Live Blog and Recap of ABC's American Inventor: Episode 201 (Season 2 Episode 1)

Welcome everyone.

We're so glad to have you with us and we want to thank Seth for doing this.

Michelle 

Hey Michelle and Seth

How are you doing? I am looking forward to seeing whether George is going to be better than Doug.

 What do you think?

Holy Smoke.  The first guy's invention - ummm - sucked!!!!  a Cap that prevents your head from moving.  Are you kidding?  It looks like season two hasn't changed very much from season one.  

And thanks Seth for covering the show tonight.

Hey Michelle and Seth

Did you guys see the commercial with the  guys with the blue dolls?  He was from season one.  What was it called? My therapy buddy?   

Alexis
InventorSpot.com

Are you kidding me? The theraphy buddy..

lol --- I forgot all about him

The  Auto Bib "just doesn't cut it".  Unfortunately, a pathetic, unnecessary paper product--that promotes eating while driving--got passed to the next round.  (I'd call it "Automatic Road Rage Blip".

Oh, No--a Pot Sniffer.....ha ha ha.  George clearly has bathroom issues.  (Hey, George, what's in your stomach walls?)

George Foreman needs to get off the show. He'll say yes to anything. Not the brightest guy in the world.

This show is going to be funnier than "Last Comic Standing".

So far I am liking the show better. It's a lot less pathetic. They actually have more than  handful of contestants.

Looks like nothings changed from the first season.  They 've got all the stupid inventions, the token little kid who cries, the sappy music.  Oh, I realize what's changed, the judges are now sitting on nice comfy chairs instead of behind a desk.  Those producers are brillant making such big changes.

I could come up with 30 new inventions in 30 days.  I will win next season, if the show gets past auto bibs,  and baby wipes and makes a run at season three!   

I disagree. I think the show is better.

At least you don't have cry baby Mary Lou. God, it was awful, sniff sniff sniff every minute of the show. Shhhadddaaap already with your crying I was yelling last season.

 And that new girls not bad looking. Not great looking but not bad looking.

I don't know if the autobib by the contestant has received a patent or not. As a patent holder I can tell you that it's extremely frustrating to watch new patents be received that are SO similar it leaves me wondering how a patent examiner could approve it.

the autobib (patent # 2,265,690) has a Filing date of Jan 17, 1940
and was Issued on: Dec 1941

 Here is another link to a similar invention with the FIELD OF INVENTION reading:

This invention relates to a means for protecting clothing from food and drink spills, particularly a foldable and reusable bib that protects the front torso and lap of the human body and more particularly to such a bib that provides protection to an individual seated in a motor vehicle such as an automobile, a truck, or a recreational vehicle.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5701605.html

I'm not saying this idea couldn't make money. Or for that matter receive a patent. But I will question whether it deserves to move forward. 

Either way, as always, I wish all inventor luck and the will to keep inventing.

Someone invented a wheel?  He seems clueless.....

Hey Seth:

I hope you are not going to keep on being so nice.  You should be catty like the rest of us.

STOP BEING SO NICE!! I WANT MEAN I WANT MEAN

I was with your mother last night and she is really nice.

I am a 20 year old mother of 2, and I love his invention.  I am always running around changing diapers all over, and can never find the wipes.  It is also great for cleaning your hands after lol  !!!!!    I would definitely buy them/

More toilet products....that is, more STUPID toilet products. 

They should call this shop crap all the time

The little girl who wants to punch Peter "really badly" or the distraught man who can't believe his bicycle hubcap wheel didn't win the entire competition?

but damn, he's so cranky tonight. He's even crankier than normal. Thank God, he's pretty so I'll excuse his behavior.

Peter - everything is going to be alright.  if he had a therapy buddy, he wouldn't be so cranky. 

Someone told me that there are so many inventions for the toilet because when you are just sitting there doing your business, you have a lot of time to think. ;)

Why does the Therapy Buddy keep coming back?  So that viewers will eventually need one?

Therapy Buddy moves forward.  The judges last year "made a mistake"????????  Just ONE? (But not that one.)

That voice is sooooo scary.  It creeps me out!!!!  lol

That voice is sooooo scary.  It creeps me out!!!!  lol

undoubtedly needs a Therapy Buddy.

...and he's probably feeling it. Come on. They bring these contestants BACK. That means they thought they should be on for one reason or the other. ONE they are good. The OTHER it sucks but makes good TV.

