Cooper's First Motel Stay | Underdog Inc.

Описание: After a long haul, Dale’s ready to crash but Cooper’s just getting started. His first motel night is all giggles, snacks, and bouncing-off-the-bed excitement.

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Underdog Inc. is an adrenaline-fueled eight-episode docuseries following Dale Kristensen—heavy-machinery operator, truck driver and mechanic—who stands just four-foot-two but takes on jobs built for giants.

Navigating the brutal terrain and unforgiving weather of the Western Canadian mountains, Dale battles blizzards, breakdowns and backbreaking labour to prove that skill and determination matter more than size. From wrangling livestock on his dad’s farm to high-risk hot-shot deliveries and near-impossible backroad recoveries, Dale proves that no job is too big or too small.

Born with dwarfism, Dale has never let his disability define him. This resilience and dogged determination are qualities he is passing on to his seven-year-old son, Cooper, who is also a Little Person. Living in a world that is not designed for them, Dale is forced to adapt in every aspect of life. From grocery shopping and cooking to farm work and driving enormous machines, he must be creative to get the job done.

Cast Bios

Dale Kristensen is a little person with a big passion for enormous machines. Born with Achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, Dale has spent his life adapting, and excelling, in a world built for taller people. Growing up on his family farm, he fell in love with mechanics and machinery at a young age, driving tractors around the fields and helping his Dad on the farm.
As a teenager Dale could be found in the workshop stripping down engines, diagnosing problems and rebuilding them with ease. Despite the challenges that come from being 4ft 2”, Dale was determined to forge a living as a heavy machinery operator, mechanic and backroad delivery driver. His work has taken him through some of Canada’s most epic and unforgiving terrain. Whatever the weather, whatever the load, Dale has made a name for himself as someone who gets the job done - no excuses.
After years in Alberta’s construction industry, Dale returned to Barrière to be closer to his father and two sisters. For Dale, family is everything - but nothing drives him more than his son, Cooper. Providing for Cooper is Dale’s ultimate purpose, and he’ll stop at nothing to build a better life for him.

Cooper Kristensen may be just seven years old, but he already has a mechanical mind well beyond his years. Following in his father Dale’s footsteps, Cooper shares a deep love for machines and is never happier than when he's in the workshop, handing over tools and learning the trade as his dad’s right-hand man.
When he’s not covered in grease, Cooper is off on his next adventure - playing with the family dogs, Buster and Diesel, flying his drone over his Grandpa’s farm, or tearing around in his electric truck. Like his Dad, Cooper was born with dwarfism, but he doesn’t let it slow him down. Full of energy, curiosity, and confidence, Cooper is already making a big impression wherever he goes.

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