The Man Behind Your Favorite Fortune Telling Machine

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
  • Remember Zoltar-the fortune-telling machine from the movie “Big”? Well there are hundreds of Zoltar machines across the country, but only one shop that makes them. Olaf Stanton and his team at Characters Unlimited build every Zoltar by hand out of their studio in Boulder City, Nevada. Here's how the magic comes together.
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Komentáře • 504

  • @jeantoes2737
    @jeantoes2737 Před 7 lety +360

    "Talk less, smile more, don't let them know what your against or what your for..."

  • @PhuongTran-ik8my
    @PhuongTran-ik8my Před 7 lety +478

    I remember when I was a little kid Zoltar scare the shit out of me!

  • @UnfamiliarEyes
    @UnfamiliarEyes Před 6 lety +355

    Can we stop and appreciate that doggo at 1:37

    • @cutie_hailie3886
      @cutie_hailie3886 Před 4 lety +13

      Omg its so cute

    • @MDGuima
      @MDGuima Před 4 lety +5

      No

    • @ezyy5812
      @ezyy5812 Před 4 lety +10

      @Salty can you stop saying your opinion?

    • @ezyy5812
      @ezyy5812 Před 4 lety +8

      @Salty we didnt ask for your opinion

    • @ezyy5812
      @ezyy5812 Před 4 lety +6

      @Salty also stop beinga nerd and just accept it

  • @xetholdus
    @xetholdus Před 8 lety +537

    It's such a ingenuity to have your teeth mold cast onto every Zoltar, that way you can trademark it!

    • @Burps___
      @Burps___ Před 8 lety +30

      Yea, that'll prevent the inevitable rush by denture manufacturers to steal the often-requested "Zoltar choppers" by all the most fashionably-minded nursing home kings & queens.

    • @topazdude5559
      @topazdude5559 Před 5 lety +1

      Cool One I replied your replie

    • @GellertTV
      @GellertTV Před 4 lety +1

      @@topazdude5559 I replied to your reply to a reply

    • @Person-ed2ys
      @Person-ed2ys Před 4 lety +2

      @@GellertTV i replied to your reply to a reply to a reply

  • @alanmorris7669
    @alanmorris7669 Před 4 lety +78

    I miss these fortuneteller machines. When I was a kid, I used to see them everywhere- in shopping centers, department stores, county fairs and drug stores. My favorite was the Gypsy Woman fortuneteller machine. It costed 15¢ which was a lot of money in the 1970s because a Charms Blow-Pop was 10¢.

    • @bushiegamer7968
      @bushiegamer7968 Před 2 lety +2

      go to las vegas, there almost everywhere

    • @alanmorris7669
      @alanmorris7669 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bushiegamer7968
      Okay, thanks.

    • @thornmallow1
      @thornmallow1 Před rokem +2

      Chicago and Wildwood New Jersey still have a few left. I remember the two for a Penny candies and if you had a dollar you were able to walk out of the Five and Dime store with a full bag. Oh and gas was a quarter a gallon!

    • @PICFRS
      @PICFRS Před 4 dny +1

      Implaccable.
      Good comment.

  • @bertharubio5893
    @bertharubio5893 Před 7 lety +495

    That god dang puppy that follows him around is so cute

    • @bavikakasireddy4936
      @bavikakasireddy4936 Před 5 lety +5

      I was looking for this comment

    • @krishellenberg5715
      @krishellenberg5715 Před 4 lety +9

      It’s like a video game pet it’s adorable

    • @Emiliapocalypse
      @Emiliapocalypse Před 4 lety +8

      ::in tiny high pitched voice:: “Hello my name is Seltzer the dog, I am the real inventor of Zoltar, welcome to my factory. I hired human workers because my teeny tiny paws can’t hold the hot glue guns. Follow me, I’ll show you around!” ::scampers away::

    • @Captain_Kandle
      @Captain_Kandle Před 2 lety +1

      ADORABLE

    • @PICFRS
      @PICFRS Před 4 dny

      Gall-blang!

