A TikTok video shows a man dressed as a cowboy attempting a unique challenge involving heavily starched jeans and a Walmart. The narrator in the video sets the scene, stating, “Today, a real cowboy is putting on a pair of jeans with 1,000 layers of starch.”
The video begins in a Walmart parking lot. The man, initially wearing denim shorts and cowboy boots, is seen struggling to put on a pair of extremely rigid, dark blue jeans. He uses a shopping cart for support, first stepping into one leg, then the other, and finally pulling them up to his waist. The narrator provides context, saying, “You’ve seen him put on jeans with 100, 300, 500, and 1,000 layers of starch before. However, have you ever seen the cowboy put on jeans with 1,000 layers of starch and proceed to yodel in a Walmart?”
Once the jeans are on, they appear as a single, stiff unit from the waist down, making his legs look unnaturally long and straight. The narrator then poses what he calls the “age-old question”: “Can a real cowboy with a pair of jeans starched up to the 1000th degree make his way into a Walmart and yodel till the cows come home?”
The cowboy’s slow journey into the store
The footage shows the man sitting on the wet asphalt before he attempts to use a shopping cart to push himself along. Now fully dressed in the starched jeans, he pushes the cart and begins moving slowly and stiffly across the parking lot. He moves past other cars and a red and white sign. The narrator comments on the difficulty, saying, “It’s not easy to move around in these pants. One step at a time, the cowboy made his way over, with every step hurting more and more.”
Inside the Walmart, the man stands stiffly in an aisle lined with shelves of Cheez-It crackers. He appears unable to bend his knees. He gestures with his hands as if preparing to yodel. The narrator reveals the inspiration for the stunt, stating, “He’s been inspired by Mason Ramsey, the kid that yodeled long ago in a video that was heard across the world.”
The man continues to stand rigidly, making small movements with his upper body and hands. However, no actual yodeling sound is heard in the video. The narrator then clarifies the situation, saying, “I’m a real cowboy and I wish I could yodel, but I’m just pretending to here in this Walmart. And I’ve tried to voice it over yodeling, but every time it just sounds worse and worse.”
The video’s public caption simply reads: “Yodeling in a Walmart.” The clip has sparked a variety of reactions in its comment section. One viewer wrote, “you never know what to expect in the parking lot.” Another commented, “i have a sock like that.” A different user remarked, “I have a feeling you’re the cause of this.” Someone else noted, “whole generation in there.” Another comment read, “roblox layered clothing.” Finally, one viewer asked, “is the cowboy ok?” The video’s public caption simply reads: “Yodeling in a Walmart,” a stunt that joins a trend of bizarre retail performances, like a Texas shop putting a whole crawfish on ice cream and using it as a spoon.
