The Most Intense Reality Show On TV

[@andykingyt]

this episode feels like mixing bar rescue with comic con and i don’t like it. feels like a dream. I give the Taff a 6/10 on this one.

[@profgrizwald4746]

Thats a rookie score, bud

[@Totalrecarlo]

The champ has spoken.

[@dr.spookybones3965]

Speaking of hearts at 26:12, how has John Taffer’s not exploded yet

[@bootyhole_whisperer]

You should think about covering an episode or two of bar rescue too, Andy!

[@sassycatenthusiast]

I just KNEW Andy would be here 😂 10/10 comment, better than Taff.

[@nukaghoula]

There's something almost therapeutic about watching an angry older man getting yelled at by a different angry older man for yelling angrily

[@hippievibes13]

If you want that but better, just watch the show they ripped off Kitchen Nightmares. The only difference is Gordon Ramsey actually knows what he’s talking about 😂

[@jawarholol4651]

I love the yelling channel

[@icu3869]

@@jawarholol4651YOU WOULD!!!

[@MsKeebe]

Honestly, I think he wasn’t in the military. The humble townsfolk call the place _Stolen Valor Lanes._

[@gwitch]

@@jawarholol4651Based MST3K reference

[@smashingmolko]

"Can I get a water?" "You're drunk, you're cut off!"

[@icu3869]

What? After one drink??”I’LL CALL THE SHERIFF!”knowing he’s on camera to be critiqued-WTF.

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

Has actually happened to me before. I was drunker than that guy but not unreasonably so. As soon as I didn't order another drink and asked for a water they told me to leave.

[@wowplayer160]

​@@Captain-Sum.Ting-WongThats why you ask for water and your drink.

[@Jane2856]

Don’t get smart with me, calmly asking for a glass of water while I’m filling another customer’s glass with ice and could easily grab a glass for you too.

[@tarotsushima3332]

Like I know most of these confrontations have to be staged but damn they barely even tried. One of the actors asked for a water after they all had a single drink and the dude was treating them like belligerent hooligans.

[@dovidstaples9985]

Who looks at a failing bowling alley and is like "you know what the problem is? They don't have fancy cocktails"

[@TomF1180]

This owner apparently

[@SaitoGray]

The same dude who took a neat little Pirate bar and transform it in the most soulless thing imaginable.

[@uwaeliteprowrestling9570]

​@SaitoGray oh good, somebody watched Andy King's video and suddenly thinks they know everything about the show.

[@SaitoGray]

@@uwaeliteprowrestling9570 I used to binge watch it. The host is a conservative idiot who as no idea what's he doing and is just here to sell is POS system. The pirate episode is telling. Taffer is just an angry frog with no creative vision what so ever.

[@Wolf99555]

@@uwaeliteprowrestling9570i saw that episode on my own and came to that conclusion, though its good to hear Andy King agrees with me i guess lol

[@jordanfromit5998]

So a few things to note about this show: - Some of it is reenactments - They lump all the debt of all the owners together, so if he has a 300k mortgage that is part of that million - Jon gets a percentage stake in the business after the remodel

[@brianbrooks5366]

Yeah I’ve always had an idea parts had to be staged. Like they don’t even hide the cameras how could you be dumb enough to make that many mistakes on camera

[@bexmw]

He *says* he doesn’t get any money out of it. But I don’t believe him. Love the show, enjoy watching him on it, but outside of the show he’s kind of an ass.

[@weybye91]

​@@bexmw taffer didn't become what he is by being nice

[@xJDMWaRRi0Rx]

@@brianbrooks5366there’s an article or Reddit thread I remember reading from one of the owners that was on this show. It’s a good read if you find it. They record in multiple locations at a time and all locations don’t know if they’re actually going to get the remodeling from Taffer and be on the show. It’s not until weather or not he actually shows up that the owners know it’s going to officially happen at their bar.

[@VTWS]

Lumping in the debt makes sense for small businesses, they don’t reaaaally separate business vs personal usually

[@dylanlee4793]

need a spinoff show of just the father and son bowling maintenance team

[@FranchescoGutierrez-b5f]

We can call it 'pinheads' 😂

[@Thesilliestsillyman]

Two Stooges lol

[@Grant-u6d]

Hey look who it is at 11:20 and look who was first to raise therr hands

[@Grant-u6d]

And ya the dads went to vietnam and there kids eventually fall in love

[@EvlEgle]

And it's basically just trailer park boys, but set in New Mexico or wherever this is

[@ColeYote]

I’ve said this on other Bar Rescue-related videos, but man, this one is REALLY highlighting that Jon Taffer only knows how to run one type of bar.

