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(narrator) THIS SEASON ON "BUILDING ALASKA"...
GET THIS GIG ROLLIN', BABY.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO'S PULLED DOWN A HOUSE WITH A BOAT.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
WHOO!
THIS AIN'T GEORGE WASHINGTON'S CHERRY TREE HERE, BUDDY.
WHOO-HOO!
GO, GO!
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TILL MIDNIGHT
AND WE WERE BACK UP AT 6:00 THIS MORNING,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL PROBABLY BE UP TILL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
THIS IS A BUNCH OF CRAP.
NICE JOB. "GUARANTEED NOT TO LEAK."
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO FIND HIM IN TOWN
AND I'M JUST GONNA TELL HIM STRAIGHT UP,
COME OUT AND FIX MY ROOF.
THAT'S A SLIGHT HUMAN ERROR HERE.
THERE AIN'T NO DAMN BLUEPRINTS.
I'LL TELL YOU, THE LAST FOUR MONTHS HAVE BEEN PRETTY HECTIC.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GOOD TIMES AND SOME LAUGHS.
WE GOT A GREAT PLACE NOW,
AND IT'S GONNA, UH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY SERVE US WELL
AND SERVE MANY GENERATIONS TO COME.
ON A REMOTE ALASKAN ISLAND
COMPLETELY OFF THE GRID,
ONE MAN LEADS HIS TEAM
ON A QUEST TO ACCOMPLISH THE IMPOSSIBLE.
I CAN'T FAIL.
FAILING'S NOT IN MY VOCABULARY.
MILES FROM CIVILIZATION,
NOTHING COMES FAST AND NOTHING COMES EASY.
IF YOU WANT TO BUILD HERE,
YOU'VE GOTTA PAY THE PRICE,
AND THE LOCALS AREN'T VERY FRIENDLY.
IT'S A CONSTRUCTION SITE
LONG PAST THE END OF THE ROAD.
THIS IS "BUILDING ALASKA."
MAKE DO WITH WHAT YOU GOT.
I LIVE HERE ON KODIAK ISLAND,
AND, UH, WE'RE BUILDING A LODGE HERE,
WEST OF KODIAK ABOUT 30 MILES,
HERE IN AFOGNAK BAY ON AFOGNAK ISLAND.
THE BUILD SITE IS ON THE KODIAK ARCHIPELAGO,
A CHAIN OF ISLANDS
ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND 158 MILES
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE SPRAWLING ARCHIPELAGO
IS ABOUT 177 MILES LONG
WITH OVER 5,000 SQUARE MILES OF LAND,
ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF CONNECTICUT.
KODIAK IN ITSELF IS, UH,
A UNIQUE--VERY UNIQUE PLACE,
AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE ROCK, TOO,
TO PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE.
THIS WHOLE AREA IS
WHERE MY ANCESTORS FISHED AND HUNTED,
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF COOL TO BE OUT HERE WORKING
WHERE, HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO,
ALL MY RELATIVES WERE DOING THE SAME THING.
RUGGED, WILD, AND REMOTE,
KODIAK IS SYNONYMOUS WITH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
WORLD-CLASS HUNTING AND FISHING
AWAIT THOSE WHO BRAVE THE ELEMENTS
AND ACCEPT THE HARDSHIPS
THAT COME WITH THE SOLITUDE.
(Bob) IT'S TOUGH IN THE WINTERTIME.
A LOT OF TIMES, WE WON'T HAVE A PLANE FOR A WEEK.
THERE'S NO MAIL, THERE'S NO WAY IN OR OUT.
IT'S KIND OF A TOUGH PLACE TO LIVE.
AND THAT'S RIGHT WHERE BOB MAY IS BUILDING HIS NEW LODGE,
ON THE EDGE OF CIVILIZATION.
GONNA KICK MY...
AND THAT'S ALL IT IS TO IT,
BUT, HEY, I'M UP FOR A GOOD... KICKING.
BEFORE BOB CAN BUILD ANYTHING, THOUGH,
THE OLD CABIN HAS GOT TO GO.
WELL, JEREMY, GOTTA TEAR THIS *** DOWN.
A LOT OF MEMORIES, A LOT OF OLD STUFF.
THE OLD TIN FROM THE CAMP UP THERE,
WORLD WAR II CAMP. WE SCROUNGED THAT.
GOT A LOT OF MEMORIES HERE, BUDDY.
♪♪♪
WE BUILT THE OLD CABIN
PROBABLY ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO.
