The Last One (PBS Special with Popcorn Sutton / 2022 remaster)

[@HOTDOG401]

This isn't criminal...this is a way of life...and it shouldn't be lost.

[@John-ee5dh]

The federal reserve wants the tax dollars

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

You're. Making . Poison.

[@adventureoutdoors1545]

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 You ant country son that’s how you can make a living the law says it’s poison but it ant because they ant getting there cut

[@marc2638]

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 lmfao you sound like a whiney little bitch lmao you're. Making. Poison lmao,,,,,,,, yeah cause what the government makes available is so much healthier for ya lol 😂 the Gmen aren't getting a cut from taxes that's why it's poison and the only reason. You ever have moonshine cupcake?? Light a fire under your young buck ass,,,,,

[@donkzilla2293]

@@dirtymikentheboys5817 most pure spirits on Earth. No one else makes Alcohol better than Shiners. Period.

[@tw200yamaha]

When he says that he didn't steal anything so he doesn't feel as if he's breaking the law 🖤 I absolutely agree.

[@bigsparky8888]

ME TOO!!! I say the old shine makers should have been left alone...but taxes had to be levied...dang shame too...old timers like Popcorn...PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY...BY GOLLY...HAPPINESS DONT COME EVERYDAY EITHER...ALCOHOL IS AN ESCAPE IF USED RIGHT...HELPS WITH LIFES "HEEBIE JEEBIES!!!"

[@thebakery3996]

What?😂😂gtfoh 🤡 selling drugs is illegal. Alcohol is a drug. Get a license to make liquor or go to jail.

[@nekmewxelagrowing6432]

@@thebakery3996 why should you have to pay for a licence screw that it's only illegal because they want to extort us for our hard earned cash. They are the real crooks if you don't hurt anyone it shouldn't be illegal mind your own damn busses and let people be...

[@annunacky4463]

Yeah well the Govt wants that tax money, and I’m sure local cops are paid well by Jim Beam company!

[@erikasmith2923]

Privilege is embarrassing, and I'm sure the land he's on was stolen! The whole bloodline were inbred scumbag theives, period! This is illegal, that's why they hiding, foh

[@Airplanetyson]

His voice, mannerism, and the sound of nature in the background are all so calming.

[@cm6string]

His laugh to lol

[@bencrain7083]

Haha you orta try livin there I have and had everything I owned stole every time I went to jail I just got out 3 days ago and got robed again and had my copper wire cut out of my grage. Yeah Duck you Bubba Roy haywood and Travis fn Ricker

[@JoseSantana-iq1jx]

Very native

[@Spook-Tha-General-PWE]

When I was a liiiitle boy my mama she always tode me.

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Have ya ever tryed not going to jail? ​@bencrain7083

[@elizabethblackwelder9402]

Popcorn Sutton was amazing man. Have been friends with the Suttons since my 20s. I am 80 years old.

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

🌿🌹🌿

[@jackhammer8563]

I could listen to you tell stories for days.

[@jeanponce2017]

I would bet you know some good recipes too

[@happytobsaved]

You are so lucky to have known him. He seemed so genuine and all truth. This video of him was greatly done and so glad I've seen this , maybe 5 times now ! What a great guy he was!

[@RobertAllen-wu3kv]

😮😮

[@jeremywilliams9470]

Popcorn’s laugh still sounds so youthful and full of the joy of life. What an American legend, a piece of American culture that for generations has been tried to be swept under the rug. Moonshining bottles Americas sense of independence and rebellion.

[@mariocepeda2797]

For sure!

[@thomashassall96]

Didn't he kill himself? I'm sure I heard that 😔

[@jeremywilliams9470]

@@thomashassall96 sadly, yes. His daughter later recalled Popcorn saying he would rather die by suicide than die in prison. He took his life only a few days before he was due to begin a sentence. His daughter also said that Popcorn had the strength to die the way he lived: according to his own wishes and no one else's. His foot stone reads “Popcorn said fuck you”. R.I.P. Popcorn Sutton

[@tammyhenderson6932]

And didn't ask one damn thing from the government

[@tenmil1]

I think the same can be said about those growing weed in the hills on the opposite side of the country

[@mombasham]

Popcorn we need more people like you. Down to earth and common sense included.

[@jimmanies767]

I am so honored to have know Marvin personally. Our houses were only a 1/4 mile away. RIP Popcorn... Such a wonderful man!!!

