0:00:02 > 0:00:03Get ready as your CBBC chums take you
0:00:03 > 0:00:05on the ultimate Stateside road trip.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- Johny horses around. - This is the best thing ever!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Ceal makes Ed jumpy.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10No, don't do that!
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- Iain can't believe his luck. - Jackpot!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15And Michelle's eyes are bigger than her belly.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17I feel I'm going to need a bigger bun.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22# All over the place
0:00:22 > 0:00:24# All over the place
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# North, south, east, west, on a bizarre quest
0:00:28 > 0:00:30# Me and my mates, all over the place!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33# It's true what you've heard # Everything is absurd
0:00:33 > 0:00:35# Whatever we do is strange but true!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37# All over the place
0:00:37 > 0:00:40# All over the place
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# Bet you didn't know this stuff's all over the States
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- # But it turns up... - # ..all over the place! #
0:00:48 > 0:00:52First stop, Bandera, Texas, at the cowboy capital of the world,
0:00:52 > 0:00:53or so they say.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Ed, I'm not being funny, but I make a way better cowboy than you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Johny, I'm clearly the better cowboy.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Them there's fighting words, Petrie.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08And this town ain't big enough for the both of us.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Agreed.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12There is only one way to settle this.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Ow!- Ow!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Oh. He's a better cowboy.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Well, let's be honest,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25it wouldn't take much to be a better cowboy than you two.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30Real tough cowboys herd and look after cattle on ranches like this'n.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And they practically live on horseback.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34And wear...
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Yup!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43So, now you are dressed like real cowboys,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46you just need to learn how to BE a real cowboy.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50And who better to show you than this guy? Captain Curry.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- DEEP VOICE: - 'One cowboy with a mission -
0:01:53 > 0:01:58'to turn two losers into cowboys themselves.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01'Will he succeed in this impossible task?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05'Probably not, but at least I can stop talking like this.'
0:02:05 > 0:02:08So, these unlikely cowboys are going to be taking part
0:02:08 > 0:02:10in their very own rodeo.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20So, let me tell y'all, a lasso rope is what cowboys use
0:02:20 > 0:02:23to round up frisky cattle out on the range.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Yep, get yourself a lasso near enough the same as this'n
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and make it into a purty loop.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Get the loop in one paw and the rest of the rope in the other.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Schwing it above your head.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Let it go and, if you're good or if'n you're lucky,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43you'll haul yourself in a prize bull cow.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Or a fake metal calf like this one.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Right, Johny, you're up first.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- Perfect! He's done it! Round the neck!- Yes! Oh, yes!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- He's a cowboy! He's a man! - Yeah, I'm a man!
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- OK, Ed.- How am I going to top that?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Nearly caught a cat in there. - That's why they call it practice.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07You just keep practising, we'll be back in a few days
0:03:07 > 0:03:08and check up on you.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Come here, you naughty cow!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Ah!- Yeah!- Well, I got the back leg.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- You did good.- Yeah, whatever.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20So far, Johny is the only cowboy on this ranch,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23but let's see if Ed can rein it in for this one -
0:03:23 > 0:03:25barrel racing.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28You have to weave your horse around a course of three barrels
0:03:28 > 0:03:30as fast as you possibly can.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I hope you don't think that we're actually going to be doing that.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Oh, yeah, yeah, you'll be doing that.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37HE LAUGHS
0:03:38 > 0:03:41It's incredible, he just does exactly as you tell him to.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Doing well, Johny!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Whoa!
0:03:51 > 0:03:52This is amazing!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59HE YELLS AND LAUGHS
0:03:59 > 0:04:01This is the best thing ever!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Whoa!
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- I made it! Captain, I made it. - You did.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Johny, you sat on the horse very well, good job.- Well, thank you.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Oh, Ed!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Ed's as jittery as a barrel of snakes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Well, that bit went well anyway. Yee-haw!
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Oops! Now, go on. Come on. He's a madman!
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Round we go, lovely. Oh, wee! Woo-hoo!
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Come on, we've got to beat Johny, come on. Woo-hoo!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Hey!
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Yee-haw!
