Circa 1992, Mike Rowe (host of Dirty Jobs) worked in (very) late-night TV selling crap to idiots on QVC. He used the opportunity to its full comedic potential.
I love Mike. He gave this lady a lot of time to chat because I think he sensed she needed the company. He has a good soul.
@irened.
4 жыл бұрын
I think it's more because he was bored out of his brains with the job and that he could let her talk and not have to talk and rest his voice. I worked in sales talking all day on the phone & I absolutely HATED talking, so this is a welcome respite. Nothing to do with "lovely soul", not that I'm saying he isn't but he was a QVC troll. You're projecting your own loveliness onto him. :)
@romendez78
4 жыл бұрын
Um yeah that wasn’t a lady
@alabamatrixie7379
4 жыл бұрын
I think the caller was a man
@troywright359
3 жыл бұрын
@@romendez78 its def a lady as the call goes on, you can tell
@ABigNUT69
3 жыл бұрын
Lady? Lol
@Benyikoko
2 жыл бұрын
My aunt is from Nebraska and she calls me all the time just to talk about random things like the weather, music and halloween festivities. She is lonely and our conversations give meaning to her day she's told me. Love you aunt Treva♥️♥️
@ead3nblvck938
2 жыл бұрын
This is my aunt! Ever since her sister my other aunt passed, she lives alone now and is lonely. She calls me often just talk to about the past and everything else. She repeats the same stories over and over, but I know this makes her happy, so I’m glad that I can at least bring her some joy. I love you auntie Gloria. 💖
@microbios8586
2 жыл бұрын
@@ead3nblvck938 My grandma is like this too She doesn't bore me. I genuinely listen to her. She is a great conversationist. Older people have better phone skills than young people. It's sort of an art.
@sharticiagomez2458
2 жыл бұрын
My neighbor does this. I just let him talk and I smile and laugh as prompted. It doesn't cost a thing and I sense it makes him feel better. All people want to be heard and listened to.
@wabyejohnk1592
6 жыл бұрын
This guy is such a good sport. He was still so sweet to this lady.
@nariko47
2 жыл бұрын
But he's also on tv being recorded. He has no choice but to be sweet
@cherylmcelveen2817
2 жыл бұрын
That's part of his job.
@southsideman4891
2 жыл бұрын
:) yes
@Marieq
7 жыл бұрын
I actually feel bad for this older lady. You can tell she doesn't talk to people often, and that's probably why she was rambling on about off topic subjects.
@TomFromYoutube
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe she was just stoned on pain pills.
@AjaxNixon
5 жыл бұрын
She seems like a lovely lady
@irened.
4 жыл бұрын
@@AjaxNixon She's a lovely stoned on pain pills hoarder who doesn't talk to people often. XD
@xxHockeyMonkey92xx
10 жыл бұрын
I used to come across old people all the time like this lady when I took the bus. It's pretty sad that some people have no one close to talk to when they get older. Usually their kids are too busy, friends drift apart and die, and they are left with nothing really.
@glenrogers9215
9 жыл бұрын
There is usually a reason why people wind up alone. It's because no one can stand to be around them for more than 3 minutes. My father is a prime example.
@Arachnid-XXX
8 жыл бұрын
+xxHockeyMonkey92xx - My biggest fear. Although at least we have the internet now. You are never quite alone with the internet.
@samhouston1288
7 жыл бұрын
Are we less alone with the internet, or are we more alone than ever?
@tj12711
7 жыл бұрын
Maverick44 Basic bitch alert
@robotrock5307
6 жыл бұрын
+Great Dragon sorry to hear that
@sweetlildevil7597
6 жыл бұрын
Awww, I love this woman and I love that Mike talked to her. Hope she is still around and doing well
@ARon82
6 жыл бұрын
She spent her entire life savings on QVC and recently filed for bankruptcy.
@southsideman4891
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@GraveMistake1
2 жыл бұрын
Mike is such a quality person of which you can’t help but admire and respect.
@lisa9867
6 жыл бұрын
I had an aunt who was a great person but also a QVC fanatic. She loved dolls and would by 2 at a time of the same doll. She did this because she had 2 daughters and she didn't want them to fight over her belongings after she passed away. Well she died of cancer and neither daughter wanted any of the QVC stuff. They divided it up and it sits in their attics and basements. They feel obligated to keep their moms stuff but they are not doll collectors.
