“There was a time when we could leave our doors unlocked.” I love how even though Mike knows what happened he still tries to do some old man relating with Chuck.
@@festive1948 Mike is just too good at every job, repairing doors, finding unlocked trailers and safety hazards, you would never think he didn't have 40 years in the industry he's posing in lol
@@theflash691Peter Gould said that they created Mike from the start as "diligent, hard working, astute, smart" in mind. Everything else...the gunmanship, the carpentry, the delivery driving, the safety inspecting... All of that emerges from those first principles. I am SO glad we have a character not defined by their job, but their character.
What’s so funny about all this is how despite Jimmy clearly hiring Mike for the photos here, you know damn well Mike fixed the door like a boss since that’s just his demeanor.
But wouldn't it be very suspicious if he didn't? Chuck would understand he was actually there to take pictures and would be better prepared for the hearing.
@@cordyceps420unless he read the scrip beforehand, before seeing the photos Chuck would think Mike scammed him and/or robbed his house. To avoid that complication Mike could pretend his battery wasn't actually charged and his drill ran out of power after he took a photos and go "charge it", but Mike takes his pretend jobs as seriously as actual ones
Yeah I thought at first Bengay was a brand of tools until I bothered to look it up and realised it was a painkiller for muscle pain. So yeah didn't realise he was guilting Chuck by telling him he'd be causing him great pain and inconvenience if he didn't let him use powertools.
Mike immediately using Chuck’s illness against him and just going full auto with the drill will never not be equally as funny as it is perfectly in character. Love these shows.
Even though he worked as the attendant at the courthouse, it’d make sense as to why Chuck wouldn’t know who Mike is, despite his job. If I’m not wrong it was established that Mike had gotten that job mere months before the first episode whereas Chuck was long out of commission at that point, something you can’t say for other characters like Kim or Howard who both frequented the courthouse probably.
Why would someone like Chuck McGill drive himself to the courthouse, and park in the public garage like a common schlub like the rest of us? He wouldn't be able to have his personal chauffeur open his door for him outside the front door and roll out a red velvet carpet for his high and mighty self. (Speaking of which, it never seemed that he showed any discomfort in being in a car that I can ever recall, what with their huge batteries, alternators, window motors, headlamps, power locks, radios, A/C fans, key fobs, GPS navigation, interior lighting, turn and brake signals, etc etc etc....
@@ptrix Jimmy's car was very basic and GPS in cars weren't as ubiqudious in 2002 as it is today,(there was only a few phones available that had GPS) As far as the battery perhaps the car's firewall provides some insulation from electromagnetic interference and the other lights and AC(if Jimmy's car even had AC) could just be turned off. I'm not sure about Ernesto's car which was far nicer and newer and probably did have all the modern bells and whistles. Chuck could have had Ernie pull the fuses on all the non essential equipment.
Mike is an old guy who can get the job done. If you need a door replaced, a new sprinkler made, a new concrete sidewalk poured, or unethical covert intelligence collected, he'll get it done.
I know they were trying to stretch an anemic budget, but having Jonathan Banks play dual roles was just confusing. Same thing as in "Breaking Bad" when they had Bryan Cranston play both Walter White and Heisenberg. No wonder he quit the last season and they had to introduce Brian Posehn's character as the series lead.
10000% agreed. Bravo Vince, but he really overdid it in that regard. Saul Goodman & Jimmy Mcgill played by the same guy, Skinny Pete & Badger also playing the expert hitmen Walt hires, minerals & rocks ....it was just a bit much.
Phrase is 'robbing them blind', but Chuck said 'stealing them blind'. Because robbery implies use of force, stealing does not. Chuck was/is a good lawyer :) Saw that explanation somewhere
He's worried about the weak 18 volt power tool but he explains himself in the chicanery scene, that for every unit of distance, the electrical field is reduced by 400% as per the inverse square law.
I think it's just the noise he dislikes the buzz of light or whirr of electric tool, then over time it evolved to "all electricity = bad" and then it goes into a full placebo effect from life he was living...
the inverse square law doesnt state that the strength of the field is reduced by 400% for every unit of distance, it states that it is reduced by 400% for each time the distance is doubled.
