male narrator: WHEN STORAGE UNITS ARE ABANDONED...
IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS,
THE TREASURES WITHIN...
- THAT'S THE PRIZE.
narrator: ARE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- RIGHT HERE. - YEAH!
narrator: COMING UP...
- MY COMPETITION'S BACK HERE IN TYLER TODAY.
- AND I HEAR SHE'S INTO BUYING EVERY SINGLE ROOM HERE.
- 75. - 100.
- HERE. - SOLD IT!
- IF YOU GET ALL CRAZY ON ME,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE OVER THE BIDDING.
- BUBBA, YOUR SUPERVISOR'S GOT A PRETTY TIGHT LEASH ON YOU.
- VIC NEEDS TO JUST SHUT THE [bleep] UP.
- HEY!
- THIS BELONGED TO SOME SOCIALITE IN TYLER.
- THE OWNER HAD MONEY,
AND MARY'S TIP IS JUST TOO GOOD TO PASS UP.
- MOE, WHAT IS THIS?
[country rock music]
- YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS, BUBBA.
- BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND.
- I CAN TURN THIS STUFF FROM CRAP TO CUTE.
- I SEE TREASURE.
- IT'S FABULOUS.
♪ ♪
all: OH!
- YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND.
- WHOO! - READY TO GO?
- ALL RIGHT. - YEAH!
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
- HEY!
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪
♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT ♪
- ♪ MONEY OWNS THIS TOWN ♪ - RIGHT HERE.
- AND IT'S SOLD!
[piano playing]
- [shouts in Spanish]
[record scratches] - WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME?
- [shouts in Spanish]
- THAT'S MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE,
MICHELLA YVETTE SANCHEZ.
IT'S JUST GONNA STAY A MINUTE--
- NO, NO, NO, NO!
- MY WIFE THINKS I'M A HOARDER.
THAT'S REALLY TRUE.
EVERY TIME I BUY A LOCKER,
I BRING ALL THE EXTRA STUFF THAT I DON'T SELL TO MY HOUSE.
- LOOK AT THE MESS.
YOU CAN'T EVEN WALK THROUGH HERE.
I HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME TO DO OUR YARD.
THEY CAN'T EVEN GET TO THE BACKYARD.
CAN'T GO BACK THERE TO MOW THE GRASS.
THIS STUFF-- I CAN'T EVEN PULL OUT MY CAR.
IT'S EMBARRASSING.
WE USED TO HAVE A NICE CARPORT. LOOK AT THIS JUNK.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN H.O.A.,
AND THEY HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING YET.
- IT'S GONNA BE GONE.
- [shouts in Spanish]
- ENGLISH! ENGLISH!
YOU KNOW WHAT TERCO IS? "STUBBORN."
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE-- STUBBORN.
- THIS HAS BEEN MY LIFE THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET RID OF THE TRASH
AND KEEP THE TREASURES.
- BYE!
- I GOT ONE PERSON IN MIND
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME WITH ALL THIS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE MY HAIL MARY.
QUITE LITERALLY.
- THE AUCTIONS TODAY ARE IN THE TINY TOWN OF TYLER, TEXAS.
YOU NEED YOUR AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE
TO SAY THAT TEN TIMES REAL FAST.
OF COURSE, TYLER IS KNOWN AS A HIGH-CLASS COUNTRY TOWN
WITH A THRIVING ARTS CENTER.
I BET OUR BUYERS WILL FIND SOME HIGH-END ITEMS
WITH A COUNTRY TWIST.
- YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO TURN HERE.
- THANKS, I'M GLAD YOU APPROVE OF ME TURNING HERE.
RICKY AND I ARE PARTNERS,
BUT APPARENTLY THERE'S SOME RUMOR
THAT I TAKE ORDERS FROM HIM.
THAT ENDS TODAY.
I'M TAKING THE REINS.
- YOU ACT LIKE YOUR MIND'S SOMEWHERE ELSE.
- NO, JUST READY TO GO TO AN AUCTION.
- YOU NEED TO FOCUS.
YOU KNOW, I SAW THIS NATURE SHOW ONE TIME,
WHERE A FUNGUS GETS IN AN ANT'S BRAIN
AND MAKES THE ANT DO CRAZY THINGS.
