01x01 - A Major Faux Pas

[bunniefuu]

- [JT] Howdy, miss.

- [Chad] How's it going?

[JT] Can we get you to sign our petition?

Hey, you've got a great smile, sir.

Would you sign our petition

to stop talking sh*t on e-scooters?

To stop talking e-sh*t on scooters?

Just regular sh*t on e-scooters.

- Sure.

- Thanks.

What's e-sh*t?

Yeah, we're pretty prominent

scooter riders,

and we've been facing

some pretty heavy verbal abuse

every time we've been riding.

Someone called me a straight-up b*tch.

That's f*cked up, bro.

I mean, I don't like them.

People who ride them tend to be

f*cking stupid and dangerous on them.

I don't know, dude.

Most riders I know are chill.

It's not about chill.

It's about being stupid on the strand.

Well, I see them as kind of scary

because they come riding past you so fast

when you're just walking along.

- Yeah.

- Right.

If you sign that, you can't say

things like that anymore.

Oh, okay. [chuckles]

Thanks. Now for the rest of your life,

you can never utter another bad word

about e-scooters or those who ride them.

Okay.

- Do you want my email?

- Yes, please.

I'm all about ripping, but not at the cost

of some f*cking kid on his bike

or some lady walking her dog.

If we could get you on a scooter

right now, would you be down to try?

- Possibly.

- Dude, let's do it.

[upbeat music playing]

- [JT] Go, baby!

- [Chad] Let's do it!

[JT] Learn to love it!

He looks stoked.

Dude, he looks good. Look at him go!

[chuckling]

- [Chad] Dude, he's touching some crete.

- [JT] One-footer!

- Let's go

- Not gonna lie, feels good.

- Yeah, dude! Did you like it?

- You loved it.

[Strider] You could say Chad and JT are

They're activists. What does that mean?

They're spreading stoke.

These guys are built to create change.

[man] You can tell they're great guys.

I just met them

and walked up and asked for a selfie.

You know, nice as can be,

and I love their energy.

- Hey, move over here!

- [Chad] Hey, guys.

You should post up

and watch our dance. It'll be sick.

- It's for a charitable cause.

- Wanna watch our dance to save the coral?

JT and Chad's activism, I describe it as

things that actually are really good

for humanity, like saving

the coral reef as well as

parties.

Why not? We need to have more fun in life.

[dance music playing]

Most of what Chad and JT do

is completely moronic,

but they're trying really hard.

It's admirable how hard they're trying.

Oh!

[Chad] Thank you! [cheers] Thank you!

You guys are inspiring me

and a lot of people.

- [JT] Hell yeah.

- Thank you.

[JT] Thank you for saying that.

It's really nice.

Chad's probably the hottest in our squad.

His hair is beautiful.

He's the best surfer out of the group.

JT is probably

the smartest dude I've ever met.

I've never seen anyone excel

at vacation activities like JT does.

[shutter clicking]

They're two of the best bros

and will have your back, no matter what.

I first heard about Chad and J

when I saw their video of them

at the city council

fighting against parties

being banned in the Hollywood Hills.

Last week I heard the gut-wrenching news

you've passed a bill

banning house parties.

I won't lie to you, Council.

I'm not stoked.

[reporter] What makes it a party ban,

rather than a party restriction?

[JT] I think that's pure semantics.

The reality is,

they're trying to steal the fun

from these wonderful people.

I'm not surprised they became so famous.

It feels like

everybody can connect with them.

They fight for the things that will bring

more stoke to the community.

It's gotta be the chillest,

most down-to-earth bros on the planet.

I don't know who Chad and JT are.

They were running,

gunning, and drilling it.

[Chad] Bring e-scooters to the Olympics!

[Strider] Straight up raising awareness

everywhere they went. It was epic, dude.

They were on top of the world. And then,

they try, uh, to do this thing

to save the boarders.

And that was basically a U-turn for them.

[seagulls cooing]

What's up, dudes?

We're here today to fight for a cause

that's near and dear to our hearts,

the safety and freedom of skateboarders.

For far too long in society,

skateboarders have been oppressed.

