1 00:00:00,499 --> 00:00:02,498 - My name is Nathan Fielder, 2 00:00:02,499 --> 00:00:04,499 and I graduated from one of Canada's top business schools 3 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:07,498 with really good grades. 4 00:00:07,499 --> 00:00:08,498 Now I'm using my knowledge 5 00:00:08,499 --> 00:00:11,498 to help struggling small business owners make it 6 00:00:11,499 --> 00:00:14,498 in this competitive world. 7 00:00:14,499 --> 00:00:17,499 This is "Nathan for You." 8 00:00:18,499 --> 00:00:19,498 If you're a traveling businessman 9 00:00:19,499 --> 00:00:21,498 visiting Pomona, California, 10 00:00:21,499 --> 00:00:25,498 chances are you'll stay at the iconic Hilltop Hotel. 11 00:00:25,499 --> 00:00:27,498 But recently, hotel manager Kenny Pang 12 00:00:27,499 --> 00:00:30,498 has been eager to attract a new type of clientele: 13 00:00:30,499 --> 00:00:31,499 families on vacation. 14 00:00:32,499 --> 00:00:33,499 - The hotel would like to, you know, 15 00:00:34,499 --> 00:00:36,498 get more families to come in because when they-- 16 00:00:36,499 --> 00:00:37,499 when they come in, 17 00:00:38,499 --> 00:00:41,498 they will stay a lot longer than the other guests. 18 00:00:41,499 --> 00:00:42,499 - But as far as I'm concerned, 19 00:00:43,499 --> 00:00:44,498 if you want to attract families, 20 00:00:44,499 --> 00:00:47,060 you have to cater to the needs of the parents. 21 00:00:47,499 --> 00:00:49,498 So I paid Kenny a visit with a way to help. 22 00:00:49,499 --> 00:00:51,498 When couples stay alone in a hotel, 23 00:00:51,499 --> 00:00:53,498 if their relationship's going well, 24 00:00:53,499 --> 00:00:55,498 they'll usually have sex, right? 25 00:00:55,499 --> 00:00:57,498 - [laughs] 26 00:00:57,499 --> 00:00:59,498 That's common sense. 27 00:00:59,499 --> 00:01:02,498 - Yeah. But when families travel together, 28 00:01:02,499 --> 00:01:05,498 I imagine it's incredibly frustrating for the parents 29 00:01:05,499 --> 00:01:08,498 because they're unable to engage in sexual intercourse 30 00:01:08,499 --> 00:01:10,498 because their kids are there. 31 00:01:10,499 --> 00:01:11,700 - [laughing] You know what? 32 00:01:12,499 --> 00:01:15,498 I never, ever really pay attention to this matter. 33 00:01:15,499 --> 00:01:18,498 But...it's out there. 34 00:01:18,499 --> 00:01:20,020 - Right now, the reason 35 00:01:20,499 --> 00:01:22,498 why parents don't want to have sex while on vacation 36 00:01:22,499 --> 00:01:24,499 is because their children will see and hear them, 37 00:01:25,499 --> 00:01:26,498 leading to permanent developmental damage 38 00:01:26,499 --> 00:01:28,498 which can never be repaired. 39 00:01:28,499 --> 00:01:32,498 But if the Hilltop Hotel could offer a portable soundproof box 40 00:01:32,499 --> 00:01:34,498 that completely isolates the child 41 00:01:34,499 --> 00:01:36,498 from his parents' carnal acts, 42 00:01:36,499 --> 00:01:38,498 they'd quickly become the top hotel choice 43 00:01:38,499 --> 00:01:41,498 for sexually active parents traveling with their children. 44 00:01:41,499 --> 00:01:42,499 The plan: 45 00:01:48,499 --> 00:01:52,498 - Then, it would still be inside...the room. 46 00:01:52,499 --> 00:01:55,498 Is that what you're saying? Oh, sorry. 47 00:01:55,499 --> 00:01:57,498 - You know, the best part is kids wouldn't see this 48 00:01:57,499 --> 00:02:00,498 as some prison they're forced into. 49 00:02:00,499 --> 00:02:02,498 It would be a fun isolation box 50 00:02:02,499 --> 00:02:05,498 that kids of all ages would enjoy. 51 00:02:05,499 --> 00:02:07,498 - Um... 52 00:02:07,499 --> 00:02:13,498 If you put it that way, theoretically, maybe. 53 00:02:13,499 --> 00:02:15,499 - Kenny was beginning to see the potential of my idea 54 00:02:16,499 --> 00:02:18,498 and even had some suggestions of his own. 55 00:02:18,499 --> 00:02:20,498 - Every single thing that kids would love 56 00:02:20,499 --> 00:02:22,498 could go into that box. 57 00:02:22,499 --> 00:02:26,499 I mean, you know, little flashlights, you know, 58 00:02:27,060 --> 00:02:30,498 little stars to, you know, go off at night. 59 00:02:30,499 --> 00:02:31,498 - But before committing to anything, 60 00:02:31,499 --> 00:02:34,498 he wanted to see a working prototype. 61 00:02:34,499 --> 00:02:37,498 So I got to work constructing our first isolation chamber 62 00:02:37,499 --> 00:02:38,498 that would be large enough 63 00:02:38,499 --> 00:02:41,498 to house a child up to 16 years of age. 64 00:02:41,499 --> 00:02:44,498 But since the most important part was the soundproofing, 65 00:02:44,499 --> 00:02:45,498 we layered the inside walls 66 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:47,498 with 6 inches of rock wool batting 67 00:02:47,499 --> 00:02:50,498 and then added a cork-lined inner chamber 68 00:02:50,499 --> 00:02:53,498 with a pressurized seal that would eliminate vibrations. 