MST3K - Catching Trouble

[PGTRegard]

Quite possibly the funniest short I've seen. Funny part is my name is Ross.

[ginger89kid]

"What's next??"

"...Chasing rabbits on a mini bike until there hearts explode?"

[chefjefff]

What does this guy do for an encore, strangle a baby kitten?

[sil80d]

So it's Ross:2, Everglades:Nothing!

[Blaze936]

2:22 I burst out in laughter

[ThePodgoricaTribune]

Welcome to the penal colony of French Guyana.

[AngryKid2008]

Here's a challenge for you: Stop the video @ 0:27 and tell me that Ross Allen does NOT look like Rich Sommer.

[originalprettybird]

Kept waiting for a ball to drop out of his shorts.

[mst3KGf]

"Joel, do people actually do this on Earth?"

"Yeah, isn't this wrong?"

"Yeah, guys, I'm deeply ashamed of my race right now."

"Deservedly so."

[ahshorn]

The host segment after this is probably one of the best.

[Dablkwid0w2008]

Look at the way Joel is dancing while Crow is singing lol

[mario0318]

He jumped in the water to catch that bear, but an alligator would have had a better chance at him.

[LadyTasera]

"My boyfriend"? Wow, American English certainly has changed since this short was made. XD

[wrght9185]

Times change & people's way of thinking changes too. Look Ross Allen up on Google. He wasn't as bad as he is portrayed here.

[Dwightsgirl1979]

This was disgusting to say the least. At least MST3K made a little more bearable.

[matttowler]

16 people chased rabbits on a minibike until their hearts exploded.

[Dablkwid0w2008]

Why was Ross wearing Daisy Dukes catching fanged and clawed critters

I was hoping when he jumped in for the bear a big ol gator would have got em

Some of those animals looked trained though

[Zakurako]

You know, with the catchy music in the beginning, I thought this would be another bad happy film. Boy was I mistaken...

[bestwin1]

You are wanted in Chicago--for voting twice. It's so sad but it's so true!

[n0cr4p]

go ross, my hero!

[MrJrodarod]

They didn't show it but, Ross's car runs on ground up bald eagles and baby seals.

[DrGregoryHouseIT]

Why didn't they ever 'caught trouble'? They sure as Hell deserved it!

[mdumas43073]

Usually with "MST3k", especially in the earlier Joel-hosted seasons, you get the sense that beneath all the kidding there's a genuine affection for the bad movies they're goofing on.

Not so here. It's very obvious that the riffing (barely) masks a deep and well-earned contempt.

[donkwich]

@mdumas43073 The contemptuous commentary is mostly a Mike thing, but this was one of those few Joel times where they completely dump on the film.

[vainguitarist]

ugh, i am never going to a zoo again

[requiem4ameme]

"He's a modern day Tarzan"

Yes, because tarzan was known for living in a sawgrass prairie, speaking fluent English, and having absolutely no respect for any creatures that weren't of his own species. Sit and spin, narrator.

[Gigrantula58]

Hey look! It's Alice B. Toklas!

[watcherman98]

Wasn't Ross the bad guy in "Ferngully 2"?

[fatdigger]

next he's going on a panda raid.

[BoogeymanSOH]

"Man whatever, just give me the bag"!

[McShaggswell]

Wait a minute, Greg! They WANT us to do this!!!

[Mikeyphoto8]

Wait! Shh! I hear something living!

[dream6cold6code6]

atleast Ross is dead now, thats comforting =)

[bishiewuvr]

"Chasing rabbits on a minibike until their hearts explode?"

[unwantedcorpse633]

Oh my god, those poor animals D; Like Joel said, "Yeah guys, I'm deeply ashamed of my own race right now" (in more ways than one) and later w/ Tom Servo and Crow "Well, Ross we're out of here. Personally, we're disgusted," "I am offended deeply." Also, the hell's up w/ his "hunting uniform"? I'm surprised that one of his huevos didn't pop out of those short shorts he's wearing :P...

