B.J. Novak Proves Cadbury Eggs Are Getting Smaller - "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"
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- (Original airdate: 04/04/07) B.J. Novak proves once and for all that Cadbury Eggs are indeed getting smaller.
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I imagine the Cadburry executives having a mental breakdown while they were being exposed on national TV by a dubious employee of Dunder Miflin
The company told the world they were doing it.
@@CharlieAUS what after they were exposed? The statement they released when this aired was "the eggs aren't getting smaller you're getting bigger".
There's no such thing as bad publicity. I now wants Cadburry eggs but I'll buy twice as much.
@@ruthlessluder With the current world flooded by the cancel culture how can you say "there is no such thing as bad publicity". Plus, everyone can make their own decisions, but I trully doubt that the majority of people would buy more eggs knowing the brand is pricing the same for a product that has been reduced in quantity
I think it was just Hersey doing this, they stayed the same in other countries.
“Judge for yourself, America” is an iconic line
"I bet they weren't expecting this."
Judge for yourself. I love it. Sadly many people don’t. They let others do their thinking for them.
Word on the street is that he's Edward Snowden's inspiration
This is a memeable moment
@@eeeddddddiiieee nobody asked you
Cadbury thought to themselves “no one with access to a large following/viewership is going to have stashes of year-old Cadbury eggs” well weLL WELL
how the turn tables
Now he should do the same with: Oreos, Girl Scout cookies, Red Baron Pizzas, Graham Crackers, Hershey Bars, and about 100 other food products.
@furtim1 and God damn Caramilk bars, they used to be satisfying, now they are like diet size.
The biggest lie we still accept given from the candy industry is Fun Sized. There is nothing fun about less candy.
Cadbury is owned by Hershey in North America
I want to hear Cadbury’s response to this so badly! I always knew they made them smaller.
haha.
Put it in a "DAD" episode. You won't
@@pacrat885 I won’t
Not exactly hard, they all display weight.... so not exactly the best way to keep a tab on product amount by looking at its size/trying to remember the old one to compare. Less grams is less grams.
@@allanspraggon7207 they’re not filled with more cream to equal the change in size.
Conans laugh at the end after he finds out Cadbury has advertising on their network made my day.
Priceless haha. I bet the producer was getting yelled at on the phone by Cadbury at that moment
Serious.
I think its safe to say that conan knew Cadbury advertised on NBC LOL
But like they just got really good advertising right ? Like I wanna go and buy a Cadbury egg right now. No joke
Conan has the joker laugh 😅
Just as hot as jan but in a different way
lol one of the best (of many!) running jokes/tropes of the show.
lolol my God I love that show
😂😂😂🤘🤘🤘
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe...
Michael Scott just entered the chat:
So Cadbury seriously tried gaslighting the rest of the world into believing it was just us "getting bigger." That's actually rather brilliant. I'm a 40-year-old news junkie and don't remember hearing about any of this, so they seemed to have managed to quietly sweep it under the rug, too.
Good point and yes it is a form of Corporate gas lighting. My partner is doing a lesson for class about gas lighting and you gave me the idea to share this example with her!
@@lotuseater7247 The weirdest thing about this, is that nobody cared! No one *would* care if they started making them slightly smaller and announced it, but they thought everyone would, so lied about it, and *still* nobody cared when they were busted. This is definitely an odd little gem of psychology.
@@Random-ot7me Oh, I think I would still care if the price remained the same or even rose. But yeah, honesty goes a long way. I'm from the UK though, and we have been hating on Cadbury since the early 2000's when it got sold off to Kraft and they altered the recipe.
@@Random-ot7me Never underestimate the average uncaring consumer with deep pockets. Oh is it smaller? Buy more. We're never going to run out of money so who cares.
It is not real cadbury anyway hearsay bought the copyright in the US and got the real ones from the uk banned.
The Cadbury thing is always funny, but I was always more impressed by how his mom was able to recognize him by just a tiny sliver of his head. That's love, right there.
Didn't he tell her where he was sitting, too?