[@sqitspanders9057]

John low key scares me when he’s angry lol Gordon Ramsey = Angry math teacher that has to repeat instructions for the 5th time John Taffer = Pissed off host in a night club in New Jersey

[@Anatta-Phi]

Uhhhh... if my child was being screamed at by a Public School Math Teacher in ...ANY WAY like Ramsey does to these full-grown adults, I would take the entire school system to court... and I'd probably win or at least settle... Seriously? You Seriously think Math Teachers being a little frustrated should, could, or legally CAN BE Emotionally Abusive towards children?? Am I reading that right?

[@KempuraChicken]

​@@Anatta-PhiLighten up, Francis.

[@ramsfan515]

I am not saying he's done it, but I would not be surprised if I found out John has dumped more than one body in the Pine Barrens.

[@swampratguttergoblin]

​@@Anatta-Phichill girlypop

[@kadeslasher8004]

@@Anatta-Phi People like you are why society sucks.

[@geekyvixen]

You’re so right about bowling alleys. If it doesn’t look like it’s somewhere between 1975 and 1999 in there, I don’t want to be a part of it. Our local alley renovated the arcade in the front of the alley, but everything else has that retro quality. It’s owned by a former pro bowler, so I think he gets what people want, which is cheap old fashioneds in a dimly-lit wood paneled bar, cheap pitchers of beer, and giant baskets of fries.

[@maggiee639]

Seriously though, bowling is supposed to be super casual. I’m the type of customer the fancy bowling alleys are trying to attract and I’d never go. If I wanna go to a bar/ restaurant I’m going to one, not a bowling alley

[@lazyyoshi3600]

My local one has that feeling too although id like to see them upgrade the ball return machines and new balls

[@estebanperez2557]

Sounds like heaven....why cant I have one just like that. I dont meed a mai thai.....i just wana some whiskey and a bowling lane 😢

[@devilsorchard1449]

As an avid bowler, I am 100% in agreement. The more retro/intimate settings are always the way to go. If you like traditional alleys, stay out of any Bowlero. They're nothing but overpriced, commercialized, piss-smelling trash.

[@RichV20]

Part of the charm of going bowling is visiting the ones that time forgot from the 70s/80s/90s. Looking around and seeing the football schedule poster for 1996, the Crazy Taxi arcade game thats been there forever, the bowling league champs picture from 1986. I want my $5 pitcher of beer, $3.50 Cheeseburger or Chicken Fingers and $1.75 basket of fries. Im not going for the $12 artisnal cocktail and $18 gourmet Korean BBQ tacos.

[@jamj4r]

The "awww what a beautiful ending and i will never do any research about what happened next ever" strategy is one i like to use a lot for these types of shows too.

[@Sal-gh1se]

Except for all the “Back to the Bar” episodes where he revisits them later, or “Kitchen Nightmares: Revisited” where Ramsay visits them later.

[@melissarussell9723]

Gordon Ramsey at least comes in pretty chill and progressively gets angry. John pegs his rage meter in the parking lot and comes in the door asking the staff to name call the owner.

[@adrianday]

Ramsey stays calm on all of the original kitchen nightmares episodes when it was in the UK, needed to add more drama for US tv

[@HoV326]

​@@adrianday either that, or the American restaurants are just that rage-inducing to him. There's also a lot less sound effects on the British one. Almost none, really. The U.S. show had sound effects in everything. Even facial expressions

[@Vortex_Feedz]

@@adriandaywhere to watch the UK version of kitchen nightmares?

[@jimjambananaslam3596]

@@Vortex_Feedz Every episode is on KZbin in full.

[@mylamename14]

I know at least 60-80% of the show has to be staged, but I’ve still seen almost every episode thanks to endless marathons during lockdown in 2020. The one where a horse takes a dump on the floor in the middle of the bar? A classic.

[@buckylong]

me too, i love this so much, i know the episode you're talking about, and i know the others as well haha

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Chris needs to review this episode next!

