Pimp My Ride Was Insane

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  • Today we're looking at one of the most highly requested shows for me to watch on the channel, Pimp My Ride. It's definitely insane and weirder than I remember, but I love it. We're gonna look at two episodes, one is the very first episode that aired, and the other is an episode from season 5. I wanted to compare both episodes and see how much they differ, they're both insane. Anyways enjoy!
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  • @longlivespoonsboi
    @longlivespoonsboi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1318

    i've always wanted to play guitar in the backseat of my own car while watching xzibit music videos

    • @ChrisJamesTV
      @ChrisJamesTV  2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      the optimal playing conditions really

    • @oh-not-the-bees7872
      @oh-not-the-bees7872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Im pretty sure thats how they recorded metallicas black album

    • @zombiebananas789
      @zombiebananas789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@oh-not-the-bees7872 mum

    • @michaelhaydenbell
      @michaelhaydenbell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@CajunReaper95 That IS what they did. It's one of those $20 novelty Marshall "amps". It SOUNDS LIKE FUCKING ASS.

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As someone who's actually played guitar in his backseat and front seat of his car, it's not that bad when you're out somewhere for a long time and wanna play.

  • @dlaface7237
    @dlaface7237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1344

    I love how she was fired which means they made her put scrubs on and walk out of a clinic or hospital she was fired from just for a half a second clip

    • @mrpossum5690
      @mrpossum5690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      early 2000s man... a strange time..

    • @randomtology2173
      @randomtology2173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      what are you talking about?

    • @D-Fens_1632
      @D-Fens_1632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Lol yeah and you know that "didn't clock out" shit was some kind of 3rd strike.

    • @mrpossum5690
      @mrpossum5690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@D-Fens_1632 yeah prolly swipen them perks on the side 😂😂😂

    • @efrainflores7
      @efrainflores7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So true ! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @rudebodega
    @rudebodega 2 ปีที่แล้ว +865

    I remember one dude whose car was actually two different cars welded together. They wouldn’t even pimp it because they felt it was unsafe so they brought in a different car and pimped that one for him instead

    • @katelynbrown98
      @katelynbrown98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Yes!! that's the only episode of this one I remember!

    • @SacGhostbusters
      @SacGhostbusters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Yup, they gifted him a first generation scion xb

    • @julesdevall2176
      @julesdevall2176 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ×w

    • @oldradiosnphonographs
      @oldradiosnphonographs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Oh god yes he had like 2 ford escorts Frankensteined together

    • @LanternSpawn
      @LanternSpawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I remember that too. To this day I still wonder how he managed to get it on the road, much less drive it.

  • @CountryRorts
    @CountryRorts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

    Imagine getting fired from your job and someone makes your whole car based around that

    • @boojersey13
      @boojersey13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      I read this and haven't seen the finished product and now I'm out here expecting an ambulance Update: uh oh

    • @missxspencer1538
      @missxspencer1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@boojersey13 🤣🤣

    • @Pedros93
      @Pedros93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      99% sure she didnt even worked there, many of the "guesses" we're actors, and those who wasn't they had a script, i mean if theres one or two things that was actually true about the "pimped" people i'm surprised

    • @laatl824
      @laatl824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Pedros93 guesses? Guests

    • @donsolo7860
      @donsolo7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Pedros93 they were real people, of course you play it up to get picked I mean it’s still a show and you have to be interesting. The producers tell them to focus on one part of their story and that’s their whole personality for the episode lol

  • @BLANCOisacolor
    @BLANCOisacolor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    The cat scan machine was actually removed from the car after the show. Alot of the cars had that done. They also had to sign a contract stating that they couldn't sell the car

    • @tomebers8683
      @tomebers8683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I think that 'contract' was broken a few times to be honest, I'm pretty sure I saw a post of someone selling one of the cars

    • @BLANCOisacolor
      @BLANCOisacolor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@tomebers8683 oh definitely. There had to have been some clause where you wait a few years or something. I remember seeing a video from a mechanic who bought one of the Pimp My Ride cars

    • @iamepic6726
      @iamepic6726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@BLANCOisacolor there has to be a clause cause you can't just expect me and my family to keep this car forever until it rusts away into dust lol

    • @BLANCOisacolor
      @BLANCOisacolor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@iamepic6726 I'm the producer of MTV I can do whatever the fuck I want. Youre gonna keep the car, and you're going to like it. Now hurry up and bring Xzibit to soccer practice

    • @dizzy1369
      @dizzy1369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like #100

  • @lemonwhxre
    @lemonwhxre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    I'll never forget the girl who said she loved Mexican food and her car was full of Taco Bell wrappers

    • @DOC_951
      @DOC_951 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I hope people know that mtv purposely threw weird shit and garbage in their cars… very unlikely her car actually was just full of wrappers

    • @MaxW-er1hm
      @MaxW-er1hm ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My ex never stopped eating taco bell

    • @WilhelmFreidrich
      @WilhelmFreidrich ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@MaxW-er1hmthat's racist

    • @MaxW-er1hm
      @MaxW-er1hm ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@WilhelmFreidrich why? She knew it wasn't Mexican. Lol.