I like how Mike turns his head around like a doofus @1:51, as if he's not exactly aware of where Chuck is standing and has to make a little correction. And later at @2:36 he has a sharp look in his eye as he's scanning the place.
@@pierce1234567891 that is true yes since therapists who looked into this did confirm. i always thought it was due to the stress and fear of how court cases use electronics such as phones and recordings as evidence against his clients or something...
A nice detail is Chuck pointing at all the steps in the house. He is an experienced lawyer, and knows that if Mike misses one of those he could hurt himself and Chuck could be liable. Pointing them out reduces liability. Bravo Vince.
Why did Chuck have to call someone to repair his door? I'm pretty sure whoever mounted that barricade was perfectly able to replace the broken hinges and door frame.
Mike's a master here. He's digging at Chuck's shell, working Chuck's little job, and keeping himself out of sight, all while taking pictures of the place. This guy's a man of many many talents!
The only thing that doesn't add up is that I don't understand how Chuck wouldn't recognize the old man asking for tickets in the courthouse parking lot.
Chuck was out of operation in the court house, and when he came back mike had already left the job, even if he did see him and recognize him he wouldn't have thought anything suspicious about it
A friend of mine had a dog that, for whatever reason, was terrified of fidget spinners. Whenever he saw it spinning, he would promptly walk away from it. But, in that way that dogs sometimes do, he'd also try to pretend like it wasn't the fidget spinner he was avoiding. He could walk around the corner, see that fidget spinner spinning, and immediately turn around and walk back the way he came without breaking his stride. The way Chuck moves away from the electric drill reminds me of that dog.
Mike in public acts like a stereotypical old man or longtime worker. He is personable enough that it doesn’t seem odd he’s there, but he’s not leaving a big impact that you clearly remember him. He blends in by fitting in
Chuck failed to out-chicanery Mike here, so he had to come up with better way to slippin' his younger brother Jimmy. Sad that he failed to so, and eventually ranted on how he defecated through a sunroof. Though he did made a good beat when his head hits the counter within some shady copy shop.
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The way Mike repels Chuck with the drill is like spraying a cat with water
3:13 - the shot of Mike just standing there with the drill always makes me crack up
You think this is bad? This chicanery? He's done worse.
@@cassidy109 He wanted to reupholster his Chrysler with alligator skin!
😂
Miyke cood beet yew uhp
Knowing Mike, he probably did a really good job with the door afterwards.
Was thinking the same thing
Jimmy did tell Mike that he actually had to fix the door. Mike said something along the lines that it would be nice to fix something for once
No half measures
Mike Erhmantraut, carpenter
Yeah and he also does spy jobs and assassinations but really he’s a carpenter at heart.
knowing Mike the door is probably now the strongest part of the house.
“There was a time when we could leave our doors unlocked.” I love how even though Mike knows what happened he still tries to do some old man relating with Chuck.
it worked pretty well too, Chuck let his guard down pretty fast once Mike made that comment
@@festive1948 Mike is just too good at every job, repairing doors, finding unlocked trailers and safety hazards, you would never think he didn't have 40 years in the industry he's posing in lol
@@theflash691 When creating his character he rolled all 6s
@@theflash691Peter Gould said that they created Mike from the start as "diligent, hard working, astute, smart" in mind. Everything else...the gunmanship, the carpentry, the delivery driving, the safety inspecting... All of that emerges from those first principles. I am SO glad we have a character not defined by their job, but their character.
Used to be all good then came Gustavo and Tyrus people
What’s so funny about all this is how despite Jimmy clearly hiring Mike for the photos here, you know damn well Mike fixed the door like a boss since that’s just his demeanor.
But wouldn't it be very suspicious if he didn't? Chuck would understand he was actually there to take pictures and would be better prepared for the hearing.
@@cordyceps420 I think Jimmy brought it up in the next scene him asking about the door and Mike responded "He won't complain."
@@cordyceps420unless he read the scrip beforehand, before seeing the photos Chuck would think Mike scammed him and/or robbed his house.
