History Series / CallOfTheWildman

* CanineCompanion: Lolly Dog, whom [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Turtleman found wandering the streets in the dead of winter and took in.]]

* {{Badass}}: Turtleman catches all kinds of dangerous animals with his bare hands. That alone is enough to qualify.

The show attracted criticism over its depiction of animal catching (namely that Turtleman's bare-handed technique put both him and the animals he was trying to catch in unnecessary danger) and also over allegations that producers were staging scenes by planting captive-bred animals in locations for Turtleman to catch (including dumping venomous snakes in a public swimming pool).

* SpecialGuest: One episode had Turtleman & Neal travel to North Carolina to catch snappers out of a pond for {{NASCAR}} driver David Ragan. David even took Turtleman on a ride in his racecar as a reward.

* EverythingsWorseWithBees: One episode had Turtleman catching a skunk that was raiding beehives. He laid in wait for the skunk by hiding right between the hives loaded full of bees, and somehow managed not to get stung, even when he was yelling and raising havoc trying to catch the skunk when it showed up.

* CloudcuckooLandersMinder: Neil is this to Turtleman, or at least tries to be and is only successful part of the time.

** Another reason is Turtleman's methods, while not as easy, are generally faster.

** 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.

* PopUpTrivia: ''Call of the Wildman: More Live Action''; reruns of previous episodes with this trope added to them, as well as footage not shown in the original episodes.

* AwesomeButPractical: In one of the first episodes Turtleman finds his house has been infested with mice, so his solution? Grab a snake he calls Sir Lancelot from his backyard and let him eat the mice while he's out on a job. And it ''works''.

* AwesomeYetPractical: In one of the first episodes Turtleman finds his house has been infested with mice, so his solution? Grab a snake he calls Sir Lancelot from his backyard and let him eat the mice while he's out on a job. And it ''works''.

* 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.

* HalloweenEpisode: "Call of the Wildman: Halloween Spooktacular".

* CountryMouse: One episode featured Turtleman going to North Carolina, which was also his first time on a plane and his apprehension about it. He was dismayed to find out that he couldn't bring his knife Thunder on the plane with him because of TSA guidelines.