<i>male narrator:
Deep in the heart</i> <i>of the Louisiana bayou...</i> [birds squawking] <i>Lurks a man like no other.</i> - Here we go! [grunts] His head just come off. That is crazy.
[laughs] <i>narrator: They call him
the Swamp Man.</i> [gunshot] [engine revs] - Whoa, whoa, whoa! <i>narrator:
After a couple tough years</i> <i>seeing his empire crumble...</i> - I don't think you're
gonna get it, man. <i>narrator: And his beloved
pirate ship sink...</i> - Get out the way! <i>narrator: He came roaring back</i> <i>to lend his neighbors
a helping hand</i> <i>when they needed it most.</i> - Oh, he does it! Some fun [bleep]. We got
to go back to work now, baby. <i>narrator:
Now he's got a new protégé...</i> - Got that done! <i>narrator: And a new mission.</i> - Whoo! [laughing] <i>narrator: Helping others
while helping himself.</i> - Well, we'd give you
a big deposit. - Oh, we need that bad! <i>narrator: And these boys
have something</i> <i>up their sleeve...</i> - Don't forget
to bring the money. <i>narrator: Destined
to make Shelby smile.</i> - Boy, we eating fish today. <i>narrator: Looks like the
Swamp Man's back in business.</i> [crunching] - Might make a bunch
of money today. <i>narrator:
In a style all his own.</i> - [shouts] [splashing] - Shelby! Oh, my gosh! <i>♪ ♪</i> <i>narrator: In the swamp,</i> <i>you can go
from prince to pauper</i> <i>quicker than two shakes
of a gator's tail.</i> - Oh, yeah. Most people got kids,
gotta take care of them. Gotta take care of Willy.
Gotta brush his teeth. You know, you gotta
have clean teeth, man, 'cause your teeth
will be rotting out, man. Your hygiene should be good. Make you heart better
and everything. <i>narrator: And for Shelby...</i> - Look at that boy,
he's so pretty. <i>narrator: That means slim
pickings at the landing.</i> - You go rinse your mouth out. <i>narrator: Why, he's even down
to his last toothbrush.</i> - [spits] Man. [explosions] <i>narrator: There was a time</i> <i>when the Swamp Man
had it all.</i> - Thank God I'm alive!
[laughs] <i>narrator:
His empire was thriving.</i> - 200,000 more feet! If I can get them logs
like that, man, and that much of it, it make me a damn millionaire,
quick. <i>narrator: And he had enough
money to burn a wet mule.</i> - Ahh! That's what
I'm talking about! [dog whining] [dog whining] <i>narrator: But now...</i> <i>if a trip around the world
cost a dollar,</i> <i>Shelby couldn't get past
the county line.</i> - Shelby! <i>narrator: But 'round these
parts, you never know</i> <i>when an opportunity's
gonna come a-calling.</i> - You out here?
- Shelby! - Who is it? What's going on? - What you doing? - I was trying to catch
a fish but my rod broke. What y'all up to, son? - Shelby had been downriver for a couple years now. We heard he's back.
It's really exciting for us, 'cause we're in such
desperate need of some good wood right now. - We heard you been downriver. We been looking for you. - Shut up, Bedico! - We're from Southern Wood. Uh, we got a shop down the road,
not too far from here. You got any logs? - Yep, I got a few, man. I got some right there. Got two. - Yeah, we need
a few more than that. We're coming to talk to Shelby about a pretty
big order we have we need to get pretty quick. Some of these logs
have to be pretty big. We got a huge order we're trying to get filled up. - [blows nose] - And we've been going through
several different log guys, and nobody can do
what we need to do. - Well, how much is it? - We need to get at least 10,000 board feet
of sinker cypress. Is that something
you think you can do? - [laughs] Well, how much money
y'all got down? You put any money down? - Well, we'd give you
a big deposit. - Well, let me have it! - Well, we need
to see some logs first. - How soon do you need it? - How soon can you get it? - Well, hell,
I ain't psychic yet. As soon as I get it, I get it. I mean, as fast
as I can get it, man-- - I mean, we need
a tight rush, you know. We got to get this
thing processed. - [bleep] right, man.
Oh, we need that bad! What's your name again?
- Steve. - Mother[bleep].
Oh, man. That sounds good, man.
