"Jack 'n Croaked", Way to Die #177, is the fourth death to be featured in "Bringing in the Dead", which aired on January 6, 2010.
Plot[]
Jasper (Danny Ezpone) was a famous Jack Daniel or Moonshiner. Jasper had made Moonshiner for years, he tried the product himself and gave the information to his assistant Jebediah (William Oberst Jr.) After several attempts, he found the perfect mixture in 1911. Jasper had a safe in his office with the secret formula, and he was the only one that he knew the combination, but his years testing their product affected his memory. Jasper kicked the safe with his right foot but the safe stayed closed, and his big toe opened which caused an infection. Two weeks later, Jasper was in bed and death was close, Jebediah accompanied him and checked his foot which turned black and looked and smelled bad, Jasper felt bad, he had septicemia, Jasper asked for one last drink and left everything to Jebediah telling him "Batch number 7 sure was the one." Jasper took his last breath and died peacefully before Jebediah covered his corpse.
Transcript[]
(Music Box Death is playing)
Jasper: Jebediah, one last drink. Batch number 7 sure was the one.
Narrator: Jasper died the way he lived. Sipping on the good stuff.
(Jebediah covers Jasper's corpse)
Cast & Interviewees[]
- William Oberst Jr. - Jebediah (Lead; Intended victim)
- Bryan Carter - Liquor Consultant
- Dr. Leslie Kobayashi - Trauma Surgeon
Trivia[]
- The segment is based on the real death of Jack Daniel, who actually died 2 months and 6 days later than the stated date in this death.
- According to Famousbirthdays, this story was proven to be false. See https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jack-daniel.html.
- Both the Latin American Spanish dub and the European Spanish dub names of this death make reference to the saying "Estirar la pata" (Stretch the foot), which is another way to refer to someone who has died.
- William Oberst Jr., who portrayed Jebediah in this segment, also portrayed Jake in Re-Coiled and Norman in Squirreled Away.
Goofs[]
- In the European Spanish dub, the number of this death is #117, instead of #177.
Segment Nicknames[]
- The Jack Daniel Story
- Whiskey Business
Foreign Names[]
- Estirar la Pata (Stretch the Foot) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Estirando la Pata (Stretching the Foot) - European Spanish dub
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