[@p_campbell]

The biker guy burning his own stuff and really partying it up, was a good one.

[@smilesfoutch6996]

Let's not forget the noodle wrestling

[@namjoonssexybrain1679]

@@p_campbellOh yeah he destroyed his table by doing burnouts on it or something. 💀

[@p_campbell]

The thing I always hate about bar rescue is the dumping of customers on these establishments, no place can take a maximum amount of people at the word go . It doesn't happen, no bar/restaurant gets 100% capacity in 20min.

[@kiddragoon15]

Tbf that's the point of the stress tests. Jon's looking for weaknesses. He's trying to find out where it breaks so he knows what to fix.

[@p_campbell]

@@kiddragoon15 but that's not how normal bars work.

[@jameer7565]

Yea its very staged in this aspect. Even the most successful establishments in the city couldnt handle this. It exaggerates shortcomings.

[@p_campbell]

@@jameer7565 exactly, you open get some early birds , then the bar has ebbs and flows through out the night..... If they want to truly "test" a place. Let them open like usual then at 10 max them out over a hour long period like a packed Friday night.

[@christopherrapczynski204]

@@p_campbell its an endurance test. you see who keeps up, who has good attitudes, and who folds quickly and gets angry at customers. or, from the ownership side, if managers try to take the challenged on or just hide away and dont take responsibility. it immediately shows weaknesses in a way that wouldnt if they just had a moderate amount of people slowly fill in.

[@rpg4sale161]

Legend has it that those 2 guys are still in the van waiting for John

[@guaranteedtopwn]

imagine owning a literally perfect bowling alley setup and then intentionally running it into the ground instead of growing as a person and running a good business LMAO

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

How to grow a person

[@capncrunch6209]

​@@mr.fahrenheit7009 gotta put em in a bowl of water overnight

[@RichV20]

I want to know where the operation is losing money. Is it from the bowling alley side or the bar/restaurant setup?

[@chriswilson1968]

It's got nothing to do with that lol bowling has lost the big popularity it used to have. Even if the bar was in great shape and the Alley was more modernized it probably wouldn't change much.

[@johndong7524]

imagine being literally 12 and knowing nothing about running a business while trying to sound knowledgeable, rational, and intelligent just to end the sentence with a "LMAO"

[@macrous2120]

Lol, “nothing that detracts from the game” every bowling alley I’ve been to, if they serve food, it’s almost exclusively pizza, fries and mozz sticks/deep fried stuff

[@isabel4825]

The pizza is always greasy but gosh is it good.

[@nathank556]

Ask yourself this question: have you ever seen cutlery at a bowling alley?

[@Sizzlinpapaya1014]

When he says this phrase it specifically bothers me. Idk why, just the way he says it. And later when the chef dude says “ bowler friendly food “. Just… stop.

[@wickdwabbit]

The way I cackled when Jon started plucking those pins off the table in an angry rage as everyone looked around like kids who were watching their siblings get in trouble.

[@rb7289]

he gets rich off his anger jssues

[@Jamlord2061]

does jon have any positive qualities

[@megaton_a]

LOL I'm the AGM of a family owned bar/restaurant, and a couple months ago this show called asking if we needed help. We've been profitable for decades, so we were like "No thanks, we good."

[@josuekoenig1723]

Apparently they’re coming to my hometown Milwaukee, WI. Why would they come to the midwest, I promise NONE of our bars are struggling lmfaoo

[@theLongPigChef]

Probably for the best. I've seen a few bars he "rescued" that looked lame after he got his hands on them.

[@Jamlord2061]

at least ramsey is a good person if you don’t piss him off

[@kamikazehound3243]

​@@Jamlord2061 Ramsey would have made this place better

[@brooklynsealy8294]

Thank you for this completely pointless story

[@mrnekomaneki01]

Is it just me or is the glow up diminishing the bowling alley? A bowling alley I only need nachos, pizza, maybe a drunk burger and fries and beer on tap. Like who's going to a bowling alley to get nice cocktails and gourmet food?

[@HappyCabezonFish-je4tk]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@oren1305]

Exactly. It's like trying to make my local dive bars and pool bars fancy, I'm there for cheap beer and fries while I play pool or chat with my boyfriend or friends.