It's still ill*gal

in parts of southern California,

with cops handing out tickets

and security guards being aggro.

That's why we'll set up a booth in

Huntington Beach to fight for the cause.

Come out, support us, and let's go!

- [Chad] Hey, dude.

- [JT] Hey, what's up, sir?

- [Chad] You down to protect our boarders?

- [JT] Do you want to protect our boarders?

I do, but I'm in a hurry.

Do you guys wanna protect our boarders?

[man] Yeah, I do. I

- [JT] Can we get you to sign our petition?

- I can do that.

Yeah, it's a huge issue.

[man] Yeah, I'm all about closing them.

We want a system

where there's, like, no citations,

no people getting booted. It's fully legal

and secure for the boarders.

Really, the bottom line with borders is,

it's just like your house.

You'd rather people come in through

the front door than jump over the fence.

If we had an immigration system

where we started letting people in,

you know, do it legally.

- What?

- [man] Yes.

- Whatever.

- Yeah.

- What was he talking about?

- I don't know, dude.

- I'm stoked he's fired up by the cause.

- Yeah, dude, we got that signature.

I'm from up north. I'm from Massachusetts.

We're so far from the border. It's only

something you hear on the news.

So there are no boarders in Massachusetts?

No.

- [JT] Whoa. That's crazy.

- [Chad] Whoa.

- The city doesn't allow it?

- What do you mean?

If you try to skate in Massachusetts,

they kick you out?

When I was 18,

I was in Tijuana every weekend.

- Nice.

- That place is disgusting, you know?

They were treating people wrong.

Even Mexican children.

They were treating people wrong.

I didn't like that.

They were skating

where they weren't supposed to?

I guess so. If you wanna put it that way.

- Oh, okay.

- Right.

We all skated where we weren't supposed to

at some point.

If you work and pay taxes

to support everything

I don't know what we're talking about.

- [Chad] It was

- Keeping borders safe.

Right. We're on the same page then. Sweet.

- [JT] My dude! You believe in the cause!

- [Chad] Dude!

- Protect our boarders, baby!

- Let's go!

- [JT] What a legend!

- Had me making a U-turn.

Haven't seen anyone in gear.

Why do you believe

in protecting our boarders?

There's a lot of shitbags over there

that don't need to be over here.

They come at you, sideways and cross-eyed

like they wanna start a g*ng thing on you.

We've seen that. You can be shredding,

and they'll roll up on you like,

"Get out of here."

You're like, "What's with the attitude?"

Can we get a selfie with you?

- Sure.

- Hell yeah.

Let me

- Whoa!

- Nice, dude.

- My board.

- All right. Here we go.

- Dude, so

- Get in here, dog.

[shutter clicking]

- Got it, dude.

- My nickname's Iggy.

[Chad] Iggy, what up? So stoked

you wanna protect the boarders.

I do. They bring them to our country.

We give them everything

in medical business. Everything!

Twenty-two percent loans and sh*t,

you know on interest rates and sh*t.

They get 0% interest rates.

- Whoa. Thanks, man.

- Catch you here later.

What a diverse range

of views on skateboarders.

For sure.

[Strider] Chad and JT posted that image

with the wrong spelling of boarders.

I don't think they knew anything

what they were talking about with that.

But life continued as usual for them,

at least for a bit.

Uh, what up, Council?

My name's Chad Kroeger.

I'm here to promote

an amazing, new, holistic practice.

It's something I accidentally discovered

at my first Weenie Roast.

During The Lumineers' set,

I passed out face down, nude,

and spread-eagle in the sun.

And soon thereafter, security woke me up.

And I was surprised at how lucid I was.

I was expecting to be sloshed.

Here's the thing.

I wasn't.

I didn't realize

where this mysterious boost came from

until my health guru Troy, from Venice,

showed me something

called perineum sunning.

Perineum sunning

is where you allow direct sunlight

to penetrate your bare sphincter

for 30 seconds or more.

- Dr. Drew says that the sun is a massive

- [man] Mayor. Mayor. Mayor.