@annablue8429
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe they can make their way into a museum or a collector. Since there's two of each, one could be kept!
@ADDrecords
2 жыл бұрын
I hope they finally got rid of the stuff they didn't want. There is no point in anybody keeping things they don't want. Eventually it will all end up at Goodwill, anyway
@edp3202
2 жыл бұрын
they could donate it
@thelonelyghosts9004
2 жыл бұрын
I worked in a nursing home in the kitchen for a few weeks many, many moons ago. It took about an hour for me to realize that the older folk are literally about to burst to tell someone, and in a nursing home setting, ANYONE, about something, and again in that nursing home setting, ANYTHING. I would even say that a large portion of nursing home patients would even thrive if they just had someone to talk to. And it doesn’t even have to be about anything in particular. You may get old and grey, but the need to connect never leaves you.
@TM-lf6os
Жыл бұрын
This is so true, so very true....they say that isolation is the equivalent to smoking a pack a day.
@TheMW2informer
11 ай бұрын
100% true!!! my grandpa is recovering in a nursing home currently, hasn’t been home for 3 months, was in icu for 24 days twice on a vent. Lives alone, his wife passed in 2016 so he wasn’t getting out of the house much, mostly talked to people on the phone which he’s notorious for keeping you on the phone for as long as possible, and asking questions he knows the answer to. Which makes sense when you consider he doesn’t have many people to talk to. He’s gotten to socialize a lot with care staff and although he really wants to go back home it’s been good for him to be around people again.
@BarrianaGrande
15 жыл бұрын
Oh my God.... I wanna give that lady a hug. She just wants someone to talk to. :(
@lisa9867
6 жыл бұрын
I was a mail carrier for 30 years and I used to have people like this who just wanted to talk. I had a route to get delivered and it was hard to get away from them without appearing rude. The thing is some of them had family around so I don't know why they didn't talk to them. Some were truly alone and I would do my best to look out for them. I even invited one over for Thanksgiving one year. She wouldn't come over so I put a plate together and drove it to her house. She was all alone that day but she was so happy when I showed up with that dinner.
@OdaSwifteye
9 жыл бұрын
Listening to the lady talk about how she just sort of spends stuff on QVC all the time reminds me of that South Park episode where Stan's grandpa did that. I wonder if there was some real credence to that.
@tj12711
7 жыл бұрын
Oda Swifteye Oh dude, it's absolutely based on reality. QVC makes serious bank off of old people
@lisa9867
6 жыл бұрын
My aunt was like that. When she found out she had terminal cancer she had huge credit card debt. She didn't want to leave my uncle with the bill so she started selling off anything and everything. Yeah she wasted a lot of money on that crap. But she managed to pay off all her debt before she died so my uncle was left with the house (paid for) and no debt.
@jazzthis7451
4 жыл бұрын
A friend of ours is a property manager at a 55+ apartment complex. She has told us that there have been several instances in which a resident that had passed away or been evicted left piles of boxes from qvc all over the house with many of them never even opened. There are definitely plenty of addictive tv shoppers out there.
@luigi7834
3 жыл бұрын
My mom used to order anything and everything on there, even when there was a better deal somewhere else because she liked the return policy and the "easy payments." She has thankfully toned it down in recent years but still shops there regularly. They do sell some decent stuff occasionally. A lot of it is total bs though. Once I watched them sell, I shit you not, UNSCENTED PERFUME.
@lilitudeamnocte248
2 жыл бұрын
seeing Mike Rowe selling a porcelain doll and treating an older lady with so much kindness and respect while making her laugh ... oh my word I just dropped my drawers.
@ryangardner1577
2 жыл бұрын
In excitement ?
@PEACEOUTPAT
2 жыл бұрын
thats the most specific fetish ive ever heard
@lilitudeamnocte248
2 жыл бұрын
@@PEACEOUTPAT 😅😅
@lilitudeamnocte248
2 жыл бұрын
@@PEACEOUTPAT I mean like men who aren't too insecure to show kindness and sell dolls is hot 😅
@zerocool21
2 жыл бұрын
Pics?
@brookscharlie0
9 жыл бұрын
Having worked for a shopping channel for 5 years, I still can't believe that they EVER let clients call in and be on-air. That took some major balls or ignorance, not sure which.
@xleax6479
9 жыл бұрын
Balls
@HeatherShineify
5 жыл бұрын
As Mike Rowe explains on other interviews, he was getting no sales as his shift was in the middle of the night. Then they decided to put a caller on, and the sales started coming in. That’s how it all started.
