1 00:00:01,666 --> 00:00:03,000 (bright music) 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,400 - [Announcer] Coming up on "Legacy List with Matt Paxton": 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:06,866 - This is super cool. 4 00:00:06,866 --> 00:00:08,100 - [Announcer] The team is in Southern California 5 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:10,500 to help a woman clean out her family home. 6 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:11,933 - [Woman] Here it is. 7 00:00:11,933 --> 00:00:14,133 - [Announcer] The house is filled with some familiar items. 8 00:00:14,133 --> 00:00:16,100 - Dude, I actually wanted to buy this one. 9 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:17,800 - [Announcer] Endless childhood memories. 10 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,033 - I mean, when's the last time 11 00:00:19,033 --> 00:00:20,533 you used a pencil sharpener like this? 12 00:00:20,533 --> 00:00:22,933 - [Announcer] And a few things that are out of this world. 13 00:00:22,933 --> 00:00:24,400 - [Man] Top secret baby. 14 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,800 - This is one of the coolest boxes we've ever found. 15 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:31,266 - I'm Matt Paxton. 16 00:00:31,266 --> 00:00:32,100 Let's do it, man. 17 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:38,000 My team of specialists, Jaime, Mike, and Avi help me 18 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,466 help people downsize their homes and settle estates. 19 00:00:42,466 --> 00:00:44,500 As the largest population of baby boomers 20 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:47,400 in American history transitioned towards retirement, 21 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,466 they and their families face the overwhelming task 22 00:00:50,466 --> 00:00:52,600 of emptying their homes to move. 23 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,333 We help them sift through a lifetime of possessions... 24 00:00:55,333 --> 00:00:56,633 - Bingo! 25 00:00:56,633 --> 00:00:57,866 - [Matt] Heirlooms and collectibles. 26 00:00:57,866 --> 00:01:00,166 We have literally found a piece of history. 27 00:01:00,166 --> 00:01:02,800 To help them find the missing family treasures 28 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,233 that mean the most to them. 29 00:01:05,233 --> 00:01:06,933 - Oh my goodness. - Jackie Robinson. 30 00:01:06,933 --> 00:01:08,466 And along the way, 31 00:01:08,466 --> 00:01:11,433 they'll discover that the most important museum in the world 32 00:01:11,433 --> 00:01:13,900 may be in their family's basement. 33 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:15,300 - Oh. - Oh. 34 00:01:15,300 --> 00:01:17,200 - I've never seen that. That is cool looking. 35 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,133 - From attics to cellars, closets to cupboards, 36 00:01:20,133 --> 00:01:23,066 we uncover the memories they want to preserve. 37 00:01:23,066 --> 00:01:25,500 This is living history. This is what we're here to find. 38 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:26,433 Let's go! 39 00:01:26,433 --> 00:01:27,700 And discover the compelling, 40 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:30,933 personal and often historical stories 41 00:01:30,933 --> 00:01:34,666 spanning generations that are their family's legacy. 42 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:42,100 - [Announcer] Funding for "Legacy List 43 00:01:42,100 --> 00:01:44,633 is provided by Bekins Van Lines. 44 00:01:44,633 --> 00:01:46,833 At Bekins, our goal is to provide 45 00:01:46,833 --> 00:01:49,133 a smooth and simple moving experience, 46 00:01:49,133 --> 00:01:51,600 no matter the size or distance of your move. 47 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,400 Bekins is ready to help you get there. 48 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,800 You can find us at Bekins.com. 49 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,666 Bekins, this is moving. 50 00:01:58,933 --> 00:02:00,633 FirstLight Home Care, committed to providing 51 00:02:00,633 --> 00:02:02,666 safe and compassionate home services 52 00:02:02,666 --> 00:02:04,200 for you and your family. 53 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,933 FirstLight believes personal relationships and engagement 54 00:02:06,933 --> 00:02:10,333 are as important as mobility, bathing, and personal hygiene. 55 00:02:10,333 --> 00:02:13,700 Details at firstlighthomecare.com. 56 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:16,266 (upbeat music) 57 00:02:18,100 --> 00:02:19,900 - Today I'm in Downey, California. 58 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:22,433 I'm right outside of Los Angeles. 59 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:25,366 And look at all of this traffic. 60 00:02:26,966 --> 00:02:28,400 I'm here to see Viki Goto. 61 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,133 She needs our help cleaning out her childhood home 62 00:02:31,133 --> 00:02:33,500 that's been empty for about three or four years 63 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:36,200 because her dad recently passed. 64 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,966 It's hard for someone like Viki to let go of this stuff 65 00:02:38,966 --> 00:02:41,300 because her dad bought this house 66 00:02:41,300 --> 00:02:43,533 and built this family here in this town. 67 00:02:43,533 --> 00:02:45,100 And Viki's had a lot of losses lately. 68 00:02:45,100 --> 00:02:47,533 She's lost her dad and her sister. 69 00:02:47,533 --> 00:02:49,433 It's gonna be an emotional cleanup, 70 00:02:49,433 --> 00:02:51,200 but I can see why she gave us a call. 71 00:02:53,333 --> 00:02:55,766 (happy music) 72 00:02:59,066 --> 00:03:01,933 (knocking at door) 73 00:03:02,900 --> 00:03:04,933 Viki, good to finally meet you. 74 00:03:04,933 --> 00:03:07,033 - So nice to finally meet you. I'm excited you're here. 75 00:03:07,033 --> 00:03:08,500 Come on in. - Me too. Thank you, thank you. 76 00:03:08,500 --> 00:03:09,733 It was a cool little drive in. 77 00:03:09,733 --> 00:03:11,233 - Oh, did you have any trouble finding it? 78 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:14,066 - I mean a lot of traffic, but yeah, it was beautiful. 79 00:03:14,066 --> 00:03:15,033 Look at this. 80 00:03:15,033 --> 00:03:17,900 God, this couch is amazing. 81 00:03:17,900 --> 00:03:19,300 I love it. 82 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:20,833 How long have they been here? 83 00:03:20,833 --> 00:03:22,233 - They have been here, I think these might have come with us 84 00:03:22,233 --> 00:03:25,633 when my parents first moved out to California. 85 00:03:25,633 --> 00:03:29,133 - I mean, I'd put like '71 or '70 on it. 86 00:03:29,133 --> 00:03:30,066 - Yeah. - And they're in 87 00:03:30,066 --> 00:03:31,233 incredible shape, actually. 88 00:03:32,866 --> 00:03:35,233 All right, so tell me why I'm here. 89 00:03:35,233 --> 00:03:39,033 - Well, this is my parents' house and house where I grew up. 90 00:03:39,033 --> 00:03:41,333 My father passed away about three years ago. 91 00:03:41,333 --> 00:03:42,866 - Okay. - And prior to that, 92 00:03:42,866 --> 00:03:45,433 he lived in a retirement community for two years. 93 00:03:45,433 --> 00:03:47,766 My mother had passed away previously. 94 00:03:47,766 --> 00:03:52,000 And so, you know, we really just hadn't talked 95 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,200 about what to do with the house. 96 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,833 He really didn't want to to sell it. 97 00:03:55,833 --> 00:03:58,300 - Knowing his story, home ownership's a big deal. 98 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:01,100 - Yes, it's the only house we've ever, you know, owned. 99 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:03,800 And I never imagined that I'd be the last one 100 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,666 left out of my immediate family. 101 00:04:05,666 --> 00:04:10,533 So my hope is to get it cleaned out and fixed up 102 00:04:10,533 --> 00:04:13,133 and rented out this year, hopefully. 103 00:04:13,133 --> 00:04:14,333 - Okay. And what was your dad's name? 104 00:04:14,333 --> 00:04:15,800 - Tadashi. 105 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:17,800 He just shortened it to Tad, everyone called him Tad. 106 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:20,266 (upbeat music) 107 00:04:20,266 --> 00:04:21,766 - [Matt] Lotta space stuff. Walk me through that. 108 00:04:21,766 --> 00:04:25,400 - Yeah, so my father worked in the aerospace industry. 109 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,866 That's the reason why we're in Downey. 110 00:04:27,866 --> 00:04:30,466 He worked on all of the Apollo missions, 111 00:04:30,466 --> 00:04:33,233 the space shuttle, Saturn V. 112 00:04:33,233 --> 00:04:34,966 That was his career. 113 00:04:34,966 --> 00:04:37,900 - Viki really loved her dad and she really idolized 114 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:39,100 what he did for a career. 115 00:04:39,100 --> 00:04:42,266 She's just so excited about all the work 116 00:04:42,266 --> 00:04:44,666 that her dad did in the space industry. 117 00:04:44,666 --> 00:04:46,433 - You know, one of the big regrets that I have 118 00:04:46,433 --> 00:04:49,933 is that I didn't find out more about what he actually did. 119 00:04:49,933 --> 00:04:51,433 - [Matt] Yeah. 120 00:04:51,433 --> 00:04:52,833 - Whenever I would ask him, he would say "It's top secret." 121 00:04:52,833 --> 00:04:55,400 And I don't know if that was really true or... 122 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:56,866 - As a man, I appreciate that answer. 123 00:04:56,866 --> 00:04:58,366 It makes you feel cooler than you actually are. 124 00:04:58,366 --> 00:05:01,166 - Well, I think he also just didn't wanna explain it to a, 125 00:05:01,166 --> 00:05:02,400 you know, a seven-year-old. 126 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,933 So I don't know really a lot about what he did. 127 00:05:04,933 --> 00:05:06,900 I'm hoping to find out more. - Okay. 128 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:11,400 - Alright, these dolls are staring at me. 129 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:12,633 I keep looking at you, 130 00:05:12,633 --> 00:05:14,933 but I feel like this doll's looking at me. 131 00:05:14,933 --> 00:05:18,633 - So my father was born and raised in Maui, in Hawaii. 132 00:05:18,633 --> 00:05:21,366 He is second generation Japanese American. 133 00:05:21,366 --> 00:05:23,733 So some of the dolls, one in particular 134 00:05:23,733 --> 00:05:26,233 I know was probably from my grandparents. 135 00:05:26,233 --> 00:05:31,100 My nephew has developed a real interest in Japanese culture. 136 00:05:31,100 --> 00:05:33,733 So I want to make sure that I keep things 137 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:35,433 that he might be interested in. 138 00:05:35,433 --> 00:05:36,700 - Alright. Well, I think we can help. 139 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:38,800 I'm looking around, but this is not a bad room. 140 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,333 Where else do we need to go? 141 00:05:40,333 --> 00:05:42,500 - There's another couple of places I'd like to show you. 142 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:43,300 Let's go. 143 00:05:45,300 --> 00:05:47,566 (bright music) 144 00:05:47,566 --> 00:05:49,833 - [Matt] I love this house. It is so cool. 145 00:05:49,833 --> 00:05:51,533 And it's a lot bigger than it looks. 146 00:05:51,533 --> 00:05:53,500 - [Viki] Yeah. - It's a huge house. 147 00:05:54,666 --> 00:05:55,466 Oh. 148 00:05:57,333 --> 00:05:59,800 Alright, so what room is this? 149 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,133 - This was my sister's bedroom. 150 00:06:02,133 --> 00:06:03,400 - [Matt] Okay. 151 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,400 - Originally, and then became a storage room, 152 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:06,266 as you can see. 153 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:08,766 - Yes. - All of his- 154 00:06:08,766 --> 00:06:09,766 - Oh, look at that. 155 00:06:09,766 --> 00:06:11,233 - Colleagues signed it. 156 00:06:11,233 --> 00:06:12,500 I tried to read all the messages. 157 00:06:12,500 --> 00:06:14,466 'Cause I really didn't know a lot of the people 158 00:06:14,466 --> 00:06:16,266 who he worked with or- 159 00:06:16,266 --> 00:06:17,966 - Because it's all top secret. - It was all top secret. 160 00:06:17,966 --> 00:06:18,766 - Yeah. 161 00:06:19,966 --> 00:06:22,866 You have really started the process. 162 00:06:22,866 --> 00:06:25,333 - We started when my sister was able to come out. 163 00:06:25,333 --> 00:06:28,400 We really tried to start sorting through things. 164 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,633 - Did she know that she was sick when she came out 165 00:06:30,633 --> 00:06:32,266 the first time to help you clean? 166 00:06:32,266 --> 00:06:36,133 - She did. She battled cancer for about four years. 