- Good. <i>Pretty exciting...</i> Shelby agreed to pull
these logs for us, and get this order. But I'm a little worried, 'cause he hasn't
been doing this for the last two years. I just hope he can pull it off. - Thank you. - Don't forget to bring
the money. - Absolutely. - You take credit card, right? - No, we don't take no
[bleep] credit cards. - Why not? - [laughs] Take the cash, and cash. Come on, Bedico.
Get on the boat. <i>narrator: Looks like Shelby
just scored an opportunity</i> <i>to help others
and help himself.</i> - Man, this order's
real important. It's either make 'em
or break 'em. We gotta come through for 'em. And that paycheck's gonna be
really nice. Here we go! <i>- Money's back in business!</i> <i>[laughs]</i> [engine revs] Get out the way! <i>narrator: With the chance
to throw a lifeline</i> <i>to a young company</i> <i>and line the pockets
of his daisy dukes,</i> <i>Shelby ain't wasting no time.</i> [engine roaring] - This damn order
ain't gonna be easy, but it's been a long time since
I did some serious logging. <i>But I'm gonna get it done.</i> Oh, boy! <i>narrator: On the Swamp Man's
first mission back...</i> - [screams] <i>narrator: New protégé Angela</i> <i>got her feet wet
and then some.</i> - [laughs] <i>narrator: Now, with Angela
out fixing up the barge,</i> <i>it's master carver
Tracy's turn</i> <i>in the hot seat.</i> - Yee-haw! <i>narrator: And the Swamp Man's
headed straight</i> <i>for a favorite hunting ground.</i> <i>narrator: A bend in the river</i> <i>known as Cotter's Cove.</i> - Here we go, Paw Paw! Gonna get it now! Here we go! <i>narrator:
Now, back when Shelby</i> <i>was king of the swamp...</i> - Oh, yes!
- Oh, yeah! <i>narrator:
Cotter's Cove was the</i> <i>Swamp Man's
lucky horseshoe.</i> - Oh, look at the log
up in there! <i>narrator: Cypress would
wash up on the banks.</i> - Here we go! Whoa! <i>narrator: And it was loaded</i> <i>with all the treasure
a man could hope for.</i> [engine revs] [dog barking] - You hearing that, do you? Let's see what that is. <i>narrator: But now,
thanks to the summer floods...</i> - Bunch of junk. <i>narrator: It looks
like the bayou's</i> <i>done flushed its toilet</i> <i>on his beloved hunting hole.</i> - Oh, man. Look at this [bleep]. [flies buzzing] Way up there on the bank, man. <i>narrator:
But Shelby's like a hound dog.</i> - See that thing sideways? <i>narrator: And even
through a mound of garbage,</i> <i>he can sniff out the bone
he's looking for.</i> - That's cypress, ain't it? - Looks like cypress to me. - That's a big, pretty one! That's what we need. <i>narrator: To most folks,</i> <i>it may look like the only
thing worth snagging here</i> <i>is the high-dollar cypress.</i> [flies buzzing] - There's some good stuff
out there. - I know,
I want to get that tire. <i>narrator: But to Shelby...</i> - Get me that basketball there. <i>narrator: It's like
Santa done come early.</i> - Oh, hey, don't fall down
in that, man. Wow, some of this stuff
is good pickings, Paw Paw. Some of this
is coming home with me. <i>narrator: Now, just
'cause the Swamp Man's</i> <i>hunting wood for the boys,</i> <i>don't mean he can't score
some goodies for himself.</i> - Bedico, got you a ball, man. Lookit, there's your ball. <i>narrator: 'Cause you never
know what might</i> <i>come in handy in a pinch.</i> - What is that? - [laughs] Oh, I ain't gonna tell you
what I thought that was. - Ain't that some [bleep], boy?
Some good [bleep] too. Get that tire. It'll fit my trailer. You get that there garbage can.
- All right, that garbage can? - Good junk. - We need that.
- Damn right, it's a good one.
