Original subtitles

Christo: TONIGHT ON A VERY SPECIAL "DIRT"...

YEAH, BABY, WE'RE BACK, WHOO!

...THE MINERS LET LOOSE...

[ SNORING ]

Christo: ...IN NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN,

CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR CONVERSATIONS...

ON THE TOILET, WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION.

...FRESH FROM OUR VAULT.

DO YOU LIKE PARKER?

I MEAN, WHY WOULDN'T I LIKE PARKER?

HE GIVES US A MILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I LIKE ACTUALLY PODCASTS ON SEX AND RELATIONSHIP STUFF.

Christo: ARE YOU TRYING TO HELP RICK?

I GIVE HIM SO MUCH GOOD ADVICE,

AND HE JUST, "[GROANS] STOP IT."

SO FRIDAY NIGHT, WE'RE BUILDING A WOOD SLUICE,

AND YOU HEAR THIS... [ GRINDING ]

AND YOU HEAR THE SCREAM.

[ MAN SCREAMING ]

-HAVE THE FINGER? -YEAH.

Christo: WE EVEN GET AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK...

PBHT!

Christo: ...AT PARKER'S PALATIAL KLONDIKE ABODE.

A CASTLE UP ON THE HILL.

YOU'RE LIKE A PRISON GUARD.

DO YOU HAVE A GUN?

I DON'T NEED THIS [BLEEP]

Christo: WE WILL ALSO REVISIT SOME OF THE FUNNIEST

"DIRT" MOMENTS OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

ARE YOU GUYS LAUGHING 'CAUSE I SAID ANAL?

[ LAUGHTER ]

SO WHAT DOES HE DO AT THE BEACH?

THAT'S THE ONE. [ LAUGHING ]

Christo: AND SOME OF THE MOST TENSE MOMENTS.

MAKES YOU EMOTIONAL.

YEAH, IT DOES, THAT WAS A ROUGH WAY TO LEAVE.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME BAD BLOOD.

-[ CHUCKLING ] -YES.

Christo: AND ALONG THE WAY,

WE'LL JUMP IN THE TIME MACHINE TO COUNT DOWN

THE TOP FIVE ALL TIME "DIRT" THROWBACK MOMENTS.

YEAH, THAT'S STRANGE.

NOW I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A BROMANCE GOING ON HERE.

YEAH, A LITTLE BROMANCE.

STOP, CLEAR THE MECHANISM.

Christo: AND FINALLY, AN EXPLOSIVE SNEAK PEEK

OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE "GOLD RUSH" SEASON.

AW, MOTHER[BLEEP]

I MEAN, MOTHER NATURE'S CLOSING IN ON US

AND CLOSING IN ON US FAST.

[ LAUGHING ]

Christo: GET READY TO GET WEIRD.

DO YOU DANCE TO CYNDI LAUPER NAKED

IN FRONT OF YOUR BIG MIRROR?

YEAH, YOU THINK WE CAN MOVE ON NOW?

[ LAUGHTER ]

Christo: THIS IS "THE DIRT."

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PARKER'S SEASON HAS BEEN A SERIES OF UPS AND DOWNS.

[BLEEP] THING'S ON FIRE!

WHY IS MITCH RUNNING?

WHOA! STAND BACK!

Chris: 162.7.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, YEAH. RIGHT ON.

-GOOD JOB BUDDY. -YEAH.

Christo: BUT WHEN PARKER AND HIS CREW HIT THE "DIRT" SET...

I LIKE TO USE ONE OF THESE, IT'S GET REAL NICE.

...THE GUYS LET THEIR HAIR DOWN AND HAD SOME FUN.

YEAH, CAN YOU MAYBE BRAID IT, OR WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ CHUCKLING ]

AND PARKER AND I PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT OFF.

Christo: IS THAT A MAN BUN?

WE CANNOT HAVE A PONY TAIL ON "THE DIRT."

YOU'RE SO TOUGH. -WHY ARE YOU SUCH A [BLEEP]

[ LAUGHTER ]

Christo: BUT WE DIDN'T JUST HURL INSULTS AT EACH OTHER.

WE ALSO DUG INTO CLAIM LIFE AND CREW MORALE.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

PARKER SCHNABEL. CHRISTO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I KNOW IN THE PAST, MORALE'S BEEN AN ISSUE.

WHAT'S IT LIKE THIS YEAR?

PROBABLY THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN.

-REALLY? -YEAH.

BRENNAN, ARE THERE CERTAIN GROUPS THAT ARE CLOSER?

I MEAN, LIKE, ARE THERE ANY LITTLE BROMANCES?

MITCH IS MY BOY!

[ LAUGHTER ]

SO, MITCH, YOU'RE CLOSE TO BRENNAN,

EVEN THOUGH HE WEARS T-SHIRTS LIKE THAT?

YEAH, WELL, OUR TRAILERS ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR,

SO, YOU KNOW... -I MEAN, WHAT IS THE DEAL?

WE ALWAYS CALL BRENNAN "BIG CAT,"

'CAUSE HE'S THE GUY OUTRUNNING THE BIG CATS, RIGHT?

AND HE SPENDS MONEY LIKE NOBODY YOU'VE EVER MET,

SO WHY NOT A BIG CAT

THROWING HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILLS?

THAT'S A HILARIOUS T-SHIRT.

I'M THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DEEP.

[ LAUGHTER ]

BUT CLAIM LIFE WAS NOT WITHOUT ITS CONTROVERSY.

IN THIS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CLIP FROM OUR VAULT,

PARKER'S GUYS DID NOT HOLD BACK ABOUT HIS NEW TRAILER

AND ITS PECULIAR PLACEMENT.

FOR SOME BOSSES, IT'S IMPORTANT

TO ESTABLISH A POSITION OF POWER,

AND THIS YEAR, PARKER MAY HAVE TAKEN THIS LITERALLY.

A CASTLE UP ON THE HILL.

Mitch: THE EAGLE'S NEST, THE CASTLE,

YOU NAME IT, IT'S BEEN CALLED IT.

WELL, WE JUST CALL IT THE PALACE UP HERE. [ LAUGHS ]

Christo: THIS SEASON, PARKER HAS A BIGGER TRAILER

ON A NEW, HIGHER LOCATION.

SOME MIGHT SAY HE'S KING OF THE HILL.

Mitch: DEFINITELY, HE'S GOT A HIGH PERCH UP THERE.

WHEN PARKER GOT HIS NEW CAMP TRAILER,

HE PUT IT UP ON THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN THERE,

OVERLOOKING THE PEASANTS, HIS KINGDOM.

PUSHED THE SCRAPING PAD UP SO HE COULD SIT ABOVE EVERYBODY.

"THESE ARE MY PEOPLE" TYPE THING.

-DID I EVER SAY THAT? -YEAH.

NO, THE LOCATION OF MY TRAILER HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH THE LOCATION OF ANYBODY ELSE'S.

I DO LIKE TO BE A BIT SEPARATE FROM EVERYONE ELSE,

AND THERE'S KIND OF THE SCHNABEL THING,

WHERE WE LIKE TO HAVE A GOOD VIEW ALWAYS.

[ EAGLE CALLING ]

I BUILT A NICE, LITTLE PLATFORM FOR MY SHACK TO SIT ON.

AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE MOST OF THE PROGRESSION

FROM MY FRONT WINDOW.

Brennan: I MEAN, HE DOESN'T COME DOWN AND GIVE A [BLEEP]

WE ALWAYS BUG HIM ABOUT IT,

BUT I DO SEE HE HAS A SET OF BINOCULARS IN THERE

THAT HE TRY AND WATCHES US MORE THAN WE THINK.

Christo: IN THE SHADOW OF THE CASTLE

LIES HIS OLD TRAILER, WHICH MAY NEVER BE THE SAME.

MY OLD SHACK GOT INVADED.

