Burrito à la Jim -- Porkin' Across America -- Ep. 3

It's a Kitchen Takeover as Jim makes his own carnitas burrito at La Playita in Wilmington, North Carolina. The newly single pork man has a lot on his plate, and we're not just talking about pork! He's also frantically looking for someone to move his car before the parking structure it's parked in is blown up almost a thousand miles away. And Jim gets more than he bargains for when he finally samples his handiwork.
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[@kmm2442]

I love how unimpassioned, lifeless, uncaring and unhelpful each of those phone calls are - the vet, the call service - fits the theme of the show :)

[@grave6618]

FlickerFlame y

[@Derps0]

Its called art

[@roguishpaladin]

Those who build up positive relationships with the businesses they deal with don't get lifeless calls. Those who see the businesses they deal with as servants rather than equals will get exactly what Jim gets.

[@NimanyuRajAgrawal]

@@roguishpaladin I totally agree with you here

[@mirnasimmi4901]

@@roguishpaladin to be fair jim is fucking insane and this probably wasn't the first time his car blew up.

[@Darkmatter105]

Watch as one mans life slowly falls apart while he eats pork...........and possibly turns into a vampire.

[@sapointi]

He turn into a pig 😪

[@gradientmapabuser9875]

Sapa Inti that last episode was very sad to watcch

[@sapointi]

@@gradientmapabuser9875 real talk bro this series is really dark. And sad he was one of the best of the onion and they killed him off like that wild felt like an episode of twilight zone

[@vehk9377]

@NationalismRising2035 fraid not. It does have a happy ending of sorts though.

[@spett6021]

@@sapointi No spoilers please

[@calabiyau9269]

The guy was saying 'huesos', which is bones in Spanish :)

[@annah8921]

Not Gay Hehe Russia..

[@boodro2122]

Thank you, I wasn't sure about that word. Wasn't familiar, but now I am. Thanks, again.

[@yungtooli]

he was saying yes sir

[@ChangeUrAtOnYT.comSlashHandle]

obviously not art garfunkel He was actually saying "wey, sos-" which is "dude, you're-" and he kept getting cut off. He was probably gonna say "wey, sos un pendejo"

[@ChangeUrAtOnYT.comSlashHandle]

nope! I know I just wanted to put in a different bizzare interpretation to it. You know how internet people do

[@soannoyed9417]

I like when he starts bleeding he says “I’m starting to get a taste of sauce”

[@drcgaming4195]

he really likes his blood

[@user-zy8cy6hn6o]

@@drcgaming4195 "his" blood

[@baconinvader]

I love how all the restaurant owners are super nice even though Jim is incredibly rude all the time

[@logicphile6207]

Jim isn't rude.

[@theoneonly8472]

Jim isn’t that rude

[@yyeezyy630]

Jim isn't that rude at all.

[@sterlingsilver5937]

Jim is almost rude.

[@KhataarFelMataar]

Jim is fucking rude

[@spa7us]

“The cooks were such maestros of the burrito, I almost asked to see their immigration papers” lmao

[@JuhooniSwahooni]

I was dying, the tone of his voice LMAO

[@monkofdarktimes]

Its gold

[@knifeandspoon3291]

You can hear him struggling not to laugh

[@johnr797]

Exactly the kind of tone deaf joked they make in those shows too

[@anone.mousse674]

Whitest sentence ever

[@VintageWhiteTerror]

"35 voicemails wishing me a speedy recovery" could be the greatest, most ominous line I ever heard.

[@magiv4205]

Oh my GOD

[@maxbenson8900]

why

[@entity107]

@@maxbenson8900 did you figure it out? I want to know

[@ohnonotthegoldfish3559]

the way he phrases how he's eaten at a lot of restaurants nearly convinced me it was a distinguished achievement

[@jackspicer4907]

This is so cringe, I love it. The actor who plays Jim is amazing at the role.

