Silicon Valley | Season 1-4 | The Best of Erlich Bachman

[@MsAlenka1993]

I miss him. Such an iconic character.

[@bo64625]

do you know why he left the show?

[@wrybread]

Amen. I feel there's been a real asshole vacuum ever since he left.

[@jamesburke2759]

he WAS the show. he worked in such a contrast to the other characters and the show got very girly after season 4 i thought.

[@KungPowChicken]

@@bo64625 He wanted to further his movie career. Then the sexual allegations came out about him as well as when he called a fake bomb threat. Dude isn't helping his own case.

[@MagikFingers420]

He had major medical issues

[@chrizchanang]

The scene where he slapped the kid will always be freaking hilarious lol

[@blutheelf2430]

"You just brought piss to a shit fight!" Goddamnit if I don't laugh at that scene every time I see it.

[@justaguy1951]

9:21

[@shashwatsingh1626]

The most iconic scene. That was a peak Bachman moment

[@ericphan447]

A9l

[@bachmanity_]

Ikr

[@saraaguilera939]

Erlich and Jin Yang are the perfect duo

[@pandya7970]

Not better than Dinesh and Gilfoyle

[@kylesims4124]

The garbage scene was pure gold 😂

[@D3ADM0N5T3RC4T]

Until Jim Yang murdered him

[@shadowsnake3867]

@@D3ADM0N5T3RC4T that was the plan but they left it open ended. He could be in a cage or another place filled with opium.

[@robertoswald1112]

The Skipper & Gilligan of the 2010s! Loved them too.

[@JohnDemetriou]

If you think about it, as soon as Erlich left, Pied Piper actually did well as a company for a season.

[@omegalock3549]

But without Erlich the company would never have gotten as far as it did. Erlich understood the business side. He was able to actually sell the idea of Pied Piper to Peter Gregory when Richard couldn’t. He started and contributed to the middle out algorithm. He helped keep the server up during the stream. He bailed Richard and Pied Piper out of a lot of tight spots.

[@wolffire5421]

Who the hell did that happen

[@prottoybd]

@@omegalock3549 y

[@omegalock3549]

MEanME the future? What does any of that have to do with Erlich? The point is that Erlich was instrumental in Pied Piper getting to where they were. Monica and the “Sexy Boss Lady” (Laurie) were good at business but how much did they really help? Monica tried to when she could but only really helped them out a few times, and Laurie didn’t give a damn about them. As for Jared, he is good a business but only a certain side of it. The numbers, the administrative stuff, slowly molding Pied Piper into a legitimate company, and what he does makes him instrumental as well. But Erlich understood something about business that Jared couldn’t, that Monica didn’t have time to lead them through. He had an instinct that helped Pied Piper navigate through the world of investors and other politics and social bullshit. He could present the company in ways that Richard couldn’t. While Richard was too nervous, awkward, and throwing up, Erlich helped him present the business plan to Peter Gregory which really got them their start. And he would even push Richard to have an attitude of a CEO, giving him more confidence and resolve in his decisions. Erlich could see through the corporate bullshit that was fed to them, he even noticed the coup that was attempted on Laurie before Monica did. And even outside of that, Erlich bailed the company out of a lot of tight spots.

[@mohammedhussain6749]

Erlich and jian yang were a waste of time they could use that time on better characters.

[@comiccalvin5124]

“I told them I was Pesca-pescatarian, which is one who solely eats fish that eat other fish.”

[@danabram]

1:49 bighead struggling to not break character

[@tikletik]

that was sooooooo funny

[@timr8431]

Never noticed that hahaha good call

[@Alchemistic88]

😂 he was so close to cracking before they cut to a different camera

[@Cofe82]

If you had to explain to straight people what Grindr was, you'd lose it too

[@moderncloth]

Too right! Lmao!

[@harpreetsinghmann]

His character was the best. Aviato!!

[@poltronafrau]

My aviato?

[@royjonesrampage6684]

Benjamin Verheijden is there any other avìato?

[@kintondie]

rodger so Legally there can't be

[@UserName-eb9oy]

1:45 Bigheads actor is trying SO HARD to not break character lol

[@thomascordes2799]

when?

[@ezgolf1764]

@@thomascordes2799 1:48 , when he’s closing his eyes and smirking

[@Dosko]

Damn, never noticed that til just now

[@mcbrite]

Haha, great catch! I never noticed that!

