Original subtitles

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UM, BIRD? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BURYING MYSELF.

WHY?

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW COOL MY LEGS ARE UNDER THIS DIRT.

DOES IT HELP WITH THE BUGS?

YEAH. IT KIND OF DOES --

THE BUGS, THE HEAT, ALL OF IT.

I THINK THAT WENT STRAIGHT DOWN HER SHIRT.

WHAT DO YOU GROW INTO?

AN ADULT.

DO YOU WANT TO GET TO WORK?

WHENEVER YOU'RE THROUGH BURYING YOUR SISTER.

ON THIS EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

WHY DO I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THE SUPERHERO?

- WHOO! - AS THE WOLF PACK PUSHES

TO KEEP UP MOMENTUM ON THEIR BARN BUILD...

- GABEY! GABE! - THAT DOES NOT LOOK INCREDIBLY SAFE.

...WILDLIFE CLOSES IN.

AND WITH AMI DUE TO LEAVE THE HOMESTEAD

FOR A CRITICAL DOCTOR'S VISIT...

EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL, INDIVIDUALLY,

GET AS MUCH WORK DONE AS YOU CAN.

...THE BROWNS' NORTH STAR RANCH IS AT RISK OF UNRAVELING.

- RAIN! - GET OUT OF THE WAY!

STOP HER.

- - Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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-THESE MOSQUITOS ARE LIKE...

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-THE MOSQUITOS ARE REALLY DREADFUL.

I PRACTICALLY BATHE IN BUG [ INDISTINCT BUT...

DIE!

...WHEN I GO TO WORK, THEY JUST START COMING UP EVERYWHERE.

SO, I'VE COME UP WITH A ZAPPER HAT.

BASICALLY, WHEN YOU WEAR IT,

YOU PUSH THIS LITTLE BUTTON, AND IT POPS UP.

INSIDE IS A BUG ZAPPER.

I'M GONNA TAKE THIS HAT APART, AND I'M GOING TO USE THE PIECE,

IS ON THE INSIDE THAT ALLOWS IT TO BE ABLE TO GO, LIKE SO,

AND I'M GOING TO PUT IT INSIDE OF THIS HAT.

I LIKE TOP HATS. I ALWAYS HAVE.

IT'S THE WHOLE MAGICIAN THING.

AND FOR MY MAGICIAN ACT, I ALWAYS USE A TOP HAT.

THIS ONE, HOWEVER, ISN'T JUST AESTHETIC, IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

THEY'LL GO IN BETWEEN THESE SLABS,

THEN, IT SHOULD FOLD INWARD ON ITSELF.

THE PART THAT I REALLY ENJOY ABOUT THE THINGS I MAKE,

IS THIS RIGHT HERE -- THE ADJUSTING IT,

THE MAKING EVERYTHING PERFECT, THE LITTLE BITS.

TESLA WOULD BE PROUD.

PUSH! PUSH!

PUSH!

YOU CAN DO IT!

PUSH!

IN THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON,

THE BROWN FAMILY IS CONTINUING

TO MAKE STRIDES ON THEIR COLOSSAL BARN.

WE'RE GONNA HIT THEM HIGH, SHE'S GONNA HIT THEM LOW.

AND AFTER SETTING THE 28 POSTS THAT MAKE UP THE FOUNDATION,

THE KIDS ARE REMOVING THE TEMPORARY SUPPORTS

BEFORE THEY CAN BEGIN FRAMING.

THE BARN IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS

FOR US TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

IT'S WHAT REJUVENATES EVERYTHING.

IT'S WHAT GIVES THE ENERGY TO EVERYTHING.

IT'S WHAT MAKES EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.

SO, THERE'S AN URGENCY TO EVERYTHING NOW.

THAT'S OUR MAIN GOAL, HERE -- TO BE US.

AND US IS SELF-SUFFICIENT.

BUT THE WEEKS OF GRUELING LABOR

ARE BEGINNING TO CATCH UP WITH THE WOLF PACK.

IN MY OLD AGE, IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GET MY MOTOR RUNNING.

YOU'RE ONLY AS OLD AS YOU FEEL,

AND AS OLD AS YOU ACT, MATT.

WELL, I FEEL ABOUT 62, AND I ACT 12.

WHAT'S THAT MAKE ME, ABOUT 35?

BUILDING THE BARN AND EVERYTHING IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS

THE FAMILY HAS TAKEN ON.

WHAT ARE RAIN AND GABE DOING?

I DON'T KNOW. IT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE THEY'RE PLAYING.

YOU CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AROUND AND TELL THAT, LIKE,

THE HEAT AND THE MOSQUITOS ARE, LIKE, GETTING TO EVERYONE.

SOME PEOPLE START GETTING A LITTLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOOFY.

I LOVE THE DREAM HOUSE THAT Y'ALL ARE BUILDING,

BUT WE COULD REALLY USE YOUR HELP.

HMM?

OKAY. YOU HAVE FUN.

THE BARN IS THE FIRST STEP TO THE SELF-SUSTAINING LIFE

WE WANT TO LIVE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE FIRST STEP TO NOT NEEDING TO GO TO TOWN.

AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO GET THE BARN UP

AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE, SO WE CAN, LIKE, PROVIDE FOR OURSELVES.

I DON'T NEED THEIR HELP. THEY CAN HAVE FUN.

I'M GONNA GET AS MUCH DONE AS POSSIBLE.

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WHERE DID ALL THAT TIME GO?

EVERY THREE MONTHS, AMI HAS TO HAVE A CHECKUP,

PROBABLY FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.

CT SCAN AND A PET SCAN, JUST TO MAKE SURE THE CANCER

IS EITHER WHERE IT WAS OR IS GONE.

GET YOUR PET SCAN, WE'LL GET IT DONE AND GET BACK.

YEAH.

I GUESS IT'S ONE OF THOSE BITTERSWEET THINGS,

BECAUSE, OF COURSE, YOU WANT TO GO,

BECAUSE YOU WANT TO HEAR EVERYTHING'S STILL OKAY.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THAT POSSIBILITY

THEY'RE GONNA SAY, "YOU KNOW, WELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN."

I THINK HER AND I BOTH CANNOT HELP

BUT BE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT IT.

THOSE COUPLE DAYS ARE GETTING REALLY CLOSE.

I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THE BARN,

AND I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THEM.

THEY'VE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, THIS COULD NOT BE A WORSE TIME FOR US TO LEAVE.

WE'RE LITERALLY SMACK-DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BARN BUILD.

IT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT,

I WISH IT COULD BE DIFFERENT. BUT FOR THE KIDS, PRESSURE'S ON.

THEY'LL BE ALL RIGHT. THEY'LL PULL TOGETHER.

WHEN WE'RE NOT HERE, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PULL TOGETHER.

I KNOW. I'M CONFIDENT.

OKAY. I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOME STUFF HERE.

LOOK AT THAT BIG, OLD MILK TRUCK, BAM --

THE ALUMINUM, FROM BACK IN THE DAY.