@nacht_owl
2 жыл бұрын
I love her voice; it’s soothing. The caller isn’t weird. Y’all are so sensitive. This was 1992, so someone in poor health like her didn’t have a Smart phone to reach for it to automatically connect to someone. And it was the middle of the night when she made the call. She was literally looking for someone to talk to.
@wicketuma444
2 жыл бұрын
He's so patient with her. If you know someone alone young or old check on them if you can, especially now. Peace and love.
@mandypandee1220
2 жыл бұрын
Aww she seemed like such a sweet lady, I would love to just listen to her ramble on❤
@Kirby_Lyn
17 жыл бұрын
They never let people talk this long on QVC these days...I would watch EVERY DAY if Mike Rowe was still a host!!!
@ConstantThrowing
2 жыл бұрын
Nice guy. A reminder to give the people in our lives, who need it, a spare minute.
@Dr.AculaMD
2 жыл бұрын
I worked in centers for about 8 years when I was younger and every now and then I would get a person who would talk for an hour or two. When the team leader or coach would urge me to wrap up the call. I would tell them I'm strengthening or customer relationships and they wouldn't argue with me about it. Some people just want company, even if it's a voice to talk to. At the end of every month my call handle time was in the green and they couldn't "coach" me or write me up. Its just a matter of balancing the callers who called in strictly for business and bonding with callers who needed connection. 90% of the hour or longer calls were elderly people 🤔 who didn't have anyone to talk to. Never pass up an opportunity to talk to your elders. We still have so much to learn from those who walked the path before us.
@NolanScottRealtor
17 жыл бұрын
Holly shit, Mike Rowe used to be on QVC. Damn what an improvement on his career! Way to go Mike!
@Eyeseeyooh
12 жыл бұрын
Mike Rowe on QVC = 300% increase in ratings, and 98% decrease in purchases.
@jess9630
3 жыл бұрын
They gave him the stuff that didn't sell out to sell🤣 Watch Josh gates tonight with him on it. Freaking epic🤩
@5tonyvvvv
9 жыл бұрын
Dirty Job
@anthonyken
13 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you guys caught this, when she says, "...Turned on QVC... sat down and said 'Oh how pretty'" Then Mike says, "And then you saw the doll" But you can't hear it because she kept talking, aaahahahaha, he's hilarious
@sidrarose69
4 жыл бұрын
Anthony Kentris I replayed it and did hear it lol
@hismom5600
2 жыл бұрын
That's great😄
@nicholas_james
2 жыл бұрын
2:48
@jstringer4900
2 жыл бұрын
2:55. Hilarious!
@jstringer4900
2 жыл бұрын
He was pretty quick. "We certainly don't want anyone to go over that fine line of responsible shopping". Also after the caller described how much she liked asking for the gram weight of gold items in jewelry stores and was given 19K reason she didn't need to know that, Mike said "I would hate to work in a retail jewelry store nowadays". His tone was so smooth, like he was agreeing with her, but actually was commiserating with any jewelry store employee this woman did this to.
@itsjustme5030
5 жыл бұрын
That's a creepy doll....I keep waiting for its head to turn 😳
@jeremysimpson6474
7 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine what her house looks like?
@Squats200
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Probably loads of those dolls around!
@roberthuges6783
7 жыл бұрын
Poor. Poor Girl! She needs to come on KZitem we well talk to her! And she will save money too!
@Kronik360
4 жыл бұрын
This was 28 years ago
@firehydrant315
3 жыл бұрын
I now understand why Mike was fired, dear lord super funny, but you can tell he finds the item he is selling ridiculous. The comment about his voice in a singing doll left me smiling.
@kyramama03
16 жыл бұрын
Even more reasons to like Mike - he has an amazing amount of patience... I don't care how much you're getting paid, it CANNOT be enough to put up with some things...
@toothfairy430
2 жыл бұрын
Awe she always maxed her card out on qvc. I like how he brought up responsible spending because qvc used to target bored older people and that's exactly what they want to hear but he reminded her about being responsible.
@Bayan1905
6 жыл бұрын
QVC made money on people just like this, shut ins with nothing better to do that bought whatever useless crap they saw and had to have.