Mitch: WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE SPRING,

PARKER'S TRAILER -- THE DOOR WAS OPEN.

OF COURSE, WE'RE THINKING LIKE,

"ALL RIGHT, SO SOMEBODY WENT IN THERE OVER THE WINTER,

LOOKING TO SEE IF HE LEFT ANY GOLD,

MAYBE, LIKE, SITTING ON THE COUNTER."

OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS NOTHING,

BUT WHAT WE DID FIND WAS A FAMILY OF SQUIRRELS.

[ SQUIRREL CHIRPING ]

THEY DESTROYED THE PLACE.

IT WAS...YEAH.

ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CHEWED UP WAS CHEWED UP.

PARKER PRETTY MUCH TURNED INTO A SQUIRREL REFUGE.

SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY CLEANED.

IT TOOK SEVERAL GALLONS OF BLEACH, A SQUEEGEE,

AND A COUPLE EMPLOYEES THAT WEREN'T VERY HAPPY.

Christo: NO MATTER WHICH TRAILER PARKER IS IN,

HE INSISTS THE NEW LOCATION IS NO POWER MOVE.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING HIGHER

THAN ANYBODY ELSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT THAT KIND OF BOSS.

PBHT!

[ MITCH LAUGHING ]

[BLEEP]

I MEAN, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE CASTLE?

WHY ELEVATE, WHY NOT BE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE?

BECAUSE THE LAST CUT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE CREEK

FROM WHERE MY SHACK IS, AND I CAN WATCH THE PLANT SET UP,

EACH SPOT IT MOVES TO. -SO YOU CAN ROLL.

I KNEW WE WERE GONNA BE MINING OVER THERE

WHEN WE SET UP THERE.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE CASTLE?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHEN WE LOOK BACK ACROSS,

WE SEE HIS TRUCK COMING AT 300 MILES AN HOUR,

WE KNOW HE'S PISSED OFF ABOUT SOMETHING.

TIME TO RUN BACK TO WORK.

I GUESS THAT'S THE NEGATIVE, THEY CAN SEE YOU UP THERE.

YEAH, HONESTLY THERE'S NO --

YOU'RE LIKE A PRISON GUARD.

[ LAUGHTER ]

DO YOU HAVE A GUN? -I DON'T NEED THIS [BLEEP]

[ LAUGHTER ]

IT IS NICE, THOUGH, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR PARKER,

YOU CAN BE ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE

AND SEE IF HIS TRUCK'S THERE OR NOT.

HIS PLACE IS RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CAMP,

AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE PARKER.

THEY'RE NOT DRIVING THROUGH CAMP LOOKING FOR US

AND STIRRING UP DIRT AND ALL THAT STUFF,

THEY CAN JUST GO UP TO THE CASTLE.

I CAN SEE WHO'S IN THE YARD.

THERE'S LOGISTICAL REASONS FOR THIS.

WHAT TIME DO YOU GUYS ALL START WORK?

7:00 TO 7:00'S THE DEAL.

7:15.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHAT TIME DOES HE OPEN HIS CASTLE DOOR

AND LOOK OUT? -9:30.

YEAH, USUALLY.

Christo: THERE'S THE REAL REASON RIGHT THERE.

YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE LATE,

AND YOU DRIVE BY AND THE LIGHTS AREN'T ON, YOU'RE GOLDEN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

AND NOW IT'S TIME TO GO BACK IN TIME

AS WE STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE

IN OUR "DIRT" THROWBACK COUNTDOWN.

IN FIVE SEASONS OF "THE DIRT," A LOT HAS CHANGED.

IS THIS THE ULTIMATE DISRESPECT?

DID YOU NOTICE MY RING?

SUCK IT.

FROM TONY'S INCREDIBLE HAIRCUT...

-YOU CLEANED UP FOR THIS. -YEAH.

...TO SOME TRULY UNFORGETTABLE HOFFMAN IMAGERY...

YOU DON'T LIKE MY HE-HOOTERS?

[ LAUGHTER ]

HE-HOOTERS?

...HERE ARE THE TOP THROWBACK MOMENTS IN "DIRT" HISTORY.

UP FIRST, NUMBER FIVE.

WHEN TONY BEETS FIRST GRACED THE SET OF "THE DIRT,"

HE LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

TRIM HAIR, TRIM BEARD, AND A SHIRT THAT WAS SOMEHOW

A COLOR OTHER THAN BLACK.

TONY IS SO MANLY THAT HIS CHEST HAIR

IS DISTURBING THE MICROPHONE.

BUT SOME THINGS ABOUT TONY...

BIG BEAR HANDSHAKE.

...HAVE NOT CHANGED.

WOULD YOU EVER TELL ME HOW MUCH GOLD

YOU GET OUT OF THE KLONDIKE?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU MAKE IN A YEAR, DO YOU?

IF YOU WOULD, WE'D BOTH BE LYING ANYWAY,

SO WHY GO THERE, HUH?

DAVE TURIN AND TODD HOFFMAN.

IF YOU HAD TO HIRE ONE OF THEM, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU HIRE?

I'D HIRE DAVE.

WOULD YOU ACTUALLY HIRE DAVE?

-SURE. -WOULD YOU EVER HIRE TODD?

NO. WHAT WOULD HE DO?

I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU GUYS TO DO SOMETHING

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT TO DO. SEE YOU GUYS.

HE RUN A DOZER?

I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS RUN A DOZER.

WELL, THERE YOU GO. SO THEN WHAT WOULD HE DO?

WOW.

IN AN OTHER CLIP FROM OUR VAULT,

KARLA CLUES US IN ON TOP TIPS FOR NEWBIE MINERS.

FIRST OF ALL, TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF,

THAT'S LIKE GAME CHANGER, SHOES OFF.

BRING A COUPLE BOOKS.

RICK'S SEEING SOME PROBLEMS HERE.

OH, MY GOD. THIS IS SO WEIRD.

Christo: AND OUR COUNTDOWN

TO THE BEST "DIRT" THROWBACK MOMENTS

CONTINUES WITH NUMBER FOUR.

THAT TIME WE HAD ONE TOO MANY PARKERS ON SET.

I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW.

Christo: WHEN RICK NESS AND HIS ROOKIE CREW

SHOWED UP FOR "THE DIRT" THIS SEASON...

Karla: I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA CALL ME OUT FOR MY FARTS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

...THEY TOOK THE SET BY STORM.

[ CLAPPING AND CHEERING ]

Rick: OOH, THIS IS GONNA BE COZY.

Christo: IT QUICKLY BECAME OBVIOUS

THAT NOTHING WAS OFF LIMITS.

ARE YOU GUYS LAUGHING 'CAUSE I SAID ANAL?

[ LAUGHTER ]

-YOU DROVE HOME NAKED? -YEAH.

I SHOULD'VE DROVE WITH YOU.

I DROVE HOME WITH HIM, AND IT WASN'T FUN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Christo: WE GOT TO KNOW THE KLONDIKE'S NEWEST MINERS

IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.

Man: WE'RE ROLLING.

HOW QUICKLY DID YOU GUYS JUST START TO THINK ABOUT HOME?

-TWO DAYS. -OH, REALLY?

THEY'RE JUST SAYING THAT 'CAUSE THEY KNOW THAT

THEIR FRIGGING WIVES ARE GONNA WATCH THIS.

I'LL BE HONEST, IT WAS A GOOD MONTH.

IT WAS A GOOD MONTH BEFORE THE VACATION

WAS OVER, SO TO SPEAK?

YEAH, THEN I STARTED MISSING HER A LITTLE BIT.

WOW, YOU KNOW THAT'S GONNA MAKE TV.

[ LAUGHTER ]

BUT IN A CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR CONVERSATION,

WE DISCUSSED THE DELICATE BALANCE OF MINING WITH FRIENDS.

ARE ANY OF YOU GUYS WORRIED THAT BY COMING TO WORK FOR RICK,

YOU COULD BE JEOPARDIZING YOUR FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM?

