As an Alabaman myself, here's a tip if you do this challenge yourself: If the gas station looks like it hasn't seen any renovation since the early 70s then it's best to just keep on moving.
Yeah, if it looks like one from those horror movies, you shouldn’t be too surprised if the people from „the hills have eyes“ or leatherface himself turns up.
@Lex Bright Raven Well, I got me 'Trump 4 President" and "Jesus saves" stickers on me pick-up, and y'all need to know, I ain't had no problems in Alabama!
I just love how the gas station is named "Ride with Pride" - and then the camera pans down to show Hammond's man-love car pull in. Amazing attention to detail right there!
If they were to do it again, I bet they probably would of ditched the car and both of them made their getaway in the working truck together. Not worth risking the mob.
Highkey if the situation was real which i have my doubts but since it's Alabama it's 50/50, would jave just abandoned may's car and told him to jump in the back
Are they disallowing it, or have they just not had any opportunity or writers who have come up with stuff at this level... It's the later If you want something better write it.
I love the fact that these three did a show in a literal war zone in Iraq and made it out safe and sound, yet it took only a few minutes for them to be run out of Alabama in fear for their lives.
And the worst was Argentina. The trio drove around in sports cars and unexpectedly, Jeremy felt like he and the convoy are not welcome there since his car had a license plate “H982 FKL” and there’s no way he can conceal or change the plate since it referenced Britain fighting Argentina to claim the Falkland Islands and Argentina lost. And also the trio were treated unfairly. First, the ferry dropped them in a beach with alot of stones and they struggled to get across it but they did. Second of all, they drove in Patagonia but that night, the convoy encountered an angry mob. There were raw eggs followed by rocks being thrown at the vehicles smashing the windows. The trio were forced to leave their cars behind. At the end, they made it away from harm into Chille.
@@mokisan some nationalist Americans attempted to change the name of french fries to 'freedom fries' mainly due to France's refusal to support the Iraq war. Ended up being platformed by loads of republican politician, getting way further than it should have.
@@Samsok013 Well, yeah. Law enforcement have to actually care about how they get to a scene without crashing into others, even with the lights to pull everyone over to the side while responding. Bet those rednecks probably hauled ass all the way there.
The one who came up with this challenge severely underestimated the trio's ability to offend one the of most sensitive state of an already sensitive country lol
It seems like she wasn’t even mad about the slogans she was just pissed that a bunch of foreign knobs came into town trying to cause backlash by playing off of southern stereotypes
@@kenetickups6146 by definition, yes it is. I bet you wouldn't drive through a black neighborhood with "rap is crap" and "I hate watermelon and fried chicken" on your car; people would get mad not because of the opinions but instead how they reflect your view of the community. It's the same principle here, they're being inflammatory for the sake of being inflammatory
“I’m calling the boys” In 5 mins Cleetus, Festus, Mud, Jared, Bret and Gunner show up with their propane shotguns and big dog Dale Eurnhart jr jr jr in they here pick up truck.
@@mateusmenezes4628 we make fun of the British, but super patriotic (or nationalistic) people definitely don't like the British cause independence and all
@@mateusmenezes4628 no I have never met someone who hates the british if there was any country in Europe it would be the French cause they can be arrogant but still I haven't met to many people who do
If you notice, she never said that in the video. That was something they added after those customers showed up. No one threw anything at them. They were acting
I remember when a friend asked me if I watched this episode of Top Gear. I said I hadn't watched Top Gear in ages, and he told me it was more like a documentary or a movie - not the typical studio stuff with car reviews. He described this part of the episode and said it was brilliant. This is where Top Gear changed for the better with the specials and evolved into the show it became. We must thank the Gas Station owner and 'The Boys' for this moment.
Can we take a moment to appreciate that these three have been to literal warzones and the most dangerous place with considerable threat to life is Alabama.
They have had an episode set in Iraq and Chernobyl. They have driven to the North pole, and on some of the most deadly roads in the world. And yet there most dangerous stunt was to try and drive through Alabama.
The people that got angry at those slogans enough to start attacking the crew are definitely also the type of people that would call people 'snowflakes' and not notice the hypocrisy.
Yeah but if those rednecks went to a bar in Manchester, and started making fun of the Manchester United football team, they'd get their heads kicked in. Those brits need protective cages in their stadiums for fans of the visiting teams. So they aren't all civilized either.
This seems like another Top Gear stunt overly dramatized for television's sake, but the OG trio confirmed in a live Q&A that this segment was genuinely the most dangerous one they've done.
@@sean8102Stronger than any US marine 🫡 I’m also a non-straight southerner- ace, intersex by some definitions since I have PCOS(which doesn’t help whatsoever because more body hair and the like + being uninterested in traditional “feminine” things like wearing makeup and shaving everything but my head), and a demigirl because something something I’m like a girl but they had to make a bunch of substitutions in the recipe, she/her in the way a boat is, woman a little to the left, etc. It’s hard enough being some flavor of woman but uninterested in dating or having kids when that’s considered A Woman’s Whole Reason For Existing by a lot of folks here, but I also look and dress juuuust gnc enough that I’ve had a woman in a Chili’s bathroom assume I was a trans girl and tell me “Sir, this isn’t your bathroom”. All that said, it’s definitely loads better in the part of Texas I live in, especially now that I’m free from the ironic hell that was Christian highschool. For example when I mistakenly came out of the closet once, only MOST of the people present insinuated I should kms/was a crime against god for existing. And I’ve only had sporadic outright threats made against me. Needless to say I still do not feel safe being open about my identity offline… The fewer targets I put on myself, the better, as much as I’d love to wear at least ace flag stuff. I get picked on enough for enjoying bugs and my Kirby hyperfixation but at least with that i can be like L + ratio + fuck you the little guys outside are cool and vital to the survival of this planet + funny orb game appeals to various ages for various reasons + people can like different things than you literally just shut up + no bitches
I guarantee you, people in the South have been shot and killed for much less. This wasn't staged, you do NOT go into the deep South and think this sort of idiotic stunt is "funny."
I love how the woman was offended that they were clearly trying to provoke the locals by playing off of negative deep south stereotypes and then chose to prove them wrong by calling in a group of locals to physically assault them.
@@realmrpoopybutthole7587 lmao lot of people have already tried going into an immensive Conservative region. Its not new. So it's definitely not staged. You just have to make better evacuation plans when shit hits the fan.
