These days, Paul Teutul Jr, helped by his girlfriend Rachel, is mostly working out of his house, launching his new business JR Designs. Yes, he is still making appearances on American Chopper, but mostly is trying to transition to industrial design with Coleman Stoves as 1st client of his new venture. I belong to the category of people who think that if you can design complex machines like custom motorcycles you can successfully design many other products. You have or you don’t have a knack at design, period. So, I think that Paul Jr. is making the right move and may be successful, especially after being introduced to a vast corporate world via his TV reality show.
As far as the OCC show, I guess that it is the last season. Not only it was getting old (would like to see the audience numbers), but if you remove the discord between father & son, the testosterone pumping fights and the antics and grimaces of Mikey, any camera and spectator will be bored by the spectacle of a motorcycle being assembled. No drama = no audience. Did Paul Sr. made a marketing and financial mistake by building his huge Mac Headquarter and by investing in a line of OCC production bikes? I always thought so. It was quite a ride for the Teutul family. They made millions for themselves and are set for life. Congratulations. But the last curtain is going to fall. The show is over. Back to real life.
Never liked the show but Junior has some imagination and talent. Good luck to him. I agree with Cyril that Senior should have kept all his money and retire. Now he is going to lose a bunch of it with his production bikes. He started 3 years ago. How many bikes did he sell? How many dealers? I bet he is going to spend the next 2 years getting rid of the extra fat like his MAC building built as a throne to his huge ego. .
Recommendation to senior. Sell your Mac Building. Close the business. Play with your toys. Vacation around the world. Keep silent.
End of the OCC story. What’s next in the industry?
ill admit i watched that show when it first came out. i always looked past the arguing and the drama to see the shop and look at the stuff in the background. the machines / tools and such. paul shouldve kept his money. starting a production motorcycle in these economic times was a huge mistake. but even after its all said and done, he’ll prob. still have more than enough money.
talk about being in the right place at the right time….
While I continue to watch and partisipate in the industry of bike building,. I have to admit that I am disappointed in the show, and by means it represents Bike builders everywhere. The ego, lack of professionalism, the greedy means by which bike building is compromised on the Show, as well as, off the show. The large amount of industry assistance and support was mainly for marketing purposes by the companies and individuals looking to market either themselves, and or their company products. While all this is American Capitolisum at its best, the Examples on how not to build a motorcycle which is both safe and pratical having some means of longivity was never observed. I wish Jr. the best. as he continues to grow. I feel it is a good move. And like alot of us, can only add to our exsiting resume and expereinces as we create. For the show… it will not be missed.
Here’s my 2 cents Bros,
OCC did good by bringing the motorcycle trade to the masses, showed the world how beautiful a bike could be and showed that anything is possible in America despite one’s disfunctional family and upbringing.
That said, time to find private equity and bring in investors to ensure a long life as an enterprise. Continue the saga I say but add Biker Babes, real Biker stories ( Build the 1%er Bike), show us how Captain America and Billy Bike were built, tell the world about the whole wonderful biker lifestyle,etc). Happy Independence Day America.
Among the 3 clowns, only Mickey was genuine. I don’t work, I know nothing about motorcycles, I try to make people laugh, and I am myself.
WOW ….. I am overwhelmed with grief thinking that the three stooges are losing their TV show ….. how will the industry ever survive?
Over & Out,
Jeff
GOOD LUCK PAUL JR. !
Well its true,teutels made choppers worldwide phenom.Jr is talented designer no doubt about that….maybe he can make his designs more popular on other stuff too…however show was absolutely off the line with family drama and their vacation,everyone wanted to see bike building….biker build off was far better and original.
I always figured they had a good revenue stream from the show, endorsements, special appearances etc… to support that enormous factory. I mean that huge factory is not just a manufacturing facility but also a huge film set. It would be interesting to know how much of a percentage the sale of his choppers actually are to his business.
Good luck to him, but there are far better designers on this board; arts & crafts isn’t design, it’s a hobby, and jr never appeared to operate beyond a hobby level;
That said, can understand why he left- daddy clearly takes too big of a piece of pie in this deal, and when it flushes, he’ll be the only one standing- smart move to get an actual job, dude.
P-Jr,
Humans are the only animal that creates for the sheer joy of creating.
In the old America all you needed to succeed was a good idea, lots of imagination, half a brain and the fire in your gut to go with it.
Paul, clearly, your old job was heading down a blind alley.
I don’t know what the “Changing” America can offer ya at this stage.
But, looks like ya have the fire.
So ditch the drama and go for the sheer joy of creating stuff.
Good luck.
-nicker-
i look forward to buying a coleman stove with spiderwebs painted / glued / welded to it.
Paul JR is a dead man, soon on your tube!!!
I am pleased to see this coming to a end.
Good Luck…now comes the real world without TV hype…should be interesting.