I DON'T THINK IF YOU BASE ANY KIND OF FRIENDSHIP

ON MONEY OR GOLD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

IT'S NOT A REAL FRIENDSHIP.

BUT WHAT IF YOU GUYS GO HOME AFTER SIX MONTHS WITH NOTHING?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE PISSED AT RICK?

NO, HE WOULD'VE NEVER LIVED IT DOWN.

HOW CAN YOU BE? WE ALL SIGNED UP FOR THIS,

WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE GETTING INTO.

SO YOU KNEW IT WAS YOUR REALITY?

NOW, YOU GUYS GET YOUR FIRST GOLD,

GET ANY GOLD FEVER WHEN YOU SAW THAT FIRST GOLD

THAT YOU GUYS HAD PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND?

YEAH, THAT WAS IT, LIKE ONCE WE FIRST SAW IT,

THE FIRST PAN THAT WE DID.

-WHOA! -ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, IT WAS EXCITING, I MEAN, WE WERE THERE FOR A GOOD,

WHAT, MONTH AND A HALF BEFORE WE EVEN GOT DOWN TO PAY DIRT.

20.

25.

30.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

-NOT BAD FOR A [BLEEP] WEEK. -YEAH.

-HELL YEAH! YEAH!

Christo: RICK'S CREW IS CLEARLY TIGHT,

BUT WE DECIDED TO TEST JUST HOW WELL THEY KNOW EACH OTHER

WITH A GAME OF "WHO SAID IT?"

WITH THEIR VOICES DISGUISED AND IDENTITIES HIDDEN,

CAN THE MINERS GUESS...

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THESE CLIPS HERE.

Man #2: I LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC HERE

THAT I WOULD PROBABLY NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO HEAR.

SOME EARLY MADONNA SONGS, CYNDI LAUPER, WHAM!.

I LISTEN TO QUITE A BIT OF WHAM!.

[ LAUGHTER ]

-I KNOW WHO IT IS. -WHO IS IT?

IT'S GOTTA BE ZEE.

NO, THAT AIN'T ME.

-I THINK IT'S RYAN. -TERRY.

IF IT AIN'T ZEE, IT'S TERRY.

Christo: CYNDI LAUPER, WHAM!, AND WHO ELSE?

LOOK AT RYAN'S FACE.

-LOOK AT RYAN'S FACE. -OH, IT'S RYAN?

RYAN HASN'T SAID A THING.

[ LAUGHTER ]

-HORRIBLE! -LET'S SEE WHO IT IS.

-YEAH! -YEAH!

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, RIGHT?

[ LAUGHTER ]

Christo: BUT THAT'S NOT ALL WE DISCOVERED ABOUT RYAN.

IN THESE CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR "WHO SAID IT" CLIPS,

WE FOUND OUT THAT RYAN HAS SOME INTERESTING HABITS.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT.

Man #3: I'M PRETTY SURE

RYAN DANCES IN HIS MIRROR AT HOME, NAKED.

THAT'S BEN.

Ben: THAT'S ME.

WHY DO YOU THINK HE DANCES NAKED?

RYAN LIKES TO DANCE, AND, YOU KNOW,

YOU GOT A BIG MIRROR IN YOUR HOUSE.

I'M NOT GONNA DENY IT.

DO YOU DANCE TO CYNDI LAUPER NAKED

IN FRONT OF YOUR BIG MIRROR?

-OH! -NOW IT'S GETTING WEIRD.

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN.

YEAH, YOU THINK WE CAN MOVE ON NOW.

[ LAUGHTER ]

ALL RIGHT, NEXT CLIP.

Man #4: WHEN I MET HIM, YOU KNOW,

HE WAS A REAL YOUNG-LOOKING GUY.

YOU KNOW, HE'S A HANDSOME DUDE, HE IS, YOU KNOW, OR WAS.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS NOW.

-TERRY. -GOD, THAT'S KARLA.

-IT'S KARLA. -IT'S KARLA.

Karla: IT'S TERRY.

-GOD, THAT'S KARLA. -IT'S TERRY.

-WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT? -LET'S SEE WHO IT IS.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHO IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

HE USED TO BE HANDSOME.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

WE HAVE TO CALL YOUR WIFE, AMY.

YOU DON'T THINK RICK'S HANDSOME ANYMORE, TERRY?

UH...YOU KNOW, HE'S GETTING OLD.

-NO, I DON'T. -CAN YOU BE OLD AND HANDSOME?

-THAT BE COULD BE. -YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

Christo: I MEAN, CLEARLY LIVING IN SUCH CLOSE QUARTERS,

I MEAN, YOU GUYS GOT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE RIGHT.

Rick: YEAH, LEARNED A LOT ABOUT YOU GUYS RIGHT THERE.

THANKS, TERRY.

Christo: WE THOUGHT WE GOT ALL WE COULD HANDLE

WITH THE MILWAUKEE BOYS.

BUT WHEN I SAT DOWN WITH JUST RICK

AND HIS RIGHT-HAND WOMAN, KARLA...

YOU GUYS GOT A SPOT FOR MY BACKPACK?

...THINGS TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN.

SO KARLA, WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING THE ONLY WOMAN?

IT'S SUCH A DUDE FEST. IT'S SO GROSS.

[ GRUNTING ]

IF YOU GO INTO THE BATHROOM,

THE BATHROOM BESIDE YOU, I MEAN, IT'S PAPER-THIN WALLS,

AND I CAN TELL WHICH GUY, JUST BY, LIKE, HIS GAIT,

WALKING IN AND BE LIKE, "OH, HEY, ZEE."

AND THEN WE'D HAVE A CONVERSATION ON THE TOILET,

WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION.

THAT'S HOW CLOSE WE GOT.

WHILE DROPPING D's.

-THAT'S HOW CLOSE WE GOT. -OH, LORD.

HEY, ZEE, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT, ZEE?

-OH, MY GOD, SHUT UP, KARLA. -YEAH.

CAN YOU QUIT TALKING TO ME?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH THAT.

DO WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF THAT, ANYONE?

Christo: THANKFULLY, NO BATHROOM FOOTAGE EXISTS.

BUT IN THIS PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN CONVERSATION,

KARLA LAYS OUT THE ADVICE SHE GAVE

TO THE GUYS ON THE MINE SITE,

INCLUDING DATING TIPS FOR MINE BOSS, RICK NESS.

SO ARE YOU ACTUALLY LEADING THE GUYS, KARLA?

I WAS, LIKE, GIVING THEM LITTLE TIPS AND ADVICE AND STUFF.

KARLA'S SECRETS TO GOLD MINING, I LIKE THIS.

YEAH, REALLY IT'S LIKE, "JUST DO IT,

GET OUT THERE AND TIP YOUR TRUCK."

-[BLEEP] -AND THEN YOU KNOW YOUR LIMITS.

YOU TOLD THEM TO TIP THEIR TRUCK?

LIKE PUSH THE LIMIT, THEN YOU KNOW THE LIMIT,

AND THEN YOU CAN WORK WITHIN THAT.

WHAT ELSE?

WELL, I TOLD THOSE GUYS, I WAS LIKE,

"WHEN I DRIVE ROCK TRUCK, FIRST OF ALL, TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.

THAT'S LIKE GAME CHANGER, SHOES OFF.

BRING A COUPLE BOOKS.

MAYBE BRING LIKE... -WHAT ARE YOU GONNA READ?

WHEN YOU'RE GETTING LOADED FOR THE FOUR MINUTES,

YOU CAN JUST, LIKE, LIKE, MAYBE SOME POETRY,

LIKE A HAIKU OR WHATEVER, SOMETHING SHORT.

WHO'S TAKING FOUR MINUTES TO LOAD YOU?

RICK'S SEEING SOME PROBLEMS HERE.

