All language subtitles for Undercover.Billionaire.S02E00.Return.to.Erie.720p.WEBRip.x264-LiGATE_Subtitles01.ENG

MY NAME IS GLENN STEARNS,
AND WITH HARD WORK,

I'M WORTH A...LOAD OF MONEY.

NO, I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT.
THAT WON'T WORK.

BUT YOU JUST DID.
I DID, DIDN'T I?

ONE YEAR AGO, I TOOK ON THE
HARDEST CHALLENGE OF MY LIFE.

I WENT UNDERCOVER
IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA,

A CITY I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT.

I BET MYSELF A MILLION DOLLARS

THAT I COULD BE STRIPPED
OF MY NAME, WEALTH, AND CONTACTS

AND BE GIVING ONLY $100.

MY AUDACIOUS GOAL -- TO BUILD A
BRAND-NEW BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH

IN JUST 90 DAYS.

IF IT'S A PENNY SHORT
OF A MILLION,

I'LL PUT $1 MILLION INTO IT.

THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME
GET THERE WILL BE REWARDED,

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IT.

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I NEARLY DIED DOING IT.

I FEEL LIKE CRAP.

I WENT FROM SLEEPING IN A TRUCK
AND SELLING USED TIRES...

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
...TO FLIPPING A HOUSE

AND WINNING A HUGE
LOCAL FOOD COMPETITION...

FIRST PLACE.
AAAH!!

...ALL SO THAT I COULD
LAUNCH UNDERDOG BBQ...

HELLO, FOLKS!
WELCOME TO UNDERDOG BBQ!

...PROVING THAT THE
AMERICAN DREAM IS STILL ALIVE.

[ ALL SHOUT "UNDERDOG" ]

I'VE BEEN TO ERIE SEVEN TIMES
IN THE PAST YEAR.

THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE
ARE IN MY BLOOD.

$25,000

I NEED A HUG
FROM YOU GIRLS, MAN.

[ ALL SHOUT "UNDERDOG" ]

Narrator: NOW, ON THE ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF UNDERDOG BBQ,

THE STORY CONTINUES.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET RUN OVER
BY A FRICKIN SHARK.

TONIGHT, GLENN WILL GET
HIS FIRST GLIMPSE

OF UNDERDOG BBQ IN MONTHS.

HI, LADIES.

WHAT HE FINDS THERE
MAY SURPRISE EVEN HIM.

YOU DUPED ME.

NEW INSIGHTS
FROM THE UNDERDOGS...

HORRIBLE DéJà VU.

Narrator: ...NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN
MOMENTS FROM THE SHOW...

HI, EVERYBODY. I'M IN A FRICKING
PIECE OF...TRUCK.

Narrator:
...AND ONE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

THAT WILL
LEAVE THEM ALL SPEECHLESS.

I'VE BEEN REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

I HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS
TO TAKE CARE OF.

IT'S TIME...
[ ALL SHOUT "UNDERDOG" ]

...TO RETURN TO ERIE.

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

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

B-HEY.
-WHAT'S HAPPENING?

HOW YOU DOING, MAN?

I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL

THAT I'VE GOT
THESE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE

I PROBABLY NEVER WOULD HAVE MET
BEFORE IN MY LIFE,

AND YET THEY BECOME
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS NOW.

HOW'S THE LITTLE ONE?

HE'S GOOD. HE'S KEEPING ME AWAKE
AND FILLING DIAPERS.

OH, THERE YOU GO.

LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS,
SEE IF YOU'RE REALLY WORKING.

DIRTY AS HELL.
OKAY, I LIKE IT. THERE YOU GO.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I WAS 30 YEARS
INTO MY CAREER,

DOING BETTER THAN I COULD HAVE
EVER IMAGINED,

A YEAR OFF ON SOME BOAT
SAILING AROUND THE WORLD

IN THIS CUSH ENVIRONMENT.

WHY DON'T I TAKE RISKS ANYMORE?
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THAT.

I WANT TO FEEL ALIVE.

I'VE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING
LIKE THIS FOR YEARS,

BUT NOT AS GLENN STEARNS
THE BILLIONAIRE.

WHEN YOU'RE RICH,
PEOPLE TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY.

ALL MY BUDDIES LIKE ELWAY
AND BRANSON THAT SAID,

"ARE YOU CRAZY?"

JUST REMEMBER
WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION.

NOW THEY SEE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU TAKE A CHANCE.

GREAT THINGS CAN COME OUT OF IT.
MY SON COMES UP.

"HEY, DAD,
I WANT TO LEARN TO FLIP CARS.

HEY, I WANT TO GO
AND START FLIPPING HOUSES."

THEY GOT THE BUG
AND WANTED TO GO OUT

AND BECOME YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS.

THIS EXPERIENCE ABSOLUTELY
CHANGED MY LIFE AND REALIZED

THAT I WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN.

SO, I HAVE STARTED MY OWN
MORTGAGE BANKING COMPANY AGAIN

CALLED KIND LENDING
WITH MY WIFE, MINDY.

I'M STILL WORKING
ON THE MIXED-TILE PROJECT.

SHOULD YOU WANT
TO SHOW US

THE LIST OF PEOPLE
THAT WERE MISSING?

I WANTED TO DO IT FROM
THE GROUND UP ONE MORE TIME.

ANOTHER GREAT BUSINESS
THAT I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT

IS CALLED
ANIVIVE LIFESCIENCES.

IT'S MADE UP OF YOUNG PEOPLE,
AND ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE

HAPPENS TO BE MY SON, SKYLER.

ANIVIVE WAS WORKING ON A DRUG
FOR COVID-RELATED VIRUSES.

ONE OF OUR MEDICINES
THAT TREATS CORONAVIRUS IN CATS

MAY BE EFFECTIVE
IN HUMANS, AS WELL.

THAT'S IN CLINICAL TRIALS.
RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE WORKING
WITH THE FDA.

IT'S I MEAN,IT'S BEEN GOING
REALLY WELL.

EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE HEARD
HAS BEEN POSITIVE.

IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE
ALL THESE NEW BUSINESSES

IN VARIOUS STAGES,
FROM STARTUP TO MAJOR EXPANSION.

AND BACK IN ERIE,
UNDERDOG IS FACING

ITS OWN CRITICAL MOMENT --
ITS ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

GETTING BACK TO ERIE.
THAT'S RIGHT.

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THAT'S WHY I'M HEADED BACK NOW,

I'M READY TO TAKE UNDERDOG
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

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IT DEFINITELY FEELS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

SURE DOES LOOK COLD OUT THERE.

A LOT OF SNOW.

THIS MIGHT BE MY BED
FOR THE NIGHT.

I CAME OUT TO BUILD A BUSINESS,
BUT WHEN I FIRST STARTED,

YOU GO, "HOLY CRAP,
I'VE GOT 100 BUCKS.

WHERE AM I GOING TO SLEEP?
WHAT AM I GOING TO EAT?"

AND, SO, IT BECAME MORE
OF A SURVIVAL MISSION FOR ME

WHERE I HAD
TO GET MY HEAD RIGHT.

THAT WAS A LITTLE SURPRISING
FOR ME

BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T
PUT ENOUGH EFFORT

INTO HOW HARD THAT WAS
GOING TO BE.

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-CHRIS.
-MR. STEARNS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I BROKE MY SHOULDER
LAST NIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING

I WAS TRYING TO TAKE OUT
THE "HONEY-DO" LIST, YOU KNOW,

AND I ENDED UP
TAKING ON MY ARM.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

MY STRATEGY
FOR BUILDING UNDERDOG'S TEAM

WAS TO FIND PEOPLE
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE,

ALL EXPERTS
IN THEIR OWN FIELDS --

ENTREPRENEURS, TRADESMEN,
ORGANIZERS, CREATIVES.

I'M GLENN.
HOW YOU DOING?

CHRIS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

YEAH, REAL NICE
TO MEET YOU, TOO.

CHRIS TROTT WAS A CRUCIAL PART
OF THE TEAM.

HE OWNS AND RUNS
A METAL-FABRICATION SHOP.

HE BUILT THE SMOKER
THAT WON RIB FEST

AND BECAME THE SYMBOL
OF UNDERDOG BBQ.

HEY, SO, WANT TO GO TO ERIE
AND CHECK OUT EVERYTHING?

YEAH. I TELL YOU WHAT --
WHY DON'T YOU DRIVE?

ALRIGHT,
I THINK I'LL DRIVE.

ALRIGHT, PERFECT.

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I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE HELL I'M GOING.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

¶¶

HOW YOU BEEN?
GOOD.

THREE MONTHS AGO, DURING
THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC,

JOHN GOT INDUCED

AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING
OUR BABY BOY INTO THE WORLD.

