What I find amazing is how the emotions of Joel and bots changed voer the course of this short. They started out light-heated as usual but by the end you could tell all three were genuinly disgusted and apauled at what they watched. Thank god for the "catching Ross" segment.

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

Жыл бұрын

100%. They definitely realized this was a bummer about halfway through. I was thinking the exact same thing when Tom said "Boy what I'd give to see mama bear come barreling out of the brush right now" lmao. Sadly, I'm sure he killed their mom shortly before this so he could get the cubs. Just didn't film that, because they knew it was a little too gruesome for TV.

The funniest line in this whole bit is just Crow saying "catching trouble!" in that playful tone.

"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."

I'd be willing to wager that Steve Irwin would give this chump a stone cold stunner, if they met!

"Chasing rabbits on a minibike till their hearts explode?!" that line always kills me. LOL!!!!!!!!!!

This short really illustrates how modern mores have changed. Back then Ross would be considered a dashing hero but now he's the Devil's toe jam.

@Malamba4231

3 жыл бұрын

Not really sure it was admirable even then. Pretty disgusting.

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

Жыл бұрын

@@Malamba4231 People viewed animals VERY differently back then. Hell, even just in my Grandpa's generation, the common mindset was "Animals are tools for man, they don't have emotions". On both sides of my family, my grandfathers would roll over in their grave at the idea of spending more than $50 at the vet for a pet. "They'll either get better on their own, or I'll put it down with my winchester". Neither of them were poor, its just how they thought, sadly.

"Don't you know you're wanted in Chicago?" ..."For voting twice." HAHA, nice line.

"Ross tries to towel away the evil but nothin' doin'!"

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

"Shhh, wait! I hear something living!" Almost peed my pants when I heard that

The sound of pure horror from that cub in the tree, mother was probably shot off camera.

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, yup. He wouldn't be so unworried about chasing bear cubs around unarmed otherwise.

@AshleyPomeroy

Жыл бұрын

It's particularly odd given that it must have been dubbed in later on - you'd think they would have picked a less distressing sound effect.

The weird part is that Ross Allen actually pioneered the use of antivenom. He must have mellowed out a LOT in his later years.

@CrowTRobot-ni7zu

Жыл бұрын

Well, at least he did something good for us all!

"Do not bring your evil here." Oh, what I wouldn't give to see Swamp Thing throw Ross clear out of the swamp...

@mikeb8674

7 жыл бұрын

Or just the Florida Game Wardens.

@patrickdrazen3574

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeb8674 Or even Jeff Goldblum lecturing Ross about "lack of humility in the face of nature"...

@bromodragone8405

2 жыл бұрын

Swamp Thing doesn't live in the Everglades. Man-Thing does.

"but by the end you could tell all three were genuinly disgusted and apauled at what they watched." As is the audience watching it, especially considering how inhumanely zoo animals were treated back then compared to how they are treated today. In particular, the second bear cub's cries as it's pulled down from the tree were so heartbreaking. I would have paid money to see the mama bear come out at that moment and turn Ross into dinner for her and the cubs. LOL @ 7:23-7:28!

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

@luisreyes1963

2 жыл бұрын

GO SNAKE! 🐍

Goddammit Ross.

The most consistent way MST makes me feel old is when they talk about PETA in any kind of flattering way.

@robertcorbell1006

3 жыл бұрын

Part of how you know that it's a pre-Mike episode.

@pronkb000

2 жыл бұрын

I think I'd back PETA in this fight.

@joethehero2

2 жыл бұрын

Well, back then PETA was a lot better at hiding that they were murder happy sociopaths who wanted to strangle every kitten in the world.

@dgarrard100

5 ай бұрын

​@@pronkb000 I'm pretty sure PETA would just shoot Ross's dog and do nothing to help the wild animals.

The man in this video is a disgrace to zoologists, professional animal wranglers (the ones who actually give a shit about the well-being of the animals) and natural researchers everywhere. I'll bet if they ever met, steve irwin would kick his ass.

@Laceykat66

9 жыл бұрын

Give the guy a break. This was a long time ago and he was doing what every other "professional animal wrangler" was doing at he time. Just take a look at zoos of that era. Built and maintained by the "professionals" of the time.

@targaghjj

9 жыл бұрын

Laceykat66 There's no reason to give him a break. The guy made his own decisions and apparently enjoyed himself.

@hmdwgf

7 жыл бұрын

Or feed Ross to saltwater crocodiles.

Joel apologizing on behalf of this film was probably the most decent thing it's ever done for the world, and that doesn't count because it made up for an evil it caused. Those bear cubs' screams...

@Akira625

4 жыл бұрын

I know right? It's gut-wrenching!

@whtxombi4955

3 жыл бұрын

Even worse? What happened to their mother?

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

Жыл бұрын

@@whtxombi4955 Sadly, they probably gunned her down off camera before the scene. Easiest way to avoid get the cubs safely. Pretty terrible people.

