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00:01Unbelievable.
00:16Hey, Brand.
00:17Want to go to lunch?
00:19Well, I'm having a little bit of a problem right now
00:21because I can't find the angel teddy bear blow mold anywhere,
00:25and I know I have it.
00:26I just don't know where we have it.
00:28My name is Brandon.
00:29I live in Uni Beach with my mom, Lori,
00:31and I am a first grade teacher.
00:33I don't see any bears under there.
00:36I see lots of reindeer.
00:38So Lori lives in my house with all of my Christmas decorations.
00:41I don't think so.
00:43I think you live in my house.
00:49I kind of look at it as a best friendship at this point.
00:52We've just grown together.
00:53We've grown up together, I think, in some ways.
00:57I got my love of Christmas really from her.
01:00Besties for the Rusties.
01:01Besties for the Rusties.
01:02That's it.
01:05Hey, what's up?
01:06Hi.
01:07How's it going?
01:08This is for you.
01:09Oh, thank you.
01:10You're welcome.
01:11Wow, I love that.
01:12My name's Amanda.
01:13Brandon had a Christmas in July party a few weeks ago,
01:16and I wasn't able to attend,
01:17so I wanted to bring over a gift.
01:19This is my mom, Lori.
01:20You remember her, right?
01:21Hi. Nice to see you.
01:22Nice to see you again.
01:23Oh, my gosh.
01:24The trees?
01:25Yes.
01:26Oh, my gosh, Brandon.
01:29Does that stay up all year?
01:30All year.
01:31We got a lot of things.
01:32Like, I'm refinishing some things.
01:34We have, like, that was for my party.
01:36People could sign them and everything, which is really neat.
01:39I love that.
01:40Yeah.
01:41And the little balloons.
01:42The balloons.
01:43It's summertime, so walking into here,
01:45I was not expecting to see all the Christmas trees,
01:47all the decorations already up.
01:49I was blown away.
01:50I was shocked.
01:51I love it.
01:52But that's not all.
01:53I mean, there's other things.
01:54Oh, yeah, you have to come.
01:55There's more.
01:56You have to see the other rooms with the trees.
01:57Oh, my goodness.
01:58The trees.
02:00Well, Brandon's been into Christmas since he was two.
02:04He used to decorate his room.
02:06He wanted his own tree.
02:07I am obsessed with Christmas.
02:09We definitely have some rare pieces,
02:11and they're going to be out.
02:13I want you to be able to see them.
02:14It's cool that people, like, appreciate the uniqueness of them.
02:19We are sort of famous for doing the lights.
02:22People recognize us all the time, like, wherever we go.
02:25Or they'll be like, you're the people that do that house.
02:27And I'm like, yep.
02:37Is this your garage?
02:38It was our garage.
02:39It was supposed to be from my car, but it's no longer.
02:42I knew you were crazy about Christmas,
02:45but not this crazy.
02:48Yeah, just a little bit.
02:50What is this, Brandon?
02:51I would just be careful,
02:52because you might have an avalanche.
02:54I'm going to keep this shut, Ben.
02:55Everything's good.
02:56Yeah.
02:57I'm going to shut it.
02:58I've never seen anything like this.
02:59Well, just wait.
03:02Wait, there's more?
03:04That's not even...
03:05That's not even...
03:06A quarter of it.
03:07A quarter?
03:08There is a major obsession
03:10with the blow mold figures for the yard.
03:13We have well over 2,000 blow molds.
03:16There could be more.
03:17It is always a challenge to be like,
03:18well, I think we have this one,
03:19but I don't even know how many we have,
03:21or something like that.
03:22I feel like I get torn.
03:24Like, it's too much, and then I'm like,
03:27but he really loves them, and it makes people happy.
03:29You got to just see there's stuff everywhere.
03:32More...
03:33More light-up stuff.
03:34Under my...
03:35Under my pool deck,
03:36all the way to the end.
03:37This is crazy.
03:39It's crazy.
03:40Oh, my...
03:41So the garage, all of this...
03:43All of this.
03:44And there's more.
03:45And there's more.
03:46Yep.
03:48Brandon, how do you even know what's in here?
03:50I found a deer.
03:51What?
03:52Oh, my God.
03:54Oh, my God.
03:56I'm standing back.
03:58I really love blow molds so much
04:00because they're just really simple.
04:02They're just a piece of plastic
04:03that just has a light inside.
04:05My love of blow molds started when I was very young,
04:09and I just think they're so cool.
04:11They're so colorful,
04:12and they evoke such nostalgic, fun Christmas memories.
04:16Oh, my God.
04:17What just fell on me?
04:18Oh, my God.
04:19There's a bug.
04:21And then we got tons of stuff over in here.
04:25Just stay back for a minute.
04:27Cool.
04:29So...
04:31Brandon!
04:35Am I a hoarder?
04:37The day-old holiday question here.
04:39Yeah.
04:40That is insane.
04:41Yep.
04:42Merry Christmas, everyone.
04:44Maybe, like, I'm on the cusp of being a hoarder.
04:47Over here.
04:48Oh, my God.
04:49Almost got taken down by the soldier.
04:52I think I'm a collector.
04:54We'll use the c-word instead.
04:56I'm a collector.
04:57I disagree with collector.
04:59I call it hoarding because he can't just have one of something.
05:01He has to have, you know, multiples of everything.
05:04And he doesn't like to part with things.
05:06Like, I have no space in this house.
05:09I feel like I have my room and my bathroom, and that's about it.
05:14Okay.