[@JorgeLopez-su3le]

They cut away before he completely lost it. That was their best take. 😂

[@tropicalpnch4549]

Erlich and Gavin interacting was low-key the funniest parts of this series. Not only were the scenes funny, but the point that a loudmouth like Erlich could seemingly interact on the same level as a CEO billionaire when confronted with each other really showed how these billionaire emperors really have no clothes so to speak. It's mostly talk and posture. And I would have paid good money to watch a short spin-off about the misadventures of the two in Tibet.

[@vedant.panchal]

Not all billionaires are all show and posture

[@Portablepizzaoven]

Gave this show its spark. Wasn’t the same show without him.

[@daniglover3871]

i wish i had quarter of his confidence

[@justinlaine420]

The trick is to keep smiling and pretend you know what you’re doing.

[@jimmehjimmson8876]

@@justinlaine420 The trick is to appear as an extreme of a stereotype on a comedy show.

[@Benjumanjo]

No, you actually don't, it comes with too many downsides. Did you even watch the show?

[@bbydykdyl7779]

@@Benjumanjo I mean, if you had a quarter of the confidence rather than 100% you'd probably avoid a lot of those downsides.

[@Benjumanjo]

@@bbydykdyl7779 It’s less about the *quantity* of the confidence and more the *quality* of the confidence. Bachman has an excess of low quality confidence, he has no practical skills and belittles people who do, constantly underestimates others and gives them the upper hand. He can only hurt himself and those around him. High quality confidence is based realistically on your actual abilities, is more goal-driven and less ego-driven. It stems from a sense of purpose in life; a feeling that something needs to get done, that a problem needs to get solved, no matter the cost.

[@williammccormick2802]

What bothers me the most about TJ Miller's departure from the show is I always saw him as the "Yoda" of Silicon Valley. He doesn't need to be in every episode or have a pivotal role in the season, but he's there for guidance and a divine bizarre wisdom that only he can provide. The concept that Yoda could show up in a future Star Wars movie adds to the fun. Erlich could have done the same for this show from Season 5 on. Such a missed opportunity.

[@ruskik5163]

William McCormick Nice observation!

[@PhoebeJCPSkunccMDsImagitorium]

i feel like he represented silicon valley better than gavin belson ever did. hes the endearing shitty asshole stoner that has experienced so much his attitude mirrors what it takes to survive in the valley. ill always miss his character, it was like taking dale gribble out of king of the hill

[@Dimmdammm]

It wasn"t a character

[@Testsubjex]

Dimdamm yes it was

[@thomlaflamme]

Kinda like Ron Laflamme

[@MsJavaWolf]

Just a random thought about his 10% share: Peter says that it was insane to give 10% of a promising company to Erlich for sandwiches and a futon but in reality he didn't. Erlich got 10% of a not so promising company, Pied Piper only became successful much later. Erlich was never a scammer to his incubees , a year's rent in his house would probably be worth 20k or so, most of the companies failed, he probably lost 100s of thousands in rent, he deserves the 10% once it actually works out.

[@robrick9361]

Plus didn't he provide power, wifi and food too?

[@pranavpatki]

That's.... How incubators work....

[@blackbox1024]

Although he was completely lazy and stupid with his money, he had experience and taught a few valuable business lessons to Richard too.

[@billweirdo9657]

@@robrick9361 incubees had to pay for own food it was said somewhere in the show.

[@wesspect]

⁠​⁠@@pranavpatkiwhich….is….why….he….is saying…..what Peter said…..was stupid

[@dogbog99]

This show was so underrated it’s crazy. It will forever live on. I think it’s popularity will sky rocket in the coming years

[@lithium23]

at some point all the YT reactors will start reacting to it at the same time, not sure why it hasn't happened yet.

[@jimd385]

He was the funniest character, the show suffered without him.

[@BrunoniTube]

totally.

[@tkokflux6322]

Yeah but jared is amazing as well

[@shashishekhar----]

@@tkokflux6322 hell no.

[@executioner_ecgbert884]

The show only works with all of them together. The contrast in characters is necessary, in my opinion

[@jimd385]

@@tkokflux6322 Donald?

[@TaylorTrask]

Erlich is totally the Eric Cartman of this team.

[@krishnasewaram2856]

I thought he was going to make a cameo in the final episode😞😞

[@what_nani]

Yeah the jian yang being erlich pissed me

[@niagarafallsnewyork3659]

@@what_nani ya that was so dumb and disappointing

[@craigharkins4669]

I believe the cast had problems with the actor.

[@truantray]

@@craigharkins4669 the FBI had problems with TJ Miller. He called in a fake bomb threat and is facing 5 yrs jail time.

[@kshitizmishra5845]

@@truantray yes

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

After watching these series, it's really clear that TJ Miller was a cornerstone of the comedy in this series and everyone else had to work hard to support it in his absence.

