James Pumphrey is Leaving Donut

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15 күн бұрын

Donut Media's James Pumphrey's deleted post raises question as to what is next for the social media star. Donut also makes a post that makes things even more interesting.
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@DokiMin
@DokiMin 13 күн бұрын
Donut died the day when the stopped making Up to speed wheelhouse and etc..
@luilui1911
@luilui1911 13 күн бұрын
That part
@hypershine6080
@hypershine6080 13 күн бұрын
Remember science garage.
@AMERICANA1155
@AMERICANA1155 13 күн бұрын
@@hypershine6080😢yup
@VeryCoolAlan
@VeryCoolAlan 13 күн бұрын
Those shows were ass.
@ZootedSosa
@ZootedSosa 13 күн бұрын
@@hypershine6080that was literally the best thing donut did if Bart joined big time with Jobe and Jeremiah and kept it them three it would be the best channel ever
@TheDvsshoe
@TheDvsshoe 13 күн бұрын
If James leaves, Donut is officially done.
@CarlYota
@CarlYota 13 күн бұрын
Nolan would be the only one left at that point, as far as I’m concerned.
@TheDvsshoe
@TheDvsshoe 13 күн бұрын
@@CarlYota Don't get me wrong, Nolan is cool. But to me he's not on the podium.
@seanmclean3028
@seanmclean3028 13 күн бұрын
Donut is dead. RIP.
@HippyDaHer
@HippyDaHer 13 күн бұрын
Absolutely
@BareFlame
@BareFlame 13 күн бұрын
Donut dug their hole now they get to lay in it
@minormunitions
@minormunitions 13 күн бұрын
It started going down hill when we quit hearing “MOW POWA BABIE!”
@user-zo1kn8ob7h
@user-zo1kn8ob7h 13 күн бұрын
bow mowa paybeh
@tiffnsniff
@tiffnsniff 13 күн бұрын
🤦
@naveepenniman8649
@naveepenniman8649 13 күн бұрын
Wasn't getting to many hurspurs either
@CheapCheerful
@CheapCheerful 12 күн бұрын
@@user-zo1kn8ob7h "Translate to English" lol
@blacksongoku312
@blacksongoku312 11 күн бұрын
Pop up, up and down headliiights
@joshlewis5065
@joshlewis5065 12 күн бұрын
Moral of the story: Never ever sell out.
@bwint7234
@bwint7234 12 күн бұрын
To be fair, they didn't sell out. Donut was owned by private equity before any of them came on board.
@drugs4sal3
@drugs4sal3 10 күн бұрын
Moral of the story here is for the suits: Don't bite the hand that feeds you. And if you think you were feeding the creators with salaries you will find out who fed who when there's no one to make content, no viewers, and no money.
@casstarre4131
@casstarre4131 9 күн бұрын
Most suits always forget that they should work for the people doing the job. And not the other way around, because that is when all the corporate shit begins.
@dziwic
@dziwic 8 күн бұрын
Donut was acquired by private entity almost 3 years ago, in november 2021. Looking at other YT acquisitions, they came out of it pretty alright, maintaining viewership and expanding.
@reggiexp69
@reggiexp69 5 күн бұрын
@@drugs4sal3 its not the channel people follow often its the chemistry the hosts have, topgear etc the viewers get to like the presentors and that makes it cool replace them and the vibe be gone and people stop watching
@AliasHSW
@AliasHSW 13 күн бұрын
Zach and Jeremiah are killing it BigTime on their second video premiere. 100k views within 3 hours of its debut.
@user-zo1kn8ob7h
@user-zo1kn8ob7h 13 күн бұрын
no no... dude they already at 1m subs bro...
@AliasHSW
@AliasHSW 13 күн бұрын
@@user-zo1kn8ob7h yeah - that too!
@dillonh321
@dillonh321 12 күн бұрын
They actually put out a video at the same time as donut and their video has double the views compared to donut.