IN THE AUCTION SCENARIO, VICTOR'S THE FUNGUS.
AND, BOY, IS HE EATING AWAY AT BUBBA'S BRAIN.
- THESE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE BEEN STIRRING UP
A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH MY COMPETITION.
I BASICALLY TOLD BUBBA
THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS RICKY'S SIDEKICK,
AND THAT LITTLE SEED I PLANTED
I HAVE WATCHED GROW INTO A VERY DISTRACTED TEAM.
SO TODAY I CAN FOCUS ON BUYING AN ANTIQUE UNIT.
- I KNOW MY WIFE'S UPSET ABOUT THE YARD,
BUT I CAN'T STOP GOING TO AUCTIONS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. - YOU TOO, MOE.
I'VE BEEN DOING AUCTIONS MYSELF.
I NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH QUALITY.
SO WHEN DR. MOE CALLED ME TO PARTNER UP,
I REALLY-- I WAS SO RELIEVED.
- YOU'LL BE HAPPY. I'LL BE HAPPY.
MICHELLA WILL BE ECSTATIC. - [laughs] SOUNDS GOOD.
- HAVING MARY TAKE THE EXTRA THINGS FROM THE LOCKER
WILL HELP SOLVE THE HOARDING PROBLEM.
- MY COMPETITION'S BACK HERE IN TYLER TODAY.
AND SHE BROUGHT HER BOYFRIEND AGAIN.
THE LAST THING YOU NEED IS MARY AND HER SUGAR DADDY
BUYING UP ALL THE GOOD FURNITURE LOCKERS.
I'M GONNA HAVE AN EYE OUT ON THEM.
- I HEAR SHE'S INTO BUYING
ABSOLUTELY EVERY SINGLE ROOM HERE.
- OH, AND ALSO, UH, SHUT UP, VICTOR.
- ALL RIGHT, HERE ARE THE RULES FOR TODAY'S AUCTION.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO LOOK AROUND.
THERE'LL BE NO REACHING INSIDE, NO KICKING THE BOXES.
PLEASE BID WITH THE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKET.
ARE YOU READY TO GO? [cheering]
HAMMER UP! LET'S GO.
[oohing and aahing]
- DRESSER, END TABLE.
THE FURNITURE'S OKAY.
THE FRAMES ARE PRETTY COOL,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE VINTAGE OR JUST BEAT UP.
- NOTHING IN HERE WILL WORK FOR ME,
BUT WE'RE IN IT TOGETHER, SO--
- THAT PIECE LOOKS FANTASTIC. both: THE BASE.
- LOVE THE TABLE.
AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF IN HERE
THAT I CAN WORK WITH TOO.
- THOSE END TABLES ARE REAL WOOD,
AND SO IS THE HEADBOARD.
YEAH, THIS IS SOME NICE FURNITURE.
I'M GONNA HOLD OUT FOR SOMETHING BETTER.
- YOUR KIND OF UNIT. NO MYSTERY.
- TABLE AND TWO CHAIRS.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE VERY MANY FRIENDS.
WE COULD SELL THIS FURNITURE IN THIS UNIT,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA TELL BUBBA WHAT TO BID ON.
- ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE NOW?
- 75. - 75 THERE.
75. NOW WANNA GIVE 100?
- YEAH. - THANK YOU, SIR.
- NOW 125? WANNA GIVE 125? 125.
- WHOA! MARY AND MOE ARE, LIKE, ALL OVER THIS LOCKER.
- NOW 175? 175. NOW 200?
- HERE. - 200 THERE.
NOW 250? 250.
NOW 275? 275.
- THEY DEFINITELY SAW SOMETHING IN THERE.
I'M JUMPING IN.
- ONE-HIT WONDER JUMPING IN THERE. 300.
300. NOW 325? WANNA GIVE 325? 325?
325? LAST CALL. 325?
SELL IT, RIGHT THERE. $300.
THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[applause] - THE FURNITURE'S REALLY SOLID.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I GOT WITH THESE FRAMES,
BUT MOE AND MARY WERE ALL OVER THIS LOCKER,
SO I'M HOPING I GOT SOMETHING GOOD.