WHILE THE REST OF THE FAMILY CONTINUES WORK

AT THE BARN SITE, ELDEST BROTHER MATT

TAKES A QUICK TRIP TO THE LOCAL JUNKYARD,

LOOKING TO FORTIFY

THE HOMESTEAD'S COOKING CAPABILITIES.

YOU'RE OWN DUMPSTER, BRO.

TODAY, I WAS ABLE TO RECRUIT BAM TO COME TO THIS JUNKYARD.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MISSION IS TO FIND PIECES

THAT I CAN MAKE A BARBECUE SMOKER OUT OF.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT, WELL, NO,

IT'S ALUMINUM, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, THAT -- THAT BROUGHT OFF, LIKE, NOSIC FUMES.

WE'VE ALWAYS BUILT, LIKE, SMOKEHOUSES AND STUFF,

BUT THAT'S MORE TO PRESERVE THE MEAT AND THE FISH

THAT WE HARVEST DURING THE SUMMER BACK IN ALASKA.

HERE, I WANT SOMETHING THAT I COULD DO, LIKE,

A HALF-RACK OF A PIG ON OVER, LIKE, SIX HOURS.

BUT SOMETHING NICE,

AND SOMETHING THAT I CAN IMPLEMENT

THE BUSH WELDER TO CREATE.

DUDE.

IT'S AN OLD LAMP, OLD BRASS LAMP.

OKAY, WE'RE HERE FOR YOUR PROJECT THING, MAN.

HEY.

NOT EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN FIND.

NO GENIE.

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO GO TO A JUNKYARD,

BUT WITH BAM, HAS A REAL WAY OF RAINING ON MY PARADE.

KIND OF LIKING THIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS NOWHERE NEAR ANY KIND OF FOOD GRADE, MAN.

NO, DUDE, AFTER YOU HEAT IT --

DUDE, YOU'RE DEALING WITH FOOD.

YOU DON'T WANT A RUSTY PIECE OF METAL OUT OF A JUNKYARD

AND SLAP A STEAK ON THERE.

WHOO!

BAM, LOOK AT THAT!

THE CHIMNEY!

FEEL LIKE, WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?

DUDE, THAT'S PERFECT.

I MEAN, YOU WOULD THROW A HALF A PIG IN THIS.

SERIOUSLY, DO AN OLD-FASHIONED TEXAS BARBECUE.

THE BARBECUER IS A PRETTY BASIC DESIGN.

IT'S JUST A LARGE CYLINDER

THAT I'M GONNA CUT A DOOR INTO, RIGHT?

THEN, I'LL USE THESE -- THESE METAL SLATS I HAVE,

AND WELD THEM ONTO THE INSIDE.

WHOO! OH!

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO DROP YOU.

THAT'LL ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE GRATE OUT, AND CLEAN IT,

AND PUT IT BACK IN, AND CLEAN ALL THE SOOT AND STUFF

OUT OF THE CHAMBER.

FIRE WILL BE STARTED IN A SEPARATE FIRE BOX.

THE CHIMNEY FROM THAT FIRE BOX WILL GO UP INTO THE CHAMBER,

WITH THE GRATE AND THE MEAT.

THE SMOKE WILL FILL THAT CHAMBER,

AND THEN FUNNEL THROUGH A CHIMNEY COMING OUT THE TOP.

THIS IS GONNA BE SO COOL.

THE NEXT MORNING,

THE BROWN SIBLINGS GET AN EARLY START AT THE BARN SITE.

YOU'RE GOOD, RAIN!

AND WITH THE TEMPORARILY BRACINGS REMOVED FROM THE POLES,

YOUNGEST DAUGHTER RAIN IS USING THE SKID-STEER

TO GRADE THE INTERIOR OF THE BARN.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LEVEL OUT THE INSIDE OF THE BARN,

NOT ONLY FOR THE ANIMALS,

BUT ALSO SO WE HAVE A LEVEL PLACE TO WORK.

- OH, CAREFUL -- RAIN! - WHAT?

YOU'RE HITTING THE POST!

RAIN! RAIN!

WHAT'S SHE DOING? STOP HER.

SHE HAS IT.

MATT, GET OUT OF THE WAY!

- I'M GONNA GUIDE YOU! - NO!

GET OUT OF THE WAY!

- NO! - MOVE!

MATT, YOU MAKE HER NERVOUS WHEN YOU STAND IN FRONT OF IT.

I'M JUST WATCHING OUT, LIKE MY DAD TAUGHT ME TO!

- STAND ASIDE, MAN. - MATT, GO AWAY, MAN.

SERIOUSLY, BACK OFF.

TO FINISH THE BARN IN THE TIME WE NEED TO FINISH IT,

IN ORDER TO GET THE HOUSE UP BEFORE WINTER,

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TEAMWORK,

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T WORK WELL TOGETHER,

SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO WORK.

EVERYBODY'S JUST GONNA HAVE TO PULL TOGETHER, AND, LIKE,

THAT'S ALMOST A BIGGER UNDERTAKING THAN THE BARN.

I'M ACTUALLY JUST KIND OF TICKED AT MY LITTLE SISTER.

SHE'S A NATURAL AT THIS,

BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPERIENCE.

IT'S NOT A BAD THING TO HAVE SOMEBODY SPOTTING YOU.

I BELIEVE THAT SHE KIND OF FEELS LIKE

I'M CHALLENGING HER AUTHORITY ON IT.

IT'S JUST, UH, MY DAD TAUGHT ME, YOU KNOW, WALK OFF,

TAKE A COUPLE BREATHS, GET BACK IN.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I'M JUST, UH,

STILL TRYING TO GET THINGS RIGHT, YOU KNOW?

LET'S CLEAR OUT.

IT MAKES HER NERVOUS WHEN WE GET TOO CLOSE.

OF COURSE. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO STAND NEAR MACHINERY.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AND ONE THING

I'VE REALLY TRIED TO TEACH THEM,

AND THEIR MOM HAS DRILLED INTO THEM EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIFE,

THAT WE ARE A TEAM. WE HAVE TO WORK AS A TEAM.

BUT WHEN YOU GET OUT AND THERE'S -- THERE'S PROBLEMS,

AND THERE'S GRIPINGS, AND THEY'RE ALL THIS AND THIS,

WE'D RATHER DO IT THIS WAY AND THAT WAY,

IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU THE BEST CREW I CAN

AND, UH, TAKE BEAR.

OKAY. HE SHOULD BE ALL WE NEED.

THERE'LL BE ARGUMENTS. THERE ALWAYS ARE.

EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR OWN WAY TO DO THINGS,

BUT, UH, TRYING TO LEAVE BIRD BASICALLY IN CHARGE.

SHE KNOWS WHO TO PUT TOGETHER. SHE KNOWS WHO NOT TO.

AND WE HAVE A -- A LINE DRAWN DOWN IT,

THAT, UH, BIRD HAS FINAL SAY.

YOU'RE ENOUGH LIKE MOM, AND ENOUGH LIKE ME BOTH,

THAT YOU JUST, YOU JUST KEEP -- KEEP HITTING.

AND THEY DO LISTEN TO YOU. SOMETIMES.

I THINK THEY'RE ALL AFRAID OF YOU.

