1 00:00:02,486 --> 00:00:04,987 On Only in America. 2 00:00:04,987 --> 00:00:08,151 The tough American gig of Gator relocator. 3 00:00:08,151 --> 00:00:11,166 - Woe. He's flipping on us. - What the hell? 4 00:00:12,606 --> 00:00:14,287 In Pennsylvania setting off 5 00:00:14,287 --> 00:00:18,336 fireworks ain't just a historic tradition. It's a family business. 6 00:00:18,336 --> 00:00:20,970 (missing scripts) fireworks, right there boys. 7 00:00:20,970 --> 00:00:24,415 And finally I check out the Vegas version of America's roughest, 8 00:00:24,415 --> 00:00:27,214 toughest female sport on wheels. 9 00:00:27,214 --> 00:00:29,430 Ahh! 10 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:33,803 Listen up America. I'm Larry the cable guy and I love this country. 11 00:00:33,803 --> 00:00:37,627 So I had this idea to find out all the things that make this country great. 12 00:00:37,627 --> 00:00:41,165 The people, the history, the way we do things. 13 00:00:41,165 --> 00:00:42,800 Only in America. 14 00:00:45,020 --> 00:00:47,631 ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY 15 00:00:48,111 --> 00:00:51,239 America a big old country with a lot critters. 16 00:00:51,239 --> 00:00:54,265 We got Mountain Lions, Bears, big horn sheep 17 00:00:54,265 --> 00:00:57,103 and whatever that thing is that sits on top of Donald Trump's head. 18 00:00:57,103 --> 00:00:59,760 So I'm down here at the Gulf Coast of Mississippi 19 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,225 where they got a whole lot of alligators. 20 00:01:02,225 --> 00:01:05,630 Alligators, in Spanish that means something just ate my dog 21 00:01:06,190 --> 00:01:08,592 but a lot of times these over grown lizards don't stay 22 00:01:08,592 --> 00:01:09,917 where they're supposed to. 23 00:01:09,917 --> 00:01:12,987 They'll get into somebody's pool or out on the road that's why 24 00:01:12,987 --> 00:01:17,509 I'm here to see who you call in case you need a gator relocator. 25 00:01:17,509 --> 00:01:20,979 Now that to be said I'm starting today with ten fingers. 26 00:01:20,979 --> 00:01:22,480 I hope I keep it that way. 27 00:01:22,870 --> 00:01:26,424 The American Alligator is native only to the Southeast United States 28 00:01:26,424 --> 00:01:30,608 and that's created a unique job that job removing gators 29 00:01:30,608 --> 00:01:32,750 when they drop in unannounced. 30 00:01:32,750 --> 00:01:35,827 Now these gators were on the verge of extinction many years ago 31 00:01:35,827 --> 00:01:38,984 but like tough Americans they bounced back in huge numbers. 32 00:01:39,404 --> 00:01:41,366 So now I'm going to learn a little gator wrangling 33 00:01:41,366 --> 00:01:42,820 from Ricky Flint and Lenny McCord 34 00:01:42,820 --> 00:01:45,010 from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife. 35 00:01:45,010 --> 00:01:46,614 And when I think of Gator Wranglers 36 00:01:46,614 --> 00:01:48,537 I think of the names Ricky and Lenny. 37 00:01:48,537 --> 00:01:51,590 Hello. Got you a little lizard do you? 38 00:01:51,590 --> 00:01:53,273 Got a young alligator here. 39 00:01:53,273 --> 00:01:55,935 This is one that was ah hanging out by some 40 00:01:55,935 --> 00:01:58,190 - Hanging out at the mall. - a rural residential area. 41 00:01:58,190 --> 00:01:59,214 Really. 42 00:01:59,214 --> 00:02:02,974 We started a program in 2007 trying to understand some information 43 00:02:02,974 --> 00:02:06,779 about how alligators move particularly ah with alligators 44 00:02:06,779 --> 00:02:09,335 that we capture and relocate. 45 00:02:09,335 --> 00:02:11,920 This is the tag that we're going to put on the alligators tail. 46 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:14,088 Just line that up with this hole that's sitting right here. 47 00:02:14,088 --> 00:02:16,881 Line that up with the hole. That's what she said. Haha.. 48 00:02:17,311 --> 00:02:19,355 Hard and quick. You ready, hard and quick 49 00:02:19,355 --> 00:02:21,409 - That's what she said again. - You ready? 50 00:02:21,409 --> 00:02:23,511 Yeah. All right. You tagged an alligator. 51 00:02:23,511 --> 00:02:26,081 We also put a tracking device on the alligator. 52 00:02:26,081 --> 00:02:28,417 Ah we're going to measure it and we're going to 53 00:02:28,417 --> 00:02:30,447 - Cut it up. - We're going to sex this alligator. 54 00:02:30,447 --> 00:02:33,257 - We're going to do what now? - We're going to sex the alligator. 55 00:02:33,257 --> 00:02:35,741 We are. I didn't know y'all done that down here. 56 00:02:36,321 --> 00:02:42,161 So the stories are true about the Gulf Coast. I'm just kidding. 57 00:02:42,161 --> 00:02:43,487 We're going to sex the alligator. 58 00:02:43,487 --> 00:02:45,432 You told me this would be family friendly. 59 00:02:45,432 --> 00:02:47,684 It is but you're the one that said it not me. 60 00:02:47,684 --> 00:02:50,485 Actually you cannot determine the sex of an alligator 61 00:02:50,485 --> 00:02:53,365 by looking at the exterior characteristics. 62 00:02:53,365 --> 00:02:55,631 All you're going to need to do is take your little pinky. 63 00:02:55,631 --> 00:02:58,553 You go ahead and sex the alligator. 64 00:02:58,553 --> 00:03:01,484 - This is the cloaca, this is where - The cloaca, okay. 65 00:03:01,484 --> 00:03:06,550 reproduction occurs and so we're going to need to stick in here. 66 00:03:06,550 --> 00:03:11,004 - Oh look at you. Seriously huh. - And it is a female. 67 00:03:11,004 --> 00:03:13,669 It is a female. Well let me feel. 68 00:03:13,669 --> 00:03:16,595 Yeah that's a female right there. Look at that. 69 00:03:16,595 --> 00:03:19,704 Well, you're feeling for something in there that is very obvious 70 00:03:19,704 --> 00:03:22,249 to most males, stingers and non stingers. 71 00:03:22,249 --> 00:03:25,895 Did you know that 70 percent of female alligators stay faithful 72 00:03:25,895 --> 00:03:29,377 to the single male? Except for the Jersey shore alligator. 73 00:03:29,377 --> 00:03:32,105 You get one drink in a Jersey shore Alligator 74 00:03:32,105 --> 00:03:33,961 she'll go home with anybody. 75 00:03:33,961 --> 00:03:36,522 Now there's more than five million gators in the U.S., 76 00:03:36,522 --> 00:03:40,236 30,000 in Mississippi, and almost 2 million in Louisiana. 77 00:03:40,236 --> 00:03:42,550 Now we might have to move a big one today 78 00:03:42,550 --> 00:03:45,047 so I'm going to get some practice in on this little dinky one. 79 00:03:45,047 --> 00:03:48,540 Most alligators tendency, he's probably going to hold his ground. 80 00:03:48,540 --> 00:03:52,355 They are nothing but muscle from tip to tip, it's solid muscle. 81 00:03:52,355 --> 00:03:55,202 - Very little fat. - Much like me. 82 00:03:55,202 --> 00:03:59,082 I was noticing that. He's quite lethargic now. 83 00:03:59,082 --> 00:04:01,646 He's probably not going to be much of a problem. 84 00:04:01,646 --> 00:04:06,232 All right they are very quick. He can outrun you for a short distant. 85 00:04:06,232 --> 00:04:08,912 - Get it slipped over the head. - That's how you do it. 86 00:04:08,912 --> 00:04:12,697 That pole right there only let's get so tight it's not gonna strangle them 87 00:04:12,697 --> 00:04:14,809 No but they breathe through their nose anyway. 88 00:04:14,809 --> 00:04:16,096 That's right. Yeah. 89 00:04:16,096 --> 00:04:19,079 At this point, I would ask you to come in from behind him. 90 00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:20,923 - Okay. - and kneel down. 91 00:04:20,923 --> 00:04:24,177 - And then restrain him. - And place your hand on his back. 92 00:04:24,177 --> 00:04:28,545 You son of a [bleep]. I got the alligator. Somebody get the police. 93 00:04:28,545 --> 00:04:32,355 We got the alligator boys. Maybe that's overdoing it a bit, huh? 94 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:33,982 We would normally take our hand 95 00:04:33,982 --> 00:04:36,454 and run it down the back to the head and mash the tip 96 00:04:36,454 --> 00:04:37,853 of the snot down to the ground. 97 00:04:37,853 --> 00:04:39,841 So you want to do, and then 98 00:04:39,841 --> 00:04:41,202 I got him. You just 99 00:04:41,202 --> 00:04:42,202 You got it. And then what do I do? 100 00:04:42,202 --> 00:04:43,976 - That's right just mash it down. - Just mash down on it. 101 00:04:43,976 --> 00:04:46,085 - All right I mashed. - Uh huh. 102 00:04:46,085 --> 00:04:49,980 Lenny you're, youre close to the teeth. What do you want me to do? 103 00:04:49,980 --> 00:04:51,435 You can let it come up a bit. 104 00:04:51,435 --> 00:04:54,893 Ok I'm letting up. You got it. You're going to hold him just like that. 105 00:04:54,893 --> 00:04:57,590 That's one hand to hold it, hold it closed. 