05:15So I'll put this guy down here, and let me open this one up.
05:22Just a couple more.
05:24I don't know if me gifting you this was necessary.
05:27Well, actually, funny you should say that.
05:31There's one.
05:32I should have known that you'd already have this.
05:36But wait, they're triplets now, though.
05:39So that's exciting.
05:40Oh, my God.
05:41Well, I love that there's three of them.
05:42Right.
05:43Now they're like friends.
05:44Where'd you get them all?
05:45Yard sales, flea markets, dumpster diving.
05:49Wow.
05:50Merry Christmas.
05:51All right, Bill.
06:02Let's see what else we can use.
06:04What's your focus?
06:06Focus right now is the dining room, because I want to give it that Gilded Age look.
06:10Oh, my gosh.
06:12I'm Mario, and this is Bill, and we live in Yonkers, New York.
06:16We work together.
06:18We run a retail store for 28 years, and we're there every day.
06:24You know, we're inseparable.
06:26I agree.
06:28These soldiers are actually going to go upstairs this year.
06:31They're not going to go in the dining room because they don't fit in with that theme.
06:34I was always fascinated by Christmas as a child.
06:37I just loved the sparkle and the whole magical theme behind it.
06:41It's just, it's the best time of the year.
06:44And then where are these going to go?
06:45Well, these are the reads for the staircase.
06:47We met in high school in 1986.
06:49We were friends for quite a number of years, and then it just morphed into a relationship,
06:54and the rest is history.
06:56I'm the trophy.
06:57All right, Bill.
06:58What are you going to bring up?
07:00So, for my vision, I think we're going to bring up the Golden White Santa.
07:06Because he'll work in with that theme.
07:10All right.
07:11You got it.
07:12I've got him.
07:13My Christmas decorating style, it's like couture clothing.
07:18It's perfection.
07:19So, I want you to grab the Nutcracker Butler.
07:25Okay.
07:26Whether it's my Santas, or my Christmas trees, my ornaments, everything is like a couture garment.
07:34Look at these ornaments.
07:35They have that old world Gilded Age love.
07:38Oh, yeah, yeah.
07:39Every year the collection grows.
07:41Those are all ornaments there.
07:42I have my small reeds here for the window.
07:44Oh, my gosh.
07:45I have all these trees, I got these guys, these nutcrackers here.
07:49I don't think it's a hoard.
07:51It's not a hoard if it's good .
07:53These are the soldiers that are going to go upstairs this year.
07:56They used to be in the dining room.
07:57Gosh, you've got a lot of stuff.
07:58I mean, I'm the king of Christmas, so it has to be more.
08:01More is not more for me.
08:03I could take a collection, and I could pick, you know, my favorite, and take some away.
08:08I cannot get rid of them.
08:10I can't.
08:12This is the last one, right?
08:14Oh, no, Bill.
08:15There's dozens more after this.
08:17As a child, I would, you know, decorate the ceiling or the walls.
08:21And one year, my sister-in-law said, oh, Mariam, you're the king of Christmas.
08:26I must have been maybe 10 or 11 years old when she said that.
08:29And to this day, it stuck with me.
08:31So when I started my social media, I said, oh, what am I going to call this, you know?
08:37And I said, I'm going to call it official king of Christmas.
08:42All right.
08:43I love this guy.
08:44He's going to look great.
08:46Color scheme is perfect.
08:51Takes up a lot of room.
08:52Yeah, but look how good you look together.
08:55Hello.
08:56Billy and Santa.
08:58Oh, my gosh.
08:59How great is that?
09:00That's beautiful.
09:01Great bit.
09:03Perfect.
09:04He rushes it.
09:05He rushes it.
09:06It's like rushing my life.
09:07I want to enjoy, you know, the summer and all that.
09:12But the minute July 4th passes, he's like, summer's over.
09:15Game on.
09:16It's game on.
09:17The entire house is decorated from top to bottom in Christmas and it debuts on social media at 8 p.m. on Halloween night.
09:27Everybody loves it.
09:28It continues to grow.
09:29It continues to grow.
09:30And I want that.
09:31And then you're going to do tree in a tree?
09:34So I'm thinking my new Couture Santa and maybe how about two more Couture Santas on either side.
09:41I could always replace the tree with a pair of nutcrackers.
09:45Actually, they might work with my Couture Santa.
09:50Now, did you get this Santa?
09:52No.
09:53Is it coming in the mail?
09:54It is not coming in the mail.
09:55It can't be shipped.
09:56Oh.
09:57I'm going to go pick it up.
09:58Where?
09:59Um, I can't tell you just yet.
10:00Oh.
10:01My artist who makes my Santas, who I will never reveal, pretty much whatever she creates, I scoop up.
10:12Here we are.
10:16Wow, there's a lot in there.
10:17There are a lot.
10:19I actually have the largest collection of her creations than anyone else.
10:23Some people might have one or two.
10:24I have almost 30 or 40 pieces.
10:28I keep all my handmade Santas in a cabinet in my dressing room so that every morning I can open up that cabinet and say,
10:36good morning, friends, and start my day happy.
10:40Because looking at them makes me happy.
10:43I'm just happy with a cup of coffee.
10:46Okay, so just so I know, when you go, when you die, do you want this cremated with you?
10:54You know, that wouldn't be a bad idea.
10:58Or maybe you could just cremate me and buy me a mausoleum and put these all on the shelf surrounding me.
11:03Yeah, I'll figure it out. Whatever.
11:06Okay, thank you.
11:10It's menorah madness heaven.
11:12And it can be all yours.
