- [Narrator] Hey all you curious cats and kittens.
It may be called Tiger King,
but the wild world of Joe Exotic
is a major rabbit hole.
As revealing as our first trip to GW Zoo was,
there are still plenty of questions in need of answers.
Here are seven lingering mysteries
from season one of Tiger King.
Which mysteries do you want to solve the most?
Who do you want to see make a return?
Let us know in the comments.
During season one,
we learned quite a bit about Joe Exotic.
- I don't wear underwear.
- You don't wear underwear.
- [Narrator] He likes big cats,
big guns,
and he never shies away from a little chaos.
While we did get a small taste
of who Joe Exotic was before he became the Tiger King,
it felt like we were just scratching the surface
and that there's probably much more
about the man behind the mullet.
If Joe's past is anything like his present,
you can count on there being plenty more to say.
- [Joe] I'm taking Carol on,
because everyone else is scared to.
- [Narrator] Carol Baskin and Joe Exotic
are this century's Hatfield and McCoy.
- If I were gonna, you know, if somebody wanted to kill you,
then they would put, like,
sardine oil all over you,
something that the cat wants to eat.
- [Narrator] That is,
if the McCoys' had just kicked back
and let the Hatfields' dig their own graves.
What started out as a disagreement over cub handling
became a bit of an obsession for Joe.
- The Carol Baskin.
Carol Baskin.
Carol Baskin is so influential.
Carol Baskin.
And Carol Baskin.
- [Narrator] While a lot of what he did and said
was pretty jarring,
the one thing that got the most attention
was his frequent commentary
on Carol's missing husband, Don Lewis.
Let's just say that there are many theories out there
and some have more traction than others.
That being said,
there was never any actual confirmation
on what happened.
So, before you make your minds completely up,
maybe wait and see if season two
will provide a little more context.
- [Joe] Hey Carol,
it's a voice from your past.
Get me the fuck out of from under this septic tank.
- [Narrator] While Joe's thoughts about Don were memorable,
the one move that really got him in trouble
was the time he borrowed Carol's Big Cat Rescue
in a pretty blatant case of trademark infringement.
As a result,
Joe found himself owing Carol
a cool million dollar settlement.
Not one to give up,
Joe began pulling a few maneuvers
to protect his assets
until finally handing the keys
over to business acquaintance, Jeff Lowe.
(rock music)
While Joe initially remained the face of the zoo,
his erratic behavior,
as well as some other things we'll get into later,
put the zoo in a pretty negative light.
Jeff decided it was time to relocate
and give the zoo fresh start.
As Jeff and his new business partner, Tim Stark,
started this move at the end of the first season,
you'll just have to see if this new zoo
has better fortunes
or if trouble will simply follow him.
(loud clanging)
While we got to meet several of the men in Joe's life,
he ended up settling down with Dillon Passage
at the end of the first season.
However, this whirlwind romance
was soon interrupted by Joe's incarceration.
That said, Dillon promised to stay with Joe
while he does his time.
- Alrighty, I love you.
- [Narrator] At the end of season one,
Joe claimed to have some major dirt
on several other big cat owners
and was more than willing to share it all
with a surprising new ally, PETA.
We've already heard some extremely troubling allegations
about Doc Antle,
but Joe also claimed to have details on Jeff Lowe.
While we already know a little bit
about the man's checkered past,
some of which involves baby tigers,
you'll just have to wait and see
if the odd alliance of Joe and PETA
will help these cats see justice.
Throughout season one,
there was only one thing Joe wanted
more than anything else, fame.
Whether it was putting out music videos,
taking jabs at Carol,
or that one time he ran for president,
Joe never turned down an opportunity
to get his face out there.
- Joe passed out condoms with his face on them.
- Political condoms,
vote for me or you need this 'cause you're screwed.
- [Narrator] With the success of the Tiger King docuseries,
Joe is now more famous than ever.
- You know, this is notoriety and fame
that Joe always wanted.
- [Narrator] The question is,
how will Joe,
as well as everyone else for that matter,
deal with this newfound attention?
Will they enjoy it?
Will they just want to move on?
How will it change the show overall?
You can go ahead and bet season two will have no choice
but to answer this one.
Finally, after an alleged murder-for-hire plot,
not to mention a few alleged violations
of the Endangered Species Act,
Joe Exotic was arrested, tried,
and sentenced to 22 years in prison.
While this may seem like the end,
Joe still hasn't given up hope on an early release
and has remained adamant about being set up,
as well as certain people lying under oath.
While he probably shouldn't count on
a presidential pardon at this point,
maybe there's a reason Joe is so confident,
and hey, with the right people behind him,
who knows what could happen?