Pickpocket King Bob Arno

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  • Опубліковано 28 гру 2012
  • In Naples, Italy, the world's best pickpockets challenge Bob Arno to a match of skills. In this National Geographic documentary, a gang of pickpockets demonstrate how they steal and reveals a human side that victims can't imagine. Then an amazing celebratory dinner with six thieves morphs into a challenge that might be one step too far for Bob Arno.
    Think these thieves are actors? Read The Making of Pickpocket King here: bobarno.com/thiefhunters/bob-a...
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  • @BIGDADDYFAB3
    @BIGDADDYFAB3 4 роки тому +1578

    Is it just me or did he just smooth asf start a gang 😂

    • @cps10149
      @cps10149 4 роки тому +61

      He's gonna end up like that dude on breaking bad lol

    • @trevorphilips7065
      @trevorphilips7065 4 роки тому +9

      @@cps10149 Walter white

    • @user-82719a
      @user-82719a 4 роки тому +6

      Crime Boss

    • @khadarkc2947
      @khadarkc2947 4 роки тому +5

      Yes he did 😂 😂

    • @Night-mq8hn
      @Night-mq8hn 4 роки тому +2

      They should make a movie!!! 😂

  • @SlowMoebius
    @SlowMoebius 4 роки тому +638

    Bob at the start: Good-hearted anti-thief
    Bob after a week in Napoli: Hurry up and finish eating so we can get to stealin' boys.

    • @jiggler080
      @jiggler080 4 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @domo2000cc
      @domo2000cc 3 роки тому +2

      This made laugh so hard!!

    • @JulieIelasi-lt7yp
      @JulieIelasi-lt7yp 9 місяців тому

      😄 hahshaha

    • @neihgnot8320
      @neihgnot8320 6 місяців тому +1

      Why?
      I have not yet watched... something about the people there/not good people?

    • @AliceYobby
      @AliceYobby 6 місяців тому

      @@neihgnot8320No, this just actually happens. You should just watch the documentary, it’s towards the end.

  • @shadeshiest22
    @shadeshiest22 4 роки тому +1509

    I'm a professional reverse pick pocket, instead of picking someone's pocket to steal, I put stuff in their pocket without them knowing, like a random fish stick, pickle, hotdog, or chicken nugget... Their reaction is priceless!!!

  • @karatepanda5354
    @karatepanda5354 4 роки тому +525

    Man uses wallet to bait pickpockets.
    Man loses wallet to pickpocket.
    Man: tHiS iS nOt PaRtIcUlArLy FuNnY

    • @je5951
      @je5951 4 роки тому +8

      Exactly what I was saying!!!plus the fact that he's lost it a hundred and fifty times to pick pocketer and everytime gotten it back so why was he bugging for?!! He was getting on bus to get pickpocketed!! So mission accomplishedhe was looking at the other place for hours to get pickpocketed and nothing happened there so he got on a bus and it happened before they close the doors that's great for him isn't it!!!!??!

    • @TactfulWaggle
      @TactfulWaggle 4 роки тому +10

      @@je5951 thing is it was his special lucky wallet because he got it back that many times, if it was just an ordinary wallet why would he like it that much

    • @linus452345
      @linus452345 4 роки тому +5

      He got it back in the last minutes of the video tho

    • @Urmoma970
      @Urmoma970 4 роки тому

      One word tracker

    • @TheRandomname951
      @TheRandomname951 4 роки тому +1

      I was happy he got it back!

  • @JimmyNahlousVisuals
    @JimmyNahlousVisuals 7 років тому +3158

    Imagine a restaurant full of pickpockets without knowing of each other. They start pick-pocketing each other and the surprise of ending up stealing their own wallets back.
    hahaha

    • @opanababy
      @opanababy 5 років тому +4

      DJ Whaley Sulfuric Acid

    • @doc1823
      @doc1823 5 років тому +81

      Thatd be a good movie lol

    • @windstanrikhotso4986
      @windstanrikhotso4986 5 років тому +14

      Love the imagination Jimmy lol

    • @julesmo323
      @julesmo323 5 років тому +11

      You just described a Marx Brothers Movie.

    • @ronfino
      @ronfino 5 років тому +2

      lmao

  • @calebdugan2943
    @calebdugan2943 8 років тому +2992

    Surely the BEST pickpocket would be one nobody knows about?

    • @grassyho1478
      @grassyho1478 8 років тому +9

      +Geir Offenberg Hahaha

    • @simmerke1111
      @simmerke1111 8 років тому +137

      +Caesar Thegrandmaster
      If the best pickpocket would be the smartest, he's not a petty thief. Either getting more money for shows or teaching people pickpocket/prevention. There's more money in that than a mere wallet.

    • @zionofthetribeofLevi144k
      @zionofthetribeofLevi144k 8 років тому +16

      +Geir Offenberg The best pickpocketer i'm sure wouldn't confess his success and title for he would be tracked down and apprehended but he would stay out of sight cloaked in anonymity.

    • @woodsmen3808
      @woodsmen3808 7 років тому +57

      not true. If you are good at something you want other people to know about it. It's no different in the criminal world. That's why a lot of criminals leave their brand at a crime scene. If you are the best at something you want others to recognize it.