- HEY!
- AH.
SO MY NEW BFF,
SHE TELLS ME THIS BELONGED TO SOME SOCIALITE IN TYLER.
THAT LADY SAID THIS WOMAN USED TO BE A BIG SOCIALITE.
IF IT GOES CHEAP ENOUGH, IT MIGHT BE WORTH A GAMBLE.
- THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY WIFE WOULDN'T WANT ME TO BUY,
BUT MARY'S TIP IS JUST TOO GOOD TO PASS UP.
- WHAT'S THE KEY THING THAT WE DON'T BUY?
- I DON'T BUY GARBAGE BAGS.
- HOO, I'M SO GLAD WE CAN AGREE ON THIS ONE.
- IT'S THE FURNITURE FROM THE '80s.
NO, I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THIS LOCKER AT ALL.
NOT MY SCENE.
NOT SINCE THE '80s.
- LOOKS LIKE THERE IS SOME SORT OF A WOOD CHAIR THING.
THAT'S THE ONLY PROMISING THING I CAN SEE.
I SEE MOE AND MARY CONSPIRING ABOUT A BUNCH OF TRASH BAGS.
WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE NOW? 100?
I GOT A HUNDRED. NOW 200?
WANNA GIVE 200?
I GOT 200. 300? - YEP.
- 300. NOW 350? - 350.
- 350. NOW 400?
WANNA GIVE 400? NOW 400? 400!
NOW 450? NOW 450? 450?
450.
NOW 500? WANNA GIVE 500? 500? LET'S DO IT. ONE MORE TIME.
- 500. - 500!
WANNA GIVE 550? GOING ONCE.
550? GOING TWICE.
I SOLD IT RIGHT HERE. $500.
[applause] - I HOPE MARY'S INTEL WAS RIGHT.
OTHERWISE, MY WIFE'S GONNA HAVE ME INSTITUTIONALIZED.
- 500? - THEY WANT IT.
- IF MOE AND MARY ARE SPENDING $500
ON A BUNCH OF TRASH BAGS, WHAT DID I JUST BUY?
SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC TABLE.
I'LL PROBABLY ADD SOME CHARACTER TO IT.
MAKE IT $300.
NEXT ARE THESE CHAIRS.
$70 EACH.
PROBABLY SELL THIS GUY FOR 150.
I AM GOING TO PAINT THIS FRAME
AND SELL IT AT UPTOWN COUNTRY FOR $25.
NEVER BOUGHT MATTRESSES BEFORE.
I SEE THEM IN THE TRASH ALL THE TIME
WHEN I'M DUMPSTER DIVING.
ALL RIGHT, NOTHING BACK THERE.
OH.
OH,
- OH, GOD.
UM...
IT'S A DEAD BUTTERFLY ART DISPLAY.
I DON'T KNOW.
THIS IS A REALLY NICE DISPLAY.
THE BUTTERFLIES LOOK LIKE THEY'RE IN GOOD CONDITION.
IS THERE EVEN A MARKET FOR DEAD BUTTERFLIES?
I'M GONNA CHECK IT OUT.
SO THIS STRATEGY OF, LIKE, RIDING MARY AND MOE'S COATTAILS
KIND OF WORKED OUT FOR ME.
IT MAY WORK OUT EVEN BETTER,
IF I FIND OUT THAT PEOPLE BUY DEAD BUTTERFLIES.
- HEY!
- WHOO-HOO!
- BUT YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE MUCH
WITH THESE MATTRESSES IN THE WAY.
THE LAMINATE TABLE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS OWNED BY AN OLD LADY.
THIS COULD BE MY ANTIQUE LOCKER.
- FROM WHAT I CAN SEE,
ALL THIS FURNITURE KIND OF LOOKS TOO NEW FOR ME.
- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
- THAT'S JUST FAKE TILE. THAT'S NOT EVEN REAL TILE.
I GOT BETTER STUFF IN MY YARD THAT YOU CAN DIG THROUGH.
- WE'RE OUT.
- THAT'S NOT A HORRIBLE DINETTE.
- WONDER IF THAT TOP'S BROKEN.