[@Tater4200]

How far are yall from cherokee? We was up this weekend

[@Tater4200]

I stopped at bearmeat den. And at another shop there and there was a picture of popcorn offloading a case and it was signed

[@jimmanies767]

@@Tater4200 30 minutes. I use to work at the casino.

[@robbiewright9573]

Awesome!

[@csondia]

My best childhood memories are up that way. I had no idea Popcorn Sutton was from there! Please tell me they ain't letting Ghost Town in the Sky go to waste. As a child, there was nothing better than riding up that mountain on those lifts with my parents. God's country.

[@stephengreene1856]

I could listen to Popcorn Sutton's stories 10 times over

[@brinkee7674]

I have

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

Cat lipstick 🐈💄😂🤣😂

[@Kasejeb]

@@brinkee7674 popcorn was my grandpapi

[@Sport--willow]

Ol' Popcorn was right! If it ever splashed on your boots, you would love it or jate it from then on... It's been well over 30 years since the wash splashed on them there boots and in the off season each year the craving to the makins bout drives me nuts! RIP Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton! You was right that people world talk about you for generations!

[@kennethezell3267]

I can too

[@HarrisonWes]

So thankful for this generation. My family has roots in Appalachia going back 200+ years. This really hits home for me. Thank you popcorn Sutton RIP

[@frankbalazs8816]

God bless you and your family!!❤

[@frankbalazs8816]

We just drove through the Appalachian mountains going to Myrtle Beach yesterday! Stopped by Point Pleasant W Virginia to see Mothman museum! Beautiful area/people!!!❤ God bless

[@whistlingdixie6607]

My friends came out on Appalachian outlaws the Simpson family where they find ginseng and sell it and it’s amazing how much money that root brings plus they send me some ginseng moonshine I still have ❤

[@PogeyMane]

200+ years of inbreeding is incredible

[@robertpichon2958]

J. BEAM AINT even close to M.SUTTON!💩🔥

[@highlandwinterwolf8589]

People like Popcorn are becoming an inspiration to at least some people this day and age, and I hope more people will wake up to what's going on.

[@TheFairyDickmother]

You don't even know what's going on lmao

[@thebakery3996]

So what’s going on? Popcorn was a criminal.

[@trenttodd7765]

@@thebakery3996 says the guy with a pot plant as a profile pic.

[@nekmewxelagrowing6432]

@@thebakery3996 what you really mean is your a criminal if you don't obey the real crooks. Funny how we fought a war for freedom from taxation without representation and now we're called criminal if we don't want to pay taxes without representation...

[@keezay3471]

Sorry to tell you popcorn wasnt special, the back woods are filled with people like this

[@gailbird100]

He is a happy old man. He is the kind of person who is a good neighbor, and I am proud of him.

[@MattTee1975]

...and he's only like 55 in this video.

[@barneyblack7944]

​@@MattTee197562 lol

[@Em1_99]

Live across the mountain from where popcorn lived. You just have to be here to experience the mountain life. Isn’t anything better.

[@energyasylum997]

I could only imagine! God bless America 🇺🇸🫡,🙏✌️

[@ThaddeusDunkin]

I bet, some FINE likker too!!

[@sarahsaville6829]

I was privileged to have grown up in a time in West Virginia when the highlight was to sit around and listen to the old timers tell stories. This one hits home cause all my kin folk have the same kind of familiar speech and vernacular as these fine individuals in this video. This documentary is a masterpiece, plain and simple!! Classic Appalachia! Brings me right back to my childhood! A lot of memories! RIP Popcorn! Hope to see you someday walking the streets of glory!

[@jimkirby5474]

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[@recoswell]

bout the time they hand that uppity nigga from the walnut tree on old mr smith's front lawn

[@willbarker1693]

my Pa was a long-winded storyteller

[@Kasejeb]

@@willbarker1693my grandpapi had 3 legs

[@thomasbranson7237]

I know exactly how you feel friend, we are probably the last generation who grew up this way.