I think most of all Jeremy tearing up the dirt part of the lot is what sent her over the edge. You can hear her telling the others about how mad she is about it.
And.. to make it even "better" the Black Hawk Down OST they played is called "Synchrotone - Minutes before disaster" since that part of music was played when the Somalia Militia shot down one of the Black Hawk. Hhhaa
@@jose.a.a.a Well I mean, if you really wanted to get technical about it, men and women can ride with pride. I just thought it was highly coincidental that this phrase appeared here, given the set of circumstances.
As an Alabamian I can confirm this video was in no way falsified. They looked to be heading north from Mobile and those Pride gas stations tend to be in really seedy towns (I can say that, I'm from a seedy town) along that route.
Those folks down there gave those Top Gear folks a very rude welcome. Most folks in Alabama don’t behave that way, considering I’ve been to Mobile, Gulf Shores, and Foley…
@@carwrtr1 Trust me any "friendly" population will turn against you if you push their buttons. This is embarrassing, maybe, but in no way hard to believe.
@@odeclasdjent7831 Most people would just ignore it. Since in heavily populated places people tend to become more isolated from those around eachother. I know it sounds strange but it's a well documented phenomenon. Much the same way many people in flats will barely know their neighbours if at all, whereas people living on estates will have good acquaintance, even friendship with their neighbours. I'm no expert but I'd imagine it's because it's the sea of faces. Being around so many people means they all just blur into one globular mass. Humans don't naturally live in multi-million populated metropolis'. Maybe it's a way for the brain to cope, as its an overload of information
My wife grew up in Alabama and the family joke was that the states only reason for existing was to make Mississippi look good. Or maybe it was the other way around. Either way, the point is , someone has to be the bottom . The sad part is just how proud they seem to be of it
It's a Blues state, not a country music state. If you're afraid of Black People, then sure- Mississippi is terrifying.. but if you've ever been to Mardi Gras you know it's safer than Alabama.
Hearing “I’m calling the boys” and a literal pickup truck with a bunch of hillbillies in the back is the most stereotypical thing I have ever seen 😂😂 Edit: it’s been 11 months since o posted this. Thanks for all the likes guys!
Which also reminds me of an early scene in Smokey and the Bandit where Burt Reynolds, after evading a highway patrolman by hiding behind a building, looks at the camera, smiles, and rolls away. Part of me suspects the line and camera shot was intended to parody that scene.
Spent half of my life in Alabama and this is accurate, except for the idea that crossing the state border will save you. In reality, any rural area for several states in any direction will deliver similar results. Even Florida, the beaches of Florida are their own, completely different thing but go 30 minutes inland, anywhere outside of the larger cities, it's the south on meth, riding an alligator.
Even in liberal California, if you go far enough inland it becomes the Bible Belt of the west. Lately, San Bernardino county has been talking about breaking off from Cali to become it's own red state
Don't let this man fool you. Everyone in the city is on meth too! I live in Springfield MO and my entire apartment complex is meth addicts. I know because they hit their bubbles right in front of me...tried turning them into stoners...failed...
Jeremy: I'm doing something I'd never thought I'd do, I'm running for the border. Ralof: Hey you, you're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border? Walked right into that Alabamian ambush...
"Now, are y'all gay looking to see how long to get beat up in a hick town?" "I'm not gay, I'm married. I've got three children" Jeremy just trying to save himself and scarper earlier than others lol
@@Supersonic5579 Did you ever stop and think its a show, and they might have amped it up for TV? You shouldn't get mad just because someone disagrees with you.
@@mestercribbs0166 Ain't no tv show when the Good Ol' Boys roll up -- honor culture is alive and kickin in the South. On more than one occasion, I've been threatened with death and dismemberment by some jacked-up Chevy with a lift-kit toting a Rebel flag and gun racks -- just because I was riding a road bike in cycling shorts, or spoke without a southern twang, or -- heaven forbid! -- suggested in passing conversation that, maybe, the south actually lost the Civil War. Each separate occasion was a different truck, a different Bubba or Billy-Bob or Good Ol Boy Christian Man or what-have-you, perfectly convinced in the utter righteousness of slamming my brains into the pavement or peppering my backside with birdshot. This sh*t ain't no joke, man. You don't roll up into East Podunk, Alabama, with anything anti-Southern unless you literally have a death wish...
This is TV gold At the time I was suffering mental health issues but this although hair raising was absolutely hilarious to watch classic classic top gear
Great fact about this - when they production crew had to flee, the team that were in the van with Andy Wilman couldn't find him and stayed because 'No man left behind'. Got pelted with rocks, only to find out Mr Wilman had jumped in the first van out of there and was already a mile down the road!
As someone who got into a fight in Alabama I'm beginning to think it's less about what political statement is being made and more about just giving someone a reason to fight. I managed to start a 20-person brawl between two families and almost got arrested in Huntsville by openly stating that I found Despicable Me only "marginally" more entertaining than Frozen.
Both of you are correct. God knows what would have happened to May or Hammond. Plus they probably saved Top Gear. If May or Hammond would have gotten killed then for sure they were going to come after Jeremy hard.
I love Clarkson's loyalty to his two mates when he pisses off from the garage leaving Hammond with the jump leads for May's car. That's being a real pal. Lol
Here’s a tip to survive in the south not just Alabama, if you go to a gas station that hasn’t been renovated in almost 50/60 years, you know you’re going to end up dealing with some Texas chainsaw type of shit….. doesn’t matter if you’re in Florida Georgia Alabama or Louisiana or in the Midwest…. Just stay away from those type of gas stations or establishments
These three men have balls of steel to fly from the UK all the way to Alabama to do something so audacious as a joke. Meanwhile, I live in the US and it would never cross my mind to go anywhere near the south even if I shaved my head and had the most macho pickup 😂
I'm in NY, you'd be surprised what small rural towns will do in the face of anything that goes against their beliefs. This shit would happen in the village I grew up in, specially back in 07, the trio are brave souls
@@potatolord_lordofpotatoes Small towns can be really intimidating and risky to outsiders. Many small town folk can be nice, but an equal if not greater amount give off killer vibes the second they see something different.
5:00 I’m from NW Florida and I have spent a ton of time in Alabama. That lady at the gas station was literally coming out there to save those guys from getting beaten up.