To avoid that complication Mike could pretend his battery wasn't actually charged and his drill ran out of power after he took a photos and go "charge it", but Mike takes his pretend jobs as seriously as actual ones
"A job is a job"
“No half measures.”
very interesting how mike walks past chuck with a power drill with a fully charged battery and chuck feels nothing
I smell chicanery!
Because chuck is a schizophrenic, not allergic to electricity lol
@@KAzik10001Scizo- I AM NOT CRAZY 😂😂
@@Doommaster677 Y-You passed the bar?
@@KAzik10001 Mr. McGill's mental illness is a non issue
This felt like a crossover even though they are literally just two characters from the same show
Lol
I was thinking the same thing when Howard met Lalo.
Agreed, it'd be like if Jesse met Walter Jr. at some point in BB.
You gotta stop saying literally for no reason. Re-read what you wrote and ask yourself what was the point of using that word.
@@mkultra2456 Language is fluid, not fixed.
You gotta look up what linguistic pragmatism is to maybe learn something for once.
"Turns a morning job into two days with me, myself and Bengay"
I love when Mike plays the age card lmao.
Yeah I thought at first Bengay was a brand of tools until I bothered to look it up and realised it was a painkiller for muscle pain. So yeah didn't realise he was guilting Chuck by telling him he'd be causing him great pain and inconvenience if he didn't let him use powertools.
I love how he gets Chuck to leave by turning on the drill lmao
And keeps using it as Chuck’s trying to talk and while taking pictures lol
Mike has definitely done work as a Handyman
The power of the drill
@Nil-pb7sf,
Astute ☆
What a sick joke!
Mike is the only one to send Chuck away without arguing
Nobody argues with Mike.
@@jacksongibbs8998 Pryce and Walter: "Observe"
Mike is the real embodiment of “call an ambulance, but not for me”
So is Hank 😅
Mike will have already called the ambulance for you before the encounter actually begins.
More like "Call the police! Call the police! But not for me."
Mike immediately using Chuck’s illness against him and just going full auto with the drill will never not be equally as funny as it is perfectly in character. Love these shows.
Illness? I think you mean psychosis. I guess that's a kind of illness...
You feel smart writing that?
@@boukh_hdo you?
@@Suguru_Geto69 no, I don’t write comments to inflate my ego by stating the obvious using overly complicated word rigamarole
@boukh_h OP’s comment was so normal wth are you waffling about
Even though he worked as the attendant at the courthouse, it’d make sense as to why Chuck wouldn’t know who Mike is, despite his job. If I’m not wrong it was established that Mike had gotten that job mere months before the first episode whereas Chuck was long out of commission at that point, something you can’t say for other characters like Kim or Howard who both frequented the courthouse probably.
Bravo vince
Even if Mike had worked there for a long time, I doubt Chuck would care to remember him as he would see a lowly parking attendant as beneath him
@@amtree6333Sad but true
Why would someone like Chuck McGill drive himself to the courthouse, and park in the public garage like a common schlub like the rest of us? He wouldn't be able to have his personal chauffeur open his door for him outside the front door and roll out a red velvet carpet for his high and mighty self.
(Speaking of which, it never seemed that he showed any discomfort in being in a car that I can ever recall, what with their huge batteries, alternators, window motors, headlamps, power locks, radios, A/C fans, key fobs, GPS navigation, interior lighting, turn and brake signals, etc etc etc....
@@ptrix Jimmy's car was very basic and GPS in cars weren't as ubiqudious in 2002 as it is today,(there was only a few phones available that had GPS) As far as the battery perhaps the car's firewall provides some insulation from electromagnetic interference and the other lights and AC(if Jimmy's car even had AC) could just be turned off.
I'm not sure about Ernesto's car which was far nicer and newer and probably did have all the modern bells and whistles. Chuck could have had Ernie pull the fuses on all the non essential equipment.
Nice detail, Chuck probably isn't being friendly pointing out the steps. He's worried about liability if Mike trips. Always being a lawyer
He'll never change, always the same
Trying to avoid a Slipping Jimmy scenario.