167 00:06:36,133 --> 00:06:41,133 So she was not in active treatment when she came out, 168 00:06:41,133 --> 00:06:44,333 but unfortunately just a year later, she passed away. 169 00:06:44,333 --> 00:06:45,133 - Wow. - Yeah. 170 00:06:46,333 --> 00:06:49,500 - You expect to clean out your parents' house. 171 00:06:49,500 --> 00:06:52,233 You don't expect to clean out your sister's room. 172 00:06:52,233 --> 00:06:54,600 And so that's when this clean out got very real, 173 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,600 when I started to understand like how alone in this process, 174 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,133 Viki really is. 175 00:06:59,133 --> 00:07:02,333 She spent a lot of time both caretaking and grieving. 176 00:07:02,333 --> 00:07:03,766 She's gotta get this house empty 177 00:07:03,766 --> 00:07:05,733 so she can do something with it. 178 00:07:05,733 --> 00:07:08,566 I can see how this is overwhelming, but it's not bad. 179 00:07:08,566 --> 00:07:10,066 Where's the real volume? 180 00:07:10,066 --> 00:07:12,633 (upbeat music) 181 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:15,933 - [Viki] Here we go. 182 00:07:15,933 --> 00:07:17,200 - Alright, now we're talking. 183 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,166 (Viki laughs) 184 00:07:18,166 --> 00:07:19,300 Here we go. - Here it is. 185 00:07:19,300 --> 00:07:20,833 - This is where I can help you. 186 00:07:20,833 --> 00:07:24,100 - [Viki] So I have tried to do a little bit of sorting. 187 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:25,766 - [Matt] Whose handwriting is that? The Franklin mint. 188 00:07:25,766 --> 00:07:27,000 - My mother's. - Okay. 189 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,066 - She liked to do the calligraphy. 190 00:07:28,066 --> 00:07:29,233 - Yeah. Fancy. 191 00:07:29,233 --> 00:07:31,533 These toys I'm very interested in. 192 00:07:31,533 --> 00:07:35,900 - My father also was a very big As Seen on TV purchaser. 193 00:07:35,900 --> 00:07:37,900 He loved it, and he would not only buy one thing, 194 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:39,633 but he would have to buy one for me, 195 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:41,166 my sister, our neighbor. 196 00:07:41,166 --> 00:07:43,266 You'll find a plethora of things. 197 00:07:43,266 --> 00:07:45,900 I would be happy to donate anything 198 00:07:45,900 --> 00:07:49,066 that's still in usable shape. 199 00:07:49,066 --> 00:07:53,400 - I mean, this garage is filled with As Seen on TV items, 200 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,933 and Mike and I both grew up loving those commercials. 201 00:07:56,933 --> 00:07:59,866 I'm really excited to go through the garage with Mike. 202 00:07:59,866 --> 00:08:01,433 (happy music) 203 00:08:01,433 --> 00:08:04,466 From my experience, this looks easy, but it's not gonna be. 204 00:08:04,466 --> 00:08:06,833 - Yes. - 'Cause there's gonna be a lot of emotion here. 205 00:08:06,833 --> 00:08:07,533 - Yes. 206 00:08:07,666 --> 00:08:10,200 This is where I think I get stuck 207 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,566 because I will find one bag of correspondences 208 00:08:13,566 --> 00:08:15,666 and then, you know, spend all day going through them. 209 00:08:15,666 --> 00:08:18,633 - I think if you have the time, 210 00:08:18,633 --> 00:08:19,833 then you should take it 211 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:21,100 and you should go through those memories 212 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:22,966 and you should really live 'em for a minute. 213 00:08:22,966 --> 00:08:23,800 - [Viki] Yes. 214 00:08:24,066 --> 00:08:25,466 - That being said, we only have a couple days here. 215 00:08:25,466 --> 00:08:26,700 (Viki laughs) 216 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:29,733 So what is gonna make this space successful for you? 217 00:08:29,733 --> 00:08:33,300 - There's one other area out in the patio, 218 00:08:33,300 --> 00:08:37,833 but this is really the main part that I've needed help with. 219 00:08:37,833 --> 00:08:39,866 If I can at least get this cleaned out, 220 00:08:39,866 --> 00:08:41,500 it'll sort of get me the momentum 221 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:43,800 to finish some of the other places. 222 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:45,666 - Okay. I think we just need to get into this. 223 00:08:45,666 --> 00:08:46,666 Let's get this done. 224 00:08:46,666 --> 00:08:48,133 But before we do anything else, 225 00:08:48,133 --> 00:08:51,233 we need to go sit down and go through your legacy list. 226 00:08:51,233 --> 00:08:52,300 - [Viki] Okay, great. 227 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,033 (happy music) 228 00:08:57,033 --> 00:08:58,800 - [Matt] I have to ask about your mom and your dad. 229 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,200 How did they meet? 230 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,000 - That's definitely the number one question 231 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,833 that I get asked, because you know, 232 00:09:03,833 --> 00:09:06,500 my dad grew up in Hawaii and my mom was in Mississippi, 233 00:09:06,500 --> 00:09:10,033 and my grandparents on my dad's side were Buddhist, 234 00:09:10,033 --> 00:09:11,633 and he got a scholarship 235 00:09:11,633 --> 00:09:14,533 to go to a Baptist college in Mississippi. 236 00:09:14,533 --> 00:09:17,166 When he went to junior college in Mississippi, 237 00:09:17,166 --> 00:09:19,533 that's where he met my mom at, at Clark College. 238 00:09:19,533 --> 00:09:20,266 - Okay. - Yep. 239 00:09:20,733 --> 00:09:22,733 - I also wanna give you the space to tell these stories. 240 00:09:22,733 --> 00:09:24,366 So I think let's do that now. 241 00:09:24,366 --> 00:09:25,366 Let's get on the legacy list. 242 00:09:25,366 --> 00:09:26,933 - Okay. 243 00:09:26,933 --> 00:09:31,066 - The first item, I think is a Pachinko machine. 244 00:09:31,066 --> 00:09:31,800 - Okay. 245 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,766 - Which is sort of like Japanese pinball. 246 00:09:34,766 --> 00:09:36,100 And we loved playing with it. 247 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:37,900 - So y'all did play it? - We did. 248 00:09:37,900 --> 00:09:39,400 - Okay. - It was pre-video games, 249 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,733 so this was, we played a lot of games as a family. 250 00:09:42,733 --> 00:09:44,200 I'm not even really sure where we got it. 251 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,333 I think maybe my uncle might have given it to us. 252 00:09:46,333 --> 00:09:47,700 It's here somewhere. 253 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:49,133 It hasn't worked in a long time. 254 00:09:49,133 --> 00:09:50,233 - Okay. 255 00:09:50,233 --> 00:09:53,166 - And I would love to see if there's any way 256 00:09:53,166 --> 00:09:56,666 that it could be brought back to functioning for my nephew, 257 00:09:56,666 --> 00:09:58,900 because I think that's something that he would be interested in. 258 00:09:58,900 --> 00:09:59,633 - 'Cause he's really gotten into 259 00:09:59,633 --> 00:10:00,733 the Japanese culture. 260 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:01,666 - [Viki] Yes. 261 00:10:02,500 --> 00:10:04,233 - [Matt] Alright. What's the next item? 262 00:10:04,233 --> 00:10:08,400 - The next item, we had some Kokeshi dolls, 263 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,933 which are little Japanese wooden dolls. 264 00:10:10,933 --> 00:10:12,466 They're decorative items. 265 00:10:12,466 --> 00:10:14,133 - Now, these are different from the dolls I've seen? 266 00:10:14,133 --> 00:10:15,066 - Yes. - Okay. 267 00:10:15,066 --> 00:10:16,566 - So these are hand done. 268 00:10:16,566 --> 00:10:19,733 And there's a couple that my grandparents 269 00:10:19,733 --> 00:10:20,933 definitely gave us, 270 00:10:20,933 --> 00:10:23,133 and then one that I haven't seen in a while, 271 00:10:23,133 --> 00:10:25,933 but I'm hoping that it's some place here, 272 00:10:25,933 --> 00:10:28,133 which was a nesting doll. 273 00:10:28,133 --> 00:10:30,766 And so there's a bunch of little smaller dolls 274 00:10:30,766 --> 00:10:32,533 inside the the doll. 275 00:10:32,533 --> 00:10:34,266 And my sister and I really loved. 276 00:10:34,266 --> 00:10:36,400 They were something that would given to children 277 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,766 and were handmade and passed down through the families. 278 00:10:39,766 --> 00:10:41,066 - So kinda like a Russian doll 279 00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:41,900 where they would all collapse inside or- 280 00:10:41,900 --> 00:10:43,133 - Yes. - Okay. 281 00:10:43,133 --> 00:10:44,300 - Yeah. - Okay. 282 00:10:45,533 --> 00:10:48,633 - Another item that I think is still here, 283 00:10:48,633 --> 00:10:51,966 the lamp that we had when we were little. 284 00:10:51,966 --> 00:10:55,000 And in the old house, my sister and I shared a room. 285 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,933 I remember it because it had a little girl walking a dog. 286 00:10:59,933 --> 00:11:03,933 And I don't know if I love the lamp because I love dogs, 287 00:11:03,933 --> 00:11:06,133 or if I love dogs because I love the lamp. 288 00:11:06,133 --> 00:11:07,233 It's one of those things. 289 00:11:07,233 --> 00:11:08,200 - Oh, chicken or the egg thing. 290 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,533 - Yeah. - Okay. 291 00:11:09,533 --> 00:11:11,133 - I definitely remember just really liking it 292 00:11:11,133 --> 00:11:12,633 when we were little. 293 00:11:12,633 --> 00:11:15,433 - All of your items so far are from your childhood. 294 00:11:15,433 --> 00:11:17,166 - Yeah. - I love it. 295 00:11:17,166 --> 00:11:18,666 Alright, let's keep going. 296 00:11:18,666 --> 00:11:22,300 - Okay, the next item that I would love to be able to find, 297 00:11:22,300 --> 00:11:26,566 I know there aren't a whole lot of photos of my mother 298 00:11:26,566 --> 00:11:28,900 prior to her coming to California. 299 00:11:28,900 --> 00:11:31,000 She always told me that her younger photos 300 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,733 growing up when they were in Mississippi, 301 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:36,666 there was a tornado that blew through their little town, 302 00:11:36,666 --> 00:11:38,700 and a lot of their stuff just went missing. 303 00:11:38,700 --> 00:11:40,166 I'd love to find anything 304 00:11:40,166 --> 00:11:42,566 that was her pre-California days 305 00:11:42,566 --> 00:11:43,900 when she was still in Mississippi, 306 00:11:43,900 --> 00:11:46,200 and particularly in college. 307 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:49,733 - Alright, is there anything else? 308 00:11:49,733 --> 00:11:52,366 - Well, my dad worked in the space industry. 309 00:11:52,366 --> 00:11:54,933 And there's so many things that, you know, 310 00:11:54,933 --> 00:11:56,333 he collected over the years, 311 00:11:56,333 --> 00:11:59,000 but there were some sort of special items, 312 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,133 which I think were only available to him as 313 00:12:02,133 --> 00:12:03,366 a member of the team. 314 00:12:03,366 --> 00:12:05,800 And somewhere, I think there's a collection 315 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,766 of the crew patches themselves. 316 00:12:07,766 --> 00:12:10,866 My dad used to say that he had a moon rock. 317 00:12:10,866 --> 00:12:12,466 I don't know if that's true or not. 318 00:12:12,466 --> 00:12:13,700 - Moon rock. 319 00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:15,033 - That could also be, you know, like the- 320 00:12:15,033 --> 00:12:16,566 - Folklore. 321 00:12:16,566 --> 00:12:17,900 - Folklore for sure. 322 00:12:19,533 --> 00:12:21,433 - Alright. I know what we're looking for item wise. 323 00:12:21,433 --> 00:12:24,266 And I know the two spaces we need to clean. 324 00:12:24,266 --> 00:12:25,800 Let me call my team. 325 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,133 We'll get together and you and I will meet back here 326 00:12:27,133 --> 00:12:28,866 in a couple days and see what we found. 327 00:12:28,866 --> 00:12:31,533 - Fantastic. I'm excited. - Me too. 328 00:12:31,533 --> 00:12:33,366 This is a really cool legacy list. 329 00:12:33,366 --> 00:12:35,600 You know, two big rooms in this house 330 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:36,600 that needed to be cleaned out. 331 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,533 It's the sunroom and the garage, 332 00:12:38,533 --> 00:12:40,900 and it's really where just all the decisions 333 00:12:40,900 --> 00:12:43,266 had been pushed to be made later. 334 00:12:43,266 --> 00:12:45,333 We wanna get both of these areas cleaned out 335 00:12:45,333 --> 00:12:46,466 as quickly as possible. 336 00:12:51,633 --> 00:12:52,566 - [Jaime] Okay, so what's y'all's favorite thing 337 00:12:52,566 --> 00:12:54,633 about California so far? 338 00:12:54,633 --> 00:12:55,866 I'll go first. - Okay. 339 00:12:55,866 --> 00:12:57,433 - Tacos. - Oo! 340 00:12:57,433 --> 00:12:58,833 - Golf. 341 00:12:58,833 --> 00:13:00,733 - I'm gonna say the beach. 