The show, which first aired Tuesday and repeats at 10:30 p.m. today, shows truckers competing to ship unusual cargo. The Jungle Jim’s episode showed a crew trying to transport a large model pirate ship from Las Vegas to Jungle Jim’s. Scott and Suzanne Bawcom of Nashville, Tenn., submitted the winning bid to take the shipment.
However, they immediately regretted taking the job because the ship proved to be very difficult to load onto the truck. It measured 13 feet long and 10 feet high, but the ship’s unusual shape made it hard to load onto the rig securely.
“We moved this thing 20 feet, and it’s already falling apart,” Suzanne Bawcom said on the show. The shippers even resorted to buying a mattress to protect the cargo.
When the Bawcoms got to Jungle Jim’s, they were amazed at the place. Owner “Jungle” Jim Bonaminio appeared on the show wearing a wizard outfit.
“It’s this crazy place and there’s animal statues and there’s a billion different types of cheeses, and there’s this dude dressed up like a wizard with a staff and a funny hat, and I don’t know what the hell’s going on,” Scott Bawcom said on the show.
Bonaminio was less than pleased at the condition of the pirate ship, which had been damaged en route.
“Good thing I have an art department that can put stuff back together,” he said. The shippers ended up giving Jungle Jim’s a $500 discount, netting the Bawcoms a profit of only $200.
Bonaminio was not immediately available for comment, but on its Twitter feed, Jungle Jim’s said “Not sure what that was about! We are not in Cleveland!”
Fairfield wasn’t totally left out of the show, however. At one point, a shot of a computer screen clearly says “Fairfield.”
Contact this reporter at (513) 755-5073 or eric.robinette@coxinc.com.
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