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Mike: WELCOME TO THE WEIRD WORLD OF "ODDITIES."
I'M KIND OF LOOKING FOR A SECRET SANTA GIFT.
ANY SPECIFIC THEME?
HE'S REALLY FREAKED OUT BY TEETH.
LET'S FIND HIM SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH TEETH.
FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, I'M PLANNING ON MAKING A COSTUME
SO THAT I CAN SCARE MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
HERE, I CAN SHOW YOU.
OH.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY.
HELLO, EDGAR. WELCOME.
NOW IT'S A PARTY.
COME IN.
Mike: OBSCURA AIN'T YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S ANTIQUE SHOP.
WHOA!
WELL, UNLESS YOUR GRANDMA'S A BIT OF A KOOK.
IS THAT A STRAITJACKET?
I'M MIKE.
Evan: AND I'M EVAN.
Both: WE'VE SPENT OUR ENTIRE LIVES...
COLLECTING AND DEALING...
HUNTING AND PICKING...
TO GET THIS BUSINESS...
DOWN TO A SCIENCE.
THIS IS THE "ODDITIES HOLIDAY BIZARRE."
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I LIKE HOW THEY'VE BUNCHED UP THOSE HANDS.
YEAH.
HEY.
HEY, SIGRID. HOW YOU DOING?
WE WERE JUST ADMIRING THIS CHRISTMAS GATOR.
HE'S PRETTY SWEET.
SIGRID'S A REALLY GOOD FRIEND AND ARTIST
WHO SPECIALIZES IN MAKING WAX CASTS OF PEOPLE.
LAST YEAR, SHE CAST EVAN,
AND THIS THING TURNED OUT SO AMAZING, IT WAS A LITTLE CREEPY.
WHAT BRINGS YOU INTO THE SHOP?
I'M WORKING ON A WAX WORK,
AND SHE'S GOT AN EXPLODING HEART,
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT ORGAN-WISE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE OVER HERE.
MAY I TAKE IT OFF THE STAND?
YEAH. JUST LIFT IT STRAIGHT UP.
THE NICE THING ABOUT THE HEART MODELS IS
THEY MAKE THEM DISSECTED, SO YOU OPEN UP,
SEE THE VALVES, SEE THE CHAMBERS.
WHICH WOULD BE KIND OF COOL, RIGHT?
HEY, JOHNNY. HOW YOU DOING?
John: HEY, MIKE. HOW ARE YOU?
SIGRID.
ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK EVAN'S HERE TODAY.
WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?
I KNOW. SHE'S OUT SHOPPING.
I GOT A BIT OF A MISSION OF MY OWN.
John: I'M EVAN'S HUSBAND.
OUR HOLIDAY-SEASON FESTIVITIES ARE ECCENTRIC AND UNIQUE.
WE DON'T LIKE TO DO TRADITIONAL TYPES OF THINGS.
WE'RE DOING OUR ANNUAL SOLSTICE PARTY.
AND I'VE TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF TO TRY AND DECORATE THIS YEAR.
NONTRADITIONAL IS GONNA BE THE NAME OF THE GAME.
IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE?
YOU KNOW HOW I CAST EVAN BEFORE.
SHE LOVES WAX WORK, RIGHT?
SHE DOES, YEAH. WE GOT A BUNCH OF THEM.
SO, WHY DON'T WE CAST THESE GUYS,
A WAX-WORK SORT OF THING?
OF US?
YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.
SO, THIS IS GONNA BE A DISPLAY, OR...
EVENTUALLY, YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT IF WE DO A DICKENS-THEME --
CHRISTMAS PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE?
LIKE, MAKE THEM, YOU MEAN?
YEAH.
IT WILL HAVE A TWIST.
IT WON'T BE JUST LIKE A REGULAR SANTA CLAUS.
I LOVE IT. LET'S GIVE IT A GO.
SO, NEXT STEP WOULD BE, THEN...
YOU GUYS WOULD COME UP TO THE HOUSE
AND I WOULD DO CASTS OF YOU,
PRETTY MUCH AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
OKAY.