I LOVE THAT DAD HAS THAT MUCH FAITH IN ME,

TO, LIKE, LEAVE ME IN CHARGE OF THE BARN,

WHILE -- WHILE THEY'RE AWAY.

BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT, IT MAKES ME -- IT MAKES ME NERVOUS.

I'M DEFINITELY MORE THAN WILLING AND WANTING TO STEP UP

A LITTLE MORE, AND LIKE, DO A LITTLE MORE.

YOU HAVE 20, 25 POSTS TO SQUARE UP.

THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT IT.

AFTER THAT, WE'RE JUST NAILING STUFF ON.

RIGHT.

MAN, IF Y'ALL COULD GET THAT JUST --

JUST GET A GOOD DENT IN THAT, THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.

THIS BARN, AND THIS RANCH, IT MEANS A LOT TO HIM AND TO MOM.

LIKE, THIS IS OUR SECOND CHANCE,

AND THIS WAS A DREAM THAT HIS DAD WAS TRYING TO DO.

I DEFINITELY JUST WANT TO GET IT DONE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO LET HIM DOWN.

I JUST WANT TO LIVE UP TO HIS EXPECTATIONS.

FOR HORSES, AND FOR YOU AND MOM, I GOT IT.

-NOBODY STAND BELOW ME.

-...DISORDER AMONG THE RANKS,

AS TEMPERS FLARE AT THE BARN SITE.

-THAT DOES NOT LOOK INCREDIBLY SAFE.

-STOP, STOP, STOP!

-AND LATER...

-JUST HEARD SOMETHING CRACKLING OVER THERE.

-...THE HOMESTEAD IS RAIDED

BY A ROGUE INTRUDER.

-I SHOULD HAVE A GUN.

THAT -- THAT BEAR COULD TEAR YOU UP REAL QUICK.

YOU'RE ENOUGH LIKE MOM, AND ENOUGH LIKE ME BOTH,

THAT YOU JUST KEEP HITTING.

YOU HAVE 20, 25 POSTS TO PUT IN THE GROUND AND CONCRETE.

JUST GET A GOOD DENT IN THAT.

THAT'D BE FANTASTIC.

PREPARING FOR THEIR PARENTS' DEPARTURE...

WATCH OUT, BIRDY.

THE BROWN SIBLINGS ARE WORKING TO KEEP THEIR DREAM

FOR A BARN ON TRACK.

THAT'S LOWER THAN OVER THERE.

AND AS BIRD TAKES THE REINS AT THE BUILD SITE...

SO, TAKE THE DIRT FROM HERE AND DROP IT OVER THERE.

...YOUNGEST SON NOAH ADVANCES ON HIS LATEST INVENTION.

ALL OF MY PROJECTS, NO MATTER HOW DIVERSE THEY ARE,

IT ALWAYS HAS ONE THING AT THE CORE OF THEM --

IT MAKES PEOPLE'S LIVES BETTER.

I WANT TO HELP.

I WANT TO MAKE THINGS THAT ARE USEFUL.

THAT IS AWESOME.

AND OF ALL THE PROJECTS

MOVING FORWARD ON THE MOUNTAIN...

OKAY, BIGGER HAMMER.

...ELDEST SON MATT IS CONCENTRATING

ON A USEFUL CONTRIBUTION OF HIS OWN.

I'M BUILDING A SMOKER TODAY.

BUT AS IN MOST OF THE THINGS I DO,

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I THINK I'M GONNA NEED,

BUT I NEED TO SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY JUST START DOING

THE PROCESS WORK.

AHA!

IN THE BUSH, YOU HAVE TO USE WHAT YOU HAVE.

AND IF WHAT YOU HAVE DOESN'T WORK

FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO,

YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.

AND THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR SMOKER CYLINDER.

OKAY, THAT'S REALLY GROSS-LOOKING.

ALL RIGHT. SO, I NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE DOOR NOW.

I REALLY LIKE THIS SEAM.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

DADDY NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.

WHOO! OKAY.

THE REAL MOTIVATION FOR THIS BUSH SMOKER

IS THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SOMETHING PRACTICAL,

AND WHEN I GET TO THE END,

I, UH, DONE SOMETHING GOOD, YOU KNOW, THAT ACTUALLY WORKS.

WHAT IS REALLY COOL ABOUT THE WELDER, HERE,

IS THAT, IT'S MADE TO STICK STUFF TOGETHER,

BUT I'M ACTUALLY USING IT TO CUT WITH IT, AND TAKE THINGS APART.

WHOO.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, I'VE GOT JUST ENOUGH SUNLIGHT LEFT

TO QUITE POSSIBLY HINGE THIS BABY.

SHOWING THAT I CAN THINK AHEAD,

I'VE LEFT 1-INCH SPACES ON BOTH SIDES.

SO, IF THE PIECE OF METAL THAT JUST FALL FREE,

I WANT THE HINGES TO BE UP TOP, SO IT'LL HINGE THIS WAY,

AND IT SHOULD JUST FALL RIGHT DOWN ON THE HINGE.

MY STUFF MIGHT BE MADE OUT OF A BOX OF SCRAPS.

ALL MY PROJECTS MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF THE BOX, RIGHT?

BUT I'M LEARNING A NEW SKILL.

IT'S -- IT'S WELDING.

WELDING, AND CUTTING, AND PUTTING STUFF BACK TOGETHER.

I'M NOT USING TAPE ANYMORE, YOU KNOW, OR TREE SAP.

I'M ABLE TO DO THIS IN A WAY THAT'S RIGHT, AND THAT WORKS.

WHOO! ALL RIGHT!

THE BUSH SMOKER, TO ME, IN A LOT OF WAYS,

IS THE REWARD, OR THE FINISH LINE.

I WANT TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THEY HAVE TO GO BACK

TO CALIFORNIA AND, UH, GET MOM TESTED NEXT YEAR,

THAT SHE BEAT THE CANCER.

IT'LL GIVE THEM A TASTE OF HOME,

WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK TO.

BOOM!

HA HA!

HOMEMADE SMOKER, ANYBODY?

OH, IT SMELLS LIKE TEXAS BARBECUE!

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-HOW WE DOING TODAY, LADIES?

I GREW UP HEARING STORIES FROM MY DAD

ABOUT HIS GRANDMA RAISING BEES.

AND SO, SINCE WE'RE SOMEWHERE WHERE THAT'S MORE VIABLE

THAN IT WAS IN ALASKA, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS

I WANTED TO DO, IS GET BEEHIVES.

THEY'RE CHUGGING ALONG.

THAT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY, IN THIS ONE.

BEES ARE DEFINITELY A POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THEY'RE GONNA HELP WITH POLLINATING.

I THINK ONCE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR LITTLE AREAS CARVED OUT,

EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE A COUPLE BEEHIVES.

THEY DON'T WANT TO STING YOU.

THEY JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK COLLECTING POLLEN.

YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE ORANGE

AND EVERYTHING BUILT UP ON THEIR BACK LEGS.

I DEFINITELY THINK THE BEES ARE VERY SYMBOLIC

TO WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR HERE ON THE PROPERTY.

IT'S SELF-SUSTAINABILITY.

