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* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by Podcast/RiffTrax in 2015 and was [[https://youtu.be/opqMGkJKMkc recently added to Youtube]].

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* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by Podcast/RiffTrax in 2015 and was [[https://youtu.be/opqMGkJKMkc recently later added to Youtube]].

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* AdultsAreUseless: Downplayed. For the most part, the Bristows are constantly losing track of their daughter and being generally ineffectual, with just about all the heroic action is initiated by Amy. Despite this, Dave does get a few moments to shine when he gets his family into the Sturgeon house to get Hank back and utilizes his ally in the police. The hunters (well, Grizzly) are also highly competent, but they're the main antagonists of the movie.

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* AdultsAreUseless: Downplayed. For the most part, the Bristows are constantly losing track of their daughter and being generally ineffectual, with just about all the heroic action is initiated by Amy. Despite this, Dave does get a few moments to shine when he gets his family into the Sturgeon house to get Hank back and utilizes his ally in the police. The hunters (well, Grizzly) are also highly competent, but they're the main antagonists of the movie. The law enforcement of the film also zig-zag this, being aware of the threat Grizzly poses, with airport security even arresting him at the end of the film. But the local police refuse to do anything at first because the Bristows smuggled in an illegal animal, not caring that Grizzly endangered their child in the process of taking it.


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* WouldHitAChild: Wesley really hates maids, and has presumed to have killed, or at least maimed, half a dozen through various methods. He also states his intention to shoot Amy when he and the hunters tray to take Hank back near the end of the film.
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* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by Podcast/RiffTrax in 2015.

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* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by Podcast/RiffTrax in 2015.2015 and was [[https://youtu.be/opqMGkJKMkc recently added to Youtube]].
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-->''Bill Corbett''': Comedy clarinet! It lets your audience know that something funny is ostensibly happening.

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-->''Bill -->'''Bill Corbett''': Comedy clarinet! It lets your audience know that something funny is ostensibly happening.

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* BoundAndGagged: Happens to the Bristows.
* BullyingADragon: For some reason, [[RoyalBrat Wesley]] thinks it's a good idea to constantly berate Blubber and [[WouldHurtAChild Grizzly]], even after the latter threw the former across a room. His role in the movie ends when Grizzy loses his patience and Wesley is thrown in a snowbank.
* BumblingSidekick: Blubber

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* BoundAndGagged: Happens to The hunters take the Bristows.Bristow parents hostage after they find the family hiding out at a cabin.
* BullyingADragon: For some reason, [[RoyalBrat Wesley]] thinks it's a good idea to constantly berate Blubber and [[WouldHurtAChild Grizzly]], even after Grizzly shows his willingness to chuck the latter threw the former boy across a the living room. His role in the movie ends when Grizzy loses his patience and Wesley is thrown in a snowbank.
* BumblingSidekick: BlubberBlubber.



* FailedASpotCheck
-->'''Mike Nelson''': So [Dave] folded and packed a tent with a yeti still in it?
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Amy tells Hank about the Bristow's winter cabin before the hunters kidnap the yeti. The Bristows end up using this as a hiding place later on.



* PlotHole
-->'''Mike Nelson''': So he folded and packed a tent with a yeti still in it?
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* Determinator: You have to respect Grizzly's work ethic, when he's hired for a job, he doesn't give up easily, chasing Hank across several countries and doing whatever it takes to get his hands on the yeti.

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* Determinator: {{Determinator}}: You have to respect Grizzly's work ethic, when he's hired for a job, he doesn't give up easily, chasing Hank across several countries and doing whatever it takes to get his hands on the yeti.

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* AdultsAreUseless: The Bristows are constantly losing track of their daughter and being generally ineffectual. Just about all the heroic action is initiated by Amy.

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* AdultsAreUseless: The Downplayed. For the most part, the Bristows are constantly losing track of their daughter and being generally ineffectual. Just ineffectual, with just about all the heroic action is initiated by Amy. Despite this, Dave does get a few moments to shine when he gets his family into the Sturgeon house to get Hank back and utilizes his ally in the police. The hunters (well, Grizzly) are also highly competent, but they're the main antagonists of the movie.



* AnswerCut: Just before the credits, we see Wesley's parents relaxing in Greece, wondering what happened to their son after [[ParentalAbandonment leaving him with the hunters]]. Cut to the boy with his upper body buried in a snowbank.



* BullyingADragon: For some reason, [[RoyalBrat Wesley]] thinks it's a good idea to constantly berate Blubber and [[WouldHurtAChild Grizzly]], even after the latter threw the former across a room. His role in the movie ends when Grizzy loses his patience and Wesley is thrown in a snowbank.



* Determinator: You have to respect Grizzly's work ethic, when he's hired for a job, he doesn't give up easily, chasing Hank across several countries and doing whatever it takes to get his hands on the yeti.



* ParentalAbandonment: Before the climax, [[RoyalBrat Wesley's]] parents convince[[labelnote: Read]]Bribe[[/labelnote]] Grizzly to take Wesley with them on the final chase. After they leave, the parents use the opportunity to run off to Greece and leave him behind.