342 00:13:00,733 --> 00:13:02,833 - [Mike] You think we'll meet any celebrities out here? 343 00:13:02,833 --> 00:13:05,100 - [Avi] Well, I think we're going to see one now. 344 00:13:05,100 --> 00:13:06,433 - That's right. - You know 345 00:13:06,433 --> 00:13:07,666 what I'm talking about. 346 00:13:07,666 --> 00:13:09,533 - O, oh my bad. - The Matt Paxton. 347 00:13:09,533 --> 00:13:10,466 - [Avi] Where'd he say to meet? 348 00:13:10,466 --> 00:13:11,533 - [Jaime] Speak of the devil. 349 00:13:11,533 --> 00:13:13,266 - What's up guys? - Hey! 350 00:13:13,266 --> 00:13:14,533 - There he is. 351 00:13:14,533 --> 00:13:15,633 - Welcome to Downey. - What's happening? 352 00:13:15,633 --> 00:13:17,800 - Hey, man. - Just chilling, man. 353 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:18,866 Working hard. 354 00:13:18,866 --> 00:13:19,633 - Yeah. - What do you think? 355 00:13:19,633 --> 00:13:20,900 Any traffic? 356 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:21,800 - No. None. - None? 357 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,166 - [Avi] Just a little. 358 00:13:23,166 --> 00:13:24,400 - Apparently that whole thing is real. 359 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:25,633 Like there's a lot of traffic here. 360 00:13:25,633 --> 00:13:26,900 - Absolutely. 361 00:13:26,900 --> 00:13:29,800 - Alright. Awesome client, Viki Goto. 362 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,533 This was her childhood home. 363 00:13:31,533 --> 00:13:33,733 She grew up here with her whole family. 364 00:13:33,733 --> 00:13:35,533 She's the last one left. 365 00:13:35,533 --> 00:13:36,600 - Oh wow. - And so she's 366 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:37,400 gotta clean it out. - Yeah. 367 00:13:38,300 --> 00:13:40,833 I pre-sent you the legacy lists. 368 00:13:40,833 --> 00:13:42,633 - Yeah. - Some very cool items. 369 00:13:42,633 --> 00:13:44,466 They grew up here during the space race. 370 00:13:44,466 --> 00:13:46,400 - Yeah, I'm really curious about the space capsule. 371 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,033 - I mean, it sounds like he was- 372 00:13:48,033 --> 00:13:49,233 the stuff that I've seen so far, 373 00:13:49,233 --> 00:13:51,000 he was heavily involved in it. 374 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,433 Jaime, there's a bunch of clothes in this house. 375 00:13:54,433 --> 00:13:57,833 And being the California girl that Viki is, 376 00:13:57,833 --> 00:13:59,466 she's like, "I wanna recycle them." 377 00:13:59,466 --> 00:14:02,966 She doesn't want the stuff just to go in the trash. 378 00:14:02,966 --> 00:14:04,433 - And a lot of 'em were her sister's too. 379 00:14:04,433 --> 00:14:05,866 - Yes. And her mom's. - From what I understand. 380 00:14:05,866 --> 00:14:07,366 Yeah. 381 00:14:07,366 --> 00:14:08,933 - Really cool stories and memories in this house. 382 00:14:08,933 --> 00:14:10,833 She's like, you can see the finish line. 383 00:14:10,833 --> 00:14:12,100 Like that's how close she is. 384 00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:14,866 She just needs help getting pushed over. 385 00:14:14,866 --> 00:14:17,800 - Well, it took four days to get to the moon. 386 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,866 And we have three days to clean this house out. 387 00:14:19,866 --> 00:14:21,133 - I like it. Okay. 388 00:14:21,133 --> 00:14:22,600 Hopefully we can do it. 389 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:23,500 What a great analogy. 390 00:14:23,500 --> 00:14:24,833 - We can do it! - Alright! 391 00:14:24,833 --> 00:14:25,933 You guys, guys coming? 392 00:14:25,933 --> 00:14:26,766 To help clean. - Oh yeah. 393 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,200 - Okay. 394 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,033 Mike, you and I are gonna go into the garage. 395 00:14:30,033 --> 00:14:31,466 - [Mike] Okay. 396 00:14:31,466 --> 00:14:34,400 - And then you guys are gonna go into the back porch. 397 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:35,666 - Alright. - Okay. 398 00:14:35,666 --> 00:14:36,733 - Alright. Great. - Cool. After you. 399 00:14:36,733 --> 00:14:38,033 - [Jaime] After you, Mike. 400 00:14:38,033 --> 00:14:40,266 (upbeat music) 401 00:14:40,266 --> 00:14:41,800 But she's gonna rent it out, not live here. 402 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:43,133 - [Matt] She's gonna rent it. - [Jaime] Yeah. 403 00:14:52,266 --> 00:14:53,833 Oo! - Oh man. 404 00:14:53,833 --> 00:14:57,300 Well, no attic or basement this time, but... 405 00:14:58,633 --> 00:14:59,433 - Yeah, this is a first for us. 406 00:14:59,433 --> 00:15:00,633 - Yeah. Yeah. 407 00:15:00,633 --> 00:15:02,166 - I'm not complaining. 408 00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:03,333 - Not this time? - Yet. 409 00:15:05,066 --> 00:15:06,933 Walking into the back porch, 410 00:15:06,933 --> 00:15:09,966 I saw a lot of different things 411 00:15:09,966 --> 00:15:12,800 and it was clearly the catchall space. 412 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,233 - Back porches can be pretty common places 413 00:15:16,233 --> 00:15:18,366 where things just build up. 414 00:15:18,366 --> 00:15:21,700 They become somewhat of a storage place, 415 00:15:21,700 --> 00:15:23,400 for family members. 416 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:24,733 We had a lot of work ahead of us. 417 00:15:24,733 --> 00:15:26,600 - Oh this is cute. - I'll start from here. 418 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:27,666 - Thank you, sir. 419 00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:30,333 Alrighty. Here we go. 420 00:15:30,333 --> 00:15:31,933 Another day. Another garage. 421 00:15:31,933 --> 00:15:33,366 - Yeah! 422 00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:35,633 At first glance, this looked like any other garage 423 00:15:35,633 --> 00:15:37,366 I've been in 100 times. 424 00:15:37,366 --> 00:15:38,933 But hearing the story, 425 00:15:38,933 --> 00:15:40,633 I knew there was gonna be some things in there 426 00:15:40,633 --> 00:15:42,633 that I wouldn't see anywhere else. 427 00:15:42,633 --> 00:15:45,500 - This I think, is one of the most important rooms for Viki. 428 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:48,600 She needs to like get all this out. 429 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,166 (jazzy music) 430 00:15:50,166 --> 00:15:51,700 - This looks kind of important. 431 00:15:54,333 --> 00:15:55,766 - Oh my gosh. 432 00:15:55,766 --> 00:15:58,066 - [Avi] What do you got? - His business cards. 433 00:15:58,066 --> 00:15:59,733 - Oo, for what company? 434 00:15:59,733 --> 00:16:04,200 - It says B-1 Division Rockwell International T Tad. 435 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,833 - Yeah. These are all financial documents. 436 00:16:09,833 --> 00:16:10,933 Looks like. 437 00:16:10,933 --> 00:16:12,266 - Like how old? 438 00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:15,100 - '81. (Jaime laughs) 439 00:16:17,866 --> 00:16:20,200 - [Matt] Bunch of Tupperware. - Oh God. 440 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,700 - What she told me is he was also really into 441 00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:26,033 As Seen on TV things. 442 00:16:26,033 --> 00:16:27,533 - Oh man. 443 00:16:27,533 --> 00:16:29,666 That's really reassuring when the rocket scientist 444 00:16:29,666 --> 00:16:32,066 is also buying stuff at 2:00 a.m. 445 00:16:32,066 --> 00:16:34,766 - Yeah. Well I mean, he's just like us. 446 00:16:34,766 --> 00:16:35,966 You know? - Except a rocket scientist. 447 00:16:35,966 --> 00:16:37,933 - Except a rock scientist. Yes. 448 00:16:37,933 --> 00:16:40,333 - Like this is so funny. 449 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:45,166 Like people have been saving boxes for appliances forever. 450 00:16:45,166 --> 00:16:46,333 - You know, it's funny, 451 00:16:46,333 --> 00:16:47,900 if you go to my mom's house right now, 452 00:16:47,900 --> 00:16:50,733 you will find these same cards for every occasion. 453 00:16:53,566 --> 00:16:56,100 - He bought two of everything. - Okay. 454 00:16:56,100 --> 00:16:56,933 What's that? 455 00:16:56,933 --> 00:16:58,633 - Slushie Magic. 456 00:16:58,633 --> 00:16:59,866 We've got the vegetable slicer 457 00:16:59,866 --> 00:17:01,600 that looks like a computer mouse. 458 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,600 The vegetable mouse. Man, I wish I thought of that. 459 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:07,066 We'd be millionaires. 460 00:17:07,066 --> 00:17:10,000 - This is like a box of As Seen on TV. 461 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:11,400 - Like the entire box? 462 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,600 - Just like, you know, furniture feet, As Seen on TV. 463 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,433 - A Tornado SuperJet. 464 00:17:18,833 --> 00:17:21,033 - You got a lot of purses over here. 465 00:17:21,033 --> 00:17:23,000 - Self cleaning toilet kit. 466 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,433 - [Avi] Alright. 467 00:17:24,433 --> 00:17:25,966 - Dude, I always, I actually wanted this one. 468 00:17:25,966 --> 00:17:27,466 The TacVisor. 469 00:17:27,466 --> 00:17:29,300 It made your, you ever seen the commercials for this one? 470 00:17:29,300 --> 00:17:30,466 - Oh yeah. 471 00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:32,333 You could drive anytime day or night. 472 00:17:32,333 --> 00:17:33,966 No glare, no nothing. 473 00:17:33,966 --> 00:17:36,500 - Dude, I actually wanted to buy this one. 474 00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:40,033 Viki's dad loved As Seen on TV stuff. 475 00:17:40,033 --> 00:17:42,600 And you would just think a man that is so educated 476 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,400 and so smart would not fall for all these 477 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,100 As Seen on TV items. 478 00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:49,766 And he fell hard, man. 479 00:17:49,766 --> 00:17:51,600 He loved 'em. 480 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,766 It says, I can use this hunting. 481 00:17:53,766 --> 00:17:55,566 - No deer will, 482 00:17:55,566 --> 00:17:56,833 - They won't suspect a thing? 483 00:17:56,833 --> 00:17:58,366 - They won't suspect a thing. - Okay. Yeah. 484 00:17:58,366 --> 00:18:00,866 Alright. I can see why he would get lost in this stuff. 485 00:18:00,866 --> 00:18:02,466 - [Matt] You can see why? 486 00:18:02,466 --> 00:18:04,466 (jazzy music) 487 00:18:04,466 --> 00:18:08,833 Selling is an art form, as much theater as it is commerce. 488 00:18:08,833 --> 00:18:12,900 And there's no better example than the TV infomercial. 489 00:18:14,300 --> 00:18:16,966 When televisions became a fixture of American living rooms 490 00:18:16,966 --> 00:18:20,833 in the 1950s, the infomercial was on the air. 491 00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:25,800 Consumers, sitting on their couches, were sitting ducks. 492 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,400 Infomercials were designed to imitate 493 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,433 regular television programming, 494 00:18:30,433 --> 00:18:33,633 and often ran at night when drowsy consumers 495 00:18:33,633 --> 00:18:35,866 were most vulnerable. 496 00:18:35,866 --> 00:18:39,100 Sales people no longer had to go door to door. 497 00:18:39,100 --> 00:18:42,166 They could just look into the camera and offer you a deal. 498 00:18:42,166 --> 00:18:45,500 That was probably too good to be true. 499 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:48,966 The first infomercial aired in 1949. 500 00:18:48,966 --> 00:18:51,000 The floodgates were open. 501 00:18:52,433 --> 00:18:56,333 One of the early pioneers of the infomercial was Ron Popeil, 502 00:18:56,333 --> 00:18:58,566 who got his start selling a food slicer, 503 00:18:58,566 --> 00:19:00,266 invented by his father. 504 00:19:00,266 --> 00:19:04,666 His first big success? A nozzle for your garden hose. 505 00:19:04,666 --> 00:19:06,333 But it wasn't just a nozzle. 506 00:19:06,333 --> 00:19:09,966 You could fill it with soap, wax and fertilizer. 507 00:19:09,966 --> 00:19:11,933 But wait, there's more. 508 00:19:11,933 --> 00:19:13,900 You could even fill it with insecticide 509 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:16,966 to rid your garden of pesky bugs. 510 00:19:16,966 --> 00:19:18,466 It was a huge success. 511 00:19:18,466 --> 00:19:22,000 And Ron Popeil became a very rich man. 512 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,166 Another one of his signature gadgets was the Veg-O-Matic. 513 00:19:26,166 --> 00:19:28,500 It slices, it dices. 514 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:31,233 It's so important to American culture 515 00:19:31,233 --> 00:19:33,166 that it's in the Smithsonian. 516 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:39,533 Combined infomercial earnings is well into the billions. 517 00:19:39,533 --> 00:19:41,833 But the real legacy of infomercials 518 00:19:41,833 --> 00:19:45,800 is that they forever changed the way consumers shopped. 519 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,500 This tele shopping method led to the birth 520 00:19:48,500 --> 00:19:52,833 of dedicated 24-hour shopping networks. 