Resultant of the split is it too far fetched to see some marketing strategies between companies, say some signature series Paul Jr. Design stuff with other industry companies/products.
Playing off notoriety and pluses of each to market and upsell each/both?
A legal commingling of sorts.
Coleman as first Paul Jr. Designs client; stoves, Paul Jr. Designs signature series stove – Big Dogs; Paul Jr, Signature Series model and/or signature series Parts&Accessories?
Products/Companies in the eye of the public not always a bad thing underlining good sense motives? Safe Fourth of July. God and Country and Family.
Last season? Has the film crew left the building o are they still following them around? This show still draws a huge audience for a cable show,especially overseas. It will be interesting to see how Paul Jr does if in fact he is on his own. That show and others like it has brought and ontinues to bring more and more mainstream customers into the motorcycle indutry. I for one would be sorry to see it end as there is not a replacement show or shows that will continue to bring in more and more riders.
We can all sit here and say how much you hate them,ect but while we are doing that,we are shooting ourselves in the foot. IMHO,we need to be sticking together a lot more than what we do as what happens to some of us happens to all of us. Kinda like what is happening to this country in general. We continue to fight amongst ourselves,meanwhile countries like China are laughing behind their hands while taking our jobs and lifestyle away from us. When talking about the motorcycle industry,we need more media attention,which includes shows like American Chopper,so that more and more people get excited about building their own bikes or buying custom bikes,ect. Right now,most of the custom bike manufacturers are looking overseas for customers……. Well,I could go on all day about this but I gotta go to the store and buy my wife a new garbage disposal as ours didn’t like all the spoons and forks getting dropped into it. Oh,and I am going to try to find one that was actually made or at least assembled here in the U.S.A. And the sad fact is that I will not find one that didn’t come to this country in a container on a boat. So the next time you start ripping apart someone,you might think about the bigger implications of what we are saying or doing. I am not just sticking up for OCC ,I am sticking up for all of us and how we all need as a country to stick up for each other.
I hope all of you a GREAT 4TH of JULY and remember that this is our day of Independence ad what we should all be doing to keep our right to live free!
Great move for him. But i thought you needed an engineering degree to be an industrial designer? i geuss fame trumps that minor detail huh? Its better he leave the bikes to us anyhow due to his atrocious taste in moto design. stick to designing toasters JR. BB
Actually you don’t even need a HS Diploma to be a designer. I only have an associat’es dgree and journeyman’s card in electromechanical. It all boils down to asking for help when you need it and using the talent you have. It also can mean lawsuits and failure if you screw up, so an enginnering degree ain’t a bad thing. That said, I’ve met/worked with manufacturing engineers that couldn’t get the VCR to stop flashing 12:00 so there’s something to be said for APPLYING your skills.
I enjoyed the first year or two of American Chopper; It was different, they The kids) didn’t know squat about shop tools and applictaions or building bikes so it was fun for me to watch to watch (and often laugh at ‘em). Remember them going to a REAL shop to see what was inside a V-Twin and how they go together? Quite a difference from the current spectacle. I can’t fault their success, they won, period. Now on to reality.
“associat’es dgree ” was a joke BTW
I can’t wait for my chrome tribal flamed spider web tack welded Coleman stove!
Hey Jeff,
Let’s not insult the THREE STOOGES by comparing the Teutuls to them.
Peace,
Cade
Ya mean that SR never gove JR a piece of the action? shame, shame
I can always remember all the help and support I received for my high school chopper class from many small shops and guys who were barely paying there bills. When we approached OCC they said they couldn’t help us at all but made sure to plug to the class to “keep watching our show”. Now I don’t expect anything from anyone but that was something else, the only time I mention them in my class is to say how we will never build a bike like the crap they put out and don’t watch the show because bad habits could be learned.
“Financially set for life” …… I seriously doubt it
Jr. will do well after all there are a lot of fans out there that will buy items with his name attached. Just as half you guys on here have bought items from your idols Jesse James and Billy Lane. Lucky for Jr. he don’t need you guys, his target audiance is much bigger. Smart move on Coleman’s part all those 12 and 13 year olds that started watching American Chopper are now 19 and 20 year olds and camping with there girl freinds. Putting Jr’ name on there camping equipment will no doubt sell many items. He will do fine and he will make even more money. That should give some of you haters something to whine about in the future.