    • @abumchuckar647
      @abumchuckar647 7 років тому +6

      Alan Imel no this is an American thing, most top guys dont got for movie star rolls they go for bank rolls, the most dangerous guys i know you wouldn't think twice about, sure the papers like to write like they know the inside scoop but thats why they are yy chippy papers

  • @emiliotkt00
    @emiliotkt00 4 роки тому +225

    See you all again in another 10 years later when youtube recommends this again

    • @jacobleon8511
      @jacobleon8511 4 роки тому +14

      Nah man I searched for this

    • @krendilsshieldheart6344
      @krendilsshieldheart6344 4 роки тому

      Imgur sent me actually

    • @jlowj
      @jlowj 4 роки тому +2

      I searched for this

    • @SkKedDy
      @SkKedDy 4 роки тому +8

      Pretty sure we all came from that steve Harvey clip

    • @willem1999weerd
      @willem1999weerd 4 роки тому +1

      @@SkKedDy true. But then I realised I already watched this years ago

  • @ZeHoSmusician
    @ZeHoSmusician 4 роки тому +130

    25:30 "I earn less but I'm happier."
    Life lesson right there...

  • @thetinfoilchickens
    @thetinfoilchickens 10 років тому +2947

    pick pocketing is really helpful at school when your running low on pencils

    • @championofflow9048
      @championofflow9048 7 років тому +20

      me...

    • @ChungMyers
      @ChungMyers 7 років тому +4

      Chase null Me.

    • @lennyappleton2840
      @lennyappleton2840 6 років тому +61

      It's good when I forget my lunch money too!!!

    • @Joshua-pg9vn
      @Joshua-pg9vn 6 років тому +4

      Mijomi, I used to play closest to the wall... I chuck my £2 coin n who gets closest wins the loot!!. I get £10 a day dinner money's ;) xx

    • @ipadize
      @ipadize 6 років тому +3

      or just ask one

  • @sundeeprana481
    @sundeeprana481 8 років тому +524

    Pickpocketing is so much easier in assassin's creed. You just hold A and walk into em.

    • @morningmoon3547
      @morningmoon3547 6 років тому +3

      Sundeep Rana nerd

    • @qtexasbrumley
      @qtexasbrumley 6 років тому

      Sundeep Rana EPIC

    • @sketchy_loco
      @sketchy_loco 5 років тому +10

      @@SarieCanary i see your a man of culture... (PS3/4)

    • @rager7709
      @rager7709 4 роки тому

      Bryan Black exactly

    • @Guapo556
      @Guapo556 4 роки тому

      I was just waiting for this comment

  • @DoubleOddJosh
    @DoubleOddJosh 4 роки тому +386

    Is this what retirement looks like?

    • @MegaKodey
      @MegaKodey 4 роки тому +8

      Double Odd Josh yup you meet your friends at he local coffee shop for some good stories then head back home for a nap

    • @97firebirdstraight12
      @97firebirdstraight12 4 роки тому +5

      ur likes are at 69. i don’t wanna change that

    • @wordtothebigbird
      @wordtothebigbird 4 роки тому +2

      Double Odd Josh 😂

    • @seanpaulson9098
      @seanpaulson9098 2 роки тому +1

      Lol

  • @aisrael1
    @aisrael1 4 роки тому +181

    “He doesn’t have the heart. He makes them laugh, I make them cry.”
    “ It’s like the sun and the moon!”

    • @leonfa259
      @leonfa259 4 роки тому +9

      He is not desprate enough. They got in the business because they were poor and starving, he got in because of the challenge. Give them a fair way out and they will stop.

    • @redlou3908
      @redlou3908 4 роки тому +1

      @@leonfa259 it must be a very very heart racing experience were u have to jump over that barrier in you're head that blocks you from doing that/being nervous even for just one moment

  • @fondren001
    @fondren001 8 років тому +173

    The difference between me and you: you make them laugh... and I make them cry. pretty deep.

    • @IdrooJaber
      @IdrooJaber 8 років тому +3

      +Nathan Fonder that hit me so hard..

    • @MX4551
      @MX4551 8 років тому

      Truth. Very deep.

    • @esmetickle9258
      @esmetickle9258 7 років тому +4

      it's not that deep

    • @fondren001
      @fondren001 7 років тому +4

      apdolie sarge pretty deep considering his life, it shows that he cares and knows its wrong.

    • @fondren001
      @fondren001 7 років тому

      ***** I wish I wasn't so dyslexic.
      I mean really I meant the same thing but look at how simple I said it... yours perfectly.
      I honestly couldnt put it in my own words like that.

  • @robertlefou
    @robertlefou 5 років тому +580

    a nice old grandpa comes over asking you for directions..
    20sec later he´s on his way..with your belt, your watch, your wallet, your earrings and you´re waving goodbye thinking "not easy these days for old people to get by..".

  • @ericbarry8499
    @ericbarry8499 4 роки тому +118

    These guys could probably start the best tourist security business ever.

  • @KidKrazz81
    @KidKrazz81 4 роки тому +212

    He just made himself a Godfather and built his own family all on camera 👀😲

  • @Bouchon211
    @Bouchon211 9 років тому +328

    I love Italians, even the pickpockets invite you for coffee.

    • @troginator
      @troginator 6 років тому +2

      Bouchon211 😂😂😂

    • @zpetar
      @zpetar 6 років тому +7

      They are criminals but not beasts. And pickpockets never use force anyways.

    • @luca_rr4660
      @luca_rr4660 6 років тому

      They are criminals indeed. Many of them.

    • @giannismusic2694
      @giannismusic2694 6 років тому

      Vatrix Reaperz facciamo un prendere caffe!

    • @andybricks576
      @andybricks576 4 місяці тому

      You wouldn't say that if you went there, the Mafia runs the place!

  • @frankjames1955
    @frankjames1955 8 років тому +428

    OK i just finished watching this video and i noticed my wallet missing... your good!