11:15I'm not doing it.
11:16I'm not doing it.
11:17I'm not doing it.
11:18There's a lot of branches in my way.
11:19I don't think we should be taking stuff out of there.
11:21I knew there would be Christmas stuff in here.
11:24It's a little messy in here. I've been going through things.
11:39What are these, Mom?
11:40Cute little menorahs. Aren't they adorable?
11:43I found these really cute hats and a wig.
11:47Oh, be careful.
11:48And I wanted to see what you look like in them.
11:52My name is Flo, and I'm from New Jersey.
11:55You try it on. Let's see how it looks.
11:57Come on, honey. You look good in blue.
11:59Okay.
12:00Let's see. Oh, look how chic you are.
12:03I love it.
12:04Oh, wow.
12:05I love the Hanukkah holiday because it makes me feel joyful and appreciate all of the miracles in life.
12:12We could match with the headbands.
12:14It would be so cute.
12:15Oh, that is adorable.
12:18Do I have a lot of stuff?
12:20Absolutely, and I'm proud of it.
12:22My dreidel divas. I love it.
12:25I'm Tara.
12:26I'm Flo's oldest daughter.
12:28And I'm Lauren, and I'm Flo's youngest daughter.
12:33Over the past 20 years, she has started collecting more, shopping.
12:37Can we just talk wrapping paper for a second?
12:39Sure.
12:40Okay. We're good this year, Mom.
12:41I think you're really good if you could see, like, look at all this.
12:44I think you've got, like, 50 rolls.
12:46Anything she finds Hanukkah, she purchases.
12:49You should see the pajamas I got for everybody.
12:52She's also very crafty, so she makes some of these things herself.
12:55Look at this. This one shimmies.
12:58Oh.
12:59It shimmies.
13:00It shakes and shimmies and shines.
13:02Don't you love it?
13:03Oh.
13:04The internet is her friend.
13:05This is an invention that you won't believe.
13:08When you screw this onto the nozzle of your faucet, it turns the water blue.
13:15Oh.
13:16So it's perfect for Hanukkah.
13:18And if it's not available online, she will have it custom-made.
13:22Oh, my gosh.
13:23That is my extra-large menorah.
13:26You think that's big?
13:28I found one that's three times the size.
13:31Mom, you didn't get it.
13:32No.
13:33They're holding it for me.
13:34I'm picking it up.
13:35Mom, Mom.
13:36You don't need it.
13:37You never know when you might need something like this.
13:39I know.
13:40I know you won't.
13:41I don't think I'm a hoarder.
13:43Does anybody need any shopping bags for Hanukkah?
13:46I have quite a few.
13:47No.
13:48No.
13:49I know my way around my basement.
13:51Be careful, Mom.
13:52There's, like, so much here.
13:53No, I'm fine.
13:54I don't want you to sit.
13:55Okay.
13:56I'm fine.
13:57Menorah Madness, it's the most over-the-top Hanukkah party you have ever seen.
14:02We probably need a few more things to make it look nice and full.
14:05Why don't you grab this tower?
14:06This one.
14:07Let's grab this one.
14:08Oh, here.
14:09There's, like, three.
14:10You like those?
14:11They're cute, aren't they?
14:12Yep.
14:13We're good.
14:14It is a tradition that we look forward to every single year.
14:17And as the family grows, it seems that the party grows.
14:20You know what?
14:21It would really be great for you guys to take on this party.
14:26My parents were Holocaust survivors and went on to lead productive lives.
14:33It's a miracle.
14:35So that also has perpetuated me wanting to, continuing to honor the miracle.
14:42I know that you have what it takes to do this.
14:45So what do you think?
14:47Mom, you're a Hanukkah legacy in this family.
14:51I don't think we could ever, ever meet these standards.
14:54No, we could absolutely not.
14:55So...
14:56And Laura does Thanksgiving right before.
14:58Thanksgiving, yeah.
14:59Sometimes it's even, like, right around the corner.
15:01So pleasant.
15:02Tara, you do Mother's Day.
15:03That's kind of her holiday.
15:04I hope my daughters will take over Manorah Madness.
15:09Even though they share with me their feelings about the voluminous amount of things I have Hanukkah-related, they love this party.
15:19Tara, you have a garage?
15:22What's important is that they continue the tradition, that they recognize the miracle of this holiday.
15:29Maybe it'll just take a little convincing, but I have to go get changed for the party.
15:34The guests will be arriving soon.
15:36That should be enough.
15:37Ah, you know what I forgot about?
15:40Look.
15:41Blue toilet seat.
15:43Blue toilet seat.
15:44I've used it before.
15:45It got rave reviews.
15:53Can't wait to see what they have.
15:54I know.
15:55I might find something good here.
15:56You might.
15:57It really is that thrill of the hunt.
16:00And as a collector, I'm, like, always seeking the next cool thing for my holiday displays.
16:05They got a lot of trees.
16:06Oh, my gosh.
16:08Wow.
16:09I like that one.
16:10I think that one's a blow mold tree.
16:12This is an antique store in a town over from us.
16:15And that's one of my main spots to go and hunt for the blow molds.
16:20Hey, guys.
16:21Hi.
16:22Hey.
16:23How are you?
16:24Good.
16:25How's it going?
16:26Good.
16:27Just on my blow mold hunt.
16:28You got any new ones?
16:29Oh, yeah.
16:30We might have some special ones.
16:31I'll let you take a look through the basement, maybe, if you guys are good.
16:33When you are, like, a serious collector, you build these connections with community people,
16:38and you become friends with the shop owners at the antique places.