@@MkeKen67 Exactly pretty sure he would've just said he was sitting behind Jim Carey, then saw Jim and then saw the head behind him.
You clearly underestimate the power of moms!
Yeah there's no way he said "I was sitting right behind Jim carry" lol
The same thing happened during the famous photo of the rising of the 2nd flag at Iwo jima. There was just a snippet of some body part of one soldier and they had all the names listed of all those in the photo but had like 1 miss identified. But the mom of the soldier was steadfast in knowing it was her son in that photo and was right. I think I remember reading about it in flags of our fathers but yeah mother's know their son.
Conan better stay on Ryan's good side before he puts him on his list of all the people that have wronged him.
@Robert Edwin House Jim halpert
Bobby lee
if he goes to the top again though...
@Robert Edwin House don't forget Washington University Public Health Fund
@Robert Edwin House David Wallace
this guy doesn't need a judge to tell him to keep his community clean
But he did right? Alright
@@alexlinian 🗒️🖊️
Yeah, Ryan snapped at me. But there was this twinkle in his eye that I picked up on, which said, "Dude, we're friends. I'm doing this for appearances. I am the big boss now, and I have to seem like an ogre, but you know me and you trust me and we like each other, and we'll always be friends and I would never take you for granted in a million years. And I miss you, man, and I love you." His words.
Ohhhhhhhhh it’s like Hugo Boss......only reversed. Omg the genius
@@BudFuddlacker I hate you
@@AD-ec3sm Its over Anakin
@@gamerboyss5310 I have the high ground
@@tomerart9544 you underestimate my power!
Cadbury egg getting smaller is called Shrinkflation. Food/drink product gets smaller and don't change the price. This happened a year ago with the regular bags of chips with frito-lay.
Pretty much every candy bar is like this, so they came up with "king size," which is a tad bigger than the original size.
This happened with the larger bags of M&Ms. They had used those bags that lay flat. But for no reason other than shrinkflation, M&Ms began appearing in those stand-up bags with a zip lock, and less actual candy. They tried to hide the shrinkflation by altering the packaging while reducing the amount.
It also happened to american cereals so they invented family size which is just the og size lol. Most people don't understand inflation to begin with however. You'd be surprised how many people think that the government should just give everyone lots of money and that they don't because their rich hoarders. The logic and lack of economic education is the reason so many idiots like to call themselves socialist now
@@jacobjones4766 Yes I noticed this too. Regular cereal boxes have the same height and width on the shelf, but the depth has been severely reduced. I'd guess the boxes are thinner by about 1/3.
Shitflation, on the other hand, is when a product's quality gets shittier, but the price stays the same. Sometimes (often) shitflation and shrinkflation happen at the same time, or in quick succession, and are followed by actual inflation, without any increase in either quantity or quality. That phenomenon is called capitalism
This should be posted annually. People need to see.
The cost of the inflated US Dollar is hitting home.
Yeah Americans need to know when they’re being forced to diet
@@fluggaenkoecchicebolsen Haha. Amazing.
@@fluggaenkoecchicebolsen Well they don't seem to be getting smaller in the U.K. So who knows.
@@fluggaenkoecchicebolsen 🤣
He really just casually blew up the biggest scam in history
This is a form of inflation...nothing special here
@@kissakissa4779 Oh wow how intelligent. You must be the smartest person in the world to know about inflation. Literally nobody else understood. What a delightful person you are.
@@lobsters12111 why are you so mad?
@@kissakissa4779 because you’re just so much smarter and better than everyone else!! Who wouldn’t be mad!!
Why are you getting heated for no reason
i love the fact that he must have gotten real worked up over this one night, and then decided that he was going to use his voice to correct the Cadbury company 😂
B.J. Novak is like a super nice guy walked into a bar, talked politely, friendly, smiling. Then he hit some bad guys with a baseball bat at the end and left the bar with the smile on his face.
manners maketh man
and started a fire
@@anonym58063 yes! Definitely!
