Just a complete free fall from here.
My expeditions have led to so many astounding adventures...
Oh, my God!
...and amazing encounters, all over the world...
I think I'm an honorary mud-man now.
...but which experiences are my favorites?
Oh, my God! Look at this!
Now, I'm revealing my greatest,
and a few of my most embarrassing moments...
Sir, I just want to be clear I had no idea that was your wife.
...along with never-before- televised footage.
I am literally gonna have to eat my way out of here.
Hey, Bruce Lee.
Anybody? Can I hand this off to?
Is there anybody not doing kung fu?
These are a few of my favorite things.
My name is Josh Gates.
Look at that!
With a degree in archaeology and a passion for exploration,
I have a tendency to end up in some very strange situations.
This is horrible.
This is officially horrible.
My travels have taken me to the ends of the Earth...
It's flooded! Back it up!
...as I investigate the greatest legends in history.
We're good to fly. Let's go.
This is "Expedition Unknown."
I've spent years on the road
seeking answers to archaeological mysteries...
There's a passage!
...investigating legends...
So the mummy of Atahualpa could have been right here?
MAN: That's right.
...and hunting lost treasures.
There better be some treasure down here, I'll tell you that.
Each expedition takes me around the globe
to fascinating locales,
but I am often asked which place is my favorite.
That is stunning.
It's not an easy question to answer.
I love so much about so many of them.
♪♪
Some of the most magnificent places
I've seen are natural wonders.
[ Laughs ]
Look at this! Look at this!
What's the most incredible natural site I've ever visited?
My absolute favorite?
Welcome to Batagaika crater!
That is insane.
I'm in Siberia, searching for remains
of extinct woolly mammoths...
...and standing here at the edge of the Batagai crater
is not only a remarkable view,
it's a chance to look down into history.
It's over half a mile long
and growing up to 90 feet bigger every year...
...and 300 feet down, thawing at the bottom of the pit,
are bones from mammoths that were frozen in the permafrost
hundreds of thousands of years ago.
And that ice is filled with samples.
How do you find those samples?
How do you get at those preserved remains?
You need to go down by the slope
and look for them on the walls.
So that's where we're going.
♪♪
My crew and I make it safely down,
and we begin our search.
Okay, let's get looking. Come on.
Yes.
Look at it.
It's bone! It's great!
It's a beautiful find.
Wow!
Look at that!
♪♪
GATES: There's another favorite place of mine
that's a man-made wonder --
Stonehenge.
Well, the rocks behind don't really need an introduction.
Stonehenge is one of the most
recognizable attractions in England
and one of the most important prehistoric sites in the world.
Built in England 5,000 years ago,
so many questions remain about how this site was constructed
and what it was used for.
It's a big mystery and an astonishing place.
But if you think Stonehenge is a place of mystery,
get a load of this.
At the side of the road in Virginia
is where I found what you might call my favorite
unnatural wonder --
Foamhenge.
Just so we're clear,
that's Stonehenge made out of foam in Virginia.
Look at it.
It's beautiful.
Foamhenge was built about a decade ago by this guy.
Here. Have some. Thank you.
You are the creator of Foamhenge?
That depends. Do you like it? Mm-hmm.
Then I created it. I love it.
What inspired you to build Foamhenge?
Well, I'm a sculptor, and I do figures for theme parks
all around the world,
and I walked into a foundry
where they manufacture these big, foam blocks.
I saw them as they were, standing there,
and, one day, I just saw Foamhenge.
They may look a bit rough, but their true glory
isn't diminished by a little chipped paint.
The beauty of building a replica of ruins...
They're already ruined.
This is right! It's true.
They can go bad, and people don't notice.
It's true. So that's cool.
Ruined or not, I do give it credit
for being built to scale...
unlike some other replicas I've come across.
♪♪
Small town, very small town.
And the room is a lot smaller than I thought.
When it comes to tiny towns,
this one that I encountered in Istanbul
may be my favorite.
This is Miniaturk.
♪♪
To be clear, these are miniature versions of real buildings
that really exist here in Istanbul.
Just let that soak in for a minute.
People are coming to Istanbul,
visiting fake, miniature versions of real landmarks,
and I am one of those people.
Tiny towns are amusing...
...but maybe my favorite big city in the world is this one.
Trying to sum up Rome in a few paragraphs
is like the Mount Everest of travel TV host monologues.
I mean, what can you say?
Honestly, what can you really say
that hasn't already been said
or sung...
or painted or etched in marble?
A place of love, and death, and life.
In other words -- it's a masterpiece.
♪♪
If I can brush up on my Italian,
this is the one place I'd most like to live.
Grazie mille. Va bene.
Mozzarella! I'm out of Italian words.
I've used everything I've got.
But what's the place I most like to visit?
Japan.
♪♪
Let's talk about some observations on Japan.
First of all, everything is cute here,
everything, every sign,
every billboard, every person --
adorable.
It's an entire nation built on cuteness.
I don't understand it.
I love it, but I don't understand it.
♪♪
During a night on the town, I slip into this Tokyo club
for a nightcap,
and it nearly blows my circuits.
I don't know where this elevator goes,
but I assume it's the future.
That assumption is spot-on.
Ladies and gentlemen, my favorite
robot nightclub of tomorrow.
-Whoo! Are you ready? -Yes!
♪♪
Whoo!
♪♪
Good lord, was that real?
Whew.
Japan is an in-your-face vision of the future,
but what's my favorite hidden place from the past?
About 500 years ago, the Spanish built this cathedral
on top of a hill in Cholula, Mexico
except it isn't a hill.
It's the remains of an ancient pyramid.
♪♪
[ Chuckles ]
In fact, by volume, it may be the largest pyramid on earth,
even bigger than the ones in Egypt.
Archaeologists are still puzzling about the people
who started building it over 2,000 years ago,
which only adds to its sense of wonder.
It seems like there are a million passages down here.
INTERPRETER: Yes, nearly 5 miles.
Five miles of tunnels.
Do you ever get lost down here?
Claro, si. Oh, you do?
Oh, okay. Good. Well, I'm right behind you.
Here we go.
We walk through the cramped darkness
for what seems like hours until we turn a corner.
Whoa, look at that.
Really evocative. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
You see this skull-like face,
this red skull just peering out at you from the darkness,
and these are original murals.
INTERPRETER: What you are seeing here is incredibly rare.
When we see most pyramids today, they're just stone,
but they were originally covered in artwork.
Ojos!
A face! A face, uh-huh.
Look at that, just trapped in time.
It's striking to see what human hands
built thousands of years ago
without the benefit of modern engineering
or advanced tools.
In all my travels, maybe the most
personally meaningful place I've visited
is one that took me right back to my childhood
and my deep admiration for a fellow explorer.
Amelia Earhart has always been a big hero of mine.
She blazed her own trail as an explorer,
unafraid to take on the world.
Tragically, her mission to circumnavigate the globe
ended with her mysterious disappearance.
The last place she was ever seen was right here --
Lae, Papua New Guinea, July 2nd, 1937.
The whole world was watching,
and that shiny Lockheed Electra would have come right down here
and taken off right over the Pacific,
never to be seen again.
I don't know. For me, as someone who loves Earhart,
who, really, has been obsessed with her for a long time,
to be here in this spot is kind of,
I don't know, emotional.
It's kind of a powerful place.
♪♪
Sight-seeing in places like this is awe-inspiring,
but, ultimately, we're here to investigate
archaeological mysteries,
and that means getting our hands dirty.
Some of my favorite experiences
have been breathtaking... [ Panting ]
...literally.
For the love of Christmas!
Can we go to a commercial break? Is that possible?
One of my favorite things about my job
is that it is all about unpredictable adventures.
I am flying this thing.
Unbelievable.
Oh, my God!
♪♪
Whoa!
God...
[ Bats screeching ]
I promise, I am not resigning any time soon.
Even when the going gets tough, the experience is well worth it.
Take my favorite underground expedition, for example.
Don't drop me! I trust you guys!
Here we go, into the darkness.
In Mexico, cenotes are deep, natural sinkholes
that often connect to underground rivers and caves.
Headed down now, here we go.
For thousands of years,
the Maya people used them as a water source
and believed they were an entrance to the underworld.
Exploring inside one, I can see why.
I get the rare opportunity to see a sacrificial altar
deep in the cenote.
This altar must have been above the water table
at the time of the sacrifice,
meaning it may have been an offering
to try and ward off a massive drought
that was destroying the Maya's civilization.
That's definitely my favorite underground expedition...
...but what about my favorite high-altitude adventure?
Okay, here we go!
That's an easy answer, but it was a very difficult experience.
Okay. Everest, here we come.
♪♪
That's Everest there.
That's the summit, yeah?
Absolutely beautiful.
That's Base Camp there.
Look at that -- Everest Base Camp.
Top of the world. Almost.
We make a trip up here on our search for the yeti.
Welcome to Base Camp.
Thank you, sir.
Welcome, sir.
♪♪
Spirits are high even though oxygen levels are low.
[ Panting ]
I mean, this is some Superman Fortress of Solitude right here.
♪♪
It's a rough trip but one I'm thrilled to make.
In my wildest dreams,
I never thought I'd get to see this place.
I get to do so many incredible things hosting this show,
and I've fulfilled some lifelong dreams.
What kid doesn't want to be an astronaut?
I certainly did.
And in Houston, I got an insider look at the Space Program.
Is the prototype operational?
Will it move? Absolutely.
You want to give it a spin?
Yes. All right.
Please.
This is officially the coolest 4x4 I've ever been in.
So many things for me to break in here.
Hoo-hoo!
This is basically NASA's version of a golf cart.
Oh, my God! This thing's incredible.
[ Laughs ]
Go ahead, enable vertical.
Houston, we have a problem.
My favorite moment? Mission Control.
My own adventures have taken me all over the world,
but here, I get a chance to talk to some explorers
whose work is out of this world.
This is a spectacular moment for me.
What's the first thing that you're going to eat
when you get back to Earth?
Well, actually, you know, my favorite
would be to have a fresh salad
with lots of different vegetables
and fruit in the salad.
That, to me, is an insane answer.
I would want a cheeseburger or a pizza.
That's real disciplined,
the fact that what you're craving is a salad.
[ Laughter ]
How are you enjoying your visit to the Johnson Space Center?
I would say that my visit is now fairly extraordinary.
Commander Whitson and Colonel Fischer and Astronaut Pesquet,
I want to just say thanks, first of all,
for taking a moment to chat with us.
It's a huge thrill.
Well, it's a huge thrill for us, too.
Thanks very much. All the best.
GATES: As I hang up, it hits me.
Thinking of where I'm standing, who I'm speaking with,
leaves me overwhelmed.
Okay. All right.
I have to go to the men's room now and cry for a little bit.
[ Laughs ]
I dream that, one day, I'll also have a chance to explore
the final frontier, miles above this planet...
...but here on Earth, I've gone on journeys
that have taken me miles off the map.
Another out-of-this-world favorite experience
was my trek in search of Shangri-La.
Yes. I mean the magical, mystical place
high in the Himalayas,
known locally as Shambhala.
We hiked to these remote caves in the Mustang region,
a place that archaeologists haven't fully explored.
When do you think the last time was somebody
was up in these caves?
I think the last time was when the people left,
which would have been 400 or 500 years ago.
We have no idea what's in here.
Okay, great. Let's get to work.
This snaps, I die.
-Okay. We ready? -Yep.
There they go.
Very slippy and very loose.
You know where we are now, my friend?
Death zone? Death zone.
These are the widow-makers right here.
Just huge boulders and all this loose conglomerate
waiting to let go makes this incredibly dangerous.
Whew.
Got a kind of foothold.
Okay, now what? Now what?
[ Laughing ]
Yeah.
Hey!
Look at this place.
This is incredible.
Joshua for Mark, come in.
Mark here, Josh.
Mark, how high up am I in the complex?
You're in the upper window.
There's no place higher for you to go.
Our safe arrival at these incredible caves
isn't the end of this favorite experience.
It's just the beginning.
This is where I make, what I consider, a favorite discovery.
Oh, my God! Look at this!
Mark, we got artwork up here, really beautiful.
That is totally fantastic. Thanks so much.
We are the first people to see this...
You are the first people to see this in probably 500 years.
That is discovery.
That is awesome.
I do have a question for you, though.
Yeah, hit me.
Have you found Shambhala, yet?
[ Laughs ]
You know, I'll tell you what, looking out at the view,
maybe I have.
Copy that.
Hard to top the satisfaction of finding Shangri-La,
at least spiritually.
But truthfully, it's the people I meet along the way
that make the adventures meaningful.
Yes!
Well, most of them.
He won't let go.
Seriously, he won't let go of me.
♪♪
GATES: One of my favorite things about traveling the world
is that there's an opportunity to make new friends
wherever I go.
Nice to meet you. What's your name? Bill.
Bill! Yes!
You don't look like a Bill!
Yes!
Okay, he won't let go.
Seriously, he won't let go of me.
-You lose! -Good game, boys!
I'll be back with some booze.
[ Laughter ]
Anybody, can I get a hand here?
That's it, take off the microphone.
I can work here and eat as much bread as I want?
It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship, sir.
I've had the chance to meet so many exceptional people
that it's hard to call any one encounter a favorite...
I think I'm an honorary mud-man now.
...but there are a few that really stand out.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
is where Christianity was born
or, more literally, died.
This holy place is said to be the site
where Jesus of Nazareth was crucified.
The Sepulchre is maintained by the Greek Orthodox Church,
and this is one of their archbishops.
It's very nice to meet you.
This is one of the most spectacular rooms
I think I've ever been in.
I think when many people who have never been here
think about the crucifixion or the tomb of Jesus,
they picture an outdoor space.
They picture a hill, and they picture a cave.
Is it possible to see those places?
Yes.
That would be a huge honor.
Please, lead on.
Welcome.
He offers to show me what the Church believes
is the true cross,
splinters from the actual wooden beams
on which Jesus was crucified.
I may be inches away
from one of the most revered relics in existence.
These tiny shards of wood are considered by many
to be proof of the existence of God.
It doesn't seem real.
It's the most venerated artifact on the planet,
and to think that pieces of it could be right here,
in front of us, is really kind of overwhelming.
And then, he offers to bless me with it.
♪♪
Thank you very much. You're welcome.
Congratulations. Bishop, God bless you.
Thank you so much for your time today.
It's moments like that that make me love my job.
So many of my favorite memories come from times
when something unexpected happens.
I feel like you're not wearing any clothes under here.
Is that true?
Oh, beautiful. Perfect.
Yes, yes, yes.
Get in here! Come on!
We got this!
[ Laughter ]
Those spontaneous little moments
when this vast world feels like one big neighborhood.
I'm in North Carolina's Outer Banks
on the trail of the lost colony of Roanoke.
Due to the unique geography out here,
there are whole sections of the Outer Banks
that can't be reached by any highway,
and so I'm gonna take a little shortcut.
And I'm driving on the beach, which, believe it or not,
is totally allowed here.
♪♪
Whoo-hoo!
Tokyo drift, Tokyo drift.
♪♪
Good lord!
♪♪
It does feel like this should be illegal, though, doesn't it?
♪♪
Then, I see someone on the horizon.
Did this guy just BASE jump down here?
What's going on with this dude?
Do you need a ride?
Yeah! Hop in!
Don't mind the film equipment.
You're on a TV show, by the way.
Cool. [ Laughs ]
They don't allow motorcycles on the beach.
Right. So I have to walk it.
Okay. Here we go.
I'm Josh, by the way. I'm Mike.
Hey, Mike, nice to meet you, man.
Nice to meet you.
Where are you going?
I've been riding across the country.
How many miles?
Total, 11,500.
That's really, really badass.
Well, I'm happy to give you a lift the last couple of miles.
Thanks, again.
No worries!
We reach the end of the beach and go our separate ways
on our own expeditions.
All right, man. Well, this is the end of the line, here.
Yeah. And that's the end
of North Carolina out there.
I will gladly walk the rest.
Hey, it was great to meet you, dude.
It was great to meet you, too. Yeah. Have a good one.
Okay, I'm gonna let you out.
Here you go, brother. Awesome.
Safe travels.
Hey, thank you so much. Have a good one.
You, too.
That right there is an explorer.
A kindred adventurer spirit and an unexpected encounter.
Cool guy.
I don't know how he's getting back, but cool guy.
But one of my favorite introductions happens on my trek
to Nepal in search of the elusive yeti.
There, I meet an explorer who made history.
Kancha Sherpa is the only living member
of the 1953 Hillary-Norgay Expedition.
The first to summit the tallest mountain on Earth,
Mount Everest.
It's a great honor to meet you. Thank you.
How old were you during the Everest expedition?
INTERPRETER: I was twenty years old when we made the climb.
And so when the Sherpas would get together
and talk about Hillary, did you have confidence in him?
Yes. He was a gentleman.
He treated the Sherpas well.
Do you think that the expedition was going to succeed?
I thought it was possible, but so many had failed.
Then, when we saw Hillary and Norgay returning to camp,
everyone was singing,
and we knew the summit had been reached.
The reason that we're up here
is we're investigating these stories about the yeti.
If the yeti is out there, where do you think it is?
Where do you think it lives?
I believe it lives higher, about 13,000 feet,
where there is still some food and forests
but where there are much fewer people.
That's where it lives.
Thank you very much.
That's some great parting advice for any yeti seeker.
♪♪
And yetis aren't the only fantastic beasts
I'm interested in.
[ Growls ]
Some of my favorite adventures have been
during visits to the animal kingdom.
Okay, kids, roll 'em up.
Those are lions.
♪♪
GATES: I'm sharing some of my favorite people,
places, and adventures.
Up, up, up.
And now, it's time to share some of my most memorable
animal experiences.
Do you hear a lot of stories about the yeti, here?
It's, like, very big.
[ Horse neighs ]
Hold on a second.
It's black. It has four legs. Yeah.
Can I have a hug?
Come here. Mmm.
I do like cats...
[ Meows ]
...but if I'm picking favorites,
I'm a dog person.
That's the coolest dog in Santa Fe.
Baby yeti, right there.
World's first.
Hyah! Come on, guys!
This is the 2014 Norwegian wolf buggy.
Comes in yellow with no seats,
natural air-conditioning, a little bumpy.
♪♪
In South Korea, investigating the possibility
of cloning woolly mammoths,
I meet the world's most adorable scientific breakthroughs.
Come on.
Hi, little buddy.
Hello.
These puppies are clones
conceived right here in this lab.
You are the cutest clone I've ever met.
This is a favorite moment, for sure.
Watching these cloned puppies come into this world
is a stunning reminder of both the miracle of life
and the wonders of science.
[ Yelps ]
Oh, my God.
Wow.
♪♪
One favorite thing I love to do, when I have the chance,
is to see wildlife up close in a natural setting.
While in Zimbabwe investigating alien sightings,
I had one of my very favorite close encounters
with one of our planet's more impressive creatures.
Stop, look out. Oh, my.
Oh, my God.
[ Elephant trumpets ]
This is like Jurassic Park.
Right? I mean, out of nowhere.
Okay, let this one last bull go through.
Oh, man.
I think he's going to stay there.
Should we edge on by?
They're used to vehicles.
[ Trumpets ]
So I think we'll let him go.
Yeah.
It's what you call a classic African standoff.
The winner of the African standoff
is typically the party that has huge tusks.
Wow.
There we go.
Okay.
I know. It's fabulous.
Ah.
♪♪
That was breathtaking.
That was fantastic, yeah.
Herd of elephants? Check.
♪♪
In South Africa, I'm looking for a lost trainload of gold
in Kruger National Park.
This place is a favorite for watching wildlife.
It's teeming with rare animals...
and, unfortunately, poachers.
South Africa has roughly 80 percent
of the world's rhino population,
including about 2,000 black rhinos
on the verge of extinction.
Right flank, left flank, stay awake.
This crew of armed protectors, called Protrack,
watches over the animals 24/7
in this 7,500-square-mile park.
One rhino horn is worth how much on the black market?
700,000.
700,000 rand?
Yeah. So $50,000.
Do you know how many get poached a day?
One rhino every 6 hours.
Wow, that's crazy.
♪♪
GATES: The team camps out here day and night,
so that means we do, too.
Expedition unknown sometimes means accommodations unknown.
End of a long day.
Going to call it a night.
There is an automatic weapon in here.
Should I just... I'll just leave that.
I'll just leave that where it is.
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
After a long day on the road,
it's important to get a good night's rest,
and I've had the opportunity to stay in some amazing places.
Which places have been my favorites?
Well, some accommodations are, let's say, pleasantly rustic...
Here we go. Look at this. Nice little room.
Bathroom comes complete with hot and, of course,
"coled" water.
...while others are extremely rustic.
These are three-person tents? These are supposedly three-person tents.
That's not -- That's bull...
Fortunately, camping is one of my favorite things to do.
Danny, your tent looks a little weird.
Does it? Nothing fits together right.
I think every single part of this tent
has been cobbled together by something
leftover from an Everest expedition.
You have the downstairs suite or the top floor.
I like it on top.
It's too easy.
I'm not going anywhere near that.
After a few rough days on the road,
it's always great to find a comfortable place
to wash off the dust,
and I certainly found one of my favorites in South Africa.
Hello! Afternoon. Welcome to Lion Sands Ivory Lodge.
Would you care for a cold hand towel?
I would die for a cold hand towel.
Thank you so much.
Some homemade iced tea?
Oh, God bless you.
God bless all of you.
Is this place real?
The Lodge is definitely real.
My room for the night is a tree house...
a five-star tree house.
After a day of getting your boots dirty on safari,
I can't think of a better way to unwind.
Africa may be filled with uncharted wilderness,
but it doesn't mean I have to live like an animal.
A fancy resort near a wildlife reserve may sound exclusive,
but what if I told you we gained access
to the most exclusive accommodations on Earth?
This out-this-world place is the ESO Hotel,
nicknamed the Stargazers' Oasis, and it's not hard to see
why it's one of the most unique hotels in the world.
It's not open to the general public,
and since it's in the middle of the Atacama Desert in Chile,
it's hardly accessible to modern civilization, anyway.
Hello. Hello.
Checking in, thank you.
Can I see your ID, please?
Sure.
And your Ph.D.?
Say what, now?
Only astronomers working at the nearby Paranal Observatory
are permitted to stay here.
♪♪
It's also the site of the final showdown in the James Bond film
"Quantum of Solace."
[As Sean Connery] Orange soda, shaken, not stirred.
[Normal voice] That's a terrible Sean Connery.
Life on the road can be tiring.
Whenever we get the chance, the crew and I relax,
have a good meal, blow off a little steam.
Once a year, all of Mongolia comes together to celebrate --
Oh, forget it, ice cream. Let's go.
Who cares about history?
♪♪
GATES: One thing I love is how welcoming people are
all over the world,
sharing their time, their stories, and a few good meals.
It's just a guy with a fork.
This is calamari.
It's good?
That's really good.
It's nearly impossible to pick a favorite meal
from everything I've tried.
What's a spuntin?
And you do this every day?
I just moved to Corsica.
Please forward my mail.
Smoked marlin tacos.
Only in Havana.
Oh, good lord.
People say, "What do you think heaven looks like?"
I can tell you what heaven looks like.
It looks like this, a tube of buttery, sugared bread.
That's just crazy.
I can't even describe it.
That's it. This is my baby now.
I'm going to eat it. I'm going to eat my baby.
Can I get a hundred more of these?
If at all possible?
Mmm.
But if I did have to pick just one favorite meal,
it might be this one --
when I was invited to dinner
with the Mayor of Cosenza, Italy.
This is eggplant Parmesan.
This is outrageous.
I know.
Why is it so good?
I don't understand it!
I'm high!
I'm high on eggplant!
[ Laughter ]
And now it's gone.
A good meal is one good way to unwind.
♪♪
When my crew and I are out on the road,
it's not all-work and no-play.
We try to take a little time off to explore the world...
Whew!
...and have some fun.
[ Groans ]
And what are our favorite ways to goof off?
♪♪
In Hampton, Virginia, while on the hunt
for Blackbeard's treasure,
I came across what still is, to this day,
one of my favorite festivals.
What do you think?
A full bottom wig always complements the person
who is wearing it.
I don't know what that guy is talking about,
but I think he likes it.
I'd like to apologize for being a scallywag to everybody here.
Sir, I just want to be clear, I had no idea that was your wife.
Anybody want to throw a few tomatoes?
If there's one time of year that's my favorite,
it's fall --
cooler temperatures, tasty treats,
and pumpkin patches.
Well, I found Captain Kidd's ship...
and I do mean kids.
All right, guys. Come on, swab the decks.
Load the cannons. Let's go.
The sugar rush from the candied apples
makes me think I can take on the world...
...or at least this corn maze.
♪♪
Left, and then a right, this way.
I've already been this way.
Son of a... Come on.
Okay. This is hopeless.
It's impossible.
I am literally going to have to eat my way out of here.
Danny to the rescue.
Danny, I need some help.
Go ahead.
Send up the drone.
♪♪
Okay, Josh. You're going to make a right here.
Copy that, making a right.
Josh, isn't this technically cheating?
Of course it's cheating, Danny,
but you don't know what it's like in here.
There's children everywhere...
children of the corn.
Okay, Josh, take a right, and that's the exit.
I see it! I've got it!
Yes! Yes.
Good luck, folks.
You're going to love it in there.
One of the things I love most about
working on "Expedition Unknown"
is how everyone on my crew always has each other's backs.
Brian, I've got this. -You got it?
Yeah, I got it, yep, yep. I got this, yep.
Josh Gates, finally doing some work around here, finally.
This is how I'm going to...kill all of you.
I'm going to leave you all out here for dead.
Well, usually we have each other's backs.
[ Through megaphone ] Brian, let's get to work. We've got a lot to do.
Let's get those cameras ready.
Brian. Brian.
Son, don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you.
I got the tripod. Don't worry. Thanks, man.
I appreciate it.
GATES: One of the best things about working on a show
like "Expedition Unknown"
is the camaraderie with my crew.
As difficult as life on the road can be,
we always manage to find the humor in it.
Nobody drink this.
This here is my boom-stick.
You've got to have a thick skin and a good sense of humor
if you're going to make it on this team.
Weed, how's your diarrhea?
It's doing really well.
You don't want to see J.J., for instance, walking...
Cam, how's that umbrella coming?
You bastards.
Based on Caylie's face, I'm guessing this looks ridiculous.
Just another typical day on "Expedition Unknown,"
rowing in circles.
Andrew Kleinschmidt?
You son of a... How are you?
Good to see you, too. What are you doing? Of all the places!
♪♪
Anybody I can hand this off to?
Is anybody not doing kung fu?
You're living here now? I'm living here.
Unbelievable.
We do this every day because you're always
walking down into a shot of mine.
Maybe get these. They're actually 50% off, I think.
That's for a partly sunny day.
Hey-ohh!
Brian is gone. Look at him.
J.J., look at him. He can't even shoot the show.
What's the matter? You don't like these glasses?
Weed: No. No. The glasses are great.
Weed: Andrew, how about helping us out?
What do you need?
Could you get out of the shot?
Oh, I didn't know you guys were...
Have I been in the shot this whole time?
Yeah, I just did a 10-minute piece on you.
[ Laughs ]
♪♪
GATES: We've ended up being kind of like one big, happy,
semi-functional family,
and we've shared so many great experiences together.
Like the time a flight crew on a Siberian plane
remembered it was my birthday.
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday, dear Josh Gates ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
GATES: Oh, my God!
Thank you so much! Spasiba!
But there is one favorite life moment
that I will be forever grateful was caught on camera.
My crew and I are in Haiti
investigating the controversial explorer, Christopher Columbus,
when our emergency satellite phone lights up
with an urgent call from my wife.
[ Clears throat ]
Just found out that I'm going to be a dad.
MAN: Oh, my God!
[ Laughter ]
Yeah!
-Congratulations. -Welcome to the club.
-Yeah. -Whoo-hoo!
Congratulations. Thanks.
Mazel tov. That's great.
Congratulations. Thank you.
[ Sniffles ]
Well, new life in the new world.
Look at that.
[ Chuckles ]
Whoo!
There's really no way to top that as a favorite thing.
So that's where this show ends.
After all, I've got to get back out on the road
for more big adventures...
...to make more new friends...
[ Cheering ]
...in more astonishing locations...
This is, you know, one of the most stunning backdrops
I have ever seen.
...because there's a whole world of potential
new favorite things out there to be discovered.
This is treasure hunting, right here.
I could do this all day.