i'm talking about john ratzenberger, in every single pixar film. you're the best.re concerned about this. big beef is what? >> it's x amount of years going around the country like paul revere. neil: you have been relentless. >> just put shop classes back in the schools. this is the first generation raised in the history of mankind that is illiterate in the use of tools. so, where is the next generation of factory workers coming from? manufacturers? someone's got to build the ships, the planes, the gasoline pumps, not only the cars, repair the roads, build the bulldozers. neil: why do we give up on that? a cost savings thing? >> by fault. i was at woodstock. neil: that explains it. >> and helped promote the nonoffensive, high self-esteem is more important than actually having a skill. neil: [ laughter ] >> saved a lot of school districts a lot of money, but the mechanics, the engineers, the plumbers, it results in a lot higher prices for those guys to get them. getting a plumber is like waiting for the pope. >> the average age is 86 years old. they're not around any

neil: john ratzenberger. he practices what he preaches.se images in our live coverage on ferguson. here's the thing though, the rest of the world, are you feeling proud? neil: all right. in tonight's biz blitz back to the horrificinals out of ferguson. the entire world watching the fallout. what kind of impression does that make about america? >> america is a very big and very diverse population, but i hope people seeing the images out of ferguson whether they're here in the united states recognize that for every looter, there's 100 people in the community that want to live peacefully. there are millions of americans who want to seek justice, love mercy, and live peacefully. neil: that might be statistically true. >> but we're supposed to be the police officers of the world and we can't police our own people. and we go out there and we talk about how inhuman they are in china and russia and yet we are treating our people inhumanly right now. >> the rest of the world is looking at how we respond to this situation. it's not the fact it happe

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i'm talking about entrepreneur and manufacturing jobs advocate john ratzenberger, the guy who has been pixar film. you're concerned about this. your big beef is what? >> it's x amount of years i've been going around the country like paul revere. >> you've been relentless. >> just put shop classes back in the schools. this is the first generation that's been raised in the history of mankind that is illiterate in the use of tools. so where is the next generation of factory workers coming from, manufacturers? someone has to build the ships, the planes, the gasoline pumps, not only the cars to repair the roads, build the bulldozers -- >> why did we give up on that? >> it's my fault. that's why i'm so relentless on this because i was at woodstock. i helped develop this high self-esteem is more important than actually having a skill. >> it saved a lot of school districts a lot of money, but yeah, the mechanics, the engineers, i think it resulted in a lot higher prices for those guys, because getting a plumber is like waiting for the pope. >> the average age these days is 50 years old, so the

john ratzenberger's made in america gift box. what kind of things can we find in here? >> well, let's open it up. this is a children's box here. >> i really do have my santa's hat on. >> sometimes you want to go where everything is inside the box. >> that has a catchy tune. >> this is pick-up sticks and building sets. no electronics for the kids because that's where invention comes from kids tinkering. so we go with that philosophy, too. >> kids these days are into computer games and don't know how to fix stuff. >> not at all. when is the last time you saw a kid -- building a freehouse or fixing their bicycle. we have a slinky. everyone knows about the yo-yo and jelly beans. so this box -- that's good for a year. >> and how much is a box like this costing? >> $50 to $60. >> that's certified and made in america. >> absolutely. even the box and the packaging here, the blue packaging, which is environmentally sound. you can use it for compost if you want. >> are you a big composter? >> as a matter of fact, i invented that product. that's a whole other story back in the '90