The people that dislike this video work for Cadbury
Not really. This guy is not funny at all. The way he started talking about the eggs seem so fake and forced.
@@moisesgomez1767 couldn’t have been more obvious that you envy him😂
@@SUME1234 you got me wow, they should give you a part in that show too, you are so funny hahaha
@@moisesgomez1767 Wasn't trying to be funny. Man, you have a strange sense of humour.
@@moisesgomez1767
Ryan started the fire, AGAIN😂😂😂 🔥
Ry-yen started the fi-yah 🎵 😁
@@Broadwayshowgirl it was always burning since the world's been turning😂🎵
@@sandeshprabhu 😁😁😁
🤣🤣🤣
"Fire-d Guy"
As soon as Dave Thomas died, the size of Wendy's burgers got smaller and the price went up. Thanks Wendy, awesome daughter you are.
I thought so!!
Yep, I grew up in the 90s and thought I remembered Wendy's being a lot better than they are now.
@@DeathBringer769 You should've seen them around '84. The patties were half an inch thick and spilling out on all sides.
@@n0tk0sher I was born in '88 so my memory starts around '91, lol.
@@DeathBringer769 They were big then too. I was born in '72, and they were gigantic burgers when I was a small 12 year old. Of course, I was a lot smaller, so there ya go.
I don’t think Conan was expecting BJ to be this quick and this sharp. Man he had so many great lines that just flew on by with no acknowledgement
That was recorded in 2007. I wonder what size this year's Cadbury eggs are going to be and how strong microscope are they going to require to be seen.
With the hyperinflation going on, they'll be practically invisible.
I had a couple a few weeks ago and I think their size is kind of perfect. They're super rich 😂 I feel like they're a bit larger than the small on in the video, but I really don't know. What I do know is if you Google past Girl Scout cookie boxes, and look at the net weight (oz.) printed on the box, they've also shrunk down. Less cookies by weight than in years before (I think I checked this year and they were the same as last year though).
@@CarbageMan - We do not have anything close to hyperinflation in the U.S. You must be thinking of Venezuela or something.
@@MkeKen67 Think again. US practically *_IS_* Venezuela now.
@@CarbageMan - You are so full of crap. "US practically IS Venezuela now." What an idiotic statement. You sound like you really don't know much about the economy of either country to come up with a comment like that.
His laugh after he found out they sponsored them lmao
Conan’s maniacal laughter after asking if Cadbury paid for advertising is the best part. 😌
Novak is so quick on his feet and cool under pressure. Very natural comedic talent.
@McFlyHigh he's a writer, dude. He's not "in" things.
How he made such a boring fact into an intriguing story is art. No wonder both those two guys are Harvard alumnus and spent their time at lampoon
Just your daily reminder that " RYAN STARTED THE FIRE "
Fire guy!!!
Never eaten a Cadbury egg before but even I feel like they’ve wronged me.
This has got to be one of many of my favorite interviews. Really love the crowd reaction when he blew the Cadbury conspiracy wide open!
Am i tripping or does this really have the energy of a 'the office' episode with ryan staring into the camera once in a while
It's like Ryan's wardrobe is simultaneously at three different parties.
If that's not 2007 fashion, I don't know what is
I remember watching this episode from that night and when he held up both Cadbury Eggs I remember going like "WOAH" like it was the Watergate scandal 😂
All I’m saying is, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen BJ and Seth Meyers in the same room
Due to downsizing of the eggs, Cadbury’s are now making a documentary on their normal office life
BJ Novak just immediately became more attractive with this whole investigation.
Good; he could use the improvement.
The way Conan laughs when he finds out Cadbury buys ad space on his show 😂
This guy keeps Conan on his toes and I like that
jordon could have done a better job explaining than ryan, he actually started a fire
This is one of my favorite talk show appearances of all time. I was literally telling someone about it yesterday.
Thank you for putting the original airfare in the description unlike most money gready channels!! So much respect so such a simple courtesy
The way Conan laughs when he finds out Cadbury advertises on their channel😂
Honestly an iconic late night moment.