@BulterMarkwad
@BulterMarkwad 12 күн бұрын
#4 on trending right now
@stpablo5299
@stpablo5299 11 күн бұрын
compare the views of that video to the last donut video LOL
@Pete_Finch
@Pete_Finch 13 күн бұрын
I'm a lawyer who at one point worked in that corporate private equity world (never, ever again - I burned those bridges with the biggest flames I could). Legitimately, their entire job is to make as much money for themselves (not investors or anyone else) as they possibly can, and if that requires destroying the company they've acquired a controlling stake in, even better. They buy failing companies, or even companies who aren't failing but want an influx of cash, and proceed to gut them by any means possible. With creatives, they'll make sure that those creatives now have to answer to middle/upper management beancounters who have never created a thing in their lives. It's a problem across all spheres, but ESPECIALLY with creatives. Oh, and everyone I worked with in private equity was almost without exception a huge POS.
@Blu.86-te1pr
@Blu.86-te1pr 13 күн бұрын
I think few people will understand how right you are. I’ve seen this exact thing in the finance world for the two decades I’ve been here. It never occurred to me that kind of thing crosses into the KZbin world.
@thomasd5248
@thomasd5248 13 күн бұрын
Yup working in commercial insurance can confirm, PE and investors are a plague on the earth and only out for themselves and will fuck everyone possible for a buck. This perspective is from the real estate side of things. These types of people and companies are literally ruining the world for their own benefit.
@thomasd5248
@thomasd5248 13 күн бұрын
​​@@Blu.86-te1prit's happening in every single industry, real estate, media/news, education, food, grocery and on and on and on. Pick an industry and you will find investments, private equity and corporate consolidation have infected it.
@MidwestRider559
@MidwestRider559 13 күн бұрын
Well that is exactly what Kmart/Sears did too. They bought out so many different companies just to take 1 or 2 products or ideas from them and then just disbanded the rest.
@DaBlaccGhost
@DaBlaccGhost 13 күн бұрын
As an ex IT security's professional for residential equity firm. I salute you Mr legal.
@1970HondaCL100
@1970HondaCL100 13 күн бұрын
Nolan is the new face of Donut. I hope everyone does well and we all get lots of great new content. Just hope it doesn’t result in a Hoonigan 2.0 situation.
@DarthSeanious
@DarthSeanious 13 күн бұрын
Nolan and who? Jimmy is terrible and annoying
@workingclassless84
@workingclassless84 13 күн бұрын
Nolan has the background, but he's better suited as the straight man sidekick to virtually everyone who left. Sad but true.
@albertbrzozowski
@albertbrzozowski 13 күн бұрын
Yeah Nolan has no energy for being the main presenter, like someone above me said he's perfectly suited as a secondary, more chill guy.. If James leaves Donut it'll really turn into a soulless corporate trend center, instead of being the cool kid youtube channel it used to be. Sad
@MidwestRider559
@MidwestRider559 13 күн бұрын
Justin and Nolan are both ok, but I don't think they'll stay
@The_Razielim
@The_Razielim 13 күн бұрын
@@MidwestRider559 I think yea Justin & Nolan will be *the combo* going forward. Justin is the energetic, bombastic, "in your face" guy, and Nolan is the more straightfoward, laid back, drier sense of humor guy. Jimmy I think has failed as an experiment, because he's clearly been working there for a minute and has a rapport and meshes with the guys... but (so far) he doesn't have any *presence* except in vids he knows something about. Like the RMS video from yesterday where they brought back Bob Hall (the Miata designer). I get why they paired him with Jimmy since Jimmy *is* Donut's "Miata guy" - but Bob *carried* that episode. It's one thing to let the guest speak and showcase their expertise, but the episode yesterday, Jimmy had no purpose other than intro'ing the clips and describing what happened - but otherwise no input. And it's kinda like that in most vids he's "hosting", his co-host picks up most of the slack. I want to give him a shot, because it takes time for someone to get comfortable on-camera (Jobe & Jerry both had experience beforehand), so maybe he'll develop a bit - but so far he's been a non-entity in most of the videos he's been headlining. I think that's also why you have Angelina, Sandro, and Steph headlining vids on RMS now. They needed additional hosts with technical knowledge/backgrounds for those vids, and thankfully all of them are pretty camera-savvy as well. (I still think seeing Sandro paired with Paul one day would be hilarious)
@the_spikerman3764
@the_spikerman3764 13 күн бұрын
Fun fact, non-competes are not valid in California where Donut was located.
