0:00:02 > 0:00:04Join your CBBC buddies as they take you on a wild and wacky tour
0:00:04 > 0:00:06around the USA.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Iain invents his own soda pop...
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Argh!
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Naomi rocks out with Dr Who...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Johny visits London...
0:00:13 > 0:00:14and Richard feels the pinch...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17You don't want to give him to me!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# North, south, east, west On with the dark 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 > 0:00:36# Whatever we do, it's safe but true
0:00:36 > 0:00:37# All over the place
0:00:38 > 0:00:39# All over the place
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# Say you didn't know this stuff all over the States
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# But this turns up over the place! #
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Let's begin the US state that breeds more turkeys than any other,
0:00:51 > 0:00:52it's California!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55- I could really do with a cool drink. - Something a bit different.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- But all I've got... - Is this cucumber...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- And these roses... - And this chilled can...
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Of bubbly soda water.- I wonder...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16There must be an easier way to do this!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22And wouldn't you know it? There is!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Amazingly, you're in exactly the right spot
0:01:24 > 0:01:28for some refreshing drinks, Galco's Soda Pop Stop.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35..which is what they call soft drinks in the USA.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Not all of them sound delicious. Rhubarb soda?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42But I'm sure John who runs Galco's picks them all for a reason.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45John, when did you start selling all this soda pop?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48About 15 years ago. We needed something else to do,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51something different, and soda pop was a good thing to do.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Soda pop sounds great. How many soda pops are you selling at the minute?
0:01:54 > 0:01:59- About 550 of them.- 550? Soda pops? - In one shop?- In one shop.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- That's not possible.- You can have a different one every day
0:02:01 > 0:02:03for the next year and a half and never taste the same thing twice.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I do hate tasting the same soda pop twice. One of my pet hates!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Yes, it makes me so angry!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11There's no chance of that in here, boys.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15People in the USA drink just under 50 billion litres of soda per year.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24You know, some of those old-fashioned soda flavours
0:02:24 > 0:02:26are absolutely disgusting! I think we could do better!
0:02:26 > 0:02:28There's over 500 flavours in this store.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30We could make our own soda flavour easily.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Yeah, yeah. Let's find out, shall we?- Let's do it.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39The skin of the lemon adds to the flavour.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42A little touch of cucumber, a sprinkle, there it goes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46I'm going to go fusion, fusion foods.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Chocolate ice cream and watermelon.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- It needs sugar!- Of course! That'll sort it out.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- What was I thinking? - Soda does have a lot of sugar.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Get on with it. Have that!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57You have to get a bit of soda, obviously, to make it...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59because you wouldn't be able to drink it that way.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02And some strawberries. Don't put the green in, that's disgusting.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04What we need is some sort of blender.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07A blender? I think you need a bin.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Have a little drink, Ed! Come on!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Every time I smell it, I retch!
0:03:19 > 0:03:21A little drink of it, there we go!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24That hits the spot!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- It looks all right, actually. - I feel like I'm on Masterchef!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I got a bit of paper in it!
0:03:42 > 0:03:43The fizz has gone to Iain's head!
0:03:43 > 0:03:47He's added paper to his soda pop! Clearly, that's never a good idea!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What does Blue even taste like?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Yeah, that's not a flavour, is it?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54They must have run out of names! "Just call it Blue!"
0:03:54 > 0:03:56"Call it a colour! Come on!"
0:03:58 > 0:04:00This is like what I was trying to make!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02And look! They've got cucumber as well.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Here, Ed, do you fancy a Kiss?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09No, no, no!
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Oh!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- That was embarrassing!- Unbelievable!
0:04:14 > 0:04:15You know back when sodas were invented
0:04:15 > 0:04:17we'd have been buying these in a chemist's, not a supermarket.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Really? I wonder if any flavours would stand the test of time?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Isn't it amazing, Professor, how a little carbon dioxide
0:04:26 > 0:04:29can really give water a whole lot of fizz?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32And many people believe that that fizz has incredible healing powers.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Idiots!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40But what keeps them coming back is the dazzling array of fine flavours.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44You know, if it weren't for fine American pharmacists like us,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48people would still be drinking that plain old healthy fizzy water!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Which is why we've got to keep striving to develop new flavours!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Like that new Coca-Cola?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55No, not that. That'll never catch on!
0:04:55 > 0:04:57We've got to think big.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'm thinking soda pop on a global scale...
