Entrepreneur Fails Peter's Impromptu Test | Dragons' Den

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  • Gerard Tomnay entered the den seeking a £150,000 investment in return for a 30% stake in his company - 'The Knowledge' offer insider knowledge into the backstreets of London, first-hand knowledge amassed by Black Taxi Drivers but Peter wants to put his phone service to the test before anyone thinks about investing.
    Original Broadcast Date: 17 August 2006
    Series 3, Episode 3.
    An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
    #DragonsDen #TheKnowledge #Scrutinised
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  • @StandardGoose
    @StandardGoose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +792

    Customer: "I'm lost"
    CarDoctor:"Ask a taxi driver."

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Look out for the flow signals.

    • @EchoMirage72
      @EchoMirage72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣

    • @pdmore123
      @pdmore123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @skywolfx76
      @skywolfx76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@anubusx damn I was just about to put that lol

    • @homerj4454
      @homerj4454 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣💀

  • @alainmellaerts8926
    @alainmellaerts8926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +700

    Peter’s call was 10% of that months revenue.

    • @arthurmorgan8529
      @arthurmorgan8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      When your comment comes across like a joke but it's actually true you know it's bad

    • @rickysmyth
      @rickysmyth ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Actually it's more than 10%. I heard that one of those agents never received a single call in the 3 years of doing it

    • @IamJacksColon4
      @IamJacksColon4 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      you forgot a O

    • @Benjamin1986980
      @Benjamin1986980 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Sheesh, when I was working at a call center, the company did not get paid for hold time.

  • @C414AC
    @C414AC 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +295

    0:43 This just gave me a business idea.
    I’m going to set up a business called “The Time” and whenever people need to know the time, they can call my hotline at £1/min to speak to my carefully curated panel of police officers who will then tell the person the time.
    Can’t fail.

    • @Deadrum
      @Deadrum หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ladies and gentlemen, we are looking at the next elite billionaire 🫡 somebody had to think of it, I’m glad it was you

    • @Benjamin1986980
      @Benjamin1986980 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I think that actually exists, but it gets you to a computer

    • @LucaGRizzi
      @LucaGRizzi 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      "Please hold. All of our officers are busy at the moment, but soon someone will be able to tell you the time"

  • @chakalaka3960
    @chakalaka3960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    Imagine using this though?!
    "Hi I'm lost"
    "Where are you?"
    "I don't know, I'm lost"
    🤣🤣🤣

    • @jamesstead7851
      @jamesstead7851 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      hahaha🤪

    • @lildbabyy2541
      @lildbabyy2541 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣oh my goodness

    • @Gonken88
      @Gonken88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Usually they're on a street, yeh? 🙄

    • @oliasterjo4131
      @oliasterjo4131 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Underrated comment 😭🤣🤣🤣

    • @rong.thej.d.5969
      @rong.thej.d.5969 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      damn good point

  • @crazynighthawk
    @crazynighthawk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3375

    He was so sure of his service and offered to demonstrate, SURELY he could have arranged for someone to be sat waiting by the phone to pick up immediately, knowing he was using it as part of a business pitch

    • @victoryoneable
      @victoryoneable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +416

      It's British management style. Don't let the workers know what management is up to.

    • @madtrigger6835
      @madtrigger6835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      I would have been going off

    • @cm2877
      @cm2877 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn

    • @thesilenthero422
      @thesilenthero422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +329

      Seriously. It's probably the most important meeting of his career and he didn't prepare. But it goes to show how he would run his business (not well)

    • @thecovidprisoner
      @thecovidprisoner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Exactly , everyone has a smartphone why is this needed?

  • @beedeesirf1116
    @beedeesirf1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1132

    "Hello, 999, what's your emergency?"
    "What's the time?"

    • @misterpete8001
      @misterpete8001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Lol I've never asked the police for the time

    • @zydhas2838
      @zydhas2838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      This guy is stuck in the 60s where that was the only alternative if you didn't have your pocket watch.

    • @sadikmeah4057
      @sadikmeah4057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's probably the only thing they can help you with

    • @FransceneJK98
      @FransceneJK98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Get a damn watch you plank! 😂😂😂

    • @FransceneJK98
      @FransceneJK98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@misterpete8001 excuse me officer, I’m not a criminal and I haven’t done anything wrong. I just wanna know what time it is.
      Officer. SUSPECT

  • @colmcq
    @colmcq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    "CHRIS YOU JUST HAD TO BE BY THE PHONE AT 11AM LIKE I TOLD YOU!!!"

    • @MsIndigo74
      @MsIndigo74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @erikaz1590
      @erikaz1590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He was too busy calling his mum XD

    • @HellhoundX90
      @HellhoundX90 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Leave me out of it!

    • @Tapecutter59
      @Tapecutter59 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@HellhoundX90 You had one job Chis, you blew it!

    • @sarab288
      @sarab288 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂

  • @C414AC
    @C414AC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    What we’ve learned is if we advertise, we get calls. If we don’t advertise, we get fewer calls.
    What an insight..

