Corpus Christi movie theater 'Popcorn Guy' offers entertainment before the main event
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2022
- Millions of people online have seen a Corpus Christi Century 16 Theatre employee showing off some smooth moves while preparing customers popcorn.
Jason, better known as "Popcorn Guy," (it is even on his name tag), offers entertainment before the main event and so many on social media were impressed with his skills.
"Forget Salt Bae, we have Butter King," one TikTok commenter said. Another said "Whoa... it's Jason Courne!"
Oscar Leal, who posted the video on his TikTok page, said it was his first time back at the theaters since the pandemic and he didn't expect to be so entertained.
3NEWS caught up with Jason Grosboll at Century 16 during his Wednesday shift.
"Whenever somebody asks for butter, I always make sure to layer it," Grosboll said.
Grosboll has been working for Century Theatres for 10 years. Meeting people is a joy for him.
"I love interacting with new customers, seeing the smiles on their faces and joy on them," Grosboll said.
Grosboll takes his job to a whole new level by putting on a show before 'the show'.
"At first, no one really understood it, but as time passed on, people loved it."
3NEWS was able to talk with Leal about how spontaneous the social media video was, and how fast it caught traction online.
"He already had prepared one tub of popcorn for us," Leal said. "And I decided to just to pull out my phone when he started the second one, and it was just magical."
The video quickly skyrocketed two million views. Cinemark Theatres even reposted the video on their Instagram page.
"It went from like 100 to 200, and then by yesterday it just kept going up by the thousands, it was very surprising," Leal said.
12 thousand comments on the post later, Grosboll was happy to read through them.
"Last night, I read about 3 or 4 hours of comments," Grosboll said. "It brought my heart joy to read comments like that."
Grosboll didn't know the video went viral until one of his friends told him about it.
"A lot of his fans you know, wanted him to know that we love him that he's our hero," Leal said.
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This guy deserves all of the happiness in the world. This is the type of person to make some one feel noticed and not feel like a person is just doing their job.
Amen to that
He needs a raise
@@rm71991 seeking attention you're not funny
@@rm71991 Whatever keyboard warrior 🥱
salt bae is a scamer at his restoront and got the cops on his side to when u order the non gold plated food thay charge u 25k for the gold plated food and if u refuse to pay he have u locked up even if u got pruff and or u dident finish it and u show them its not gold thay still charge u for the gold plated and have u locked up for it happen to alot of people even some famous people to i dont recomend going to salt bae place
The man, the myth, the legend. The popcorn guy.
@@rm71991 cry, incel.
Butter boi
Indeed.
@@rm71991 Why cringe?
My HEB has the tamale guy.
I KNOW HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOUR POPCORN IS NOT LAYERED . I LOVE THIS GUY
He fr might be the only person who doesn't just layer the top
God I remember watching that movie and I was eating popcorn and I had to take a fat shit during it. GOD DAMN I had too much butter on it and I Fuking blew that toilet out. I feel bad for the son of bitch that went in there after me. GOD DAMN. it was a crime scene at that point. GOOD POPCORN THO.
@@McNetDeck I would layer it when i worked at a theater, makes such a huge difference
it's a little thing but it really says a lot about how dedicated he is, I love it
That makes no sense. You obviously meant to say “when the butter is not layered.”
This legend did an interview while working, never stoping the grind, always tailoring his craft and making sure the people get their popcorn, true dedication.. popcornguy needs some internet love
You know how hard it is to find genuine happiness in what you do ? Good for this guy.
It’s not hard
So true. To some worth more then money
@@Dad-lu1oi Bruh, are you serious?? You got a video called Strippers get set on fire near Police Department, strippers are people and have feelings too LUL I'm not gonna ask just gonna assume you have an amazingly great rewarding job/career since you talk like you do..