The public speaker is allowed

to speak about something

that's within the jurisdiction

of the City of Irvine,

but this subject matter is not.

This is a holistic practice

that'll radically change everyone's lives.

Point of order.

Please allow my colleague to expand,

and thank you.

[JT] What up, Council?

The most difficult thing

about perineum sunning

is there's no space

where we're allowed to practice it.

We can't at my mom's house because

it weirds out her boyfriend Greg,

who is a legend.

And we're not allowed

to do it at the parks,

so to your interjection that

this isn't within the city's jurisdiction,

we will ask that the city

create a space for this health practice.

If it's cool with you, Council,

I'd love to have my friend

and colleague, Chad Kroeger,

demonstrate the position

for perineum sunning.

If you can redirect

your attention towards the stairs.

[audience laughs]

Thank you, Chad.

And thank you, Council. We look forward

to you guys putting this into action.

- [Chad] Is this it?

- [JT] I think so.

The gate's ajar.

No, dude. It's a gate.

Dude, I wonder what big news

Zedd has to tell us.

[JT] Maybe he just wants

to show us his new place.

Whoa.

- [Chad] It's huge.

- [JT] Big-a*s door.

[knocking]

[Zedd] Coming.

[JT] What's up, dude?

- My dog.

- Bring it in.

- Who's first?

- [Chad] JT, you go first.

- How are you?

- [Chad] What's up?

[Zedd] Welcome to the new crib.

- [Chad] Dude!

- [JT] Dude!

[Zedd] Where do we even start?

- Uh, bathroom.

- [Chad] Dude, nice.

- Giant tree.

- [JT] Have you climbed that yet?

- [Zedd] Not yet.

- [Chad] Dude, are these succulents?

Yeah.

- There is fish in there.

- [JT] Do you have a shark?

There is a light in there,

but I have no idea how to use it.

- So many spots to party. All ideal.

- Yes, absolutely.

Speaking of party, by the way.

I don't know what your plans are, but

I'd love to have you guys

in Vegas with me.

If you guys would be down

to give a speech on stage

about your activism.

I have a residency there.

[upbeat music playing]

[cheering]

- For real?

- [Zedd] If you guys are down.

- Yeah, we're down.

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

- [both] Yeah.

- Dude.

- Thank you.

[Zedd] We have to spread the love.

- Yeah.

- [Zedd] My dog.

The Vegas show is about 3,500 people-ish.

I'm envisioning playing a song,

slowing it down,

volume off, and I invite them

on stage, and they jump up on the booth.

And they just give us a speech,

you know, raise awareness.

I mean, your activism is I live for it.

I've always lived for it.

That's how we met.

[JT] I know.

Vegas is the perfect platform

of people from all around the world,

coming to one place

to spread a message that

then goes back internationally back home.

That's the perfect place to do it.

I also want them because they're friends,

and I love being around friends.

So, dude, um

We're gonna do

perineum sunning if you're down.

[Zedd] What's that?

With your permission,

we'd love to do it here.

It's where you sun your butthole.

It boosts stoke.

I might sit this one out.

You can do it if you want to.

- Really? I mean

- Be my guest.

- This spot would be perfect.

- Yeah.

[speaking indistinctly]

[soft guitar playing]

[Chad] Whoa, this is long.

[chuckles]

[laughs]

- [Chad] All right.

- [JT] You ready?

- [Chad] We're losing light.

- [JT] Uno, dos, tres!

[laughing]

I didn't know that that's how that works.

[JT] Wow, that's great.

I'm so glad this is happening right now.

- [JT] Thanks, Zedd!

- [Chad] Thank you, dude!

[Zedd] Oh, this is just beautiful.

When Zedd invited Chad and J

to do a speech in Vegas,

it was huge for them

because it was everything they stand for.

Problem was the borders image

was starting to spread.

Their fans didn't take it well,

but the guys were so busy spreading stoke,

they didn't know a storm

was headed their way.

We're out here today to raise

more money for the coral reefs.

We've organized a Hollywood bus tour.

We're gonna take some

of the most curious cinephiles in LA

and show them where their favorite

movies were made.