[0its0green0]

The NOISES those bear cubs were making. ;A;

[smallredrocks]

Twosheds...that took me a second. Then I nearly died.

Then I hoped Ross would get bitten by a rattlesnake.

[MnesomnesTears]

I can't stand listening to the cubs screaming. This 'Ross' must have had a heart of stone.

[Tareltonlives]

I bet Ross is still a bogeyman for all the critters at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

[MissesD123]

Once again, ladies and gentlemen, upsetting shorts at 0:22.

[Bjack900]

Man, humans are such savages.

[0FreezeMan0]

And people wonder why intelligent life hasn't contacted earth.

[TheDCD1]

"Eh, what?"

[TheDCD1]

Haha..."my boyfriend"!

[pigeongirl]

"PLEASE FEED US.

... thank you."

Crow's bear cub voice is so funny. Almost makes up for the unique terribleness of this short.

[Equilibrium2037]

The screams of the animals he captures are quite disturbing.

[MsTwinkle101]

0:02 <Gotta give you Credit, Kevin you actually sound like your on a true radio/phonograph :o

[KillerHelix]

Anyone think it's ironic that an indian is HELPING to catch poor little animals?

Jerks.

[Tareltonlives]

@KillerHelix Does he even have a name? He certainly doesnt' get any lines.

[buckeyeschmave]

You people do realize this was a different time right? No one is saying this is acceptable now. It's a glimpse of the past, albeit a sad one at moments.

[Phobos1313]

@buckeyeschmave Be that as it may, it doesn't justify adhering to antiquated notions of ethics.

[sweetnessledda]

@buckeyeschmave That doesn't make it any less awful.

[Saturnstales]

Man...catching a bear cub...thats pure suicide....pure absolute suicide

[cristinaalsos]

He cannot towel off the evil.

[lovleelaura88]

"I'd just like to apologize to everyone everywhere for this" lol

[rossyallen2]

DUUUUUUDE, I DONT REMEMBER DOING THIS?

[Durgyburg]

Slash and Burn is always the best way to catch snakes!

[demboys18]

"Boy would I love to see that bear cub's mom come running through the woods right now" - Joel.

[MyReflectionFades]

don't you know your wanted back in Chicago for voting twice!

[Drez26]

14 people were members of PETA 

[PhyscoZombieChickie]

its so cute when he says catching trouble

[Vincek88]

Jeez Louise, did 'boyfriend' have a different meaning back then?

[PointsofData]

HE JUST DROPPED THE CAT ON THE GROUND?! INSIDE A BAG?! DO THEY *WANT* TO CRACK IT'S SKULL OPEN?! EFF YOU ROSS!

*deep breaths, deep breaths*

[dynamicdragon13]

Anybody else want to throw Ross into a pit with the rattlesnakes and the cubs' mother? It's no more cruel than he deserves for making those poor animals suffer

[Jade10923]

@dynamicdragon13 yeah, where is the bears mother anyway?

[Casey5693]

@ScruffyGit Well, their silhouettes look the same to me.

[risswillis]

"Hey, and crack a window in the canoe, Emo." Awesome.

[Casey5693]

To quote Mike: "Yeah, guys. I'm deeply ashamed of my race right now."

[Casey5693]

Mike said it best: "Man, would I love to see that cub's mom come through the woods right now." What does Ross have against poor little bear cubs anyway? Jerk!

[cokebaronacn]

"Hop to the next one, pussy!"

"He's talking about the cat." LOL

[DarthAzmul]

Those poor little bears. I too am ashamed of my race. Humans can be real jerks sometimes.Steve Irwin is probably making trips down to hell just to torture this Ross guy.

[shotgunbadger]

@DarthAzmul

well he's already there so no trips needed.

