Talking Fast With a Record-Setting Speed Talker

If you were a kid in the ‘80s, you might recognize this man, or, at least, you’ll recognize his velocity of speech. John Moschitta Jr.’s motormouth dominated the airwaves with stints as the fast-talking FedEx guy, Mr. Testaverde on “Saved by the Bell” and the infamous Micro Machines Man. With the ability to say up to 11 words per second, Moschitta broke the world record and made a career out of his dizzying cadence. The Guinness-certified speed talker sat down to give us the whole scoop on his life in fast lane. Now, try to keep up.

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[boody_]

All jokes aside, this guy genuinely looks like a really fun person to talk and have a conversation with.

[thechezychez]

im actually surprised how he can just bring up a whole conversation without running out of words to say

[hatred]

The fact that one day he decided to get his name on a book and ended up having his life set is incredible.

[Orpheusftw]

What I found most interesting is that he _practiced_ the skill. I always kind of just figured it was one of those "you've got it, or you don't" deals.

[sdx]

When you're ordering food but your battery is at 1%

[radicalonion]

Can we just appreciate how entertaining he is when he's telling stories

[yourdad]

For anyone reading this, I suggest you slow the video down to 0.25x speed in the settings. In terms of his 11 words a second example, it still doesn’t sound like he’s really saying the words. But on his 7-8 word a second example, you can clearly hear him pronounce every single word. Very impressive.

[christopherlucas]

I would LOVE to talk to this guy, just for a minute. His story is amazing. Plus he was literally part of my childhood.

[Herbivisionarie]

This is the guy who explains the terms and conditions at the end of ads.

[CJ_]

The guy who is making subtitles: Another day's work.

[ingesexton]

I remember watching him when I was a kid in the 80s. I wanted to learn how to talk as fast as him, so bad!

[adalinesimonian]

It's amazing how easily you can follow along with what he's saying!

[aureliabadica]

Wow i just watched his 1987 interview and i feel like a time traveler

[tiberiusG]

Not only to have this talent, but also the intelligence to develop an understanding of how to market it effectively, as well as the social skills to sell yourself so damn well. This guy has it all.

[KSN]

The fact that this video has subtitles makes this 10x better.

[balikaras]

He is the most energetic old man I`ve ver seen

[Mippyy]

Eminem: you arent even fast
John: oh I wasnt rapping I was just talking

[kagemaru]

I first knew him as the voice of Blurr in the original Transformers when I was a kid back in the 80s but back then and to this day he’s always going to be the Micro Machines Man.

[SenetTheSnek]

Perfect role for Blurr. Thank you John for your hard work within the Transformers series