The OPENING sung by servo UTTERLY captures the 1920,s music vibe perfectly!!!!outstanding effort

Why on Earth does the announcer keep referring to this guy as 'my boyfriend'? I feel so childish but I can't stop laughing when he does that. xD

"Ross tries to towel away the evil, but nothing doing." Wow, this is pretty screwed up even the for the time.

I'm not a fan of this short due to animal cruelty, but I love Tom's ditty in the beginning, followed by Crow's "CATCHING TWOUBLE!"

@SuperTonyony

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Kevin's singing really captured the feel of old-style singing.

After hearing the bear cub scream when he pulled it out of the tree it made me kinda wish the mother bear would have come by to rip them open from stem to stern. But hey, that's probably just me.

@lulucalliope713

8 жыл бұрын

+M. A. Packer Nope, it's not just you! My family and I were watching this short the other night, and my mom was shouting, "Where's Mama Bear?" And I think we were all silently praying for the mother to come and kick Ross' ass!

@nataliewaters7415

7 жыл бұрын

You are not alone at all.

@mchris65

7 жыл бұрын

I know! I was like where is she?? You hear all the time to stay away from cubs because you'll be ripped to shreds by the mother. What a missed opportunity:(

@r3negadex

4 жыл бұрын

I think this question raises some more concerns about what exactly happened to mama bear...

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

Жыл бұрын

@@mchris65 Dead. They almost definitely shot her off camera, specifically so they could steal the cubs without getting mauled. Poachers are evil.

"You know Ross is no stranger to raping the land" - Joel

Never thought i'd be crying from an MST3K

Probably the most disturbing thing I've ever seen come from the MST universe (includes 20 years of watching MST3K, Rifftrax, cinematic titanic and the stupid failed side-projects).

SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE

@z1pperintheback657

7 жыл бұрын

Snake tried its hardest. And that's enough to make it a hero in my book.

@InternetHydra

5 жыл бұрын

@@z1pperintheback657 Snake? Snake! Snaaaaaake!

"The cat escapes north through the Underground Railroad!"

This is... painful to watch.

@ilikethecokev2

7 жыл бұрын

Especially when the cub started screaming.

@danielburch3377

6 жыл бұрын

I know,i wish the cub's mother would run out and bite Ross' face off.

"...he and his Seminole were back in headquarters..." His Seminole. Yipes.

@padathir

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, a side of racism with your animal abuse entree.

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

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

The first time I saw this, I was half-expecting a Deliverance joke when they were in the canoe.

"shh, wait I hear something living"

"Two sheds?" love the bots and Joel for the Monty Python nod.

"but's let's not forget who the real evil serpent is" - Joel

Ross would not be anywhere near this brave if those cubs' ANGRY MOTHER was anywhere near!!!

@saltytrey

10 жыл бұрын

They probably killed her off screen.

@drakkenmensch

8 жыл бұрын

That pisses me off even MORE.

@theplayfulparody2183

8 жыл бұрын

Pretty unlikely. Those cubs were CLEARLY trained. They drank from baby bottles without a problem. There's no way a wild cub would actually do that.

@mchris65

7 жыл бұрын

I had to wonder about the bottle thing.

@z1pperintheback657

7 жыл бұрын

No kidding. Judging by the camera placements, the goddamn swimming scene where the guy looked like he was drowning the poor thing was clearly *staged.*

"yeah there's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures is there Ross" - Tom Servo

The bear cubs are definitely trained, wild ones wouldn't know what to do with baby bottles if handed to them. Still a fucked up film.

I love Joel's Emo impression, especially since there's a decent chance they know one another, given Joel's standup career.

@nyctid

5 ай бұрын

It's actually Trace, and it's the best joke in the entire short for my money.

this would be even more fun if the Host Segment "Catching Ross" was in this clip as well

Goddammit Ross!

@owenjohnson480

7 жыл бұрын

Grep

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

Жыл бұрын

This is the last place I expected to see a game grumps reference, lmao.

MST's best riff.

its so cute when he says catching trouble

TED HUSING has a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame, by the Chinese theatre, Hollywood/Highland. He was a longtime radio sportscaster.

The favorite film of many Minnesota dentists.

Y'know Ross is no stranger for raping the land

The Emo Phillips imitation is priceless. He really does sound like that. lol

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

the riffing is really consistently hilarious in this one. one of their best shorts.

"Call PETA." Yeah, like that would fix things...

@davincent98

3 жыл бұрын

At the time of the episode, maybe.

I feel a deep hatred for Ross, I hope he lived a long time, and was haunted in his later years.

@tomservo2957

10 жыл бұрын

I recently found out that Ross was a regular "performer" at a famous attraction in my city back before torturing animals was frowned upon. I wasn't even alive then, but I apologize to everyone everywhere.

@ZeroArmour

10 жыл бұрын

There, there Tom, it's not your fault... It's Humanities fault!

@tomservo2957

10 жыл бұрын

Haunted and hunted! :P Never fear, Joel and the bots exact DEEP HURTING on Ross in the segment afterwards. :D I was fortunate to aquire every single MST3K episode on DVD years ago and if I knew how to transfer that host segment to KZread I would, because I don't think it's on here. ... And the world needs to see. :P

@ZeroArmour

10 жыл бұрын

I remember the segment, I think it's actually around here somewhere.