[@KarlMaxLive]

that's his actual name

[@Mafia681]

Max it actually is not. i forgot his actual name but you can find him by googling the name of thr character

[@alvareo92]

Brad Holbrook, who as you’ll find used to be a local news anchor in the 80s

[@youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277]

Actor?

[@Spamdrew128]

"Jim your phone calls are affecting the show"

[@sodiumchloride2776]

Jim the show is affecting your phone calls

[@LiakkDoesStuff]

Spamdrew128 his phone calls ARE the show

[@happycreeperlol5235]

didn't expect to see you here, spamdrew

[@justacup8676]

The poor guy was trying to tell Jim there were bones in the meat, and he had him hauled off. Probably the only episode where he actually deserved to be maimed.

[@Duhya]

"Pork ya on the flip side." Oh god.

[@TheJordanChronicles]

This series is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I would put it up there with all the classics, Arrested Development, Mr. Show, ect... . I can't believe how few views it has!

[@flamephlegm]

For real

[@fabclark123]

This will never age. Like the office uk version.

[@salj.5459]

egg54543543543 US*

[@benm1414]

Did you watch Onion's Sex House yet?

[@fabclark123]

Ben M I'm too scared

[@mercster]

This is the one where it truly goes off the rails.

[@user-hi4sm3ig5j]

And it's only episode 3!

[@nathanhart8457]

this should have 100 times the views it does

[@zad_rasera]

The Onion videos are magically appearing at random at everybody's recommendations right now, so it may be possible in the future.

[@thibaultl1956]

Zad Ras but of course!

[@gorgitancevski1358]

@@zad_rasera yes indeed

[@CollinAbroadcast]

"Can one of you guys roll this up maybe the way you do?" 😂😂

[@Elfos64]

This series really does not feel like Onion's usual style, feels much more like a creepypasta.

[@rubengarciavaro1277]

soul crushing? I like them experimenting. :3

[@proxy4620]

It really does. What a disturbing show.

[@SerbAtheist]

This and Sex House are the Plato and Aristotle of cringe humor.

[@sonicextremities9570]

It has the same sense of mean-spiritedness that all their stuff has lol. Adds to the humor but the doctors, all the calls he gets, etc. Especially are akin to the Onion News Network segments in how brutal and just down right callous they can be.

[@ElectricSlevin]

it's feels like an adult swim thing, it's brilliant

[@kingslushie1018]

I know this is suppose to be fake, but I can’t help but laugh and feel bad about how completely awful this guys life is...

[@queenofdirt9082]

wow I didn't even read your comment, just saw your username and knew exactly what you said.

[@Aggerr]

@@firemonkey1015 Honestly it's most of all the people around him are being huge dicks. His wife is a complete tool who can't think on her own, and literally screws him in every way just because he didn't drop his entire show to drive back home, to do something that any functioning adult should have been able to do themselves. The friend that doesn't wanna move his car because he "doesn't want to take sides" is a complete dickhead too. Even if Jim is a terrible friend, the least you can do in that situation is save his car, i mean the dude has been through enough already. And then there's the restaurant guy who not only rolls up the burrito for him, full well knowing it has bones in it, but then sits there and lets him eat it too.

[@proxy4620]

@@queenofdirt9082 Neo-Nazi's opinions don't matter.

[@danielf1066]

Proxy 46 That symbol is a Hindu symbol, not the Nazi one. They may have meant for it to be the Nazi one, but we cant tell whether or not that it is true, so it is probably best to give them the benefit of the doubt. If it is supposed to be the Nazi symbol, I completely agree with you, but they could also have chosen it because it is a Hindu symbol, or just because it looks cool.

[@proxy4620]

@@danielf1066 yea but the little bolts next to them together make the SS symbol, paired with the swastika it is pretty clearly Nazi intent not Hinduism

[@ivarsig]

I find it really wonderfull how understated his authority is. He justifies the show in the opening eith that he's on tv and he's been to restaurants. Not that he's a particular pork lover or even a particular gourmand.

