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{{Agenda|* Janette Christensen
* Scott Thompson (Saebo guy)
* Tonya Michelle
* Fat Juicy Taco guy
* Pastor Jim Kubik
* Trucker Darrell
* And all the others!
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The [[Cooking with Jack (Youtube series)|''Cooking with Jack Show'']] and its affiliate series ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' feature a revolving door of guest characters. These guests are often unsuspecting churchgoers or acquaintances whom Jack has coaxed into joining his kitchen escapades, likely under the impression that they’re appearing on a channel with the clout of a culinary giant like [https://www.youtube.com/@babishculinaryuniverse Babish]. In reality, most viewers tune in out of morbid curiosity or sheer schadenfreude, as Jack’s popularity peaked in the early 2000s.  
Jack's online shows, mostly the ''[[Cooking with Jack Show]]'' and its affiliate series ''[[Jack on the Go]]'', feature a revolving door of guest characters. These guests are often unsuspecting churchgoers or acquaintances whom Jack has coaxed into joining his kitchen escapades, likely under the impression that they’re appearing on a channel with the clout of a culinary giant like [https://www.youtube.com/@babishculinaryuniverse Babish]. In reality, most viewers tune in out of morbid curiosity or sheer schadenfreude, as Jack’s popularity peaked in the early 2000s.  


Many guests seem uncomfortable with their role as props in Jack's internet cooking spectacle and vanish after a single episode. Some attempt to endure and become recurring characters but eventually grow weary of Jack’s antics and what critics describe as his “surface-level friendships.” More often than not, they quietly disappear after one or two videos, never to be mentioned again, as if erased from the show's narrative altogether.  
Many guests seem uncomfortable with their role as props in Jack's internet cooking spectacle and vanish after a single episode. Some attempt to endure and become recurring characters but eventually grow weary of Jack’s antics and what critics describe as his “surface-level friendships.” More often than not, they quietly disappear after one or two videos, never to be mentioned again, as if erased from the show's narrative altogether.  
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|image = [[File:Bradley Michael Smith.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:Bradley Michael Smith.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Assorted ''Jack on the Go'' videos<br>Wing Wars
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Wing Wars)
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Deceased  
|data2 = Deceased  
}}
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'''Bradley Michael Smith''' appeared on assorted ''Jack on the Go'' videos, including one Wing Wars video.
'''Bradley Michael Smith''' appeared on assorted ''Jack on the Go'' videos, including one Wing Wars video.


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* [https://youtu.be/FhEsG4WjAVY "Burger Republic - Nashville, TN (The Gulch)"] - 21 December 2016
* [https://youtu.be/FhEsG4WjAVY "Burger Republic - Nashville, TN (The Gulch)"] - 21 December 2016
* [https://youtu.be/ZAoRBQ1Dnrk "The Donut Burger - Embers Ski Lodge"] - 8 February 2017
* [https://youtu.be/ZAoRBQ1Dnrk "The Donut Burger - Embers Ski Lodge"] - 8 February 2017
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==Charles Caputo==
==Charles Caputo==
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|image = [[File:CharlesCaputo.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:CharlesCaputo.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Michigan fishing trip<br>[[Fish Hook]]
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Michigan fishing trip)<br>• ''[[Fish Hook]]''
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Making fishing videos (without Jack)
|data2 = Alive<br>• Making fishing videos (without Jack)
}}
}}
'''Charles Caputo''' is a fisherman who once collaborated with Jack on the [[Fish Hook]] channel focusing on fishing. He believes Jack to be a wuss.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Z0qHrV1ZDMg?t=10 Our Lake Michigan Fishing Trip (2days)(bonus video) - Youtube]</ref> It is believed that Jack and Charles had a fallout, allegedly when Charles had the audacity to enable comments on his own channel - something Jack viewed as a mortal betrayal of his self-proclaimed YouTube wisdom.