@@johnpenley Slippin' Finger
Just like how he used to turn his can to avoid it exploding. Damn
@@liebebile6515 But not our chuck! Couldn't be precious chuck!
this was the original crossover before lalo and howard
incredibly accurate. I love how BCS has some small meetings between the characters that never get to meet. Mike/Kim in last season was great too.
OTR i remember getting all giddy when Mike pulled up to his house
@@andyb6400what about Jesse and Kim?
Can confirm. When I watched it for the first time, I was surprised to seei Chuck and Mike in the same scene, it was so unexpected.
Mike is an old guy who can get the job done. If you need a door replaced, a new sprinkler made, a new concrete sidewalk poured, or unethical covert intelligence collected, he'll get it done.
He's basically Hank Hill with questionable morals
@@ianb9851Who's Hank Hill
@@KxvitoRUclips King of the Hill, starring Hank Hill
Doug dimmadome owner of the dimmsdale dimmadome
Chuck: I know my brother I know every trick of him
Jimmy: I'm always a step ahead
Mike: WHIRRRRRRR
Huell: Gotcha
HE DEFECATED THROUGH A SUNROOF
AND I SAVED HIM
I SHOULDN'T HAVE!
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
I TOOK HIM.. TO MY OWN FIRM!
HE'LL NEVER CHANGE, EVER SINCE HE WAS 9 ALWAYS THE SAME
I know they were trying to stretch an anemic budget, but having Jonathan Banks play dual roles was just confusing. Same thing as in "Breaking Bad" when they had Bryan Cranston play both Walter White and Heisenberg. No wonder he quit the last season and they had to introduce Brian Posehn's character as the series lead.
10000% agreed. Bravo Vince, but he really overdid it in that regard.
Saul Goodman & Jimmy Mcgill played by the same guy, Skinny Pete & Badger also playing the expert hitmen Walt hires, minerals & rocks ....it was just a bit much.
Buget cuts do that unfortunately
Dune 3 same thing - they are recycling the worms through the main character parts. On the upside, the worms unionized so they get Actra rates.
It took my brain a moment. XD
And... *_scene!_*
@@Styles_Breez Don't forget Margolis playing both Don Hector and a crippled little rata... what a reputation to leave behind.
It can't be Mike, not our precious little Mike. Robbing them blind. 😂😂
AND HE GETS TO BE A REPAIRMAN?!?! WHAT A SICK JOKE!!
I SHOULD’VE STOPPED HIM WHEN I HAD A CHANCE!!
@@pc1231 I like to believe Mike went out and got specific certifications to become a legitimate repairman before heading to Chuck's place.
@@GenericProtagonist7he probably knew how to fix things beforehand. Kaylee’s mom volunteered him to help build a playground
Phrase is 'robbing them blind', but Chuck said 'stealing them blind'. Because robbery implies use of force, stealing does not. Chuck was/is a good lawyer :) Saw that explanation somewhere
Everybody on this show needed to be carrying around a drill as Chuck repellent.
This is the moment Mike became a drill instructor.
He's worried about the weak 18 volt power tool but he explains himself in the chicanery scene, that for every unit of distance, the electrical field is reduced by 400% as per the inverse square law.
I think it's just the noise he dislikes the buzz of light or whirr of electric tool, then over time it evolved to "all electricity = bad" and then it goes into a full placebo effect from life he was living...
@@mrShift_0044
So Chuck is autistic with OCD? Honestly makes sense.
the inverse square law doesnt state that the strength of the field is reduced by 400% for every unit of distance, it states that it is reduced by 400% for each time the distance is doubled.
@@RileyWriteyHE IS NOT. CRAZY.
@@RileyWritey autists do NOT claim Chuck
I can't believe that Mike said both the words "copper" and "wire" and literally nobody is talking about it! Anyway, great foreshadowing. Bravo Vince!
I Will never get tired of watching this show.A true masterpiece
We really need a prequel show for mike "on the job"
who would play young mike?
@@uuuultra Jonathan Banks, clearly.