16:41Oh, remember, we're looking for an angel teddy bear.
16:45There is a very large blow mold community.
16:48It's a nice community of people who enjoy the same thing as you.
16:51Like, if somebody has one they don't have, I think it's cool.
16:53You know?
16:54I'm like, oh, I need that one.
16:55Like, the other day, someone posted a rare teddy bear angel blow mold that I thought I had, but I can't find it.
17:01Yep.
17:02Oh, my God.
17:05All right.
17:06Well, I don't think it's in here, either.
17:08I really felt confident in this one.
17:11Knowing that, okay, this is out there, and now I need to be able to hunt it down and be able to find it.
17:18That's the thrill of it, finding the piece that maybe you don't have.
17:21I don't need a flashlight yet.
17:23Yeah.
17:24I'm a little nervous.
17:26Looks dark in here.
17:28A lot of equipment.
17:29Oh, God.
17:30Lots of music stuff.
17:31Lots of music stuff.
17:32I like that.
17:33There's a lot of Christmas stuff in here, so.
17:35They do.
17:38That's terrifying.
17:39Yeah.
17:40Thank goodness we have a flashlight.
17:42Oh, there's more blow molds up there, Brent.
17:45Oh, my God.
17:47It's a blow mold goose wearing a guitar.
17:50Oh, my God.
17:51It's a wig!
17:52It has a wig!
17:53You could dress them up as a Santa suit.
17:55I have to have this, I think.
17:56Oh, my gosh.
17:57So.
17:58Do we need it?
17:59Add to cart.
18:00Add to cart.
18:01Great.
18:02I've spent more than what people would pay for a house, I think, on blow molds.
18:07Last year alone, I think we spent like $17,000 on Christmas decorations.
18:10Which is crazy.
18:11This is why you can't get your own place.
18:12So.
18:13Do you realize you could pay off all your debt and then still have money in the bank if you
18:17sold some of this stuff?
18:19Yeah.
18:20Minimal.
18:21Minimal.
18:22Minimal.
18:23No debt.
18:24I don't know if I've ever actually gone this deep into the basement.
18:28Look.
18:29Nice.
18:31I'm going to have to go digging in there.
18:34Good luck.
18:35Oh, my God.
18:36There's a lot.
18:37But now I have to know what else.
18:39I don't know how to get in here.
18:41Don't stand up.
18:42Well, I don't think I could stand up if I wanted to.
18:44It's funny to try.
18:45There's stuff all the way in the back.
18:46I could see it.
18:47Yeah, there's blow molds all the way back there.
18:49Maybe you'll find your teddy bear angel.
18:52There are also spider webs and that's going to be a little bit of a problem.
18:57I will do anything to get the blow molds, whether that be dumpster diving, pulling them off
19:04the side of the road, picking them up from friends, cutting open boxes at box stores.
19:10He's insane.
19:11Isn't he a wreck?
19:14If there is a way to get them, I will find it and I will get them.
19:18Oh, Santa.
19:19Hello, Santa.
19:20Oh, my God.
19:22I smacked my head so freaking hard.
19:24You're not going to believe what's back here.
19:34They got the Santa with the puppy, but I'm not seeing the one we're after.
19:41All right.
19:42Well, let's go.
19:43All right.
19:44But I am going to get the goose.
19:45That was like a treasure hunt almost.
19:47So my knees didn't like it.
19:50It's the best goose I've ever seen in my life.
19:52Yeah, but you're paying.
19:54We got the holiday goose, so.
19:57That's cool.
19:58That's a good piece.
19:59Yeah.
20:00I like the goose.
20:01Can we do 20 bucks on the goose?
20:02We can do it.
20:03Do it for them.
20:04Yup.
20:05They're our regular good customers.
20:06You got your goose for 20 bucks.
20:10Now, where are we going?
20:12Well, I can't tell you that just yet.
20:16Okay.
20:17You'll see as we go.
20:19So, uh, Bill's taking the ride with me to pick up my new Santa from my secret Santa lady.
20:25I have the cream of the crop.
20:26I have the best of the best.
20:28There are people out there that don't have some of the pieces that I have.
20:31And I don't want anyone else having her Santas, her creations.
20:38Every time I meet with her, it's a different location because I'm so worried that somebody's following me.
20:42Oh, gosh.
20:43Are you for real?
20:44It happens.
20:45People hide in the bushes.
20:46Oh, boy.
20:47Yeah.
20:48Oh, yeah.
20:49Oh, I'll be excited to meet her.
20:50No, Bill.
20:51Nobody gets to meet her.
20:53She is my secret, just like Santa is a secret.
20:56She is my Santa.
20:57Jesus.
20:58Who were you worried about knowing?
21:00Well, I'm worried that family and friends and even my followers on King of Christmas will, you know, eventually know who she is.
21:08And then you don't want her busy on other people's stuff.
21:12I don't want, correct.
21:13I'm just afraid that I won't get the half a dozen that I want every year.
21:18Wait a minute.
21:19You don't buy six a year.
21:22Well, if you count, I buy them as early as January and as, you know, as far as December.
21:28That's getting crazy.
21:32Wish me luck, Bill.
21:33Ah, yeah, you got it.
21:34All right, I know I got this.
21:35Hurry up.
21:36All right, awesome.
21:37You'll get your wine.
21:38All right.
21:39Okay.
21:40Hurry up.
21:43Unbelievable.
21:47Bill has a cute butt.
21:57Darn bug.
21:59This is ridiculous.
22:00Come on.