521 00:19:52,833 --> 00:19:55,733 So grab your phone, slip on your Snuggie, 522 00:19:55,733 --> 00:19:59,400 and go buy something you don't really need. 523 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,500 Operators are standing by. 524 00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:04,400 (phone rings) 525 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:05,800 - We gotta get back to work. 526 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,400 And I think this is exactly why people get stuck 527 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:09,633 in garages and attics. 528 00:20:09,633 --> 00:20:11,900 They start having fun with cool stuff. 529 00:20:11,900 --> 00:20:13,233 And then it's three hours later. 530 00:20:13,233 --> 00:20:14,033 - Yeah. 531 00:20:15,233 --> 00:20:16,966 - Got some books, some kids books. 532 00:20:16,966 --> 00:20:18,833 Some kids would love this box. 533 00:20:18,833 --> 00:20:21,666 - We've got like a grill that's still in the box. 534 00:20:21,666 --> 00:20:24,433 - Oh, Jaime, "The Seven Samurai". 535 00:20:24,433 --> 00:20:26,100 I don't know how much you know about this. 536 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:27,633 - Nothing. 537 00:20:27,633 --> 00:20:28,766 - Pretty classic movie. 538 00:20:28,766 --> 00:20:30,300 - Here's the question though. 539 00:20:30,300 --> 00:20:32,733 Do you think she owns a VHS player? 540 00:20:32,733 --> 00:20:34,366 - Oo. 541 00:20:34,366 --> 00:20:36,666 I'm gonna bet we might find one over here somewhere. 542 00:20:36,666 --> 00:20:37,633 - You know what? 543 00:20:37,633 --> 00:20:39,733 You're right. You're right. 544 00:20:39,733 --> 00:20:42,033 - We've got some old Barbies here. 545 00:20:42,033 --> 00:20:43,200 - Dog collars. 546 00:20:44,633 --> 00:20:46,600 I don't know, but is that a tape or is that a? 547 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,733 - Yeah. 548 00:20:47,733 --> 00:20:48,966 - [Matt] It's a 8 millimeter. 549 00:20:48,966 --> 00:20:49,800 - Is that Super 8? 550 00:20:50,866 --> 00:20:52,266 - This is super cool. 551 00:20:52,266 --> 00:20:53,566 - Yep. Completely unused. 552 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,266 - [Jaime] Oh, but look at this. 553 00:20:58,366 --> 00:20:59,633 - [Avi] Oh. 554 00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:01,400 - It's a Kokeshi doll. - Kokeshi doll, yes! 555 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:02,733 - Yeah. 556 00:21:02,733 --> 00:21:04,366 Japanese folk art. 557 00:21:04,366 --> 00:21:05,433 There's like a whole box of 'em. 558 00:21:05,433 --> 00:21:06,266 Look at her. 559 00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:08,100 - That is cool. 560 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:11,233 - And the ones with the bobbleheads are a little bit newer. 561 00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:15,466 The original ones were made at first in the early 1800s. 562 00:21:15,466 --> 00:21:16,300 Here we go. 563 00:21:16,300 --> 00:21:17,800 - Oh! 564 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:21,133 - This is like more what the original ones looked like. 565 00:21:21,133 --> 00:21:22,366 - [Avi] Yeah. 566 00:21:22,366 --> 00:21:24,600 - I mean, this is a legacy list item. 567 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,000 It really showcases Japanese heritage. 568 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,233 You can see the progression 569 00:21:29,233 --> 00:21:31,866 of how the dolls changed over the years. 570 00:21:31,866 --> 00:21:34,733 - I mean, this is something that she is gonna love 571 00:21:34,733 --> 00:21:36,133 to pass down to her niece and nephew. 572 00:21:36,133 --> 00:21:37,333 - Absolutely. 573 00:21:37,333 --> 00:21:38,666 - These are perfect items for that. 574 00:21:38,666 --> 00:21:39,600 - Well look at that. 575 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,566 - [Avi] Man, that's a good find. 576 00:21:40,566 --> 00:21:41,966 - A good find! - One down! 577 00:21:41,966 --> 00:21:42,766 - [Jaime] Yeah. 578 00:21:44,233 --> 00:21:45,933 Legacy list item. Check. 579 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,333 (bell dings) 580 00:21:48,333 --> 00:21:50,833 (bright music) 581 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,166 - Well, this is not on the legacy list. 582 00:21:57,166 --> 00:21:58,466 - [Mike] What you got? 583 00:21:58,466 --> 00:21:59,300 - For Viki. - Aw. 584 00:22:00,666 --> 00:22:03,166 - To Daddy, a bed for your puppy. 585 00:22:03,166 --> 00:22:04,066 Merry Christmas. 586 00:22:09,366 --> 00:22:12,600 - Class picture. Williams Elementary staff. 587 00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:17,433 Oh, here's Mattie's graduation photo. 588 00:22:17,433 --> 00:22:18,433 Morton High School. 589 00:22:19,833 --> 00:22:22,633 Top third from left. - Oh yeah. 590 00:22:22,633 --> 00:22:25,466 - Nice. - Oh, look at that. 591 00:22:25,466 --> 00:22:27,100 - Here's a lot of albums. 592 00:22:28,233 --> 00:22:29,000 - Okay. 593 00:22:30,166 --> 00:22:31,633 - There's goats and stuff in these pictures. 594 00:22:31,633 --> 00:22:33,633 That's gotta be Mississippi. 595 00:22:33,633 --> 00:22:36,100 I think this is a legacy list item, man. 596 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:37,600 This was. Yeah, man, 597 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,100 it looks like it's from the mom's side of the family. 598 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:40,766 - She was looking for more information on her mom. 599 00:22:40,766 --> 00:22:41,933 Legacy list? - Great. 600 00:22:41,933 --> 00:22:43,300 - Alright, we got one. 601 00:22:43,300 --> 00:22:44,766 Let's keep looking. - Okay. 602 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,333 (jazzy music) 603 00:22:48,333 --> 00:22:49,466 - Oh my gosh. Look at this. 604 00:22:51,133 --> 00:22:52,100 - Oh man. 605 00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:53,200 - Feel how heavy that is. 606 00:22:55,766 --> 00:22:56,733 - Why. 607 00:22:56,733 --> 00:22:58,133 - I think because it's the one 608 00:22:58,133 --> 00:22:59,466 that probably sat on the teacher's desk. 609 00:22:59,466 --> 00:23:00,833 - Oh the desk, yeah. 610 00:23:00,833 --> 00:23:02,066 So I mean, when's the last time 611 00:23:02,066 --> 00:23:04,433 you used a pencil sharpener like this? 612 00:23:04,433 --> 00:23:08,733 - Alright, look at this. 613 00:23:08,733 --> 00:23:09,966 - Oh, whoa. 614 00:23:11,033 --> 00:23:12,800 What do we have there? 615 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:14,566 - Uh oh? 616 00:23:14,566 --> 00:23:15,700 Personal. 617 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:20,800 It's to him, actual picture, 618 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,800 looking at Earth from the moon. 619 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,166 - [Mike] Wow. 620 00:23:24,166 --> 00:23:25,633 - That's a heck of a postcard. 621 00:23:26,833 --> 00:23:27,800 Look at this. 622 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:31,166 - Oh, is that a map of the moon? 623 00:23:31,166 --> 00:23:33,200 Please tell me that's a map of the moon. 624 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:34,700 - We're starting to go through these boxes 625 00:23:34,700 --> 00:23:36,200 from her dad's office. 626 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,766 And you realize like he was a huge part of the space race. 627 00:23:39,766 --> 00:23:42,533 I mean, early '60s to to well into the '80s. 628 00:23:42,533 --> 00:23:45,366 I mean, he really did see everything 629 00:23:45,366 --> 00:23:48,066 from an Apollo all the way to the Spaceship Challenger. 630 00:23:48,066 --> 00:23:51,333 I mean, it's really amazing what he saw 631 00:23:51,333 --> 00:23:52,833 and was a part of. 632 00:23:52,833 --> 00:23:55,833 Apollo VIII. This is super cool. 633 00:23:58,900 --> 00:24:03,833 July 20th, 1969, man walked on the moon. 634 00:24:05,333 --> 00:24:08,133 An unparalleled human achievement that spanned a decade 635 00:24:08,133 --> 00:24:11,333 of hard work and perseverance. 636 00:24:11,333 --> 00:24:15,333 But why did America embark on such an audacious mission 637 00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:17,066 in the first place? 638 00:24:17,066 --> 00:24:19,700 One word, Sputnik. 639 00:24:19,700 --> 00:24:22,600 When the Soviet Union launched the first satellite 640 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:27,566 into orbit in 1957, the space race was officially on. 641 00:24:29,033 --> 00:24:30,933 President Kennedy upped the ante and vowed to send 642 00:24:30,933 --> 00:24:34,600 an American to the moon by the end of the decade. 643 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,900 It all started with the Mercury program 644 00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:41,033 under the guidance of the newly established 645 00:24:41,033 --> 00:24:43,833 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 646 00:24:43,833 --> 00:24:45,400 better known as NASA. 647 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,633 American scientists and engineers 648 00:24:47,633 --> 00:24:51,900 successfully sent a man into space to orbit the Earth. 649 00:24:52,866 --> 00:24:55,700 Next up, Project Gemini. 650 00:24:55,700 --> 00:24:59,600 The program prepared astronauts to stay in space longer 651 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:02,400 and practice docking space crafts, 652 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,766 skills that would be needed to complete the moon mission. 653 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:10,300 The third NASA project was Apollo. 654 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:13,200 Its mission: Put a man on the moon. 655 00:25:14,233 --> 00:25:16,100 The world watched in wonder 656 00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:18,933 as Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong 657 00:25:18,933 --> 00:25:22,300 climbed down the ladder of the lunar module Eagle 658 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:25,966 and took the first steps on the lunar surface. 659 00:25:25,966 --> 00:25:28,166 - That's one small step for man, 660 00:25:30,033 --> 00:25:32,266 one giant leap for mankind. 661 00:25:33,533 --> 00:25:35,433 - He was joined by Buzz Aldrin, 662 00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:38,433 and the two spent 21 hours on the moon 663 00:25:38,433 --> 00:25:41,200 and collected 46 pounds of rocks. 664 00:25:42,633 --> 00:25:46,100 They also got a view that was out of this world. 665 00:25:47,533 --> 00:25:50,200 It took the hard work and dedication 666 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,000 of nearly 400,000 people: engineers, 667 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,633 seamstresses, scientists, nurses, 668 00:25:56,633 --> 00:25:59,300 mathematicians, and many more. 669 00:25:59,300 --> 00:26:03,333 But Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy's promise 670 00:26:03,333 --> 00:26:05,600 to land a man on the moon. 671 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:13,433 Seeing that is super cool. And here's all the patches. 672 00:26:13,433 --> 00:26:14,400 Look at this. 673 00:26:15,866 --> 00:26:18,400 So you had to be on the team to get these patches. 674 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:20,366 - Whoa! - Look at this. Apollo. 675 00:26:20,366 --> 00:26:22,033 That's an Apollo 11 patch. 676 00:26:23,066 --> 00:26:23,866 What is that? 677 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:30,566 - Dude, heat shield Apollo 11 to moon and home. 678 00:26:31,066 --> 00:26:32,433 - What? 679 00:26:32,433 --> 00:26:36,100 - That's insane. I am a big space nerd. 680 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:38,766 Finding things that left this planet 681 00:26:38,766 --> 00:26:42,233 and traveled into space is like a dream come true. 682 00:26:43,433 --> 00:26:46,000 - Top secret baby. - Yeah. (laughs) 683 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,633 This is one of the coolest boxes we've ever found. 684 00:26:48,633 --> 00:26:49,933 - Yeah, I'm kind of in shock. 685 00:26:49,933 --> 00:26:53,033 I'm like, what in the world, dude? 686 00:26:53,033 --> 00:26:58,000 - This traveled from here to the moon and back. 687 00:26:59,033 --> 00:27:00,666 - I've never held anything that went into space. 688 00:27:00,666 --> 00:27:02,366 - No! - That's insane. 689 00:27:02,366 --> 00:27:06,100 Alright, so we have yet another legacy list item. 690 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:09,633 (bright music) 691 00:27:10,766 --> 00:27:12,800 - I think just another empty box here. 692 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,800 - Look at this. This is her mom's planner from 2001. 693 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,533 - Oh man. - And she literally lists- 694 00:27:19,533 --> 00:27:21,033 - Oh wow. 695 00:27:21,033 --> 00:27:23,133 - What card she's gonna send to who on what date. 696 00:27:24,533 --> 00:27:25,533 - There they go. The cards are there. 697 00:27:25,533 --> 00:27:26,400 - Full circle. 