0:04:59 > 0:05:03our company branding on posters and billboards,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05painted on the side of buses and cows!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Really?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Well, maybe not buses.- No.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Just think, if we get this next big flavour right,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13we could be offering sponsorship
0:05:13 > 0:05:16to the sports and entertainment stars of the future!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And who wants to be sponsored by a soda pop called Coca-Cola?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Or Pepsi? Or Dr Pepper?
0:05:21 > 0:05:27I guess you're right, Professor, but they sure do taste swell.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Yeah? Well, they haven't tasted this yet.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Gee whiz! What is it, Professor?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34The drink of the future!
0:05:34 > 0:05:38With a manly, hearty, invigorating flavour!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41What's in it? Sarsaparilla?
0:05:41 > 0:05:42Nutmeg and vanilla?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Crushed violets and lime?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Raw eggs, phosphate and celery!
0:05:48 > 0:05:51I call it Eggophosphocelery!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Sure is catchy, professor!
0:05:54 > 0:05:55It's a great name.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57PHHRT!
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Er...favourite song?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Party Rock!- Oh, yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Don't know why I asked that one, actually.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Er...favourite...movie?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20School Of Rock.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24OK. Favourite collection in Spring Green, Wisconsin?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26The House of the Rock!
0:06:26 > 0:06:27And that's it over there.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Technically, it's not on the rock, though, it's sticking out the rock!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34That's just a bit of it. The rest of it is on the other side on the rock!
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Well, in that case, let's rock!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Aaargh!
0:06:51 > 0:06:54So, Matt, this collection started 67 years ago,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56and you'll be pleased to hear
0:06:56 > 0:06:58I don't think you look old enough to have started it yourself.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01No, I didn't. It was actually started by Alex Jordan
0:07:01 > 0:07:04and he started building the house in 1945
0:07:04 > 0:07:06and opened it to the public in 1960.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11OK, so there's loads of things, really unusual stuff in the house.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14We want you in 20 seconds to tell us as many of them as you can!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- Ready?- I'm ready. - Three, two, one, go!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19All right, there's a lot of things, there's a lot of stained glass.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21We have a million-piece circus collection.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24We have the world's largest carousel with 20,000 lights on it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Old streets of yesterday with a lot of different collections.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30We have the Heritage of Sea building with a 200ft-long sea creature.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31We've a lot of model ship displays.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36There's horse carriages and cars, we have a lot of flowers...
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Stop!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- Very good! And that's just a tiny little bit of it all?- It is.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42It's actually a complex of 17 buildings
0:07:42 > 0:07:45that houses all kinds of different collections from across the world.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Wow!
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Alex Jordan used to camp here,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and when his tent got blown away,
0:07:51 > 0:07:53he decided to build something more stable.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56And that's why there's a house on an 18m rock.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04He then spent the rest of his life collecting all this amazing stuff,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06including the world's largest carousel.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Have you noticed how American carousels go anticlockwise
0:08:17 > 0:08:19but British ones go in a clockwise direction?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23No...no, I hadn't. I obviously haven't studied it
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- as extensively as you have!- Oh!
0:08:25 > 0:08:27"Hello! I'm Naomi Wilkinson
0:08:27 > 0:08:30"and I know about the rotation of carousels on a worldwide basis!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33"I'm going to study it at university!"
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I just read it on the wall over there, like you!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39The most popular room goes on for ever...
0:08:39 > 0:08:40at least that's what it looks like.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43The Infinity Room is the only one of its kind in the world.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Here we have the famous Infinity Room.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Wow! It looks like it goes on for ever.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Yeah, just one long thin room, hanging in space.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- I know someone who's long and thin and hangs around in space.- Who?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Exactly!
0:08:56 > 0:08:58TARDIS NOISES
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- What on earth...? - Ah, earth, excellent, I like earth!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Wonderful views! Good afternoon, I'm the Doctor.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Dr...who?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Precisely. You must be my new assistant. Congratulations.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Lost the last one in a wormhole.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Must have been a huge worm. - No, no, she was quite human.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Now, have you seen any despicably evil invisible aliens?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19How could I SEE invisible aliens?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21No further questions. Aliens to find. Geronimo!
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Actually, let's not go that way. It seems to go on for ever.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Must be some sort of wibbly-wobbly rift in the space-time continuum.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35Actually, it's an optical illusion. It's 66.4 metres long.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Oh, right.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Did you receive an interstellar data transmission from the TARDIS?- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I read the brochure.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Oh, I knew that.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Ah, there you are!
