American Inventor Pet Petter 

Seems silly for the judges to piss off a serial killer.

I love the echo when he shuts it off. It really makes me think the whole thing was a joke. The recording of himself being nice to a dog makes it great though.

I will never forget seeing this on TV when I was like 8. It's lived in my mind rent-free since then

"I'll be laughing all the way to the bank" You mean when you're in debt and have no choice but to try to rob it?

It would scare dog to death in 20 secs flat

"The time u spend doing this, probably would be better spending time with your dog" LOL

That looks like an animated prop pulled out from a Halloween haunted house. I love how the speaker goes into a feedback loop as it's switched off.

the fact that he didn't show an actual pet enjoying the machine says a lot about the effectiveness of the invention. and that voice on loud speaker was annoying as hell. maybe if the voice was quiet and soothing but that speaker was set at ear splitting levels.

Great invention. For his next project, how about making a vacuum cleaner that chases your dog around the house for hours on end? Bonus points if you can make it climb stairs and activate randomly on a timer to really really scare the shit out of the dog. /sarcasm

The Pet Petter is another way of saying "I'm too lazy to give my own dog attention, so I'm going to use a mechanical babysitter in my place,"

For those days when you just dont have enough time to pet your pet

that bizarre echoing when he turns the hand off is a+

The irony how he opens with "psychological needs" then takes out human interaction. Also, my cats completely stopped using the automated litter box we got pretty quickly after they learned it moves on its own (despite it operating on a 5 minute delay).

One step closer to the perfect zombie robot. Mechanic scary voice and twitchy motions.

he says he's trying to help animals when he builds a machin to give the pet praise.

I gotta get one for myself...man that's creepy. I think that might work well as a burglar alarm. Imagine that going off when you're sneaking around in a house, I'd be scared shitless.

LMFAO, I ALMOST SHIT MY PANTS LAUGHING

Ron Popeil wants his "set it and forget it" line back

"freakout machine for a dog" lol he even had a poem lmao

i cant imagine any normal dog who would stand under that for any amount of time whatsoever

I love the scary music they added right after he said what the invention is called.

I'm not sure who would be more scared by this: me or my dog!

The idea that a pet would even get close to this monstrosity is insane, nevermind the fact that a pet only wants to be petted by a *person*, the robot wouldnt provide anything emotional whatsoever

holy shit THAT is creapy as hell! OMFG :DD love it!

be afraid, be filled with fear... THE PERFECT PET PETTER IS HERE!

I had a dog that wouldn't go near the vacuum cleaner when it was unplugged. What's the timer for? "At 11:15 AM, pet the dog for five minutes."

Laughing all the way to the bank...that bank will be a very far way away.

Wow... If anybody buys this, they don't deserve to have a pet in the first place if they can't take the time to pet it.

I saw this invention once...on a mock commercial on America's Funniest Home videos. I'm not kidding!

it's phenomenal

That pet petter would probably have scared the crap out of my dog.

if you could get a dog to actually sit on this silver robot pedestal you'd be burned as a witch

His slogan (Set it and forget it) is better than the machine itself. lol

Haha. My dog would be terrified of that thing.

Cannot be unheard!

I can't believe this was seventeen years ago!

no dog would stand under that in the first place and would not recognize the voice

Peter Jones being amazing as always.

Oh man, I can't stop laughing. I just can't.

Wow. I'll take seven. lol You've gotta love those quirky Americans! :D

Ha ha! That same idea was in the Dilbert-comic all the way back in 1991, December 25th.

"you set it and forget it" hmmm where have i heard that shit b4

Seeing as my dog already attacks the vacuum cleaner when in use, she would most surely do whatever it takes to destroy this monstrosity

Insane! But at least I've not laughed this much in weeks. This also proves a lot of people with pets are not normal. I've seen a lot of them talking to their dogs as if they were their shrinks.

lmao theres a speaker blaring in the dogs ear while a rubber hand crushes it

Peter is like British Chuck Norris.

lol, i don't even think my dog will even get near that.

he needs to make it into the perfect male pleaser

I can't imagine a dog would like this much.

that is horrifying.... looks like something that a serial killer would have in their house

They should call this show Inventor Idol.

That thing is terrifying and ludicrous... it can't be real

It’s phenomenal!

This would be a nice toy when you've poured down a 6 pack.

"yes" , said the nice white coated men with beaming smiles. "thats right, we're taking you to the bank!" *wink wink*

Thomas edison was a crazy genius, this guy is just crazy..

"its phenomenal" hahahaha

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. (Carl Sagan, "Broca's Brain")

That actually is a good application. He'd need to take out that echo booming voice though.

"come here boy your a good boy come here good boy come here with me TO THE DETHS OF HELLLLLL HELL hell hell..."

LOL. "People laughed at Thomas Edison" The difference is that Thomas Edison invented GOOD things, and not bullshit like a scary rubber hand with a microphone attached to it.

the dog would never stand under it anyway even if he was correct about his claims

I showed this to my mum and she said it was madness :P

Good boy that's a good boy.

On account of the invention failure, since 2006 or so, no sex for that guy

Before Shark Tank, we had this.

I love the music

Monkmellon, THAT is a good idea, i'd buy one lol

50 dogs need more love

can you imagine this shit being refurbished? lol

like how you can see the defeat in his eyes at 1:34

If I was the dog, I'd shit my pants.

"I'll be laughing all the way to the bank" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

"Dog: Holy shit, I thought the robots weren't taking over the world yet! Kill it! *bites Pet Petter*. It even tastes bad."

My dog runs from trash bags, this thing would give her a heart attack.

This invention is actually pretty good for American Inventor.

"i'll be laughing all the way to the bank...ha ha ha" SO, this is from 2006, who's seen an add on TV for the "Perfect Pet Petter" ??? Hmm, guess he got lost on the way to the bank or somethin.... (deep sigh).

It's like something off Doctor Who.

lol my dog would be like WTF! and run away from it lol

my cat would like it but only because he fizzog rubs everything to determine its fizzog rub potential :)

omg the judges had nightmares because of that shit.

Why would you want a pet if you dont want to pet it?

That has to be the dumbest, yet most disturbing thing I've ever seen. Seriously, if you can even have time to pay attention and give a little bit of care to a pet, might as well not have one. No animal would get near that damn monstrosity once it begins to move and bellow like a hellspawn. The poor animal would be terrorized to be left alone with that thing in the house.

My dog would never go near that thing.

all I need now is the perfect baby feeder and im sorted!

OH MY GOD I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF! Sorry but..... damn that would really scare my late pets WAY more than comfort them. How can this guy take this so seriously?!

this is like a WKD advert

"now would be a good time to say..." lol

looks like something you'd see in a fetish museum. "It pets your dog and/or gimp".

he'll be laughin all the way to the bank hah hah

To me, the laugh at the end was more like a nervous laugth

woah jesus! looks like the terminators hand coming from sum lava or sumthing

I would be scared of that hand if i was a dog, also it's just a hand that moves OMG

wonder if he curls up with it at night?

HOLY SHIT I'M GOING TO HAVE FREAKING NIGHTMARES FOR DAYS.

You know there are pet freaks out there who get their dog in the salon, trimmed nails, every week or even more frequent. This guy is prolly one of those ppl.

It was rude to cut him off loll

The YNC, cool. If you have a weak stomach DO NOT GO THERE!

THE DOG WILL FREAK OUT AND RUN ON YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

don't feel too bad dude, they said the same shit about the elevator and now no building could be imagine without it. Were can i order your product?