22:01I got it, Bill.
22:02I did it.
22:03I got it.
22:04I'm so excited.
22:05There's a lot of bugs.
22:06I didn't see it.
22:07All right.
22:08Calm down with the bugs.
22:09Calm down.
22:10Oh, my gosh.
22:12The minute I saw it, had tears in my eyes.
22:14Oh, my goodness.
22:16It happens.
22:17You know, I get emotional over them.
22:19I couldn't have dreamt what she came up with.
22:22I couldn't have dreamt what she came up with.
22:23Magnificent.
22:26Bill, this is the best she's ever made.
22:28Wow.
22:29Look at this hat.
22:30Wow.
22:31Look, she created the hat out of old Gucci fabric.
22:34It's definitely extremely special.
22:37Probably more special than the other pieces in the collection.
22:41Look at this lace trim going around his coat and this beautiful, beautiful crushed velvet fabric.
22:49Everything about this is just perfect.
22:52It's beautiful.
22:53That's it?
22:54That's all you got?
22:55It's beautiful.
22:56Yeah.
22:57It's breathtaking.
22:58It's spectacular.
22:59It's breathtaking.
23:00It's spectacular.
23:01It's breathtaking.
23:02It's spectacular.
23:03It is the best.
23:04So you're happy?
23:05I am ecstatic.
23:06Good.
23:07All right.
23:08Let's see what we find.
23:09All right.
23:10Where should we look?
23:11Go down by the beachfront.
23:12Yeah.
23:13And then maybe up around the beachfront.
23:14That sounds good.
23:16This is my favorite day to look for stuff because it's trash day.
23:17It is trash day.
23:18So we are going to be on the hunt.
23:19We are after the age of the beachfront.
23:20It's amazing.
23:21It's amazing.
23:22It's amazing.
23:23It's amazing.
23:24It's amazing.
23:25It's amazing.
23:26It's amazing.
23:27It's amazing.
23:28It's amazing.
23:29It's amazing.
23:30It's amazing.
23:31It's amazing.
23:32We are after the angel teddy bear blow mold.
23:35So I am searching high and low for this piece because it would be wonderful to have this
23:41like diamond in the rough piece a part of all of my future holiday displays.
23:48More garbage.
23:49Garbage.
23:50My favorite.
23:51Blow molds.
23:52Blow molds.
23:53That street's got some garbage cans.
23:55That one's over there.
23:57Oh, that's like recycling cans.
23:58That's recycling, yeah.
23:59Plastic at least.
24:01Yeah, it is plastic.
24:02Not the kind of plastic you want, but it's plastic.
24:04As a teacher, definitely don't make the most amount of money.
24:08Garbage picking is how I find a lot of our blow molds and a lot of the pieces that we
24:12use in our displays.
24:13I mean, I have no shame.
24:14I'll just pull over and go get it.
24:16Bull pick up day.
24:17The best day.
24:18Forget it.
24:19It's like his birthday.
24:20Surprise!
24:21Yeah, it's like a holiday, you know.
24:22Second Christmas.
24:23Bull pick up day.
24:24See anything?
24:25I'm gonna just go take a look.
24:26Nothing.
24:27All the garbage was picked up on this block.
24:28Oh, God.
24:29Is it surprising to see him go trash picking?
24:30Because you have to do it with him.
24:31It's kind of scary in a way because you don't know how people are going to react to it.
24:32And, you know, they're probably thinking you're crazy.
24:33Why are you going through somebody's garbage?
24:34But it would support anything that he wants to do in his life.
24:35And that's part of the problem is I think I'm an enabler.
24:36If I wasn't, we wouldn't be in this position.
24:37All coming out.
24:38So there you go.
24:39But that's my favorite part of the world.
24:40We're gonna have to do it.
24:41It's kind of scary in a way because you don't know how people are going to react to it.
24:47And, you know, they're probably thinking you're crazy.
24:50Why are you going through somebody's garbage?
24:51But it would support anything that he wants to do in his life.
24:55And that's part of the problem is I think I'm an enabler.
24:58If I wasn't, we wouldn't be in this position.
25:01So there you go.
25:04But that's my thing, like, he does it to make people happy,
25:08and people are genuinely happy when they come to see the display.
25:12Oh, stop, stop, stop.
25:13I think I see a blow mold in the trash.
25:15Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
25:16Wait, wait, wait.
25:25Ooh.
25:27The thing is, I'm not just picking up garbage.
25:30I pulled busted blow molds out of the garbage just to take the light kits,
25:34or, like, the eyeballs, just to take, you know,
25:37the pieces that I know I can fix another one with.
25:42Huh.
25:43Oh.
25:48I got a blow mold.
25:54That guy was like, hey, what the f*** are you doing?
25:56I'm like, um, just trying to live my life, dude.
26:00I don't know.
26:01That's funny.
26:02When you're on the hunt and you do crazy things like garbage picking and dumpster diving,
26:06you do get confronted by people.
26:08It's almost like a panic a little bit.
26:10You're like, um, well, uh, I'm going to take this and just, I'm going to run with it.
26:14All right, well, I found a blow mold.
26:16It's broken.
26:17A little crack.
26:18We could fix it.
26:19A little.
26:20No blow mold left behind.
26:21It is the sickness.
26:22You know this, right?
26:23One man's junk is another man's treasure, right?
26:26Oh.
26:28You remember years ago when we started using bagels and latkes?
26:33They look nice on your tree.
26:35They look really nice, right?
26:37They look good enough to eat, but they're not.
26:40Okay.
26:41He's a big one.