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Strange, I can't seem to get a reading for my sonic screwdriver.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54What's a sonic screwdriver?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57This is...not a sonic screwdriver.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59I really must get a separate box for my normal screwdrivers.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Still, at least I can tighten a few things in the...
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Street of Yesterday?- Well, I think it's a little older than yesterday!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08No, that's what it's called.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11It's a complete replica of a 19th-century village.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Replica? You really do have a lot to learn about time travel.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20An ingenious replica, so good that it even nearly fooled me!
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Excuse me, Doctor, you have my brochure!
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Excuse me!- The invisible aliens have taken control of the instruments!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Quick! Cover your ears so they can't use their evil music
0:10:32 > 0:10:34to control your mind!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It's the world's greatest collection of automated music machines.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I can't hear you, I've covered my ears!
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Quick! Close your eyes so they can't suck them out with their tentacles!
0:10:43 > 0:10:47MUSIC: "Gangham Style" by PSY
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Aargh!
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Here we are, Ceall! You, me and a few hundred tourists
0:11:16 > 0:11:18visiting Chicago's biggest outdoor loo.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Ed, that's not a toilet, it's a work of art called Cloud Gate.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Locals here in Chicago call this sculpture the Bean.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It reminds me of a baked bean.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Looks more like jelly bean.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Or a coffee bean.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40They made it using 168 stainless steel plates welded together
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and then polished until you can't see the seams.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I've found a seam.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Oh, no, sorry, it's a hair.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Ooh, look at the mess you've made!
0:11:48 > 0:11:51It's a good job they wipe it down with liquid detergent twice a day.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I think I need to check how clean the toilets are.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I really need to go!
0:11:58 > 0:12:01What would you do if your reflections came to life?
0:12:02 > 0:12:06If my reflection came to life it would be really thin
0:12:06 > 0:12:08so we could fit under people's doors
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and into people's pockets to get sweets
0:12:10 > 0:12:14and cartwheel on to roofs without anybody seeing us.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15LAUGHTER
0:12:15 > 0:12:18If my reflection came to life and was still in the mirror
0:12:18 > 0:12:20and it would pull me in and I would go to chocolate land,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22swim the in the chocolate rivers all day,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24climb the chocolate mountain
0:12:24 > 0:12:27and go on the chocolate train journey.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30LAUGHTER
0:12:38 > 0:12:41So, Ed, you know how you've got a real love of lighthouses...
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I certainly do, Michelle.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45That's why I subscribe to lovelylighthouses.com
0:12:45 > 0:12:46and let me tell you it's money well spent.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Well, there's actually one just around the corner.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Michelle, Michelle, Michelle!
0:12:51 > 0:12:55We are walking next to Lake Superior in Minnesota and lakes don't have...
0:12:56 > 0:12:58..lighthouses...
0:12:58 > 0:13:02It seems your knowledge of lighthouses isn't that superior!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Let's see if we can shine some light on the situation!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Yeah...only if you stop doing those lighthouse puns.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Come on!
0:13:09 > 0:13:13This is the Split Rock Lighthouse on the shores of Lake Superior.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It contains enough water, about 11 quadrillion litres,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24to cover all of North and South America in 30cm of water!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26A nice bath for all Americans!
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Ed and Michelle!
0:13:31 > 0:13:34You have 36 seconds to find out as much as you can
0:13:34 > 0:13:36about the Split Rock Lighthouse!
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Ed, you've got Vi who knows about the history of the lighthouse.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Michelle, you've got Alex
0:13:42 > 0:13:44who knows about the structure of the lighthouse.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Whoever finds out the most facts is the winner!
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Three, two, one, go!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Why is there a lighthouse by a lake?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55To guide the ships into the north of Lake Superior.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56- How many stairs does it have?- 32.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- How tall is it? - It is...16 metres high.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- How many people could you fit in the lighthouse at any one time?- 25.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- When was it built? - 102 years ago, 1910.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Have you ever thought of customising it and painting it bright pink?- No.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- How big is Lake Superior, how wide it it?- Oh, here we go again!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- That's cheating!- No! - That's not allowed.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- How deep is Lake Superior? - I need that!- No, it's cheating!
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Have you ever stayed in it overnight? - No.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Can I stay in it overnight?- No.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Is it really a rocket that's going to blast off into space?- No!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28HOOTER
0:14:29 > 0:14:31I can't believe that!