"Hey let's try to get killed."
**almost gets killed**
"Damn we almost got killed."
10/10 show.
no clickbait at all!
Huh
Makes scence
It's irony. You won't understand.
@@gurisingh284 well.. i understood it?
As an Alabaman myself, here's a tip if you do this challenge yourself: If the gas station looks like it hasn't seen any renovation since the early 70s then it's best to just keep on moving.
Same here 😂
Yeah, if it looks like one from those horror movies, you shouldn’t be too surprised if the people from „the hills have eyes“ or leatherface himself turns up.
Me and my buddy did this challenge. Can confirm the claim being made
@Lex Bright Raven Well, I got me 'Trump 4 President" and "Jesus saves" stickers on me pick-up, and y'all need to know, I ain't had no problems in Alabama!
@@clavichord
The tutting you got in coastal Oregon, though!
I just love how the gas station is named "Ride with Pride" - and then the camera pans down to show Hammond's man-love car pull in. Amazing attention to detail right there!
Was the pride thing still present at that time? I mean, the show is not brand new and these clips were shot quite a while back.
@@andersolsvoll8493 The irony is killing me.
I can't say it's figurative, the irony is literally killing me.
😂
@@andersolsvoll8493 their google reviews are well worth it too. They changed the name to State Line Convenience. lol
Hey, they just wanted a ride with me. What’s the big deal?
If a nascar fan is chasing you, just turn right
As a NASCAR fan, this is hilarious
I also watch NASCAR, and this is indeed hilarious.
Gold
also avoid the highway
@@rampagoetech7024 more important to avoid the wall😉
I have pure and utter respect for Hammond. Man actually jumped May's car while the "boys" were on their way.
If they were to do it again, I bet they probably would of ditched the car and both of them made their getaway in the working truck together. Not worth risking the mob.
kinda both being stupid tbh ! , like fuck that car get in the car with Hammond and gtf out of there ! xD
@@antoinewood2478 it's probably staged anyway(doesn't affect anything) so the drama is more entertaining if they have to jump a car
@@zaidlacksalastname4905 i somehow doubt that those hicks were fake
Highkey if the situation was real which i have my doubts but since it's Alabama it's 50/50, would jave just abandoned may's car and told him to jump in the back
When the BBC used to allow quality like this.
Are they disallowing it, or have they just not had any opportunity or writers who have come up with stuff at this level... It's the later
If you want something better write it.
@@Alex-cw3rz considering they booted these three. Yes, they disallow it.
@@MrOnay-px1jx they booted Jeremy because he assaulted someone... To blame them is very weird
@@Alex-cw3rz and the dude he beat up deserved it so. Also the jokes they used to make BBC wont let anyone make now
@@MrOnay-px1jx no problems ,the grand tour is much better and they are free of the British Gov influenced state owned BBC
I love the fact that these three did a show in a literal war zone in Iraq and made it out safe and sound, yet it took only a few minutes for them to be run out of Alabama in fear for their lives.
And the worst was Argentina. The trio drove around in sports cars and unexpectedly, Jeremy felt like he and the convoy are not welcome there since his car had a license plate “H982 FKL” and there’s no way he can conceal or change the plate since it referenced Britain fighting Argentina to claim the Falkland Islands and Argentina lost. And also the trio were treated unfairly. First, the ferry dropped them in a beach with alot of stones and they struggled to get across it but they did. Second of all, they drove in Patagonia but that night, the convoy encountered an angry mob. There were raw eggs followed by rocks being thrown at the vehicles smashing the windows. The trio were forced to leave their cars behind. At the end, they made it away from harm into Chille.
Imagine thinking this was real and not staged, peak terminal smooth brain
I mean let's be honest
They wouldn't fair much better if they did this challenge in the Middle East
@@maxtuner5762 They would probably fair better.
@@alexcatch2436 you do it. I wanna see how it ends.
For those who doubt that the locals would do this, remember that this was filmed in 2007, only 4 years after “freedom fries.”
What's freedom fries?
@@mokisan some nationalist Americans attempted to change the name of french fries to 'freedom fries' mainly due to France's refusal to support the Iraq war. Ended up being platformed by loads of republican politician, getting way further than it should have.
@@fiddygd8304 with so many absurd things I have seen this almost seems like it being true🥲
What about it?
@@fiddygd8304 connection with Brits is where?
I loved that Hammond actually stops to help James rather than speeding off
Well if he didn't, they would have been responsible for a death.
@ITACA still, if it wasn't that shit would be scary
@@eggbag4182 Hammond should just give James a ride then gtf out of there asap
I would have sped off, lol.
@ITACA this wasn’t faked.
This was both the peak of BBC broadcasting and the low point of US/U.K. relations
no more probably UK- Alabama relationship
Low point of UK Us relations is the Afghan withdrawal
@@emilebichelberger7590 perhaps the low point of the us uk relations is the revolutionary war
@@dillonkoester5530 No, probably the War of 1812.
You mean the US haven’t a sense of humour? Weird
"The rednecks arrive" and just seeing 5 shirtless dudes and a hound pull up was amazing
5 shirtless dudes in a truck, pretty gay to me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
The response time of 'the boys' is better then most police and firebrigades though.
yes 🤣
@@Samsok013 Well, yeah. Law enforcement have to actually care about how they get to a scene without crashing into others, even with the lights to pull everyone over to the side while responding. Bet those rednecks probably hauled ass all the way there.
The one who came up with this challenge severely underestimated the trio's ability to offend one the of most sensitive state of an already sensitive country lol
Buncha sensitive snowflakes
@@DeFaustireal
Sensitive! I would have used 'braindead'.
@@csjrogerson2377real.
Land of the free!
then does this
"Are y'all tryna do some contest to get beat up in a hick town?" Literally Yes.
She actually got it exactly right. Can't be that dumb then.
It seems like she wasn’t even mad about the slogans she was just pissed that a bunch of foreign knobs came into town trying to cause backlash by playing off of southern stereotypes
@@patrickharris4641 not a stereotype if it's true
@@kenetickups6146 by definition, yes it is. I bet you wouldn't drive through a black neighborhood with "rap is crap" and "I hate watermelon and fried chicken" on your car; people would get mad not because of the opinions but instead how they reflect your view of the community. It's the same principle here, they're being inflammatory for the sake of being inflammatory
@@patrickharris4641 exactly. It's entertaining but they're just being cunts when they do this sort of thing.