WHY DON'T I PURCHASE THIS,
AND I NEED TO LOOK AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH. IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN JUST PUT IT ON THE COUCH.
I'LL SHOW YOU SOME STUFF OVER HERE.
I'M GONNA TAKE OFF, 'CAUSE I GOT THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF.
IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU.
MWAH. AND IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
HELLO.
HAVE A LOOK AROUND. ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
Rev: THANK YOU.
YEAH, THOSE ARE WHITE-TAILED DEER.
OH.
OH, VERY NICE. [ LAUGHS ]
WHAT I'M ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR
IS MAYBE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIGGER --
MAYBE A RAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HERE, I CAN SHOW YOU.
UH...
OH.
KRAMPUS.
KRAMPUS. EXACTLY.
Rev: I'M A SIDESHOW PERFORMER.
I SPECIALIZE MOSTLY IN PAIN ACTS.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS, I'M PLANNING ON MAKING A COSTUME
SO THAT I CAN SCARE MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
KRAMPUS IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY CHARACTER.
HE GOES BACK.
HE'S AN ANCIENT, PRE-CHRISTIAN, GERMANIC, PAGAN FELLOW
WHO SOMEHOW GOT SUCKED INTO CHRISTMAS
BY BEING THE ANTI-SANTA CLAUS.
HE HAD THAT BASKET ON HIS BACK,
AND HE TOSSED THE KIDS IN, AND THEN HE'D --
DRAG THEM OFF TO HIS CAVE AND EAT THEM.
EXACTLY. AND HE HAS THOSE HUGE HORNS, AND HE'S SHAGGY.
SURE.
UTTERLY TERRIFYING.
BUT HE'S VERY HANDSOME.
I ALWAYS KIND OF HAD, YOU KNOW, A SLIGHT CRUSH ON HIM.
SURE.
SO, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A GOOD PAIR OF HORNS
THAT WOULD WORK WELL FOR THE COSTUME.
WELL...
OH, THOSE ARE GREAT.
YEAH. STANDARD GOAT HORNS.
ABSOLUTELY.
THEY WEIGH A TON.
GOAT HORN IS MADE OF A HARD, FLEXIBLE SUBSTANCE
THAT'S SIMILAR TO THE MATERIAL
IN FINGERNAILS, BIRD BEAKS, AND BALEEN IN WHALES.
DEER ANTLERS ARE A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
THOSE ARE MADE OF BONE.
AND RHINOCEROS HORN IS ACTUALLY MASSES OF MODIFIED HAIR.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU ALREADY HAVE IN YOUR COSTUME,
'CAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FILL IN SOME OF THE PIECES?
THIS IS REALLY THE BIG THING THAT I NEEDED TO NAIL DOWN.
THE TONGUE, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON.
I'M A SIDESHOW PERFORMER, AND THERE'S A BIT
I DO IN THE SIDESHOW
WHERE I STRETCH MY TONGUE OUT BY USING A LARGE ANCHOR.
UH-HUH.
YEAH.
IT'S IN THE CASE RIGHT OVER THERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.
SURE.
IT'S SOMETHING I DO TELL EVERYBODY
WHO EVER COMES TO ANY OF MY SHOWS --
NEVER TRY THIS STUFF AT HOME.
YOU END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
UH-HUH.
OHH. HERE YOU GO. [ SIGHS ]
OH!
Sigrid: RYAN, I WOULD LIKE TO CAST YOU.
Ryan: I'M INCREDIBLY CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
I'M NOT GONNA KILL YOU.
Mike: HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
Evan: BEAUTIFUL. HELLO, EDGAR.
NOW IT'S A PARTY.
Evan: THIS IS THE "ODDITIES HOLIDAY BIZARRE."
Rev: FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
I'M PLANNING ON MAKING A KRAMPUS COSTUME.
THE TONGUE, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON.
I'M A SIDESHOW PERFORMER, AND THERE'S A BIT
I DO IN THE SIDESHOW
WHERE I STRETCH MY TONGUE OUT BY USING A LARGE ANCHOR.