    • @informationyes
      @informationyes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It took him a full trial period to discover that though

    • @awzthemusicalreviews
      @awzthemusicalreviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      An ad started right when he said that, so I didn't even have to pause the video while I laughed my ass off at how basic that statement was

    • @dvdv7777
      @dvdv7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Absolutely mindblowing, right

    • @ahmedzakikhan7639
      @ahmedzakikhan7639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He handpicked 30 taxi drivers, and only 3 were working that day.

    • @henryfitzgerald5857
      @henryfitzgerald5857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@informationyes To be fair, he could have discovered that when he doesn't advertise, he doesn't get calls; and when he advertises, he still doesn't. In fact I suspect that's what he did discover

  • @mauharley
    @mauharley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1414

    His total revenue for the day was generated by that one unanswered call.

    • @leeks5750
      @leeks5750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      And it came from his phone so it's his money!

    • @rjwusher
      @rjwusher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It was his own phone, so no revenue, only expenses.

    • @AllsortPassport
      @AllsortPassport 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Tragic 😂

    • @WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS
      @WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      14 years later we just "Hey Google tell me directions to" on my phone.

    • @pdmore123
      @pdmore123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahahaha

  • @HarrisonGray
    @HarrisonGray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2756

    “Calls from Landline are £1 a minute, calls from mobiles may cost more”
    So basically it’s always more than £1 a minute because who is sat at home using their landline to ask a taxi driver where they are 😂😂😂😂🤣

    • @GodOfPlague
      @GodOfPlague 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Good point

    • @Jehannum2000
      @Jehannum2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I do. As a London cabbie, I was promised ££££. I'm still waiting.

    • @kylajohnson9848
      @kylajohnson9848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Well they used to have a lot more pay phones

    • @Feeb5
      @Feeb5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Pay phone

    • @littleboots9800
      @littleboots9800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@paullangton-rogers2390 it's a terrible idea! People are ringing the service for directions and gotta pay? Wtf? Google maps is free and was already launched when this was filmed I'm sure. If it's an actual cab you want, get an uber. Also, just getting a cab would be cheaper than paying for directions. £1 a min is the rate from landlines, it's more from mobiles and it's a mobile that your gonna be calling from if you're out!

  • @Darkest_Soul_187
    @Darkest_Soul_187 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +364

    Let's be honest, the worst business ideas make the best episodes😅

    • @ianrae1546
      @ianrae1546 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I often wonder if some of these pitches are just thrown together for entertainment purposes.

    • @karenoconnor4180
      @karenoconnor4180 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s why I’m here 🤗 !!

    • @evilwatermelon99
      @evilwatermelon99 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The producers know that and intentionally let them on.

    • @ianrae1546
      @ianrae1546 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@evilwatermelon99
      Correct. First and foremost, it’s an entertainment show.

    • @reececollison5101
      @reececollison5101 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@evilwatermelon99same with the apprentice 😂

  • @NiftyKnot
    @NiftyKnot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    "help I'm lost"
    "Can you see a street sign nearby"
    "Yeah it says angel street"
    "Right you're on angel street that'll be £5 thanks"

  • @beijingbond
    @beijingbond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2374

    Jenny was supposed to have answered the phone during the demo...but she was out.

  • @programclu1
    @programclu1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +699

    You can call The Knowledge to find out how to get to the garage Kardoctor has given to you 🤣

    • @PetersonZF
      @PetersonZF 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Hopefully you can pick up one of those wheel washing kits while you're there, as the alloys need cleaning. Properly.

    • @safesoundequine8511
      @safesoundequine8511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

    • @caitlinlindsay8418
      @caitlinlindsay8418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honestly the amount of money you would lose 🌚🤣🤣🤣

    • @1990danyb
      @1990danyb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This comment deserves more likes lol

    • @Evomcpot
      @Evomcpot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The fact that I know what your talking about has me question what I'm doing with my life .. but it did crack me up

  • @graham9352
    @graham9352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    Me: *I'm lost*
    Kardoctor: *call the knowledge*
    The knowledge: *please wait* *please wait* *please wait* *please wait* *please wait*

    • @MushroomMamaa
      @MushroomMamaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best comment yet😂😂😂

    • @arthurmorgan8529
      @arthurmorgan8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Is this before or after you're sat at some traffic lights with a flow signal on them?

    • @helinza
      @helinza 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      call we q 4 u

  • @cdv1qa
    @cdv1qa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1011

    I've watched A LOT of Dragons' Den, and this has to be the most ridiculous business concept I've ever seen.

    • @Josh102697315
      @Josh102697315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Idk the cucumber condom is pretty close to number 1.

    • @26dimensions70
      @26dimensions70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      See the CarDoctor pitch. It’s similar to this, but even worse.

    • @JoeMama-np8vi
      @JoeMama-np8vi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Josh102697315
      But it help unwanted pregnancy when masturbating with a cucumber!

    • @MaxwellKinghorror
      @MaxwellKinghorror 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JoeMama-np8vi 😂 🤣

    • @MushroomMamaa
      @MushroomMamaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You’ve obviously never seen Kardoctor

  • @mysticatheist7045
    @mysticatheist7045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    A great idea in 1985

    • @AChannelFrom2006
      @AChannelFrom2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Even back then all you'd do is walk into a service station and look at the map book. That's what I used to do until Google maps came out.

