Minimum Wage - Pilot Episode

If we switch shifts one more time...
Writer - Ryan Micho
Directors - Aidan Micho, Ryan Micho
1st AD - Axelle Azoulay
Executive Producers - Jeremy Garelick, Will Phelps, Axelle Azoulay
Producer - Axelle Azoulay
Sound - Heath Cottengim
Editors - Aidan Micho, Nick Patterson
Post Coordinator - Tristan Hall
Cast - Grace Reiter, Hyde Healy, Ryan Micho, Aidan Micho, Julia DiCesare, Axelle Azoulay, Will Phelps, Heath Cottengim
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[@evanchilson9829]

"your sister is 40, you're 15?" "yeah, different father, different mother" im in tears at this

[@benjaminfast5496]

Could be adopted. Then the point stands. Lol!

[@vic2249]

hopefully he's lying about the age as well, I do not like the implication of a 15 y/o going to a birthday party for a 40 y/o that isn't related or even works with him

[@coroner2141]

​@@vic2249 this cheesebrain thinks this video is a documentary lmao

[@zaiinbsgems]

@@coroner2141lmfaoo

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@that_pan_chick8650]

This is literally the scientific product of children raised watching The Office.

[@thomaspetrucka9173]

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[@tired_manatee]

SO TRUE

[@user-mw8cb2si9w]

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@Sisyphusprimereal]

@@thomaspetrucka9173thanks for pointing the comment out couldn’t see it

[@whereamihelpme]

@@Sisyphusprimerealchill dog we are having so much fun right now

[@alexalexiev2575]

Ok this is so legit and deserves full seasons. Im a young millenial and really miss the TV era of tons of bingeable sitcoms, and this has that vibe. But also unique from older shows in this particular style because it's showing the fresh hell that is modern minimum wage jobs.

[@sketchycat6223]

Exactly! All we need is a will-they/won’t-they on & off relationship, a catchy theme song, & a rival restaurant across the street

[@MissAlexisBlack]

watch abbott elementary it’s the same vibe 😊

[@alexalexiev2575]

@@MissAlexisBlack I have and indeed love it! There are definitely good sitcoms nowadays out there, I just wish it were the average genre of TV like it used to be, but oh well, first world problem. 😅

[@shuichisaihope398]

Have you watched Superstore?

[@alexalexiev2575]

@@shuichisaihope398 YES love that one too. Except I did stop at some point in the last season or two, for some reason I suddenly lost interest. I probably watch too much TV, I'm realizing...

[@homelessheathcliffgaming]

"who the fuck just ordered 50 pizzas" had me dying 😭😭

[@IsabellaBabb-do1xo]

Same 💀

[@AdamJoenck]

I think that was the first time i heard hyde swear

[@shiryasisk]

"Whoever said the customer is always right has never... interacted with a customer." FACTS!

[@unluckyomens370]

Ive been told the full saying is “the customer is always in matters of taste” which would mean theyre allowed to buy ugly shit although im unsure if thats a blood is thicker than water where its arguable which one came first

[@shiryasisk]

@@unluckyomens370 Huh

[@unluckyomens370]

@@shiryasisk which part is confusing (thats not intended as sarcasm I just dont know which part to reword)

[@shiryasisk]

@@unluckyomens370 Oh sorry I just meant "huh" like interesting 😅😅

[@unluckyomens370]

@@shiryasisk oh lol my bad

[@beagay963]

I’d watch an entire 8 seasons of this

[@hayden9246]

Same 😂

[@hayden9246]

We need an American High TV show

[@danielcontreras2914]

this

[@Harp3r_Grac3]

Fr

[@Nonethelessersoulcoin]

Yes please

[@Montristerik]

Ryan got CRAZY leading man energy

[@couchpotato2128]

That last “can i be honest” tied the whole thing up perfectly

[@futurehofer1564]

how

[@rotblankett]

"i forgot you work this job to support a family" LMAOOO

[@meks039]

"We all just do this so we can go to target lol"

[@brooklyn9923]

realest part of any food service job

[@catsnchess]

I am so ready for this series

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@Mungnum]

Horrible, but I thought about that ALL the time when I was working at McDonalds in high school

[@mythillian]

"Let's just say it's gonna be her last wedding" 💀💀💀

[@UnconvincingX]

Not if I have anything to say about it

[@dominator1914]

His face said it all 😂

[@hwops234]

2:08 ​@@UnconvincingX

[@lillibrowning2082]

Yeah she isn’t getting married 💀

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[@maro3045]

You guys just keep evolving in comedy. This has such 2010-2015 youtube skits/Nickelodeon sitcom vibes. It really reminded me of the food truck from victorious. Genuinely hilarious, cant wait to see more

[@mewdit631]

OMGGG YESSS! Loving these vibes from other iconic shows

[@SlothDelay]

This is so painfully accurate in what it’s like to work in the food business with other teens. I hated it whenever I was a teen because everyone else was so unreliable and wanted me to cover shifts, and when I rarely needed a day off, no one took my shifts.

