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Clips from Tiger King - Cult of Personality (S01E01)

[Carole] Good morning, everybody. Hi!

"[Carole] Good morning, everybody. Hi!"

Tiger King

Oh, thank you for coming.

"Oh, thank you for coming."

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because people will do that for free.

"because people will do that for free."

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She makes everybody else do her dirty work.

"She makes everybody else do her dirty work."

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and they brought their families.

"and they brought their families."

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...and Bonnie has the best pants of the entire place so far that I've seen.

"...and Bonnie has the best pants of the entire place so far that I've seen."

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[both laughing]

"[both laughing]"

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[Carole] Our volunteers wear a color-coded shirt system.

"[Carole] Our volunteers wear a color-coded shirt system."

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your beginner, like, keeper trainees and partner trainees.

"your beginner, like, keeper trainees and partner trainees."

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Then you can apply to be a green shirt. You have to have a minimum of two years.

"Then you can apply to be a green shirt. You have to have a minimum of two years."

Tiger King

And it goes by so quickly.

"And it goes by so quickly."

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After they've been here for, like, five years or so,

"After they've been here for, like, five years or so,"

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I work six days a week, twelve hours days,

"I work six days a week, twelve hours days,"

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basically fast-pacing through the volunteer program.

"basically fast-pacing through the volunteer program."

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[man] Are you super hands-on with the interns?

"[man] Are you super hands-on with the interns?"

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and it's, like, "I've seen you around here a lot.

"and it's, like, "I've seen you around here a lot."

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[laughs] You keep coming back, you're getting older."

"[laughs] You keep coming back, you're getting older.""

Tiger King

You definitely don't work regular hours.

"You definitely don't work regular hours."

Tiger King

So Christmas could be a bummer for some people?

"So Christmas could be a bummer for some people?"

Tiger King

Yeah, no, I don't take Christmas. I'm here Christmas.

"Yeah, no, I don't take Christmas. I'm here Christmas."

Tiger King

[Joe] How does she brainwash all of them volunteers

"[Joe] How does she brainwash all of them volunteers"

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into the same bullshit?

"into the same bullshit?"

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She can make all these people think

"She can make all these people think"

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that everybody else in society are abusers but her.

"that everybody else in society are abusers but her."

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I mean, she's a master marketer, I'll give her that.

"I mean, she's a master marketer, I'll give her that."

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[man] I noticed that you have a huge presence on social media.

"[man] I noticed that you have a huge presence on social media."

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[Carole] We've got over two million fans on Facebook,

"[Carole] We've got over two million fans on Facebook,"

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but in a given week, we can reach three million.

"but in a given week, we can reach three million."

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Hey, all you cool cats and kittens, it's Carole at Big Cat Rescue.

"Hey, all you cool cats and kittens, it's Carole at Big Cat Rescue."

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Max and Marianne the bobcats' enclosure got finished and it looks great.

"Max and Marianne the bobcats' enclosure got finished and it looks great."

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Every two weeks, we get a check from Facebook,

"Every two weeks, we get a check from Facebook,"

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and last two weeks were, like, $23,000.

"and last two weeks were, like, $23,000."

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And every two weeks it's going up by thousands of dollars.

"And every two weeks it's going up by thousands of dollars."

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It's Carole from Big Cat Rescue.

"It's Carole from Big Cat Rescue."

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I am about to go live on the Dodo Impact.

"I am about to go live on the Dodo Impact."

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She rode the first wave of social media.

"She rode the first wave of social media."

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Her YouTube channel has 200 million views.

"Her YouTube channel has 200 million views."

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Her accounts have ten million people watching them.

"Her accounts have ten million people watching them."

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We're kind of popular. [laughing]

"We're kind of popular. [laughing]"

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[both laugh]

"[both laugh]"

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♪ You see them in the jungles ♪

"♪ You see them in the jungles ♪"

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"[Carole] People see that logo, they know who we are."

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The first thing they'll say is, "I love your videos!"

"The first thing they'll say is, "I love your videos!""

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We get that everywhere we go.

"We get that everywhere we go."

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♪ Oh! Beautiful, wild and free ♪

"♪ Oh! Beautiful, wild and free ♪"

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♪ And just like them, I see ♪

"♪ And just like them, I see ♪"

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[Antle] High-quality social media,

"[Antle] High-quality social media,"

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to devote their days and times to the cause that she has.

"to devote their days and times to the cause that she has."

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And so they go to Big Cat Rescue,

"And so they go to Big Cat Rescue,"

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-Did you get the big cat? -[camera operator] Yep.

"-Did you get the big cat? -[camera operator] Yep."

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and I paid my fees to go on a tour, and I videotaped the tour.

"and I paid my fees to go on a tour, and I videotaped the tour."

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[volunteer] We are accredited as a true sanctuary.

"[volunteer] We are accredited as a true sanctuary."

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We are totally hands off. We don't touch them at all.

"We are totally hands off. We don't touch them at all."

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I mean, the cages are tiny,

"I mean, the cages are tiny,"

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the weeds are shoulder high.

"the weeds are shoulder high."

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It is literally a wire jungle in a mess of trees.

"It is literally a wire jungle in a mess of trees."

