History Main / WildlifeCommentarySpoof

* In the (originally deleted) prison scene from ''Theatre/TheAddingMachine'', a guide introduces a small crowd of tourists to view Mr. Zero eating his last meal (ham and eggs) in prison:

* '''Content''': The character being observed will often be given a fake "scientific name" in DogLatin, that usually sounds like some funny or insulting description of the person. ("Here we have the ''stupidus idius'', the dumbest creature on the planet...") There may also be references to a character's "mating habits" or a "courting ritual" as a common joke, especially if this is what is [[DatePeepers prompting the spying in the first place]]. Sometimes the joke ends with a "tune in next week!" line, saying they will observe more behavior from the subject, or sometimes promising dangerous and crazy stunts with animals ("Tune in next week, where I'll crawl inside a tiger's mouth and tickle its stomach! ForScience!") or alluding to more observations of the 'animal'.

* ''Webcomic/PiledHigherAndDeeper'' showed a documentary on the 'most mysterious, misunderstood creature of all: the [[http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=112 grad student]]'.

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* During his review of the Canadian Police Force's 1988 ''Surviving Edged Weapons'' training PSA, WebVideo/JonTron employs this trope to poke fun at the way the narrator describes one of the covered types of knife-wielding aggressors [[https://youtu.be/HFn495_Xsr0?t=551 in a weirdly similar manner to a wildlife commentator]].

-->''[Cut to the vagabond now photoshopped on wildlife footage in a savannah]''

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* During his review of the Canadian Police Force's 1988 ''Surviving Edged Weapons'' training PSA, WebVideo/JonTron employs this trope to poke fun at the way the narrator describes one of the covered types of knife-wielding aggressors in a weirdly similar manner to a wildlife commentator.

* During his review of the Canadian Police Force's 1988 ''Surviving Edged Weapons'' training PSA, WebVideo/JonTron pokes fun at the way the narrator describes one of the covered types of knife-wielding aggressors in a weirdly similar manner to a wildlife commentator, and then proceeds to chime in with this trope.

* "Ozzy Man Review" on Facebook dubs videos of various things (not just nature) in a Steve Irwin-esque accent but with wayyy more cursing.

* In ''Film/ItsAVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie'' (a WonderfulLife plot), the "Safari Animal Tracker" follows Fozzie Bear while narrating about the bear in his environment. And then tries to shoot him with a tranquilizer dart.

* Played with in a Finnish soda commercial. (Can be seen starting at the 2-minute mark [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA_pYGNWSNA here]].)

This is the rare wild WildlifeCommentarySpoof, in [[Wiki/TVTropes its natural habitat]]. What a fantastic opportunity to [[NatureDocumentary observe its natural behavior]]! Let's follow over its shoulder, camouflaged by our {{Adventurer Outfit}}s in khaki -- they'll blend in not only against the elephant and black-rhino tusks we're poaching, but also against [[Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin]]. Be careful to speak in the same volume level as golf commentary, so as not to disturb the "creature" being observed.

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* The original ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry'' has a brief bit of the "Wild Kingdom" type when you are changing channels to try to distract the pimp.

* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' YouTube channel posted a short video called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag0W3m39q10 Blue Hedgehog Documentary: Hunter & Prey]]''. It portrays Sonic attacking Eggman as "hunting prey".

* In ''Hardcore Entertainment presents: Seven Does [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'', Captain Janeway watches a video of Attenborough's distant ancestor giving a presentation on tribbles, during which he's buried under a pile of the {{Explosive Breeder}}s before he can finish.

* In ''Hardcore Entertainment presents: Seven Does Voyager'', Captain Janeway watches a video of Attenborough's distant ancestor giving a presentation on tribbles, during which he's quickly buried under a pile of the {{Explosive Breeder}}s.

* Creator/DavidAttenborough himself does a SelfParody in this [[https://youtu.be/enu-qR0H_uk intro to the music video]] for "Hello" by the 'Lesser Spotted Adele'.

* This was the basis for the David Rabbit-burrow sketches on ''TheComedyCompany'', with David Rabbit-burrow commenting on aspects of ordinary Australian as if they were some kind of exotic animal activity.

* Creator/DavidAttenborough himself does a SelfParody in this [[https://youtu.be/enu-qR0H_uk intro to the music video]] for "Hello" by the 'Lesser Spotted Adelle'.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' did an entire half-episode in this style, with an unseen and unexplained narrator referring to Dexter as "Blackfoot" (because of his boots) and Dee Dee as "Slim" ([[NoodlePeople for obvious reasons]]), and treating the wholly domestic setting as though it were deep wilderness.

* ''The Repository of Dangerous Things'' has an episode where [[TheNudifier with a right camera]] ''Curatorus Iratus'' was observed in her natural habitat, and [[MegatonPunch ]].