IT'S IN THE CASE RIGHT OVER THERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.
SURE.
THERE YOU GO.
MM-HMM.
NEVER TRY THIS STUFF AT HOME.
YOU END UP IN THE HOSPITAL.
UH-HUH.
OH!
YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH.
THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO ADD A FEW INCHES.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT WOULD BE HORRIFYING.
SO, YOU HEAR A KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR,
AND THERE YOU ARE SWINGING AN ANCHOR.
DEFINITELY WHAT I'M GOING FOR.
TERRIFYING.
THE GOAT HORNS ARE ABOUT $150.
THEY'RE A NICE, OLD PAIR IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
OKAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU GOT YOURSELF A KRAMPUS.
THANK YOU.
GREAT.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
EVAN'S HAVING A NONTRADITIONAL HOLIDAY PARTY,
AND JOHNNY, HER HUSBAND, WANTS TO SURPRISE HER
WITH SOME UNUSUAL DECOR.
COME ON IN, BOYS.
OUR FRIEND SIGRID SUGGESTED
A DISPLAY FEATURING WAX FIGURES OF US.
SO WE'RE HEADED OVER TO HER PLACE TO GET PLASTERED.
WELCOME TO MY REALM.
WOW.
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK,
THERE'S, LIKE, HEADS AND HANDS AND FEET.
I WAS THINKING I WOULD CAST YOU
AS CHRISTMAS PRESENT, FATHER CHRISTMAS.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
AND YOU I WOULD LIKE TO CAST
AS CHRISTMAS FUTURE, WHICH IS DEATH.
Ryan: ALL YOU COULD SEE WAS HIS HAND,
SO YOU WOULDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE
TO GET MY FACE, JUST MY HANDS?
NO. I WANT YOUR FACE.
[ LAUGHS ] DUDE.
SIGRID, I'M INCREDIBLY CLAUSTROPHOBIC.
I TRIED TO DO THIS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONCE,
AND I FREAKED OUT.
QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS.
SWEETHEART. WAIT, WAIT.
JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH, OKAY? I'M NOT GONNA KILL YOU.
CLAUSTROPHOBIA IS A MORBID FEAR OF CONFINED SPACES.
MANY PSYCHOLOGISTS BELIEVE IT COMES
FROM A TRAUMATIC EVENT DURING CHILDHOOD,
BUT IT'S RECENTLY BEEN FOUND THAT THE AMYGDALA --
THE PART OF THE BRAIN THAT PROCESSES FEAR --
IS ACTUALLY SMALLER IN CLAUSTROPHOBICS.
WE'LL DO HALF SKULL, HALF FACE.
ONE EYE WOULD BE OPEN.
YOU'D BE LIKE THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS AN INTERVENTION.
MAYBE DO MIKE FIRST.
OKAY. ARE WE READY?
ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S TRY IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
READY AS I'M GONNA BE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
CASTING A FACE IS SORT OF LIKE HAVING A FACIAL.
I'VE DONE IT MYSELF A COUPLE OF TIMES.
Mike: I THINK WE'RE READY.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY DO GET A LITTLE WIGGY.
YOU FEEL LIKE, "OH, GOD,
IF I OPEN MY EYE, AM I GONNA GO BLIND?"
YOU'RE SO CUTE.
I'M IN DEVO OR SOMETHING.
OKAY. LIE DOWN.
ALL RIGHTY.
THANK YOU.
[ GRUNTS ]
I FIRST MIX UP SOME ALGINATE,
WHICH IS A SEAWEED BASE.
IT'S WHAT THEY USE FOR DENTAL IMPRESSIONS.
OKAY. HERE WE GO.
START ON YOUR FOREHEAD SO YOU KNOW HOW COLD IT IS.
THAT MUST FEEL WEIRD.
I THINK IT'S STARTING TO DRIP.
HE'S SILENT NOW.
MM-HMM.
HE LOOKS LIKE A GIANT PIECE OF BUBBLE GUM.
SEE, IT'S NOT AS FRIGHTENING AS IT SEEMS.
