Repo Reality Shows Are Getting Out Of Control

[@ChrisJamesTV]

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[@MsKeebe]

As I suspected from the wife’s awful acting, the show is scripted. Scripted and they still couldn’t come up with plane repos. That explains a lot. As an aside: Mike Kennedy has gone off to repo those heavenly gates. But, before that…

[@JoeNotExotic003]

My god, this is INSANE! The “throw rocks to set off the alarm systems & alert the security guards until they get pissed off & shut it down” plan is really something straight out of (a) video game(s)….

[@mikehawks4741]

The icing on the cake is the network knowing their viewer base can't put 2 and 2 together so they actually have the owner yell out instructions for the Lizard Lick hijackers to overhear.

[@Alien_Bones]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell...

[@BrotherhoodofSteelRecruiter]

Fr tho that whole plot was some spec ops shit

[@MelodyOo]

FarCry 3 Logic

[@swimskill8762]

its straight out of bad boys 2

[@aj383]

"...all the same guy, just different fonts, except Danny, Danny is not only a different font, but he's in bold!" Had me creased!

[@RenegadePandaZ]

I love how these guys plan elaborate repo's, talk about how big these jobs are, being discreet, and whatever else only to be stopped dead by not having a proper license to drive a bus or land on a private airstrip.

[@RIPCityBeav]

Your bigger issue should be that whilst they are sneaking around and hiding, there isn’t a a camera man and a boom mic operator 4 feet away.

[@ZeromuS_]

Chris is in his obscure repo television shows era and I'm here for it. Also: he needs to be sponsored by discovery+ or whatever they're called now because I am fiending hard for the bullshit on that website

[@slowdownbuddy]

Especially since he has two accounts 😅

[@AlexHarrison-zv4jj]

Still Discovery+.

[@ssfbob456]

I guess getting the proper paperwork and going in with a local sheriff deputy backing them up would be too easy.

[@derekschmitt9994]

why do that when you have some gumption

[@broon2676]

That's what I'm saying! Why can't they just walk up and be like "Here's the paperwork. Give us your fucking bus"

[@KnightofFunnyJunk]

Airplane Repo feels like the Reality TV show equivalent to clickbait. Like this show desperately wants you to wait till the end of the Ep to get any clarification on anything revolving things that fly in the air. Its like they dont have the budget to specifically be a show that targets airplanes.

[@timothyjoksch]

@@broon2676 There was one episode whes they where flying Passenger Airplanes out of a mediteranian airport. Thats totally hoew it works in the EU. Walk in that plane, stick your stupid letter on the door and fly out of Cyprus and definitly not get shot down by theTurks, Greeks or British.

[@elitereptilian200]

that would be boring and not highly entertaining like this utmost nonsense is now lmao..

[@sevdrag]

Chris, your delivery is golden. I have never even heard of half of these shows but I will watch them if you do.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

I don't get why if they're legally repossessing it why they need to wait until it's empty and basically steal it? If someone's repossessing, say, your tv, they don't wait until you're not using it to break into your house and take it. They show up to your house and say "hey you owe money so we're taking this"

[@raider0352]

The issue is that since its a civil matter you can't use force to make the repo, and the police won't help with civil matters. If you take it while they are in it then it is basically kidnapping, and if they get hurt during the process the repo man gets sued. In your example if they need to take the TV then you have to open the door and let them take it, they can't kick the door in and take it.

[@ChristiColonel]

We had a neighbor who repo'd cars. They DO take them in the middle of the night, They are offered everything and anything from $$$, to drugs, to poontang. And they do get threatened, shot at, etc. IDK about TV's or planes, but I do know a little bit about car repos.

[@sumoathelstan]

PLEASE DO WORLDS STRICTEST PARENTS PLS

[@shannamarietaylor1937]

Omg this ueed to be my favorite show lol through all of My surgeries 😂😂😂 ty

[@BrotherNature-lq3gu]

I had an ex that was on that show 😂

[@Blazed_Beech]

YEEESSSSS!!!!! THIIISSSSSS

[@paparisling]

Good idea!!!

