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Narrator: AS THE MOONSHINE SEASON WINDS DOWN,
THE PRESSURE IS HEATING UP.
LET'S GET THIS [BLEEP] QUICK, GET OUT OF HERE.
CHICO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
Lance: I DON'T KNOW WHO I CAN TRUST.
GOT SOME TIRE TRACKS HERE
WHERE SOMEBODY HAS PULLED OVER HERE.
THAT'S MOONSHINE RIGHT THERE.
Mike: PUT THAT CAMERA DOWN. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
[ GUNSHOT ]
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
TAKE YOUR TIME.
Narrator: SO TONIGHT, THE CAST MEETS AGAIN
IN THEIR SECRET LOCATION
TO DISCUSS WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE SEASON SO FAR.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SHOT AT BEFORE?
YOU'VE BEEN SHOT AT BEFORE?
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN SHOT.
TICKLE, WHO KNEW
THAT YOU AND CHICO WOULD PARTNER UP?
I DIDN'T EXPECT IT MYSELF, BUT --
I DIDN'T, EITHER.
THE LANDOWNER -- THIS GUY'S PUT YOU IN A DIFFICULT SPOT,
WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
HE'S ACTUALLY MAKING MORE OFF OUR LIQUOR NOW THAN WE ARE.
Narrator: TIM AND TICKLE, JOSH AND BILL,
JEFF AND MARK, AND THE MISSISSIPPI CAST
JOIN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MATTHEW OSTROM
TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING DOWN AND WHAT LIES AHEAD.
IT'S ALL COMING UP ON "MOONSHINERS SECRET SUMMIT."
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WELCOME TO THE "MOONSHINERS SECRET SUMMIT."
I'M HERE WITH OUR USUAL SUSPECTS.
GENTLEMEN, WELCOME BACK.
IT'S BEEN AN EVENTFUL SEASON, TO SAY THE LEAST,
WOULDN'T WE SAY?
OH, YEAH.
LET'S CUT RIGHT TO THE CHASE HERE.
THERE HAVE BEEN
A LOT OF SURPRISES IN TONIGHT'S EPISODE.
TICKLE, I THINK WE GOT TO START WITH YOU.
WHO KNEW THAT YOU AND CHICO WOULD PARTNER UP?
Tickle: WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT.
LET'S AGREE WE GOT US A PARTNERSHIP HERE,
AND LET'S HAVE US A DRINK ON IT.
LET'S DO IT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF COME OUT OF THE BLUE THERE,
A LITTLE OUT OF NOWHERE.
I DIDN'T EXPECT IT MYSELF, BUT --
I DIDN'T, EITHER.
PROBABLY TOOK YOU BY SURPRISE A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED 'CAUSE I'M GOING LEGAL HERE,
AND I DON'T WANT ANY CONFUSION HERE,
AND I'M TRYING TO BE ON THE GOOD SIDE,
AND I GOT TO GET MYSELF IN NO TROUBLE.
AND NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT TICKLE'S INTENTION WAS
IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT,
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND WE'LL JUST ROLL WITH IT.
SO, HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO HOOK UP WITH CHICO?
WELL, HE KIND OF ACTUALLY CAME TO ME,
AND I HAD TO ADMIT TO HIM AND LET HIM KNOW HOW TIM FOUND OUT,
YOU KNOW, THAT HE WAS MAKING SOME MOONSHINE.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO GET TIM IN TROUBLE EITHER,
BUT HE WAS STILL MAKING SOME SHINE,
AND HE WAS WILLING TO WANT TO SEE TIM'S RECIPE GO ON,
SO WE DECIDED TO GET IT THERE.
SO, I MEAN, DID YOU AND CHICO THINK ABOUT THAT
MAYBE AS A TRIBUTE TO TIM?
WELL, YEAH. WE LOOKED AT IT THIS WAY.
WE KNEW VIRGINIA WAS GIVING HIM A HARD TIME.
HE COULDN'T GET IT THERE LEGALLY,
AND WE KNEW HE COULDN'T DO IT ILLEGALLY,
SO WE DID IT FOR HIM.
AND IS THERE ANY TENSION BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU OVER THIS?
NO. IT'S OKAY.
I LOOK AT IT AS AN HONOR I GUESS, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE MY LEGACY IS GOING ON.
WHETHER IT'S LEGAL OR ILLEGAL,
IT'S STILL MOVING, SO THAT MEANS A LOT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE DOWN TO THE END OF THE TABLE.
JEFF AND MARK, YOU GUYS WERE HANDED
A TOUGH SET OF CARDS BY THE LANDOWNER.
YOU KNOW, THIS GUY HAS PUT YOU
IN A DIFFICULT SPOT, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
YEAH, HE'S ACTUALLY
MAKING MORE OFF OUR LIQUOR NOW THAN WE ARE.
Man: [ Distorted voice ] WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT
TO BE ON MY PROPERTY?
WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOUR PROPERTY WHEN WE SHOWED UP HERE.
WELL, YOU KNOW NOW.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT THIS?
WON'T BE NOBODY GO TO JAIL.
WE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON.
YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WHOSE LAND YOU'RE ON
BEFORE YOU SET A STILL UP.
BUT IF WE DON'T DO WHAT HE WANTS,
WE'LL PROBABLY GET REPORTED.
RIGHT. SO YOU GUYS ARE VERY VULNERABLE AT THIS POINT.
THAT'S A FUNNY FEELING,
SOMEBODY COMES IN ON ANYBODY LIKE THAT.
HAS THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU GUYS BEFORE?
NO.
YEP.
AND SO I THINK THIS YEAR, TOO,
I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PRETTY AGGRESSIVE
ABOUT HANDLING YOUR COMPETITORS.
THERE YOU GO, LANCE. LET YOU DO THE HONORS.
WHY HAVE YOU GUYS FELT YOU'VE NEEDED TO BE SO AGGRESSIVE?
WELL, EVEN IF IT'S GOOD SHINE OR BAD SHINE,
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY SELLS
A QUART OF SHINE IN OUR TERRITORY,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S TAKING MONEY FROM US,
SO WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMPETITION.
THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE TOO CLOSE.
WE'VE WORKED HARD TO BUILD WHAT WE'VE GOT,
AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT TO OURSELVES.
WE DON'T WANT TO SHARE IT.
JOSH AND BILL, I MEAN, NOT TO BE OUTDONE,
TONIGHT, YOU GUYS WERE GETTING SHOT AT.
[ GUNSHOT ]
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
WAS THAT OR WAS THAT NOT A GUNSHOT?
LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
[BLEEP]
FIRST QUESTION -- HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SHOT AT BEFORE?
YEAH.
YOU'VE BEEN SHOT AT BEFORE?
WHAT HAPPENED?
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THIS?
YEAH, A MAN TOOK $500 FROM ME,
AND I TRIED TO CONFRONT HIM ABOUT IT.
HE DROPPED DOWN ON A PISTOL AND SHOT ME IN THE KNEECAP.
PHEW!