They've been to Iraq, Syria, Bolivia, Argentina, Uganda, Rwanda, and the North Pole. And yet, the closest they came to dying was in Alabama.
Argentina was a close call too lol
Argentina was the closest.
Never have I been more proud to be in Alabama. We’ve shot our own sign
@@insertnamehere9497 USA! USA! USA!
I live here and living in Uganda isn’t even that dangerous tbh. It’s perfectly normal. If you’re talking about rural Uganda, then maybe.
“I’m calling the boys” In 5 mins Cleetus, Festus, Mud, Jared, Bret and Gunner show up with their propane shotguns and big dog Dale Eurnhart jr jr jr in they here pick up truck.
Don’t forget bubba who were to fat to get out of his house. But was there in spirit
Well, their girlfriend called in so they had to come, you don't refuse your sister like that
@@abecadlo15 holy cow 😂
People have started to mate with vegetables
"Dale Earnhardt jr jr jr" fucking lmao
I love how while Jeremy and Richard are brainstorming ideas, James gets straight to work 😂
He’d been saving what he’d written lol.
when they opened their mouths and the woman realized they were British that was the last straw
Damn foreigners.
Do Americans not like the British? or is it because they're foreigners?
@@mateusmenezes4628 we make fun of the British, but super patriotic (or nationalistic) people definitely don't like the British cause independence and all
@@gibbyskneecap1359 maybe if they live in the forest
@@mateusmenezes4628 no I have never met someone who hates the british if there was any country in Europe it would be the French cause they can be arrogant but still I haven't met to many people who do
Hammond is a trooper for helping out May despite obviously having shit his pants.
And the fact May is the one who made Hammond such a target
I would've just gone "nah mate, you got me killed, this is justice."
@@IronLegionnaire1 good chaps 😂😂
@@douglasascencio9140 its fake
As someone born in America..... I wouldn’t go near Alabama 😂
@@cunt2092 I hope you're right because it'd be a shame if people were actually like that in SWEET HOME ALABAMA!!
“I’m calling the boys”
*shirtless men together in the back of a pickup truck*
they were 5 feet apart from each other tho
Barış Doğukan Karakoyun damn that makes it not gay
@@barsdogukankarakoyun8798 aint gay if socks on
@@barsdogukankarakoyun8798 they looked gay
If you notice, she never said that in the video. That was something they added after those customers showed up. No one threw anything at them. They were acting
I remember when a friend asked me if I watched this episode of Top Gear. I said I hadn't watched Top Gear in ages, and he told me it was more like a documentary or a movie - not the typical studio stuff with car reviews. He described this part of the episode and said it was brilliant.
This is where Top Gear changed for the better with the specials and evolved into the show it became. We must thank the Gas Station owner and 'The Boys' for this moment.
I agree this and the Polar Special kick started prime Top Gear
Can we take a moment to appreciate that these three have been to literal warzones and the most dangerous place with considerable threat to life is Alabama.
In Argentina was worst.
WELCOME TO ALABAMA
Nah not as bad as what happened in Argentina
America for u
If you think Alabama is bad it sounds like you pussies ain’t never been out of the house..
They have had an episode set in Iraq and Chernobyl. They have driven to the North pole, and on some of the most deadly roads in the world. And yet there most dangerous stunt was to try and drive through Alabama.
downtown Basra is safer than Alabama
Tbf the tiera del fuego incident was much worse than this
Alabama - The Chechnya of the US
As an American I can't help but feel proud about that.
@@istyleonu wha-why
"They've shot their own sign, what're they going to do to us?"
Lmao I love the fear in his voice
That part is dumb lol probably got shot by other country's people lol
@@martinsimeonov1563 What?
@@waitholdonwhat28 the welcoome sign
@@martinsimeonov1563 I doubt that.
@@holliswilliams8426 here in italy happens with 30 km difference 🤣
The people that got angry at those slogans enough to start attacking the crew are definitely also the type of people that would call people 'snowflakes' and not notice the hypocrisy.
100% !!!
Yup
Yeah but if those rednecks went to a bar in Manchester, and started making fun of the Manchester United football team, they'd get their heads kicked in. Those brits need protective cages in their stadiums for fans of the visiting teams. So they aren't all civilized either.
The "Don't Tread on Me" crowd.
its also low education mixed with being isolated to a very devout area. you see it on both sides, they meet anything in opposition with violence
_"I honestly believe that in certain parts of America now, people have started to mate with vegetables."_
God, I miss these guys.
Florida man here. I'm living proof of this since I'm part vegetable, being autistic and all.
@@boogaloobender3462 you must be part swamp cabbage
Oh sweet mother of all fucks hahaha
I love top gear
You miss these guys? Um. Watch The Grand Tour
Fun fact, the whole town is one big family.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmao
👌😂🤣😅
@harley_roberts7 grandparents are brother and sister. Dad is also the brother and mom is the sister 🤣
Yes they all have webbed feet
Jeremy: I've just remembered, I've actually got loads of petrol *floors it*
lmao
Lmao original content
Oh you watch the video too
What car Jeremy was driving??
@@tejask8320 looks like 80s camaro or something
@@tejask8320 '89 Camaro RS
The best part was James turning Dodge into Dodgey
thank you lmao I saw that and was dying laughing
Jeremy: “James what you’ve done there is killed your friend”
James: *shrugs*
"does that mean hes not coming on then?"
Me and my best friend in a nutshell
2:27 seen this so many times and never noticed that James added a Y to Dodge. Brilliant.
Based
Right🤣
Oh I was reading it “gey” lmao. I didn’t know it was a dodge.
Only British ppl would understand that though. nobody else
@@KyleC11 explain pls
The fact the gas station is called ride with pride makes this even more hilarious
Not at all. It shows the sad state of the modern world that people think that is funny. People have smut on the brain.
@@bighands69 I ride with so much pride I'm almost leaking it after
@@bighands69 It's funny.
@@bighands69 pride?? what smut is this
@@bighands69 i googled your username and some of the first results were comments on porn lmao
2:13
"Hillary for president" in May's car was simply WAY TOO AHEAD OF ITS TIME X'D
How'd that end up lmao
1:42 "I think what you've done there James is killed your friend"
James: *shrugs*
Best bit
420th like, congrats on the dank comment
How dangerously true it could be.