    • @jessicataylor7174
      @jessicataylor7174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@AChannelFrom2006 Yep and buying a pocket A-Z would cost less than one call to this service!

    • @HPTeguh
      @HPTeguh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Make it 1965

    • @fluoridefree
      @fluoridefree 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HPTeguh yep, there were a lot more telephone boxes then.

    • @JB-1996
      @JB-1996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was 2006 LOL not everyone had access to this like we do now

  • @Voicist
    @Voicist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +732

    *£1 a minute from a LANDLINE?*
    Me: hi, I'm lost
    Operator: where are you?
    Me: at home. In the living room... I need to get to the kitchen

    • @FortoFight
      @FortoFight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Pay phones were used a lot more often back then (2006).

    • @ebonimom6964
      @ebonimom6964 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I guess this is maybe if you are in a business or a friends house and needs directions....

    • @parkersumwalt8078
      @parkersumwalt8078 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Taxi driver knows step by step how to get there "don't forget to walk around that laundry basket you left in the hallway at 7:23 pm last night"

    • @GothicPhantom01
      @GothicPhantom01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@parkersumwalt8078 😂 !!

    • @iancampbell9297
      @iancampbell9297 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂

  • @ronnielasvegas8524
    @ronnielasvegas8524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +523

    Duncan is the funniest overall but Theo with "I'd rather past a kidney stone than invest in this" blasted my ribs into orbit

    • @somemong989
      @somemong989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He was my favourite overall, always had sort of an Alan Ford quality to him

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was taking a sip of water when he said that, oh god my poor nose 😂

    • @nifralo2752
      @nifralo2752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That was very Mark Kermode

    • @human1414
      @human1414 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JD-Media they didn't say it was...

    • @bobbyhillthuglife
      @bobbyhillthuglife ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also "cab drivers love their mums"

  • @jontyrosenow9396
    @jontyrosenow9396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Imagine going into the Den without telling your best and brightest call reciever to stand at attention waiting for a test call from one of the Dragons

  • @Zzzzz_Zzzzzz______
    @Zzzzz_Zzzzzz______ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    "I can see where the income's coming from!"
    That line and the way Peter delivered it was awesome!

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very dry and witty!!!

    • @Redtruck162
      @Redtruck162 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The service is very unique.... it doesn't work. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead 💀

  • @HellhoundX90
    @HellhoundX90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    "Calls cost £1.00 a minute from a landline" Why would you be using a landline if you're lost in London? 🤨

    • @robster9667
      @robster9667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      If you are low on credit you might phone home first and get a family member to ring The Knowledge for you :)

    • @nompho7820
      @nompho7820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      landline is also a phone box

    • @AngryBoozer
      @AngryBoozer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      nom pho7 Oh, right, phone boxes were a thing

    • @ian-checkmyaboutsection3961
      @ian-checkmyaboutsection3961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sedatus they still are a thing 🤣

    • @bakersmileyface
      @bakersmileyface 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ian-checkmyaboutsection3961 They're not or at least they're very rare. Most times when you see the red phone box, it's usually been converted into a first aid box with a defibrillator or one village near me actually has one with loads of books and a chair inside xD

  • @iankernmartin1171
    @iankernmartin1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    The "Please wait" while demonstrating is beyond hilarious 😂 😃 😄

    • @luancervantes6124
      @luancervantes6124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you for holding! :)

    • @jamesheath7601
      @jamesheath7601 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      2:38 😂

    • @ianrae1546
      @ianrae1546 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You could actually feel the soul draining out of the guy 😂

  • @BunionOverchuff
    @BunionOverchuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    “Gerard has been roasted by peter jones who’s then pulled out immediately”
    -Evan Davis

    • @CrossoXoHair
      @CrossoXoHair 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ROFL!

    • @BAR-id4yz
      @BAR-id4yz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Was roasted even a term back then? Haha

    • @lord_scrubington
      @lord_scrubington 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Evan is definitely S tier

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BAR-id4yz It’s about 12 years old this, not 120 lol

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BAR-id4yz you must be young, considering Comedy Central has been airing their Roasts since 2003

  • @Main710
    @Main710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Even for 2006 this guy was taking the piss lmao.
    Asking a policeman for the time! LOL

    • @britbyname3620
      @britbyname3620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If you can find one of them. !!

    • @vercoda9997
      @vercoda9997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My dad was a Garda (policeman). Bet I can ask him what time it is.

    • @kristyujhelyi5340
      @kristyujhelyi5340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Im a police officer and Ive never been asked for time. Directions yes, not the time though

    • @TSF_Ukraine
      @TSF_Ukraine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@kristyujhelyi5340 I think it's just an old saying or something, from the ages where not everyone had access to watches on the go. I suppose policemen were expected to be on top of things and needed pocket watches or something along those lines to keep close track of time, hence regular people would go and ask them.
      But obviously in modern times everyone and their mother's got a phone which tells time, so asking an officer is... well, not pointless, but it's just like asking any other person, regardless of their job.

    • @kristyujhelyi5340
      @kristyujhelyi5340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TSF_Ukraine true, good point. Times have certainly changed with technology. Except police are still very much expected to keep on top of things! Haha!