106 00:04:57,590 --> 00:05:01,834 Alligators have up to 3000 pounds of pressure when they bite down. 107 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:03,395 I mean that's powerful. 108 00:05:03,395 --> 00:05:05,628 Now opening the mouth that's a different story. 109 00:05:05,628 --> 00:05:08,837 They're a lot weaker you can literally hold their mouth shut 110 00:05:08,837 --> 00:05:09,977 with your hand. 111 00:05:09,977 --> 00:05:12,846 Kind of like you do the kids when you take them to the mall. 112 00:05:12,846 --> 00:05:15,393 Good thing I got my practice in cause there's a ten-foot gator 113 00:05:15,393 --> 00:05:18,290 on the loose just off of Highway 614. 114 00:05:18,290 --> 00:05:19,846 (Unintelligible) gator loose. 115 00:05:19,846 --> 00:05:22,139 These type of situations are the worst ones. 116 00:05:22,139 --> 00:05:25,088 These are the most dangerous he's on hard surface ground. 117 00:05:25,088 --> 00:05:28,607 Um, he's green, we call it green because you haven't had him 118 00:05:28,607 --> 00:05:31,726 captured at all. He's, he's got all his energy built up. 119 00:05:31,726 --> 00:05:35,867 Oh perfect. Well let's go get us an alligator. Dag it. 120 00:05:36,907 --> 00:05:39,020 - Let me give you the end of it. - All right. 121 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:40,318 You get that end. 122 00:05:40,318 --> 00:05:41,603 Now what am I supposed to do with this end. 123 00:05:41,603 --> 00:05:42,490 Hold it. 124 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,853 Now if he comes at us we just haul right? Well he just going to sit there 125 00:05:46,853 --> 00:05:48,740 and let us do it. Oh look at this. 126 00:05:48,740 --> 00:05:51,154 Ohhhh, right now the alligator's hissing, 127 00:05:51,154 --> 00:05:54,761 he's making a hissing noise at us. How big do we think he is? 128 00:05:54,761 --> 00:05:59,305 Oh, he's flipping on us. Oh look. Don't get him too close to us. 129 00:05:59,305 --> 00:06:00,812 We're in a good position. 130 00:06:00,812 --> 00:06:02,308 - We are in a good position. - Yeah. 131 00:06:02,308 --> 00:06:08,532 Oh shoot, what the hell? I'm pushing Ricky up in front of me here. 132 00:06:11,202 --> 00:06:15,862 - Oh look at this. Oh Jesus. - Woe look at that. 133 00:06:15,862 --> 00:06:21,139 - Ohhhh. - Watch his tail. 134 00:06:21,139 --> 00:06:26,098 - Don't let the tail get on him. - Come on tape him. 135 00:06:26,098 --> 00:06:29,441 Hold on. (missing scripts) 136 00:06:29,441 --> 00:06:30,887 How many loops you want me doing here? 137 00:06:30,887 --> 00:06:32,751 - About three. - About three loops? 138 00:06:32,751 --> 00:06:34,745 - Come on. - All right, all right. 139 00:06:34,745 --> 00:06:36,318 - That's good. - Rip that tape. 140 00:06:36,318 --> 00:06:37,993 - Tear it off. - All right. 141 00:06:37,993 --> 00:06:42,283 Well son of a... I could never rip this duck tape. There we go. 142 00:06:42,283 --> 00:06:44,874 So we got him. We got him licked. 143 00:06:44,874 --> 00:06:47,007 Let's get him tied. Get his legs tied. 144 00:06:47,007 --> 00:06:49,434 Now this is your average everyday stuff for these guys. 145 00:06:49,434 --> 00:06:52,595 See a little blood on the alligator it ain't their fault this alligator 146 00:06:52,595 --> 00:06:54,577 started bouncing around and scuffed his nose up. 147 00:06:54,577 --> 00:06:56,600 All right let Larry tie them back legs up. 148 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:01,596 All right, now I got I should've wore a cup. We going to hog-tie it. 149 00:07:01,596 --> 00:07:04,869 Okay. We're hog-tying an alligator. 150 00:07:04,869 --> 00:07:07,270 And why do we have to hog tie the legs if we got him 151 00:07:07,270 --> 00:07:08,223 already noosed up? 152 00:07:08,223 --> 00:07:10,198 With his feet on the ground he's a lot more mobile. 153 00:07:10,198 --> 00:07:12,358 How do these alligators get so mobile? 154 00:07:12,358 --> 00:07:14,227 It's actually because of us humans. 155 00:07:14,227 --> 00:07:17,036 They got man-made ponds and culverts that allow them 156 00:07:17,036 --> 00:07:19,897 to go about a 100 miles away from their swampy homes. 157 00:07:19,897 --> 00:07:22,335 They call it the Alligator Highway. 158 00:07:22,335 --> 00:07:25,418 Give it time the government will put a toll on it too. 159 00:07:25,418 --> 00:07:26,318 Ready. 160 00:07:26,318 --> 00:07:27,753 - Now who's gonna get the tail? - You are. 161 00:07:27,753 --> 00:07:31,951 Now that son of bitch going to come around and knock my legs in two 162 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:33,501 All right, there we go. 163 00:07:33,501 --> 00:07:37,215 Hey look at that. Woe look at that. I almost got killed. 164 00:07:38,185 --> 00:07:41,031 Now that I single-handedly got this gator under control 165 00:07:41,031 --> 00:07:42,762 without any help from anybody else we head out to 166 00:07:42,762 --> 00:07:45,652 an undisclosed location to release it back into the wild. 167 00:07:47,062 --> 00:07:49,329 I've seen that tail wagging. 168 00:07:49,329 --> 00:07:52,439 Now when Gator attacks happen it is big news. 169 00:07:53,569 --> 00:07:57,131 He is a hissing and a hollering. Watch your feet. Watch your feet. 170 00:07:57,691 --> 00:08:00,049 But down south they know deaths are rare. 171 00:08:00,049 --> 00:08:03,224 They tell me only about 30 people have died from gator attacks 172 00:08:03,224 --> 00:08:06,133 in the United States in the last 100 years. 173 00:08:07,193 --> 00:08:09,597 Holy mackerel, this dudes pissed. 174 00:08:09,597 --> 00:08:11,979 We're untying it so we can get him tied back good. 175 00:08:11,979 --> 00:08:14,427 I think Larry's the one that tied his hind legs right. 176 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:17,012 Look it's the first time I ever hog-tied an alligator. 177 00:08:19,362 --> 00:08:22,103 Well it's a good thing I showed up to help y'all out. 178 00:08:22,103 --> 00:08:24,721 I mean you'd barely have his rope on by now. 179 00:08:25,661 --> 00:08:28,344 Okay America, what animal is responsible 180 00:08:28,344 --> 00:08:33,484 for the most deaths every year. Is it the Alligator? [BUZZ] 181 00:08:33,484 --> 00:08:34,536 What the hell? 182 00:08:34,626 --> 00:08:37,904 Snake? [BUZZ], 183 00:08:37,904 --> 00:08:39,811 Shark? [BUZZ]. 184 00:08:39,811 --> 00:08:43,757 Nope, it's the mosquito. Mosquito? 185 00:08:43,757 --> 00:08:46,091 Mosquito's an animal. [DING] 186 00:08:46,091 --> 00:08:48,089 Boy you do learn stuff on here. 187 00:08:48,089 --> 00:08:50,211 I'm going to let you might take some notes for us. 188 00:08:50,211 --> 00:08:51,525 All right 'Ill do it. 189 00:08:51,525 --> 00:08:54,536 Snout length is 11 and 1/8th. Can you write that down? 190 00:08:54,536 --> 00:08:55,899 - I got it. - Nine foot, 191 00:08:55,899 --> 00:08:57,381 11 inches and three quarters. 192 00:08:57,381 --> 00:09:00,550 - Nine, 11 and three quarters. - One quarter inch shy of ten foot. 193 00:09:00,550 --> 00:09:04,879 So he's ah a Lebron James and a Webster kind of back to back. 194 00:09:04,879 --> 00:09:07,325 What's his biggest adversary other than you? 195 00:09:07,325 --> 00:09:10,554 - Ah, another alligator. - And that'd be pretty much it. 196 00:09:10,554 --> 00:09:14,005 That'd be it, 44 inches and 4/8th on his belly. 197 00:09:14,005 --> 00:09:17,815 44 and 4/8th. He can wear my pants. Unbelievable. 198 00:09:17,815 --> 00:09:20,199 That's almost the exact same size. 199 00:09:20,199 --> 00:09:22,130 Hey I got a pair of suit pants at the house if you want them. 200 00:09:22,130 --> 00:09:23,972 You've been wanting to do something right? 201 00:09:23,972 --> 00:09:25,974 - Yes sir. - Sex him. 202 00:09:25,974 --> 00:09:27,796 - Oh, I'm not sexing that one. - Huh. 203 00:09:27,796 --> 00:09:29,904 I'm not sexing that big thing. Are you kidding me 204 00:09:29,904 --> 00:09:31,568 I can get my whole fist in that hole. 205 00:09:31,568 --> 00:09:35,471 Uh. See this is what happens when you try to put a finger in it. 206 00:09:36,341 --> 00:09:39,908 Oh yeah. We got a boy. We definitely got ah. 207 00:09:39,908 --> 00:09:41,916 - Okay. - We.. yeah. 208 00:09:41,916 --> 00:09:44,183 All right, let's pull him down to the edge of the water. 