Was looking for this
Hammond should've left him there, sorry mate, look what you did to my car
“We’ve just sort of decorated our cars in a distinctive manner.” The accent combined with the statement was the cherry on top!!!
Clarkson: "We had to pull into a town for fuel"
Also Clarkson: "I just remembered, I actually got loads of petrol"
Proceeds to "tear up the parking lot" lol
It was a SET UP
@@dashs1496 I don't think so. The attacks on the camera crew, and the panic to scrape the paint off on the side of the road seemed pretty real.
I love how at 4:36, you can faintly hear "What in the hell?..." in the background 💀
"They've shot their own sign, what are they going to do to us", such an underrated line
Most of the signs in the Dirty South are shot up! What the hell else you gonna do in the middle of nowhere, beside drink! This aint London.
@@Dynamic_Photography London is made by people so is Alabama.
The irony is where they are from British citizens desecrate their own government's property.
@@buzztrucker hell yeah they do! Brits are just as fuck'd up as the US.
@@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174 huh???
I’m actually surprised they could read what was on the cars.
James Wood nice
Nice
Nice
@Veganism Kills they are the most retarded people 😂😂
@Veganism Kills did you even watch the video
“Then they turned on the film crew”
That’s probably because they don’t want to be filmed committing murder
I couldn’t exactly imagine getting turned on by a bunch of hicks...
aaand they would probably stopped the filming by... committing murder
When I hear Alabama, all I picture is the hills have eyes type creatures and sweaty hate fucking your entire family tree
if i was the cameraman ima throw that huge camera nd bash em onto the head
@@bretthansen6634 I horrendously misread that sentence.
This seems like another Top Gear stunt overly dramatized for television's sake, but the OG trio confirmed in a live Q&A that this segment was genuinely the most dangerous one they've done.
Another overly professional and incredibly staged drama that the BBC used to excel at and now we have bugger all!
As someone that lives in Arkansas, and isn't straight (Bi), I find it so funny the people that think this is far-fetched.
@@sean8102Stronger than any US marine 🫡
I’m also a non-straight southerner- ace, intersex by some definitions since I have PCOS(which doesn’t help whatsoever because more body hair and the like + being uninterested in traditional “feminine” things like wearing makeup and shaving everything but my head), and a demigirl because something something I’m like a girl but they had to make a bunch of substitutions in the recipe, she/her in the way a boat is, woman a little to the left, etc. It’s hard enough being some flavor of woman but uninterested in dating or having kids when that’s considered A Woman’s Whole Reason For Existing by a lot of folks here, but I also look and dress juuuust gnc enough that I’ve had a woman in a Chili’s bathroom assume I was a trans girl and tell me “Sir, this isn’t your bathroom”.
All that said, it’s definitely loads better in the part of Texas I live in, especially now that I’m free from the ironic hell that was Christian highschool. For example when I mistakenly came out of the closet once, only MOST of the people present insinuated I should kms/was a crime against god for existing. And I’ve only had sporadic outright threats made against me. Needless to say I still do not feel safe being open about my identity offline… The fewer targets I put on myself, the better, as much as I’d love to wear at least ace flag stuff. I get picked on enough for enjoying bugs and my Kirby hyperfixation but at least with that i can be like L + ratio + fuck you the little guys outside are cool and vital to the survival of this planet + funny orb game appeals to various ages for various reasons + people can like different things than you literally just shut up + no bitches
Staged or not (I've seen genuinely conflicting opinions) it's still funny how quickly it goes to pot
I guarantee you, people in the South have been shot and killed for much less. This wasn't staged, you do NOT go into the deep South and think this sort of idiotic stunt is "funny."
I love how quickly the film crew ditched them
I think they were more concerned for their safety since they were the ones filming
@@Snowfang00 Absolutely, if the crazy ass hicks are gonna commit murder, they’re gonna make sure there’s no video evidence xD
The film crew are awesome and tend to fuck with them pretty often, its just cut alot of the time.
@@obscura1839 Are you sure duude?
Rip wizard
3 English men having some trouble with American locals,
1508, colorized
Lol Native Americans it is 😂😂😂
They should have a new challenge. Drive through downtown in any big American City with trump 2020 and blue line flags!
British undercover agents pretend to be northerners to further Northern-Southern divisions (1861, colorised)
LOLZ
well in 1508 America didn't exist 😂
Did you hear that the governor's mansion in Alabama burned down?
Almost took out the whole trailer park.
Underrated comment here
stolen joke
Not even funny, he built that monstrosity next to the nicest trailer park in Bama.
Why else is the capital called Mobile?
Yeah took out the entire library as well. Both books gone and they hadnt even finished colouring in one of them.
My favorite part of this episode to this day is the fact it’s 100% real
As a bi-sexual male that's lived in Arkansas since they were a kid, I don't find it surprising in the least.
@@sean8102stop saying "as a"
@@asellandrofacchio7263The sentence would have improper grammar if you removed that bit.
Its not there is no way
"They've shot their own sign." Always gets me!
I couldn't believe that crap lol
Mississippi dose it too
We have a lot of that in GA There was a pro Hillary metal sighn and people shot it out
Captain Ah Vong dang
Immfrom,kentucky
Alabama sign: "Alabama, the beautiful"
Also Alabama sign: *30 bullet holes in it*
plot twist: hammond shot the sign
@@ftyropek got dammit Hammond
It adds character.
@@wyattinator true true
@Insights this was lighthearted until you came along
Man,they should have written "dating your sister is not cool"
I wanna see how they react to that...
Instant lynching lol
They'd be too busy fucking their sister to notice.
I’m just surprised they can read
@Läski Jaakko What does that even mean LOL
@Läski Jaakko lol is it true?
"I think what you've done there, James, is killed your friend"
james: *shrugs*
I love how the woman was offended that they were clearly trying to provoke the locals by playing off of negative deep south stereotypes and then chose to prove them wrong by calling in a group of locals to physically assault them.
Have you ever given thought to the idea that it might all be staged?
@@realmrpoopybutthole7587 Until its proven the video material is staged, I consider it as real.
@@realmrpoopybutthole7587 Have you ever given thought to how fucked up the south generally is?