- WHAT'S THAT--OH, THAT THING IN THE BACK?
I THOUGHT IT WAS A HIGH CHAIR, BUT IT'S A RACK.
LOOK YOU EVEN GOT SOMETHING ON THERE.
- YOU GOT A MATTRESS TO THE RIGHT,
A MATTRESS TO THE LEFT,
A BUNCH OF JUNK IN THE MIDDLE.
I THINK WE'RE OUT LIKE A FAT BOY IN DODGEBALL.
- I MIGHT BID ON IT. - ARE YOU SMOKING SOMETHING?
- EVERYBODY'S FOCUSED ON THAT CRAPPY DINETTE,
BUT THERE'S A GARAGE RACK BEHIND THAT THAT'S NICE.
AND THAT COULD MEAN GOOD STUFF.
- IF YOU GET ALL CRAZY ON ME,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE OVER THE BIDDING.
- OH, YOU HAVE TO TAKE OVER THE BIDDING?
- BUBBA, YOUR SUPERVISOR'S GOT A PRETTY TIGHT LEASH ON YOU.
[laughs]
- VIC NEEDS TO JUST SHUT THE [bleep] UP.
RICKY AND I ARE PARTNERS-- 50/50.
- BID, IF YOU FEEL RIGHT, FOR IT,
BUT DON'T BID FOR SPITE.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL, DUDE. I'LL BID IF IT MAKES MONEY.
- ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GIVE? 100?
- RIGHT HERE. - THERE'S 100.
200? NOW 200?
- YEAH. - I GOT 200 THERE.
HOW ABOUT 250?
- RIGHT HERE. - 250 THERE.
NOW 300. WANNA GIVE 300? 300, 300, 300.
300 THERE. NOW 350. WANNA GIVE 350?
- ONE MORE TIME RIGHT HERE.
- 350. NOW 400.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M MORE INTO,
THE LOCKER OR BIDDING UP RICKY'S SIDEKICK.
- WANNA GIVE 400? - YEAH.
- I GOT 400 THERE.
- COME ON, BUBBA, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THIS.
- LAST CALL. WANNA GIVE 450?
450 ONCE, TWICE.
SOLD IT, $400 RIGHT THERE. [applause]
- VIC THINKS HE BID ME UP ON THIS UNIT,
BUT WHATEVER'S BACK THERE WITH THAT GARAGE SHELF,
THAT'S GOING TO PAY OFF.
- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
- YOU TRUST YOUR PARTNER, RIGHT?
- YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
- UNTIL NEXT AUCTION, GOOD-BYE AND GOOD LUCK.
- YEAH, I'M DISAPPOINTED I DIDN'T GET A LOCKER,
BUT BIDDING UP RICKY'S SIDEKICK--
THAT'S A PRODUCTIVE DAY TO ME.
- WE'RE BACK AT THAT LOCKER THAT BUBBA RISKED $400 FOR.
HOPEFULLY THAT DINETTE AND THAT GARAGE STUFF
IS GOING TO PULL US OUT, BUT, MAN, I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, THERE'S A PIECE OF FIREWOOD.
- IT'S FIVE MINUTES TO THE DUMP, DUDE.
- CONTINUING MY NATURE ANALOGY,
THIS UNIT'S ABOUT FIT FOR THE DUNG BEETLE.
OH, I'VE GOT A CHEST OF DRAWERS.
YOU GOT A LONG WAY TO 400, BUBBA, MAN.
- THAT'S A $40 SHELF.
HOLY COW, IT'S A WHOLE SET.
THIS LITTLE BOX FULL OF DISHES, 50 BUCKS.
- YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS IN THERE?
THE BEST BUMBLEBEE KILLER YOU EVER SAW IN YOUR LIFE.
HEY, BUB. - WHAT?
- FOUND ANOTHER ONE OF THEM BUMBLEBEE KILLERS.
- THIS GUY'S A TENNIS FREAK.
- WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
GAMMA.
- I GOT A GAMMA.
- YOU GOT A GAMMA?
MAYBE THESE TWO GAMMAS MAKE A GAMMA.
LET'S LOOK.
WE GOTTA LOOK.
LOOKS LIKE A FISHING LINE.
- PUT THAT ON THIS.