- Yeah. <i>narrator: With the swamp
shopping spree done...</i> - That's a big dude
right there. - That's a big log. <i>narrator: Shelby's got his
eyes squarely on the prize.</i> <i>- There's a great log
in there,</i> but it's surrounded
by tons of junk. If we could tie
this damn thing to it, we'll get it, junior. <i>narrator:
But the only path to get it</i> <i>is right through the gutter.</i> - Man, that's a stinkin'
son of a bitch. Oh, man. I just need some help! [laughs] <i>narrator: But if
the gutter's the only way</i> <i>to get a high-priced log,</i> <i>then it's time
to do some swimming.</i> - Ha! Here we go! Whoa! - Shelby, oh, my gosh. - Oh, bunch of good
[bleep] here! - Ew! [bubbling] - Sometimes you gotta swim through junk
to get to treasure, no matter how smelly, nasty, and disgusting,
get in the crack of your ass. [grunts] Oh, boy! Here we go. <i>narrator:
The monster log's tied off.</i> <i>Now it's just a quick trip
back to the boat.</i> - Mm-mm. Ahh! [splashing] <i>narrator: With two laps</i> <i>through the cesspool
behind him...</i> - We gotta pull that log
out of that mud. <i>narrator: Question is,</i> <i>will the mud
give up its treasure,</i> <i>or will the mission
be trashed?</i> - We might make
a bunch of money today. Buy us a box of toothpicks. [engine revving] - Come on, Paw Paw, let's go! <i>narrator: Shelby's looking
to fill an order</i> <i>for some young guns</i> <i>and get back
on the gravy train.</i> [engine roaring] - It breaking loose? - Yeah, it's breaking loose! <i>narrator: But right now...</i> - Move, Bedico! <i>narrator: Things are getting
so messy,</i> <i>the Swamp Man's more nervous
than a long-tailed cat</i> <i>in a room full
of rocking chairs.</i> - Come on, man. - Bedico! [crashing]
- Whoa! Bedico! You all right? [dog barking] There you go. That's my little man. Poor puppy. Only true child I got. You're lucky. It's enough to knock
your damn eyeball out. - Yep. - Scared the hell out of me. Man, almost took out
my damn puppy dog, man. I need some help here, junior. <i>narrator:
Bedico may be safely in tow,</i> <i>but the prize log sure ain't.</i> - All right,
I'm about to turn the boat. You get that big rope on it, <i>narrator: Now, there's
a saying down in the swamp:</i> <i>"If at first
you don't succeed..."</i> - Want me to do it? - Yeah, go ahead. <i>narrator: "Send your assistant
into the garbage next time."</i> - I don't know. Swimming through garbage
is not my cup of tea. But you suck it up
and roll with it. [splashing] That is so [bleep]. - [laughs] Boy, you look
where you're at now. Oh, ho! Yeah, tie-tie it right there. - Ow! I mean, there's no telling
what's in that water. There could be snakes... Oh, uh-uh! Parasites... Ew! - Ha ha! Here we go! <i>- Whatever.</i> We gotta get it done, so that's what we do, you know? - Pull underneath the log.
- Ew! I'm sorry. - Sorry's too late. That's it, that's it. Now, get your ass in the boat
and let's get out of here. Come on! - Oh! Mother[bleep]! - Oh, ho! Here we go! [laughs] - After this,
I'm definitely gonna have to have
a bubble bath. With lots of bubbles. <i>narrator: With the big-dollar
cypress on the line...</i> - Move, Bedico! Come on! <i>narrator: It's time to see if
the jet boat can reel it in.</i> - Here we go, Paw Paw! <i>narrator: And haul it on home.</i> - Come on! [engine revving] We'll get it now! [rope straining] Oh-ee. - There we go, Paw Paw! - Oh, man! - Whoo! - Oh, we're in a high tax
bracket now, baby. - I tell you what! - Got him back now! Got a good log now, Paw Paw,
we off and running now. <i>narrator:
The prize log's on its way,</i> <i>but Shelby still has
a long way to go</i> <i>till this order's in the bag.</i> - Oh, ho, baby! [bird calls] <i>narrator: And the Swamp Man
better get a move on,</i> <i>'cause upriver...</i> - I just hope
the legend of Shelby's true and he can get these logs
for us. <i>narrator: The boys from
Southern Wood</i> <i>are getting antsy
waiting on Shelby</i> <i>to come through
with all the timber.</i> - Well, where we gonna put it? - Well, we just gotta
make a little room. <i>narrator: The young guns
have been in business</i> <i>a little under a year.</i> - Our business specializes in antique, reclaimed wood and sinker cypress. <i>narrator: And it hasn't
always been easy.</i> <i>But now they've got
a golden opportunity,</i> <i>and they're counting on Shelby</i> <i>to get them to the big time.</i> - We've gotta make one bar top <i>for their flagship location</i> <i>of this new restaurant,</i> and if we get this right,
and they're happy with us, there's 35 more to follow. This could be huge,
this is the kind of thing that could keep
our shop running for the next couple years. <i>- It all ties back
into Shelby.</i> We have to have him
pull this wood. If he doesn't get what we need, <i>we're not gonna get this job.</i> <i>narrator: In the meantime,</i> <i>just like the Swamp Man,</i> <i>the young company's