[@brokenpayphone]

NOT HYDE MAKING PEOPLE WORK ON IMPORTANT DATES

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[@paola9615]

In the most recent episode, his subtitle says "His favorite superhero is the Joker" lol

[@cristiansoutside]

this is giving original college humor vibes. Like 2008-2010's. keep it up its hilarious

[@ZTFsenpai]

Yes

[@smiley3239]

yeah, college humor fell off now. they just randomly making stuff

[@emblematicart]

@@smiley3239 the original college humor shut down four years ago. They rebranded as a streaming service called dropout

[@sandwichhere]

unrelated but istg i thought you had the jawed profile picture for a second

[@cool870]

@@smiley3239 are you serious lmao? college humor is now dropout and theyre making some of the best stuff you can find on streaming services for like. 5 dollars a month

[@officeman15]

this show needs 6 seasons and a movie

[@isabella_lay]

community reference

[@AugustaNielsen-q3s]

YES

[@nicoleeburns]

The second “can I be honest” had me in stitches 🤣💀

[@Hi-eu8mi]

“You are brave you are strong you are 15 and you should not have to talk to adult people but you’re going to anyway” 💀

[@meks039]

"Shes two years younger than me. It makes for a weird dynamic at school..."

[@TheSiemek]

Me, 37 yo dude every time I have to speak with a customer

[@Nobody.thatyouknow]

What's with the skull, did somebody die? Sorry, I don't speak the language of 5-year-olds.

[@mordechai_engels]

@@Nobody.thatyouknowit indicates that the person using it found the situation humorous. so humorous, in fact, that they died, presumably from laughter.

[@artimediasna759]

​@@Nobody.thatyouknowdisbelief would probably be the closest English word for it

[@miauglib]

HYDE IS SUCH A MENACE

[@Tremorsss]

Hyde is feared

[@kirialaska8057]

@@Tremorsss Hyde is scary

[@benbricio8407]

best character in the american high universe.

[@juni7745]

hey twin

[@miauglib]

@@juni7745 omg heyyyy hyd

[@NeoSkye]

I haven't worked in the food industry in like 20 years and this immediately gave me flashbacks. This deserves more episodes more than any pilot I've seen in a long time.

[@toodths]

what a refreshing pilot, would love to see this continued and funded by some means

[@oaklynrehns]

i need full-length videos like this WAY more often

[@GeckoInMyRoom]

Agreed! They’re great actors

[@chloe-222]

as someone who works at the most POPULAR ice cream place in town this is TOO accurate i am only 17 YEARS OLD. and i am a manager where i work. im in charge of a bunch of college kids, and they have to count on me when we close at 11 in the night💀💀. we usually don’t get out until 12 am most nights in the summer, and i work literally everyday bc even tho everyone ASKS for more hours, THEY ALWAYS TAKE THE HOURS THEY ASKED FOR OFF. i actually can’t take it anymore. and then customers complain to me when i tell them an ice cream cake is gonna take a few hours to freeze up. and they’re like “i don’t have a few hours, i need it now” WHY DIDNT YOU COME 5 HOURS AGO YOU KNOW ICE CREAM NEEDS TO FREEZE, ESPECIALLY AN ICE CREAM CAKE. literally on my last straw.

[@llmtxll3654]

hey bud, hang in there. i'd probably kms if i was in your position. i used to work at a movie theater for 2 years (being a supervisor was lowkey super horrible so i denied their offer to be a supervisor, can't imagine being an actual manager) and my last straw was the same exact thing you went through with everyone asking for hours they asked for off LMFAOOOO (it was summer so understandably they wanted more hours but like???). it was a scheduling nightmare for my managers. the new hires that came in before i quit my job were also terrible at following up with shift exchanges and just made things super complicated for no reason.