[@yuh42011]

Oh yeah it definitely suffered without him, I almost stopped watching. I don’t think this show would’ve been green lit without him initially

[@LightYagami47]

10:58 he just owned Gavin Belson

[@mikeyf7039]

21:25 fun fact: Bill Hader voices “Pipey”. His name was credited at the end of the episode and after racking my brain trying to find his physical appearance...I finally realized that it’s very clearly his voice here.

[@PorkotylerClips]

Omg

[@movement2contact]

Well, what do you know about that! 🤔🤓

[@rs3370]

Holy shit! That's awesome

[@adammousa2455]

26 minutes is not enough for the best of erlich.

[@caz5021]

When Richard opens the garage to reveal his weed grow in front of the cops always takes me out 😂

[@jaywilldoit]

“I’ve been known to fuck myself” is one of the greatest lines in tv history.

[@ronaldrussoe1749]

Erlich was the glue for the show, He did a particularly good job making Richard appear a bit balanced. Once he left the wheels came off

[@wwdf2730]

Erlich exit was the worst decision of silicon valley. This guy is so manly and aggressive in a great way...lol miss you

[@zekekace6882]

15:30 "38 when I'm on it" 🤣🤣

[@souls.7033]

Silivon Valley is the only series where I had a bigger attachment to supporting characters than the main character!

[@SAsquirtle]

because the main character is kind of a douche tbh

[@Tommasini9]

Best character on the show! Erlich and Jian together are multiplicative good!

[@AsadSaeed88]

9:21 and 10:58 were great scenes. Erlich retaliating to Gavin and others who were dicks to Richard were great highlights. Since he wasn't in finale, I hope they make a spinoff with him.

[@caligulaincarnate]

I don't think that'll happen with how he left the show and all the complaints against him

[@piotrswat169]

22:22 to 22:30 is LOL

[@sh3llz2]

I miss Erlich.. He was the antithesis to Jared, and i love them both. Bummer he left... :-(

[@oscarm6990]

He didn't leave, he was kicked off the show because of his unprofessionalism.

[@Trex_TIF]

@@oscarm6990 which was stupid because... the show

[@abhishekkaradkar7102]

“One of them is the least attractive person and I’m not gonna say who that is”, Damn, this is hilarious joke! Epic T J Miller!

[@blacknight2149]

It’s a shame that this dude is no longer on the show. He’s hilarious 🤣

[@david4rancibia34]

well, the actor was unprofessional, hard to work with and harassed women so i think it's justified

[@lordnk3698]

9:21 his best moment in the whole series

[@liuzg150181]

"I will k*** your mother,I will r*** your father" I think he has gotten his orders mixed up lol

[@MattJames1958]

"Especially Radiohead" 😂😂

[@anon_ya]

This killed me😂

[@bradleybrown8399]

13:23. One of the best line deliveries ever

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

This is brilliant 😂😂

[@RedShipsofSpainAgain]

10:34 Monica's eye-roll always cracks me up at this part

[@rnjbond]

This show has suffered so much without him.

[@cgme7076]

And it was literally all his fault. Such a bad decision on his part.

[@definitelynosebreather]

And supposedly, as per his words, he left the show to do that emoji movie - which it's the most Erlich Bachman's thing he could ever have done. I confess I didn't watch the thing, but *every* single review I've read was shitting on that.

[@zazabroom]

I thought it had to do with him abusing drugs and alcohol and it getting in the way of his work…

[@abc123easyasme1]

I love Erlich, but the show definitely didn’t die without him. I missed him once he left, but 2-3 episodes into season 5, I barely noticed he was gone. The writers did an excellent job propelling the show forward.

[@gram8121]

I personally completely disagree no one was particularly funny in all the scenes they were in they all had occasionally good jokes but Erich was funny 99.9% of the time and the others jokes don’t always land

[@harryabb7992]

Are you kidding me the show died without him

[@govindmenon1859]

i disagree. The show was a lot of fun with him. Its a comedy after all. But now its just...empty? It doesnt feel worth watching honestly.

[@profusion7148]

Was still great would've been better other him

[@grimsnark4849]

9 X f = fleventy five

[@thatchipmunksings]

😂😂😂😂 this is just awesome

[@felipeakira5621]

I love this scene, sadly it's wrong tho, 9 x 15 = 135 and 135 in hex is 87 so... Yeah

[@HR4_]

So they were capable of getting Bill Gates in the finale and not f***ing TJ Miller?!

[@blindtreeman8052]

Erlich was in the finale. He used to be fat.