Like “Teach” we approached OCC for some sort of help with our Chopper Class up here in Canada. Like Teach, we were politely told they could not help, but asked to “plug” the show. I might note this was before the drop in the economy, when OCC was flying high. I do understand, however, that they had been bombarded, like many companies by people asking for money or “free stuff” and saying “No” becomes easier and easier. That being said, you have companies like Nike and Rebook, sponsoring sports teams first, which should most definately should be the case, it’s their bread and butter, so, motorcycle companies, custom bike shops, part manufactuers for motorcycle parts should support programs like the various Chopper Classes first. Now, before I get attacked by people thinking I am saying we are more important than sick and dying children, that is not that case. All I am saying is that for this industry to survive, we need to look towards the future, that future are these kids that Teach, myself and 8 or 9 other schools in North America are trying to groom to come out of school and feed the industry. Like Teach mentioned and so is the case for me, our small local shops have supported us greatly and it’s largely due to the fact that we are local and local supports local. I have been told by many I have contacted “Well how will supporting you way up there in Canada help me way down here in Texas, or California, or Florida??” This is a valid point. All I can say is this, support to the industry is support to the industry. If you don’t want to help my class “way” up here in Canada, then find a Chopper Class close to you and help them. There are Chopper Classes in Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, for sure, there is supposed to be some in Texas, Virginia and California. If you feel there isn’t one close enough to you, find a teacher at a local high school crazy as a bag of hammers like we are to start one up!!!
Myself, like Teach, started with nothing but an idea and dream and we lose it all tomorrow, we will start over with an idea and a dream the day after that.
Paul Jr. is starting over with an idea and dream who can knock him on that. If Paul Sr and Mikey have it all end too, then it will be their turn to make up their minds to pursue that idea and dream. I may not be American but us Canadians believe in the pursuit of happiness and the land of plenty and all that. North America is a great place to live, the motorcycle industry is the greatest industry I have personally ever been involved in. I’ll be damned if I don’t do my part to keep it alive!!
By the way, OCC is coming to the Atlantic Canadian provinces this summer for the first time. I would hope their public relations persons would get in touch with a program like mine to make sure they are seen with my kids. It’s good PR, not just for us and them, but for the industry as well.
Stepping off the soapbox now.
Mazz.
“…any camera and spectator will be bored by the spectacle of a motorcycle being assembled. No drama = no audience.”
I stopped watching it when they stopped assembling bikes. I agree. It’s the last season.
H.S. programs for metal and bike fabrication is awesome. However, the desire to fund these types of programs could run into serious roadblocks when possible donations from would-be financiers witness the photo on Teach’s website… a passenger with shorts, sandals, tank top, no helmet who is riding on the back of a bike with an open primary and questionable foot pegs.
This is not a slam on the chopper or one’s decision to wear no protective gear. It’s about “playing the game” so you can get the funding you need.
Remember Cody and Vinny? They left the show and started this place http://www.vforcecustoms.com// Looks like the are still in business, but I wonder how well they are doing? You don’t really hear much about them, but maybe they are making money. Good luck to Pauly on HIS new business. I agree with what several have said… senior should just have retired and counted his money instead of building that huge OCC palace.
Although talented, Paul JR is a bit full of himself….When he made comments like you’re not riding a real bike if you didnt pay over 50 grand for it…..just rubbed me the wrong way. Who’s to say that the amount of money you spend on your ride makes the ride a “real” motorcycle or not? After the continuous put downs of the “AVERAGE” builder/ biker, enough was enough. I changed the channel. I dont need someone telling me whats cool and whats not cool……Again…Paul JR is an extremely talented man, and had some incredible ideas, its too bad things had to end the way they did. Good luck to you all~
OCC Fades Away??…First of all I have known Paul Sr. since he was welding fence out of the back of his pick-up. Wow what an American Dream story. Poor guy works hard, finds a niche…timing is perfect… TV guys stumble in looking for drama, chrome, and sparks and poor guy with disfuntional family cash the winning lotto ticket. What could be a better story line ? It was sort of the same theme of the Beverly Hillbillys gone biker. ” Old Pauls a millionaire.
Motorcycling Explodes…The timing was perfect because America and all gear heads were still trying burn outs with their Honda Rebels after watching Motorcycle Mania….American had been introduced to Motorcycle building, bending, sparking and dropping the F Bomb by a bad ass boy with a perfect name “Jesse James”. Jesse left the building with Monster garage for his big pay day, and American Chopper scratched the itch, that Jesse created.
Story Line…Paul and Jr. added a “Drama Aspect” over a couple of late arrivals and an empty coffee cup or two and bingo, we’re off to the “reality TV races” biker style. New exciting sponsors create new challenge for $150,000 ad bikes, parts are late, Sr. loses his cool, Paulie quits, and then at the last min, pop and son hug, Nub paints all night and they pull off the impossible, “saving the day” as conquering heros and head back to “Rock Tavern” to replay the same story with a different bike and another $150,000 donor next week.
Tee Shirt Sales Soar…The real surprise “home run” was that they quickly became the biggest Tee shirt salesman since Harley Davidson. “Yippe we’re rich”, was the battle cry as main stream American, tuned in weekly, to see what kind of crazy explosion old Sr. would have this week and what it was like to be a real biker. Walmart ordered a few zillion Tee’s, and every non-biker wantabee jumped on board with an OCC Tee and bumper sticker to confirm that he was “in fact” part of the “Bad Ass” biker club.