[nanlisa]

Ross Allen was born in Pittsburgh in 1908. In 1929, he opened up the Reptile Insitute in Silver Springs, Florida, and spent 36 years there. Sadly, he died on May 17, 1981 in Florida.

[DarthAzmul]

@nanlisa Thats not sad.

[Irrelevant402]

@DarthAzmul The only sad part about Ross being dead is that we can't confront the guy. Or stuff him in a sack and then drop him from a tree.

[AkamuSlayer]

Wow Ross is a DICK.

[JackKlompus13]

Man, I hate the type of people that commit crimes like this towards animals. It scared the hell out of me when the baby bear screamed.

[634devil]

*singing* "Come along with me

maybe then you'll see

my harnesses and my nets!"

[Tasera783]

God, I cringed when that bear cub started screaming.

[DXslilgangsta]

The 1-time you actually need PETA.....

[OonaCanute]

@DXslilgangsta Since this type of thing still goes on all the time, I'd say we still need PETA. Or a better group like Mercy for Animals or Compassion Over Killing.

[Videot01]

That was horrible.

[ToxicOdiousOne]

I wanted the bear cubs to escape.

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Cute cats and bears.

[LikeMulderAndScully]

OMG "my boyfriend." Did people really say that back then? Awk.

[Casey5693]

@LikeMulderAndScully Nowadays, it has a totally different connotation. Weird isn't it?

[LikeMulderAndScully]

I'm sewing while I watch this, and the Alice B. Toklas joke was so funny I almost stabbed myself with the needle

[scottfrenz]

@LikeMulderAndScully Yeah that was hilarious :)

[ajbguy03]

Ross is a douche

[TimelordR]

ASPCA's never around when we need them...

[TheLordmep]

Normally I hate snakes. I often find myself rooting for the driver who runs them over on the road, but guess who I was cheering in this video.

[MnesomnesTears]

@llamabot156 idiot

[llamabot156]

@MnesomnesTears No u.

[elusiverobertdenby]

Ross Allen owned a number of tourist businesses in Florida from the 1920s to the 1960s. He eventually became a noted expert on the American alligator. So he mended his ways.

[JackKlompus13]

@elusiverobertdenby

How does becoming an owner of tourist businesses mean that he "mended his ways"?

[puppypuppy41]

Snake? SNAKE? SNAAAKKKEEEEEE!!!!! Whoops, wrong snake, my mistake.

[crnrdfox]

So its ROSS 2..... EVERGLADES NOTHING. LMAO

[TimEagle77]

Why should Joel and the bots have to apologize for this?

[Blacklemon67]

as emo philips follows him in a dress XD

[nizzlejizzle]

Snake! Snake! Snake! Gooooooooo Snake!

[Bayview05]

i LOVE the Heart Of Darkness reference 0:58

[coolcody1995]

tom servo- " shush, wait I hear something living"

Ha, ha, ha! Good times.

[Thepocalypse]

"Hop to the next one, pussy."

"This is where my boyfriend knows his stuff."

Sometimes you don't even have to make jokes.

[00madbox00]

Who likes short shorts? Tarzan likes short shorts!

[Casey5693]

@00madbox00 No, he doesn't. Tarzan likes loan cloths, silly.

[DjHamHam411]

That's a bad limb hop to the next one pussy!? HA! WTF is his problem! He made me laugh!

[TheDeadhead76]

"you know,ross is no stranger to raping the land"

[Ravewithme19]

2:28 did he seriously call him his boyfriend? Good god things were different back then. I had to play that part like 3 times just to make sure I heard right. Ha ha.

[VtheHAPPYLURKER]

"I am offended deeply."

I agree, Crow. It saddened me that the bear cubs Momma didn't make a guest appearance.

[WellHiFoLLLks]

"Shhh, quiet! I hear something living!"

