History Awesome / DeadliestCatch

** The second came on the After the Catch episode that followed, where he revealed that he got his captain's license. Also counts as a {{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}} when you see Sig beaming with pride and ''smiling'' at his protege's accomplishment.

* An anecdote about Phil's dad [[BadAssGrandpa (who's still alive)]], who was hit by a rogue wave that wrecked the boat, totaled all the electronics, and ''had everyone declared dead'' (Phil had left earlier due to injury and had the task of telling his friends' families that their loved ones were lost). They triumphantly returned to port ''eight days later, without any electronic guidance''. Kind of eerie in light of Phil's own encounter with a rogue wave...

* The fireworks shootout between the ''Northwestern'' and the ''Time Bandit'' in the last episode of the 2011 season. It looked like an honest-to-gods old school naval battle at times. Absolutely beautiful way to close out the opilio season. Doubles as a heartwarming moment when Andy says "Phil would've been proud."

-->'''Andy:''' That albino bastard!

* The fireworks shootout between the ''Northwestern'' and the ''Time Bandit'' in the last episode of the 2011 season. It looked like an honest-to-gods old school naval battle at times. Absolutely beautiful way to close out the opilio season.

-->->'''Andy:''' That albino bastard!

Over the years, ''DeadliestCatch'' has accrued some truly awesome moments. Here's some of the best:

* Young Phil (who looked even less qualified for the job then Jake Anderson) being so [[{{Determinator}} determined]] to get into crab fishing that he talked his way into being taken aboard one boat after offering to work for a whole year without pay. Made even more awesome by the fact that after three months of unflinchingly doing ''every single'' crappy job a greenhorn could possibly do, one of the boat's regular deckhands broke his leg and Phil, in his own words, "went from no-share to full-share. And the next month, I made $130,000."

* Wild Bill's son Zach Larson gets a great moment during the King Crab 2012 season. A little background: Zach has had trouble accurately throwing the hook (used to snag the ropes the pots are attached to) for a long time. In an attempt to improve his son's skill and confidence, Wild Bill makes a bet: Zach will be responsible for snagging every pot in a 25-pot string, and for every time he misses with the hook, he has to pay Bill $100 in rent (Zach lives rent-free at Bill's vacation home in Mexico). [[Spoiler:''Zach does not miss a single throw.'']]

** You can check it out on [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCJkIFgeTNM youtube]].

* The new greenhorn on the ''Wizard'' for the 2012 opilio season getting a half-percent raise - and the personal kudos of Captain Keith Coburn - ''six days into his stint on the ship!'' Might seem like a small accomplishment, but considering how few, if any, greenhorns have lasted longer than a season on board the ''Wizard'' since the show began broadcasting, that is '''huge.'''

* The new greenhorn on the ''Wizard'' for the 2012 opilio season getting a half-percent raise - and the personal kudos of Captain Keith Coburn - ''six days into his stint on the ship!'' Might seem like a small accomplishment, but considering how ''no'' greenhorns have lasted longer than a season on board the ''Wizard'' since the show began broadcasting, that is '''huge.'''

* During the 2010 opilio season, one of the cameramen on the ''Cornelia Marie'' had the worst seasickness of any crew member to ever serve on the show. Lost fourteen pounds in two weeks ''just from constant vomiting,'' and still managed to drag himself out on deck in the middle of a storm for a ''five hour solid'' shoot of crab hauls. He ended up falling down the stairs in a delirious state when he tried to go back below deck, but he earned the respect of Captain Phil himself.

** You can check it out on youtube

** How about the time when the Time Bandit crew tied a bunch of lit Chinese lanterns, dimmed their boat and turned off their navigation. When Sig of the Northwestern saw these lights, he thought there was another boat, or a helicopter, but he didn't see anything on his radar. He was scared stiff!

* Pretty much any time the Time Bandit crew play a prank on someone. The one that springs to mind is when they tied trash bags full of flour to one of the pot lines, put the new guy on the rail, and let him pull it up. Cue at least ''twelve'' bags of flour exploding in his face.

* Pretty much any time the Time Bandit crew play a prank on someone. The one that springs to mind is when they tied trash bags full of flour to one of the pot lines, put the new guy on the rail, and let him pull it up. Cue at least ''twelve'' bags of flour exploding in shi face.

* The fireworks shootout between the ''Northwestern'' and the ''Time Bandit'' in the last episode of the 2011 season. It looked like an honest-to-gods old school naval battle at times. Absolutely beautiful way to close out the opilio season.

--->'''Sig:''' <shaking Jake's hand> I am so proud of you!

* Jake Anderson got ''two'' that were shown on July 13, 2011, though they occurred in separate episodes that were shown that night:

** The first was when, during his first time guiding the ''Northwestern'' into a harbor, he managed (with Sig's help) to guide it into St. Paul, a harbor known among the crabbers as the absolute worst harbor to try to dock with (even the ''Wizard's'' [[Jerkass]] Captain Keith said, "I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy").

** The second came on the After the Catch episode that followed, where he revealed that he got his captain's license. Also counts as a [[{{CrowningMomentofHeartwarming}}]] when you see Sig beaming with pride and ''smiling'' at his protege's accomplishment.

** The second came on the After the Catch episode that followed, where he revealed that he got his captain's license. Also counts as a [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming]] when you see Sig beaming with pride and ''smiling'' at his protege's accomplishment.

* Jake Anderson got ''two,'' though they occurred in separate episodes that were shown on the same night:

* Before filming one of the earlier seasons of After the Catch, Mike Rowe met up with Phil outside of the bar where they were going to shoot and all Phil wanted to talk about was the new Harley-Davidson motorcycle he'd just bought. When Mike says they'll talk about the bike Phil asks him how he can talk about something he hasn't ridden yet, tosses Mike the keys to the bike and tells him they'll talk when he gets back from his ride.

* Phil handing Mike Rowe the keys to his new Harley-Davidson motorcycle so that the other man could take it for a ride, simply because the bike was all Phil wanted to talk about at the time and Mike didn't have any experience with Harleys.

* Young Phil (who looked even less qualified for the job then Jake Anderson) being so [[{{Determinator}} determined]] to get into crab fishing that talked this way into being taken aboard one boat after offering to work for a whole year without pay. Made even more awesome by the fact that after three months of unflinchingly doing ''every single'' crappy job a greenhorn could possibly do, one of the boat's regular deckhands broke his leg and Phil, in his own words, "went from no-share to full-share. And the next month, I made $130,000."

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