[@chloe-222]

@@llmtxll3654 the only reason i’m staying is bc it pays so well. i make $17 an hr and have been working for abt a year and a half. however, they need to put more safety regulations into place bc it’s basically all teenage girls (including me) that work there and it gets dangerous at night bc we’re a singular building on a street. i’ve asked to put more ppl on shifts, and hire some men. we had 2 grown guys that were college students and were great to work with but they quit bc school got too hectic for them. and it rly sucks bc they hire anyone. like this one girl doesn’t know how to do ANYTHING and holds up the entire line

[@Yukosan13]

Well at least you can put Manager on your resume that's big.. there's always Manager jobs open..

[@volcryndarkstar]

That sucks, I hope they at least pay you what passes for fairly these days.

[@Kingbimmy]

I hope you stick it out long enough to have something that big on your resume, but definitely don’t torture yourself. That’s so much to deal with at 17, and I can’t even imagine myself in that spot. You have more stamina and patience than I ever could. Just know that customers ARE NOT always right, and whenever people screw you over and you remain calm, good karma will come around. You’re really young, and have a whole future ahead of you. I hope it gets way better. ❤

[@bananaannanna]

I feel like there's so much storytelling that can be done with this environment and with these charecters. This pilot was basically just a sketch packed with as many jokes as possible, and its hilarious. But I really believe that it can still be enjoyable if you take your foot off the gas a little. That's my long winded way of saying this could genuinely be a TV show with episodes longer than 5 minutes. Or it could be a great first episode of a more versatile sketch comedy show, which would give you more flexibility in terms of characters and premise. Either way you could definitely get this on a streaming platform.

[@elgato3569]

2:48 the delivery of that line tho

[@jish55]

"Whoever said the customer is always right has never interacted with a customer." No truer words have been spoken.

[@ivanmabayag]

the complete saying is "the customer is always right in matters of taste" but people cut it short and made an entire different meaning out of it

[@AviationGeek2]

Come on 50 pizzas in 3 minutes is totally reasonable…obviously

[@ryofdoom7416]

Bout to pull out them Lunchables

[@AviationGeek2]

@@ryofdoom7416 real

[@smorris281]

Families would come to my grill station at the hospital cafeteria, literally 5 minutes before close and proceed to order half the damn menu.

[@MadelynHealey]

THE KITCHEN IS CLOSED

[@AviationGeek2]

@@MadelynHealey Not even the government could make 50 pizzas in 3 minuets

[@SiobhanColleen]

Yes, I would absolutely watch multiples seasons of this on Netflix, Hulu, Max.... It doesn't matter, this is good!

[@roaringwater6519]

It’s giving the office but with a part time job 💀😂😂

[@MrBusdriver-VoidlessMedia]

The saying is “The customer is always right in matters of taste” which means they’re right when picking things that they like even if it’s weird like chocolate on pizza or whatever. It’s never meant the customer can be a jerk and we should accept this

[@DB-pb8zl]

A better wording is "The market is always right." If there's demand for something, then sell it.

[@jankoleon3785]

Nah, the customer is always right

[@jankoleon3785]

​​@@DB-pb8zlNah, the customer is always right

[@Venjamin]

@@jankoleon3785 In matters of taste. Otherwise, customers are trash.

[@-VoDkAsVengeance-]

​@@jankoleon3785 Here's the attention you ordered.

[@ida_sleeps]

The second "can I be honest?" sledgehammered me

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[@ThePanPanda11]

same, the video was great but the "can j be honest" really just sealed it

[@summ3rplumag3]

idk why but i never noticed how young the characters theyre playing are?? i just like. didn't look at the lil name thingies. i saw they were old and i assumed they were old idk but the ages make sense in my mind lowkey in order of when they were introduced (sort of): ryan - 17 years old, cashier/delivery driver aiden - 15 3/4 years old, head chef hyde - 16 years old, line cook julia - 16 years old, prep cook these two were never given a confessional but: grace - 15 years old, manager axelle - old enough to have a son, works there

[@M4gnetar11]

Me being a junior in high school working alongside 50-60 year olds who had several kids and worked that same job their whole lives was definitely a reality check.

[@kaleidoscope5054]

same

[@superlolgal555]

YOOOOOO I'm so happy yall are testing out long form sketch comedy. Yall could be the next CH fr

[@fey8]

what’s CH?