THAT'S GREAT.
THAT GIVES YOU SOME MOTIVATION

TO GET OUT THERE AND GET
A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS GOING.

SINCE THE SHOW, HOW HAS IT
AFFECTED YOUR BUSINESS?

YOU WANT FULL HONESTY?
YEAH.

AFTER THE SHOW,
WE JUST SKYROCKETED.

GOT TO GET OUT THERE,
AND PEOPLE KNOW WHO I AM

AND KNOW THAT, HOPEFULLY,
I DO GOOD WORK,

AND I STAND BY
WHAT I SAY.

THIS WAS DEFINITELY
ONE FOR THE BOOKS.

I GOT GREAT EXPOSURE,
A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S AWESOME.
I THINK I NEED TO GET

A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL RISK.

I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME
PRICING WHAT I DO.

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
WHAT ABOUT NOW YOUR SON?

KNOW YOUR WORTH.

MANY PEOPLE UNDERVALUE
THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO EVALUATE
NOT ONLY WHAT IT COST YOU,

BUT THE LEVEL OF QUALITY
YOU PROVIDE THEM.

¶¶

I SENT YOU THAT E-MAIL
BY ACCIDENT.

ALL THESE PEOPLE
THAT WERE COUNTING ON ME,

AND I GO
AND SCREW IT ALL UP.

CHRIS AND I HAD
A PIVOTAL MOMENT.

NO. NO.

NO. NO. NO.
NO. NO. NO. NO.

AFTER 11 WEEKS
OF BEING UNDERCOVER,

I SCREWED UP BIG TIME.

I SENT CHRIS TROTT AN E-MAIL,
BUT I SIGNED MY NAME.

I SIGNED MY REAL NAME.

Trott: HELLO.
CHRIS.

THOUGHT MAYBE WE'D SIT DOWN
AND CHAT IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA

'CAUSE I'M ABOUT
FIVE MINUTES AWAY

FROM JUST KIND OF WALKING AWAY
FROM THIS THING.

WE BOTH WORKED REALLY HARD, AND
EVERYBODY WORKED REALLY HARD,

AND THEY HAVE A LOT
TO STAND TO LOSE.

I'M NOT GOING TO
TELL ANYBODY.

THAT MOMENT CHANGED
EVERYTHING FOR ME.

I REALIZED HOW CLOSE
I WAS TO MY COVER BEING BLOWN

AND LOSING EVERYONE'S TRUST.

I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO THINK
THAT I WAS PLAYING THEM

OR THAT I THOUGHT
THAT THEY WERE DUMB.

I HATED LYING TO THEM,

BUT I HAD TO IN ORDER
TO KEEP THE CHALLENGE AUTHENTIC.

THAT AIDED ME THE WHOLE TIME
THAT I WAS IN ERIE.

TOO MANY PEOPLE
THAT STOOD TO BENEFIT

FROM THE WHOLE THING
WORKING.

WHEN I LOOK BACK
ON HOW IT TURNED OUT,

I ENJOYED HAVING A CONFIDANT,
SOMEONE IN MY CORNER,

BECAUSE IT'S HARD
TO KEEP A SECRET.

FOR THAT LONG.
OH, MY GOODNESS.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
WHOLE PHONE CONVERSATION WE HAD

WHEN YOU CALLED ME,
I WAS BUTT NAKED.

WHAT?!

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT
OF THE SHOWER

WHEN YOU SENT ME THAT E-MAIL.
AND I STOOD THERE,

LOOKED AT MY PHONE WAS LIKE,
"YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME."

I'M LIKE,
"NO. NO. NO. NO.

I GOT TO FINISH
THIS CONVERSATION."

[ LAUGHS ]

¶¶

SO, SHOW ME WHAT'S GOING ON
IN HERE, MAN.

THE WALL WENT FROM HERE
ALL THE WAY ACROSS,

SO WE TOOK DOWN THE WALL

AND THEN MOVED
THE BLUE PRESS BREAK --

THAT'S WHAT YOU BENT
THAT PIECE OF STEEL WITH --

AND THEN THE SHEAR
THAT YOU CUT IT WITH,

I JUST GOT RID OF THAT.

HOW DO YOU MOVE
ALL THIS STUFF?

WE HAVE A FORKLIFT,
AND IT MOVES IT JUST FINE.

YOU'VE GOTTEN A LOT
MORE ORGANIZED

AND TAKEN ON
A LOT MORE EQUIPMENT.

PERCEPTION IS REALITY.

WHEN A CUSTOMER
WALKS INTO ANY STORE,

IT NEEDS TO BE ORGANIZED BECAUSE
IT SENDS A MESSAGE OF QUALITY.

LAST YEAR, CHRIS'S SHOP
WAS A BIT OF A MESS.

I LOVE THE FACT
THAT HE HAS REORGANIZED

HIS ENTIRE WORKSPACE.

WHEN YOU WALK IN THERE NOW,

YOU'RE LIKE, "THIS IS A GUY
THAT KNOWS HIS..."

AND THAT FEELING IS GOING
TO MAKE PEOPLE

WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY
TO WORK WITH CHRIS.

GLAD YOU'RE DOING WELL.
SHOP LOOKS GREAT.

WE'LL SEE YOU
IN A LITTLE BIT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

¶¶

I'M BACK TO CHECK IN
ON UNDERDOG.

Man: I GOT FOOD UP!

THE ONES RUNNING
THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS

ARE ASHLEY AND COWBOY MIKE.

MIKE'S THE GENERAL MANAGER,

AND ASHLEY
OVERSEES THE KITCHEN.

THEY THINK I'M HERE
FOR THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

HI, LADIES.

OH, HEY, STRANGER.
HEY.

Glenn:
I'M REALLY ARE HERE TO FIND OUT

HOW WELL THEY'VE PIVOTED
THROUGH ADVERSITY.

AS MUCH AS I WANT TO TAKE
UNDERDOG TO THE NEXT LEVEL,

I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY CAN HANDLE THE BIG CHANGES

THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.

SO, HOW'S EVERYBODY BEEN?

-PRETTY GOOD.
-OH, MAN.

BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES.
IT WAS INTENSE.

-LONG DAYS.
-YEAH.

UNDERDOG PIVOTED WHEN THE STAY-
AT-HOME ORDER CAME DOWN.

THEY BEEFED UP
TAKEOUT OPERATIONS

AND OPENED UP THE FRONT PATIO
FOR OUTDOOR DINING.

I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN COUNT
HOW MANY TIMES ONE OF US

WOULD WALK ON EACH OTHER,
AND WE HAD A LAWN CHAIR SET UP,

AND WE'D BE SLEEPING IN
THE LAWN CHAIRS JUST OUT OF IT.

I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL
KIND OF STEPPED UP.

YEAH, YOU DID.

AND WHAT YOU'LL FIND
IS A LOT OF TIMES,

WHEN YOU'RE AT YOUR DARKEST
AND YOU THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW,

THE WORST THAT CAN BE,
YOU COME OUT OF IT,

AND YOU FEEL STRONGER.

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED.

AND I THINK THEN YOU GET, AGAIN,
A BIGGER SENSE OF PRIDE,

AND YOU GUYS COME BECOME
CLOSER TOGETHER.

WHAT I'VE SEEN HERE TODAY
IS THAT THE WHOLE TEAM CAN ADAPT

EVEN IN
THE HARDEST CIRCUMSTANCES.

UNDERDOG BEAT THE ODDS,

BUT THERE'S STILL
A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

I HAVE A MAJOR
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE TEAM

THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE
EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR LIVES.

Glenn: IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR
SINCE UNDERDOG LAUNCHED.

HELLO, FOLKS!
WELCOME TO UNDERDOG BBQ!

I CHALLENGED MYSELF
TO BUILD A BUSINESS

IN JUST 90 DAYS
WITHOUT USING MY NAME OR MONEY.

I WANTED TO PROVE THAT
WITH HARD WORK AND OPPORTUNITY,

THE AMERICAN DREAM IS STILL
ALIVE AND WELL.

JOE SCHEMBER.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

REALLY GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WELCOME BACK TO ERIE.

WHEN I CAME TO ERIE LAST YEAR,
I WENT DEEP UNDERCOVER.

I MEAN, THAT MEANT LYING
TO EVERYONE ABOUT WHO I WAS,

INCLUDING ERIE'S MAYOR.

IT'S BEEN
REAL REWARDING FOR ME.

AND THAT'S ALSO WHY
I'VE COME BACK SO MUCH.

AND WHEN THE CAMERAS WENT AWAY,
I DIDN'T, YOU KNOW?

I WAS LIKE, "UH-OH, I REALLY GOT
A REAL BUSINESS HERE."

YEAH.

WE HAVE THE UNDERDOG
ENTREPRENEURIAL FUND.