209 00:09:44,183 --> 00:09:47,120 Okay. Boy he's going to love this, isn't he? 210 00:09:47,990 --> 00:09:51,097 He's going to, I bet now is he just going to really immediately haul. 211 00:09:51,097 --> 00:09:52,669 Ah, probably not. 212 00:09:52,669 --> 00:09:54,391 I don't want to be the one to have to take the tape off 213 00:09:54,391 --> 00:09:55,991 cause he's really going to 214 00:09:55,991 --> 00:09:57,282 Oh, yeah you're going to take the tape off. 215 00:09:57,282 --> 00:09:57,992 But. 216 00:09:57,992 --> 00:09:59,543 You're going to tie, tie this rope to this tape. 217 00:09:59,543 --> 00:10:02,715 Oh and pull the tape off. Oh that's got to suck. 218 00:10:02,715 --> 00:10:05,407 - You ever had your back waxed? - No. 219 00:10:05,407 --> 00:10:09,362 If it feels anything like that then he's going to be pissed. 220 00:10:09,362 --> 00:10:11,982 Now if I pull this off is he going to run towards me? 221 00:10:11,982 --> 00:10:13,235 - Naw. - Yeah. 222 00:10:13,235 --> 00:10:15,086 Right towards that water. Time to yank that off of him. 223 00:10:15,086 --> 00:10:19,405 You can pull it off. Where are you going? 224 00:10:19,405 --> 00:10:23,514 I didn't want him to come after me. I mean I got no idea. 225 00:10:23,514 --> 00:10:27,200 I'm not, you know I just look at alligators from a fence with kids. 226 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,279 Now he's, how long will he sit here until he feels comfortable? 227 00:10:30,279 --> 00:10:32,228 Now does he know the waters there? 228 00:10:32,228 --> 00:10:34,128 You see, he's focused on us right now 229 00:10:34,128 --> 00:10:36,602 - How about this butterfly? - He's pretty brave. 230 00:10:36,602 --> 00:10:42,125 Now will he ... Look at that! The butterfly is the king of the forest. 231 00:10:42,125 --> 00:10:44,556 He's sitting there right now going huh do something, 232 00:10:44,556 --> 00:10:46,218 all right you want a piece of me. 233 00:10:46,218 --> 00:10:50,055 The butterfly's the only one that got any (missing scripts) around here. 234 00:10:50,055 --> 00:10:53,010 That's about as close as any living thing is going to get to this alligator 235 00:10:53,010 --> 00:10:58,145 is that butterfly, oh look out now. Look out. Lenny come on now. 236 00:10:58,725 --> 00:11:04,826 Listen to that huh. Listen to that he is really bent out of shape. 237 00:11:04,826 --> 00:11:08,034 Yeah the butterfly's even getting worried now. 238 00:11:08,034 --> 00:11:11,257 Lenny come on now it ain't worth it. This ain't major network television. 239 00:11:12,127 --> 00:11:15,539 This is cable. Oh there he goes. Now he's getting out of here. 240 00:11:15,539 --> 00:11:20,120 Heap, ship it. Heap, get um out of here. 241 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:25,186 Heap, ship it. Heap, get on out of here. There he goes. 242 00:11:26,946 --> 00:11:29,571 Larry, we just got another call. 243 00:11:30,721 --> 00:11:35,773 Okay, I just hate letting them go like that, I've grown attached to it. 244 00:11:36,473 --> 00:11:40,347 As soon as we finished relocating one gator we were back on the road 245 00:11:40,347 --> 00:11:43,060 to investigate another gator disturbance. 246 00:11:43,060 --> 00:11:46,391 - Do I need my shotgun? - No. 247 00:11:46,391 --> 00:11:50,254 I'm trying to show this house and there's alligator in the back yard. 248 00:11:50,254 --> 00:11:52,279 - Are you the owner? - No, I'm realtor. 249 00:11:52,279 --> 00:11:52,736 Okay. 250 00:11:52,736 --> 00:11:54,091 He might be in the pool I haven't seen him. 251 00:11:54,091 --> 00:11:55,622 Why dont you go out there and get that alligator 252 00:11:55,622 --> 00:11:57,152 - and I'll talk to the realtor . - Okay. 253 00:11:57,152 --> 00:11:58,564 about whats going on here. 254 00:11:58,564 --> 00:12:01,079 Well you know Ricky does have more experience than I do 255 00:12:01,079 --> 00:12:02,522 at taming alligators. 256 00:12:02,522 --> 00:12:06,044 I stick with what I know about, calming red heads. 257 00:12:06,044 --> 00:12:08,741 I'll be dog on, how in the heck did he get in there? 258 00:12:08,741 --> 00:12:09,620 I don't know. 259 00:12:09,620 --> 00:12:10,949 Now how we're going to do this. 260 00:12:10,949 --> 00:12:14,146 He's in this daggon toilet. Look at this. 261 00:12:14,146 --> 00:12:16,346 He's probably not going to come back up to the surface. 262 00:12:16,346 --> 00:12:18,458 - You're going to drain the pool. - Let me go get my rod. 263 00:12:20,118 --> 00:12:23,003 So how often does this happen to y'all you come out here 264 00:12:23,003 --> 00:12:25,675 - he's submerges in a pool. - It's not all that unusual. 265 00:12:25,675 --> 00:12:27,552 Boy you truly are a professional 266 00:12:27,552 --> 00:12:31,843 if you can snag an alligator in poop water ... Lenny! 267 00:12:33,593 --> 00:12:35,039 All right here we go. 268 00:12:35,039 --> 00:12:37,486 Now be careful cause that thing comes flying out of there 269 00:12:37,486 --> 00:12:41,372 Hey, good job Rick. Where you get him at right in the foot? 270 00:12:41,372 --> 00:12:44,063 Look at him he's pretty. Geez. 271 00:12:44,283 --> 00:12:46,976 How long can an alligator hold its breath underwater Rick? 272 00:12:46,976 --> 00:12:49,579 At least an hour if they're you know relax. 273 00:12:49,579 --> 00:12:51,320 - Oh geesh that's the whole show. - All right. 274 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,528 Hey there you go, look at that. We got him. 275 00:12:53,528 --> 00:12:56,595 You might want to stand back. This is only for professional. 276 00:12:57,105 --> 00:12:59,777 See he's a little less scary looking than the other one 277 00:12:59,777 --> 00:13:02,477 that we did earlier today but he's still scary. 278 00:13:02,477 --> 00:13:05,703 I want you to ride down and put your hands on his back 279 00:13:05,703 --> 00:13:08,910 and put your weight on him as you get on him. 280 00:13:08,910 --> 00:13:09,946 - Are you serious? - Yes. 281 00:13:09,946 --> 00:13:10,841 What about his tail? 282 00:13:10,841 --> 00:13:13,533 Your hands need to land right here on his back and right there. 283 00:13:13,533 --> 00:13:14,979 Is his tail going to swing out? 284 00:13:14,979 --> 00:13:16,996 His tail is going to do stuff but you ain't got to worry about it. 285 00:13:16,996 --> 00:13:18,644 - So just get over it like this. - Yeap, yeap. 286 00:13:18,644 --> 00:13:19,950 And you need to do it quick. 287 00:13:19,950 --> 00:13:21,639 - Well. - You're waiting around. Lets go. 288 00:13:21,639 --> 00:13:23,590 Okay, one knee, one knee down. 289 00:13:23,590 --> 00:13:25,623 All right, slide your hand right down the top of his snout. 290 00:13:25,623 --> 00:13:28,746 - Okay, just like that. - And mash it down. Come on. 291 00:13:28,746 --> 00:13:30,281 - I'm doing it. - Mash it down. 292 00:13:30,281 --> 00:13:32,759 - I'm mashed down, I'm mashed it. - Why are you shaking? 293 00:13:32,759 --> 00:13:36,185 Well I got a tremor in one of my hands I automatically shake. 294 00:13:36,415 --> 00:13:38,153 I mean I ain't never done this before. 295 00:13:38,153 --> 00:13:39,571 All right now take your hand and wrap it around his jaw. 296 00:13:39,571 --> 00:13:41,077 He smells like a damn hog. 297 00:13:41,077 --> 00:13:44,105 Around the jaw. Come on back here. Right there. 298 00:13:44,105 --> 00:13:45,679 What do I do hold it? 299 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,331 Hold it. We're counting on you baby. 300 00:13:47,331 --> 00:13:52,750 All right I'm holding it. Only in America. 301 00:13:52,750 --> 00:13:54,485 Ok now we got him. 302 00:13:54,485 --> 00:13:57,972 You know what we just did? We gator done. 303 00:13:59,742 --> 00:14:01,786 Now that we got the gator all tied up 304 00:14:01,786 --> 00:14:03,947 we're fixing to take him to cleaner waters. 