A 9-MILLIMETER TO THE KNEECAP.
HOLY COW.
WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEADS WHEN YOU'RE GETTING SHOT AT?
OH, IT DEFINITELY WASN'T SOMETHING WE WERE EXPECTING.
I MEAN, WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE STEPPING ON ANYBODY'S TOES.
WE'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING
AND MOVE SOME OF THIS LIQUOR.
DUDE.
DAMN IT.
Matthew: DID YOU GUYS REALIZE THAT YOUR TANK HAD BEEN HIT?
NOT IMMEDIATELY.
I MEAN, WE HEARD A GUNSHOT, AND WE HEARD --
IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING GOT HIT,
BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL WE PULLED DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT,
SAW WE HAD LIQUOR COMING OUT OF THE TANK,
AND IT WAS GOING EVERYWHERE.
Bill: OUR DAMN LIQUOR IN THE ROAD.
LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE BEFORE THE COPS COME, MAN.
WOW. HOW ABOUT ANYONE ELSE AT THIS TABLE?
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION FOR THIS TABLE.
WHO HERE HAS BEEN SHOT AT?
YOU'VE BEEN SHOT AT?
TICKLE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MARK?
WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED, MARK?
I HAD A FEELING YOU PROBABLY HAVE BEEN...
NO.
JUST HUNTERS?
MIGHT NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN TRYING TO HIT ME,
BUT I'VE BEEN SHOT AT.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, JUST IN CASE YOU GUYS WERE WONDERING,
I HAVE NOT BEEN SHOT AT.
YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY PRETTY SURPRISED.
SHOCKING, RIGHT? SHOCKING.
PRETTY SURPRISED, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS SEASON,
WE'VE BEEN EXPLORING A LOT MORE ABOUT BOOTLEGGING.
AND THE TERM BOOTLEGGING AND MOONSHINING
ARE USED SOMETIMES INTERCHANGEABLY.
TIM, TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BOOTLEGGING AND MOONSHINING.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
MOONSHINING IS THE GUY WHO'S PRODUCING THE MOONSHINE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S THE MAKER OF THE MOONSHINE.
THE BOOTLEGGER -- HE'S THE GUY THAT'S PICKING IT UP
FROM THE MOONSHINER AND TAKING IT TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
HE'S TAKING IT TO A DISTRIBUTION POINT,
OR ACTUALLY MAYBE HE COULD BE SELLING IT, TOO.
BUT THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED -- IT'S CALLED BOOTLEGGING.
IT'S TAKING ILLEGAL MOONSHINE TO ANOTHER RESOURCE
TO HAVE IT DISTRIBUTED.
OKAY, SO, JEFF, WHY DO SOME GUYS PREFER
TO DO THE BOOTLEGGING THEMSELVES
VERSUS HAVING SOMEONE ELSE DO IT FOR THEM?
WELL, MOST OF THE TIME, IF YOU DO IT YOURSELF,
YOU MAKE MORE MONEY.
IF YOU GET SOMEBODY TO BOOTLEG IT OUT FOR YOU,
YOU GOT TO PAY THEM.
WELL, IT'S PAYING FOR THE RISK.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET CAUGHT MAKING LIQUOR,
IT'S A MISDEMEANOR.
IF YOU GET CAUGHT BOOTLEGGING, IT'S A FELONY.
SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE RIGHT THERE?
AND SO YOU'RE KIND OF PAYING FOR THAT PROTECTION, IN A WAY.
AND IS THERE GOOD MONEY IN BOOTLEGGING?
THERE'S GOOD MONEY IN ALL OF IT.
THERE'S GOOD MONEY IN ALL OF IT,
BUT I'LL HAVE TO SAY IN MY OPINION,
THE PERFECT PERSON TO DO THE BOOTLEGGING
IS SOMEBODY YOU WOULDN'T SUSPECT,
JUST A STRAIGHTLACED, FAMILY GUY.
FAR AS YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
ONE OF THE BEST COVERS THERE EVER WAS
IS MOVE IT DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY,
PUT IT IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR,
PUT YOUR KIDS, YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, IN YOUR CAR,
RIDE RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MAIN STREET.
I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE YOUR CAMPER, RIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH. QUITE A BIT.
I MEAN, DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE MAYBE IT'S TIME
YOU GOT TO RETIRE THE CAMPER?
'CAUSE SECOND SEASON, YOU WERE IN THE CAMPER.
Tickle: YOU KIND OF FEEL LIKE THE ICE-CREAM MAN, YOU KNOW?
KIDS GET THE ICE CREAM. PARENTS GET THE MOONSHINE.
THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU'RE WELCOME. COME ON BACK.
AND NOW THE THIRD SEASON, LIKE, AREN'T WE PLAYING WITH FIRE?
YOU NEED A NEWER VEHICLE.
DEFINITELY.
YOU KNOW, YOU WORK WITH WHAT YOU GOT,
AND A CAMPER, FORTUNATELY, IS SOMETHING
THAT WHEN YOU SEE IT GOING DOWN THE ROAD,
LIKE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, YOU LOOK AT IT,
YOU LOOK AT THE GUY DRIVING THAT CAMPER, GOING,
"I WISH I WAS GOING CAMPING."
THAT'S WHAT THE COPS ARE LOOKING AT, TOO.
"I WISH I WAS GOING CAMPING. I'M WORKING."
YOU KNOW?
THEY DON'T EVEN THINK ANYTHING ABOUT HAULING SHINE.
THEY DON'T THINK IT'S FILLED WITH MOONSHINE.
NO, NO. NOBODY EVER THINKS THAT.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES, THE TRAILER PARK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, CAMPERS GO ALL OVER THE PLACE, YOU KNOW?
YOU WAS FINDING A PLACE TO PARK.
YEAH, I COULD BE PICKING SOMEBODY UP THERE
TO GO CAMPING WITH ME.
SO YOU JUST GO AND VISIT THE CAMPGROUND
AND GO AROUND IN CIRCLES.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THAT, TOO.
Bill: I'M STILL WONDERING
IF EVERY STATE POLICE IN THE COUNTRY
IS PULLING OVER R.V.s, WANTING TO CHECK THE WATER SUPPLY.
DO YOU THINK THE LOCAL POLICE ARE NOW WALKING INTO R.V.s
AND TURNING ON THE WATER KNOBS NOW?
TELL ME THIS, THOUGH --
MOONSHINING IS CLEARLY A RISKY BUSINESS.
JEFF, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WOULD TAKE SOME OF THE SAME RISKS
IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE MARK BY YOUR SIDE?
YEAH, THE SIZE OF THE STUFF WE TOOK ON THIS YEAR,
ONE MAN COULDN'T DO IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A PARTNER IN THIS ONE THAT YOU CAN TRUST.
RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT YOU, TIM?
I MEAN, DO YOU FEEL LIKE
HAVING A NEW PARTNER IN YOUR LEGAL VENTURE --
SOMEONE BRAND-NEW HAS ADDED A LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY?