@matthewgaines10
@matthewgaines10 12 күн бұрын
They are dicey throughout the fifty states. Companies frown on violating them but it’s hard to demand the behavior of a human being when you no longer pay them to behave a certain way.
@dillonh321
@dillonh321 12 күн бұрын
Fun fact: As of April 2024 most noncompetes are banned on a federal level.
@krazyfiend
@krazyfiend 12 күн бұрын
@@dillonh321 fun fact, the SCOTUS decision yesterday (about fed agency authority/rule making) will probably get the FTC ruling from the Spring challenged and defeated. Unfortunate, but it's been one of the primary cited examples alongside this SCOTUS ruling.
@legodude666
@legodude666 11 күн бұрын
That's not entirely true, non-competes as to individuals aren't valid in CA, so as an example, Donut couldn't stop an former employee from joining up with Hagerty or Smoking Tire to pursue a similar role that they had at Donut. However, clauses that prevent the creation of an entity as a direct competitor could still be valid, usually in conjunction to how many trade secrets were utilized in the process.
@ngeejee
@ngeejee 8 күн бұрын
A lot of places does not all non-compete clauses
@darrinsheppard3114
@darrinsheppard3114 13 күн бұрын
OG Donut was legit! Up to Speed, Money Pit, etc. great stuff.
@andy56duky
@andy56duky 10 күн бұрын
Science garage
@DanielGutierrez-zu9fv
@DanielGutierrez-zu9fv 4 күн бұрын
Science garage is what got me watching. And im too lazy to unsubscribe.
@nathanmogary84
@nathanmogary84 Күн бұрын
I enjoyed the bumper to bumper as well.
@tagamm429
@tagamm429 Күн бұрын
Money pit was awesome
@someperson7
@someperson7 9 күн бұрын
I think an overlooked story with Donut is that Nolan started talking about how Insurance companies are spying on you via technology and suddenly Donut is sponsored by Allstate and all criticisms have been silenced.
@mogamadrifaatabrahams8643
@mogamadrifaatabrahams8643 13 күн бұрын
"No mo powa baby" 😢
@skullyinc.
@skullyinc. 12 күн бұрын
Actually made me sad reading that 😭💀😭
@davidvaughn7778
@davidvaughn7778 8 күн бұрын
Or "Pop up, up and down headlights!"
@cv2010u
@cv2010u 7 күн бұрын
It’ll be supa powa baby!
@OGBunney
@OGBunney 5 күн бұрын
No powa baby 😢
@Brass_Heathen
@Brass_Heathen 5 күн бұрын
I think at some point they told him to stop saying that. Remember a video a while back were he could have said it and they skirted around it.
@andrecorona6581
@andrecorona6581 13 күн бұрын
I may be in the minority, but I dig the variety that these splits create. When Car Throttle lost Alex, we as viewers gained a lot of content, new channels, characters, and tons of collaborations. While I am sad that this indeed feels like the end of Donut as we knew it, I’m ever more excited to see what BigTime has in store.
@Special.Purpose.Weapon
@Special.Purpose.Weapon 13 күн бұрын
I agree 100%
@jeffreykuo6686
@jeffreykuo6686 13 күн бұрын
Amen
@louiec.9782
@louiec.9782 13 күн бұрын
You work for Donut?
@andrecorona6581
@andrecorona6581 13 күн бұрын
@@louiec.9782 nope, thank goodness. 😅
@andrecorona6581
@andrecorona6581 13 күн бұрын
The brand caché is supremely diluted. The inside "jokes" and tropes do not hold the same weight anymore. We know change is coming, the answers that are looming all pertain to "what" the formative hires will do or establish moving forward. I'm here for it though.
@ThePigeonStoop
@ThePigeonStoop 9 күн бұрын
Wouldn't be surprised if James randomly showed up on BigTime
@KevinStull
@KevinStull 4 күн бұрын
I can swear there are two moments in their big rig video where he is in the background facing away. I can’t be convinced otherwise! 😂
@graphicsgod
@graphicsgod 2 күн бұрын
MO POWER BABY!!
@mrbuttons1243
@mrbuttons1243 13 күн бұрын
Look at that video from a couple months ago when they raced their daily drivers. They had their "VP of corporate business" who was a guy in a suit with his Tesla. It was really strange and he seemed out of place among the other staff.