@Friendly you don’t have to work at a job
You ignorant people
When the pre-show is better than the show. #legend
Absolutely true
👍🏾👍🏾
Quick with a joke
or to light up your smoke
but there's some place that he'd rather be 🎶
the pre-show before the pre-screening
Just to think, this guy is providing more entertainment than some of the movies coming out these days. Happy for him!
So true 🤣
Jesus this is so true.
This man is a National Treasure. We must protect him at all costs!
Oh yeah, this totally original comment to get likes...
Nice
@@ForeverMan Having a salty day mofo?
@@ForeverMan how's this one...UMADBRO?
Protect him all you like, just dont give him any money 🤣
@@AGXtube how's this one....your mother
Thank you everyone. Jason is truly a wonderful person.
All his co workers are laughing at him 🤣
@@F59x cause they're jealous, as are you.
@@Matt-xv2cp no cuz he looks like a clown
@@F59x yeah, you're jealous.
@@F59x why are they laughing?
Promote him to a Manager. He deserves equity of the company and train people. Love this 💜
Hes been there 10 years, gotta be a reason hes not promoted
@@fiawms As a manager. I can totally understand that.
@@Whoisthiskid1 Not necessarily I know people refused to be promote because more responsibilities 🧐
Sounds like a punishment tbh 😅
If he’s manager then he wouldn’t be popcorn guy.
Kids would be blown away if they saw all the great customer service we had in the 50's and 60's. Good to see some people still take pride in their work and make folks smile.
Layering the butter? Seriously? Now that is a true hero.
This guy owns. Someone that truly loves what they do, and making others smile? Rare shit right here. I'm tipping this fellow the entire cost of my family outing, because HE is the Class Act.
Prove it.
Owns 😂
I woulda said rules
They better give this man a raise.
best we can do is 50 cents....also since you seem to be using more butter than authorized we're gonna dock your pay by 75 cents...now get back to work
@@riner9 😂 ‘please rewatch the training video on popcorn butter rationing.’
Why he's been working there 10 years already
This just in: no raise.
Yeah movie theaters aren't known for giving their employees raises that often.
Why do you think it's one of the few jobs teenagers apply for the first time they enter the workforce. It pays very little but at least they're not working under the hot sun 😅
In all my theater going years, never have I witnessed such a genuine theater worker enjoying his job to the point to entertain patrons. Bravo! Hopefully his enthusiasm spreads.
This warms the heart. Lots of people here though shouting for him to be promoted to manager or start his own popcorn biz. While this guy absolutely deserves all the support and recognition (and a pay raise), nobody’s considering that maybe he actually enjoys where he is right now without all the stress associated with managing people or starting his own business. Quality of life is not necessarily increased by income.
🤣 wonder how many of those are actual managers!
Amen! I used to think the same way, then got a big promotion that came with a pay bump but a lot more responsibility and stress to now a year in, I look back and think my job wasnt half bad when I was getting paid less and skating by. It seems he genuinely enjoys his job and makes the best of it, that alot more than some can say.
I wish there were more people like him in the world.
That Man turned his job into a Lifestyle and will forever be known as the POPCORN GUY....A true hero
Jason is single handedly keeping movie theaters alive!
This is the type of people who deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded for going above and beyond! #respect!
Kid looks so chill and humble. None of that attention went to his head.
I feel bad for his low pay 💰, these jobs barely give you enough to get by
They probably pay him in popcorn
@@MrWOLF-bb3kt 😭😭😭😭
@@stevenskates8077 that's true. These are often part time/minimum wage jobs
This guy deserves to be paid 30, 40, freaking 100 dollars an hour. The skill and the joy he brings to the world by simply doing his job well and enjoying it is immeasurably higher than any billionaire could ever hope to achieve
$100 an hour lmao
The suits at the top of the company are not happy with the amount of butter he's using that's the company's money 🤣🤣
Lol let's not get out of hand here
Calm down 100?
