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** It's hard to watch the show now knowing Neil James, Ernie's lifelong friend, died on February 1, 2019 at age 55 from natural causes.
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* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't happen in the show itself, but depending on who you talk to, Turtleman and co. have been either subjected to this or promoted to mascot, when it comes to ''the entire channel''. Call of the Wildman does not air much at all anymore, but Turtleman and Neal appear prominently (albeit in cartoon form) in one of the Holiday Best Fest promos. Squirrel, Jake and Lolly, however, are completely absent.
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* CrazyAwesome: Turtleman. Catches most of his targets (which can include coyotes and snakes) with his '''bare hands''', armed with nothing but a stick, a bucket, and his trusty knife Thunder.

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* CrazyAwesome: CrazyIsCool: Turtleman. Catches most of his targets (which can include coyotes and snakes) with his '''bare hands''', armed with nothing but a stick, a bucket, and his trusty knife Thunder.

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* 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.



* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: 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.



* TearJerker: One episode ended with a small funeral being held for Sir Lancelot, a rat snake that lived by Turtleman's home and was used as a natural means to get rid of mice. Even though he was a wild snake, Turtleman still treated him like family.

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* TearJerker: One episode ended with a small funeral being held for Sir Lancelot, a rat snake that lived by Turtleman's home and was used as a natural means to get rid of mice. Even though he was a wild snake, Turtleman still treated him like family.family.
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* AdoredByTheNetwork: Was this for quite some time, and still has some shades of this, but not as much as when the series first premiered and was going strong. Thankfully, it was considered one of the better shows at the time, albeit not as much as ''Series/RiverMonsters'', as it did attempt to include a lot of facts about the animals Turtleman catches, and the people on the show do treat the animals they catch with a lot of respect and don't attempt to demonize them like some of the other shows at the time. Also helps that cast, despite their redneck nature, are quite likeable and entertaining to watch.



* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't happen in the show itself, but depending on who you talk to, Turtleman and co. have been either subjected to this or promoted to mascot, when it comes to ''the entire channel''. Call of the Wildman does not air much at all anymore, but Turtleman and Neal appear prominently (albeit in cartoon form) in the recent Holiday Best Fest promos. Squirrel, Jake and Lolly, however, are completely absent.

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* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't happen in the show itself, but depending on who you talk to, Turtleman and co. have been either subjected to this or promoted to mascot, when it comes to ''the entire channel''. Call of the Wildman does not air much at all anymore, but Turtleman and Neal appear prominently (albeit in cartoon form) in one of the recent Holiday Best Fest promos. Squirrel, Jake and Lolly, however, are completely absent.
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* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't happen in the show itself, but depending on who you talk to, Turtleman and co. have been either subjected to this or promoted to mascot, when it comes to ''the entire channel''. Call of the Wildman does not air much at all anymore, but Turtleman and Neal appear prominently (albeit in cartoon form) in the recent Holiday Best Fest promos.

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* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't happen in the show itself, but depending on who you talk to, Turtleman and co. have been either subjected to this or promoted to mascot, when it comes to ''the entire channel''. Call of the Wildman does not air much at all anymore, but Turtleman and Neal appear prominently (albeit in cartoon form) in the recent Holiday Best Fest promos. Squirrel, Jake and Lolly, however, are completely absent.
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I\'m not sure if I should put the Demoted to Extra trope here or on the Animal Planet YMMV page; please move it to the APL one if it doesn\'t fit here.

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* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't happen in the show itself, but depending on who you talk to, Turtleman and co. have been either subjected to this or promoted to mascot, when it comes to ''the entire channel''. Call of the Wildman does not air much at all anymore, but Turtleman and Neal appear prominently (albeit in cartoon form) in the recent Holiday Best Fest promos.
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* NauseaFuel: Turtleman once got sprayed in the mouth by an angry skunk.

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* NauseaFuel: Turtleman once got sprayed in the mouth by an angry skunk.skunk.
* TearJerker: One episode ended with a small funeral being held for Sir Lancelot, a rat snake that lived by Turtleman's home and was used as a natural means to get rid of mice. Even though he was a wild snake, Turtleman still treated him like family.
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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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* 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.night.
* NauseaFuel: Turtleman once got sprayed in the mouth by an angry skunk.

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* AdultFear: Turtleman has an intense fear of being called out to capture a loose skunk due to a childhood incident where he was sprayed and teased for it. To this day he still hasn't managed to get over it. However that doesn't stop him from doing it anyway and make every effort not to hurt the animal.


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* 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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* AdultFear: Turtleman has an intense fear of being called out to capture a loose skunk due to a childhood incident where he was sprayed and teased for it. To this day he still hasn't managed to get over it. However that doesn't stop him from doing it anyway and make every effort not to hurt the animal.
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* CrazyAwesome: Turtleman. Catches most of his targets (which can include coyotes and snakes) with his '''bare hands''', armed with nothing but a stick, a bucket, and his trusty knife Thunder.
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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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