His way of describing a product reminds me of Jordan Schlansky
i remember them when they were actually a really large candy, theyve gotten much smaller than when i was a kid. i remember them being much closer to the size of an actual egg
As a dude with ADHD, the sheer obession about a minor thing, and using deductive skills and reasoning to solve your question and prove your hypothesis and claims is very pleasing
Wow I can totally relate to this haha
It is so we all think we're still growing. Thank you Cadbury Eggs
@@Ttdogi even McCrap burgers are smaller....everything is smaller but prices they go up da fugggg
@@Ttdogi *prop-egg-anda
I'm growing wider after all the Cadbury eggs
@@infringinator Remember this is only in America. In most countries, you can't get away with that kind of scam. But also you guys get everything cheaper too because your obesity rates are that much higher. Like, you guys have a McDonald's 1$ menu whereas most countries those same items are the equivalent of 2$.
This is from 14 years ago...how much smaller are they now? 🤔
Fr he was doing God's work and I didn't even know
They’ve gotten so small you can’t even see them anymore.
I heard the eggs are now called m&m's
@@ricardohnn lol!
They implode as you unwrap them
I like how everyone's commenting as if this is a new and recent interview LMAO
Like the office is still airing. Lmao
It pops up in our recommended! 😅
@@snoozyq9576 it's because they just uploaded this segment. But this clip is like a decade old at least
I remember watching this live and dying. To my joy I randomly thought of it and you had uploaded it only 3 weeks ago!
A thousand mahalos
When the temp who was arrested for fraud calls out Cadbury
"Gum's gotten mintier lately, have you noticed?"
That's niche
conans maniacal laugh is because what that random guest random segment brought the station so much extra ad revenue which means an added bonus to conan lmao
I remember this being the first conan segment I probably ever saw, it blew my mind as a kid! What a rush of memories
"and Conan just made the list"📝
We need BJ Novak to revisit this now to see how much smaller the Cadbury Eggs have gotten since 2007.
I have NEVER seen a guest run a show like this, that was incredible!
I remember watching this when it aired. So glad it was posted!!
They do this with a lot of products. A cookie I've always liked, Nilla Wafers, are markedly smaller than they were when I was a kid. I even checked with my parents to double check it wasn't just me misremembering the size since you're smaller with smaller hands as a kid. Nope, they are definitely smaller now, lol. They also changed Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookies to be smaller and thinner now, so I get Keebler instead to get more like the old chocolate chip cookies I liked and remembered.
Quality consumer journalism.
They're both so charismatic. It's awesome
That laugh at 6:35 had so many meanings to Conan 😂😂😂
Legend has it he went to Cadbury himself, told him he's not in the egg business....he's in the Real estate business.
now that is investigative journalism there
I always find myself watching this video when easter is near. I never get tired of it.
Thank god there’s a video on this.. thought I was losing my mind
RYAN STARTED THE FIRE!!!!
......BWAHAHAHAH!! OMG HE DID AHAHA...
Fired guy!!
its been burning since the worlds been turning!
@@Sniperbear13 World? You mean the sun cause he is on fiyah!
Fire(d) guy, hooo check it out
“They didn’t get smaller, you got bigger” is pretty much Cadbury admitting that they did reduce the size and making a joke about it.
Captain obvious thanks for the explanation
Conan laughing at the end is peak cartoon character.
I stocked shelves for 10 years and can tell you I saw package sizes like granola bars being reduced by one bar and other products going down in ounces while prices went up.
I never realized til I saw this thumbnail how much he looks like Seth Meyers!
Well you my friend will be the bell of the ball
😂😂
This is a legendary interview
6:43 Notice how the camera pushes in a tad bit more, just to get the eggs out of frame
I think they did that because Conan tries to push the eggs out of frame a little earlier and the camera guy catch on to either the bit or the attempt to keep Cadbury as a sponsor.
finally some news we all want to see
Conan could be the next Joker with that laugh at the end lol
The riddler
I was 10 years old and went to the local supermarket to pick up some candy bars. I picked up some Snickers, and there was a mix in the bin. Some that looked regular, and some with "Now with 20% more peanuts!" written on them.
