Old Singing Tree Fixes Void In Man's Life

Introduction

The speaker introduces Douglas, an animatronic Christmas tree that was a big part of their childhood. They explain how they lost the original Douglas and their recent search to find a replacement.

• The speaker receives applause.

• Douglas was a series of animatronic Christmas trees developed by Gemmy in the early 90s. The speaker had one as a child and it was a big part of their Christmas experience.

• The original Douglas stopped working properly and the speaker hadn't thought about it for 20 years until recently when they decided to search for a replacement.

Childhood Memories

The speaker reminisces about their childhood memories with Douglas and shares some imaginative stories they created around him.

• When the original Douglas stopped working, the audio came out distorted and deep, which terrified younger them.

• As a child, the speaker had an active imagination and imagined that Douglas lived at the North Pole and Santa brought him on his sleigh every Christmas to stay with them for a couple of weeks before going back.

• The speaker's parents even had a canonical backstory for how Douglas came to be, which added to their imaginative stories.

Finding Another Douglas

The speaker talks about their recent search for another Douglas after not thinking about it for 20 years.

• Recently, leading up to this Christmas, the speaker wanted another Douglas after seeing footage of their old one. They spent most of their time trying to track down the right one since there were many variations created over the years.

• After many weeks and months of looking, the speaker finally found a replacement that ticked all the boxes. The only differences were a different trunk and eye color.

• The speaker received a video from the seller to confirm that the voice was deep like their original Douglas.

Unboxing

The speaker unboxes their new Douglas and shares some interesting details about its history.

• The speaker shows off their new Douglas and reveals that it came in another box inside the shipping box.

• They read the original posting address on the box, which is dated 1996, and show how it has been shipped around the world.

Unboxing and Assembling Douglas the Talking Fir Tree

In this section, the speaker unboxes and assembles a talking fir tree named Douglas.

Unboxing

• The speaker unboxes the talking fir tree.

• The speaker finds instructions in the box.

• The speaker removes the tree's clothes.

Assembling

• The speaker shows the adapter that comes with the tree.

• The speaker puts on a hat on Douglas' head.

• The speaker turns on Douglas at the switch.

• When turned on, Douglas' eyes and mouth should jump a little as electricity shoots through them.

Technical Difficulties with Douglas

In this section, technical difficulties arise when trying to turn on Douglas.

Voltage Issues

• The transformer used had too many volts for Douglas.

• An electrician explains what happened.

Troubleshooting

• The plug that came with him is useless now because it was not compatible with American voltage.

• After troubleshooting, they finally get him to work again.

Singing Christmas Carols with Douglas

In this section, the speakers sing Christmas carols with Douglas.

Singing

-The speakers sing "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" and "Jingle Bells" with Douglas.

Conclusion

The video ends by thanking Douglas for his performance.