[@mufasasimsek9931]

He was the best character in the show. After his departure, the show lost its soul. I wish there`d be Silicon Valley 2 with Erlich Bachman character with TJ ... One can only dream.

[@mothertrucker341]

The bait and switch of teasing Erlich in the finale was bullshit considering he was the funniest character seasons 1-4 before passing the torch to Jared

[@Platerpus7]

It was pathetic. N Jin Yang killed him

[@chairmanmeow3884]

Jared Hagahag NO

[@TheArtunism]

Well, his actor was kinda super against coming back

[@JDHGaming]

“No... was noot bait and a swits.... I am a Elric Bacuman. I am a fat and a stupid.... and rich.

[@sphericalcow6014]

@@JDHGaming underrated

[@iantimothy93]

Wish he come back in season 6

[@nullhelp]

he is too busy inhaling whippets, sad, really. i liked that guy but he is going to end up like steve-o and if he doesn't go to rehab he will stay that way.

[@Catson91]

wasn't he arrested for something?

[@nullhelp]

He was arrested for assaulting his uber driver while inhaling whippets on the backseat and also for making a false bomb threat on a train while wasted. FYI he made the bomb threat to the wrong train.

[@i0.0t]

He has been accused of sexual assault onto his coworkers. Asshole fit the role too well.

[@shubhankaratripathy8501]

Will there be season 6???

[@connormcginnis8420]

I so badly want for there to be a universe where Erlich Bachman just absolutely destroys Sheldon Cooper by a chance encounter.

[@BigFuzzy507]

25:30 My favorite Erlich quote

[@_laserpants_2203]

I can’t remember the context behind this scene

[@marc.duplessis]

21:45 he lights up the wrong end lol

[@markushizenburg7048]

My favorite erlich part is when Jared said "it's just money, it has no real value" and erlich says "IT LITERALLY DEFINES VALUE!" lololol. Not on here

[@nicholaskisereu598]

Not a single "JIAN YANG!" For shame

[@caz5021]

Swear I always come back to this video every few months as a comfort watch. 😂

[@caz5021]

Back 😅

[@SorinAQspades]

0:50 It seems that Big Head was developing Nip Alert for Windows Phone. If Nip Alert would have been released on Windows Phone, I think it would have single-handedly saved the platform from failure. It would have been its killer app!

[@timothy790110]

I always wonder what direction it would have gone if he wasn't fired. he was the best part of the show.

[@susannnico]

This is financial advice and I never give financial advice: DONT LEAVE DURING THE BEAR. If you don’t want to invest…learn. If you don’t want to learn…build. If you don’t want to build observe. DO SOMETHING…other than leave. There is so much opportunity here. Take advantage!

[@lailaalfaddil7389]

Just because there are opportunities in the market doesn’t mean you should go in blindly. To understand the potential factors that contribute to your financial growth, I'll advise you to seek the help of a professional.

[@JJ-fg2wd]

Susan Nico busted it wide open for me

[@mindful_clip]

9:22 When parents ask "But how can i control my child?"... The answer is right here...

[@jayraldseoconsultancy]

Erlich is like a star fish ... they float, they swim... and nothing else

[@jayraldseoconsultancy]

@Aaron A420 Indeed ....

[@dougmaclennan8654]

20 years from now, they’ll only remember Erlich.

[@TheBaseCase]

This is an ‘ambition over knowledge’ case study. Just hilarious.

[@greasy2007]

24:15, 19:46 might b my all time favorite scenes, never heard anyone utter those words that way🤣😂🤣

[@chamber20projects]

Missed him so much in the later seasons.

[@akshadgoyanka4635]

You missed This one Erlich picks up the call : Erlich its your Mom but you are not my son Erlich: NOT NOW!! Jian Yangggg This duo is so good , Missed this in the finale Episode

[@vincentmeade2534]

the way he was written out of the story was amazing, I still missed him tho

[@tylersmallman]

“Ya know, half the yogurt is gonna go unused because a quarter of the jam can’t come out” 😂😂😂

[@Cofe82]

The Grindr bit... is exactly how I imagine investors describe their invenstment in the company.

[@JohnRyanX]

His character was freaking legendary!!

[@patrickanthonio6237]

“What is that atrocity? What are we an Irish pornography company?” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@surhondo40]

21:38 did erlich predict the ending of the show?!

[@felipeakira5621]

Wow so true lmao

[@budani1473]

Why was he not in season 5 10:57 shows exactly why he is worth owning 10% of the company

[@chasenorman7709]

The actor not the character is the reason he wasn't in season 5

[@KindredPlagiarist]

The actor called in a bomb threat on a woman on a train because she was ignoring him when he was hitting on her.

