How Arnold Schwarzenegger Turned Bricks into a Fortune

[@meejjj.]

This big beefy man with such a strong accent is the epitome of "don't judge a book by it's cover". Not many people would look at this guy and go, "Oh he must be a genius!"

[@doctorhandsome]

"This is my imagination. All these buff men are playing Yu-Gi-Oh." - Karl Smallwood.

[@S_047]

I imagine all of them in various JoJo poses

[@chJohnJobs]

Heheh, Smallwood

[@walkofblood]

Won't be too far tho, he did afterall have a commercial in japan. A really weird one at that. Iirc it was sumthing bout a lot of buff men and roller coasters.

[@Chthonic_Tonic]

My mother actually met Arnold in the... eighties, I think? She worked as a receptionist/clerk at the front counter of a hotel that he checked into. She described him to me at one point as basically being the nicest person she'd seen that day, his hands almost double the size of hers, and looking about the most attractive he had ever looked. From even just hearing her fondly reminisce about seeing him that day, I can assure you those who didn't hire him were absolutely insane.

[@markiobook8639]

There was a tuna millionaire in Australia called Dean Lukin he won the Super Heavyweight Lifting gold medal at the Olympics- ladies loved him, but he was famous for being a complete gent.

[@isaacjacobharris]

dwayne the rock bottom prices

[@theblackbaron4119]

Did your wife gave birth recently? Congratulations! It's a dad joke. ;)

[@andrewevenson7798]

Someone needs to do animations of these videos. I’d love to see Karl’s representation of Arnold getting his idea in an animation.

[@TheGauges420]

I'll fund this for $1 a month!

[@Ticktok_of_Oz]

Was just thinking the same thing

[@WickedNPC]

Most greek statues are actually pretty slim in comparison to Arnold Swarzenegger back then.

[@photonicpizza1466]

Frida Bergholtz Well, even today, people don't imagine "the perfect man" as someone super buff like Arnie. Plus, bodybuilding builds a different kind of muscle. These muscles are weaker and decay faster, but you build them up super fast. It's more form than function. Professional athletes and sportsmen have different muscles than bodybuilders, they look slimmer even when their physical abilities are equal.

[@AshesAshes44]

I was thinking the same thing. Sure, there were great big guys around, but many more who were just in damn fine shape or even a little wiry. It helps to look at contemporary art, not something done centuries later with a different sense of aesthetics.

[@AifosViruset]

He DID make a workout video. You have to watch it because it is hilarious! A search for "up down Arnold" is probably enough to find it. His Japanese commercials are also golden.

[@czarpeppers6250]

I remember years ago I use to take walks and read by the water in Vancouver, and there was always this older guy who would come up to me and talk about the days when he use to hang out with Arnold and do bodybuilding with him. He had all these pictures in his wallet of him and Arnold. I never really knew whether he was for real or not. I mean the photos looked pretty legit, but he was way younger and looked way different (the guy who talked to me that is). I always found it funny though, in fact I even think he talked about a few of the things you did in the video.

[@sepmo4062]

TLDR bb

[@darabounds6671]

Can someone please animate his imaginary scene with the body builders playing Yu-Gi-Oh and having buff flexing light bulbs?

[@maelstrom143]

This is so freaking funny. Love it. I grew up in the Schwarzenneger/Everson era. Thanks for sharing!

[@ThornOfSociety]

To be fair they likely didn't hire him initially because who do you think the husbands would be more suspicious of that their wives hired for ogling and not actual work, the average looking guy or the hulk? Plus likely found him intimidating because of his size and those sorts of ads aren't really representative of women but rather what marketing people and/or men think women are like or want them to be like

[@stevenlester2606]

Not to demean Arnold's skill and intelligence, but he was also taught by the most successful bodybuilding entrepreneur of all by the name of Weider, whose company still publishes the bible of magazines concerning the bodybuilder to this day. He is why Arnold left to move to America, to train under the master, so to speak. Much like Bruce Lee training under the tutelage of the IP Man.

[@calebwalker8382]

Steven Lester I

[@ChrissieBear]

Pretty sure Ip was his first name, not an abbreviation.

[@kylepietrusiewicz2749]

Steven Lester look man, smart people get the best education they can

[@KrisHandsome]

Didn't Joe Weider also run the bodybuilding federation Arnold competed in?

[@silverlightsinaugust2756]

Matthew Kuba While we are being pedantic, its not first name last. Its personal name last. In the west, your personal name, what people call you, comes first. The family name, shared by your lineage, comes last. That’s what’s reversed in the east.

[@Kilagal]

5:04 i want someone to animate this smallwood imagination

[@jamisonedwards8162]

The Arnold Schwarzenegger cowboy film "The Villain" has him in a powder blue cowboy costume as the character Handsome Stranger... It's a fun movie.

[@brandonferrell8819]

I love how Karl's shirt has spots that blend with the green screen

[@lahnhedberg3403]

It like selling games, sell it for 2 dollors and nobody buys it, sell it for 9,99 then people start buying.