Let's see if they bring more people on to make a point like they did last year. Let's abuse the inventors and give them hope and then bring them down vs. finding products that might be good, and helping them be better with comments, critisism and insight into what COULD be a great idea.

ugh.

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Mindgammon:

 Did you audition for American Inventor 2?

Finally, an invention that could earn the title American Inventor. 

Best idea so far. The guy who said NO has NO idea what this show is about. I'm glad it got a yes, and I hope, I really hope the judges, and producers get a RealityTV Check.  Figure out what your show is about. Is it about a good idea that good be GREAT if it was given a chance to succeed? Is it about a product that is ready to go right away? Enough with the BS. Decide what the show is going to stand for. Tell your judges.

And you better be consistent. Or we, the blogging audience, are going to call you on it.  Guaranteed.

I loved the fire invention. That was so smart.

Far be it for me to to judge who was bad and who wasn't but that shouldn't stop you from having your opinions. 

Who had the worst idea?

Who was the craziest? 

The best invention was clearly Therapy Buddy. Isn't that why he's on all the time?

The guy who invented the wheel had to be the creepiest.  Although therapy buddy guy came in close.  I would like to put both of those guys in the room for  a stare off.

Who's the dumbest judge?  

Hello every1, Wade here, a Top 30 inventor from Season 1.

Sounds like the show isn't as 'improved' as we had hoped. I'm on the West coast, in California, so I'll probably be just as disappointed as the rest of you in about 2 hours from now...

www.DiscEraser.com  Why shred? Recycle instead!

They only showed three people that went on to the next level? Auto bib, therapy buddy and guardian angel. Seriously? Can that be right? They are going to have to get another set of judges for next season (that's me being optomistic).

What an incredibly smart young man, Anthony, is.  Ask any mother of an infant and/or toddler the worth of his idea and you would get a resounding "hooray"!  I wonder if the three judges who voted no have had to change any diapers....

I think a better question would be:  Which Judge isn't really acting like a Judge?  The answer, clearly, is George Foreman.  He lacks the ability to discern worthy from unworthy "inventions" and is incapable of saying "No"--even when a "no" is the only obvious response. 

If the show hired George in order to give EVERY contentant at least one favorite vote, then George is successful and is fulfilling that role.  However, he is not "judging" and is contributing to the fantasies of some awful "inventors".  To perpetuate their unrealistic expectations is an INJUSTICE. 

I hate spelling/typos, so I must correct the above to state one "favorable [not favorite] vote".

Everybody missed the sponge rubber gloves. I thought it was clever and nobody said anything about it. I think she could have something there. No positve comments  from judges or blogers. hummmm!

Why doesn't anyone do any basic research to see if their idea has already been invented by someone else? It takes five seconds to Google the key words.

I liked the Christmas tree fire extinquisher, but there have already been some devices patented. Are they on the market? As for the rest of the yesses.... pbllltttt!!!

I hope next week is much more interesting.

Someone with ADHD did the intro. It gave me a headache with all that jumping and cutting.

If anybody has followed George as a commentator then you know what he can do and that is tell it like it is when he has too. I'm sure he wion't pull punches in the later rounds of the show. I think we will be impressed down the line.

Thanks for coming back and visiting us at InventorSpot.  For all of you who are reading this but didn't watch Season One, Bobby was one finalist on American Inventor.

Sponge gloves - I like the  idea.  Its something I could imagine seeing in the drug stores.  My problem is that I don't see it as the next American Inventor.  Then again, if you base it solely on what I saw move forward to the next round, I don't understand why this product didn't. 

The show has definitely decreased the number of sob stories.    Last year, I felt like it was one sob story after the other.   That was a huge plus.   But the key word is "decreased" - they still have some of the sob.

Thanks Alexis,From a  mass marketi product I thought it was clever. NOt the winner but enough to move on and it could sell more units then "Buddy."

Auto bib is no different from adult bibs for old people and disabled http://www.nursinghomeapparel.com/shop/lbibs.html

Yet it made it to the next round??

There are four judges instead of the usual three because George Forman's vote doesn't count or matter. 

In regards to the question of who is the "best" judge, the answer is clearly Peter.  (Although he won't win an award any time soon for "Mr. Congeniality".)  Peter is nonemotional and not easily swayed.  He isn't afraid to say exactly what he thinks (but could use a few pointers on how to be tactful) and knows the difference between a product worthy of further consideration and a product that may be interesting or clever but otherwise unworthy and certainly not eligible to win a million dollar prize.