[@Opno]

One of my favorite details is the cash he keeps pulling out. At the beginning he's slapping down hundreds, then it goes to fifties, then at the doctor's office it's all 5s and 1s lmao

[@jonathanbirch2022]

02:32 the little details of everyone around Jim being completely cold and antagonistic towards him as he bumbles through his collapsing life is a great touch.

[@CoreyBetland79]

He's still wearing that chef's hat in the hospital 🏥. This dark comedy deserves a chef's kiss.

[@dayman7084]

Ya have any pigs blood laying around? I've been craving it like crack

[@MrJH101]

Should’ve hired a tow truck service.

[@chukwudiilozue9171]

I don't know why he never thought of that.

[@alvareo92]

Weird how we don’t have any comments insulting him or using him as proof as how useless the American male has become in the last few decades unlike the ones about his wife not calling a plumber

[@natrix126]

@@alvareo92 rgghrr i hate Americans rrr

[@muckymucks]

@@alvareo92 Jim is a white male and so are most viewers so they're incapable of seeing white men as anything other than perfect beings. Jim's wife is a woman, though, so she might as well be a child, according to them.

[@yyeezyy630]

muckymucks your actually a racist and it's sad

[@FruitsAndLeaves]

I like how he always refers to himself as the “host” of Today Now during the intros instead of the ‘co-host.’

[@Redem10]

and what is the real lesson? Always take your ingredients fresh from local farms

[@murrayshekelberg9754]

'this one is a la Jim' may be the most hilarious thing ever. He has the corny joke cracking host down perfect. The director and really the whole crew deserve a lot of credit for this. It is so much like the generic and predictable shows on Food Network but far more entertaining. Not that I dislike Food Network, but lets be real, they have one formula and style they use on 80% of their shows. The Onion never really figured out the whole YT thing and what content people want but it seems like around this time was great. It is a shame they switched gears. "Porkin' Across America" "Sex House" and "Lake Dredge Appraisal" are some of the best things on YT, in my opinion.

[@Doomed2Hell]

Jim did not expect the bones to soften up while cooking, but once placed in the burrito itself. I don't think he was ever really sane to begin with.

[@eclecroy]

also note how he spends half of the episodes on his phone and throws money at everybody. he gives 1000 dollars to the druggie in one episode, and when he gives money to the pork sandwich guy, he replies, "our food doesn't cost this much!"

[@landth78]

This guy is such a great actor

[@slakyresisty]

i think it's almost all centered around his narcissism and disregard for others. all those 'impersonal institutions' are more like forces of nature, not really malevolent but definitely without regard for haggerty's selfish impulses and vices. what's really interesting is almost a divine judgement, like there was a throwaway joke about him being a non-observant jew, and now he has craving for pig's blood. i think this show is going to get much darker, some real old testament shit

[@JacobNintendoNerd99]

If only you knew

[@bigflamarang]

Should have just called a tow company and had them move his car

[@chinchilla641]

When he's chopping, the owner is saying "huesos" which means "bones" lmao

[@Sorrelhas]

Someone said this is the perfect adaptation of The Metamorphosis, and with each episode, I agree more and more

[@MrisaVigil]

why did he specifically know that spanish phrase?

[@retsuza]

Jim is serious about pork

[@smileylightbulb321]

He doesn't. He said "Please can you have me the pork." He should've said "Pasen el puerco."

[@felixandersen3815]

@@smileylightbulb321 omg that made me laugh more than the video 😂 thanks for translating even though it's been over a year lol

[@TheFriendlyGod]

@@felixandersen3815 It is slightly wronger than that even... he says "please can you have me the pigs"

[@TheFriendlyGod]

I just realized that the Spanish phrase he mistranslates as "hand over the pork" actually means "please can the pigs have me"... foreshadowing??

