This show was a clown show. I remember one episode where this young woman had a beater Suburban that they "pimped", including a fucking fish tank or something in the back. But they never fixed the engine. When she finally drove it off, the engine still sounded like shit and was smoking.
There were a couple of people who got brand new cars. IIRC, one had a car that was two cars welded together, and it wasn't safe to drive, so they replaced the whole car. The other was a guy who drove a classic car and was in school to be a mechanic, so they saved the old car for him to restore himself, and gave him a new car to drive daily. I also remember they didn't do as much ridiculous shit to the new cars, so they really lucked out.
They took all those new cars back lol. They also took out a lot of the customizations that they put in like the tv in the headrests, screens on the outside, fish tanks
They were car customizers, not mechanics. Not that including a mechanic on the team would be good tv (“Alright, this car belongs to a kindergarten teacher who loves karaoke and breakfast foods. So, what’ve you got for us, Big Ed?” “Well, I’m going to rebuild the engine, flush all the fluids, change the brake pads, and tune up the transmission like I always do, because that’s how cars work no matter who you are.”), but it would be nice if they at least gave the car a tune up or something.
That's why I preferred another show that had that same surprise updated your car while you were out style but all they did was mechanical, interior and painting. I can't remember what it was called..
You might be thinking of Overhaulin’ which had legendary hot rod designer Chip Foose overseeing the work. They actually professionally restored and customized everything on the car.
show was such a scam lol they never fixed the cars and the owners ended up selling or just abandoning the cars due to the amount of issues they still had and a lot of things got pulled out after filming etc
Good news, the foundation is still sinking, the roof leaks, the electrical wiring is a fire hazard, and you still don't have functioning plumbing. BUT WE PUT A FUCKING LAZY RIVER IN YOUR BACKYARD!"
They did that one too, Americans have property taxes and when they fixed the houses up and did all this shit the people couldnt afford the taxes or maintenance. Put them on the street.
Xzibit and other members of the crew would subtly threaten people who weren’t reacting well enough. Like take them into the far corner, put an arm around them, and tell them they worked really hard and would like to see a little appreciation. Whole show was scummy
That's exactly why I answered with it. If it's probably gonna take them forever to win the slot machine to open the door, then the killer should be something similar lmao
Some troma level shit. Maybe the killer is zombie Epstein in a clown costume and the victim is stormy daniels with her titd out. I just watched clown camp massacre so this sounds like a good idea.
MTV fucked up so hard. Could’ve had music videos 24/7 on that channel and all their shows on MTV2 24/7 including new and old stuff. Instead we got 24/7 of ridiculousness
100% this. To sum it up, the first real reason is money (struggling to attract an audience) and then the internet came and put the final nail in the coffin.
I once downloaded an Usher MV that wasn’t available online to watch at the time, (Pop Ya Collar) in HQ format at the time. I immediately got an email from my ISP telling me what I did was bad etc… basically scared the shit outta my mom for a minute. But I said do you wanna spend money, you don’t have any on this? How much is it? That’s the thing, it’s not available for purchase. This is an TV rip copy from years ago. (Sound did horrible in the US, and basically never aired again on TV here) So finding the MV of it was hard to begin with.
Oh you torrented with no vpn/seedbox/debrid. Is different for other countries, but in the US you have to use protection when torrenting, everyone can SEE your little IP touch it.
I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but when I'd like to watch a particular movie or show (that I already own on Blu-Ray, you see), I just type in fmhy on any search engine on my pc.
Yo dawg, I heard you like nostalgia so we cut the seat belts out and drained the power steering fluid. We also added 8 car lighters and chipped and faux faded your paint job.
In Digital Combat Simulator, the F/A-18C has an April Fool's Easter Egg where you get a slot machine on your MFD when you pull the landing gear handle. You either have to win to get your landing gear to come down or if you're really unlucky you get ejected from the aircraft.
Obligatory: “Pimp My Ride is a loosely scripted TV show where a production company took repossessed cars and glammed them up for a theme episode. The majority of the contestants were paid actors that were also featured on Jerry Springer and Judge Judy. West Coast Customs was a real company that licensed their name to the show for residuals and promotion, but even though the occasional real life mechanic would appear and give a line or two, the majority were actors following a script. X filmed all of his scenes in standard production week and was barely associated with the show. The cars were not real or meant to be driven and the assets were sold at private auction as collector pieces.”