0:14:31 > 0:14:34No-one's ever cheated before! You should be ashamed of yourself!
0:14:34 > 0:14:38And the person who found out the most facts is...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Ed!
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Hey!
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I thought I was going to lose because Vi was cheating!
0:14:47 > 0:14:49The lighthouse has eight sides
0:14:49 > 0:14:53and it topped with a bright steel lantern which was first lit in 1910.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56The lens which is like an enormous magnifying bulb
0:14:56 > 0:14:58is turned by the same sort of cogs and springs
0:14:58 > 0:15:02you'll find in an old grandfather clock, but much, much bigger.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Imagine winding that up every day!
0:15:04 > 0:15:06It wouldn't be easy living in a lighthouse.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09It's be really tricky getting to sleep at night as well
0:15:09 > 0:15:11with all the light and the foghorn going!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Split Rock Lighthouse!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21I'm so lucky I got this job as a lighthouse keeper.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25You get all this nice peace and quiet at last!
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Just me and nobody...
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Howdy! Old John, head keeper here.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32The old folks call me Old Yapper cos I just keep on yapping!
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Yap, yap, yap all day long. Yap, yap, yap...- Wait a minute!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- I thought I was supposed to be here alone.- We are alone.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44- Just me, you and 120,000 visitors a year.- How many?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- GRRR! Aargh! It's a...- Bear!
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Lots of bears around here.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53And not just bears...falcons...
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- wolves... - HOWLING
0:15:55 > 0:15:57..and you better watch out for the odd moose.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Not that kind of mousse!
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- MOOSE CALL - That kind of moose!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Thankfully the light keeps them away most of the time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11This is...this is crazy! I need some sleep.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15FOGHORN
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Don't worry about the foghorn. You soon get used to that.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I told him to look out for the mousse!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Welcome to the fog signal building. - The fog signal building?- Thank you.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33So, exactly what is a foghorn, then?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's a loud horn that warns the ships
0:16:36 > 0:16:38when they're getting too close to the rocky shoreline.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41What was more important for saving lives, the lighthouse or foghorn?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Actually the fog signal building is more important than the lighthouse.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49If it was foggy or stormy, you might not be able to see the light anyway,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51but you could always hear the foghorn.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Do you ever let one off for fun?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Yes, would you like to hear it? - Yeah!
0:16:56 > 0:16:58OK. Right here.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Ready?- Yeah.- Here we go!
0:17:00 > 0:17:01One, two...
0:17:01 > 0:17:04FOGHORN BLASTS
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- SHOUTING: - Quite loud!- Very, very loud!
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Well, thank you for that!- Cheers!
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Nice chatting to you!- Bye. - Thanks for stopping by.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16That foghorn was a bit loud.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Still, I wish I could stay here. - You've just seen Justin Bieber?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Say again?- No, I don't have a pen.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- You can cluck like a hen?- Thank you!
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Eh?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30FOGHORN BLASTS
0:17:40 > 0:17:42You OK?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Yeah...missing home a bit.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Oh...homesick, eh?- Mmm.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Missing London?- Well... - This'll cheer you up.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04# Let me show you a little something that'll brighten up your day
0:18:04 > 0:18:08# A special bit of London here in the good old USA
0:18:08 > 0:18:10# I know you're missing home and you've had a little moan
0:18:10 > 0:18:12# Cos you're feeling so far from it
0:18:12 > 0:18:15# So where's this bit of London, then?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17# You're standing on it
0:18:17 > 0:18:22# But we're just standing on a normal bridge in Lake Havasu City
0:18:22 > 0:18:26# This ain't no normal bridge, Johny, just listen to this ditty
0:18:26 > 0:18:29# I know it sounds unlikely so I ask you quite politely
0:18:29 > 0:18:31# Please trust your oldest friend
0:18:31 > 0:18:36# This bridge was once in London Town and spanned the mighty Thames
0:18:36 > 0:18:41# Welcome to London Bridge in Arizona
0:18:41 > 0:18:43# My, oh, my, if you close your eyes
0:18:43 > 0:18:45# It's just like being at home-a
0:18:45 > 0:18:47# London Bridge ain't falling down
0:18:47 > 0:18:50# In fact, it's standing proud
0:18:50 > 0:18:55# Here in Lake Havasu where it really draws the crowds
0:18:59 > 0:19:04# Back in the 1960s in the London Town of old
0:19:04 > 0:19:08# The bridge was deemed unsafe and so it needed to be sold
0:19:08 > 0:19:10# A chap called McCulloch thought he'd try his luck
0:19:10 > 0:19:12# From across the Atlantic Ocean
0:19:12 > 0:19:17# Decided that he'd buy it for a bit of self-promotion
0:19:17 > 0:19:22# And each brick was dismantled and it was given a special number
0:19:22 > 0:19:26# So when they put it back together they wouldn't make a blunder
0:19:26 > 0:19:29# They put it on a boat Luckily it stayed afloat
0:19:29 > 0:19:31# Well, that sounds like a doddle
0:19:31 > 0:19:33# And then rebuilt it brick by brick
0:19:33 > 0:19:36# Like a giant toy-brick model
0:19:36 > 0:19:40# Welcome to London Bridge in Arizona
0:19:40 > 0:19:45# My, oh, my, I don't think I know another bridge that's changed over
0:19:45 > 0:19:49# It cost millions of dollars and took three years to rebuild it
0:19:49 > 0:19:54# There wasn't even water here so they dug a hole and filled it
0:19:54 > 0:19:58# Amazing to think that beneath these arches the mighty Thames once flowed
0:19:58 > 0:20:01# And red London buses used to drive across
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- # On the other side of the road! - TOOT!
