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Clips from Tiger King () - Not Your Average Joe (S01E01)

[man 1] Where do you want to start?

"[man 1] Where do you want to start?"

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-Crazy. -[interviewer] What was the beginning?

"-Crazy. -[interviewer] What was the beginning?"

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[man 2] Animal people are nuts, man.

"[man 2] Animal people are nuts, man."

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I don't know,

"I don't know,"

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but they're all half-out there, man. They're crazy.

"but they're all half-out there, man. They're crazy."

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[man 4] Joe Exotic.

"[man 4] Joe Exotic."

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Seventy-nine years.

"Seventy-nine years."

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I went to work every day prepared to die in a tiger cage.

"I went to work every day prepared to die in a tiger cage."

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-[tiger roaring] -Dying doesn't scare me.

"-[tiger roaring] -Dying doesn't scare me."

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than there are in the wild throughout the world.

"than there are in the wild throughout the world."

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Look at that big smile. There you go. Show them claws.

"Look at that big smile. There you go. Show them claws."

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or, "A guy down there that has a tiger."

"or, "A guy down there that has a tiger.""

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of these magnificent animals.

"of these magnificent animals."

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[man 1] She wanted to shut down the zoo.

"[man 1] She wanted to shut down the zoo."

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And he wanted her gone.

"And he wanted her gone."

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Joe Exotic was someone that makes good TV, makes good news.

"Joe Exotic was someone that makes good TV, makes good news."

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Even if it's a train wreck, you can't help but look.

"Even if it's a train wreck, you can't help but look."

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He was like a mythical character,

"He was like a mythical character,"

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You would have to write books,

"You would have to write books,"

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Because then you'll get it.

"Because then you'll get it."

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It all began when I was investigating

"It all began when I was investigating"

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a notorious reptile dealer in South Florida.

"a notorious reptile dealer in South Florida."

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Oh, shit!

"Oh, shit!"

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Do they need to be refrigerated? You know, 'cause they--

"Do they need to be refrigerated? You know, 'cause they--"

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if they're born and raised here.

"if they're born and raised here."

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[Goode] It just blew my mind.

"[Goode] It just blew my mind."

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[Goode] No, I like it. I like it!

"[Goode] No, I like it. I like it!"

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We've got, like, eight of 'em in there now.

"We've got, like, eight of 'em in there now."

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"You must have the most incredible life, to live with 187 big cats."

""You must have the most incredible life, to live with 187 big cats.""

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Is there, like an emotional connection between you and these cats?

"Is there, like an emotional connection between you and these cats?"

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Well, they're two boys.

"Well, they're two boys."

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-Oh, they're two boys. -We have a very open relationship here.

"-Oh, they're two boys. -We have a very open relationship here."

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[laughing]

"[laughing]"

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We do not discriminate here.

"We do not discriminate here."

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I'd like to welcome you

"I'd like to welcome you"

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that says, "I got peed on by a tiger."

"that says, "I got peed on by a tiger.""

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And now look at me! I'm doing tiger shows!

"And now look at me! I'm doing tiger shows!"

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And then there's Joe.

"And then there's Joe."

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It was a place where all these misfits could come together

"It was a place where all these misfits could come together"

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and be with the King of Misfits, who reigned over them.

"and be with the King of Misfits, who reigned over them."

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[man] Want me to go up?

"[man] Want me to go up?"

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Meeting him in person definitely solidified that.

"Meeting him in person definitely solidified that."

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♪ It's funny how a smile can change The words you want to say ♪

"♪ It's funny how a smile can change The words you want to say ♪"

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[Saffery] For Joe, the zoo was his stage.

"[Saffery] For Joe, the zoo was his stage."

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It was the one place he could shine.

"It was the one place he could shine."

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for a number of his followers.

"for a number of his followers."

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On the internet. Worldwide. Every night at six o'clock.

"On the internet. Worldwide. Every night at six o'clock."

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Pretty cool. Come on in.

"Pretty cool. Come on in."

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for probably a decade or longer before I got there.

"for probably a decade or longer before I got there."

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If you watch us often, you know one of our reporters, Rick Kirkham, is nuts.

"If you watch us often, you know one of our reporters, Rick Kirkham, is nuts."

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[man] With a mere touch of a flame, it was instant Kirkham kabob.

"[man] With a mere touch of a flame, it was instant Kirkham kabob."

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You know, I've done a lot of shit in my life,

"You know, I've done a lot of shit in my life,"

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but I've never experienced anything like Joe Exotic.

"but I've never experienced anything like Joe Exotic."

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And that's Carole Baskin down at Big Cat Rescue.

"And that's Carole Baskin down at Big Cat Rescue."

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It was all part of Carole Baskin's plan when--

"It was all part of Carole Baskin's plan when--"

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that is devoted entirely to caring for big cats.

"that is devoted entirely to caring for big cats."

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and here's this story about this trashy little roadside zoo.

"and here's this story about this trashy little roadside zoo."

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And it was me!

"And it was me!"

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[Joe] Her whole plan is to get her following to believe

"[Joe] Her whole plan is to get her following to believe"

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[Goode] Oh, she's dressed perfectly.

"[Goode] Oh, she's dressed perfectly."

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I really believe in life that you can only be good at one thing.

"I really believe in life that you can only be good at one thing."