@@realmrpoopybutthole7587 lmao lot of people have already tried going into an immensive Conservative region. Its not new. So it's definitely not staged. You just have to make better evacuation plans when shit hits the fan.
Im not sure I believe this was real but ok. Plus I was really surprised it was a "woman".
I like how they drew the line at “Nascar Sucks”
I think most of all Jeremy tearing up the dirt part of the lot is what sent her over the edge. You can hear her telling the others about how mad she is about it.
Well Nascar is about dead anyway
NASCA sucks. He kinda ran out of room.
Marko Djurdjevic nascar is for people who think formula 1 is too complicated
Nascar is for people who don’t know how to turn right. And Indycar, let’s not get started on that.
I love how James' car dies at the wotst time, then he flips the bonnet up with "I'm Bi"🤣
Good comment got me laughing:)
@@speksnijderbs1764 good laugh got me commenting
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
W O T S T
I really wish they could’ve shown all the clips before of Jame’s car going out cuz that’s what made the irony of the whole thing so damn hilarious
Good ol southern hospitality. Surprised they could even read the cars 😂
5:17
"I've just remembered, I've actually got loads of petrol"
**speeds away
SO LONG SUCKAAAAZ!!!!!!
*_Screech_*
BECAUSE ITS FUCKING OBVIOUSLY FAKE!!! Lol how stupid can people be
i hate it when they say petrol.... it is like hearing fingernails on chalkboard.....so cringey
@@kushpaladin they could say the same to us for calling it gas
Alabama is certainly coming up in the world, they could read the side of the cars.
Wasted Timeandeffort stolen?
Wasted Timeandeffort epstein what did you do?
Can you tell me how it felt to get suicided by Hillary Clinton
"Alabam"...
*_ALABAM_*
It’s hilarious that of all the places they’ve been and the things they’ve done the closest they’ve been to dying is in the United States.
Yea of course
And they've been to Iraq ffs
you forgot argentina? that is way worse, this seems reality tv, like where the hell she came from? the Argentina episode meanwhile seems legit
Apart from Hammond's two near-fatal crashes
@@tobznoobs true
I love how they play the stereotypical "combat footage in Afghanistan music" towards the end.
It was actually from the soundtrack to Black Hawk Down.
@@WinstonSmith685 Very good ear!
And.. to make it even "better" the Black Hawk Down OST they played is called "Synchrotone - Minutes before disaster"
since that part of music was played when the Somalia Militia shot down one of the Black Hawk. Hhhaa
Bad time to mention Afghanistan LOL
To be fair Afghanistan is more developed in every aspect than the US ever will be.
"I'm not gay. I am married. I have three children." Jeremy immediately goes into humanizing mode. This clip is TopGear at its best!
😂😂😂
@Bryan Singh damn I'm american but your dumber than me
@@an-2253 oh dawg you’re* fucked
@Bryan Singh Lol this is Alabama. We all know how it be
Sometimes Jeremy’s roasting, is almost frightening.
4:11 - Ironically, the gas station that Hammond pulled in with his "man love rules ok" slogan was called "ride with pride" hahaha
That's not really ironic but ok
@@jose.a.a.a Well I mean, if you really wanted to get technical about it, men and women can ride with pride. I just thought it was highly coincidental that this phrase appeared here, given the set of circumstances.
pride =/= gay
More than likely white pride
Lol
I how love how james just stands there like a child watching his pairents argue when that lady confronts Clarkson
As an Alabamian I can confirm this video was in no way falsified. They looked to be heading north from Mobile and those Pride gas stations tend to be in really seedy towns (I can say that, I'm from a seedy town) along that route.
Those folks down there gave those Top Gear folks a very rude welcome. Most folks in Alabama don’t behave that way, considering I’ve been to Mobile, Gulf Shores, and Foley…
@@carwrtr1 Did your car display messages the population disapproves of?
@@carwrtr1 Trust me any "friendly" population will turn against you if you push their buttons. This is embarrassing, maybe, but in no way hard to believe.
@@catinthehat5140 go to nyc with a confederate flag on your car and you’ll get an even worse response
@@odeclasdjent7831 Most people would just ignore it. Since in heavily populated places people tend to become more isolated from those around eachother. I know it sounds strange but it's a well documented phenomenon. Much the same way many people in flats will barely know their neighbours if at all, whereas people living on estates will have good acquaintance, even friendship with their neighbours. I'm no expert but I'd imagine it's because it's the sea of faces. Being around so many people means they all just blur into one globular mass. Humans don't naturally live in multi-million populated metropolis'. Maybe it's a way for the brain to cope, as its an overload of information
I can’t imagine being somewhere and thinking “we’ll be safer in the more tolerant state of Mississippi”
Exactly lmao. Mississippi isn’t much better. Best to make the break for New Orleans or Florida
My wife grew up in Alabama and the family joke was that the states only reason for existing was to make Mississippi look good. Or maybe it was the other way around. Either way, the point is , someone has to be the bottom . The sad part is just how proud they seem to be of it
It's a Blues state, not a country music state. If you're afraid of Black People, then sure- Mississippi is terrifying.. but if you've ever been to Mardi Gras you know it's safer than Alabama.
@@patrickasplund I dunno. Black majority areas can be pretty scary on their own. Just look at Chicago.
And Detroit and St. Louis and Memphis.
“In certain parts of America, people have started to mate with vegetables” 😂😂
That honestly sums up Alabama. Absolute shithole of a state lmao
@@Lakita2880 that's the entire nation these days haha
3 years later a piece of veg becomes president.
@@OpiatesAndTits boiled* piece of vege
MM L “STARTED??” damn it’s been three hundred years since a watermelon has became a substitute for their left hands!
That NASCAR sucks part really hit me in the heart.
Plot twist all those honking at hammond were closer gays agreeing with his car
Closet
Maybe
Honk if you’re horny for hamster?
that's exactly what i thought
@@JS-qg1ie I prefer more masculine men like SolidRev
Hearing “I’m calling the boys” and a literal pickup truck with a bunch of hillbillies in the back is the most stereotypical thing I have ever seen 😂😂
Edit: it’s been 11 months since o posted this. Thanks for all the likes guys!