Charles had initially sought Jack's advice on starting his channel, likely lured by Jack’s inflated subscriber numbers and self-aggrandizing claims of expertise. Jack, who peaked during the early days of YouTube and has since plummeted into irrelevance, quickly assumed control of Charles' channel like some delusional media mogul. Instead of letting Charles run a fishing show that focused on actual fishing tips and techniques, Jack dragged the content in his favourite direction: food reviews. Any time Jack appeared, fishing was sidelined for trips to fish-themed fast-food chains—because, for Jack, nothing screams “expert fisherman” like reviewing fish tacos.
'''Charles Caputo''' is a fisherman who once collaborated with Jack on the ''[[Fish Hook]]'' channel. He believes Jack to be a wuss.<ref>[https://youtu.be/Z0qHrV1ZDMg?t=10 Our Lake Michigan Fishing Trip (2days)(bonus video) - Youtube]</ref> It is believed that Jack and Charles had a fallout, allegedly when Charles had the audacity to enable comments on his own channel - something Jack viewed as a betrayal of his YouTube wisdom.
 
Charles initially sought Jack's advice on starting his own channel. Jack accepting the offer quickly assumed control of Charles' channel like some delusional media mogul. Instead of letting Charles run a show that focused on actual fishing tips and techniques, Jack dragged the content in his favourite direction: food reviews. Any time Jack appeared, fishing was sidelined for trips to fish-themed fast-food chains - because, for Jack, nothing screamed "expert fisherman" like reviewing fish tacos.


Jack’s paranoia about online "trolls and haters" runs deep. He has long disabled comments, likes, and dislikes on ''Cooking with Jack'' to shield himself from criticism, which he stubbornly interprets as baseless harassment rather than feedback. Naturally, he expected Charles to follow suit and run ''Fish Hook'' with the same dictator-like approach.
After listening to his fans during his livestreams, Charles enabled comments in his subsequent videos and audience engagement flourished. Jack, ever the egotist, likely took this as a personal slight - a rejection of his "master plan". Jack appeared to distance himself, effectively ghosting Charles and ending their collaboration. In the end, it seems Charles realized the only thing Jack could reliably catch was a fast-food combo meal, and no friendship is worth destroying your channel's integrity over.


But Charles dared to defy Jack. After listening to his fans during his livestreams, Charles enabled comments in his subsequent videos and audience engagement flourished. Jack, ever the egotist, likely took this as a personal slight - a rejection of his "master plan". Unable to tolerate someone diverging from his playbook, Jack appeared to distance himself, effectively ghosting Charles and ending their collaboration. In the end, it seems Charles realized that the only thing Jack could reliably catch was a fast-food combo meal, and no friendship is worth destroying your channel's integrity over.
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==Edgar Garcia==
==Edgar Garcia==
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|image = [[File:Edgar.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:Edgar.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Texas BBQ Wars
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Pizza Wars, Texas BBQ Wars)
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Remained in California
|data2 = Alive<br>• Remained in California
|label3 = Alias
|label3 = Alias
|data3 = garfam8
|data3 = garfam8
}}
}}
'''Edgar Garcia''' is a veteran of the Pizza Wars.
'''Edgar Garcia''' is a veteran of the Pizza Wars.


Edgar reunited with Jack for the 2023 California tour.
Edgar reunited with Jack for the 2023 California tour.
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==James Smith==
{{infobox
|title = James Anthony Smith
|image = [[File:James Lexus.jpg|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = • ''[[F as in Frank]]''<br>• ''[[Jack on the Go]]''
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive
|label3 = Aliases
|data3 = • Jimmy<br>• JASGamingEntertainment
}}
 
'''James Smith''', mostly known as '''Jimmy''', is Jack's cousin who has made guest appearances on F as in Frank, while also having Jack as a guest on his own channel. He also streams video games on Twitch.
 
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==Joe Chavez==
==Joe Chavez==
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|image = [[File:JoeChavez.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:JoeChavez.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Burger Wars
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Burger Wars)
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Estranged from Jack
|data2 = Alive<br>• Estranged from Jack
}}
}}
'''Joe Chavez''' is an ex-friend of Jack who toured in the Burger Wars.
'''Joe Chavez''' is an ex-friend of Jack who toured in the Burger Wars.