69 00:02:53,499 --> 00:02:55,498 Because the box had to be airtight, 70 00:02:55,499 --> 00:02:58,498 I also installed a self-contained breathing system 71 00:02:58,499 --> 00:03:01,498 that would pump oxygen in while scrubbing out the CO2 72 00:03:01,499 --> 00:03:03,498 so the child wouldn't suffocate. 73 00:03:03,499 --> 00:03:04,498 And as a final precaution, 74 00:03:04,499 --> 00:03:06,498 I created a rainforest soundscape 75 00:03:06,499 --> 00:03:09,498 to play inside the box with custom animal calls 76 00:03:09,499 --> 00:03:10,498 that would hopefully camouflage 77 00:03:10,499 --> 00:03:13,498 any sex noises that happened to get through. 78 00:03:13,499 --> 00:03:16,498 Ooh-ooh-ee-ee-ah-ahh.... 79 00:03:16,499 --> 00:03:17,498 [grunting] Ruh-ruh-ah... 80 00:03:17,499 --> 00:03:20,498 Oooooooh... 81 00:03:20,499 --> 00:03:22,498 With every precaution taken 82 00:03:22,499 --> 00:03:25,498 and the box now decorated to make it exciting for kids, 83 00:03:25,499 --> 00:03:27,499 it seemed like our prototype was complete. 84 00:03:27,820 --> 00:03:30,498 But I knew that if even one sex noise 85 00:03:30,499 --> 00:03:32,498 happened to get through to the inside, 86 00:03:32,499 --> 00:03:35,498 the Hilltop could be liable for traumatizing an innocent child. 87 00:03:35,499 --> 00:03:38,498 So after setting up the box in one of their suites, 88 00:03:38,499 --> 00:03:40,498 I hired two pornographic performers 89 00:03:40,499 --> 00:03:44,498 to help me test it out under real-life circumstances. 90 00:03:44,499 --> 00:03:47,498 Do you normally start, like, kissing a little bit, 91 00:03:47,499 --> 00:03:49,498 and then it gets more and more or-- 92 00:03:49,499 --> 00:03:51,498 - It kind of depends on the scene. 93 00:03:51,499 --> 00:03:53,498 I mean, usually, like, sometimes, there's kissing. 94 00:03:53,499 --> 00:03:55,498 Sometimes, it just goes straight to blowjob. 95 00:03:55,499 --> 00:03:57,498 - Oh, okay. - Yeah. 96 00:03:57,499 --> 00:03:59,498 - While Tony and Holly got ready in the bathroom, 97 00:03:59,499 --> 00:04:00,820 I brought in our test subject... 98 00:04:01,499 --> 00:04:02,498 Hey. - Hi. 99 00:04:02,499 --> 00:04:04,498 - How's it going? I'm Nathan. Nice to meet you. 100 00:04:04,499 --> 00:04:06,498 An eight-year-old child actor named Bradley. 101 00:04:06,499 --> 00:04:08,498 - What the heck? 102 00:04:08,499 --> 00:04:10,499 - Pretty cool fort, huh? - Yeah. 103 00:04:11,220 --> 00:04:12,498 - Bradley loved the box. 104 00:04:12,499 --> 00:04:14,499 And after helping him in and showing him how to alert me 105 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:16,498 in case of an emergency... 106 00:04:16,499 --> 00:04:17,498 [alarm beeps] 107 00:04:17,499 --> 00:04:19,498 You see? That light? 108 00:04:19,499 --> 00:04:23,498 I sealed him inside the chamber... 109 00:04:23,499 --> 00:04:25,498 making sure there was no way he could get out on his own 110 00:04:25,499 --> 00:04:28,498 and ruin his innocence. 111 00:04:28,499 --> 00:04:29,498 Even though Bradley's parents 112 00:04:29,499 --> 00:04:31,499 were fully aware of what was about to happen, 113 00:04:32,499 --> 00:04:34,498 they still insisted on being present during the test. 114 00:04:34,499 --> 00:04:36,498 So I just want to be clear with you guys. 115 00:04:36,499 --> 00:04:38,498 Because this is a test, 116 00:04:38,499 --> 00:04:41,498 I'm gonna have the performers go at each other pretty hard. 117 00:04:41,499 --> 00:04:43,498 - Okay. 118 00:04:43,499 --> 00:04:45,498 - Okay. - And with that, 119 00:04:45,499 --> 00:04:48,498 I brought Jurgen and Marie into the room so we could begin. 120 00:04:48,499 --> 00:04:50,498 Are you guys ready? - Yeah. 121 00:04:50,499 --> 00:04:52,498 - Okay. Whenever you're ready. - Oh, we're ready. 122 00:04:52,499 --> 00:04:54,499 - [murmurs] 123 00:04:57,499 --> 00:05:00,498 [both murmuring] [kissing sounds] 124 00:05:00,499 --> 00:05:02,498 - I love you so much, Marie. 125 00:05:02,499 --> 00:05:05,498 - Touch me where I like it, Jurgen. 126 00:05:05,499 --> 00:05:09,498 - I gave them your names to make it more realistic. 127 00:05:09,499 --> 00:05:10,499 - Okay. 128 00:05:13,499 --> 00:05:16,498 - Watch and learn, hon. [laughs] 129 00:05:16,499 --> 00:05:17,498 - [moaning] Oh... 130 00:05:17,499 --> 00:05:19,499 Oh, you like it when I beg for that [bleep], 131 00:05:20,499 --> 00:05:21,498 don't you, Jurgen? 