[@cynthiarenfroe8004]

My husband is from Mississippi he has an accent ,from there and his daddy built a river boat and and when he was just a little fella the family lived on the river in that old house boat and his mama grew her gardens on the bank of the Mississippi river ,,they had to be careful of water moccasin,s and there were wild pig,s as well,,I just love the old stories ,,he,s gone now but I can share these precious things and memories with my grand babies when they come visit me

[@JimboFarmer-e5g]

Yea hew mountain dew

[@kcroshayy-fh8yl]

Making things the "Ole Fashioned Way" has always captured my interest!👍❤️

[@TheWizardGamez]

This man was a national treasure

[@garrettsummerlin3546]

Shows how the system can ruin a man regardless of color

[@TENN_DAWG]

Still is a “NATIONAL TREASURE”😉

[@ravinraven6913]

Id trade him for somone with actual worth...if all it takes to become your treasure is to make booze....then Russia is also a National Treasure of the USA....This guy should have been arrested a long time ago, but no one wants to deal with these drunks

[@BoneyRasputin]

This hill billy murdered himself because he was scared of going to jail. They were waiting for him with card games, hooch, and all the food he would've needed... not one hair on his head would be been harmed. He died from fear like coward.

[@lesterhall5145]

He was a crook who helped ruin thousands of lives selling bootleg to drunks who were most likely abusive to family's. I guess they would get it somewhere

[@brucevolk9729]

It’s a dam shame how he was persecuted! He never hurt or stole from a soul! He never polluted the environment! He was a old school harmless soul who was doing what he knew and touched many lives. RIP Popcorn!

[@davidpiper7142]

Our Government at work. 😡🧙‍♂️

[@Max-yj4sp]

Tax evasion is stealing you benefit from living in an organized society so you need to help pay for it

[@Delusionalcry]

​@@Max-yj4spSmall potatoes he paid tax on everything he purchased.

[@stewartkinder4561]

​@@Max-yj4spPopcorn did nothing wrong he was just trying to make a living . Screw our government and their rules .

[@fredgupton138]

They live in the mountains hardly organized society​@@Max-yj4sp

[@kurtisgarner8108]

That line "Whos boy are you" I know that all to well. Everyone knew my dad I had a good reputation it helped me out alot.

[@DavidWhite-x6r]

I'm Scotch aye Scotch no Scots infact I'm Scoatch as we say in Ayrshire and when we were weans (children) and went to somebody's house or even just made pals with somebody who is he what's his name whose his mum and dad and i'm from Southwest Scotland where most the Scotch that went to Ulster then on to the America ( Appalachia's) came from got some on both sides Kilpatrick's on ma Dad's Mcbrides on ma Mammies so greetings to all my Hillbilly Redneck cousins from across the pond one day i'll come visit xxx

[@graceoverall]

What if your father was a nobody? Hopefully you weren't condemned for that reason alone if you were willing to work hard and make your own legacy. Every family line has losers and winners alike. Life is what you *personally* make of it, not who your family is or isn't!

[@TheGtown95]

@@graceoverallit’s not that they wouldn’t sell it to you. It’s just that they knew who to go too if something went sideways! Most families on the border of TN and NC had been there before the Civil War in some form or another.

[@Alonewolf549]

You got it pegged, son.( “Im Yoder and Evelyn’s least”un.) Then I was one amongst a small few.

[@Guitarwizzard1833]

What you say you wanted son? A Pepsi Cola? Son they ain't no Pepsi Colas round here…they all been drank up! Love watching this over and over again just to hear my Dad playing the banjo in the background and to hear his voice. Rest In Peace Dad. Love you! Great job Neal!!!

[@SuckerPunchPictures]

Raymond Fairchild was a great man and always so good to me. I miss him a lot.

[@leviweber1384]

Awesome

[@M.Boatwright]

​@@SuckerPunchPictures my dad met Raymond thru playing music and they became friends I never got to meet him but my sister did. We from Alabama and didn't get up that way much.

[@SuckerPunchPictures]

@@M.Boatwright I didn't get to see him that often but he was good to me. He put together a great show at the Maggie Valley Opry too. And of course was a banjo picker like no other.

[@elizabethholmesjames5313]

RIP TO SOME GREAT GUYS..Fell in love with those Mountain Men watching Moonshiners especially Popcorn Sutton, Jim Tom & Tigger, Mark, Tim..❤

[@kathleenmiller516]

Bootleg liquor is a craft which should be immortalized along with the mountain history. I would so love to experience this once.

[@anonfornow359]

A lot of damage is done by alcohol but this is mountain heritage and many would not have survived without it. I am in awe of the level of skill and knowledge this takes. I appreciate being given a chance to see true craftsman at their craft. Thank you for sharing this.

[@chancevonfreund1156]

Popcorn was a National Treasure.🇺🇲 They just couldn't leave the poor man alone. RIP.