trying to put dollars</i> <i>in their pockets
any way they can.</i> - We could get rid
of your pecan tree here you've been hanging onto
for the last year. You've been saying you're gonna
do something with it, you just keep moving it around. I've got several guys
that have asked about pecan chips for smoking and
barbecuing with. <i>narrator: The chips
could bring in</i> <i>some much needed cash.</i> - How are you gonna turn
these hard logs into chips? <i>narrator: But pecan wood
is tougher than a $2 steak,</i> <i>and slicing it down to chips</i> <i>is easier said than done.</i> - We've had a lot of trouble
with processing this wood. It's hard on the saws, it's not an easy wood
to work with. - You know, I've actually
got a pretty good idea how we can do it
and not even have to move it. - How? - You'll like it,
and you'll see. <i>narrator: Now, in the swamp,</i> <i>there's an easy way
to do things</i> <i>and a loud way to do things.</i> <i>And sometimes,</i> <i>they're one and the same.</i> - Let's blow it up. - I like that idea. [explosions] <i>narrator:
The boys are taking a page</i> <i>out of Shelby's playbook.</i> - Here we go! [explosions] <i>narrator:
Now, in the wood business,</i> <i>explosives can be handy
problem solvers.</i> [explosions] <i>And it makes like every day
is the Fourth of July.</i> - I'm pretty good
with the explosives. We can just take these things
and blow them up. We're ready to go. - I'm a little worried. Do we have enough? - I think it's probably
more than enough. - All right, let's do it. - Let's get the battery,
and uh-- I'll let you have the honors. - Awesome. How far you think
we need to go? - I mean, I'd say,
you know, 20 feet. That's about far enough. - Are you sure
we're far enough away? - I mean... - You don't think we should
go back a little bit further? - Okay.
- All right. That makes me happy. - If you're scared
or anything-- - Well, I mean,
it is explosives! [bird calls] So all I have to do is touch this wire to that one. - That's it. - Are you sure
this is gonna work? - Yep, and we'll have chips
all over this place. - All right, here we go. One... Two... Three. [e- One...s] Two... Three. [explosions] Whoo-hoo! Holy cow! Oh, God. Well, that didn't do [bleep]. - I mean,
I know pecan is hard, but... God, it didn't do anything! Well... We're gonna have to get a
little more serious about this. - [bleep]! <i>narrator: So far,
in the battle of the chips,</i> <i>it's the logs, one,</i> <i>Southern Wood, nothing.</i> - This is why
I don't like pecan! - Me neither, dude. <i>narrator: While the boys go
back to the drawing board...</i> <i>Downriver...</i> - Here we go, Paw Paw! [bird calls] <i>narrator:
Shelby's headed home</i> <i>after his first day
on the new job.</i> - We're off and running now! <i>narrator: But there's trouble</i> <i>on the home front.</i> - Damn Winnebago,
or some kind of damn thing. Leave for one day, come back, there's more junk. Angela!
- What? - Where you at? - Here! - Well, they got
a mild function over here something going on don't look
worth a [bleep] to me. What the hell is that doing
up here on my property? Huh? It looks like a damn junkyard. Pull up, and there's a damn RV sitting on my land
like a big pile of junk. Do you remember what I told you about people dropping
[bleep] off here? - The gate was wide open. I didn't--I thought
you left the gate open. - Ain't this some [bleep]. You can't even get
your work done, man, they got you--
dropping junk off. [creaking] They think it's a damn dump! Might look like a dump,
but it ain't! You know that? <i>narrator: While Shelby
was living off the grid,</i> <i>the locals made his land</i> <i>into a friendly,
neighborhood garbage dump.</i> <i>And some folks
haven't stopped yet.</i> - I'm gonna take the stuff
that's good off of it. As long as you leave
stuff on my land, I'm taking the stuff. [muttering] <i>narrator: Now, this may look
like a 5-ton rust bucket.</i> <i>narrator: But everyone knows</i> <i>the Swamp Man has a knack</i> <i>for turning trash
into treasure.</i> <i>narrator: So Shelby will
put the order on a brief hold</i> <i>as he raids his
shiny new piggybank.</i> - One of them good ones there,
Paw Paw. Already get in a high tax
bracket, already, man. <i>narrator:
And he's gonna crack it open</i> <i>and take every last penny.</i> - A TV plugged
into a cigarette lighter. Never seen one of them before. A cigarette lighter TV! I got my own TV! What is this thing? [rattling] Oh, man! A bed! Oh, ho! Here we go! What the hell? Charcoal, lighter fluid
for charcoal. Boy, this sumbitch
like a gold mine! I mean, tony rony! [clattering] You see anything you want,
put it in your pocket. [dog barking] - Where you at? - Look, this thing's
worth a bunch of money
on the damn eBay! - I used to have
one of those! - Here.