IT WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A FAMILY FISHING SHACK
TO COME UP AND GET OUR SUBSISTENCE FISH,
AND WE DIDN'T EVEN WIRE IT FOR ELECTRICITY, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, WE HAVE A COLEMAN LANTERN OR WHATEVER,
AND OVER THE YEARS, IT GREW A LITTLE BIT AND WHATNOT,
BUT I'M HOPING THAT THE FAMILY CAN
COME UP AND ENJOY THIS ONE JUST AS MUCH.
GOT IT.
YEAH, BABY!
WHOO! AIR-CONDITIONING IN APRIL.
THAT'S NICE.
♪♪♪
MAN, THIS IS LIKE "THE SHINING."
(screaming)
OH, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
BEFORE ANYTHING NEW CAN GO UP,
SOMETHING OLD NEEDS TO COME DOWN,
BUT YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW BOB'S GONNA DO IT.
WE'RE CUTTING ALL THESE WALLS RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE WE NEED TO WEAKEN THIS STRUCTURE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
WE'RE GONNA BE PULLING IT DOWN WITH A BOAT,
BUT WE'VE PRETTY MUCH CUT THE WHOLE BUILDING
ALL THE WAY AROUND LENGTHWISE THIS WAY,
WEAKENED ALL THE HEADERS AS MUCH AS WE CAN,
AND THEN SHE'S GONNA FOLD LIKE A DECK OF CARDS, BABY.
LET'S HOPE.
LET'S GIVE HER A GO. THIS...
THIS OUGHT TO BE JUST ABOUT LIKE YOUR FIRST BUNGEE JUMP.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
♪♪♪
BOB MAY, ALASKAN HUNTING AND FISHING GUIDE...
I'M A BIG GAME GUIDE AND COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN,
AND JUST AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN.
AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS,
BOB'S THE FOREMAN, HEAD CARPENTER,
AND PROJECT MANAGER
FOR ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BUILDS EVER ATTEMPTED
WITH A HAMMER AND NAIL.
FOR NOW, IT'S BOB AND JEREMY,
AND THIS OLD-SCHOOL DEMO
IS A DAUNTING TASK FOR JUST THE TWO OF 'EM.
FEW MORE HOLES HERE AND THERE,
AND I THINK WE'RE READY TO GIVE HER A TRY, YOU KNOW?
I GOT A LITTLE ANXIETY THING GOING ON HERE
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
LIVING ON AN ISLAND
FORCES YOU TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX,
AND THIS BUILDING IS GOING DOWN BY BOAT.
NOW THAT THE CUTS HAVE BEEN MADE,
BOB AND JEREMY PLAN TO
TIE SECTIONS OF THE CABIN TO BOB'S BOAT
AND PULL IT APART PIECE BY PIECE.
BE CAREFUL IF YOU TRY THIS AT HOME.
THE BUILDING'S CUT LOOSE
AND BOB'S OLD ROPES ARE SECURED.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SET WAY TO DO THIS,
BUT HEY,
THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS SHOW FUN!
AT LONG LAST, BOB AND JEREMY ARE
READY FOR THE FIRST PULL.
AFTER A QUICK SAFETY CHECK,
THIS TWO-MAN TEAM'S GOT A PLAN OF ATTACK.
PUT THAT RIGHT HERE, TAKE ME OUT TO THE BOAT,
AND LET'S START PULLING THIS *** DOWN.
RIGHT OR WRONG, BUDDY, LET'S DO HER.
DON'T BE SCARED.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU FIND YOURSELF IN GREEN PASTURES
AND DANCING PRETTY WOMEN ALL AROUND,
YEP.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL. LET'S KEEP IN TOUCH ON THE RADIO
AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT--
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT HERE.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D TELL YOUR MOM
AND YOUR DAD. JEEZ, HE'D KILL ME.
IT'S GONNA TAKE TEAMWORK
AND COORDINATION BETWEEN BOB AND JEREMY
TO BRING THE OLD CABIN TO ITS KNEES.
JEREMY WILL CONNECT THE PRETIED LOOPS TO THE MASTER LINE
WHILE BOB MANS THE HELM OF HIS BOAT.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO'S PULLED DOWN A HOUSE WITH A BOAT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS,
AND AT THE SAME TIME, I'M KIND OF--
I GOT SOME BUTTERFLIES.
OOH, THEY'RE BIG BUTTERFLIES.
OKAY.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS THING!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
♪♪♪
WHOO!
HOLY SMOKES. WHOO!
THAT CAME OUT OF THERE WAY TOO EASY.
PULL, JER, PULL!
COME ON, MAN, GRAB YOUR SHACKLE AND GO.
COME ON, FAST AS YOU CAN, JER.
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
(boat engine revving)
WHOO! THERE'S SOME SPECIAL EFFECTS.
DID YOU SEE THAT?
HOLY--
I DON'T KNOW IF-- I HOPE--
I HOPE ALL YOU FOLKS OUT THERE CAUGHT THAT,
BECAUSE THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY SHOT THAT THING WITH A CANNON.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
TIME'S A-WASTING, THE TIDE'S RUNNING,
AND THIS OLD CABIN'S GOTTA COME DOWN NOW.
IS IT TIME FOR PLAN "B"?
DAMN IT.
I GOT HER IN THE WHEEL.
SO FAR, THE KODIAK-STYLE DEMOLITION
WORKS AS PLANNED,
BUT THE DROPPING TIED PUTS BOB ON A TIGHT SCHEDULE,
AND THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT TO
COME TO A CRASHING HALT.
YEP.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
DAMN IT, GOT HER IN THE WHEEL.
I GOT HER IN THE WHEEL.
DAMN IT.
WITH THE TIDE DROPPING EVERY SECOND,
THIS IS A COSTLY MISTAKE.
I JUST WANT ONE SHOT OF LINE. YOU GOTTA MOVE FASTER.
I WANT YOU RUNNING UP TO HOOK THOSE UP.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE LINE IN THE WHEEL.
THIS WIND IS BLOWING ME ON THE BEACH,
SCREWING ME ALL UP.
I JUST CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM IT.
BOB CLEARS THE TWISTED LINE FROM HIS PROPELLER,
BUT THE MISTAKE COSTS HIM PRECIOUS TIME.
THE TIDE IS DROPPING FAST,
PUSHING HIS BOAT FURTHER OFF SHORE WITH EACH PULL.
FOR OVER 30 YEARS,
THE ALASKAN CABIN STOOD OVER THESE WATERS,
AND IT WAS NOT READY TO LEAVE THIS LAND
WITHOUT A FIGHT.
EARLY SUCCESS IS THREATENED
BY AN OUTGOING TIDE AND STUBBORN WALLS.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS ONE.
(boat engine revving)
♪♪♪
I'M GONNA YANK.
♪♪♪
It's not doing much back here, Bob. It's not--
(boat engines stop)
AND IT KILLED BOTH MY MOTORS THERE.
AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS,
IT'S TIME TO CALL IN THE CAVALRY.
MY SON CAME IN.
HE'S UP HERRING FISHING IN DANGER BAY,
AND I CALLED HIM ON THE SATELLITE PHONE LAST NIGHT
AND ASKED IF HE-- IF HE WASN'T FISHING,
IF HE COULD POSSIBLY COME DOWN,
AND SO IT'S NICE THAT HE'S HERE.
THAT'S MY YOUNGEST SON ART, AND MY OLDEST SON IS--
THAT'S HIS BOAT, THE "SITKINAK" OUT THERE, RAY, SO...
NICE TO HAVE BOYS WITH BIG TOYS.
MY GRANDPA ORIGINALLY STARTED THE CABIN,
AND WE'VE KIND OF MADE ADJUSTMENTS
AND TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK
UNTIL THINGS JUST WEREN'T WORKING ANYMORE
TO MAKE IT TO WHERE IT'S AT NOW,
AND, WELL, IT'S GOT A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL VALUE,
BEING AS THAT, UH, I REMEMBER BEING A KID COMING UP HERE
AND THE WHOLE BEACH FULL OF FISH
AND THE WHOLE FAMILY DEALING WITH ALL THE FISH
AND TAKING CARE OF THINGS AND THE BOATS ANCHORED UP HERE,
AND EVERYONE STAYING AT THE CABIN,
AND IT'S KIND OF A TRADITIONAL LIFESTYLE, YOU KNOW,
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY.
WE'RE GOOD TO GO HERE.
WHEN RAY HITS THE THROTTLE,
450 HORSES OF CABIN-CRUNCHING POWER GO TO WORK.
THE WHOLE BUILDING'S PULLING OUT.
OH, YEAH, BABY!
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.
WELL, THAT WORKED.
AND WE'RE GONNA TRY-- WE'RE GONNA TRY THAT CORNER
BY THE FRONT DOOR AND YANK THAT OUT NEXT.
ALL RIGHT, RAY, UH, LOOKING GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THE WAY.
JUST KEEP PULLING SLOW,
AND IT'S ALL YOURS.
♪♪♪
SHE'S GOING.
WHOO!
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.
THAT'S WORKING.