  • @robertdubs9466
    @robertdubs9466 Před 5 lety +202

    Once, instead of putting money into one of those machines, I kicked it. The machine then spit out a card. The card said "Ouch!"

  • @countessdelancret2447
    @countessdelancret2447 Před 10 měsíci +9

    I just visited my first Zoltar. I always wanted to try one out for fun and it was. I love anything that keeps my inner child alive and well. Thank you to the makers ❤

  • @starhill6792
    @starhill6792 Před 8 lety +210

    I've seen two Zoltar's in one area. Still scary.

  • @hassmedia
    @hassmedia Před 8 lety +170

    My favorite Zoltar is over at the Santa Monica Pier.

  • @fynnthefox9078
    @fynnthefox9078 Před 2 lety +20

    I make it a personal tradition that every time I spot a Zoltar, I always stop by to see my fortune.

    • @JamesHunterRoss
      @JamesHunterRoss Před rokem +1

      I do too! My kids think I'm nuts, but they always enjoy it.

  • @bread7865
    @bread7865 Před 4 lety +33

    "The Man Behind Your Favorite Fortune Telling Machine"
    oh what there was a man living behind my favourite fortune telling machine?

  • @boiledcherry1453
    @boiledcherry1453 Před 6 lety +29

    1:36 That puppy omg

    • @sledgehammer_floatzel
      @sledgehammer_floatzel Před 5 lety

      Umm... Thats a chicken nugget.

    • @themissingdove
      @themissingdove Před 4 lety

      @@sledgehammer_floatzel or her name IS chicken nugget/(:

    • @penitures
      @penitures Před 4 lety +1

      @@themissingdove there's this thing called a joke.. Its new you might not have heard of it..

  • @iamevan
    @iamevan Před 8 lety +58

    Considering I used one of those machines for the first time last week, I found this interesting.

  • @louiejenica7005
    @louiejenica7005 Před 7 lety +655

    Looks like Akinator

  • @lc7592
    @lc7592 Před 7 lety +46

    Aww look at that puppy! 😂❤🤤

  • @hippiecreations3977
    @hippiecreations3977 Před 5 lety +34

    I actually got a " YOUR WISH IS GRANTED" card as a young adult... it was granted

  • @ArcticBanshee
    @ArcticBanshee Před 8 lety +22

    Zoltar looks like his maker. That's awesome and creepy at the same time.

    • @Burps___
      @Burps___ Před 8 lety +1

      I can clearly see the creepy, not the awesome.

  • @dusk606
    @dusk606 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Theres still an old Zoltar downtown where I live lol I've always loved the machine since I was a kid

  • @uno-theofficialcardgamebyMatel

    My father has wanted a zoltar machine since he first watched that movie and ive got around $2k saved up so far, ive been going for years trying to save up the money to get him one and I won't stop until I do, one day I hope I can surprise him with a real machine

    • @perezdavidangel
      @perezdavidangel Před 2 lety +2

      You can buy a mini zoltar machine

    • @uno-theofficialcardgamebyMatel
      @uno-theofficialcardgamebyMatel Před 2 lety +9

      @@perezdavidangel I looked into them a long time ago but just didn't fit right with me, but all good cause I got him an authentic one about 4 months ago and he still gives me a fortune every single day

    • @fokusnikfm
      @fokusnikfm Před 10 měsíci

      beautiful@@uno-theofficialcardgamebyMatel

  • @Sun-vm5fz
    @Sun-vm5fz Před 6 lety +103

    Did anyone even notice the cute puppy though?

  • @Conundroy
    @Conundroy Před 7 lety +22

    Zoltar: Colgate certified!

  • @prosamuraigaming1972
    @prosamuraigaming1972 Před 3 lety +4

    all i need now is a 1 hour loop of the man and the dog walking around and i am complete

  • @petersasian6020
    @petersasian6020 Před 7 lety +228

    Doesn't it remind you of Wizards of a Waverly place?

  • @david9782
    @david9782 Před 8 lety +23

    1:11 Lucky Zoltar head...