[@davidpiper7142]

Our Govt. at work. 😡🧙‍♂️

[@srb2591]

They allow every type of drug in this country yet harass this man that's bothering nobody and making a product everyone in the hills wants . It's bullshit they were gonna lock him up for making a little moonshine

[@tykellerman6384]

The bottom line is the government doesn’t like competition…. Just can’t leave people alone. Rest In Peace Popcorn🤠👍

[@Max-yj4sp]

Tax evasion is stealing

[@charlrsegarber3418]

Thanks PBS for sharing this outstanding story of the one and only! 🏁 "Popcorn Sutton"

[@bomboogaloo7582]

That girl on the guitar is wicked talented. That picking pattern isn’t easy. And she barely looks like she’s trying! What a cool sound…

[@bryanb6931]

It's called chicken pickin and yes it's very hard to master .

[@terriejohnston8801]

Folks in the mountains..almost ALWAYS had a fiddle, banjo or guitar hangin' around. Few strings...maybe some SHINE,...Everyone hit the Moonshine...Good Medicine. Some hardworkin' mountain Folk depended on Jesus..& the Shine. Read about it. Mountain Doctors cured ppls. ailments w it. A natural thing....

[@herbka41]

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[@EuniceStone-s9j]

She should go on America got talent and show them how it's done.

[@506curtis]

A great man. A true legend. treated like a criminal for living the way of life that has been passed down to him, and being a true master at it, And in the end paying the ultimate price, a damn RIP Popcorn.

[@garrettsummerlin3546]

But legends never die

[@johnwyatt8057]

That's the real sad part with this man's way of life. It wasn't just the money but his way of life, an art, keeping our Appalachian Mountain Heritage alive, Mastering something he loved. 5 years in prison for just being happy, living life, is HARSH treatment considering Popcorn just basically wasn't paying taxes . He went but he went out Popcorns way!

[@MS-st1zb]

Follow the ten commandments the rest is just bull made by man.

[@deadbeat9708]

What if cooking meth was passed down to him?

[@SamThiebaud89]

@@deadbeat9708 and what if your car was an elephant? See how one isn't like the other at all? That's called a false equivalency.

[@godnaz]

The cinematography of this doc award winning. The way of life, pride in production and the struggle keep tradition is conveyed so clearly.

[@Lance.West4]

His laugh is great. Doesn't sound like a old man. You can hear a teenager in there. Young at heart.

[@michaelshanahan4042]

Yes I noticed that to

[@dianesteelman43]

I wish I had been able to meet him. What a legend! Him speaking reminds me of my mom and granny 😭 my daughter tells me I talk "Country" but I'm proud of it. There wasn't a thing wrong with country folk trying to make a living. RIP Popcorn ...

[@ertagortan5367]

Esatto!! ..condivido!!

[@claudedalton8970]

DIANE, MY BROTHER IN LAW USED TO SEE HIM ALL THE TIME AND BUY MOONSHINE FROM HIM! THEY GAVE HIM 18 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON AND NEVER EVER SENTENCED THOSE BURNING DOWN OUR TOWNS DURING THE BLM RIOTS! UNREAL!

[@donness7295]

Thanks for sharing, Diane! You stay just the way you are!

[@terryhill4732]

Long live the good-hearted country people

[@6an6ban6er9]

Yes there is a problem when someone doesn't pay taxes. Nothing is free you have to pay to live in this great country

[@scottkaercher1733]

Popcorn died on my birhday march 16th. Ive watched this video 50 times. Popcorn will be missed but never forgotten.

[@ExcitedCells-qo3bt]

You bet great man

[@scottkaercher1733]

@@ExcitedCells-qo3bt popcorn was an extraordinary man. Popcorn was a very very smart man.

[@EuniceStone-s9j]

Did he get to die at home? That's a privilege these days.

[@scottkaercher1733]

@EuniceStone-s9j yes he did.

[@almagardner9655]

Love these old story tellers. They tell the truth as it was on there day. Glorious history!! RIP Popcorn!

[@dailyamusing235]

Why doesn't it evaporate as its being mixed ?

[@Bow-j6c]

Popcorn name will go down and stay in history, He will be loved by millions of people in his country and around the world, Can't say the same for the cops judges or the prosecution, They will be forgotten ,POPCORN WONT BE FACT SO POPCORN WON

[@lucienvandegaart3611]

Politicians today are trying to say they feel this man..liars they're just feeling his pockets just to steal his pennies and call themselves red hats. Live one way and talk another. Moonshiners we're the heart of the mountains and American folk lore. Laid back and loving God's green earth

[@moe42o]

Working that clutch so gently.... what a kind man. He's actually one of my heroes. Thank you for this amazing gift!