[@WillScrolls]

not in a steam sale

[@TheGauges420]

@@TheRedAzuki I couldn't tell you how many times I've thought 'well if I can find it this cheap I *suppose* it will be worth owning and keeping forever'... Like for instance, I found Fallout 76 for $20 around Christmas, with Far Cry 5 for $20, and thought hey, since it's including FC5 and FO76 was for my nephew alone, it was worth it lol. "$120" worth of video games that I don't find worth maybe $20 total together because I'll never play either I'm sure, but for some reason found them for $40 and decided it was worth it lmfao.

[@TAK3R0]

Your actually entertaining and not annoying at the same time, and you have good Humour..

[@MrStabby19812]

Put dat cookie dhawn nahwo

[@scribejackhammar]

Also, your shirt had accents the same shade of green as your greenscreen.

[@nichii29]

I was just about to post that. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

[@FactFiend]

Yea, Karl wears it on purpose. He thinks it's funny when I can't easily key the background out and has intentionally bought green shirts in the past for that very reason. The Simpsons one is a prime example of this... -Brad

[@wewserlethaldude9]

nichii me too

[@oneDonly]

No. He has holes in his body.

[@naveedhossain6605]

Oh my God I've been binging this channel and you guys are amazing

[@MrMcCoy987]

The lightbulb is flexing. 😂😂

[@shuichi28]

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the original Pillar Men

[@mattthealbumweb8403]

Karl beer me *Brad Chimes in* You drink every episode *My internal shame* I'll have a water but I'm won't enjoy it

[@BadladTheBad]

I have been watching the green screen that went inside his t-shirt for the entirety of this video

[@MrPrussianjester]

What's double of 'rock bottom' prices?

[@cheapshotninja]

Bloody Persistent * 'Rock Half-Empty' prices

[@katiemorison7969]

@@cheapshotninja half full you n e r d

[@roberto052001]

The yugioh reference made my day

[@ezeddiev]

aged 19 Arnold was training at Bob Woolger's gym in Southsea Portsmouth & at Wag & Diane Bennett's gym in London before America, he lived with them for 2 years or so. Bob (my great uncle) & some friends of his started the first amateur body building association & is recognised as a pioneer of the sport, Bob and wag trained Arnold to win Mr universe pretty much. stayed good friends until Bob died in1996 , Diane (bobs daughter) was still kept a friendship last time we spoke. love this story heard it before always a favorite.

[@comochinganconesto]

Lol, that's weird. I studied computer science, and people kept asking me to fix their computers (two fields that are related only by the fact that they use computers). To which I kept saying no, until one day I was like... "yes, I can" and started charging for it. Never made a business off it, but it did supplement my college expenses. Guess its all about keeping an open mind about life.

[@Tectonix26]

Holy shit the "gesundheit" gag had me on the fucking floor, I don't know why german sneeze blessing jokes have me so weak but fuck me.

[@southweststrangla420]

he went to another country, became a champion body builder, one of the most famous actors in history, become governor of a place in this other country and married into pretty much royalty (kennedy's might as well be royalty in the u.s.). talk about a success story lol.

[@HereBeDragonsYT]

I really enjoy this specialty European channel.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

I miss watching videos of Arnold's friend Franko Columbo he was in the photo of the brick laying company Italian boxer, bodybuilder, and chiropractor

[@davejohn3600]

Grey Goose vodka did a similar thing. It was cheap vodka that no one was buying. They put it in a fancy bottle and charged more. People in the USA have this idea that something inexpensive must not be quality and that something expensive must be really good. My mother years ago got mad at my father for buying cheap ice cream for a party. Everyone raved about how good the ice cream was.

[@katecleary8290]

I wish I was a lonely LA housewife in the 70s

[@itsjakesir622]

6:32 I though he said "Hire the best Asian I can afford...

[@OlagGan]

Arnold - "We"ll need extra joists for this job. I'll go and get them. I'll be back."

[@ziggison]

Respect the hustle

[@rolandwieder2799]

In Graz, the Capital of the state he grew up in Austria they namend the Footballstadium after him but Arnie and his Management wanted the City of Graz to pay for the Name rights so they renamed it!!!

[@AnonymousAutumn5177]

That is a majestic shirt

[@anthonymoved918]

Got a Plex ad telling me I can watch The Terminator with their service. Nice.

[@casperbosman1896]

Wait hang on.. the most amazing thing is that he slapped the "bear" with his wrists?? WAT ABOUT HIM TROWING THE FUCKER INTO SPACE!!! He trows that bear into orbit!!! Thanks to anrie there's bears in fucking space now!!!

[@gabbate2011]

Out here moving bricks 😤😤😤

[@AkinokazeHaruichiban]

I would have thought people wouldn't hire his team cause they'd see them and the price and think; "Low price, huge guys..... they're gonna fucking kill me and steal my shit" XD

[@yamahsghost]

Looks at flexing light bulbs: is this a jojo reference

[@thejaniter7887]

4:26 the guy on the right looks like phil swift

[@thewin9459]

Karl's imagination needs it's own animated series.