  • @RoadsidePicnic
    @RoadsidePicnic Před 5 lety +12

    Zoltar: Something came in the mail today. DEEZ NUTS
    You: 🗿

  • @DonJuanMarco1994
    @DonJuanMarco1994 Před 3 lety +3

    We also have that Zoltar here in the Philippines. I love the fortune, the wisdom is very good.

  • @Pluelul
    @Pluelul Před 4 lety +2

    I saw one in oregon as a kid and it spooked the shit out of me as a kid. not so spooky now, but as a kid i think it was one of the uncanny human like things i ever saw

  • @HarryYT22
    @HarryYT22 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I love Zoltar.
    I live in the UK and he's literally almost in every amusements in any seaside town.
    My dad sometimes says to me what would you like to get if we ever win the lottery and I said I'd have my own Zoltar machine.

  • @bobalinx8762
    @bobalinx8762 Před 6 lety +18

    Fun fact: my dad does the voice of Zoltar!

    • @Emiliapocalypse
      @Emiliapocalypse Před 4 lety +1

      Cool! Does he really talk like that, or is he doing an accent?

    • @wesammoh3682
      @wesammoh3682 Před 4 lety +4

      Sure..

    • @bobalinx8762
      @bobalinx8762 Před 6 měsíci

      @@EmiliapocalypseThat’s just an accent, he does all sorts of accents for various animatronic voices.

  • @courtenayt.429
    @courtenayt.429 Před 5 lety +7

    They have one at my local mall in a store, damn thing creeps me out and the employees always quote it, it’s quite funny

  • @Ivy32188
    @Ivy32188 Před 2 lety +4

    Man I always put my dollar into one of these machines whenever I spot one. The advice be spot on or I’m just crazy lol

  • @IvanTravels
    @IvanTravels Před 8 lety +87

    So your fortune isn't real? 😭

    • @Empresslockness
      @Empresslockness Před 5 lety +14

      It's as real as a message from a fortune cookie.

    • @somewherefaraway3093
      @somewherefaraway3093 Před 4 lety +2

      And who said that you should believe into those things, you don't need luck as long as you believe in yourself, you can do it because I believe in you...in doing good of course

    • @DuelStudio
      @DuelStudio Před 4 lety

      It is creepy

  • @Bill23799
    @Bill23799 Před 4 lety +3

    Never ask Zoltar if there is anything you can do for him or ask Zoltar to shake your hand.

  • @nitrile2000
    @nitrile2000 Před rokem

    The voice on those machines is PERFECT!!!! Great job - my kids always put in a buck to hear from him.

  • @multareon6669
    @multareon6669 Před 4 lety +1

    That cute little dog is sooooooooooooo cute!

  • @tothemoonbase
    @tothemoonbase Před 4 lety +2

    That puppy following him reminded me of moana lol

  • @XwX1001
    @XwX1001 Před 4 lety +2

    I swear to God, Monterey Bay has at least ONE of those fortune teller machines in front of every notable store. Not that I'm complaining though. I got a nostalgia for these things.

    • @TheSizzleDash
      @TheSizzleDash Před rokem

      That shooting was probably caused by Zoltar telling the guy bruh

  • @Brand0n3500Official
    @Brand0n3500Official Před 4 lety +4

    0:29 Mexican Steve Harvey

  • @lisaknox4113
    @lisaknox4113 Před 2 lety +1

    That's amazing! I always wondered who did the voice of zoltar,pappy and the pirate!.
    I've seen zoltar and the pirate at Halloween store in Fairborn!

  • @ninibadini2391
    @ninibadini2391 Před 4 lety +5

    Imagine if the guy who made Zoltar looked exactly like him..

  • @YVES_LVR
    @YVES_LVR Před 3 lety +1

    i love the cute doggo following him♥️🥺

  • @dinorarobles9365
    @dinorarobles9365 Před 6 lety +1

    I havent seen one of those in 11 years. Last time I saw those I was in Fl somewhere. Scared the living heck out of me.

  • @meowmeow1244
    @meowmeow1244 Před 2 lety +1

    Wish there were more of them on the east coast. I usually only see them in CA

  • @cocotower
    @cocotower Před 9 měsíci

    The third Zoltar in the trio shown in this video is on the Harmony Of The Seas (Royal Caribbean) and I think also on the Allure Of The Seas, on the Boardwalk area of the ship.