IT HAS, BECAUSE I'M IN NEW TERRITORY, I GUESS,
A DIFFERENT STATE.
AND IT'S A TOTAL DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT
BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE LEGAL SIDE,
SO IT'S MADE A CHALLENGE OUT OF IT.
AND, BILL, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
DO YOU THINK HAVING A PARTNER
HELPS YOU HANDLE ADVERSITY BETTER?
WELL, US WORKING TOGETHER,
WE SEEM TO CAUSE MORE ADVERSITY
THAN WE DO TO SOLVE IT FOR SOME REASON.
BUT WITH THE PROJECTS WE'VE BEEN TACKLING,
I MEAN, THE SIZE OF IT'S NOT ANYTHING
THAT EITHER ONE OF US COULD HAVE DONE BY OURSELVES.
ALMOST COULDN'T DO IT TOGETHER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO COVER
AT THE SUMMIT HERE TONIGHT.
STICK AROUND. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
Narrator: COMING UP, TIM COULD HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT GOING LEGAL.
YOU NEED TO START WRITING THINGS DOWN.
NOW YOU'RE STRESSING ME OUT.
WOULD IT BE EASIER
IF YOU WERE BACK IN THE WOODS,
MAKING ILLEGAL MOONSHINE?
Narrator: AND LATER, MIKE, SHOT, AND DARLENE
THROW DOWN THE MOONSHINE GAUNTLET.
NOT TO PUT ANYBODY ELSE'S MOONSHINE DOWN,
BUT OURS IS BETTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO PUT IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Matthew: TIM, WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR JOURNEY
TO BECOME A LEGAL MOONSHINER FOR A LONG TIME NOW.
ALONG THE WAY, WE'VE SEEN PLENTY OF OBSTACLES,
AND I THINK ESPECIALLY RECENTLY,
YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A ROCKY RELATIONSHIP
WITH STEVE BEAM.
A LITTLE BIT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
OKAY.
Tim: WHAT HAVE YOU GOT ALL THESE CLIPBOARDS FOR?
THIS IS ALL OF OUR RECORDS.
THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES YOU
TO HAVE EVERYTHING SERIAL NUMBERED
AND IT ALL GETS RECORDED.
ABSOLUTELY.
AWW, NAH.
THERE'S A 150-GALLON, HAND-HAMMERED ALEMBIC POT STILL.
Tim: I KNOW THIS STILL IS HIS BABY AND EVERYTHING,
BUT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR MY MOONSHINE,
NOT THE WAY IT IS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE SOMETHING.
WE NEED TO UPGRADE. WE NEED TO MAKE IT BIGGER.
WHAT IS THIS?
I'M DOING SOME MODIFICATIONS.
Steve: TIM, WHEN HE'S READY TO DO SOMETHING, HE JUST DOES IT.
IT'S INSANE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?
OH, JUST YEASTING THIS.
I JUST PUT YEAST IN IT.
I PUT YEAST IN IT LIKE AN HOUR AGO.
WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT?
YOU NEED TO START WRITING THINGS DOWN.
I'M GONNA JUST GET THINGS DONE.
YOU CAN'T BE JUST DOING THINGS WITHOUT WRITING IT DOWN.
NOW YOU'RE STRESSING ME OUT, WRITING STUFF DOWN.
RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT AT ALL.
I MEAN, WOULD IT BE EASIER
IF YOU WERE BACK IN THE WOODS, MAKING ILLEGAL MOONSHINE?
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE EASIER OR NOT.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING THINGS.
RIGHT.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE I HAVE TO REPORT TO STEVE.
YOU KNOW, "STEVE, CAN I HAVE PERMISSION TO DO THIS?"
AND, THEN, IF WE DO THIS, THEN WE TALK ABOUT IT.
AND BY THAT TIME, I COULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
I MEAN, PART OF IT, THOUGH, I THINK, IS PERSONALITY, RIGHT?
STEVE'S MORE OF AN --
I DON'T WANT TO SAY UPTIGHT IS A BAD THING,
BUT HE'S KIND OF A MORE -- WHAT IS HE?
A MORE WHAT?
HE'S JUST A DIFFERENT PERSONALITY.
RIGHT.
WE GREW UP IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
I'VE WORKED WITH DIFFERENT CALIBER TYPE PEOPLE,
I GUESS MORE OF THE OUTLAW-TYPE PEOPLE.
HIM, IT'S MORE LIKE, WELL, IT'S OKAY,
AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT, YOU KNOW?
AND I'M MORE LIKE, "LET'S NOT DISCUSS IT.
LET'S JUST DO IT."
RIGHT. YOU NEVER DISCUSS ANYTHING.
I DON'T DISCUSS ANYTHING, AND I DON'T WRITE NOTHING DOWN.
AND I TELL PEOPLE
THAT IF WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO SOMEWHERE
AND A TRUCK IS RUNNING,
THEN IF YOU'RE NOT IN A TRUCK WHEN I LEAVE,
THEN YOU JUST MISSED YOUR RIDE.
SO, I MEAN, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING
IS YOU'RE SO USED TO WORKING ALONE...
...AND SECRETIVE.
AND NOW, IT'S JUST -- IS THAT A BIG ADJUSTMENT?
IT'S ALL OUT IN THE OPEN.
REAL BIG, REAL BIG.
AND I'M KIND OF TOUCHY ABOUT MY RECIPE, ALSO.
I'M NOT USED TO WRITING DOWN ABOUT MY RECIPE
AND EVERYTHING I DO AND PUT IN IT.
THAT'S KIND OF A SECRET.
SO NOW, YOU KNOW, HE'S TELLING ME
I'VE GOT TO WRITE IT DOWN
AND LEAVE IT HANGING IN THE OPEN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEONE MAY TRY TO STEAL IT OR SOMETHING.
ALSO IN THAT CLIP WE LOOKED AT, YOU SUPERSIZED HIS STILL.
YEAH. WE DID LITTLE MODIFICATIONS THERE.
AND THAT WAS CHALLENGING FOR STEVE,
BECAUSE HE HADN'T SEEN THAT OPERATION BEFORE.
THAT'S NOT GENERALLY USED IN A LEGAL OPERATION.
IT'S A LITTLE BACKWOODS INGENUITY, I GUESS.
AND THERE WAS A LITTLE TRUST THAT WE HAD TO BUILD THERE.
HE WAS A LITTLE TERRIFIED
THAT I WAS GONNA MAKE SOMETHING THAT WASN'T GONNA WORK
AND THEN WAS GONNA BE SHUT DOWN,
AND THEN AGAIN, HE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING.
HE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THE MECHANICS OF IT, I GUESS.
IT'S PROVEN TO ME.
I JUST HAD TO PROVE IT TO HIM THAT IT WILL WORK.
WHEN YOU HIRED CHICO,
WAS THAT A LITTLE SENSE OF RELIEF FOR YOU
WHEN YOU FIRST BROUGHT CHICO IN?