IT'S SURVIVING BY YOURSELF, AND GIVING BACK TO NATURE

AS MUCH AS YOU TAKE AWAY.

AND WHO DOESN'T LIKE HONEY?

I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO --

TO HAVE THE HONEY, AND IT'S ALL NATURAL.

IT'S JUST COMING FROM THE FOREST.

OKAY. I MEAN YOU NO HARM.

GO BACK TO WORK.

SO, WHAT ARE WE DOING?

WE NEED TO BUILD THE WATER LEVEL.

AND THEN, WE'LL MEASURE HOW TALL THE TALLEST ONE IS,

COMPARED TO THE SHORTEST --

'CAUSE, LIKE, THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT HEIGHTS.

LET'S DO IT.

WE GOT ALL THE BRACING OFF. WE GOT ALL THE POLES UP,

CEMENTED DOWN. NOW, WE NEED TO LEVEL IT.

I'LL JUST USE IT LIKE A BIG STRAW.

THERE ARE A COUPLE WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO IT.

ONE WAY THAT WE'VE USED BEFORE IS THE WATER LEVEL.

AND IT'S REALLY GOOD. IT'S REALLY EFFICIENT,

ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE SPACES.

IT'S GOOD CREEK WATER AND CONCRETE.

THAT'S DISGUSTING. DON'T DO THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

WE'VE USED THEM BEFORE, YOU KNOW?

AND THEY'VE ALWAYS WORKED.

BUT I'M STILL, LIKE, A LITTLE CONFUSED ON THE PROCESS.

OKAY, NOW, RAISE YOUR END UP, GABE.

NOW, LET'S GET ALL THE BUBBLES OUT.

I KNOW BAM KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING,

AND SO DOES BIRD.

SO, I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF FOLLOW THEIR LEAD ON IT.

WE ACTUALLY NEED TO STRETCH THIS COMPLETELY OUT.

- GABEY, HOLD YOUR END. - YEP.

TELL ME WHEN IT STARTS POURING OUT YOUR END.

IT CAN'T POUR OUT MY END.

- I HAVE A CORK IN IT. - TAKE THE CORK OUT.

LET IT POUR OUT YOUR END.

- YOU WANT ME TO LET GO? - WHAT?

NO. I DON'T WANT YOU TO LET GO. I WANT YOU TO LOWER IT ENOUGH

THAT WATER STARTS COMING OUT YOUR END,

SO THAT ALL THE AIR BUBBLES COME OUT.

ARE YOU THIS HIGH UP? BAM?

GABEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I'M POURING THE WATER IN THIS END,

SO IT'S FORCING THE AIR BUBBLES OUT YOUR END.

LOWER THE END OF YOUR HOSE.

WATER'S COMING OUT MY END, AND IT'S THIS HIGH.

WAIT FOR THE FLUCTUATION.

THE WATER IS SUPPOSED TO JUST LEVEL, GABE.

THE WATER LEVELS, GABEY, NOT YOU.

YOU WANT ME TO LET IT DOWN?

OH, YEAH, MAN.

GONNA GET THIS BABY STARTED OFF RIGHT.

WITH THE URGENCY MOUNTING TO RETURN TO THE BARN SITE,

BROTHER MATT IS PUTTING SOME FINAL TOUCHES

ON HIS BUSH SMOKER.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRE BOX.

ALL THIS PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THIS CAN

CAN BECOME TOXIC VAPOR WHEN YOU BURN IT.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR COOKING.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS, START A LITTLE FIRE IN HERE,

AND BURN OFF THE PAINT FROM THE OUTSIDE.

SEE? ALL THE PAINT'S STARTING TO JUST MELT RIGHT OFF.

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I WANT TO PUT A HANDLE ON. SO, I'M TAKING THIS HACKSAW.

THE PLASTIC WILL KEEP IT FROM GETTING HOT.

IT'S ALL RUSTIC.

IT KIND OF HAS THAT, THAT VIBE I'M GOING FOR.

PIECE OF CAKE!

OKAY.

SO, I WANT IT STRAIGHT OUT, OR SIDEWAYS?

I'M FEELING SIDEWAYS.

JUST HEARD SOMETHING CRACKLING OUT THERE.

IT'S RIGHT THERE.

KIND OF GOT MY HEART BEATING A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW?

RIGHT NOW, SEEING THIS BEAR, IT'S, UH --

IT'S A BIT OF A WAKE-UP CALL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

AND IT JUST REMINDS ME THAT, YOU KNOW,

MAYBE WE'RE NOT TAKING WASHINGTON SERIOUS ENOUGH.

THE BLACK BEARS, TOO, THEY'RE...

THEY'RE NOT AS STRONG AS A BROWN,

BUT THEY'RE CRAFTY. THEY'RE SNEAKY.

YOU'VE GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR 'EM.

FRESH DEER DROPPINGS.

IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE HE'S HUNTING OFF OF THIS RIDGE.

IT REALLY REMINDS YOU OF THE EVER-PRESENT DANGER.

WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY HEAD RIGHT NOW IS,

"I SHOULD HAVE A GUN. I SHOULD HAVE A GUN,

INSTEAD OF A ROCK."

BEING THAT IT'S COMING DUSKY-DARK AND EVERYTHING,

THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT HE'S ACTUALLY GONNA DO.

HE COULD LOOP BACK AROUND.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT

WE'RE PREDATORS OR PREY, RIGHT NOW.

IT'S TIME TO HEAD BACK TO BASE CAMP.

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OH. OH, MAN.

HE COMPLETELY TORE UP A LOT OF THEM.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

OH.

LEAVE IT TO BAM TO BRING BEES INTO A WORLD OF BEARS.

WHEN WE WERE UNPREPARED FOR THEM. - YES.

IT LOOKS LIKE A BEAR GOT INTO BAM'S BEES,

AND IT'S JUST LIKE A BEE MASSACRE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST SIGN OF BEARS

THAT I'VE SEEN ON THE PROPERTY.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I PERSONALLY DIDN'T THINK

WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH HERE.

BUT I GUESS THE BEARS ARE JUST AS CURIOUS.

HE GRABBED THE COMPOST BARREL, PULLED IT OVER,

AND IT BRIDGED THE GAP.

IT TOUCHED ALL THE WIRES TOGETHER, SHORTED THE SYSTEM.

HE WALKED RIGHT THROUGH.

POOR LITTLE BEES.

A LOT OF THE BEES ARE STILL HERE.

LOOK. THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO SWARM THIS.

LOOK AT THE QUEEN IN THERE, GABE.

- PLEASE DON'T MESS WITH IT. - WELL, I'M GONNA PUT IT INTO A BOX.

THEY'RE SAFER THERE ON THE GROUND. - NO, THEY'RE REALLY NOT.

WE'RE GONNA GET STUNG.

WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD STRAIGHTEN THEM BACK UP.

WE'RE GOING TO FIX THEM, GABE,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT THE SMART, RIGHT WAY.

WHAT DO WE DO?

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAKE SOME KIND OF SUIT OR SOMETHING,

AND COME IN, AND STRAIGHTEN THEM UP, AND FIX THEM.