WE HELP THE BRAND-NEW
ENTREPRENEUR,

WHICH IS THE STARTUP CAPITAL,
TO MAYBE GET HIS BUSINESS PERMIT

OR GET INCORPORATED OR JUST
THE REAL SMALL STARTING MONEY.

PEOPLE JUST NEED
A TINY HELPING HAND

AND THEN
THEY CAN GO FROM THERE.

YES. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
GREAT PEOPLE HERE IN THE AREA,

A LOT OF GREAT NEW BUSINESSES
STARTING UP.

THE BUSINESSES OF THE FUTURE,
I THINK, ARE STARTING RIGHT NOW.

I WAS REALLY PROUD OF
WHAT HAPPENED OUT OF THIS SHOW.

YOU SHOULD BE.
AND IT WAS NOT SO MUCH

ABOUT BUILDING A RESTAURANT,
WHICH WAS REALLY NICE,

BUT IT WAS ABOUT EVERYONE
COMING TOGETHER AND HELPING.

THE COMMON THEME
AMONG R.J., DAWN,

CHRIS, CHRIS, MATT,
WAS THAT THEY WERE DOING IT

BECAUSE THEY WANTED
TO HELP ERIE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'VE FALLEN
IN LOVE WITH THE CITY.

THE SHOW -- QUITE AN INCREDIBLY
POSITIVE IMPACT HERE

'CAUSE THE BARBECUE
IS STILL OPEN.

PEOPLE STILL LOVE TO GO THERE.
WHEN I DRIVE BY THERE,

IT'S INCREDIBLY CROWDED,
AND IT STILL IS.

BEFORE WE'RE DONE, I WANT
TO GIVE YOU ONE OF MY PENS.

I'M A PEN FREAK.
I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT.

IT SAYS, "I'M COMMITTED
TO BEING OPEN, HONEST,

TRANSPARENT,
AND ACCESSIBLE."

AND I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE
I GIVE THIS TO THEM

SO THEY CAN HOLD ME
ACCOUNTABLE TO DO THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M GIVING IT
TO YOU, ALSO.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THAT'S SO NICE.

Glenn:
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE MAYOR.

HE IS SOMEONE THAT WELCOMED ME
RIGHT OFF THE BAT

WHEN I CAME HERE,
AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

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-MATT.
-HEY.

GOOD SEEING YOU, MAN.
HEY. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

GOOD.
WHEN I LEFT LAST YEAR,

I PUT MATT SANDERS
IN CHARGE OF BEER,

WHICH HE'S STILL LOOKING
FOR WAYS TO EXPAND.

HOW'S LIFE?

OH, MAN,
IT'S IT'S BEEN AMAZING.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME,
HE GOT OFFERED HIS DREAM JOB --

A CHANCE TO LEAD AND MENTOR
A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE.

HE'S HAD TO DIAL BACK HIS ROLE
AT UNDERDOG,

BUT I CAN STILL CALL HIM

ANY TIME
I NEED A SOUNDING BOARD.

ZACH, MY BOSS, HE'S
A HUGE FAN OF THE SHOW --

PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FAN
IN ALL OF ERIE.

SO, I DID SOME CONSULTING
WITH THEM,

AND IT ENDED UP HELPING BUILD
SOME PROCESSES

AND ALL THAT STUFF.

AWESOME, MAN.
CONGRATULATIONS.

I MEAN, LET'S FACE IT,
I MEAN, I SAW THE QUALITIES

THAT OTHERS HAVE NOW SEEN
IN MATT.

HE'S ONE OF
THE MOST HONEST, ORGANIZED,

AND TRUSTWORTHY PEOPLE
I KNOW.

YOU WERE ALWAYS ONE THAT I KNEW
I COULD HAND IT TO,

AND I KNEW
YOU'D GET IT DONE.

I'M PROUD OF THAT.

AND, SO, YOU GET YOUR CHECK
FOR $20,000.

I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU.

IT MEANS A LOT.

IT'S JUST SO NICE,
YOU KNOW?

SO, WE HAVE ALL --
THEY'RE ALL MILLENNIALS,

OR GEN Z EMPLOYEES,
35 OF THEM.

A LOT OF THEM,
THIS IS THEIR FIRST JOB.

WE'VE IMPLEMENTED
A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

BECAUSE SOME OF OUR MANAGERS
WERE KIND OF GREEN.

AND, SO, THAT ENCOMPASSES
A READING LIST

AND TED TALKS
AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS.

DETERMINE WHAT YOUR BEST AT
AND CAPITALIZE ON IT.

I BROUGHT MATT
INTO THE UNDERDOG TEAM

BECAUSE HE WAS SO ORGANIZED
AND GREAT AT LOGISTICS.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE
THE TEAM LEADS.

SO, R.J.,
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S MAKING

ALL THE DECISIONS ON BARBECUE.
YOU KNOW, GLENN AND I

ARE GOING TO BE GOING OUT
AND TALKING TO THE BREWERS.

I'M NOT AS ORGANIZED,
SO HE HELPED KEEP ME

AS WELL AS THE OTHER UNDERDOGS
ON TRACK.

IT'S BEEN FUN TO KIND OF
INTERACT WITH YOU

AND WATCH
THIS TRANSFORMATION.

WELL, YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, "I
WANT MY KIDS TO BE PROUD OF ME,

AND I WANT TO PROVE
THAT I CAN DO IT AGAIN."

AND, SO, SOME
OF MY TRANSFORMATION

IS PART OF DOING THAT.

HEY, NOW I GET A HUG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.
THIS WAS AWESOME.

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SO, I SET UP A MEETING
WITH MAGGIE HORNE.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE
THAT I MET IN ERIE.

SO, I HAD TO KEEP
MY LITTLE WHITE LIE

GOING WITH HER LONGER
THAN ANYONE.

HI, MAGGIE. HOW ARE YOU?
HEY. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. HOW YOU'VE BEEN?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

SO, HOW'S EVERYTHING?

AS CRAZY
AS IT USUALLY IS.

SOME OF THE SOCIAL-MEDIA
COMMENTS,

THEY SAID, "OH,
MAGGIE MUST HAVE BEEN IN ON IT.

SHE KNEW ALL ABOUT IT."

I WAS LIKE,
SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

NOPE. YOU DUPED ME
FROM THE BEGINNING,

AND, LIKE,
WHEN YOU TOLD ME --

"OKAY, SO, YOU'VE BEEN LYING
TO ME FOR THREE MONTHS.

NOT LYING!
YOU WERE.

Horne: AND I HAD NO IDEA
WHO HE REALLY WAS,

BUT TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM AGAIN
WAS AWESOME.

HE JUST HOLDS A PIECE
OF MY WORLD VERY CLOSE TO ME

WHEN I CAME IN,
AND I ASKED YOU FOR HELP,

AND THEN I HAD WANTED TO BE UP
AND RUNNING VERY QUICKLY.

DID THAT CAUSE
ANY RED FLAGS FOR YOU,

OR DID YOU JUST THINK
I WAS CRAZY?

NO, I JUST THOUGHT
YOU WERE CRAZY

LIKE SOME OTHER PEOPLE.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY CRAZY PERSON
WE'VE EVER DEALT WITH.

HOW ARE YOU?
SO NICE TO MEET YOU.

Horne:
YOU WERE VERY DETERMINED.

TA-DA!
WE'RE HERE.

Horne: AND YOU CAME IN
AND SAID 90 DAYS.

I SAID, "OKAY, GUYS,
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN

WITH OR WITHOUT US.

Glenn:
I LIKE COLLABORATING WITH HER.

I LIKE GETTING TOGETHER
AND TALKING BUSINESS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING, MAGGIE,

THAT YOU AND THE SBDC
NOT ONLY DID FOR ME,

BUT FOR ALL ENTREPRENEURS.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AWW, THAT'S SO SWEET.
THANK YOU, GLENN.

APPRECIATE IT ALL.

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SO, I TALK MORE WITH R.J.
THAN ANY OF THE OTHER UNDERDOGS,

I LOOK AT R.J. MORE LIKE
MY MY SON

THEN THESE OTHER GUYS.

HE'S FASCINATING,
ACTUALLY,

BUT HE'S ALSO FRUSTRATING
BECAUSE HE'S GOT HIS OWN...GEAR.

R.J. IS OVERSEEING THE SAUCES
AND RUBS LINE FOR UNDERDOG,

AND HE OPENED A BRAND NEW STORE
FOR IRON EMPIRE CLOTHING,

HIS CUSTOM SCREEN
PRINTING BUSINESS.

HE'S GOT A BRAND-NEW LOCATION

AND A BIG-WIG INVESTOR
WHO REALLY BELIEVES IN HIM.

ME.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?
NOTHING MUCH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

R.J. WAS MY FIRST FRIEND
IN ERIE.

R.J.
HEY, GLENN.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-YEAH, NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

AND HE GAVE ME MY FIRST JOB.