    • @mikejohnson3873
      @mikejohnson3873 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@8Shark8To label Taco Bell as Mexican food is a joke in itself.

  • @alexsheperd2060
    @alexsheperd2060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    I actually met a dude who was on the show once. The car ended up in his backyard as a spot he smoked weed and got drunk since the engine died like 4 months after the episode

    • @Grulaz
      @Grulaz ปีที่แล้ว +20

      do you remember what car was it?

    • @Setnochima
      @Setnochima 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      source: trust me bro

    • @VideoGameAutopsy
      @VideoGameAutopsy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      I believe him. Everyone who’s been on this show has had similar experiences with the cars that got pimped. West Coast Customs only made cosmetic changes the cars. They didn’t fix or improve any existing issues.

    • @PartnershipsForYou
      @PartnershipsForYou 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Ahhh the good old dead car smoke spot. Mine was a 2008 Cadillac that broke down in my driveway, hot boxed it for like 2 years till I got it towed.

    • @Olkv3D
      @Olkv3D 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@PartnershipsForYou the art hotboxin

  • @lunacy3
    @lunacy3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    They really nailed the “I mentioned one thing about myself and now the entire look will revolve around that”

    • @kristinak6092
      @kristinak6092 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      They should have gone all in on the holy water.

  • @izi5150
    @izi5150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    What the show doesn’t let viewers know is that sometimes they didn’t even use the vehicle that was brought in. They sometimes, if the vehicle was in terrible condition, used an identical vehicle in good condition.

    • @lurchlogan
      @lurchlogan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Also, it was in their contracts that everyone had to pretend that Xzibit was funny!!

    • @Chaoitcme
      @Chaoitcme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Most Reality TV is 90% scripted and faked.
      It would be a lot more challenging for the showrunners to make an episode of Reality TV without have a plot outline planned before the start filming.

    • @untoldanalytics1259
      @untoldanalytics1259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      There actually was an episode where they said "we can't use this car, we gata go buy this guy a new one!" And they bought him and user car and pimped it out. I wonder if that was their way of kinda hiding what they were doing and covering their own ass. Idk, but fun to think about. Still, such a shitty thing to do to people🤣 like wtf is yall problems??

    • @lurchlogan
      @lurchlogan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@untoldanalytics1259...are you talking about the episode where the guy was literally driving a car that had the frame & body of the vehicle cut in half & welded back together??... Yeah, they had no choice but to get him a new ride. That thing was a death trap!!

    • @untoldanalytics1259
      @untoldanalytics1259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lurchlogan I have no clue, I was soooo damn young, lmao. It may have been! But either way, they could point to it later like we did this behind the scenes with everyone. Lol.

  • @user-ns3vs3bp3e
    @user-ns3vs3bp3e 2 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    I love how this show literally just always added like 9 screens per car and said fuck it 😂😂😂 like the transmission is falling apart but don’t worry they got speakers and bigger rims now lmao

    • @9.teen.87
      @9.teen.87 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's more like when the engine goes just turn up the volume and let the bass take you 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @therealityofitall4819
      @therealityofitall4819 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @tacticaljuggernaut4866
      @tacticaljuggernaut4866 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      If you can't hear a problem, there ain't one

    • @juggalogamer8541
      @juggalogamer8541 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly they just basically just turn your car and just try to make it look prettier than the outside but the engine and all the other shit it's going bad they don't give a fuck

  • @kletz8774
    @kletz8774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    A lot of these cars had half of the stuff taken out of them before giving them back to the person. They were also told to act excited when revealing the car

    • @teebee4749
      @teebee4749 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@elevatewithoutlimits nah they took one guys tvs out of the car saying it was “unsafe” plenty of cars have tv screens in the backseat

    • @craigalexp
      @craigalexp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@elevatewithoutlimits There is videos from people on youtube that were on the show. They explain that some things had to be removed before getting the car back either for safety or because they have to give them back to sponsors.

    • @rvrmdude
      @rvrmdude ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They actually filmed the reaction scene several times and edited out the best takes .

    • @Mikhail-Tkachenko
      @Mikhail-Tkachenko ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craigalexp Just because it happened to the redhead guy with the large speaker doesn't mean it happened to every part on every car.

  • @_Jay_Maker_
    @_Jay_Maker_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "So, what do you do for a living?"
    "I work in Corrections. I administer lethal injections."
    "Today we're going to turn this '86 Toyota Corolla into a lethal! Injection! Machine!"