@@Bruh-zx2mcbut he looks even older than he looked before, that’s why Jesse and Eladio look very wrong since they’re supposed to look younger
My favourite part of "On the job" was when Mike said "It's jobbing time!" and ehrmantrauted all over the place. Truely one of the spinoffs of all time
I could watch a show of Mike doing nothing but mopping floors.
Looking back all these years later I think this is the most satisfying scene in the entire show. Bless you, Mike.
This is the moment Mike became me, myself, and Bengay
I like how Mike turns his head around like a doofus @1:51, as if he's not exactly aware of where Chuck is standing and has to make a little correction.
And later at @2:36 he has a sharp look in his eye as he's scanning the place.
Mike looks like Michael Myers with no mask in this part
I was thinking the exact same thing XD
3:09 specially in this part
I always liked that he pointed out every tripping hazard so that he wasn't at risk of being blamed if mike tripped on any of them.
Mike is the Johnny Sins of Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul.
Notice how Chuck never offers Mike a drink? 🤔
He's not getting into the Good Place.
Mike didnt asked, so he didnt made a drink
Shouldn't have to.@@skeletontamir
Chuck should've gotten him a soft drink of choice
I like how Chuck doesn’t feel anything until Mike Shows that he has a drill in there. But then afterwards Chuck acts all allergic to it
Are you suggesting this illness is psychosomatic?? No, it's real! It's real!
There can be no EMI when the electrons are not flowing.
@@stalincat2457 Very true.
It's a classic psychosomatic illness.
For some reason I find it hilarious that this is the one and only time Chuck and Mike interact 😂
Seeing Chuck and Mike in the same scene felt like a crossover episode
Mike had to take these pictures with a disposable camera. I really miss the world pre-2007.
We all came for 3:10
*at 3:10
@@Sprite_525 pause...
0:26 you passed the bar?
"me, myself and bengay"
bengay, how long?
Who's Ben and what did he do to his boys
This is the exact moment Mike became Chuck's Repairman
This and Mike dissembling the car we’re my two favorite Mike scene I think
Thumbnail looked like mike was holding the ray gun for a sec
Dude that is legit why I clicked we must be brainrotted from all the damn zombies haha
Pls revive I have ray gun
@@gusmansyah3002 enable hack menu revive player 2
how chuck doesnt feel any "pain" with the electric drill until he knows its there
Psychosomaticism
its because its all in his head ofc...i still wonder why he chose to be afraid of electricity of all these things...
@@shadowboy2818 similar to stress induced like somatic symptom or neurologic conversion do
@@pierce1234567891 that is true yes since therapists who looked into this did confirm. i always thought it was due to the stress and fear of how court cases use electronics such as phones and recordings as evidence against his clients or something...
Mike will testify that he walked passed Chuck with a fully charged battery. And he felt nothing!
I love how Mike probably had to actually fix the door while he was there
He definitely did, he discusses it with Jimmy after
Npc that didn't even watch the show
@@New_friskdudes watching bcs on shorts and tiktok
the most amazing thing about this scene is that mike just pulled out his drill with the perfect sized socket just ready to go
This is the moment Mike became Chuck's Repairman
A nice detail is Chuck pointing at all the steps in the house. He is an experienced lawyer, and knows that if Mike misses one of those he could hurt himself and Chuck could be liable. Pointing them out reduces liability. Bravo Vince.
I love this scene so much looool.
Grandpa agent 47 hitman type
The way mike holds that drill is attention to detail. Like a true craftsman bravo vince
This the only time they interact and it's great
That harbor freight drill LOL
oh boy i remember this scene. 😂😂😂 funny and brilliant!
I completely forgot that these two actually had an interaction thats so surreal to me
This is top grade chicanery.
Why did Chuck have to call someone to repair his door? I'm pretty sure whoever mounted that barricade was perfectly able to replace the broken hinges and door frame.
is genius how similar chuck and saul are in their mannerisms
This is the moment that Mike became Bob the Builder
The drill was my favorite character of the series. I wish they had done more with it.
You even smell Bengay yeah it's strong.
