Kids react to toys!
This episode: Skip-It!
(Finebros) For this one, you are not reacting to a video.
Oh god.
Oh no.
(Finebros) You're reacting to this.
What is it?
I have no idea what it is.
Looks like a bubble maker.
Is it one of those things that you throw in the bottom of the pool
and then you go pick it up?
Oh, these things?
Oh, it's one of those. Oh god, I suck at these.
I know how to use these.
I forgot what it was called, but I know what you do with it.
Skip-It?
(Finebros) Yes!
I've wanted one.
This looks like one of those '50s toys.
Question time!
- (Finebros) Well, what is it? - I have no idea.
Is it like the Spanish ball in a cup thing?
It looks like a jump rope that you stick around your ankle.
It's a jump rope. You see it on this piece.
You put it on your foot and try to jump over this ball.
(Finebros) And why do you know what that is?
They had them at my school for a while.
Because my sister has one of these.
When I was little, my mom got me one.
My friend, Gabe, used to have one, but then he gave it away.
(Finebros) So that toy is actually something that was around
- when we were kids. - Oh, so you keep this for a long time?
I didn't know it was that old.
How do you like pink?
- Come on! - (Finebros) We have a sister.
Easy enough.
That explains this, 'cause this doesn't look like the ones I saw on TV.
They made them newer and they light up.
- (Finebros) It was called a Skip-It. - What the heck is a Skip-It?
Show me what you use it for.
(Finebros) We actually have a commercial from our childhood
- advertising the Skip-It. - Oh no.
Terrible '90s advertising with their WOW!
Is it that whole thing?
Hey now, kids, come gather 'round.
- See what's-- - Oh, it's kind of like jump rope!
- Skip-It, Skip-It-- - Look at the clothes.
Skip-It, Skip-It...
A-skippin', and a-screaming, and a bop shoo bop.
But the very best thing of all,
- there's a counter on this ball-- - Oh my god. It has a counter.
Where's...it has the counter!
You could jump a whole lot more!
This is horrible.
Skip-It, Skip-It. Come on, everybody!
- Skip-It! - Come on, everybody! Let's Skip-It!
- From Tiger Toys! - That was funny.
Is Tiger Toys even around anymore?
Full House.
That's what the song sounds like.
Hey, kids! Come buy this!
Go tell your parents right now!
(Finebros) If you saw that commercial on TV, would you be asking
your parents to get you one of these?
No.
No. It looked fun, it's just I don't think I'll ever get good at it.
Yes.
Just to do that commercial. It was really funny,
and it made me want to get it.
The song's catchy, and the people that were doing it
made it look fun.
Maybe. I don't know.
(Finebros) Why...is not the commercial that--
Because there was no boys in the commercial.
(Finebros) Do you want to try the Skip-It?
Hmm...do I have to?
Yes, I do!
Let's do this.
This is gonna be an epic fail!
I can't even get my foot in there. That's how good at it I am.
A-two, and a-three!
Hey now, kids, come gather round.
- Uh... - See what just skipped into town.
So skip it, skip...
You want to jump to the top.
Skip it, skip it,
- Skippin' and a screamin'-- - How do you do this?
- The very best thing of all-- - (screaming)
- There's a counter on this ball-- - How do you even start this thing?
A little too high.
Oh, geeze.
Okay...
Ow! Okay, I'm done.
(laughing) How do you even do it?
I just cannot do it!
(groaning)
- Try to beat your very best score. - Oh, Jesus! I got it.
Oh god. Oh.
Christ on a bike, that was hard.
Ugh! One, two, three, four...
This is tiring. Okay, I'm tired.
Whoo! I'm sweating. I don't like to sweat.
- (Finebros) Oop! You did one. - (giggling)
- (Finebros) Yes! - Oh god.
I actually would love to have this.
Skip it, skip it!
You want to jump to the top.
- Skip it-- - Ow! I threw it.
Nine.
The very best thing of all,
- There's a counter on this on this ball-- - (Finebros) You're doing it!
Get it! Get it!
Whoop.
(singing) Skip it, skip it. Skipping, skip, skip it.
Skip it, skip it, skip it, skip it, skip.
- (Finebros) So was that difficult? - No.
'Cause I've done it before.
Yes.
Extremely difficult!
This is kinda heavy.
You should at least have some teacher to help you a bit.
Like instructions. I don't even have instructions!
You look at this and you go, "Yeah, looks easy."
It's not!
It's not Skip It, it's Trip It!
- (Finebros) Is it fun? - No. It's really stressful.
Fun! (humming)
Yes.
I actually wanna do this again.
It's probably fun once you master it.
Yeah, 'cause it challenges you to actually try to figure out how it works.
The really hard things for me, that take me a while to get good at,
are the most fun.
(Finebros) Do you play with any toys that are like this today?
Nah. I don't really play with toys anymore.
One day I was just like, "Why am I doing this?"
No.
A hula hoop!
Pogo stick?
I do a lot of jump rope.
I have a jump rope.
Jump roping.
(Finebros) What would you say is the toys you play with most?
iPads, computers, X-Boxes.
My phone...
A jump rope, a basketball.
I watch my cousin play Minecraft a lot.
I'm either on roller blades or a scooter.
Or I'm inside playing games.
I had this one t-ball thing. You'd hit it,
and then it'd just kinda come back to you.
But now...just technology and stuff.
(Finebros) When kids are playing today, would you say it's more with toys
like Skip-It, or devices like iPhones and iPads?
Well, I think it's right in the middle. It depends on the kid.
I liked to play outside, but at the same time I also liked
to be on the computer a lot.
Most of time time, it's just iPads and stuff.
I know a three year old who knew how to use an iPad
before he knew how to ride a bike.
They'll ask you, "How was your summer? Well, what did you do?"
They'll usually be like, "Oh yeah, I played Minecraft.
We played Flappy Bird a lot."
Then I'm like, "Same here."
It's all about the iPhones and the iPad.
It's not really about this anymore, which is kind of sad.
'Cause now kids aren't really getting that much exercise.
Back in the '80s, it was a workout to have a toy.
And now technology has made everything easy.
(Finebros) And finally, now that you've played with it, do you want
- a Skip -It of your own? - Mmm, no.
Yes.
Yes!
Yes.
Yeah. Sure.
Not really. It's difficult!
Actually, yeah. I'm going to Target later.
I'm gonna go get one.
I think I would. In this color.
Yes. If it comes in yellow.
I would enjoy having one. Can I take this one?
- (Finebros) No. - Okay.
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