I DON'T KNOW. IT LOOKS PRETTY FRIGHTENING, ACTUALLY.
MIKE, YOU'RE DOING OKAY DOWN THERE, RIGHT?
I'M GONNA TICKLE YOU A LITTLE BIT.
MNH-MNH.
THIS COTTON STUFF WE PUT
ALL ON THE ALGINATE,
AND THEN PULL IT OFF GENTLY
SO IT'S JUST A VERY FINE LAYER,
AND THEN ADD THE PLASTER BANDAGES.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED MORE BANDAGES, I THINK.
THERE IS A LOT OF REAL ESTATE HERE, ISN'T THERE?
THAT'S TWO ROLLS. [ CHUCKLES ]
IS IT READY TO BE TAKEN OFF?
YEAH. HELP ME SIT HIM UP.
OKAY.
HE'S GOT THAT NEWBORN HAIR LOOK.
[ GRUNTS ]
HOW DID THAT FEEL, BUDDY?
OH, THAT WAS REALLY WEIRD.
WAS IT?
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD CAST.
LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S SO WEIRD.
IT LOOKS LIKE ME. IT'S REALLY CREEPY.
WAS IT UNCOMFORTABLE?
I'M GETTING REAL NERVOUS ABOUT IT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU ARE SUCH NERVOUS ENERGY RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS.
IF YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS, THAT'S DANGEROUS.
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
Ryan: IS THAT GOOD?
THAT'S GREAT, MAN. YOU LOOK WONDERFUL.
ASSUME THE POSITION.
YEAH, YEAH.
Sigrid: OKAY. I WANT YOU TO BREATHE.
Mike: A LITTLE COLD, AT FIRST.
GOD, IT LOOKS LIKE A SURGERY, DOESN'T IT?
LOOKS LIKE HALF HIS FACE MELTED.
OH, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
OOPS. SORRY.
YOU GOT TO KEEP IT SHUT. OH, YOU CAN'T? OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY. THEN WE'LL DO IT LIKE THAT, OKAY?
YOU OKAY, SWEETHEART?
MM-HMM.
OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA PICK YOU UP NOW, ALL RIGHT?
SIT UP.
THERE YOU GO. GOOD.
THERE YOU GO.
HOW'S IT FEEL, DUDE?
IT'S PRETTY DISORIENTING.
HERE.
YOU OKAY, SWEETHEART?
YEAH. I JUST FEEL WEIRD.
I HAD, LIKE, A MOMENT IN THERE REAL QUICK, BUT...
IT WAS 'CAUSE YOU WANTED TO HOLD MY HAND.
YOU HELD MY HAND, AND IT HELPED A LOT.
I JUST NEEDED TOUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING MY FACE.
I'LL TALK TO YOU VERY SOON. THANKS.
BYE, GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY SPECIFIC THEME THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
HE'S REALLY FREAKED OUT BY TEETH.
OH, YEAH.
Mike: SIGRID, THAT IS SO WEIRD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
Evan: THIS IS THE "ODDITIES HOLIDAY BIZARRE."
MIKE AND I ARE HELPING EVAN'S HUSBAND, JOHNNY,
PUT TOGETHER AN ELABORATE DISPLAY FOR THEIR HOLIDAY PARTY.
OUR FRIEND SIGRID IS MAKING HOLIDAY WAX FIGURES OF US,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR AN ITEM
THAT MY WAX DOPPELGANGER OF DEATH CAN HOLD ONTO.
SO TODAY I'M HEADED TO SEE MY FRIEND VIKTOR,
WHO SAID HE MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME.
HEY, VIKTOR.
YOU MADE IT.
HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
GOOD.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
WELCOME TO THE CAVE.
WOW, THIS IS A NEAT PLACE, MAN.
I'M IN LOVE WITH GAS MASKS.
I SLEEP IN MY GAS MASKS, ONE AT A TIME.
VERY UNCOMFORTABLE IN THE TURNING.
I'M AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR.
AS A COLLECTOR, I LIKE TO SURROUND MYSELF
WITH OBJECTS THAT WILL TRIGGER IDEAS.