698 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,500 - Jaime. 699 00:27:33,500 --> 00:27:34,600 - [Jaime] What you got? 700 00:27:36,466 --> 00:27:39,566 - I think this might be the lamp. 701 00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:41,600 - [Jaime] Look at that. 702 00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:47,000 So many memories attached to this one object for her. 703 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,466 It's in pretty good shape too. 704 00:27:50,033 --> 00:27:52,466 I mean this definitely was in a little girl's room. 705 00:27:52,466 --> 00:27:54,133 - I would think so. 706 00:27:54,133 --> 00:27:55,433 No, I can imagine. 707 00:27:55,433 --> 00:27:57,766 You know, the memories that Viki would have, 708 00:27:57,766 --> 00:27:59,200 you know, seeing this lamp 709 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,200 and with her sharing this room with Stephanie. 710 00:28:02,566 --> 00:28:05,333 - [Jaime] This is awesome. Legacy list check. 711 00:28:05,333 --> 00:28:06,233 Good job. 712 00:28:07,133 --> 00:28:09,700 (upbeat music) 713 00:28:11,166 --> 00:28:14,700 - So there's space laws in terms of owning moon rocks? 714 00:28:14,700 --> 00:28:16,200 - I don't know. 715 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:17,833 I mean, the question would be, well, how'd you get it? 716 00:28:17,833 --> 00:28:18,166 - Yeah. 717 00:28:18,166 --> 00:28:19,433 - You know? 718 00:28:19,433 --> 00:28:20,233 I don't know. 719 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:22,200 Alright. 720 00:28:23,700 --> 00:28:24,733 - [Mike] Oh, Matt. 721 00:28:24,733 --> 00:28:26,566 - What? What you got over there? 722 00:28:26,566 --> 00:28:27,866 - Hang on. 723 00:28:27,866 --> 00:28:29,433 Oh, this is awesome. 724 00:28:29,433 --> 00:28:31,900 And it's heavy, but. 725 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:34,433 - [Matt] Uh oh, is that what I think it is? 726 00:28:34,433 --> 00:28:35,900 - If you think it's a Pachinko machine. 727 00:28:35,900 --> 00:28:37,933 - I have never seen one. 728 00:28:37,933 --> 00:28:38,766 Not in real life. - Really? 729 00:28:38,766 --> 00:28:39,633 - Not in real life. 730 00:28:39,633 --> 00:28:40,633 - [Mike] Oh man. - Yeah. 731 00:28:40,633 --> 00:28:42,100 Look at this. 732 00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:44,400 Was this just for kids or is this for everybody? 733 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,133 - Oh, no, no, no, no. Gambling was illegal in Japan. 734 00:28:47,133 --> 00:28:50,200 But the folks would take the little balls 735 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,266 and go across the street and get cash for them. 736 00:28:53,266 --> 00:28:54,766 So it was like, tell me you're gambling 737 00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:56,733 without telling me you're gambling. 738 00:28:56,733 --> 00:28:58,000 I've seen quite a few of these. 739 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,233 - [Matt] You have? 740 00:28:59,233 --> 00:29:01,400 - But the thing about it is, they never work. 741 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,066 So I'm really excited to get this thing 742 00:29:04,066 --> 00:29:05,233 back up and running and, and- 743 00:29:05,233 --> 00:29:06,633 - Well, if you can do that, 744 00:29:06,633 --> 00:29:08,900 that would be an amazing win for this family. 745 00:29:10,266 --> 00:29:11,600 - [Mike] Hey man. Another legacy list item. 746 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,366 - [Matt] I love it. You did it good. 747 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,866 (happy music) 748 00:29:18,166 --> 00:29:22,233 - Alright, see what's in this chest. 749 00:29:22,233 --> 00:29:27,233 I think the back room, to Viki is one of the last places 750 00:29:27,233 --> 00:29:29,866 that she really needs to get through 751 00:29:29,866 --> 00:29:32,866 before she can move forward with her plans with the house. 752 00:29:32,866 --> 00:29:36,166 There was so much personal stuff back there 753 00:29:36,166 --> 00:29:38,366 that we really had to take our time 754 00:29:38,366 --> 00:29:41,533 and sort through the items one by one. 755 00:29:41,533 --> 00:29:44,133 - This was a long day, but a productive one. 756 00:29:44,133 --> 00:29:47,000 I mean, we found a lot of legacy list items 757 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,300 and some items that Viki didn't have on her list 758 00:29:49,300 --> 00:29:51,166 that I think she'll really appreciate. 759 00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:54,100 - We're finding a lot of memories 760 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:56,233 attached to specific people in each room. 761 00:29:56,233 --> 00:29:58,766 And this garage is all about her dad. 762 00:29:58,766 --> 00:30:02,066 I can see why it's been so hard for her to finish this room. 763 00:30:02,066 --> 00:30:03,866 We found a lot of legacy list items today, 764 00:30:03,866 --> 00:30:05,300 but we've still got more work to do. 765 00:30:05,300 --> 00:30:07,766 So we'll come back tomorrow and get started again. 766 00:30:10,300 --> 00:30:13,133 (upbeat music) 767 00:30:13,133 --> 00:30:18,100 - Staring here, moving boxes. 768 00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:21,666 We had so much to do and not a lot of time. 769 00:30:21,666 --> 00:30:24,300 So the plan was to go through the garage 770 00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:25,766 and sort everything. 771 00:30:25,766 --> 00:30:28,433 We were looking for items that could be donated, 772 00:30:28,433 --> 00:30:30,533 things that just needed to be discarded, 773 00:30:30,533 --> 00:30:33,233 but we had to make efficient decisions 774 00:30:33,233 --> 00:30:36,366 on what group these items went into. 775 00:30:36,366 --> 00:30:37,966 - Ah, we'll figure out. - Okay. 776 00:30:37,966 --> 00:30:39,500 - See ya. - See ya dudes. 777 00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:42,566 (thoughtful music) 778 00:30:42,566 --> 00:30:44,400 - [Viki] So this is my parents' bedroom. 779 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:45,900 - [Jaime] Wow. 780 00:30:45,900 --> 00:30:48,966 - And I've started to kind of go through things 781 00:30:48,966 --> 00:30:50,033 a little bit. 782 00:30:50,033 --> 00:30:52,166 You know, my mother passed away 783 00:30:52,166 --> 00:30:55,566 and my father never cleaned out her things. 784 00:30:55,566 --> 00:30:57,166 - Yeah, which is typical. 785 00:30:57,166 --> 00:30:58,300 It's hard. 786 00:30:58,300 --> 00:30:59,566 - Yeah. Yeah. 787 00:30:59,566 --> 00:31:03,466 So now everything, both hers and his are here. 788 00:31:03,466 --> 00:31:04,700 And- - And I see this, 789 00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:06,300 this closet around the corner too. 790 00:31:06,300 --> 00:31:07,466 - [Viki] Yes. - Oh, wow. 791 00:31:07,466 --> 00:31:08,766 That's a decent sized closet. 792 00:31:08,766 --> 00:31:10,833 - Yes. - [Jaime] Look at these hats. 793 00:31:10,833 --> 00:31:12,633 - Yes. 794 00:31:12,633 --> 00:31:14,600 There were probably a few that were his favorite. 795 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,166 And then all of these kind of sat behind this nice glass 796 00:31:17,166 --> 00:31:19,466 to not get dusty. - Yeah. 797 00:31:19,466 --> 00:31:21,300 So what's your thinking on things like this? 798 00:31:21,300 --> 00:31:22,933 Like what do you want to do with them? 799 00:31:22,933 --> 00:31:24,200 - Well, you know, 800 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,266 anything that I think is still maybe usable, 801 00:31:27,266 --> 00:31:28,766 I would love to donate. - Yes. 802 00:31:28,766 --> 00:31:30,000 - But I know a lot of things, 803 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,866 particularly for my mother's clothing, 804 00:31:31,866 --> 00:31:34,966 her work wardrobe is probably, you know, 805 00:31:34,966 --> 00:31:38,600 a good 20 years old, maybe more. 806 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:39,833 - It could, it could be coming back in style. 807 00:31:39,833 --> 00:31:41,233 That's true, that's true, that's true. 808 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:42,700 If something is not usable, 809 00:31:42,700 --> 00:31:44,733 I would love to be able to find some place 810 00:31:44,733 --> 00:31:46,666 to recycle it. - Yeah. 811 00:31:46,666 --> 00:31:51,066 - And just try to keep it out of the landfill if possible. 812 00:31:51,066 --> 00:31:53,466 - I walked into her parents' closet 813 00:31:53,466 --> 00:31:55,800 and it was really well preserved. 814 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,133 The items hanging in there were a bit dated, 815 00:31:58,133 --> 00:32:01,433 but I could tell that her parents really took pride 816 00:32:01,433 --> 00:32:03,933 in how they dressed and how they presented themselves. 817 00:32:03,933 --> 00:32:07,466 And I think that sentiment was important to Viki 818 00:32:07,466 --> 00:32:10,100 when deciding where to send these clothes. 819 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:14,766 - I see an old Star Wars T-shirt right there. 820 00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:16,333 That was probably mine. 821 00:32:16,333 --> 00:32:17,766 - Really? 822 00:32:17,766 --> 00:32:19,000 - That was the very first movie 823 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,166 that I actually waited in line. 824 00:32:21,166 --> 00:32:23,433 - And I can tell you wore this shirt a lot. 825 00:32:23,433 --> 00:32:24,900 - Yes, I did. 826 00:32:24,900 --> 00:32:27,966 Yes. This was our old elementary school T-shirt. 827 00:32:27,966 --> 00:32:30,800 And we were the Lewis Apollos. 828 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:32,866 Very patriotic. And we were very proud. 829 00:32:32,866 --> 00:32:35,266 It was very close to the Rockwell plant. 830 00:32:35,266 --> 00:32:38,366 And so, you know, probably most of the kids 831 00:32:38,366 --> 00:32:40,566 had some parent that worked there. 832 00:32:40,566 --> 00:32:42,100 I really, you know, 833 00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:43,333 I would probably wanna look through these a little bit, 834 00:32:43,333 --> 00:32:45,500 because this looks like my sister's 835 00:32:45,500 --> 00:32:47,366 maybe baby blanket that... 836 00:32:48,700 --> 00:32:50,500 - Someone made? - Was made for her, yeah. 837 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:52,933 - I mean, that's a special piece. 838 00:32:52,933 --> 00:32:53,700 - [Viki] Yeah. 839 00:32:57,133 --> 00:33:00,566 - How tough is it to make decisions on things like this? 840 00:33:00,566 --> 00:33:02,700 - It's so hard because, you know, 841 00:33:02,700 --> 00:33:05,733 I wanna make sure that I do the right thing. 842 00:33:05,733 --> 00:33:07,233 - Yeah. - I'm sorry. 843 00:33:07,233 --> 00:33:08,200 - [Jaime] It's okay. 844 00:33:10,033 --> 00:33:13,766 - But you know, I know I can't keep everything, so... 845 00:33:13,766 --> 00:33:15,300 - But you can keep some things. 846 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:17,400 - [Viki] Yeah. 847 00:33:19,433 --> 00:33:22,933 - Talking with Viki, I could really feel 848 00:33:22,933 --> 00:33:25,433 the burden that she's been carrying around. 849 00:33:25,433 --> 00:33:29,066 As an only child, I can relate to how she's feeling. 850 00:33:29,066 --> 00:33:33,600 When I think about having to go through my parents' things 851 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,366 and what am I gonna do with them. 852 00:33:36,366 --> 00:33:38,966 You know, the question that crosses my mind is, 853 00:33:38,966 --> 00:33:41,300 well, why am I keeping these items 854 00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:43,633 if I don't have someone to give them too? 855 00:33:43,633 --> 00:33:47,833 - I think maybe I could cut this in half or maybe less. 856 00:33:47,833 --> 00:33:49,433 - [Jaime] That's a good goal to start with. 857 00:33:53,133 --> 00:33:56,500 (upbeat music) 858 00:33:56,500 --> 00:33:59,166 - Finding the Pachinko machine was really cool. 859 00:33:59,166 --> 00:34:01,533 I did some digging and I found Preston, 860 00:34:01,533 --> 00:34:06,033 who is really good at fixing old games and amusements. 861 00:34:06,033 --> 00:34:08,900 So I called him up and sure enough he was able to come by 862 00:34:08,900 --> 00:34:11,000 and take a look at the machine. 863 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,333 Well, you see it right here. 864 00:34:12,333 --> 00:34:14,300 We've got the Pachinko machine. 865 00:34:14,300 --> 00:34:15,500 - [Preston] Very cool. 866 00:34:15,500 --> 00:34:17,733 - Growing up in a military town, 867 00:34:17,733 --> 00:34:19,333 I actually have seen quite a few of these, 868 00:34:19,333 --> 00:34:21,400 because service members would bring them back home 869 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,266 as gift for family. 870 00:34:23,266 --> 00:34:26,600 And the thing about it was none of them ever worked. 871 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,733 So I was really excited 872 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:31,866 to see if we could get this thing operational again. 873 00:34:31,866 --> 00:34:34,000 So this reminds me of pinball. 