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Oh, he looks so cold.
(in video) Oh yes! Yes!
- Yes, we got it, baby! - (laughs)
- (in video) We got it! - What's going on there?
- (in video) Whoo! - What on earth?
I saw that on The Weather Channel.
(in video) Yes! Listen to that.
Snow thunder.
It's snow thunder. Thundersnow.
- (in video) Oh, baby! - (laughs)
You'd think he just scored a touchdown.
- (in video) OH! Again! - Another one!
(in video) Again?! That's a twofer!
That's a twofer, baby!
- YES! - He's crazy.
- (in video) Twofer, baby. - Go for the triple.
- Go for the triple. - (in video) Oh my goodness!
Whoa, there it goes again.
The guy's got to be a little crazy.
(in video) You got to be kidding me! You gotta be kidding me.
I love it.
- [inaudible]. - (laughing)
(cameraman) Three, baby, in ten minutes.
Oh my god!
(chuckling)
(in video) Have really picked up in through here--
And there's another one!
Oh! Oh my god, another lightning strike.
He's still excited at number four.
- (in video) Wow! - (laughs)
You can have your $500 million jackpot
in Powerball or whatever the heck it was,
- but I'll take this baby. - Sorry, I'm not with you there, buddy.
(in video) Four lightning strikes! Four episodes of thundersnow.
That's what makes you excited?
(in video) So we had another one.
- So we actually had five. - Can he die out there?
(in video) I mean, this is just a total change.
Literally, within an hour-- was that another one?!
- Dude, that's number six! - (chuckles)
(in video) You've gotta be kidding me!
Has he never seen weather before? This guy is a weatherman.
Luckily, you got the lightning
and the lightning didn't get you.
(in video) We're just sitting in the middle of it.
He's great. (laughs)
It doesn't take much for some people.
He's got every bit of reason to be jacked up
because the light hits the snow around you,
it's like the whole world exploded right there
where you're standing.
(movie reel rolls)
(Finebros) What was this weather reporter doing?
He was in the middle of a snowstorm full of snow.
Jumping up and down, acting all weird.
He was showing exhilaration that there was thundersnow.
So excited about something that he obviously has never seen
or been around.
Maybe in his profession this is unbelievable.
(Finebros) Can you give us an imitation of what this guy
was doing and saying?
(dramatic yell)
(dramatically) Oh my god, it's snow!
Hey, you kidding me, you kidding me!
You crazy! You kidding me.
There's another! Another! Another!
Wow! Oh boy.
There's one--oh my, that's great.
Yaaaaay!
Oh my god! It's--oh!
- (Finebros laughs) - What?!
Oh my god, look at it! Oh, this is amazing!
(Finebros) Have you ever heard of thundersnow before?
No, never.
No, actually, I haven't.
I've never heard, but I didn't know that it's real.
Now that you mention it, yeah, that was unique.
I've never seen thunder and snow together.
Yes, I have.
I have actually seen thundersnow.
I have because I live in the mountains and we've actually had it.
The light itself, reflecting on the snow, is fantastic.
(Finebros) This guy was so excited seeing this happen.
How would you describe his excitement?
He was just kind of strange to me. He's just weird.
To get that excited over the weather is kind of unusual.
A bit much. I mean, come on!
Was he real?
He couldn't have been a real newsperson.
He was absolutely having a wonderful time.
I'm trying to imagine this man's life.
He's devoted his whole life, probably, to weather.
To have been in the middle of five lightning strikes
is a pinnacle for him of some sort.
(Finebros) So what are your thoughts about someone who cares
that much about thundersnow?
I look at it as a little nerdy.
He's a freak for snow.
I think he was putting it on a little bit.
He's on TV. What you want him to do?
He reminds me of Les Nessman on WKRP in Cincinnati.
I think that he's really good at his job.
And really likes what he does.
I loved it. I thought it was great.
It was just contagious and it just made me feel
really good and really happy.
I don't think people should be critical of that!
(Finebros) So in an interview after this happened,
they found out this wasn't the first time he has seen thundersnow,
- believe it or not. - Oh.
(Finebros) Four other times, while he's been on the air,
- it's happened before. - Oh, really?
(Finebros) Yet he's still this excited. What do you think about that?
Well, then it must really get him going.
He's excited about a phenomenon that not everybody gets to see
all the time and it really is a spectacular thing.
I mean, it's way bigger than fireworks.
Like I said, I don't think he's real.
Maybe he wants to make a name for himself on the web,
or he wants a promotion or something.
I have to question his excitement on that.
I think he's trying to make a name for himself.
Wild and crazy weatherman.
(Finebros) So this is from The Weather Channel.
- Do you watch The Weather Channel on TV? - No, I don't.
I rarely watch The Weather Channel.
We pay a little attention to the weather portion of regular news.
Yeah, I do.
Once in a while.
Where I came from, it could be a matter of survival.
Yes, I do. I watch it a lot.
Mostly to see what's going to happen in the next day or two.
(Finebros) Well, there is a stereotype that young people will say
that older people only talk about the weather.
Is that something that you find yourself doing as you get older?
Well, no.
Maybe I'm not old enough yet.
Maybe I'm old, but not that old that I would talk all about the weather.
Oh, young people do that too! That's not just old people.
Come on, now!
That's a conversation starter.
I think in England you do it a lot.
People talk about the weather as a means just to communicate,
"Oh, hello, how are you? How was it?
How's the weather?"
Yeah, I think so.
It's a nice sunny day. Let's go do this.
Or it's a [bleep] day. We stay indoors.
(Finebros) What do you think about that stereotype,
that older people love talking about the weather?
Well, I talk to older people older than me
and we don't talk about the weather.
They're totally wrong! Everybody talks about the weather.
Come on! What is that?
There may be some people who, you know,
'cause there's nothing else to talk about, so they talk about the weather.
They do talk about the weather because when they were young,
it really mattered what was going on outside
because you spent time outside. You know? (laughs)
Nowadays, not so much.
I think, really, as you get older, you just kind of appreciate
our environment more and appreciate every day
a little bit more, and it's nice to comment on it.
(Finebros) So back to the video: This got millions of views.
Why do you think people like to share this video
- of a weatherman getting this excited? - 'Cause it's different.
You don't see the weatherman getting that excited about anything.
'Cause he's acting so weird about it.
He looked a moron!
Because it's unusual. Maybe because they don't have
anything other excitement. I don't see it so interesting.
I think people love to see other people get excited.
His energy's great.
It's enthusiastic, it's positive, it's fun.
(Finebros) So, finally, what is something that would get you as excited
as this guy to celebrate like he did?
If I won a contest or something.
A great-grandchild, I might get that excited about.
Seeing my children, my grandchildren graduate.
Winning a $500 million lotto would definitely have me go overboard.
The thundersnow would probably get me a pretty good yahoo,
but winning the lottery, getting a new boat.
The poppy fields when they bloom in Antelope Valley.
I have photographs of me-- someone took them running
around the fields like this going, "Aaaaaaah! (laughs)"
Maybe lightning almost hitting me, or hitting somebody close to me.
(Finebros) You'd get excited about almost getting hit by lightning?!
Like, you'd be happy, you'd be celebrating?
I wouldn't be celebrating, but it'd be exciting, something different.
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