So long, Tom O’Dell
Edit (as of 5/8/06): For those of you who don’t feel like schlepping your way through hundreds of comments: yes, I know the knife show is back and on the air on your local PAX (or whatever they’re calling themselves now) affiliate. This post was written over 2 years ago, when the world was a much darker, O’Dell-free place. Read on, knowing that sometimes in life, there is a happy ending after all.
The Knife collector’s show is off the air. A cherished part of my recent past is now relegated to the scrap-pile of history.
Let me try to explain, here. When I lived with my buddy John 5-6 years ago, we both kept really odd schedules – his the schedule of a third-year college student, mine the schedule of a second-shift call-center rep. In other words, we both stayed up pretty late, usually watching TV.
One of our favorite pastimes was watching the Knife Collector’s Show on the Shop At Home network. At 2:30 Saturday morning, what could possibly be more entertaining than watching a large Southern man try to sell knives, spouting nonsensical wisdom while seemingly under the influence of way too much caffiene (or, perhaps some less legal stimulant)? Tom O’Dell, the main host of the show, gave us all these things and more.
He provided even more entertainment when he briefly took over the following night’s Sports Collectibles show, turning the phrases “Gem Mint 10″ (or, as O’Dell would say, “Jeeyim, mint, TIN!”) and his cry of salesmanly desperation,”They’re AUTOGRAPHED!” into instant comedy.
John and I recently tried to tune into Shop at Home late one Friday to see if O’Dell was still up to his old tricks. Sadly, he had been replaced by a sub-QVC level bland talking head selling jewelry. We held out hope that maybe Tom had been shuffled in the schedule, but now sadly the worst has been confirmed.
Thanks for the memories, Mr. O’Dell. May you and your knife-selling buddy Shaun Leflar live to hawk one more Conan the Barbarian special.
At last! Someone else who misses these guys. Man, I loved their on-air banter and jabs at one another. Does anyone have any idea why they replaced TKCS with Moissanite
Madness or some-such inaneness? I read somewhere that our boy Tom O’dell was one of the original founders of Shop-At-Home network….where did they put him? I tried
emailing S Leflar but he never answered me.
FORTEETHREEE TOTAL INCHES OF RAYYYYYZOR SHARP STEEL IN THE TOTAL OVERALL LENGTH DIMENSION!!!! OF COURSE EVVVVRTHING COMES WITH A LEATHER SHEEATH!
The worst part is that the Knife Collector’s Show was on for over a decade.
Sharpen, whet, and polish in peace, boys…
“A FIFTY EIGHT INCH SCOTTISH CLAYMORE DESIGN, okay slap me in the head A FIFTY SIX INCH SCOTTISH
CLAYMORE DESIGN WEIGHIN IN AT A WHOPPING TEN TO TWELVE POUNDS”
“You get the Katana, you get the Wakizashi, and you get the Tanto!”
tom odell now has a new show of his own, entitled cutlery corner. the website for the show is http://www.cutlerycorner.com. he’s the ceo of the ‘network’ and has a new co-host, named todd. check it out. the quality of the show is so much cheaper than even that of his former network, they’re always dropping things and he has his step daughter, michelle, working for him, as well. i thought my life was over, also, until i stumbled upon his broadcast last sunday morning. check it out.
i messed up. the site is http://www.cutlerlycorner.NET.
damn it i meant http://www.cutlerycorner.net, no extra l. sorry.
i have a video of tom and shawn! contact me for copies. mjmaniscalco@hotmail.com
I have recently started to watch cutlery corner and i love it. Tom’s co-host Todd Boone is a ass though and trashes Tom constantly and it’s pissing me off because much like you folks i share a deep love for Tom O’Dell. Have you seen the clip from the Shop-At-Home network where the katana breaks and stabs the other guy in the stomach and Tom just walks out laughing. It is at ebaumsworld.com under the video part, you have to check it out, i will get the link as soon as possible
Who has had the most influence on my life you ask? Well I’m sure there are great deals of people that have had a large impact on my life. Is it my dad? Or maybe it’s my mom, or brothers, or even a teacher that showed extra interest. Although all of these people have changed my life in some large way, there is still one man who stands out in my mind when posed this question. And that man is Tom O’Dell.
Some may ask, “Who is this Tom O’Dell?” Well to those people I would laugh, because I believe that in this day and age in which there is such a vast love for cutlery, and cutlery collecting is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the world it is foolish to say that you haven’t heard his name mentioned. Even if it were just whispered in legendary stories that seem unbelievable.
Tom O’Dell is the host of the Cutlery Corner Network. If you tune in every Sunday morning at 12:00 a.m. and again on Thursday at 12:05 a.m. you can watch Tom throw out endless amounts of nonsensical knowledge about cutlery. Their main goal is to get high quality cutlery straight from the factory to the consumer. Tom sells everything from swords to pocket knives at unbeatable low prices. As Tom says, “If you find a better price anywhere I will eat a big bug!”
Their prices at times are so unbelievable that their charismatic host can not even believe them. He has often times mumbled and stuttered through many statements he is in such shock. Once they sold a set of 73 pocket knives for mere pennies on the dollar. It was only $89.99, which broke down to only $1.15 a knife. Some of which could sell for up to $19.95 on the retail market! You may not realize what this means but let me pose this situation to you. Suppose you wanted to resell all of these knives, you could turn a profit of nearly $1300 if you sold each knife for $19.95. Of course I don’t know why you would want to since every single one of the knives that Tom sells you is sharp enough to cut threw a single run sheet.
Mr. O’Dell has a vast knowledge of all sorts of cutlery, but his specialty is “bigguns” as he likes to call them. Bigguns are any bowie that is twelve inches and up. Tom is the man who made these types of knives popular in the mainstream world of cutlery collecting, but that isn’t the only type of sharp object that he can enlighten you on. Once, while selling a collection of swords which included a replicate of the Highlander sword, Tom effectively showed his vast audience how to wield the sword and explained how they were safely carried in medieval times.
Sadly Tom O’Dell’s cutlery selling career nearly ended before it began. Years ago, before Tom started Cutlery Corner; O’Dell worked on the Shop-At-Home Network hosting their knife collecting show. He was backed up by his co-host Shaun Leflar, who was not quite the connoisseur of cutlery as Tom O’Dell is, but what he lacked in knowledge and experience he made up with charisma. Their chemistry together was amazing, and their on-air banter and shots at one another entertained viewers and moved the merchandise off the shelves at an astonishing rate. But late one night while they were shooting this program live, tragedy struck the set of the Shop-At-Home Network. Shaun was selling a set of practice katanas. As he started to demonstrate the durability of the blade by beating it on the counter, the blade failed him. It snapped in two and the nose of the sword flipped back toward Shaun and severed his stomach. As he fell to the floor crying for Tom’s help, O’Dell coolly and calmly walked onto the set to try and settle the shocked customers at home. However, try as he may, you could see the fear in Tom’s eyes. Was he going to lose his co-host? Would this faulty blade be the end to his friend’s life?