305 00:14:03,947 --> 00:14:06,948 Oh god dang, I am so over this show. 306 00:14:06,948 --> 00:14:10,584 Honestly. How much you think he weighs? He's not too big 307 00:14:10,584 --> 00:14:13,067 Ah probably 40, 50 lbs. 308 00:14:13,067 --> 00:14:16,161 That's about it. Cause I'm looking at the bulge in my arm 309 00:14:16,161 --> 00:14:18,306 that looks like a 60lb bulge, oh. 310 00:14:18,306 --> 00:14:23,093 And once again we take the gator to another location to release him back 311 00:14:23,093 --> 00:14:24,941 into the wild and if we're lucky 312 00:14:24,941 --> 00:14:27,632 maybe he'll find where that red head realtor lives. 313 00:14:27,632 --> 00:14:28,712 How do they mate? 314 00:14:28,712 --> 00:14:31,427 I mean if, if his is under there and hers is under there 315 00:14:31,427 --> 00:14:33,960 If this, if this were the female and they were in the water 316 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,914 the male would come along belly on top of her back. 317 00:14:36,914 --> 00:14:37,884 All right. 318 00:14:37,884 --> 00:14:42,525 And his reproductive organ would come all the way under and back up. 319 00:14:44,045 --> 00:14:46,330 About knocked my reproductive organ. 320 00:14:46,330 --> 00:14:48,117 Good thing is he got tape on his lip 321 00:14:48,117 --> 00:14:51,160 or he would've had two testicles right in his snout. 322 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:56,123 - Sheez. - It's a very, what's the word, ah? 323 00:14:56,123 --> 00:14:58,143 - Romantic. - It's not very romantic. 324 00:14:58,143 --> 00:14:59,436 - It's a violent - It's a violent. 325 00:14:59,436 --> 00:14:59,916 Really. 326 00:14:59,916 --> 00:15:02,285 The male's usually biting the female to hold on to her leg. 327 00:15:02,285 --> 00:15:03,147 No kidding. 328 00:15:03,147 --> 00:15:05,982 The courtship actually takes place for an hour or more. 329 00:15:05,982 --> 00:15:07,946 Does she look for a particular guy? 330 00:15:07,946 --> 00:15:10,363 Uh huh. And the males will fight over her. 331 00:15:10,363 --> 00:15:11,737 And they'll fight over her and then she'll pick 332 00:15:11,737 --> 00:15:14,748 - the baddest one of the bunch. - Yeah. I guess. 333 00:15:14,748 --> 00:15:17,867 Well I tell you what them fights over the lady gators are brutal! 334 00:15:17,867 --> 00:15:21,730 The male gators will bite each other's legs off and tails and heads. 335 00:15:21,730 --> 00:15:24,784 Sometimes they'll even eat their rivals. 336 00:15:25,514 --> 00:15:28,422 It's like the wild kingdom version of Jerry Springer. 337 00:15:28,422 --> 00:15:31,922 There's alligator of all range of sizes that exist in here 338 00:15:31,922 --> 00:15:35,261 from hatchlings eight inches long up to 13 feet. 339 00:15:35,261 --> 00:15:37,839 So he'll pretty much be left alone he's to the size now 340 00:15:37,839 --> 00:15:39,929 where he's really going to be ok. 341 00:15:39,929 --> 00:15:42,529 Yeah he's, he's going to find him a new home range in here. 342 00:15:42,529 --> 00:15:43,827 Survival of the fittest. 343 00:15:43,827 --> 00:15:46,365 You know a lot of people will take him home and make them boots 344 00:15:46,365 --> 00:15:50,289 but these guys and me, we're going to go ahead and let him go 345 00:15:50,289 --> 00:15:54,952 and let him be eaten by a larger alligator. 346 00:15:54,952 --> 00:15:58,231 That's the humane way to do it. Well let's go let him go. 347 00:15:58,231 --> 00:15:59,341 - We're ready. - Let's let him loose. 348 00:15:59,341 --> 00:16:00,356 All right 349 00:16:00,736 --> 00:16:03,644 Good bye is always the hardest part in this whole thing. 350 00:16:03,644 --> 00:16:05,591 Off to a new world. 351 00:16:05,591 --> 00:16:09,723 My fellow Americans I don't know about you but I feel pretty secure 352 00:16:09,723 --> 00:16:12,427 when I wake up in the morning and there's a reptile in my bed, 353 00:16:12,427 --> 00:16:14,685 which has happened a few times after tequila. 354 00:16:14,685 --> 00:16:18,392 That there's somebody there I can call and the folks in Mississippi 355 00:16:18,392 --> 00:16:20,324 ought to be thankful there's somebody they can call 356 00:16:20,324 --> 00:16:24,357 the next time they wake up and they find a alligator in their Jacuzzi 357 00:16:24,687 --> 00:16:28,079 By the way if you do find an alligator in the Jacuzzi do not get 358 00:16:28,079 --> 00:16:30,746 in the hot tub until he's good and comfortable 359 00:16:30,746 --> 00:16:36,111 and has a couple glasses of wine. All right. Off to the wild. 360 00:16:36,801 --> 00:16:39,162 ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY 361 00:16:39,162 --> 00:16:41,747 PENNSYLVANIA NEW CASTLE 362 00:16:41,747 --> 00:16:44,926 Crackers. Lady fingers. Flaming balls. 363 00:16:44,926 --> 00:16:48,063 No that ain't a medical condition, that's fire crackers. 364 00:16:48,063 --> 00:16:51,362 Whether it be a beautiful display that lights up the sky 365 00:16:51,362 --> 00:16:54,339 or throwing an M80 down your neighbor's toilet, 366 00:16:54,339 --> 00:16:56,795 fire crackers are truly American. 367 00:16:56,795 --> 00:16:59,149 And I'm here in New Castle, Pennsylvania, 368 00:16:59,149 --> 00:17:00,890 the firecracker capitol of the world. 369 00:17:00,890 --> 00:17:04,180 And I'm gonna meet a family called the Zambelli's that immigrated here 370 00:17:04,180 --> 00:17:05,753 all the way from Italy and started 371 00:17:05,753 --> 00:17:09,079 one of the biggest firework companies in the United States. 372 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:12,207 And fortunately they got all their fingers and they're not deaf. 373 00:17:12,207 --> 00:17:14,303 What are the odds? 374 00:17:14,303 --> 00:17:15,996 - How are you doing today? - Huh? 375 00:17:16,446 --> 00:17:18,159 Never mind. 376 00:17:19,449 --> 00:17:22,138 All right we all know there are two kinds of fireworks. 377 00:17:22,138 --> 00:17:26,940 The cheap ones that stink that your Uncle brings over, and these. 378 00:17:26,940 --> 00:17:30,405 The Zambelli's are truly and only in America story. 379 00:17:30,405 --> 00:17:33,482 They put on some of the biggest fireworks shows in the country 380 00:17:33,482 --> 00:17:37,477 including Presidential Inaugurations, the World Series and the Superbowl. 381 00:17:37,477 --> 00:17:39,283 So I met with George Zambelli, 382 00:17:39,283 --> 00:17:42,378 grandson of founder Antonio Zambelli. 383 00:17:42,378 --> 00:17:43,708 So how long have y'all been here. 384 00:17:43,708 --> 00:17:49,145 My grandfather back in 1893 immigrated from Italy, 385 00:17:49,145 --> 00:17:52,090 brought his pyrotechnic dream with him and my father 386 00:17:52,090 --> 00:17:55,798 and his three brothers, Louis, Carmen and Joe, has brought 387 00:17:55,798 --> 00:17:58,636 uh, the company to being the premiere company in the world. 388 00:17:58,936 --> 00:18:01,416 Fireworks historically like Walmart dates back to 389 00:18:01,416 --> 00:18:03,640 China where they invented the black powder. 390 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,264 Now Marco Polo brought that black powder to Italy and that's when 391 00:18:06,264 --> 00:18:08,856 the fireworks really took off. 392 00:18:09,276 --> 00:18:11,999 At Zambelli, everything is handmade. 393 00:18:11,999 --> 00:18:15,518 Employees work in small buildings separated by blast walls 394 00:18:15,518 --> 00:18:18,833 just in case one of them blows. 395 00:18:18,833 --> 00:18:22,036 Frank Phillips here makes the basic chemical composition 396 00:18:22,036 --> 00:18:25,539 that's used in fireworks to create the spectacular colors. 397 00:18:25,539 --> 00:18:28,425 - Well how's it going? - Okay Larry. Greetings. 398 00:18:28,425 --> 00:18:30,703 - Well I don't know am I allowed - You're allowed, you're allowed. 399 00:18:30,703 --> 00:18:33,504 Now wait a sec hold on a sec. now are all these chemicals safe? 400 00:18:33,504 --> 00:18:34,353 Yes. 401 00:18:34,353 --> 00:18:36,683 Then why are you wearing a paper suit? 402 00:18:38,003 --> 00:18:40,691 Everybody's wearing breathing units but me. 403 00:18:40,691 --> 00:18:43,220 So is it safe for me to be in here like that? 404 00:18:43,220 --> 00:18:44,968 No you should have a facemask. 