GROWING UP IN A BUSH, YOU DEFINITELY LEARN

YOU ALWAYS HAVE WORK TO DO.

AND JUST TUCK IT IN OR SOMETHING.

HELPING THE BEES AFTER THE BEE MASSACRE --

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, IT DOES TAKE AWAY FROM ALL THE IMPORTANT THINGS

WE HAVE TO DO -- LIKE THE BARN --

BUT WE CAN'T NOT HELP THEM.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH FOR TWO SUITS.

WE'LL PROBABLY JUST DO ONE.

AND WE'LL JUST DO IT LIKE WE DO WITH "G.I. JOE," RIGHT?

YEP.

THE REMEDY FOR THIS, SO WE THAT WE CAN HELP THE BEES AND --

AND DO IT IN A SAFE WAY, IS SOME KIND OF PROTECTIVE GEAR

OUT OF DUCT TAPE, LEFTOVER CANVAS.

I'VE GOT AN OLD MOTORCYCLE HELMET.

WE CAN GO BACK, AND WE CAN RESCUE OUR FRIENDS.

MATT, YOU DON'T THINK THEY CAN STING THROUGH HERE, DO YOU?

WE'LL FIND OUT.

THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ALL THESE HOLES IN IT

WHEN WE'RE DONE, RIGHT?

IT'S NOT BAD.

LIMITED MOBILITY, BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA THE JOB.

WHY DO I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THE SUPERHERO?

I'M THE ONE WEARING THE CAPE?

YES, PROBABLY.

YES!

DON'T GET TOO OBSESSED WITH HOW PERFECT IT IS.

IT'S JUST SO THAT THEY KNOW WE'RE HEROES COMING IN.

I THINK, LET'S TAPE IT TO HIM,

AND THEN, SEE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE A SUPERHERO YET, MATT?

I DO.

PERFECT.

- ALL RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT.

I THINK YOU'RE READY.

I'M GOING IN.

GO GET THOSE BEES.

IT'S UP TO YOU NOW.

GO GET THEM!

HE LOOKS AWESOME. NO, IT DOES LOOK COOL.

JUST FIX EVERYTHING YOU CAN.

OH, HIS CAPE'S BLOWING IN THE WIND.

- OH. - YEP.

I AM BEEKEEPER MAN!

I TOLD THE BEES TO BE CALM, THAT IT WOULD BE OKAY.

BEE MAN?

YOU NEED TO PICK UP THE HONEYCOMBS.

HE CAN'T BEND DOWN.

YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY WISH THAT WE COULD AS MUCH FUN,

LIKE, ON THE BARN PROJECTS

AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO,

AS WE'RE HAVING HELPING THE BEES.

BEEKEEPER MAN, COME!

I'M NOT SAYING I'M MATT BROWN,

I'M JUST SAYING YOU'VE NEVER SEEN

MATT BROWN AND BEEKEEPER MAN

IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME TIME BEFORE.

I THINK HIS JOB HERE IS DONE.

GET THIS STUFF OFF OF ME.

IT'S BURNING UP.

♪♪

A FEW HOURS LATER...

AH. YES!

...AS MATT CONTINUES WORK ON HIS BUSH SMOKER...

RAINY, RISE AND SHINE.

...OLDEST DAUGHTER SNOWBIRD

CONTINUES TO PUSH HER SIBLINGS AT THE BARN SITE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, HERE SHE COMES.

THE KIDS HAVE MARKED AN EVEN POINT

ON EACH OF THEIR 28 PILINGS.

NOW, EACH POST MUST BE LEVELED.

GABE, LET'S BE REALLY CAREFUL UP THERE.

OKAY.

LIKE, NO, KIDDING ASIDE, YOU HAVE A CHAINSAW,

YOU'RE ON A BUCKET. AND SHE'S COMING RIGHT AT ME.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO MOVE, BIRD,

SPEAKING OF BEING CAREFUL.

SO, THE NEXT STEP IS,

NOW, GABE JUST NEEDS TO CUT OFF THE TOP OF THE POLES.

BUT IT'S, UH, -- IT'S PRETTY HIGH UP,

SO, TO GET HIM UP THERE, HE'S JUST GOING TO STAND

IN THE BUCKET OF THE SKID-STEER,

AND RAIN'S GONNA RAISE HIM UP.

- WHOO! - YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA DIE.

I'M UP HERE.

DANG.

NOBODY DO ANYTHING!

SERIOUSLY, GABE, THIS IS SERIOUS.

WORST-CASE SCENARIO, THIS IS MY SAFETY.

DO NOT HOLD ON TO THE POLE.

I'M HOLDING ON TO THE POLE.

HOLD ON TO THE BUCKET,

BECAUSE ALL IT'S GONNA DO IS, IT WILL DROP.

IS IT GONNA DROP RAPIDLY, OR JUST LOWER ME DOWN,

LIKE I'M AT A ROCK CONCERT?

GUYS, THE LONGER WE --

PLEASE, JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS.

THE LONGER WE SIT HERE AND DO THAT, HE'S UP THERE.

WELL, HE CAN BE MEASURING AND LISTENING.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

NOBODY STAND BELOW ME.

BE VERY CAREFUL.

I'M NORMALLY NOT SUPER SERIOUS, BUT RIGHT NOW, IT IS SERIOUS.

IT'S, LIKE, EVERYBODY SHOULD DEFINITELY WATCH OUT.

THAT DOES NOT LOOK INCREDIBLY SAFE.

IT'S LIKE, I'M NOT BAM.

I'M NOT SAYING ALL THE TIME, "EXPECT THE DANGER,"

BUT IT IS ACTUALLY PRETTY DANGEROUS.

IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS

WE'VE DONE ON THE JOB.

OH!

BEAUTIFUL!

PUT THE SQUARE ACROSS IT.

CHECK THE OTHER SIDE.

- AND THE BACK. - BOOM.

IT COULD BE PERFECTER.

THAT IS NOT A WORD, NOR SHOULD IT BE.

ALL RIGHT. PASS THE CHAINSAW DOWN.

LET'S MOVE IT TO THE NEXT POLE.

OKAY. I'LL JUST HOLD ON TO THE POLE.

GABEY, GET OFF THE BUCKET.

LET HER DO WHATEVER SHE NEEDS TO DO.

DAD LEFT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, ME KIND OF IN CHARGE.

AND THAT INVOLVES LIKE, KEEPING EVERYBODY ON TRACK,

BUT KEEPING EVERYBODY ON TRACK

IS DEFINITELY EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

DON'T MOVE AT ALL, SIDE TO SIDE.

YOU ARE SO CLOSE TO THAT POLE.

YEAH, I KNOW. EVERYBODY, GET OUT OF MY WAY.

THAT WAY! RAIN, THAT WAY!

- NO, SHE WAS GOOD. - SHE WAS PERFECT.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN? - SHE'S SCRAPING THE POLE.

JUST A LITTLE.

NO. WE DON'T WANT TO SCRAPE AT ALL.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NICE TONE?

I HAVE A NICE TONE.

WHOA. THAT'S GOOD.

I CAN DO IT FROM THERE.