Mikey Hits Grand Slam…Then, about the time we began getting sick of the coffee cup routine a really smart TV producer guy ran into Mikey in the local beer joint and the “Stooges 3″ were complete. They now had a Curley for comic relief and the American Chopper “tri fecta money cake”, was iced with gold.
I’m Jealous….I said early on, that had Discovery wandered into my motorcycle shop on a day when I had stepped into the dog poo, or when someone set their hot fish sticks on my Harley fender, I’d be the tee shirt king of the scooter world. Heck, my fits of uncontrolable “bi polar rage” make Paul Sr look like a Yoga instructor drinking herble tea.
Real Deal? …The part of the equation that most real motorcycle folks don’t admit is everyone in the motorcycle business benefited from this “surge” created by Paul Sr., Jesse, and all the “Biker Build Off” shows. Most agree, the Teutle’s are not really master builders, probably not even very good bike builders. Heck, the Teutle triplets couldn’t carry Cyrils detail kit. But, one thing for sure is they brought more attention to the biker world since Peter Fonda rolled in with Billy in Easy Rider in 1969. The Teutles brought motorcycling to the main stream for the first time and we (real motorcycle folks) all got great business opportunities from the “man behind the curtain” wizard, Paul Sr.
Saleman of The Decade….Mikey told me once, that his father had “lost his mind” because he was truley “a thug” and really out of place at corporate functions. He went on to say how his father felt it necessary to get his nails done and pay $200.00 for a $9.00 hair cut. Well in my opinion, Paul Sr. probably was really destined to be a master salesman, a sales tycoon of sorts, that really didn’t belong under a welding hood or on the business end of a snap on, but at the board room table planning how to get every man, women, and child on earth to buy his Tee-Shirts. I think board rooms are probably full of guys with professionally done nails and $200.00 haircuts. Heck, I even changed from a barber to a stylist while Paul was building his empire. His “half assed builds” helped energize my motorcycle school, m/c insurance agency, and gear store.
Thanks Paul…. for much of our sales success in the Motorcycle business and the attention you have given all of us over the past 6 or 7 years. You kept all of us “motorcycle business’” in the spotlight far longer than anyone in history. I hope we can find another Paul and Paulie “real deal” sales wizards to put that same spark back into our motorcycle game. We all need it.
Motorcycle Monster
American Choppers, was a sitcom, with some creative twist to it. I think the guys did a good job at promoting bikes. However the reality of the matter is, everything was taken to extreme to the extent that these bike did not seem ridable. Well a big thank you for Discovery and I hope these guys survive the storm.
Well everyone,good things have to come to an end sometime. Though nothing is official yet, we are expecting OCC/American Chopper to end it’s TV fame after this season.
The show “jumped the Shark” when Vinnie left, followed by Cody.
I have followed every season, every Bike, even have been to several OCC events and I really liked their work and craftmanship. Rick Petco is the real fabricator here when he came aboard,and Vinnie and Jr started the action…Over the years the ideas were sick.
As a tv show,the father/dad concept was great. WILL miss all the drama..I always have to ask, with all their money, they couldn’t find a shrink to solve there problems…?? It seems like its all Sr. Sorry big guy, you need to chill and give Jr, Vinnie,Rick and etc..all the credit in the world..They made you rich, and you should be thankful…
Why can’t people just appreciate a good funny light hearted show anymore they have to try to work out its downfall like they have some sort of right to make comment on anything. Certain occ fans myself included love the show and always will and if it ends that will be sad, very sad. However life rolls on so get over yourselves. If you don;t like it then don’t watch it. I don’t like lettuce but I don’t plaster my comments about it on the internet.
Grow up
Paul sr is an arrogant a-hole. Paul jr brought class and style to OCC and he’s compensated by his father tossing him out. He likely fears his son might be a better bike builder than he ever was. Take the bikes out of it and Paul jr is a better man than pops could ever dream to be.
The old man in on an infinity ego-trip and he probably deserves to take a hard fall. Too much money, too much adulation, too much excess on all fronts.
I’ve been a fan of American Chopper since the first show. I’ve like the interaction with Jr. , Mikey, and Sr. up untill now. It seem like since OCC got big and got their new shop Sr. has forgotten it was Jr. who helped build the brand and how Mikey adds his bit that people like. I don’t like how Sr. has startted to change the OCC history books and say it was all him and the way he puts down his sons.
I for one would like to see where Jr’s buisness goes and hopes Mikey’s aspirations work for him as well. I believe that Sr and possibly OCC needs to be shown the error of their ways.
please…I can buy OCC cologne at Wal-Mart…enough said…sellouts…
These guys WILL be set for life … when “Chopper” goes into syndication.