Chavez has since distanced himself from Jack, and has publicly posted about his distaste for him online, occassionally appearing in the chat of [[Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man]] livestreams. Jack remained oblivious to this however, and attempted to a desperate extent to reunite with Chavez for the 2023 California tour, spamming his social media with requests to "split a burger for old time's sake". The requests were ignored and Chavez has blocked Jack since.
Chavez has since distanced himself from Jack, and has publicly posted about his distaste for him online, occassionally appearing in the chat of [[Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man]] livestreams. Jack remained oblivious to this however, and attempted to a desperate extent to reunite with Chavez for the 2023 California tour, spamming his social media with requests to "split a burger for old time's sake." The requests were ignored, and Chavez has blocked Jack since.


[[File:Jack bugging Joe Chavez.png|thumb|right|frame||Jack bugging Chavez on an entirely unrelated post.]]
[[File:Jack bugging Joe Chavez.png|thumb|right|frame||Jack bugging Chavez on an entirely unrelated post.]]
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* [https://youtu.be/QDnnK7HPdeY "Pig Out - Ford Fiesta Mission"]
* [https://youtu.be/QDnnK7HPdeY "Pig Out - Ford Fiesta Mission"]
* [https://youtu.be/nZMP8es4two "Buffalo Wild Wings - WING WARS"]
* [https://youtu.be/nZMP8es4two "Buffalo Wild Wings - WING WARS"]
Chaves also appeared on every Burger Wars episode up to #33.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVYqFBDJdV00ye5inOfA2S2YDNsx8VfmB</ref>
Chaves also appeared on every Burger Wars episode up to #33.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVYqFBDJdV00ye5inOfA2S2YDNsx8VfmB</ref>
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==Leslie Woods Ellis==
==Leslie Woods Ellis==
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|image = [[File:LeslieWoodsEllis.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:LeslieWoodsEllis.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = ''Cooking with Jack''
|data1 = • ''[[Cooking with Jack]]''
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Running her own YouTube channel
|data2 = Alive<br>• Running her own YouTube channel
|label3 = Aliases
|label3 = Aliases
|data3 = HE ELLIS WAY<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxePgnJ8T__lGAbfvI8rOfI8KrPsJMTbM5</ref>
|data3 = HE ELLIS WAY<ref>https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxePgnJ8T__lGAbfvI8rOfI8KrPsJMTbM5</ref>
}}
}}
'''Leslie Woods Ellis''', who runs the YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6WldiOjh4w_zXpkxsrOLzw "The Ellis Way TN"], is a Hobby Lobby haunter who now makes crafting videos with Jack's media maverick guidance from The Jack Pack.
 
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'''Leslie Woods Ellis''', who runs the YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6WldiOjh4w_zXpkxsrOLzw ''The Ellis Way TN''], is a Hobby Lobby haunter who now makes crafting videos, with Jack's media maverick guidance from The Jack Pack.
 
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==Louis Austad==
==Louis Austad==
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|image = [[File:Lou WW.jpg|250px|frameless]]
|image = [[File:Lou WW.jpg|250px|frameless]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Wing Wars
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Wing Wars)
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Deceased
|data2 = Deceased
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|data3 = Louinator59<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@Louinator59</ref>
|data3 = Louinator59<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@Louinator59</ref>
}}
}}
'''Louis Austad''', also known as '''Lou''', was a veteran of the Wing Wars. Lou had a mildly successful YouTube channel called Louinator59 where he uploaded travelling content. He was also a member of the right-wing Facebook knockoff Gab.<ref>https://gab.com/louinator59</ref>
'''Louis Austad''', also known as '''Lou''', was a veteran of the Wing Wars. Lou had a mildly successful YouTube channel called Louinator59 where he uploaded travelling content. He was also a member of the right-wing Facebook knockoff Gab.<ref>https://gab.com/louinator59</ref>
   