  • @superiorcynic13
    @superiorcynic13 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    As the show progressed, my favorite part was guessing just how high Xzibit would be on each episode. It got more scripted, more ridiculous but you could count on our boy Xzibit to show up for work not giving a fuck and doing what he do. That man is a national treasure.

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      True. Without Xzibit the show wouldn't have been half as entertaining. His humor and natural charm were always entertaining to watch amd helperd carry the show even in more awkward and clearly scripted scenes.

  • @gingerale4231
    @gingerale4231 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    As a kid I used to really like this show. But then I grew up and wondered did they ever fix mechanical problems if any at all and come to find out they didn’t. Some people could barely go down the street cos they need a whole new transmission but got a “15k” makeover 😂

  • @carvellthedon
    @carvellthedon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    People would say the cars would be gone for long periods of time, and most “upgrades” were cosmetic only. One dude had his car catch fire cause of what all they did, this show more just made people worse off lol

    • @amethysthill3359
      @amethysthill3359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's true ^

    • @ripman21
      @ripman21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      True...they never did work under the hood. A specialist for everything from interior to paint but no mechanical repairs were done.

    • @ShMeatWad
      @ShMeatWad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I think there is a whole subreddit about where most of them ended up. A lot just broke down soon after, and a lot of the stuff they added was shit and stopped working

    • @tomebers8683
      @tomebers8683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ShMeatWad yeah I've heard about that one. It was just wasted money in the end

    • @ShMeatWad
      @ShMeatWad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@tomebers8683 one dude got into a fender bender and the flat screen tv they put in his back seat fucking exploded

  • @kaje2394
    @kaje2394 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    No one gets fired for only forgetting to clock out on “a break”. Sounds more like a month or 2 of “breaks” that added up to like a weeks worth of pay 🤔

    • @rhichey
      @rhichey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Exactly! I was like... ok but what's the rest of the story? Lol

    • @rell4474
      @rell4474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The story you just mentioned plus the sinner tattoo In the crevice of her arm, where one would shoot up, tells me this lady has opiate epidemic written all over her

    • @calmcuke6865
      @calmcuke6865 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes they do unfortunately.

    • @notamberp
      @notamberp ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@rell4474 love seeing people shame addicts 🙃

    • @cynicalgold9992
      @cynicalgold9992 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@rell4474 ive never seen such a baseless accusation

  • @KypForPresident
    @KypForPresident 2 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    When I was a kid, I thought all those pimped rides were soo cool. I wanted that to happen to my parents car so bad.
    Now, as an adult with my own car, I realise what a nightmare that would be in your daily life. Its just the most unpractical stuff ever.

    • @rrpostalagain
      @rrpostalagain ปีที่แล้ว +21

      And it’s still a dangerous unreliable broken mess that will leave you stranded at any time.

    • @brianbenjamin653
      @brianbenjamin653 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@rrpostalagain battery would die in like a month lol

    • @heathermillsphantomlimb9314
      @heathermillsphantomlimb9314 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Not to mention the fact that a lot of these people seem to live in rough neighborhoods and have to park on the street. The odds of them being able to keep all that junk in their newly “pimped” car for more than a week are basically slim to none.

    • @mattalan6618
      @mattalan6618 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brianbenjamin653 or you would get a couple of flats somewhere

    • @kenrickeason
      @kenrickeason ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a teenager I wanted this to happen to me but as an adult *"Hell No!"* The expenses behind those vehicles would be insane if it breaks down or something needs to be replaced..

  • @fremdly9398
    @fremdly9398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I am SHOCKED they gave her a cat scan machine. That is absolutely insane.

    • @thejackalbaby8385
      @thejackalbaby8385 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Its... Its not real you know that right?

    • @TurboCavalier
      @TurboCavalier ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It was removed after filming

    • @Olkv3D
      @Olkv3D 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just leave the cats alone

  • @xlsye23xox55
    @xlsye23xox55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I laughed so hard at the “30 CC’s of pimp” thing that I spit water up on my dog, so yah

  • @direcircumstances
    @direcircumstances 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I just found this channel through the mysterious force of the algorithm, but I gotta say you have a really good vibe. You're one of those chill guys who immediately feels like a friend I've known for years. 5/5 stars for the vibes here, sir.

  • @hristokaludov8149
    @hristokaludov8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Fun fact. The original cars were so busted that they just got other similar cars and fixed those. The whole repair took like months and the owners of the cars had to rent with their own money another car in the meantime. Also some of the features in the pimped cars were taken out after the show was done. Y’all should look it up

    • @mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299
      @mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I liked Tavarish, ''I bought an abandoned Pimp my ride Minivan'' video LOL :p

    • @hristokaludov8149
      @hristokaludov8149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oh yeah I watched a bit of it. It’s like uncovering an ancient artifact lol

    • @combatdeffective2121
      @combatdeffective2121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299, I'm pretty sure that was the same van at the beginning of this video. Lol.