132 00:05:21,499 --> 00:05:22,498 [moans] Ah! 133 00:05:22,499 --> 00:05:24,460 - After a few minutes, 134 00:05:24,499 --> 00:05:26,499 the real Jurgen and Marie decided to leave the room. 135 00:05:28,499 --> 00:05:31,498 - There's an alert button. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 136 00:05:31,499 --> 00:05:33,498 Okay. I'll take care of him. - Okay. Thanks. 137 00:05:33,499 --> 00:05:35,498 - See you, guys. 138 00:05:35,499 --> 00:05:36,499 With Jurgen and Marie gone, 139 00:05:37,499 --> 00:05:39,498 I was left to monitor the rest of the test on my own. 140 00:05:39,499 --> 00:05:42,498 - [yelling] Oh! Oh! 141 00:05:42,499 --> 00:05:43,499 [loud moaning] 142 00:05:44,499 --> 00:05:46,498 Oh, God, Jurgen! 143 00:05:46,499 --> 00:05:48,498 [both moaning] 144 00:05:48,499 --> 00:05:52,498 [rainforest sounds playing] 145 00:05:52,499 --> 00:05:54,498 - Once I observed the couple had climaxed, 146 00:05:54,499 --> 00:05:56,498 I knew it wasn't gonna get any louder, 147 00:05:56,499 --> 00:05:58,498 so I had them finish up 148 00:05:58,499 --> 00:06:00,498 and brought in something comfortable for them to put on. 149 00:06:00,499 --> 00:06:02,498 And with Holly and Tony out of the room, 150 00:06:02,499 --> 00:06:04,499 it's time to see if my box had worked. 151 00:06:05,499 --> 00:06:07,498 So what was it like being in outer space? 152 00:06:07,499 --> 00:06:10,498 - Fun. - Did you...hear anything? 153 00:06:10,499 --> 00:06:12,498 - Animal noises. 154 00:06:12,499 --> 00:06:13,498 - Animal noises? 155 00:06:13,499 --> 00:06:14,498 Nothing besides that? 156 00:06:14,499 --> 00:06:16,498 - No. - Nothing? 157 00:06:16,499 --> 00:06:17,498 - Nothing. 158 00:06:17,499 --> 00:06:19,498 - My box had passed an initial test. 159 00:06:19,499 --> 00:06:21,498 But with a child's mental health on the line, 160 00:06:21,499 --> 00:06:23,498 I needed to make sure it held up 161 00:06:23,499 --> 00:06:25,498 under even the most extreme circumstances. 162 00:06:25,499 --> 00:06:28,498 So to put it through the ultimate stress test, 163 00:06:28,499 --> 00:06:31,498 I arranged for an additional five performers 164 00:06:31,499 --> 00:06:34,498 to join Tony and Holly for a seven-person orgy. 165 00:06:34,499 --> 00:06:36,498 So these are some of my friends here. 166 00:06:36,499 --> 00:06:37,498 Just wanna say hi? 167 00:06:37,499 --> 00:06:38,498 all: Hi. - Yeah. 168 00:06:38,499 --> 00:06:40,498 - Nice to meet you. - Okay. 169 00:06:40,499 --> 00:06:42,499 You know the drill, right? - Yeah. 170 00:06:42,620 --> 00:06:45,498 - Blast off. 171 00:06:45,499 --> 00:06:48,499 [loud moaning, groaning] 172 00:06:50,499 --> 00:06:53,499 - It was clear that if my box could withstand this, 173 00:06:54,499 --> 00:06:55,498 it would hold up in any situation 174 00:06:55,499 --> 00:06:57,499 a hotel client might get into. 175 00:06:59,499 --> 00:07:02,498 So after the 30-minute group session concluded, 176 00:07:02,499 --> 00:07:04,498 I followed up one more time with Bradley. 177 00:07:04,499 --> 00:07:07,499 So, uh...how was that? 178 00:07:09,499 --> 00:07:10,498 - Awesome. 179 00:07:10,499 --> 00:07:13,498 - Did you hear anything strange this time? 180 00:07:13,499 --> 00:07:14,499 - No. - Nothing? 181 00:07:14,580 --> 00:07:16,498 - Nothing. 182 00:07:16,499 --> 00:07:19,498 - It worked. The box was completely soundproof. 183 00:07:19,499 --> 00:07:20,498 And that meant I could finally 184 00:07:20,499 --> 00:07:22,499 return to Kenny with undeniable proof 185 00:07:23,499 --> 00:07:26,498 that the product was ready to be offered to his guests. 186 00:07:26,499 --> 00:07:28,498 - Oh, is that-- 187 00:07:28,499 --> 00:07:30,498 [laughs] Wow. 188 00:07:30,499 --> 00:07:33,499 It looks like a space shuttle. 189 00:07:35,499 --> 00:07:38,498 - Oh, God, Jurgen! 190 00:07:38,499 --> 00:07:40,498 [both moaning loudly] 191 00:07:40,499 --> 00:07:41,498 - So, as you can see, 192 00:07:41,499 --> 00:07:43,499 we tested it out in every possible scenario... 193 00:07:44,499 --> 00:07:46,498 - Mm-hmm. - From a couple making love 194 00:07:46,499 --> 00:07:49,498 to a seven-person group engagement, 195 00:07:49,499 --> 00:07:51,498 and there was a child in there the entire time... 196 00:07:51,499 --> 00:07:52,498 - Mm-hmm. 197 00:07:52,499 --> 00:07:53,498 - Who didn't hear anything. 198 00:07:53,499 --> 00:07:55,498 - Mm-hmm. Okay. 199 00:07:55,499 --> 00:07:58,499 Wow. Um... 200 00:08:02,499 --> 00:08:03,498 Mm... 201 00:08:03,499 --> 00:08:06,498 - So I guess we'll leave the box in the lobby, 202 00:08:06,499 --> 00:08:08,498 and just let me know if you want to order any more. 203 00:08:08,499 --> 00:08:09,499 - Um... 204 00:08:10,499 --> 00:08:11,498 Thank you for the offer, but-- 205 00:08:11,499 --> 00:08:13,498 - You don't have to worry about it--it's my gift to you. 206 00:08:13,499 --> 00:08:17,498 We'll just leave it in the lobby. 