@JustinLatham
@JustinLatham 13 күн бұрын
I thought maybe he wasn’t a real guy and just an actor because he seemed like such a douche, that I thought he can’t be real… I now think I was wrong and that guy is running Donut into the ground.
@CheapCheerful
@CheapCheerful 12 күн бұрын
Its satire. He was "the bad guy with a Tesla". You're not supposed to actually believe it lol
@DeadnCold
@DeadnCold 12 күн бұрын
And James driving a fucking G-Wagon. I knew something was up when I saw that. Then the massive amount of money thrown at his personal E30 build. He came into a shit ton of money and was using the channel's pull to get his shit built fast as he was running out the door.
@NeighborsAteMyZombies
@NeighborsAteMyZombies 12 күн бұрын
@@DeadnCold interesting observation, i didnt even look at it that way but that seems more than 100% possible
@MrPrajitura
@MrPrajitura 10 күн бұрын
@@DeadnCold that E30 build was wild, proper eye watering stuff.
@Gkitchens1
@Gkitchens1 13 күн бұрын
I hope James also runs his own channel, he was my favorite at donut. But for all three of them to leave donut might not ever recover
@Jcs57
@Jcs57 13 күн бұрын
Without them Donut isn’t Donut.
@workingguy6666
@workingguy6666 12 күн бұрын
James wasn't really a car guy, so how was he anyone's favorite?
@ryanvandoren1519
@ryanvandoren1519 12 күн бұрын
​@workingguy6666 people like his energy and ability to present. Doesnt need to be a car guy to do that..
@workingguy6666
@workingguy6666 12 күн бұрын
@@ryanvandoren1519 I avoided most of the videos with him in them for reasons I'm sure others did as well. People who are out of touch with a given subject should not be followed nor listened to for that subject.
@julian23561
@julian23561 12 күн бұрын
@@workingguy6666 he's a car guy, but he's not the kind of car guy that Jobe and Jeremiah are. He likes driving cars and having them but doesn't really know how to wrench besides the occasional oil change. Ill be honest. I was kinda jelous of his VW Jetta Mk5.
@dav2mai
@dav2mai 11 күн бұрын
Did not expect Donut to speedrun a Hoonigan.
@oscararellano4767
@oscararellano4767 13 күн бұрын
I can feel the energy left donut years ago
@zoninable
@zoninable 13 күн бұрын
James has been really stressed looking now I know why.
@Threels2thahead
@Threels2thahead 12 күн бұрын
Yessssss I thought he looked like he was super stressed out. We all know that look in the mirror and it was all too familiar.
@MidwestRider559
@MidwestRider559 13 күн бұрын
Zach and Jeremiah used the phrase "contractual obligations" which most likely means they had a contract for X amount of videos and they need to finish those out. Most contracts have steep penalties if broken, like if they don't do those videos, then they have to pay back a certain amount of money.
@kylea-d4108
@kylea-d4108 9 күн бұрын
James was/ is the reason half the people liked/watched donut, i mean everyone else was great too but there was just something about james that made you feel more apart of the experience, he made you feel like one of the boys too, made you feel at home as if you were there
@greelsdisc
@greelsdisc 13 күн бұрын
Private equity is evil and they most times do not understand the “magic” that make the most businesses they buy. They only care about money and don’t get that the money will come if you keep the magic, but they will never understand. It is sickening and this isn’t just a KZbin thing this goes for private equity buying franchises and ruining families and lives. I’m part of a franchise where that happened. 29 years and they changed the franchise model I was in, Line-x, and ruined it.
@danh4486
@danh4486 13 күн бұрын
It makes me think about Top Gear.
@handcoding
@handcoding 13 күн бұрын
Except for the part where one of them got (rightfully) fired for assaulting a coworker. But yeah.
@danh4486
@danh4486 13 күн бұрын
@@handcoding Did he (them) though? The BBC simply didn't renew Clarksons contract and the other two didn't renew theirs. And the BBC actually paid some part(Some or all) of the settlement .
@bradwhite5884
@bradwhite5884 13 күн бұрын
​@@handcoding From what I heard, the producer that got punched was a righteous prick tbh
@jonatanrobledo9812
@jonatanrobledo9812 13 күн бұрын
​@@handcoding Clarkson's hater detected. Opinion dejected.