[@baTonkaTruck]

I noticed the double-clutching, definitely a lost art.

[@randykrause6140]

My best friend was from way back in the hills of West Verginia he worked at ford in Lorain Ohio.We use to go back a few times a year n the people were some of the best I ever met.He moved back n I moved to southern Ohio n got a job on the river working on the barges n he got cancer n got real sick I got a call on the ship but couldn’t get off in time to see him before he passed.I have never forgiven myself for not just getting off n rushing to see him.He was the best friend a man could have.I’ll just say you are very Deeply missed Billy Jack Whited I pray I will see you again.A true friend most men could only dream about.

[@imlistening1137]

You are luckier than most for having a good friend like that.

[@mariocepeda2797]

Yes, those are times that you wish you could revisit, physically. I have many such memories of wonderful people, too. Thank you for sharing.

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

As a Micmac, I love watching stories like this. We were always taught once you lose an Elder; there is forgotten knowledge. That's why Elders are so sacred to us as a people...

[@highlandwinterwolf8589]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a 'Micmac'?

[@billyeyeball7725]

@@highlandwinterwolf8589 first nations canadian tribe .

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

✨ 🌹 🌱 11. *The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.* Ecclesiastes ch.12 v.11 {a *goad* is the stick that a farmer uses to make animals move} luv u 🌿🌹🌿

[@debbievoss3496]

You got a warm jacket & some rings!

[@scottburrow8717]

Two legends of the trade. One went to early. The other still kicking. Love Popcorn Sutton and J B Raider.

[@ExcitedCells-qo3bt]

Yep great men

[@karl-udobecher8003]

I wish I could spend 1 week with him and listen to all the stories he has to share

[@Eastendlowlife804]

Could have* he killed hisself after that last likker run to avoid turning hisself over to federal prison. He won't going to jail he knew that would be that last place he'd remember before dying .... good ol popcorn won't going out like that.

[@nicholasnewton6775]

So much a person could learn from old popcorn. Man is a legend RIP

[@douglasbatley]

I think you would need more than a week .❤😊

[@saintsinner7565]

As of someone who is a non American,I heard about his death when he was long gone,I could not help but to look up every footage there is about him,laughed with him.cried with him,thought bout his stories And then my heart broke for his wife and I wonder does she feel better knowing,she can open the internet and see her husband again ? I love him,I wish the other side is beautiful for him Rip sir

[@heathen-greaser]

Yea won't ever be another guy like him. What I'd have given to go to America and meet him :/ Really greatful for these videos

[@Pepto8ismol]

As someone from his area, feel free to visit. Everyone around there is super nice, especially if your interested in the local culture and the magnificent forests around there.

[@carolthomas770]

Wish I could have seen this in person. Pure alchemy. Friendship, history and Bluegrass. This is as good as I'll get!

[@andrewgoodbody2121]

Come see me in the Tipperary mountains and I'll show you, moonshine like whiskey was invented here in Ireland and boy we can make it 😂

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I could listen to Mr. Sutton all day. When he laughs, he sounds like a young man again.

[@ChopASk8]

I thought the same,made me smile.

[@davidfleming5438]

God bless. I like to laugh and smile.

[@ramonlopez5872]

Lo escuche sonreir y eso pense rie como un joven! What a nice guy.

[@Jdowling357]

I'll watch and listen to old school legendary outlaws anytime. So much knowledge to soak up

[@Workmills23]

I can proof by eye, like them, took me 2 yrs. RIP POPCORN

[@rockhead69]

Spectacular...thank you for documenting the rich history of moonshining for the next generations.

[@einnocrellaw4327]

Popcorn reminds me of my Grandpa. I love listening to his adventures in his life's journey. I always loved listening to my Grandpa when I was just a kid. My grandpa made moonshine and would hunt ginseng in the hills of West Virginia. He rolled his own cigarettes with Prince Albert tobacco from a can. I'm now 62 yo myself and am so Blessed to have the memories of my grandparents and my parents. They survived life by working hard and playing hard. I'm also Blessed that they instilled their morals and values in me and I passed them on to my children. I have pics of all my grandparents and of 1 of my great grandma. I have 1 son who was truly interested in his family history, his father had no real documentation of his family (they immigrated here from Ireland) but he does have the pics of his grandparents, great grand parents and his great great grandmother on my side. They were Native American (Cherokee). This is an awesome documentary of real life history versus the BS hollywood puts out. BTW .... Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and Carter and Ralph Stanley used to play music with my Uncle Buddy at my Grandma and Grandpas when I was just a small kid. My Uncle was Buddy Moore he used to sing and play with Ralph after Carter died. Memories are really all we have in life that can never be taken away by anyone ♥

[@brownjatt21]

God bless you and your family sir. I beg of you please upload as many pics and videos as you can anywhere online. This type of history must not be forgotten. This is true American culture and history you got!!!