207 00:08:17,499 --> 00:08:18,498 - Uh...all right. 208 00:08:18,499 --> 00:08:20,498 Leave it in the lobby, then. Yeah. 209 00:08:20,499 --> 00:08:23,498 [light music] 210 00:08:23,499 --> 00:08:24,499 ♪ 211 00:08:31,074 --> 00:08:34,073 - In making this show, I'm constantly on the road, 212 00:08:34,074 --> 00:08:36,435 driving from location to location. 213 00:08:37,074 --> 00:08:39,073 I try to use the time as best I can 214 00:08:39,074 --> 00:08:41,073 by catching up on the royalty-free music tracks 215 00:08:41,074 --> 00:08:43,073 I'm thinking of using in my show. 216 00:08:43,074 --> 00:08:46,073 - ♪ Hot summer nights after the sun went down ♪ 217 00:08:46,074 --> 00:08:50,073 ♪ Dreaming of a life outside my little town ♪ 218 00:08:50,074 --> 00:08:51,074 - But because the traffic is so terrible 219 00:08:52,074 --> 00:08:53,073 in Southern California, 220 00:08:53,074 --> 00:08:56,073 I often find myself stuck in total gridlock, 221 00:08:56,074 --> 00:08:59,073 'causing me huge delays to wherever I'm going, 222 00:08:59,074 --> 00:09:02,073 and in my line of work, being late is not an option. 223 00:09:02,074 --> 00:09:04,073 So I recently developed a solution 224 00:09:04,074 --> 00:09:08,073 that allows me to be on time no matter how bad traffic gets. 225 00:09:08,074 --> 00:09:10,073 Whenever I'm on the road, 226 00:09:10,074 --> 00:09:15,073 I make sure to have two interns follow me on a motorcycle. 227 00:09:15,074 --> 00:09:17,073 Then, the second I hit any traffic, 228 00:09:17,074 --> 00:09:18,073 I give them a signal out my window 229 00:09:18,074 --> 00:09:20,074 to approach the side of the car. 230 00:09:21,074 --> 00:09:22,073 This is where a switch occurs, 231 00:09:22,074 --> 00:09:25,073 as my unpaid intern takes my spot in the car 232 00:09:25,074 --> 00:09:28,073 while I quickly mount the back of the motorcycle. 233 00:09:28,074 --> 00:09:31,073 And because it's legal to split lanes in California, 234 00:09:31,074 --> 00:09:33,073 I'm able to speed through the gridlock 235 00:09:33,074 --> 00:09:36,073 and get to where I'm going without any delay whatsoever, 236 00:09:36,074 --> 00:09:38,073 leaving my unpaid intern to wait in traffic 237 00:09:38,074 --> 00:09:41,355 and eventually deliver my car to my destination. 238 00:09:42,074 --> 00:09:43,073 But the more I use the system, 239 00:09:43,074 --> 00:09:45,073 the more I notice that others around me 240 00:09:45,074 --> 00:09:48,073 looked envious of my ability to avoid traffic, 241 00:09:48,074 --> 00:09:49,073 and that's when I realized 242 00:09:49,074 --> 00:09:51,073 I might've accidentally stumbled onto 243 00:09:51,074 --> 00:09:53,073 a major business opportunity. 244 00:09:53,074 --> 00:09:56,073 If I could arrange for hundreds of motorcyclists 245 00:09:56,074 --> 00:09:58,073 throughout the city to be on-call 246 00:09:58,074 --> 00:10:01,073 to fetch gridlocked drivers at a moment's notice, 247 00:10:01,074 --> 00:10:03,074 I'd be able to help everyone avoid traffic, 248 00:10:04,074 --> 00:10:07,073 and my gridlock rescue concept could become a national hit. 249 00:10:07,074 --> 00:10:09,073 But to do this would take some work, 250 00:10:09,074 --> 00:10:11,073 so we'll check back with this in a bit. 251 00:10:11,074 --> 00:10:12,073 But first... 252 00:10:12,074 --> 00:10:15,073 Rose Ilandrian is a travel agent 253 00:10:15,074 --> 00:10:18,073 and the owner of Glendale, California's Travelure By Rose. 254 00:10:18,074 --> 00:10:20,073 But in this internet age, 255 00:10:20,074 --> 00:10:22,073 she's seen her longstanding business 256 00:10:22,074 --> 00:10:24,073 crippled by modern technology. 257 00:10:24,074 --> 00:10:26,073 - All of a sudden, internet came 258 00:10:26,074 --> 00:10:29,073 and everybody's--they're going directly to the internet. 259 00:10:29,074 --> 00:10:31,073 - And because of this, her customers have dwindled 260 00:10:31,074 --> 00:10:33,074 to the last holdouts of the information age-- 261 00:10:34,074 --> 00:10:36,073 the oldest of the old. 262 00:10:36,074 --> 00:10:39,073 So I paid Rose a visit with a really good solution. 263 00:10:39,074 --> 00:10:42,073 You see, pretty soon, Rose's customers will be so old 264 00:10:42,074 --> 00:10:44,073 that the only travel they'll be interested in planning 265 00:10:44,074 --> 00:10:46,073 is their trip into the ground. 266 00:10:46,074 --> 00:10:48,073 [thud] - Oh, no! 267 00:10:48,074 --> 00:10:51,073 - So if Rose were to capitalize on her giant rolodex of elders 268 00:10:51,074 --> 00:10:53,073 by helping them book their funerals, 269 00:10:53,074 --> 00:10:55,073 she'd open up a whole new stream of revenue 270 00:10:55,074 --> 00:10:58,073 from coffin sales and grave plots. 