[@whiteboyramen]

Holy Crap I used to love that show

[@sethfulton7011]

my main question is this: when & where are the repo pilots getting fuel in the planes? if the debtor knows their plane is gonna be repossessed, they’re going to keep it parked to keep it from showing up on FlightAware. and you don’t put fuel in a plane until maybe a day or two before your next flight at the earliest, but usually the day of bc you need know exactly what your route will be (which waypoints you’re passing through) & what the weather is like & how many passengers + how much luggage (to estimate total weight) so you can calculate fuel burn so you’re not flying around in a literal bomb full of fuel if you have an emergency. and fueling up a plane is a loooong process - whether you’re just putting it in the wings of a piston prop or older Citation, or if you’re using a single point on newer business jets. so they can’t make this dramatized sneaky grand escape. plus they have to do a walk-around & pre-flight checklists before even turning the engines over. and unless this is happening on some very very very very very rural landing strip like the “airports” that have numbers in the name like the lil grass landing strip at Bluebird Hill “Airport” (K5F5) in Keithville, LA, either the City/County/Airport Police or the FBO will be made aware of any unusual activity or potential security risks like a repo. so the weird Mission Impossible-style stealth missions are complete fiction with absolutely zero basis in reality. unless they were reporting from somebody’s backyard hangar attached to their backyard landing strip.

[@nellj1980]

Yeah, this show is laughably bad and very unrealistic. There's so much that goes into getting an aircraft off the ground. Flight planning, W&B, pre-flight inspection, checklists, radio calls, etc. Like they just walked up on the plane, hopped in, started it and took off. LMAO.

[@hildahilpert5018]

I would assume that they would contact law enforcement and show them paper work so that someone tried to stop them,, Johnny Law is back up.

[@jackp8022]

Not to mention the fact that whatever the fuck they did to that left engine is definitely not in the type certificate so the plane wouldn't be able to legally fly

[@nicholasmoore8151]

Bro. I think you like planes a lil too much😂😂

[@RolandHazoto]

I can't unsee the second cameraman with Kevin and Ken. Who is taking the wide shot from their front-right while the guards are running right at where that camera would be? The extra cameras always break my ability to suspend belief with these dumb shows. Edit: They totally cut from the bus so you don't think about where the bus cameraman went/hid with a whole camera setup.

[@darrellcovello7917]

The whole show should break your ability to suspend your disbelief

[@patches710]

My uncle was a repo man in Vegas. He was also a bouncer, former police officer (who quit due to corruption), and body builder. He once got shot during a repo job through his shoulder and neck while he was looking over his shoulder and before he went to the hospital he stopped by mcdonalds to where they informed him "sir you know you're bleeding from your neck" to which he replied "yea, I'm on my way to the hospital, just figured I'd get a big mac before I was stuck there for a couple days."

[@Buglife.352]

Your uncle is a Giga Chad

[@patches710]

@Buglife.352 well, was. He ended up dying from lead poisoning due to a bullet stuck in his spine from another shooting he was in. But yes from everything I've been told about him he was quite the bad ass

[@wafflytundra]

It's always the uncles lmao 🤣 my uncle was in the navy

[@MrSwccguy]

Lies

[@patches710]

@MrSwccguy just because your lame doesn't mean everyone else is.

[@joshfly210]

“Airplane Liberator” I’m really glad we have someone saving these planes from oppression. I’m glad they can fly free.

[@jedwalker4543]

Wow, the armed security guards and throwing the rock to set off the security system was pure cringe. NO ONE has a security system like that.

[@jraboi01]

lol over the hedge lawn laser type shit

[@cinyarko]

are you telling me you wouldn't want a motion sensor that gets tripped by every bird that flies by?

[@ezra.nebula]

Our dogs were constantly tripping our alarm dude. We had to lock em in the back coz we got tired if the private security telling us the silent alarm got tripped

[@ArrowArchitect]

@@cinyarko And, you know, their own patrolling security guards as well lol

[@ajuister]

I mean I know of some buildings at the air Force Base my grandma used to work at that did. Can't imagine the Air Force gets repo'd too often tho

[@kassemir]

Love the absurdity of them walking on to the bus with a camera man. Then it cuts to audio of them in hiding. And somehow, they've stashed the camera too, to get hidden footage :)

[@kylebanks13]

Motion detectors do not pick up rocks lol do they think people's security systems go off every time a squirrel runs through the yard?