0:20:04 > 0:20:08# Welcome to London Bridge, the very same
0:20:08 > 0:20:10# My, oh, my, I can't believe my eyes
0:20:10 > 0:20:13# It's just like London without the rain
0:20:13 > 0:20:17# We can have a cheeky Cockney knees-up of our own
0:20:17 > 0:20:22# Despite being 5,500 miles from home... #
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Not missing London now, I bet?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- But I weren't in the first place. - What?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29I'm from Sheffield, Ed. Why would I be homesick for London?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Yeah...good point.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Richard, why are you crouched behind the bins?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49It's not very clamorous behaviour for a television presenter.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Shh! I'm trying to catch a hermit crab.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Catch a hermit crab?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Today on Virginia Beach? That's impossible.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Look, it's not impossible. Anyway, stop giving it all that!
0:20:59 > 0:21:02You see, hermit crabs, right, they don't have their own shell.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04They move into other shells. Now, this one's lightweight.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06This one's perfect, this one's gorgeous!
0:21:06 > 0:21:07I think this is going to get me the winner.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10But there's no hermit crabs on the beach today, they're at the races.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Oh, no! The races!
0:21:12 > 0:21:14That's where we should be! Quick, come on!
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Yes, Virginia Beach plays host to THE event in the crab calendar,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21the Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25The hermit crab has no shell and uses empty shells it finds
0:21:25 > 0:21:30as its home. 300 racing hermit crabs strap on their go-faster shells
0:21:30 > 0:21:33to compete in the Crustacean 500 each year.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35And with ten claws each to scuttle around on,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38they should be pretty nifty... or should that be nippy?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Aargh! Run, boys!
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Ha-ha!
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Yeah! I know you were joking. I was playing along.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Now go and look for some real crabs!
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Wow! Look at these guys. Are you racing these today?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Yeah.- What are their names, then?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57That one's Hermy and that one's Toad.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Is there not any danger they might fall out?
0:21:59 > 0:22:01No. Their claws hold them in.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- How many have you got in here?- Five. - There's five?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Are they going to be competing in the race?- Yes!
0:22:06 > 0:22:11He's coming at me. Look at that one. Wow! He's got big eyes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13What have you been doing to train your crabs?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Just letting them run around.- We've been letting them run and sleep,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- so they're ready for the race.- Ow! - So they've got lots of energy?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Did you just get a little nip? - Yeah, he pinched me.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25You don't get this with gerbils!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28OK, boys, time's ticking.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Stop admiring other people's crabs
0:22:29 > 0:22:32and see if some nice person will let you borrow theirs for the race!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41What have we got here? What's this crab's name?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- Blurp.- Blurp.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Yeah...unusual. And how is Blurp. Is he a fast runner? Does he run a lot?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Yes.- He does?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52His name is Stripey.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- He used to have a shell with a stripe on it.- Then he moved out?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Yeah.- That's not much good, is it? You'll have to change his name.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- Have you done this before?- Yeah.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04OK. so what's the best kind of crab to go for for the hermit crab races?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- A big one or a small one? - One of my biggest ones
0:23:07 > 0:23:08and one of my smallest ones
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- got to the semi-finals, so I don't really know.- Oh?- So, yeah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15It's so hard to...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17This is an important choice I've got to make today
0:23:17 > 0:23:19and I can't decide whether to go big or small.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21This is America! I'm going to go big.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Ed has chosen Stripey, who'll now be known as...