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I'd say they are both cowboys now.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Let's lead her back now. Oh, hey!
0:04:40 > 0:04:41Woo-hoo!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47He suddenly turned into a raving lunatic.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Where was Ed Petrie just then? Who was that guy?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54HE YELLS
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Now I know why cowboys walk like this.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Yep. I could do with some food now after all that cowboying around, too.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Yeah, we should get ourselves a traditional cowboy lunch.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07That'll probably mean beans then, because apparently beans
0:05:07 > 0:05:10is the food that most cowboys would find on their plate back in the day.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Oh, beans, eh?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15ED FARTS Ed, have you had lunch already?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21And now on BBC, it's Cowboy Cooking
0:05:21 > 0:05:24with celebrity chefs Gordon...
0:05:25 > 0:05:27..and Edgela.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37This is beef jerky, OK? Dried, salted cow meat.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40What are you doing here? Get out! Come on!
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Right, high in protein, really tough,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45but great for a really long day's hard work.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47It's just simple.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Which is why I have got a special treat for my cowboys -
0:05:50 > 0:05:52scrumptious, delicious baked beans.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Mm.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Lovely.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Really simple ingredients, yes? OK, we've got some flour, yes?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11And we've got some salt and we've got some water. That's it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Here are some we baked earlier.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16ED FARTS
0:06:18 > 0:06:21OK, these will be great, yes, for a cowboy who is on the road.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23They last for ages.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Oh, goodness! What is that smell?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Well, maybe we should taste them, see how they taste.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I mean, that is disgusting!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40I wouldn't feed that to a horse, let alone a human being!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Which is why I like to serve them
0:06:42 > 0:06:45luxuriously in a large bowl with baked beans.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Mm.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54There you have it - perfect cowboy food.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Short on taste maybe, yes?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58But filling and full of...
0:06:58 > 0:07:02ED FARTS
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Unbelievable!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18I'll tell you what, Ed, Chicago isn't the place to live
0:07:18 > 0:07:21if you're scared of heights. Look at all those skyscrapers.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I'm not scared of heights, so I could live here.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- I never said you were. - You insinuated it.- No.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26All I said was Chicago isn't the place to live
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- if you are scared. - Yeah, and I'm not.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- And how dare you suggest that I am! - I didn't.- You did.- No, I didn't.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33You know what? I'm going for a walk while you clear your mind
0:07:33 > 0:07:36and get out of this mood you're in and I'll see you at lunch.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38While thinking about how scared I am of heights
0:07:38 > 0:07:39when I certainly am not.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I tell you what, when we have lunch,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43let's meet at the top of the tallest skyscraper in Chicago.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- What do you think of that?- I can't wait for it.- It'll be lovely.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- See you then.- Yes.- Fine.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Fine.- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I wonder which one is the tallest.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well, Ed, you've got plenty to choose from.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Yes, Chicago is skyscraper central.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02It has four of the top ten tallest buildings in America!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05And the highest amongst them is this one, the Willis Tower,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08which visitors to Chicago quickly find out
0:08:08 > 0:08:12is also the tallest building in Chicago and the United States...
0:08:12 > 0:08:14except Ed who is not outside the tallest.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Where are you? You were supposed to be here ages ago.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I am here. I am at the bottom of the biggest tower in Chicago.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22No, you'll find I'm at the bottom of the biggest tower
0:08:22 > 0:08:23in Chicago. This is massive.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26No, it can't be bigger than this one, trust me.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Hang on, I'm losing reception for some reason.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Hello?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Ed and Ceal,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37you have 33 seconds to find out as much as you can
0:08:37 > 0:08:39about Chicago's skyscrapers.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Ceal, you have Randy, who knows everything about the Willis Tower.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Ed, you have Jennifer,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48who knows everything about skyscrapers.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Three, two, one!
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Oh, by the way, you've got to get to the top of the towers. OK, go!
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- So, how tall is the Willis Tower? - 413 metres.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Why such big buildings? Why don't they build bungalows?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Office buildings. Bungalows are houses.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- How long did it take to build? - It took three years.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- What is the tallest building in Chicago?- The Willis Tower.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Darn! That's the one Ceal is in.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Do you know how many windows there are exactly?
0:09:14 > 0:09:1616,100.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- When was the first skyscraper built? - It was the mid-1800s.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- When did this open? - It opened in 1973.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- How are they made? - Using a metal frame skeleton.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28How many people do you think have visited since it opened?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Probably about 30 or 40 million.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32BUZZER
0:09:32 > 0:09:37And the person who found out the most facts is...
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Ceal!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Yes! Yes! Yes!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I suppose I'd better go meet Ceal at the Willis Tower.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45To get a great view of Chicago,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48why not stand on a glass ledge... 103 floors up!
0:09:48 > 0:09:52You did say you are OK with heights, didn't you, Ed?
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- A promise is a promise. - I don't want to get on the ledge.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- I'm on the ledge.- No!- Join me. - Oh, no! It's really horrible!
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- It is really horrible when you look down.- Honestly, look.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- No, don't do that!- It's fine!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- You might weaken it for me. - It's fine.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Oh, no.- I'm going to pull you after three.- No.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12One, two, three, you're on! It's fine.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Look, just look down. - No, I don't want to.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Just enjoy the view.- There we go. No, don't jump up and down!
0:10:18 > 0:10:19Do not jump up and down!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- Well, open your eyes.- My eyes are open. It's good.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24HE SCREAMS
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Oh, no, no, no! That's horrible. - Just look at the view.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Oh, yeah, lovely, lovely view, really nice.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Look at what you're standing on. - Aah! No! No, no, no!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I do not like this.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Do you want to get off? - Yes, I want to get off.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Aah!- What a baby!
0:10:40 > 0:10:43The first skyscraper was built by real men.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Men who were fearless, powerful men.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Men who shaped the future.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50How is your first day going, kid?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I told my career advisor I wanted to see the world,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I didn't mean from 400 metres up!
0:10:57 > 0:10:58This? This is nothing.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01One day you are going to build skyscrapers twice as big as this!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04With elevators that travel to the top at 40 miles an hour!
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Woo-hoo!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Could you please stop moving?!
0:11:07 > 0:11:11It ain't me, kid. Skyscrapers are designed to move in the wind.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16At the top, some sway as much as 1.5 metres from side to side.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17You are making it worse.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21You are never going to make it in this game, kid.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Yeah? Well maybe one day I will build my own skyscraper...
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- In London.- Ha!
0:11:26 > 0:11:30You? And what is this skyscraper going to look like then, wise guy?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34I don't know. Like a ham slice?
0:11:36 > 0:11:39No. No, a gherkin. That'd probably be better.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41A gherkin?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44A skyscraper that looks like a gherkin? What, are you kidding me?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47You've got more chance of being struck by lightning.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Actually, most skyscrapers are designed to be lightning conductors.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55The big ones get hit over 100 times a year.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57HE WHIMPERS
0:11:57 > 0:11:58What was that?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Taste your sandwich? Don't mind if I do.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Pick up some catsup while you're down there!
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I'm in love with you.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Really? I had no idea. - No idea?
0:12:23 > 0:12:24How can you not notice?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27It is bright red, made of steel
0:12:27 > 0:12:29and it's been here in the middle of a busy Manhattan street
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- since the 1970s. - Oh, now I see what you mean.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- This is the love sculpture.- Love it!
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- It was originally designed for a Christmas card.- Love Christmas.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45- Then the US Postal Service made it into a stamp.- Love stamps.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Do you see those top two letters? - What, L-O?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Yeah, I think there should be an extra O.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54L-O-O-V-E? Loove?
0:12:54 > 0:12:58No, just L-O-O...loo. I'm bursting. See you!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02I wonder what the world would be like if everyone
0:13:02 > 0:13:03I met fell in love with me?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09If everyone fell in love with me, clouds would go red,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13it would rain red love hearts and everyone would turn pink.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Everyone would be chasing me and screaming for me.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20And I would be trying to catch a bus and get away from them.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23If I go into the shops, it would be very good, because
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I'd pick up all my stuff, I would get out my money to pay for it
0:13:27 > 0:13:29and the shopkeeper would say,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33"No, you can have it for free because we all love you."
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Do you know the reason I always wanted to be on TV?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48That's because you wanted to entertain the nation's children
0:13:48 > 0:13:49and pass on information they can use
0:13:49 > 0:13:50later on, in adulthood.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Huh? No. No, not that.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56No, I always wanted to see my name up in lights.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Oh, I can picture it now.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Ed, it is funny you say that,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06cos I can also picture your name up in lights.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11That is what I have always liked about you, Iain,
0:14:11 > 0:14:12we're on the same wavelength.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14That's why I know you're going to love this place -
0:14:14 > 0:14:15the neon boneyard.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31So, Danielle, what is a neon boneyard?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Well, a neon boneyard is a place where
0:14:34 > 0:14:38we save classic Las Vegas neon signs from demolition.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Why is neon not as popular anymore? It's so impressive.- Yeah.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46It's pretty impressive. It's kind of expensive to make.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49There are cheaper methods of making things to light up
0:14:49 > 0:14:51the night sky in Las Vegas,
0:14:51 > 0:14:52but a lot of places still use neon,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54just not quite as much as they used to.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57So, what is a neon light exactly?
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Well, it is a glass tube filled with a gas.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04It's not that type of gas. It's a gas called neon.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Other gases can be added to it to make different colours,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15more dazzling than Ed's teeth after the dentist.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18So, all in all, neon is a bit of a show-off,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20much like these two.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23OK, Iain, since there are all these letters around here,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I challenge you to a game of boneyard bingo.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27You've not explained the rules, but let's do it.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31It's easy. Find all the letters and numbers on your card and cross them
0:15:31 > 0:15:34all off before Ed does, boneyard head.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39J, A, C, K, P, O, T.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Jackpot.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47It's a Z. It's a Z! It's one of the rarest of all letters.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51B, I, N.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54That is where you are going, Petrie, in the bin.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Yes! That spells victory for me.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01You think you are so bright, don't you?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03No, Ed, these are bright.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Back in town, this is Fremont Street,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09where you can see almost five kilometres of neon lights.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12That is like the length of 500 double-decker buses.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Wow, this is bright!
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Partly thanks to the Hacienda Horse,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20one of the neon boneyard signs restored to its former glory.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Ed, this is proof that Georges Claude,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25inventor of neon light, made Vegas what it is today.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Um...I think Elvis might have a few words to say about that.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Another Elvis Special, please, honey.- OK, so, five burgers.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Thank you very much.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Elvis. Elvis Presley. I put Las Vegas on the map.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Oh, Georges Claude, I too put Vegas on the map.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50I make the signs. Like that one.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54What, those? Ain't they just funny-shaped light bulbs?
0:16:54 > 0:16:55Didn't Edison invent them?
0:16:55 > 0:17:00No, his light bulbs use electric and the heat element makes it glow.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02My signs have gas.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03I know how they feel.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05HE FARTS
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Honey, go easy on the chilli sauce next time.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10No, neon gas.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14In 1902, I discover a gas, and you concentrate it,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16then you put it in a glass tube.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21Then pass electricity through it and it makes it glow red.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Your five burgers.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26The people, they thought my discovery was captivating!
0:17:26 > 0:17:30They called it liquid fire, perfect for advertising.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33You reckon these little red letters helped put Vegas on the map?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Many of my lights, they are still there, and you...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Well, didn't you die on the toilet?
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Hey, don't you go bringing that up!
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I may have made some bad lifestyle choices in my time,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45but dying sure taught me
0:17:45 > 0:17:47about the perils of fast food, and I don't appreciate your...
0:17:47 > 0:17:49HIS STOMACH RUMBLES
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I don't appreciate... Whoa!
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I think I feel a hunk, a hunk of burning something,
0:17:55 > 0:17:56and it sure ain't love.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Elvis is leaving the building!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Elvis is leaving the building!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Mer-oui! Mer-poo...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16# Yeah
0:18:16 > 0:18:20# If you find yourself on a Minnesotan highway
0:18:20 > 0:18:22# Driving the other trail, scenic byway
0:18:22 > 0:18:25# When you get to Highway 210's intersection,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28# There's something worthy of closer inspection
0:18:28 > 0:18:29# Pull up your car and take a peek
0:18:29 > 0:18:33# Cast your eyes on something artistically unique
0:18:33 > 0:18:36# They go by the name of the Nyberg sculptures
0:18:36 > 0:18:38# It's totally mind-blowing roadside culture
0:18:38 > 0:18:41# Scrap metal creations
0:18:41 > 0:18:43# Who made these sensations?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46# Ken Nyberg
0:18:46 > 0:18:50# Metal sculptures he's been designing
0:18:50 > 0:18:53# For his home town of Vining
0:18:53 > 0:18:57# Oh, it is Ken Nyberg
0:18:57 > 0:19:00# Making sculptures since he retired
0:19:00 > 0:19:03# He's been inspired
0:19:03 > 0:19:06# Oh, it is Ken Nyberg
0:19:06 > 0:19:10# Nyberg, Nyberg
0:19:10 > 0:19:13# This elephant is built out of lawnmower blades
0:19:13 > 0:19:15# And took over 300 hours to be made
0:19:15 > 0:19:18# The Bigfoot sculpture is the most famous, though
0:19:18 > 0:19:21# That looks like a painful swollen toe
0:19:21 > 0:19:23# A flowering cactus Complete in its pot
0:19:23 > 0:19:26# Every cub scout knows how to tie this knot
0:19:26 > 0:19:29# This is for his daughter who has been into space
0:19:29 > 0:19:32# Wonder if she saw any of these face to face
0:19:32 > 0:19:34# Coffee, oops, I spilt it
0:19:34 > 0:19:36# Wonder how Ken built it
0:19:36 > 0:19:40# Ken Nyberg
0:19:40 > 0:19:43# Making art by shaping and melding
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Well, metal he's welding
0:19:46 > 0:19:50# Oh, it is Ken Nyberg
0:19:50 > 0:19:54# Starting out with grain elevators
0:19:54 > 0:19:57# Now he's a creator
0:19:57 > 0:19:59# Oh, it's Ken Nyberg
0:19:59 > 0:20:04# Nyberg, Nyberg
0:20:04 > 0:20:06# Creating metal art on a mighty scale
0:20:06 > 0:20:09# He does it for love # It's not for sale
0:20:09 > 0:20:12# It started as a joke for a couple of friends
0:20:12 > 0:20:14# Now look how far his work extends
0:20:14 > 0:20:17# Sculptures as far as the eye can see
0:20:17 > 0:20:20# There's even one of a dog who's having a... #
0:20:20 > 0:20:23We should probably move on.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27# Let's hear it for Nyberg
0:20:27 > 0:20:31# The local people couldn't ignore him
0:20:31 > 0:20:34# They named this park for him
0:20:34 > 0:20:38# Yes, it's Ken Nyberg
0:20:38 > 0:20:42# Metal sculptures made at his leisure
0:20:42 > 0:20:45# Just for your pleasure
0:20:45 > 0:20:49# Let's hear it for Nyberg! #
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- This is great, isn't it? - Oh, I love a good parade.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08The music, the colour, the excitement!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- So, where are we then? - I thought you knew.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13No, I was just following you.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Honestly, you two are clueless.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19This is the Hamburger Festival in Seymour.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Seymour claims to have invented the hamburger when a local chap,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Hamburger Charlie, decided to squash down meatballs
0:21:31 > 0:21:33between two pieces of bread.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35This made it easier for people
0:21:35 > 0:21:37to eat whilst walking around.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Burgers are certainly one of the most popular foods in the US.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51What are the highlights here?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55The highlights today... You don't want to miss the ketchup slide.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I think I do want to miss it, it sounds very messy.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Messy? That's an understatement.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03The ketchup slide is where people run and slide through
0:22:03 > 0:22:05loads of tomato sauce to see who can go the farthest.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07First things first - I don't know about you,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- but I'm feeling quite hungry. - I am a bit peckish, you know.- Yeah.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Is there somewhere around here we can get a...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I don't know, a hotdog?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- A pretzel maybe? Just something. - Pretzel, hotdog?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Oh, you guys haven't been listening!
0:22:20 > 0:22:23This is the Hamburger Festival, and there is no
0:22:23 > 0:22:27shortage of burgers of every shape and size for you to choose from.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Ed, I thought you said this was the place we could get a burger.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Yeah, that IS the burger.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Every year at the festival, they cook a giant hamburger.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- I think we'll need a bigger bun. - Yes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47It's a little bit larger than I was expecting.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Look at all the grease, man!
0:22:49 > 0:22:53I think a little bit more cooking is required, guys.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Hey, look, the burger is ready!
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Have you ever seen anything like this before?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It is ginormous!
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Are we actually getting the first slice of the burger?- Yes, you are.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10I have never felt so honoured in all my life.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- This is a very, very special day.- I know.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15The first slice of the Seymour burger.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- APPLAUSE - Thank you.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21My whole life has been building up to this moment.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25I'm glad you're here to share it with me.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Wow. Thank you.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Behold the burger, everyone!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Delicious. OK, fine, but aren't you guys forgetting something?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39We have got to go on the ketchup slide.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42If we are doing that, I am definitely going to beat you.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Sorry, have you seen my aerodynamic, scrawny physique?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Oh, yeah, put your ketchup where your mouth is.- Yeah, I will.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I love ketchup. I can't get enough of it.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- MUMBLES:- Actually, I really regret doing that.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I really regret doing that.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05Now, the event we have all BUN waiting for.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07This isn't any slide.
0:24:07 > 0:24:1050 metres of sheer plastic with the finest
0:24:10 > 0:24:14layer of ketchup mixed with cool water.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16This isn't just the slipperiest,
0:24:16 > 0:24:21tomatoey-ist slide in the USA, it is the Seymour ketchup slide.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Wow!
0:24:33 > 0:24:38These guys make it look so easy, but trust me, it's not.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Best speak to an expert.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Not her.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Have you got any tips for me?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Keep your eyes closed cos the ketchup will burn
0:24:47 > 0:24:49and pick up your arms and legs.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Try and have the least amount of clothing on the mat as possible.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54If I want to go fast, I have to take my T-shirt off?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Absolutely.- Oh, dear.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I'm not sure the British public is ready for this.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02And the competition starts with the first competitor, off like...
0:25:02 > 0:25:05well, a woman in a bikini on a plastic mat,
0:25:05 > 0:25:09sliding along ketchup for a really long distance.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14We have just seen a world record broken!
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- I can't believe how far you go. - That was awesome!
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Yep, that's a new women's world record.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26That's 240 ketchup bottles end to end.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29She made it look really easy. I bet it's not that easy.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I bet it's not as well, guys.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37It's a bit humiliating when you don't go very far, isn't it?
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I really like the fact that I have been put after
0:25:42 > 0:25:43the world record holder.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50But she hasn't beaten her record this time.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52The pressure is on. Michelle is up.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Yeah!- Not bad.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04That's pretty good, you know.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06She did well. Well done, Michelle.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12That's the length of 92 ketchup bottles.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13You all right there? Aah!
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Could you tell what I was doing? - You did really well, though.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Yeah, good luck.- I'm nervous now.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22You can do it, man.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I am going to have to do everything in my power to win this, Michelle.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- You have forced me to it. - Just run really fast.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Just run fast and fly on it. Just fly on it.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Right. Goggles.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39OK, it is Ed's turn now. Look at him, he's even hosing himself down!
0:26:39 > 0:26:41He is being super-competitive.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Ed's up, but will he bottle it?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52That's far! He has gone really far!
0:26:55 > 0:26:57I don't want to pay Ed any condiments here,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00but he has been amazingly resourceful.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07That's nearly 175 ketchup bottles!
0:27:07 > 0:27:09He did it!
0:27:09 > 0:27:12On behalf of the town of Seymour and Burger Fest,
0:27:12 > 0:27:17I hereby pronounce Ed the champion of the ketchup slide!
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Thank you, Charlie, thank you.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Right, I've got the ketchup, where is my burger?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Where is my burger of victory?!
0:27:25 > 0:27:29You've been watching All Over The Place USA.