, first viewer, first post. Again!