  • @ghosthunter0644
    @ghosthunter0644 4 роки тому +116

    Dangerous CRIMINALS
    Them: do you want to go grab some coffee to talk?

    • @hauntedvoice526
      @hauntedvoice526 4 роки тому +8

      It starts casually but it can get nasty real quick

    • @user-uu4pk5zp4j
      @user-uu4pk5zp4j 4 роки тому +1

      Maybe it's a Italian way?

    • @ghosthunter0644
      @ghosthunter0644 4 роки тому

      @@user-uu4pk5zp4j that reminded me of the Italian job

    • @uzumakiuchiha7678
      @uzumakiuchiha7678 4 роки тому

      @haunted voice you seem to be someone experienced?

  • @nightowl5475
    @nightowl5475 Рік тому +48

    The guy that Bob finally met, was probably the best pickpocket alive today; and he knows it and takes pride in his craft. Even Bob said, he never felt a thing when the guy first took his poke. The guy has the smoothest hands for a cannon. Bob shouldn't feel ashamed at not wanting to go through with dipping into somebody's kick. That is a normal and honest feeling that most people share. These guys are street guys that have been doing this racket for years as a means for survival in a very hard world. What struck me is the revelation of Bob finally meeting the master of his trade and Bob's admiration of his very skilled, acquired vocation. Bob does this as a form of entertainment. These guys are practitioners of their trade, real-life criminals. It's like what the master dipper said toward the end of the documentary. "Bob, in your show in Las Vegas, you make the people laugh, whereas I make them cry." How very profound!

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 10 місяців тому

      This master pickpocket is the quality Roald Dahl meant, when he wrote the short story The Hitch-hiker. That genius pickpocket stole the notebook of the police officer, who had written down name, addrress, car model, license plate, speed when speeding, where that happened. Like it never happened. Problem solved.
      ua-cam.com/video/U9pIDfAYYxM/v-deo.html

  • @yummyganja7094
    @yummyganja7094 9 років тому +135

    bob should get all these guys in vegas and pick pocket the entire crowd b4 the show starts than put all there wallets on stage lol

    • @x420Sync
      @x420Sync 6 років тому

      YU MMYGANJA 200 wallets?

    • @thered28
      @thered28 6 років тому

      the container people use to hold money or cards

    • @viniciusdugue2928
      @viniciusdugue2928 5 років тому

      They would know how he looks like

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 2 роки тому

      Then and than are different words with different meanings.

  • @Ravishrex1
    @Ravishrex1 4 роки тому +198

    Bob actually runs a secret underground ring of pick pocket masters now united through his travels .

    • @L3GENDZLuLKeK
      @L3GENDZLuLKeK 3 роки тому +3

      Doesn’t sound like much of a secret if you know.

    • @user-vf4dm8cs9q
      @user-vf4dm8cs9q Місяць тому

      ​@@L3GENDZLuLKeKHide in plain sight the best stealth

  • @loopy7057
    @loopy7057 4 роки тому +38

    It's amazing how companies, banks and governments all employ the same tactics as pickpockets. Only difference is they tell you they do it, in a long winded document called "terms and conditions", nobody has the patience to read.

  • @iHastyy
    @iHastyy 4 роки тому +88

    The difference between me and you:
    *you make them laugh and I make them cry*
    - realest thief

  • @joeaquino5451
    @joeaquino5451 5 років тому +212

    I liked how Bob smiled during the meeting of the pickpockets. Its like for the first time in his life he felt like he belonged to that group and the lesson he got at the end of the day was also an eye opener for Bob. At least he found the man he was looking for and earned their respect. Bless you Bob!

    • @hannaloftin9346
      @hannaloftin9346 9 місяців тому

      9:29 😅😊😊😅 9:29 😅😅😊 9:29 9:29 9:29 😊😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😅😊😊 9:29 9:29 9:29 9:29 😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

  • @Mephitinae
    @Mephitinae 8 років тому +54

    I gained 5 levels in pickpocketing just by watching this

  • @n.n5641
    @n.n5641 4 роки тому +156

    I'm so poor if a thief pickpocket me, he'd just be practicing.

  • @maniacmcgee5992
    @maniacmcgee5992 2 роки тому +186

    This really is beautiful. It's the truest expression of cultural exchange. Two entirely different types of people, brought together by their love and proficiency at a rare and transgressive skill, laughing and sharing and exchanging techniques. Of course pickpockets in Naples were going to get better after this. It was inevitable. It was also inevitable that Bob was going to get better. He's taking some of what he learned and applying it on the stage. They are taking some of what they learned and applying it on the street. That's fair. The most beautiful moment was actually where for a brief time Bob got to feel the fear of doing this "for real," and the "real" got to feel a bit of what Bob does- stealing for an audience, showing off your skills, and getting to do it without shame, or risk of jail. That was a true cultural exchange. And if a few more people in Naples get their wallets or Gucci belts snatched, that's evolution.

    • @leyla2210
      @leyla2210 Рік тому +2

      Love ALL you said here , Maniac Mcgee ❤👌🏴

    • @ateague01
      @ateague01 Рік тому +8

      Ah yes, group crime. So beautiful

    • @tompriestner9007
      @tompriestner9007 Рік тому

      Are you taking the piss? 😂

    • @blessedbees4247
      @blessedbees4247 Рік тому +3

      @Manic mcgee that is a beautiful comment, it truly is, and I am so glad that someone else saw it that way. I thought I was wrong somehow to see it that way, but you said it perfectly. It warmed my heart to see this happening. The respect and love they had for each other was wonderful. Oceans apart, different languages, different lives, yet they came together in true camaraderie. I salute you !