- Holy crap! - Put that outside, man. That's gonna be
500 smackaronies. - Good God,
we used to play this at my grandma's house
all the time. - This is valuable stuff! This might be better
than logging! This is better than winning
"The Price Is Right." Here. <i>[cash register ringing]</i> Here. You can have some kids. - Yep. - Better than going
to Walmart with Bob Barker. I don't know what that is. I've never seen one of them. I don't know what that is. What is that? - That's a poppin' plate!
- What does that mean? - You stick your plates
up here. Like this. - Ha! Oh, man, I gotta have that. Take that off! Take that off!
- Yeah. That is cool! - Oh, man! Lookit here. Uh-huh. Man, that's $400
or $500 there, man. <i>[cash register rings]</i> <i>narrator: The broke-down RV's</i> <i>turned out to be a cash cow.</i> <i>[cow mooing]</i> <i>And Shelby's milking it
for all it's worth.</i> - I got everything
I need out of it. Ain't nothing left. We doing good now! [laughs] <i>narrator: Slowly but surely,</i> <i>the Swamp Man's
getting back on track.</i> - In that high tax bracket! [laughs] Here we go! <i>narrator: While Shelby
counts his pennies...</i> [dog barks] <i>Back at Southern Wood...</i> - I got one more trick
up my sleeve, and then I'm done with this. - Well, what's that gonna be? - We can just go a lot bigger. - Fine with me. <i>narrator:
The boys are still trying</i> <i>to break their piggybank open</i> <i>by turning stubborn pecan logs</i> <i>into chips.</i> - How much bigger can we go? That was, like,
100 pounds, wasn't it? - We can get a lot bigger. - All right, let's do it. - We doubled it up. Try it again. <i>narrator: Now, in the swamp,</i> <i>you don't go home
till you go big</i> <i>at least twice.</i> <i>And for these boys,</i> <i>it sure ain't
quitting time yet.</i> - This is gonna work. 100%. - How much more
we got on there? - At least double. - All right, let's do it. - Five, four,
three, two, one... [explosions] - Whoo! Holy cow! - Are you joking? - Man, this didn't do
a damn thing. Nothing happened, man. - The explosion didn't work. The wood's too hard. The whole point
of the explosives were to make [bleep] chips
out of them and you didn't even
make bark out of it. <i>narrator: The get-rich-quick
scheme blew up in their faces.</i> - That wood is hard! <i>narrator: So while
they're counting on Shelby--</i> - Get your chainsaw, buddy. - Oh my God. <i>narrator: They'll
just have to make chips</i> <i>the old-fashioned way.</i> <i>- We got a little work to do.
- Yeah.</i> <i>narrator:
In the Louisiana swamp...</i> - Where you at?