AS GABE READIES FOR THE NEXT LEVELING,

RAIN BEGINS TO FALL ON THE BARN SITE.

IT'S STARTING TO RAIN.

THE RAIN'S COMING DOWN. IT'S GETTING SLICKER UP HERE.

♪♪

GABE? GABE?

GABEY? GABE?!

HALT! EVERYBODY, HALT!

IT'S STARTING TO RAIN.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

BE VERY CAREFUL!

GABE? GABE?

GABEY? GABE?!

HALT! EVERYBODY, HALT!

GABE, STOP.

GABEY, HALT! COME HERE!

RAINY, I AM NOT GONNA RUN UNDERNEATH A RUNNING CHAINSAW.

THERE'S A SPIDER. PLEASE GO OUTSIDE AND KILL IT.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? THAT WAS OVER A SPIDER

ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MACHINE YOU'RE IN?

- THANK YOU. - YOU'RE SCARED OF SOME BUG?

BEFORE DAD LEFT, HE KIND OF LEFT ME IN CHARGE.

BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT, THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE

OUT OF HAND, AND LIKE, EVERYONE'S NOT WORKING

AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD BE. AND WE DON'T NEED THAT.

WE JUST NEED EVERYBODY TO REALIZE

HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS, AND GET IT DONE.

I'M JUST GLAD THAT YOU'LL --

YOU'LL HOLD THE FORT TOGETHER WHEN WE'RE GONE.

YEAH. I'LL TRY.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF, UH, LIKE, BUTTING HEADS, YOU KNOW,

DISAGREEMENTS AT THE BARN AND ALL.

AND MOM AND DAD LEAVING WITHIN DAYS,

IT'S LIKE, I FEEL THE PRESSURE RIGHT NOW

AS MUCH AS WHEN THEY'RE GONE.

THIS IS FUN, HUH?

DEFINITELY.

I LOVE YOU, BABE. I LOVE YOU, TOO.

TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW IF MOM'S EVER FELT PRESSURE,

YOU KNOW, LIKE, TO KEEP THE FAMILY,

YOU KNOW, STRONG OR TOGETHER.

IT'S LIKE, EVEN IN THE MOST DIRE SITUATION,

IT JUST COMES SO NATURAL FOR HER.

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO, LIKE, LISTEN TO YOU REALLY WELL

AND YOU LIKE, SOMEHOW, YOU RAISED ALL OF US.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU RAISED MOST OF THE BROTHERS, TO BE HONEST.

SO, ANY SUGGESTIONS OF HOW, LIKE,

JUST TO MAKE EVERYBODY LIKE, WORK TOGETHER?

YOU HAVE TO NOT WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE TIME OUT TO PLAY AND HAVE FUN.

YOU KNOW?

ISN'T THIS BEAUTIFUL? LOOK WHERE WE'RE SITTING.

LOOK WHAT GOD'S GIVEN US.

- YEAH. - I MEAN...

THE KIDS HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP TO SHARE,

AND PUT IN A LOT OF HARD WORK

TO GET THE HOMESTEAD STARTED. AND IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY,

BECAUSE BEFORE, THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD TO FOLLOW BEHIND.

BUT NONE OF THAT CAN COME ALONG IF THEY DON'T WORK TOGETHER

AND SEE THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THINGS,

BUT IN THE END, TO MAKE THINGS PROSPER AND WORK ACCORDINGLY,

THEY HAVE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT.

I'VE NEVER WANTED TO BE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,

BE THE ONE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THINGS.

BUT YOU HAVE IT.

AND IT JUST KIND OF FITS YOU, DOESN'T IT?

YOU'VE BEEN A LITTLE MOM SINCE FOREVER.

THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY ALWAYS SAYS.

I DO THINK THAT BIRD HOLDS VERY STRONG TO THE FAMILY DREAM

AND KEEPING EVERYONE TOGETHER,

BECAUSE SHE DOES HAVE THAT NESTING,

MOTHER-BIRD THING, KIND OF LIKE I DO.

YOU KNOW, EVERYONE ONE PACK, AND ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL.

AND IT'S A GOOD ATTITUDE.

I BELIEVE SHE DOES HOLD THAT DEEP INSIDE.

SHE JUST WANTS THINGS TO BE GOOD.

YOU'RE REALLY SPECIAL, BIRD. YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU'RE QUITE THE YOUNG WOMAN.

YOU MAKE ME HAPPY.

YO, NOAH?

OOH, WHAT'S THAT?

OH, IS THAT A BUG ZAPPER?

IT'S A BUG ZAPPER.

- ON A HAT? - ON A HAT.

OH, GEEZ.

I CALL IT THE "ZAPPER HAT."

ADEQUATELY NAMED ZAPPER HAT.

- CAN I TRY IT? - YEAH.

NOAH'S ABOUT THE MOST INVENTIVE GUY I KNOW.

UH, HE -- WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, CRAZY,

IMAGINATIVE THINGS, HE TAKES THE CAKE.

YOU PUT YOUR THUMB HERE TO SUPPORT IT, FINGERS HERE,

AND YOU JUST TURN IT ALL THE WAY DOWN.

AND WHEN IT POPS UP, YOU LET GO.

- DID IT DO IT? - YES.

UH, NOW, BECAUSE OF THE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS

THAT ARE ON IT, THE MOSQUITOS WILL ACTUALLY

HEAD TOWARDS YOU, INSTEAD OF ME.

DO YOU WANT TO GO TEST IT?

- SURE. - YEAH.

YOU KNOW, NOAH NOT ONLY CREATES LIKE, COOL THINGS,

UH, FUN THINGS, BUT HE ALSO CREATES REALLY USEFUL STUFF.

HE -- HE CREATES THINGS ALL THE TIME

THAT MAKE LIVING IN CAMP A LOT BETTER.

I'LL ACTUALLY LET YOU WORK IN IT IF YOU WANT,

IF YOU'RE CAREFUL WITH IT. YEAH.

BUT THERE'S A SINGLE, SOLITARY CONDITION.

PUT IT ON.

YOU HAVE TO READ THIS ALOUD.

"THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS"?

GO.

"FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO, OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH

ON THIS CONTINENT A NEW NATION, CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY,

AND DEDICATED TO THE PRO--" WHY CAN'T I GET THAT WORD?

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERING SPEECHES,

IT IS NOT MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.

I THINK THAT'S KIND OF NOAH'S POINT.

"IN A LARGER SENSE, WE CANNOT DECIDE --

DEDICATE..."

YEAH, THE -- THE TOP HAT DEFINITELY PUT ME IN THE MIND-SET

TO DELIVER THE SPEECH, AND I WAS ABLE TO DO IT

WITHOUT ANY OF THE BUGS BITING ME.

"...AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE,

FOR THE PEOPLE, SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH."

OH, MY GOODNESS! THEY'RE NOT GETTING ME!

THE LONGER IT'S OUT, THE MORE -- I JUST READ "THE GETTYS--"

POORLY READ "THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS,"

AND DIDN'T GET BIT ONCE.

AND THE CLOSER I STAND TO YOU WHILE YOU'RE WEARING THE HAT,

THE LESS THEY'RE GONNA GET ME.