  • @Tallandcharming
    @Tallandcharming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Good job Google doesn’t charge me £1 for every minute I’m asking questions or I’d have more personal debt than Greece.

    • @JoshLuck95
      @JoshLuck95 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looooooool

    • @groobs
      @groobs ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah but Google uses all your data, and if we say paid a Google subscription instead of having them sell the data... Ugh I'm bad at explaining

  • @nicoreuel2092
    @nicoreuel2092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Deborah was shocked at him getting 15 minutes a day… imagine her reaction if she realised 15 minutes a day was what he WISHED he had

  • @gkgyver
    @gkgyver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    When we advertise we get calls, when we don't advertise we don't get calls.
    Brilliant!

    • @ahmedzakikhan7639
      @ahmedzakikhan7639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He handpicked 30 taxi drivers, and only 3 were working that day.

  • @MrRyancarr13
    @MrRyancarr13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +779

    Deborah was bang on the money with the "declining market" thing. This episode aired in 2006 and sure enough not 3 years later (a time he said they'd be making 30% profit) EVERYONE has Google maps on their phone, which does this for free and considerably better than anyone trying to give directions to someone OVER THE PHONE. Ridiculous idea. Add to that the general growing distrust/hatred towards charged phone calls/phone calls in general, and you have a challenger for the worst invention I've ever seen. This is honestly worse than the flow signals thing in my opinion.

    • @abba2566
      @abba2566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I literally just watched that one before this and thought the exact same thing

    • @arthurmorgan8529
      @arthurmorgan8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It's worse than kardoctor too

    • @praveeshachapman677
      @praveeshachapman677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Completely agree. At least the flow signal works and is somewhat helpful.

    • @Tesla_Death_Ray
      @Tesla_Death_Ray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      2006 was right before the iPhone. Worst possible time to sink money on this

    • @casperes0912
      @casperes0912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Imagine this and kardoctor merging. You wait for ages and when you finally get through try and explain where you are and where you want to go, you get told to try and find a cab

  • @YasmeenKhan
    @YasmeenKhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    "when we advertise, we get calls" kids ringing up & asking if Mike Hunt is there doesn't count mate

    • @YasmeenKhan
      @YasmeenKhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      also I love how that's clearly his voice on the answering system

    • @taserrr
      @taserrr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @David Meads Today it's a horrible idea mate even if done right, just check google maps on your phone, voila!

    • @mauharley
      @mauharley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @David Meads You must be living in the Stone Age. It's a terrible idea. It's flawed on so many levels. Google maps does a better job for free. Plus it's a product purely designed for London.

    • @Loonistrator
      @Loonistrator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's not a fair critique; you're ignoring all the calls from Stan Keehoe, Chris P. Boxers and Ivan Tarimjob.

    • @stoic5991
      @stoic5991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@mauharley you do know that this clip is from around 2006-07 probably right...? Look at the phone and Richard Fairleigh appeared in series 3 and 4x the early beginning, I agree that nowadays it is useless, back then different time, because back then it was the stone age.

  • @Khonnell66
    @Khonnell66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Richard Farley is the most underrated Dragon imo. Very level headed, professional and not lacking in compassion unlike some others.

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This was the best dragons den lineup.

  • @Superrayjunw
    @Superrayjunw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Peter: “i know where your getting your income from”😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Ozzyisunavailable
    @Ozzyisunavailable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +667

    this dude mustve really been kicking himself when he google maps came out on smartphones, also doesn't London have a network of tube stations, each with plenty of tourist-friendly maps?

    • @wetlettuce4768
      @wetlettuce4768 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      And what's more almost any London cab driver will point you in the right direction for free.

    • @ebojfmdboojoh4023
      @ebojfmdboojoh4023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Yes, whenever I've been lost around London and havent had my phone that is exactly what I've done. I've gone to a tube station and asked someone. Also everyone knows if you want to know the time buy a cheap wrist watch. Don't ask a policeman.

    • @Amadeus-ms9lt
      @Amadeus-ms9lt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      London is one of the most tourist friendly cities for navigation.

    • @Dominate955
      @Dominate955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ebojfmdboojoh4023 You wouldn't even need a cheap wrist watch. I can't think of anyone who would go out without a phone (apart from my grandparents and they wear a wrist watch anyway)

    • @danielk1380
      @danielk1380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think the idea was while driving

  • @blacsheep19
    @blacsheep19 4 ปีที่แล้ว +686

    Peter, Debra, theo and Duncan together were the best dragons they made the show hilarious

    • @AntheaK
      @AntheaK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They did ‘come dine with me’!

    • @hdvision7944
      @hdvision7944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Richard is so underrated

    • @hdvision7944
      @hdvision7944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @mr kongo couldn't agree more though I like Touker a bit more than Theo

    • @olliedylan1381
      @olliedylan1381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I’d replace Theo with Touker

    • @TobyRieper48
      @TobyRieper48 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@olliedylan1381 Touker is hilarious.

  • @KLC6432
    @KLC6432 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    He was so proud of his card going in the marathon runners goodie bag and Deborah completely derailed him 😂

    • @mathematician1234
      @mathematician1234 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Most of those runners were tourists who left London after the race. Absolutely the wrong people to advertise to. It's like giving local-store coupons to people getting on planes at the airport to leave town.

