I have some complaints. Alby was known to re-film and contrive scenes. In fact, I’m sure most of this clip was faked.
He also was (I think incorrectly) accused of throwing a dog off a moving truck. The dog jumped off to chase a kangaroo. I believe that some dogs would actually do that!
There’s also a controversy about his infamous wreck in Brazil, which led to an even more infamous journey through the Brazilian hinterlands into Peru. That comedy of errors that was his attempted crossing from Brazil into Peru is one of my favorite Alby Mangels segments. (Hint: He doesn’t make it–not even by donkey!)
Despite the controversy, I used to watch the Travel Channel series that was made from the films. It was something of an evening ritual.