Get on up out the house! I'm hungry! Can't help it! [engine putters] Must be starving too. Man! <i>narrator: It's getting late.</i> <i>And after a hard day's work,</i> <i>Shelby's stomach
is making more noise</i> <i>than a gator in heat.</i> - This better eat right. <i>narrator: Now, when you're
trying to make ends meet...</i> [splashes] <i>The last thing
you want to worry about</i> <i>is where your next meal's
gonna come from.</i> - Mama taught me
how to hunt, man, and track, and Daddy
taught me how to fish. <i>narrator: But luckily
for the Swamp Man,</i> <i>that's never been a problem.</i> - Here we go! [splashes] <i>narrator: No one knows more
about rustlin' up food</i> <i>in the bayou than Shelby.</i> - [laughs] Oh, yeah, he's fresh. Ooh! You know that's gonna be
good there, huh? <i>narrator: And he can turn
just about anything</i> <i>into a gourmet meal.</i> - This is what you call
sautéed frog. - Sautéed frogs. - Yep, with rosebud. Mm! Just the seasoning's
come out here. You don't even have to
go to the grocery store. <i>Can't get anything on my line.</i> <i>narrator:
First up on the menu,</i> <i>the appetizer.</i> - Now, what in the hell? Looks like we're eating
fish today! <i>narrator: And the fish
is served</i> <i>just the way
Shelby likes it...</i> - Come on there, junior. [crunching] <i>narrator: Raw and wriggling.</i> [spits] - Boy, these eyeballs
are sweet. Good stuff there, boss. That's a nice one. Mmm. Mm! Mm-mm-mm. [crunching] Mm-hmm. <i>No ways of good eating
them eyeballs.</i> And them fish eggs. That's some good [bleep], man.
Sweet like candy. Let me get out of here. Big paddle. My daddy seen me paddling
with this gun, he'd kill me. He'd beat me. You wouldn't even recognize me. Wouldn't he? [engine turns over] [hawks and spits] <i>narrator: Now, if you're
gonna have fish...</i> <i>Well, you gotta pair it
with some turtle.</i> [gunshot blasts] - Here we go! Well, we got that gold,
didn't we, junior? Got that sucker. That's tony rony, that boy. Oh, he'll bite you too, man. This one will bite
the [bleep] out of you. Look at how soft he is. Boy, we got something
to eat now, Paw Paw. We got some turtle soup. Get you some of this,
it don't cost a dime. <i>narrator: And no swamp feast
is complete</i> <i>without the main course.</i> <i>And Shelby's got
just the dish in mind.</i> - [imitating squirrels] [continues imitating squirrels] [squirrels barking] [continues imitating squirrels] [gunshot] There we go! We got him that time, junior. Right in the lip! He's lipless! <i>narrator: Now Chef Stanga's
got everything</i> <i>he needs for a swamp feast.</i> - Come on, Bedico. <i>narrator: And he has
his own way</i> <i>of preparing the grub.</i> - Once I clean
the damn squirrel, I can give you
something to eat. Cook that up, and it's
better than a sirloin steak! It's good eating. You don't want--
Fido, here you go, man! <i>narrator: There's even
enough for his pet gator.</i> - I'm gonna cook this squirrel
on the fire. Wait for that fire
to get ready. Old black powder trick, huh? <i>narrator: With his dinner
deskinned</i> <i>and the water dog fed,</i> <i>it's time to fire up
the grill.</i> - Here we go! <i>Shelby's fixing it up
on the barbie.</i> - Come on, man. <i>narrator: But his oven's
giving him a little trouble.</i> [fire whooshes]<i>
[high-pitched ringing]</i> - Damn! [hacks] Son of a bitch, man. [coughs] Yeah-ho! Here we go! [coughs] We're ready now, junior! [dog groans] That's some bad [bleep], man. That's some dangerous [bleep]. <i>narrator:
Now, it might not look</i> <i>like a five-star restaurant,</i> <i>but 'round these parts,</i> <i>Shelby's backyard kitchen</i> <i>can give anyone
a run for their money.</i> <i>And tonight, charred squirrel
never tasted so good.</i> - Gotta cool him off, there. I don't wanna burn my tongue. Hoo! Look at that squirrel. [chuckles] Mm-mm. Oh, yeah! Look at that. Just right. There ain't nothing
better than a meal you got off the land
and cooked up yourself. That tastes good. <i>narrator:
And with the big mission</i> <i>coming up in the morning...</i> - Mm-mm-mm. <i>narrator: He'll need every
ounce of energy</i> <i>his dinner gives him.</i> - I love it out here,
it's home, junior. <i>narrator: As dawn breaks
on the bayou...</i> - Come on, Tracy! <i>narrator:
Shelby's hoping to swat</i> <i>two flies with one hand.</i> - You ready to go?
Where the hell you at? <i>narrator:
Looking to help fill the order</i> <i>for the boys
at Southern Wood,</i> <i>and bank a big paycheck
for himself too.</i> - Make sure
you got drawers on too! We got a good log now, Paw Paw. <i>narrator:
Yesterday, his old standby,</i> <i>Cotter's Cove,
got him one log.</i> - Oh! <i>narrator:
And a whole heap of trash.</i> - Come on, Bedico!