Better call saul is so cool
Better Cool Saul
That's because Saul Goodman is literally me (i am cool)
Better Call Saul is such a reliable guy
this is the moment mike became chuck's repairman
This was the moment Mike became the repair man
"I hear you paint houses"
"Yeah, and fix doors"
Mike's a master here. He's digging at Chuck's shell, working Chuck's little job, and keeping himself out of sight, all while taking pictures of the place. This guy's a man of many many talents!
Allergic to electricity... where the hell did they come up with that? Because it's genius.
EHS is an actual delusion that some people have.
The only thing that doesn't add up is that I don't understand how Chuck wouldn't recognize the old man asking for tickets in the courthouse parking lot.
Chuck was out of operation in the court house, and when he came back mike had already left the job, even if he did see him and recognize him he wouldn't have thought anything suspicious about it
Who cares maybe Mike got another job and Chuck didn't care to ask I know I don't care to ask
This is the scene where Mike decided to become a drill instuctor. No, wait that wasn't it.
A friend of mine had a dog that, for whatever reason, was terrified of fidget spinners. Whenever he saw it spinning, he would promptly walk away from it. But, in that way that dogs sometimes do, he'd also try to pretend like it wasn't the fidget spinner he was avoiding. He could walk around the corner, see that fidget spinner spinning, and immediately turn around and walk back the way he came without breaking his stride.
The way Chuck moves away from the electric drill reminds me of that dog.
Is that true that Mike has met every BCS and BB character
No
He never met Skylar, Walt Jr or Marie. Technically Howard too since he only interacted with his dead body
@@rorylynch7775he most likely would have remembered him from working as a security guard at the courthouse
@@Wyszyncygan correct, but that's never shown on screen
Saul is the one that met every major breaking bad character
3:11 This is the moment Mike went from Ehrmantraut to Myers
Mike can do electrical work as well as being badass
Mike is just so smooth when he got rid of chuck by the drill.
I have that EXACT drill. Served me very well for nearing a decade.
Rolls a 1 on charisma every time, ol' chuck does
Mike in public acts like a stereotypical old man or longtime worker. He is personable enough that it doesn’t seem odd he’s there, but he’s not leaving a big impact that you clearly remember him. He blends in by fitting in
The thumbnail for this video is probably the best of all time.
Excellent work agent 47
Chuck failed to out-chicanery Mike here, so he had to come up with better way to slippin' his younger brother Jimmy. Sad that he failed to so, and eventually ranted on how he defecated through a sunroof. Though he did made a good beat when his head hits the counter within some shady copy shop.
Be funny if he ran the battery dry and forgot to finish the job
the step warnings are very realistic
Mike probably did a better job than any handyman in Albuquerque
Such a great show BCS, i have eatched it so many times, i honestly think its better than BB, sooo well done ❤
That was a nice house I wonder what happened to it?
Mike knew he was delulu lmao
This is the exact moment Mike Ermentraut became Ben Gay
Like scaring a cat with vacuum cleaner noise 😂
Mike needs a lesson in the rule of thirds
Michael McKean in a brilliant piece of acting
Mike, after finishing up taking pictures: "Okay, now lets fix that door..."
*DRILL BATTERY DIES*
My two favorite scenes (besides Squat Cobbler of course) are "Mike-Chuck-Drill" and "Mike-Saul-Coffee"
Book on electromagnetism would be horror book for Chuck.
White collar meets blue collar
I genuinely don’t recall this scene. What was Mike doing at Chuck’s? Recon for Jimmy, sure, but for what purpose?
taking pictures that Saul could use as evidence of how insane Chuck is.
@@Zack29810Thanks!
@@emmettturner9452 no problem!
2nd smartest guy in both shows under Walter white is Mike 😊
Walter was a complete idiot... Smartest guy was Walt followed by Saul
I assume Mike didnt bother himself fixing the door in the end, so did Chuck notice this?
he did fix it, jimmy asked him to
Who wouldn't watch a show of Mike in his service days in Nam?
Open some window blinds mate damn
Is that a drill with a socket on it? 😂