@HirokaAkita
@HirokaAkita 13 күн бұрын
@@handcoding and even the then CEO of BBC accepted that the punishment was exaggerated, and a decision he will regret the rest of his life.
@lockingdiff
@lockingdiff 9 күн бұрын
Yes, AutoTea, a former Donut employee/writer censored the ending of his video about what happened, and was saying that he can confirm that James did leave. He censored that part, but it was obvious what he was saying. James left.
@SMLChase
@SMLChase 12 күн бұрын
I experienced this exact situation on a much smaller scale in the motocross industry. It’s sad but it’s almost the cycle of a popular media group; Starts with passion, gets bought out, corporate world takes over, passion is gone… and boom. Looks like BIGTIME has a few of the filmers/editors from donut as well. And they’re using the same posting schedule…. Crazy to see the impact it’s already had on donut in a week. Props to the boys for stepping out on there own
@user-tt8sm1ty8r
@user-tt8sm1ty8r 13 күн бұрын
2 heart attacks*
@SolucerusHunter
@SolucerusHunter 13 күн бұрын
The investors have destroyed Donut corp. I'll be actively avoiding their video's just like I do with hoonigan now, It's not the same company I supported under Ken an Donut is not going to get my support without the writers an talent that earned the respect.
@robervin9107
@robervin9107 13 күн бұрын
This is really interesting to hear from Luke and Stefan’s points of view. Because I’m sure I once heard them say they had corporate jobs before KZbin. So they know both side of how it goes I love it. And Gabe knows the contract his points of view help as well. So solid job guys
@microchrist6122
@microchrist6122 13 күн бұрын
James got his Gwagon and bounced lol
@MrLayton1990
@MrLayton1990 12 күн бұрын
It makes sense, we haven’t seen him in forever, even on social media 😢
@rednexium4100
@rednexium4100 8 күн бұрын
He doesn’t follow donut media but follows big time.
@Dr.Unsteady
@Dr.Unsteady 13 күн бұрын
I just listened to these guys basically re say everything said in the BIgTime video but put as a question or an assumption. You have the answer to all of those already. The only real question is where is James?
@fallenshallrise
@fallenshallrise 9 күн бұрын
FR. "He said" and then just repeating stuff. I guess this is like most podcasts that just read Wikipedia to people for money.
@robertbelote5273
@robertbelote5273 13 күн бұрын
So cool that he did so much with and for donut , however, the podcast has been refreshingly more calm lately.
@workingclassless84
@workingclassless84 13 күн бұрын
I was just thinking how much it has sucked lately lol.
@dillonh321
@dillonh321 12 күн бұрын
Yeah James was annoying on the podcasts.
@alwaysbadideas
@alwaysbadideas 8 күн бұрын
James was the most enthusiastic and funny person out of the whole crew.
@tomas9830
@tomas9830 12 күн бұрын
And since Nolan doesnt have a strong personaliy, Donut would be toasted.
@Brass_Heathen
@Brass_Heathen 5 күн бұрын
Yeah he is just kind of "present " isn't he.
@GK_Squid
@GK_Squid 10 күн бұрын
As long as zumiez is around, donut will keep pumping out merch
@panamera53
@panamera53 4 күн бұрын
James is the only reason why I found and followed Donut Media
@jcpstfu
@jcpstfu 9 күн бұрын
I love the perspectives here very informative thank you
@ernestolara1879
@ernestolara1879 13 күн бұрын
The new podcast "The big three" updated the profile pic, which featured a drawing of the faces of nolan, james and Joe if I´m not mistaken
@Blakedroks
@Blakedroks 10 күн бұрын
Was fed you vids from this Donut stuff. But I'm hear to stay now. Love the content.
@cbrooksusmc
@cbrooksusmc 12 күн бұрын
Jobe and Jeremiah did it right! Such great personalities and enthusiast! @bigtime is where it’s at!
@kevinyarbrough7489
@kevinyarbrough7489 4 күн бұрын
I hear donut saying, “I’ll never financially recover from this.”
@darianthompson5975
@darianthompson5975 13 күн бұрын
"No mo powa babeh" haha
@Derek_1984
@Derek_1984 12 күн бұрын
Donut has become a giant commercial that is disconnected with the automotive community.
