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Ride On: Behind The Scenes Facts of American Chopper

Reality Show or Sitcom?

After a little while, Piligian thought that it was more of a sitcom than a reality show. He was imagining ‘I Love Lucy’ playing out on the screen. It didn’t take long for him to realize that the story audiences were interested in was the relationship between Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. The father-son duo is what made viewers come back for more.

Paul Jr. is throwing a chair

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Piligian admitted that he might have played a small part in making Junior go missing once in a while and for Mikey not showing up at all. It ultimately makes for great TV, but I’m sure Paul Sr. would have appreciated a heads up or a little more help around the shop than what he was getting.