  • @larryblack5963
    @larryblack5963 Před 3 lety +1

    I’ve been to a Zoltar. They’re really just a fortune telling machine. Kinda fun though.

  • @clairepetersen9816
    @clairepetersen9816 Před 4 lety

    I love how the little dog follows him around lol

  • @sallyfitzgerald3912
    @sallyfitzgerald3912 Před 3 lety +3

    This is so cool, if i had the money and the space i would love one! 😀

  • @1ivannthegreat
    @1ivannthegreat Před 4 lety

    “ Wish me some legs so I can roam freely “ ( Walks freely afterwards) “ Taxi!!”

  • @chadbahr4142
    @chadbahr4142 Před 6 lety +2

    I know the guy who does Zoltar’s voice! Josh Harrison!

  • @thewanderer6981
    @thewanderer6981 Před 4 lety +4

    The machine on Harmony of the Seas is broken and it ran out tickets

  • @mikaplaysgacha5926
    @mikaplaysgacha5926 Před 6 lety +2

    I remember him from the we bare bears😂

  • @TE81977
    @TE81977 Před 4 lety

    Characters unlimited is at IAAPA this year! I met Zoltar!

  • @penny1249
    @penny1249 Před 5 lety

    1:40 although Zoltar is one of our stars but the dog is the actual star of this

  • @shaneberstler3729
    @shaneberstler3729 Před rokem

    I remember seeing one in the mall in the food court back by the bathrooms in the early 90s and that one I could swear was one you don't see anywhere not even when you Google them. Only the newer ones come up. Always loved these things but over 8k is alot to be asking.

  • @amasensuale
    @amasensuale Před 2 lety

    first time i saw zoltar was in las vegas ! omg i love it

  • @Blazeze
    @Blazeze Před 3 lety +1

    When I went to England the Zoltar machine was broken lol

  • @inklys
    @inklys Před 2 lety +1

    BRO I LOVE ZOLTAR

  • @OzzieIicious
    @OzzieIicious Před 6 lety +1

    I’ve seen Zoltar in REaL LIFE but it’s kinda old it has dust in da box and it’s in New Jersey arcade boardwalk

  • @arelymendez88
    @arelymendez88 Před 3 lety +1

    I love these so much they are really neat🥰

  • @classiclaughproductions9547

    You guys please keep up u will reach a million KINA dissapointed why u guys don't have a million? But that ok just continue

  • @ellieeckhardt7620
    @ellieeckhardt7620 Před měsícem

    I found one in PA , fond memories

  • @LoganGarrettHorton
    @LoganGarrettHorton Před 28 dny

    I really want to put a Zoltar machine in my future game room.

  • @baosisavathvongsay6390
    @baosisavathvongsay6390 Před 4 lety +1

    Things like Zoltar, scare me for some reason so whenever i see one, I would press a button that would make them talk(not payed for) and then run away to my parents.

  • @hfled
    @hfled Před 5 lety

    1:43 isn’t that the guy from the Red Green show?! 😆

  • @zyncity
    @zyncity Před 6 lety +1

    I'm more interested in the dog following him lmao

  • @beepboop2772
    @beepboop2772 Před 3 lety

    **reads title**
    *THEE MAN BEHIND THE SLAUGHT-*

  • @fungirlgamer9503
    @fungirlgamer9503 Před rokem +1

    I think it be cool if they made an exact working model of the one from Big! That be really cool! :)

  • @nevnev491
    @nevnev491 Před 4 lety

    1:38 please let me come with you master

  • @briellamyanhh
    @briellamyanhh Před 4 lety

    I like when the dog follows him and it looks like akinator

  • @THEGAMERBLOCK.
    @THEGAMERBLOCK. Před 16 dny

    I just watched this movie yesterday and i saw the zoltar on day5 on ryan trahan video penny and it spooked me

  • @JaesadaSrisuk
    @JaesadaSrisuk Před 7 lety +1

    So cool. I wonder how much one is. I think I remember seeing on in a Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog for like fifty grand. What a neat automaton!