874 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,533 - Yeah, absolutely. 875 00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:37,266 So I wanted to bring this, just to give some context. 876 00:34:37,266 --> 00:34:42,233 This is Bagatelle, which is a similar game. 877 00:34:43,666 --> 00:34:46,533 And it was a way of kind of miniaturizing billiards. 878 00:34:46,533 --> 00:34:48,700 Spring loaded. There we go. 879 00:34:48,700 --> 00:34:50,333 - Alright. 880 00:34:50,333 --> 00:34:51,566 - Exactly right? - Alright. 881 00:34:51,566 --> 00:34:52,633 - Pretty simple, pretty straightforward. 882 00:34:52,633 --> 00:34:54,166 - So that's 20 points? 883 00:34:54,166 --> 00:34:55,700 - Yeah. So people would just play and add up their score. 884 00:34:55,700 --> 00:34:57,200 And high score wins. 885 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:00,100 Pachinko, you know, shoot the balls up the shoot, 886 00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:02,733 and you get flashing lights and you get some sort of prize 887 00:35:02,733 --> 00:35:04,100 and keeps people playing. 888 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,966 (upbeat music) 889 00:35:07,966 --> 00:35:11,066 - [Mike] Pachinko machines are a mechanical arcade game 890 00:35:11,066 --> 00:35:13,000 that are big in Japan. 891 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,500 How big? 892 00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:19,400 Japanese gamblers spend about $200 billion a year 893 00:35:20,300 --> 00:35:22,166 playing the wildly popular game. 894 00:35:22,166 --> 00:35:24,033 What's the attraction? 895 00:35:24,033 --> 00:35:27,066 Most gambling for money is illegal in Japan. 896 00:35:27,066 --> 00:35:31,000 But when you play Pachinko, you're not playing for money. 897 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,633 You're trying to collect metal balls that can be redeemed 898 00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:38,800 for prizes that can be exchanged for money. 899 00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,400 That's what you call a loophole. 900 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:44,066 Pachinko machines were first introduced to Japan 901 00:35:44,066 --> 00:35:45,666 during the 1920s, 902 00:35:45,666 --> 00:35:49,200 and were inspired by other table games that came before it. 903 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:51,066 Like Bagatelle. 904 00:35:51,066 --> 00:35:54,133 The object of this game was to get a number of balls 905 00:35:54,133 --> 00:35:57,566 past a series of wooden pegs and into holes. 906 00:35:57,566 --> 00:36:00,133 The game dates back to the 18th century. 907 00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:03,566 It was so popular that French soldiers 908 00:36:03,566 --> 00:36:07,533 made sure to bring Bagatelle tables with them to America 909 00:36:07,533 --> 00:36:09,366 while helping fight the British 910 00:36:09,366 --> 00:36:11,400 during the Revolutionary War. 911 00:36:12,866 --> 00:36:16,200 The soldiers eventually left, but Bagatelle stayed behind. 912 00:36:17,333 --> 00:36:19,800 In 1871, a British inventor 913 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,400 by the name of Montague Redgrave 914 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,833 patented an updated version of Bagatelle 915 00:36:24,833 --> 00:36:28,266 that had a spring loaded plunger and could fit on a counter. 916 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:30,900 It was such a big hit, 917 00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:34,533 you could say people flipped out over it. 918 00:36:34,533 --> 00:36:35,700 (bell dings) 919 00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:37,200 During the depression era, 920 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:40,533 coin operated table games provided cheap entertainment 921 00:36:40,533 --> 00:36:43,966 and were early versions of the modern day pinball machine 922 00:36:43,966 --> 00:36:45,433 we all know and love. 923 00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:50,333 With the introduction of video games in the 1970s, 924 00:36:50,333 --> 00:36:53,300 pinball playing hit a steep decline. 925 00:36:53,300 --> 00:36:56,400 But you can't keep a good game down. 926 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:59,600 In recent years, pinball has been making it comeback 927 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,733 with a whole new generation of pinheads. 928 00:37:02,733 --> 00:37:05,333 Just like Pachinko, it's one game 929 00:37:05,333 --> 00:37:07,666 you don't want to bet against. 930 00:37:11,466 --> 00:37:12,500 - [Preston] All right. 931 00:37:14,233 --> 00:37:16,333 - [Mike] All right, man I'm so excited about. 932 00:37:16,333 --> 00:37:17,666 - Looks like this wire broke off here, 933 00:37:17,666 --> 00:37:19,766 so I'm try to get that back in there. 934 00:37:19,766 --> 00:37:21,266 - Oh boy. 935 00:37:21,266 --> 00:37:24,400 - When we tilt this guy up, we should see some white. 936 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:26,933 - [Mike] Um... - Nothing yet? 937 00:37:26,933 --> 00:37:27,733 - Nothing. 938 00:37:29,233 --> 00:37:31,400 - Well, we did for a second. I'm not sure what happened. 939 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,566 Oh, you know, I bet it's this cherry switch one. 940 00:37:35,566 --> 00:37:37,066 Huh? 941 00:37:37,066 --> 00:37:38,333 - We popped open the back of the Pachinko machine 942 00:37:38,333 --> 00:37:41,433 and it was like a rat's nest of wires in there. 943 00:37:41,433 --> 00:37:43,500 Watching Preston work on this Pachinko machine 944 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:46,233 was like watching a mechanic work on a sports car. 945 00:37:47,300 --> 00:37:49,100 - There we go. - Hey! 946 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:50,266 - Let there be light? 947 00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:51,566 - Indeed. - Go ahead. 948 00:37:51,566 --> 00:37:52,500 - [Mike] Let's do this. 949 00:37:53,766 --> 00:37:55,033 (balls clinking) 950 00:37:55,033 --> 00:37:56,300 - It's spring loaded, so you've definitely gotta- 951 00:37:56,300 --> 00:37:57,500 - Oh, look at the first one right in the middle. 952 00:37:57,500 --> 00:37:59,266 - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. 953 00:37:59,266 --> 00:38:02,166 But it didn't do anything. - Uh oh. 954 00:38:02,166 --> 00:38:03,833 (drill whirring) 955 00:38:03,833 --> 00:38:05,366 - To be honest, 956 00:38:05,366 --> 00:38:07,333 I couldn't tell whether he was encouraged or doubtful 957 00:38:07,333 --> 00:38:09,166 whether this thing would ever work again. 958 00:38:09,166 --> 00:38:10,700 - Alright. 959 00:38:10,700 --> 00:38:12,933 So this is another piece of the whole jackpot mechanism. 960 00:38:12,933 --> 00:38:14,866 So another one of the things you have to check 961 00:38:14,866 --> 00:38:16,966 before you play is that this is in the up position. 962 00:38:16,966 --> 00:38:18,400 'Cause if it's down, 963 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,433 then the jackpot won't trigger. 964 00:38:20,433 --> 00:38:21,400 You're gonna see it. 965 00:38:23,366 --> 00:38:24,966 You see that? (bell dings) 966 00:38:24,966 --> 00:38:26,366 - Hey! - There you go. 967 00:38:26,366 --> 00:38:28,366 - [Preston] Think it's good to go. 968 00:38:28,366 --> 00:38:30,233 Kind of the fun of it is that you can just send it through 969 00:38:30,233 --> 00:38:31,666 over and over and over, 970 00:38:31,666 --> 00:38:33,666 and just hope one of 'em's gonna hit a jackpot. 971 00:38:35,900 --> 00:38:37,133 There you go. 972 00:38:37,133 --> 00:38:38,066 - [Mike] You know, this is so much fun. 973 00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:38,800 - [Preston] Yeah, totally. 974 00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:43,633 (upbeat music) 975 00:38:45,300 --> 00:38:47,033 - To be honest, things are moving a little slow 976 00:38:47,033 --> 00:38:48,333 because of all the sorting, 977 00:38:48,333 --> 00:38:49,900 but I'm determined to have this place 978 00:38:49,900 --> 00:38:51,066 cleaned out by tomorrow. 979 00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:54,366 - Viki really wants to get 980 00:38:54,366 --> 00:38:57,033 some of her dad's items in a museum. 981 00:38:57,033 --> 00:39:00,300 So we're gonna go over to the Columbia Memorial Space Center 982 00:39:00,300 --> 00:39:02,600 and see what they can tell us about this stuff. 983 00:39:05,233 --> 00:39:06,300 - [Avi] Oh, thank you dear sir. 984 00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:08,100 - [Matt] Look at this. 985 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:11,033 Look at this. 986 00:39:11,033 --> 00:39:13,033 - [Jaime] First Royal in the space, 1984. 987 00:39:13,033 --> 00:39:14,366 - [Matt] Royal? Who's that? 988 00:39:15,833 --> 00:39:16,800 - Blast off. 989 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:21,500 Houston. We got one for space Walk. 990 00:39:22,900 --> 00:39:23,700 - What? Huh? 991 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,300 (all laughing) 992 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:29,300 - [Avi] How does it feel out there? 993 00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:31,233 - [Matt] Kinda lonely. 994 00:39:31,233 --> 00:39:32,066 - Kinda lonely, aw. - Kinda lonely. 995 00:39:33,833 --> 00:39:36,833 (happy music) 996 00:39:36,833 --> 00:39:38,300 Oh, it's just a door. Look at this. 997 00:39:38,300 --> 00:39:40,333 - Welcome to the Columbia Memorial Space Center. 998 00:39:40,333 --> 00:39:41,166 Come on in. - Oh my God. 999 00:39:41,166 --> 00:39:42,400 - Oh, that was trippy. 1000 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,566 - Look at this, dude! 1001 00:39:44,566 --> 00:39:45,500 - Nice to meet. - Thanks for having us, man. 1002 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:46,300 - Absolutely. - Alright, 1003 00:39:46,300 --> 00:39:47,533 tell us where we are. 1004 00:39:47,533 --> 00:39:49,133 This is, I just walked into a different world. 1005 00:39:49,133 --> 00:39:51,966 - Well, you're in the Columbia Memorial Space Center Museum. 1006 00:39:51,966 --> 00:39:53,800 But this is our spacecraft environment. 1007 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,500 We're part of a network of Challenger Learning Centers, 1008 00:39:56,500 --> 00:39:58,866 which means we have a mission control simulator. 1009 00:39:58,866 --> 00:39:59,966 In the other room over there, 1010 00:39:59,966 --> 00:40:01,566 we have this spacecraft simulator, 1011 00:40:01,566 --> 00:40:04,966 and we send students on two hour missions to the moon or Mars. 1012 00:40:04,966 --> 00:40:06,600 - This is really, really cool. 1013 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:07,700 - Thanks. - Alright. 1014 00:40:07,700 --> 00:40:09,066 Well, we were told to come here. 1015 00:40:09,066 --> 00:40:11,033 We are cleaning a house here in Downey. 1016 00:40:11,033 --> 00:40:12,500 - Yep. 1017 00:40:12,500 --> 00:40:14,400 - Of a guy that used to work, I guess, on this site. 1018 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:15,366 - Yeah. Yeah. - He worked there 1019 00:40:15,366 --> 00:40:16,600 for 30 years. 1020 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:18,333 - There were 35,000 people who worked here 1021 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:19,833 on that site during the Apollo time. 1022 00:40:19,833 --> 00:40:21,366 - Wow. - Southern California was, 1023 00:40:21,366 --> 00:40:24,166 and it continues to be the epicenter of aerospace 1024 00:40:24,166 --> 00:40:25,366 for the country. 1025 00:40:25,366 --> 00:40:26,966 All the planes, all the spacecraft, 1026 00:40:26,966 --> 00:40:28,366 all the rocket engines, everything 1027 00:40:28,366 --> 00:40:31,233 had some sort of connection back here. 1028 00:40:31,233 --> 00:40:33,633 - So we have a lot of questions, I think. 1029 00:40:33,633 --> 00:40:37,166 Alright, so this is Tad here. 1030 00:40:37,166 --> 00:40:38,733 - Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1031 00:40:38,733 --> 00:40:40,633 This is definitely shuttle time. 1032 00:40:40,633 --> 00:40:42,366 - That's shuttle time? - This is the '80s. Yeah. 1033 00:40:42,366 --> 00:40:44,333 - Lots of different patches. 1034 00:40:44,333 --> 00:40:46,366 - Yeah, some of this stuff like this 1035 00:40:46,366 --> 00:40:50,333 and this one that seems more like legit NASA issue 1036 00:40:50,333 --> 00:40:51,533 kind of thing. 1037 00:40:51,533 --> 00:40:53,366 - Alright, this I thought was interesting. 1038 00:40:53,366 --> 00:40:54,833 - Ah. - Some kind of coin. 1039 00:40:56,833 --> 00:40:59,133 - Oh yeah. So this is Apollo 8, 1040 00:40:59,133 --> 00:41:03,466 which to a lot of the engineers was even more momentous 1041 00:41:03,466 --> 00:41:05,700 than the, oh, this is awesome. 1042 00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:08,966 Yeah. So this is from, definitely from '68. 1043 00:41:08,966 --> 00:41:11,033 This is totally something that they would've given out 1044 00:41:11,033 --> 00:41:13,700 to higher level engineers and stuff like that. 1045 00:41:13,700 --> 00:41:15,633 - You were about to say something about Apollo 8 1046 00:41:15,633 --> 00:41:17,400 being more significant. - Oh yeah. 1047 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:18,666 - Can you finish that? I'm just curious. 