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1 00:00:00,968 00:00:03,601 Narrator: On this "gold rush"... Narrator: On this "gold rush"...
2 00:00:05,037 00:00:10,106 ...A side of tony beets few have ever seen. ...A side of tony beets few have ever seen.
3 00:00:10,842 00:00:13,275 Minnie: And we danced for the first time. Minnie: And we danced for the first time.
4 00:00:13,543 00:00:17,845 The big, bad gold miner gets back to his roots The big, bad gold miner gets back to his roots
5 00:00:17,847 00:00:21,315 As a farm boy in the netherlands. As a farm boy in the netherlands.
6 00:00:24,353 00:00:26,519 You still know how that works, tony? You still know how that works, tony?
7 00:00:26,521 00:00:31,724 Tony reveals a devastating family tragedy... Tony reveals a devastating family tragedy...
8 00:00:41,469 00:00:44,503 ...How he went halfway around the world ...How he went halfway around the world
9 00:00:44,505 00:00:46,638 To make his fortune... To make his fortune...
10 00:00:50,910 00:00:56,513 ...And eventually become one of the kings of the klondike. ...And eventually become one of the kings of the klondike.
11 00:01:00,585 00:01:03,419 And in a first, tony and minnie And in a first, tony and minnie
12 00:01:03,421 00:01:05,821 Let us in on their secret life Let us in on their secret life
13 00:01:05,823 00:01:08,990 When they're not mining for gold. When they're not mining for gold.
14 00:01:12,996 00:01:15,997 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com
15 00:01:15,999 00:01:19,767 Captions paid for by discovery communications Captions paid for by discovery communications
16 00:01:19,769 00:01:23,003
17 00:01:40,255 00:01:44,991 On their gold mine, up north in the yukon... On their gold mine, up north in the yukon...
18 00:01:44,993 00:01:47,293 Monica! Monica!
19 00:01:47,295 00:01:49,528 We got it! We got it!
20 00:01:49,530 00:01:52,497 ...Tony's kids monica and kevin ...Tony's kids monica and kevin
21 00:01:52,499 00:01:55,266 Dig into some family history. Dig into some family history.
22 00:01:55,268 00:01:56,166 Minnie: Hey, guys. Minnie: Hey, guys.
23 00:01:56,168 00:01:57,934 Are we looking at pictures? Are we looking at pictures?
24 00:01:57,936 00:01:59,068 Yep. Yeah. Yep. Yeah.
25 00:01:59,070 00:02:02,638 Okay. The amount of pictures I've seen of dad in a dress Okay. The amount of pictures I've seen of dad in a dress
26 00:02:02,640 00:02:05,407 Is starting to concern me. Is starting to concern me.
27 00:02:06,309 00:02:07,641 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
28 00:02:08,777 00:02:09,609 Look how skinny dad was. Look how skinny dad was.
29 00:02:09,611 00:02:11,611 I know. And he looks so young. I know. And he looks so young.
30 00:02:11,613 00:02:13,412 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
31 00:02:13,414 00:02:15,847 [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] [bleep]
32 00:02:15,849 00:02:16,981 Holy [bleep] Holy [bleep]
33 00:02:16,983 00:02:19,149 I was only 16 then, I think. I was only 16 then, I think.
34 00:02:19,151 00:02:20,183 You're such a fox. You're such a fox.
35 00:02:20,185 00:02:23,819 No wonder you fell for mom. Why'd you go with him? No wonder you fell for mom. Why'd you go with him?
36 00:02:23,821 00:02:25,554 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
37 00:02:27,057 00:02:28,156 Oh, that's you and I. Oh, that's you and I.
38 00:02:28,158 00:02:31,092 That was bc, before children. That was bc, before children.
39 00:02:31,627 00:02:34,427 Look at how cute they once were. Look at how cute they once were.
40 00:02:35,730 00:02:38,530 That was in '78. That was in '78.
41 00:02:41,601 00:02:42,633 7. 7? 7. 7?
42 00:02:42,635 00:02:44,468 Yeah. And I... Yeah. And I...
43 00:02:44,470 00:02:46,837 So I've known you for 51 years. So I've known you for 51 years.
44 00:02:46,839 00:02:48,805 [ laughs ] [bleep] [ laughs ] [bleep]
45 00:02:48,807 00:02:51,207 Really? I heard stories. Really? I heard stories.
46 00:02:51,209 00:02:52,374 About? About?
47 00:02:52,376 00:02:53,708 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
48 00:02:53,710 00:02:54,975 About what? About what?
49 00:02:54,977 00:02:57,143 The hell-raising y'all did. The hell-raising y'all did.
50 00:02:57,145 00:03:01,046 I didn't. I was always very nice and good and polite. I didn't. I was always very nice and good and polite.
51 00:03:01,048 00:03:02,881 He was horrible. You know what? He was horrible. You know what?
52 00:03:02,883 00:03:07,285 You've seen the town we grew up in, right? You've seen the town we grew up in, right?
53 00:03:07,287 00:03:08,152 That little town. That little town.
54 00:03:08,154 00:03:10,087 Anyways, when I first started dating him, Anyways, when I first started dating him,
55 00:03:10,089 00:03:12,923 Half the town didn't wanna talk me anymore. Half the town didn't wanna talk me anymore.
56 00:03:12,925 00:03:14,758 Why? And not a lie. Why? And not a lie.
57 00:03:14,760 00:03:16,326 'cause he was just a wild man. 'cause he was just a wild man.
58 00:03:16,328 00:03:20,930 Everybody was always bitching about his driving and... Everybody was always bitching about his driving and...
59 00:03:21,299 00:03:23,499 At least that hasn't changed! At least that hasn't changed!
60 00:03:23,501 00:03:26,168 And then, you know, I thought he was -- And then, you know, I thought he was --
61 00:03:26,170 00:03:29,104 Have money, because he was driving a mercedes. Have money, because he was driving a mercedes.
62 00:03:29,106 00:03:31,506 Then I found out it was his dad's. Then I found out it was his dad's.
63 00:03:31,508 00:03:33,474 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
64 00:03:33,476 00:03:36,910 Oh, my god. That's amazing. Oh, my god. That's amazing.
65 00:03:40,849 00:03:43,216 Narrator: It's been a remarkable journey, Narrator: It's been a remarkable journey,
66 00:03:43,218 00:03:47,186 But gold-mining legend tony beets But gold-mining legend tony beets
67 00:03:47,188 00:03:49,021 Now runs one of the largest Now runs one of the largest
68 00:03:49,023 00:03:53,358 And most successful operations in the klondike. And most successful operations in the klondike.
69 00:03:55,962 00:04:00,931 Tony is well-known for being a hard-ass. Tony is well-known for being a hard-ass.