💀🤦🏽♂️
You don’t have a job if your just throwing out numbers like that . Actual retard
It’s time for him to demand a major raise if he hasn’t gotten one already
I love that he's on the news and he deserves the love and support for what he does.
Everyone has a place in this world …I’m glad to see this man happy doing this job because some people think they are to good for that
Yeah, like you
@@katykatforeverx exactly
@@18a-it86 tf?
this man single handedly will bring more customers to the theater than the actual movies
True definition of no matter what you do, strive to be the absolute best at it. Good to see people like this
That mentality will get anyone very far... That and taking chances once you have mastered that current job by levelling up
Every once and a while something like this reignites my hope in humanity. The world needs more positive people like popcorn guy and I hope century treats him well
Thank you so much Jason...you are appreciated and the 10 years you gave the World doing what makes you and all of us happy Thank you so much
The guy’s what we need in our world.
When your running late and the popcorn person preforming a long show
ppl like that should get a huge raise, he is making good publicity for the company and treating customers good in the name of a brand.
He deserves a massive raise for all the business he’s going to bring to the theatre.
Um, no.....
U wanna sit down for hours with no way to pause fast forward rewind? 🤣
@@jessicaregina1956 I go to the theatre to watch a movie not porn
@@jessicaregina1956 lots of people still enjoy the theatre. Avatar just made 2 billion on theatre sales😂
Just peanuts! Japan earns that much every second!
@@jessicaregina1956 I can see why you need to rewind and pause movies multiple times, obviously not the brightest😂😂 wtf does the earnings of a country with a population of 124 million and box office ticket sales have to do with each other?
I love anyone who has enthusiasm for their job.
Employee of the year, what a nice guy
You have to stop and appreciate someone who takes joy in their job, not matter what it is. If you’re going to do something, do it to the best of your ability. This man lives by that!
Aww he is delightful. We need more people like him in this world
Ppl who bring passion into regular jobs are the best kind of ppl
Picture a world where all can be paired to a profession they truly enjoy.
This guy deserves a promotion in pay. 100% deserves a manager supervisor paycheck as a popcorn butter king. Much respect my dude.
I ain’t no popcorn like movie theater popcorn
Get this man a raise and a tip jar! Thats above and beyond service!
Humble, hard working people deserve the world
What an amazing human being. Bringing love and joy… an exemplary person and employee.
I wish EVERYTHING good for this young man
This is one of those guys that would be a friend for life.
This dude is a badass and I love his passion to entertain others. I'd buy him a pint any day.
I went to Flour Bluff HS with him and I didn't know him know him, but he was always a great guy! I'm glad to see him get some recognition!
The man puts on a show and layers the butter on the popcorn 🍿 he knows what people want. Give him a good raise, he will bring more people to the theater.
Give that guy a raise for going above and beyond
It's awesome he is getting praise for this. Theaters are a really special place to kids, at least they always were to me, and he does something to add another special core memory. I think those things really matter.
Awe and not to mention he’s been working here for 10 years most young ppl think they are too good or barely stay at a job for 2 months! Nice job man!
He deserves a raise cause now people are going to come buy popcorn just to see him in action.
I genuinely wish this guy a happy life cause this is nice to see
All hail the Butter King!
Butter Boy killed it!!!🤯
I respect people like this who enjoy mundane things and make it interesting.
Slinging popcorn, being friendly, doing what he likes. 10/10
More people need to have this ambition with their jobs. This guy is genuinely happy to work and be able to spread his happiness to others. Making popcorn. But everyone complains about the jobs they do have instead of looking at it through this guys eyes. True inspiration on making the most of where you are at. If you can’t be happy where you’re at now, you’ll never find true happiness.
Maybe it's because most jobs are low paying, full of trash management, and you get abused by customers all day.
I opened Iron Gwazi last March and adored the work and the people, but the pay was trash. I had to move up to support my family, and web that may not be enough.