405 00:18:44,968 --> 00:18:47,432 Now what are these uh? 406 00:18:47,432 --> 00:18:50,015 - The uh, this here is the oxidizer. - Okay. 407 00:18:50,015 --> 00:18:54,206 That's the oxidizer that causes the burn and this is the uh 408 00:18:54,206 --> 00:18:59,966 uh, uh the uh and this is the this is the uh, uh 409 00:18:59,966 --> 00:19:02,908 - This stuff doesn't affect your eyes? - Um this is the ... what, no. 410 00:19:02,908 --> 00:19:05,647 - Because I'm getting blurry. Really? - No, it doesn't. 411 00:19:05,647 --> 00:19:07,413 - Okay. - All right just like you did when you 412 00:19:07,413 --> 00:19:12,027 It looks delicious. Looks like a flower cinnamon kinda butterscotch mix 413 00:19:12,027 --> 00:19:14,280 Yes. And all you do is you take it, here's the screen 414 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,806 How'd you learn how to do all this? 415 00:19:17,806 --> 00:19:21,870 - Starting with Zambelli's in '61. - Really, way back in '61? 416 00:19:21,870 --> 00:19:26,552 61, just lift it up and shake it back and forth until it goes through. 417 00:19:26,552 --> 00:19:29,156 So how many hours a day are you in here sifting? 418 00:19:29,156 --> 00:19:31,059 Oh, 8, 8 hours day, five days a week. 419 00:19:31,059 --> 00:19:33,002 Just a lot of thinking going on in here, ha? 420 00:19:33,002 --> 00:19:33,689 Yeah. 421 00:19:33,689 --> 00:19:36,780 Did you know our first fireworks display on the fourth of July 422 00:19:36,780 --> 00:19:40,982 happened in 1777 and that year we were still fighting the British 423 00:19:40,982 --> 00:19:45,928 talk about good old American optimism? It's like, ah, we'll win that game. 424 00:19:45,928 --> 00:19:48,899 Tell you what thank god for the fourth of July huh? 425 00:19:48,899 --> 00:19:50,149 Pardon? 426 00:19:50,149 --> 00:19:51,870 You'd be making cake batter somewhere. 427 00:19:51,870 --> 00:19:55,033 Right now you look like Semos in Planet of the Apes 428 00:19:55,033 --> 00:19:58,672 with that looking at me like that it's like the Semos' nose 429 00:19:58,672 --> 00:20:00,244 and uh it's unbelievable. 430 00:20:00,244 --> 00:20:03,288 Now sometimes just for the hell of it do you ever walk into a restaurant 431 00:20:03,288 --> 00:20:06,409 and go, "All right everybody we gotta get outta here." 432 00:20:06,889 --> 00:20:09,780 Now fireworks function like little bombs of light. 433 00:20:09,780 --> 00:20:11,599 They are shells packed with those explosives 434 00:20:11,599 --> 00:20:13,473 and the salts that give 'em color. 435 00:20:13,473 --> 00:20:14,934 They then get two fuses 436 00:20:14,934 --> 00:20:17,886 one that lights the mortar that blows up and sends them into the sky, 437 00:20:17,886 --> 00:20:19,857 and a second that burns slower 438 00:20:19,857 --> 00:20:23,799 so it's timed to explode when the shell is in the air. 439 00:20:23,799 --> 00:20:26,241 Raymond Laffredo is a guy who has been packing shells 440 00:20:26,241 --> 00:20:29,068 for the Zambelli's since he came back from Vietnam. 441 00:20:29,068 --> 00:20:29,905 Well how's it going? 442 00:20:29,905 --> 00:20:33,695 This guy is an expert at putting together the most complicated 443 00:20:33,695 --> 00:20:37,108 shells, including all the cool shapes that pop out of these things. 444 00:20:37,108 --> 00:20:41,027 Now I heard that you put other things in these firecrackers, 445 00:20:41,027 --> 00:20:44,406 what's the weirdest request you've ever had to stuff a firecracker with? 446 00:20:44,406 --> 00:20:47,097 Well, for instance, Hunter S. Thompson was one of 'em. 447 00:20:47,097 --> 00:20:50,794 When he died, uh he was cremated and he sent his ashes here 448 00:20:50,794 --> 00:20:53,223 - to be built into a shell. - Really? 449 00:20:53,223 --> 00:20:54,332 - Yes. - Here? 450 00:20:54,332 --> 00:20:55,151 Yes. 451 00:20:55,151 --> 00:20:57,476 Hunter S. Thompson's ashes come here so you put 'em in a shell 452 00:20:57,476 --> 00:20:59,160 so he wanted to explode where? 453 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,495 Over his property out west somewhere. 454 00:21:01,495 --> 00:21:02,527 Do a lot of people do that? 455 00:21:02,527 --> 00:21:06,153 I've made about 15 shells full of uh ashes. 456 00:21:06,153 --> 00:21:11,028 Really? Only in America can you ship your ashes to this man right here 457 00:21:11,028 --> 00:21:14,805 and he will shoot you over anything you wanna be shot out. 458 00:21:14,805 --> 00:21:15,927 Anywhere, any place. 459 00:21:15,927 --> 00:21:17,879 - That's a good burial right there. - Yes, it is. 460 00:21:17,879 --> 00:21:19,336 Now what is she doing over here? 461 00:21:19,336 --> 00:21:24,176 She's uh pasting uh six-inch shells in the last process of being pasted here. 462 00:21:25,996 --> 00:21:28,806 Boy you look like you need some help, why are you pasting? 463 00:21:28,806 --> 00:21:31,386 Because this is the last step. 464 00:21:31,386 --> 00:21:34,360 - Are you pissed off or something? - No. 465 00:21:35,230 --> 00:21:37,778 You look like you're about to go off on something. 466 00:21:37,778 --> 00:21:41,409 - I was like, okay. - Serious work here serious work. 467 00:21:41,409 --> 00:21:45,158 I hear ya, now they call it spiking because they wrap it all up in the 468 00:21:45,158 --> 00:21:50,352 Yes, because the tighter your shell is the more 469 00:21:51,612 --> 00:21:53,358 The tighter your shell is? 470 00:21:53,358 --> 00:21:55,566 The tighter, the harder it is to break the 471 00:21:55,566 --> 00:22:00,244 - Oh so the tighter the shell is the - The ... 472 00:22:00,244 --> 00:22:02,621 Let's all complete this sentence at home, shall we? 473 00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:06,732 The tighter the shell is the blank. The tighter it is the more intense 474 00:22:06,732 --> 00:22:08,068 - the explosion. - Yes. 475 00:22:08,068 --> 00:22:11,304 That's what she said. Hahahaha 476 00:22:11,304 --> 00:22:14,938 Any uh 477 00:22:14,938 --> 00:22:17,091 - Ok now we're. - Ok sit on down. 478 00:22:17,091 --> 00:22:20,372 - Do you even work here? - Yeah. Anyway ah yeah the ah. 479 00:22:20,372 --> 00:22:24,286 Are we doing something illegal all I asked it what you're doing. 480 00:22:24,286 --> 00:22:26,041 - I know what I'm doing. - Well what are you doing? 481 00:22:26,041 --> 00:22:28,328 - I am pasting this shell. - What does that mean? 482 00:22:28,328 --> 00:22:31,720 - Anyway, anyway - Okay. 483 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,387 Yes, the harder it breaks for is the, the spiking, you roll it 484 00:22:40,457 --> 00:22:43,399 Darling I love you to death, I love you. 485 00:22:43,399 --> 00:22:46,357 Anyway, okay, I roll it now you have to cut the paper 486 00:22:46,357 --> 00:22:47,689 and then put it on the bottom. 487 00:22:47,689 --> 00:22:49,674 Okay and what is the purpose of this? 488 00:22:49,674 --> 00:22:53,421 The purpose of the pasting of the paper on the shell 489 00:22:53,421 --> 00:22:57,841 after it's been spiked is to bring more intense explosion 490 00:22:57,841 --> 00:23:00,067 because you're making it harder. 491 00:23:00,067 --> 00:23:02,953 Right. So I still don't understand why we do it? 492 00:23:02,953 --> 00:23:15,843 We make it tighter and more compact to have a better explosion. 493 00:23:15,843 --> 00:23:20,050 The more explosion it's gonna shoot bring the all the components out. 494 00:23:20,050 --> 00:23:21,925 How much glue do you have to put on this? 495 00:23:21,925 --> 00:23:23,516 It starts out like this. 496 00:23:23,516 --> 00:23:25,562 So it starts out just a dry piece of paper? 497 00:23:25,562 --> 00:23:27,546 - Just a dry p- - Then you add the glue. 498 00:23:27,546 --> 00:23:29,724 - Put it on. - Okay then you add your glue. 499 00:23:29,724 --> 00:23:32,938 - And then you wrap this in it. - Then you wrap the paper. 500 00:23:32,938 --> 00:23:34,880 And why do we wrap those in this paper? 501 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,589 You wrap them in the paper to ... 502 00:23:38,589 --> 00:23:40,662 And the purpose of wrapping them in there? 503 00:23:40,662 --> 00:23:46,471 Erupt, not eruption um explosion. The most is spread. 504 00:23:46,471 --> 00:23:52,879 Like when you it goes in the sky you don't want it to go little bit 505 00:23:52,879 --> 00:23:56,764 - you want it to go way out. - God love you. 506 00:23:56,764 --> 00:24:00,610 Like gator catching fireworks is skilled work and that's why some of 507 00:24:00,610 --> 00:24:03,054 our American firework companies were called on 508 00:24:03,054 --> 00:24:05,995 during both world wars to help them make bombs. 509 00:24:05,995 --> 00:24:08,410 And we ain't talking lady fingers. 510 00:24:09,450 --> 00:24:12,581 Now Uncle Lou is the oldest surviving Zambelli. 