Luckily for us all it wasn’t. The EMTs arrived in time to perform some life saving emergency surgery right there on the set. Shaun was fine but his career in cutlery dealing was not. He was too traumatized to continue. Tom is a different story. He was able to pick back up the pieces and start anew. Giving up his one true calling and love was unthinkable to him. But Tom O’Dell was furious with his old network for trying to pass of second rate cutlery as being high quality. That is when he decided to started Cutlery Corner. He is determined never to present another poor quality sword or knife to his audience ever again.
Over the past few weeks that I have been watching Tom O’Dell’s show I have learned more than I ever imagined that I would about cutlery. I have been shown the beautiful light of this new hobby and as strange as it may sound to you, I feel that I have made a new friend in the process. Every Sunday and Thursday morning when I tune in to watch more fine Frost Cutlery products be sold by Tom it seems to me that when he pretends to beat his co-host with a hammer or slices threw a sheet of paper with a room temperature knife like a hot knife threw a stick of butter, I feel like he is doing that all for me.
Wow, I turn my head away for a few months and suddenly this post is the haven for Knife Show junkies…man, I love the internet!
Andrew, thank you for your impassioned essay about the man who has changed all of our lives, regardless of how vehemently we deny it.
To those who wish to see this clip – http://www.media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=katanaslip.mpg
I recently turned my essay in for one of my english classes. I have made some changes and added to is. I may post the revamped version soon.
I’ve been watching Tom O’Dell for years on both HSN and now CCN, but I never knew about Shawn’s “self stabbing incident”. You may laugh at his sales pitch, you may laugh at the products he sold, but you have to admit, Shawn is one tough customer. How may people do you know who have been stabbed with a sword, and still had the presence of mind to walk off camera before collapsing?
Tom is still selling the “Self Stabbing Katana” on his web site: http://www.cutlerycorner.net/productDetail.asp?id=165&pc=8 It’s only $29.95, you can’t stab your self with a sword cheaper than that!
By the way, if your wondering who would buy pocket knifes and bowies buy the dozen, just do a search on eBay for “Panther Bowie” or “Undertaker Bowie” and all will be made clear to you….
P.S. I was watching CCN thrusday night and I must say that $59.00 for a Naginata is a steal, so what are you waiting for call now!
On a serious note, I believe someone above asked why HSN stopped showing The Knife Collectors Show. I believe the reason for the cancellation of both The Knife Collectors Show and the departure of Don West, (the loud mouthed baseball card guy), was the change in ownership of HSN. Controlling interest in HSN was bough by the group that owns both the Food Channel and Home And Garden Television. They wanted to take the HSN image upscale, and attract the same sort of viewers as their other channels. Sadly, two foot long knifes, and Scottish claymores, (bigger than the people selling them), did not fit into the new image.
P.S. If you miss Don West he now does play-by-play for the NWA:TNA wrestling television show IMPACT: http://www.nwatna.com/superstars/main_stars.shtml
What channel is Cutlery Corner Network on??????? I don’t see that channel listed for either DirecTV or Adelphia cable.
Thanks!
Cutlery Corner Network is not actually a network, nor is it a channel, it’s just the name they give to the 3 hour block of television time they purchase to do their show with. In essence, CCN is just another infomercial.
In Alabama CCN actually comes on the PAXSAT channel, which is 78 on the Knology cable system. The “TV Guide” on my Tivo, (yes I realize how sad it is that I Tivo this), lists the show name as “Knife Show”. Try looking for a program called “Knife Show” on your cable/satellite system. If you don’t find it that way, they may not list it as “Knife Show” buy may instead call it “Paid Programming” as they do with most of the “shows” that are infomercials.
OH MY GOD!!
Other fans of “The Knife Show” while I didn’t watch the show they had on the shopping network, I do however, make a weekly visit to my friends house to catch it on DirectTV every Saturday at 10 till 1 and laugh hardaly at the man himself Tom Odell.
Me and my coherts stumbled upon this show probably how every other Cutlery Corner fan has, smoking pot, drinking beers and channel surfing, and am I ever glad of finding this gem of a show. While other waste there time on lame ass situational comedies and reality based television shows, I have found a friend in Tom Odell.
=t0NY
P.S. I believe there should be a Cutlery Corner website and or Documentary on Tom Odell, I mean come on… The man’s a genious in the art of cutlery..
P.S.S IT’S THE DELTA RANGER!!!!
Finally a well-deserved tribute to the man who knew how to bust out them Biggens! I Loved Tom O’ Dell and Leflar. Along with Don West (who sold baseball cards ) and Rob Chambes who sold coins. They were the best thing about Shop At Home(not to be confused with HSN) Their style blended entertainment and salesmanship in the best way and in the process made SAH refreshingly different from the triteness of bigger rivals like QVC and HSN.
EMERSON BIGGGGGENS!
i have a dvd of a knife collectors “episode”
would you like a dvd of tom and shawn?
a fellow alabamian, would you like a dvd of odell in his early days?
where did this clip come from if there are full lenght videos out there let me know
mjmaniscalco@hotmail.com
My God Boys, I’ve finally found the tribute site to the true Kings of Cutlery, Shaun and O’dell! It is unbelievable that some network executive never had enough insight to capitalize on the realization that these guys had a following that FAR surpassed peddling knives at 2am. Man I would pass up the best movie all week to hear O’dell booming: “SHAUN LET ME SAAAAY THIS AGAIN. THIS IS THEEEEE MOST UNNNNNNBELIEVABLE DEAL I HAVE EEEEEEVVVVVER SEEEN OFFFFERD ON THIS SET OF KNIVES! THIS KNIFE HAS A DIAMOND CUT LASER GUIDED PATTERN INLAYED ON A 4140 GRADE STAAAAAAAINNNNLESSSSS STEEEEEEEEL BLADE!!! GENUINE DUEL SIDED EBONY BONE HANDLE CRAFTED IN GERMANY AND SUPPORTED WITH DOUBLE REINFORCED BRASS SLIP PLATES AND FULL LENGTH SNAP RIVETS!!! hahahahaha I LOVED THESE GUYS!
I wish we could send all these posts to some powers that be so they would realize just how popular our boys were.