    • @charlesw7397
      @charlesw7397 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I had heard about the fact that it took months and the owner had to rent a car during that time but I hadn't heard of them just buying similar cars to pimp instead. I don't get why the owners would have to rent a car for months if their car wasn't even being worked on

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@charlesw7397 there was one episode I very clearly remember that was literally the car was so busted and by that I mean it was literally two halves of two cars welded together very haphazardly, so they just scrapped it and pimped a newer used car to give to the participant. I think that's what that comment is referring to.

  • @Asmodeuslover
    @Asmodeuslover ปีที่แล้ว +14

    “I need 30 CCs of pimp what are you thinkin” had me laughing an unreasonable amount

  • @Ruud_Brouwer
    @Ruud_Brouwer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    I loved the episode where they fixed the car of a chemist, and then gave him a microscope
    WTF can a chemist do with a microscope?

    • @CodeeXD
      @CodeeXD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Look at stuff microscopically I guess

    • @missxspencer1538
      @missxspencer1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmfao

    • @FRANK45CASTLE
      @FRANK45CASTLE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He can make tiny chemicals? While wearing a tiny hat, in a tiny chair, I think im on to something here.

    • @hicknopunk
      @hicknopunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Look at really big molecules.

    • @Olkv3D
      @Olkv3D 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Trade it for chemicals.... duhhhh

  • @guevarasamson1165
    @guevarasamson1165 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    😂😂 Pimp my Ride was my ish back in middle school!
    They really used to be like, “we heard you once used the voice recording feature on your flip phone, so we’ve added a whole recording studio in your Toyota Corolla!”

  • @Joov
    @Joov 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    Absolutely love this channel. Such a fun time to relive the garbage reality shows my older siblings always had on TV

    • @GorpaDorpOrp
      @GorpaDorpOrp ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey Joov!

    • @seantaylor3401
      @seantaylor3401 ปีที่แล้ว

      WHERE HITMAN AGENT 47 VIDEOS!?!?

    • @Asmodeuslover
      @Asmodeuslover ปีที่แล้ว

      What the fuck hi joov

    • @justanothertrash5062
      @justanothertrash5062 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know what's funny, Joov? You and Chris have similar voices (at least imo). Cheers, bro!

  • @uglylikecaillou8079
    @uglylikecaillou8079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    As a grown adult this show gives me anxiety now! Just having somebody do that to my car 😂 everything breaking down and it being crazy expensive

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The worst part is the tires. I have problems keeping shitty little $89 tires up these tires have to costs hundreds for just one lol.

    • @kenrickeason
      @kenrickeason ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sorrenblitz805 Rubber band tires as we call them are crazy expensive.. It depends on the brand and sizes.. The cheapest you may get is a $150.00 a tire.. Chrome rims are going to cost you no less than a $1,000 for some 20 inches.. Please don't live in an area where it's a million potholes in the road cause your chrome rims are going to get damaged after multiple potholes encounters..

  • @Chelseajustwatches
    @Chelseajustwatches 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    I love how aging up in this dumpster fire of a world means I can only see how these old shows I have nostalgia for must've financially ruined their broke participants lmao RIP

  • @ken-ny3nh
    @ken-ny3nh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    as an adult I tell myself "damn, all that money could've been used to buy her a new car" like for real, a new car and "pimp" THAT ONE!

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, thinking they really invested $20.000 into an old Daihatsu van - I don't wanna know what new car they could have gotten him instead. Maybe a Volkswagen, Toyota or even a Mini. Instead, he still drives a ridiculous 1988 Daihatsu microvan.

    • @Olkv3D
      @Olkv3D 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@torstenscholz6243that 20k was better than a commercial

  • @Froyo__
    @Froyo__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Huge fan of this channel. Would love to see a breakdown of an episode of Trading Spaces. There’s a few where the people completely freak out

    • @sourgreendolly7685
      @sourgreendolly7685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yess omg my grandmother and I were obsessed with that show

    • @JamieDaggers
      @JamieDaggers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There was one episode of Trading Spaces filmed in my neighborhood and one of the teams made the living room into this awful Halloween colored nightmare lol

    • @autumnzellers3855
      @autumnzellers3855 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes please do that show!!!

  • @theninethrees8044
    @theninethrees8044 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There were actually 2 occasions where West Coast customs refused to pimp the original car because they were unsafe. So they bought brand new cars and pimped those out instead, which was actually a nice gesture. One was a Scion XB and other a Toyota 4Runner

  • @michellehampton8748
    @michellehampton8748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This was hilarious and brought me back. I can’t tell you how many times I would scream at the tv, xhibit shut up.
    Also, I think our Chris Cult mantra should be, It’s outrageous and we love it. 😐

  • @thicccemogf3488
    @thicccemogf3488 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I literally laughed so loud and hard that I woke up my two year old when I read the part about 3 weeks later all his shit was stolen and he had to finance a 1998 😂😂😂😂

    • @Griselda_Puppy
      @Griselda_Puppy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep..."stolen" 😂🤣 aka, the best way to get out of the do not ever sell the pimped car part of the mtv contract 💯

    • @schlockfather
      @schlockfather 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@Griselda_PuppyIs that really true?