First off to put the record straight I want to thank the USA for the help not only now but over the years I appreciate and value you nation ethics and people I would move there In a heartbeat and I do have a good dental plan! My family have watched the OCC show over it’s time and I also think it is getting dated repeating the same old as an Engineer and an ex R a F Technician and a biker I enjoyed the oily bits but the show has got more and more about the dog the snow plough the arguments which at this point you just have to think that they are just manufactured to a degree for the benefit of what the aeditor and Producer interprets as “good viewing” the show is old the emphasis is all wrong but I wolud have loved a fairytale ending to see Paul jr run the company with Vinny doing some colaborative work the vision is gone I hope we all get through the credit crunch and I don’t wish Paul ant anything bad at all @@it happens all the best Paul jr if the split is real ? Mickey for President
John Scatchard
England
i hope this helps ……………On the April 9, 2009 episode of American Chopper, following a disagreement with his father and partner, Teutul’s employment was terminated. They attempted to resolve their disagreements, and he returned to work for OCC. The April 30, 2009 episode reveals that Teutul ultimately decided to voluntarily terminate his employment as a full time member of the staff.
In subsequent episodes, Teutul has returned to OCC as a consultant, helping with bike builds when his father is away from the shop, and on builds that need extra man power. In addition to his new role at OCC, Teutul also explained that his ultimate goal is to open up his own design firm, as well as assisting his girlfriend Rachael in opening up a boutique in Montgomery, NY.
The trio forgot who put them where they are- the audience! I was at Daytona a couple of years ago when they were in their hayday and went to their trailer for a Tee shirt. They were so full of themselves that they would not personalize the shirts and would not even look up to thank you for buying a cheap piece of crap T with their logo on it.
I have a friend that lives near their new world headquarters and told me that the parking lot is empty and the only business they have is at their Ducati dealership. A big mistake building that HQ and a better ending of the story would have been for Paul Jr. to take it over with the help of Vinny as
VP and a cleaned up and unstoned Mikey. It was the beginning of the end when they brought in Steve and the other relatives to push out Jr and Mikey.
Good luck to Jr and hope that Mikey doesn’t completely flip out.
The old man may be a marketing genius but a better description would be the biggest you know what in the state of New York. Maybe the perfect ending will be that he goes belly up and has to sell the business to the Chinese!
I loved the show….however…..
until Vinnie left…Rick felt sick…Jr. got loss…..Mickey behaved……..
then…somebody flushed….the sound of swirl water………
then… the silent…..
The old man shakes….mumbling….can’t see eye-to-eye even with the milling guy…or…the computer guy…
OCC building is now quite….
Discovery crews left…..Walmart stopped ordering T’s…..
Ted Turner creeps in…too late ?
Senior sobs….
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I don’t understand why alot of these comments are negative, occ have entertained me and my partner for years. We love the show, the bikes and the staff. I for one am utterly gutted it’s ending. I wish people who left negative comments would let the fans comment rather than a bunch of people with no life but to leave comments about something they didn’t like in the first place.
I love the teutals and hope they get back together for many more years!!!!!!!
Sadly, the whole uproar is over Paul Jr’s laziness. As a son in a father/son business, I know what it is to get “ridden harder” and held to a higher standard. It sucks, but that’s what it is. Paul Sr. at least has his employees respect since he signs their paychecks and, built the business from the bottom up. Jr, on the other hand, and keep in mind that I agree he is talented and has contributed a lot; is still seen as a kid whose taking advantage of being “the bosses son” and not expected to work as hard as everyone else. Since Jr is the expected heir to the big chair in the company, he will never be able to run it with any degree of success as long as those on the company payroll see that he doesn’t even have enough commitment or dedication to show up at work on time. Hopefully, Sr will dump the company when he retires; otherwise, Jr and Mikey will drive it straight into the ground. They aren’t smart enough or dedicated enough to make it work.
Fred,
RE:
“… Paul Sr. at least has his employees respect since he signs their paychecks…”
Respect….???……putting it that way, sounds more like Fear.
-nicker-
Paul Teutel Sr´s lack of intelligence is really responsible for the debates with Paul Jr.
Senior is always afraid that Junior could be better than him, which is the case.
The best of luck for Paul Jr. with his new enterprise. That was the right thing to do.
I still hope that OCC can survive these hard times, especially for the employees.
For you Paul Sr.: Arrogance comes before the fall.
good luck paul jr… from portugal… you the best
From a purely marketing standpoint the dissolution of OCC whether real or perceived is the worse thing that could happen to Orange County Choppers. Think about it folks it was an hour long commercial that was very entertaining
good luck paul jr from Austrail
good luck paul jr from AUSTRALIA
Please
If you do not watch the show or only saw won episode keep your mouth shut.
we call this in Australia the tall poppy syndrome meaning anybody that is successful
lets hope they fail.
