My husband rarely laughs at the television. Actually, my husband rarely laughs at anything. Recently, I was laughing through tears, as I clutched my side and nearly fell off the couch at Karl Pilkington on “An Idiot Abroad”. Hubs just stared at me like I needed psychological help. He made me feel ashamed for laughing. That shame turned into anger. I told him he had no sense of humor. He argued that he had the “perfect” sense of humor and I had “too much” sense of humor. Then, he proudly stated that he had recently giggled at something Rick said on “Pawn Stars”. I told him that was stupid. The tension grew. Nothing was funny about this conversation anymore. We just sat in silence and ended up watching a documentary on some President in the 40’s. Then we went to bed. This happens often. It’s really a vicious cycle.
You can imagine my surprise when I heard him let out a “guffaw” in the living room a few weeks ago. I was expecting to see Rick Harrison cussing out the fat boys on “Pawn Stars” for buying a fake Navajo painting, but I was wrong. Hubby was laughing at the Animal Planet hit, “Finding Bigfoot.”
“This is stupid,” I declared. If my husband, with no sense of humor, thought this was funny, then it probably wasn’t.
I have to admit that after five minutes of watching this craziness, I was laughing, too. My husband was laughing. We were laughing. It was beautiful. After our bout of laughter, I thought we might end up in those bathtubs from the Cialis commercial, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. You know, when ordinary moments with the one you love turn into something more….and you feel the need to bathe in claw foot tubs out in the middle of no where. Yeah, it was special like that.
I digress. Have you seen “Finding Bigfoot”? If not, let me explain this program and why it is so effing funny.
Four dudes set out on an excursion, in hopes of capturing Bigfoot on film. The real Bigfoot-not some guy that worked as a page at Universal Studios in the 80’s and somehow made off with the costume from Harry and the Hendersons.
Three of the four dudes on this show are avid believers in the Sasquatch. One of the dudes looks like the trucker hat dude on 30 Rock. Another dude, who is actually a girl, but looks like a dude, is the skeptic. The other two dudes look like dudes that believe in Bigfoot. It’s quite a posse of weird dudes.
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| He was this tall. |
These dudes meet up with a bunch of local white people, who claim to have seen Bigfoot eating hens, darting across their ATV path, or climbing into an abandoned trailer on Rural Route 5. They always describe the Sasquatch as being “this tall” with hand gestures. That’s all they really know about Sassy. Just that he was “this tall”.
So these dudes camp out where sightings have taken place, in hopes to capture Bigfoot on film. Oh, on a side note, this show taught me that the plural of “Bigfoot” is “Bigfoots”. As an English major, I cannot allow myself to say “Foots”. I call them “Bigfeet”. I just can’t help myself.
I digress again. So, they head out with their night vision and thermal cameras. Everything during the last half hour of the show is in that annoying night vision green. They run around the woods throwing rocks, hitting sticks together, and screaming into the night air. Sometimes they hear the faint howl of a coyote, a random bird, or wind rustling through the pines, to which they say with absolute conviction, “That was totally a Squatch.”
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| Do not watch if you suffer from epilepsy. |
Doesn’t sound funny to you? Have you ever seen a dude in night vision green, howling into the night, in hopes that a Bigfoot howls back? Have you ever seen a dude banging sticks together, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes? Have you ever seen a dude shout out, “Where are you, you furry bastard?” Trust me, it’s funny.
Do I believe in Bigfoot? Well no, but I can say, with absolute conviction, that I spotted a primate like creature in a corn field when I was a kid. Yes, in rural Tennessee. Was it a Squatch? I don’t know what it was, but I sure as hell ain’t camping in that cornfield overnight, throwing rocks, and clicking sticks together in hopes to catch one on camera. Well, actually, I did click sticks together just last weekend. Hubs and I were riding 4-wheelers and there were definitely some weird tracks about. As a joke, I quietly hit a couple of branches together. The husband and I shared a laugh. It was another beautiful moment. And then we rode like hell before Bigfoot actually made an appearance.
But, I was trying to be funny. These dudes are serious. Do they think the Sasquatch is going to pop out of a tree, casually introduce himself, hand over a business card and proceed to do a Madonna “Vogue” pose in front of the camera? I find that highly unlikely. I’m thinking more the “gnashing of teeth” route. You know, where he decapitates the dude that looks like the dude from 30 Rock. Haven’t they ever seen the Jack Link’s Beef Jerky commercials? Sasquatch don’t play.
The thing is, they are never going to find Bigfoot. Therefore, I think the name of the show should be changed. “Looking for Bigfoot”, “Trying to Capture Video Evidence that Bigfoot Exists”, “Doing Everything but Actually Finding Bigfoot.” Marlin found Nemo in “Finding Nemo”. Johnny Depp found Neverland in “Finding Neverland.” Four weird dudes haven’t found shit in “Finding Bigfoot”.
But it is sure entertaining to watch.
Bahhhaaa, Susannah! J
Hilarious! As usual.
Your sis
LOL! Love this post!!
Hi! Stopping by from MBC. Great blog!
Have a nice day!
Thanks for reading!!
Susannah, I love the blog!!! I’m now a follower! I agree… page views and self esteem are very intertwined. Thanks again for following AngryPilotWife.blog. Not posting today b/c he really made me mad and it may be waaaaay too harsh if I write something before I cool off (or it may be admissible in a court of law).
Thank you for following! Your blog makes me let out a “guffaw”. My bro in law is a pilot and my sister introduced me to your blog. I’m so glad she did! Thanks!!
Your blog makes me happy.
We think of you every Sunday night since you posted this. I keep expecting one to jump out of a tree and do the Madonna dance.
If that happened, it would have the highest ratings since JR got shot on Dallas.
That is hilarious! My 10 year old totally wanted to watch it, but I forgot about it. Plus with her being 10, it’d probably scare her half to death!
If the “idea” of Bigfoot scares her, then its probably not a good idea to let her watch.
Perhaps I will take down a few beers and check out this show!
Beer is a must!
Hahaha! Sounds almost as funny as Duck Dynasty – my very favorite show. Seen that one? Quack!
Girl!! I’m watching the DD marathon on DVR NOW!
For the record I’m with you on An Idiot Abroad – friggin hilarious. What I know of Finding Bigfoot I see on The Soup. Ever watch that? Funny and pathetic at the same time to see what’s on TV. I’ll check out an episode of Bigfoot for the laughs, as your description makes it sound worth watching for that reason. Funny post, as always.
So if you were to rank this show with Billy the Exterminator, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and Swamp People – where would it fall?
I so rarely watch TV, yet for some reason when I do, all I can find is the above.
Good post. This is hilarious!
Hmmm…maybe I should check it out!
Love this. So funny. The DH and I love Karl and all the other “reality” shows on discovery, nat geo and travel channel. Guaranteed a great laugh haha.
They should definitely call it “Doing Everything but Actually Finding Bigfoot.” Hilarious – you nailed it. I, too, take issue w/ “Bigfoots.”
I’ve never seen the show, but it sounds fantastic. I read an article about a large Bigfoot-hunting party that went wrong in Iowa a few weeks back. Someone got shot! So these things are exciting enough to get out of hand…
I also just read an article about how studies of our DNA show that there were non-human, non-Neanderthal humanoids running around the ancient world, cross-breeding with humans, so who am I to say that something like this doesn’t exist?
I’m going to get a pair of night vision goggles and bang some sticks together…
Godspeed!
Thank you for mentioning that article on cross-breeding. The book written by Svante Paabo looks like a very interesting read!