    • @owenvandalize
      @owenvandalize Рік тому +1

      you will have a different perspective of this so called cultural exchange once you lose something valuable to thieves. trust me I know

  • @trvexepression2605
    @trvexepression2605 6 років тому +509

    I’m from Naples and to everyone saying that this is fake, you’re wrong, they’re real thieves.
    Offering a coffee or a dinner is a sign of respect for us, and we’re also very emotional people, that “You make them laugh, I make them cry” part was really touching because it really emphasise how they’re just people like us, they just ended up in a bad phase of their lives.
    If anyone has anything to ask feel free to comment
    Much love from Naples 💕💕
    Don’t be afraid to visit this beautiful city

    • @BobArnoOfficial
      @BobArnoOfficial  6 років тому +58

      Thanks for saying that, JohnRely. You're right of course, these men, though thieves, are just people. By the time they got old and wise enough to regret their chosen profession, they had no marketable skills and mile long records. They are warm people, like all Napoletanos we have met.

    • @jaczekdertuerke
      @jaczekdertuerke 5 років тому +11

      By warm you mean homosexual I assume?

    • @trvexepression2605
      @trvexepression2605 5 років тому +8

      jaczekdertuerke lol nope

    • @inmyopinion651
      @inmyopinion651 5 років тому +4

      JhonRely what kind of money will good pickpockets such as Angelo and Franco make in a year in Naples? No I am not coming there to work but curious.

    • @GabbrEL
      @GabbrEL 5 років тому +1

      With your pockets empty, of course

  • @3infront
    @3infront 10 років тому +24

    this is deffinitlly the most interesting documentary

  • @BIGDDrome
    @BIGDDrome 4 роки тому +12

    Man this is so wholesome he was actually just trying to find himself.

  • @lipeferreira7
    @lipeferreira7 5 місяців тому +6

    Imagine how many people lost their documents, money and the amount of difficult situations they had to go through because of those criminals? And people are romanticising those punks…

  • @hottakes7
    @hottakes7 9 років тому +25

    Lesson Learned : pickpockets are awesome. So kids, you better start your training of PICKPOCKETING!

  • @cnbrozak
    @cnbrozak 5 років тому +60

    Just imagine getting robbed of your grandfather's watch,and then the thief gets interviewed.

    • @alexandercampitelli1789
      @alexandercampitelli1789 Рік тому

      I was waiting for them to get caught😂 like, wasn't the show about finding and catching them?

  • @eric-nc8rk
    @eric-nc8rk 4 роки тому +28

    This felt like a video game😂franco was the helping character and all the other ppl were side characters and angelo was the final boss and he had dinner with all the bosses😂☠

  • @nabilbouraya9545
    @nabilbouraya9545 2 роки тому +2

    it's magical how as an italian i was helped by english captions to understand napolitan dialect

  • @paulhyde8817
    @paulhyde8817 5 років тому +637

    Always load my pockets with dog poop,never been robbed..

    • @Adrianthegreat1
      @Adrianthegreat1 4 роки тому +7

      Lmffaaaoooo

    • @puttputt524
      @puttputt524 4 роки тому +3

      Paul Hyde smear peanut butter on your plumbers crack.

    • @snidjers8126
      @snidjers8126 4 роки тому +3

      Sounds like a good plan! I am going to try that from now on

    • @angelperez2090
      @angelperez2090 4 роки тому +6

      So u never been robbed, and still put dog shit 🐕 in your pockets...what a nasty Fuck lol

    • @suned3128
      @suned3128 4 роки тому +3

      Angel Perez
      Good on you for spotting the joke, moron.

  • @s.a.8094
    @s.a.8094 5 років тому +66

    Funny thing is, I watched this documentary a couple of years ago, then traveled to Netherlands and still got pick pocketed within 48 hours of being there. First time it has ever happened and hopefully the last (it was a good learning experience)... My advice is never let your guard down for one moment.

  • @Night-mq8hn
    @Night-mq8hn 4 роки тому +18

    29:29 GIVE ME BACK THE WALLET!!! THEY TOOK THE WALLET!!!
    I laughed so hard. 😂😂😂

    • @CEOWORK29
      @CEOWORK29 4 роки тому +1

      I'm dead 😂😂😂. Why he weaeing sunglasses like he going on a beach or somehting 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @dylanmorgan2752
      @dylanmorgan2752 3 роки тому +2

      AMWF You’re laughing at the fact that a man’s wearing sunglasses in the middle of summer in southern Italy. The actual reason both him and his wife are wearing a very dark tint of sunglasses is because they need to be able to keep their eyes on their bag or pocket so they can spot the technique used by the thief without tipping them off by letting them see that they’re looking right at them.

    • @tonypine3434
      @tonypine3434 7 місяців тому

      guy's a fool lol@@dylanmorgan2752

  • @jamesblunt006
    @jamesblunt006 11 місяців тому +8

    What struck me most about this is the trust between Bob and the pickpockets in Naples. Hanging out with these guys could have been very dangerous for him. And accepting to all join hin in a restaurant could have been a dangerous trap for them. But the mutual appreciation of their shared skills gave them mutual respect and trust. True cultural exchange of a different kind.

    • @isaidwtfover
      @isaidwtfover 6 місяців тому

      Do you really think they trusted each other? That just shows you how good they are.

  • @horus4862
    @horus4862 5 років тому +34

    Pickpocket will be an event on the next Olympics, Gold for Italy!

