Johnny Hamcheck | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #691

• 0:00 Theo plugs his new Netflix special, then Johnny explains why he’s finally revealing himself.
• 7:30 Construction-site pranks, and pulling up in the car still wearing the hard hat.
• 10:30 Addiction, jail stints at the Columbus workhouse, and rehab where everyone knew who he was.
• 14:40 How the pranking started: seventh-grade calls to Chinese restaurants and a day in court over it.
• 22:00 Born in New York, raised in Ohio: a preacher grandpa, Zig Ziglar tapes and Bible verses before the pool.
• 27:00 Mom’s sheepskin jacket, and Pizza Hut and BJ’s Pizza as the party places of the ’80s.
• 37:30 Early bits: confusion in stores and busting scammer sign-holders.
• 46:30 Selling cars at 19, his “no pressure” voice, and a gambling habit that started with chuck-a-luck at church fairs.
• 1:02:20 Salvation Army rehab, the sales-floor prank call that created the name Johnny Hamcheck, and eight years of videos nobody watched.
• 1:22:30 His dad’s Eagle Premier, car-lot warranty money, and a relapse after 13 years clean.
• 1:43:30 Road-rage pranks that went too far, a gun pointed at him, and pranking his doctor in two-party-consent states.
• 2:01:40 Bringing his own eggs to a McDonald’s drive-thru, a hitchhiker video, and his gambling clean date.

Theo Von: I’m Doing Fine — Theo’s new stand-up special, out now. Netflix 0:00

Hard hat — Closest match for the one Johnny wears to construction-site pranks, even while driving. Amazon 8:00

Developing the Qualities of Success (Zig Ziglar) — The Ziglar program they pull up on YouTube. Amazon 23:20

Pac-Man — The Pizza Hut arcade game Theo misses; this is a countertop version. Amazon 28:40

Eagle Premier — The car his dad brought home without asking his mom. Wikipedia 1:22:40

Chuck-a-luck — The fair dice game where Johnny says he learned to scam as a kid. Wikipedia 51:20

Two-party consent recording laws — Why he wasn’t sure he could post his doctor’s-office pranks. Wikipedia 1:49:30

Columbus, Ohio — Where Johnny walked 20,000 steps a day and did time in the county workhouse. Wikipedia 9:20

Las Vegas — Where gambling trips took over his life. Wikipedia 54:00

Florida — The McDonald’s drive-thru from the egg video. Wikipedia 2:03:20

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