[@brysonanthamatten2205]

Plus most the time I love bowling alley food greasy greatness

[@alfgwahigain5544]

You can see the collective "WTF" when he says he's brought a mixologist. I'm sure the mixed drinks aren't even in the top 20 of important issues with the place, and same for the food.

[@psytron939]

Any bowling alley that has Parsley on their premises is fucked

[@ZugTheMegasaurus]

"We need to get rid of this nasty greasy food." "Also we're going to start deep-frying the tacos."

[@sethwalters1509]

Fun Fact Chris, John Tafer made his fortune and namesake from coming up with the idea for bars and restaurants to play any NFL game regardless of where they were located. He would later take his idea and sell it to Direct TV and later Comcast and he called it The NFL Ticket.

[@ssj2_snake]

I don't get it. What did he sell exactly?

[@TomF1180]

An idea

[@hakaishin918]

So he's why I hate the atmosphere in a lot of bars

[@kibaanazuka332]

@hakaishin918 His ideas for bars definitely have "let's make this place an even blander Applebee's" energy

[@mikeweber3685]

He also invented the "butt funnel".

[@danielglatz1643]

Things I enjoy at a bowling alley: really cheap food and cheap drinks. Things that would piss me off at a bowling alley: expensive food and fancy drinks

[@carlwinslo]

For real, trying to run to the bar to grab a beer in between your turns and having to wait 15 minutes because some guy ordered a mint julip and the bartender is having to grind mint with a pestle and mortar. I would just leave.

[@danielglatz1643]

@@carlwinslo you get me officer Carl

[@herb9828]

This show was a perfect choice 🤣 There is one where TPain is in the car with John, gotta do that one! lol

[@bexmw]

The bartenders clocked him immediately in that one lmao

[@retroguy1976]

i remember t-pain going into the restaurant

[@dionstewart7394]

Wait, why was T Pain even there?😂

[@skellbo]

​@@dionstewart7394I think he owns a bar. Or at least did at the time of the episode.

[@dionstewart7394]

@skellbo Ohhh got ya.

[@BoxOfFeet]

Fried food, cheap pitchers of beer, and old score keeping computers are all I want. I also miss the smell of old smoke in there, too. But times have changed.

[@AdrianM865]

Sadly I can’t eat a lot of that food anymore. My stomach can’t break that stuff down without it being a very unpleasant experience 😢.

[@oren1305]

​@@AdrianM865It's unfortunate, and common for greasy and fried food to hurt us after a long time. Hopefully you can still enjoy the bowling.

[@AdrianM865]

@@oren1305 the downside to trying to stay healthy bro. Certain foods will run right through you depending on how it’s prepped and cooked.

[@PrincessNinja007]

​@@AdrianM865 makes me wish there was more of an alternative, like if you can't have cheese sticks maybe some air-pop corn, some carrots with ranch, stuff like that. Maybe grilled chicken wrap?

[@AdrianM865]

@@PrincessNinja007 I’d be on board for that. My stomach would be thankful lol.

[@kolonarulez5222]

My cat attacks the TV when Jon Taffer is onscreen. I think it's the voice.

[@MsKeebe]

Taffer’s expert role is just screaming. And setting up bowling analogies.

[@kathywilliams9543]

Lol!

[@carlwinslo]

He for real has one of the most annoying voices and personalities ive ever seen. How he got that show is crazy to me. Gordan Ramsey might yell and talk shit but atleast he has charisma. John Taffer has zero charisma.

[@grifinorange]

Dude looking the host in the eye and saying "I love you" followed soon after by "You don't know how much i need you" has me crying lmao

[@Air_Serpent]

Bro went back to Vietnam 😂

[@PetiteChevalAmie]

Wait until you find out Jon Taffer also plays unlicensed therapist where he yells at couples that are about to get a divorce lmao But like a lot of this is made up on bar rescue. People usually aren’t in that big of debt or that big of trouble. And Jon has even caused some bars to close. Apparently the crew tried contacting a bar they already visited bc apparently they were having a hard time finding places, and the bar was like hell nah lol

[@kodythomas9880]

There was one bar near me in Arizona that was closing down and doing a celebratory goodbye and they passive aggressively were like “thank you bar rescue” in their sign lol

[@Goober-Delicious]

15:43 I love how the guy just casually confessed his love to John, and John’s just unfazed by it.