Dark souls boss Karen
That was some GTA 5 sandy shores shit
Fake
it looked like a scene from a game where a truck full of enemies enters
@@DropkickNation Nope cameraman confirmed in an interview
"I've just remembered I've actually got loads of petrol."
**races away from gas station...*
САLIMBO ГГГ
Which also reminds me of an early scene in Smokey and the Bandit where Burt Reynolds, after evading a highway patrolman by hiding behind a building, looks at the camera, smiles, and rolls away. Part of me suspects the line and camera shot was intended to parody that scene.
САLIMBO ГГГ you should of put country peaple suck ass
I'm from Alabama. Never laughed so hard in my life! That was hilarious. All of us ain't that bad tho. 😂
The guys they hired to harass them weren't even good actors though. I hope no one took this that seriously.
'I can excuse racism but I draw the line at 'Man Love Rules' graffitied onto a car."
Fun fact: That gas station was shut down for selling cigarettes illegally
Lmao I know it's mean to say this but I'm glad!
F
How do u know?
I was there today, they were open.
@@peptobismol9 oh damn tell us more.
Spent half of my life in Alabama and this is accurate, except for the idea that crossing the state border will save you. In reality, any rural area for several states in any direction will deliver similar results. Even Florida, the beaches of Florida are their own, completely different thing but go 30 minutes inland, anywhere outside of the larger cities, it's the south on meth, riding an alligator.
More like defiling alligators.
@@angryonion9550 true
Even in liberal California, if you go far enough inland it becomes the Bible Belt of the west. Lately, San Bernardino county has been talking about breaking off from Cali to become it's own red state
Don't let this man fool you. Everyone in the city is on meth too! I live in Springfield MO and my entire apartment complex is meth addicts. I know because they hit their bubbles right in front of me...tried turning them into stoners...failed...
Stupid inbread stfu bout a hick town dumb hoe
2:27 The rebrand to Dodgey.... I died... 😀
how’d they manage to check off every stereotype in such a short video
Editing
@@RilfDanielson true they had to make the americans look better than they actually were because of broadcast standards.
almost seems..........................................................................produced? like for a show?
They paid people to act.
@@Technicallyaddicted "vastly superior with technology"? I've got news for you, friend, you're gonna get picked on everywhere you go.
"Man love ok"
--Skyrim NPC-- Gas Station Owner: Never should have come here!
@Evil cat Okay so that wasn't the joke
@Evil cat I couldn’t agree with you more
@@Stinerator aw you tried
Jeremy: I'm doing something I'd never thought I'd do, I'm running for the border.
Ralof: Hey you, you're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border? Walked right into that Alabamian ambush...
Holy cow I've got 1100 likes? :O Bro. Also, you commenters take a pill. This is all good laughs. These crazy nuts don't represent our entire country.
"Now, are y'all gay looking to see how long to get beat up in a hick town?"
"I'm not gay, I'm married. I've got three children"
Jeremy just trying to save himself and scarper earlier than others lol
Thats not even counterevidence
@@Cytronik well you can't have a gay marriage and have three childrens or they are adopted childrens.
@@kloic9334 Or you only come clean with yourself and your sexuality after you already had a hetero marriage and still be a father.
@@Cytronik yes, that's what i was also trying to say.
I renember I got loads of petrol
*runs away with his 89 Camaro*
That Black Hawk Down ost in the end is hilarious 😂
The moment when it "became a radio show", it sounded like combat footage for some reason lmao
It basically was
The black hawk down soundtrack definetly contributed
You mean when it became a total lie?
@@Supersonic5579 Did you ever stop and think its a show, and they might have amped it up for TV? You shouldn't get mad just because someone disagrees with you.
@@mestercribbs0166 Ain't no tv show when the Good Ol' Boys roll up -- honor culture is alive and kickin in the South.
On more than one occasion, I've been threatened with death and dismemberment by some jacked-up Chevy with a lift-kit toting a Rebel flag and gun racks -- just because I was riding a road bike in cycling shorts, or spoke without a southern twang, or -- heaven forbid! -- suggested in passing conversation that, maybe, the south actually lost the Civil War.
Each separate occasion was a different truck, a different Bubba or Billy-Bob or Good Ol Boy Christian Man or what-have-you, perfectly convinced in the utter righteousness of slamming my brains into the pavement or peppering my backside with birdshot.
This sh*t ain't no joke, man.
You don't roll up into East Podunk, Alabama, with anything anti-Southern unless you literally have a death wish...
Ironic how the -petrol- gas station was literally called *Ride With Pride* 4:11
@Connor Mcgee They use it a lot though even if it's not exclusive to them.
@@mattwolf7698 literally once a year we use it and yall get triggered by it
So if you're proud of anything you automatically become gay lmao
@@crazypsychovirgoman6990 I have nothing against you lot but thb a month isnt "once a year" like m8 that's 1/12th the year cmon
@@jackwisniewski3859 and you guys get to experience straight pride every day so here's that
Makes you proud for being from literally anywhere else
Truly. I'm from south carolina, and I'd still rather be from here than alabama
Except maybe Mississippi.
I am proud of being from Alabama
@@Ian-pu5jh Nice Try. The Real Johnny Cash is from Arkansas
True but I am not the real Johnny Cash
This is TV gold
At the time I was suffering mental health issues but this although hair raising was absolutely hilarious to watch classic classic top gear
"i've just remembered i've got loads of petrol" says Clarkson as he leaves his mates behind..lol
What did you expect??
Yep
The British invade US Territory: 2013, Colorized
Union sympathizers protest in the Confederation during the civil war (1862)
2006*
you know this comment is old and entered the now defunct dead meme factory... please stop
@@verloser while I respect your opinion, it's still wrong
@@verloser no
I'm from Alabama and I really hate that this is such an accurate representation of the people here.
Hannah Blevins the fact that you exist (inferring that you’re not like them) means there’s some hope though!
Bruh
Same
The south in general, to be honest.
@I'm tired of this nigga shut yo ass up
Great fact about this - when they production crew had to flee, the team that were in the van with Andy Wilman couldn't find him and stayed because 'No man left behind'. Got pelted with rocks, only to find out Mr Wilman had jumped in the first van out of there and was already a mile down the road!
So the van driving out at 5:21 could've been Andy Willman?
