The video discusses the unsettling nature of clowns and showcases three vintage clown toys that are considered disturbing. The first toy, from 1965, is a clown puzzle with interchangeable parts. The second is a piggy bank clown that 'eats' coins, modeled after an 1884 design. The third is a tightrope-walking clown game from 1969, where players manipulate a clown to avoid knocking down flags. The video also touches on the history of clowns and tightrope walking, mentioning Joseph Grimaldi, a significant figure in clown history. The presenter encourages viewers to comment on which they find more horrifying, zombies or clowns, and to subscribe for more content on forbidden toys.
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1. The host of the video, Mike, is showcasing three old clown toys that he thinks are disturbing.
2. The first toy is called "Five Funny Faces" or "Five Strange Faces of Clowns" and is from 1965.
3. The toy has a roulette wheel and a puzzle with interchangeable clown faces.
4. The objective of the game is to complete one of the puzzle faces by adding different features such as eyes, ears, and a mouth.
5. The game can be played with 2-5 players.
6. The second toy is an iron piggy bank made in Taiwan, which is a reproduction of a piggy bank made in New York in 1884.
7. The piggy bank has a lever on the back that, when pressed, makes the clown swallow a coin.
8. The piggy bank was patented in 1884 by Charles Shepard and Peter Adams.
9. The third toy is a tightrope walker clown game from 1969.
10. The game consists of a roulette wheel, a tightrope walker clown, and two flags that players must balance on a tightrope.
11. The objective of the game is to spin the roulette wheel and move the tightrope walker clown to knock down the opponent's flag.
12. The game is incomplete, but Mike creates a missing piece to make it work.
13. The tightrope walker clown game is based on the art of maintaining balance and walking on a rope or wire.
14. Tightrope walking has been around since 165 BC, during the time of the Romans.
15. Joseph Grimaldi, an English clown, is known for wearing makeup with a red face and colorful makeup, which gave rise to the modern clown makeup.