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Our next viral video hit the internet in 2006 and immediately had people wondering, is it real or is it fake? >> i'm going to stop a craftsman red lawn mower, white male. >> the action is caught on a police dash cam. >> what is this guy doing? >> you kind of go like, this can't be real. >> what's your name? >> steve. >> but then you're like, but it could be because this is clearly a police officer's dash cam. the guy gets out, dressed to the nines as a cop. >> it certainly has a lot of elements that lend it credibility. >> how long you been riding a lawn mower? >> about two weeks. my truck bro...

Lawn mower. you're about to get sprayed. i'm serious. i'm serious. >> i got to go. i got to go. ahhh! >> all sorts of absurd action is caught on camera these days. and this dash cam video certainly looks convincing, but is it real? >> you're not supposed to be riding a lawn mower on a highway. what are you doing? >> it's definitely not real. >> comedian mark ryan is steve, the lawn mower guy. >> my wife said if i didn't get her another beer she was going to stab me in the face. >> to me, it's more like bringing to life comedy i've been doing for years in another format on stage. i grew up with...

He is like, i'm going to talk to you just as if i was pulling you over as a regular cop. >> what's your name? >> steve. >> where do you live at, steve? >> except i think we would have gotten way more tasey, as it were, with the whole, "i'm going to pull my junk out and take a leak." i think that would have been a quick one-two are for the tasing. >> you got to go. >> ahhh! >> i mean, you really going to get up and try and take a leak? go to the bathroom in front of a police officer? i mean, no matter how much you've had to drink, are you really going to do that? i don't know. >> the officer is...

When did you -- tell us the story. and so that was like the first sign that oh, man, this is really -- this could be good, you know? >> luckily, mark's brother-in-law doesn't get in trouble, and steve is a success. >> something that's kind of funny and well produced can be hugely viral on the web. >> mark follows the first video with four more, including one posted in 2010, where steve gives up his lawnmower for a scissor lift. >> steve? come on down. >> come and get me. how about that? >> i'll tell you what, steve. we can do this the easy way or we can do it the hard way. >> i don't think the...

Kind of as a commercial. to have him say, that was really funny. who is this guy? i want to learn more. >> i've been drinking all day. hold on just a second. >> mark posted the steve video with this description. "my buddy, steve, is a moron. i often tell his stories in my show. this is one of my favorites. through a friend on the force, i got one of steve's arrest videos." >> to randomly be able to grab a new fan through the internet is really exciting because if the internet didn't exist, i would be old school like a politician, town to town, shaking hands, hey, here's who i am. i'm funny. tr...