Wish I’d found this site earlier…..here’s my question. How did OCC get to be such a B.F.D. without becoming a true partnership, with it’s incumbent line of succession, etc? Round about season 3, with the 1st signs of success, Jr. should’ve had his head cleared and ears cleaned and, for God sakes, spoken to an attorney. Unless we’re not being told the whole story. TLC must be paying performance fees to family members in addition to license fees to OCC. So in theory, Jason could make more than Paul Jr? Give me a break.
Well, I liked the show…it was more about family relationships and/or hardships than merely the bike building. The actual building of the bikes could be facinating though. I’m sorry to see that the show has run it’s course and the family is literally breaking up. It’s good that the $$$ has all been made; but bikes are out of vogue in this current economy. I liked the Paul Jr. character the most and he seemed to be on the ball, but as a designer in the real world he will be lacking since he has no formal design education. He was great with the bikes but you can only do so much with someones BBQ….like chroming and painting the firebox and handles. He needs to know the ergonomics of designing devices himself….every motorcycle had the same same basic design and just conisted of “hanging” unique hardware on it….He did not redesign the motorcycle concept and he won’t redesign some other company’s product as evidenced the the coleman bbq. So my advice is for Paulie to reinvest some cash in himself and get a degree in some type of design or architecture.
I have been watching Paul Sr, Paul Jr and Mikey since the show began. I was sorry when Vinny left but often said to myself, “Paul Jr is lucky Vinnie doesn’t pop him one in the face” for all of the crude comments he’d make directed toward Vinnie.
Best wishes to Vinnie and Cody.
I also said to myself often that Mikey was so freakin’ lucky to have been born into a family that paid him to do nothing. His wit and loving fights with Paul Sr. were great fun to watch. All the time they fought the viewer knew that Paul Sr. loved the heck out of Mikey. Why else would he be raising a son who actually zero ambition for anything?
Paul Jr. (O.C.C. logo designer) did come across quite a few times as just a whiny kid who wasn’t getting enough attention and would throw a tantrum to get what he wanted. Rick seemed to be the one that had the most talent in design and fabrication and I with him the best in his future pursuits. Paul Sr. It’s time….Sit down, relax a bit and enjoy all of the money you’ve received from the great company you’ve made and deserve. Life is too short bud.
I have watched this program since day one, but when the Teutuls began to destroy perfectly good property, ie. truckes, office, trailers etc. it completely turned me off from the show. I guess it makes good T.V., but a lot of hard working people that watched this show would appreciate these things that the Teutuls took for granted. For awhile you found the OCC logo on everything and I do mean everything, so financially they could afford to act like fools.
All those who are having a go at the Teutuls begs the question, why are we not reading about your show, armchair generals!
The show has given me some moments of laughter and entertainment, is that not the purpose of all shows to entertain, not a bit of wonder America has problems the Teuts are fighting, as if they are that important!
good luck paul jnr.
I hope they saved some money. I hear Paul Sr. is having money problems already! Paul Jr a taleneted designer? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Cheesy, medallion festuned motorcycles arent great designs.
Its about time OCC finnished on TV I watched it and loved a lot of the great looking Bikes that Paul jr created but I hated the way they put in stupid games like lawn bowls ect or watching stupid Granny at home. It should have stuck to the main part being building Bikes. I was very sorry to see Vinny go he was the best, Rick was a suck hole to senior. Paul jr was great but his farther was a total A – HOLE and lazy he would turn up at the unvailing to take all the credit every time. I have 3 grown up children I would never do to them what Senior did to Paul jr . I could never understand how Paul sr could let Mikey get away with everthing and absolutley take his temper out on his other son Paul jr. Paul jr has finnaly done the right thing by leaving , if he stay on and worked there until his father died ,he would not get the bussiness because his father would divide it amongst all the his children and that would leave Paul jr out in the cold . So by starting his own business then he will get the same as the rest and still have his own business on top of it all.Good luck Paul jr and DONT crawl back to him he is not worth it to treat 2 sons so different to each at the same place.
Hi,
I think this is marketing , but if is not, it was a time to do that, because they make a excellent job even they are not good builders( there are some builders that are much bether on them), but TV is miracle, and if Paul Jr. new business have TV support, hi also get good credits
Well as a big watcher of the show have every toolbox, its a sad day to findout Jnr got fired. On the flip of that though can understand Snrs frustration on him always being late, taking long lunches etc. From what i can gather though snr does the same though not setting a good roll model. All the best for both sides but i am pissed that it will be no more!! One of your biggest fans
As for people saying there not good builders, get a grip people they one awards for there bikes. Yes tv helps but come on they won awards before anyone knew them. I would like to see some of you all do a job half as good.
I have also watched this show from the beginning and enjoyed it.