[@TheNuiMaster]

Exactly, everything that happens to him is perfect satire of how some people in American really are. Eg. Dropping a family member off at a cheap rehab, then moving on with their own lives without actually trying to help the person.

[@mrshamoozoo]

this is just as good as sex house

[@slightexag]

i wouldn't go that far, guy from 5 years ago.

[@descorchedfurnst2790]

@@slightexag man, Onion needs to do full fledged shows and new seasons for both these series

[@acerola3576]

Porkin’ is way funnier, and the horror feels more visceral (the sound of the bone tearing through his mouth in this ep is a perfect example). Sex House has the better premise, directing, and cast (as good as Jim is, I feel stronger about Tara). I like them about equally.

[@mrshamoozoo]

@@acerola3576 I totally agree with you. We need more of this

[@Noqism]

Oh god that crunch....

[@StandardGoose]

It doesn't matter; if you find it she'll just bring a bigger rock from space and then that will be the biggest rock. You and I just can't win.

[@souvenirsucces4450]

You're not telling me anything, that every got damn asshole doesn't already know....

[@doubleb120]

The Onion skits are all gold. This is the only type of content that should go viral

[@jmorgan87]

I don't think you people realize it yet, but Porkin' Across America is poised to stand as one of the finest cooking/travel shows of the entire 21st century. I just marvel at the production value and Jim's daring and riveting role as Jim.

[@pissedoffdude1]

Heh, my mom is actually a super serious person and I showed her this under the guise of the place being a good legit mexican food restaurant and she caught on/genuinely laughed at this. Well done :)

[@gradientmapabuser9875]

"hay huesos" "what" "HUESOS" haha take him out

[@iibeemayne]

Why does he always have so much cash!!! LOL

[@Bibky]

God this show is depressing.

[@silencionomus]

Alfonso’s facial expressions? Whatever they’re paying that guy: it’s not enough.

[@alexgrenlie862]

No wife, no dog, no house, no car. Thank goodness he has pork.

[@BobGymlan]

Now you put on the gonk

[@easportsaxb8057]

I keep seeing you here, Bob. I love your bigfoot content btw

[@sunburn5461]

cracking the roof of my mouth is one of my worst fears; hearing him bite into the burrito with the cracking noise accompanying it makes me actually recoil

[@acerola3576]

haven’t rewatched this series in 5+ years and yet for a whole ass minute leading up to the crunch i felt like my body was about to go into shock 😭

[@prole1917]

The Onion has such dark humor. And I love it

[@mrmalcolm]

Omg that sound when he bit into the bone...

[@inspectorjavert8443]

I wish they really had come to Wilmington but I guess it would have been pricey to film in a different location for reach short video.

[@Speak4Yourself2]

This is still a perfect skit (even from the standards of eight years later).

[@spyrath1935]

The way the guy's eyebrow rises at 2:51 oh my God

[@Grgrqr]

I love the chefs faces as they watch his phone calls

[@SPOOKIEMOOKe]

This show and the Onion show in general is a great mix between reality and ridiculousness

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

There's something about watching a guy's life comedically fall apart

[@flemishdog]

"bones don't soften up in the burrito like I assumed they would"

[@addekiller2]

This series = FANTASTIC dark humor at its BEST. 😂 😂 Man Jim Haggerty is sinking deeper into the abyss yet always keeps up the forced happy tragic fasade 😂 This is true comedy

[@terminalblue]

We live in a world where this series has as few views as it does...

[@WildFreck]

this is a criminally underrated KZbinr series

[@fabclark123]

We literally don't deserve it.

[@spurdosparde8197]

*in a monotone voice “hi this is sunshine parking to let you know that your car has been destroyed”

[@drcgaming4195]

this is hard to watch... but i love it

[@user9267]

4:00 I love how the actor playing Jim couldn't help himself from laughing a little when reading this line

[@jberczi6]

The way he hacks up the meat always kills me

[@RMS_Gigantic]

I am enjoying tuning in every week to watch what new and creative ways life has of taking a dump on Jim Haggerty!