    • @jaystock9202
      @jaystock9202 4 роки тому +2

      Spain: "Hold my beer"

    • @yurandeveloper6958
      @yurandeveloper6958 4 роки тому +1

      Mozambique has crazy ones

    • @lawrence526
      @lawrence526 4 роки тому +1

      It goes on in the crowds the entire Olympic Games, Then at the end is when they announce it to everyone and count which team took the most cash/valuables

    • @rajapusapati1
      @rajapusapati1 4 роки тому

      India will be a tough competition

  • @ianmacfarlane1241
    @ianmacfarlane1241 6 років тому +46

    I remember watching this a few years ago, and it never gets old.
    Even the thieves have a certain charm, although I certainly dislike their occupation.

    • @AristotleSanchez1000
      @AristotleSanchez1000 10 місяців тому +3

      A Sicilian once told me that a Neapolitan can steal the soles off your shoes while you are wearing them

  • @t-roller9958
    @t-roller9958 10 місяців тому +1

    "The difference between you and I is that you make them laugh, and I make them cry." Profound.

  • @ethanhaveron5617
    @ethanhaveron5617 2 дні тому

    I watch this documentary every year, and it's still fantastic

  • @BobArnoOfficial
    @BobArnoOfficial  8 років тому +517

    A word on our sweaty shirts seems to be in order, since many of you comment on this. Hey-this was a documentary! As in, reality! It was 90-some degrees during the shooting and often nerve-wracking. Hey-we were among criminals! Wearing hidden cameras!
    Our shirts were wired up with button cameras and microphones, so we couldn’t change them often, even though we had two identical shirts apiece.
    We also used a mix of POV cameras, like the very first GoPro, which were hidden in purses, guidebooks, and other things you might see us carry in the film. We also used eyeglass cameras and iPhone video. Our crew used two larger camera: a Red, and the old Canon 5D. Sometimes you can see a flash of these in the film.
    BTW, these very experienced thieves did not learn any new tricks at our dinner that would further their trade. What they know today they have learned over decades of daily practice. There’s nothing a stage pickpocket from Las Vegas could offer them.
    This film actually makes the pickpockets’ work more difficult. Take yourself (and the millions of other viewers). You watched the whole documentary, right? Now you know how pickpockets work. Think they can pull their tricks on you? I bet not!

    • @alexelliott6386
      @alexelliott6386 8 років тому +1

      Sensei Bob how do I shirt ?

    • @fatbelly27
      @fatbelly27 8 років тому +7

      +BobArnoOfficial I enjoyed your documentary, Bob. When are you next in the UK?

    • @cashraptors8025
      @cashraptors8025 8 років тому +1

      +fatbelly27 We do not condone pick pocketing!

    • @darrylcorrea7500
      @darrylcorrea7500 7 років тому +1

      Sir i also what to Learn this skills

    • @jarvusff7726
      @jarvusff7726 7 років тому +1

      Darryl Correa AHAHAHA

  • @topcomment6761
    @topcomment6761 5 років тому +35

    Bob: "ARE THERE ANY PICKPOCKETS ON THIS TRAINA?!?!?!"

    • @hiphophrc
      @hiphophrc 4 роки тому +1

      I used to do this to my dad when i used to be in arms to climb up the stairs when i had a fractured foot. After a week, i returned him his stuff to show him that his 7 year old is good at observing this Kinda movies n all. He was mad for a while but now 16 years later i earn more than he used to (as a producer). It's all good 👍🏻

  • @JaneDoe-ql7sc
    @JaneDoe-ql7sc 4 роки тому +8

    i really enjoyed this show as Bob connected with the pickpockets and they formed more tthan a camaraderie, even friendship - it was just beautiful. and it seemed like something of his happy spirit touched theirs. you never know, maybe one of them or all of them will become professional showmen someday, like Bob! I hope he returns to visit them, perhaps every year if he can afford it, because he's a senior, and those times he shared with the men were priceless jewels for all!

  • @mrtoad1408
    @mrtoad1408 3 роки тому +4

    Bob: Did we just become best friends?
    Franco: Yup!

  • @kilkiesoft4064
    @kilkiesoft4064 9 років тому +220

    37:15 beer steal. best one.

    • @antonellobertone3903
      @antonellobertone3903 9 років тому +2

      Ahahahahah look at his face :')

    • @rosen9425
      @rosen9425 9 років тому +4

      LOL
      I would show up wrapped in bubble plastic among that crew. Shit, not even the beer is left alone. And it was probably free for him in the first place!

    • @jambandfan1
      @jambandfan1 6 років тому +3

      Bottles of beer are shared In cups almost everywhere but america

    • @yarrenvillalobos2149
      @yarrenvillalobos2149 6 років тому

      Kilkiesoft a

    • @raphaelargarin5572
      @raphaelargarin5572 6 років тому

      LOL

  • @billsettle6436
    @billsettle6436 8 років тому +58

    My 70 year old aunt was in Naples just last Saturday and leaving a cruise ship on a bus to the rail station. She is very unsure of herself and was targeted by these spineless cowards in a gang of three. They stole her purse with money and cards then jumped off the bus like little girls. These pieces of shit ruined an old lady's birthday holiday, one she had saved up for 10 years to go on. God will look down on them and weep

    • @brasco2222
      @brasco2222 8 років тому +3

      Oh my goodness! this makes me so sad! I hope that your grandmother was able to enjoy her time there despite the incident. Those guys will get karma I'm sure of it

    • @janegallagher3415
      @janegallagher3415 7 років тому

      Bill Settle - I know you posted this a year ago but I felt I should tell you how sorry I am this happened to your aunt. Older people are an easy target, especially when they're out of their comfort zone. Maybe tourist services like Perillo Tours should set up tours that cater to older people that hires security people to look after them so this type of thing doesn't happen. Am quite sure there would be no shortage of senior citizens that would sign up for the opportunity to travel and be safe at the same time.