I think that all the media attention has affected Sr and Jr and they both forgot what got them to where they are. Letting people like Vinny and Cody walk away wasn’t very smart and should have been the wake up call that “Hey, maybe I am a jerk”. There are a lot of folks that say Mike was given a job only because he was in the family. That might be so, but if everyone will remember, he’s the one that counterbalances the social inadequacies of the other two. He also defused several very ugly situations with his good humor..that does count for something.
I hope they put aside their differences because they are very lucky to have a family that at least gives a crap enough to fight with you.
does any one know what is wrong with seniors eyes?
i would say he is in disstress about his family is the problem with his eyes
Paul Jr. was the only one with any real talent in that family . Every thing the old man did looked like old school crap . All that said Paul Sr. was fairly wealthy before the show and motorcycle business . Paul Jr. will be fine , the other one will wind up homeless .
TheReaper!
Paul jr needs to get as far away from his dad as he can !! Hay California is a cool place where we ride our bikes all year.Oh you might as well bring Mikey artist do very well out here
P.S A wise old man once told a younger man some words of wisdom GO WEST YOUNG MAN!
When OCC first started out on Discovery.. I really enjoyed the series.. The whole temper tantrums with father and son got old real quick though.. Paul jr. is the only talent in the family. He made that show what it is. The old man is a fool for what he did.. Good luck ol timer..
I for one LOVED watching OCC. My husband and I watch it every chance we get even my daughter watches sometime. I love paulie and mikey and sr are great. If the show does end it will be sadly missed if it stays on the air it will never be the same without paulie and mikey. I wish Paulie good luck on Jr designs and Mikey good luck on being and artist look forward to seeing his art work on the web and good luck to Sr in whatever he does next. I LOVE ALL THREE OF THE TEUTULS……
it will be sad to see the show end I just hope that jr. still will show off his talent of designing choppers and share it with america. I am a huge fan and the OCC will not be the same without him he made occ i think. Most of the ideas for designs for choppers came mostly from him I hope nothing but the best for Paul and his family. Good Luck and God Bless.
Paul Jr and Mikey were 2 spoiled brats… Sr is the one who made the business and yes Jr was creative about making bikes. I tired of Jr coming and going when ever he wanted. Mikey, the same thing, he is just a lazy slob who milked daddy for what he could. Now that Daddy is not paying him, he cries that he is being screwed. Wish I could come in and break walls and act like a moron and drive my own Hummer…
Sr may not be the best at backing bikes, but he does have the business sense to get people who can build the bikes and work for a living. We’ll see how Jr makes money when he has to work 80+ hours a week… He is already crying to he other brother…. another fraud…
My father, brother, and myself, have been through the same drama. My dad being a contractor brought us kids in young and we helped build a small thing into a successfull business. Paul sr needs to realize that without his kids involved in that family business, there would be no business. His mistake by riding and firing paul jr will bite him in the ass and Im sure it already has. The same thing happened with my family, but my dad wasn’t as much of a dick. However, the business eventually fell apart because of all of our stubborness. We eventually started another together. But, things aren’t as good as they used to be. Wake up Sr., swallow your pride, hes your son so quit being a jackass. You are nothing compared to what you could be if you stick together. And family should stick together no matter what. Who cares about when paul jr shows up as long as he is getting the job done. And besides that, whether you like it or not, he is a founding father of where you’re at today. You want to treat him like everyone else? You can’t because he’s not. Paulie is not a silver spoon, he worked his ass off. Wake up Paul Teutul Sr., your screwin up and only you have the chance to make things better before its too late. If its not already…
Just speaking from having nearly the same experience, brother and father in business.
I suspect Senior has roid rage. Those sudden outbursts are just too strange to be anything else. If it’s not roids, then perhaps some anger management classes are warranted?
Good luck on the new adventure.. SR. Made a big mistake not to mention the product line sucks. JR. Fab up a Harley Davidson snowmobile. Just not as heavy. No more than 475 lbs. If it performed up to todays standards, I would buy one.
Vinnie and Paul Jr after the no compete clause ends.
loved to watch the show when it was on. now it just seems to be getting old. now that Jr. is gone
and mikey pushed out i opt to watch something different. never understood why paul Sr was the one in the spotlight to ride the bikes they built ( paul Jr., rick, christian, lee,) when he did nothing at all !!! and never really figured mikey’s role but he was and still is a fan favorite. good luck to you paul Jr and you g/f to get your new business off the ground. and to mikey also in whatever way he leads. as far as OCC goes if senior loses anymore people he better fold and ride off into the golden
age of retirement
Jumped in a little late here. American Chopper is no different from any other show that focuses on everyday people that, for one reason or another, have been found interesting enough to draw an audience. The shows do start out well but the show suffers from success. That’s unavoidable in my eyes. See, a successful show equals money, and once the money comes in, the original premise of the show being about “your neighbor” ceases to exist because these folks are no longer normal everyday people. Little People/Big World, John and Kate plus eight, and others have suffered from this problem. If American Chopper started out as bitching family members with a ton of cash trying to make motorcycles, they would have been on MTV between Rock of Love and Flavor Flav. But the Tuetels did the same damn thing that Harley Davidson did and that was to market products rather than sell motorcycles. I thought the show jumped the shark when I saw American Chopper deodorant at my local Wal Mart. I was like “you gotta be kidding!”