[@allysonpewterschmidt]

@@fey8College Humor, peak KZbin

[@ritalevimortalkombat5412]

​@@fey8 CollegeHumor, now Dropout

[@elh7149]

​@@fey8CollegeHumor, now known as Dropout

[@jackofmytrade]

I think it's college humor. At least, that's the only ch comedy channel ik of 🤷

[@SusanatorBot]

This longer form, skit content is hitting! I saw it and thought "eh it might be drawn out a bit more than it should" but it just got better with good callbacks lol keep it up!!

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[@Butterscotch530]

This is bring back the vibes of old KZbin and im here for it.

[@crimjim2912]

This is absolutely amazing !! It gives me a similar vibe to Brandon Rogers’ longer series, but with less chaos and cursing; just quick, natural comedy that legitimately makes me laugh :]]]]

[@thechannel1473]

“I did not know she was dying,sorry for your future loss”

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[@user-bj9vt4op4x]

...and congratulations!

[@MisterWiggleWomp]

'It's probably gonna be her last wedding' Yeah you would hope so lmaooo had me rolling

[@carolynnewberger38]

Commenting for the algorithm because I want more episodes of this. Solid job guys, thank you!

[@d9576]

Please I love this pilot it’s so natural

[@andhe3739]

"you are fifteen and you should not have to talk to adult people but you're going to anyway" REEEEAL

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[@THATAroSpecWallet]

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[@ickleronny]

'Can I be honest?' And the resting the elbow on the counter is hilarious 😂

[@starta._riot]

this made me feel very high, very short, and very American Thank you American high shorts

[@bellelovesbooks_]

I just have one note, if you guys are going to continue this series, you should have the characters look into the camera like they do in the office. It will instantly elevate the humor

[@eelano1070]

this is such a good idea for a web series. pls keep it this length or roughly this length each episode, it fits so well with your guys' current style while also allowing you to venture into storylines/ongoing characters. everyone is super funny here too u guys are such good comedic actors lol

[@neeko2198]

i agree with the length. It is short enough to make their snappy humour work. But it is long enough to at least have character stories and ongoing gags between episodes.

[@denizium.]

this is giving strong the office vibes and i LOVE IT.

[@owenberland1974]

The Office but a fast-food place is the best idea ever

[@miali4958]

American High is so good like it works in shorts and 5 min but it'd be amazing if they can do Netflix I enjoy this content so much thanks for uplifting my days as I'm terminally ill

[@RamCichlid459]

the vibes are immaculate and the chemistry is top tier the ONLY thing I'd recommend is adding official subtitles to youtube's closed captions, if possible? I'm hard of hearing, so catching all of the dialogue isn't possible for me sometimes the auto-generated subtitles seem to be mostly accurate, but they usually don't catch everything if multiple people are talking, or talking fast

[@burntcurlyfryd7729]

I agree with this

[@user-rf9sr8im1f]

Yeah and when I'm eating I can't really hear properly

[@charlieh1727]

@@user-rf9sr8im1f my disability is eating food while im watching youtube also

[@sphiae]

strongly agree, closed caption would be great

[@tigerqueen6348]

I love the “it’s a weird power dynamic” 😂

[@Sketch-mn8jm]

I actually need this is as full 20 season sitcom right now

[@solrose5306]

I rewatch this all the time, PURE GOLD

[@maxomicallef]

I was in the "community for loud women" for about a year before the wear-and-tear of it all got to me.

[@chloeisbored]

grace is so iconic😭😭

[@mummamia0]

Funniest chick I've ever seen ngl

[@M0no]

How do you spell Grace wrong?

[@basicallytrqsh]

Ikr grease is my favorite

[@dylanrodrigues]

Greece is my fav cast member fr

[@pluhthepotato1779]

glycerin is literally my favorite cast member fr

[@ellacatherine1011]

Please make more. I keep coming back to this and it’s only been out for 2 weeks. My children are starving and an episode 2 will quench their hunger

[@daliah-ft1tx]

I would pay to watch more of this. Just with a bunch of bored teenagers getting paid minimum wage is not what I expected to remind me of The Office so much, but still. Begging for more episodes

[@oceandizzle7]

"Can I be honest..." "OH my god." 🤦‍♀️ 😀🙃

[@MBNL55]

This is actually so funny. Every scene is worth going back 15 seconds to rewatch. Cannot wait for the coming episodes. :)

[@nica7049]

I’ve only heard about the scheduling nightmares from my friends, but now I am preparing to proceed with caution as I search for a job of my own