[@davalious5107]

There actually is a concept in business about finding a price that's low enough to attract attention but high enough to not seem like a rip off. There's actually a lot of psychology involved in business, for example: do you know why so many price tags in grocery stores end in .99, like $1.99 (or the British equivalent) while cars and big appliances end in whole numbers? It's because partial/odd numbers are seen as a better deal while whole/even numbers are seen as better quality.

[@hitmanwolf]

it is amazing to know that Arnold's Legacy wasn't just being a buffed dude with a weird accent.

[@Vaith]

Ok I feel like this story could be turned into an anime.

[@georgenelson6490]

Error: Video missing image of Light-bulb flexing

[@chicopluma]

of course they were playing yugioh, he is a time traveler after all

[@asleep909]

I live in Columbus, Ohio (where the Arnold Classic is held each year)...he has a statue here. it had to be moved because the Veteran's Memorial building where it was originally dedicated was torn down (it was moved to the Columbus Convention Center where the Arnold Sports Weekend is held). So Arnold showed up for BOTH dedications of this statue.

[@krampusklaws2238]

Arnold did do an exercise video. It is fucking hilarious. It's called Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals his secrets, from 1982.

[@steven_dean3809]

I feel like they should have marketed their time machine that they used to get those Yugioh cards.

[@nekoexe1a]

Can someone make that flexing lightbulb image please!

[@eldritchsheep6801]

Why was the bear fighting seen as unusual and funny. I mean I think that's part of his morning exercises.

[@tsgaerospace]

thanks to the way youtube shows the video length on the thumbnail it came out as "How Arnold Schwarzenegger Turned Bricks into a Fort"...

[@MykiiMescal]

The Arnold Strong credit is in part to play off co star Arnold Stang’s name

[@jeffreybell8295]

The tittle made it seem like Arnold started slinging drugs.

[@benjammin9350]

Flexing lightbulbs

[@petertierney586]

I don't know about you but, if a bunch of super buff dudes showed up, I'd be pretty intimidated.

[@darkrngesus4995]

the see-through parts on the shirt confused the hell out of me

[@Dylan_Eccles]

Jojo is justoverly buff men posing

[@aliciabanister8188]

Okay but honestly, looking at that picture of him from the 70s I wouldn’t want to be alone with him either. He looks fucking terrifying, and add all the other bodybuilders he hired and it’s a no from me

[@englishtwister]

The 'roid gut' is termed as 'bubble gut'. Just so you know. :)

[@blackderby80]

Can... Can I come for a vacation in your imagination?

[@e.rudsar1633]

European engineering at its best

[@Bryan-qd4fk]

I didn't know much about Arnold, so based on the title, I though Arnold lifted bricks in order to get buff because he couldn't afford real weights.

[@Killacon]

"slay"

[@adamperryofficial]

This has an ad

[@louisb.6149]

The only thing people in the body building world didnt like about arnold was he had small calves lol

[@biggrizzley7847]

anyone else notices the green screen on his shirt? XD

[@MaestroAlvis]

I wonder how's he's given back to his home.

[@andrewhedrick1612]

Better business man than our president

[@clonescope2433]

Let's not forget Arnold was also the governor of California.

[@RayMerrell68]

@6:07 German?

[@TheHestya]

To be fair, being strong is not enough for building work and things of that sort. You have to know what you're doing. And if him and his friends came off as dumb to possible clients, they would be stupid to hire them even if they were the cheapest option and most likely BECAUSE they were the cheapest option.

[@nubreed13]

I was thinking that too. Not everyone can lay bricks. That's a highly skilled trade despite what it looks like.

[@freewill7459]

Oh shit this was put up the day after i turned 18

[@dshleep]

no lie i used to have a 8 pack until my mom bought me and my brothers an xbox

[@rowtow13]

Because the mark of a high quality worker is super cheap rates.

[@WS-gw5ms]

A brick layer is not someone you cheap out on.

[@normanbayona4636]

It's really too bad he didn't start a pipe laying company.

[@FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

When did he flip his wife to flip the mexican maid?

[@asleep909]

when his wife turned sideways and he couldn't see her anymore...

[@shadoiex3028]

Does anyone else notice you can see Arnold's peen through his speedo...?

[@ironreed2654]

He's running some where near 110% correct on this one, pretty good...

[@bijuutamer729]

If you're good at something never do it for free.

[@LilyLiam23]

You have some holes in your shirt

[@romansummers119]

How did you not mention his political career?

[@Ontime2day]

Arnold's Mexican son will have no problem being a Mexican brick layer

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

Is there a particular reason that most punchlines are repeated 2-3 times?

[@robertwesolowski2383]

Charalampos Koundourakis comedy comes in threes

[@chrisbovington9607]

If you could stop repeating the core of every joke several times you might have more success.

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

Chris Bovington Indeed

[@jeffglenn7609]

I'm sure every man wanted his wife to be home with a dozen bodybuilders not

[@adolphineatingchildren2641]

Their playing yugioh, ducking great

[@Wienerblutable]

i heard he could speak in a normal english accent, but he chooses not 2