History Funny / DeadliestCatch

* For 2018, during one episode of "The Bait" pre-show, the captains have a little cook-off between each boat, with Keith acting as judge. Reminder, this is the same Keith who used to previously work as a [[HiddenDepths saucier]] in a French-style restaurant prior to becoming a crab fisherman and latter captain. Some highlights:

* The captains seeing their show dubbed in different languages. The funny comes in when you realize all the clips are of ''[[RantInducingSlight arguments]]''.

** Josh Harris and Casey McManus (Cornelia Marie) makes a steak dinner. As Keith mentions he's going to take some notes about the meal, Casey pulls out some cash, suggesting Keith take some extra "notes".

** Sig, Edgar, and Matt of the Northwestern just plain go all out, after a few discussions about whether they [[RougeAnglesOfSatin spelling "dessert/desert" and if its spelled chocolate mousse or moose]]. Tablecloth, candles (one of which used to hide a stain when they accidental spilled some dipping sauce), an actual menu(!), fancy presentation, an emphasis on fresh, local food that would make Creator/GordonRamsay proud. A Norwegian style fish and crab dinner, including cold crab dip (thanks to the fact that they're able to serve fresh King crab which hadn't been frozen as part of the shipping process to the rest of the world outside of Alaska), with Edgar acting as waiter and coatcheck (by taking Keith's coat and then just tossing it into a closed room connected to the galley. Keith is stuck between laughing and being extremely impressed at how far the Northwestern went.

'''Keith:''' Yes, but you opened it up right in front of me, you should never admit that your using canned corn to the judge!

** At the beginning of the 2011 Opilio season, ''Seabrooke'' captain Scott "Jr." Campbell and some of his crew decided it would be a good idea to [[GenericGraffiti tag]] the crane of the ''Time Bandit'' with a lightning bolt and his boat's initials. Andy and Jonathan retaliate by going out and purchasing over 1000 eggs and then calling in help from the ''Northwestern'' and the ''Ramblin' Rose''. The end result is a mass egging of the ''Seabrooke'' and her crew, proving once again that you Do Not Screw With the Hillstrand Brothers.

*** The Hillstrands finally got their revenge after the 2012 opilio season: on the day of Jake Anderson's wedding (at which [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming Sig was officiating]]) they TP'ed Sig's house (Johnathan's excuse was that season was too stressful to think of something good). Watching Sig and (presumably) his wife trying to figure out who that weirdo was on their security cameras followed by Johnathan zooming off in his pickup was pretty amazing.

* On ''TheTonightShow With Jay Leno'', Capt. Keith revealed that before he was a crab fisherman he was a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saucier saucier]]'' at a French restaurant. Some weeks later Keith is shown making "dinner" for his crew: power bars and chips.

** While the Hilstrand crew celebrates the impending 2014 king crab season with an entire truckload of fireworks with Wild Bill in tow, the crew of the ''Northwestern'' steal Bill's boat and move it across the harbor. Bill was Not Amused.
*** Extras reveal that Bill's son Zach helped the ''Northwestern'' crew by showing them how to start it. Bill retaliated by making his son think the Coast Guard was after him.

** While the Hilstrand crew celebrates the impending 2014 king crab season with an entire truckload of fireworks with Wild Bill in tow, The crew of the Northwestern steal Bill's boat and move it across the harbor. Bill was Not Amused.

* Monte calling Keith about a near-catastrophic situation where Wizard almost was beached. And referring to the conversation where Keith chewed him out with ClusterFBombs as pleasant.

* Hearing the harshest captain in the fleet Keith being chewed up by his 11 year old daughter is very funny to hear and also very heart-warming.

*** One of the deckhands gets a chuckle out of Phil when he remarks that now they know that the block can hau
** Deckhand Dave Millman makes the comment, "Now I know we can pull a truck with the block," which makes Phil burst out laughing.

** A few times, one boat will weld one of another boat's pots shut.

* Phil's method for hunting opilio? Sniffing out crab farts. [[color:white: He's just messing with his sons.]]

---> [-Edgar's hidden, second sign: probably something like ''"Now get your ass back to work or you're fired."''-]

* During some downtime aboard the ''Northwestern'' the deckhands are standing around talking, asking the "If you were any piece of equipment aboard the ship, what would you be" question. Matt cheerfully declares that he would be a shovel - then comes out with two shovels tied to his arms and another tied to his back, flapping his arms like wings. Jake Anderson declares that he has ''literally'' pissed himself laughing.

* Edgar asks the crew if they want Sig to throw the traditional flaming hook at the end of opies - and they say yes. Sig..Well.. To quote Jake Anderson, "You missed!You scream at us when we miss and look at you!".
** Sig's response is hella funny on it's own - "I didn't miss!"

* Once Sig Hansen gave his crew one hell of act of compassion that should put this page on the heartwarming section...he allowed his crew to sleep a full 45 more than was necessary. That's right the old sea dog let his crew sleep for 45 more minutes when they could be working. Instead of working he let them recharge their batteries. The moment the crew is out the door and onto the deck Sig starts snickering and sets the clock back forty five minutes. It's an old captain's trick.

* At the start of season 4 Jake Harris buys a 800 television with the intent of just screwing with his father. Cue Captain Phil saying "now I know why some lions eat their young."

** Edgar loads a cigarette that Mandy gives to her dad. And yes, Mandy was in on it.

Even a show as serious as ''DeadliestCatch'' can bring the funny. Here's some of the best moments: