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** Taken UpToEleven on a couple of occasions where he's faced off against ''multiple'' skunks at once, in confined spaces, no less.
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''CallOfTheWildman'' is a 2012 documentary series that airs on Animal Planet.
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* FullBoarAction: One episode had Turtleman and Neal travel to New Orleans to help catch some wild hogs that were running loose in the suburbs.
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* ManChild: Turtleman occasionally comes off as this, his constant hyperactivity and goofing off.
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* ManChild: Turtleman occasionally comes off as this, with his constant hyperactivity and goofing off.
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* DriveInTheater: in one episode, a raccoon has taken up residence in the local drive-in's snack bar and is helping itself to popcorn and chips. Turtleman chases it into the projection booth and catches it, then he and Neal watch the movie being shown that night from the Turtlemobile.
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** One episode even shows he uses a snake that lives near his home as a natural way of getting rid of mice showing how beneficial they can be.
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* BraggingThemeTune: Neal wrote a bluegrass song about Turtleman that pretty much fits this.
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** Also "that was almost a snap-snappy!" when an animal nearly bites him.
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* ManChild: Turtleman occasionally comes off as this, his constant hyperactivity and goofing off.
* OnlySaneMan: Neal often seems to have this mentality, complaining about how crazy and dangerous Turtleman's methods of catching animals is.
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** Technically turtles are amphibians not reptiles.
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* BadassBeard: Most of the turtle team sport these, with Turtleman being the only exception.
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* LightningBruiser: Justin Beaver and Bucky the Beaver. Both are relatively small compared to Turtleman and the rest of the crew, but they manage to drag Turtleman around with no problem.
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* AdultFear: According to Neal he's always worried that the next animal they have to rescue is the one that will be the end of Turtleman.
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* NauseaFuel: Turtleman once got sprayed in the mouth by an angry skunk.
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* ICallHerVera: Turtleman calls his knife Thunder, because it thunders open the jaws of an angry snapping turtle like nobody's business.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Turtleman may come off as nothing more than a backwoods country bumpkin but that couldn't be any further from the truth. His knowledge from catching animals to natural cures is extensive, and he has no problem doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The episode where Turtleman had to dive under the water and lift an entire log up and off the pond floor in order to rescue a turtle, all without coming up for air until he'd succeeded.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The episode where Turtleman had to dive under the water and lift an entire log up and off the pond floor in order to rescue a turtle, all without coming up for air until he'd succeeded.
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* FiveManBand: When the entire turtle crew gets together.
** TheLeader: Turtleman
** TheLancer: Neal
** TheSmartOne: Jake
** TheBigGuy: Squirrel
** TeamPet: Lolly Dog
** TheLeader: Turtleman
** TheLancer: Neal
** TheSmartOne: Jake
** TheBigGuy: Squirrel
** TeamPet: Lolly Dog
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* CoolCar: Technically it's a truck, but the turtlemobile has it's own measure of awesome to it.
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*NiceHat: Everybody on the turtle crew has their own style of headwear. Turtleman however has a ballcap with built in LED for crawl hole work, and his other hat has his lucky hawk feathers and has been used to apprehend several nuisance animals.
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** Technically turtles are amphibians not reptiles.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: His signature rebel yell and 'Live Action!'
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* BoisterousBruiser: Turtleman. Though he doesn't really fight, he does catch a wide variety of animals with his bare hands.
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* CrazyAwesome: Turtleman. Catches most of his targets (which can include coyotes and snakes) with his '''bare hands'''.
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* CrazyAwesome: Turtleman. Catches most of his targets (which can include coyotes and snakes) with his '''bare hands'''.
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* FridgeBrilliance: In the poachers episode why didn't Turtleman and the camera crew hang around and catch the poachers in the act and have them arrested? For starters Turtleman had been in the cold water for hours and needed to get warmed up, and second poachers tend to come armed and the turtle crew wasn't prepared for a firefight that might result from their presence. Plus the poachers might notice them and simply come back another night.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: A lot of what Turtleman does would seem like this. His style of catching animals is very high energy and flamboyant and often leaves the viewers wondering why he didn't go with a simpler approach like trying to feed the animal.
** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that he doesn't want the viewers at home to think they can catch a wild animal with a handful of food. Wild animals are wild and dangerous no matter what.
** FridgeBrilliance kicks in when you realize that he doesn't want the viewers at home to think they can catch a wild animal with a handful of food. Wild animals are wild and dangerous no matter what.
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* FridgeBrilliance: In the poachers episode why didn't Turtleman and the camera crew hang around and catch the poachers in the act and have them arrested? For starters Turtleman had been in the cold water for hours and needed to get warmed up, and second poachers tend to come armed and the turtle crew wasn't prepared for a firefight that might result from their presence. Plus the poachers might notice them and simply come back another night.