AIN'T GONNA BE COOKIN' NO PANCAKES IN THERE ANYMORE.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
OH, SHE'S READY, SHE'S GOING.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING.
OH, YEAH, OH, YEAH.
SOMETHING UGLY IS GOING ON HERE.
YEAH, BABY!
THAT JUST SLICED RIGHT THROUGH THAT ROTTEN BUILDING.
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIDE.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT A HALF-HOUR LEFT ON THIS TIDE,
AND RAY'S GONNA HAVE TO GO.
THE KODIAK TIDES FLUCTUATE
AS MUCH AS 10 FEET IN A DAY,
AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ON THE WAY OUT.
ONLY 30 MINUTES TO WORK WITH,
AND ONCE RAY LEAVES,
HE'LL FISH ON THE OPEN WATER FOR A FULL WEEK,
LEAVING BOB HIGH AND DRY.
OKAY, RAY, WE'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THE WAY.
IT'S ALL YOURS.
YEAH, BABY!
YEAH, BABY!
LET'S GET ANOTHER PULL ON THIS THING
AS SOON AS WE CAN, GUYS. HE'S GOTTA GO.
YEAH, IT'LL GO NOW.
SHE'S GOING.
STRENGTH, INGENUITY AND HORSEPOWER
SPLINTER THE TIMBERS ONTO THE ALASKAN SHORE.
FOR BOB AND HIS TEAM,
THE MOANS FROM THE DYING CABIN
SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF THEIR REAL CHALLENGE.
♪♪♪
(Bob) WHOO!
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKIN' ABOUT.
WE HAVE A BIG MESS.
IF YOU WANT TO DRINK BEER TONIGHT,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO THROW BOARDS ON THE FIRE,
OR NO BEER TONIGHT. (chuckles)
(howls)
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
THE DEMOLITION'S DONE.
THE CABIN'S ON THE BEACH,
AND RAY AND HIS CREW ARE BACK ON THE MOVE,
RIDING THE OUTGOING TIDE TO THE FISHING GROUNDS
OF DANGER BAY,
WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF FISH TO CATCH
BUT PRECIOUS LITTLE TIME TO CATCH THEM
IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
(Art) ALL RIGHT, DAD, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, SON. THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER.
WELL, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. TALK TO YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU, DAD.
LOVE YOU, TOO. TAKE CARE.
I WILL!
WITHOUT A DOUBT,
BOB'S SONS ART AND RAY
HAVE MADE DEMO DAY A BIG SUCCESS.
(howls)
RIGHT ON!
AH, MAN.
NICE TO SEE MY BOYS.
NICE TO SEE MY BOYS.
YEAH, IT WAS NICE TO SEE THOSE KIDS.
THE DEMO DIDN'T GO EXACTLY AS PLANNED,
BUT WITH SOME EXTRA HANDS
AND SOME ALASKAN KNOW-HOW,
WHOO!
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UP HERE IN ALASKA,
THERE ARE NO ROLL-AWAYS FOR CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS,
SO BURNING IS THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH WHAT'S LEFT.
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF "BUILDING ALASKA,"
WE'LL SEE BOB AND HIS TEAM BATTLE THE ELEMENTS
AND EACH OTHER
AS THEY GET PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS...
WITH FRAMING, ELECTRICAL,
PLUMBING, INSULATION, ROOFING,
AND A SELF-SUFFICIENT ENERGY SYSTEM
ALL ON THE TO-DO LIST,
AND A PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY OVER BUDGET.
IT'LL TAKE LOTS OF TEAMWORK AND INGENUITY
TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE
BEFORE BOB'S FIRST PAYING CLIENTS ARRIVE.
BUT, HEY, NOBODY EVER SAID IT WOULD BE EASY
ON "BUILDING ALASKA."
ALASKA-- KNOWN AS THE LAST FRONTIER.
THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT OUT HERE, JUST LIKE ME.
I DO THINGS MY WAY,
THE BOB MAY WAY.
ALL I NEED TO TEAR DOWN A CABIN
IS A CHAIN SAW, A BIG BOAT,
SOME GASOLINE TO BURN IT DOWN WITH.
AND NOW I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME.
THAT'S OKAY. I LIKE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.
I WILL NOT QUIT. I WILL NOT FAIL.
THOSE WORDS ARE NOT IN MY VOCABULARY
OR DICTIONARY OR--
YOU CAN'T EVEN GOOGLE THAT WITH ME.
BUT I DO KNOW
IT WILL BE A TOUGH RIDE,
BECAUSE NOTHING, NOTHING COMES EASY
UP HERE IN THE LAST FRONTIER.
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