271 00:10:58,074 --> 00:11:01,073 The plan: for Rose to transition her travel agency 272 00:11:01,074 --> 00:11:04,073 into a full-service funeral home. 273 00:11:04,074 --> 00:11:06,073 - What are you talking? 274 00:11:06,074 --> 00:11:08,073 - I mean, even you acknowledged the business is gonna die. 275 00:11:08,074 --> 00:11:09,073 - Yes. - Travel agents 276 00:11:09,074 --> 00:11:11,073 aren't gonna be around much longer. 277 00:11:11,074 --> 00:11:12,073 - My opinion. 278 00:11:12,074 --> 00:11:13,073 - Your opinion? - Yes. 279 00:11:13,074 --> 00:11:15,073 - So this is a last-ditch effort 280 00:11:15,074 --> 00:11:18,074 to squeeze out as much as you can from your customers 281 00:11:19,074 --> 00:11:20,073 before they're gone for good. 282 00:11:20,074 --> 00:11:22,073 - Hmm. 283 00:11:22,074 --> 00:11:24,073 - Rose seemed interested in the prospect 284 00:11:24,074 --> 00:11:26,073 of making money from her dying customers. 285 00:11:26,074 --> 00:11:28,073 But since neither of us knew how the funeral business 286 00:11:28,074 --> 00:11:31,073 actually operated, I booked us an appointment 287 00:11:31,074 --> 00:11:34,073 at one of the area's most popular funeral homes. 288 00:11:34,074 --> 00:11:36,073 Not wanting to tip off that we were a new competitor 289 00:11:36,074 --> 00:11:38,073 looking for trade secrets, 290 00:11:38,074 --> 00:11:41,073 I convinced Rose to pose as my dying wife 291 00:11:41,074 --> 00:11:42,073 whose funeral we were looking to plan 292 00:11:42,074 --> 00:11:44,073 before she bites the dust. 293 00:11:44,074 --> 00:11:46,073 Okay. Show me how you're gonna act in there. 294 00:11:46,074 --> 00:11:48,074 - What do you want? I mean, like this... 295 00:11:49,074 --> 00:11:50,074 - Yeah. That's realistic kind of sick. 296 00:11:51,074 --> 00:11:52,073 It's almost dead--okay. Good. 297 00:11:52,074 --> 00:11:54,073 - But I'm a very strong lady. - Yeah, you're strong 298 00:11:54,074 --> 00:11:57,073 in real life, but for this, you're pretending to be sick. 299 00:11:57,074 --> 00:11:58,074 - Okay. 300 00:11:59,074 --> 00:12:00,073 - So we headed into our meeting 301 00:12:00,074 --> 00:12:01,635 with funeral director Breanna Gallagher 302 00:12:02,074 --> 00:12:05,073 to find out everything we could about their business model. 303 00:12:05,074 --> 00:12:08,073 Sadly, uh, my wife, Rose, 304 00:12:08,074 --> 00:12:11,073 has come down with Klein's and she's on her way out, 305 00:12:11,074 --> 00:12:15,073 so we're trying to make arrangements for the day. 306 00:12:15,074 --> 00:12:17,073 - Sure. - So whatever, you know, 307 00:12:17,074 --> 00:12:19,074 options you have and can run through kind of 308 00:12:20,074 --> 00:12:22,073 everything you offer, that would be really helpful 309 00:12:22,074 --> 00:12:24,073 for us to make our decision. 310 00:12:24,074 --> 00:12:25,074 - Absolutely. 311 00:12:27,074 --> 00:12:29,073 - With the funeral director buying our story, 312 00:12:29,074 --> 00:12:32,073 she walked me through all their products and services, 313 00:12:32,074 --> 00:12:34,635 and I was sure to take note of everything. 314 00:12:35,074 --> 00:12:37,074 And can I ask, uh, who your distributor is for these? 315 00:12:38,074 --> 00:12:40,073 - Aurora. We use Aurora caskets. 316 00:12:40,074 --> 00:12:41,073 - Aurora? - Yes. 317 00:12:41,074 --> 00:12:42,074 - My plan was working 318 00:12:42,955 --> 00:12:44,073 to get Rose the information she needed, 319 00:12:44,074 --> 00:12:46,073 but I was surprised to learn 320 00:12:46,074 --> 00:12:49,073 that the business was trending away from caskets altogether. 321 00:12:49,074 --> 00:12:51,073 - Cremation is on the rise right now. 322 00:12:51,074 --> 00:12:53,073 - It was clear that if Rose wanted to compete, 323 00:12:53,074 --> 00:12:56,074 she'd need to be able to offer cremation to her customers. 324 00:12:57,074 --> 00:12:58,073 But when I looked online, 325 00:12:58,074 --> 00:13:00,073 I discovered that cremation furnaces 326 00:13:00,074 --> 00:13:02,073 were ridiculously expensive, 327 00:13:02,074 --> 00:13:04,073 and the only ovens that seemed to be in her price range 328 00:13:04,074 --> 00:13:06,073 were ones that cooked pizzas. 329 00:13:06,074 --> 00:13:08,073 But before suggesting this to Rose, 330 00:13:08,074 --> 00:13:11,073 I needed to be sure it could incinerate a body. 331 00:13:11,074 --> 00:13:13,073 So I contacted a local pizzeria 332 00:13:13,074 --> 00:13:16,073 and asked if I could do a test in one of their ovens. 333 00:13:16,074 --> 00:13:18,073 Obviously, I couldn't use a real cadaver, 334 00:13:18,074 --> 00:13:21,073 so I structured a makeshift body out of dough 335 00:13:21,074 --> 00:13:23,073 and filled the insides with pork bones 336 00:13:23,074 --> 00:13:24,073 and whatever stuff I could 337 00:13:24,074 --> 00:13:28,073 to make the anatomy as close to human as possible. 338 00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:30,073 And once it was done, we wrapped it up 339 00:13:30,074 --> 00:13:32,073 and headed over to Burbank Pizzeria 340 00:13:32,074 --> 00:13:34,074 to see if their oven would burn it to a crisp. 341 00:13:35,074 --> 00:13:37,073 - I was told it was just a calzone you were gonna cook. 342 00:13:37,074 --> 00:13:40,073 I wasn't sure that this was gonna be this big of a deal 343 00:13:40,074 --> 00:13:43,073 with clothing and cloth and leather and hair 344 00:13:43,074 --> 00:13:45,073 and stuff like that, so... 345 00:13:45,074 --> 00:13:47,074 Okay, but if we take off the clothing, then it's okay? 346 00:13:48,074 --> 00:13:51,073 - I think it would be best if you want to cook it. 347 00:13:51,074 --> 00:13:52,073 - After a brief negotiation, 348 00:13:52,074 --> 00:13:55,074 George allowed me to continue as long as we put him in naked. 349 00:13:56,074 --> 00:13:57,073 [cheerful music] 350 00:13:57,074 --> 00:13:59,073 So once all the clothes were removed, 351 00:13:59,074 --> 00:14:01,073 George and I delicately loaded the body 352 00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:04,073 into the 650-degree oven, 353 00:14:04,074 --> 00:14:07,074 and then all there was left to do was wait. 354 00:14:14,074 --> 00:14:16,073 Are you, uh, are you married? 355 00:14:16,074 --> 00:14:17,073 - Yup. 356 00:14:17,074 --> 00:14:20,073 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 357 00:14:20,074 --> 00:14:22,073 Are you married? 358 00:14:22,074 --> 00:14:25,074 - No. No. 359 00:14:28,074 --> 00:14:30,074 - I'm gonna get me some water. 360 00:14:34,599 --> 00:14:37,098 - After 1 1/2 hours, George had to open up his shop. 361 00:14:37,099 --> 00:14:40,098 So he made me take out the body before it was fully burnt, 362 00:14:40,099 --> 00:14:43,098 but he seemed confident that this would work. 363 00:14:43,099 --> 00:14:45,098 A few more hours, would it all just burn to a crisp? 364 00:14:45,099 --> 00:14:46,099 - Yup. - Would that work the same 365 00:14:47,099 --> 00:14:48,098 for a human body too? 366 00:14:48,099 --> 00:14:52,098 - Well, anything in that heat eventually will burn, yeah. 367 00:14:52,099 --> 00:14:54,098 - With the success of my scientific experiment, 368 00:14:54,099 --> 00:14:56,098 I now knew that Rose would be able 369 00:14:56,099 --> 00:14:58,098 to offer cremations on a budget. 370 00:14:58,099 --> 00:15:00,098 So I dressed up her waiting area 371 00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:02,098 with marketing materials 372 00:15:02,099 --> 00:15:05,098 that would showcase all the new services that were available. 373 00:15:05,099 --> 00:15:07,098 And with that, it was time to see if Rose 374 00:15:07,099 --> 00:15:09,098 could convince customers to plan their funerals 375 00:15:09,099 --> 00:15:11,098 with Travelure. 376 00:15:11,099 --> 00:15:15,098 - I'd like to go again to Las Vegas, Nevada. 377 00:15:15,099 --> 00:15:17,099 - After handling the customer's travel needs, 378 00:15:18,099 --> 00:15:20,098 I then had Rose bring up the new service. 379 00:15:20,099 --> 00:15:25,099 - And we sell, sorry I'm telling you this one, funeral packages. 380 00:15:25,900 --> 00:15:28,098 - Oh, yeah. Okay. 381 00:15:28,099 --> 00:15:29,098 All right. Yeah. 382 00:15:29,099 --> 00:15:32,099 - If you are ready or you have the plans... 383 00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:36,098 like, we prepare all these packages. 384 00:15:36,099 --> 00:15:37,098 - Um... 385 00:15:37,099 --> 00:15:40,098 I don't have plans in that area right now, though, 386 00:15:40,099 --> 00:15:42,098 but yeah. It's good to know, yeah. 387 00:15:42,099 --> 00:15:44,098 I need to know just in case. - Yes. 388 00:15:44,099 --> 00:15:47,098 Whenever you need that, just let me know. 389 00:15:47,099 --> 00:15:49,098 - Yeah. Okay. Yeah. 390 00:15:49,099 --> 00:15:51,098 Sure. Sure. 391 00:15:51,099 --> 00:15:54,098 - But unfortunately, the customer wasn't interested. 392 00:15:54,099 --> 00:15:55,098 And after that, 393 00:15:55,099 --> 00:15:57,098 Rose started having second thoughts. 394 00:15:57,099 --> 00:16:00,098 - It has to come from my heart. 395 00:16:00,099 --> 00:16:01,098 I have to like what I'm doing. 396 00:16:01,099 --> 00:16:03,099 - So it's not quite for you? 397 00:16:04,099 --> 00:16:05,098 - I can do it, but, again, 398 00:16:05,099 --> 00:16:08,098 it's not from my heart. 