0:23:26 > 0:23:28..weighing in at not very much.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Favourite food, apples, cheese and meatballs!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Wow! You've actually got quite a nice crab here. What's his name?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38You don't want to give him to me cos he might pinch me.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I'm quite scared of them. I'm looking for a champion today.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Is this a champion crab?- Yes.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46How do we know it's going to be a champion crab? What's his name?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Spotty.- Spotty.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51So how come Spotty's going to be a champion crab?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53We practise at home.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- You practise at home? - On our kitchen table.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- Yeah?- And he won a lot of times. - He won a lot of times?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Ooh, I think he might be the crab for me, then!
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Richard has chosen...
0:24:04 > 0:24:07who's been renamed...
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Fasted speed, not very fast. Special skill, climbing.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Got my crab!- So have I!
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- My one's going to win, I think. - No, mine will win.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20There was a very careful interview process to find mine,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22and I've called him Eugene Bolt.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Wasn't it Usain Bolt?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28No...no, I called him Eugene Bolt deliberately
0:24:28 > 0:24:30after my Uncle Eugene.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Yeah.- Well, mine's going to win. Mine's called the Crab With Swag.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Trust me, this is the champion right here!
0:24:38 > 0:24:41He's just chilling in the palm trees, you know,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43kicking back, relaxing, getting ready for the race.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46This is the tenth year the event has been held,
0:24:46 > 0:24:47and anyone can enter.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51If you don't have your own pet crab, you can buy one at a local shop.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53SHOUTING AND CHEERING
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- The small one's going for it. - Really going for it!
0:25:04 > 0:25:06All the crabs start in the middle of the table.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- This is so weird!- It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Apparently they're very sociable. They don't like being on their own.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Come on, lads, get on with it! Less chat, more training!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26MUSIC: "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Call yourself a crab, huh, do you?
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Well, scientists don't! You're not even a crab!
0:25:31 > 0:25:34You don't have your own shell! How do you feel about that?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36I'm trying to get him riled up, part of the training.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Faster, move them legs!
0:25:39 > 0:25:40WHISTLING
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Move! Come on!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Look at your shell! It's cracked, it's got a hole in it...
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Oh, you're useless! You're meant to have swag! You've got no swag!
0:25:51 > 0:25:53You disgust me!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I love you really.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Climb that hill! Climb that hill! You go! Go on, climb the hill!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02That was a good session. Hit the showers!
0:26:02 > 0:26:04You're going to do this, man! Open up, it's there for you!
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I hope you haven't tired him out too much, Ed,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10because it's time for the big race.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Come on! Wake up!
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Get your claws out and get your pincers at the ready!
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Let battle commence! Good luck, lads!
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Oh, an explosive start from Swag!
0:26:22 > 0:26:24The new lightweight shell making all the difference,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28but Bolt just hasn't got the legs... well, apart from ten!
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Come on! Mine's looking a bit sleepy!
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Mine's not doing very well either. It's staying in the red spot.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Come on, Eugene, wake up!
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Start bolting!
0:26:40 > 0:26:42There we go! He's taking off.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Maybe I covered him in too much water, he's slippery.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Oh! Oh!
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Crab With Swag's going! - Oh, no, no, no!
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Eugene's just turned round.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Eugene, what are you doing?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Oh, it looks like Crab With Swag is in the lead!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Can Eugene Bolt claw it back?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Keep going! Go on!
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I should never have picked the one with a heavy shell!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Oh, no! Come on, Swag!- Yes!
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- Yes!- No! No!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Told you! You put swag on it, it's going to win!
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Mine got tired after lunch.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17What position did mine come in?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Pretty close to last!
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Guys, thank you so much for being with us here in Virginia Beach
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- at the Mid-Atlantic Hermit Crab Challenge.- Thank you.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30It was a pleasure to watch you guys work and race.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Now, unfortunately, there can only be one winner of this,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- and it goes to Team Richard.- Wicked!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Absolutely!- Thank you.- Thank you so much. It was excellent.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40And you did a great job, but...
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- better luck next time. - Don't touch me! I'm feeling crabby!
0:27:43 > 0:27:48You've been watching All Over The Place USA!
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