[@xzy5690]

I like how you add a lot of bits in a way that isn’t annoying and doesn’t mess up the flow of the video. Most KZbinrs videos with a lot of bits are difficult to get through

[@chrisd3384]

He loved getting yelled at, he just needs to keep a dom around to keep him grounded

[@Genera1MacDaddy]

This...this is making incredibly good sense to me.

[@david-468]

I feel like a “bar” expert is somehow even worse for a bowling alley then their usual practices

[@UniGya]

I think the part of this that bothers me the most is the name change. The Lucky 66 was a perfectly fine if a bit generic name, but the Great 66 sounds terrible

[@blucheavy3282]

since it’s in abq, the 66 part is a reference to route 66, and that part of town is very big into older naming like that, it’s very stuck in the past. lucky 66 is very much up that alley

[@jasonmeyers5701]

Finally a show I watch and know well enough to recommend a episode, you have to review the episode where the managers turning the bar into a fetish club when the owners away

[@Raicheru13]

omg, I missed that one. I'm going to have to go find it.

[@TomF1180]

​@@Raicheru13 it's excellent! Just imaging Jon, you know the guy who flips over cross contamination, dealing with a f'd up dude who beats the ass of his girl on stage in front of strangers,! Enjoy!

[@theLongPigChef]

That was a damn crazy episode.

[@middlethenerd]

Holy fuck I need to see that one...

[@HIGUYS1111]

One time I watched a bar rescue episode and the place had mushrooms growing on the walls and that led me to have a fear of mushrooms growing on my walls so I literally used to clean my walls

[@Helga-fe5xl]

You don't need to clean them, just keep them dry

[@sconartist]

It’s amazing the amount of marathons of Bar Rescue I’ve watched in Rehabs

[@ryancarrier8426]

😂😂😂😂It's like watching "cops" while in jail

[@EVTGamer]

Rehab..... good times. Hope your doing well brother

[@Jersey_Jay]

I've actually had the same thought before.

[@sconartist]

@@EVTGamer just about 4 years since I’ve put myself down any further. Hope you’re succeeding in your own battles

[@Tim_Webb]

Man I was stuck with DVDs and books no TV shows 😢

[@fangirl4ever1]

John really went in, yelled at a drunk old man, and reawakened all the gayness he repressed in nam

[@Mr_Jish]

Lmao that combo of staring him in the eyes while delivering a monotone "I love you" shortly followed by the tearful "You don't know how I need you" was absolutely gold

[@Cleatus546]

Not that there's anything wrong with it.

[@matthewbarry1746]

Perfect example of why this generation is worthless. Dude fought in Vietnam. I guarantee you've done anything significant for anyone in your entire 14 year old life.

[@matthewbarry1746]

And just because you probably can't figure out if your male or female, doesn't make that man confused.

[@matthewbarry1746]

Dude fought in Vietnam. I guarantee you've never done anything significant for anyone in your entire 14 year old life.

[@LiShuBen]

I love how Chris is always the first to cover shows like these. Thanks Chris for introducing me to shows I’ve never seen before.

[@Raicheru13]

I highly recommend watching it if you enjoy shows of this style.

[@joemama4313]

He’s not tho lmao, look up Andy king.

[@Happycoreftw]

I can't believe it took me like 3/4 of the video to notice that this is in my hometown It's closed now but I used to go to raves in the same building lol

[@hells_shells]

Chris James and Andy King upload on the same day? And Chris is covering Bar Rescue? He's the FIRST person to do so 🥺

[@ashleymurphy7614]

TBH when i saw the notification for this coem in, i thought it was Andy Kings at first xD

[@hells_shells]

@@ashleymurphy7614 I was watching Andy when I got the notification for this video

[@p_campbell]

Who's Andy King??? I'll have to check him out.

[@ZavaXavier]

Actually both didn't do it first there are alot of KZbinrs doing videos about Bar Rescue since the last decade.

[@maxstunner100]

Andy King is the like annoying Gen Z version of Chris tho 😂

[@Por2ugal]

“Did John crack a window for them or anything?” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Psymon718]

I have to say, I could watch other youtube channels that cover shows like you do. But i probably wouldn't laugh as much as when I watch this channel. And that's because of you, Chris. You totally crack me up!! Thanks for your hard work!