70 00:04:04,970 00:04:08,137 And over his 30-year career, And over his 30-year career,
71 00:04:08,139 00:04:12,541 He's pulled millions of dollars in gold out of the ground. He's pulled millions of dollars in gold out of the ground.
72 00:04:12,543 00:04:14,743 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
73 00:04:16,513 00:04:19,814 But this larger-than-life klondike king But this larger-than-life klondike king
74 00:04:19,816 00:04:23,184 Started out 4,000 miles away Started out 4,000 miles away
75 00:04:23,186 00:04:27,855 In a little village in the netherlands. In a little village in the netherlands.
76 00:04:31,026 00:04:33,493 On a rare visit to his homeland, On a rare visit to his homeland,
77 00:04:33,495 00:04:35,895 Tony returns to the family farm, Tony returns to the family farm,
78 00:04:35,897 00:04:40,633 Where he discovered the true meaning of hard work. Where he discovered the true meaning of hard work.
79 00:04:44,972 00:04:46,071 You did? You did?
80 00:04:47,407 00:04:49,640 How old were you when you put 'em in? How old were you when you put 'em in?
81 00:04:49,642 00:04:52,609 'cause they were here when we were dating already. 'cause they were here when we were dating already.
82 00:04:52,611 00:04:56,346 Oh, I remember walking here, and there was pure muck. Oh, I remember walking here, and there was pure muck.
83 00:04:56,348 00:04:59,182 Oh, my god. That was horrible. Oh, my god. That was horrible.
84 00:04:59,184 00:05:01,150 For over two decades, For over two decades,
85 00:05:01,152 00:05:04,086 The beets family struggled to make a living The beets family struggled to make a living
86 00:05:04,088 00:05:07,689 On this 50-acre dairy farm. On this 50-acre dairy farm.
87 00:05:11,928 00:05:13,360 Why? Does he attack? Why? Does he attack?
88 00:05:13,362 00:05:14,427 No. No.
89 00:05:19,400 00:05:23,034 It is. It is really a lot smaller. It is. It is really a lot smaller.
90 00:05:23,970 00:05:26,370 You still know how that works, tony? You still know how that works, tony?
91 00:05:27,373 00:05:29,573 Let me have a look on the inside. Let me have a look on the inside.
92 00:05:29,575 00:05:30,607 Huh? Uh, no. Huh? Uh, no.
93 00:05:30,609 00:05:32,909 No, I don't think so. No, I don't think so.
94 00:05:38,283 00:05:40,516 [ chuckles ] [ chuckles ]
95 00:05:41,619 00:05:43,652 [ laughing ] no! [ laughing ] no!
96 00:05:47,991 00:05:50,992 How many fields did you guys have? How many fields did you guys have?
97 00:05:54,731 00:05:55,996 Yeah. Yeah.
98 00:05:57,532 00:05:58,998 Okay. Okay.
99 00:05:59,000 00:06:01,467 [ cows mooing ] [ cows mooing ]
100 00:06:01,469 00:06:02,935 Narrator: On a dairy farm, Narrator: On a dairy farm,
101 00:06:02,937 00:06:07,172 The cows have to be milked twice a day. The cows have to be milked twice a day.
102 00:06:09,709 00:06:10,941 Yes. Yes.
103 00:06:18,216 00:06:20,516 Let's go. Let's go.
104 00:06:21,685 00:06:26,154 Tony was first put to work at the age of 7. Tony was first put to work at the age of 7.
105 00:06:40,236 00:06:44,638 But tony hasn't been at the business end of a cow But tony hasn't been at the business end of a cow
106 00:06:44,640 00:06:46,973 In three decades. In three decades.
107 00:06:51,913 00:06:53,746 [ clicks tongue ] [ clicks tongue ]
108 00:08:05,786 00:08:07,952 Man: Can I have a drink of that? Man: Can I have a drink of that?
109 00:08:15,027 00:08:17,327 [ cows mooing ] [ cows mooing ]
110 00:08:17,329 00:08:19,228 Minnie: It is kind of weird being here, Minnie: It is kind of weird being here,
111 00:08:19,230 00:08:25,100 Knowing that we could have been here for like 40 years. Knowing that we could have been here for like 40 years.
112 00:08:25,102 00:08:27,469 It's, like, scary, actually. It's, like, scary, actually.
113 00:08:28,472 00:08:30,238 You don't know how life would have been You don't know how life would have been
114 00:08:30,240 00:08:31,138 If we would've stayed here. If we would've stayed here.
115 00:08:31,140 00:08:34,441 It might've been a good life, too. It might've been a good life, too.
116 00:08:35,377 00:08:36,376 We would've made a living We would've made a living
117 00:08:36,378 00:08:39,946 Because you're a little bit of an entrepreneur anyway. Because you're a little bit of an entrepreneur anyway.
118 00:08:39,948 00:08:41,547 So you would've done something. So you would've done something.
119 00:08:41,549 00:08:43,649 And I probably would've kept on working, too. And I probably would've kept on working, too.
120 00:08:43,651 00:08:48,086 But it would've been totally different lifestyle. But it would've been totally different lifestyle.
121 00:08:49,389 00:08:52,490 We could've started a bed-and-breakfast. We could've started a bed-and-breakfast.
122 00:08:54,861 00:08:58,229 Narrator: Tony's mother, magda, is now retired. Narrator: Tony's mother, magda, is now retired.
123 00:08:58,231 00:09:02,633 But she still lives close to the family farm. But she still lives close to the family farm.
124 00:09:08,073 00:09:09,505 Oh, it's horrible! Oh, it's horrible!
125 00:09:09,507 00:09:12,207 It's cold! It's blugh! It's cold! It's blugh!
126 00:09:12,976 00:09:14,308 Hey, mother! Hello. Hey, mother! Hello.
127 00:09:14,310 00:09:15,575 Hello. Hello.
128 00:09:17,245 00:09:19,545 Good. How are you? Good. How are you?
129 00:09:21,148 00:09:23,948 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
130 00:09:25,351 00:09:26,116 See? See?
131 00:09:26,118 00:09:27,784 Nice to see you. Nice to see you.
132 00:09:29,654 00:09:31,086 Oh! Oh!
133 00:09:31,088 00:09:32,821 There we go. There we go.
134 00:09:37,127 00:09:38,826 Narrator: Magda has lived on her own Narrator: Magda has lived on her own
135 00:09:38,828 00:09:44,131 Since tony's father, klaus, died 10 years ago. Since tony's father, klaus, died 10 years ago.
136 00:09:44,133 00:09:47,167 And she is one tough lady. And she is one tough lady.
137 00:09:50,472 00:09:52,338 Good. Minnie: That's good. Good. Minnie: That's good.
138 00:09:58,012 00:09:58,610 Magda: Yes. Magda: Yes.