'CAUSE CHICO SEEMS LIKE
HE'S CUT FROM A SIMILAR CLOTH, IN A WAY.
YEAH, CHICO HAS, YOU KNOW,
THE COUNTRY-BOY, BACKWOOD ATTITUDE, I GUESS,
AND A LITTLE OUTLAW IN HIM, ALSO,
SO WE CAN KIND OF RELATE TO THINGS.
WE FOUND A LITTLE BIT OF FOOTAGE OF A DAY THAT YOU AND CHICO --
I WOULD SAY YOU GUYS ARE MAYBE PLAYING A LITTLE BIT OF HOOKY.
YOU KNOW, YOU TOOK OFF ON STEVE,
AND YOU GUYS HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
LET'S TAKE A LOOK, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
NOW STEVE'S GONNA SEE THIS.
OH, GOD.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET IT, CHICO.
OH.
WHY ME?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FAT MAN DOWN!
AGH!
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
YEAH, HERE WE GO.
YEE-HAW!
OH!
SOMEBODY TELL MY BABIES I LOVE 'EM.
YEE-HAW!
OH!
YEE-HAW!
PRETTY GOOD DAY, HUH?
YEAH, WE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF WORK DONE TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
JUST DON'T TELL STEVE WHAT WE DID TODAY.
HE MIGHT GET BENT OUT OF SHAPE.
YEAH.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WHAT HE DON'T KNOW WON'T HURT HIM.
THAT'S RIGHT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE
YOU GUYS WERE OUT HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.
AH, WE WAS.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE OUR NEW SERIES, TIM.
WE'LL DO IT -- INSTEAD OF "MOONSHINERS,"
WE'LL CALL IT "ZIP LINERS."
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
IF WE CAN GET CHICO BACK ON THAT LINE AGAIN.
HE WAS ACTUALLY SCARED TO DEATH.
[ Laughing ] YEAH.
SO, TELL ME, DO YOU THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT?
WHY DID YOU WANT TO TAKE OFF FROM STEVE?
WELL, I THINK IT WAS BONDING BETWEEN ME AND CHICO,
AND I THINK THAT BUILDS TRUST, TOO.
I MEAN, RISK YOUR LIFE, RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
CHICO AT FIRST WAS LIKE, "THIS LITTLE CABLE.
AND I'M A BIG BOY. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS."
SO, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,
YOU KNOW, WE GOT EACH OTHER'S BACK,
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE BACKWOODS OUTLAW SYSTEM.
RIGHT. TELL ME THIS.
YOU AND CHICO BUILT UP A TRUST TOGETHER.
AND THEN YOU HAD TO LET CHICO GO
BECAUSE YOU FOUND OUT HE WAS MOONSHINING BEHIND YOUR BACK.
WHAT?
YOU'RE MAKING MOONSHINE.
YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT A LITTLE POT.
I'VE JUST BEEN PLAYING WITH IT, MAN,
CATCH UP ON SOME BILLS AND STUFF.
I DON'T CARE WHAT SIZE IT IS -- 1 GALLON, WHATEVER.
YOU'RE BREAKING THE LAW. THAT'S IT.
I DON'T NEED YOU NO MORE.
I DON'T NEED YOU NO MORE.
CAN'T WORK HERE NO MORE.
THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
WE BUILT THIS BOND AND TRUST.
I THINK IN HIS MIND,
HE THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND,
WHERE WE COME FROM,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE CHANGED.
I JUMPED THE FENCE, I WENT LEGAL,
AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY INVOLVED,
A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED
WHERE WE CAN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NO MORE OUTLAW.
SO, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN A HARD...
IT WAS.
BOTH OF US LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES.
RIGHT.
IN THE PAST, YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER
LET SOMEONE GO FOR MAKING MOONSHINE.
OH, NO. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU WOULD'VE PUT THEM -- PUT THEM TO WORK.
OH, YEAH, WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM A RAISE.
SO, I KNOW PART OF THE PROCESS
OF SELLING YOUR BRAND TO LIQUOR STORES IS,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR LABEL AND YOUR LIQUOR APPROVED
IN EACH STATE.
WHAT STATES ARE YOU IN RIGHT NOW?
MM-HMM.
...MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA,
GEORGIA, AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE.
TENNESSEE.
AND NORTH CAROLINA'S COMING ABOARD.
YEAH, NORTH CAROLINA THIS MONTH.
TAKE ME BACK TO THE FIRST DAY
WHEN YOU'RE STANDING AT THE BOTTLING PLANT
AND YOU'RE HOLDING THAT FIRST JAR
OF YOUR MOONSHINE.
WHAT DID THAT FEEL LIKE?
OH, IT WAS TOUCHING. JUST LIKE NOW.
I'M THINKING ABOUT MY DAD
BECAUSE MY DAD'S RECIPE IS INSIDE THAT BOTTLE,
AND IF YOU SEE THE LABEL,
MY DAD'S PICTURE'S INSIDE THAT LABEL.
THAT'S HIS RECIPE,
AND THAT'S HIS MOONSHINE INSIDE THE BOTTLE.
AND IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, A LONG TIME COMING.
IT'S A LOT OF YEARS AND A LOT OF STRESS BUILT UP.
AND FINALLY, HEY, IT'S HERE.
DO YOU THINK YOUR DAD COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED
YOU STANDING WITH A PRODUCTION,
YOU KNOW, WITH A LEGAL MOONSHINE THAT'S HIS AND YOURS?
UH, PROBABLY NOT. [ LAUGHS ]
PROBABLY NOT. IT'S OVERWHELMING FOR ME STILL.
I'M STILL TRYING TO ACCEPT IT NOW.
BUT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN...
OH, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT.
HE'D HAVE BEEN RIGHT THERE AND AS HAPPY AS I WAS.
YOU STILL HAVE THAT JAR OF MOONSHINE?
I DO.
YOU GOT THAT ONE TUCKED AWAY?
I DO -- VERY FIRST BOTTLE. I HAVE IT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'RE AT THE END OF --
WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE "MOONSHINERS" SEASON.
WE GOT A COUPLE MORE EPISODES TO SEE WHAT LIES AHEAD,
BUT NEXT TIME WE MEET, YOU GOT TO --
YOU GOT TO BRING A BOTTLE OF YOUR SHINE.
I WILL DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
Narrator: COMING UP...
SHOT DOES BATTLE WITH A SCOURGE THAT'S SWEEPING THE SOUTH.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE WILD HOGS?
THEY ARE TAKING OVER.
AND JOSH IS TAKING A NEW RISK.
DIRT-TRACK RACING.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
WHOO!
I'M HERE WITH MIKE, SHOT, AND DARLENE.
YOU GUYS ARE NEW TO THE SHOW THIS SEASON,
GOT A WHOLE NEW TERRITORY IN MISSISSIPPI
THAT WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE AUDIENCE TO.
THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR COMING HERE.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A CLIP,
CATCH EVERYONE UP TO WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING.