[@oscarm6990]

Because he has alcohol & drug problems and lacks any sort of professionalism. He is a great actor, though.

[@asdf852asdf]

He was actually a huge asset to the company because he was their best spokesman, Richard and the rest are just so social incompetent that he really was their best option for the meetings, it really shows how terrible they all were on everything aside from coding

[@budani1473]

@@asdf852asdf dude fr helped make the show... it just wasn't the same without him

[@zzzzzzzzzzz6]

"You know Russ, I've been known to fuck myself!" Lmao I never got that bit before

[@claspe1049]

I mean the fact that TJ Miller left the show to fail on the big screen, is method acting turned up to eleven.

[@CatatonicImperfect]

*fleventyfive

[@noyce.]

Erlich (SV) reminds me of Hyde (70s), they played their character so well too. Probably because it's who they are so its just a platform for them to let loose.

[@fu40000]

The show wasn’t the same without him 😭it became 50% less fun.

[@FireRust]

10:59 will always be one of my all-time favorite scenes lmao Just absolutely destroys Gavin, leaving him speechless

[@RB-ku3hh]

Is that a poppy seed muffin? Well poppy wants one because mommy's already got hers...

[@jayl8113]

Erlich played real well, like the talk to galvin on tech crunch the most

[@jknight413]

E. Bachman is Silicon Valley. The show will die without him.

[@ShiroWretchedEggX]

This is so re-watchable. I must of played this video in the background a 100 times.

[@willelliott8100]

Should we leave, or... Should you?

[@MilkySpongeCake]

Erlich is rolling in Grindr money 😂

[@RJMacReady1]

The forking part made me cry laugh for a full ten minutes first time I saw it. I just…didnt see it coming. Was chuckling every time I thought about it that whole day.

[@akatakataa]

Considering how good erlich was it is insane that the show carried on so well after he was canned this show is almost perfect the actors are as good as the writers

[@blueyetigaming5364]

my favorite fuck up in this entire show is when TJ is smokeing the bowl in the reclineing chair then procedes to light the wrong end LMFAO kills me everytime

[@ellieeliandelliot7439]

EB: Do something big. To make a difference. You know, like Steve. RH: Jobs or Wozniak? EB: Ballmer!

[@wormwearer9434]

My guess is he’ll make a cameo or something towards the end of this final season. Even though he left on bad terms, he was too big of a character to just disappear forever

[@krishnasewaram2856]

He does not 😞

[@ricklewis950]

I know how could they not get him back for one God damn scene I mean seriously come the fuck on

[@bartholomewesperanza3442]

Eren Yeager sexual assault is fake, the other two are kinda funny honestly

[@jessidevine]

3:55 I just hear Fred (Big Hero 6) and Tuffnut. 😂😂😂

[@lilliangraham9850]

I really loved him and I'm really going to miss him

[@motorheadbanger90]

It is so criminal how TJ was just magically erased from the show. Not even in the blooper reels.

[@wd1793]

Elich is the soul of Silicon Valley!

[@Wickedgarden375]

As a huge Radiohead fan I straight up lost it when he said that 😂😂😂😂.

[@endeavour7714]

Whats context?

[@Football__Junkie]

The comment about "not being an asshole creates a vacuum that other assholes come in and fill" is actually pretty true. The asshole will always be searching for the environment in which he/she can dominate the people around them.

[@destinyglitches9519]

That’s why you should be an asshole, convert to non-asshole, and thwart off assholes with eye contact

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Erlich was the show

[@brothercartman]

Funniest character in the entire show.

[@FlyingNimbus]

I watch this whenever I have a bad day

[@WhoCares-i3o]

Erlich smoking out of a watering jug while they steal Noahs lemons one last time still cracks me up harder than it should.

[@lhugerjohncalajatan7917]

This guy carried the whole show up until season 4

[@dancochran3606]

Erlich's vocabulary, syntax, and cadence get me every time.

[@GIBBO4182]

9:21 no matter what, a good slap is ALWAYS funny!!

[@かぬ-w6c]

As a Japanese, I couldn't help laughing when he suddenly acted like our women to hand Richard a gift😂😂😂

[@Decembersown21]

20:31 underrated lmfao

[@starqWs]

yo the scene at 1:45, with big head standing like a kid with his dad and has absolutely no idea what's happening😂😂

[@mixingitup7653]

Imagine what it would be like if Erlich met the Jared who spoke German in his sleep.

[@darkwolf5362]

That Phillip McCrevasse line never gets old! 😂

[@danalvarado147]

😂😂😂