511 00:24:12,581 --> 00:24:15,940 At age 84 he still works seven days a week 512 00:24:15,940 --> 00:24:18,638 handcrafting the individual fireworks. 513 00:24:18,638 --> 00:24:20,692 Now right now Lou is spiking the fireworks 514 00:24:20,692 --> 00:24:22,867 which as we just so eloquently learned means 515 00:24:22,867 --> 00:24:24,944 to make the explosion bigger. 516 00:24:24,944 --> 00:24:27,913 Bless her heart that's really all she had to say. 517 00:24:27,913 --> 00:24:30,779 Well the good thing about this job Lou is you don't really have to 518 00:24:30,779 --> 00:24:32,166 you don't hurt your fingers. 519 00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:34,461 - My fingers? - You oughta see what 520 00:24:34,461 --> 00:24:36,052 I do over there with my fingers. 521 00:24:36,052 --> 00:24:39,268 Now what's going on with that Lou? What's going on with those? 522 00:24:39,268 --> 00:24:41,374 Well I show you that next operation. 523 00:24:41,374 --> 00:24:43,081 I don't think I wanna go in there with you. 524 00:24:43,081 --> 00:24:44,028 Huh? 525 00:24:44,028 --> 00:24:47,842 I don't think I wanna go in there with you if you if you're blowing 526 00:24:47,842 --> 00:24:52,522 - your fingers off. Lou? - Yeah? 527 00:24:55,212 --> 00:24:57,260 Lou conked out on us for a second. 528 00:24:57,260 --> 00:25:00,622 Gary I'm gonna show you the next operation I'm going to next, 529 00:25:00,622 --> 00:25:02,648 that I do almost every day. 530 00:25:02,648 --> 00:25:03,744 - Okay. - Okay. 531 00:25:03,744 --> 00:25:06,506 Yeah let's do it. Is this how you got your fingers hurt? 532 00:25:06,506 --> 00:25:07,824 - No. - Oh. 533 00:25:07,824 --> 00:25:09,925 I think Lou just called me Gary. 534 00:25:09,925 --> 00:25:14,246 I'm not sure but anyway next Lou showed me how he hand ties 535 00:25:14,246 --> 00:25:17,548 the quick match which is a special kind of super fast burning fuse 536 00:25:17,548 --> 00:25:19,553 to the individual fireworks. 537 00:25:19,553 --> 00:25:21,383 You got to be sure the fuse is showing 538 00:25:21,383 --> 00:25:25,703 Okay. Stick that in there. Kinda turning me on a little bit. 539 00:25:28,553 --> 00:25:30,616 Boy thats a, if my grandpa would've done that 540 00:25:30,616 --> 00:25:33,564 - his teeth would've come flying out. - Look at all that 541 00:25:33,564 --> 00:25:35,422 - Oh yeah look at that. - Feel that calcium. 542 00:25:35,422 --> 00:25:36,793 Wow what now what happened. 543 00:25:36,793 --> 00:25:40,347 Well the tying. 65 years. Look at this tongue. 544 00:25:41,537 --> 00:25:44,012 - Well that's about like mine. - It's a working tongue. 545 00:25:44,012 --> 00:25:46,607 Yeah I gotta working tongue too. A good working tongue. 546 00:25:47,707 --> 00:25:51,418 We got the same tongue, fissured tongue look. Show you tongue. 547 00:25:52,588 --> 00:25:55,051 We got the same tongue. Good working tongue. 548 00:25:55,051 --> 00:25:57,311 Never had any complaints about it. 549 00:26:05,131 --> 00:26:08,486 At Zambelli's Fireworks I was about to meet Mark Spielvogel 550 00:26:08,486 --> 00:26:12,146 who makes set pieces, which are like billboards made out of fireworks. 551 00:26:12,146 --> 00:26:15,107 Yeah I can do a face, a logo, anything. 552 00:26:15,107 --> 00:26:19,994 I've built probably 20 thousand better set pieces. 553 00:26:19,994 --> 00:26:22,801 - Ranging from 1 frame to a 100 frames - Good for you. 554 00:26:22,801 --> 00:26:25,781 It's different it's a different form of art and I really like it. 555 00:26:25,781 --> 00:26:27,624 It really is and you don't gotta wear the paper suit. 556 00:26:27,624 --> 00:26:29,691 - No, and I dont wear ... - Which is good. 557 00:26:29,691 --> 00:26:31,418 Right now he's making a set piece for the show 558 00:26:31,418 --> 00:26:33,396 they're going to do for me tonight. 559 00:26:33,396 --> 00:26:34,683 Now I'm not going to know what it says until they light it 560 00:26:34,683 --> 00:26:37,158 so now we're going to go ahead and run the last frame up to 561 00:26:37,158 --> 00:26:39,440 where the show's going to be. 562 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,355 Boy that was a bumpy road but a smooth ride. 563 00:26:50,975 --> 00:26:54,256 Right now behind me they're working on my surprise 564 00:26:54,256 --> 00:26:56,603 I guess they were getting all these fireworks done today 565 00:26:56,603 --> 00:26:59,654 and they're putting 'em in this deal right here 566 00:26:59,654 --> 00:27:01,968 so once the sun goes down we're gonna light it off 567 00:27:01,968 --> 00:27:03,488 and we'll see what it says. 568 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:05,873 Everybody's here except for the guy in the paper suit. 569 00:27:06,513 --> 00:27:09,004 Boy I tell you hanging around fireworks all day 570 00:27:09,004 --> 00:27:10,931 I was itching to light something. 571 00:27:10,931 --> 00:27:13,325 So now I was gonna get some training in how to do it 572 00:27:13,325 --> 00:27:15,310 without blowing yourself up. 573 00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:20,910 Oh holy son ... look at that! Now this is one big long fuse? 574 00:27:20,910 --> 00:27:23,938 Yeah this is this is what we use on the set pieces. 575 00:27:23,938 --> 00:27:26,292 This stuff burns about 65 feet a second. 576 00:27:26,292 --> 00:27:29,086 Now quick match is a fast burning fuse made of black powder 577 00:27:29,086 --> 00:27:32,608 that they use to set off multiple fireworks simultaneously. 578 00:27:32,608 --> 00:27:36,693 So if it goes 65 feet a second, this is gonna take a half a second. 579 00:27:36,693 --> 00:27:40,404 So here we go boys. We're lit. 580 00:27:40,404 --> 00:27:47,413 Now watch this, oh son of a! Dude are you kidding me? 581 00:27:47,413 --> 00:27:49,258 No. I told you it would go quick. 582 00:27:50,268 --> 00:27:53,454 Now some of the fourth generation Zambelli kids are showing me 583 00:27:53,454 --> 00:27:56,351 how they set off the fireworks the old fashioned way. 584 00:27:57,191 --> 00:28:01,955 Whoa! Look at those. 585 00:28:01,955 --> 00:28:06,652 Oh look at these boys I've done two of 'em! 586 00:28:10,922 --> 00:28:12,804 We gotta dud. 587 00:28:12,804 --> 00:28:15,160 We got, oh no we don't okay. 588 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:25,028 When George's grandpa Antonio came over to this country from Italy 589 00:28:25,028 --> 00:28:27,702 he was so excited to see the Statue of Liberty 590 00:28:27,702 --> 00:28:31,704 he actually took his hat off, put it over his heart and thank God 591 00:28:31,704 --> 00:28:34,627 for his good fortune of being able to live in this country. 592 00:28:34,627 --> 00:28:39,461 And then when old Lady Liberty celebrated her centennial in 1986 593 00:28:39,461 --> 00:28:43,726 guess who put on the fireworks display, the Zambelli family. 594 00:28:43,726 --> 00:28:46,617 How's that for living the American dream. 595 00:28:46,617 --> 00:28:49,268 Okay, so now we're gonna hand it over to Duane. 596 00:28:49,268 --> 00:28:52,479 We're gonna hand it over to him and we're gonna see a spectacular. 597 00:28:52,479 --> 00:28:53,458 All right. 598 00:28:53,458 --> 00:28:56,354 And you are a part of it, your labor of love today was very helpful. 599 00:28:56,354 --> 00:28:59,598 Well thank you, I just let you know I made all these fireworks myself 600 00:28:59,598 --> 00:29:01,197 today I worked hard at it, so 601 00:29:01,197 --> 00:29:02,597 all right well let's see what we got now 602 00:29:02,597 --> 00:29:04,591 these are the electronic ones we're gonna set off. 603 00:29:04,591 --> 00:29:08,066 - Right. Let's turn it over to Duane. - Duane it's up to you. 604 00:29:08,066 --> 00:29:10,478 You screw this up you can kiss everything goodbye 605 00:29:10,478 --> 00:29:12,343 - you've ever worked for. - All right. 606 00:29:12,623 --> 00:29:20,392 Oh wait a minute. Look at this. Look at this. 607 00:29:20,392 --> 00:29:22,879 Zambelli fireworks right there boys. 608 00:29:22,879 --> 00:29:26,095 You gotta love watching this George I mean these are your creations. 609 00:29:26,095 --> 00:29:30,998 (missing scripts) 610 00:29:30,998 --> 00:29:33,684 Look at that huh? 611 00:29:46,229 --> 00:29:48,814 George that's unbelievable ... 612 00:29:50,974 --> 00:29:55,590 Look at that, that is unbelievable. 613 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,162 Hey George you thought of everything but a permit. 