LOOK. THEY'RE JUST GOING RIGHT UP INTO THE HAT.

IT IS MY DECREE THAT, ON THIS DAY,

NOAH HAS INVENTED ONE OF THE GREATEST INVENTIONS

OF ALL MANKIND, AND HIS EFFORTS SHALL NOT GO IN VAIN,

NOR SHALL THEY PERISH FROM THIS BATTLEFIELD.

THIS HAT -- THIS IS GONNA BE NICE.

I'D BETTER TURN IT ON, IF WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE WOODS.

IT'LL SOLVE THE BUG PROBLEM --

ESPECIALLY, NOW, I'M THINKING, MAYBE,

HE CAN WORK ONE INTO A BALL CAP.

YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.

SEE DOWN THERE, LIKE, WHERE THE LITTLE WATERFALL IS,

AND LIKE, I WAS THINKING WE COULD LIKE, DIG IT OUT.

WHAT, EXACTLY, DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?

ALTHOUGH PROGRESS ON THEIR BARN

REMAINS AN URGENT PRIORITY FOR THE FAMILY...

- JUMP IN HERE, BAM. - WHAT'S THAT?

GET YOUR FEET WET.

...BIRD HAS GATHERED THE TROOPS

TO A SHALLOW STREAM BEHIND THEIR CONSTRUCTION SITE,

SEEKING TO REUNITE THE WOLF PACK WITH A LIGHTER PROJECT.

EVERYONE'S GETTING KIND OF FRUSTRATED.

THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE HEATED.

SO, IT'S -- IT'S JUST TIME TO TAKE A BREAK.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT, UH, LIKE, DOING WHAT WE DID IN P.O.W.

- TO THAT CREEK. - YEAH, BUT WE WERE BASICALLY

JUST THROWING ROCKS IN AND DIGGING IT OUT --

I DIDN'T ASK HOW WE BUILT THE DAM IN P.O.W.

IT'S, "DO YOU REMEMBER THE DAM WE BUILT IN P.O.W.?"

YES, I DO.

IN P.O.W. ONE TIME, WE BUILT A DAM.

AND IT WAS, LIKE, FUN WE BUILT A DAM, YOU KNOW?

WE JUST NEED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE MAIN WORK, COOL OFF,

HAVE A LITTLE FUN, AND THEN, COME BACK AS A TEAM.

ARE WE BUILDING A DAM, OR ARE WE JUST GONNA THROW

STICKS AND TWIGS IN HERE?

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL WE HAVE.

WELL, WE CAN USE WHAT THE EARTH PROVIDES, THOUGH.

IF WE GO DOWN RIGHT THERE, RIGHT WHERE IT'S SORT OF LEVEL

ON EACH SIDE, AND WE DIG THE KEY ACROSS THERE,

WE'RE GONNA GET MAXIMUM FILL PRETTY QUICKLY.

I JUST WANT TO BUILD A DAM.

WELL, THERE -- THERE ARE DAMS, AND THEN THERE ARE DAMS.

I'M NOT BUILDING HOOVER DAM, BAM.

BAM IS STILL BEING A LITTLE BIT LIKE, "OH, IT HAS TO BE PERFECT,

IT HAS TO BE THIS, WE HAVE TO DIG IT OUT."

BUT I'M LIKE, TRYING TO REMIND HIM,

IT'S LIKE, NO, WE JUST BUILD DAMS FOR FUN.

IT'S JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A SIMPLE, FUN DAM

BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN, AND COOL OFF A LITTLE BIT.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO GET SOME MUD OR SOMETHING,

WE CAN START WITH THIS, TOO. 'CAUSE THERE'S MUD FURTHER UP.

RIGHT.

NOW, WHEN BIRD SAID "WE'RE GONNA BUILD A DAM,"

I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, LET'S BUILD A DAM," YOU KNOW?

SO, I GET ALL TECHNICAL AND START, YOU KNOW,

DESIGNING OUT A DAM, AND YOU KNOW,

WORK WITH BIRD ON "HOW ARE WE GONNA BUILD IT," AND EVERYTHING.

BUT IT BECAME PRETTY EVIDENT, VERY QUICKLY ON,

THAT THEY REALLY MORE JUST WANTED TO PLAY IN THE WATER --

WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW.

IT'S GOOD THAT THEY CAN CUT LOOSE LIKE THAT A LITTLE,

BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, DRAMATIC.

LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN, PLAY IN A CREEK.

- SWALLOW. - THAT'S REALLY ILL-ADVISABLE, BIRD.

WE WANTED TO DAM THE CREEK TO, YOU KNOW, RAISE THE WATER LEVEL

FOR, YOU KNOW, PRACTICAL REASONS, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

KEEPING THE WATER, FOR THE ANIMALS.

BUT ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO PLAY IN THE CREEK, TO BE HONEST.

HEY, IT LOOKS GOOD FROM UP HERE!

YOU LOOK JUST LIKE A DOLPHIN, BIRD!

IF YOU'RE REAL GOOD, WE'LL GET A SARDINE FOR YOU!

YEAH!

WE TAKING OFF?

-THE WOLF PACK PREPARES TO PART WAYS.

IT'S HARD TO NOT GO, ESPECIALLY, WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A GOOD SPOT TO BUILD A SWING.

WE'VE ALWAYS DONE SWINGS,

BEING ON BOATS, CAMPGROUNDS, WHEREVER WE ARE.

SO, IT BRINGS BACK THE MEMORIES TO EVERYONE OF THE OLD DAYS.

I LOVE IT! MORE!

NOW, IT'S TIME TO GIVE AN EXTREME TEST,

OUT TOWARDS THE CLIFF.

IT'S ONE THING THAT WE KIND OF NEED HERE, TOO, IS A SWING.

'CAUSE IT LETS YOU KNOW THAT, YEAH, YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD,

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THOSE MOMENTS OF FUN,

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT REALLY MAKES IT SPECIAL.

THIS IS MY WORKSHOP. BUILT SOMETHING VERY COOL

I THINK YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LIKE.

AFTER NEARLY A WEEK OF FINE-TUNING,

MATT HAS PLACED THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS BUSH SMOKER.

WAIT HERE.

AND WITH HIS PARENTS' IMMINENT DEPARTURE,

HE'S EAGER TO UNVEIL HIS CREATION.

- ARE YOU READY? - I'M READY.

I WAS ALWAYS THE GUY THAT, YOU KNOW,

THAT WAS, LIKE, CRAZY MATT.

AND I GUESS THE REASON THAT THE BUSH SMOKER

IS SO HIGH ON MY LIST IS,

I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY FAMILY, AND IT'S DONE RIGHT.

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

IT'S A SMOKER.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL, DUDE.

MATT, LATELY, WE GOT REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HIM.

BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAW MATT'S SMOKER,

I LITERALLY WAS BLOWN AWAY.

HE TOOK A BUNCH OF STUFF.

NOTHING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR WHAT IT WAS USED FOR.

BUT BOY, PERFECT HARMONY THERE.

IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE, I MEAN, IN SOURCING THE PARTS AND STUFF.