[@HappytreeLuis]

4:56 He's just breaking at the seams.

[@A_Dopamine_Molecule]

This is such underrated genius...

[@SalvableRuin]

I love that he thinks tortillas aren't bread lol

[@suffern63]

there's very little as enjoyable as watching a human being graduably go under and fall apart,sad but realistic,as the dream dies and reality kicks in.Great show.

[@civotamuaz5781]

Oh man im in Pork loop. I cant's stop until i rewatch it whole

[@inspectorjavert8443]

I know it would have been to expensive to do so but I'd love it if they had filmed these things on location for real. They'd have loved Wilmington

[@maimonguy123]

Inspector Javert bruh why'd you post this again, it's been seven months or more

[@blahblahblahblha303]

He came back to watch it again and forgot that he'd seen it before. Must be all that pork.

[@inspectorjavert8443]

@@blahblahblahblha303 well I forgot I had commented

[@ploopybear]

I like how his hair is getting grayer and grayer throughout the episodes Edit: oh, he's now a pig

[@HondaFit-ot5ws]

Thanks for the F*CKING SPOILER :)

[@eewilson9835]

Moral of the story, leave your phone at home. There was so much stress associated with his cell that he lacerated his pallate.

[@jcgongavoe337]

I died inside yet again, my body is shaking, but I can't stop watching...

[@baloog8]

I love how this just keeps going just when you think his life cant get any worse.. 50 more episodes!! Lolol!

[@mistertamura6190]

Such a wonderful closeup of one man’s accelerating decay. I suppose it also shows how prehistoric the American healthcare system is.

[@TheLastBOOMBOX]

2012 W Superior St. They put so much detail

[@xoxdid]

I suspect there's a corpse rotting in the trunk of that car he left on the parking lot

[@boodro2122]

This is really, really good! Great host, great series! Well done, guys!

[@Freedomiseverything9486]

i would tune in everyday to watch this.

[@Natural11001001]

This guy is an amazing actor. I'd love to see him do movies.

[@rushblyatblyatmovil4375]

Best series ever

[@owenb8636]

He clings to the show now since it's all he has left

[@Mzwambedu]

we all relate honestly, its like watching curb your enthusiasm", only darker, and more relatable when ppl could do that one simple thing for you, but they so unbothered, not realising like dominoes, that one thing is adding to an already existing pile

[@BigPapaLocs]

“Can we have somebody get him outta here”😂 jim carried the onion

[@helyatimohamad1599]

He is such a good actor. I genuinely feel so bad for him.

[@excellenceinanimation960]

Who fought this it’s awesome hahahah! And the production is so hight quality!

[@klac666]

He could've just called a toe truck. lol

[@Lhene9]

This show is becoming emotionally painful to watch. WHY AM I STILL WATCHING IT?!

[@CoverWizrd]

"Mr. Haggerty this call is to inform you that your car has been destroyed" best ever

[@davezak]

i feel so sad for jim.

[@cryvsspy]

I am amazed at how much I thought I wouldn't like porkin, but I freaken love it

[@bipo567]

this hurts me physically, 50 episodes might e too much for me to handle. It is good, too good

[@spinblackcircles]

His first friend when he asked him to move the car: “I don’t want to” Lmao I almost wish people would just be that blunt

[@riz984]

they often are in my experience

[@yossarian1633]

I'm watching the entire series in one binge, this is fantastic.

[@Storming360]

This channel is an underrated goldmine.

[@SuckItLily]

Wow... I can watch any horror/splatter movie out there with no reaction whatsoever but after watching this I feel nauteous, think the cracking sound did it for me. Would never, ever rewatch.

[@smurfyday]

I rewatched it. OMG.

[@tatumhunter5087]

Texan moved to Honduras... that tortilla scene was painfully accurate 😂