[@rachel4339]

Some of them actually *do* pick up *motion* it turns out 😅

[@kylebanks13]

@@rachel4339 they pick up motion, not motion from rocks. If that were true every time a leaf blew in the yard it would set off their entire security system, every time an animal ran through the yard.

[@rachel4339]

@@kylebanks13listen, I know that the show is fake lol but there actually are motion detection cameras that can detect “non-standard” motion. A rock flying through the air *could* set off a motion detection system, that’s all I’m saying.

[@kylebanks13]

@@rachel4339 I installed security systems including motion sensing cameras and motion sensors. You seem to be missing the giant point I'm making which is that they wouldn't have motion sensors outside that can be set off by a rock, that would be the dumbest thing in the world for the reasons I've already stated.

[@rachel4339]

@@kylebanks13 you said, and I quote, “motion detectors do not pick up rocks”, *not* “the kind of motion detectors that could pick up rocks wouldn’t be used outside”. That’s a completely different statement, eh?

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

Danny isn't going undercover at 9:35; he's returning to his roots.

[@Blazed_Beech]

He's finally going home 😂

[@jeremyc311709]

As a pilot I can say without a doubt that they would have 100% known about all the cargo in the back before they took off. Just a standard check they would’ve done especially since it’s an unfamiliar aircraft

[@raccoon874]

As a former ATC I agree 100% and then some. Besides, a heavy plane might be sluggish on takeoff and climb, but in level flght... unless they are performing aerobatics.. not so much.

[@-Katastrophe]

You know for sure if the cameras weren't on, that dude would have been "sweet, free guns!"

[@oneslow8658]

Unregistered/Stolen guns is the last thing I want to be caught with.

[@TORQ111]

No trust me that’s not what anybody with the fucking brain above a fucking 10-year-old would do

[@rockythesnailracechampion7144]

If you want the ATF knocking on your door or some VERY pissed off criminals, sure.

[@Ruffi0]

Flat screens? I’ve never seen more than one in person. Bout died laughing 😂

[@JoeNotExotic003]

🤨 …..?

[@kenjamingrey]

have you never been to like, buffalo wild wings? or any sports bar? more than one flat screen in person lmfao

[@Ruffi0]

@@JoeNotExotic003 6:30

[@JoeNotExotic003]

@@Ruffi0why did you die laughing

[@ibapreppie]

25 people in a 45 foot long bus? No thanks

[@isaiahpero7837]

The strategy of setting off the motion detectors constantly enough to cause security to assume the sensors are faulty & turn off the motion sensors is the same strategy used in Bad Boys 2.

[@callsignbones775]

Glad I'm not the only one that immediately thought about that lol

[@aleksdreeve8878]

The “my best friend’s a leopard that bit my finger off” line is so unhinged. I literally didn’t understand wtf it was when I heard it so I had to rewind then put on CC to get it.

[@dylanb7244]

So he went to El Paso frew to Georgia then went back to El Paso for the Atlanta police department to show up haha

[@tonkabear2369]

Great catch

[@milannoelle1576]

also the part w the tour bus where theyre in LA was kinda/kinda not really LA. it was in the valley and a popular area for filming too. we used to live right there so it was easy to recognize. it makes me think that most, if not all, of that part was staged with easy-to-find actors in an area with easy-to-get permits and lots of space for crew lol

[@imrpovking845]

No. Mike landed at the first airport he could find when he found out the plane was barely flying.

[@anondimwit]

@@imrpovking845 false

[@deannafisher2658]

You should cover Appalachian Outlaws. It was so cringe yet so good

[@shethingsd]

Sounds like a good title

[@abrahamwashington8579]

What about moonshiners??

[@MatecaCorp]

I love how the title itself contradicts the idea that anything in the show is real

[@philtkaswahl2124]

"He's not only a different font, he's in bold." Chris "actually a poet" James, everyone.