- I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES.
- WHATEVER IT IS, IT LOOKS COMPLICATED.
- IT SITS IN THIS RAIL RIGHT HERE.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT, BEAT IT OUT. - NO.
BUT MY FINGER WAS IN THERE.
- OKAY, PUT THAT TO THE SIDE,
AND WE'LL PUT THAT IN THE TRUCK.
THIS IS A HEAVY DINETTE.
- THAT'S RIGHT, 'CAUSE IT'S GOOD QUALITY.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS, 300?
- 300.
- THERE'S 400, AND WE GAVE WHAT FOR THE UNIT?
- 400. - THERE YOU GO.
YEAH, THAT DINETTE-- IT'LL HELP ME BREAK EVEN,
BUT THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
- LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE HAVE IN YOUR FANTASTIC UNIT.
OH, WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT IS THIS?
IT SAYS "GAMMA" RIGHT ON IT.
THAT'S THE OTHER PIECE.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT WE GOT.
- THAT GOES RIGHT THERE, AND WHAT GOOD IS THAT?
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, LOOK.
I KNOW WHAT THIS DOES.
IT STRINGS TENNIS RACKETS.
- YOU'RE PRETTY SMART.
- THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL TOOL NOW, MAN.
THIS IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY, DUDE.
- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS THING IS WORTH A PLUGGED NICKEL.
IT'S A NICKEL THAT'S A PLUG. IT'S NOT REAL.
- I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH MUCH.
I'M GOING TO GET THIS CHECKED OUT.
PEOPLE THAT PLAY TENNIS USUALLY SPEND A LOT OF MONEY
ON THEIR EQUIPMENT, RIGHT?
HOPEFULLY IT'S A NICE PROFIT,
OR VICTOR GOT THE BEST OF ME.
- MOE?
I'M ACTUALLY MEETING MOE AT HIS HOUSE,
SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT SOCIALITE'S UNIT
THAT WE GOT TOGETHER.
HOLY CRAP.
MOE WAS NOT KIDDING.
MOE HAS TURNED INTO A HOARDER.
I'M IN SHOCK, MOE. YOU WERE NOT KIDDING.
[laughs] - WELL, LET'S GO THROUGH IT.
- I PUT ALL THE BAGS IN MY TRUCK,
AND MOE PUT ALL THAT FURNITURE IN HIS BACKYARD,
SO I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
- READY?
- OH, JEEZ.
CLOTHES. NOT WORTH ANYTHING TO ME.
- NOT WORTH ANYTHING TO ME.
- THIS IS DISAPPOINTING.
- THERE'S NOTHING BUT DIRTY CLOTHES,
BUT AT LEAST MARY COULD TAKE THE FURNITURE
THAT WAS UNDER THOSE BAGS.
LOOK AT THIS TABLE. - NO.
- HERE'S A CHAIR. - NO, MOE.
I BET THERE'S, LIKE, A FAMILY OF FIVE LIVING BACK HERE,
AND... THEY'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
THEY GOT EVERYTHING THEY NEED.
- YOU WANT THIS IRONING BOARD?
- NO. - OH, SHOCK.
- I WANT SOME INDUSTRIAL STUFF,
- OH, MY GOD, MOE!
WHAT IS THIS? - I DON'T KNOW.
- OH, MY GOD.
- IT'S LIKE A HEAD IN A HAYSTACK.
- WELL, THERE'S A CORD.
- LET ME SEE.
YEAH, IT'S GOTTA GENERATE SOME ELECTRICITY.
- YEAH.
- FINALLY, THE SOCIALITE HAS SOMETHING INTERESTING.
SHE'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
LOOK AT THE PATINA ON IT.
- IT LOOKS FREAKING OLD.
- THAT'S THE BEST THING WE HAD TODAY.
- THIS COULD BE WORTH DOLLAR SIGNS, MOE.
- DOLLARS.
THIS LOOKS INDUSTRIAL AGE.
THERE'S ONE GUY IN DALLAS THAT'LL KNOW WHAT THIS IS,
AND I'M GONNA TAKE IT TO HIM.
- GOOD FIND OF THE DAY, MOE. - IT'S THE BEST.