   
Lou died in November 2020, and Jack made a special tribute video for him after the fact.<ref>https://youtu.be/MFK8eeTJqBY</ref> According to Jack on a livestream, Lou died off a three-times enlarged heart.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/0aZDo10V_jc</ref>
Lou died in November 2020, and Jack made a special tribute video for him after the fact.<ref>https://youtu.be/MFK8eeTJqBY</ref> According to Jack on a livestream, Lou died off a three-times enlarged heart.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/0aZDo10V_jc</ref>
{{#ev:youtube|id=MFK8eeTJqBY|dimensions=320|description=Jack's tribute video for Lou.}}
{{#ev:youtube|id=MFK8eeTJqBY|dimensions=320|description=Jack's tribute video for Lou.}}
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==Mitch Healey==
==Mitch Healey==
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|image = [[File:TX_BBQ_MAN.png|250px|frameless]]
|image = [[File:TX_BBQ_MAN.png|250px|frameless]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Texas BBQ Wars
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Texas BBQ Wars)
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Estranged from Jack
|data2 = Alive<br>• Estranged from Jack
}}
}}
'''Mitch Healey''' is a realtor and a veteran of the Texas Barbeque Wars. Mitch has not appeared in Jack's videos since the COVID-19 pandemic, and is assumed to have cut ties with Jack.
 
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'''Mitch Healey''' is a realtor and a veteran of the Texas Barbeque Wars. Mitch has not appeared in Jack's videos since the COVID-19 pandemic, and Jack has lamented that they have not talked "in a long time" in January 2025, indicating a severed friendship.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_55cRtJhxJo</ref>
 
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==Rick Chavez==
==Rick Chavez==
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|image = [[File:Rick Chavez.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:Rick Chavez.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = Taco Wars
|data1 = • ''[[Jack on the Go]]'' (Taco Wars)
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Still in contact with Jack
|data2 = Alive<br>• Still in contact with Jack
}}
}}
'''Rick Chavez''' appeared in a couple ''Cooking with Jack'' videos and some Taco Wars videos. He is ''not'' related to Joe Chavez.
'''Rick Chavez''' appeared in a couple ''Cooking with Jack'' videos and some Taco Wars videos. He is ''not'' related to Joe Chavez.


According to Jack, Chavez intended to reunite with Jack in the 2023 California tour, however he bailed on the last second.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkQNTZSH1g</ref>
According to Jack, Chavez intended to reunite with Jack in the 2023 California tour, however he bailed on the last second.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkQNTZSH1g</ref>
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==Robert==
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==Robert Hudson==
{{infobox
{{infobox
|title = Robert
|title = Robert Wesley Hudson
|image = [[File:Robert.png|250px]]
|image = [[File:Robert.png|250px]]
|label1 = Appeared on
|label1 = Appeared on
|data1 = ''Cooking with Jack''
|data1 = • ''[[Cooking with Jack]]''<br>• ''[[Jack on the Go]]''
|label2 = Status
|label2 = Status
|data2 = Alive<br>Estranged from Jack
|data2 = Alive<br>• Estranged from Jack
|label3 = Aliases
|data3 = Iamtherobert<br>Merl Merl<br>Roberto<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1034145402213109830/1426014973179723896</ref>
}}
}}
'''"Robert"''' briefly appeared on a few episodes of [[Cooking with Jack (Youtube series)|Cooking with Jack]]. Beyond his brief stint on Jack's show, little information about him exists. According to Jack, Robert eventually relocated to Florida and has not kept in touch since their last interaction.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/i2UK4SAtmg8?feature=share&t=2671</ref>


Jack has also alluded to Robert streaming video games on Twitch in his spare time, though this claim remains unverified.
'''Robert Hudson''' appeared as an assistant on a few episodes of ''Cooking with Jack''. Robert visited Jack 20 times in the hospital following Jack's fifth stroke, apparently the only friend to visit him at all.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv49aNMFJ4</ref> In March 2023, Robert briefly took up on moderating Jack's comment sections under the alias "Iamtherobert".<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1104174285926453319</ref>
 
According to Jack, Robert eventually relocated to Florida in March 2024 and the two have not talked since.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/live/i2UK4SAtmg8?t=2671</ref> Although Robert's identity remained mysterious upon his exit from the Scalfaniverse, his full name was discovered in October 2025. More importantly, it was found that Robert seemingly moved back to Tennessee without Jack's knowledge.<ref>https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1034145402213109830/1426638330216321074</ref>
 