  • @lisalovelylpa
    @lisalovelylpa Před 6 lety

    Love Zoltar !!
    Winks
    Lisa

  • @markalvarado7884
    @markalvarado7884 Před 5 lety +1

    Scp 517 “Grandma knows...”

  • @gamehedgehog9434
    @gamehedgehog9434 Před 6 lety +1

    Lol at 1.36 that dog is just following him :D it’s cute

  • @monkeyguy80
    @monkeyguy80 Před rokem

    That BIG movie Zoltar is a lone dark corner mystery wish machine. Once in a lifetime bang bang to activate without plug in. And that's is Luck granted to u. 🤔🙂

  • @darleenstrathy484
    @darleenstrathy484 Před 4 lety

    Really cool.......Pappy probably sounds very funny too.......

  • @yuetani
    @yuetani Před 4 lety

    I just saw zoltar one day... On February 7th... ON THE SAME DAY I WATCHED THIS

  • @austineafford
    @austineafford Před rokem +1

    I like to have that and remake it.

  • @dumdumbum
    @dumdumbum Před 3 lety +1

    anyone gonna talk about the dog following the owner

  • @larrydecoursey8056
    @larrydecoursey8056 Před 2 lety

    Look up Robert Nash as Zoltar, he’s amazing 🤩

  • @rickbar123
    @rickbar123 Před rokem

    There are 2 in Wildwood NJ. One gave me a few tickets and the other one was jammed up. Both of them need some work.

  • @user-fx2hg7jl5h
    @user-fx2hg7jl5h Před 6 lety

    Zoltar even appeared in regular show ahahaha 🤣😅

  • @michaelricha7959
    @michaelricha7959 Před 4 lety +2

    We bare bears has zoltar machine too and just make your wish and then press the button

  • @RegstarRogstar
    @RegstarRogstar Před 6 lety

    THE DOG IS SO SMALL, FOLLOWING THE BIG GUY AROUND

  • @keysersoze5024
    @keysersoze5024 Před 4 lety +1

    Here I thought this was demonic game that spawned from the 9 circles of hell & into our arcades when no one was looking.

  • @Geck_Gxng
    @Geck_Gxng Před 2 lety

    Truly great video

  • @crimsondynamo615
    @crimsondynamo615 Před 4 lety

    I went to the Willie Nelson museum in Nashville once and they had a fortune teller machine just like that but made to look like Willie

  • @singingtoysandmore9882

    It was funny one time I saw a Zoltan and it did not stop saying the fucher and it ceeped on making fortunes come out proberly becuse a coin was stuck in it lol 🤣

  • @HazbinWho
    @HazbinWho Před 4 měsíci

    I actually saw a zoltar machine at Great Yarmouth today unfortunately we didn’t use it.

  • @multigrainbread2028
    @multigrainbread2028 Před 5 lety

    I thought things behind fortune tellers where just people opening fortune cookies. Jk

  • @loganreynolds2898
    @loganreynolds2898 Před 6 lety

    0:49 our zoltar is friendlyer

  • @JataviousX
    @JataviousX Před 3 měsíci

    I've only ever seen one in Santa Monica on the pier

  • @liawatson5789
    @liawatson5789 Před 7 lety +44

    1:11 nice legs

  • @Leilotus7
    @Leilotus7 Před 3 lety

    Wow. I never even heard of him.

  • @artist-go7sx
    @artist-go7sx Před 4 lety

    This is the first time I ever heard of Zoltar

  • @DJNX4995
    @DJNX4995 Před 7 lety +1

    My fav machine of these is at knotts berry farm

  • @urmomma4417
    @urmomma4417 Před 3 lety

    Ah the dude that still scare me till this day

  • @KillJoy_Since2017
    @KillJoy_Since2017 Před 3 lety

    That’d be so cool to pappy and the pirate at my mall

  • @cpt.walker6273
    @cpt.walker6273 Před 10 měsíci

    I found one in Williams Arizona on main street on Route 66.