- I FOUND THIS AMAZING, WEIRD BUTTERFLY DUDE
WHO COULD TELL ME ALL ABOUT THIS DISPLAY...
HEY, BUTTERFLIES.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF THERE'S A MARKET
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
- OH, WONDERFUL.
- SO YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT BUTTERFLIES?
- I DO, I'VE BEEN STUDYING THEM SINCE I WAS A KID.
THESE ARE MORPHO BUTTERFLIES.
"MORPHO" MEANS "BEAUTIFUL FORM" IN ANCIENT GREEK,
SO-- WHICH IS QUITE APT FOR THEM
'CAUSE THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL. - RIGHT.
- THERE'S A COUPLE IN HERE
THAT ARE PROBABLY RARE SUBSPECIES,
AND THEY'RE QUITE EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU BUY THEM.
- REALLY? - MM-HMM.
- SO PEOPLE REALLY BUY BUTTERFLIES?
- YES. YEP.
- IF I WERE TO GO TO A COLLECTOR
AND TRY AND SELL THESE... - UH-HUH.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE WORTH AS A WHOLE?
- UM, I WOULD SAY ABOUT...
$550.
- REALLY? - MM-HMM.
- THAT'S JUST FANTASTIC.
THIS DAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER.
WELL, I JUST NOTICED YOUR AMAZING BUTTERFLY TATTOO.
- UH, YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THEM.
- SO DO YOU HAVE, LIKE, A GIANT ONE WITH WINGS ON YOUR BACK?
- YEAH, PINT-SIZE.
CAN YOU SEE IT? - YEAH.
- I'D HAVE TO TAKE MY SHIRT OFF.
- THAT'S OKAY. [record scratch]
UH, SCRATCH THAT. THIS DAY COULD GET A LITTLE BETTER.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IF THERE WAS A BUTTERFLY SUPERHERO,
IT WOULD BE HIM FOR SURE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. - MY PLEASURE.
- I'M GOING TO TAKE THESE GUYS WITH ME,
AND I WILL BE BACK TO ENJOY YOUR BUTTERFLIES.
- COME BACK AND VISIT US SOON.
- THANK YOU.
- MARY AND I FOUND THIS HEAD IN MY BACKYARD.
THERE'S ONE GUY IN DALLAS THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.
HE'S THE MACHINE AGE AND INDUSTRIAL AGE EXPERT.
JAMIE, HOW ARE YOU?
- MOE. HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY?
- GOOD TO SEE YOU. - WHAT'S GOING ON?
- IT BETTER BE EXCEPTIONAL.
OTHERWISE, MY WIFE'S GOING TO HAVE MY HEAD.
- IT'S A HAT MOLD BASICALLY.
- I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT.
- IT'S A HAT MOLD?
- YEAH, THIS IS PROBABLY 1920s.
YOU KNOW, THE FLAPPER FORM. - RIGHT.
- THESE ARE MADE OUT OF CAST ALUMINUM.
REASON FOR THAT IS IT'S A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT.
- SO YOU PLUG IT IN SO THAT THE MAKER OF IT
CAN MOLD THE HAT BETTER?
- YES. - OKAY.
- AND ACTUALLY FASTER
BECAUSE THE FELT'S USUALLY SOAKED IN MERCURY,
AND THAT'S THE GENESIS
OF THE TERM "MAD HATTERS"
BECAUSE A LOT OF MERCURY WAS USED
IN THE PROCESS,
AND BASICALLY, THE HATTERS WOULD GET ALL JITTERY, YOU KNOW.
- CAN YOU PUT A VALUE ON THIS?
- BECAUSE IT'S SO SCULPTURAL AND DISPLAYABLE...
I WOULD SAY AROUND $2,500.
- WAY TO GO, MARY. YEAH.
WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU
BECAUSE WE CAME IN WITH AN UNEXPECTED,
AND WE'RE GONNA LEAVE WITH A SMILE.
- TEAMING UP WITH MOE WAS THE PERFECT ARRANGEMENT.
TURNS OUT, ONE HEAD CAN BE JUST AS GOOD AS TWO.
- THANK YOU.
I'M TRYING TO EXTRAPOLATE SOME TYPE OF LESSON FROM TODAY.