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They kept giving her a perfect inspection where we couldn't get one.

"They kept giving her a perfect inspection where we couldn't get one."

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[Joe] She advertises she has over 100 big cats,

"[Joe] She advertises she has over 100 big cats,"

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So I wanted to see where she's hiding the other 100 big cats.

"So I wanted to see where she's hiding the other 100 big cats."

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So we went to this little airport outside of Tampa

"So we went to this little airport outside of Tampa"

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and rented a helicopter, and I flew over Big Cat Rescue.

"and rented a helicopter, and I flew over Big Cat Rescue."

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and all of that,

"and all of that,"

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[helicopter blades whirring]

"[helicopter blades whirring]"

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[Carole] In the course of doing

"[Carole] In the course of doing"

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this low-flying buzzing over the sanctuary,

"this low-flying buzzing over the sanctuary,"

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it gave him a lot of really bad ideas.

"it gave him a lot of really bad ideas."

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He was talking about dropping grenades.

"He was talking about dropping grenades."

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Pulling the pins and just dropping them out of the helicopter.

"Pulling the pins and just dropping them out of the helicopter."

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[Howard] We always have a level of worry about these people,

"[Howard] We always have a level of worry about these people,"

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we'd be miserable,

"we'd be miserable,"

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because it causes us so much pain

"because it causes us so much pain"

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to see these animals treated this way.

"to see these animals treated this way."

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[man] Now this is a liger?

"[man] Now this is a liger?"

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so I just pretend they're all big cats. [laughs]

"so I just pretend they're all big cats. [laughs]"

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But yes, this is a nine-month-old liger child.

"But yes, this is a nine-month-old liger child."

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If he hits the giant size, then he's gonna be 900-plus pounds,

"If he hits the giant size, then he's gonna be 900-plus pounds,"

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so my shirt's ruined.

"so my shirt's ruined."

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[handler] I'm sorry.

"[handler] I'm sorry."

Tiger King

[Antle chuckles]

"[Antle chuckles]"

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[Stark] Me and Doc were friends, you know, for years.

"[Stark] Me and Doc were friends, you know, for years."

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I kinda idolized him, you know.

"I kinda idolized him, you know."

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Hell, number one, not just because of the way

"Hell, number one, not just because of the way"

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he had the animals and stuff he had,

"he had the animals and stuff he had,"

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The first time I ever met-- First time I went to Doc's place,

"The first time I ever met-- First time I went to Doc's place,"

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first time, I told him, "I don't need you to teach me a damn thing about animals.

"first time, I told him, "I don't need you to teach me a damn thing about animals."

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He's good at getting what he wants out of things...

"He's good at getting what he wants out of things..."

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Her name was Michelle.

"Her name was Michelle."

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He controlled every aspect of our day

"He controlled every aspect of our day"

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and what we were allowed to do,

"and what we were allowed to do,"

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what we were, you know--

"what we were, you know--"

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um...

"um..."

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and that looked so good after working so hard

"and that looked so good after working so hard"

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for so many hours with no break.

"for so many hours with no break."

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No break.

"No break."

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I'll do anything to just rest.

"I'll do anything to just rest."

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[man] It's not every day that you're asked to have a job

"[man] It's not every day that you're asked to have a job"

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where you can't take any time off,

"where you can't take any time off,"

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because people do have lives

"because people do have lives"

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and they do have families outside of creating--

"and they do have families outside of creating--"

Tiger King

You're leading me down a road where people are just gonna say,

"You're leading me down a road where people are just gonna say,"

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"You have to join a fucking cult to be a tiger trainer."

""You have to join a fucking cult to be a tiger trainer.""

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Promise you. Been here 35 years. Heard it all forever.

"Promise you. Been here 35 years. Heard it all forever."

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Ho!

"Ho!"

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[Fisher] He would say, "They're free to leave at any time."

"[Fisher] He would say, "They're free to leave at any time.""

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[Fisher] But that's the way it is in all cults.

"[Fisher] But that's the way it is in all cults."

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and by the idea of losing everything,

"and by the idea of losing everything,"

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and where will they go when they leave?

"and where will they go when they leave?"

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It's just two complete opposite, different worlds.

"It's just two complete opposite, different worlds."

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You know, he's a little more upscale,

"You know, he's a little more upscale,"

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and I'm working with people that just got out of prison.

"and I'm working with people that just got out of prison."

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[Safferty] Joe definitely liked to hire people...

"[Safferty] Joe definitely liked to hire people..."

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who-- that was their only option.

"who-- that was their only option."

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Don't try this at home, kids.

"Don't try this at home, kids."

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[Safferty] And his reasoning for it was,

"[Safferty] And his reasoning for it was,"

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if this is all they have, and it's decent,

"if this is all they have, and it's decent,"

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It's kept me sober and not drinking.

"It's kept me sober and not drinking."

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[grunts]

"[grunts]"

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He had people in the community saying,

"He had people in the community saying,"

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"Hey, I saw someone come in at the bus station in Midwest City...

""Hey, I saw someone come in at the bus station in Midwest City..."

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and they're still sitting there tonight.

"and they're still sitting there tonight."

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