26:41Yes, so here, scissors, just be very gentle.
26:44Cut the fabric.
26:44I know how to cut plastic.
26:46All right.
26:46Look.
26:47All right.
26:47Okay, Bill.
26:48I'm cutting fine.
26:49Don't worry.
26:50No, no, no.
26:50Bill, you have to go slow.
26:51Bill.
26:52Oh.
26:53Hello.
26:59Here's some Hanukkah gelt for you.
27:02We have costumes here if you'd like to wear one.
27:07We are doing a pre-Minorah Madness party to convince my daughters to continue this tradition.
27:15So we did it early and invited a bunch of guests.
27:19Look at you, all dressed as a menorah.
27:22You need a hat to go with that.
27:25To continue to impress upon my daughters how important it is for them to pass this idea through the generations.
27:35Rabbi Pat.
27:36Oh, look at Rabbi Pat.
27:38I would never have recognized this good Catholic girl.
27:43Not to let it be part of history.
27:48Look at these people.
27:50You can see how much fun they're having.
27:52They are.
27:53They're walking around.
27:54There's menorahs.
27:55There's rabbis.
27:56There's dreidels.
27:57No detail was left undone between the decorations, the costumes, all the details.
28:06It was just a once-in-a-lifetime celebration for me.
28:12I've never been to anything like it before.
28:15It's menorah madness heaven.
28:17And it can be all yours.
28:20Oh, you better greet your guests, Mom.
28:22Yeah, get the door.
28:23Go ahead.
28:24Hi.
28:25I can't.
28:26I'm not doing it.
28:27I can't.
28:28I love menorah madness.
28:29Absolutely.
28:30It's like you enter into this Hanukkah world when you come in here.
28:33So it's really neat to have the gift of that.
28:36Did it inspire you?
28:38It inspired me to come back and see what my mom does next year.
28:44Girls, come over here.
28:46Okay.
28:47You remember years ago when we started using bagels and latkes.
28:52It must have been, what, 20 years ago you varnished these bagels?
28:55Probably more than 20 years.
28:56Probably 25 years ago.
28:57Yeah.
28:58And these potato pancakes that you varnished.
29:00Right.
29:01What do you think of them?
29:02Uh, they look nice on your tray.
29:04They look really nice, right?
29:06I use them every year as part of my decoration.
29:09They look good enough to eat, but they're not.
29:12When you take over this party, you can hang them wherever you want.
29:18We don't want that.
29:19That's too much.
29:20You keep this.
29:21Mom, this is your thing.
29:22You know what?
29:23One day when we take over Hanukkah, we'll have our own twist on it.
29:26I gotcha.
29:27You said you were taking it over.
29:29Mom, I didn't mean take over Manorah Madness.
29:31Oh.
29:32You did.
29:33I heard you because I didn't say it.
29:34Small scale.
29:35No, I think they didn't get that on tape, right?
29:36Yeah.
29:37No, they did.
29:38I would be willing to take it over at a fraction of what she does.
29:43It would not look like this.
29:44Absolutely.
29:45I won't be doing that, but I'll take little pieces.
29:51So I'd like to welcome you all to Manorah Madness.
29:55I have been holding this party for about 40 years.
30:04In thinking about this, however, I would like to make an announcement that I will be passing
30:12the baton to my capable daughters, Tara and Lauren.
30:22Let's give them a round of applause.
30:26I knew I was going to put my daughters on the spot, but that was the only way I felt
30:32that I could be successful in my mission.
30:35And Happy Hanukkah.
30:36Enjoy.
30:37Happy Hanukkah.
30:38Happy Hanukkah.
30:39Yeah.
30:40Don't ever expect this again if we're taking over.
30:49If you would like to have a Manorah Madness party, this is all you need.
30:54A step-by-step manual to successful Manorah Madness parties.
30:59You will absolutely be met with success.
31:02Try it.
31:11Yeah, my friend told me that there was an estate sale here the other day.
31:14I don't know.
31:15I don't know either.
31:16Well, guess we'll find out.
31:20Well, this is it.
31:21What do you think they have?
31:22I mean, I don't know.
31:23What do you think they have?
31:24Wait, don't go in there.
31:25Let me see if there's somebody home.
31:26I'm ready to dive in.
31:27I'm not going to lie to you because I think I see something.
31:28I know, but we have to make sure.
31:29There might be some good stuff in here.
31:33We are after the angel teddy bear blow mold.
31:36This item's so rare and so hard to find and so sought after that you have to do some extreme things sometimes.
31:44Be careful.
31:45Yeah, no, that's not too sturdy, but.
31:47You have to go garbage picking and thrifting and dumpster diving and things like that.
31:52There's a lot of branches in my way.
31:54Wait.
31:56I don't think we should be taking stuff out of there.
31:59Oh, my gosh.
32:00He will do anything to get a blow mold.
32:02I mean, the first time he did it, I think I was a little taken back by it because I'm like, you're really going to jump into a dirty dumpster to like look through to see what's in there.
32:10That's a little crazy.
32:14People probably have a camera on their house and we're going to get videos.
32:18It won't be the first time or the last time I'm on somebody's camera for dumpster diving.
32:21Oh, what do we got going on over here?
32:23I knew there would be Christmas stuff in here.
32:26Is it a blow mold?
32:27I can't see.
32:29Come on.
32:31Who would throw that away?
32:33Do you need that?
32:35I need a prize.
32:36So from dumping, going in the dumpster.
32:40Come on now.
32:41It's broken.
32:43It's dented.