DO YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC? -OH, YEAH.

-PODCASTS? -MUSIC, PODCASTS, ALL THE WAY.

I LIKE ACTUALLY PODCASTS ON SEX AND RELATIONSHIP STUFF.

YOU TRYING TO HELP RICK?

I GIVE HIM SO MUCH GOOD ADVICE,

AND HE JUST, "[GROANS] STOP IT."

ALL THE ADVICE JUST GETS CHUCKED.

-ABOUT THE LADIES? -OH, EVERYTHING.

MAYBE YOU NEED TO GET A LITTLE MORE HEALTHY.

I MEAN, I LOVE BEER, YOU LOVE BEER.

-YEAH! -MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS BEER?

OH.

-LOOK AT HIS FACE! -OH.

-THAT'S A NO. -I'M OUTTA HERE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SHE'S GIVING REALLY GOOD ADVICE THERE,

YOU'RE NOT, THAT'S TERRIBLE.

WHAT ABOUT DATING WEBSITES, RICK?

WE COULD SET YOU UP WITH A NICE PROFILE.

EW, DON'T, DON'T!

I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

DON'T DO IT.

I JUST GET ON THERE LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I'M DRUNK.

[ CHUCKLING ]

HEY, YOU WANT TO COME OVER?

THAT'S JUST WHAT THE LADIES LIKE.

Christo: NOW NUMBER FOUR ON OUR COUNTDOWN

OF THE ALL-TIME BEST THROWBACK MOMENTS FROM "THE DIRT."

-LOOK AT YOU. -LOOK AT THIS NERD.

Christo: WHEN RICK FIRST APPEARED ON THE DIRT,

HE SEEMED A LITTLE NERVOUS.

SWEATING LIKE CRAZY.

IT'S, LIKE, A THOUSAND DEGREES IN HERE.

BUT MAYBE...

OH, MY GOD. THIS IS SO WEIRD.

...THAT WAS BECAUSE WE SURROUNDED HIM WITH PARKERS.

THIS IS SOMEONE THAT I CALL PARKER TWO.

UNBELIEVABLE. -AWESOME.

LOOK AT THE RESEMBLANCE, IT'S YOUR DOPPELGANGER.

-I'M BRIAN. -BRIAN, NICE TO MEET YA.

RICK.

BRIAN IS A FAN OF THE SHOW

AND ALSO LOOKS LIKE YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

DEFINITELY FREAKED YOU OUT.

-I DON'T LIKE THIS. -I KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, RICK?

I'M A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW.

[ LAUGHTER ]

COME ON, BUDDY.

DON'T TOUCH THE PARKERS.

Christo: WE LOOK BACK AT RICK AND PARKER'S

INTENSE CONVERSATION FROM EARLIER THIS SEASON.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOT MUCH COMPLAINTS TO BE HAD IN MY MIND,

BUT RICK WILL HAVE ANOTHER OPINION ON THAT

WHETHER HE SAYS IT OR NOT.

Christo: AND WE REVEAL SOME OF THE THERAPY SESSION

THAT YOU DIDN'T SEE.

Christo: DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE

TO PUT THIS BEHIND YOU AND BECOME FRIENDS AGAIN?

WE'VE ALWAYS WORKED TOGETHER,

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE OF THAT.

I HAVE NO IDEA.

AND THEN, IN ANOTHER CLIP FROM THE CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR,

THE BEETS TAKE ON THEIR SOCIAL-MEDIA CRITICS.

MY FAVORITE IS WHEN THEY GO

AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE DESTROYING THE WORLD.

BUT THEY'RE USING THEIR CELLPHONE OR THEIR COMPUTER

OR ANYTHING THAT USES GOLD. -TO MESSAGE US.

-IN THEIR PHONE. -YEAH.

Christo: WHENEVER THE BEETS FAMILY

LEAVES THE CLAIM FOR OUR SET...

SO WHAT DOES HE DO AT THE BEACH?

THAT'S THE ONE!

Christo: ...WE NEVER QUITE KNOW

WHAT'S GONNA COME OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS.

WE'RE A VERY, VERY HONEST FAMILY.

WE WILL TELL YOU IF YOUR ASS IS FAT,

WE WILL TELL YOU IF YOUR [BLEEP] IS FALLING OUT.

OH, MY GOD.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WELL, THAT'S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE.

WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON A LOT OF BLEEPS FROM THE BEETS.

YEAH, INSIDE THE [BLEEP]

OH, THEY ALREADY DID.

Minnie: WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

THEY COULD'VE JUST COME TO OUR PLACE,

AND HAD IT LOOK LIKE [BLEEP] -OH!

Christo: BUT IT WASN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES.

IN THIS CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR FOOTAGE FROM THE VAULT,

THE BEETS OPEN UP ABOUT JUST HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE

TO DEAL WITH THE SOCIAL-MEDIA BACKLASH.

A LOT'S BEEN GOING ON, TONY, WITH YOU AND PARKER,

BUT I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT

IS JUST HOW REAL IT IS.

ARE YOU SEEING WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ON TWITTER,

ARE YOU FEELING LIKE THE BAD GUY, OR WHAT?

WELL, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL THAT STUFF,

YEAH, THEN THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THE BAD GUY.

HOWEVER, IF THEY WOULD KNOW THE REAL THING, I THINK,

WHAT DO YOU SAY, THERE'D BE NOTHING TO IT REALLY.

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME, TONY, LIKE I'VE SEEN YOU GUYS SOCIALLY.

YOU GET ALONG FINE, IT'S JUST WHEN YOU GET INTO

THIS BUSINESS STUFF THAT THINGS GET MORE DIFFICULT,

IS THAT RIGHT? -IT'S BUSINESS.

I MEAN, WHY WOULDN'T I LIKE PARKER?

HE GIVES US A MILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR,

I SAY IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU GOT YOUR 100 OUNCES.

HOPEFULLY YOU'LL LEAVE US ALONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE?

DO YOU GUYS READ THE SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON?

DO YOU READ THAT STUFF AND GET UPSET,

OR DO YOU JUST TRY AND STAY AWAY FROM IT?

I READ IT AND LAUGH.

MY FAVORITE IS WHEN THEY GO

AND TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE DESTROYING THE WORLD,

BUT THEY'RE USING THEIR CELLPHONE OR THEIR COMPUTER

OR ANYTHING THAT USES GOLD. -TO MESSAGE US.

THEY'RE TWEETING THIS WITH GOLD FROM THEIR PHONE.

YEAH, AND IT'S LIKE, "THAT'S COOL."

HOW DO YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THE SOCIAL-MEDIA BACKLASH?

I USUALLY DEAL WITH IT.

MINNIE, YOU RESPOND?

ACTUALLY, WHEN PEOPLE MESSAGE, I DO RESPOND TO IT,

BECAUSE PEOPLE TAKE THE TROUBLE.

BUT IF THEY'RE REALLY NASTY, I JUST DELETE THEM.

YOU DON'T ANSWER THE CRITICS.

I SOMETIMES DO, IT IS HARD TO RESIST.

A LOT OF THEM COME BACK.

IT'S LIKE, "I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE,

I JUST GOT CAUGHT IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT,"

AND IT'S FINE.

BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE REALLY RUDE,

AND I ACTUALLY BAN THEM,

BECAUSE DON'T NEED THAT [BLEEP]

RIGHT, BUT YOU DON'T READ ANY OF THAT STUFF, DO YOU?

VERY LITTLE, SOMETIMES I READ A COUPLE OF THEM,

ANYWAY THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT [BLEEP]

I MEAN, PEOPLE EVEN SAY HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT ME.

-YEAH. -CAN YOU IMAGINE?

I'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE, TOO, HOW DARE THEY?

WHY WASTE YOUR TIME WORRYING ABOUT MY HAIRCUT?

THEY WORRY ABOUT HIS, TOO, SO IT'S LIKE,

"WHAT IS IT TO YA?"

