# SDTM Unboxing/Rum Run: JJP Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball Machine

**Source:** Straight Down the Middle  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2018-12-06  
**Duration:** 39m 41s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8SvOKa23Lk

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## Analysis

Straight Down the Middle hosts an extended unboxing of the Jersey Jack Pinball Pirates of the Caribbean machine, with a comedic twist: the host takes a shot of rum every five minutes during the process. The video covers detailed setup steps including leg installation, cabinet inspection, glass removal, playfield examination, topper installation, and initial power-on, with frequent tangents and humor throughout.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Pirates of the Caribbean is a Limited Edition, numbered 356, signed by Eric Meunier, Keith Johnson, and Jack Guarnieri — _Direct observation of certificate during unboxing; machine examined on camera_
- [HIGH] Jersey Jack Collector's Edition Pirates comes in green powder coating; Standard Edition comes in stainless steel — _Host references the different finish options available for this machine_
- [MEDIUM] Jersey Jack machines are typically set up flat on the back legs rather than jacked up — _Host mentions Jersey Jack's setup preference compared to prior experience_
- [HIGH] Pirates of the Caribbean includes a shaker motor and USB dongle for game updates — _Components identified during playfield inspection_
- [MEDIUM] The machine weighs approximately 400 pounds — _Host references '400 pound behemoth' during leg installation discussion_

### Notable Quotes

> "I do not drink I do not like drinking... I can barely put down a beer so this is hell in a bottle for me"
> — **Host (Zach Minney or Greg Bone)**, Early in video
> _Establishes the comedic premise of the unboxing challenge_

> "This goes to my buddy Greg from straight down the middle as well as my buddy Jeff from this weekend pinball as well as George Jackson making this machine and air vineyard the designer Keith Johnson the coder of this game"
> — **Host**, During first toast
> _Credits acknowledgment to the design and manufacturing team_

> "I've been waiting for that for those parts of the Caribbean pinball machine by Jersey Jack pinball but we here straight down the middle we don't do just any unboxings"
> — **Host**, Opening segment
> _Establishes long anticipation and intent to do unique content_

> "Do not cut this strip until you have it up on four legs and the head is laying on them cabinets"
> — **Host**, Mid-unboxing safety instruction
> _Critical safety instruction for viewers attempting similar unboxings_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Jersey Jack Pinball | company | Manufacturer of Pirates of the Caribbean; produces Limited and Collector's Editions with different finishes |
| Eric Meunier | person | Designer of Pirates of the Caribbean; certificate signed on machine |
| Keith Johnson | person | Coder of Pirates of the Caribbean; first mate role on certificate; listed as software lead |
| Jack Guarnieri | person | Jersey Jack founder; 'pirate king' credited on certificate; signature on box |
| Straight Down the Middle | organization | YouTube show and podcast; hosts the unboxing video; Greg Bone mentioned as co-host |
| Greg Bone | person | Co-host of Straight Down the Middle; credited during toast |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | game | Jersey Jack Pinball machine based on Disney film; features mechanical ship, LCD display, shaker motor |
| This Weekend Pinball | organization | Pinball podcast/media; Jeff credited during toast |
| Jason | person | Helper/assistant during unboxing; filming and documenting process |
| Chris | person | Helper/assistant during unboxing; timing shots and monitoring progress |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Machine unboxing and setup procedures, Jersey Jack Pinball manufacturing and variants, Pirates of the Caribbean machine features
- **Secondary:** Safety precautions for unboxing expensive machines, Content creation and YouTube unboxing format, Pinball community figures and industry credits

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.82) — Host expresses enthusiasm and appreciation for the machine throughout unboxing despite discomfort with alcohol consumption. Comedy tone maintains light, celebratory mood. No significant complaints about machine quality or condition.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Straight Down the Middle executing unique content strategy for high-value machine unboxing with special format and manufacturer/designer credits (confidence: high) — Extended unboxing with detailed setup walkthrough, safety instruction for viewers, formal toasts crediting designer and manufacturer
- **[announcement]** Jersey Jack Pinball Pirates of the Caribbean received and unboxed; machine confirmed functional with all components intact (confidence: high) — Direct visual confirmation of Limited Edition #356 with working components, shaker motor, LCD display, and initial power-on successful