32:45I am doing the earth a service.
32:47That piece did not have to go to the landfill and it's single handedly because of me.
32:52I can't even argue with that.
32:58Well, where there's one, there's more.
33:00So there's definitely going to be another light bulb in here somewhere, I'm sure.
33:03Or something else, Christmas, or...
33:07Come on, what are you guys up to?
33:10Hey, how are you?
33:11Hi.
33:12Are you guys moving in soon?
33:14Oh, no, we don't live here.
33:16I just kind of use this dumpster as my digging spot today.
33:21Do you have permission?
33:24Um...
33:30Do you have permission?
33:31Um...
33:32For my homeowner?
33:33I wouldn't say permission, but, uh...
33:36Are you the Christmas guy?
33:37Oh, of course.
33:38Yes.
33:40A lot of people will talk about you.
33:41Thousands and thousands and thousands of lights on your house.
33:44Correct.
33:45Still looking for more.
33:46And all decorations.
33:47Yep.
33:48I've heard about you.
33:49That's so funny.
33:50That is funny.
33:51You gotta come over.
33:52Well, hey, you get to see the hunt first hand.
33:53Well, have a good day now.
33:54Nice to meet you guys.
33:55Nice to meet you too.
33:56Bye.
33:57Ah.
33:58Twins.
33:59Twins.
34:00Twining.
34:01Catch.
34:03Even though we didn't find the angel teddy bear blow molds, the hunt still continues.
34:07Like, you don't ever get, like, a discouraged moment.
34:10You're like, oh, well, now I'm done.
34:11I'm not gonna go look.
34:12If anything, that makes you wanna go find it even more.
34:14More.
34:15Because now you've, like, struck out.
34:17And you're like, all right, well, now, you know, we gotta keep going.
34:19We gotta get it.
34:20Yeah.
34:21We gotta find it.
34:22I'll make it work.
34:23Okay.
34:24You say so.
34:25Oh, my gosh.
34:26How do you like it?
34:27Oh, my God.
34:28There's so much stuff.
34:29Where's the new Santa?
34:30Well, the new Santa's on the mantle.
34:31Doesn't he look great?
34:32Oh.
34:33Go check him out.
34:34Don't trip.
34:35I know it's a mess.
34:36Wow.
34:37Right?
34:38He's the center of attention.
34:39All of our guests are gonna see him the minute they walk through the door.
34:52I still find more and more detail.
34:54He's just really a statement piece.
34:56Pretty.
34:57Oh, gosh.
34:58All the stuff.
34:59Maybe I'll help you with this.
35:01Um, no, Bill.
35:03I don't need your help.
35:04I'd prefer that you don't help me.
35:06Maybe I'll, um, maybe I'll sit in the corner with a glass of wine.
35:10Um, no, I'd rather you step out of the room.
35:14I wanna get this done.
35:15I'm focused on decorating this room.
35:17Well, what's this one?
35:18Bill, don't touch my ornaments.
35:20Look, it looks so nice in the light.
35:24Bill, don't play with the ornaments.
35:26They're not toys.
35:27All right.
35:28Okay.
35:29I'll put it down.
35:30If you're itching to do something.
35:31Oh, this is pretty.
35:32That is a very pretty ornament.
35:33I know it's my favorite.
35:34Oh, wow.
35:35But please, please, Bill, you're gonna break it.
35:36Put it down gently.
35:37All right, okay.
35:38Please, it's very delicate.
35:39I know you're itching to do something.
35:40What about unwrapping the nutcracker?
35:42All right, I'll go.
35:43Would you do that for me?
35:44He's a big one.
35:45Yes, so here, scissors.
35:46Just be very gentle.
35:47Um, just make sure you don't cut the fabric.
35:49I know how to cut plastic.
35:50All right.
35:51Look.
35:52All right, okay, Bill.
35:53I'm cutting fine.
35:54Don't worry.
35:55No, no, no.
35:56Bill, you have to go slow.
35:57Bill.
35:58Oh.
35:59Isn't he cute?
36:00Did you name him?
36:01This is Colonel Winchester.
36:02Let's put his plume on his hat.
36:04And now he's ready.
36:05Isn't he awesome?
36:06Can I get you a glass of wine?
36:08I'm sure Colonel Winchester would love a glass of wine.
36:10Do you want me to trim his beard?
36:11Why don't you go there?
36:12No, do not, do not go near his beard.
36:14Thank you, Bill.
36:15I really appreciate your help.
36:16I'll get a glass of wine.
36:17All right, go ahead.
36:18I'm really excited to show off to my fans and my followers
36:22my room and my vision.
36:248 p.m. is when I unveil the house on social media.
36:27And I hope everybody loves it.
36:30And look at that.
36:31Now he's complete.
36:32Isn't he awesome?
36:34Let me just see this.
36:35All right.
36:36Be careful.
36:37Be careful.
36:38Bill.
36:39You want to fight?
36:40Bill.
36:41Bill.
36:42Bill.
36:43No, no, no, no.
36:44All right.
36:45No.
36:46I genuinely don't think I'll be able to stop looking for this piece, this blow mold teddy bear angel bear, simply because there is definitely an obsession, heads are rolling today, with getting more and more and more pieces for my collection.
37:01What are you doing?
37:16Trying to find the blow mold?
37:17Trying to find the blow mold.
37:18I've looked everywhere else, and this would be my last attempt to try to find that blow mold, but I don't know where I could have put it.
37:26It's got to be here somewhere, though.
37:28I see a lot of boxes back there.
37:29I don't see it.