[@StarboundRose]

I’d freaking love to watch this and love it and then years later decide that the series had a gradual decline in quality and then make a long video essay about its rise and fall and then start breaking down specific episodes because the first essay was mildly successful and then my series declines much faster but I still desperately hold onto the idea and keep going until I can’t anymore

[@jordan1192]

I love this slightly longer form content! I feel like this cast really has the potential for more than just 1 minute videos

[@Carl_with_a_k_]

“The customer is always right, in manners of taste” is the whole saying. It means the customer can choose whatever the fuck they want to buy, it doesn’t mean customer is god just cuz they want to buy something

[@jankoleon3785]

Nah, the customer is always right

[@Carl_with_a_k_]

@@jankoleon3785 you must be fun to deal with at target

[@lncbros.gaming8419]

“Julia’s visiting her sick dad in the hospital on the 23rd, or at least she thinks she is” That punchline almost had me chocking on my soda 😂

[@cliffordjackson3732]

I love this so much. It makes me feel less shit about my job.

[@newtakn156]

Ryan is so tired 😂😂😂

[@ragingpacifish161]

Omg I love that they’re making full sketches this was great

[@daxzia0]

OMG, probably the funniest skit I have seen from this group.

[@thelostloachunderseungwans6331]

Omg please post the other episodes, I've been waiting for this one hit 500k!!

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

People who haven't worked in the service industry need to see this 😂

[@sweenyshaq]

6 seasons and a movie STAT!

[@venusothello]

please, we need more of this so badly, the pilot was two months ago 😭😭

[@ChrisInAVan]

The manager, Grace, is my absolute favorite looool.

[@ButterKing-28]

Omg this is painfully relatable, amazing job, and would watch this show if it was an actual show

[@groundedlogic]

I forgot you work here to support a family 😭 ... We work here so we can go to target LOL. This is gold, its giving Office vibes.

[@l.36125]

coming back to this wishing there were more episodes 😭

[@peppermint3288]

Ryan was SUFFERING by the end

[@okbooo]

I need this become a sitcom right now, please 😭

[@honeybeestims]

3:38 the way she pronounced rosh hashana 😭😭

[@acoen4411]

We definitely need an episode 1 of this. This is like The Office dor fast food workers

[@wondrousinquiry]

i love yalls humor SO MUCH

[@choncc9222]

Ryan bout to breakdown 😭

[@user-fp4xp1pt8t]

I LOVE THE LONGER FORMAT VIDEO!!!

[@Pinkrosessss]

I love how all the actors look older than me but are playing 15-year-olds 😭 0:56 AINT NO WAY

[@carolbaskin1857]

Prolly cuz they are like 20

[@shadeSLAYER127]

Can we please…PLEASE get more of this? This was therapy for a recovering restaurant worker.

[@fanfan1852]

I desperately want this to go viral so they make more videos like this

[@user-fp4xp1pt8t]

Way funnier than the bear. I’d eat up a whole show of this

[@BloodBathFenix]

Please. I NEED MORE OF THIS.

[@iyegbekosa]

I love everthing about this. It is giving the office ahhh

[@RigJig]

The customer is always right... in matter of taste. That's the full quote

[@jankoleon3785]

Nah, the customer is always right

[@RigJig]

@@jankoleon3785 in matter of taste

[@BlueHuskyYT]

Pfffffft this pilot had me dying! I really hope we end up getting more. It's nice seeing the cast outside of High School content. A change of pace. Keep up the incredible work!

[@Username101nat]

We NEED more of this!

[@EmmetDoherty-iz8qz]

im hooked now. we NEED more episodes of this

[@ecotanimate4149]

Need a full series.

[@axinqmc]

Any videos from Ryan, Aiden, or really anyone from American high become my favorite videos ever

[@aarongarcia5037]

1:29 that delivery was perfect

[@atiredweeb8551]

Unironically would pay to have this be a full show

[@reactionsbyjill5772]

i swear you guys are just allowed to film anywhere its hilarious also Grace with the SAT book at the end killed me.

[@markbelanger9199]

“Different father different mother” got me

[@briannablock5342]

GUYS!!!! This was so good!!!😃😃😃 I LOVED the old style sketches but this just shows how y’all are growing and achieving your goals, and it just looks really great guys😁 well done!

[@delena4evertvd267]

ik this is the first episode but already… MAKE EM LONGER! i would sit through a full 25 minute episode of this😭😭