139 00:09:58,612 00:10:00,745 Narrator: When tony left the netherlands Narrator: When tony left the netherlands
140 00:10:00,747 00:10:02,179 At 24 years old, At 24 years old,
141 00:10:02,181 00:10:05,448 He was a small-town dairy farmer. He was a small-town dairy farmer.
142 00:10:09,620 00:10:11,286 No one could've predicted No one could've predicted
143 00:10:11,288 00:10:14,589 He would be returning 35 years later He would be returning 35 years later
144 00:10:14,591 00:10:17,024 A successful gold miner. A successful gold miner.
145 00:10:17,026 00:10:18,458 Who would've ever thought Who would've ever thought
146 00:10:18,460 00:10:21,794 Your son would have had a fan club? Your son would have had a fan club?
147 00:10:24,231 00:10:25,463 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
148 00:10:28,868 00:10:29,933 Okay. Okay.
149 00:10:35,874 00:10:37,840 Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.
150 00:10:41,779 00:10:44,746 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
151 00:10:45,482 00:10:48,816 So do they ever say anything about his swearing? So do they ever say anything about his swearing?
152 00:10:48,818 00:10:50,050 Yes. Yes.
153 00:10:52,888 00:10:53,553 Tony bleep! Tony bleep!
154 00:10:53,555 00:10:56,856 Well, mom, you should've taught him not to swear! Well, mom, you should've taught him not to swear!
155 00:11:11,005 00:11:11,770 Narrator: Coming up... Narrator: Coming up...
156 00:11:11,772 00:11:14,239 Is this where your dad had his accident? Is this where your dad had his accident?
157 00:11:14,241 00:11:20,511 ...Tony relives the tragedy that forever changed his life. ...Tony relives the tragedy that forever changed his life.
158 00:11:44,203 00:11:44,734 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
159 00:11:44,736 00:11:46,802 Narrator: In his hometown in the netherlands, Narrator: In his hometown in the netherlands,
160 00:11:46,804 00:11:51,940 Tony beets relives his childhood with his mother, magda. Tony beets relives his childhood with his mother, magda.
161 00:12:13,530 00:12:14,595 Okay. Okay.
162 00:12:39,521 00:12:41,120 Magda: No, no, no, no, no. Magda: No, no, no, no, no.
163 00:12:41,122 00:12:42,654 [ laughs ] okay. [ laughs ] okay.
164 00:12:42,656 00:12:47,659 Narrator: From a young age, tony was a rebel. Narrator: From a young age, tony was a rebel.
165 00:13:15,021 00:13:16,086 Yeah. Yeah.
166 00:13:16,088 00:13:18,555 Minnie: It was hard. Yeah. Minnie: It was hard. Yeah.
167 00:13:38,610 00:13:41,677 Is this where your dad had his accident? Is this where your dad had his accident?
168 00:13:41,679 00:13:43,111 Yeah. Yeah.
169 00:13:49,652 00:13:53,954 Were you -- like, you were hauling 'em? Were you -- like, you were hauling 'em?
170 00:13:53,956 00:13:56,623 Or you were stacking? Or you were stacking?
171 00:14:22,851 00:14:24,350 Right? Right?
172 00:14:25,386 00:14:28,687 And it gains momentum, too, as it goes down, right? And it gains momentum, too, as it goes down, right?
173 00:14:28,689 00:14:33,024 But that's quite a distance it fell, you know? But that's quite a distance it fell, you know?
174 00:14:40,867 00:14:42,900 That must've been horrible. That must've been horrible.
175 00:14:42,902 00:14:44,268 Yeah. Yeah.
176 00:15:00,919 00:15:03,719 There was not a lot he could do. There was not a lot he could do.
177 00:15:05,756 00:15:07,989 He couldn't work on the farm anymore. He couldn't work on the farm anymore.
178 00:15:07,991 00:15:09,590 No. No.
179 00:16:02,845 00:16:04,911 Let's go. Let's go.
180 00:16:11,686 00:16:16,588 Narrator: The beets' farm is surrounded by canals and dikes Narrator: The beets' farm is surrounded by canals and dikes
181 00:16:16,590 00:16:19,991 Built with world-famous dutch engineering Built with world-famous dutch engineering
182 00:16:19,993 00:16:23,327 And a fleet of dredges. And a fleet of dredges.
183 00:16:34,473 00:16:36,639 Tony wants to know everything about dredges. Tony wants to know everything about dredges.
184 00:16:36,641 00:16:39,875 So here we are on holidays looking at dredges. So here we are on holidays looking at dredges.
185 00:16:39,877 00:16:42,911 Oh, I think he's a little obsessed. Oh, I think he's a little obsessed.
186 00:17:00,964 00:17:02,730 Narrator: There's only one miner Narrator: There's only one miner
187 00:17:02,732 00:17:05,399 Dredging for gold in the klondike. Dredging for gold in the klondike.
188 00:17:05,401 00:17:06,933 And it's no coincidence And it's no coincidence
189 00:17:06,935 00:17:10,903 That he grew up in a land of dredges. That he grew up in a land of dredges.
190 00:17:11,238 00:17:15,206 The netherlands is protected by 2,000 miles The netherlands is protected by 2,000 miles
191 00:17:15,208 00:17:16,807 Of dikes and dams Of dikes and dams
192 00:17:16,809 00:17:20,777 Built by floating digging machines. Built by floating digging machines.
193 00:17:34,259 00:17:37,159 This dredge isn't mining for gold. This dredge isn't mining for gold.
194 00:17:37,161 00:17:40,428 It's making the canal deeper. It's making the canal deeper.
195 00:18:07,423 00:18:09,022 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
196 00:18:34,115 00:18:36,215 Hey, tony! Hey, minnie! Hey, tony! Hey, minnie!
197 00:18:36,217 00:18:38,850 We got to go! Let's go! We got to go! Let's go!
198 00:18:39,986 00:18:43,020 I don't really give a [bleep] let's go. I don't really give a [bleep] let's go.
199 00:18:44,289 00:18:46,389 We have to go, man. We have to go, man.
200 00:18:47,325 00:18:49,191 No. No.
201 00:18:52,896 00:18:55,663 Narrator: Coming up... Narrator: Coming up...
202 00:18:57,333 00:19:00,500 ...Tony and minnie make the bold decision ...Tony and minnie make the bold decision
203 00:19:00,502 00:19:02,101 To leave their homeland To leave their homeland
204 00:19:02,103 00:19:06,338 For the promise of a better future. For the promise of a better future.
205 00:19:08,709 00:19:12,343 And he goes, "oh, by the way, I'm going to canada." And he goes, "oh, by the way, I'm going to canada."
206 00:19:23,723 00:19:26,790
207 00:19:26,792 00:19:29,659 Minnie: [ laughs ] Minnie: [ laughs ]
208 00:19:31,095 00:19:34,029 How the hell did you do that one? How the hell did you do that one?