  • @HopelessDreamersClub
    @HopelessDreamersClub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Fun fact (no one cares) I was on extreme makeover home edition and yes. My room was designed as a globe because I said I wanted to go to Paris

  • @rockstarJDP
    @rockstarJDP ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I've worked in healthcare for like 7 years, old gal here definitely did not get fired just for forgetting to tell the seniors she was taking her break 😅

    • @Mikhail-Tkachenko
      @Mikhail-Tkachenko ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nah it's believable for the time period that this was filmed. You're very fortunate to have only experienced 2016 onward where the economy has been great and jobs are everywhere. Back during the recession years when you had 1200+ applicants lining up for every single job opening, you had to work really hard to keep your job or else they'd replace you in a heartbeat. Working for Orlando Regional Medical Center at that time I saw on more than one occasion employees being fired for being 1 to 3 minutes late, forgetting to clock in, forgetting to clock out, and so on. One LPN I remember in particular was involved in a not at fault vehicular accident and required 8 days off from work. She was fired and replaced within 3 days.

    • @chrispena2457
      @chrispena2457 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ya, maybe on first few times..but when your disappeared over half the time every single day..

    • @redred1952
      @redred1952 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She was def helping herself to he patients meds

  • @chickenwookiee8146
    @chickenwookiee8146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You're a godamn top tier youtuber. So glad i found your channel man

  • @CargodHera
    @CargodHera ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard as when you said "poor Wyatt will never be able to afford a set of tires."

  • @Odinseye999
    @Odinseye999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    There's no feeling like missing your favorite youtuber and having them drop a 21 minute video

  • @TheMurderousmelon
    @TheMurderousmelon ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When Chris mentions that west coast customs basically are the whole show it makes me extra happy that they are just their own show now. I watched it a while back and didn't realise they were the pimp my ride guys until now lmao

  • @SRP3572
    @SRP3572 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm glad you made the insurance premium comment. No one ever mentioned that. That was something I was saying as I got older when I understood how all that worked. It wasn't until the articles started coming out from former "contestants" on the show talking about how they regretted having their cars pimped that I felt vindicated.

    • @aquariandawn4750
      @aquariandawn4750 ปีที่แล้ว

      And they felt violated

    • @rapidrevolutiontraining
      @rapidrevolutiontraining ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no one declared the mods so insurance wasnt an issue some may have upgraded to full coverage but must got collector car insurance which is way cheaper

  • @TOXIC-jq3ry
    @TOXIC-jq3ry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    the thing with pimp my ride as well, is they remove a majority of the cool stuff they install. so like the TV's, game consoles , etc get removed. only things that really stay is the outside cosmetics.

    • @reinasherman8009
      @reinasherman8009 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is a guy who bought the pink and purple van and it still had all the screens and everything years later.

    • @josephmother2659
      @josephmother2659 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can imagine them throwing them back in the box to use for the next episode 😂

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They had to do that because most of it wouldn't have been street legal and would have been confiscated by police sooner or later. All of these gimmicks also would probably have been to much for the old batteries of these cars.

    • @steelplasma256
      @steelplasma256 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope not true. Only the extremely expensive stuff was gutted, you can find tons of pictures of the same cars featured years later still having old TVs and huge subwoofers. Most of them broke though.

  • @CiricTorian
    @CiricTorian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Found your channel recently after the Deadliest Warrior vid. I’ve of course since binged everything(some multiple times) keep up the great work. Who knew watching the shows I loved in high school get eviscerated could be so much fun. I hope to see some True Life episodes in the future.

  • @amenra4668
    @amenra4668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Holy shit, the first thing that girl said was that she was just fired from being a nurse. And then they rub that shit in by pimping her ride as if she was still a nurse. Were in hell

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She wasn't a nurse, she was an EMT, she was at the time in nursing school to become a full fledged Nurse.

  • @honeyyb
    @honeyyb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    If you miss the West Coast Customs guys, they have their own show now! My dad be watching it all the time lmao

    • @jillvalentinefan77
      @jillvalentinefan77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hopefully they've bounced back from their MTV days.