    • @masonkempf5197
      @masonkempf5197 6 років тому

      Lol

    • @lil.thouxan8249
      @lil.thouxan8249 6 років тому +1

      Rob Robasd savage lmaoo

    • @jetset1123
      @jetset1123 6 років тому +1

      Bill Settle who the fuck doesn't watch over their 70 year old grandmother knowing she has important things in a place where pickpockets thrive

  • @thecoarsegrindpodcast1645
    @thecoarsegrindpodcast1645 11 місяців тому +1

    OMGGGG..."The difference...you make them laugh...I make them cry" Delivered unflinchingly and sincerely. This is a masterpiece.

  • @FranzJHaydn
    @FranzJHaydn 4 роки тому +66

    The biggest pickpocket professional is the government.

    • @XxRaceRCxX
      @XxRaceRCxX 4 роки тому +2

      @Rushabh i hope it gets nerfed next patch

    • @ToxicSkull0
      @ToxicSkull0 4 роки тому +1

      GetAnotherWordSon Nah theyre gonna buff it cause of balancing issues

    • @paulw5405
      @paulw5405 4 роки тому

      Yep. His name is Donald Trump

    • @XxRaceRCxX
      @XxRaceRCxX 4 роки тому

      @@paulw5405 His original name was Barack Obama.

    • @paulw5405
      @paulw5405 4 роки тому

      @@XxRaceRCxX Oh yeah. I fogot. Obama was the one who regularly didn't pay his contractors, bankrupted his casino (yet left with lots of money in his pockets), and scammed students with Trump University. My bad. 😜

  • @youngsexynerd1
    @youngsexynerd1 10 років тому +45

    This was the best documentary I ever watched, it gave me a lot of respect for the people I hate!

  • @TheCrosshare
    @TheCrosshare 8 років тому +31

    Well, randomly ran into this video, can't say i was disappointed. Informative and fun look into the world. Could watch mroe of this stuff.

  • @flavius4582
    @flavius4582 Рік тому +1

    Bob became the one ring that unites them all.

  • @alexansari2138
    @alexansari2138 4 роки тому +6

    I loved this documentary ! Bob Arno you were great in making friends with the shadowy world of pickpockets.

  • @datuputi5286
    @datuputi5286 4 роки тому +122

    i never thought Stanlee is a sideline pickpocket before. (R.I.P)

    • @Guapo556
      @Guapo556 4 роки тому

      Stupid dumbass

    • @nastyroid
      @nastyroid 4 роки тому

      Thats captain america you idiot

    • @Only1Val
      @Only1Val 4 роки тому

      What you looking At r/woooosh

  • @chrisbilling
    @chrisbilling 7 років тому +10

    but the first guys he caught were so cool, its amazing how far honesty goes even with criminals

  • @martinpettersson4828
    @martinpettersson4828 4 роки тому

    The return of the wallet at the end was perfect! I love Bob's English with a Swedish accent!

  • @crystllclr3743
    @crystllclr3743 2 роки тому +1

    This is bloody awesome. A true nemesis story arc. Im gonna follow this story as far as it goes

  • @richardlin2359
    @richardlin2359 9 років тому +273

    My god . . . the Thieves Guild

    • @filippospano8447
      @filippospano8447 9 років тому +32

      Richard Lin lol skyrim

    • @EmceeWhitey
      @EmceeWhitey 8 років тому

      +Richard Lin hahaha my thoughts exactly!

    • @haroldi.6450
      @haroldi.6450 6 років тому

      Richard Lin lmao ye

    • @jamesalvarez1927
      @jamesalvarez1927 6 років тому +1

      Richard Lin who the Hell have them permission to leave the game assassin's creed

    • @mrhow22
      @mrhow22 6 років тому

      Lol

  • @BeatsandBox
    @BeatsandBox 8 років тому +155

    im so broke ... if somebody tries to pickpocket me, i will help him to find something lol

    • @warrenmoniz7384
      @warrenmoniz7384 6 років тому +2

      BeatsandBox your so poor they stole your lint!

    • @warrenmoniz7384
      @warrenmoniz7384 6 років тому +5

      BeatsandBox your so poor they put money in your pocket!

  • @Ferocious_Fairy
    @Ferocious_Fairy 2 роки тому +3

    I listened to Bob Arno's interview on The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast and had to check out his documentary. He's so fascinating and charismatic! He's teaching people valuable info on how to protect their belongings from pickpockets in an entertaining way. I enjoyed this video!

  • @im-very-bad-at-mw7694
    @im-very-bad-at-mw7694 4 роки тому +13

    I love how they are making seem like they aren’t thieves stealing $100s of dollars

  • @SwissArmyLight
    @SwissArmyLight 9 років тому +47

    I hope somewhere there's an alternate dimension where an evil Bob Arno (with a goatee, surely) exists. One day, Bob Arno and Evil Bob Arno will meet.
    Then, it is hoped, that the greatest showdown between pickpockets will occur.
    _And it will be glorious._

    • @jamiemiller5412
      @jamiemiller5412 9 років тому +39

      They'd leave with eachothers wallets like nothing even happened.