As someone who got into a fight in Alabama I'm beginning to think it's less about what political statement is being made and more about just giving someone a reason to fight. I managed to start a 20-person brawl between two families and almost got arrested in Huntsville by openly stating that I found Despicable Me only "marginally" more entertaining than Frozen.
wrong opinion
They probably didn't know what marginally meant, so they panicked like spooked bears
This is hilarious, but how can anyone ever think that Despicable Me is better than Frozen?
@@Mentadeath them's fightin words in Alabama apparently
It was *significantly* better than Frozen.
"guess what you're in a hick town"
"We're gonna die now"
at least they are aware that their a bunch of dumb inbred fucks
Whatever a "hick" town is.
I 'love' how they are proud of how backwards and insular they are.
“Don’t you dayyer”
@@Max25670 Sam, it actually “they’re” as in “they are”. I shouldn’t be calling people dumb, pal.
I like how the closest they’ve been to getting shot/killed is Alabama, and not Not Bolivia’s death road, Chernobyl or Africa.
You forgot about Argentina....
ManchesterSpotter just remember those countries mentioned don’t generally have civilians with guns unless they have licensing.
Well, Its America. One of the worst countries in the world. What do you expect?
@@BRAG3A Are you disabled?
Francisco Sanchez Cus? If you disagree there is something wrong with you
"I'm not gay. I'm married and I've got 3 kids."
Still one of the best-delivered lines during the entire tenure of this show, which is saying something
As a person from the south, I'll admit that even Alabama scares me. They're a special kind of people lol
Exactly. I’m from Texas and I would be scared to go there 😳😳
Yeah fuck that incest hell hole I ain’t ever going there
Not nearly as bad as uncle mom and aunt dad West Virginia.
@Da gorrilaa Unless you're gay, black, and not a Christian.
if i had those slogans on my truck i would carry gas cans everywhere
Honestly the film crew probably gave enough of a distraction to allow Hammond and May to escape
The film crew is the only reason May & Hammond are even still alive, let's be honest here.
Both of you are correct. God knows what would have happened to May or Hammond. Plus they probably saved Top Gear. If May or Hammond would have gotten killed then for sure they were going to come after Jeremy hard.
Sure this was real? Well, it does look kinda real but I don't think I can trust TV shows.
@@ayoutubeuser7613 you can never be sure with Alabama. There's a reason family trees look like ladders there.
@A TH-cam User This, along with the Argentina disaster, are all real.
the best part is the gas station is called “Ride With Pride”
Ikr 😂😂😂
HA, GGGAAAYYYYYYYY
different pride I reckon
@@mirorizzo3872 no wayyyy
the word Pride existed before it was hijacked by the LGBTQ indoctrination.
4:14 love the pan-down from 'ride with pride' to Hammond's car LOL
That's such a good catch
I love Clarkson's loyalty to his two mates when he pisses off from the garage leaving Hammond with the jump leads for May's car. That's being a real pal. Lol
Somehow that doesn't really surprise me. Guy's got the biggest mouth but the guy with the biggest heart is Hammond.
They should’ve jumped when he did.
People who dont act quick are usually the ones complaining after the fact.
Isnt that clarksons camaro at 6:05 i think
To be fair, he'd already gone by the time may said he needed help
@@nicks4802 james' car need to be jump started
Here’s a tip to survive in the south not just Alabama, if you go to a gas station that hasn’t been renovated in almost 50/60 years, you know you’re going to end up dealing with some Texas chainsaw type of shit….. doesn’t matter if you’re in Florida Georgia Alabama or Louisiana or in the Midwest…. Just stay away from those type of gas stations or establishments
Keep seeing that comment from different people
@@RS-xq6je guess we really should avoid it 😂
They are just waiting to be bought up by your mates right?
Depends. Just dont do anything crazy
@@RS-xq6je bots or like farmers
Clarkson: "I believe in certain parts of America people have started to mate with vegetables."
Holy shit I'm dying.
Yeah they probably did, that vegetable is their sister
Newyork and l.a
Does that make them vegetarian?
Bruh
@Austin Martín Hernández / That's how you get yeast infections.
These three men have balls of steel to fly from the UK all the way to Alabama to do something so audacious as a joke. Meanwhile, I live in the US and it would never cross my mind to go anywhere near the south even if I shaved my head and had the most macho pickup 😂
This video doesn’t do Alabama justice. Not saying it’s worth visiting, but this wouldn’t really happen.
I'm in NY, you'd be surprised what small rural towns will do in the face of anything that goes against their beliefs. This shit would happen in the village I grew up in, specially back in 07, the trio are brave souls
@@potatolord_lordofpotatoes Small towns can be really intimidating and risky to outsiders. Many small town folk can be nice, but an equal if not greater amount give off killer vibes the second they see something different.
@@L0LrevneD I live in Georgia and I honestly don’t blame you RevneD
5:48 Dale,Doyle,Daryl,Dan,Don,,Dalton.....
god damn O'Neil brothers!
+Jerrell Chiu yet there not in alabama there in calafronia....
+Rene bank forgot David
Hahaahahahah
+Rene Bank Don't forget their sisters Dolly,Debra,Delilah,Daisy,Diana,Denise... Who are also their girlfriends.
Clarkson: "What you've done there, is killed your friend."
May: *shrugs*
When people from Alabama discover the internet and see this video they’re going to be pissed, but we got at least 15 years before that happens
I'm from Alabama so...
@@macksrailroadinglife8699 THEY'RE EVOLVING!!!!
@@macksrailroadinglife8699 bruh
@@macksrailroadinglife8699 Roll Tide brother
As a person that lives in Alabama I can confirm
5:00 I’m from NW Florida and I have spent a ton of time in Alabama. That lady at the gas station was literally coming out there to save those guys from getting beaten up.
Is that why she ‘called the boys’? Doesn’t sound like she was saving them very much 💀
How the hell do you save someone getting beat up when you call ppl who is hell bent on beating them up. Don't think you understood this.
Such a great series. These were the golden years, and I'm glad I saw them.
It’s funny to think they went through war torn countries on their specials, and this, this was the most in danger they’d ever been in
They were in even greater danger in Argentina.
They did not try to piss off the locals in the war torn countries.
probably because they didn’t go out of their way to taunt people from war torn countries lol
Maybe they didnt pay the locals to act like they were trying to kill them. This was set up.
@@williamd1891 Maybe it was, but you can't deny that Alabama is full of uneducated bigots.