[@jeffkleist9679]

What it is is high end rich people repo. What they do is they go out in the interview a whole bunch of guys to do this, they collect all their stories together and then they write episodes and have the repo guys reenact them. The pieces of the episode are true, but they usually never went together

[@John-Doe-Yo]

19:57 can’t be the only one who thought of that line from the force awakens when Rey said “I bypassed the compressor! 😃” in the millennium falcon lol

[@crocadillius6418]

I just want to say it’s a 30 hour drive from Nashville to LA, so no way that your bus can get from A to B in a night.

[@raccoon874]

But if you go twice the speed limit then it is 15 hours. Four times the speed limit it is 7.5.

[@farmtomeme6265]

The FAKEST part of this episode was how the ATF showed up to confront an armed man and DID NOT attempt to snipe him, his mom, his dog, his wife, or ANY of his children.

[@sdivine13]

His ridge wasn't red enough

[@Lady_Amelia-Eloise]

The ATF doesn’t do that, also it was Atlanta PD that showed up, you can see on the cars

[@HobbiesGamesChillin]

Don’t be a violent thug that refuses to comply next time Law and order baby

[@Trustbird509]

Atf loves to kill anyone that has a firearm

[@goldensloth7]

@@HobbiesGamesChillin get a life baby

[@pravitkeyo9167]

14:38 "I have fuckin name dude" 19:18 "Dude my name's fuckin Justin"

[@Xavis0]

20:25 - C'mon man, this isn't Lizard Lick Towing! They have standards here!

[@ArthurB26]

Can't believe they did that at the Lizard Lick Chicken Pickin, not cool 😂

[@dianalee4312]

I’m in Australia, never heard or seen this show here. I’m a huge fan of your channel, you keep me laughing at the shows you review. Keep up the fantastic work

[@JoeNotExotic003]

These guys throwing rocks at the alarm system & alerting the security guards to complete their heist is genuinely a video game mission I swear to god

[@nekobaioretto]

Here faster than someone trying to repo a plane, which admittedly wasn't terribly fast

[@patrickracer43]

Holy frick I'm early to the unhinged behavior of Airplane Repo... Example, repossessing a freaking BUS on *AIRPLANE REPO*

[@scottkfilm]

Getting a few obvious things out of the way: - Can't get from TN to LA overnight. Also, tour bus drivers are legally only allowed to drive for a certain # of hours. - Most big music acts simply rent tour buses. They don't own. - The tour bus area looked familiar around the 18:20 mark. Took me a whole 5 seconds to figure it out. The "venue" for this "big country star" is the Lou Bredlow Pavilion at 21823 Califa St, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. You know, The Lou Bredlow Pavillion...where in 2015 when this episode was shot, The Beatles.... cover band played there. And Journey, the cover band played. And The Eagles, Neil Diamond and other cover bands played there. I love "reality" tv. Cc @ChrisJamesTV

[@AmarisFrede]

I love your channel. It feels like having a friend to watch trash tv with and joke about it. I like your little skits in between scenes. You're a pleasant company to have around. Thanks! 💐

[@cargo_vroom9729]

Am I the only one who thinks "Turn backwards to my voice!" is a convoluted confusing instruction to be shouted at you by someone holding a weapon? You'll be like "What?" and they'll be all "Stop Resisting!"

[@higherstandard710]

4:06 mike is total Florida guy. I grew up in Florida. They all got no shirt, or a shirt opened, no shoes and maybe a snake around the neck lol 😂

[@ambermagness5689]

I came home just hoping you would post a video today & here you are 🎉 I love your videos and I love to rewatch them! Thank you for the laughs that I’m sure my neighbor is like wtf?? Is she dying

[@victoreasley9385]

As a citizen of Atlanta, this may come as a shock, but those were not APD officers.

[@raccoon874]

too fit?

[@ShinFTW33]

He’s the Chris to my James

[@OttoTheWeim]

I always loved how the cartel guys never fire a shot, the “FBI” guys show up in minutes and none of the airports ever see these ninjas on security cameras. This show is by far one of the most fake shows ever aired.

[@RandomTrainfan]

It’s called “Airplane Repo” because that’s how high the directors are.