    • @KLC6432
      @KLC6432 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@mathematician1234 no way. Those tourists couldn't find their way out of London. They are still on his helpline.

  • @jaunty1497
    @jaunty1497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Who would have guessed that 14 years later everyone would have a free gps in their pockets at all times?

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Even back then it was a bad idea.

    • @fluoridefree
      @fluoridefree 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or wearing face nappies, waiting for BG's Luciferian vaccine to "save" us.

    • @soulreaperichig0
      @soulreaperichig0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Deborah did.

    • @jonathanbirch2022
      @jonathanbirch2022 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Smartphones had built-in GPS only a couple years after this aired lol

  • @NoContextRDH
    @NoContextRDH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +608

    Why did he not make sure someone was there to answer it?

    • @hydroweapon
      @hydroweapon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

      Because he's a pleb

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Why did he come up with this "idea" at all

    • @christaylor3911
      @christaylor3911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Andrew Sutton lmao

    • @ishmyboy
      @ishmyboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      By the sound of his last comment i reckon he did and the cabbie parred him off for jokes.

    • @prepperscanada
      @prepperscanada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hydroweapon You gotta know about sosh20 . com m8 those guys aren't

  • @jumusjumbuck
    @jumusjumbuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    taxis are actually slightly cheaper than that service even now

    • @NaudiNadia
      @NaudiNadia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      So she's out?
      I've come to realize I responded to the wrong comment. That's what happens when you're up for 24 hours *finger guns*

    • @MrJonezy541
      @MrJonezy541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@NaudiNadia *Fires finger guns back*

    • @Bigmoneeey
      @Bigmoneeey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can't_snap *dies in crossfire*

    • @Gaetano.94
      @Gaetano.94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bigmoneeey Police man* woooohoooowoooohooowooohoooo (sirens)

    • @zydhas2838
      @zydhas2838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They average 70p a minute after a minimum £2 fair I think, so usually yeah.

  • @error404m
    @error404m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    If you give a demo and it fails, you thank everyone for their time, turn around and walk out.

  • @YoungSoprano90
    @YoungSoprano90 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    “If you want to know the time you ask a policeman”
    Jesus Christ 😂😂

  • @GirlycarDawn
    @GirlycarDawn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    "Everybody knows that when you want to know the time you ask a policeman."
    Yeah, maybe when ye old sundial is on the fritz.

    • @chrismulgrew7710
      @chrismulgrew7710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😝😝😝

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I literally just inhaled my tea 😂

    • @GirlycarDawn
      @GirlycarDawn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@WobblesandBean Is the tea okay?

    • @Arbie_Games
      @Arbie_Games 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mans stuck in 1909

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GirlycarDawn I'm fine, but the tea was an unfortunate casualty.

  • @MrChelseabun
    @MrChelseabun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I bet there's a marathon runner lost in London with his business card still awaiting the call to be answered....

    • @Charlieb82
      @Charlieb82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They've done 26,000 miles now 😂

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol.

    • @fluoridefree
      @fluoridefree 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very good, lol

  • @Paraprax
    @Paraprax 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Peter's barely-restrained rage with the "Okay.." at 3:46 is breathtaking

    • @mechadonia
      @mechadonia ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The two shaky breaths beforehand kill me 😂😂😂

  • @WITHBEN
    @WITHBEN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I’ve watched a ton of dragons den clips over the last week and this might be one of the most brutal Peter Jones moments lol

  • @jeffhgv
    @jeffhgv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    Ridiculous idea, just approach a taxi driver and ask them, simple.

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Or use the internet or ask a person.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Theo covered this already jeffery

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Theo covered this already jeffery

    • @darrylkemp3253
      @darrylkemp3253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Oh yeah because friendly taxi drivers often pull over to give directions... You loon

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@darrylkemp3253 he meant get in one you donut

  • @adambermingham737
    @adambermingham737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +768

    whos here for their daily dragons den lunch break?

    • @AliveisKip
      @AliveisKip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Hi from a hospital pharmacy worker on their lunch break! 🙋🏻‍♀️

    • @OhThatsMal
      @OhThatsMal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Gas engineer sat in the van with my sarnie!

    • @adambermingham737
      @adambermingham737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Academic writing up my thesis 🙄😪

    • @NoContextRDH
      @NoContextRDH 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheBritishVillain same profession!

    • @jokedejojo
      @jokedejojo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Business teacher sat at my desk.

  • @eval_is_evil
    @eval_is_evil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Next pitch from this guy: "hear me out... we're going to create a way for computers to connect with each other over the phone line. We call it the InterBaud"

    • @pepethunder
      @pepethunder 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      First you call your friend over the landline and tell him you are ready. Then both at the same time hang up, call 1-800-interbaud. The system picks up the simultaneous calls and knows they are trying to connect”
      Peter: “But what if one of us takes too long and then you connect to some other person who also took too long?”
      “... dang...”

  • @krishanubanerjee6955
    @krishanubanerjee6955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "I'd rather pass a kidney stone than invest in this business!" - Theo P, you are pure gold!