I GUESS THE MORE YOU HOARDED, THE MORE YOU'RE REWARDED?
- YES. - GOOD JOB, GUYS.
- THANKS. SEE YOU LATER.
- 27, 28.
- GOOD LORD. - 29.
- WHY COULDN'T SHE HAVE BEEN AT COURT 1?
- I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND I FOUND
A PRO TO KIND OF TELL US WHAT THIS TENNIS STRINGER'S WORTH.
- THAT MUST BE HER.
- UH, SHE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. - HEY.
ARE YOU THE GUYS WHO CALLED ABOUT THE STRINGING MACHINE?
- YES, YOU MUST BE ANNE. - I'M ANNE.
- ARE YOU THE PRO HERE? - YES.
I PLAYED ON THE TOUR FOR 14 YEARS.
- YOU EVER PLAY IN WIMBLEDON? - WON IT TWICE.
- DAMN.
DID YOU EVER WIN A FRENCH OPEN?
- FOUR FRENCH OPENS.
- HOLY [bleep].
- WON TEN GRAND SLAM TITLES. - TEN GRAND SLAM TITLES?
NOW WE CAN NAME DROP.
"YEAH, WE HUNG OUT WITH ANNE SMITH."
- WELL, BUBBA DID ONE THING RIGHT.
HE GOT US A TOP-NOTCH APPRAISER.
- THIS IS WHAT WE GOT.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
- THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A SIX MOUNTING SYSTEM HERE.
- MM-HMM. - SO...
YOU PUT THE STRING THROUGH THERE,
AND THEN YOU CLAMP IT DOWN TIGHT.
- MM-HMM.
- AND YOU STRING IT RIGHT THROUGH THERE,
AND THEN YOU USE THIS.
WHEN YOU PULL IT BACK, IT PULLS THE STRING TIGHT.
THAT'S THE WHOLE KEY TO THE STRINGER.
- WHAT IS THIS WORTH?
- UH, IT-- IT LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE.
IT'S EASY TO USE.
I'D SAY, UM...
MM, 750.
- $750?
I TOLD YOU, THAT UNIT. - YEAH, AH.
- I'M NOT GOING TO BRAG,
BUT I THINK I PICKED A PRETTY GOOD LOCKER THIS TIME.
- Y'ALL DID GOOD. - WHO DID GOOD?
I DID GOOD, RIGHT? - YOU DID GOOD.
- I GOTTA HAND IT TO MY PARTNER.
HE GOT A GOOD PROFIT OFF THIS LOCKER,
AND I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A DAMN THING IN IT.
- TEN-TIME CHAMPION SAID WHAT?
- BUBBA WAS RIGHT. - BOOM.
- [laughs]
I SURE HOPE THIS WIN GETS HIS HEAD BACK IN THE GAME,
AND IT GETS RID OF THAT BIG FUNGUS THAT GOT AMONG US.
- ANNE, WE APPRECIATE IT.
- ALL RIGHT. - THAT'S AWESOME.
narrator: THE TRIUMPHANT TEAM IN TYLER, TEXAS,
WAS MOE AND MARY, WHO FINISHED $2,000 AHEAD
ON THEIR SOCIALITE'S UNIT.
JENNY GRUMBLES FLUTTERS OFF WITH $860.
BUBBA AND RICKY ACED A PROFIT OF $740,
WHILE VICTOR LEFT WITH NOTHING
BUT LEFT MORE FUNGUS ON BUBBA'S BRAIN.
- IT'S TIME YOU HIT SOME TENNIS BALLS.
- DUDE, YOU'RE GOING TO PULL SOMETHING STRETCHING.
[laughs]
OH!
- WE SHOULD'VE BROUGHT OUR SHOTGUN,
AND I COULD--BOOM! AND YOU--[imitates gunshot]
THERE AIN'T NOTHING BETTER TO GET VICTOR OUT OF YOUR HEAD
THAN SOME GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED EXERCISE.
DANG, BUBBA!
FIRING THEM IN PRETTY HOT.
ARE YOU STILL MAD AT ME?
RUN, FAT BOY!
[laughs]
WITH OCTOPUS LEGS.