Mike: WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF MOONSHINE,
THEY USUALLY DON'T THINK OF MISSISSIPPI,
BUT THERE'S BEEN MOONSHINE MADE DOWN HERE
EVER SINCE THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE DOWN HERE.
IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE MOONSHINE IN A SWAMP,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
ALL KIND OF CHALLENGES YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SNAKES, ALLIGATORS.
WHO KNOWS? A TREE MAY FALL ON YOU.
YOU MAY HAVE A STORM COME THROUGH.
A LOT OF CHALLENGES HERE.
Darlene: THERE WE GO.
THERE'S A LOT OF MOONSHINERS AROUND HERE.
THIS IS 140 PROOF.
THERE'S A LOT OF RISK IN MOONSHINING,
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE DISCRETE ABOUT IT.
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I DO.
THERE IT GOES. NOW THAT'S A FIRE.
WHOA, WE GOT PROBLEMS HERE.
PUT THAT CAMERA DOWN. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT, MOONSHINING'S A LOT DIFFERENT IN --
IN YOUR TERRITORY, I WOULD SAY.
MIKE, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THOSE CONDITIONS AFFECT
MAKING MOONSHINE FOR YOU?
WE HAVE AN AWFUL LOT OF CHALLENGES DOWN THERE
BECAUSE WE, LIKE YOU SEE, WE GOT SNAKES, ALLIGATORS,
HEAT, AND HUMIDITY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE UP HERE,
AND I THINK THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
MAYBE SOMETIMES AFFECTS YOUR MASH.
DOES THE MASH TURN QUICKER WHERE YOU ARE?
I THINK IT PROBABLY WORKS OFF
A LITTLE QUICKER DOWN THERE SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES IT'LL WORK OFF IN FOUR OR FIVE DAYS DOWN THERE.
WHAT ABOUT THE GATORS?
I MEAN, IN THE MOUNTAINS, NO GATORS.
AT LEAST I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY GATORS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
SHOT, ARE YOU OUT THERE UP AGAINST THE GATORS ALL THE TIME?
OCCASIONALLY THEY WAS IN AND OUT.
DO YOU WRESTLE GATORS?
NO? [ LAUGHS ]
I DON'T WANT TO WRESTLE NO GATOR.
[ LAUGHS ]
HE LEAVES ME ALONE, I'LL LEAVE HIM ALONE.
DOES THE WATER LEVEL AFFECT YOU?
IT'S A CONSTANT CHALLENGE
BECAUSE WHEN THE WATER'S REALLY HIGH
AND BASICALLY WHEN EVERYTHING'S REALLY FLOODED,
WE CAN GET AROUND A LOT EASIER THAN WE CAN WHEN IT'S LOW.
WAS THERE A LOT OF RAIN THIS SEASON?
ONE OF THE RAINIEST YEARS WE HAVE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
THINGS STAYED FLOODED FOR A LONG TIME,
BUT THEN WHEN IT QUIT RAINING, IT REALLY DRIED UP AND GOT LOW,
SO WE HAD A PROBLEM THERE.
CAN YOU GET THROUGH THAT GAP?
MM, I THINK I CAN.
YEAH, IT DON'T LOOK TOO GOOD, DOES IT?
YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT MUCH FURTHER THAN THIS.
THE SWAMP GIVES YOU A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR GOOD COVER FOR MAKING MOONSHINE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE'RE OUT THERE,
BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE GONNA BE WANDERING AROUND OUT THERE,
AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO BE THERE.
RIGHT. AND, DARLENE, YOU'RE ON YOUR FARM.
YOU'RE NOT UNDER THE COVER OF THE SWAMP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO KIND OF KEEP YOURSELF SAFE?
WELL, I'M DOWN A DEAD-END ROAD,
SO -- AND I HAVE A BIG DOG.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES.
I WAS COOL UNTIL MIKE FOUND IT.
RIGHT.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU MADE MOONSHINE.
I DIDN'T SAY I DID.
WELL, YOU GOT A STILL SITTING HERE IN YOUR BARN.
JUST MY LITTLE CONVERSATION PIECE.
ARE THERE A LOT OF MOONSHINERS WHERE YOU ARE?
Matthew: THERE'S A LOT?
SOME WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW OF
UNTIL I STARTED GETTING INTO IT MYSELF.
AND THEN ONCE YOU'RE ON THE SHOW,
DO YOU FIND PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT OF THE WOODWORK?
'CAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN, NOW THEY KNOW WHAT YOU --
YEAH, ONCE THEY SEE YOU ON THE SHOW,
THEY ALL WANT MOONSHINE,
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE AFRAID TO REALLY BE HAULING ANY AROUND
BECAUSE YOU KNOW EVERYBODY'S WATCHING YOU, SO...
BEING ON TV IS NOT THE GREATEST COVER, RIGHT?
[ LAUGHS ]
IT GIVES AWAY YOUR COVER.
IT DOES GIVE AWAY YOUR COVER.
I MEAN, THAT BRINGS UP A GOOD QUESTION.
WHY DID YOU GUYS WANT TO DO THE SHOW?
I MEAN, IT'S JUST PART OF OUR HERITAGE,
AND ANOTHER THING -- IN A WAY, WE CAN SHOWCASE OUR STATE.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE WRONG IDEA ABOUT IT.
AND WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE THAT IT'S NOT QUITE WHAT THEY THOUGHT.
AND NOT TO PUT ANYBODY ELSE'S MOONSHINE DOWN,
BUT OURS IS BETTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO PUT IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS CALL ALCOHOL A SPIRIT,
AND I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY TRUE ABOUT MOONSHINE
BECAUSE IT HAS SOME KIND OF A SPIRIT.
I TOLD PEOPLE BEFORE, YOU COULD TAKE A QUART OF MOONSHINE
AND LINE UP A ROW OF SHOT GLASSES AT A PARTY
AND LET EVERYBODY TAKE A SHOT OF IT
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM,
THEY FEEL LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A REBEL.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
AND EVERYBODY LIKES TO HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
AND IT'S LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE NOT TOO HAPPY WITH THE GOVERNMENT, AND THEY --
EVEN JUST TAKING THAT LITTLE SIP,
THEY SAY, "WELL, WE GOT THEM A LITTLE BIT.
"WE DON'T LIKE THE WAY THEY'RE DOING THINGS,
"SO WE'RE GETTING EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT
IN OUR OWN SMALL WAY."
RIGHT. THAT BRINGS ME TO YOU, SHOT.
LIKE, I KNOW YOU GOT INTO MOONSHINING
TO HELP PAY FOR YOUR FARM A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT?
YEP.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR FARM?
EVERYTHING'S ABOUT DEAD.
AND WE'RE JUST -- YOU CAN'T MAKE A FARM ANYMORE HARDLY,
NOT UNLESS YOU OWN A BIG SCALE.
OUR WORLD'S CHANGING.
I MEAN, YOU DRIVE THROUGH ANY LITTLE TOWN,
ALL THE LITTLE MOM AND POP STORES ARE DISAPPEARING.
AND IT'S THE SAME WITH THE FARMERS.