  • @idontknow8898
    @idontknow8898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    😂 Rough watching this on my mobile phone with Google maps. The world changed so quickly! 🤣

    • @samburnstoast
      @samburnstoast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My exact thought. Google maps for the win.

  • @DEATHFLY187
    @DEATHFLY187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    "Gerard has been roasted by peter Jones who has pulled out immediately"
    Not a porn clip I'd want to see!!!!

    • @stevesalt9005
      @stevesalt9005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Crowning Peanut
      Underrated comment lmao

    • @CP-vq3cz
      @CP-vq3cz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Jehannum2000
      @Jehannum2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What if Peter Jones is "in proportion"?

    • @stevemartin6882
      @stevemartin6882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can't complain much though, there were plenty of money shots

  • @fartcannon
    @fartcannon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    2006: Dragon's Den Pitch
    February 8, 2005: Google Maps "I'm about to end this man's business IN THE FUTURE"

  • @digiclips3754
    @digiclips3754 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is the worst idea I've heard so far on Dragons Den, It's the equivalent of opening up another Blockbusters store.

  • @leocossham
    @leocossham 4 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    This surely must've been from ages ago cos Google maps means this would now be the most redundant business model ever

    • @goodkisser8591
      @goodkisser8591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      insiderunner yeah 2006

    • @ThisDJ808
      @ThisDJ808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Reminds me just how much things have changed

    • @FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey
      @FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This must be from ages ago? Wow, how how did you figure that out? Genius

    • @leocossham
      @leocossham 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goodkisser8591 ah interesting

    • @thedunyadoneya2628
      @thedunyadoneya2628 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nvm google maps, there are several apps just to get around the city of London now!

  • @guzimAntonova
    @guzimAntonova 4 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    This where we all go after we've watched all the Gordon Ramsay clips. Be honest

  • @ScottOSaurus
    @ScottOSaurus ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I don’t think he realized how much his little “holiday inn goodie bag,” story worked against him.

  • @duffman18
    @duffman18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "Gerrard has been spit-roasted by Peter Jones, who has pulled out immediately"
    Thanks for that image, mate

  • @theovolz3073
    @theovolz3073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I bet he was screaming at those three cab drivers after that.... “You made me look like a fool - on national television!”

    • @tumbles8350
      @tumbles8350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I doubt they would be answering any calls from him

    • @HIOP0
      @HIOP0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Disagree, he needed no help whatsoever from the 3 cabbies.

  • @sirbla1rsco239
    @sirbla1rsco239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Jenny: phones company... hi there I'm lost im not on this episode of dragons den and cant find my way there.
    Cab driver: where are you ?
    Jenny: I'm out

    • @sh4dowboy2012
      @sh4dowboy2012 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Clever

    • @CrewofBigW
      @CrewofBigW 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jenny: Sorry, I cannot take your call right now as I am Out

    • @ankhscrackpipeemeritus2092
      @ankhscrackpipeemeritus2092 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      unnecessary spaces/blank lines in comment = do not read

    • @sirbla1rsco239
      @sirbla1rsco239 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ankhscrackpipeemeritus2092 I genuinely woke up, seen this video and struggled to write it.

    • @adeelm9028
      @adeelm9028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sirbla1rsco239 spaces make it easier to read, don't know what the other comments about

  • @SWUploads971
    @SWUploads971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    And the funny thing is it wasn't even Peter that suggested the test 🤣

  • @antoj.5119
    @antoj.5119 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Now he needs to open a business that allows people to go back in time. This idea would've killed in the 80s 😅

  • @instamash
    @instamash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    "I would rather pass a kidney stone" lmfao

    • @MuhammadSohailArif
      @MuhammadSohailArif 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love Theo's 'I'd rather' comments!

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would rather pass a Jenny.

    • @DellaWatson-cz3mq
      @DellaWatson-cz3mq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love Theo, miss him. Was glad to see him back when one of the dragons was sick

  • @AliveisKip
    @AliveisKip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1935

    I love an older pitch as much as the next guy, but I was wondering if it'd be at all possible to put the original air date of the pitch in the description?
    These comments probably don't get read, but hey ho
    Edit 07/21: yes, I'm aware it's in the description (now). It wasn't when I commented this, so clearly they do read the comments! Please stop telling me it's in the description, this comment is from a literal year ago lol

    • @jokedejojo
      @jokedejojo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      Nobody would click on really old clips, then they wouldn't get the ad revenue. Have you not picked up any business knowledge from watching this show?

    • @beijingbond
      @beijingbond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No one reads them.

    • @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock
      @ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      I read your comment

    • @akaakaakaak5779
      @akaakaakaak5779 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@jokedejojo business knowledge from watching Dragon's Den?! it's just people going back and forth stating the obvious about a simple idea. There's no knowledge to be picked up

    • @willman85
      @willman85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Well this clip's 2006, if that narrows it down a bit.

  • @Gunzee
    @Gunzee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    The AA had a similar service way back in the 70s, it might have started even earlier. I remember my old man using it in the mid 80s when we were hopelessly lost. It was beyond me how they knew where we were and how to direct us to our destination.
    It really amazed me how it worked, my kid imagination thought it had something to do with the AA badge on our grill. Somehow they located us using it

    • @CalLadyQED
      @CalLadyQED 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Do you mean AAA? Or is it AA in England?