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## Transcript

you had a plain way the slingshot euro an a/c outlet are gay [Applause] and a cradle you tried everybody welcome to straight down the middle of pinball show another one of our unboxings you guys know I've been waiting for that for those parts of the Caribbean pinball machine by Jersey Jack pinball but we here straight down the middle we don't do just any unboxings last time I brought you a speedrun unboxing both the Jersey Jack machine I'm not I'm not but they're going to do that no no this thing is heavy it's monstrous it's a big black pearl pirate ship in here so we're gonna do something a little different I can't tell you who made the suggestion as to how to unbox this machine but it was somebody very special I'll tell you that so what we're gonna do this time we're going to take our time but not too much time you see because every five minutes that I am unboxing this machine I'm gonna be taking a shot of pirate rum er right so that's what we're gonna be doing and if you guys know me my buddies right now filming this Jason Chris they know me I do not drink I do not like drinking kudos to you if you do I'm just not a drinker I can barely put down a beer so this is hell in a bottle for me but I'm gonna do it I'm gonna do so we're gonna unbox the sound worried about just drinking this nasty crap I don't even think about the good stuff but it had a pirate on the outside of it I know Captain Morgan is chill out so we're gonna does that a shot worth in this shop earth ring I'm gonna take you one to loosen up a little bit and then every five minutes my buddy is going to tell me time I'm gonna have to pour another shot we Smeal up here we go I'm gonna make a little toast this goes to my buddy Greg from straight down the middle as well as my buddy Jeff from this weekend pinball as well as George Jackson making this machine and air vineyard the designer Keith P. Johnson the coder of this game and everybody there JT to win this one's for YouTube money let's get this party started okay okay first thing we're gonna do is going to open up the outside of the box again probably not a good thing to do at home drinking unbox I know many of you do it but don't try this out alright so do you have some cool stuffs made you wanna come in here it looks like the top of the machine right there mmm it is a Pirates of the Caribbean the guys at the factory we're not pulling a fast one on me looks to be all together this says open from the top topper and close okay so we're going to set this probably inside and also inside of this you see Schmidty there's a certificate right here it says limited-edition 356 signed by Eric Meunier first mate Keith P. Johnson and the pirate king Jersey Jack himself are ok as for doing this we want to double check to make sure the legs are free you got leg levelers here I'm going to go ahead and pull out the legs so they don't come crashing down when I cut this box good I'm gonna cut the size of the box again be careful whatever you're using a knife just in general but when you're using a knife you want to cut here but make sure you're not hitting that pinball machine whenever you're coming there's an extra protective corners here so maybe a little bit more to get that and maybe if you have cooled a true stop you have very precise methods of doing so where's Mesa now let's finally covers months of waiting being broke for a long long time waiting to spend on cheese you guys know how it is we buy a really nice pinball machine you end up selling some of the old stuff for anyone and waiting a long time selling these things right on the coin door oh that's a big one god it's sorry okay I don't see how you guys do it and now I'm dying for a Pepsi yeah so the cool thing is these come with felt these are really nice did you put them around the legs now there are metal protectors around these legs but the felt goes on there as well to to cover it even more okay so these up here it's gonna be a boring parts to bear with me Jersey Jack chose to do a black powder on these the collector's edition comes in a nice green greenish powder looks like it pulled up from the sea the standard edition of the Pirates of the Caribbean comes in a stainless steel [Applause] looks like all four leg levelers are in the vibe a little tip for you guys leg levelers nut the nut does not go there and that goes there how many times have you guys ever bought a machine and you find that the nut is on the top rather than the bottom rookies all right these are the front legs so we're gonna have these all the way slain to the floor and this cannot happen quick enough as Chris is watching his watch and my face is feeling warm at this point Oh for the love of everything see that Johnny Depp could drink they could drink with me I'm actually still is this fun got my best buddies here drinking you're not drinking just name it