399 00:16:08,099 --> 00:16:09,098 - You know, it's funny. 400 00:16:09,099 --> 00:16:11,098 All this talk about funerals and stuff 401 00:16:11,099 --> 00:16:14,099 has really gotten me thinking a lot about my own mortality, 402 00:16:15,099 --> 00:16:16,098 you know what I mean? 403 00:16:16,099 --> 00:16:17,098 - Yes. 404 00:16:17,099 --> 00:16:19,098 - It makes you realize that at the end of the day, 405 00:16:19,099 --> 00:16:21,098 it's not about how much money you make 406 00:16:21,099 --> 00:16:24,098 or...how many girls you've slept with. 407 00:16:24,099 --> 00:16:27,098 It's about the little moments that are nice. 408 00:16:27,099 --> 00:16:30,098 - Very nice. - Like this. 409 00:16:30,099 --> 00:16:33,098 - Yeah. This is one. This moment is very good. 410 00:16:33,099 --> 00:16:34,099 - Good luck with everything, Rose. 411 00:16:35,099 --> 00:16:36,098 - Thank you, too, Nathan. 412 00:16:36,099 --> 00:16:38,098 Thank you. Thank you. 413 00:16:38,099 --> 00:16:41,099 - Yeah. Bye. - Bye-bye. 414 00:16:42,099 --> 00:16:44,099 Good-bye. 415 00:16:46,524 --> 00:16:48,523 - Earlier, you saw me come up with an idea 416 00:16:48,524 --> 00:16:49,765 to rescue people from gridlock. 417 00:16:50,524 --> 00:16:52,523 But to see if this would work as an actual service, 418 00:16:52,524 --> 00:16:54,523 I'd first need to recruit motorcyclists 419 00:16:54,524 --> 00:16:56,523 that were interested in being riders. 420 00:16:56,524 --> 00:16:59,523 Knowing that bikers have a pack mentality, 421 00:16:59,524 --> 00:17:00,523 I thought I'd have the best chance 422 00:17:00,524 --> 00:17:02,523 of gaining their interest 423 00:17:02,524 --> 00:17:03,523 if they thought I was one of them. 424 00:17:03,524 --> 00:17:06,523 [wolf whistle] 425 00:17:06,524 --> 00:17:07,523 So I headed to a local biker bar 426 00:17:07,524 --> 00:17:10,523 with the goal of recruiting couples who ride together 427 00:17:10,524 --> 00:17:12,523 to take part in my service. 428 00:17:12,524 --> 00:17:15,523 And after spending some time doing my best to blend in... 429 00:17:15,524 --> 00:17:16,524 [groans] Ugh. 430 00:17:16,525 --> 00:17:19,523 My life. 431 00:17:19,524 --> 00:17:21,523 I met a biker couple named Sean and Laura 432 00:17:21,524 --> 00:17:23,523 who seemed interested in my idea. 433 00:17:23,524 --> 00:17:24,524 I'm working on a business opportunity, 434 00:17:24,845 --> 00:17:27,523 and I'm looking for couples that know how to ride. 435 00:17:27,524 --> 00:17:29,523 So the next day, I brought them into my office 436 00:17:29,524 --> 00:17:31,523 to see if they'd be right for the job. 437 00:17:31,524 --> 00:17:33,523 To launch this, you know, 438 00:17:33,524 --> 00:17:35,523 I'm looking for strong couples because, you know, 439 00:17:35,524 --> 00:17:37,523 if I hire you guys and you break up, 440 00:17:37,524 --> 00:17:38,523 you're kind of useless to me. 441 00:17:38,524 --> 00:17:40,523 - Right. - So I should ask. 442 00:17:40,524 --> 00:17:43,523 Are there any issues in the relationship at all? 443 00:17:43,524 --> 00:17:45,523 - I think we're pretty solid. 444 00:17:45,524 --> 00:17:47,523 I mean, I'm not-- 445 00:17:47,524 --> 00:17:49,523 - I'm not looking to go see anybody else, so... 446 00:17:49,524 --> 00:17:51,523 - Not really. - Okay. 447 00:17:51,524 --> 00:17:55,523 If I hire you, and God forbid, you guys do break up, 448 00:17:55,524 --> 00:17:57,523 how quickly do you think you'd be able 449 00:17:57,524 --> 00:17:58,523 to get into a new relationship? 450 00:17:58,524 --> 00:18:01,524 - [laughs] That's a-- That's--[stammers] 451 00:18:02,524 --> 00:18:03,523 I wouldn't be able to answer that. 452 00:18:03,524 --> 00:18:05,523 Sometimes it's been years. 453 00:18:05,524 --> 00:18:06,523 Sometimes it's been the next day, you know? 454 00:18:06,524 --> 00:18:08,523 It's-- - The next day? 455 00:18:08,524 --> 00:18:09,523 - I have done it in a day. 456 00:18:09,524 --> 00:18:13,523 I've done two in a day. [laughing] 457 00:18:13,524 --> 00:18:15,523 - What does that mean? 458 00:18:15,524 --> 00:18:16,523 - Um... 459 00:18:16,524 --> 00:18:18,523 - Yeah. What does that mean? 460 00:18:18,524 --> 00:18:19,524 - I had too much fun in one day with two different women. 461 00:18:20,524 --> 00:18:21,523 - Like, a threesome? 462 00:18:21,524 --> 00:18:22,523 - No. It was separate. 463 00:18:22,524 --> 00:18:25,523 In the same--same day, 464 00:18:25,524 --> 00:18:28,523 at the same party, but no, not together. 465 00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:30,523 - So you had sex with one woman, then another right after? 466 00:18:30,524 --> 00:18:32,523 - Pretty much. - Okay. 467 00:18:32,524 --> 00:18:35,523 So if this relationship ends, 468 00:18:35,524 --> 00:18:37,524 you'll find someone pretty quick. 