Get on the boat! [dog whines] That's one big-ass
damn order, man. I wonder what [bleep]
I got myself into now. Here we go, junior! <i>narrator: So today,
he's thinking big.</i> [dog barking] - I got a pretty good idea
where I might find a bunch
of good logs. <i>narrator:
Heading to a bend downriver,</i> <i>hunting for a log raft</i> <i>rumored to have sunk
over 100 years ago.</i> - Gonna get it now! <i>narrator:
If his hunch is right,</i> <i>the haul will be massive.</i> <i>And he'll need something
large and in charge</i> <i>to carry it home.</i> - Here we go,
Bedico, you ready? <i>narrator:
Now, there's only one tool</i> <i>in the Swamp Man's shed</i> <i>that fits that bill:</i> <i>his 40-ton Leviathan.</i> - Oh, man, that's a good
machine there, junior! <i>narrator:
Track hoe, barge,</i> <i>and paddle wheel,
all rolled into one.</i> - Here we go!
- Here we go! - Here we go. [barge horn blares] - Yee-haw! - How many RPMs is it? - 435 right now. <i>narrator: Now,
when it comes to hauling</i> <i>a huge stack of logs,</i> <i>nothing beats the Leviathan.</i> - Leave the steering wheel
straight, I'm gonna steer. - 10-4, boss daddy. <i>narrator:
But when it comes to making</i> <i>hairpin turns on the river...</i> - I only got three rudders on
the damn prop boat, so I gotta steer it
with the excavator. <i>narrator: Well, that's a
different story altogether.</i> - This ain't an easy place
to get to. Some of them corners
are awful tight. <i>narrator:
And precision driving...</i> - Hold on! Oh-ho! <i>narrator:
Well, that ain't never been</i> <i>the Swamp Man's strong suit.</i> - Turn!
Turn, you son of a bitch! - Shelby! - Oh, [bleep]!
We're gonna hit! [crashing] Thank God I ain't hit
nothing yet. <i>narrator: And right now,</i> <i>getting the Leviathan
through this spot</i> <i>would be like trying to thread
a sewing needle</i> <i>with a side of bacon.</i> - It's not a walk
in the park at all. But he knows all this area
like the back of his hand. Like, he knows
where every stump is. I feel safe with him. [clanging] Oh! Mother[bleep],
what was that? What was that? - Oh-ho! Caught it right on the lip! - [imitates Shelby's grunting] - Hold on, Paw Paw,
it's gonna get hairy up here. <i>narrator:
Now, 'round this bend,</i> <i>things may get too close
for comfort.</i> - This is the hardest part
of the whole trip. It's way harder
to get the paddle boat around here like this. <i>narrator: And it could
put the squeeze on 'em.</i> - Hold on! Here we go. [chuckles] Get up on that, junior! [rumbling] Uh-oh. Ah! Watch it! <i>narrator: In the back waters
of the bayou...</i> [engine revs] [rumbling] - Uh-oh. [whirring] Watch it! Oh-ho! Here we go! <i>narrator:
The Swamp Man's up a creek</i> <i>with a 2-ton paddle.</i> - Oh my God! [rumbling] [whirring] Put it in neutral! - It is! - In neutral! - It is in neutral! [dog barking] - Boy, it's a malfunction! You got it in gear? - I'm not in gear!
I'm going straight! - See if you can
drive the mother[bleep]! [dog barking] - You told me to keep the
mother[bleep] straight, Shelby! - You didn't hear me
on the radio? - Nope! - Put it in gear
and see if you can drive it! - Okay, no problem. [dog growling] Never a dull moment. I say that at least
twice a day. - God have mercy.