  • @jakobwesterlund4438
    @jakobwesterlund4438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    By changing the wheel size without changing the odometer, tachometer, and speedometer they’re making all 3 of those things read incorrectly 😂

  • @tonypepperoni3157
    @tonypepperoni3157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Every video you make is an absolute banger. TMI but had a rough weekend w some family stuff; this got me a good laugh or 12

  • @babyJes444
    @babyJes444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    *THEY WERENT HAPPY TO BE ON T.V.....I WATCHED A DOCUMENTARY ON THIS SHOW....THEY WERE FORCED TO REDO THEIR "REACTIONS" TILL THE SHOW THOUGHT WAS GOOD ENOUGH. A LOT OF PPL IN THE OLDER EPISODES ACTUALLY CRIED TEARS OF SADNESS WHEN FIRST SHOWN THEIR CARS AND OF COURSE THE SHOW WOULDNT HAVE THAT SO THEY WOULD MAKE THE PARTICIPANTS CALM DOWN, TELL THEM SOME B.S. THEN HAVE THEM REDO THEIR REACTIONS.*

    • @babyJes444
      @babyJes444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ....and if they didn't, they weren't paid

    • @AwkwardBlackGal613
      @AwkwardBlackGal613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Why are you yelling?

    • @CHET_CHADDINGTON
      @CHET_CHADDINGTON 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sauce?

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@CHET_CHADDINGTON his source is literally one guy who came out years later saying one of the WCC crew threatened him when he didn't give the appropriate amount of enthusiasm. There's a video on TH-cam called Was pimp my ride fake? Or something like that and they go into detail on what was real (Xzibit driving the vehicles to the shop is one of the actual real parts of the show) and what was manipulated or staged.

    • @safesoundequine8511
      @safesoundequine8511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Please stop screaming

  • @gabestewart6840
    @gabestewart6840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Used to love this show in middle school! The true MVP @ChrisJames bringing back them good old days when TV was cheesy and cringy!

  • @hypnosispictures8865
    @hypnosispictures8865 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Chris, I’m the original creator of the Xzibit meme you reference in this video, always wild to see it mentioned and remembered after all these years. Been enjoying your videos quite a bit over the last week, keep up the good work!!

    • @Olkv3D
      @Olkv3D 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yo dawg I heard you like making baseless claims...

    • @redwolfe7049
      @redwolfe7049 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Olkv3D😂😂😂

  • @TRD57
    @TRD57 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember an episode where the owner owned a pet snake, so they put a glass case in the trunk with all the fixings. . . Even a screen monitor in a little rock in the case for the snake to watch it's favorite shows on! I may be wrong but I'm pretty damn sure I saw another episode when they put working screens in the rims?!!

  • @Madkalibyr
    @Madkalibyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Twenty thousand dollars for that? They could’ve got him like two used cars, a yeti cooler and a travel amp for less than that!:p I mean hell maybe even a few bucks afterwards to get a new vinyl wrap put on it lol
    Edit: that crown Vic wagon has a HUGE following ! Rip and also yeah right they didn’t fire her for not clocking out once lol no waaaay in hell

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elevatewithoutlimits honestly if he marketed it right, he could get 20k for the Hi-Jet. Looking at some standard Hi-jets they go for about 7k on the import market, yes 7k for a 30 year old go kart, so it having the provenance of having been the first Pump my Ride car could net that 20k

    • @jillvalentinefan77
      @jillvalentinefan77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I found that story to be suspect too. I get the feeling she fucked up and it killed a patient or maybe she was stealing some of the morphine. Who knows though.

    • @jillvalentinefan77
      @jillvalentinefan77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elevatewithoutlimits They should have hired better writers. I wouldn't be surprised if Xzihibit wrote some of those storylines himself since they seemed so non sensical.

    • @michaelmardling3152
      @michaelmardling3152 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sorrenblitz805 wouldn't want a Hi-jet, seems like a Hi-death vehicle, look how close you are to the front windshield. One head on collision its Hi-Death

  • @motov8-garage832
    @motov8-garage832 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That high jet K van was actually pretty sick. I mean change the wheels they put on and sand off the flames but it was a cool little van before and after. Plus it was a 5 speed, that things still cool today.

  • @pamelad.5282
    @pamelad.5282 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just discovered this channel 2 days ago and I’ve been binge watching . You’re hilarious 😭 I love the commentary

  • @Doobie_AdamsSSB
    @Doobie_AdamsSSB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I bet she didn’t get fired for “forgetting to clock out for lunch once”…Doesn’t usually happen that way lol

    • @schlockfather
      @schlockfather 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Exactly, you usually just get repeated warnings and eventually you could get fired, but no one actually wants to process all that paperwork just for something a manager can easily fix with a time punch adjustment.

  • @dylanesakson4595
    @dylanesakson4595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Out of all the pimp my ride episodes this guy actually got the best upgraded car, that first guy with the van! That van came out so dope!

  • @BakerBoiApollo
    @BakerBoiApollo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    40K subs now! Good for you man!! Discovered your channel back in the early pandemic days been watching ever since.

  • @SacGhostbusters
    @SacGhostbusters 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This series, while alot of it was scripted, did influence future car makers and molders so it does hold a special place in alot of peoples hearts.