1048 00:41:18,666 --> 00:41:19,866 - Sure. 1049 00:41:19,866 --> 00:41:21,300 So Apollo 8 was the first time that humanity 1050 00:41:21,300 --> 00:41:24,300 had been outside of the envelope of the Earth, right? 1051 00:41:24,300 --> 00:41:26,566 It was the first one to go and orbit the moon. 1052 00:41:26,566 --> 00:41:28,366 - Alright, another thing we found here, 1053 00:41:28,366 --> 00:41:29,733 can you tell me what this is? 1054 00:41:29,733 --> 00:41:33,200 - So this is the orbits around the moon. 1055 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:35,133 And these are the pathways that the Apollo 8 capsule 1056 00:41:35,133 --> 00:41:37,333 are gonna go to to orbit it. 1057 00:41:37,333 --> 00:41:41,166 So we do know he was a systems analyst on the capsules. 1058 00:41:41,166 --> 00:41:42,700 - Okay. 1059 00:41:42,700 --> 00:41:44,200 - Can you kind of tell us, like, just by that title, 1060 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:45,700 what would it be, wat did he do? 1061 00:41:45,700 --> 00:41:47,433 - So that was, it's a little bit of a catchall title. 1062 00:41:47,433 --> 00:41:48,966 So he could have done a bunch of different things. 1063 00:41:48,966 --> 00:41:52,300 But likely he was either helped design 1064 00:41:52,300 --> 00:41:54,400 or like refine the design 1065 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:55,933 of some of the systems in the capsule, right? 1066 00:41:55,933 --> 00:41:57,866 There's the electrical system, there's life support, 1067 00:41:57,866 --> 00:41:59,766 there's navigation. 1068 00:41:59,766 --> 00:42:03,300 So he was probably working with the top of the line, 1069 00:42:03,300 --> 00:42:05,733 1968 technology. 1070 00:42:05,733 --> 00:42:10,700 - Alright, so this, goes from technology to physics. 1071 00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:12,933 Do you know what that is? 1072 00:42:12,933 --> 00:42:15,433 - Well, it says heat shield Apollo 11. 1073 00:42:15,433 --> 00:42:16,933 Which is amazing. 1074 00:42:16,933 --> 00:42:19,633 So, alright, so this is a piece of the command module 1075 00:42:19,633 --> 00:42:22,166 of Apollo 11, which is named Columbia. 1076 00:42:22,166 --> 00:42:23,133 The one that went to the moon. 1077 00:42:23,133 --> 00:42:24,366 What you had were these layers 1078 00:42:24,366 --> 00:42:25,833 of honeycomb material like this? 1079 00:42:25,833 --> 00:42:27,000 - [Avi] Yeah. 1080 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:28,000 - And this is really lightweight. 1081 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,300 This is probably the outer layer. 1082 00:42:30,300 --> 00:42:32,366 And each of these holes would be hand filled 1083 00:42:32,366 --> 00:42:33,766 with an epoxy resin. 1084 00:42:33,766 --> 00:42:36,333 The way that this keeps the astronauts alive 1085 00:42:36,333 --> 00:42:38,966 throughout all of that is you come in at a certain angle, 1086 00:42:38,966 --> 00:42:40,966 all that resin material and all that stuff 1087 00:42:40,966 --> 00:42:43,733 is burning off the heat shield. 1088 00:42:43,733 --> 00:42:46,300 It was just taking in all the heat and destroying itself. 1089 00:42:46,300 --> 00:42:49,233 But that's taking the energy away from where the capsule is. 1090 00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:53,000 Every capsule came back to Downey and they took it apart. 1091 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:54,466 But I'm sure that this was a piece 1092 00:42:54,466 --> 00:42:56,633 that was kind of on the side, that kind of popped off 1093 00:42:56,633 --> 00:42:58,433 and somebody said, "Hey, do you want a, 1094 00:42:58,433 --> 00:42:59,733 do you want a piece of it?" 1095 00:42:59,733 --> 00:43:00,733 Yeah, exactly. 1096 00:43:00,733 --> 00:43:02,100 - So the family has more boxes. 1097 00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:03,633 Would the museum be interested 1098 00:43:03,633 --> 00:43:04,866 in receiving some of these items? 1099 00:43:04,866 --> 00:43:06,133 - Absolutely. 1100 00:43:06,133 --> 00:43:07,733 We really honor the thousands of people 1101 00:43:07,733 --> 00:43:10,433 who got those three people out there. 1102 00:43:10,433 --> 00:43:11,933 - [Avi] Yeah. 1103 00:43:11,933 --> 00:43:14,366 - I really wasn't aware of the extent 1104 00:43:14,366 --> 00:43:18,766 to which Viki's father worked on various space missions. 1105 00:43:18,766 --> 00:43:21,466 I mean, to be able to hear someone 1106 00:43:21,466 --> 00:43:25,766 kind of explain the importance of what his job was 1107 00:43:25,766 --> 00:43:28,933 to the program at that time was, really, really special. 1108 00:43:32,366 --> 00:43:34,833 (happy music) 1109 00:43:42,700 --> 00:43:45,066 - While everybody else was at the Space Museum, 1110 00:43:45,066 --> 00:43:47,533 I was making space in the garage. 1111 00:43:47,533 --> 00:43:50,300 You know, I've gotta give my guys a lot of credit. 1112 00:43:50,300 --> 00:43:51,900 They really hustled on this one. 1113 00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:55,300 This was not easy, but we got the job done. 1114 00:43:56,500 --> 00:43:58,000 - We had a really successful week. 1115 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:00,766 Mike's guys cleaned out the garage and the back porch, 1116 00:44:00,766 --> 00:44:02,800 and we found a lot of really cool items. 1117 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:06,500 I love showing family members an empty room 1118 00:44:06,500 --> 00:44:09,200 because you can physically see the relief 1119 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,766 and you can see the stress just melt away. 1120 00:44:11,766 --> 00:44:12,600 Alright, here we go. 1121 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:13,533 Look at this. 1122 00:44:14,666 --> 00:44:16,133 - Oh my God. This. 1123 00:44:17,500 --> 00:44:19,200 - What do you think? - It has not been this empty 1124 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:20,300 I think since we moved here. 1125 00:44:21,466 --> 00:44:22,733 - Watch your step, we gotta go down one. 1126 00:44:22,733 --> 00:44:25,233 - You can actually fit two cars in here now. 1127 00:44:25,233 --> 00:44:26,433 - Well, a two car garage 1128 00:44:26,433 --> 00:44:28,233 should only fit one car in my world. 1129 00:44:29,266 --> 00:44:32,166 - And it usually does. Oh wow. 1130 00:44:32,166 --> 00:44:33,900 This is so amazing. 1131 00:44:37,666 --> 00:44:40,533 - Alright. So Mike, tell us what you guys did. 1132 00:44:40,533 --> 00:44:41,966 - We did a lot. 1133 00:44:41,966 --> 00:44:44,666 Yeah. We went through everything that was in here. 1134 00:44:44,666 --> 00:44:48,166 We sorted it in terms of the items that you wanted to keep, 1135 00:44:48,166 --> 00:44:50,400 items that could be donated or recycled, 1136 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:52,633 and then things that just need to be discarded. 1137 00:44:52,633 --> 00:44:54,466 - How much do you think did get recycled? 1138 00:44:54,466 --> 00:44:56,233 - Oh, I'd say about half. 1139 00:44:56,233 --> 00:44:57,466 - Okay. - That's great. 1140 00:44:57,466 --> 00:44:59,666 - That's a good goal. - Yeah, definitely. 1141 00:44:59,666 --> 00:45:03,100 Wow. I just feel such a weight is off of my shoulders. 1142 00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:04,433 - Yeah. That's kind of the goal. 1143 00:45:04,433 --> 00:45:05,100 - Yeah. 1144 00:45:05,100 --> 00:45:06,733 - It's true. It's true. 1145 00:45:06,733 --> 00:45:07,633 I can't believe it. 1146 00:45:07,933 --> 00:45:10,233 - [Matt] Mike and his team also cleaned out the back porch. 1147 00:45:10,233 --> 00:45:11,666 - Oh, great. Wow. 1148 00:45:11,666 --> 00:45:13,600 This would've taken me another 10 years, probably. 1149 00:45:14,800 --> 00:45:16,200 - Well, we also got stuck in here. 1150 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:17,466 We did the same thing you did. 1151 00:45:17,466 --> 00:45:19,633 We started playing with the As Seen on TV stuff, 1152 00:45:19,633 --> 00:45:22,800 and I had to leave in order for this to get done. 1153 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,266 - Wow. It's amazing. 1154 00:45:24,266 --> 00:45:26,000 - Alright. You wanna go in and check out the legacy list? 1155 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:27,133 - Let's do it. - Alright. 1156 00:45:27,133 --> 00:45:28,800 After you. 1157 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:29,733 - See you guys. 1158 00:45:29,733 --> 00:45:30,833 - [Matt] Thanks, Mike. Good job. 1159 00:45:33,500 --> 00:45:35,966 (happy music) 1160 00:45:36,933 --> 00:45:37,866 Alright. We're here. 1161 00:45:37,866 --> 00:45:40,000 We're end of kind of a journey. 1162 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:40,933 I would say. 1163 00:45:40,933 --> 00:45:42,166 Walk me through the relief 1164 00:45:42,166 --> 00:45:43,333 of going through all these things. 1165 00:45:43,333 --> 00:45:44,333 - One of my friends tells me 1166 00:45:44,333 --> 00:45:46,100 that you're sort of energetically 1167 00:45:46,100 --> 00:45:49,166 connected to all of your possessions, and- 1168 00:45:49,166 --> 00:45:50,633 - That's a good way to say that. 1169 00:45:50,633 --> 00:45:52,266 - Yeah. And I really think she's onto something. 1170 00:45:52,266 --> 00:45:54,600 I'm hoping this will really give me a lot of energy 1171 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:57,400 to finish all the rest of the house that needs to be done. 1172 00:45:57,400 --> 00:45:58,866 - So we're gonna go to the legacy list, 1173 00:45:58,866 --> 00:46:00,866 'cause there was just so many cool things that we found. 1174 00:46:00,866 --> 00:46:01,866 - Oh, I'm excited. 1175 00:46:01,866 --> 00:46:03,333 - Okay. Here we go. 1176 00:46:03,333 --> 00:46:06,566 First thing you asked for was the Kokeshi dolls. 1177 00:46:06,566 --> 00:46:08,666 We found a bunch. 1178 00:46:08,666 --> 00:46:09,900 But this... 1179 00:46:09,900 --> 00:46:10,733 - It's the one. 1180 00:46:10,733 --> 00:46:11,966 - Is a really nice one. 1181 00:46:11,966 --> 00:46:13,300 Tell me about to. Who gave it to you? 1182 00:46:13,300 --> 00:46:15,200 - Every year we used to go to Nisei Week, 1183 00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:18,366 which is a festival in downtown LA in Little Tokyo. 1184 00:46:18,366 --> 00:46:20,266 And that's where they had a big parade 1185 00:46:20,266 --> 00:46:22,066 and all kinds of cultural activities. 1186 00:46:22,066 --> 00:46:25,200 I feel like maybe we might have have purchased this one. 1187 00:46:26,466 --> 00:46:28,700 - Another item was the lamp. 1188 00:46:28,700 --> 00:46:29,933 - Yes. 1189 00:46:29,933 --> 00:46:31,033 - And you've talked to me a lot about that. 1190 00:46:33,500 --> 00:46:35,633 - Oh, you found it! 1191 00:46:35,633 --> 00:46:37,333 - So here is the lamp. - Oh, there it is. 1192 00:46:37,333 --> 00:46:38,433 (Viki laughs) 1193 00:46:38,433 --> 00:46:40,266 - I have no idea where we got it. 1194 00:46:40,266 --> 00:46:43,533 I just always loved the little girl and her dog. 1195 00:46:43,533 --> 00:46:48,033 My dad and I had an ongoing battle about getting a dog. 1196 00:46:48,033 --> 00:46:50,233 I broke him down when I was about 10 years old. 1197 00:46:50,233 --> 00:46:51,933 And you know, we had the dog of course, 1198 00:46:51,933 --> 00:46:53,566 loved my dad the best. 1199 00:46:53,566 --> 00:46:56,933 - Yeah. This symbolizes so much more than light. 1200 00:46:56,933 --> 00:46:57,866 - Yeah. - I love it. 1201 00:46:57,866 --> 00:46:59,200 And the fact it was in the room 1202 00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:00,966 when you and your sister shared a room. 1203 00:47:00,966 --> 00:47:02,433 - Yes. - I love it. 1204 00:47:03,866 --> 00:47:06,766 With someone as spectacular as your dad. 1205 00:47:06,766 --> 00:47:09,366 The mom often gets forgotten. 1206 00:47:09,366 --> 00:47:13,266 And it's funny, your dad had saved all your mom's stuff. 1207 00:47:13,266 --> 00:47:15,200 Here's your mom's... 1208 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:17,733 - Oh wow. - High school. 1209 00:47:17,733 --> 00:47:18,933 - Warden High School. 1210 00:47:18,933 --> 00:47:20,133 - Here she is. 1211 00:47:20,133 --> 00:47:21,700 - [Viki] See, very fashion forward there. 1212 00:47:21,700 --> 00:47:22,900 - [Matt] Very. 1213 00:47:22,900 --> 00:47:24,833 - Let me get my glasses on for this. Oh wow. 1214 00:47:26,066 --> 00:47:28,833 - So these are your mom. - Oh. Wow. 1215 00:47:28,833 --> 00:47:30,900 So these were her college pictures. 1216 00:47:30,900 --> 00:47:32,166 It looks like 1961. 1217 00:47:32,166 --> 00:47:34,366 Yes, so this would've been right before 1218 00:47:34,366 --> 00:47:36,366 she came out to California. 1219 00:47:36,366 --> 00:47:38,566 - Yeah. This might be my favorite picture. 1220 00:47:38,566 --> 00:47:40,833 - Oh yeah. Let's see, that's' 65. 1221 00:47:40,833 --> 00:47:44,066 So that's my sister as a baby. 1222 00:47:44,833 --> 00:47:46,133 I love the hair. 1223 00:47:46,633 --> 00:47:47,566 - Yeah. 1224 00:47:47,700 --> 00:47:50,000 Hair was, she brought Mississippi to California. 