[@MoswenMedia]

The guy who fixed the plane did something thats incredibly simple but tried to make it sound like he rebuilt a rotating assembly in the engine. He literally unplugged a sensor, and stuck a piece of wire into the plug. I did the same thing to a 1999 Silverado I had on the low pressure sensor on the AC system.

[@etc597]

went from watching the knife or death episode that ends with a "goes home and jugs a pack of milwaukee's best" to this that also mentions the same joke is the best thing the youtube algorithm has ever done for me

[@Allyourbase1990]

They shouting be able to even call these reality shows . The only thing real are the planes 😂😂

[@JohnStewart223]

The camera guy 😂was out of the plane and in the plane 😂😂when escaping 20:08

[@jordandaniels1381]

I’ve been a subscriber for like 2 years now and I don’t understand the Babe VHS’s but it gets me everytime 😂

[@AdamasOldblade]

18:12 - I was casually watching so far laughing here and there and then Chris' editing and imitation of a strongman got me so hard. I was NOT ready to laugh that hard suddenly. I'm trying to enjoy my post work alcohol, not spit it up man!

[@Annatar_Lord_of_Gifts]

Lol same here

[@syko710]

That shit got me cracking out I was not expecting it 😂

[@Zaltic]

I remember seeing this episode on tv when I was younger, those police cars were built in 2011, which means the dashcam in them wouldn't be an HD tv camera, and the policemen weren't wearing vests or duty belts. They definitely faked that whole scene

[@Lady_Amelia-Eloise]

Can’t wait for the next episode where Mike busts a Drug smuggling operation

[@Blaze3062]

Happy early 300K subs Chris!

[@MaeMills310]

He's so close!

[@NikkiPottnick]

The runways in cherokee County ga, but the Atlanta police showed up for an atf bust. Atlanta’s located in Fulton county. None of this is close to sensible.

[@gcrtransportation4994]

They aren't getting 60k to repo a tour bus lmao. That's like a $1500 job.

[@raccoon874]

60k repo on a bus despite its cost would be bad business for the lessor.

[@Troublingarcher7]

Aw! I'm actually good friend with Kevin Lacy of Airplane Repo! He's an awesome dude. Hilarious as well when he's had a few around a campfire!

[@Furko08]

20:55 feels like Kane and Lynch 2 where the camera man who has been following you troughout the entire game just stays behind when Kane and Lynch take over a passenger plane and flee while the camera man stays behind and dies

[@giovannirodriguez1980]

Straight gas, had to watch this right away 🔥

[@ootvtoo6677]

the baseball scene gotta be the most cringe... baseball, dad with shades, most likely history teacher at the local high school, family values, life lessons lmao 😅

[@briantoebben3095]

Not a licensed pilot here, but I'm pretty sure no matter what you want you can't do a flight without the announcement with the FFA and using a log book. They don't just let anyone get a plane and take off.

[@zarasbazaar]

The funniest thing was watching that guy try to evade ATF like a bunch of middle schoolers playing football.

[@ivanbluecool]

Chris is making his brother Rick proud with his crazy viewings

[@5tale_5kittle5]

Omg when Chris pretends to be the cameraman getting the plane door shut on him and being left behind cracked me up 😂

[@ChillyDawgs17]

I have a vivid memory of watching this show when it first came out and my dad being absolutely enchanted by it because he recognized the airport that’s two towns over

[@Panda-qr2ld]

I LOVE the fact the “cops” have the worlds baggiest clothes on no Kevlar and no identifying markers on clothing 😂

[@higherstandard710]

6:21 45 feet and 25 passengers 😂 I use to own a giant 5th wheel even a big class A like this that would be to tight rolling down the road. Even stopped and all the slides opened that would be close haha 🤣 45 feet means the engine and cab. So of living space it’s more like 35 or so. 😂 35 feet 3 feet wide and 25 people is tight. Again even with the slides open 😂

[@Many_Sparrows]

There’s fake, then there’s Airplane Repo!

[@deleteduser3455]

I forgot how insane this show was

[@TheGoldenEmpireisHorrid]

I love watching your videos with Deftone's "My Own Summer" first 13 seconds looped, with eagle sounds in the background ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JSeriously]

I appreciate you making these videos of tv shows I will never watch. Love it!