@lyphstylez4849
@lyphstylez4849 13 күн бұрын
I literally did this with a cannabis company. started off small, then they sold. then they told me to "forget all the content I was making" "were gunna do it like this now, Its better" Which was blatant shameless advertising. every video almost a copy, no style, no nada. I said "nope, you'll do it like this without me. Im out." We got a lot of views and likes, sad thing is the company doesn't even have a creative team anymore, with in 1 month all my coworkers were gone. Company doesn't post anymore, and if they do its repeats of old videos from 2023. Im doing way better now with a new brand and freelance.
@dh66
@dh66 12 күн бұрын
Way to stick to your guns bro
@danielblocker8008
@danielblocker8008 13 күн бұрын
James is the face of Donut so much for me that when i heard he was leaving i had to look up if he was the founder/owner of Donut. I thought he starterld Donut.
@mattr8904
@mattr8904 13 күн бұрын
DONUT IS THE NEW MOTOR TREND 😆💀
@mattr8904
@mattr8904 13 күн бұрын
I MADE THIS COMMENT BEFORE THE END OF THE VIDEO 👀
@boyscouts5000
@boyscouts5000 12 күн бұрын
Donut started to fall after Bart left
@blacksongoku312
@blacksongoku312 11 күн бұрын
He went to be with his dad & his son Nolan 😂😂 LIGHTNING LIGHTNING LIGHTNING
@bfranny5231
@bfranny5231 12 күн бұрын
Nolan’s the last soldier left man lol
@xabraxasx
@xabraxasx 12 күн бұрын
and the black guy
@Winters34
@Winters34 13 күн бұрын
I’ve watched 5 episodes of this and just now realized Luke was strads editor camera guy or whatever. Glad to see him doing something cool!
@maltliquorslurpee
@maltliquorslurpee 13 күн бұрын
the T guy they were referencing is AutoTea if anybody wants to watch his video
@TheBajamin
@TheBajamin 12 күн бұрын
Cool man, I couldn’t tell when it showed AutoTea right on the screen when they showed him.
@maltliquorslurpee
@maltliquorslurpee 12 күн бұрын
@@TheBajamin​​⁠​⁠oh cool! i was only listening and then didn’t find it in the description after
@kylea-d4108
@kylea-d4108 9 күн бұрын
Lightning! Lightning! Lightning! ~ james pumphrey
@Special.Purpose.Weapon
@Special.Purpose.Weapon 13 күн бұрын
Shout out from Georgia, Utah Boys coming in hot !!!
@trainerjoe9469
@trainerjoe9469 13 күн бұрын
Just fyi, non-compete clauses were null and void in California long before they were banned nationwide. So as long as Donut has been in existence, anyone who signed a non-compete wouldn't have had to abide by it if they stayed in CA.
@nicotinegaming2
@nicotinegaming2 13 күн бұрын
If it's gonna be true, then Donut will never be the same No powa, baby 😢💔
@danparsons6566
@danparsons6566 13 күн бұрын
This is all pretty new to me, but yeah, I'm canceling my sub to Donut ASAP. Screw the corporate types.
@dandaab2887
@dandaab2887 13 күн бұрын
James and Jeremiah were Donut as far as I'm concerned. If you don't pay your talent and let them be the talent, they will go be talent somewhere else. Donut is on it's way to being a Donut hole.
@thefoodcan
@thefoodcan 8 күн бұрын
They literally said they were paid great and treated good, there problem was that they did not have creative freedom.
@prestonm.64
@prestonm.64 11 күн бұрын
I’m gonna miss that “Welcome to DONUT!” from James, Jerry, and Jobe
@XeroFailGames
@XeroFailGames 12 күн бұрын
That time it was posted james was out of the country there was a video ad he posted showing it talking about the up coming vid showing it...
@jerrysherwood2886
@jerrysherwood2886 2 күн бұрын
The big time boys, they have to finish out they're contractual obligations to donut.
@Opethfan79
@Opethfan79 12 күн бұрын
James is the one that got me interested in Dounut. I love James and I hope he is doing good. I will follow him to any channel he does about cars. Love him.
@MK-1010
@MK-1010 13 күн бұрын
Are you guys filming in Mr. Roger's kitchen? Liking the channel so far.