[As Scarface ]
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND.

SO, I LIKE THIS.
THIS IS NICE.

YEAH, THIS IS MY RIG.

GOSH, IT LOOKS
REALLY GOOD, R.J.

YEAH.
IT'S COMING ALONG.

I MEAN, YOU'VE COME SO FAR.
I MEAN, I'M REAL PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

R.J.:
IT'S VERY GOOD FEELING TO KNOW

THAT IT WASN'T JUST,
"HEY, I'M GOING TO COME DO THIS.

I WANT TO DO THE SHOW
AND DISAPPEAR,

AND I'M NEVER GOING TO BE BACK."

IT SHOWS HE THAT TRULY DOES CARE
ABOUT THE BUSINESSES

HE'S INVOLVED WITH HERE.

YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE OPEN UP IN NOVEMBER,

WE WERE STARTING TO SEE
THAT INCLINE UP IN SALES,

AND THEN, BOOM,
THE SHUTDOWN HAPPENED,

AND, FORTUNATELY. FOR MYSELF
AND MY EMPLOYEES OF MY COMPANY,

HAVING SOMEONE LIKE GLENN
IN OUR CORNER

COULD BE CRUCIAL FOR US TO GO
THROUGH THOSE GROWING PAINS.

THIS IS ALL A BIG JOB
FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE DO A LOT OF WORK
WITH THEM.

WE DO A LOT OF FUNDRAISER
EVENTS WITH THEM.

BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY
SOME REALLY NICE SHIRTS.

THIS IS A BIG ONE
FOR ST. VINCENT,

THE HOSPITAL HERE.

Glenn: R.J.'s PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN
SELLING REALLY WELL IN ERIE,

BUT THERE'S
A BIGGER PLAY.

HE COULD BE SELLING HIS SHIRTS
AND HATS NATIONWIDE.

I GOT TO GET HIM
TO THINK BIGGER.

PEOPLE IN OUR COMPANY
WILL ORDER SHIRTS AND HATS

AND THINGS IN THE PAST,

THEY DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.

THEY JUST ORDER ONLINE,
THE SHIPMENT COMES.

SO, WE'VE GOT TO THINK
MUCH BIGGER THAN ERIE,

AND START DOING
SOME E-MAIL BLASTS.

YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE SWIMMING

WITH ALL THE OTHER FISH,
AND WE'RE GOING,

"HEY, EVERYBODY ELSE
IS SWIMMING AT THE SAME SPEED.

IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD."

YOU'RE GOING TO GET RUN OVER
BY A FRICKIN SHARK

THAT'S GONNA
EAT YOUR ASS, MAN.

YOU KNOW, SO, YOU GOT TO START
THINKING LIKE THAT.

SWIM LIKE A SHARK.

SHARKS CONSTANTLY MOVE,
EVEN WHEN THEY'RE SLEEPING.

ANY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
NEEDS TO MOVE AND GROW

IN ORDER TO SURVIVE
AND FIGHT OFF THE COMPETITION

THAT'S CONSTANTLY COMING AFTER
THEM, JUST LIKE A SHARK.

I'M PROUD OF YOU. I MEAN,
YOU'VE TAKEN THESE BAD TIMES

AND TURNED IT INTO
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

THAT'S WHAT BEING
A BUSINESS OWNER IS ALL ABOUT.

NOW, LET'S GO GET ME A SHIRT.
I NEED A SHIRT.

OH, YEAH,
WE CAN DO THAT.

¶¶

-HI!
-HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD. YOU, TOO.
YOU LOOK GOOD.

HOLY TRUCK UPGRADE.
I KNOW. [ LAUGHS ]

DAWN'S BUSINESS
HAS EXPLODED.

I PUSHED HER BEYOND
HER COMFORT ZONE,

SOMETHING THAT REALLY ALLOWED
HER TO EXPAND IN THE LAST YEAR.

THIS WAS ORIGINAL
TO THE BUILDING.

THIS DESK?
THIS WHOLE DESK.

THIS IS WHERE THEY USED
TO CUT FABRIC

BECAUSE IT USED
TO BE A DRESS SHOP.

WHEN GLENN FIRST CAME TO TOWN,
I WAS SORT OF STRUGGLING.

BUSINESS HAS BEEN BETTER
THROUGH HARD WORK

AND PUSHING MYSELF AS WELL
AS EXPOSURE FROM THE SHOW,

WHICH HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT
THIS LAST YEAR,

IT WAS
KIND OF EMPTY.

-DAWN?
-YEAH, ARE YOU GLAD?

I AM. HI.
HI.

I RESEARCHED THE TOP DESIGNERS
IN THE AREA,

AND DAWN VAN SCOTERS NAME
KEEPS COMING UP.

Van Scoter: SO, YOU WANT ME
TO FLIP A HOUSE

AND DESIGN A RESTAURANT
AT THE SAME TIME?

Glenn: SHE WENT WAY ABOVE
ANYTHING SHE'D EVER DONE

AND WOULD STRETCH FAR OUTSIDE
YOUR COMFORT ZONE.

I ASKED YOU TO DO A LOT,
SO I WROTE YOU A CHECK.

IT'S FOR $25,000.
IT'S FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

[ Voice breaking ] I'VE NEVER
HAD THIS MUCH MONEY IN MY LIFE.

WELL, I'VE BUILT IT UP
AND EACH SPOT IS IS RENTED OUT,

AND I WON
BEST ANTIQUE STORE 2019.

DID YOU REALLY?
YEAH.

I'M GOING TO PROBABLY HAVE
A SPACE OPENING UP HERE SOON.

THE RENT THERE IS $120.
I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

YOU KNOW...
[ LAUGHS ]

THE FACT THAT YOU WERE
PRETTY RAW, YOU KNOW,

I'M SORRY.
WHY?

YOU WERE BEING YOU.
I WAS VERY ANGRY WITH YOU.

IT'S TOO MUCH
FOR JUST ME TO DO.

WHAT IF HIS BUSINESS
NEVER COMES TO FRUITION,

FLIPPED THE HOUSE,
BUT HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

WALK AWAY.

WHAT'S THE GOAL,
DO YOU THINK?

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW,
THIS BREAKING EVEN IS ONE THING,

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT FOUR-20,
YOUR DESIGN BUSINESS,

WHICH GIVES YOU THAT ABILITY
TO MAKE MORE.

NINE-20.

I MEAN, NINE-20.
FOUR-20 IS --

YOU KNOW, I'M LIVING
IN CALIFORNIA AGAIN, OKAY?

THE GOAL OF EVERY BUSINESS OWNER
IS TO REPLACE YOURSELF.

WHEN YOU START A BUSINESS,
YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING

BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY
TO PAY OTHER PEOPLE.

BUT, EVENTUALLY,
IF YOU'RE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDING

YOUR BUSINESS
AND GENERATING A LOT OF REVENUE,

YOU CAN BRING IN OTHER SKILLED
PEOPLE TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING.

DAWN IS AT THAT POINT.

THE STORE'S DOING
REALLY WELL.

I COME IN ON DAYS
THAT I'M NOT ON JOB SITES,

AND THEN I HAVE VENDORS
WHO WORK FOR ME CONSISTENTLY.

AND, USUALLY, IT WAS MY MOM
WHO HAD WORKED FOR ME

AND DONE
ALL MY MANAGEMENT STUFF.

AND I MET HER IN THAT BACK ROOM
WHEN WE WERE FILMING.

AND YOU ALWAYS HAD YOUR MOM
WATCHING YOUR KIDS.

[ Voice breaking ] MY MOM GOT
REALLY, REALLY SICK...

IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS.
OH, GOSH.

AND THEY FOUND
STAGE-FOUR CANCER.

WE LAUGHED A LOT
DURING THE MONTH,

AND SHE STILL
DRANK HER NATTY LIGHT

AND SMOKED HER CIGARETS,
AND, YOU KNOW,

SHE PLAYED CARDS WITH THE KIDS,
AND SHE AND I JUST TALKED,

AND I DID THE BEST
I COULD TO TAKE CARE OF HER.

SO, SHE PASSED MAY 31st.

IT'S REALLY HARD,
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I REALLY AM.
THANK YOU.

THAT'S A HARD ONE.
IT REALLY IS.

I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY I DIDN'T,
YOU KNOW, UGLY CRY.

¶¶

YOU'RE A TOUGH CHICK.
I AM!

A COUPLE OF TEARS IN YOUR EYE,
AND WALKED BACK OUT THERE.

¶¶

Glenn:
I HAVE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

THAT WILL TAKE UNDERDOG
BEYOND ERIE

AND A SECRET THAT I HAVEN'T TOLD
ANYONE ABOUT.

SURPRISE!

Glenn: IT'S THE ONE-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY FOR UNDERDOG BBQ.

