THE ADAPTA-SHOES
A pair of shoes can have added torches (for going to the cinema), a revolving brush (to save you getting the vacuum out) and miniature snowploughs (for bad weather conditions).
(ITV's "Prove It")

THE BACKPACK SNOW MACHINE You can always have a White Christmas - just strap it on your back and spew out polystyrene snowstorms as you go. John also uses it for white weddings and for confetti spreading. (Chris Tarrant’s "Prove It")

THE BOD POD No need to buy a new car if your family expands. A space-ship shaped pod that is towed behind a car with a spare passenger or child in it. (When driving this along the M4, John got stopped and had to be escorted home to Northamptonshire by three police forces - they radioed ahead and changed over to different policemen at the county borders)

THE BRA WARMER Two ball cocks that plug into the mains electricity socket - ideal for those cold winter mornings (Appeared in the science pages of The Times)

CAR ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
An auto ball and chain for your front wheel).
(Used at the NEC Birmingham for the Ford Focus launch, with John demonstrating)

THE CAT SCARER
A speed camera 18 inches tall to put in your back garden. If a cat passes and breaks the beam, the camera is activated and croaks like a frog. (It should have barked like a dog but the Chinese man who supplied the sound chip misheard John’s request.)
(Channel X's "Stupid")

THE CHANNEL FIVEMOBILE (originally The WoganMobile) Built of garbage, it keeps going but doesn’t take off - a helicopter car with a Metro engine and gearbox. Can be legally driven along the road. (Seen on RAI Uno in Italy, Sky TV in the UK, RTE in Ireland) CLICK HERE TO SEE HOME VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR UK INTERVIEW CLICK HERE FOR GERMAN INTERVIEW

THE COLLAPSIBLE TRAILER
Simply a car trailer that folds up into a suitcase. The trailer has roller skating boots with feet and furry legs instead of wheels. 4ft square.
(Central ITV News)

THE DANCE TUTOR
A frame round both partners’ necks holds dance step charts in front of them at eye level. Bizarrely, this actually works.
(Chris Tarrant’s "Prove It")

THE DOG HOUSE Working to a commission, John created for Mozart the Pug his own pie-shaped home with its own cosy living room with miniature wood-panelling, a stone-effect fireplace and a heart-shaped rug, with curtains hanging on bone-shaped glazed windows.

THE FERGIE PRAM
Shaped like a battle ship with turret, pink hammock and mudguards that convert into skis for the holidays.
(Le Figaro newspaper, France)

THE GARDEN CHOO CHOO Based on a 2-O-2 engine wheel configuration, it measures over six feet long, six foot four inches high at the cab roof top. Complete with opening boiler doors and front boiler door. (Daily Mail newspaper)

THE GRAND PRIX RACING DRIVER'S CORKSCREW
A big screw for those big bottles.
(ITV's "Richard & Judy")

THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESS REVERSIBLE DOOR-KNOCKER
Metal on one side for normal everyday use; silent rubber on the other side for days when Jehovah’s Witnesses are known to be in the area.
(Live on "The Donohue Show" in New York and syndicated worldwide despite phone complaints)

THE MOBILE CHURCH FONT The go-anywhere Christening device for vicars on the move, with thermostatically-controlled water vessel, self-levelling castors and inbuilt towel dispenser. Can be folder away to fit in the car boot.

THE MOTORISED HOSPITAL BED People can’t get into hospital because of the bed shortage. Now they can ride there in their own bed. After discussion with the police, it was agreed to be roadworthy because although the superstructure is a bed, it has an electric engine. It is 28 inches wide to get through a standard 30 inch door. (Central TV News)

THE MUSICAL FRYING PAN
Lets you listen to your favourite tunes as you sizzle your sausages - it has a musical doorchime chip in the handle.
(BBC1's "Kilroy" and ITV's "This Morning")

THE NUMB BUM REVIVER
The vibrating chair that revives buttock fatigue. Could be adapted for an aeroplane. John has cures for diseases they're still designing.
(Featured on ITV charity "Telethon")

THE ONE-LEGGED MILKING STOOL With fur-lined hand warmers and a light on a telescopic arm, the stool also has an alarm clock for milking times on one swing-out arm and another has a calculator for working out who is giving what and when to whom.

THE ONE-MAN PERSONAL BAR-B-Q
Hand-held individual sausage griller.
(Fuji TV in Japan)

THE ONE-MAN PERSONAL IRRIGATOR SYSTEM Forget small and time-consuming watering cans. A toilet cistern straps on your back and with a horizontal pipe you can irrigate a 6ft wide strip as you stroll around. (Channel 9 News, Australia)

ONE'S PERSONAL TUNNEL WITH LIGHT AT THE END OF IT
Cheaper than a psychiatrist. With its own grass.
(Used by a Northampton Liberal Party candidate for a photoshoot)

THE PERSONAL HEAD SHAMPOOER Perfect for bald men. A miniature car wash built around your own chair. The two furry pads are finished in a tasteful shade of pink. (Chris Tarrant’s "Prove It")

THE RAIN GUAGE
A triangular piece of plastic with three holes of different sizes. If the raindrops can drop through the small hole, it is OK to go outside. If the raindrops can go through big hole, it is too wet to go outside.
(As used at a Northampton village fete)

THE RHUBARB PIE BAKING TIN
The ideal tin 2 foot long by 2 inches wide..
("Kelly", Ulster TV)

THE ROYAL CHAIR Red velvet chair for the Queen Mum with its back shaped like turreted castle which fires a 21 gun salute. The lion’s head on the side squirts gin into a glass. (Channel 4's "The Big Breakfast")

THE ROYAL WAVING HAND
Clips on the interior of the Royal car door and automatically waves to save wear and tear on Royalty.
(Featured on Channel 4’s "The Inventing Jungle")

SANTA'S GROTTO Everything any child could want when they meet the great man himself. Available to view only for a limited season. (Harpur Shopping Centre, Bedford)

THE SNOOKER PLAYER'S COMPANION
A waistcoat with a long pocket for your snooker cue...and there’s a snug place for your balls too.
(LWT/Central "Bizarre")

THE SURVIVAL BICYCLE
A bicycle for all situations with snowplough, umbrella, barbecue and flotation tubes (two plastic bottles painted purple)
(It was ordered by a man who wanted a bicycle to cycle to China)

THE SWISS ARMY BRUSH
Includes fold-out attachments with scrubbing brush, toothbrush, paintbrush etc.
(YTV's "The James Whale Radio Show")

THE TEACUP MINE
My favourite because of its simplicity. A small black ball with black nails sticking out of it, which looks like a miniature naval mine - You put it in your tea so no-one will drink it when you leave the cup unattended.
(Japanese TV)

THE THUNDERBIRD RABBIT ROCKET Rabbit hutch shaped like a rocket. The floor drops down on electric cables to let the rabbit on, then retracts. An automatic feeder descends from the roof to feed the animal. Artificial ears twiddle on top - the "final front-ears". (ZDF - German TV)

THE ULTIMATE TELEVISION The screen has a windscreen washer to get rid of flies and a built-in gas ring on top to boil the tea. Another attachment swings a toast rack round over the flame. (Chris Tarrant’s "Prove It")

THE WINDOW CLEANER'S LADDER BICYCLE When you ride it, it’s a bicycle....but, when turned through 90 degrees, it becomes a stepladder. (NBC and CBS Morning News in the US)

THE YO YO SAFETY NET
Never lose your yo-yo if the string breaks; a simple net attached to your leg.
(Featured on "The Donohue Show" on CBS and live coast-to-coast on NBC's "Good Morning America"