* RoyalBrat: Wesley, who terrorizes his family's servants and is indulged by his millionaire parents.

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* RoyalBrat: Wesley, who terrorizes his family's servants and is indulged (but not respected) by his millionaire parents.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Wesley is never seen again once Big Jake throws him out of the limo and into a snowbank at the end. Not like anyone, much less his parents, seem to care.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Big Jake wouldn't mind smacking Wesley around. Most of the audience will side with Jake.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Big Jake wouldn't mind smacking Wesley around. Most of the audience will side with Jake.Jake.
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* ABoyAndHisX: A girl and her yeti.

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* %%* ABoyAndHisX: A girl and her yeti. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%
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A 1995 MadeForTVMovie in which MeatLoaf battles a little girl for possession of a two-foot-tall animatronic yeti.

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A 1995 MadeForTVMovie in which MeatLoaf Music/MeatLoaf battles a little girl for possession of a two-foot-tall animatronic yeti.
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* CaliforniaDoubling / CanadaDoesNotExist: The movie was filmed entirely in Ontario with a mostly Canadian cast, but it is supposed to take place in the Himalayas and New York. The Canadian town of Uxbridge is prominently featured under its own name, but it is presented as being located somewhere in New York state.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: The yeti is accustomed to the frigid temperatures of the Himalayas, and grows weak if he is not kept cool.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: The yeti is accustomed to the frigid temperatures of the Himalayas, and grows weak if he is not kept cool.cool.
* WouldHurtAChild: Big Jake wouldn't mind smacking Wesley around. Most of the audience will side with Jake.
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* AssholeVictim: It's saying something when the audience wants Wesley, a young boy, to have a more violent, deadly comeuppance.
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* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by RiffTrax in 2015.

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* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by RiffTrax Podcast/RiffTrax in 2015.
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** Canadian pronunciations are also abundant throughout the film. Mountains having a soft "oh" sound in place of the "ow".
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A 1995 MadeForTVMovie in which MeatLoaf battles a little girl for possession of a two-foot-tall animatronic yeti.

Our story begins in the Himalayas, where Big Jake Grizzly (Meat Loaf) seeks a yeti for his wealthy patron. The yeti narrowly eludes him and stows away in the luggage of a mild-mannered tourist from upstate New York. His daughter Amy discovers the creature and names him Hank. When Big Jake Grizzly tracks down the family and captures the yeti, Amy follows them to New York City to rescue her new friend.

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* ABoyAndHisX: A girl and her yeti.
* AdultsAreUseless: The Bristows are constantly losing track of their daughter and being generally ineffectual. Just about all the heroic action is initiated by Amy.
* AlternateDVDCommentary: A [[http://www.rifftrax.com/to-catch-a-yeti comedic commentary]] was recorded by RiffTrax in 2015.
* BatmanInMyBasement
* BavarianFireDrill: Dave Bristow poses as a blustery federal agent while his family steals the yeti from the Sturgeon mansion.
* BoundAndGagged: Happens to the Bristows.
* BumblingSidekick: Blubber
* CaliforniaDoubling / CanadaDoesNotExist: The movie was filmed entirely in Ontario with a mostly Canadian cast, but it is supposed to take place in the Himalayas and New York. The Canadian town of Uxbridge is prominently featured under its own name, but it is presented as being located somewhere in New York state.
* ChromaKey: Painfully evident whenever a character is seen flying through the air or doing anything remotely acrobatic.
* CoolButInefficient: A literal example. To keep the yeti cool, the Bristows stash him in their open refrigerator all night long. In real life, this would probably burn out the fridge motor or result in a huge electricity bill.
* FriendOnTheForce: Dave Bristow's climbing companion happens to be a police officer who later helps him during the yeti caper.
* IOwnThisTown: Mr. Sturgeon claims to own most of the Albany police.
* JustPlaneWrong
-->'''Bill Corbett''': Where does a plane take off from high up in the Himalayas?
* LadyDrunk: Mrs. Sturgeon.
* MickeyMousing: To emphasize the comedy, the soundtrack often gives way to zany slapstick noises and drum stings.
-->''Bill Corbett''': Comedy clarinet! It lets your audience know that something funny is ostensibly happening.
* NinetiesHair: Most of the men sport mullets.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Most obviously the British actress playing Mrs. Bristow, but also apparent when characters meant to be New Yorkers are heard using non-American terms like 'mum'.
* OurMonstersAreDifferent: In this film, yetis are small monkey-like creatures with disproportionately huge feet.
* PlotHole
-->'''Mike Nelson''': So he folded and packed a tent with a yeti still in it?
* PlotPoweredStamina: The yeti can tolerate the heat except at arbitrary moments when it becomes a problem.
* RoyalBrat: Wesley, who terrorizes his family's servants and is indulged by his millionaire parents.
* ShooTheDog: Eventually the Bristows fly back to the Himalayas to release the yeti back into his natural habitat.
* SingingInTheShower: Dave Bristow, before the yeti eats his floor pie.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The yeti is accustomed to the frigid temperatures of the Himalayas, and grows weak if he is not kept cool.

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