THE RESTAURANT HAS WEATHERED

SOME SERIOUS STORMS
IN THAT TIME.

ALRIGHT.

-WELCOME, EVERYONE.
-HEY, THANKS.
-SURE.

I'VE INVITED COWBOY MIKE,
ASHLEY, AND, OF COURSE, CLEAT

TO LOOK BACK AT SOME OF MY
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM LAST YEAR.

AND I'VE EXTENDED AN INVITATION
TO ONE OTHER PERSON.

I'VE BEEN REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS, YOU KNOW?

WHAT HE'S BEEN UP TO,
CLEAT?

I HAVE A NEW GRANDCHILD,
A SECOND ONE.

SO, MY DAYS ARE FILLED
WITH WATCHING MY GRANDDAUGHTER.

SHE JUST TURNED 1
A WEEK AGO.

GETTING
ANY SMOKING DONE?

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

IF YOU GOT 'EM,
YOU GOT TO SMOKE 'EM.

THAT'S RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]

COWBOY MIKE
AND CLEAT,

I MEAN, YOU ALL IMPRESSED US
WITH YOUR FOOD.

SO, WHY DON'T WE TAKE A LOOK
AND SEE HOW THAT ALL STARTED?

WHAT'S UP, SIR?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

R.J.: CLEAT, HE'S A VERY
WELL-KNOWN GUY IN THE AREA.

I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME,
PERSONALLY.

I DON'T BRAG
ABOUT TOO MUCH,

BUT MY PULLED PORK IS
PRETTY DARN GOOD.

OH, YEAH. I MAKE LOVE TO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW MEAT.

YOU KNOW PEOPLE.
WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO BECOME

THE FRONT MAN
OF UNDERDOG BBQ AT RIB FEST.

WHOO!

OH, HE'S FANTASTIC.

YOU CAN'T BE BRINGING SEXY BACK,
'CAUSE IT NEVER LEFT!

HE'S THE SHOW. YOU KNOW,
YOU GOT TO HAVE

DINNER AND A SHOW?
HE TO SHOW.

Glenn: CLEAT IS A FULL-TIME
GRANDFATHER NOW.

I WAS BUMMED TO LOSE HIM
AS OUR FRONT MAN,

BUT HE'S ALWAYS EMBODIED
EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT

ABOUT UNDERDOG.
I MEAN, HE'S BOLD. HE'S FUN.

HE LIGHTS UP THE ROOM
EVERY TIME HE WALKS IN.

MAN, SAY I'M HUNGRY!
[ LAUGHS ]

YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE KIND OF LOOK

BACK ON THE SHOW,
YOU KNOW, ASHLEY,

WE DIDN'T HAVE A GREAT INTERVIEW
IN THE BEGINNING.

Messenger:
I REMEMBER.

I HAVE, LIKE, OCD,
AND LIKE, SOMETIMES I GET, LIKE,

REAL NERVOUS,
LIKE THE STRESS.

DO I LOVE IT?
I MEAN, NO.

LIKE, I'M PROBABLY
GOING TO DIE EARLY

OF A HEART ATTACK
OR SOMETHING,

BUT HOW DO I HANDLE IT WELL?
NO, I DON'T.

RIGHT.

UNTIL I SAW YOU IN ACTION,
YOU KNOW?

Man: I GOT MY SISTER COMING DOWN
TO GET SOME HELP.

ALL DISHES,
I WANT OVER HERE.

OKAY, GET THIS WIPED DOWN.
GET THAT WATER OFF.

GET ALL OF THESE DOWN HERE
UP HERE. YEP.

LET'S USE THIS
IS A DISH RACK.

I NEED A HALF SLAB,
A SAMPLER,

AND TWO PLATTERS
FOR RIBS DOWN AND BRISKET.

ORDER UP!

OBVIOUSLY,
IT'S A YEAR LATER,

AND YOU'RE HERE
ROCKING THIS PLACE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S
A TESTAMENT TO WHO YOU ARE,

AND I'M REALLY GLAD
WE GOT THAT SECOND CHANCE.

I NEVER EXPECTED MY CAREER
TO SHIFT IN THIS DIRECTION.

SO, I FEEL LIKE
I'VE GROWN SO MUCH,

AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT, AND
JUST KEEP ON GOING, YOU KNOW?

THERE'S A SAYING
IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS

CALLED
"BEING IN THE WEEDS."

AND SOME PEOPLE HANDLE IT
BETTER THAN OTHERS.

UNDER STRESS, SOMETIMES,
YOU HANDLE IT CERTAIN WAYS.

YOU GO INTO WAR.
YOU GO INTO ACTION, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW,
AND, SO, YOU HELPED,

BUT THEN, ULTIMATELY,
KIND OF THINGS

CAME TO A HEAD
WITH CHRISTINE AND MYSELF.

AND THAT WAS
INTERESTING.

SO, YOU'RE
PULLING THE PORK.

Muir: PUT THIS ON
ABOUT 11:00 LAST NIGHT

AND I PULLED IT JUST AS I WAS
WALKING OUT THE DOOR,

CHRISTINE WAS OUR ACE
IN THE HOLE CHEF.

HER BRISKET AND RIBS WERE
SOME OF THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD.

SHE PUT TOGETHER
OUR ENTIRE MENU.

-HOW GOOD IS THAT?
-IT'S AMAZING.

I LIKE FEEDING PEOPLE

BECAUSE WHEN YOU COOK GOOD FOOD,
PEOPLE SMILE.

THE PROBLEM WAS HER ABILITY
TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE.

AS WE SAW AT RIB FEST,

IT WAS THE BIGGEST MOMENT
IN UNDERDOG'S LIFE

AND IT WENT LESS THAN SMOOTHLY.

Muir:
THE RIBS ARE FROZEN SOLID.

WHAT DOES THAT
LEAVE US AT?

ONE.

-SO, WE HAVE ONE SERVING.
-I DON'T KNOW.

-NO MORE BRISKET.
-WHAT TIME IS IT?

-IT'S 12:01.
-HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

BECAUSE EVERYBODY
WANTS BRISKET TODAY.

I'M DUMBFOUNDED,
QUITE QUITE HONESTLY.

LIKE, HOW HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
I MEAN, IT'S FRUSTRATING.

YOU KNOW,
WE'RE WATCHING MONEY WALK AWAY.

HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED
TO KNOW WHAT INVENTORY TO HAVE?!

ALL I'M SAYING IS
COMMUNICATE.

I TOLD ALL FOUR OF THEM --
ALL FOUR OF THEM.

OKAY, AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO
KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH

AND FIND OUT
DO THEY DO IT

BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL
SO BUSY, RIGHT.

WE'RE ALL BUSY.

I KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

ALL OF US --
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US.

THAT'S WHY
I KEEP GOING BACK TO YOU.

TELL ME --
YEAH, YOU COME BACK TO ME!

THANKFULLY, ASHLEY CAME IN
AND SAVED THE DAY,

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE
BIT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS

THAT I WANTED
TO TAKE CARE OF.

-SURPRISE!
-THE SURPRISE.

OH, HOW ARE YOU DOING,
CHRISTINE?

Muir:
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.

I'VE BEEN REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD,

GLENN AND I
HAVE BEEN TALKING FOR A YEAR.

HEY, YOU GET CLOSER
THROUGH CONFLICT.

AND THEN THERE WAS MORE TO COME.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING.
UGH!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST NEED
AN OPENING DATE

SO I CAN GET ALL THE STUFF
THAT I NEED, GLENN.

YEAH, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE
ALL THAT OUT.

SO, A COUPLE OF THINGS --
ONE IS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN,

RIB FEST, THE FACT
THAT WE WON IS CRAZY.

I COULDN'T BE PROUDER.

AND I KNOW YOU AND I HAD
A COUPLE --

THAT'S IN THE PAST.
IT'S IN THE PAST, GLENN.

NO, I KNOW IT IS.
BUT WE HAVE THESE DIFFERENCES.

LIKE, I SEE IT
DIFFERENTLY.

IF YOU'RE GONNA FIRE ME,
JUST DO IT.

NO, I'M NOT.
LOOK, I'M DONE,

BUT I STILL WANT
TO GIVE YOU THAT

BECAUSE OF THE EFFORT
YOU PUT INTO THIS.

WELL, FINE.
THEN SEND IT TO ME. NO.

SEND ME MY EQUIPMENT.

¶¶

IS THAT THE FIRST TIME
YOU'VE WATCHED THAT?

YEAH, I WAS THERE.

SO [LAUGHS]
DID I NEED TO WATCH IT?

AND, YOU KNOW,
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT,

IF I COULD WALK OFF AGAIN,
I HONESTLY WOULD.

YEP. WHERE I'M AT NOW,
I LOVE IT.