    • @danielshore1457
      @danielshore1457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@CalLadyQED AA in the UK

  • @oceandwell
    @oceandwell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This guy and the Kardoctor need to team up! Unstoppable!

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Along with the road signals guy!!!

  • @maxivy
    @maxivy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    This cringe gives me life. Legendary moment.

  • @QuicklimeTime
    @QuicklimeTime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    "But don't take my word for it!"
    (Demonstration happens)
    ...yeah, you probably should have asked them to take your word for it.

  • @tylerberry5704
    @tylerberry5704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “Go back to your day job and stay there” 😭😭😭

  • @NXKDXR
    @NXKDXR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    You can see it in his face "ANSWER THE DAMN PHONE" XD YOU HAD ONE JOB

  • @sierrahhofzon3878
    @sierrahhofzon3878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Why didn't the taxi drivers pick up the call?
    Cuz they were out.

    • @MuhammadSohailArif
      @MuhammadSohailArif 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Imagine one of the drivers were Jenny.

    • @sambriggs2159
      @sambriggs2159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or lost themselves

    • @lord_scrubington
      @lord_scrubington 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MuhammadSohailArif she needs the extra money view that her contact with the show has ended

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The caller would be screwed!!!

    • @rong.thej.d.5969
      @rong.thej.d.5969 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they were lost

  • @whosaidpie
    @whosaidpie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    I miss these older episodes when the Dragons really tore them apart

    • @nifralo2752
      @nifralo2752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Also back when they had people presenting gadgets and gizmos. Not a bunch of wanna be hedge fund managers looking for free advertisement.

    • @arthurmorgan8529
      @arthurmorgan8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@nifralo2752 you're spot on there. They killed the show tbh

    • @nifralo2752
      @nifralo2752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@arthurmorgan8529 DD is only interesting when it's a product a physical thing. I would ban non invention pitches

    • @shauns5680
      @shauns5680 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably not politically correct anymore to hurt their feelings

  • @TheRealRehman
    @TheRealRehman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    He lost me at "you ask a police man for the time"....I don't think he knows what a watch is.
    Edit: i have a theory, this guy is a time traveler and come back in time to pitch his business but didn't go back far enough for his business to be relevant and when Peter tried to call the guy (we'll call Dave) he was unable too because Dave wasn't born yet.

    • @C414AC
      @C414AC 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve been watching and rewatching this clip for a few years now and I still can’t get my head around the statement 😂

    • @tobymacdonald5893
      @tobymacdonald5893 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Your theory explains a lot, it’s gotta be true

  • @967mviews2
    @967mviews2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "He's been roasted by Peter Jones, who's pulled out immediately" got to love the classic puns! 😂

  • @hectorlamar806
    @hectorlamar806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    Dude: "Try my service Pete"
    Peter: "It doesn't work"
    Dude: " Yeah I know"

  • @Adrian_96
    @Adrian_96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Plot twist: He was getting hundreds of calls a day, but the operators only bothered to answer fifteen of them.

  • @GH-xb6jh
    @GH-xb6jh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1994 called, it wants its concept back. 🤣

  • @canag0d
    @canag0d ปีที่แล้ว +6

    “Everyone knows if you want to know the time you ask a police officer”….
    Jesus how old is this lmao….

    • @nifralo2752
      @nifralo2752 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like 1850 since my grandpa had a watch when working in a factory in the 1950s

  • @goodkisser8591
    @goodkisser8591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Jenny couldn’t afford the £1/minute to find her way here, so for that reason, she’s out.

    • @NandoRestrepo
      @NandoRestrepo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You manahed to make the only unfunny Jenny joke, this is from 2006

    • @catman2484
      @catman2484 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yawnnnnnn

  • @jamesdspaderf2883
    @jamesdspaderf2883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Awww 2006 - in 2020 every man, woman and child has a cellphone with GPS and step-by-step instructions to tell you where you want to go by walking, bicycle, car or public transport - how times have changed!

    • @Envengerx
      @Envengerx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just Uber.

    • @NonsensicalSpudz
      @NonsensicalSpudz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      its got to that point where I can say back in my day, lol

    • @littleboots9800
      @littleboots9800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Google maps had so ready been launched by 2006, in 2005 in fact so his model was dying before it began. Mobile ownership was high and getting higher, Internet access getting ever faster and more reliable on fones etc. He failed to see the future.

    • @longballplease
      @longballplease 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's crazy how much the world has changed in 14 years

    • @cloud77hot40
      @cloud77hot40 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      James D Spader F wasn’t MapQuest big before google maps right? I’m from the states.

  • @derpanzermacher9094
    @derpanzermacher9094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "I have a phone with me if anyone wants to give it a try"- famous last words

  • @wojciechwroblewski7121
    @wojciechwroblewski7121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This video is from 2006. I remember already using TomTom sat nav in my Nokia E70 back then (yes, it did require a separate bluetooth GPS receiver but it was worth it).

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Even back then it was a terrible idea.

    • @Josh102697315
      @Josh102697315 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And a year after this the first iphone came out. Rest in peace to this man.