  • @rmnaam
    @rmnaam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great to see you back! I was just wondering yesterday what happened to you. Underrated channel and your sense of humor is great!

  • @trevordoyle6429
    @trevordoyle6429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yo your funny as hell I’ve been watching your videos all day. Bro your gonna be the next biggest thing just keep doing you. I’m suprised you don’t have more subs you deserve it

  • @MotoRider224
    @MotoRider224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love your channel man.. Your humor is top notch! Everything is.. I don't have much to laugh about these days, but find myself hysterically laughing at your videos. Glad I found you. Keep killin it🤙🏼

    • @lala_Israel
      @lala_Israel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯💯

    • @huzart2
      @huzart2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same man, Chris makes me laugh hard after work days.

  • @thegreengouf56
    @thegreengouf56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was waiting for this one.
    I'm a proud shitbox owner, a beautiful '89 Civic Hatch. I would NEVER let them touch it.
    Keep up the good work bro.

  • @Thejordanenthusiast
    @Thejordanenthusiast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The cars definitely did not age well, now I can’t imagine owning one of these and I have to constantly update the TV, gaming system, and the audio systems, or having to find another body kit, etc.
    But I will say that it does show the creativity and craftsmanship of the custom shops and this series gave them more exposure and opportunities. That I can appreciate.

  • @clusterchuck7346
    @clusterchuck7346 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One thing I heard about the show is a lot of the people really were disappointed with what they did and they would have to film two three times to get the reaction MTV wanted

  • @pollylove9480
    @pollylove9480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Chris James makes me feel weirdly comfortable 🥰🤗

    • @catneedham4913
      @catneedham4913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME! He’s like a sarcastic, laconic hot Mr. Rogers

  • @AlexOvTheAbyss
    @AlexOvTheAbyss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember there being one car that was actually two cars welded together. They actually bought a new car and "pimped" it (which I think they did a few other times), which was probably the only time they actually helped the person.

  • @Jeremandre
    @Jeremandre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Discovered your channel two or so weeks ago. Ive been watching your videos on repeat, DAILY. You come across as genuine and relatable and your content is top notch comedy! I don’t follow a lot of youtubers for a variety of reasons . But I will definitely be eager to watch your content ! Please keep them coming !

  • @ryanmcnulty8323
    @ryanmcnulty8323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think Xhibit doing a walk around and driving the car was the most entertaining part. I could have sworn there was an episode where it was just such a terrible car they bought them a new car.

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah there was. It was literally two halves of different cars welded together haphazardly. They tricked out a new Scion for him instead.

  • @dirtydiesel1149
    @dirtydiesel1149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Gotta watch Chris's videos asap before TH-cam has them taken down 🥴

  • @combatdeffective2121
    @combatdeffective2121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think Chris James cracked the mystery of what happened to those truck loads of dvd players that got jacked by Dom and the crew in 2001.

  • @californiapoontappa
    @californiapoontappa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I talked to x to the z hibit about this show he hates MTV for it. They made the people lie about there back story they kept the person's car for way to long like 6 months and did nothing to make it run better or at all. He was so mad his name was attached to something that said helped people but didn't

  • @neverdive1059
    @neverdive1059 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The best part of this show, by far, was when these cars ended up on eBay & cartrader years later and everyone got to see how halfassed/bootleg all the work they did on it was.

  • @boondogglet132
    @boondogglet132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember watching the show release and it's time on air. For a 14 year old, the shit be ballin.
    Let's just say it aged very poorly but still enjoyable for the nostalgia factor.
    2004 was a very different time.

  • @javis88h
    @javis88h 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Xibit playing with a Tampon while she's trying to talk about her dead aunt is crazy

  • @sorrenblitz805
    @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "It's just a competition to see who can waste the most money on the worst things." Jokes on the other competitors it will always be Mad Mike

  • @Altereddandelion
    @Altereddandelion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You make me genuinely laugh, thank you so much. I haven't done that in months.

  • @huzart2
    @huzart2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love this channel! Me and my wife watch it all the time! Keep up the good work. Love the show reviews and even the revisits, thanks for the laughs!

  • @Astralysis
    @Astralysis ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The perfect blend of nostalgia and comedy, love your content keep it up!

  • @PioneerPauly
    @PioneerPauly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love your videos and look forward to watching this tonight! Would you ever review TH-cam videos? Got lots of ideas haha 👊🏽

  • @GoSabresLive
    @GoSabresLive ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is an older show where they pretend to steal peoples cars, and upgrade it for them. But they keep the act up for WEEKS while they fix the cars. It’s called Overhaulin' and it’s kinda nuts.
    Oh also Baitcar. That shit is wild.

  • @WhatAboutZoidberg
    @WhatAboutZoidberg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This show was the edgy equivalent of Trading Spaces. Everything was held together with bubble gum adn dreams and broke shortly after filming.