@logann7942

9 жыл бұрын

Tom Servo I think the full episode is on youtube somewhere.

"Ross -2 | Everglades - Nothing"

Watch out for snakes (so you can terrify and capture them)!

2 hard boiled eggs, make that 3 hard boiled eggs is a Groucho line; I've always maintained that Crow is Groucho rebooted

@Flaggboy42

7 жыл бұрын

Him and Yakko Warner.

@Tori-di2cf

4 жыл бұрын

@ted dymski Animaniacs character.

5:06 Oh there's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures is there Ross? Oh Servo you slay me.

Chasing rabbits on a minibike until their hearts explode. I admit, I lol'ed.

well... he aint no Steve Erwin that's for sure.

Ted Husing, in the booth, crushing on Ross.

@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.

"Well, this is where my boyfriend knows his stuff!" "Hey Ted, you don't have to say anything more..."

I've watched and rewatched this since it first aired in the 1990s--it remains among the most disturbing things the MST3K crew ever endured... I do not believe this was staged--it would be smoother if it was simply trained animals and professional actors under the supervision of a theatrical director. But, much like modern "Reality TV", I do believe parts of this were orchestrated. Example: I don't think the cubs were trained, but I would be willing to bet mama bear was killed or tranked before filming began. No mother bear would ever leave BOTH her cubs alone long enough for the events of this film to be possible...and I have a hard time believing that the makers of this atrocity just HAPPENED to stumble upon two orphan black bear cubs in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. The REST of the short I could believe occurred precisely as it appears on film.

@kevinjones8929

4 жыл бұрын

You don't know shit

The very first Florida Man.

i love Joel's little dance at the beginning.

Can't believe this video existed since 2006. I feel old.

"Ahh bite me I will prevail! Mine is a noble race!" Poor cat.

"Call a taxi, call it quits." "Or call PETA!" You said it, MST3k.

"And this is where my boyfriend does his stuff." "Heh, Ted, you don't have to say anymore Ted..." "Shh, wait, I hear something living!" "Yeah guys, I'm deeply ashamed of my race right now." "Yes, there's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures, is there Ross?" "Wait a minute Greg, hold it! They want us to do this!" "Yeah, but we know who the REAL evil serpent is..."

more like a modern day Gaston :P

Right because you'd definitely find 2 bear cubs without a mother near by. Who wants to bet they killed the mother first so they could catch bear cubs?

@nyctid

3 ай бұрын

I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt - maybe they'd already been orphaned (as someone mentioned, they took to the bottles awfully quickly for untrained animals). Still, their screams are easily the most horrifying sound in the entire series.

So Ross is what? A somewhat worse version of Hitler?

@frankstillwell6714

6 жыл бұрын

No, he was a real person. Lived in Florida.

I know, seeing Ross being torn up by the mother would've made my day. XD

"Well Ross, we're out of here. Personally, we're disgusted." That about sums up my thoughts.

Snake? Snake?! ...SNAAAAAAKE

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

*I'm* in the bag, Ross~

This was my favorite short!

"Yeah there's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures isn't there, ROSS!"

"I'll be dreaming about those little playmates of yours all night." "And the snakes too."

Oh that poor mama bear gonna be looking for her babies forever.

"yes, there's nothing like exerting your power over helpless creatures is there Ross?"

Joel: Wow, he's going golfing too!

"Yeah, whatever, just give me the bag."

No animals were spared during the making of this film.

The NOISES those bear cubs were making. ;A;

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

tom servo- " shush, wait I hear something living" Ha, ha, ha! Good times.

Crow: Throw him down a few times Ross! What're ya, scared? Come on, beat him up a little. ahahaha

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

I think that was the point he was making. Even though Joel is a bit kinder in nature to the films, this one gets him and the 'bots disgusted.

"Wild Cat I think I love you, But I want to know for sure!"

"Shhh!!! Wait I hear sumthin living." LOL

Somewhere in Africa, Tarzan is crying.

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

Oh my god, this is painful to watch. I think this is the reason PETA was created.... I could be wrong

"Is that a bear or a monkey?" "Who are you talking about?"

OH MY GOD. MY SOUL IS WEEPING.

"Modern Tarzan"? Tarzan was created in 1912, only 24 years before this short came out!

@Laceykat66

9 жыл бұрын

That is a whole generation. The difference between now and 1990.

@shelestharvester

9 жыл бұрын

Laceykat66 yes but 1990 is still "modern" now

@kimifw58

9 жыл бұрын

realitywarper93 And Tarzan is a friend to animals. This guy would be a villain in Tarzan's world.

@whitelion44

9 жыл бұрын

Kimi FW Damn right!

@DeadBoneJones

7 жыл бұрын

+Kimi FW I'd pay good money to see Steve Irwin and Tarzan wombo combo Ross into the next dimension.

Well, he's in the bag! "And so am I, TED HUSING!"