I got home and looked at them closer, and the 20% more penut bar was significantly smaller than the regular bar.
I can't believe Ryan is really Ryan in real life 😢
Ryan started a fire yet again, albeit a corporate fire this time.
The Cadbury website may have a point, though. People who eat lots of Cadbury eggs do get bigger.
man we need to see him on more shows and movies
now two decades later and every company has followed suit. I really wish soda cans were as big as they used to be.
You know something utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece
"Cadbury making their eggs smaller? Well that I can not abide, can you abide that Udivich?" - "Not one damn bit sir"
This guy has an algorithm to determine who will win football games
It's March madness games
the rhythm in this conversation is so intense
This shows the true talents of Conan. His ability to make anything funny.
I remember when this happened and I had stash of a few dozen of the bigger ones in the freezer cuz they were like half off and I was like okay. The bigger ones topped out on eBay at $2,100 so I sold them all and semi-retired. So that's how I turned smaller eggs into lemonade, thanks Cadbury.
I really want to believe this is a true story.
I saw this guy at a train station I worked at once and he gave me the angriest look for recognizing him. Like wtf dude you're a celebrity from one of the best shows of all time.
I think he is really umcomfortable in general.he looks awkward in this interview aswell
@@strawberrymilkshake2641 it was straight anger and disgust no lie
@@allworries i quess he was playing himself in thr office lol
@@strawberrymilkshake2641 it was weird a lot of celebrities go through that station and it was weird to see him just react like that
The Cadbury Egg "scandal" is one of my favorite moments from Conan.
This is great man.
what's really wild is that this aired 14 years ago, meaning the larger egg is from 16 years ago. at this point kids are going to need tweezers and a magnifying glass to eat their candy.
@RealityCheckNow 2020 I lived in England for 3 years when I was a kid. I loved Cadbury creme eggs. I always thought that it was just because I was a kid because the ones in the US are just sugary crap and the chocolate sucks. Now I know why, I looked it up and Hershey uses a different recipe with shitty chocolate.
It's the same situ with creme eggs in the UK. I'm still sore over this and it's been like 14 years 😂. They changed the formula of the creme as well sometime since, and in the years since then I've had maybe 4 eggs in total out of protest. They just aren't the same... 😅😂
here in the US, the cream is also different! its like stiff now, not creamy.
@@noodlegirl55 ikr! Not lickably smooth as it used to be. You could properly stick your tongue in, lick around the inside and it would drip down your chin... now it's so disappointing you can't even make a sexual innuendo about eating one! 😳🤣
The chocolate quality from Cadbury has gone down in general which is such a shame 😭🍫
I remember how they used to be... Easter baskets as a child... Shame on Cadbury for ruining an iconic product!
I haven’t had one in years because they just keep getting more expensive. I’m only in my 30s and I remember when they were 25 cents each and now they are at least a dollar each. Plus, they are way too rich for me now. 🤢
They also stopped using Dairy Milk for Creme Eggs a few years back, it is just a generic milk chocolate now and that was the best bit, once you scooped out the creme, eating the big chunk of DM at the end. Really changed my enjoyment of them even before the shrinkage!
Youngest VP in Dunder Mifflin history and now he's on the Late Night show?? Ryan has done well
Plot twist: When you realize David Wallace is the true President of Cadbury🤔
We deliberated and we have judged Cadbury: Not as good as before.
This makes me love him even more.
"They got smaller for a reason."
"Yeah, we're being punish."
Holding them up like in comparison like "HEFTY, HEFTY, HEFTY .... wimpy, wimpy, wimpy" hahahahahaha
Honestly the I think the smaller egg might be a better design, it makes the ratio of cream to chocolate more balanced I think.
The moment you realize the world's chocolate supply is dwindling 😢
i love how he brought those intending to talk about cadbury creme eggs, or just in case they came up