yeah he could drink Greg good but the time is it 10 o'clock at night Greg's been sleeping for 3 hours all right I don't want to take another shop that's usually I'm in two shots in now and that's a that's usually about what I drink a night if I'm going to a wedding or something that's it now one of the things last time I drank that crap though I think I was on spring break senior year feel like it's wasn't a great idea I said I got three more legs [ __ ] keep pouring too much snow okay is that a shot is everybody agreed is that shot that's a shot great go kill okay I wish I was faking this [Music] nothing to speed up the process just a little bit because I'd only be hungover tomorrow but you're gonna secure those again with the felt behind there you're just gonna be careful because there's gonna be a little bit more cushion so you do not want to over tighten those levels but you don't want this four hundred pound behemoth falling on you either we're looking on the bottom line cabbage Smitty looks pretty good to me just looking good how's that wood looking Smith it's a good wood maybe what kind of wood you think they're using on the bottom that cabbage there but oh he's inspecting it now hopefully you can guys hear me over here got a project little maple little birch nice little perch work will see the mighty oak look like a little hickey but the commercial devices let's all put on this thing bang nice speaker in the bottom that's your power switch oh okay prepping my nut one should always prep their nut Christmas Chris is now rolling his eyes pinball is just primed for in your window isn't it the rent I want to do this before I take mother's shot oh that's nice of Jack come here see what look what Jack did for me look at that a nice gold signature by mr. green himself be a sneak peek into them I can't say the packaging was pretty nice it's not just a machine that's custom okay again as a reminder do not cut this strip until you have it up on four legs and the head is laying on them cabinets so what I'm gonna try to do usually this is part where you have help from friends you lift the back ass into this thing up and you're gonna rest it halfway onto a solid stool right so you can put the back legs on there's many ways to do it but this is the way that I use where we had time line top time wine timewise let's go ahead and get that over words before lift this thing maybe you'll give me a little liquor people love that yeah I can do that how many is this we're not at that point that Jason to that point yeah okay it's dripping no [ __ ] we are going to get this done soon because I can't keep doing all right okay now I'm gonna lift this thing deadlift Wow okay this is my pinball career 0:01 back - oh love jersey jacks okay come on you know me Jason Pro status and I am missing legs get warming here i'ma press the back legs here depending on how good of a player you are how you like to play the games you can play like a boss like me I think these moochers jacks are set up in a way that is flat on the ground in the back make flagrant six-and-a-half used to used to used to Jack these back legs up so yeah we can always be we can always measure it later right now just for the purposes you never learn all that means you watch you watch the videos J he's still in a lot of shirt can afford it you're buying some Minzy too many tears of embalming all right I'm concerned with this bolt because it is not it's coming out like it's going in and that's not a good sign well if it's the drinking know my face just feels a little toasty all right we're getting through it what does this thing boy Oh Dean it's been sitting a while 11 13 18 is when is born I want to wring this [ __ ] was born I'm glad you guys are so it's amusing to you not to be confused by the villain in the film Tommy Boy I think it was something Solinsky there's Dean Aykroyd remember topical with uh Chris Farley and David Spade zalinsky yeah at the very end he was the king of the I'm gonna send some James whiskey wrap or something the name stilinski I make car parts for the American working man because that's what I am and that's who I care about [Music] sorry it's going wrong I loved it I waited this long for this expensive ass machine I'm not going to remember now carefully you will lift the Machine up take the stool out and set it down okay all right next step is to cut this table see this many stray cats and children bring them up make sure they're not behind the scene before you okay now next step lifting the head up now there are some okay once come back here real quick Jason I don't know if it's easy to get back here or not but I'm going to read in there but I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have to remove that styrofoam block thank you so this is a Alan's wrench back here it should have they should supply that in [Music] okay most of this you can't hear anyway because the microphone box