[@ph03nix7331]

the super intense narrator is hilarious, I like to imagine that voice doing everyday normal things like calling to make a dentist appointment, or ordering food at a drive thru.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

man I can't believe in the near 20 years of youtube no one has ever talked about this show. Chris "pecker kicker" James sure has the monopoly on this idea

[@AtlChica883]

Mikemgtv has done hundreds of hysterical reviews on the bar rescues by season. He’s been a bartender and critiques the bars and Jon taffer

[@AnAverageGoblin]

@@AtlChica883(psst my comment is a joke but Mikemgtv sounds cool might check him out, thanks for the recommendation)

[@KaitouCiel]

Hey, active recreational bowler here for 20 years. Not only is your "eat with one hand and bowl with the other" absolutely correct, but every ball return machine I've seen has a fan on the end of it thats supposed to be used in order to help you dry any liquid or grease still on your fingers before you pick up your ball.

[@rKAL-EL]

Huge difference between this and Kitchen Nightmares. Gordon Ramsay is likable and seems like a cool dude. The Bar Rescue guy is just a dbag.

[@mikeyfrance9469]

I love him lmfao

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

You are wrong.

[@buckylong]

@@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock know he, Jon is a d-bag it's what makes the show work haha

[@sapphicfrenchfry]

Taffer is a lot more abrasive than GR, but he absolutely does really care about these businesses and their success. I can't say all his ideas are 10/10 but most of his concepts, like GR, are brilliant.

[@ssj2_snake]

Bro he brought that family back together. How can you say this?

[@earhornjones]

"You eat with one hand, you bowl with the other." Words to live by, my friend.

[@GoLions67]

Do Bar rescue “OH FACE!” Bar!!! He doesn’t even rescue it!!! The employees all fight!! You will love it!

[@tomobourn7780]

That one was wild

[@retroguy1976]

and to this day its still open thats mind boggling

[@tomobourn7780]

@@retroguy1976 didn’t know that, shocking. I think the episode was called “punched drunk and trailer trashed”

[@retroguy1976]

@@tomobourn7780 the wife karen runs it while the husband went to prison on some dumb stuff

[@mikenolin8747]

​@@retroguy1976 What dumb stuff do you go to prison for? Smuggling diapers into the country?

[@emeraldhillzone1992]

The way John handles revamping a damn bowling alley makes me believe he only really knows how to run a specific kinda bar and can't comprehend anything unique. It's like asking your uncle to help decorate your room and he turns it into a man-cave, choosing to spend hundreds of dollars to replace the stuff you already had with things you don't enjoy. Doesn't take into account the Thea Stilton collection on the bookshelf and fills the shelf with football memorabilia against your wishes. That's just an example, totally not a personal thing I'm still salty about.

[@FlSKMASTER]

Jon straight up remodelled a pirate themed bar into 'Corporate Bar and Grill' in one episode. Dude hates uniqueness

[@skinnyjasper3097]

The way the guy says asshole reminds me of that one scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. “Asshole. Pardon my French but you’re being an Asshole.”

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

I was thinking of Dennis Leary's song, I'm an asshole! 🤣

[@MatthewBaran]

Lol Cameron pretending to be the dad

[@The1trueJester]

"John Taffer is my vietnam 2" was the funniest thing I've heard in a long damn time😂

[@The_drone_viking]

John has a Doctorate in Bar Science from the University of Mixed Drinks in Wassail Wisconsin. He is an expert in the ancient art and science of drink pouring, keg taping and brewing. He did his dissertation on the “Removal of a Bottle Top during Peak Bar Hours”. He worked in famous bars in San Bernardino under Master Barman Scatter McDaniel. He served as bartender at Tork McGork’s in Brownsville Texas

[@Por2ugal]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ASpooneyBard]

The entire concept of a "mixologist" is so goofy to me that I actually can't tell if you're joking right now.

[@The_drone_viking]

@@ASpooneyBard I’m as serious as a heart attack, I should know…I’m a former student Tork’s program. Unfortunately, I was kicked out of the certification when I failed to shake a margarita at the correct angle and didn’t rim the glass with enough salt. Since then I’ve been living in the streets trading my body for Fentanyl

[@tashnyats1426]

You almost got me 🤣

[@juicebox7372]

​@@The_drone_vikingYou hurting me, you're hurting me for rel 🤣🤣 like I can't tell if you are serious or not

[@liamcollinson5695]

I like how a burger with a egg is considered wild food

[@emeraldhillzone1992]

"I want a burger." "How original." "...With *eg*" "Daring today, are we?"