YES!! YES OH GOD YES! How do I go about getting this perverbial dvd?
-tony
i just recently started watching. i have worked for the BSA Supply Div for 25 years. I work in customer service(which may I add yours definently needs some improvement). In have been exposed to a lot of different knives and vendors. I ordered a pkg for 89.95. Tactical Remix. I was impressed. I took them to work and showed them to the Merchandising buyer for our camping supplies. He was impressed! That sold me! I had originally planned to give these as Christmas gifts but once I received the shipment and saw how many and how nice mopst of them were I changed my mind. I am planning to set up my son-in-law to sell them at a boot at the flea market in Dallas, NC Gaston CO. tHERE ARE A LOT OF good old boys there in that area. I was really impressed with the propduct. The thing I am disappointed in is your Customer Service dept. I could explain but just from one order and one shipment I have had at least 3 questions and one problem with my shipment. I cannot get a concrete answer. That makes we a little skeptical. I know from watching last Sun. morning (2 AM or so) you do not spend a lot of money on the props and such. There was a rock holding up a table and attention on the air was given to it. Which I thought was great. But when I call and ask a question OR make a second order but instead of my debit card I elect to pay by money order for my 2nd 200.00 order Jason calls me on 10-26 and tells me my card was denied for my order. I calmly infoprm him I paid with my card the first order I made but do not my account charged for this more recent order. I would be mailing a money order. He called me but I got the feeling I was bothering him. So wrong! I did call customer service yesterday to tell them one of the knives I received Did not have a dragon on the blade as pictured. His name was JD and he was most helpful. My situation was resolved quickly and efficiently. JD did not sigh in my ear. I could actually imagine his face from our phone conversation. (Although I do admitt I have a lot of experience with this) I am not hard to please I just hate bad customer service. To close may I say for someone that had no real interest in knives except for a 17 year old son that has always had some type of collection and a father that deer hunts religiously every year. I have an awareness but nothing until your show has sparked that in me. What a great show. I love it. It is informative and comical. If I could find out what time and channel you come on for Direct TV which I have, I could have a lot of people watching your show. I have talked about it a lot. But my calender I received in my shipment is for Dish Network. I tuned in @ 9 and 10 tonight. NO KNIFE SHOW. I called customer service. EXCUSE ME AS THEY CORRECTED ME I got the Sales dept. Must call back between 9-5 tomorrow for customer service to get the correct days and times to WATCH THE SHOW.(I HAD 3 PEOPLE IN MY LIVING ROOM READY TO SEE THE SHOW) NO GO. Whatever you want to call it, let me tell you from experience that was BAD customer service. Anyway, thank you. You have truely entertained me @ 3 in the morning when I could not sleep and found your show by chance just channel surfing. I MAY be ordering again. I really got some nice feedback on your products. Tina Long Charlotte, NC
I’ve watched the Knife Shows for about 9 years…first on Shop at Home with Tom O’Dell, Todd Boone & Shawn Lefler (yes, Todd used to work with both of them). Then Todd left & became high society having the Collectible Knives show on HSN. That’s when Shawn joined Tom. There used to be some wild times with the knives on Shop At Home….I loved the big block of wood they used to stick the knives in…or tried to. Now Todd is also on the sister station of HSN…something like Shop America selling knives. I had no idea he was back with Tom O’Dell on another channel…I never realized you could become a TV icon by selling knives but I guess I was wrong. My favorite host was some guy that had a shop at home show about 9 years ago named Chris. He was usually alone & tried to sell stuff he had bought (coins, jewelry). He would get so mad when folks wouldn’t call in and bid on them – it was a riot. I think he might have had some mental issues from the looks of it. Yep, those late hours watching shopping channels can really get you in trouble…just ask a friend of mine who has cases of knives that he bought from Todd & me who has a set of three Spanish Bowie knives…what was I thinking????
This is a little off topic but…
As I’m sure you’re all aware, the results of Tuesday night may well change the course of our nation forever. I’m not going to tell you what you should do, but I’m sure you realize that making the wrong choice will lead to repercussions that could be felt by generations to come. Although mistakes have been made in the past, (of which I’m sure we are all aware), that is no reason not to do what is best for this country and support the man that has done the best possible job under the most difficult of circumstances.
Hey, what are you getting so bent out of shape over? What? No, I’m not taking about the presidential election you fool, I’m taking about something far more important! This Tuesday night, (Wednesday at morning at midnight to be exact), our man Tom O’dell will launch the debut edition of THE COIN COLLECTORS SHOW!!!!!!!!!
That right, what Tom has done to bowies, and tactical folders he’ll be doing with quarters, doubloons, and proofs! I’m calling upon every American to turn out on Tuesday night, and make the right choice buy picking up their remote control and tuning in to the most important event in the history of late night sales. If this show becomes a hit who knows where it could end? First knifes, then coins; can sports collectables be to far behind? We could have a return to the Golden Age of Shop At Home!!! So come on people, put aside your partisan bickering and for one night, for one three hour programming block, let us stand side by side, hand in hand, and cry out to the Shop At Home Network in one voice, “YOU CAN FIRE OUR FAVORITE HOST, BUT YOULL NEVER TAKE AWAY OUR BOWIES!!!!!!!!!”
Slarti…thank you for reminding us of what’s truly important. The price of Odellian freedom is eternal vigilance (or at least keeping a close eye on your cable company’s programming schedule…)
send me your address and i will burn you a dvd send address to mjmaniscalco@hotmail.com
nobody cares about your bs links to bs poker biguns biguns is what we want fool
If you missed our man Tom this week, you missed his latest sales technique: “Subliminal Persuasion”, which may have been the cause of the damage to his microphone later on in the show!
If you missed Tom last week, you missed what might have been the first ever mention of KY Jelly on a knife collectors show…
Is anyone taping Tom’s new show? I don’t think it airs in my area and I’d really like to see it.
It’s nice to see a tribute on Mr O’dell. The man was a class act. He deserved an Emmy for the shows he did with Shawn Leflar. BTW I can’t believe they let him (O’dell) host a sports collectibles show on SAH, Don West selling sports cards is hillarious, but Odell doing sports would be a riot! Does anybody have a tape of it?
oh man what did Tom say about ky jelly? i just heard him say a wasp got into the studio to get in on the big savings.
Fortunately, Tom’s KY comment was very brief. Todd was has in full sales pitch mode, extolling the virtues of the katana he has holding. He began to explain that since the blade was made of carbon steel, (as opposed the 440c), it would be shipped with a light layer of oil to prevent rusting. He remarked that oil was “good stuff”, at which point Tom added “Yeah, just like KY”.