I HAVE PIECES THAT WOULD PROBABLY WORK IN MY COLLECTION,
BUT QUITE HONESTLY, I KIND OF WANT TO BUY SOMETHING NEW.
SO MAYBE YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK.
I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF STUFF, BUT THIS IS STORED
OUT OF THE WAY 'CAUSE IT FREAKS THE KIDS OUT.
OH, WOW.
IT'S IN ITS OWN COFFIN OVER HERE.
IT'S GOT ITS OWN LITTLE ENVIRONMENT.
AND I THINK IT'S ALSO PRESERVING IT A LITTLE BETTER
THAN HAVING IT IN THE SUN.
THIS IS REALLY COOL, MAN. IT CLEARLY IS A HUMAN HAND.
IT WAS MOST LIKELY A MEDICAL HAND.
YOU SEE THE ULNA AND THE RADIUS,
WHICH ARE THESE TWO BONES THAT GO UP THROUGH THE HAND.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE FINGERNAILS ARE STILL PERFECTLY PRESERVED.
WHAT MOST LIKELY WAS DONE WAS THAT THEY DISSECTED THIS
TO SHOW THE MUSCLE, THE TENDONS, AND THE VEINS.
ALMOST FEELS LIKE BEEF JERKY OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SELLING THIS?
YES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA PRICE-WISE
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET?
I'M LOOKING TO GET $750.
YOU KNOW WHAT, MAN?
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS
IN MY COLLECTION, SO LET'S DO IT.
WE GOT A DEAL. [ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, MAYBE THAT WOULDN'T BE...
Ryan: YEAH, SO I DON'T KNOW.
HELLO.
HEY.
JUST ASK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M KIND OF LOOKING FOR A SECRET SANTA GIFT.
I PICKED OUT THE NAME
OF THE OWNER OF THE TATTOO SHOP I GO TO.
OKAY. ANY SPECIFIC THEME THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
HE'S REALLY FREAKED OUT BY TEETH.
ODONTOPHOBIA.
YEAH.
LET'S FIND HIM SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH TEETH.
AT THE SHOP I GO TO,
OUR SECRET SANTA IS A REALLY BIG DEAL.
WE GO ALL OUT TO SEE WHO CAN GET
THE WEIRDEST, CREEPIEST, STRANGEST GIFT
FOR THE OTHER PERSON.
ODONTOPHOBIA IS ACTUALLY A CLINICAL CONDITION
WHERE PEOPLE LITERALLY ARE AFRAID OF THE DENTIST.
AND THEY'RE AFRAID OF ACTUAL TEETH.
YEAH, HE CAN'T EVEN TATTOO TEETH.
OH, HE CAN'T TATTOO TEETH.
WOW.
HOW ARE HIS TEETH? ARE THEY ALL RIGHT?
THEY'RE PERFECT. YEAH, THEY'RE FINE.
HE GOT LUCKY.
YEAH.
WELL, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TEETH,
WE DO HAVE SOMETHING EXTREMELY BIZARRE.
YEAH.
I'LL GO GET IT.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, YEAH.
OH, MY.
IT'S A VERY OLD PUPPET.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
YEAH, DO YOU NOTICE ANYTHING PECULIAR ABOUT THIS ONE?
THOSE ARE REAL TEETH, AREN'T THEY?
REAL, HUMAN, ROTTED TEETH IN HIS MOUTH.
OH, MAN.
AND THEY ALL HAVE FILLINGS IN THEM.
THIS ACTUALLY CAME FROM A PUPPETRY TROUPE
THAT WORKED OUT IN PENNSYLVANIA.
AND THEY ARTICULATE, SO THERE'S A MECHANISM ON THE INSIDE
THAT, WHEN YOU MOVE THE ARMS, IT OPENS UP THE MOUTH.
SO, ALL IN ALL, IT'S A CREEPY DOLL,
BUT THEN YOU ADD THE FACT THAT IT'S GOT REAL HUMAN TEETH.
IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE INTERESTING.
IT'S AMAZING.