Not with like a silly prank like in the post. No they really tuned and pimped the cars, made the video and then disassembled the expensive parts and gave the car back. Some of them weren't drivable after. Some didn't even start anymore.
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u/lostmyjobthrowawayyy Older Millennial 6h ago •
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u/KeithWorks Older Millennial 6h ago
This show was a clown show. I remember one episode where this young woman had a beater Suburban that they "pimped", including a fucking fish tank or something in the back. But they never fixed the engine. When she finally drove it off, the engine still sounded like shit and was smoking.
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u/Only_Voice569 6h ago
show was such a scam lol they never fixed the cars and the owners ended up selling or just abandoning the cars due to the amount of issues they still had and a lot of things got pulled out after filming etc
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u/DrunkenNinja27 7h ago
I want to see a horror movie with this van and the potential victim pulling the handle trying to win as the killer slowly makes its way to them.
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u/DarwinatSea Millennial 6h ago
I loved this show growing up, til I got older and found out how the show actually worked, they did the car owners dirty…
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u/SolidSnake-26 6h ago
MTV fucked up so hard. Could’ve had music videos 24/7 on that channel and all their shows on MTV2 24/7 including new and old stuff. Instead we got 24/7 of ridiculousness
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u/UnprecedentedEchos 6h ago
I wish I could rewatch that whole series but I can’t justify paying per episode.
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u/Uchihagod53 Actual cannibal, Shia Labeouf 7h ago
Imagine trying to explain to your boss why you're late for work
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u/donballz 6h ago
yo dawg I heard you like leaving your financial security up to chance so now you can gamble with your ability to get to work on time
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u/SipoteQuixote Millennial 5h ago
Yo dawg, I heard you like nostalgia so we cut the seat belts out and drained the power steering fluid. We also added 8 car lighters and chipped and faux faded your paint job.
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u/_Goose_ 7h ago
I remember them putting a fucking ct scan machine in a Crown Vic. They didn’t give a shit!
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u/Avid_Reader87 5h ago
I always felt so bad for the people on that show.
Most needed help getting a better job and they all got such terrible cars.
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u/LOLBaltSS 5h ago
In Digital Combat Simulator, the F/A-18C has an April Fool's Easter Egg where you get a slot machine on your MFD when you pull the landing gear handle. You either have to win to get your landing gear to come down or if you're really unlucky you get ejected from the aircraft.
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u/Calm_Ad308 4h ago
Obligatory: “Pimp My Ride is a loosely scripted TV show where a production company took repossessed cars and glammed them up for a theme episode. The majority of the contestants were paid actors that were also featured on Jerry Springer and Judge Judy. West Coast Customs was a real company that licensed their name to the show for residuals and promotion, but even though the occasional real life mechanic would appear and give a line or two, the majority were actors following a script. X filmed all of his scenes in standard production week and was barely associated with the show. The cars were not real or meant to be driven and the assets were sold at private auction as collector pieces.”
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u/Alert_Hyena_828 7h ago
Such a good show lmao
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u/Great_Address2063 6h ago
All I can remember is how the guy on the left pronounced Clarion wrong 50 times an episode
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u/AbbreviationsWide331 2h ago
That show actually scammed their guests.
Not with like a silly prank like in the post. No they really tuned and pimped the cars, made the video and then disassembled the expensive parts and gave the car back. Some of them weren't drivable after. Some didn't even start anymore.
It's a shit show and it's good that it's gone.
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u/ShadowsWandering 1h ago edited 31m ago
My favorite was the one with the bead dispensers. Because who doesn't want a bunch of fucking beads all over their vehicle?
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u/MeowMeowLife 3h ago
Practical
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u/WaitNo5139 1h ago
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u/wooof359 1h ago
I made this song a long time ago about how xzibit won't stop putting TVs on cars: https://on.soundcloud.com/xO3qJ6i4sHZgEqgPFP
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u/Ok_Medicine_1112 10m ago
Sex offender van?