This brought the show to a halt for about 2 seconds, as Todd had to compose himself, while Tom just stood there looking at him with a “I bet you didn’t think I would say that on TV.” look on his face.
If you missed our man Tom this week, you missed:
Tom finding something more fun to cut that paper, (either that or this is the worlds worst suicide attempt): http://zaford.textamerica.com/?r=1694501
Todd getting a little to familiar with the handle of a broadsword: http://zaford.textamerica.com/?r=1694516
The use of turkey calls to aid product promotion: http://zaford.textamerica.com/?r=1694527
Tom letting us know what he’s up to when the cameras are not on, (and Mrs. Odell is not around): http://zaford.textamerica.com/?r=1694539
P.S. Is anyone else having a problem posting new messages? Maybe this page only allows so many comments?
I was having a problem with comment spam, so I turned on comment moderation. This might mean a delay in viewing your messages, but it keeps the bottom-feeders away reasonably well.
” A piece of that…the tip of that just got me O’Dell…” These are the words of a champion. Rest in piece, Katana wound man, and may the O’Dell bless you in the afterlife.
Tom o’ dell is the greatest. EMMERRSSON BIGGENS!!!!!
Rumor has it Sean survived a normally fatal Katana self-wounding with the help of Don West and a stack of Mark McGuire rookie cards to stop the bleeding.
LOL I miss Don West hocking the gem mint 10’s of Tiger Woods cards and the Blue Chip boxes.
Greetings fellow fans of cutlery, y’see. My friends and I have been viewing the fantastic antics of one Tom O’Dell for over three months now, and we had basically just assumed that we were insane for loving it so much, but you have allayed our suspisions. We have made a practice of recording Tom and our commentary on a mp3 player, and have assembled a small collection. http://www.purevolume.com/cutlercorner We rotate clips and put new ones up there periodically when we get them. We were also plannin some designs for some shirt, if anyone would be interested email me gandalf_the_gray25801@yahoo.com , and i’ll explain the design, and if you would be interested we will be distributing them.
“THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT A SWORD DEAL, THAT IS LITERALLY…… A SWORD DEAL TO BE RECKONED WITH!!!”
“Bigguns, or BUST!”
I spelled the Web site Wrong! http://www.purevolume.com/cutlerycorner
There we go, enjoy.
This is just positively brilliant. Thank you for bringing some O’Dell into all of our lives.
Well I must say that cutlery corner is one of the greatest shows of our age… in fact it is the only show that i watch on television. It is so incredibly funny. I was the one that made those beautiful recordings and i can be heard making comments on it. I must say that my saturdays are made brighter just by watching this show and its existence has improved my quality of life!
I think one of the great moments from the Tom O’Dell/Shawn Leflar era was when the two of them were selling one of those grab-bags where you don’t know what you’re getting (presumably 20 of the same knife). Anyway, Tom would asssure us that “Jerry in the back of the warehouse fills these orders, and he makes sure EVERY order goes out PACKED with VALLLL-YOOUUUU”
Wednesday’s (2/2) Cutlery Corner featured Tom rambling on and on about growing up in the woods and being a good ol’ boy – I assume this is par for the course.
Don West, another great home shopping legend. JIMMINTTEN!
i sent tom an email with a link to this web site, so he may just be checking it out every once in awhile, paul
Do you think ol’ Tom will ever sell something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43325&item=6516377146&tc=photo
I might actually buy one of these…
My friend Kristin and I would watch this show in college as well-
We would roll around laughing so hard at this man.
He was a true entertainment piece. Soon he was hit on our floor
“ODELL>>>>>>>>>!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
I am pretty sure Kristen taped a lot of the episodes.
She may be able to sell you copies….
WOW…I’m in SHOCK at how many people were into KnifeShow. However, I just watched it last night…So whatever. You all RULE and so do I, but mostly TOM O’DELL rules. I want a picture of him. Preferably autographed, but any picture will do. Even online. So if anyone knows of good pictures of Tom, or even his sidekick Tod, let me know. THANKS!
Tom was the best. Is he still on the air somewhere?
Oh. My. God. I watched this show in high school and about shit myself from laughter every time it was on. And I thought I was the only one.
Lindsay, send me your email address and I will get Tom and Todd to autograph some pictures for ya.
you can now watch the knife show off cutlerycorner.net, just click on videos
forget watching it on the website…i get to watch it in person since i work in the studio
What kind of work do you do in the studio?
sorry for the repeats, having a hard time posting comments
I do a little bit of everything including walking thru the live camera once in a while. I have done some production work, camera work but mainly I just setup the items.If you happened to catch the show where Tom gets hit by the rubber mallet that was tossed to him….I threw it
I have that clip on DVD. I will convert it to mpeg and post a link once I get it uploaded.
Too Kewl! I live in the northwoods and just ran into Tom and Todd since I am up at night because of the pain I am in a whole nights sleep just does not happen. They are great and Tom rules. I watch them over anything else on Direct TV and 100 whatever channels. I haven’t bought anything yet but I wouldn’t know what to do with any more knives than what I already have and the money isn’t there since my accident. I love these guys so tell em another woodsie guy that lives in a log cabin says keep on with it all! They are my early morning entertainment! I wouldn’t know what to do without ‘em!
Too Kewl! I live in the northwoods and just ran into Tom and Todd since I am up at night because of the pain I am in a whole nights sleep just does not happen. They are great and Tom rules. I watch them over anything else on Direct TV and 100 whatever channels. I haven’t bought anything yet but I wouldn’t know what to do with any more knives than what I already have and the money isn’t there since my accident. I love these guys so tell em another woodsie guy that lives in a log cabin says keep on with it all! They are my early morning entertainment! I wouldn’t know what to do without ‘em!
Did anybody see the Cutlery Corner where Tom O’dell say “This is a much better deal than a rock?” and then holds a rock in front of the camera
I almost died laughing
Biggens Rule. ODELL IS THE KING OF BIGGENS!
Tom is also on http://www.coincountry.net.
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He is doing coins as well now.
Holy christ. Before i had satellite i had only basic cable and my friends and I used to come home from the bars, drunk as hell, and then we’d get stoned and try to find something funny on TV to watch. many a night we would settle for the hillarity of Tom O’Dell. we often called his 1-800 number to f**k with his staff but unfortunately now we are blocked.
Hey Chris Helms, Can I get a autographed picture of Tom & Todd as well? Me and my son stay up just to watch the most entertaining program on TV these days. We are both into knives and I have ordered different sets and I am very pleased with their quality. But to tell you the truth, it’s Toms “plain ole” talk and salemanship that convinced me. Loved the show, and I look foward to it’s airing every week. Tom rules!