  • @dedaofbm
    @dedaofbm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Binged 6 of your videos in a row now I'm officially a subscriber...keep up the good work my dude

  • @milhy6567
    @milhy6567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Even as a young teenager that didn't have a concept of car warranty and upkeep cost I would still think "man, they sure love wasting small monitors"

  • @lie380
    @lie380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’ve always wanted my own cat scan machine!! So lucky!! And they never mention putting new motors or transmissions . 😂 it’s just a big gawky POS broke down on the side of the road.

    • @sorrenblitz805
      @sorrenblitz805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually in season 5 they actually did some mechanical repairs too. When they were using West Coast Customs it was purely cosmetic, but Galpin Auto Sports did do some stuff under the hood.

  • @bradley163
    @bradley163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think I can speak for everyone here that we look forward to each of your videos.

  • @j1mmy69_
    @j1mmy69_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I loved this show when i was a 15 before i had a car. Now its hilarious it see all the stupid shit they did to these cars and couldnt be bothered to change a tie rid or a new transmission... Definitely just throw a bubble machine in there and call it a day.

  • @alexj7409
    @alexj7409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Idk why I just died when they said Wyatt got all his shit jacked😂😂 and Had to settle for a used Taurus lmao

  • @feck2594
    @feck2594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've been waiting for Chris to get around to talking about this unbelievably ridiculous show 😄 I remember watching it just to see how much more useless crap they could put in a vehicle. My favorite part was to see what kind of fake script they could have the people on it try to convince us was true .

  • @Slim.Shaggy
    @Slim.Shaggy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That first guy was so happy in the beginning I pray to god nobody stole all the shit in the car.

  • @moe3826
    @moe3826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh my god please one more pimp my ride chaos. 🙏 I need to question the choices they made some more 😂

  • @dawiepelser8623
    @dawiepelser8623 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol Chris, laughed myself stupid when you siad "Maybe MTV intercepted a shipping container of Tv's" hahaha

  • @tashaedwards
    @tashaedwards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember this show becoming completely unwatchable. It was fun to watch them “pimp” the cars (aka install the TVs) but the extra Xibit stuff was so cringe.

  • @Kakmanmartinez666
    @Kakmanmartinez666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This just brought back memories of the Pimp My Ride ps2 game me and my brother used to play. I think there were two of them.

  • @briannalyle8435
    @briannalyle8435 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I like how she explained how she got fired as if it was SO unfair. I have to only assume the reason was much more, but not clocking out for a break is called stealing and it's an easy way to get fired. 😇

    • @elcie04
      @elcie04 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah but if it was an accident and/or a first time offense it shouldn't be firable. There should be like, strikes or something. She probably did it multiple times.

    • @briannalyle8435
      @briannalyle8435 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@elcie04 When you work in a "right to work" state, you can get fired for anything with no warning. So that's why even one time wouldn't surprise me here. Not saying that's a state she lives in, but it happens.

  • @leroyhudson8952
    @leroyhudson8952 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    18:20 this is the reaction to people instead of getting out the damn way 😂😂😂

  • @justem7421
    @justem7421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ah I get more excited when you upload then I do when tlc creates another awful show.

  • @ClaytonSensiba
    @ClaytonSensiba ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nurses don’t even operate CT scanners. That’s literally an entire different job that you have a special degree for 💀

  • @jokerzwild00
    @jokerzwild00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You know, I don't wanna sound like an asshole here because overall this is a fun video and there's some good commentary here. But, especially in the case of Wyatt's van, you sound pretty classist and sheltered. People drive shitty cars because they have to, not because they want to. They literally cannot afford a car payment because they do not have enough money. Have you never been in this situation before? The point of this show was to PORTRAY that they're giving these kinds of people some little happiness in their lives. And mostly to get ratings of course. Where are the ratings in simply buying them a newer, cheapo sensible car? Would that make more sense than putting new carpet, a sound system and a bunch of LCD screens in their old cars? Sure. But then we wouldn't have a show to look back fondly on. It wasn't a charity, it was entertainment. See, now I'm taking your video too seriously by accusing you of taking PMR too seriously. It's like, shitty Inception.
    Thanks for the content dude.

  • @ahnjoemama7104
    @ahnjoemama7104 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The groceries were the only pg thing i could come up with too 😂😂

  • @kennylionheart3255
    @kennylionheart3255 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a nice ending for Wyatt. It was so nice and considerate of the show to do absolutely nothing to help replace some of what was lost. Lol

  • @foxy6481
    @foxy6481 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Lawn mower of a car." Made me laugh lol

  • @joshpiotrowski3487
    @joshpiotrowski3487 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Damn x, I didn't need a fuckin popcorn maker in car, I needed fuckin ball joints bro.i just need my car safe man, don't matter how buttery my snack game is"