If you're into Hollywood,

into movies, cruise!

All right, and we're off. Everybody,

welcome to the Hollywood stoke tour.

We're about to show you guys some

of the most stoke-raising movie locations

in Hollywood.

[clapping]

We'll start it off hot.

Up here on the right,

David Park's apartment

from the fourth Fast and Furious,

"Fast and Furious."

- Which one? This one?

- [Chad] Pretty awesome, right?

This is the big kahuna.

Bob's Food Market. You guys

know it better as Toretto's Market.

It's in Fast and the Furious 1,

where Brian O'Conner

and Mia meet for the first time.

He keeps ordering tuna sandwiches

with the crusts cut off,

which is a cute detail.

So was there any old

Hollywood movie filmed around here?

Old Hollywood? The first Fast and Furious

is 20 years old.

- [Chad] Yeah.

- If you say so.

[JT] This is big-time.

Dominic Toretto's house.

Hell yeah. You guys fired up?

Look at that.

That's probably

the most famous house in all of LA.

Is this all Fast and Furious?

Oh, we can try to mix it up.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

[JT] What are you looking for?

- Uh

- Don't even ask.

Something a little more

sort of glamorous, historic.

- Yeah, like classic

- Like James Dean.

- [woman 1] The Hollywood

- Who's James Dean?

Did you just ask who James Dean was?

[phone dings]

Oh, dude.

Why are they on their phone?

[somber music playing]

[Strider] Somehow the

"protect our borders" image got picked up

by the mainstream media.

That's when it blew up.

When you guys hear the phrase

"Protect our borders," what does that, uh

like, make you think of?

Are are you serious?

Like, protect our borders?

What does it mean to you?

We took a photo of someone

with "protect our borders" shirts.

We thought it meant

protecting skateboarders,

and then we posted it on our IG,

and now we're getting like

- [woman 1] Backlash?

- Yeah.

You're supporting

keeping immigrants from crossing over.

Is immigration, like, a big issue?

- Haven't you seen the news?

- My gosh.

You heard about BLM, right?

Black lives matter.

- Is that a skate company?

- I don't know why we're still trying.

Are you being canceled?

Is that what the posts say?

- That's what they're tweeting.

- [woman 2] Really?

That's not good.

It means you won't be popular

on Instagram anymore.

This is where Johnny Tran's cousin Lance

falls off his dirt bike. Pretty sick.

[JT] That's from the first

Fast and Furious.

I'm more worried

about you not being educated

about things that are

going on in our country.

[man] What happened now?

[phone chimes]

We're sorry. We're probably

gonna have to stop for a second

so we can call Zedd.

Wait, wait, wait. Where does the tour end?

- Uh

- Neptune's Net in Malibu.

- We're going to Malibu?

- Malibu?

This is Vermont Avenue and Franklin?

You guys hang tight,

and we're going to have you back

where we said we'd have you

at the time we said.

- [woman 1] That's passed.

- That's passed already.

[JT] Okay, well, as close as we can.

[woman 1] There's no way

you can be that uneducated.

I think they were high.

- Did you guys see my vape?

- No.

All good.

I think I'm actually traumatized.

After a while, I didn't have the energy

to talk back to them. They were so stupid.

- [JT] Zedd. It's Chad and JT.

- [Chad] Hey, Zedd.

We got your message.

And, uh, just give us a call back, dude.

Uh, I think

there's a big misunderstanding.

There's a lot of misinformation

out there that I think is being, uh

That's misrepresenting me and Chad.

Just give us a call back and, uh

- Yeah.

- Love love you.

Hey, we're giving a tour right now.

Guys, you wanna leave

a voicemail for Zedd?

[all] No.

All right.

People were mad when they saw that photo.

The Internet's wacky right now.

Make one mistake like that,

and you're done.

It's amazing how people

can turn against you so fast.

Oh, you're done.

[Strider] That night

things got worse and worse.

News of the border spread like wildfire.

By the next day, the guys had lost

half their freaking fan base.

[guitar playing]

[seagulls cooing]

[phone dings]

[phone dings]

[upbeat music playing]