You just never know what you’ll find if you ‘google your name’. That dude was pretty entertaining. I would flip through channels late at night and hear my name… just couldn’t help but to watch it for about 30 minutes after that. While drinking one night, damn near almost bought some frigging knives and a big ass samarai-lookin sword!
“Tom O’Dell” you just wish you were Tom. As for the rest of ya’ll that want autographs, I will take my digital camera in for the Wednesday night show and get a photo. Email me at helmsc@comcast.net and we will work out postage. I don’t think he will mind autographing 12 or so 8×10’s
Did anyone catch the Cleaning Kit presentation about 30 minutes into the show tonight? Todd let it slip and called it a “Cleaning Clit”. lol
WHAT ARE Y’ALL TALKING ABOUT!! I WATCHED KNIFE SHOW 2 NIGHTS AGO (then again I have sattelite)….it was only like 11 at night……..I’m glad I’m not the only person who loves to see him make a fool of himself. One time….he had this knife and was pretending it was a penguin (making quacking noises) HI-LARIOUS!!! I’ve never watched his coin show…but it’s coming on @ midnight 2 night…so I’ll check it out. Hmmmmm
I never got any response concerning the autographed pictures of Tom. I have asked him about it and he is game to autograph for whoever wants them. Email me at helmsc@comcast.net to work out postage.
Hey Chris, I want an autograph, but i guess since i work there with you, i should just ask him, what do you think?…I know he always asks me to give the customers the best price possible….Oh, in case you don’t know…i do work at the show with Chris…i’m in the control room…
Alan, you don’t need an autograph where you are going…just a “biggun” bowie. btw…if you talk to jessica before you leave tell her she still owes me that date
“I tell you what, this knife, with a beautiful kokobolo handle and 440 stainless steel tempered blade can be yours for only 19.95″
“I tell you what, this knife, with a beautiful kokobolo handle and 440 stainless steel tempered blade can be yours for only 19.95″
I walked into my living room to find my boyfriend watching this and said “what the hell are you watching” he said.. “Baby you GOTTA see this !”
2 minutes later I was laughing so hard I could not breath…some of our Fav lines…
“Frog gigger dear skinner !”
“I do belive thats gonna require a band-aid.”
“That un getcha ?…no (groan) not too bad….(more goaning)”..by the way we are dieing to get a copy of this show,its the one where the excalibur sword falls off the stand.
“Owww…sharp.”
I walked into my living room to find my boyfriend watching this and said “what the hell are you watching” he said.. “Baby you GOTTA see this !”
2 minutes later I was laughing so hard I could not breath…some of our Fav lines…
“Frog gigger dear skinner !”
“I do belive thats gonna require a band-aid.”
“That un getcha ?…no (groan) not too bad….(more goaning)”..by the way we are dieing to get a copy of this show,its the one where the excalibur sword falls off the stand.
“Owww…sharp.”
Oops sorry for the double post all the header warnings thru me off.
I’m Jen’s boy friend. There have been many nights where we are trying to fall asleep and we burst into fits of giggling and one of us will quote Tom… “An actualy DEPLICTION of Robin Hood on the sword.” or, “We pet him once a week wether or not he needs it.”.
Who knows more/less about knives? God or Tom? IT’S A TRICK QUESTION! Tom IS God! LOL
Yet another classic line from Mr O’Dell last night when he mentioned the price of steel going up…
“Have ya noticed your neighbors weed eatin those old cars, findin em and now hauling them to be recycled. Ya know why ? Cuz metels at an all time high !”
Hilarious !
You know, I thought I was the only person who tuned in on a regular basis. If I had a need for 300 knives this would be the guy I would talk to.
You know, I thought I was the only person who tuned in on a regular basis. If I had a need for 300 knives this would be the guy I would talk to.
I admit to being a CutleryCorner watcher, in fact, am watching Tom O’Dell and Mr. Boone on right now. They are on the PAX network here in Texas and are on starting midnight on the weekends. I’ve watched the show on the web, WHILE it was on on TV.
My probkem, as a knife collector, is being broke and wanting to order those Bowie collections…
I thought I was the only Knife Show nut…
Cool to find others…
~Code
“The Hunners (Hunter’s) Companion and the Squirrel Skinner..on our summer sizzler sellathon”
“You know, so many people are in the outdoors right now…”
at 1:12 AM?
I started watchng this show about a year ago and thought this guy sounds drunk (oDell) but hes having fun obviously. Hes a nut and the world needs more nuts like ODELL. i saw the show where he tells his bleeding partner I think thats gonna require a band aid. You turn off them lousy movies on Skinimax and HoeTime late at night and jump on over to the Cutlery Corner for some real down home entertainment. Get yourself a BIGGUN!!
Yo queiro Tom o’ Dell?
Tom is THE MAN !Where else can you see a Southern guy bust out bowie knives and samurai swords left and right.
whats cutlerycorners website?
Reply ot theknifer:
http://www.cutleycorner.net
edit:
can’t spell.
http://www.cutlerycorner.net/
One dollar and a nickel for all these knives.
Tom is the best. My wife and I have been watching for some time. I have read all of your postings about Tom and Todd. Tom is great but Todd needs to go. There is one person on the show that none of you mention, the cameraman Tick. We have turned many of our friends onto this show and they all love it, but we all agree that Tick needs more face-time. Put Todd behind the camera. I think it is great that Tom has such a large following. There is nothing better than watching him when he brings out my favorite BOOOOEEE, TOMZILLA. If I could just buy TOMZILLA, instead of 187 knives for $1.23 each, I would be inclined to purchase it just to be the first of my friends to own one. If every one of you Tom lovers would just tell your friends to watch, it wont be long before Tom’s show is bigger than QVC.
Tom is an outright legend!! Not only does he distribute a wonderful high quality product, he also entertains the masses with the ease of a court jester. Tom has taken the somewhat mundane job of selling knives and turned it into an art form. I do however, agree with an earlier posting made by “Jasen.” Tick needs more face-time!!! Tick seems to be very comical and an entrepneural genius. I think the show and its loyal following would both benefit from Todd and Tick swapping roles. Todd seems to bring the show down much like a pay toilet in a diarrhea ward. I was relieved to find this website and learn that I was not the only passionate Tom O’Dell fan!!
Best show ever. Found it 3 nights ago and fell in love.