I MANAGE A BARBECUE RESTAURANT
IN WARREN COUNTY

THAT IS IN THE TOP-EIGHT
BARBECUE RESTAURANTS

IN THE STATE.

-NICE.
-AND I LOVE IT.

THE PLACE IS AWESOME.
IT'S PHENOMENAL.

WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW
WITH THIS RESTAURANT,

LIKE, THESE TWO
WERE MEANT TO BE HERE.

I WAS MEANT TO BE WHERE I'M AT,
WHERE I'M AT NOW, MANAGING.

WELL, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.

A DOOR DEFINITELY CLOSES
SO ANOTHER DOOR OPENS.

ONLY WE DON'T REALIZE
THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE

ANOTHER DOOR THAT OPENS.

I AM A FIRM BELIEVER.
EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON,

BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY
TO GO THROUGH.

SO, I MEAN,
WHAT DID YOU LEARN

FROM THE OVERALL
EXPERIENCE ITSELF?

WHEN YOU TAKE SUCH
AN ECLECTIC GROUP OF PEOPLE

WHO HAVE NEVER MET EACH OTHER,
AND YOU HAVE A DREAM

AND THE RIGHT PERSON TO LEAD,
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.

YOU HAVE A FARM GIRL,
AND I NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS

THOUGHT THAT ANY OF THIS
WOULD EVER HAPPEN,

LIKE 10 YEARS AGO.

WE DID THE BEST WE COULD,
AND WE KEPT ADAPTING.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK
AND HIRE THE SAME PEOPLE

AGAIN, WOULD YOU?
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.

NOT ONE THING. NOT ONE THING,
BUT THE WHOLE THING.

HEY, LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, GLENN.
I LOVE YOU.

-I LOVE YOU, TOO.
-[ LAUGHS ] MWAH!

I LOVE YOU, MIKE.
WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

Glenn:
I'M BRINGING IN THE CORE FOUR --

R.J., DAWN, CHRIS, AND MATT,
TO LOOK AT CLIPS

FROM THE SHOW
THAT NEVER AIRED...

[ LAUGHS ]

...INCLUDING SOMETHING I WENT
THROUGH THAT NO ONE KNEW ABOUT.

¶¶

¶¶

Glenn:
IT'S THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF UNDERDOG'S BARBECUE.

I'M BRINGING IN THE CORE FOUR

TO WATCH MOMENTS
THAT NEVER AIRED BEFORE.

BUT THIS ISN'T
JUST A LOOK BACK.

I HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT THE COMPANY'S FUTURE.

WHAT'S BEEN YOUR FEEDBACK
FROM THE SHOW?

I WAS ASKED A LOT,

"HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW
WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON?"

"I HAVE
THE BEST IDEA EVER.

I NEED TO TALK TO MR. GLENN.
DO YOU HAVE HIS NUMBER?"

I THINK THERE IS A LOT
OF QUESTIONS

ABOUT HOW REAL
REALITY TV IS.

AND, YOU KNOW,
I TELL PEOPLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S REAL.

I MEAN, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED
TO ALL OF OUR LIVES, YOU KNOW?

ESPECIALLY
TO THE PROCESS OF IT.

SO, FOR ME,
IT WAS AS REAL AS CAN BE.

LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE ASKING, YOU KNOW,

"HOW DO I FIND THE SBDC
NEAR ME?"

AND, YOU KNOW,
"HOW HOW DID YOU GET THE LOAN?"

AND STUFF LIKE THAT,

REALLY ASKING,
"HOW DO I GET STARTED?"

OR "WHERE'S THE FIRST PLACE
TO LOOK?" OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

THIS SHOW WAS ALMOST
NOT MADE.

SEE, WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW

'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
ANYBODY KNOWING

IS BEFORE WE STARTED,
I HAD AN OPERATION,

BECAUSE OF SOME CANCER,

IT WAS THE SIZE OF A DIME
ON THE EPIGLOTTIS.

THEY'RE HOPING
IT'S SMALLER

THAT'LL BE AN EXTRA LARGE
CATHETER. TRUST ME.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHEN THE SHOW CAME OUT,
I KNOW I DIDN'T --

I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY ELSE DID, EITHER --

KNEW THAT YOU WENT INTO
THE HOSPITAL TO GET CHECKED OUT.

YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY,
VERY BEGINNING OF THAT,

I HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
I CAN'T STOP THROWING UP.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
HE CAN SEE ANYTHING

ON THE X-RAY,
WHICH IS NICE.

AND, YOU KNOW, MY BLOOD
PRESSURE'S BACK TO NORMAL.

MY FEVER'S GONE.
SO, I HOPE I DODGED A BULLET.

I DIDN'T WANT TO MENTION ANY
OF THAT ON THE SHOW.

I DIDN'T WANT IT
TO BE A DISTRACTION.

I WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE THAT,
YOU KNOW, ANYBODY COULD START

A BUSINESS OR KIND OF REACH
FOR THEIR DREAMS,

AND I DIDN'T WANT
THE DISTRACTION TO BE MONEY,

AND I DIDN'T WANT IT
TO BE HEALTH.

SO, IT WAS BRUTAL,
YOU KNOW?

ESPECIALLY ALL THE TIME
YOU PUT IN DURING RIB FEST.

YOU CARRIED YOUR OWN WEIGHT
THROUGH THE WHOLE THING

NO MATTER
WHAT YOU HAD GOING ON.

HEY, I'M GLENN.
HOW YOU DOING?

YOU'RE THE NEW
CLEANING GUY, RIGHT?

I AM.
ALRIGHT, COME ON IN, THEN.

Glenn: I HAVEN'T PICKED UP A MOP
IN PROBABLY 20 YEARS,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT
IT'S LIKE RIDING A BIKE, OKAY?

MAMA ALWAYS SAID
YOU GOT TO START IN A CORNER.

I'M GONNA
MAKE MAMA PROUD.

WHEN I GREW UP,
NOTHING WAS HANDED TO ME, OKAY?

I MEAN, MY MOM WORKED
AS A GROCERY CHECKER,

AND MY DAD WAS
A PRINTER, OKAY?

I PAID FOR MY COLLEGE ON MY OWN,
AND I WORKED MY WAY UP.

I DID NOT WANT
TO GIVE A HANDOUT, RIGHT?

I WANTED TO GIVE A HAND UP.
I WANTED PEOPLE TO FEEL

THEIR OWN SENSE OF PRIDE
IN WHAT THEY DO.

I KNOW MY FRIENDS,

THEY GOT A LOT OUT OF WATCHING
THE CUSH LIFE

JUST GO "VWOOM!" STRAIGHT DOWN
TO REAL LIFE,

AND I DIDN'T FIND IT FUNNY
AT ALL.

THIS LOOKS GOOD.

Man: GOD BLESS YOU.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HEY, I'M FINE.

THANKS A LOT, BUD.
HOW ARE YOU?

WANT A LITTLE MORE?
YES, PLEASE.

I'VE GIVEN MY CAMERA CREW
A COVER STORY

SINCE THEY NEED TO FOLLOW ME.

THEY'RE DOING A DOCUMENTARY
ON GLENN BRYANT.

WHAT'S THIS
DOCUMENTARY ABOUT?

GOING OUT AND LIVING
THE AMERICAN DREAM,

TRYING TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN
AS A BUSINESS OWNER.

THE REAL TURNING POINT FOR ME
WAS DAY THREE

WHEN I WENT
TO THE SOUP KITCHEN.

THOSE FIRST THREE DAYS
WERE JUST HUMBLING.

I GO IN FOR A HOT MEAL.
THANK YOU, DEAR.

I COME OUT REALLY REALIZING
THAT I'VE GOT MY LIFE SO GOOD,

AND I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHY WE GOT IT SO GOOD.

SO MANY OF THESE PEOPLE
HAD SOME REALLY ROUGH PATCHES

IN THEIR LIVES.

I STOPPED FEELING SORRY
FOR MYSELF, AND I REALIZED

THAT I HAD TO CREATE
A NEW OPPORTUNITY.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE
ASKED OF ME ALL THE TIME

IS "HOW DID YOU GET
THESE GUYS ALL IN,

YOU KNOW,
REALLY WITHOUT PAYING THEM?"

I HAD NO IDEA
WHAT WAS GOING ON,

AND I WAS KIND OF FLYING
BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS

AND ON FAITH
AND GUT INSTINCT,

I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN,

BUT I KNEW
IF I DIDN'T HELP YOU --

LIKE, NOBODY HELPED ME,
SO I WANTED TO HELP YOU.

TO LAUNCH UNDERDOG,

I NEEDED ALMOST $50,000,

AND THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE
THAT KIND OF FAST CASH

WAS TO FLIP A HOUSE.

BUT I ALMOST LOST ALL MY SEED
MONEY AND DAWN IN THE PROCESS.