@b3nny90
@b3nny90 10 күн бұрын
So many big channels are falling apart. It means that we get a lot more videos from the people who actually care vs the corporations who think they know better.
@maxcactus7
@maxcactus7 7 күн бұрын
DonutMedia lost my subscription years ago when Pumphries started yellng on screen about supporting the Burn, Loot, Mayhem crowd. Very happy to hear Zach Jobe and Jeremiah Burton have started their own channel.
@CybrSlydr
@CybrSlydr 13 күн бұрын
No slight to James, but of all the Donut guys, he's probably my least favorite personality. I'm super stoked for what Jobe and Jeremiah are working on - I'd love to see Justin and Nolan join them, Justin is super underrated.
@monkerulz
@monkerulz 10 күн бұрын
I've read accounts of people who worked with donut in their videos that James is just playing a persona on screen, which he does well considering he's an actor, but irl he's completely different and more cold and aloof not as bubbly as he is in the videos
@Spermwhales93
@Spermwhales93 10 күн бұрын
@@monkerulz A lot of entertainers are like that. Freddie Mercury was very introverted off-stage. Putting on a performance is a way for them to be confident in a controlled environment.
@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894
@fabiangonzalez-cortes8894 5 күн бұрын
I’m also in that boat. James is the reason I not only stopped watching Donut, but I had YT never ever recommend their channel in my feed again.
@CaptainDaleBerto
@CaptainDaleBerto 2 күн бұрын
Donut died when Justin joined even before
@apileofsticks9581
@apileofsticks9581 2 күн бұрын
If James joins Bigtime, they will have every member that i watched donut for, and that will be the final nail in Donuts coffin
@itsalwaysimportanttoplanahea
@itsalwaysimportanttoplanahea 10 күн бұрын
What did the post say?
@larrybonin7050
@larrybonin7050 10 күн бұрын
Matt’s off-road recovery seems pretty local
@shashamad406
@shashamad406 4 күн бұрын
yah ... i am very happy to hear that
@lukemacbride2880
@lukemacbride2880 8 күн бұрын
Something must be up.. The thumbnail for The big three podcast went from a head shot of Nolan, Joe, and James to just a thumbnail that says " The Big Three" 🤔
@harrisonrawlinson5650
@harrisonrawlinson5650 11 күн бұрын
I’m hoping we get the same kind of situation as the car throttle break ups. 2-3 new really good channels with good presenters, free to do as they want and regular collabs
@jleadbetter29
@jleadbetter29 13 күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure California already had a law that nullified non-compete agreements. So I don't think it was the federal ruling that was the reason. Could be wrong.
@PsychoCPU
@PsychoCPU 8 күн бұрын
It's literally a tale as old as time. Small business becomes successful, grows too quickly, big brother investment comes knocking promising cash inflow beyond what they can do, all of a sudden you're seeing things like putting a $50k engine in a $500 Ranger, and suddenly everything turns into commercialized drivel. Everyone is leaving because they can't create anymore, everything has to be vetted by big brother and if it isn't projected to hit whatever their arbitrary metric is then it's a no go. They don't care if it fails, the whole idea is to make a short term profit and if it succeeds then they just keep pushing the same stuff till it dies and if it dies early then they get to write it off as a loss come tax time. Either way the ship goes down.
@rdyramos
@rdyramos 11 күн бұрын
Just gonna say, thats a cool looking kitchen 👏
@claudiooliva4665
@claudiooliva4665 13 күн бұрын
That's the nail in the coffin for Donut media
@ATARIBOY2
@ATARIBOY2 12 күн бұрын
On James Pumpfies post he tag one of the managers that left in march.
@phonebem
@phonebem 13 күн бұрын
This is a serious bummer if true. James may not have been my favorite person there, but his vibe was really what I loved about the channel. That said Real Mechanic Stuff videos with some combination of Angelina, Sandro, and Steph are pretty golden!
@workingguy6666
@workingguy6666 10 күн бұрын
I skipped watching most of the videos James was a part of.
@MrPrajitura
@MrPrajitura 10 күн бұрын
react content is like the dumpster sewage level of content. it's not even fking creative. people so dumb they be praising sh(t like that smh
@phonebem
@phonebem 10 күн бұрын
@@workingguy6666 I thought of James as a spice that was best in moderation. Very easily overdone, but definitely missed if not there...