[@csandersonjr2234]

Every bowling alley I have been to usually has food for eating with your non dominant hand and some actual restraunt food only if it has a restraunt that isn't necessarily part of the lanes

[@maggiee639]

Yeah or you can use those little fork toothpicks to eat fries or whatever if you care that much

[@mikenolin8747]

Washing/wiping your hands is also another viable option 😮

[@koradestiny]

Can't wait to see him doing to cover Tabatha takes over

[@maggiee639]

That show was fire

[@PatriotJedi]

I don't know if anybody remembers the National Geographic series spin off of Doomsday Preppers called "Doomsday Castle" had multiple episodes but was pretty entertaining to watch and I think Chris should cover it and give us that funny banter we all come here for.

[@amwfan88]

Am I the only one who thinks Jon describing the bartender situation sounds like the start of a bad improv sketch? "Your scene: the regular bartender has gotten into a car accident. She's fine, but she will not be able to come into work today. You are a hairstylist by day, and must step in to serve the locals their drinks."

[@funtourhawk]

You gotta do one where Jon gets really mad and starts throwing things around...has a "giant toddler rage" vibe

[@roonkolos]

Somehow I feel that's a somewhat broad description with him lol

[@Dr.Dankerson]

"It looks like the bowling ally took the DMV hostage" has me in tears bro!!!

[@rogermills9743]

"Everbody good?" "No" "What do you want?"😂

[@SpidaMonkE92]

I came looking for this comment 😂😂😂

[@AsperaZeit]

@@SpidaMonkE92and now you found it. congratulations, mother must be proud

[@dowarnette]

There was one bar rescue that had let them shoot an adult film in the bar with customers there. Even still had the same couch they shot on in the bar for customers to sit on.

[@zeldayraita9515]

YESSS PLEASE PLEASE DO ALL OF THESE EPISODES. This show is the BEST

[@BigDawg717]

"Ok here's a bottle of vodka go play in the parking lot I'll take care of this guy" Yo this got my cryin dawg 😭

[@mattbamford7269]

I don't know what the hell you're doing with your hair, but I love it. Such magnificent locks.

[@Dan_Ben_Michael]

My father is a Vietnam Veteran and apart from being Australian, Mike reminds me of him. They are both a hair trigger away from going postal at any moment. I actually feel sorry for him that he lost his bowling alley… I mean bar, due to the pandemic.

[@GoneAsGoneCanBe]

I like John Taffer, as he reminds me of an east coast version of my Dad.

[@brockdenney9248]

Hey Chris! I’ve been having AWFUL night terrors. I wake up feeling like I’m fighting for my life. Anyways, watching your video really helped calm me down. The sense of humor was on point. Thanks for making my day a lot better dude. Keep making the world a better place big bro.

[@heidileigh7023]

How in debt are ya, Mike?! Me: a lot Mike: 🙄 How much in debt MIKE?!?! me: about $13,000 Mike: OVER A MILLION DOLLARS 😳🤯🤣

[@blackoutlol2857]

14:58 thank goodness you plugged your socials at the perfect time for a moment there it almost looked like you were going to show an emotion! We couldn’t have that now!

[@MrWojoRising5446]

Theres a bar like 15 minutes from my house that was on this show. It didn't do very well after the episode and the owner ended up selling it. It is still open though even though it a completely different bar/restaurant. Ive driven past it many times but never bothered to actually go in.

[@anthonylong9067]

I’ll give you 10 dollars to go in there and see if it’s worth it

[@michaelsage9415]

So happy I ran across this channel. Definitely one of my new favorites

[@kaniahankston4310]

When Jon was talking about how greasy the food looked, I was thinking wow they’re tearing that food up! It must be good! 😂😂😂

[@mmullym]

Give me a nacho cheese dip or chicken wings at a bowling alley.. what are we DOIN

[@alienxxa3502]

Now that you've done Kitchen Nightmares and Bar Rescue, you totally need to do Hotel Hell!!!