Where can I get that DVD ?
does anyone have any footage of don west from his shop at home days?? will pay $$$ for any tapes or dvds of this great man! please email me bigcheese211@yahoo.com Seems like every day I get someone call in say “Don, I’d like to buy that hall of fame set” or “i’d like to buy the grand slam ventures tiger at 5,000 buck” but the fact is, folks, if you missed it, then you missed it. There’s no going back in time here, folks, so be sure you get verified on more than one. – Don West
I LOVE TOM O’DELL HE’S THE BEST, LAST NITE HE WAS EATING PUMPKIN PIE AND SHOWING THE CAMERA WHILE TODD TRIED TO BE ALL SERIOUS AND SELL A DEAL. TOM IS A GENIUS SALESMAN
I think Mr. Thomas O’dell is one of the most entertaining people on television. With deals like “Todd’s Backdoor Blowout” and the infamous Red Bone Muskrat Skinner, how could you not love him? There is nothing like a lonely weekend night with a few beers and Tom.
Mr. Thomas O’dell is the greatest man to ever live. I was watching some fine Cutlery the other night and Tom was goofing on Todd, as usual. The “kit name” was called Todd’s Paradise. Tom came on first and said, “This is Todd’s Paradise: No women! Just good ol’ Tom O’Dell and fine knives of Cutlery!” I laughed so hard I nearly pissed my pants.
dude that show isnt off the air, i just watched it this morning and bought some stuff off there….sheesh someone must not paid their cable bill and hasn’t realized it…..
Yeah, I watch the Knife Show all the time. I never knew that there were more people like me and my friends who like to laugh at the hilarious antics of Tom.
Yeah, I watch the Knife Show all the time. even if I did not buy somthing every night i just enjoyed watching the show for the laugh at the hilarious antics of Tom.
Does Cutlery Corner broadcast on (Time Warner) cable anymore? An email to Tom O’Dell broiught no response.
My buddy John claims he’s seen Cutlery Corner on our local PAX affiliate (or whatever they’re calling themselves these days) – he has Time Warner Cable in Southern Maine.
YMMV.
I live in the suburbs of Detroit and we used to have the pleasure of viewing Mr. Tom O’Dell. I am really upset that the PAX network that we used to watch him on no longer has the show on or at least that I’ve seen. If anyone knows if this show comes on in the Detroit area, please let me know what channel and time it comes on. For now the only time I can laugh my ass off is if I watch their taped shows on http://www.cutlerycorner.net Its just not the same watching it on the computer. Maybe they stopped airing it in our area because we pranked the show to much! Oh, well long live Tom O’Dell and his great art of selling knives!
ok, first off, my # is blocked from prank calling cutlery corner. I would like to contact tom odell.. but at any rate
FOLKS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AXETACY!
AND LETS NOT FORGET ABOUT THE SCIMATAR OF POWER! A RUSS FARRELL LIMITED SERIES
I particularly liked the sword extravganza with 6 swords. That included the Robin Hood and five other fine quality blades that I am very satisfied with. Thank You Leo Gayten
I can’t believe no one has mentioned the beanie babies don west used to sell on shop at home, that was funnier than than the sports collectables. I just purchased a small set of knives to test them out, i could buy one knife for fifty bucks or i could buy 26 knives for 45 bucks. I just had to pull the trigger sooner or later.
It’s still on. You just have to look for it. You can still get your DRAGON SLAYER FANTASY knife. Do you think his sidekick will ever stab him for always interrupting him?
To Holly: I hope not
Ton’s not just a talent, he’s an institution.
By the way I just want to inform you all that Shop at Home, the old home of Tom’s knife show (as well as the Don West Sports Show and other entertaining late night shopping. is going out of business. IMO serves them right!
My friends and I were watching last night, which we have not done in a while, and we were dismayed to discover that Tom was nowhere to be found, and had been replaced by a lame woman. We proceeded to call, of course, and inquire as to Tom’s whereabouts, and were further dismayed to discover that there is a possibility that Tom will be fired from Cutlery Corner! This is terrible news, and I think we should travel to TN and protest until they re-establish Tom as the head of operations.
I got the impression from this weekends show that Tom is just on vacation or doing something else that has taken him off camera temporaraly. They also mentioned the closing of Shop At Home, in what I think was a little dig. If Tom doesn’t come back I’d imagine their viewership will drop. I’m hoping the King of Biggins will be back Saturday morning.
You guys and gals are making it too hard on Todd Boone. He is an integral part of cutlery corner and with his mullet haircut and good ole boy drawl, he fits right in. Long live Tom and Todd!
Shortly after posting the news of SAH’s closing, I was pleased to hear that Jewlery TV bought the network from its old owner EW Scripps and has reverted the network to its’ old collectibles format. including the return of knives . Last week I managed to catch a show with Todd Boone and Shawn Leflar, and i’ve heard rumors that they have brought, or are bringing O’Dell back, is this true?
could this eventually lead to the return of the glory days of the best
biggens-busting Knife Show in the world?
Tom & Todd are cool. Kinives are cool. But the chicks have got to go! These girls don’t even know which end of the knife is the blade.
Oh my God…I used to watch the KCS all the time a few yers back…and actually bought “the Zatoichi sword” from them.
And not only did I find the new Knife Collector’s Show on tonight…but then I find this page. Not only do I see that good old Tom’s alive and well, and with a new website…but I also get to see a clip of Leflar acting like a complete dumbass and (deservedly) paying for it by getting a broken blade in the gut.
This is the greatest night of my entire life.
Now if only O’Dell would come punch out this “Todd Boone” guy and stand next to Leflar where he really belongs. C’mon, Shop At Home.
Tom rocks!!!!! I thought I was the only one watching, along with my son, now I feel better.
Chris was the MAN! I agree with the post above that he may have been a little deranged sometimes – very patriotic and sometimes a little too heavy on the religion but he did have product – strange as it was. Anybody have a clue what happened to him?
O’Dell and his crew are clearly the remnants of the Deliverance woodsmen – O’Dell may actually be the Banjo Boy all growed up. Don’t get me wrong – I have bought knives from them and I do have a modest collection. I just always figured O’Dell was the reason they invented TIVO, either that or the MUTE button on the remote.
Actually, I’m disappointed that they re-run their shows on subsequent nights instead of having new STUPENDOUS deals every danged night!
I can’t believe Tom has such a following. But I am very pleased for him. I am Tom’s sister-in-law and have known Tom for over 20 years. He is just like you see him on TV. Except maybe funnier. Tom is a great guy and every bit the out doorsman he claims to be. I am sure he appreciates all who watch his shows.
Man, I am amazed some enterprising sort hasn’t slapped up a site for the world’s greatest media personality – TOM ODELL. Clearly there is a need and someone should fill it. I have spent the last hour online trying to locate anything about our hero, and it’s tough going. Anyone else have any info on his location? The Cutlery Network site says to check their calender for show times… but none are listed! HELP!