[@reeceedwards2509]

Brogans

[@ritagoforth2317]

Thoroughly enjoyed this presentation. When I saw that Martin D 28 guitar, it brought back memories of my folk singing days. Arthritis prohibits my playing now days, have passed the 1971 Martin onto my daughter, with the promise that it always stay in the family.

[@John-d9e4x]

Gave my Martin to my daughter as well,

[@Mundanesoup4]

This man is an American Hero in my book. He embodies what being an American is all about.

[@deadbeat9708]

What if he was making meth?

[@tracyschroeder9296]

@@deadbeat9708 What is your deal with meth?

[@deadbeat9708]

@@tracyschroeder9296 I love meth

[@Antrolf]

@@deadbeat9708 What if he was making NUCLEAR BOMBS?

[@deadbeat9708]

@@Antrolf don’t tread on me

[@billhorton2564]

I used to cook whiskey at the end of the last century. I had a smaller pot and ran smaller batches, infusing different flavors. It was unique in my area at the time. I'm amazed when I visit the moonshine section of the liquor store and see the different flavors available. The only ingredients I used were peach, apple, and peppermint. I never imagined apple pie and dill pickle flavor would be a thing. I'm 61 and the last member of my family to cook whiskey. I still make elderberry wine and the infrequent batch of beer. Hard work, but very rewarding...

[@AlanMichaelJackson]

Certified legend and badass. R.I.P Popcorn, you absolute madlad.

[@terryjames548]

Popcorn is an American treasure. His knowledge is gold.

[@maryboone903]

I don't drink and never will, but I love to hear popcorn Sutton tell and explain the ways of bootlegging whiskey. That's a part of our heritage we need to preserve it for the generations to come.

[@freedomfan4272]

Moonshine is not for everyone wether you buy it illegally or legally

[@chrisaaron7994]

I can see why Popcorn Sutton was loved. I love his soul. God bless Sutton family. 🙌

[@michaelpence468]

I watched this prior to being remastered. Just as good then as it is now! It’s an art. It’s science. It’s social history and it’s a way of life. Or, at least it was prior to the revenue man coming down the road. Good ‘ole Mountain Dew!

[@simonesmith3864]

I wander if n they lynched black people round them that parts too? I'm guessing will just ignore and brush all that great history under the table table yar?

[@jameshughes525]

I just buried a good buddy of mine in Virginia up in the mountains. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been and my buddy could not be resting in a better place

[@imlistening1137]

That’s beautiful…

[@vernervanschalkwyk2280]

I am a South African and just LOVE this. We have some men here who also make a type of moonshine called mampoer. We make it with fruit, potatoes yeast. My one grandfather made it on his farm.

[@garyryan6491]

There is a hardness in these ppl that doesn’t exist in 21 century ppl, They’re a real testament to the instinct of survival, hard work and kindness that comes from it

[@davebryant8050]

Give it a little more time. We're very close to the US collapsing and the only people that will survive will be the folks that either already know the life or are willing to adapt. There's actually more of us than the "upper crust" of society would imagine.

[@scottrauth8219]

I was fortunately enough to enjoy some of popcorns shine 30 years ago near Knoxville.. Excellent !

[@bena2293]

Great Job on the remaster my old CD won't play anymore Nice to see it again Much Thanks ,,

[@brianm2129]

We met a man who's family had been in a similar business to Popcorn and knew him fairly well, the gentleman gave us a copy of this film . It was enlightening and prompted an interest in Appalachia , the people and it's history. One of my favourite area's of America.

[@BrainsandFaith]

An amazing man! His accent sounds really cool, wishing that he was still around, RIP Mr. Sutton, wish I can go back to try his moonshine, truly one of a kind man!

[@t.t.gkennels410]

This man's eyes have seen a lot a man's eyes never lie ...this guy was one of the best shiners this world has to offer

[@cyberhype5495]

INCREDIBLE This video will have a million views eventually

[@LupinYonderboy]

I remember when I first saw this doc a few years ago. A couple of minutes in and I was hooked! One hour later I felt like I'd been to another world. Thanks for your work, from London UK

[@brandonphillips7216]

This is what the good ole south united states is all about.