[@82566]

Oh that'd be a good one 😊lol

[@MKtagteamer]

Dude you're so right about modern bowling alleys sucking ass. For the maybe 1 time a year I'll go out bowling, I don't need it to feel like I'm at the club. I just want to throw some gutterballs and drink some cheap beer by the pitcher from some solo cups with a basket of mozzarella sticks.

[@DeadlyAnteater]

oh you GOTTTAAAAA do this show more often, i love watching it (especially in hotel rooms oh man) and your commentary makes everything better 😂😂😂

[@maggiee639]

Watching tv in a hotel room does somehow enhance the experience lol

[@DeadlyAnteater]

@@maggiee639 RIGHT lol i can always count on something like bar rescue or house hunters to put me to sleep 😂😂

[@BOHICA_69]

Fun fact!! My dad was a "pin setter" back in the day, when he was a teenager. There were no machines that put the bowling pins back up after you rolled your ball down the alley. So, subsequently bowling alleys hired kids to set up the pins. The more you know!!!!!!!!!

[@nonprofitgirl]

Ha! Chris, I just watched a few videos about Bar Rescue a couple hrs ago and now you’ve also posted?! Even better than the other creators I was watching (but we can keep that between us) - love from a subscriber in California 😊

[@carter4808]

When Chris says "Alright I'm ready to get fucked up" when they re- open had me in tears 🤣

[@urdin2242]

Ive been waiting for you to cover this show! So happy rn.

[@alphabravo424]

The only worthwhile episode is the one where he repairs the Krajo Bar in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, a since he did some charity work here in the island and promote tourism a little bit. But also since he hosted a dating show here in a Marriot hotel in the same town where the bar is located at.

[@Sarahonwheels]

No way this drops as soon as I show Dad Andy King ‘s Taffer cut out and tell my dad Taffer that one of his bars shut down. I am a wizard

[@ArturGlass.C]

It was very strange to go from staring at a John Taffer cutout to seeing actual John Taffer with little preparations

[@thebreakdownpodcast]

I recently binged the last couple seasons. Glad to see you do this. Hope to see more.

[@clibnjmn]

The bowling alley makes money, and the bar is losing him money. The bar is losing him more than bowling can sustain. That's what makes the bar the main focus.

[@halfshinesketches]

That man never been to a bowling alley if he thinks greasy food is bad Also he acts like napkins don’t exist

[@hotcakesman]

Mike and John - Broke Back Mountain 2.. the greatest love story we never knew we needed... or wanted!

[@JishExists]

I loved the confused customer with the bowling bag bit. Well done, you set that one up masterfully.

[@alvarofernandez7630]

This is the earliest I’ve been to a Chris James video drop 😭

[@TranceCore3]

I definitely lost my composure when he asked her if not working at the bowling alley broke her heart, you can tell that was soul crushing and her demeanor changed

[@max_e_maxxy_]

This is awesome, to see this and the re-upload of Doomsday preppers in the same day was quite a treat! Chris you freaking rock !!!

[@lazarusknite]

Look up the bar rescue episode for Pyrates Tavern in Washington DC. And then look into the insane behind the scenes story of what they did to those people. It's wild!

[@flahgdoe4558]

Read the room. I’m not gonna go to a bowling alley and ask for an old fashioned. I’m gonna get a beer. Save the cocktail orders for cocktail bars and fancy restaurants

[@southparkfirefly]

9:56 Watching Jon rage while struggling to get out of a car and rocking back and forth in the front seat as he shuffles out is pure comedy gold. EDIT: If my maths is correct Jon literally only paid 1% of his debt and acted like it was a huge deal lol I mean sure it HELPS I guess but it's not the groundbreaking amount he's bigging it up to be.

[@isabel4825]

If a bowling ally restaurant doesn't have greasy pizza and tables sticky with soda then I don't want to go there.

[@avalonazure5488]

... Beer in plastic cups. Chilli dogs. Family size pizza. That's literally all a bowling alley needs...

[@ashd2179]

Haha John passed him the envelope full of money & what we do not see off camera is him saying I will be calling for one favor when I need one 😂

[@varisrevolver4061]

Gordon: So what's your opinion on the owners. John: SO YOU HATE THE OWNER, CORRECT?

[@gastonvillanueva431]

Man finally someone find this man Jon taffer a menace

[@xedalpha1]

Bowling alley food should only come in a basket with a sheet of completely transparent kitchen roll due to the grease.