APPARENTLY, HE NEEDS TO SHOWER MORE.

I'M PRETTY SURE... -HE SHOWERS EVERY DAY.

I CAN VOUCH FOR THAT ONE.

YEAH, WE DO IT TOGETHER, RIGHT?

YEAH!

WHAT? HERE WE GO.

OTHER STORY.

DIFFERENT CHANNEL.

-PLEASE. -DIFFERENT CHANNEL.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Christo: USUALLY WHEN I SIT DOWN WITH PARKER AND RICK...

Man #5: THERE WE GO!

...WE HAVE NOTHING BUT FUN.

BUT AFTER THEIR BREAKUP, OUR CONVERSATION THIS SEASON

WAS ABOUT AS INTENSE AS IT CAN GET.

RICK AND PARKER.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME BAD BLOOD.

[ CHUCKLING ]

YES.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

WHAT?

[ CHUCKLING ]

THERE ARE A FEW ISSUES, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW RICK'S FAIRLY UNHAPPY WITH THE BONUS

THAT HE ENDED UP GETTING,

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MADE IT IN THE SHOW.

OH, IT MAKES IT IN THE SHOW.

Rick: I WAS HOPING FOR $80,000

AND I GOT ABOUT $52,000, SO...

HE COULD'VE JUST WALKED AWAY AND GAVE ME NOTHING,

SO I'LL TAKE IT.

IT KEEPS ME GOING.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THAT WHOLE THING.

I MEAN, IN MY MIND, IT'S A BONUS.

THE WHOLE IDEA OF THERE BEING A BAD BONUS

IS KIND OF COUNTER-INTUITIVE.

SO, RICK, WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS?

SEEMS LIKE THE MORE RESPONSIBILITY YOU GOT,

THE MORE TENSION BETWEEN YOU TWO.

YEAH, WELL, I MEAN, HE'S TOUGH TO WORK WITH.

IF YOU WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN MINE SITE, THAT'S FINE.

DOING IT WITH MY MONEY WITHOUT ME DOESN'T WORK.

I MEAN, HE LIKES TO SAY THAT HE'S VERY PREDICTABLE,

BUT HE'S KIND OF UNPREDICTABLE.

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB,

BUT THEN THE GUY IN CHARGE IS UNHAPPY,

YOU KIND OF SECOND-GUESS YOURSELF A LOT, RIGHT?

WELL, AM I NOT DOING A GOOD JOB?

I THINK ANOTHER ISSUE IS

I KNEW WHAT LEVEL HE COULD OPERATE AT,

AND I EXPECTED THAT OUT OF HIM,

MORE SO THAN ANYBODY ELSE ON THE MINE SITE.

I GAVE RICK A HARDER TIME THAN PROBABLY ANYBODY ELSE,

BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT HE WAS CAPABLE OF.

Christo: THERE WAS EVEN MORE TO THIS TENSE CONVERSATION

THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR.

IN THIS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN CLIP,

PARKER AND RICK DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP.

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PUT THIS BEHIND YOU

AND BECOME FRIENDS AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE,

BECAUSE, I -- I MEAN, YEAH, WE'RE FRIENDS,

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS WORKED TOGETHER.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OUTSIDE OF THAT,

I HAVE NO IDEA. -RIGHT.

BUT I MEAN, CAN YOU PUT THE ANIMOSITY BEHIND YOU?

YEAH, I'VE GOT NO ISSUE, I REALLY DON'T.

LIKE I SAID, YOU LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE,

AND WE'VE BOTH GOTTEN TO A VERY GOOD POINT IN OUR LIVES

IN THE LAST SIX, SEVEN YEARS.

RIGHT?

ALL THE OTHER STUFF IS JUST NOISE.

PARKER, WHAT DID YOU HEAR ABOUT

THE START OF RICK'S SEASON, DID YOU HEAR MUCH?

I MEAN HE WAS HAVING A -- AS YOU CAN IMAGINE,

HE WAS HAVING A TOUGH TIME.

HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE?

[ METAL GROANING ]

IT'S GOING.

[BLEEP]

HOLY [BLEEP]

IT'S A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

Man #6: BUT I'M GONNA NEED SOME MONEY.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING YOU FORGOT. [ CHUCKLING ]

I DON'T HAVE THAT.

YEAH, I'M REALLY SORRY.

YEAH, I MEAN, I...

AS SOON AS I HEARD HE WAS GOING ON

THE CHRISTIES' GROUND,

I KNOW THAT THE CHRISTIES CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH.

THEY WERE ONE OF THE FIRST MINERS

THAT WHEN GENE CHEESEMAN AND I WENT UP TO THE YUKON,

WE WENT AND MET THEM. -YEAH.

GENE AND I SHOWED UP,

AND I ASKED SHEAMUS' SISTER.

I JUST SAID, "HEY, WE'RE MINING ON THE RIVER

UP ON TONY BEETS' GROUND,

AND WE'RE JUST WANTING TO COME SEE HOW AN OPERATION

THAT IS WELL ORGANIZED OPERATES."

AND TARA SAYS,

"PARKER, WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO TEACH YOU HOW TO MINE."

[ SCOFFS ]

THE DAD ENDED UP TAKING US AROUND.

THEY'RE JUST PRETTY HARD, THEY'RE HARD-CORE.

THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT,

HE'S ONLY ON 10% ROYALTIES, RIGHT?

SO THERE'S THAT SIDE OF IT, TOO,

THE ROYALTY DIFFERENCE IN MY MIND

JUSTIFIES A BIT OF MORE DIFFICULTY WITH THE LANDLORDS,

BUT I KNEW THAT HE WAS IN FOR A ROUGH TIME.

Christo: AND NOW THE NUMBER THREE

ALL TIME "DIRT" THROWBACK MOMENT.

Woman: THIS IS PARKER SCHNABEL.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOUNG PARKER SCHNABEL

HAD A LOT OF FUN IN THE EARLY "DIRT" DAYS.

♪ MM, MM, MM ♪

TONY BEETS STYLE.

Christo: BUT BESIDES HIS CLEAN-CUT LOOK,

PARKER'S OLD RELATIONSHIP WITH TONY

IS WHAT STOOD OUT THE MOST.

DO YOU WANT TO BE TONY BEETS WHEN YOU GROW UP?

[ LAUGHTER ]

WHY IS THAT SO FUNNY?

SOMEDAY, I'LL BE ABLE TO GROW A BEARD.

WHEN I DO, I'LL GROW A TONY BEETS BEARD.

HOW COME PARKER DOESN'T HAVE A BIG BEARD?

'CAUSE I HAVE A BABY FACE, CHRISTO.

IT'S CUTE THOUGH, PARKER.

[ LAUGHTER ]

NO, BUT SERIOUSLY, DO YOU WANT TO BE TONY BEETS?

DO YOU LOOK UP TO TONY BEETS?

YEAH, FOR SURE.

HE'S ALWAYS TAKEN A LOT OF TIME FOR ME,

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

PARKER, ARE YOU WILLING TO ADMIT,

RIGHT NOW LIKE I AM,

THAT I HAVE A MAN CRUSH ON TONY BEETS?

THERE'S NO DOUBTING IT.

SO WE HAVE A BROMANCE GOING ON HERE.

SORRY, TONY, YEAH, A LITTLE BROMANCE.

DO THEY HAVE SECURITY HERE?

-HERE? -NO.

TOO BAD.

Christo: THE GOLD MINING DREAM TEAM.

FREDDY DODGE AND DAVE TURIN STUMBLE IN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

-WE JUST FOLLOW THIS SIGN? -THAT SAYS "DIRT"?

Christo: AND THEY TELL AN UNNERVING STORY

IN A CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR CONVERSATION.

AND YOU HEAR THIS... [ GRINDING ]

AND YOU HEAR THE SCREAM.