<gallery mode=nolines>
File:Robert Jack Daniels.png|Cheers!
File:Robert Janette krav.png|Robert on his brief Krav Maga stint.
</gallery>


Despite the determined efforts of detractors, no traces of Robert's online presence, nor his last name, have ever been uncovered. This has led to a popular theory that Robert may have mastered operational security (OPSEC) to an impressive degree, particularly given the scrutiny that comes with being associated with Jack. Some believe Robert’s digital invisibility reflects a conscious effort to distance himself from Jack’s controversial online persona.
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:51, 19 April 2026

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Left on the agenda:

  • Janette Christensen
  • Scott Thompson (Saebo guy)
  • Tonya Michelle
  • Fat Juicy Taco guy
  • Pastor Jim Kubik
  • Trucker Darrell
  • And all the others!

Jack's online shows, mostly the Cooking with Jack Show and its affiliate series Jack on the Go, feature a revolving door of guest characters. These guests are often unsuspecting churchgoers or acquaintances whom Jack has coaxed into joining his kitchen escapades, likely under the impression that they’re appearing on a channel with the clout of a culinary giant like Babish. In reality, most viewers tune in out of morbid curiosity or sheer schadenfreude, as Jack’s popularity peaked in the early 2000s.

Many guests seem uncomfortable with their role as props in Jack's internet cooking spectacle and vanish after a single episode. Some attempt to endure and become recurring characters but eventually grow weary of Jack’s antics and what critics describe as his “surface-level friendships.” More often than not, they quietly disappear after one or two videos, never to be mentioned again, as if erased from the show's narrative altogether.

Bradley Michael Smith

Bradley Michael Smith
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Wing Wars)
Status Deceased

Bradley Michael Smith appeared on assorted Jack on the Go videos, including one Wing Wars video.

Smith died on 1 September 2021 off COVID-19 symptoms.[1]

Appearances

Charles Caputo

Charles Caputo
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Michigan fishing trip)
• Fish Hook
Status Alive
• Making fishing videos (without Jack)

Charles Caputo is a fisherman who once collaborated with Jack on the Fish Hook channel. He believes Jack to be a wuss.[2] It is believed that Jack and Charles had a fallout, allegedly when Charles had the audacity to enable comments on his own channel - something Jack viewed as a betrayal of his YouTube wisdom.

Charles initially sought Jack's advice on starting his own channel. Jack accepting the offer quickly assumed control of Charles' channel like some delusional media mogul. Instead of letting Charles run a show that focused on actual fishing tips and techniques, Jack dragged the content in his favourite direction: food reviews. Any time Jack appeared, fishing was sidelined for trips to fish-themed fast-food chains - because, for Jack, nothing screamed "expert fisherman" like reviewing fish tacos.

After listening to his fans during his livestreams, Charles enabled comments in his subsequent videos and audience engagement flourished. Jack, ever the egotist, likely took this as a personal slight - a rejection of his "master plan". Jack appeared to distance himself, effectively ghosting Charles and ending their collaboration. In the end, it seems Charles realized the only thing Jack could reliably catch was a fast-food combo meal, and no friendship is worth destroying your channel's integrity over.

Edgar Garcia

Edgar Garcia
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Pizza Wars, Texas BBQ Wars)
Status Alive
• Remained in California
Alias garfam8

Edgar Garcia is a veteran of the Pizza Wars.

Edgar reunited with Jack for the 2023 California tour.

James Smith

James Anthony Smith
Appeared on • F as in Frank
• Jack on the Go
Status Alive
Aliases • Jimmy
• JASGamingEntertainment

James Smith, mostly known as Jimmy, is Jack's cousin who has made guest appearances on F as in Frank, while also having Jack as a guest on his own channel. He also streams video games on Twitch.

Joe Chavez

Joe Chavez
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Burger Wars)
Status Alive
• Estranged from Jack

Joe Chavez is an ex-friend of Jack who toured in the Burger Wars.

