"I'm glad we built those escalators and conditions into the contract. I've had a lot of fun with the after show, too." The "Shark Tails After Dark" show only took a day to make but was a lot of fun to do. We'd even done live broadcasts from the Sea Scout. I loved talking to the fans and all the little contests we would do. It was making Sharkbait Productions and the Discovery Channel a boatload of money.

We partied late into the night, with the four of us invited to some of the better Hollywood parties. Two agents tried to convince me to get into acting, but I had...