THEY'RE JUST BEING PUSHED OUT.
SHOT, TELL ME ABOUT THE WILD HOGS.
HOW BAD A PROBLEM ARE THEY?
THEY ARE TAKING OVER.
THE WILD HOGS ARE.
YOU CAN'T HARDLY GROW NOTHING FOR THEM.
Mike: WE BETTER GO GET HIM.
WE CAN'T MAKE NO MOONSHINE
IF THE HOGS ARE EATING ALL OF OUR CORN.
THEY COME IN LIKE A THIEF AT NIGHT.
THAT'S THE REASON WHY I PUT UP TRAPS AND TRY TO CATCH THEM.
SO FAR, I HAVE DONE PRETTY GOOD.
I HAVE CAUGHT I THINK IT'S 27 HEAD.
I CAUGHT ONE BIG 'UN, OKAY?
MM-HMM.
AND WE MAKE SAUSAGE OUT OF THEM, PUT THEM WITH DEER.
DEER AND PORK SAUSAGE.
GOOD EATING.
HOW BIG WAS THE BIG ONE YOU GOT?
IT WAS OVER 300 POUNDS.
THAT'S A BIG HOG.
THAT'S A LOT OF MEAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND DARLENE, YOU ARE A FEMALE MOONSHINER
IN KIND OF A MALE MOONSHINING WORLD.
ARE THERE A LOT OF WOMEN MOONSHINING?
I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER WOMAN MOONSHINER.
HOW IS THAT FOR YOU, YOU KNOW?
I'M NOT SCARED.
DOES ANYONE GIVE YOU A HARD TIME, OR...?
NO, NOBODY GIVES ME A HARD TIME.
I LOVE IT.
SO, YOU DO A LOT OF FLAVORING OF MOONSHINE.
I DO.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FLAVORS THAT YOU MAKE?
I DO THE APPLE PIE,
I DO A PINK LEMONADE, AND I DO A RED HOT.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
NOW, YOU GUYS DON'T DRINK, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
Mike: I TASTE IT WHEN I MAKE IT.
I WANT TO KNOW THAT WHAT I MAKE IS REALLY GOOD.
DRINKERS WOULD DRINK UP ALL OUR PROFIT.
AND SO, DARLENE, DO YOU DRINK AT ALL?
A LITTLE BIT.
RIGHT.
JUST A LITTLE HERE AND THERE.
SIPPING.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
WELL, A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU
FOR VENTURING UP INTO THE CABIN UP HERE UP NORTH A LITTLE BIT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING
THE REST OF YOUR STORY FOR THE SEASON.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
Narrator: COMING UP...
JOSH AND MATT HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED.
Josh: LET'S DO THIS.
HOT DAMN! [ LAUGHS ]
WHOO!
Narrator: AND LATER, THE CAST ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM THE FANS.
TICKLE, WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN THE "MOONSHINERS" MOVIE?
I DON'T KNOW. MORGAN FREEMAN MAYBE.
I MEAN...
Josh: BILL, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID YOU DO TO YOUR GLASSES?
I'M ALWAYS BREAKING MY GLASSES.
I DESTROYED THESE A WHILE BACK,
AND I REPAIRED THEM WITH SOME WIRE
AND, BEING A CARPENTER, I MADE AN EYEPIECE.
MY FIRST PAIR OF GLASSES I BROKE,
IT WAS OUT IN THE FIELD.
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONSTRUCTION JOB
AND I NEEDED THEM TO GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.
SO, I PICKED UP A LITTLE PIECE OF PINE
AND WHITTLED IT DOWN AND DRILLED A HOLE IN THE END
AND I GOT IT GOOD ENOUGH TO HOLD ME.
WELL, ANYTHING I BUILD CROOKED FROM NOW ON,
WE'RE GONNA BLAME IT ON THE GLASSES.
BUT IT WILL -- IT WILL DO THE TRICK.
I'M READY TO GET BACK TO WORK.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT YOU GOT.
Matthew: I'M HERE WITH JOSH AND BILL.
LISTEN, MOONSHINING CAN BE A STRESSFUL BUSINESS.
ESPECIALLY WITH US.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE TWO OF YOU.
JOSH HAS PICKED UP A NEW HOBBY TO RELEASE SOME OF THAT STRESS.
WHAT IS THAT HOBBY?
DIRT TRACK RACING.
DIRT TRACK RACING.
RACING'S JUST IN MY VEINS, MAN.
I LOVE IT.
WELL, I HAVE TO SAY,
THE SECOND I HEARD ABOUT YOUR HOBBY,
I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY CHECK IT OUT.
SO, YOU AND I, WE TOOK A LITTLE TRIP.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
ALL RIGHT, SO, JOSH, YOU AND I,
WE'RE GONNA GO HAVE SOME FUN ON THE TRACK?
YEP. IT IS THE MOST FUN THAT A MAN COULD POSSIBLY EVER HAVE.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I ABOUT CAN'T STAND IT.
CAN WE DO THIS?
[ CHUCKLES ] I WOULD LOVE TO DO THIS.
[ ENGINES REVVING ]
HARRIS SPEEDWAY HAS BEEN HERE SOMEWHERE AROUND 60 YEARS.
THIS IS A 3/8 MILE DIRT OVAL TRACK.
TYPICAL RACE IS A 12-LAP MAIN EVENT.
AND THEY'RE VERY COMPETITIVE.
Scott: RACING'S ONE OF THEM THINGS.
WHEN IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD, THERE'S NO GETTING RID OF IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO, MITCH, THESE ARE YOUR CARS.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CARS.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH A BONE STOCK CHEVROLET CAMARO.
YOU GUT THE CAR OUT,
PUT A ROLL CAGE IN IT, AND YOU GO.
IT'S JUST PRETTY MUCH ABOUT LIKE IT COMES FROM THE FACTORY.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?
IF I'M GONNA RACE JOSH, I MEAN...
WHEN IN DOUBT, GAS IT.
WHEN IN DOUBT, GAS IT?
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD ADVICE, YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO I NEED? DO I GET ONE OF THESE OUTFITS?
YEAH. I THINK WE CAN GET YOU SUITED UP HERE.
ALL RIGHT. GET ME SUITED UP.
LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S A GOOD FIT.
WHERE'S MY DOOR HANDLE?
CRAWL THROUGH.
HOW YOU FEEL?
I FEEL LIKE A RACECAR DRIVER.
I WAS DEFINITELY BORN TO DO THIS.
NOW I'M NERVOUS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WHOO!
THAT SOUNDS PRETTY.
COME HERE, CUTIE PIE.
COME ON, BABY. [ WHISTLES ]
I THINK SHE WANTS TO MAKE A LAP WITH ME.
[ ENGINES REVVING ]
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]
MAN, JOSH, YOU RUN FAST.
I'M JUST GETTING THE HANG OF IT.
I WAS STARTING TO GET A LITTLE FEEL THERE
UNTIL I PUT IT IN THE MUD.
