New York, November 22, 2005 – America’s first family of choppers, the Teutuls, roared into New York City to kick off the holiday season at legendary toy emporium FAO Schwarz. Combining fun, charity and profit, Paul Teutul, Sr., Paul, Jr. and Mikey showed off a life-sized, signed chopper, made of K’Nex parts, that is up for auction on eBay, proceeds to benefit USO charities.

The "American Chopper" stars also bought toys for charity, and when golden-haired Mikey posed with a large stuffed toy bear of similar color, he told us not to make him look like some kind of kiddy pervert. Store officials offered them ice cream refreshments, but Paul, Sr. asked for croissants instead, which they munched happily. When the shopping bag-laden trio finally went outside, they completed their New York tourist experience by jumping to avoid being splashed by a passing taxicab.