HOLY...

I MEAN, THIS HOUSE IS NOT
ANYWHERE NEAR READY

TO BE FLIPPED.

UM, I'M HOPING
TO MEET THE DEADLINE,

BUT SOME OF THE TEAM
HAS BEEN HERE TO HELP,

BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN
FOR A FEW HOURS AT A TIME.

I'M TRYING TO SQUEEZE
IN MY JOBS.

I WILL MAKE SURE
WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE

THAT WE GET IT DONE.

ALRIGHT.
'CAUSE WE HAVE TO.

I -- OKAY.

MY FRIEND SAID TO ME
EVERY TIME SHE WATCHED THE SHOW,

SHE WOULD KNOW
WHEN I WAS FRUSTRATED

'CAUSE I WOULD MAKE THIS FACE,
AND I'M LIKE,

"WHAT FACE ARE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?"

AND I LEARNED
WHAT THE FACE IS.

OH, I SAW
THAT FACE A LOT.

LIKE, I FIX MY JAW,
AND I'M LIKE...

I CAN'T EVEN DO IT.
I KNOW THAT FACE.

YEAH, THE FACE.

AND THERE WAS A LOT OF NIGHTS
THAT IT WAS JUST ME

AND MY DAUGHTER THERE ALONE,
RIPPING THINGS DOWN.

I SAT IN THE BATHTUB
AND CRIED.

I GOT A FLAMETHROWER IN THE CAR.
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT.

RIGHT. WE SHOULD'VE
BURNED THAT THING DOWN

FOR THE INSURANCE MONEY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE, EVEN WHEN
I GOT MYSELF INTO IT,

AND IT'S ONE OF
MY BUSINESS PRINCIPLES, RIGHT?

SLOW DOWN
AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND

WHAT YOU'RE GETTING
YOURSELF INTO, AND I DIDN'T.

I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME,
AND IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.

IT WAS,
BUT IT WAS REWARDING.

KNOWING THAT
SOMEBODY BOUGHT IT

AND LIVES THERE
AND LOVES IT,

I THINK THAT'S
THE BIGGEST THING FOR ME.

R.J., YOU CAME THROUGH
A FEW TIMES

DURING THOSE 90 DAYS,

YOU KIND OF TOOK ON THIS
LIKE BY ROCK STAR OF THE GROUP,

YOU KNOW, WHERE I ALWAYS FELT
LIKE YOU WERE THERE.

THE MOMENT THAT I KNEW
YOU WERE THE REAL DEAL

WAS WHEN YOU LITERALLY SOLD
THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK,

WE'RE SELLING SOME SWAG.
ANYONE WANT ANYTHING?

CHEAP STUFF, NECKLACES.

YOU GUYS DRUNK ENOUGH?
YOU WANT TO BUY SOME STUFF?

[ LAUGHTER ]

COME ON.
LET'S GO FIND SOME PEOPLE.

THIS GUY, R.J., IS SO DEDICATED,
HE'S SO FOCUSED,

THAT HE LITERALLY SOLD
THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK.

I MEAN,
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

LOOK AT THIS.
WE STARTED WITH 40 BUCKS.

THAT'S NOT BAD.

I'D SAY THAT'S A PRETTY
SUCCESSFUL NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, AND I WENT,
"MAN, THIS GUY

IS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING,"
YOU KNOW?

I WAS JUST LIKE
TAKING MY CLOTHES OFF.

THAT GOT ME
RIGHT THEN.

I FELL ASLEEP
IN THE SMOKER.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
YOU WERE PAST EXHAUSTION

BECAUSE, I MEAN,
HOW MANY 4:00 A.M. NIGHTS --

-CONSTANTLY.
-YEAH.

YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB
ON THAT.

I WAS BOBBING
WHILE I WAS WELDING.

SO, LIKE,
THERE'S GOOD WELD,

AND THEN
IT'S JUST LIKE...

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WATCH
A LOT OF THESE SHOWS,

I THINK
A LOT OF IT'S SET UP

WHERE, "HERE THEY COME
AROUND THE CORNER," YOU KNOW,

AND ALL THOSE KIND OF
THINGS, RIGHT?

I MEAN,
WE'RE AT RIB FEST

AND GOING, YOU KNOW,
"WHAT'S GOING ON?"

THE PANIC THAT I FELT
AT RIB FEST WHEN

WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SMOKER,
THAT WAS AS REAL AS IT GETS.

I HAVEN'T SEEN
THE FREAKING SMOKER YET!

LIKE THE SMOKER IS
A BIG DEAL.

IF IT'S NOT HERE,
I CAN'T MAKE ANYTHING.

WHEN CHRIS TROTT APPEARED
AROUND THAT CORNER...

Christine: OH, MY GOD!
IT DOES EXIST!

Glenn:
...WE WERE DOWN TO THE WIRE.

I MEAN, HE REALLY,
TRULY, SAVED THE DAY.

IS IT NAP TIME YET?

WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRIS,
WAS KIND OF YOUR BIGGEST SHOCK

OF THE WHOLE SHOW?

AT THE END,
WHEN I KNEW EVERYTHING,

AND I THOUGHT
I KNEW EVERYTHING,

AND YOU PULLED
THAT FLIPPING TUBE OUT.

"BUT WAIT --
THERE'S MORE."

YEAH.

PEOPLE DIDN'T REALIZE, YOU KNOW,
I WAS EATING

OUT OF A FEEDING TUBE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT ON THE SHOW.

WE WERE ALMOST FINISHED
SHOOTING.

I JUST TOLD THE UNDERDOGS
ABOUT OUR EVALUATION,

FIND GREAT PEOPLE,
AND YOU TRY AS HARD AS YOU CAN.

YOU DON'T CUT CORNERS,
AND YOU NEVER MAKE EXCUSES.

SO, WITH THAT,
I'M A LITTLE HUNGRY

BECAUSE THIS IS HOW I EAT.

YOU GUYS MIGHT NOT
HAVE KNOWN THAT.

SO, I WON'T MAKE EXCUSES.
I'M A LITTLE HUNGRY.

SO, NOBODY KNEW IT.

AND THAT'S WHERE
I WOULD GO EVERY DAY.

SO, ANYWAY, MY POINT IS,
DON'T MAKE EXCUSES IN LIFE

BECAUSE ALL IT DOES
IS MAKE FAILURE.

NOBODY NEEDS TO MAKE EXCUSES,
AND NONE OF YOU DID,

AND WE'RE ALL BETTER OFF FOR IT.

Sanders: HOW THE HELL
DID YOU DRINK BEER?

I CAN EAT A LITTLE.

"I'M GOING TO MAKE
A CALL."

YEAH, GO MAKE A CALL.

AGAIN, I DIDN'T WANT YOU GUYS
TO KNOW THAT.

WERE YOU SITTING THERE GOING,
"THIS IS NOT MAKING SENSE."

WHERE WE WERE AT YOUR APARTMENT,
MAKING THE BEER

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT
THESE THESE MICROPHONES

UNDERNEATH OUR SHIRTS,
AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,

ONE OF THOSE THOSE CABLES
WILL KIND OF KINK UP,

AND I WENT TO JUST
BRUSH IT DOWN

THINKING THAT THE CABLE
WOULD FLATTEN OUT

AND IT WOULD BE NO BIG DEAL,
AND YOU REFLECT SO HARD.

AND I WENT, "OH,
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON.

IS THIS GUY
THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING,

LIKE, HE'S DEALING
WITH SOMETHING ELSE?"

AND I GOT
REALLY CONCERNED.

IT'S FUNNY TO WATCH
HOW EVERYTHING'S PUT TOGETHER

AND THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH TIME,
BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ADDED
TO THE SHOW THAT PEOPLE MISSED.

YES.
SPEAKING ABOUT MAKING BEER,

BECAUSE YOU WERE
THE HEAD OF BEER,

WE GOT
A LITTLE CLIP TO SHOW.

I'LL TELL YOU -- A BUSINESS
THAT'S REALLY TAKEN OFF

HERE IN ERIE
IS THE CRAFT-BEER BUSINESS.

MY FIRST IDEA IN ERIE
WAS TO OPEN UP A BREWERY

SERVING A BEER
WE CREATED OURSELVES.

WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES
TO MAKE BEER.

THIS BEER COULD END UP
BEING THE VERY FIRST DROP

IN A VERY LARGE OCEAN OF BEER.

YOU GOT IT?
YEP.

WE'VE GOT
ALL THE EQUIPMENT,

WE WENT AND GOT
ALL THE WHEAT AND YEAST,

AND NOW
WE'VE GOT REAL BEER.

AND THE NEXT STEP IS
TO BOTTLE THE BEER.

JUST LIKE THAT.

GREAT JOB.

HEY.
CHEERS.

HEY, MAN,
TO HARD WORK.