[GoGojiraGo]

I love all the comments demonizing Ross Allen, acting like he's worse than Osama bin Laden, and calling for his brutal murder. It's sad when people think catching a few animals is grounds for killing someone in cold blood.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@GoGojiraGo Its also sad when someone downplays abducting innocent animals from their homes and from their parents. I suppose you think child trafficking, abduction and the dislocation of certain ethnic groups is a okay!

[dboy122660]

@ShortytheSquirrel Equating hunting animals

for a zoo to child trafficking, human abduction, racism???

Thats one of the most ridiculous, asinine

comments I have even seen here.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@dboy122660 Yes, treating other species with basic rights (a home, family, able to live their lives in their natural surroundings) is ridiculous. Hunting for anything other than survival should be a crime and a capital offense at that!

[GoGojiraGo]

@ShortytheSquirrel Quite hypocritical of you to call for the deaths of people who aren't killing animals.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@GoGojiraGo Because murder is the only capital crime. An eye for an eye right? Stop and consider quality of life. Both humans and animals have the right to life but also the right to quality of life. In an animals case, it is the right to be able to live life within their natural habitat and as nature intended. Uprooting them from their homes, taking them from their parents and holding them in unnatural surroundings is just as terrible as killing them, maybe even worse.

[jmclaughlin2009]

@ShortytheSquirrel Dude, have you ever been to a zoo? Do you realize how protected those animals are? They live in exhibits that are exactly like their natural habitat, but without predators or anything that will kill them in the wild. They are guaranteed food. What's the big deal? They're living better lives than they would be in the wild.

Besides, man, they're freaking animals. They're not self aware enough to tell the difference between living in a zoo or the wild, much less care.

[robokill387]

@jmclaughlin2009 agreed. today, animals in zoos are well looked after and given as natural a life as possible. in the 1950s though, things were very different. animals were often kept in small enclosures and were stressed out a lot. this is a good example of how far human society has progressed in the 20th century.

[PointsofData]

@robokill387 Mmm, believe it or not people still stick full size cougars in small cages, the jerks. There's a place called Deer Park around here that does that...I really wanna go and burn the place down (after transporting the animals to safety of course.)

[GoGojiraGo]

@ShortytheSquirrel Nice job comparing apples to Tyrannosauruses there, dude. And remember when this was made, not everyone was a bleeding-heart environmentalist PETA whackjob back then

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@GoGojiraGo We have since evolved as thoughtful beings since those dark ages. The absolute first indicator of an evolved species such as us is how we treat the most vulnerable species we share the planet with. If we try to dominate, enslave, or use them for our amusement we are no more evolved than they are. In fact, we are worse. All animal species are prepared to live out their own lives and leave other species which are not their food alone so long as they're left alone, all except us.

[GoGojiraGo]

@ShortytheSquirrel Just want to nitpick that evolution doesn't work the way you think it does, that it's basically life adapting to the conditions around it, and when the conditions change life changes with it or dies. No one species is "more evolved" or "better" overall from another. Humans adapted by putting most of our evolution into intelligence at the cost of speed, strength, durability and environments we can comfortably exist in without artificial aid.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@GoGojiraGo If we're so comparatively intelligent then why can't we manage to leave animals alone, or each other alone for that matter. We're as domineering and violent as any wild animals but the difference between us and them is that we know better and yet disgustingly do nothing about it.

[IronHawk]

@ShortytheSquirrel I think we've come a long way though. We have a lot of work still to do, but I don't think it's accurate to say we don't do anything about it.

[robokill387]

@ShortytheSquirrel shorty, evolution is all about survival of the fittest. animals don't care about any other species but their own, and the only reason they don't destroy other species is because they can't. that's the way nature works, and contrary to popular belief, all human activity is part of nature too.

[ShortytheSquirrel]

@robokill387 Humans are able to reason and have empathy. We are the only self aware species and as such we have enormous responsibilities towards the other species we share this planet with. We can and DO care about creatures other than ourselves and there are many organizations who work tirelessly to preserve the natural habitats and natural way of life of many animals. The problem is that there are too few of these noble people and too many selfish and self-serving people.