It’s all a joke and we are the fools. Story was getting old so how do you spice it up? Create a controversy.
Result: Improve dropping ratings, increase dropping sales of the hats, shirts and stuff.
Paul Jr. Designs is a joke! What’s he designing? More shirts and hats to fall to the bottom line.
Smart move guys, but I am not fooled. Entertained yes, but not fooled.
i belive jr is a talented indavidual,he will succeed in anything he does. i think him and his dad need to get over the bickering and get down to what they do best build bikes. paul sr should build more old school choppers leave the modern bikes to jr. i like theyre bikes and the show but the bickering got old, like that was all they would do when they would get along they put out theyre best work. family is all you have so dont let youre attatudes get in the way.
SPIN OFF SHOW WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN,NOT SURE IN WHAT FORM,BUT VINNY AND CODY SHOULD BE INVOLVED, BUT FROM WHAT I HEARD,THEY ARE DOING WELL ON THEIR OWN.
“Kevin “TEACH” Baas
Jul 6th, 2009 at 7:42 am
I can always remember all the help and support I received for my high school chopper class from many small shops and guys who were barely paying there bills. When we approached OCC they said they couldn’t help us at all but made sure to plug to the class to “keep watching our show”. Now I don’t expect anything from anyone but that was something else, the only time I mention them in my class is to say how we will never build a bike like the crap they put out and don’t watch the show because bad habits could be learned.”
And that is how “teach” lost my respect.
He says he asked for help and was told no so now he has nothing good to say about them and talks about the crap they put out. Wow,unbeleiveable that you ask them for help while talking sh#t behind their back. If he thinks they build crap why would he bother to ask them for help in the 1st place. I happen to know that he in fact got a box of parts from them and not once did he say thank you or even acknowledge that he got them. And then for him to come on here and flat out lie about this tells me a lot about him and what he stands for.
I still look forward to the show here in Germany because it’s from the States and I miss TV from home but lately I get a weird feeling watching it. We’re only to the Jr. meeting Coleman episode so I don’t know what’s ahead and today I decided to see what’s up. Weird Mikey joking and Paul Jr. complaining about their dad was some good funny stuff at times. The rest of the guys crying about stress and deadlines is absurd.
I always thought most of the fabrication was trial and err which for a company getting that big is kind off wastefull but I figured they sold the bikes for so much money and are living so large with the Discovery show, they covered the cost of D***ing around. The production bikes builds are kept under wraps so it’s hard to figure out how they manage to pump them out, they can’t possibly have too many orders. What do people do, buy them online? You don’t see dealerships anywhere.
I also had to smile when the Abu Dabi people were meeting with the OCC clowns about starting a partnership. They couldn’t possibly have asked a difficult question about distribution or buisness structure. Looking forward to seeing what they think when they visit OCC. It looked to me like they just wanted to promote Mikey, Jr. and Senior and that ’s not there any more. If they watch someone making a gas tank for four days the’ll probably pack up and leave.
To bad, it was fun watching the whole crew goofing off at the drag strip or bobsled track. Mikey trashing cars and doors. Good funny stuff because it gave you the mixture of work and insanity we all wish we had on the job.
Maybe someday when my boss makes fun of my work I can throw his chair through the office window and we’ll all have a good laugh and say “Let’s get out of here” That would be great!
Loved the show as it was and miss the entertainment!
american chopper sucks!!!! that show is nothing without junior and mikey!!! I wish mikey would get a shave. He’s alot more attractive without all that facial hair!!! I hope that it is the last season. The direction that it is going, I won’t miss it at all!!!!
I would love to see mikey and kate gosselin get together. they would make a great couple!!!! imagine what their kids would look like!!!!!!
Pauly will make a small fortune, Out of the large one his daddy made for him. Creativity is nothing without discipline, and he doesn’t have a jot of it.
Paul senior figured out what it takes to get ahead. Do what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it, and the price you agree upon. Do the damned work! Pauly is a lazy poser. Will he wake up? Who knows. His father woke up when junior was 9 or 10. Let’s’ see if Jr. can better that. The clock is running.
i wish the discovery channel had came to me i would probably be where they are now that was handed to them you know they went from that small building with 4 employees to this they would’nt be where they were today if not for dc & tlc i’ve built a few nice nice scoots but with tv the prices were thru the roof if anybody had that oppertunity they would be big time to