I recall coming home late from working the second shift one night and thinking about how badly my life was going down the toilet when I plopped onto the couch and found Tom’s Show.
For the next 2 hours I was riveted to the screen for what was some of the best, most entertaining tv I had ever seen, watching that almost hypnotic crosscut log on the turntable spinning round and round as Tom planted countless examples of the world’s finest collector 440 surgical steel into that rotating log while declaring in the full Tom delivery, “Bigguns or Bust!”
Tom, ya may have saved my life that night, and I thank you for all that youve given to those of us on the “night shift” since!
I’ve been a fan of the show for a long time. I have never ordered anything because I assume that for this price the knives must be novelty items with very low quality and that they are to collect only. I agree that the show is very entertaining, but in all honesty.. What is the quality of the knives?
After reading this thread I think I’m going to place an order and see for myself.
What does everyone think about Tom’s new female assistant? Personaly I miss the days when he did the show with Shawn.
P.S. Kathy, make sure to tell Tom about this web site!
Slartibardfast, Tom knows about this site. I showed it to him before they moved from Newport to Dandridge last year.
As for a Tom O’Dell website, I can host one on my home computer if “ya’ll” are interested. I could even do a domain name if I could get donations.
A Tom O’Dell website would be great. I’ll look around and see if there is a way to do it for free. All it would take is a free blog or wiki type of site, and the ability to add links to clips from youtube. Maybe a site like blogger.com would do the trick. It would be nice if it was an “open” site so anyone could post there. Again, I’ll look around.
I actually do run some web sites, and it can be done for about $15 a month. I’d want to get as much video up as possible of course, and I’d feel the need to have Mr. Odell’s blessing. We could run a forum and that sort of thing, and provide a central location for all things Tom. The idea that the only place for fans to meet on the entire www is here is goofy. Also, I’ve sent several e-mails to his current employer asking for some kind of schedule and they’ve never responded. I can be reached at this proxy e-mail address if anyone wants to make an attempt at a “next step”. Here’s hoping we can get something going!
NKLTFIUXYLNG@spammotel.com
Hey Guys, If you go back to Oct. 26, 2004 of this thread, you’ll see what a true fan I am of these guys. If any of you are interested, my son, a friend of his, and myself, created somewhat of a parody/tribute video to Shaun Leflar and Tom’s antics on http://www.YouTube.com
The name of the video I uploaded is called, “The Knife Show”. We simply loved those guys and usually tried to work in some type of crazy assed antic of them every time we got together.
As a side note, Slartibardfast, do you recognize the name “LazGunX” by any chance
If so, such a coincidence, and you’ll know who I am.
Shaun and O’Dell are still the kings baby!
Rick Early
How is it all these people can love this so much and no one will get them a show? I watch these guys read the phone book.
Sorry, on the post above where I mentioned for all of you to go check out the Shaun and O’Dell comedy bit, I didn’t give you the proper link.
(YouTubes search engine really sucks and you probably won’t be able to find it by searching on “The Knife Show”)
Try this link:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lazgunx&search=Search
If that doesn’t work, just go to YouTube, then do a search on LazGunX and that video will come up as an option.
It’s no Eddy Murphy, but have a great time immitating the fun and chemistry those guys had.
Enjoy.
Rick (LazGunX)
BTW: Feel free to click on the “Leave Comment” link after you watch the clip above and let me know what you think about our crazy assed/fun little video. lol
I think we’re going to do another one and actually create a set like Shaun and O’Dell had, and do a full length “reality” parody of the actual show. I’ll keep you guys up to date. Let’s keep our boys in the spot light. Someone’s bound to take note of what a following these guys had/still have.
Rick (LazGunX)
David… you wanted the times Cutlery Corner are on air. From Alan, the graphics person, here they are.
Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sun all are 9pm-4am EST.
I am not sure about other time zones.
I just saw Shaun selling knifes and swords again on Shop At Home, I though they stopped doing that a few years ago? Perhaps we will get a reunion sometime soon?
Remember if you miss Tom he can always been seen here: http://www.cutlerycorner.net/showvideo.asp
P.S. Rick Early that was a funny video clip. You guys should do a 3 minute knife collectors show parody.
Congrats!!!!!!! And please you tell me, is this very important? I don’t think so.
Fan of Don Lapre
larisa@larisajoyreilly.com
Tom has disappeared from by cable provider, (Knology), has he left anyone else?
Same here… used to watch Tom every Saturday night. We recorded it many times, made the pure volume account, suffered through the long nights of just Todd and that other girl. Then when our waiting finally paid off and Tom returned to us, the damn provider yanked it. Bastards.
Getting ready to watch at 9pm on time warner cable tonight. Is anything they sale worth buying? Im being serious.
North Carolin,
I think their “display” pieces are just that, for display only. You don’t want to swing around those swords, or even worse hit anything with them. As for their pocket knifes, I imagine they are as good as any pocket knife you would find at your local Walmart or outdoor supply store. As for Tom’s “biggins”, again I think they are just display pieces, (which can be had for about $20 a piece on ebay).
With that in mind, if your looking for a typical pocket knife/folder, or more likely 70 of them, Tom just might be your man.
Heck, even I wouldn’t mind having a Delta Ranger or two.
This week on the knife show:
See Tom eat cake. 1:59
See a knife set shown that they don’t actually have in stock. 28:46
See Tom hurt himself with a Katana 53:29
mms://media.streamtoyou.com/frostcutlery/ccnshow.wmv
I love Tom’s new whisper sales technique. The man is brilliant!
How long before Shela loses a finger? She is constantly sticking the folders into the stumps without first locking the blades into place. She’s been lucky so far, but how long can her luck run?
Tom O’dell for president. I’m serious. Also, we think Sheila is a fine addition to the show. And I do mean fine.
o dell looks sickly! the man has lost half of his body weight since his heyday in the knife show!
I think Tom saw that video footage of himself on Kimmel and decided that he needed to drop the weight so that when Hollywood calls next time, he will be ready!
P.S. I don’t think he looks sick, but his face does have that look a person gets when they lose a great deal of weight very quickly.
P.S.S. Every pound Tom loses, Todd gains.
P.S.S.S I’m surprised they don’t have Sheila try to “sexy” the show up a little.