@TemplePriestess
2 жыл бұрын
Oh snap! I didn’t know he worked for QVC! 😆
@TruthSurge
5 жыл бұрын
omg! uhahahha that last bit b4 the vid ends. hahahhaha man he went for it with that one. BUT I bet he actually sold some stuff doing all that.
@Dookshootin
11 жыл бұрын
I got up to get a glass of milk and turned on QVC, which is quite "normal"
@Papawheelie57
14 жыл бұрын
mike rowe is awesome! love watching all of his shows!
@kalebflowers3044
8 жыл бұрын
Oh Christ.. I grew up in denham springs ..... This sounds about right.
@djw5415
2 жыл бұрын
Had no idea Mike was on QVC!
@acebrawler73
16 жыл бұрын
I love mike rowe. He is very witty and quick.
@river8760
2 жыл бұрын
The way it spins and stares straight through you is hilarious 😂
@xbeast133
13 жыл бұрын
"Hear that? That's my career flushing down the toilet" LOL I love him.
@tylertyler82
2 жыл бұрын
Everybody is missing the real story here That doll is evil.
@ms.lisamurphy269
7 жыл бұрын
That 99.00!!!! Doll is hideous!
@shaunl446
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it's just 2 easy payments
@vistatiger7493
3 жыл бұрын
@@shaunl446 Yes a $49.50 payment is not "easy" for a lot of folks. Now if they would do 5 easy pays of $20. lol.
@tomservo56954
12 жыл бұрын
And as Mike says, it was a bar bet that led to his auditioning for QVC in the first place.
@chrisgrandpre6063
3 жыл бұрын
Mike Rowe is a one of a kind
@tarrker
14 жыл бұрын
This guy has a really great voice. He should have been doing radio, for sure. But, hey, to each his own...
@MrConroach420
2 жыл бұрын
Mike did end up doing a song, and it went to #1 beating out all the new artists not sure their names... the song is called Santa's Gotta Dirty Job.
@ellmatic
Жыл бұрын
Weird title. This is just a lightly heartwarming video.
@stevenehrlich5618
11 жыл бұрын
Mike's such a great guy. It's nice to see someone on television who's genuine and Mike is one of the few.
@jenanjuice2003
8 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I always wonder who shops on these shows.....
@XI_Daisy_XI
3 жыл бұрын
Hey now, don't trash all their stuff. I was passing through the channels 10 yrs ago and got a great faux fur leopard coat! Still have it, it rocks! 🤘🐆
@luigi7834
3 жыл бұрын
Mostly sad old people..I hope I don't end up like that. But I feel like I will. I'm 17 and even while supposedly in my prime I have only been able to make friends on the internet. At least I have my mom still
@x7ithium
11 жыл бұрын
mike rowe is all that is left of what's right in the entertainment/tv world
@TisEyerish1
6 жыл бұрын
He is sooooo funny. Love this guy!
@oniongummy8969
6 жыл бұрын
to be so lonely that you are complimenting a QVC personality with hopes of stretching the conversation longer, as it is the only human contact you've had this year
@XI_Daisy_XI
3 жыл бұрын
Awwww, it's likely that she spent many hours in front of the TV watching qvc and maybe genuinely liked his style.
@plokoon100
15 жыл бұрын
WOOOOOOOOOOO thats a young Mike Rowe. Didnt even recognize him until I heard his voice.lol.
@TheSaladExpert
14 жыл бұрын
Lady; I love you Mike, Lady; I see you on and all I do is Charge, charge, charge I max out all my credit cards, Lady; I never make my payments on time: Yes Mike this was your First "Dirty Job"
@amh75ify
6 жыл бұрын
I love his personality. He's genuine.
@dhog41
9 жыл бұрын
Haha. That poor man....Well, That's show biz, Mike. You have to start somewhere...and you've just gotta have a sense of humor if you're made to be on shopping channel purgatory working the graveyard shift.....but he most definitely does have a gorgeous baritone
@goalie2998
5 жыл бұрын
I had no idea mike was on qvc
@SeverusFelix
14 жыл бұрын
The idea of that doll singing with Mike Rowe's voice really is a terrifying mental image.
@RoccosVideos
2 жыл бұрын
The description is hilarious.
@irmatorres5306
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. She is not the only one that has called and said that all their cards are to the limit and are making extra payments so they can done more. And that their families tell them to stop getting in debt by buying from QVC and the hosts have told them don’t listen to your family. Keep spending money!