209 00:19:36,466 00:19:39,166 I think you're supposed to stand way further way back. I think you're supposed to stand way further way back.
210 00:19:39,168 00:19:41,334 I mean, the way you're standing right now, I mean, the way you're standing right now,
211 00:19:41,336 00:19:43,336 You might as well put it in. You might as well put it in.
212 00:19:50,044 00:19:54,479 Narrator: Tony and minnie beets went on their first date Narrator: Tony and minnie beets went on their first date
213 00:19:54,481 00:19:58,216 Way back in 1978. Way back in 1978.
214 00:19:59,285 00:20:01,585 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
215 00:20:03,488 00:20:06,055 I mean, this has to stay there, too. I mean, this has to stay there, too.
216 00:20:08,459 00:20:11,259 Well, I don't have to be ready. Whoa! Well, I don't have to be ready. Whoa!
217 00:20:12,795 00:20:15,195 Oh, that's not bad. Oh, that's not bad.
218 00:20:15,197 00:20:16,763 We've come, -- whoa! We've come, -- whoa!
219 00:20:16,765 00:20:19,298 We come a long way from... We come a long way from...
220 00:20:20,768 00:20:23,001 ...Bumming rides with you, eh? ...Bumming rides with you, eh?
221 00:20:27,040 00:20:30,141 Actually, no, I wouldn't. Actually, no, I wouldn't.
222 00:20:30,643 00:20:33,810 I mean, there was plenty of fish in the sea there. I mean, there was plenty of fish in the sea there.
223 00:20:33,812 00:20:35,778 So... Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So... Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
224 00:20:35,780 00:20:38,280 You're so lucky you got me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. You're so lucky you got me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever.
225 00:20:38,282 00:20:40,548 You knew him. You knew who he was. You knew him. You knew who he was.
226 00:20:40,550 00:20:42,816 But he was just the guy next door. But he was just the guy next door.
227 00:20:42,818 00:20:44,117 You know, you want to go out. You know, you want to go out.
228 00:20:44,119 00:20:45,751 But I didn't have a driver's license. But I didn't have a driver's license.
229 00:20:45,753 00:20:48,520 So then I ended up phoning him and his buddy for a ride. So then I ended up phoning him and his buddy for a ride.
230 00:20:48,522 00:20:52,156 And that's how we ended -- sort of ended up hanging out. And that's how we ended -- sort of ended up hanging out.
231 00:20:52,158 00:20:54,358 But did he stand out in those days? But did he stand out in those days?
232 00:20:54,360 00:20:57,794 Totally no. Honestly no. Totally no. Honestly no.
233 00:20:59,230 00:21:00,963 I mean... I mean...
234 00:21:02,933 00:21:04,098 Well, actually, it's the truth Well, actually, it's the truth
235 00:21:04,100 00:21:06,233 Because he first went to the neighbor on the right, Because he first went to the neighbor on the right,
236 00:21:06,235 00:21:08,702 Then he went to the neighbor across the canal, Then he went to the neighbor across the canal,
237 00:21:08,704 00:21:09,636 Then he went to the left. Then he went to the left.
238 00:21:09,638 00:21:12,605 So he was starting to run out of neighbors, though. So he was starting to run out of neighbors, though.
239 00:21:14,342 00:21:17,376 Well, I mean... Woman: What sealed the deal? Well, I mean... Woman: What sealed the deal?
240 00:21:20,581 00:21:22,714 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
241 00:21:22,716 00:21:25,416 When I first kissed him. When I first kissed him.
242 00:21:26,852 00:21:28,251 Yeah, remember? Yeah, remember?
243 00:21:28,253 00:21:30,820 [ both laugh ] [ both laugh ]
244 00:21:40,298 00:21:43,065 Narrator: At just 24 years old Narrator: At just 24 years old
245 00:21:43,067 00:21:46,334 And struggling to run the family farm, And struggling to run the family farm,
246 00:21:46,336 00:21:50,604 Tony made a life-changing decision. Tony made a life-changing decision.
247 00:22:18,233 00:22:20,866 Before leaving for the new world, Before leaving for the new world,
248 00:22:20,868 00:22:23,201 Tony had to break it to the woman Tony had to break it to the woman
249 00:22:23,203 00:22:26,170 He'd been dating for 18 months. He'd been dating for 18 months.
250 00:22:26,172 00:22:28,672 You wanna know how it really went? You wanna know how it really went?
251 00:22:28,674 00:22:31,307 He picked me up from the bus because I came home. He picked me up from the bus because I came home.
252 00:22:31,309 00:22:34,610 And he goes, "oh, by the way, I'm going to canada... And he goes, "oh, by the way, I'm going to canada...
253 00:22:34,612 00:22:36,578 By myself." By myself."
254 00:22:39,616 00:22:41,949 "I'm coming with you." "I'm coming with you."
255 00:22:41,951 00:22:44,251 "really?" "yep." "really?" "yep."
256 00:22:44,253 00:22:46,119 And that was basically it. And that was basically it.
257 00:22:46,121 00:22:47,620 Hey, look, tony. What? Hey, look, tony. What?
258 00:22:47,622 00:22:49,622 Oh, yeah. That's where we got married. Oh, yeah. That's where we got married.
259 00:22:49,624 00:22:52,825 That's where you got your life sentence. That's where you got your life sentence.
260 00:22:52,827 00:22:55,194 Narrator: Tony had a work permit. Narrator: Tony had a work permit.
261 00:22:55,196 00:22:58,330 But for minnie to accompany him to canada, But for minnie to accompany him to canada,
262 00:22:58,332 00:23:00,031 They had to get married. They had to get married.
263 00:23:00,033 00:23:05,903 So they headed to their 400-year-old town hall. So they headed to their 400-year-old town hall.
264 00:23:08,874 00:23:11,541 Yes, this is where it all changed, see? Yes, this is where it all changed, see?
265 00:23:11,543 00:23:13,843 Remember, we drove in from over there. Remember, we drove in from over there.
266 00:23:13,845 00:23:18,581 And the car we were in parked over here. And the car we were in parked over here.
267 00:23:18,950 00:23:21,784 How did I look on my wedding day? How did I look on my wedding day?
268 00:23:27,858 00:23:30,191 Well, a wedding dress isn't really warm. Well, a wedding dress isn't really warm.
269 00:23:30,193 00:23:35,062 I think that's the first time I saw you in a suit, you know? I think that's the first time I saw you in a suit, you know?
270 00:23:36,198 00:23:39,866 And then, we waited until everybody was inside, And then, we waited until everybody was inside,
271 00:23:39,868 00:23:42,101 And then we walked up the stairs. And then we walked up the stairs.
272 00:23:42,103 00:23:43,001 And then we came in, And then we came in,
273 00:23:43,003 00:23:46,070 And that's the day when I got married. And that's the day when I got married.
274 00:23:47,740 00:23:48,472 Tony: Right? Tony: Right?
275 00:23:48,474 00:23:51,074 And we danced for the first time, of course. And we danced for the first time, of course.
276 00:23:52,310 00:23:53,375 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
277 00:23:53,377 00:23:55,810 First and only time you ever danced. First and only time you ever danced.
278 00:23:55,812 00:23:58,279 A month to the day we got married, we left... A month to the day we got married, we left...
279 00:23:58,281 00:24:01,448 Yeah, we left. ...Packed up our five suitcases. Yeah, we left. ...Packed up our five suitcases.
280 00:24:01,450 00:24:02,849 Got out. And we left. Got out. And we left.
281 00:24:02,851 00:24:03,616 Yep. Got out. Yep. Got out.
282 00:24:03,618 00:24:05,651 And that's how we came to canada. And that's how we came to canada.
283 00:24:05,653 00:24:09,021 You still owe me a honeymoon, by the way. You still owe me a honeymoon, by the way.
284 00:24:10,557 00:24:12,924 Did I miss something? Did I miss something?
285 00:24:18,131 00:24:20,631 Minnie: My parents weren't impressed with us leaving. Minnie: My parents weren't impressed with us leaving.
286 00:24:20,633 00:24:22,699 And it was -- and, I mean, I'll be honest. And it was -- and, I mean, I'll be honest.
287 00:24:22,701 00:24:24,767 It wasn't nice saying goodbye. It wasn't nice saying goodbye.
288 00:24:24,769 00:24:26,702 But, I mean, once we said goodbye, But, I mean, once we said goodbye,
289 00:24:26,704 00:24:28,737 It's like, "phew. That's over with. It's like, "phew. That's over with.
290 00:24:28,739 00:24:30,705 Now, let's get on." Now, let's get on."
291 00:24:30,707 00:24:32,440 No looking back. No looking back.
292 00:24:34,177 00:24:37,578 You know, and at that age, we were 23, 24, You know, and at that age, we were 23, 24,
293 00:24:37,580 00:24:39,947 It's like an adventure, right? It's like an adventure, right?
294 00:24:39,949 00:24:42,282 What do you have to lose? What do you have to lose?
295 00:25:16,951 00:25:19,384 Narrator: Coming up... Narrator: Coming up...
296 00:25:22,122 00:25:27,091 ...The dutch farm boy becomes a klondike legend. ...The dutch farm boy becomes a klondike legend.
297 00:25:36,102 00:25:37,935 [ gunshot ] [ gunshot ]
298 00:26:01,593 00:26:04,193 [ cows mooing ] [ cows mooing ]
299 00:26:08,032 00:26:11,600 Narrator: At 24 years old, dutchman tony beets Narrator: At 24 years old, dutchman tony beets
300 00:26:11,602 00:26:14,903 Immigrated to canada to make his fortune. Immigrated to canada to make his fortune.
301 00:26:14,905 00:26:19,641 But tony found himself milking cows again, But tony found himself milking cows again,
302 00:26:19,643 00:26:23,678 This time in salmon arm, british columbia. This time in salmon arm, british columbia.
303 00:26:41,330 00:26:44,264 We didn't even have money to buy a vacuum cleaner. We didn't even have money to buy a vacuum cleaner.
304 00:26:44,266 00:26:45,932 Tony: I know. Right? Tony: I know. Right?
305 00:26:50,171 00:26:54,306 Oh, no. I mean, we were living paycheck to paycheck. Oh, no. I mean, we were living paycheck to paycheck.
306 00:26:55,575 00:26:56,607 Yeah. We were broke. Yeah. We were broke.
307 00:26:56,609 00:27:00,110 I mean, I barely could afford gas money. I mean, I barely could afford gas money.
308 00:27:01,813 00:27:04,914 While he milked cows to make ends meet, While he milked cows to make ends meet,
309 00:27:04,916 00:27:06,649 Tony continued to search Tony continued to search
310 00:27:06,651 00:27:09,818 For a way to strike it rich. For a way to strike it rich.
311 00:27:23,200 00:27:26,367 In 1986, following in the footsteps In 1986, following in the footsteps
312 00:27:26,369 00:27:29,403 Of the original gold rush pioneers, Of the original gold rush pioneers,
313 00:27:29,405 00:27:32,706 Tony headed 1,900 miles north Tony headed 1,900 miles north
314 00:27:32,708 00:27:36,810 From salmon arm to dawson city. From salmon arm to dawson city.
315 00:28:03,839 00:28:06,906
316 00:28:32,366 00:28:34,632 Minnie: Tony worked 14-hour days, Minnie: Tony worked 14-hour days,
317 00:28:34,634 00:28:39,570 Pushing dirt 14 hours a day from 8:00 till 10:00 ever day, Pushing dirt 14 hours a day from 8:00 till 10:00 ever day,
318 00:28:39,572 00:28:41,204 7 days a week. 7 days a week.
319 00:28:54,219 00:28:56,519 Narrator: Within a couple of years, Narrator: Within a couple of years,
320 00:28:56,521 00:28:59,889 The farm boy from a tiny dutch town The farm boy from a tiny dutch town
321 00:28:59,891 00:29:02,391 Was running paradise hill, Was running paradise hill,
322 00:29:02,393 00:29:05,660 One of the largest gold-mining operations One of the largest gold-mining operations
323 00:29:05,662 00:29:07,728 In the yukon. In the yukon.
324 00:29:07,730 00:29:09,563 And 25 years later, And 25 years later,
325 00:29:09,565 00:29:14,534 When todd hoffman ventured north seeking gold-mining advice... When todd hoffman ventured north seeking gold-mining advice...
326 00:29:14,536 00:29:16,469 Hey. My name's todd. Hey. My name's todd.
327 00:29:17,638 00:29:19,170 [ both laugh ] [ both laugh ]
328 00:29:19,172 00:29:20,804 Tony beets. Tony beets.
329 00:29:20,806 00:29:21,871 That's fun to watch. That's fun to watch.
330 00:29:21,873 00:29:23,839 ...It was tony beets ...It was tony beets
331 00:29:23,841 00:29:26,007 That he turned to. That he turned to.
332 00:30:11,821 00:30:14,755
333 00:30:14,757 00:30:16,590 A mining operation, A mining operation,
334 00:30:16,592 00:30:19,526 Just like the farm tony grew up on, Just like the farm tony grew up on,
335 00:30:19,528 00:30:22,929 Benefits from a large family. Benefits from a large family.
336 00:30:24,232 00:30:28,534 At one point in time, we started talking about having kids. At one point in time, we started talking about having kids.
337 00:30:29,036 00:30:32,637 Narrator: Bianca was born in 1987. Narrator: Bianca was born in 1987.
338 00:30:32,639 00:30:36,407 Kevin followed in '88, Kevin followed in '88,
339 00:30:36,409 00:30:39,309 Mike in 1990, Mike in 1990,
340 00:30:39,311 00:30:42,945 And monica in 1993. And monica in 1993.
341 00:30:50,888 00:30:53,788 Minnie: When the kids started working here, Minnie: When the kids started working here,
342 00:30:53,790 00:30:56,791 They were all fairly young. They were all fairly young.
343 00:30:58,027 00:31:01,528 Narrator: The minute their feet could reach the pedals, Narrator: The minute their feet could reach the pedals,
344 00:31:01,530 00:31:03,763 Tony put his kids to work. Tony put his kids to work.
345 00:31:03,765 00:31:04,897 It is kind of funny when you see It is kind of funny when you see
346 00:31:04,899 00:31:08,433 Your young ones on the heavy equipment. Your young ones on the heavy equipment.
347 00:31:08,435 00:31:10,067 It's sometimes a kind of -- you know, It's sometimes a kind of -- you know,
348 00:31:10,069 00:31:11,902 They're kind of teeter-tottering and doing this, They're kind of teeter-tottering and doing this,
349 00:31:11,904 00:31:13,637 And you kind of go, "okay, I'm not watching." And you kind of go, "okay, I'm not watching."
350 00:31:13,639 00:31:16,306 I mean, I'm really bad. I don't like that stuff. I mean, I'm really bad. I don't like that stuff.
351 00:31:16,308 00:31:17,840 Tony just says, "oh, it's fine." Tony just says, "oh, it's fine."
352 00:31:17,842 00:31:20,576 I remember the first time I got on a piece of a machinery I remember the first time I got on a piece of a machinery
353 00:31:20,578 00:31:21,677 Way, way back when. Way, way back when.
354 00:31:21,679 00:31:23,445 I was probably 13. I was probably 13.
355 00:31:23,447 00:31:25,079 And it was buggy number four. And it was buggy number four.
356 00:31:25,081 00:31:27,781 It was buggy number four 'cause it's the one without a cab. It was buggy number four 'cause it's the one without a cab.
357 00:31:27,783 00:31:29,015 That way, I could sit on the hood That way, I could sit on the hood
358 00:31:29,017 00:31:31,517 While tony showed me how to operate in the seat. While tony showed me how to operate in the seat.
359 00:31:31,519 00:31:32,718 I was 12 I was 12
360 00:31:32,720 00:31:34,986 The first time I hopped on a piece of equipment. The first time I hopped on a piece of equipment.
361 00:31:34,988 00:31:37,655 It was the 988 front loader. It was the 988 front loader.
362 00:31:37,657 00:31:44,294 The tires were like 4 feet higher than I was. The tires were like 4 feet higher than I was.
363 00:31:49,868 00:31:52,301 Tony doesn't care if you're male or female. Tony doesn't care if you're male or female.
364 00:31:52,303 00:31:54,036 You're gonna be on equipment. You're gonna be on equipment.
365 00:31:54,038 00:31:55,737 You're going to be yelled at. You're going to be yelled at.
366 00:31:55,739 00:31:56,804 You've got [bleep] You've got [bleep]
367 00:31:56,806 00:31:58,972 You're [bleep], you're running the equipment. You're [bleep], you're running the equipment.
368 00:31:58,974 00:32:02,342 Like, it doesn't [bleep] matter. Get out there. Like, it doesn't [bleep] matter. Get out there.
369 00:32:02,344 00:32:04,544 So who is the best shot here? So who is the best shot here?
370 00:32:04,546 00:32:05,945 Really? 'cause I'm pretty sure Really? 'cause I'm pretty sure
371 00:32:05,947 00:32:08,314 Mom gets the most squirrels every year. Mom gets the most squirrels every year.
372 00:32:08,316 00:32:12,785 Moral of the story -- don't piss her off. She can shoot. Moral of the story -- don't piss her off. She can shoot.
373 00:32:13,788 00:32:16,121 I think my money is on mike. I think my money is on mike.
374 00:32:28,502 00:32:29,901 Mike is gonna win it. Mike is gonna win it.
375 00:32:29,903 00:32:32,436 Yeah, he is. Yeah, he is.
376 00:32:32,438 00:32:34,037 You're bragging. You're bragging.
377 00:32:34,039 00:32:35,571 Yeah. Yeah.
378 00:32:36,340 00:32:37,472 She turned on? She turned on?
379 00:32:37,474 00:32:39,640 And they're all good at what they're doing. And they're all good at what they're doing.
380 00:32:39,642 00:32:40,774 And that's what makes it work. And that's what makes it work.
381 00:32:40,776 00:32:45,044 Otherwise, if you have one that doesn't pull his weight, Otherwise, if you have one that doesn't pull his weight,
382 00:32:45,046 00:32:46,578 It's not gonna work. It's not gonna work.
383 00:32:46,580 00:32:47,378 Being raised a beets, Being raised a beets,
384 00:32:47,380 00:32:49,613 We got taught at a very young age We got taught at a very young age
385 00:32:49,615 00:32:52,349 That you got to put your hours in. That you got to put your hours in.
386 00:32:52,351 00:32:53,350 Like, my first day at work, Like, my first day at work,
387 00:32:53,352 00:32:54,918 I think I pulled an 8-hour shift, I think I pulled an 8-hour shift,
388 00:32:54,920 00:32:56,219 Second day, 12 hours. Second day, 12 hours.
389 00:32:56,221 00:32:59,088 And it hasn't gotten any less since. And it hasn't gotten any less since.
390 00:33:07,031 00:33:07,963 All that way. All that way.
391 00:33:07,965 00:33:10,565 Let's get serious with this. Let's get serious with this.
392 00:33:13,169 00:33:15,702 Tony: That'll be plenty. Tony: That'll be plenty.
393 00:33:16,404 00:33:19,037 Ready, mike? Yep. Ready, mike? Yep.
394 00:33:20,507 00:33:21,205 [ gunshot ] [ gunshot ]
395 00:33:21,207 00:33:23,607 That's slick, man. Get it! That's slick, man. Get it!
396 00:33:27,713 00:33:29,179 Minnie: Yeah! [ laughs ] Minnie: Yeah! [ laughs ]
397 00:33:29,181 00:33:32,448 Kevin: I'm a bit nervous. There's too many eyes. Kevin: I'm a bit nervous. There's too many eyes.
398 00:33:34,084 00:33:35,316 Oh, he got it! Oh, he got it!
399 00:33:35,318 00:33:37,217 [ all cheer ] [ all cheer ]
400 00:33:56,972 00:33:59,005 There you are. One more? There you are. One more?
401 00:33:59,007 00:34:01,173 That's it. That's it.
402 00:34:07,447 00:34:10,114 Hey, I'd like to see you shoot. Hey, I'd like to see you shoot.
403 00:34:11,417 00:34:14,851 Oh, you're weaseling out of it. Really? Oh, you're weaseling out of it. Really?
404 00:34:14,853 00:34:16,419 A lot of people probably think that, A lot of people probably think that,
405 00:34:16,421 00:34:19,088 Because we work for him, like, the kids work for him, Because we work for him, like, the kids work for him,
406 00:34:19,090 00:34:22,925 That we get special treatment, but we don't. That we get special treatment, but we don't.
407 00:34:22,927 00:34:25,460 Okay. Monica, you ready? Okay. Monica, you ready?
408 00:34:25,462 00:34:26,327 Minnie: Ready? Minnie: Ready?
409 00:34:26,329 00:34:29,096 His affectionate term for me is little [bleep] His affectionate term for me is little [bleep]
410 00:34:29,098 00:34:30,430 He calls me little [bleep] He calls me little [bleep]
411 00:34:30,432 00:34:34,033 That him, essentially, like a mother saying, That him, essentially, like a mother saying,
412 00:34:34,035 00:34:36,335 "oh, hi, baby," to their kid. "oh, hi, baby," to their kid.
413 00:34:36,337 00:34:39,338 It's just, "hey, little [bleep]" It's just, "hey, little [bleep]"
414 00:34:41,775 00:34:42,640 [ laughter ] [ laughter ]
415 00:34:42,642 00:34:44,508 I guess... Well, now we know where... I guess... Well, now we know where...
416 00:34:44,510 00:34:48,612 So apparently, mike got his skills from mom. So apparently, mike got his skills from mom.
417 00:34:51,183 00:34:52,949 Ready? Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready. Ready? Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready.
418 00:34:52,951 00:34:55,584 And there you go. And there you go.
419 00:34:55,586 00:34:56,518 [ gunshot ] [ gunshot ]
420 00:34:56,520 00:34:59,254 Well, that's the thing. That's the first full one. Well, that's the thing. That's the first full one.
421 00:34:59,256 00:35:02,490 That's the thing. You can hit them to kill... That's the thing. You can hit them to kill...
422 00:35:04,360 00:35:05,392 Okay? Okay?
423 00:35:05,394 00:35:07,994 Narrator: Coming up... Narrator: Coming up...
424 00:35:10,531 00:35:11,630 Jump in, tony! Jump in, tony!
425 00:35:11,632 00:35:12,230 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
426 00:35:12,232 00:35:16,167 ...Tony and minnie reveal what they do in the off season, ...Tony and minnie reveal what they do in the off season,
427 00:35:16,169 00:35:19,036 When the klondike freezes over. When the klondike freezes over.
428 00:35:21,240 00:35:23,340 Oh, you're a [bleep] aren't you? Oh, you're a [bleep] aren't you?
429 00:35:23,342 00:35:25,608 I'm so glad I picked you up. I'm so glad I picked you up.
430 00:35:35,886 00:35:36,851 Okay. Let's go. Okay. Let's go.
431 00:35:36,853 00:35:42,790 Narrator: Tony beets has an impressive collection of shirts. Narrator: Tony beets has an impressive collection of shirts.
432 00:35:42,792 00:35:46,794 But they're all one color. But they're all one color.
433 00:35:58,174 00:36:01,842 Tony's fashion sense, it's kind of interesting -- Tony's fashion sense, it's kind of interesting --
434 00:36:01,844 00:36:03,376 He has none. He has none.
435 00:36:06,681 00:36:11,016 I mean, underwear, socks, everything has to be black. I mean, underwear, socks, everything has to be black.
436 00:36:19,593 00:36:20,858 What? What?
437 00:36:20,860 00:36:21,425 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
438 00:36:21,427 00:36:23,994 Minnie: Well, I don't think tony is color blind. Minnie: Well, I don't think tony is color blind.
439 00:36:23,996 00:36:26,496 But he just likes black. But he just likes black.
440 00:36:50,188 00:36:54,056 Narrator: When winter hits the klondike, tony and minnie Narrator: When winter hits the klondike, tony and minnie
441 00:36:54,058 00:36:59,094 Trade the frozen north for desert sun. Trade the frozen north for desert sun.
442 00:37:05,702 00:37:07,435 A lifetime of hard work A lifetime of hard work
443 00:37:07,437 00:37:10,404 Has provided them with a winter home, Has provided them with a winter home,
444 00:37:10,406 00:37:12,939 Complete with a gym... Complete with a gym...
445 00:37:15,710 00:37:17,342 We can do both. We can do both.
446 00:37:17,344 00:37:20,111 ...An indoor sauna... ...An indoor sauna...
447 00:37:20,113 00:37:21,278 No. No.
448 00:37:21,280 00:37:21,811 No. Oh! No. Oh!
449 00:37:21,813 00:37:27,783 ...And a custom garage designed around tony's red convertible. ...And a custom garage designed around tony's red convertible.
450 00:37:44,301 00:37:46,167 I'll be right back. Minnie: This is my hot tub. I'll be right back. Minnie: This is my hot tub.
451 00:37:46,169 00:37:49,870 Tony and me like to sit in this, usually at night. Tony and me like to sit in this, usually at night.
452 00:37:49,872 00:37:52,305 Jump in, tony. Jump in, tony.
453 00:37:55,310 00:37:57,510 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
454 00:37:58,946 00:38:00,679 Oof! How is that? Oof! How is that?
455 00:38:00,681 00:38:03,515 Who would have ever thought that, 35 years ago, Who would have ever thought that, 35 years ago,
456 00:38:03,517 00:38:07,552 That we'd be sitting in arizona in a hot tub? That we'd be sitting in arizona in a hot tub?
457 00:38:14,360 00:38:15,859 If the kids would wanna take over, If the kids would wanna take over,
458 00:38:15,861 00:38:17,861 They could take over and just send me my -- They could take over and just send me my --
459 00:38:17,863 00:38:19,562 Send me my money. Send me my money.
460 00:38:25,470 00:38:26,469 Really? Really. Really? Really.
461 00:38:26,471 00:38:30,172 You started with my tattoo, my name and a little heart, You started with my tattoo, my name and a little heart,
462 00:38:30,174 00:38:32,607 Which I thought was really cute. Which I thought was really cute.
463 00:38:36,813 00:38:38,746 Jasmine. Jasmine.
464 00:38:39,882 00:38:41,648 Jasmine was our fourth baby. Jasmine was our fourth baby.
465 00:38:41,650 00:38:45,518 She was born on the 15th of December, 1992. She was born on the 15th of December, 1992.
466 00:38:45,520 00:38:48,120 She was actually born on tony's birthday. She was actually born on tony's birthday.
467 00:38:48,122 00:38:50,989 And they told me she has an extra chromosome, And they told me she has an extra chromosome,
468 00:38:50,991 00:38:53,658 Which there's nothing you can do about it. Which there's nothing you can do about it.
469 00:38:53,660 00:38:57,094 And she passed away on March 1st the next year. And she passed away on March 1st the next year.
470 00:38:57,296 00:39:00,730 We had her for 2 1/2 months. I'm very grateful for that. We had her for 2 1/2 months. I'm very grateful for that.
471 00:39:00,732 00:39:02,031 And we all got to see her. And we all got to see her.
472 00:39:02,033 00:39:04,466 We all got to hold her and cuddle. We all got to hold her and cuddle.
473 00:39:04,468 00:39:08,336 But losing a baby is -- But losing a baby is --
474 00:39:08,338 00:39:10,538 That was kind of... That was kind of...
475 00:39:10,540 00:39:12,706 That was hard. That was hard.
476 00:39:15,110 00:39:18,978 You know, once in while, you do wonder what -- You know, once in while, you do wonder what --
477 00:39:18,980 00:39:21,080 What she would've been like. What she would've been like.
478 00:39:21,082 00:39:23,682 [ ringing ] [ ringing ]
479 00:39:26,219 00:39:27,318 Hey, daddy. Hey, daddy.
480 00:39:27,320 00:39:29,086 But I'm also totally convinced But I'm also totally convinced
481 00:39:29,088 00:39:31,154 That if jasmine would've been fine, That if jasmine would've been fine,
482 00:39:31,156 00:39:32,555 We wouldn't have had monica. We wouldn't have had monica.
483 00:39:32,557 00:39:35,357 Now, that I can't imagine, either. Now, that I can't imagine, either.
484 00:39:37,361 00:39:38,393 Well, it's certainly different. Well, it's certainly different.
485 00:39:38,395 00:39:43,297 I'm happy you're having a good time in thailand, too. I'm happy you're having a good time in thailand, too.
486 00:39:43,966 00:39:45,665 I'm not in thailand. I'm in cambodia. I'm not in thailand. I'm in cambodia.
487 00:39:45,667 00:39:47,933 Oh, sorry! You're in cambodia. Oh, sorry! You're in cambodia.
488 00:39:47,935 00:39:49,134 Well, wherever you are. Well, wherever you are.
489 00:39:49,136 00:39:51,236 I mean, I'll always have five kids. I mean, I'll always have five kids.
490 00:39:51,238 00:39:55,440 She's with you forever anyways. She's always right here. She's with you forever anyways. She's always right here.
491 00:39:55,442 00:39:57,809 That'll never change. That'll never change.
492 00:39:57,811 00:39:59,644 Love you. Of course! Love you. Of course!
493 00:39:59,646 00:40:01,479 I love you, too, mommy. Bye, sweetie. I love you, too, mommy. Bye, sweetie.
494 00:40:01,481 00:40:03,080 I love you, too, daddy! I love you, too, daddy!
495 00:40:12,424 00:40:14,957 Narrator: For seven months of the year, Narrator: For seven months of the year,
496 00:40:14,959 00:40:17,459 Tony and minnie work tirelessly Tony and minnie work tirelessly
497 00:40:17,461 00:40:20,228 In the gold fields of the yukon. In the gold fields of the yukon.
498 00:40:20,230 00:40:22,096 For the rest of the year, For the rest of the year,
499 00:40:22,098 00:40:25,499 They enjoy the fruits of their labor. They enjoy the fruits of their labor.
500 00:40:25,501 00:40:28,201 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
501 00:40:42,083 00:40:45,184 But back then, we were still young pups. But back then, we were still young pups.
502 00:40:50,624 00:40:51,723 Oh, yeah. Without ambition, Oh, yeah. Without ambition,
503 00:40:51,725 00:40:53,357 We wouldn't have been driving like this. We wouldn't have been driving like this.
504 00:40:53,359 00:40:54,624 You've got to get up every morning. You've got to get up every morning.
505 00:40:54,626 00:40:58,361 You've got to get out of bed. And you've got to get at it. You've got to get out of bed. And you've got to get at it.
506 00:41:06,237 00:41:08,303 It's the way we do it. It's the way we do it.
507 00:41:13,710 00:41:16,143 Yeah. We're not quite done yet. Yeah. We're not quite done yet.
508 00:41:33,695 00:41:35,594 Oh, you're an [bleep] aren't you? Oh, you're an [bleep] aren't you?
509 00:41:35,596 00:41:37,596 I'm so glad I picked you up. I'm so glad I picked you up.
510 00:41:37,598 00:41:38,930 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
511 00:41:40,934 00:41:43,034 Unh-unh-unh! Unh-unh-unh!
512 00:41:44,337 00:41:45,202 No, no, no. No, no, no.
513 00:41:45,204 00:41:48,071 Be honest, now, tony. Who picked up who? Be honest, now, tony. Who picked up who?
514 00:41:48,073 00:41:49,472 No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no.
515 00:41:49,474 00:41:53,175 I saw -- I saw potential with you. I saw -- I saw potential with you.
516 00:41:53,177 00:41:54,142 Yeah. Oh-ho-ho-ho! Yeah. Oh-ho-ho-ho!
517 00:41:54,144 00:41:55,776 I knew I could mold you a little bit. I knew I could mold you a little bit.
518 00:41:55,778 00:41:58,345 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
519 00:41:58,347 00:41:59,813 [bleep] [bleep]
520 00:42:03,919 00:42:05,685 On the next "gold rush"... On the next "gold rush"...
521 00:42:05,687 00:42:09,255 If I don't find another mine, they're gonna be out of a job. If I don't find another mine, they're gonna be out of a job.
522 00:42:09,257 00:42:11,590 I got a tip on a mine in oregon. I got a tip on a mine in oregon.
523 00:42:11,592 00:42:13,391 I think I found something! I think I found something!
524 00:42:13,393 00:42:15,259 It's frickin' gold! It's frickin' gold!
525 00:42:15,261 00:42:16,727 If we turn right now, If we turn right now,
526 00:42:16,729 00:42:19,162 We might still get some gold in the box. We might still get some gold in the box.
527 00:42:19,164 00:42:21,030 Kick it that way more! Kick it that way more!
528 00:42:21,032 00:42:23,532 Now it's all [bleep] Now it's all [bleep]
529 00:42:23,934 00:42:24,866 Let's get this [bleep] moved. Let's get this [bleep] moved.
530 00:42:24,868 00:42:27,134 It ain't gonna happen! It's gonna [bleep] fall over! It ain't gonna happen! It's gonna [bleep] fall over!
531 00:42:27,136 00:42:29,269 If we took care of our [bleep] this wouldn't happen! If we took care of our [bleep] this wouldn't happen!
532 00:42:29,271 00:42:31,604 [bleep] I'm sick of it. [bleep] I'm sick of it.
533 00:42:32,173 00:42:34,173 Where'd everybody [bleep] go? Where'd everybody [bleep] go?