IT MIGHT MAKE HIM CRY, BUT IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
WE HAVE ABOUT $300 ON THIS PIECE.
THAT'D BE PERFECT, ACTUALLY.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT WORKS. WE HAVE A DEAL.
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I HOPE YOUR FRIEND IS FREAKED OUT.
I REALLY THINK HE'S GOING TO BE.
RYAN AND I ARE SECRETLY HELPING JOHNNY, EVAN'S HUSBAND,
CREATE A WONDERFUL WAX DISPLAY FOR AN UPCOMING HOLIDAY PARTY.
WE'RE BEING TURNED INTO WAX WORKS,
SO WE'RE GONNA VISIT SOME OF OUR FAVORITE COLLECTIONS
AND MAYBE FIND SOME APPROPRIATE PROPS.
Mike: HELLO.
Bruce: HEY, MIKE.
HOW WE DOING?
PRETTY GOOD.
THE PLACE LOOKS GREAT, AS ALWAYS.
EVERY TIME I COME HERE, THERE'S DIFFERENT STUFF EVERYWHERE.
IT'S LIKE EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, LIKE, "OH, WOW, LOOK AT THAT."
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M A THIRD-GENERATION TAXIDERMIST.
MY GRANDPARENTS STARTED THE BUSINESS IN 1921.
IT'S A TRUE ART, AND IF IT HAPPENS TO BE A GAME ANIMAL,
YOU CAN SOMETIMES EAT THE MEAT.
SO, THE REASON I STOPPED BY --
I MEAN, I JUST LIKE TO STOP BY AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING HERE.
SURE, SURE. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
BUT A FRIEND OF OURS WHO'S AN ARTIST
MAKES THESE WAX FIGURES OF PEOPLE,
AND SHE WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
WITH ME, EVAN, AND RYAN,
BUT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL, I FIGURED I'D STOP BY,
SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU HAD AVAILABLE,
SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE UNUSUAL.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BACK.
ALL RIGHT? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
NO PROBLEM.
OH, BOY, OH, BOY, OH, BOY, OH, BOY, OH, BOY.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
I CAN'T PUT IT BEHIND MY BACK TO SURPRISE YOU.
OKAY.
CAN I LOOK?
YOU CAN LOOK.
HOLY...
Evan: THIS IS THE "ODDITIES HOLIDAY BIZARRE."
Mike: A FRIEND OF OURS WHO'S AN ARTIST
MAKES THESE WAX FIGURES OF PEOPLE,
AND SHE WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
WITH ME, EVAN, AND RYAN,
BUT TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL, I FIGURED I'D STOP BY,
SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU HAD AVAILABLE.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BACK.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
NO PROBLEM.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
I CAN'T PUT IT BEHIND MY BACK TO SURPRISE YOU.
OKAY.
CAN I LOOK?
YOU CAN LOOK.
HOLY...
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IS THAT A NARWHAL TUSK?
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
THAT IS AMAZING.
THE NARWHAL IS A TYPE OF WHALE THAT LIVES UP IN THE ARCTIC.
ITS NAME IS KIND OF ODD.
"NáR" IS ACTUALLY NORSE FOR "CORPSE,"
AND "HVALR" MEANING "WHALE."
APPARENTLY, THEIR BLACK-AND-WHITE-SPOTTED COLORING
RESEMBLES A DEAD SAILOR IN THE WATER,
HENCE THE NAME "CORPSE WHALE."
ACTUALLY, IT'S A TOOTH.
THEY ACTUALLY WILL SWORD-FIGHT WITH IT FOR, YOU KNOW,
GETTING MATES AND FOR TERRITORIAL PURPOSES.
IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THESE WERE,
AND THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE UNICORN HORNS.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I THINK, TOO.
THIS ONE'S IN GOOD CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE TIP,
BUT, BOY, WOULD THAT MAKE A COOL STAFF.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT WOULD YOU NEED FOR THAT PIECE,
IF IT WAS FOR SALE, THAT IS?
GEE, I DON'T KNOW, MIKE.
I'M GETTING OLD.
LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF. I'M GONNA HAVE TO START LIQUIDATING.