@jpvicprincess
17 жыл бұрын
I think Mike does a really good job of interacting with the caller.
@davide82843
2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see he made it! Used to love watching Mike on dirty job's
@Stu_Pedazzo
17 жыл бұрын
That doll freaks me OUT! Mike Rowe does not, however. He's the hotness. He's also a saint for putting up with the rambling of the shut-in. :)
@sleighte
17 жыл бұрын
hahaha, poor mike! he handled it like a champ.
@youknoweverything7643
Жыл бұрын
Mike Rowe is an amazing person I had chance to meet him while hebwas doing dirty jobs cause they filmed a episode with the company i worksd for. He walked up to every single 30 of us employees and took time ti talk to us for a few minutes getting to know us off camera after he got back from filming worn out tired and beat up from the work and thabked hs for the important thankless job. That we do that the community needs cahse not for us y'all woild have sewage in ypur front yards
@kcshaun78
2 жыл бұрын
So sad. They went after the elderly and took all their money. My grandmother used to spend all her money on this kind of crap.
@evanleibinger1913
2 жыл бұрын
They still are
@lollylove1107
2 жыл бұрын
I sincerely hope her family if she has some alive, call her just to talk because she needs company. I’d talk to her every week
@grnoodleman
11 жыл бұрын
Sheezus, that thing is scary. Bride of Chucky at 2:54
@BlakeBlackstone
2 жыл бұрын
This guy has always been bad ass. Had no idea he was on QVC though. lol
@mgrafton77
15 жыл бұрын
That's so hilarious. Mike Rowe is great- he handled that creeper so well haha
@fenixdown22
12 жыл бұрын
"responsible shopping" hahaha
@tomservo56954
12 жыл бұрын
Someone for whom I now have much gratitude...
@Prodigysportsman
17 жыл бұрын
I thought these people were like smurfs and unicorns but these people actually exist. Mike Rowe is the man!
@peterpiper47
5 жыл бұрын
You can be haunted at night for far less than $99.00
@thamutebutton
13 жыл бұрын
Mrs. Puff lives down south?
@edp3202
2 жыл бұрын
he has such a soothing voice.
@Shmecky15
15 жыл бұрын
i love mike rowe
@mamacita1968
14 жыл бұрын
wow I cant believe thats him.....what a suit can do for a person
@joeskis
2 жыл бұрын
you think this was the day he told himself he's got to find other work?
@HalloweenCarver
2 жыл бұрын
Mike is absolutely beautiful inside and out
@alledemill3472
Жыл бұрын
Mike you were great then, you are great now. 😄
@greyclouds6052
2 жыл бұрын
Wow 1992! I'm old :(
@juniorowens7397
2 жыл бұрын
He knew there was only like 4 people watching the show anyway lol
@risk603
3 ай бұрын
I think they made each others day
@melissamcclain34
2 жыл бұрын
No disrespect but you can tell she's the type of person that when they pass away and the relatives go to clean out her house they find it's been hoarded with junk from QVC...
@presouz
17 жыл бұрын
YES he is a such a gorgeous creature.
@spaghetti9845
Жыл бұрын
i like that mike in a round about way told this lady she is spending too much on qvc
@JohnGotts
3 жыл бұрын
$189 in today's money
@drift3rkid66
Жыл бұрын
Never knew Mike Rowe worked for QVC!
@oneznzeroz
10 жыл бұрын
She almost sounds like Shirley Q Liquor
@kerriesavage2943
4 жыл бұрын
love Mike Rowe.
@Poweraide50
17 жыл бұрын
Holy crap... I'm from Denham Springs, LA. Didn't expect this video to contain a shout-out to my hometown.
@happyfacefries
2 жыл бұрын
Damn I love his voice.
@Mortthemoose
11 жыл бұрын
This presenter did amazingly well coping with this weird caller!!
@patyrish
15 жыл бұрын
I LOVE MIKE ROWE!!!!!!
@mrflipperinvader7922
Жыл бұрын
First time I found out Mike did this in his career way early before Dirty Jobs
@WillBlindYouWithLight
2 жыл бұрын
WE LOVE YOU MIKE
@TheTruthKiwi
2 жыл бұрын
Hehe I love Mike from Dirty Jobs. Cool guy
@kiaayo
14 жыл бұрын
I thought this person was a man for about 10 seconds
@Kasei.T
12 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness, it must be hard for him to keep a straight face for this.
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