We ready there, junior? <i>narrator: After all the
scrapes and scratches...</i> <i>narrator: Shelby's at the bend
he pinned his hopes on,</i> <i>where legend has it,</i> <i>a log raft went down
a century ago.</i> - We'll get these logs! It gonna be a hell
of a spot, Paw Paw. Give it to me, give it to me,
give it to me. <i>narrator: In the swamp,</i> <i>there's as many tall tales
buzzing around</i> <i>as there are mosquitoes.</i> <i>So the only way to find out
if this one's true...</i> - Let's get it! <i>narrator: Is to get diggin'.</i> - It'd be a damn crying shame to haul this damn beast
out here, come home empty-handed. [rumbling] - Ooh. [rumbling] You feel that? - Like that. Feel the hit? What is that? Oh, that's cable
from the big log! That's a raft! Oh-ho! There it is! [creaking] It was there! - Is that a piece of raft? - That's the raft! - Oh, boy. <i>narrator:
Now, there's an old saying:</i> <i>Where there's smoke,</i> <i>there's fire.</i> <i>And right about now...</i> - So damn close,
I can feel it! <i>narrator:
Shelby's getting hot.</i> - I think I might've found
some damn sunken treasure. Come on, junior! [water rushing] - That must be
a log right there! - There. There's my loot. [mechanical whirring] There it is! [laughs] Got that, son! Boy, that's a good one,
Paw Paw! - That's a good one
right there. Yee-haw! - We on top of it now, junior! It's only one log, but it's a damn good start. Let's see the rest
of that raft, Paw Paw. [rumbling] Oh, here we go, junior! - Look at that one, baby! - Probably more down there. [rumbling] - Whoo, it's raining logs! - Whoo! Ho-ho! We got 'em--getting 'em now. - This is a gold mine
right here, man. - I knew this damn raft
was down here, man. There's a whole bunch
of them here! Get it, go, go on now, Junior, with all the damn logs
we got now. How's that, Paw Paw? - Oh, my gosh. <i>narrator: After two years
on the sidelines,</i> <i>Shelby came back
with empty pockets</i> <i>and a determination
to fill them.</i> - Ah-ho! <i>narrator: And using
every trick he knows,</i> <i>the Swamp Man's
hustling his way</i> <i>right back onto
the gravy train.</i> - [laughs] - My mama didn't raise no fool, and my daddy didn't
raise no idiot. So here we go! [laughs] <i>narrator: But Shelby
ain't just helping himself.</i> - Shelby! - What y'all doing? - Working on our order?
- Yeah. I been gettin'--here's some
logs right here I got for it. Look at them big ones. - That's nice. <i>narrator:
Thanks to the Swamp Man,</i> <i>the boys at Southern Wood</i> <i>could be onto the big time.</i> - These logs
are looking great, so far. - Primo logs. Great logs. - We just want to make sure
you're good with this, and you got everything. - Damn right, I got it, man. - This is just, hopefully,
the first of many. You know, if everything is this
good or better moving forward-- - We're gonna be--sitting high.
- Shelby's really gonna hit one out of the park for us.
- Yeah. - Thank y'all, Steven, Dan. - See you. - Oh, here we go now! Oh my God,
we gonna be good now. <i>narrator:
As the day winds down,</i> <i>Shelby's got one last piece
of business to tend to.</i> - Here we go! <i>narrator: That old piggy bank
sitting on his landing...</i> <i>Well, the inside of it</i> <i>may have been fully raided...</i> - I'm gonna get rid
of the three ton pile of junk in a hurry. <i>narrator:
But it can still be turned</i> <i>into valuable scrap metal.</i> <i>And the Swamp Man
knows just how to do it.</i> [crashing] - Whoo! - Get it, get it! Whoo-hoo! [crashing] - Time to make some money.
Here we go! - Rip it apart! Shelby is [bleep] crazy! - Look at that one, Paw Paw! [laughs] He is definitely a wild man. But he always has fun
with what he does. Good day right here, junior. Ho! Man we need some help. Yeah! [laughs] There it is. We knocked all the draining
right off of it. [water running] Oh, there it is now, junior. Bald Man--Swamp Man
remodeling business. Got a new business
we're going in now. That was some
funny [bleep], man. [laughs] [laughs] <i>narrator: The clock's
a-ticking on Shelby.</i> - What's going on
with the order? - We gonna need a little more
than we were thinking. - Damn. <i>narrator: So,
to help himself...</i> - That could juice up
my jet boat. This my daddy's gun. [gunfire] - Whoa! <i>narrator: And a new generation
to boot.</i> [engine revs] - Here we go now, junior! <i>narrator: The Swamp Man
ain't holding nothing back.</i> - Whoo-hoo! - Mm! - You had a mosquito! Sorry! <i>narrator: And neither
is his protégé.</i> - I oughta kill you!
- [laughs]