THE GRATE IN HERE IS A SHAKER FROM AN OLD GOLD MINE.

OH, THIS, HERE, CAME OFF OF A BIG RIG.

I TURNED IT UPSIDE -- I KEPT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET IT TO COME OUT RIGHT.

I WAS -- KEPT TRYING TO GET THIS TO STICK ON IT.

AND -- AND THEN, IT HIT ME, "TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN, MORON."

MAN, THIS IS BROWN AS YOU CAN GET.

I WAS TICKLED TO DEATH, PROUD OF MATT.

I THINK I WAS MORE PROUD OF MATT

BECAUSE HE WAS SO PROUD OF HIMSELF.

YOU ALWAYS TOLD US ABOUT TEXAS BARBECUE.

IT'S A COWBOY THING.

I KIND OF LOOK AT THIS LIKE US CHRISTENING THE PROPERTY.

- I LOVE IT. - YEAH.

HE MADE SOMETHING FOR THE FAMILY THAT IS NEEDED,

IS WANTED, AND IT'S VERY SYMBOLIC.

GUESS MATT'S DOING OKAY.

NOBODY HAS TO BE DOING ALL RIGHT,

BUT YOU SEEM TO BE DOING REALLY GOOD.

SOMEWHERE, YOU STEPPED OFF THE ROAD OF INSANITY,

RIGHT OVER HERE TO KIND OF PRACTICAL.

AS WE BUILD HOUSES, YOU'RE GONNA PROBABLY GET ORDERS FOR MORE.

I WOULD HOPE SO.

I LEARNED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, YOU CAN SAY IT,

- BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO SHOW IT. - THAT'S THE TRUTH.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO, NOWADAYS.

OH, MY GOODNESS, MATT.

NONE OF Y'ALL HAVE SEEN WHAT HE'S BUILT, RIGHT?

- NO. - YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED.

I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHO'S MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE SMOKER.

UH, EVERYBODY IS.

- THIS IS GOOD. - GOOD, GOOD. I'M GLAD.

I SMOKED THEM MYSELF.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, GUYS?

- DID I OVERSALT THEM? - MNH-MNH.

WELL, MY TONGUE'S DRYING UP.

YOU MUST HAVE GOT THE EDGE PIECE.

WELL, RIBS HAPPEN TO BE MY FAVORITE, SO, I LIKE. YEAH.

IT'S GOOD, MATT.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO SOP UP SOME OF THE GREASE

COMING OFF THE CHIN, THERE.

HERE, THIS. THIS IS ABSORBENT.

THE TIME HAS COME FOR BILLY, AMI, AND BEAR

TO PART WAYS FROM THE REST OF THE WOLF PACK

FOR THEIR LONG JOURNEY BACK TO CALIFORNIA.

SOMEBODY GOT A HINT WE'RE TAKING OFF.

WE READY?

- WE TAKING OFF? - YEAH. WE HAVE TO.

HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE?

WE'LL BE BACK WHEN YOU SEE US.

WE'RE TRYING TO JUST DO IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.

I WISH THAT I COULD GO WITH THEM.

THERE WAS NOT ONE DOCTOR'S VISIT THAT I WASN'T THERE, SO IT'S --

IT'S HARD TO NOT GO, ESPECIALLY, WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS?

AND IT'LL DEFINITELY BE HARDER TO WORK, KNOWING THAT, LIKE,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TEST RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE.

IF SHE COMES BACK CLEAR THIS TIME, THAT'S VERY GOOD NOW.

IT'S FINALLY GONE.

YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH,

THAT, LIKE, YOU KNOW YOU'RE TOUGH ENOUGH TO MAKE THIS.

AND LOOK WHAT WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO, TOO.

I MEAN, WE HAVE A MASSIVE PIECE OF PROPERTY,

WE'RE ALL STILL HERE TOGETHER.

WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF THANKS. WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.

WE'VE NEVER MISSED.

AND WE BELIEVE IN JESUS, AND THAT HELPS.

AND THAT HELPS. IT'S TRUE.

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL.

OH, MY. OH, BABY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR TRADITION,

GIVING SOMETHING BACK AND FORTH,

TO, YOU KNOW, TO EVERYONE.

IT'S A PIT IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR STOMACH,

TO JUST HAVE TO WAIT, AND WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON,

AND WHAT THE TEST RESULTS ARE. BUT WE HAVE TO JUST STAY HERE

AND DO OUR BEST TO BUILD THINGS UP

WHILE THEY'RE GONE, AND KEEP OUR MIND ON THE WORK

THAT WE NEED TO DO.

GET AS MUCH WORK DONE AS YOU CAN.

LISTEN TO BIRD.

PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.

- AND YOU KNOW -- - HEY, THAT'S --

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOOD AT.

OH, ESPECIALLY YOU.

- OH, MY LORD. - IT'S MY FORTE.

AS FAR AS RETURNING TO THE DOCTOR,

I WISH IT WERE ALREADY OVER.

WE'RE ALL QUESTIONING WHAT THE RESULTS WILL BE,

BUT LIKE I SAID, WHATEVER IT IS, IT IS.

DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS DO AND WORK TOGETHER.

- GET A BUNCH DONE. - MORE, GUYS. OKAY.

NO, THE CANCER ISN'T ALL THE WAY GONE,

BUT IN THE ESSENCE, YES, IT HAS ABATED.

AND WE'RE FIGHTING IT, AND WE'RE WINNING.

AND THIS MOUNTAIN, AND THIS NEW HOME,

IT GIVES US THE ENERGY EVERY DAY,

AND EVERY DAY WE ACCOMPLISH, AND EVERY DAY WE'RE SAFE.

- MORE, GUYS. - MORE.

TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. I MISS THEM.

LOVE Y'ALL.

THE BARN BUILD IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S THE HEART OF THE WHOLE RANCH.

AMI AND I BOTH WANTED TO BE ON EVERY STEP.

BUT WE'RE NOT USED TO DIVIDING UP, AND THIS LAST YEAR

HAS DIVIDED US UP MORE THAN EVER.

AND I'M HOPING, MAYBE, THIS BARN,

AFTER A VERY TOUGH YEAR --

AFTER LOSING EVERYTHING, WE THOUGHT,

AFTER HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR HOME IN ALASKA --

AFTER ALL THESE THINGS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT

I'M HOPING WILL JOIN EVERYBODY BACK TOGETHER...

- DID IT GO ON? - YEP.

...'CAUSE, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN -- IF YOU CAN WORK

WITH THE GOOD LORD STANDING BESIDE YOU,

AND YOUR FAMILY THERE,

IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THAT.

MAYBE I'M NITPICKING, BUT IT HAS TO BE PERFECT, MAN.

-ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

-TODAY'S THE DAY I'M GOING TO GET A TURKEY.

-...THE BROWNS PRESS ON

WITH THEIR QUEST AS THE BARN SITE.

- YOU ALL RIGHT. COULD YOU TWO JUST BE QUIET?

BUT WITHOUT BILLY TO GUIDE THEM,

TENSIONS MOUNT IN THE FACE OF THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET.

-LITTLE MORE. LITTLE MORE.

-AH!