MIKE, I'M GONNA GIVE THIS TO YOU.
YOU SURE?
I'M GONNA GIVE THIS TO YOU.
YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND. IT'S YOURS.
YOU TAKE CARE OF IT, THOUGH.
I PROMISE, THIS IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
THAT WILL BE PERMANENT COLLECTION.
LET'S GO WRAP IT UP.
THAT IS INSANE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GIFT-WRAP IT?
[ LAUGHS ]
Ryan: HELLO.
Evan: OH, HELLO, RYAN.
TODAY IS EVAN AND JOHNNY'S HOLIDAY SOLSTICE PARTY.
HEY.
THEY INVITED A BUNCH OF FRIENDS OVER TO THE HOUSE.
WE'RE FINALLY GONNA SEE THESE DICKENS-INSPIRED WAX WORKS
THAT SIGRID MADE OF US.
WELCOME.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
AND YOU IN YOUR LOVELY RED.
Evan: HELLO, EDGAR. WELCOME.
NOW IT'S A PARTY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
COME HERE, YEAH. UP GO THE PAWS.
OH, YEAH.
[ HOWLS ]
Ryan: PARTY ON.
Mike: INTERESTING GROUP OF FRIENDS.
HEY, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY.
GLAD YOU COULD ALL JOIN IN THE FESTIVITIES.
THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD GOING ON,
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET INTO THE FRONT ROOM.
THAT'S MY FAULT.
SO, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO BE THE DECORATOR.
MM-HMM?
AND SIGRID HAD THIS WONDERFUL IDEA.
WITH SIGRID, IT COULD BE ANYTHING, SO...
THAT'S TRUE.
SO, THERE'S SOME KIND OF STRANGE HOLIDAY DISPLAY
WAITING IN THE FRONT PARLOR?
YES. LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
I'M READY.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THIS STUFF.
I REALLY HOPE EVAN'S GONNA LOVE THIS,
BECAUSE I'M PRETTY PROUD OF WHAT I'VE DONE.
Mike: OH, MY GOD. OH, THAT IS SO WEIRD.
SIGRID.
OH, MY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
THAT IS AMAZING.
THAT'S LIKE A PAGAN PAGEANT.
THAT IS JUST --
Mike: THAT LOOKS INSANE.
Edgar: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S THE MOST AMAZING SOLSTICE DECORATION I'VE EVER SEEN.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIGRID.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS?
Sigrid: "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" --
CHRISTMAS PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE.
RYAN'S GOT TO BE FUTURE, I'M GUESSING.
YEAH, AND MIKE IS THE PRESENT.
Ryan: A NICE, LUSCIOUS BEARD.
YEAH.
OH, SIGRID.
I MUST BE CHRISTMAS PAST. I'VE NEVER LOOKED BETTER.
WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT ON A HUNT TO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING
TO INCORPORATE WITH OUR CHARACTER.
SO, I WENT OUT AND FOUND THIS MUMMIFIED HUMAN HAND.
WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU --
WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY A NARWHAL TUSK.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, THAT'S WHAT'S LEANING UP THERE.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. THIS IS AMAZING.
THIS IS THE PERFECT GIFT.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOOD JOB, JOHNNY.
I KNOW.
Evan: AS WE ALL KNOW, EVERYONE HERE
LIKES GIVING THE HOLIDAYS AN ODD TWIST,
AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO KEEP THE SPIRIT GOING
THAN WITH EDGAR'S OWN TWIST ON A HOLIDAY CLASSIC,
"'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS"?
"'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
"WHEN ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE,
NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, NOT EVEN A MOUSE."
Evan: THIS WAS A REALLY SPECIAL HOLIDAY PARTY
WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS
AND A FEW WAX ADDITIONS INTO THE MIX.
I'M NOT A REALLY BIG HOLIDAY PERSON,
BUT THIS DEFINITELY GOT ME INTO THE SPIRIT.
"AND TO ALL, A GOOD NIGHT."
[ APPLAUSE ]
WELL SAID. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, EDGAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.