614 00:29:58,162 --> 00:30:00,286 I'm getting the hell outta here. 615 00:30:00,286 --> 00:30:03,249 Some folks think that fireworks are dangerous but I gotta tell you, 616 00:30:03,249 --> 00:30:07,296 on the Fourth of July I'd rather be around fireworks with short fuses 617 00:30:07,296 --> 00:30:09,927 than I would my grandma after two or three chilidogs. 618 00:30:09,927 --> 00:30:13,034 But if you're gonna do fireworks make sure you leave it 619 00:30:13,034 --> 00:30:16,006 to the professionals and there's nobody more professional 620 00:30:16,006 --> 00:30:17,651 than the Zambelli family. 621 00:30:17,651 --> 00:30:20,897 Italian immigrants that come to our country armed with nothing 622 00:30:20,897 --> 00:30:24,811 but a dream and an imagination, and turn New Castle, Pennsylvania 623 00:30:24,811 --> 00:30:27,507 into the fireworks capitol of the world. 624 00:30:30,737 --> 00:30:34,573 Ha! Only in America. 625 00:30:34,573 --> 00:30:36,455 ONLY IN AMERICA WITH LARRY THE CABLE GUY 626 00:30:36,455 --> 00:30:38,842 NEVADA LAS VEGAS 627 00:30:39,312 --> 00:30:43,053 When our founding father created the constitution and the framework 628 00:30:43,053 --> 00:30:46,065 to mark our democracy they failed to create a sport for women 629 00:30:46,065 --> 00:30:48,155 that involved violence and roller skates. 630 00:30:48,155 --> 00:30:52,508 But thankfully, many hundreds of years later, we as Americans 631 00:30:52,508 --> 00:30:55,957 rectified that situation by creating Roller Derby. 632 00:30:55,957 --> 00:30:58,713 Now Roller Derby started off as a knock off 633 00:30:58,713 --> 00:31:01,102 of the old Dance Marathons of the Great Depression. 634 00:31:01,102 --> 00:31:03,630 That's when couples would skate in circles 635 00:31:03,630 --> 00:31:05,943 for over a month to win prizes. 636 00:31:05,943 --> 00:31:07,326 But the thing really took off 637 00:31:07,326 --> 00:31:11,927 when it becomes an all females contact sport. Why wouldn't it? 638 00:31:11,927 --> 00:31:15,413 Come on. Now it's tougher than ever and so are the players. 639 00:31:15,413 --> 00:31:18,972 You got tough chicks with tattoos and little shorty shorts kicking butt. 640 00:31:18,972 --> 00:31:21,961 And they got names like Anna Mosity, Goldie Knocks 641 00:31:21,961 --> 00:31:23,786 and Sandra Day O''Clobber. 642 00:31:23,786 --> 00:31:26,884 Tell you what I'm going to go join up. This is gonna suck. 643 00:31:26,884 --> 00:31:29,132 Although I really don't know why. 644 00:31:30,582 --> 00:31:32,259 - Oh! - Go go go go. 645 00:31:32,259 --> 00:31:34,286 - That was a cheap shot. - Go, Penny! 646 00:31:34,286 --> 00:31:36,067 - How you doing? I'm Larry. - Shirley Demise. 647 00:31:36,067 --> 00:31:38,340 - Shirley Demise - Stardust Dunes. 648 00:31:38,340 --> 00:31:40,524 Stardust how are ya? Now check this out. 649 00:31:40,524 --> 00:31:43,069 No two girls can have the same name because these girls are 650 00:31:43,069 --> 00:31:46,707 all registered on the International Roller Girls Master Roster, 651 00:31:46,707 --> 00:31:50,755 which has over 22,000 names. 652 00:31:50,755 --> 00:31:55,507 Names like A.O. Lesgo and, and Zsa Zsa Gaboom. 653 00:31:55,617 --> 00:31:57,665 When was the last time you were on skates? 654 00:31:57,665 --> 00:32:01,417 Uh, what year did that song Xanadu come out? 655 00:32:02,457 --> 00:32:05,715 That was the last time I was in and I was a hell of a skater 656 00:32:05,715 --> 00:32:08,507 I was doing the backwards stuff show off, you know? 657 00:32:08,507 --> 00:32:09,619 - Right. - I had to get chicks. 658 00:32:09,619 --> 00:32:10,453 Yeah. 659 00:32:10,803 --> 00:32:13,365 Since the rebirth of Roller Derby in the last decade, 660 00:32:13,365 --> 00:32:18,269 there's now over 500 leagues in 16 different countries. 661 00:32:18,269 --> 00:32:20,313 You're welcome other countries. 662 00:32:20,313 --> 00:32:21,689 How about we get your warmed up? 663 00:32:21,689 --> 00:32:22,795 - Yeah lets do it. - Okay. 664 00:32:22,795 --> 00:32:25,302 I used to be able to skate I think I'll be all right look at this 665 00:32:25,302 --> 00:32:26,892 it's almost like riding a bicycle. 666 00:32:26,892 --> 00:32:27,903 If you feel like you're about 667 00:32:27,903 --> 00:32:30,903 to go forward or back, just bend your knees a little 668 00:32:30,903 --> 00:32:32,661 - All right - and just get sit in it. 669 00:32:32,661 --> 00:32:35,138 This is exactly what I look like when I'm on the toilet. 670 00:32:35,428 --> 00:32:38,125 Look forward, cause you're gonna go where your eyes are. 671 00:32:38,125 --> 00:32:39,116 Get your head down there cause you're gonna get nailed 672 00:32:39,116 --> 00:32:40,779 - like you're riding a motorcycle. - All right. 673 00:32:40,779 --> 00:32:41,992 Proper skate form. 674 00:32:41,992 --> 00:32:44,227 All right now hold on, what time do you yall take a break. 675 00:32:44,227 --> 00:32:45,726 Ah well that was one lap. 676 00:32:45,726 --> 00:32:48,600 Now in Roller Derby it's not a matter if you're going to get hurt. 677 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,947 It's when you're going to get hurt so you need to take precautions 678 00:32:51,947 --> 00:32:53,370 on how to fall correctly. 679 00:32:53,370 --> 00:32:55,729 And if you want to fall correctly that's usually 680 00:32:55,729 --> 00:32:58,563 right on your butt or on a spectator. 681 00:32:58,563 --> 00:33:02,530 Okay so Shirley's gonna show you what our basic full knee fall is. 682 00:33:02,530 --> 00:33:05,199 Knee fall you wanna ease into it with one knee 683 00:33:05,199 --> 00:33:06,619 - and then drop your other one. - All right. 684 00:33:06,619 --> 00:33:08,900 So it's ... 685 00:33:08,900 --> 00:33:11,347 the more speed you have the easier it is. 686 00:33:11,347 --> 00:33:16,798 So you're just coming like this And drop one knee, good that's it! 687 00:33:16,798 --> 00:33:20,826 I got my first fall done. I think I cracked the floor. 688 00:33:21,866 --> 00:33:25,406 Then the second thing we'll teach you is a toe stop. 689 00:33:25,406 --> 00:33:30,022 Toe stop you just get a little speed ... turn 690 00:33:30,672 --> 00:33:32,517 All right. 691 00:33:32,517 --> 00:33:38,976 Turn slowly toe stop, yeah! 692 00:33:38,976 --> 00:33:41,534 - Geez. - That was so good! 693 00:33:41,534 --> 00:33:44,394 The four-wheel rollerskate was invented in New York in 1863 694 00:33:44,394 --> 00:33:47,121 by the great American named James Plimpton. 695 00:33:47,121 --> 00:33:50,418 After that there was no stopping our great grandparents. 696 00:33:50,418 --> 00:33:52,871 I mean they just kept rolling along until of course 697 00:33:52,871 --> 00:33:55,458 the toe stop was inventing 13 years later. 698 00:33:55,458 --> 00:33:59,335 Thirteen years later, they didn't stop for 13 years. 699 00:34:02,295 --> 00:34:04,048 Now that I got the stopping down 700 00:34:04,048 --> 00:34:06,192 which is pretty much and important part of skating 701 00:34:06,192 --> 00:34:09,782 it's time to master the hip check, which is one of the main moves. 702 00:34:10,132 --> 00:34:13,884 So that's pretty much it. Let me try it. All right. 703 00:34:15,244 --> 00:34:18,420 Oh that ain't bad now let me do one, let me, let me do it. 704 00:34:19,860 --> 00:34:27,532 - Lift up your leg. There you go. - Woo! 705 00:34:27,532 --> 00:34:30,147 - So when you go to hit somebody - This is 706 00:34:30,147 --> 00:34:31,579 Regardless of where you go to hit 'em from. 707 00:34:31,579 --> 00:34:32,990 - This is legal. - Yes, that's legal. 708 00:34:32,990 --> 00:34:34,695 - This is not legal. - No. 709 00:34:34,695 --> 00:34:37,294 All your block basically is just this kinda stuff. 710 00:34:37,454 --> 00:34:40,061 Like you're two fat folks trying to get to the pudding buffet. 711 00:34:40,061 --> 00:34:41,019 Kinda. Yes. 712 00:34:41,019 --> 00:34:44,536 Then they showed me the blockers most effective asset, 713 00:34:44,536 --> 00:34:46,092 the booty block. 714 00:34:46,092 --> 00:34:51,804 What now were aaaaaah! 715 00:34:51,804 --> 00:34:54,660 So you try to get around me but I would just 716 00:34:54,660 --> 00:34:58,168 Is this Roller Derby we're doing here what's going on? 717 00:34:58,168 --> 00:35:00,362 Larry you start skating first and then she's gonna come in 718 00:35:00,362 --> 00:35:02,005 - and booty block you. - And you gonna booty block me 719 00:35:02,005 --> 00:35:04,069 all right I'm just roaming along here 720 00:35:05,679 --> 00:35:10,592 Hey now! What the hell oh damn. 721 00:35:13,922 --> 00:35:17,213 - Let me booty block you. - Okay. Go ahead. 