-[BLEEP] [BLEEP] -GET A MEDIC!

-YOU HAVE THE FINGER? -[BLEEP]

Christo: THEN LATER, OUR NUMBER TWO

ALL TIME "DIRT" THROWBACK MOMENT.

WELCOME TO QUARTZ CREEK, BUDDY.

AND A LOOK BACK AT THE CONSTANT WAR OF WORDS

I HAD WITH TODD HOFFMAN.

THIS REGION'S GETTING THIN.

DIRECT RESULT OF DEALING WITH TODD HOFFMAN

ON A REGULAR BASIS.

YOU KNOW WHOSE FAULT IT IS?

IT'S CHRISTO'S FAULT.

Christo: IT'S ALWAYS FUN WHEN GOLD GURUS

FREDDY DODGE AND DAVE TURIN ARE IN THE BUILDING,

AND THIS SEASON WAS NO EXCEPTION.

HOW'S THAT, DAVE?

HEY, GET READY!

HEY, FREDDY, HERE'S A GOLD BAR.

-YOU GOT A BOGIE. -DO I REALLY?

I'M DONE, DAVE. -YOU'RE DONE?

HAD A BOOGER, STAND IN.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Christo: IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT FREDDY WAS PACKING GOLD.

I BEGGED HIM TO BRING SOME GOLD,

SO WE COULD SEE THE REAL THING.

Dave: OOH, THERE WE GO!

OH, MY.

THAT ONE'S FROM AUSTRALIA.

THIS IS WORTH ABOUT WHAT?

THAT'S PROBABLY WORTH ABOUT $7,000 NOW.

I TRADED FOR IT YEARS AGO.

HERE'S HOW YOU DO THIS?

WHAT IS THAT? -[ CHUCKLING ]

-OH, GOT YOU AGAIN! -YOU GOT ME AGAIN, DAVE.

Man #6: GET THE -- DAVE!

Christo: BUT WHAT WAS SHOCKING,

DOZER DAVE ACTUALLY GOT EMOTIONAL

AS HE RELIVED HIS TRAUMATIC DEPARTURE FROM "GOLD RUSH."

I'M DONE.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK ABOUT HOW THINGS ENDED?

EVERY NIGHT. NO, THAT WAS ROUGH.

UM...

DANG IT. -IT MAKES YOU EMOTIONAL.

YEAH, IT DOES, THAT WAS A ROUGH WAY TO LEAVE.

I NEVER, EVER THOUGHT...

WAIT A SECOND, WHAT ARE YOU REACTING TO THERE?

-THAT FIGHT SCENE, YEAH. -THE FIGHT SCENE.

WHAT ABOUT IT IS SO UPSETTING TO YOU?

WELL, IT'S NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF ME.

WHEN YOU'RE PUSHED, YOU KNOW,

YOU'RE PUSHED UP AGAINST A WALL,

SOMETIMES YOU REACT THAT WAY.

IT'S NOT ME, IT'S NOT MY CHARACTER,

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE IN THOSE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS,

TEMPERS FLARE, AND MISTAKES ARE MADE.

I HATE TO BE DEFINED BY THAT ONE MOMENT,

SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO WATCH THAT.

EVEN TO THIS DAY, IT'S JUST HARD TO WATCH,

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE DEFINED BY THAT.

Christo: BUT OUR DISCUSSION WASN'T ALL HEAVY.

IN THIS CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR CLIP FROM OUR VAULT,

FREDDY GAVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO HIS OFF-SEASON LIFE

THAT LED HIM INTO A STORY OF WOODEN SLUICE BOXES

AND SAWED-OFF FINGERS.

ARE YOU STILL HUNTING? ARE YOU STILL --

I KNOW THAT'S A BIG PASSION FOR YOU BESIDES GOLD MINING.

WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HUNTING RIGHT NOW, CHRISTO.

[ LAUGHTER ]

CHRISTO BEGGED ME TO BE HERE, SO I'M NOT HUNTING RIGHT NOW.

WELL, THESE LITTLE E-MAILS I WOULD DROP HIM.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT'S YOUR BEST RECENT HUNTING STORY YOU'VE GOT FOR ME?

TWO YEARS AGO, I BROKE THE WORLD'S RECORD AGAIN

FOR CANADIAN MOOSE.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD STORY.

SO I'VE GOT NUMBER ONE, TWO, AND THREE

IN THE WORLD FOR CANADIAN MOOSE.

ONE, TWO, AND THREE FOR CANADIAN MOOSE.

AND I THINK I'VE GOT NUMBER FOUR, TOO,

BUT I HAVEN'T HAD IT SCORED YET.

THE MOOSE I HARVESTED TWO YEARS AGO,

THE NEW WORLD'S RECORD,

I GOT IT ON THE 16th DAY.

AND AT ONE POINT,

I WAS 120 MILES FROM THE NEAREST ROAD.

HOW BIG WAS THIS MOOSE?

OH, HE'S BIG.

-32 OF HIM. -YEP.

THOSE MOOSE ARE BIG

32 FREDDYS.

A BIG BULL MOOSE WILL BE 7 1/2 FEET TO THE SHOULDER.

YEAH, THEY'RE HUGE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE USE ALL THE MEAT, TOO.

HOW DO YOU PACK ALL THAT MEAT OUT

WHEN YOU'RE 120 MILES AND YOU'RE...

-HORSES. -HORSES.

YEP, PACK STRING OF HORSES.

IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE, WOULD YOU CHOOSE HUNTING OR GOLD?

HUNTING FOR GOLD.

BUT ACTUALLY I'VE DONE BOTH TOGETHER.

LIKE UP IN THE YUKON A FEW YEARS AGO.

A GOLD PAN, A METAL DETECTOR, AND A RIFLE, HUNTING.

WOW.

LOOKING AT THE STREAMS AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAINS

AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VEINS YOU SEE IN THERE,

WONDERING IF THEY CARRIED GOLD

AND ERODED IT DOWN INTO THE RIVER BED

THAT YOU'RE NOW TRACKING DOWN WITH A HORSE, YOU KNOW.

WHO DID YOU GO ON THESE TRIPS WITH?

UH, MY BUDDY JACK GOODWIN. HE'S BEEN ON GOLD.

WHY YOU LAUGHING, DAVE?

JACK'S THE GUY THAT ACTUALLY CUT HIS FINGERS OFF

ON "GOLD RUSH."

-[BLEEP, BLEEP] -GET A MEDIC.

MIKE!

[BLEEP]

MIKE!

-YOU HAVE THE FINGER? -YEAH.

NOBODY ELSE USES THAT SAW.

SO FREDDY AND I WERE BUILDING A WOOD SLUICE, RIGHT?

YEAH.

-AND THERE'S GUYS WITH -- -ON THE BEACH.

YEAH, AND YOU HEAR THIS...[GRINDING]

AND YOU HEAR THIS SCREAM.

AND WE'RE LIKE, "OH, NO."

WE RUN OVER THERE.

OUR BUDDY JACK JUST GOT HIT WITH THE --

ON THE END OF THE FINGER WITH THE SAW

AND NOW HE'S CUT PART OF HIS FINGER OFF.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK IT.

HE HAD CUT HIS TWO FINGERS

AND THE MEDIC TAKES THAT DISINFECTANT.

DUMPS IT RIGHT IN THE WOUND, RIGHT, AND WE'RE ALL --

ALL OF US ARE ABOUT READY TO PASS OUT.

AND WE'RE GIVING HIM WATER

AND WE'RE LIKE, "ARE YOU OKAY?"

AND HE PUT THE NOVOCAINE IN THERE.

YEAH, HE STUCK A NEEDLE IN THE END OF HIS BONE THERE.

-SO MIKE ASKS THE QUESTION... -WHILE HE'S DOING IT.

WHILE HE'S DOING IT, HE GOES...

GIVE US A PAIN SCORE.

OF 1 TO 10, HOW WOULD YOU SCORE THE PAIN?