[ LAUGHTER ]

IT'S HORRIBLE.
[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S LIKE CAT...
IN MY MOUTH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I DON'T THINK THAT CAT...
IS PROBABLY SCALABLE.

[ Laughing ] THERE'S LITTLE HOLE
IN THE MARKET.

"THIS BEER TASTES LIKE
CAT..."

I'M GLAD MATT AND I
TRIED IT OUT FIRST

BEFORE UNLEASHING IT
ON AN UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC.

IT WAS...PRETTY BAD.

I REMEMBER
A LITTLE NOTE OF GRAPEFRUIT,

BUT NO BEER WHATSOEVER.
[ LAUGHS ]

I MEAN, LISTEN --
BUILDING A BUSINESS IN 90 DAYS,

YOU KNOW, CAN BE DIFFICULT,
BUT IT ALSO CAN BE PRETTY FUN.

I ALWAYS SAY
IF YOU'RE NOT GROWING,

YOU'RE DYING.
THAT'S TRUE FOR UNDERDOG, TOO.

I HAVE A PLAN TO GROW IT,

BUT I'LL NEED
THE WHOLE TEAM ON BOARD.

NO ONE WORKED HARDER
THAN CHRIS TROTT.

HE ALMOST DIDN'T SURVIVE
THE FINAL DAYS

LEADING UP TO RIB FEST.

THERE WAS A POINT THERE
WHERE I THOUGHT

HE MIGHT HAVE GONE
OFF THE RAILS

I CLOSE THE DOOR
AND LOCKED THE OTHER ONE,

AND I JUST "PSHH!"

WE SENT MATT DOWN
TO CHECK ON YOU,

AND WAS HE GONE,
OR WHAT HAPPENED?

NO, HE WOULDN'T LET
ANYONE IN.

¶¶

-OTHER DOOR.
-THERE WAS A LITTLE TINY HOLE

ON HIS GARAGE DOOR WHEN HE FOUND
SOME ELECTRICAL TAPE

AND PUT IT OVER THAT SO THAT
A CAMERA COULDN'T SEE THROUGH.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
THAT WAS ROUGH.

BUT IT WAS HORRIBLE.

¶¶

TO CELEBRATE UNDERDOG'S
ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY,

I'VE CALLED IN THE WHOLE GANG.

I HAVE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT

THAT WILL TAKE
THE UNDERDOG STORY BEYOND ERIE

AND A SURPRISE THAT
I HAVEN'T TOLD ANYONE ABOUT.

THERE WAS SO MUCH
THAT DIDN'T MAKE THE SHOW.

I REMEMBER I THINK
I CUSSED ONE TIME.

AND YOU GUYS WENT,
"OH, MY GOD. HE CUSSED."

I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF A BLOOPER REEL,

AND WE CAN MAYBE TOUCH
ON THAT REAL QUICK.

[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

TRUCK IS A PIECE OF...

[ LAUGHS ]

BEHIND THE SCENES, I WAS FACING
MY BIGGEST NEMESIS OF ALL

AND '96 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
NAMED OLD BETSY.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT TRIED
TO KICK ME OUT OF THE TRUCK.

[ ENGINE SQUEALING ]

I DON'T WANT TO BE SINGING
"LA, LA, LA,

I'M A LOSER! I'M A LOSER!"

"HI, EVERYBODY! I'M IN A
FRICKING PIECE OF...TRUCK!

WHY DON'T YOU SELL ME A HOUSE?"
[ LAUGHTER ]

YOU MOVE THE TRUCK.
I'M NOT.

YOU LIKE THAT
FOR BEING A...?

WE'RE OUT OF GAS.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YES.

¶¶

[ LAUGHTER ]

OH, MY GOD.

I SPENT 90 DAYS BUILDING UP
A CACHE OF SEED MONEY,

CONVINCING PEOPLE
TO WORK FOR ME FOR FREE.

I MEAN, IT'S FINALLY
REALLY HAPPENING.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I CAN SEE 16 PEOPLE HERE
BELLYING UP TO THE BAR,

THAT'S FOR SURE.

ALTHOUGH WE'RE
ON A TIGHT BUDGET,

DAWN HAS COME THROUGH
WITH SOME GREAT IDEAS

THAT REALLY CAPTURE
THE UNDERDOG ESTHETIC AND BRAND.

Van Scoter:
IT REALLY DID TURN OUT

EXACTLY HOW I HAD
IT PICTURED IN MY HEAD.

IT'S TIME FOR THE MOMENT
OF TRUTH --

HOW MUCH IS IT ACTUALLY WORTH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE MARKET IS POTENTIAL

IN TERMS OF FRANCHISES?
YEAH.

I SEE THIS GOING
FROM COAST TO COAST.

IT'S GOT SO MUCH POTENTIAL,
BUT WE HAVE

A PRETTY SMALL SAMPLE
OF ACTUAL OPERATING RESULTS.

YOU KNOW, JUST PUTTING SOME KIND
OF A MULTIPLE ON THE SALES,

THE RANGE ON THAT'S
PROBABLY BETWEEN

HALF A MILLION
AND A MILLION.

SO, IF I KIND OF GO
IN THE MIDDLE THERE...

$750,000.

¶¶

LET'S FACE IT --
I MEAN, THIS WASN'T REALLY

JUST ABOUT BUILDING
A BUSINESS IN THE AREA.

I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY ABOUT
BUILDING AND RISING ERIE UP.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
ERIE'S BEEN LIKE,

I MEAN, SINCE THE SHOW?

DO YOU THINK IT HAD
A POSITIVE IMPACT?

EASILY.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN
ONE TIME THAT I'VE COME IN,

'CAUSE I TALK TO YOU
TWO EVERY TIME I COME IN,

THAT THERE WASN'T SOMEONE HERE
FROM OUT OF TOWN

THAT MADE A TRIP HERE
FOR THIS RESTAURANT.

OH, THAT'S AWESOME.

Glenn: I HAVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT THE COMPANY'S FUTURE.

FOR THE LAST YEAR, I'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH RESTAURANT INSIDERS

TO EVALUATE WHETHER UNDERDOG
IS READY FOR EXPANSION.

THE SMARTEST PEOPLE
IN THE INDUSTRY

HAVE BEEN TELLING ME
THAT EVERY CITY NEEDS TO HAVE

THEIR VERY OWN UNDERDOG.

LOCAL BARBECUE, AND ROTATING
SELECTION OF CRAFT BEERS,

A TAILOR-MADE EXPERIENCE
UNIQUE TO EACH COMMUNITY --

THIS IS MY MILLION-DOLLAR IDEA.

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE DID,
YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, BUT MY GOAL
FOR UNDERDOG...

REALLY IS
THE FRANCHISE?

OH, NO. OH, NO.

UNDERDOG IS
GOING NATIONAL --

CLEVELAND, BUFFALO, BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA --

THE LIST GOES ON.

EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE
WHO HELPED BUILD UNDERDOG

WILL BE ON THE GROUND FLOOR

OF A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR
ENTERPRISE.

I PLAN ON STICKING AROUND
THROUGH THE SUMMER

AND TO PUT A LOT OF TIME
INTO UNDERDOG.

IT'S THE BEST IDEA YOU'VE HAD
IN ABOUT 12 MONTHS.

BEST IDEA IN ABOUT 12 MONTHS.
THAT'S RIGHT.

Messenger: THE UNDERDOG
BECOMING A FRANCHISE,

IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE
TO WATCH.

IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE
TO BE A PART OF,

AND I'M EXCITED.

I MEAN, THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

THIS IS STILL
JUST THE BEGINNING.

SO, I CAN COUNT
ON YOU GUYS TO HELP?

HORRIBLE DéJà VU, BUT, YES.
[ LAUGHS ]

ALRIGHT, ARE WE IN?

WELL, YEAH.
ALRIGHT.

HANDS IN THE MIDDLE
WE'RE IN?

ALRIGHT, 1, 2, 3,
UNDERDOG?

1...2...3...

[ ALL SHOUT "UNDERDOG" ]

Collins:
I DIDN'T WANT TO HIT YOU, CHRIS,
THAT'S WHY I WAS REACHING OVER.

Glenn:
MY EXPERIENCE IN ERIE

CHANGED ME
IN WAYS I NEVER EXPECTED.

I GOT OUT OF MY OWN
COMFORT ZONE.

I HIT ROCK BOTTOM.

I PARTNERED WITH THE HARDEST-
WORKING PEOPLE I KNOW,

BUILT SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN ALL OF US.

[ ALL SHOUT "UNDERDOG" ]

I CAME BACK TO ERIE
TO SEE HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED.

WHAT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO FIND

WAS HOW MUCH
THEY'RE STILL LEFT TO DO HERE.

ERIE AND I ARE NOT DONE
WITH EACH OTHER YET.