@superbigcat
@superbigcat 12 күн бұрын
James is Donut. Donut is no longer Donut.
@jacobwt1
@jacobwt1 12 күн бұрын
This is happening with braille skateboards too. It's not just car channels
@Bassmanx89
@Bassmanx89 8 күн бұрын
For anyone reading, the tea video they reference is NOT simply business and creatives disagreeing about how to make money. Its about mba’s hiring their buddies, inflating salaries that dont contribute to the product on screen. These guys working real hard to spin in favor of PE so they can get bought one day
@Alex-cz4fk
@Alex-cz4fk 2 күн бұрын
Martini Works addressed this well in a more broad sense about youtube content creators and contracts with corporations. Go check that video out if anyone wants a deeper dive into this topic.
@IDv8I
@IDv8I 13 күн бұрын
The boys' new channel BigTime is almost at 1million subs, which is crazy after a couple of videos.
@jlondon1441
@jlondon1441 13 күн бұрын
One of the ways companies can get around the non compete banning would be to tie hiring incentives to not working in a competitive space if the employee leaves. Kind of like how the will pay a hiring bonus but if you leave before two years, you have to payback said bonus. Or how they will pay for education, but you have to work for x years or payback the educational expenses.
@iramirez95020
@iramirez95020 Күн бұрын
I started watching because of James. He made Donut media with Mooo Pooowa baby!
@p1n3apple21
@p1n3apple21 3 күн бұрын
I agree with the most recent lineup being relatable. Other than the obtainable cars they worked on, one of my favorite parts about donut was that it felt like it was just a buncha bros just hanging out, helping fix the homies cars and having a good time doing it. The members can be replaced but that dynamic can only come naturally and donut has really lost it's vibe since that went away.
@fidkjaadjk
@fidkjaadjk 6 күн бұрын
history tryna repeat itself?
@vincenzomarsden9259
@vincenzomarsden9259 9 күн бұрын
POP POP POP POP POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS!
@joaquingomez780
@joaquingomez780 13 күн бұрын
Nah, those new episodes where you can still se Jobe and Jerry are old, prerecorded. That is the unpublished content they had
@Dior444L
@Dior444L 13 күн бұрын
1 Million Subscribers in 1 week...
@starstatus329
@starstatus329 13 күн бұрын
Jobe and Jerry stated they are leaving completely but they have to complete their contract that’s why they’re finishing some series for donut
@Thequincedence
@Thequincedence 12 күн бұрын
I'm surprised no one has talked about how it feels like this trend started with fitment industries before hoonigan donut etc
@marcm3017
@marcm3017 13 күн бұрын
eeverytime i see these damn videos i cannot stop looking at how the top shelf in the back is not level #1 and is not even with the overlap of the hood vent #2. FIX THAT MAN
@TheUtahBoys801
@TheUtahBoys801 13 күн бұрын
It’s the angle of the camera 👍 Trust me, Gabe couldn’t sleep at night if it wasn’t straight.
@psilver063
@psilver063 10 күн бұрын
Zach leaving is the death to Donut we all know that. He was the backbone
@adminadminson3147
@adminadminson3147 Күн бұрын
creatives in charge, accountants serving creatives: Growth accountants in charge, creatives being bossed by management: Death you think they'd learn by now
@Jay_P86
@Jay_P86 4 күн бұрын
They are just finishing up the contract. not staying on donut media. BIGTIME is where it’s at.
@gettingreadywithjules
@gettingreadywithjules Күн бұрын
Non-compete section so important
@aljavinramirez9699
@aljavinramirez9699 13 күн бұрын
Lightning, lightning lightning lightning lightning lightning ⚡️ lightning ⚡️ lightning ⚡️ lightning ⚡️ mo powa babehh
@jcole5978
@jcole5978 13 күн бұрын
Iconic James 🤘😎
@pokekatrader3720
@pokekatrader3720 13 күн бұрын
Called It!!
@U.s-epa
@U.s-epa 5 күн бұрын
He WAS donut. There's no donut without him period.
@jeffm.941
@jeffm.941 12 күн бұрын
James need to start a channel with Nolan called "Mo Powa Baby" and co film with BigTime. So so good
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