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* MeaningfulNickname: Turtleman is an expert at catching snapping turtles.
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* MeaningfulNickname: MeaningfulName: Turtleman is an expert at catching snapping turtles.
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* SemllySkunk: Turtleman's most hated type of nuisance call.
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* SemllySkunk: SmellySkunk: Turtleman's most hated type of nuisance call.
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* KnifeNut: Turtleman always has his trusty bowie knife, Thunder, on hand for whatever task is needed. He uses it to shave, handle food, hack through underbrush and even pry open the mouths of snapping turtles that get hold of his hand and don't want to let go.
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Subverted. While he does point out that the snapping turtle's reputation for having a nasty bite is true, he also shows genuine care for them and is willing to rescue any turtle he can.
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* SemllySkunk: Turtleman's most hated type of nuisance call.
* VerbalTic: Turtleman's signature rebel yell may qualify as he's always sounding off when excited.
* SemllySkunk: Turtleman's most hated type of nuisance call.
* VerbalTic: Turtleman's signature rebel yell may qualify as he's always sounding off when excited.
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''CallOfTheWildman'' is a 2012 documentary series that airs on Animal Planet.
The show follows Kentucky celebrity Ernie "Turtleman" Brown Jr. as he goes about catching wild animals that have invaded people's homes and properties and then safely relocates them to the wild. As his nickname suggests, his specialty is turtles, but he's also caught foxes, wild boars, snakes, and raccoons among other creatures. Oh, and did we mention he catches nearly '''all''' of these animals with his bare hands?
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* BerserkButton: Poachers. Turtleman is disgusted by them.
* DeepSouth / HillbillyHorrors: Subverted. Turtleman is from the rural parts of Kentucky, but he's shown to be a genuinely nice guy and he's pretty well-educated on the various animals he encounters.
** Likewise, one episode featured the group being nervous that they were tresspassing in someone else's territory. It turns out the people whose property they were invading (Turtleman was trying to rescue a raccoon from an abandoned car) were big Turtleman fans.
* DoNotTryThisAtHome: A disclaimer at the start of each episode reminds the audience "Catching wild animals is dangerous. Doing so with your bare hands is just plain crazy. Don't try this at home".
* MeaningfulNickname: Turtleman is an expert at catching snapping turtles.
** The same goes for the animals he's nicknamed. They've all either been named after where he caught them, or their behavior. For example, he nicknamed an opossum that was hiding in a chimney [[PunnyName "Santa Claws"]].
* TheNicknamer: Nearly ''every'' animal Turtleman has caught has been given a nickname.
* RascallyRaccoon: Several episodes have featured raccoons invading people's homes including an extremely rare albino raccoon.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Subverted. While he does point out that the snapping turtle's reputation for having a nasty bite is true, he also shows genuine care for them and is willing to rescue any turtle he can.
The show follows Kentucky celebrity Ernie "Turtleman" Brown Jr. as he goes about catching wild animals that have invaded people's homes and properties and then safely relocates them to the wild. As his nickname suggests, his specialty is turtles, but he's also caught foxes, wild boars, snakes, and raccoons among other creatures. Oh, and did we mention he catches nearly '''all''' of these animals with his bare hands?
Tropes associated with Call Of The Wildman-
* BerserkButton: Poachers. Turtleman is disgusted by them.
* DeepSouth / HillbillyHorrors: Subverted. Turtleman is from the rural parts of Kentucky, but he's shown to be a genuinely nice guy and he's pretty well-educated on the various animals he encounters.
** Likewise, one episode featured the group being nervous that they were tresspassing in someone else's territory. It turns out the people whose property they were invading (Turtleman was trying to rescue a raccoon from an abandoned car) were big Turtleman fans.
* DoNotTryThisAtHome: A disclaimer at the start of each episode reminds the audience "Catching wild animals is dangerous. Doing so with your bare hands is just plain crazy. Don't try this at home".
* MeaningfulNickname: Turtleman is an expert at catching snapping turtles.
** The same goes for the animals he's nicknamed. They've all either been named after where he caught them, or their behavior. For example, he nicknamed an opossum that was hiding in a chimney [[PunnyName "Santa Claws"]].
* TheNicknamer: Nearly ''every'' animal Turtleman has caught has been given a nickname.
* RascallyRaccoon: Several episodes have featured raccoons invading people's homes including an extremely rare albino raccoon.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Subverted. While he does point out that the snapping turtle's reputation for having a nasty bite is true, he also shows genuine care for them and is willing to rescue any turtle he can.