[@srbinsajuga3326]

I'm from Serbia and this reminds me of home. Every village family has a still. One big reason a lot of Serbs are against the EU is that "bootlegging" will have to be outlawed.

[@LupinYonderboy]

@@srbinsajuga3326 I've had some delicious Slivovitz

[@yourmom9951]

@@brandonphillips7216 If the south would’ve won we’d have had it made

[@brandonphillips7216]

@@LupinYonderboy slivovlts Is moonshine?

[@K.R.I.P.A.C]

Thank you for that piece of history without that video I can’t imagine it is still exist. That is another tradition what was destroyed by government

[@twosheds7712]

Guess I'll have to watch this one 50 times too...popcorn is the grandad I never had.

[@franklinddrennan5848]

The best story I’ve ever heard It’s a shame we are losing this history across time

[@ginojaco]

Thank you for posting this and thanks to the makers; it is an important insight into something almost - but not quite - gone, we are lucky this film was made. 👍

[@glenharvey7195]

I'm glad to hear there's a few good ol boys still making it happen!¡!

[@inlimbo6019]

i'm Scottish and proud it was old Scottish moonshiners,that new how to make the really good stuff way way back in the day,great to see it continue on

[@brownjatt21]

Yes sir American whisky and bourbons are all thanks to you Scots and Irish folk who knew how to make the good stuff!!

[@lbgreen3872]

Man I've been watching this over and over for last 12 years lol popcorn definitely was a master at his craft

[@colts87-ek7jt]

Man how awesome just two dudes having a good time and no phone's or devices just pure fun and thoughts Man wish i could have gotten ahold of one of those jars my goodness

[@pstewart5443]

These are my people, regardless of where I go in life, these are my people. I am proud of them for they are a most resilient and resourceful folk. I can sense ole Popcorn's pain at the loss of something nostalgic and in his eyes just pure joy. I know how that feels. I miss being close to my roots in the Appalachians, even though I still live beside the mountains, I will likely never again live on the moutains.

[@iffiiffiiffi123]

... never say never ... { that's what i thought } yet ... *... , Here I am. ...* 🌿🌹🌿 Isaiah ch.58 v.9 *amen*

[@GuerillaWelder]

popcorn's laugh is the cutest thing I've ever heard in my entire life

[@eibbor171]

so innocent like a kid playing

[@Osama_Zyn_Laden]

I wish we had a whole country full of people just like this

[@duaneayers6117]

PBS is the only filming crew that didn't use Popcorn Sutton to make their greedy money off of. RIP Sutton 🙏 🇺🇸

[@johnwyatt8057]

Johnny Knoxville is a man of greed . He gave Popcorn the false sense he could help him to get the only personal interview Popcorn ever gave then Johnny just used him for greed money just as he did the Whites from W.Va.

[@bobfasnacht4835]

8

[@TheRacboys]

Lol

[@iammwen5883]

It was Neil at Sucker Punch Pictures. He made it, won some indie awards and then got it aired on PBS (as memory serves). He met Popcorn while filming a piece on Appalachian dialects. PBS ain't worth congratulating over anything.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

PBS doesn't have one crew.

[@williamfraser7959]

Popcorn Sutton even though he's an old man. He has the laugh of an 16 year old and the youthfulness of a teenager. Something truly Alchemical about this man.

[@lostone8461]

I would have liked to met him. He was my 3rd cousin on my mom's side. He was a legend.

[@bethkahn8278]

I've watched this so many times. This is still great. Bless him.

[@happytobsaved]

I seen this Documentary on him years ago on the History channel. Amazing stuff , what a great man ! Living in SC the man is a true Legend .

[@abcdefghi9]

Popcorn Sutton is an absolute legend. Watching from the Caribbean.

[@altrusianwolfdog2564]

I miss Popcorns bits of wisdom. He just lived a few miles from me. Been to his house many times..

[@willmcqueen5917]

I would have loved to sit at his still site, talked with him an enjoyed some of his cooking that he made there.

[@6an6ban6er9]

Liar!!