Chavez has since distanced himself from Jack, and has publicly posted about his distaste for him online, occassionally appearing in the chat of Pink Chicken & The Lazy Man livestreams. Jack remained oblivious to this however, and attempted to a desperate extent to reunite with Chavez for the 2023 California tour, spamming his social media with requests to "split a burger for old time's sake." The requests were ignored, and Chavez has blocked Jack since.

Jack bugging Chavez on an entirely unrelated post.

Appearances

Chaves also appeared on every Burger Wars episode up to #33.[3]

Leslie Woods Ellis

Leslie Woods Ellis
Appeared on • Cooking with Jack
Status Alive
• Running her own YouTube channel
Aliases HE ELLIS WAY[4]

Leslie Woods Ellis, who runs the YouTube channel The Ellis Way TN, is a Hobby Lobby haunter who now makes crafting videos, with Jack's media maverick guidance from The Jack Pack.

Louis Austad

Louis Austad
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Wing Wars)
Status Deceased
Aliases Louinator59[5]

Louis Austad, also known as Lou, was a veteran of the Wing Wars. Lou had a mildly successful YouTube channel called Louinator59 where he uploaded travelling content. He was also a member of the right-wing Facebook knockoff Gab.[6]

Lou died in November 2020, and Jack made a special tribute video for him after the fact.[7] According to Jack on a livestream, Lou died off a three-times enlarged heart.[8]

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Jack's tribute video for Lou.

Mitch Healey

Mitch Healey
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Texas BBQ Wars)
Status Alive
• Estranged from Jack

Mitch Healey is a realtor and a veteran of the Texas Barbeque Wars. Mitch has not appeared in Jack's videos since the COVID-19 pandemic, and Jack has lamented that they have not talked "in a long time" in January 2025, indicating a severed friendship.[9]

Rick Chavez

Rick Chavez
Appeared on • Jack on the Go (Taco Wars)
Status Alive
• Still in contact with Jack

Rick Chavez appeared in a couple Cooking with Jack videos and some Taco Wars videos. He is not related to Joe Chavez.

According to Jack, Chavez intended to reunite with Jack in the 2023 California tour, however he bailed on the last second.[10]

Robert Hudson

Robert Wesley Hudson
Appeared on • Cooking with Jack
• Jack on the Go
Status Alive
• Estranged from Jack
Aliases Iamtherobert
Merl Merl
Roberto[11]

Robert Hudson appeared as an assistant on a few episodes of Cooking with Jack. Robert visited Jack 20 times in the hospital following Jack's fifth stroke, apparently the only friend to visit him at all.[12] In March 2023, Robert briefly took up on moderating Jack's comment sections under the alias "Iamtherobert".[13]

According to Jack, Robert eventually relocated to Florida in March 2024 and the two have not talked since.[14] Although Robert's identity remained mysterious upon his exit from the Scalfaniverse, his full name was discovered in October 2025. More importantly, it was found that Robert seemingly moved back to Tennessee without Jack's knowledge.[15]

  • Cheers!

    Cheers!

  • Robert on his brief Krav Maga stint.

    Robert on his brief Krav Maga stint.

References

  1. ↑ https://kiwifarms.st/threads/jack-russell-scalfani-cooking-with-jack-jack-on-the-go-show-jakatak.13468/post-9893676
  2. ↑ Our Lake Michigan Fishing Trip (2days)(bonus video) - Youtube
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVYqFBDJdV00ye5inOfA2S2YDNsx8VfmB
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxePgnJ8T__lGAbfvI8rOfI8KrPsJMTbM5
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/@Louinator59
  6. ↑ https://gab.com/louinator59
  7. ↑ https://youtu.be/MFK8eeTJqBY
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/live/0aZDo10V_jc
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_55cRtJhxJo
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkQNTZSH1g
  11. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1034145402213109830/1426014973179723896
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGv49aNMFJ4
  13. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/957782549189496872/1104174285926453319
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/live/i2UK4SAtmg8?t=2671
  15. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/957778017277595689/1034145402213109830/1426638330216321074
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