    • @katherineminor3402
      @katherineminor3402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uber was established 3 years later in 2009.
      And Lyft 6 years later in 2012.
      The iPhone in 2007 haha.
      He was literally in a sinking ship and was shooting more holes in it.

  • @stevenmcdonald697
    @stevenmcdonald697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Gerard has been roasted by Peter Jones, who has pulled out immediately. 🤔

    • @jlistergaming7880
      @jlistergaming7880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Steven McDonald
      ‘He pulled out because there were too many holes in his business’
      Just think about that

    • @Nickersons-Theme
      @Nickersons-Theme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @alexandergunn8693
    @alexandergunn8693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "...a 30% profit margin after 3 years"
    Duncan: 🤨🤨🤨

  • @3Runner95
    @3Runner95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude prob read a 1950s business book and got the idea

  • @JonyBetancourt
    @JonyBetancourt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    How is this not titled “The Worst Dragon’s Den Pitch in History?”

    • @bakersmileyface
      @bakersmileyface 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because, sadly, it's not the worst Dragon's Den pitch in history.

    • @rockysage7760
      @rockysage7760 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a pretty old pitch, it hasn't aged well.

    • @anubusx
      @anubusx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cardoctor is up there as well.

  • @MergimVlogsYT
    @MergimVlogsYT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    And then Google maps came along....

    • @jessicataylor7174
      @jessicataylor7174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Google maps was based on this useful thing we had previously, known simply as 'maps'. 😄 This was a fail of an idea no matter when it was thought up 😁

    • @cloud77hot40
      @cloud77hot40 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jessica Taylor and even before that, mapquest had been a thing since 96

    • @jessicataylor7174
      @jessicataylor7174 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cloud77hot40 Finding a person was a lot easier than finding internet access in '96 😀

    • @zoeherriot
      @zoeherriot 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Google maps was actually released a year before this aired. It was already out.

    • @vxskud
      @vxskud 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The first smartphones with live GPS came out like a year after this

  • @bc8359
    @bc8359 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I got lost in London once... I simply asked someone for help, said I'm looking to get to this place, am I going in the right direction... Simple.

  • @HelloMyNamesNino
    @HelloMyNamesNino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “When we advertise, we get calls, when we don’t advertise, we don’t get calls”
    Genius.

    • @JamilKhan-hk1wl
      @JamilKhan-hk1wl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably kids wanting to prank call

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel like there is a connection, but I can't put my finger on it.

  • @c.m.9369
    @c.m.9369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    How do you not have somebody ready to specifically answer THIS call? I mean… i guess this demonstration was the most honest one he could have given, that‘s for sure. But that‘s seriously a case where you‘d expect to make sure that THIS CALL gets through right away!

  • @stevenlewis9234
    @stevenlewis9234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Ask a policemen for the time? 🤣

    • @awhite3747
      @awhite3747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      In 1950...

    • @jokedejojo
      @jokedejojo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I've got a virtual call centre of fully-trained policemen ready to tell you the time, day or night, just £1 a minute.

    • @jamingaming9251
      @jamingaming9251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Member of the public "can you tell me the time"
      Policeman "I think I smell cannabis and that gives me the right to identify you and search you"

    • @rjwusher
      @rjwusher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And the policeman suggests you either look at the Big Ben or buy a watch.

    • @HRRRRRDRRRRR
      @HRRRRRDRRRRR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamingaming9251 "Your breath smells, you must be doing meth. FACE DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT, INTERLOCK YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!"

  • @royalhero4608
    @royalhero4608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Harry and Paul really nailed these old Dragons Den episodes with their comedy sketch, quality lol

  • @Emnms68
    @Emnms68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1. Google maps
    2. Why didn’t the guy have a taxi driver set up for exactly this situation, waiting by the phone, ready to answer

  • @joshmay2944
    @joshmay2944 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This was hilarious, one of the dragons even told the entrepreneur “you’re out” and another said he’d “rather pass a kidney stone than invest in this.” Good stuff!

  • @gdog7391
    @gdog7391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Entrepreneur: “I would be happy if I made £15 a day” 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @pqrstzxerty1296
    @pqrstzxerty1296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Your call is Premium rate service at one pound a minute, please wait, we estimate your call will be answered withing three hours, please hold...."

  • @UndeadFleshgod
    @UndeadFleshgod ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "And if your cab breaks down, then you call KarDoctor"

  • @robertcooper457
    @robertcooper457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "Gerard hast been roasted by Peter jones, he's pulled out immediately!" Is it just me that chuckled at that

  • @233kosta
    @233kosta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Cab drivers love their mums." Probably the most on-point statement in this whole vidjayo :D

  • @TechGamesAU
    @TechGamesAU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Easily one of the worst ideas I’ve ever heard

    • @pagatryx5451
      @pagatryx5451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean today, yes, but back then it made far more sense.

    • @TechGamesAU
      @TechGamesAU 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pagatryx when was it ?

    • @psoteriou3884
      @psoteriou3884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TechGamesAU 1896 before the internet

  • @falldog9
    @falldog9 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Cab drivers love their mums!" 😅🤣

  • @ProductBasement
    @ProductBasement 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Hi, I got lost in London, so I drove back home to call The Knowledge from my landline to ask for directions..."