[@milliewilkie1969]

loved these videos ..I am in UK but can relate to his life and times we grew up in a different better world back then hard but happier

[@shirleys2295]

Hey, this is my grandpas background for many years. course it was before I was born, but the story's were great. I'm in my late 70s, but I still remember. Grandpa spent time in prison. Once for chopping of a a knee cap of a nosey man. Set up again after he got out, lasted a long time. Once they came to him said we know your still making. My grandpa was getting older and tired. He pointed at a pine grove on the high mountain, and said that's where it is. the man just laughed said yea ok. well that's where it was. After the men left, Grandpa went up on the mountain broke it down did away with all of it. Never mooned again. this is one story of many. Great memories. Watching this brings it all back.

[@sherrylove2536]

I absolutely love Popcorn Sutton and his family! Wished I grew up around these beautiful people 😔

[@Texas_Cody]

That mans laugh brought a smile to my face every time.

[@JohnWood-tk1ge]

This man was a true American legend!

[@stevencoons450]

I know this story well...and it breaks my heart. PLEASE BEWARE OF ALL GOVERNMENT "OFFICIALS"

[@herbert9241]

Absolutely, there's a nark on every corner and they don't necessarily wear a nark uniform.

[@stevencoons450]

@@herbert9241 Yup! Those Government "Do Gooders" ooz from every crack and crevice like a festering puss filled wound.

[@analyticalhabitrails9857]

Did popcorn really comitted suicide??!!

[@stevencoons450]

@@analyticalhabitrails9857 yeah check out his headstone!

[@mattbibb1622]

Thanks for this upload, and not letting popcorns legend die

[@johnbrady7405]

I hope this great art and piece of American history never fades.

[@teslasnow169]

Amazing! This is the type of historical documentaries that we must as a civilization keep and show for hundred of years to come. Great work and thank you for sharing this incredible footage of a real American legend! 💯

[@adventurenewzealand]

Bruh show them the works of Plato then show them that

[@WalksandAll]

@@adventurenewzealand Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[@adventurenewzealand]

Touchet my friend

[@nobodycares3897]

@@WalksandAll don't you mean 🍺 BEER holder🍻??? LMAO 😂

[@mavttabf]

Apparently American "culture" is making booze by some scottish-irish riff raff on a land, that has just been ethnically cleansed from indians.

[@JaysDown]

What a amazing bunch of people. I would love to have them as friends and neighbors.

[@deaths1390]

I'm a bartender from cabo san lucas Mexico and i love the history and everything that has to do with spirit's thank you for this video and god bless these people and America

[@saltwithlove2269]

Tis has been an absolute privilege , and a pleasure , to watch : thank you all so much .

[@1942rambo]

Superb. My sister introduced me to a couple of guys who made their own for friends and family. That was at least 40 years ago in the hills near Dahlonega. They gave me a shot out of a jar set in "the crick to cool". Had a punch like a hammer. What a thrill.

[@thevanvirgin]

And wasn't I nigh 40 minutes into this before I remembered I had a wee bottle of the rare ol' stuff sitting on a shelf. A perfect accompaniment while watching these masters at work.

[@corbettmizzell915]

Man this brings back good memories miss talking to him at the store in Maggie valley great stories about his adventures a man that always said what he had on his mind and didn't care about your feelings I learned cuss words that I didn't know rest easy my friend.

[@davidfleming5438]

I love him as well as you. God bless

[@jasoncollins4088]

There are still folks out here keeping the tradition alive.

[@kathymc234]

Was he in Western NC?

[@Susyt40]

Yes. Born and raised in the most beautiful area of Maggie Valley, NC. Later on, he moved to TN.

[@tubetime39]

I was telling three friends about popcorn the legend as we traveled from SC back to the mid west and a few minutes later we stop for gas near a little holler and I walk into the store and there was a news paper article about popcorn taped to the side of the soda fountain. Wow ! Couldn't believe it. Since then my daughter moved to SC with my grandkids so I get to travel through Maggie Valley ( which I drove through last spring) and the area in hopes of seeing and learning more about the people and culture in that part of the country. It always interested me, a simpler life without so much drama.

[@LavenderLori406]

That was most pleasurable to watch.... like so much else in this ol' world it will become s lost art and the world will be bereft. Thank you for making this little legacy. And no commercials!

[@Hey_its_Koda]

Popcorn was an American treasure.

[@kathleenchaffin2591]

Well, this is the best movie I've seen in years! Unexpected, and how I ever ended up here is a mystery 🤙

[@ThomasSmith-if5bp]

I love this show and the music coming in after things got brewed by was very cool too.

[@koalabear6722]

Awesome 👌...I love his laugh 😃 and the music!