469 00:18:38,524 --> 00:18:40,523 - Sure. - Okay. 470 00:18:40,524 --> 00:18:42,523 I mean, you guys seem great. 471 00:18:42,524 --> 00:18:43,524 With Laura and Sean on board, 472 00:18:44,325 --> 00:18:46,523 I was one step closer to my gridlock rescue service 473 00:18:46,524 --> 00:18:48,523 becoming a reality. 474 00:18:48,524 --> 00:18:49,524 But before launching this, 475 00:18:50,524 --> 00:18:52,523 I needed to see if there was interest from actual commuters. 476 00:18:52,524 --> 00:18:55,523 So I sent Sean and Laura out into rush hour traffic 477 00:18:55,524 --> 00:18:58,524 to see if the public would embrace my idea. 478 00:19:00,524 --> 00:19:01,725 - Roll down your window. 479 00:19:02,524 --> 00:19:03,805 How you doing today? 480 00:19:04,524 --> 00:19:05,523 We're offering a service. 481 00:19:05,524 --> 00:19:07,523 My girlfriend would be more than happy 482 00:19:07,524 --> 00:19:09,523 to drive your car to wherever you're going. 483 00:19:09,524 --> 00:19:10,523 You can get on the back of the bike, 484 00:19:10,524 --> 00:19:13,524 and we'll get you there a whole lot quicker. 485 00:19:14,205 --> 00:19:15,523 All right. 486 00:19:15,524 --> 00:19:18,523 - I was surprised that people weren't receptive to my idea. 487 00:19:18,524 --> 00:19:19,523 - Just tell me where you want to go. 488 00:19:19,524 --> 00:19:20,524 We'll take you. 489 00:19:21,485 --> 00:19:22,524 I-I know you don't want to do it, 490 00:19:23,524 --> 00:19:25,523 but please don't disrespect me while I'm talking to you. 491 00:19:25,524 --> 00:19:27,524 Hop on the bike! 492 00:19:32,524 --> 00:19:34,523 - All right. - Go. 493 00:19:34,524 --> 00:19:35,523 - And in that moment, for the first time, 494 00:19:35,524 --> 00:19:39,523 I finally realized the fatal flaw in my concept. 495 00:19:39,524 --> 00:19:41,523 In this post-Pearl Harbor world, 496 00:19:41,524 --> 00:19:44,523 people don't trust their fellow man the way they once did. 497 00:19:44,524 --> 00:19:46,524 - People are just so scared and afraid 498 00:19:47,165 --> 00:19:49,523 of the unknown that once they shut their mind off, 499 00:19:49,524 --> 00:19:51,523 it's really hard to open it up. 500 00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:53,523 - Exactly. 501 00:19:53,524 --> 00:19:54,523 - It was a sad conclusion 502 00:19:54,524 --> 00:19:57,523 to what I thought was a revolutionary idea. 503 00:19:57,524 --> 00:19:59,523 But at least we could celebrate that we gave it our all 504 00:19:59,524 --> 00:20:00,523 as a team. 505 00:20:00,524 --> 00:20:02,524 - What are you guys doing later tonight? 506 00:20:03,524 --> 00:20:05,523 - Well, I'm taking her out to get something to eat. 507 00:20:05,524 --> 00:20:06,523 - Oh. Where are you guys gonna go? 508 00:20:06,524 --> 00:20:08,523 - I don't know yet. Maybe fish. 509 00:20:08,524 --> 00:20:10,523 - Fish? - Crab. 510 00:20:10,524 --> 00:20:11,523 - Oh. Sounds good. 511 00:20:11,524 --> 00:20:13,523 Would you like to-- me to come too? 512 00:20:13,524 --> 00:20:14,524 We could all have a-- 513 00:20:15,524 --> 00:20:16,523 - No. I think we're good. 514 00:20:16,524 --> 00:20:19,523 - Okay. You guys-- it's like just for you guys? 515 00:20:19,524 --> 00:20:21,205 - Yeah. No. I'm taking my lady out. 516 00:20:21,524 --> 00:20:22,523 I...don't really need any company with me. 517 00:20:22,524 --> 00:20:24,523 - Okay. Sure. I mean, I wouldn't want to be 518 00:20:24,524 --> 00:20:25,524 a third wheel, you know? 519 00:20:26,524 --> 00:20:27,523 - That's what it would be, so... 520 00:20:27,524 --> 00:20:29,523 - Oh, okay. - Yeah. 521 00:20:29,524 --> 00:20:31,523 - Well, it's great working with you guys. 522 00:20:31,524 --> 00:20:33,523 - Nice working with you, too. - Yes. 523 00:20:33,524 --> 00:20:34,523 In the end, Sean and Laura 524 00:20:34,524 --> 00:20:37,523 weren't that different from everyone else-- 525 00:20:37,524 --> 00:20:41,523 too afraid of the unknown to let a stranger inside. 526 00:20:41,524 --> 00:20:43,523 But, brother, I'll tell you one thing. 527 00:20:43,524 --> 00:20:47,523 I'd rather be trusting than late. 528 00:20:47,524 --> 00:20:51,523 - ♪ Hot summer nights after the sun went down ♪ 529 00:20:51,524 --> 00:20:56,523 ♪ Dreaming of a life outside my little town ♪ 530 00:20:56,524 --> 00:20:58,524 - Abso...lutely. 531 00:21:00,871 --> 00:21:03,670 - Highway blues. - I'm sorry to hear that. 532 00:21:03,671 --> 00:21:06,670 - It's okay. - We've all been there. 533 00:21:06,671 --> 00:21:08,670 - Oh, yeah. Yeah. 534 00:21:08,671 --> 00:21:09,670 [deep inhale] 535 00:21:09,671 --> 00:21:11,671 Life alone on the road.