1225 00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:50,933 - Yes. 1226 00:47:50,933 --> 00:47:52,233 This is really great. 1227 00:47:52,233 --> 00:47:53,500 - Is this your sister? 1228 00:47:53,500 --> 00:47:55,800 - That is my sister! - Look at that pose. 1229 00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:57,000 - Yes. 1230 00:47:57,766 --> 00:47:59,500 I don't know what possessed my parents, 1231 00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:02,600 but these are obviously like studio headshots. 1232 00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:05,300 They were, I think, ahead of their time for, you know, 1233 00:48:05,300 --> 00:48:09,900 having a multiracial child in advertisements. 1234 00:48:09,900 --> 00:48:11,800 I don't think anything ever came of it. 1235 00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:13,533 - What was it like growing up in California? 1236 00:48:13,533 --> 00:48:15,033 Multiracial family? 1237 00:48:15,033 --> 00:48:16,566 - Well, you know it was really interesting 1238 00:48:16,566 --> 00:48:20,166 because my mom was a teacher at the school where we went. 1239 00:48:20,166 --> 00:48:22,566 Everyone sort of knew us, but so we, 1240 00:48:22,566 --> 00:48:24,900 it never really occurred to me that we were any different 1241 00:48:24,900 --> 00:48:26,166 from anyone else. 1242 00:48:26,166 --> 00:48:27,166 When I look back on it, you know, 1243 00:48:27,166 --> 00:48:29,966 they got married in like 1961-62, 1244 00:48:29,966 --> 00:48:34,400 and at that time it was still illegal in a lot of states 1245 00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:38,200 for couples to be interracial and get married. 1246 00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:39,466 And so like that blows my mind. 1247 00:48:39,466 --> 00:48:41,166 - That is, I mean, you're right. 1248 00:48:41,166 --> 00:48:42,666 - Yeah. - It's mind blowing. 1249 00:48:42,666 --> 00:48:43,400 - [Viki] It really is. 1250 00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:45,033 - Your dad. (Viki laughs) 1251 00:48:45,033 --> 00:48:47,433 - At the buffet, how surprising. 1252 00:48:47,433 --> 00:48:49,433 - Your dad was it at work, man, 1253 00:48:49,433 --> 00:48:51,266 there's so many pictures of your dad. 1254 00:48:51,266 --> 00:48:52,966 - Oh wow. - At work. 1255 00:48:52,966 --> 00:48:54,666 - I really don't remember 1256 00:48:54,666 --> 00:48:57,166 seeing a lot of pictures of him from work. 1257 00:48:57,166 --> 00:48:58,000 - Yeah. 1258 00:48:58,000 --> 00:48:59,166 We spent some time today 1259 00:48:59,166 --> 00:49:00,733 at the Columbia Memorial Space Center. 1260 00:49:00,733 --> 00:49:02,233 - [Viki] Oh, that's great. 1261 00:49:02,233 --> 00:49:04,833 - And one thing we learned was this whole city had a pride 1262 00:49:04,833 --> 00:49:05,766 in working there. 1263 00:49:05,766 --> 00:49:07,000 We did find out some things. 1264 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:08,200 - [Viki] Oh, okay. 1265 00:49:08,200 --> 00:49:11,066 - This, you had to work on it to get it. 1266 00:49:11,066 --> 00:49:12,233 - Yeah. Yeah. - Okay. 1267 00:49:12,233 --> 00:49:13,566 - Right. - Same thing here. Apollo 11. 1268 00:49:13,566 --> 00:49:15,466 - Oh. - And seven. 1269 00:49:15,466 --> 00:49:19,500 What the folks were really blown away with was this coin. 1270 00:49:19,500 --> 00:49:25,566 And it looks like a pretty simple coin, but this is unique. 1271 00:49:25,566 --> 00:49:29,233 This is actually signed by Frank Borman. 1272 00:49:29,233 --> 00:49:31,966 And Frank Borman was an astronaut. 1273 00:49:31,966 --> 00:49:33,533 He was a commander of Apollo 8. 1274 00:49:33,533 --> 00:49:35,466 And here's actually the Borman patch. 1275 00:49:35,466 --> 00:49:37,166 - Oh wow. There it is. 1276 00:49:37,166 --> 00:49:40,333 - I don't wanna give into your dad's joke, 1277 00:49:40,333 --> 00:49:42,500 but I'm not saying it was top secret, 1278 00:49:42,500 --> 00:49:45,400 but it was high enough that he got some pretty legit stuff 1279 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:47,000 that not everybody would receive. 1280 00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:51,000 And then this blew everybody away. 1281 00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:53,666 This was part of the heat shield from Apollo 11. 1282 00:49:53,666 --> 00:49:54,900 - Oh, wow. 1283 00:49:54,900 --> 00:49:56,700 - So this actually went to the moon and back. 1284 00:49:56,700 --> 00:49:58,266 - Oh, that's amazing. 1285 00:49:58,266 --> 00:49:59,766 - And when they would, 1286 00:49:59,766 --> 00:50:02,300 the capsules would come back and they would take 'em apart 1287 00:50:02,300 --> 00:50:03,233 piece by piece. 1288 00:50:03,233 --> 00:50:04,600 So this actually went to space. 1289 00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:05,533 - Oh my goodness. 1290 00:50:05,533 --> 00:50:07,800 - It says to to moon and home. 1291 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:10,266 - Is that his handwriting? - Yeah. 1292 00:50:10,266 --> 00:50:11,933 That's amazing. 1293 00:50:11,933 --> 00:50:14,666 - I think we all wanna be important in our jobs 1294 00:50:14,666 --> 00:50:15,900 and our careers, 1295 00:50:15,900 --> 00:50:17,433 but like this is a man that really was 1296 00:50:17,433 --> 00:50:20,466 and did something massive, and that's just really admirable. 1297 00:50:20,466 --> 00:50:23,533 Your dad kept everything in the garage, which was amazing. 1298 00:50:23,533 --> 00:50:27,933 And so we actually found a lot of like video reels. 1299 00:50:27,933 --> 00:50:28,733 - Oh wow. 1300 00:50:29,700 --> 00:50:31,533 - And this is a cool one. 1301 00:50:31,533 --> 00:50:33,000 (rocket roars) 1302 00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:33,800 - Oh wow. 1303 00:50:35,433 --> 00:50:36,533 There she goes. 1304 00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,666 - That's the famous shot. - Oh my God, that's amazing. 1305 00:50:41,666 --> 00:50:43,666 - So that's here in Downey, 1306 00:50:43,666 --> 00:50:45,066 where they're building the capsules. 1307 00:50:45,066 --> 00:50:46,333 - Oh yeah. 1308 00:50:46,333 --> 00:50:47,600 - I mean, it's really amazing when you realize 1309 00:50:47,600 --> 00:50:49,600 what they achieved with such little technology 1310 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:51,166 compared to what we have now. 1311 00:50:51,166 --> 00:50:52,766 - Which all came from this, really. 1312 00:50:52,766 --> 00:50:53,533 - Yeah. 1313 00:50:55,466 --> 00:50:56,700 - [Viki] Is that him? 1314 00:50:56,700 --> 00:50:58,400 - Is right now is coordinating all tests 1315 00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:02,333 and the final checkup of the Apollo program. 1316 00:51:02,333 --> 00:51:04,666 I feel it's, it's a pride for me 1317 00:51:04,666 --> 00:51:09,633 to be part of this program and to see for myself 1318 00:51:12,266 --> 00:51:15,433 that we could achieve this scientific goal 1319 00:51:15,433 --> 00:51:19,033 and to see how we have accomplished 1320 00:51:19,033 --> 00:51:20,966 with the knowledge that we have, 1321 00:51:22,033 --> 00:51:25,366 the limited knowledge of a human, 1322 00:51:25,366 --> 00:51:29,466 that we can see outer space what God had created 1323 00:51:29,466 --> 00:51:32,133 and to understand more of the universe. 1324 00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:33,966 - Oh my God. 1325 00:51:37,300 --> 00:51:38,233 I can't believe you found that. 1326 00:51:38,233 --> 00:51:39,433 I have never seen that before. 1327 00:51:43,866 --> 00:51:44,933 That's amazing. 1328 00:51:44,933 --> 00:51:47,533 Oh my gosh, I can't believe it. 1329 00:51:47,533 --> 00:51:48,700 - I know. 1330 00:51:48,700 --> 00:51:50,266 - Oh, it was so, 1331 00:51:50,266 --> 00:51:54,133 it was so fantastic to see him and to get to hear him too. 1332 00:51:54,133 --> 00:51:55,533 - Oh, oh my God. 1333 00:51:55,533 --> 00:51:57,066 I wish my sister could see that. 1334 00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:00,133 I wish my sister could see that. 1335 00:52:00,133 --> 00:52:02,900 I'm definitely showing that to my niece and nephew. 1336 00:52:02,900 --> 00:52:03,866 - From what we understand, I mean, 1337 00:52:03,866 --> 00:52:05,200 that was a promotional video 1338 00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:07,633 shot by North American Aviation. 1339 00:52:07,633 --> 00:52:08,966 - Yeah. 1340 00:52:08,966 --> 00:52:10,300 - It was really awesome to see Viki 1341 00:52:10,300 --> 00:52:12,033 experience the whole thing, 1342 00:52:12,033 --> 00:52:13,966 because we want you to have those emotions 1343 00:52:13,966 --> 00:52:16,033 because it doesn't just clean a house. 1344 00:52:16,033 --> 00:52:18,000 It lets you move forward with your life. 1345 00:52:19,233 --> 00:52:20,966 One thing I love about what your family did, 1346 00:52:20,966 --> 00:52:23,866 is they worked really hard, but they also played hard. 1347 00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:27,600 This is your dad's Pachinko machine. 1348 00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:30,333 - Just like I remembered it. 1349 00:52:30,333 --> 00:52:31,700 Here it is. Yep. - Is it? 1350 00:52:31,700 --> 00:52:32,966 Okay. Here's the good news. 1351 00:52:32,966 --> 00:52:35,200 We had a specialist come in. 1352 00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:36,800 He worked on the wiring. 1353 00:52:36,800 --> 00:52:38,933 It now works. - Oh wow. 1354 00:52:38,933 --> 00:52:40,600 That is fantastic. 1355 00:52:40,600 --> 00:52:41,866 Thank you so much. 1356 00:52:41,866 --> 00:52:43,300 - Hey, thank you so much for everything. 1357 00:52:43,300 --> 00:52:45,600 - It's been wonderful. - This has just been a joy. 1358 00:52:45,600 --> 00:52:49,866 And I'm just excited to see you finish this house. 1359 00:52:49,866 --> 00:52:52,066 And as you said to me the first day, 1360 00:52:52,066 --> 00:52:53,766 let's reset this whole thing. 1361 00:52:53,766 --> 00:52:56,633 Let's get another family in here and let them experience 1362 00:52:56,633 --> 00:52:57,866 the American dream here. 1363 00:52:57,866 --> 00:52:59,700 Alright, I wanna see this thing work. 1364 00:52:59,700 --> 00:53:01,300 - Oh boy. 1365 00:53:01,300 --> 00:53:04,233 I have not seen this, you know, lit up and working. 1366 00:53:04,233 --> 00:53:05,500 Shall we give it a go? - Go for it. 1367 00:53:05,500 --> 00:53:06,433 - Okay, lady luck. 1368 00:53:06,433 --> 00:53:07,233 Let's have it. 1369 00:53:08,366 --> 00:53:09,833 Hedge your bets. 1370 00:53:09,833 --> 00:53:11,300 (Viki laughs) 1371 00:53:11,300 --> 00:53:15,200 - I really do think we provided Viki with a sense of relief. 1372 00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:19,033 She really needed some extra hands around, 1373 00:53:19,033 --> 00:53:21,233 but also she needed some validation 1374 00:53:21,233 --> 00:53:23,966 that she is making the right decisions. 1375 00:53:23,966 --> 00:53:25,600 - We're trying to get it into the hole. 1376 00:53:25,600 --> 00:53:28,366 - Now that Viki has this in her rearview mirror, 1377 00:53:28,366 --> 00:53:30,866 I think she's gonna be able to finally enjoy her life 1378 00:53:30,866 --> 00:53:32,866 and focus on herself and her family. 1379 00:53:34,900 --> 00:53:38,966 - Oh! - Yay. 1380 00:53:38,966 --> 00:53:40,833 - [Matt] Look at that. 1381 00:53:40,833 --> 00:53:42,333 - I think our team did a great job 1382 00:53:42,333 --> 00:53:44,766 getting Viki prepared for her next phase in life. 1383 00:53:44,766 --> 00:53:46,633 I think Viki's ready for lift off now. 1384 00:53:48,000 --> 00:53:48,833 - Oh my gosh. 1385 00:53:48,833 --> 00:53:50,266 - [Viki] You won a lot. 1386 00:53:50,266 --> 00:53:52,533 - [Matt] I can see why this is addictive. 1387 00:53:52,533 --> 00:53:55,066 (bright music) 1388 00:54:02,533 --> 00:54:04,333 - [Announcer] Funding for "Legacy List" 1389 00:54:04,333 --> 00:54:07,666 is provided by Wheaton Worldwide Moving. 1390 00:54:07,666 --> 00:54:09,933 Wheaton's number one goal is to help you, 1391 00:54:09,933 --> 00:54:11,766 your loved ones, and your belongings, 1392 00:54:11,766 --> 00:54:14,500 get to your new home quickly and safely. 1393 00:54:14,500 --> 00:54:17,733 You can find us at wheatonworldwide.com 1394 00:54:17,733 --> 00:54:20,633 Wheaton Worldwide moving, we move your life. 1395 00:54:20,633 --> 00:54:22,866 First Light Home Care, committed to providing 1396 00:54:22,866 --> 00:54:24,933 safe and compassionate home services 1397 00:54:24,933 --> 00:54:26,466 for you and your family. 1398 00:54:26,466 --> 00:54:28,433 First Light believes personal relationships 1399 00:54:28,433 --> 00:54:31,300 and engagement are as important as mobility, bathing, 1400 00:54:31,300 --> 00:54:32,633 and personal hygiene. 1401 00:54:32,633 --> 00:54:35,766 Details at firstlighthomecare.com 1402 00:54:35,766 --> 00:54:38,333 (upbeat music) 1403 00:55:00,400 --> 00:55:04,100 - [Man] Visit mylegacylist.com to learn more about the tips, 1404 00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:06,500 tools, and professionals to help make 1405 00:55:06,500 --> 00:55:09,000 your own big life move easier. 1406 00:55:09,000 --> 00:55:11,966 Learn more about this episode or submit your story 1407 00:55:11,966 --> 00:55:15,400 to be featured on the show, at mylegacylist.com