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With saving the cats,

"With saving the cats,"

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it's one thing that I can fix if I can just stay focused on that.

"it's one thing that I can fix if I can just stay focused on that."

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I don't watch news on television unless there's a cat involved.

"I don't watch news on television unless there's a cat involved."

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[Carole] We're headed to Cameron and Zaboo.

"[Carole] We're headed to Cameron and Zaboo."

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This is Bengali, an old circus tiger.

"This is Bengali, an old circus tiger."

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[snarls]

"[snarls]"

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to just wanting to tear your face off, and they could do it like that,

"to just wanting to tear your face off, and they could do it like that,"

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is that we are fixing the problem,

"is that we are fixing the problem,"

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People like Joe Exotic,

"People like Joe Exotic,"

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So there's no cage that's going to be sufficient.

"So there's no cage that's going to be sufficient."

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But the reason that we have cats in cages

"But the reason that we have cats in cages"

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Champlaine was a Canada lynx.

"Champlaine was a Canada lynx."

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I think it would be fair to say that Carole is the Mother Teresa of cats.

"I think it would be fair to say that Carole is the Mother Teresa of cats."

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You're so wonderful.

"You're so wonderful."

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I'd never been a person that had friends,

"I'd never been a person that had friends,"

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I've always had cats in my life,

"I've always had cats in my life,"

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and I've always felt a certain affinity toward them.

"and I've always felt a certain affinity toward them."

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[Goode] Carole, tell me about this room, 'cause everything has a certain pattern.

"[Goode] Carole, tell me about this room, 'cause everything has a certain pattern."

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-And this? And-- -This I actually had painted.

"-And this? And-- -This I actually had painted."

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[Carole] Most of what I wear are cat prints.

"[Carole] Most of what I wear are cat prints."

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people remember, "Oh, that's the person that's gonna be all over my case

"people remember, "Oh, that's the person that's gonna be all over my case"

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about why cats need to be protected."

"about why cats need to be protected.""

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[Goode] Carole, you even have cat luggage!

"[Goode] Carole, you even have cat luggage!"

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-I have sex gel for you and her! -Sex gel?

"-I have sex gel for you and her! -Sex gel?"

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People just go crazy over 'em because they're all in animal print.

"People just go crazy over 'em because they're all in animal print."

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No, freeball it.

"No, freeball it."

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And there's 28 songs and 16 music videos.

"And there's 28 songs and 16 music videos."

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♪ I saw tiger And the tiger saw man ♪

"♪ I saw tiger And the tiger saw man ♪"

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I was with Joe from 2003 to 2014,

"I was with Joe from 2003 to 2014,"

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so 11 years.

"so 11 years."

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and I learned how big my heart was.

"and I learned how big my heart was."

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Are you gettin' this?

"Are you gettin' this?"

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[Joe] At the age of 13, I knew I was gay.

"[Joe] At the age of 13, I knew I was gay."

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and promise not to come to his funeral.

"and promise not to come to his funeral."

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and one night I drove my car off a bridge.

"and one night I drove my car off a bridge."

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I broke my back...

"I broke my back..."

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and stuff at night to bottle feed.

"and stuff at night to bottle feed."

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And that's where my attraction to exotic animals really started in.

"And that's where my attraction to exotic animals really started in."

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I know that they have a heart and a soul and a mind.

"I know that they have a heart and a soul and a mind."

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I've learned from them, and they do therapy for me.

"I've learned from them, and they do therapy for me."

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Let's see your foot, sexy lion!

"Let's see your foot, sexy lion!"

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the most notorious...

"the most notorious..."

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Go to the front door and I'll go open it and say, "Hi. How you doing? Come in."

"Go to the front door and I'll go open it and say, "Hi. How you doing? Come in.""

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Hi, it's Eric Goode. How are you?

"Hi, it's Eric Goode. How are you?"

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-Doing good. Come on in. -Good to see you. Thanks.

"-Doing good. Come on in. -Good to see you. Thanks."

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This is Swami Satchidananda,

"This is Swami Satchidananda,"

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All right, so I am Dr. Bhagavan Antle.

"All right, so I am Dr. Bhagavan Antle."

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and the rare species fund.

"and the rare species fund."

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That really is Bubbles and I as kids together.

"That really is Bubbles and I as kids together."

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You can see somehow both of us got way bigger over the years.

"You can see somehow both of us got way bigger over the years."

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for people to have an interactive, up-close,

"for people to have an interactive, up-close,"

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And he thinks coming out here is a wee bit of a drag.

"And he thinks coming out here is a wee bit of a drag."

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that people who are against people having relationships with animals, period,

"that people who are against people having relationships with animals, period,"

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[Reinke] Joe wanted to be so much like Doc Antle,

"[Reinke] Joe wanted to be so much like Doc Antle,"

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[woman] Oh, my god, here are the cubs!

"[woman] Oh, my god, here are the cubs!"

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that cub petting is abuse, okay.

"that cub petting is abuse, okay."

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And keep in mind, in the rain forest, there's no escalators. All right?

"And keep in mind, in the rain forest, there's no escalators. All right?"

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So you set a baby tiger in a family's lap

"So you set a baby tiger in a family's lap"

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and they fall in love with this baby tiger,

"and they fall in love with this baby tiger,"

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