Indeed, the must-have Christmas item of 1993, Tiger Electronics' Talkboy was desperately wanted by anyone who had seen Home Alone 2. In the film, Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as young Kevin McCallister, this time forgotten and abandoned in New York City and once again outwitting the bumbling burglars played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. In a genius-caliber marketing scheme present throughout the movie, Kevin uses the Talkboy's ability to slow down or speed up playback in order to fool adults and rack up a gigantic room service bill while making Tim Curry look like a fool. It was awesome, and anyone who is in their mid to late 30s will probably recall the device in question lovingly. Langford's Talkboy, as it turned out, contained a surprise in the form of a tape inside the machine.