HOW BAD IS THIS?
NO!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WRECK IN THE CORNERS,
NOT ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, MAN.
I DON'T KNOW!
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
WHOO!
NO ONE EVER WIPES OUT OVER THERE, DO THEY?
I WOULDN'T SAY NEVER, BUT IT'S NOT OFTEN.
[ LAUGHS ]
I FIGURE THERE'S ABOUT 200 MORE POUNDS OF MUD ON THERE NOW,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANY FENDERS ARE DENTED.
YOU KNOW, NO WHEELS ARE BENT, SO WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD.
JOSH, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TRY OUT YOUR HOBBY.
I HAVE LEARNED A LOT.
I HAVE ALSO LEARNED
I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT BE A PROFESSIONAL RACECAR DRIVER.
OH, NO. YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
A LITTLE MORE PRACTICE. I AGREE WITH YOU.
BUT YOU, I THINK, HAVE --
I MEAN, YOU'RE AMAZING OUT THERE, YOU KNOW?
SO, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CHALLENGE.
WE INVITED SOME FRIENDS ALONG FOR YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE GONNA GO, DO 10 LAPS,
AND HAVE SOME FUN OUT THERE, OKAY?
PROBABLY GONNA GET MY *** HANDED TO ME, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
LISTEN. YOU'RE JUST STARTING OUT.
BUT I BET YOU'RE GONNA DO PRETTY WELL.
I HOPE SO.
Mitch: YOU READY, MAN?
YEAH, READY AS I'M GONNA GET.
I AIN'T GIVING YOU NO SLACK.
YOU GONNA BE UPSET WHEN I BEAT YOU IN THE OLD CAR?
AIN'T HAPPENING.
I'LL WRECK MY OWN CAR BEFORE I LET THAT HAPPEN.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
DUDE, THAT WAS FREAKING AWESOME, MAN.
I TELL YOU WHAT, MAN. YOU AIN'T LYING, MAN.
YOU GOT IT, MAN.
HOT DAMN!
THAT WAS TOO MUCH FUN.
HEY, MAN, IS THAT A BLAST OR WHAT?
THAT WAS GREAT.
I MEAN, YOU WERE OUT IN THE FRONT FOR AWHILE.
I GAVE IT EVERYTHING I HAD.
HE LED ABOUT HALF OF IT.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE ON A REGULAR SATURDAY --
LIKE THAT STUFF WHAT WE WAS TELLING HIM, MAN.
WE AIN'T GIVE YOU NOTHING.
AND WE REALLY DIDN'T. WE AIN'T GIVE HIM A THING.
HOW'D IT FEEL, JOSH?
I SERIOUSLY CAN'T REMEMBER
THE LAST TIME I HAD THAT MUCH FUN.
I'M HOOKED.
I'M A RACECAR DRIVER.
WE'LL GET YOU ON.
WE'LL PUT YOU ONE TOGETHER, SON.
WE SURE WILL.
LET'S GET ON IT.
HE'S GONNA NEED TO BE AVAILABLE
FOR THE SHOW A LITTLE BIT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
LOT OF FUN.
AFTER THAT, WHAT HAPPENED?
AS SOON AS I LEFT THE TRACK, I WENT AND BOUGHT A RACECAR
AND STARTED DIRT TRACK RACING
AND WAS AT THAT RACE THAT SATURDAY NIGHT.
AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH BEEN ON EVER SINCE.
BILL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIS NEW HOBBY?
PHEW! THERE ARE A LOT MORE CHEAPER HOBBIES TO HAVE.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY HE DIDN'T PICK UP HIKING
OR BIRD WATCHING OR SOMETHING.
GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND BUY A RACECAR AND THEN...
HE GOT A PLACE TO CHANNEL HIS ENERGY, THOUGH.
HE WAS NEEDING SOMETHING TO LET SOME STEAM OFF.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M GLAD I GOT TO GO DOWN
AND TO EXPERIENCE THAT A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU.
IT WAS.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
Narrator: COMING UP,
THE CAST SHARES THEIR WEIRDEST FAN ENCOUNTERS.
WHAT'S THE STRANGEST THING A FAN HAS ASKED YOU TO AUTOGRAPH?
TICKLE?
AUTOGRAPHED A TOILET SEAT.
YEAH, A HALF A TOILET SEAT.
WE WAS TOGETHER.
YEAH, WE WERE TOGETHER ON THAT ONE.
Narrator: AND HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE EXPLOSIVE CONCLUSION TO "MOONSHINERS".
WELL, ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, I GOT TO WANTING A DOG.
I WAS KIND OF WANTING A DOG
TO WATCH OVER ALL MY EQUIPMENT AND STUFF.
AND I WENT INTO THE KILL SHELTER
AND GOT TO LOOKING AT ALL THE DOGS
AND JUST KIND OF BUMPED INTO CUTIE PIE.
COME ON. LET'S GO. COME ON.
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN MEANT TO BE OR SOMETHING
'CAUSE SHE'S NOT REALLY WHAT YOU'D SAY IS MY TYPE OF DOG...
THAT'S A GOOD GIRL.
...BUT IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
I JUST TOOK THE DOG AND WENT HOME WITH IT
AND MY WIFE AT THE TIME SAID, [High-pitched] "OH, CUTIE PIE!"
[ Normal voice ] AND THAT'S HOW SHE GOT HER NAME.
ARE YOU A GOOD GIRL, CUTIE PIE?
YOU WANT DADDY TO MAKE SOME LIQUOR?
YOU'RE READY FOR DADDY
TO GET THIS PROJECT OVER WITH, AREN'T YOU?
NEXT THING I KNOW, I WAS IN LOVE WITH HER.
SHE'S MY BESTEST FRIEND.
IF PEOPLE WERE MORE LIKE DOGS, IT'D BE A BETTER PLACE.
Matthew: GUYS, WE GOT A LOT OF FAN QUESTIONS
FROM THE WEB AND FROM FACEBOOK.
THEY ARE BURNING QUESTIONS
DYING TO BE ANSWERED BY YOU GUYS.
NEED TO TAKE THAT SITE DOWN.
YOU NEED TO TAKE THE SITE DOWN?
HERE WE GO.
"TIM, IS MOONSHINE LIKE WINE?
ARE THERE BETTER YEARS THAN OTHERS?"
I'D HAVE TO AGREE ON THAT, YEAH, BECAUSE THE SEASONS.
THE SUGAR LEVELS CHANGE.
WHETHER IT RAINS A LOT, IF IT'S A DRY SEASON,
SO YOUR GRAIN CHANGES.
SO, MOONSHINE'S THE SAME THING.
WHAT'S A YEAR THAT MAYBE THERE WAS GREAT MOONSHINE?
THIS YEAR.
WELL, IF THE MOONSHINE WAS THAT GREAT,
I PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER THAT YEAR.
GOOD POINT, YEAH.
"MARK, HOW MANY CAMOUFLAGE SHIRTS DO YOU OWN,
AND DO YOU KNOW HOW TRENDY THEY ARE RIGHT NOW?"