Weren’t they trying to do that toward the end of O’Dell’s time on Shop At Home? I seem to recall reading an article about them holding auditions for a “knife girl” to join O’Dell and Leflar…
andrew said: ” Weren’t they trying to do that toward the end of O’Dell’s time on Shop At Home? I seem to recall reading an article about them holding auditions for a “knife girl” to join O’Dell and Leflar…”
I don’t remember, but I’m betting your right, seeing as Shop At Home is selling knives again with Todd Boone, and they have teamed him up with a knife babe. They have her in a low cut sleeveless, spaghetti strap top.
Marketing genius! Now Tom is selling a knife/sword set, and he won’t tell you what the price is! You have to call up in order to find out the cost.
P.S. Looks like Tom broke his leg. He has a cast, and did the latest show while sitting in a chair, while Shela did all the physical work.
Last night he actually called himself a “one-legged man;” my wife and I couldn’t quite decide whether he has actually lost a leg or not. He looks ill. The left leg looked artificial below about the knee. Hadn’t tuned in for a while; hope he’s there next time I do.
It does look like he has a prosthetic leg from the knee down, but I can’t be sure. Does anyone know anything about this?
I hope he’s ok…
The new show demonstrates the latest in early morning sales techniques. They now have Tom, Shelia, and Todd all talking over each other at the same time. I can’t understand what any of them are saying, but it must be important because they are all shouting.
Looks like they are breaking in a new guy…
The site is back! I was worried that it was gone forever.
“A FIFTY SIX INCH SCOTTISH CLAYMUH uh oh slap me in the head A FIFTY EIGHT INCH SCOTTISH CLAYMORE DESIGN WEIGHING IN AT A WHOPPING TEN TO TWELVE POUWWWWWWWNNNNNNNNDDDDDDSS.”
one of my favorite O’dell quotes. It goes from intense to regular to intense. classic.
anyone ever hear the story Tom tells about the Mickey Mouse Bowie?
Mickey Mouse Bowie? I missed that one. Have they ever had one on the show?
Hey!…I Googled for jason o dell, but found your page about Dell…and have to say thanks. nice read.
I have a dvd where he tells a story about his first knife. A mickey mouse bowie. The knife was never on the show. Its only a story.
I can make copies. I was going to do this at one time but was really busy with work. well now I am semi retired. Send me your address to mjmaniscalco@hotmail.com and i will make you a copy.
Michael,
A DVD will not due. It is a crime to hoard the goodness that is Tom O’dell! Post that bad boy on youtube. Show the people there is more to Tom than this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWLYxlqc3gQ
10/4
I just stumbled across this site and am SO HAPPY to see that I am not the only one out there recording The Knife Show. I started out watching Ron Popeil in college, and recently (several months ago) discovered Tom O’Dell. My family now watches The Knife Show regularly.
So I read above about someone who works in the studio obtaining autographed photos. I would DIE to get one of those. The post was from awhile back, but is this still a possibility??
just wanted to announce that the knife show reunion is on right now
todd, tom, and shawn are talking about the good ol days
I find something oddly comfortable with the show. Leflar is a little nutty but likable. Todd Boone cracks me up when he tells you the names of the knives. This one is the “howling wolf”, this one is the “Night Ranger”.
It’s funny how todd can’t pronounce “old”. “Told” becomes “toad”, “sold” becomes “sode”, “hold” becomes “hode”, and so on.
Reunion show??!? Please tell me someone DVRed this and is uploading it as a torrent soon…
I too was a fan of the now gone knife and coin show of shop at home tv.
I think I first saw Tom and Shawn back in the late 90’s. Tom was a much larger man than he now is and Shawn is still the same old Shawn.
I never saw any bad accidents but a few bandaid incidents.
Seemed like Tom was always being harassed about his favorite breakfast beverage. Sometimes you would almost think it was a breakfast of wild turkey.
I have the mullenium Daisho set with the furniture grade stand and certificate of authenticity.
Shawn “440stainlesssteelandremoveablebeltbootandpocketclip”.
Here in Minnesota you can now see Tom And Todd boone on broadcast tv channel 41 after midnight on Fri, Sat. and Sun. nights. cutlerycorner.net
Trade in the gal for Sean and get rid of the rining phones in the background and this would be classic three stooges.
In fact I would look at their old reruns and not even need to buy a knife.
Hello this is Rob. Im actually Tom’s stepson and I also work in the studio with them. I set all the knives up for them to show. O and for all the prank callers, yes thee knives are sharp!! I cant remember how many times Ive cut myself now. Its a fun job though. O and the show is on cmt now also. 9:00p.m.-1:00a.m. Toms half of the show usually starts at 11. Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun., are the days. Ill keep in touch. Later.
Wow guys, well what can I say that hasn’t been said. First off I’m 23 years old and I got started watching this genius of a program at a friends house late one night. I remember him saying something like “You gotta see this shit, it’s a knife selling show and it’s LIVE!” Didn’t think much of it at the time but when I sat down I was hooked instantly. You can’t beat live TV people you just can’t, even better you definately cannot beat LIVE Tom O Dell. Anyway that was about 6 years or so ago and I forgot all about the show….until I got cable this week!
Knife Show isn’t about the knifes at all, or at least not for me. It’s about hearing Tom use every crappy cheesy corny sales pitch in the book, and some before the book was written!
If you REALLY want to enjoy the show then my advice is before you sit down on the couch to watch (you won’t be moving for awhile trust me) grab your bong or 6 pack or 40 or whatever drug/stimulant of choice and just GO NUTS! (we don’t judge) I need to make sure I clarify that. If you’re a stoner then just bowl after bowl after bowl OR make a smoking/drinking game out of it. You CAN be sober to watch but It’s just THAT much better when you’re not, lmao. Potheads seriously if you have never seen this show you don’t know what you’re missing….
Some of my favorite moments (that I can remember lol)
- The one that sticks out to me is the first time I heard this: Now Tom is there anything else in this set that’s gonna make people pick up that phone? WELL TODD HOW BOUT A NINJA SWORD!?! I lost it, I mean I f*cking lost it.
- Another one I remember is one of their giant sets of whatever, long story short it was “too good of a deal” so Tom kept telling us at home DON’T WAKE UP JERRY or BOB or whoever the boss was. I just thought that was funny, 5 minutes later they super impose it on the TV in a blue banner!!!
I could go on for awhile, but Tom is a hero man, for the late night stoner community and knife and ninja sword connoisseurs everywhere. It’s really cool to see that so much of us watch this show because like most of you I thought we were the only ones…
It says the show airs at 3:00 tonight (well technically Sunday) on ION whatever the hell that is. I’ve been looking for it on CMT and any other station late at night with “Pd Programming” on. I thought I used to watch it on F/X but I might be wrong. Are there any other stations it comes on during the week or am I doomed to only be able to watch on Sunday early mornings?