    • @superbad1982
      @superbad1982 9 років тому +3

      Jamie Miller actually Our deminsion's Bob Arno would try to talk to him while being stolen blind because Evil Arno has a lifetime of street practice.

  • @SuppositionalBox
    @SuppositionalBox 5 років тому +44

    That dinner table scene was really something special. Having two sides of the same coin, despite their line of work, sit down and just enjoy a meal together is a rare and enviable feat. Despite the fact that they steal from others, that they express remorse towards doing so only educates people in that life is not always as black and white as most moral and legal authorities would have you believe. That despite a person's tough exterior, they have a heart beating in their chest just like us and that we all share more than we realize.

    • @blessedbees4247
      @blessedbees4247 Рік тому +1

      I agree ! It was such a wonderful thing to see. You said it perfectly !

  • @kmughahochophi6696
    @kmughahochophi6696 4 роки тому +1

    Speechless seeing top thieves sharing their talent OMG!

  • @lurkenvoncurken518
    @lurkenvoncurken518 4 роки тому +23

    Imagine he steals something from you and you steal it back cuz ur also a master thief.

  • @Sundaydish1
    @Sundaydish1 5 років тому +57

    At the start of this program I thought this guy was going there to help stop thieves but it seemed he went there to feed his own ego.

  • @shaguar2911
    @shaguar2911 5 років тому +222

    BOB MADE EVERYONE SNITCH ON THEMSELVES 🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @redlou3908
    @redlou3908 4 роки тому +6

    i imagine the heart racing to the max when actually doing it

  • @flakybooger2464
    @flakybooger2464 2 роки тому +1

    They make people cry, he makes them laugh. That's the best explanation 👌

  • @Owen741.
    @Owen741. 4 роки тому +33

    They make it sound like pickpockets are all part of a secret society working together

  • @mrtendollarman6157
    @mrtendollarman6157 5 років тому +65

    -Pickpocket King Bob Arno
    -Apple: Hold my beer.

    • @Bernabe_42
      @Bernabe_42 5 років тому

      MrTenDollarMan I’m dying 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀

  • @jamesherren3479
    @jamesherren3479 2 роки тому +1

    The difference is you make them laugh and I make them cry. I felt that.

  • @bridgerkofford8761
    @bridgerkofford8761 4 роки тому +8

    If Bob wanted to he could make his own Oceans 11 crew😂

  • @YakyPeanut
    @YakyPeanut 10 років тому +37

    A great documentary in my opinion; not biased, not afraid to discuss the ethical implications of what he's doing, and not too glam-ed up for TV.

  • @waytruthlifedisciple
    @waytruthlifedisciple 6 років тому +525

    At the end when they're all together, it would be funny if Chris Hanson came out of the back room and said "I'm Chris Hanson and we're doing a story on Pickpockets". :D

  • @phillipbrome5064
    @phillipbrome5064 4 роки тому +4

    now this was a fun and educational video to watch. I have never been a victim of a pick pocket but now i know how to prepare if i ever go on vacation. Thanks Bob for a wonderful video

  • @flatearth8542
    @flatearth8542 4 роки тому +16

    Who else is watching in quarantine

    • @The-Showdown
      @The-Showdown 4 роки тому

      not finna lie bruh xD

    • @The-Showdown
      @The-Showdown 4 роки тому

      check my shit out though popeyes chicken fight on that motherscupa and some more u feel me

    • @mrwalliekat
      @mrwalliekat 4 роки тому

      UA-cam recommended this so here i am @530a

  • @MelonAMango
    @MelonAMango 8 років тому +20

    The smartest theives wear suit and tie.

    • @captainbozo01
      @captainbozo01 8 років тому

      +ItsDaLiam LMAO :D

    • @Shadow-eq9fz
      @Shadow-eq9fz 8 років тому +2

      +AllenTV The Dragonborn can pickpocket people's clothes without them knowing.

  • @thetrollslayer6960
    @thetrollslayer6960 9 років тому +16

    I may not be a professional thief, but in Skyrim I am a legendary level 100 pickpocket.

  • @ProgrammedForDamage
    @ProgrammedForDamage 4 роки тому +1

    I love it how pickpockets have their own lexicon. The Shade, The Cannon, etc.

  • @cameroonemperor755
    @cameroonemperor755 10 місяців тому +1

    THIS IS MY FAVORITE TYPE OF CONTENT I LVE THIS SO MUCH

  • @BobArnoOfficial
    @BobArnoOfficial  9 років тому +507

    Thanks - every few months or so somebody believes these guys are actors. Not so. Charming yes, and different to pickpockets in the rest of Europe, but all have served time. We appreciate your suspicion, because it means you are impressed and jump to a conclusion "they must be actors." Of all the thieves you see in this documentary, only one has aspiration to move on and become an actor. That is not easy in Italy, with a record. Read The Making of Pickpocket King here: bobarno.com/thiefhunters/bob-arno-pickpocket-king-national-geographic-documentary/
    I had wanted for over ten years to have these guys meet up together and show their chops. Only in Naples do you find pickpockets TODAY who can exhibit and do the riffling move on the inside of the pants lining.

    • @anthonyscoinsandpapermoney9313
      @anthonyscoinsandpapermoney9313 9 років тому +1

      Wow !! I wish I had your skills

    • @anthonyscoinsandpapermoney9313
      @anthonyscoinsandpapermoney9313 9 років тому +1

      I always did think they were actors Lol

    • @chrisredfield4535
      @chrisredfield4535 9 років тому +5

      This is very interesting to watch thank you ! :)

    • @KingThiazzi
      @KingThiazzi 9 років тому +1

      Are they rich/poor? I mean, Angelo is apparently the most skilled pickpocket in the world, surely he has to be quite rich? Yet it seems as if many of them wants to quit as soon as they have enough money.