722 00:35:22,743 --> 00:35:25,721 That should've wiped out all the blockers. 723 00:35:26,231 --> 00:35:29,333 No even though it may look like a female mosh pit on skates 724 00:35:29,333 --> 00:35:31,561 there are actually rules to this mayhem. 725 00:35:31,561 --> 00:35:32,883 Now it's easy follow this. 726 00:35:32,883 --> 00:35:36,365 Each team has five players, three blockers, one jammer and a pivot, 727 00:35:36,365 --> 00:35:37,954 which can be a blocker or a jammer. 728 00:35:37,954 --> 00:35:39,960 Either teams jammer scores by getting past 729 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:41,403 the other teams players in the pack, 730 00:35:41,403 --> 00:35:44,601 which ain't so easy when the other team's blockers only goal is 731 00:35:44,601 --> 00:35:47,548 to knock the living crap out of you. Now you got it. 732 00:35:48,208 --> 00:35:50,761 What are the teams? Shirts and skins? 733 00:35:50,761 --> 00:35:53,714 - Exactly. All right ladies! - Who's on my team? 734 00:35:55,404 --> 00:35:57,674 Okay, well it's time to get this party started 735 00:35:57,674 --> 00:35:59,843 and show these ladies how it's done. 736 00:35:59,843 --> 00:36:01,912 - Come on Larry. - Im up. Im up. 737 00:36:01,912 --> 00:36:05,121 Now first I played blocker position. Argh that's my position. 738 00:36:05,121 --> 00:36:10,312 I mean I'm a big guy ain't no lady going to get by me. Huh. Guess again. 739 00:36:10,632 --> 00:36:16,515 Oh no. Here they come here they come ... Come on. 740 00:36:16,515 --> 00:36:18,797 Larry skate, Larry skate. 741 00:36:18,797 --> 00:36:23,005 Are you on my team? Hey she's a maniac! 742 00:36:23,005 --> 00:36:25,931 - Next I got to be the jammer. - Line up jammers. 743 00:36:25,931 --> 00:36:28,181 We're on our way to the jammer lane. 744 00:36:30,501 --> 00:36:33,404 Oh no! 745 00:36:44,824 --> 00:36:48,074 Now it ain't going to be easy getting by a bunch of mean tattooed ladies 746 00:36:48,074 --> 00:36:51,270 hell bent on knocking you on your keester, especially on my first try. 747 00:36:51,270 --> 00:36:54,409 But, as you know, I am a born athlete. 748 00:36:55,259 --> 00:36:57,326 - Yeah! - Yeah! 749 00:36:57,326 --> 00:37:00,703 - Woo-hoo! - Yeah! 750 00:37:02,483 --> 00:37:04,406 - I enjoyed it, I learned a lot - That was good. 751 00:37:04,406 --> 00:37:08,119 most importantly I think I lost a few pounds, which I needed to do 752 00:37:08,119 --> 00:37:09,843 so it was good, thank you. 753 00:37:09,843 --> 00:37:12,603 Well, the day's not over Larry and because you did such a good job 754 00:37:12,603 --> 00:37:15,932 we wanna officially invite you to join the Sin City Roller Girls. 755 00:37:16,312 --> 00:37:20,128 - With your own, very own jersey. - I don't believe y'all! 756 00:37:20,128 --> 00:37:22,682 And a big custom in Derby is your Derby name. 757 00:37:22,682 --> 00:37:23,573 Yes? 758 00:37:23,573 --> 00:37:26,574 And we heard about you while you're here in Las Vegas 759 00:37:26,574 --> 00:37:31,139 so you are the Buffet Barbarian, 6-pack. 760 00:37:31,139 --> 00:37:33,676 Woo! 761 00:37:34,636 --> 00:37:38,606 Thank you so much. I wanna thank, I just wanna thank my coaches 762 00:37:38,606 --> 00:37:42,335 and most of all my mom and dad raised me up good 763 00:37:42,655 --> 00:37:43,832 and the rest of my teammates. 764 00:37:43,832 --> 00:37:46,618 I mean I couldn't do what I do today without my other teammates. 765 00:37:46,618 --> 00:37:48,956 All right well cool I'd love to join you when are we playing? 766 00:37:48,956 --> 00:37:50,882 - Tonight. - We gonna have a game tonight? 767 00:37:50,882 --> 00:37:51,903 Yeah. 768 00:37:51,903 --> 00:37:55,636 Yeah you heard right. An actual game, 769 00:37:55,636 --> 00:38:00,124 right here in the center of Las Vegas. What could go wrong? 770 00:38:05,224 --> 00:38:08,365 Hey.Woo! 771 00:38:08,365 --> 00:38:13,721 - How you doing, how you doing? - Barbie! 772 00:38:13,721 --> 00:38:15,182 Good to see everybody. 773 00:38:15,182 --> 00:38:16,777 There are a lot of things I'm gonna be watching for 774 00:38:16,777 --> 00:38:17,966 while you're in the pack skating, 775 00:38:17,966 --> 00:38:20,949 I don't want any hands pushing on the backside of another skater. 776 00:38:20,949 --> 00:38:22,119 Oh that's crap. What if you're about to fall down? 777 00:38:22,119 --> 00:38:24,575 You can touch your own players any way you want 778 00:38:24,575 --> 00:38:25,731 but you will not touch the other players. 779 00:38:25,731 --> 00:38:27,550 How about if you fall and you inadvertently do this? 780 00:38:27,550 --> 00:38:29,108 Then I will still probably call you for that penalty. 781 00:38:29,108 --> 00:38:29,766 For real? 782 00:38:29,766 --> 00:38:31,216 Have, have a good time and play safe. 783 00:38:31,216 --> 00:38:34,635 Have a good time? I'm the only one out here that's got testicles. 784 00:38:34,635 --> 00:38:37,445 It's time to put 'em out on the line. 785 00:38:37,445 --> 00:38:39,343 This is a little harder than what we were playing on earlier. 786 00:38:39,343 --> 00:38:39,968 Yeah. 787 00:38:39,968 --> 00:38:42,662 Well I'll do the best I can, I've loosened some of the wheels. 788 00:38:43,882 --> 00:38:54,260 - Woo! Good job Larry get her done! - There you go! Knock her down. 789 00:38:54,970 --> 00:38:55,683 Hit her! 790 00:38:56,753 --> 00:39:00,360 I think they need you out there. Are you ready to go out there? 791 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,650 I gotta, I don't know, yeah? 792 00:39:03,750 --> 00:39:06,361 You going to block ... 793 00:39:07,601 --> 00:39:09,422 Boo. 794 00:39:14,482 --> 00:39:17,044 - Oh God. - Look out! 795 00:39:17,534 --> 00:39:18,682 Get her! 796 00:39:19,732 --> 00:39:21,889 Hey do we get any points? 797 00:39:21,889 --> 00:39:25,323 The black's score tripled while Larry was on the track. 798 00:39:25,323 --> 00:39:27,768 - Woo! - Somebody get me a sandwich. 799 00:39:28,058 --> 00:39:31,101 - Come on! - Come on! 800 00:39:34,121 --> 00:39:35,342 Larry get her. 801 00:39:42,892 --> 00:39:44,801 Larry! Oh! 802 00:39:47,081 --> 00:39:49,873 That's a penalty, that's a penalty! 803 00:39:50,983 --> 00:39:53,563 I think it knocked a turd outta me 804 00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:00,190 Ohhh ... 805 00:40:00,190 --> 00:40:02,437 Somebody call an ambulance. 806 00:40:02,437 --> 00:40:05,447 Today I've learned a lot about teamwork and ingenuity. 807 00:40:05,447 --> 00:40:09,815 America put a bunch of nutty girls on wheels and forced them 808 00:40:09,815 --> 00:40:11,773 to slam into one another. 809 00:40:13,113 --> 00:40:15,694 That's why this is the greatest country in the world. 810 00:40:17,614 --> 00:40:20,466 I got to tell you other than some internal, internal bleeding, 811 00:40:20,466 --> 00:40:24,180 - I feel like I've done well today. - Great. 812 00:40:24,660 --> 00:40:27,724 And I had a blast, I'm going to tell you other than some internal bleeding, 813 00:40:27,724 --> 00:40:29,940 I might've fractured a rib. 814 00:40:29,940 --> 00:40:34,066 I've popped a testicle, but other than that I had a great time. 815 00:40:36,026 --> 00:40:38,767 Tell you what you don't become the greatest country in the world 816 00:40:38,767 --> 00:40:41,146 without taking advantage of your natural resources. 817 00:40:41,146 --> 00:40:42,580 And that's what we did in this country. 818 00:40:42,580 --> 00:40:46,218 We took a bunch of good-looking women that had an axe to grind 819 00:40:46,218 --> 00:40:48,529 and gave 'em some skates and put a funny name on their back 820 00:40:48,529 --> 00:40:50,054 and they created Roller Derby. 821 00:40:50,054 --> 00:40:52,874 A sport that's now popular in over 16 different countries. 822 00:40:52,874 --> 00:40:57,123 Who knows one day Roller Derby might be an Olympic event. 823 00:40:57,123 --> 00:40:59,313 I mean look at curling it's real popular 824 00:40:59,313 --> 00:41:03,676 they do curling in over two other states. 825 00:41:03,676 --> 00:41:06,031 Well, I'm going to get some roller skates 826 00:41:06,031 --> 00:41:08,284 and get one of those nice tattoos.