okay I think it's the Pirates of the Caribbean yeah right I guess it's where you take off me down here take this lock bar off many of you know that there is a little lever pull this lever pops up make sure to keep your hand close here or else this glass will slide down this a $300 piece of glass do not want to do that take the wrapping off over your lumbar I've not seen them do this they do this maybe it's where the topper was sitting or something some of these have been sticking lately and see how this one does close the coin door before you take out the glass if not you're gonna slide that glass down it's gonna hit that coin where you're gonna scratch your nice visit laughs put your invisible ass and safe spot all right wrapper right here is out looks like there's some bubble wrap there oh yeah yeah okay start foam block there is out won't you pull your place in the first place comes up dirty Jeff Lewis has really nice service room but you want to make sure all right a couple of Star foam written back here to hold the ship in place during shipment you're probably supposed to do this another way I'm eager to play this game laughs I love that Chris is concerned yeah thank you buddy you're starting to make my liver think we're good right did I see anything else hasn't look at that fat man this is pretty I'm not sure what this thing is see where the power comes in okay I think we're good anything you guys see this stumblin bumblin host she's so pretty you can lift up play field if you'd like just to make sure that there's nothing to show people put on their side of the jersey jack shaker is in spot right here you've got your USB dongle see it gets filthy Kris dongle to update your games it's up there a power box there and the bottom of the play field Hey look everybody take notes you can still put subways in pinball machines it's okay all right it looks good okay let's put this let's put this thing down and see if we can't power it on play it I'll set it all up let me take a shot real quick we'll finish it up then we'll show you guys a little park some Caribbean by Jersey all right my microphones back here we're only doing it once let's do it make it worthwhile to all the viewers out there love you guys thanks for supporting the show my t-shirt it sure is 3 the rest of that bottle now yeah on machines built Stern in Jersey Jack there's a little bitty pump when every pushing in the pinball machine there's a bump right here you can either do what coin operators doing Jam it right in there or you can lift gently on the back and the front at the same time get it over that hill hold it so it don't fall back and then gently slide it back into place now this paper is a little bit different if you're used to handling pinball machines because of this monitor so I lift my arm or my hand down there there is quite a bit more to grab so be prepared for that all right overall the playfield looks good as I'm inspecting before I turn this thing on I'm looking for anything that might be out of place a wire form that looks a little strange I'm gonna have to look at that everything else looks like it's in place it's free it's good I think we're good we'll do final inspections before I let you guys go it's what little bubbles look like right there are a little on the ball see look at my hands yeah so you get a clean you balls cleaning your balls all right I'm back topper came in the box it's a piece of plexi right now in your bag in the coin box there are four screws and three caps here's the caps I've started the screws already the screws are gonna go up and I don't know how the screws are going to go we're gonna look at it but then it caps it off I believe like this I'm not sure you guys are experiencing protective film cover pardon the sweating here for another shot yeah I'm doing this for my buddy Eric minions he designed the hell out of this game I don't think he's been get it due respect yes oh all right now done we're gonna plug in this thing we get the tail bobbin right we've got the topper on Smitty found out okay here's the deal you've got to do the screw this side it's gonna come in this way and then you got the caps up front so for any of you guys are doing the Pirates yourself the screw goes in this side locks it in the place now before we go I got to take one more shot just one more right since I probably likely will not drink for another two and a half years here's to the next years are just a pinball machine being made hopefully it's Willy Wonka that's the last one that's a wrap everybody let's play some Pirates of the Caribbean [Applause] [Music] as [Music] alright guys Pirates of the Caribbean fresh out of the box everything's working great great job looks good we're gonna keep playing see [Music] you hit it off down the fat illusion you had a flame away the slingshot you're all an a/c outlet ah [Applause]

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