[zonilo1]

@ShortytheSquirrel

"too many selfish and self-serving people." Because we live in a capitalist society that not only encourages but also built around selfishness.

[Meatwad440]

Don't you know youre wanted in Chicago? For voting twice!

"That's a bad limb, hop to the next one pussy" Hey!

"This is where my boyfriend knows his stuff!"

[Maves37]

Ahh! Marx brothers reference within the first minute!

[littlestuffedbull]

"Marjorie Kinnian Rawlings, in her account of a snake hunt with Ross in 'Cross Creek,' paints him as an easy going, patient man, with a great love for the wilds and understanding of its creatures, especially snakes."

Obviously she had never seen this film.

[FurryMutt]

"...or call PETA." I'd agree with that.

[dougzilla]

"Guys, I am deeply ashamed of ny race right now." -- well said.

[voidnothing]

There's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures, eh, Ross?

[mangaka89]

Wonder how much Ross would like Steve Irwin to come back and put a boot up his ass?

[tails4ever]

The bit outside the theatre after this is wonderful.

[ErinIsPunk]

I agree with Crow at the end. I am offended by this film, too.

[leandra620]

Go to hell to Ross

[manuengel]

OMG thats messed up.

[Kyle82894]

this is pretty much the worst video that was produced

[guilmon182]

Narrator: What's next?

Joel: Hurting the people you know and love?

Crow: Chasing rabbits on a minibike until their hearts explode?

[DudeSinger]

That was cute that the cubs took the bottles ^^

[clandestineone]

Wow! As much as I wanted to hear the fellas' hilarious laugh track, I just couldn't bring myself to watch the whole thing. I can't believe this sort of deplorable treatment of animals was once both commonplace and acceptable. Truly repugnant.

[mis4sasu]

@clandestineone You should have seen how the treated other people back then. It would make this look like a Saturday cartoon show.

[Boolglunk]

"PLEEAASE FEED US!.....THANK YOU" lol

I kind of cried inside at 4:57. If that isn't the sound of an animal feeling fear I don't know what is.

[Ninjamonk343]

i really was hoping momma bear would just come crashing through the woods.

[devilshomie]

I hope Ross is being hunted by satan in hell now

[1xKiller]

wtf why is that guy walking around barefoot?

[GiacomoKnox]

Kill Col. Kurtz...man that was brilliant! LOL

[Roadvirus1]

I'm surprised the producers allowed this inhumane short. Then again, it would be a good highlighter to the cruelty of humanity against nature.

[inputmodule]

yeah, there's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures is there

[Nathanamerican27]

"Emo Philips in a dress."

[charger619c]

If I understood more than 50 percent of the references, this would be my favorite show of all time. As it stands now... it is my favorite show of all time

[KidArwen]

I would like someone twelve feet tall with a chainsaw chase Ross into a tall tree, cut it down with said chainsaw while he's screaming for mercy, put a scratchy rope around his neck while he's down trying to catch his breath, make him walk on all fours outside a bear den, tie him up and leave him there overnight.

[romehalt]

Everglades' waters were extremely clear these days...

[Tclay43]

i love their references to marx brothers

[crapObear2323]

Welcome to the penal colony of French Guiana!

[cecilrickets]

love servo's song at the beginning

[GusF]

Kill Colonel Kurtz!

[starman15317]

Hop to the next one, pussy!

[jettvixen]

Wait a minute Greg, hold it. They WANT us to do this!

[TheIdealsofPudding]

Yes, I too am deeply ashamed of my race. That's just horrible! I was just waiting for the snake to bite him, or the mother of those cubs to come out and tear him up!

[jettvixen]

I'm deeply ashamed of my race right now.

[dominatrixbabydoll]

MODERN TARZAN?!! more like a freaking poacher... I'm really ashamed of my race right now....