LET'S GIVE IT ABOUT 6 OR 7.

OKAY, GREAT.

6.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I WENT, "JACK, I'M LIKE 9.5 RIGHT NOW."

THIS IS BEFORE THE NOVOCAINE?

I'M ABOUT READY TO PASS OUT.

HE'S PROBABLY IN SHOCK A LITTLE BIT.

HE IS ONE TOUGH LITTLE GUY.

HE'S TOUGH.

HE'S A LITTLE GUY?

YEAH, HE'S ABOUT LIKE -- WELL, NO --

THERE HE IS WITH SHORT JOKES AGAIN.

DAVE TALKS LIKE HE'S LIKE 6'6".

HE'S LIKE AN INCH TALLER THAN ME.

I MEAN, YOU WOULD THINK DAVE IS, LIKE, A BASKETBALL PLAYER

OR SOMETHING OVER HERE.

Christo: AND YET ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE CLIP FROM OUR VAULT.

DAVE AND FREDDY TOOK THE TIME TO TAKE QUESTIONS

FROM SUPERFANS VIA VIDEO CHAT.

Man #7: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ROLLING, LOCK IT UP.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT TWO SUPERFANS WITH US HERE TONIGHT

TO GRILL YOU GUYS, YOU OKAY WITH THAT?

GOOD.

WE GOT PAUL HERE ON THE LEFT.

HE'S IN FLORIDA, BUT HE'S FROM ALASKA.

SO HE'S GOT THAT GOING FOR HIM.

AND THEN WE GOT PATRICK HERE ON THE RIGHT

WHO IS FROM NEW JERSEY. HE'S A MEDIC.

TWO "GOLD RUSH" SUPERFANS.

LET'S START WITH YOU, PAUL.

GIVE ME YOUR FIRST QUESTION FOR DAVE AND FREDDY HERE.

UM, I HAVE ONE FOR FREDDY.

WHAT MADE HIM HELP RICK WITH THE SLUICES?

FREDDY, MAN, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.

AW, RICK'S A FRIEND OF MINE.

WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.

HE CALLED ME UP AND SAID HE NEEDED HELP

AND I ALWAYS TRY TO HELP FRIENDS OUT WHEN I CAN.

THAT'S NOT TRUE. HE BEGGED YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

HE BEGGED YOU TO COME UP PRETTY MUCH.

HE SAID HE NEEDED ME, YEAH.

Rick: WHAT I NEED FROM HIM IS TO GET THIS THING WORKING.

I NEED GOLD RIGHT AWAY.

I GOT ALL MY MONEY TIED UP IN IT, AND IT'S JUST GOTTA WORK.

WHEN RICK ASKS YOU TO DO THAT,

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE AN HOUR OR TWO AWAY.

NO, IT'S A 3,200-MILE DRIVE.

BECAUSE YOU GOTTA BRING YOUR TRUCK.

I TOOK MY SERVICE TRUCK UP, YEP.

PATRICK, I'M SURE YOU'VE GOT ONE HERE HOPEFULLY FOR DAVE.

JUST HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN IT, DAVE?

I KNOW YOU'VE MOVED DIRT A LOT AS A LIVING,

BUT HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED MINING?

I'VE BEEN MINING FOR PROBABLY 35 YEARS.

BUT THE MINING I STARTED WITH WAS JUST THE SALT.

IT WAS DRILL AND SHOOT, YOU BLAST, MOVE A LOT OF DIRT

AND ALL THAT ROCK WENT TO ROADS.

AND THEN 10 YEARS AGO, I MET TODD HOFFMAN

AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED GOLD MINING.

IT'S BEEN A LIFE CHANGER EVER SINCE, NOT BECAUSE I MET TODD.

WELL, WE'VE SEEN IT, WE'VE SEEN IT.

DAVE STARTED MINING

ONE YEAR AFTER THEY INVENTED THE WHEEL.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SO, PAUL, TELL US WHY YOU'RE SUCH A BIG "GOLD RUSH" FAN.

I HAVE MET TONY BEETS AT AN AUCTION BEFORE MULTIPLE TIMES,

AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING IT SINCE SEASON ONE

AND I DO GOLD MINE IN ALASKA.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE REAL, THEY'RE NOT, LIKE, FAKE

LIKE SOME OTHER TV SHOWS ARE.

PEOPLE SAY THAT TO ME A LOT.

THEY GO, "OH, YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY ON SET

AND YOU HAVE MAKEUP AND HAIR."

WELL, WHEN WE'RE HERE, IT'S KIND OF THAT WAY,

BUT WHEN WE'RE OUT IN THE FIELD, WE'RE ON OUR OWN.

AND WE HAVE OUR OWN TRAILERS, WE HAVE TO COOK FOR OURSELVES,

WE HAVE TO WASH OUR CLOTHES, WE HAVE TO GET OUR WATER.

SO WE DO ALL THAT PLUS MINE AND WHAT WE DO IS VERY REAL.

SO, PAUL, TELL ME WHO YOU WATCH "GOLD RUSH" WITH

ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.

SOMETIMES I'LL WATCH IT WITH MY MOM OR MY FRIENDS

OR, LIKE, SOMEBODY ELSE WATCHING TV.

I HAVE THE DISCOVERY GO APP ON MY PHONE

AND I'LL WATCH IT ON THERE.

THERE YOU GO.

GOOD KID. I LIKE TO HEAR THAT.

PATRICK, WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE MINER AND WHY?

WATCHING PARKER GROW OVER THE YEARS

AND THAT HE'S HIT HIS GOALS EVERY YEAR

AND HE'S FOUND A WAY TO DO IT.

WITH PAUL BEING 13 AND THE STORY OF HIM

MINING WITH HIS DAD, THAT JUST MAKES IT EVEN BETTER,

PERPETUATES THE BUSINESS AND THE DREAM,

KEEPS THE DREAM ALIVE.

WELL, MAYBE PAUL'S THE NEXT PARKER, WE'LL SEE.

-MY AUNT SAID THAT. -WELL, THERE WE GO.

THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE SEEING

OUR NEXT BIG "GOLD RUSH" MINER HERE.

Christo: AND NOW THE COUNTDOWN ROLLS ON.

THE NUMBER TWO "DIRT" THROWBACK OF ALL TIME.

WELCOME TO QUARTZ CREEK, BUDDY.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TV EXEC AND GOLD MINER

IS A DELICATE BALANCE OF GIVE AND TAKE.

WERE ANY OF YOU GUYS NERVOUS ABOUT THE SHOW?

YEAH, OH, YOU JUST MAKE US SO NERVOUS.

Christo: OR FOR TODD HOFFMAN AND I, SMACK TALK.

LOTS AND LOTS OF SMACK TALK.

THIS REGION'S GETTING THIN.

DIRECT RESULT AND NOW THEY'RE GETTING DARK.

DIRECT RESULT OF DEALING WITH TODD HOFFMAN

ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AND YOU KNOW WHOSE FAULT IT IS?

IT'S CHRISTO'S FAULT IN TORTURING ME.

IF I TOLD YOU GUYS I WOULD QUIT TO COME MINE WITH YOU,

WOULD YOU HIRE ME?

YEAH, WE NEED A COOK.

BRAND-NEW LITTLE HIKING BOOTS, CUTE.

-[ LAUGHS ] -OH, NO.

THIS IS A SUPER HANDSOME TODD HOFFMAN.

YEAH, THAT'S STRANGE.

Todd: I BET YOU DAVE COULD GO DOWN THERE

AND MAKE A BUNCH OF BAD DECISIONS.

YOU MEAN LIKE KEEPING YOU IN "GOLD RUSH"?

GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY, EXCEPT FOR CHRISTO.

Christo: THE NUMBER ONE ALL TIME "DIRT" THROWBACK MOMENT.

AND IT PUTS US ALL IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

ISN'T IT NICE?

WELL, MOST OF US.

BAD, BAD IDEA. I JUST PULLED MY HAMSTRING.

AND THEN WE TACKLE SOME NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN

SOCIAL-MEDIA QUESTIONS...

...WHERE PARKER SCHNABEL PONDERS HIS NEXT CAREER MOVE.

SHOULD I WRITE A BOOK CALLED "HOW TO NOT BE A JERK"?

I'LL WRITE THE FORWARD.

Christo: NOW THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR --

THE NUMBER ONE ALL TIME "DIRT" THROWBACK MOMENT.

OUR HOLIDAY SPIRIT WAS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH

WHEN THE HOFFMAN CREW STOPPED BY

TO SUIT UP AND SPREAD SOME CHEER.

ISN'T IT NICE?

YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT CHRISTO IN THAT?

HEY, THAT'S IT.

BAD, BAD IDEA, LORETTA.

OH, MY.

SING?

♪ AHHHH ♪

Christo: I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS ONE.

ANYTHING BUT SINGING.

I'LL TAKE MY SHIRT OFF BEFORE I SING.

-♪ ON THE SEVENTH ♪ -♪ DAY OF ♪

♪ "GOLD RUSH" ♪

STOP. CLEAR THE MECHANISM.

CLOSER TOGETHER, GUYS.

CHEESE.

EVERYONE'S FAVORITE TIME -- SOCIAL MEDIA.

MINNIE LOVES SOCIAL MEDIA HERE.

YOU GUYS HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE,

TAKING QUESTIONS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY...

PARKER... -WHAT?

-...YOU READY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA? -NO.

Christo: THE MINERS ARE ALWAYS READY AND WILLING

TO ANSWER "GOLD RUSH" FAN'S QUESTIONS.

A BABY COULD DO IT, IT'S SO EASY.

SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

Christo: BUT SO MANY COME FLOODING IN...

OH, MAN, OH.

Christo: ...THAT A FEW OF THESE GEMS HIT THE CUTTING-ROOM FLOOR.

THAT IS, UNTIL NOW.

LET'S TAKE THE FIRST QUESTION HERE.

GOOD LORD, THAT IS... -DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

YEAH, I KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

DO TELL US, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

I THINK THEY'RE GETTING THIS FROM THE OLD-SCHOOL PICTURES

OF YOU GUYS, RIGHT?

♪♪

I, IN MY WHOLE LIFE,

NEVER HAD ANY OF ANYTHING A LITTLE.

THAT'S A LIE. YOU DRINK ALL THE TIME.

SO WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THAT?

-BUT NO HARD DRUGS. -NO, HE'S NEVER DONE DRUGS.

YOU KIND OF LOOKED THE PART. YOU LOOK PRETTY HIPPIED OUT.

IN THE '70s, DIDN'T EVERYBODY LOOK LIKE THAT?

YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. ALL RIGHT, NEXT QUESTION.

IS THERE A STIGMA AGAINST THE PEOPLE

THAT ARE ON "GOLD RUSH"?

ARE YOU GUYS TREATED DIFFERENTLY?

UH, YEAH, I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF TALK.

I MEAN, A LOT OF THE GUYS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW --

THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN UP THERE FOR GENERATIONS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND YOU CAN'T REALLY BLAME THEM.

AT LEAST I DON'T BECAUSE THEN, YOU KNOW,

I DIDN'T GROW UP UP THERE.

AND HERE ALL OF A SUDDEN, I'M COMING IN

AND THERE'S CAMERAS FOLLOWING ME AROUND.

THEY KIND OF RESENT YOU GUYS.

THEY'RE CHARACTERS THOUGH.

HERE'S JOHNNY. WHY AM I STILL HERE?

THIS IS MY FOREVER HOME,

THIS IS WHERE I'M GOING TO BE BURIED.

I LIKE TO WALK AROUND LOOKING LIKE A CIVILIZED PERSON.

THAT'S PART OF THE FUN AROUND HERE, COME AS YOU ARE.

HEY, YOU FOLKS TAKE CARE.

NO, THERE'S HUGE CHARACTERS.

NOTHING BUT CHARACTERS.

THAT'S WHY THE TV SHOW'S THERE,

BUT THEY'RE NOT A FAN OF ALL THIS HOOPLA.

NOT REALLY.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT ONE.

IS THAT JACK HOFFMAN?

THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST GONNA ASK.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE JERKNESS THOUGH.

YOU'VE TURNED OVER A NEW LEAF.

I MEAN, IT DOESN'T JUST, LIKE, HAPPEN.

BUT YOU'RE WORKING ON IT.

THERE'S ALWAYS TIME TO DEVOLVE BACK.

RIGHT, BRENNAN?

YOU'RE READING BOOKS ON HOW TO NOT BE A JERK.

IT'S JUST ONE BOOK.

IT'S ACTUALLY TWO CHAPTERS OF ONE BOOK.

WE'RE GONNA SHOW IT ON "THE DIRT" HERE.

"HOW TO NOT BE A JERK" BY PARKER SCHNABEL.

SHOULD I WRITE A BOOK CALLED "HOW TO NOT BE A JERK"?

I'LL WRITE THE FORWARD.

I WILL WRITE A PICTURE BOOK ABOUT HOW TO NOT BE A JERK.

LIKE A KIDS BOOK THOUGH BECAUSE I WANT A CARTOON

OF BRENNAN BREAKING THE RIPPER SHANK.

AND THEN, LIKE... -YOU FREAKING OUT.

YOU SAY ON THERE -- LIKE, THE ONE BUBBLE --

YOUR HEAD, LIKE, YOU'RE REAL ANGRY.

AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE, YOU'RE LIKE,

"OH, I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A PAT ON THE BACK."

YEAH, SO WE'LL DO THAT.

HE CAN RUN TO THE CASTLE ON THE HILL

TO TALK TO DOUMITT ABOUT HOW TO CHANGE HIS WAYS.

BRENNAN BROKE THE SHANKY, NOW I'M CRANKY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS GOING DOWNHILL FAST.

AND NOW AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK

AT THE DRAMATIC SECOND HALF OF "GOLD RUSH."

STILL TO COME THIS SEASON, "GOLD RUSH" MINE BOSSES

ARE BREAKING RECORDS

WITH MORE GOLD THAN EVER BEFORE.

Rick: THERE WE ARE. OVER 100...

Man #8: 300...

Minnie: 470.

WE BROKE THE SCALE! WE BROKE THE SCALE!

Christo: IT'S A BATTLE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

ALL IT'S GOTTA DO IS GET ROCKS FROM THERE TO [BLEEP] THERE!

Man #9: HEY, GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM UP HERE.

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP] SAKES.

Parker: YEEHAW.

Chris: WE NEED AN EMERGENCY MEDIVAC NOW.

THIS IS MITCH BLASCHKE COMING AT YOU LIVE

FROM THE YUKON HOSPITAL.

Officiant: WILL YOU MONICA KEEP TAYLOR

AS YOUR FAVORITE PERSON?

HELL YEAH.

Christo: THEY GO BIGGER...

[ HORN HONKS ]

...HARDER...

WE FOUND A LOT OF GOLD IN A HURRY.

Christo: ...AND SMARTER.

Man #10: IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING NEW.

I'M GLAD I'M NOT YOU.

THIS.

Man #11: I HEARD HIM IN THERE YELLING AND SCREAMING.

GOING TO PLANT, YEAH, WHOO!

WHOO!

Christo: THIS IS THE MOST COLOSSAL SEASON...

GUYS, REALLY GET OUT OF THE WAY.

Tony: OH, YEAH!

[ MEN CHEERING ]

FLAT'S ON FIRE!

Christo: ...OF "GOLD RUSH" EVER.

[ CHEERS ]

I DROPPED THE GOLD.

HERE, THAT'S WHAT I CALL DUMB.