[@Clemsoncrawler362]

Oh my god I love these airplane repo reactions. And Chris is correct, I used to watch the marathons of this and NEVER saw Ken and Danny get a plane.

[@olaff4223]

Ok. A couple things. You can't drive from Nashville to LA in a day, even with co-drivers. 25 people on a tour bus would be awful. They have 12 bunks and two lounges. Could 25 people be on there? Yes. And it's not fun. I was a roadie and have been cross country in a tour bus, several times.

[@michaelcrane3993]

I literally just said out loud "Where was he going?" The same time you did. Lols

[@Mindy_T]

So he’s driving without the safety belt and on the phone 😂😂😂 lol

[@rayraytl6]

14:55 I hope these armed guards don’t see our camera crew

[@skyhwkz8]

My goodness. They werent even COPS, they didnt even have badges LMAO

[@Gentlemanspot]

Yass I needed this today!

[@slowdownbuddy]

Your content always makes me smile and eases my anxiety. We just had a tornado watch in my area and this will gelp me sleep tonight ❤

[@joeyteter9383]

I already enjoy his videos, but I saw “Airplane Repo” and I was so fuckin in. I clicked so fast lol

[@joeyteter9383]

17:18 the tire touch down noise the show makes when they’re clearly already on the ground 😂

[@Asmith2012]

Did that little kid at the baseball game yell Nazi at them!? 🤨😬

[@nikkimiller8733]

Have u heard of a show called Gs to Gents? A gem of the 90s!

[@stinkydinky5259]

“He is in BOLD” 😂😂😂

[@EX7RUD1CON]

I love how they’re out at night in a field trying sneak around with a bright ass light from the cameraman

[@kestrel.01]

This show is a bunch of dudes role playing GTA missions The way the armed guards are like NPCs when they're all alerted "❗" and search around for a few seconds with guns out while our heroes and cameraman hide behind small trees 20 meters away 😂 Did Ubisoft produce this show? Also who is this cartoon villain that lives in that mansion.

[@realsteezystevie]

Watching these guys sneak into an airport and hijack airplanes in wild 🔥

[@katelyncarey428]

11:46 we ain’t gonna talk about that spider 🕷️ crawling on the back of his head 🤫

[@iluvtv2]

18:15 made me laugh so hard milk came out my nose, and I have drank milk in over a decade.

[@geeknight1999]

Hi Chris!! I’m sending you a silly lil PO Box care package!! I’m so excited for you to open it… I’ve been a massive fan since discovering your channel. Your jokes always make me laugh. My boyfriend calls you “my guy” because when he can’t get a giggle out of me YOU CAN. I hope you’re having a fun day, GREAT VID AS ALWAYS!! 💖💖💖

[@Livingforthismolment]

It’s always a great day when Mr Chris James posts a new vid!!! ❤❤❤

[@lunchbox3124]

Chris James monthly upload blesses us yet again 🙏

[@YaBoiJern757]

So how the duck did they get cameras and a mic set up in the bus 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

[@xinvkaq]

I have been questioning this a long time. How is that part of Chris’s hair so perfectly slicked to one side 😅

[@chrisnorman1430]

The plane hauling the "arms deal" is a pilatus pc12 and it's made for shxt like this, it has a payload capacity of nearly 2,400lbs, the way those guys lifted those crates so easily, there's no way that aircraft felt that sluggish. You could also, ya know, maybe possibly turn tf around when you're in the air and see there is cargo and search it in flight. The whole show is a croc of shxt to begin with, if you sneak onto any airport you're committing a federal crime. In reality they would just go to the FBO and tell them to ground a specific tail number as it is being repossessed, and a pilot would be contracted to bring it to wherever the collection agency or whatever wanted it to go. Dont creep onto airfields if you value your freedom.😂😂

[@louisataylor3938]

You seem a bit happier now. I am glad 🙂

[@lXedalinl]

"O P E R A T I O N R E P O" was like from the late 2000's and was already getting out of hand lol

[@bexmw]

4:18 he is in *bold*! 😂

[@mathiasjoshp]

...those are rubber rifles.

[@Jersey_Jay]

Bro at the end had his hands in his pockets the 2 stupidest possible ways at the same exact time. Respect!