    • @BobArnoOfficial
      @BobArnoOfficial  9 років тому +19

      KingThiazzi Now that’s a good question. Very few pickpockets anywhere are wealthy. Some, in their prime make a lot of money, around US$150,000-200,000 a year but nearly always piss it away, or have a habit. Unless you know what to do with “the spread” you won’t be able to max out the cards, and it’s getting harder by the day with new security features on cards. Some European pickpockets, and Angelo is not one of them, target wealthy people and make more. They are the exception. Napoli is not exactly a center of wealthy tourists or locals using public transportation. Yes, Angelo has superb technique (and "chops") but he has a poor pool of victims, and no way of working outside his domain (for many reasons, and that's a different post). He is stuck!

  • @rich1228
    @rich1228 4 роки тому +228

    The pickpockets were just stealing wallets, now they are being taught by the best how to steal watch worth $10k-100k. Wow talk about on the job training.

    • @pomonoli
      @pomonoli 4 роки тому +7

      A watch worth 10k-100k? Try 100 times less :p

    • @theekiddunknown6069
      @theekiddunknown6069 4 роки тому +5

      Most watches that price dont come off like cheap ones, like most rolexs the bands don’t unclip so you have to slide off like a ring

    • @noodlesthe1st
      @noodlesthe1st 4 роки тому +5

      @@theekiddunknown6069 you're merely thinking of the difference between a leather strap and a metal strap. A metal strap almost always needs to be slipped off (which can also be easily taken) but a leather strap usually has a buckle on it. Even a patek philippe (well over 100k) can have a buckle.

    • @CEOWORK29
      @CEOWORK29 4 роки тому +2

      @@noodlesthe1st But someone owning a Pathek Phillioe probably has his own chaufeur and will not ride the subway 😂

    • @originalguckfoogle
      @originalguckfoogle 2 роки тому

      @@theekiddunknown6069 You can steal a Rolex but you have to break it.

  • @mlgtroler2686
    @mlgtroler2686 4 роки тому +76

    No one
    Literal no one
    Bob: Ok let's actually steal now
    *starts gang*

  • @dogbombballet
    @dogbombballet 8 днів тому

    I was on a cruise ship in the Med and Bob Arno was on teaching marks to not be marks. He told me that I was too paranoid to be a mark. I thanked him for the compliment. Bob's corporate pickpocketing. LOL!

  • @boopedybop400
    @boopedybop400 6 років тому +69

    pickpocketing is a beautiful and sad art.

  • @johnestrella
    @johnestrella 7 років тому +79

    wow, i loved this documentary.. one of the best I've seen..

    • @ArnoldSig
      @ArnoldSig 7 років тому +5

      John Estrella Jr. Yep amazing stuff. Its nearly an hour long but I've watched it at least three times... Maybe it helps that I love Italy as a country and the subject of this documentary was very fascinating as well. And the pickpockets actually seemed very likeable guys even though they're "real criminals".

    • @TheOnetimeshawty
      @TheOnetimeshawty 5 років тому

      John Estrella Jr. So good right classic

  • @kkrando6915
    @kkrando6915 4 роки тому +1

    This should be a Netflix series

  • @samiq4499
    @samiq4499 4 роки тому

    i very enjoyed watching this, Italians are lovely people and Bob found his match there.

  • @VonFisch1
    @VonFisch1 9 років тому +33

    I enjoyed this documentary and the warnings. But a couple of things I wondered while watching: 1. Please tell me you and your wife actually enjoyed seeing Pompeii and the other points of interest while you were lamenting not finding any pickpockets. 2. Did you not bring a change of clothes???

    • @BobArnoOfficial
      @BobArnoOfficial  9 років тому +48

      We enjoyed Pompeii and we adore Naples. The clothes… haha. We had to cut extra buttonholes in shirts for hidden cameras, so we did repeat a bit. You might like to know that we each had two identical shirts with the cuts. Hey-you can read about the making of the documentary here: bobarno.com/thiefhunters/bob-arno-bambi-pickpocket-documentary/ All behind-the-scenes stuff.

  • @samb202
    @samb202 5 років тому +21

    27:20 - “I’m always wondering, when I’m walking, can I or can I not get into that pocket?”
    Some deep shit right there.

  • @kingpen8994
    @kingpen8994 4 роки тому

    So far one of the best UA-cam video I watched and I like the good heart of the angelo guy

  • @JJ-dx3ht
    @JJ-dx3ht 4 роки тому

    I think it's a gift to be able to understand all people in our world . The understanding side think this is beautiful

  • @AnalBajanal
    @AnalBajanal 7 років тому +10

    If a pick pocket steals my shit Imma be like "Ravioli Ravioli, what's in my pocketoli" and they're gonna pull out ravioli from my pocket

  • @jvcobt
    @jvcobt 8 років тому +16

    this is an incredible documentary, had me engaged every second

  • @wuxiagamescentral
    @wuxiagamescentral 4 роки тому +6

    Me: *wear cargo shorts with zippers and velcro* there's no wear I could get pickpocketed
    Bob: that's where you're wrong kiddo

    • @wuxiagamescentral
      @wuxiagamescentral 4 роки тому

      @Mm Mm even better at least with pickpockets the money is used for something useful

  • @jojmoj7030
    @jojmoj7030 2 роки тому

    You make them laugh and I make them cry. Legendary line😊👍