I PROBABLY OWN 15 OR 20.
CAMOUFLAGE IS IN, GUYS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE FROM,
CAMOUFLAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN.
IT NEVER WENT OUT.
IT'S JUST COMING IN AT NEW PLACES NOW.
MARK, DO YOU REALIZE YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE A TREND-SETTER?
[ LAUGHS ]
"HOW LONG CAN MOONSHINE BE STORED BEFORE IT GOES BAD?"
UNTIL YOU DRINK IT.
PRETTY MUCH INDEFINITELY.
I NEVER HEARD OF IT EVER GOING BAD.
YOU STORE IT IN GLASS AND IT STAYS SEALED,
IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
TAKES SEVEN YEARS FOR THE LID TO ROT OFF A BALL MASON JAR.
SO, YOU GOT AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS, POTENTIALLY.
OKAY.
"IF I'M TRYING TO MAKE MOONSHINE FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WHAT'S THE BEST TIP YOU CAN GIVE ME?"
YOU GOT TO GET YOUR MASH RIGHT.
BETTER HAVE SOMEBODY WITH YOU WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I WAS GONNA SAY, "DON'T DO IT
UNLESS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED HELP WITH YOU."
'CAUSE YOU CAN GET BLOWN UP, BURNT.
NEED SOMEBODY WITH YOU
THAT KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.
SO, THE ADVICE IS, DON'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
DON'T DO IT. POSITIVELY.
"AT THE START OF A RUN,
HOW MUCH MOONSHINE DO YOU EMPTY OUT FOR THE HEADS
BEFORE YOU CAN DRINK IT?"
IT'S SOMETHING THAT COMES WITH EXPERIENCE,
KNOWING THE SMELL, THE TASTE.
SO, DOES THE HEAD HAVE A TASTE?
DOES IT HAVE A DISTINCT TASTE?
MOST DEFINITELY.
IF YOU TASTE SOME HEADS, YOU'LL KNOW IT.
"BILL, SINCE YOU'RE A CARPENTER,
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BUILDING A SUBMARINE POT STILL?"
I HAVE.
IN WATCHING THE SHOW LAST YEAR
AND SEEING HOW THEY'RE PUT TOGETHER,
IT DON'T LOOK LIKE IT WOULD REALLY BE THAT DIFFICULT TO DO.
BUT FOR THE SIZE OF IT --
THAT'S A LOT BIGGER OPERATION THAN I'M READY TO JUMP INTO.
I'M SURE I COULD BUILD ONE,
BUT IT'S MORE THAN I WANT TO BITE OFF AND CHEW.
ALL RIGHT. "TIM..."
UH-OH.
"...WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN THE 'MOONSHINERS' MOVIE?"
TOM CRUISE.
I DON'T KNOW.
MORGAN FREEMAN MAYBE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER REALLY GIVEN
A WHOLE LOT OF THOUGHT TO.
I MEAN... [ LAUGHS ]
"WHAT SIZE STILL SHOULD A BEGINNER USE?"
PROBABLY A 10 GALLON IS GOOD TO GET STARTED.
I'D SAY 50 GALLONS.
WHY 50?
IT'S GOOD TO GET THE BASICS OF ACTUALLY RUNNING THE STILL.
BUT GET TO KNOWING
WHAT YOUR HEADS, YOUR HEARTS, AND YOUR TAILS ARE.
ON A STILL THAT SMALL, YOU PRETTY MUCH --
YOU GOT HEADS AND TAILS.
THERE'S VERY LITTLE HEARTS IN THERE.
ON A 10 GALLON, YOU'RE ONLY MAKING ABOUT A GALLON.
SO, BY THE TIME YOU CUT THAT UP,
YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
RIGHT. AND BILL --
BILL, YOU THINK YOU'D START SMALL, THOUGH.
AS FAR AS TO GET THE EXPERIENCE
AND THE PROCESS OF GETTING THROUGH A RUN.
YOUR YIELD'S NOT GONNA BE A LOT,
BUT WE STARTED TOO BIG LAST YEAR
AND WE WENT FOR BROKE WITH THAT BIG ONE, AND IT --
ANY MISTAKES COST YOU MORE.
YEP.
"WHAT'S THE STRANGEST THING
A FAN HAS ASKED YOU TO AUTOGRAPH," JEFF?
A DOG?
YEP.
YOU HAD TO AUTOGRAPH A DOG?
I AUTOGRAPHED A DOG.
[ LAUGHS ]
TICKLE.
I HAVE AUTOGRAPHED A TOILET SEAT.
YEAH, A HALF A TOILET SEAT.
A HALF A TOILET SEAT, YEAH.
YEAH, WE WERE TOGETHER ON THAT ONE.
YEAH.
AND YOU REMEMBER WHAT SHE SAID WHEN WE ASKED HER?
IT WAS FOR HER HALF-ASSED FRIENDS.
HALF-ASSED HUSBAND.
OH, YEAH, IT WAS HER HALF-ASSED HUSBAND.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW I GOT TO ASK.
BILL, JOSH?
A FRESHLY PAINTED MOTORCYCLE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT,
BUT THESE BIKERS WANTED US TO SIGN THEIR MOTORCYCLES.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PAINT JOB.
A BABY STROLLER.
A BABY STROLLER?
YEAH.
I SIGNED A BABY DIAPER ONE TIME.
WITH THE BABY IN IT.
IT WASN'T FULL OF IT, WAS IT?
I DON'T KNOW. I WAS HOPING IT WAS CLEAN.
MARK, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
SAME DOG HE SIGNED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Tim: ONE SIGNED ONE EAR, ONE SIGNED THE OTHER.
HAVE THEY WASHED THE DOG SINCE IS MY QUESTION.
I HAVE NO IDEA. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE DOG SINCE.
BUT I KNOW ONE THING. A DOG'S HARD TO SIGN.
[ LAUGHS ]
SIGNING A DOG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, WELL, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING
SOME OF THOSE FAN QUESTIONS. AND BEFORE WE GO,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME HIGHLIGHTS
FROM NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE.
I'M TRYING TO GET MY MOONSHINE ON YOUR SHELF.
I DON'T NEED ANOTHER MOONSHINE --
LIKE I NEED A HOLE IN MY HEAD.
IF THIS BATCH FAILS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
Tickle: JUST ACT COOL AND CALM.
THIS AIN'T GOOD AT ALL.
Mike: I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET MY BUYER HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE CREEPIEST LOOKING PLACES
YOU EVER SAW IN YOUR LIFE.
OH [BLEEP] THERE'S LIGHTS BACK HERE BEHIND TYLER.
SON OF A ***.
THEY RUNNING UP ON US.
Jeff: WE HAVE GIVEN HIM A FEW WARNINGS,
AND HE WON'T TAKE A HEED TO WARNINGS,
SO WE'RE GONNA BLOW HIS CAR UP FOR IT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR US HERE AT THE OLD SUMMIT.
THANKS TO THE CAST. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
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