@@jacksonrelaxin3425 wahhh
Seriously it makes me happy when people really enjoy what they're doing and he seems like a genuinely nice person. I'm they won't increase his salary, but I hope he gets some sort of POSITIVE recognition from co-workers and visitors. 👌💪👍
They better give that guy a raise. He deserves it
he even layers the butter, he knows what makes good popcorn
That was cool an amazing work and he's enjoying his job
#JasonGrosbollPopcornGuy That young man deserves that trip to the Oscars. Thank #JimmyKimmel
Back in school, this guy is most likely a target of bully. While his peers indulge in drugs and planning next looting,
this guy found pleasure pleasing people.
The world needs more of him.
Now THIS is the type of people who deserve some shine!
This proves that it doesn't matter what you do, it's all about how you perceive it. Man is making serving popcorn seem like his dream job and I think we can all agree we wish we were more like this with what we do.
YEAH!
I got a feeling this man alone is going to make insane profits for that movie theater. He’s gonna need a raise and a tip jar asap.
this guy is awesome. and to think, a humble theater worker has become a legend, didnt have to scam anyone or hurt anyone or judge anyone. just a guy at his job making a difference in the world one customer at a time. it may seem like nothing to some, but ill bet every customer hes ever served remembers him.
What’s sad is that the guy serving the popcorn didn’t get any followers while the dude who uploaded the video to tik tok has almost 20K followers!
COOL
We NEED these types of humans. Dude is a LEGEND.
lots of people think they're above this kind of job, but he makes the best of it and even seems to enjoy it. he's just trying to make people smile for a bit. I think that's very commendable :)
Making the best of a garbage job
Someone has to do it, be grateful there are people that value other peoples joy than pieces of paper that we kill each other for.
@@alexandermendez9197 not really. With automation they can have a machine fill that bag of popcorn.
@@AmericanDegenerate I would pay more for human interaction like this and wait four times as long rather than computers and automatic machines do that same job for me.
@@Rocksolidfaith. you might pay more, but companies want to save money. One time expensive purchase of a machine that last 20 years of hiring someone that expects $15 an hour to shovel popcorn into a bag.
We need to get serious about vocational schools/trade schools.
HATER!!!!!!!!!!!
I gave up on movie popcorn due to it being badly layered. This person sparks the hope that there may be a theatre near you that does your popcorn right.
People like him are what keep the businesses alive towards the customer!
This guy's deserves all the best things in life.
People loved it.
i think i loved it aswell. Thats some massive skill.
He def needs to get paid well. He’s deserving of a great job with great benefits. Any position and company that customer focus needs and wants a guy like him.
Nothing better than a person that enjoys his job. No matter how “crappy” it is. 😢❤
This guy deserves a movie about him, his life story
Give this man a raise please
Century 16 will give him a .25 cent raise in appreciation
There is something so pleasing about someone who truly takes pride in what they do.
Its refreshing to see ppl take pride in their work.
Wish I could hire this dude. Hard to find a good employee now. He deserves a raise for sure.
Now that's what you call a guy that gets up HAPPY to go to work! I used to work in a movie theater before I went to college I loved it too.
Some of my best interactions are with workers of the common places I shop. I have some guys who just show me so much love and it feels like I’m royalty. Props to all you customer service hero’s out there making us customers feel extra special and important!
This is a man who loves his job, I respect people like him
There’s professionals in everything this man is a professional
Dude you are one awesome human being and don’t let anyone tell you different ! Keep being the wonderful genuine person you are 😊
Doing good and making people smile with no hidden agenda. Priceless.
Ayy we need more guys like that to bring me back to the movie theaters
Its great to see someone enjoy their job the way he does.
People like this give me hope ❤
When the sign thrower turns into the popcorn guy! That spinning over his hand is awesome! He needs a raise!
I already love him. I want him at my local movie theatre.
As a man with a cold heart, this brought a degree of warmth to me. Still cold.
Such a genuine guy! Wish him all the best