37:30We have a lot of stuff, so.
37:31We don't have a lot of stuff.
37:32We don't have a lot of stuff.
37:33We have a lot of stuff.
37:34You have a lot of stuff.
37:35Okay.
37:36You have a problem.
37:37Okay.
37:38You have a Christmas collecting problem.
37:39Maybe a little bit.
37:40A little bit.
37:41But your look may be over, because I think I found it.
37:44No way.
37:45Look.
37:46So obviously I love my son.
37:47I would do anything for him, which obviously I do.
37:50You know, I go out with him, I find him things, I'm helping him, we're helping others, we feel joy, they feel joy.
37:56I would love a few less blow molds.
37:58At the end of the day, it's a bond that we have, and that's what this is all about.
38:01It's all about Christmas.
38:03No way.
38:04Where is that?
38:05It's in Red Bank.
38:06Like our Red Bank?
38:07Yes.
38:08Like close?
38:09Yes.
38:10Right around the corner.
38:11Where did you find that?
38:12So my friends have been looking for me, too, and they found it.
38:14You think we should go?
38:15Uh, we're going right now.
38:16Let's get in the car.
38:17What are we doing with this stuff?
38:18We're leaving that stuff right there.
38:19We gotta go.
38:20You gotta clean up.
38:21We gotta go.
38:22All right.
38:23Let's go.
38:24Yay!
38:25Me!
38:26Woohoo!
38:31All right.
38:32Well, it's not over here.
38:33We usually have a lot of blow molds down this way.
38:35It's not there.
38:36There's stuff up there, I know.
38:37Sometimes they're on the top.
38:38There's a store in a town over from us.
38:41It's a place I go to often to buy a lot of the blow molds.
38:45So I'm excited to see if they really have it.
38:48Nope.
38:49Nope.
38:50Nothing up there.
38:51That's the same sound that you have.
38:52Nope.
38:53There either.
38:54Nope.
38:55Nope.
38:56Nope.
38:57Nope.
38:58Nope.
38:59Nope.
39:00Nope.
39:01Nope.
39:02Nope.
39:03Nope.
39:04Nope.
39:05Nope.
39:06Oh my god, there it is.
39:07Yay!
39:08Yay!
39:14I can't believe we found it.
39:18I'm so excited.
39:19Finding the piece is like almost indescribable.
39:21All right, wait.
39:22We gotta take a selfie with it.
39:23All right, all right.
39:24Let me get in there.
39:25I gotta post it.
39:26Are you gonna turn this way maybe?
39:27I don't know.
39:28I think that's the reason that you keep hunting
39:32and you keep trying to find the pieces
39:35and go after all of these things
39:38is because you're always chasing that feeling.
39:40It's almost like that bragging rights of saying like,
39:42I got it.
39:43Like, I was able to, I was able to pull it off.
39:47Of course you go.
39:48It looks in good shape.
39:51It's in really good shape.
39:53Yeah, it's perfect.
39:54Yeah.
39:55It's perfect.
39:56All right.
39:57Unfortunately, I have to pay for it, so.
39:58Oh yeah.
39:59Well, you're paying for it, not me.
40:01Exactly what he was looking for.
40:03Perfect.
40:04All right.
40:05And he's all set.
40:06Yeah.
40:24Okay, Bill.
40:25You tell me when you're ready.
40:26Okay.
40:27Go.
40:28All right.
40:29Hey, fans.
40:30It's the king of Christmas.
40:31Welcome to my dining room.
40:34Let me show you what I've done this year.
40:36Are you hitting record?
40:37Yes.
40:38Are you sure?
40:39Yes.
40:40So this year we're doing a Gilded Age theme,
40:42and right now we have on the table
40:44my handmade vintage Santas,
40:46and then over here we have Colonel Winchester.
40:49I know that every time I post him on my social media,
40:53he gets a lot of likes.
40:54Isn't he fabulous?
40:55And right here we have the little Colonel here
40:59with the Della Robea garland.
41:02And here we have a brand new Santa this year.
41:04Auntie, are you getting this, Bill?
41:05Yes.
41:06I'm getting it.
41:07You're nodding off.
41:08What's going on?
41:09No, no, no.
41:10I'm getting it.
41:11I'm getting it.
41:12Yeah.
41:13Oh, yeah.
41:14I licked my lips over Santa because he's fabulous.
41:15Oh, God.
41:16Shut up.
41:17Yeah, so this is my new statement piece this year.
41:19It's my pride and joy.
41:21He stands 25 inches tall.
41:24He is wearing designer boots, a designer hat.
41:28And look at the back of him.
41:29Look how gorgeous that is.
41:30Bill, make sure you get the detail, okay?
41:32Make sure you're coming closer.
41:33Yes, I'm zooming in.
41:34Look at his Christmas tree that he's holding in his hand.
41:36He is absolutely spectacular.
41:39I'm ecstatic over the design of the new Santa.
41:42It fits into the space perfectly.
41:44Look at Santa's sack.
41:45It's an old beaded purse, and it's filled with antique and vintage jewels and components.
41:50It went above my expectations.
41:52It's magnificent.
41:54What do you think?
41:56I think it's beautiful.
41:58All right, so wrap it up.
42:08And that's it for today, but there's plenty more to come.
42:11Make sure you follow me on social media.
42:13Official King of Christmas to see more.
42:15Perfect.
42:17Okay, so now let me just hit record.
42:21Bill, are you kidding?
42:23Just kidding.
42:24I had it recorded.
42:25All right, okay.
42:26Good boy.
42:27Ha.
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