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Dedi: I'VE GOT SOMETHING LIVING IN THE WALLS.
IT COULD BE.
DID YOU FEED HIM AFTER MIDNIGHT?
[ ANIMAL GROWLING ]
Buck: THERE'S ALL KIND OF CREEPY-CRAWLER CREATURES
THAT WANT TO LIVE IN YOUR HOME, AND IT'S MY JOB
TO SERVE THEM AN EVICTION NOTICE.
WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE BIGGEST BARRACUDAS IN THE WORLD.
IT'S ABOUT TO GET DANGEROUS.
THE BARRACUDA COULD TAKE OFF MY HAND, MY ARM.
THEY'RE VICIOUS.
Narrator: SOUTH TEXAS --
ONE OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS FOR MAN AND BEAST.
BUT THERE'S ONE MAN...
WHOSE MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE
BETWEEN NATURE AND CIVILIZATION.
[ SQUEALING ]
MY NAME IS BUCK MEDLEY,
AND I KEEP A WATCH OVER THE RANCHLANDS OF TEXAS.
THAT'S WHEN YOU GET BIT -- RIGHT THERE.
IF YOU HAVE AN ANIMAL PROBLEM, YOU CALL ME.
BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BOBCATS.
THE WATER'S INFESTED WITH HUGE ALLIGATORS.
WHOA!
MAN, THIS FELLER IS ONE OF A KIND. JUST LOOK AT HIM.
Buck: DOWN HERE IN SOUTH TEXAS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE BACKUP.
I'M NO STRANGER TO DANGER.
Mitch: BUCK'S A SOUTH TEXAS LEGEND
BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM DOWN HERE.
Ryder: NOT ONLY IS BUCK EXTREME IN WHAT HE DOES,
BUT HE'S ALSO KIND OF EXTREME IN WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.
HOW'S MY HAIR LOOK?
Margret Ann: WE'RE NOT THE "BEAVER" CLEAVER FAMILY...
...BUT WE HAVE LOTS OF FUN.
HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. HE'S ABSOLUTELY THE BEST.
Buck: I'M GONNA BE OUT IN THAT JUNGLE,
MAKING SURE THERE'S JUSTICE FOR ALL LIVING CREATURES.
FREEDOM AWAITS YOU.
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Narrator: THE MEDLEY HOUSEHOLD IS BUZZING WITH ACTIVITY
AS BUCK SITS DOWN TO BREAKFAST WITH HIS FAMILY
BEFORE EMBARKING ON HIS NEXT ADVENTURE.
OOH, WAFFLES.
HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T BURN THEM ALL.
I SEE YOU GOT YOUR LIPSTICK ON --
MY FAVORITE COLOR.
THAT MEANS YOU MUST NEED A KISS.
YOU CAN GIVE ME ONE.
I GOT A CALL FROM A FRIEND OF MINE -- JIM.
HE SAID HE'S GONNA GO OUT
80 MILES OUT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THERE'S SOME BIG RIGS OUT THERE,
AND THERE ARE SOME HUGE, MONSTER BARRACUDAS
THAT ARE HARASSING HIM.
THEY ATTACKED HIM.
TORE UP HIS ARM.
JIM -- HE'S AN UNDERWATER STRUCTURAL ENGINEER.
WHAT THEY WANT ME TO DO IS KIND OF GO DOWN THERE
AND BE A BARRACUDA BODYGUARD.
I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP THE BARRACUDAS OFF HIM.
HE NEEDS YOUR HELP.
YES, HE NEEDS MY HELP.
OKAY.
AND I NEED YOUR HELP.
WANT TO GO?
YEAH. FOR SURE.
I'VE GOT A GROUP OF NORMAL RANCH HANDS
I USE FOR MOST OF MY JOBS,
BUT I THINK MY BOY, BUCKY, WILL BE PERFECT FOR THIS ONE.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, BUCK.
I KNOW YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY.
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY, BUCKY.
I KNOW MY MOM WORRIES ABOUT ME WHEN I'M DEEP-SEA DIVING,
BUT SHE'S MOM, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
Buck: EVERYTHING HE KNOWS, I TAUGHT HIM.
Margret Ann: I WISH THAT BUCK WOULDN'T TAKE BUCKY
IN THE DANGEROUS WATERS WITH ALL THESE BARRACUDAS,
EVEN TO PROTECT HIS FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, LIKE JIM.
THE THOUGHT OF BARRACUDAS SCARE ME BECAUSE OF THEIR TEETH.
IF YOU'RE GOING OUT THERE ANYWAY,
IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME
TO START PREPARING FOR MY FISH FRY.
Margret Ann: EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL FISH FRY
WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH.
IT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.
HOW MUCH FISH DO YOU NEED?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D SAY ABOUT 50 POUNDS -- SOME RED SNAPPER.
I GOT MY SPECIAL, LITTLE RECIPE.
I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA BE OUT ON THE BOAT
80 MILES OUT IN THE GULF.
THAT'S WHERE THE SNAPPER LIVE.
YEAH.
TAKE CARE OF THIS BARRACUDA,
AND THEN WHEN WE GET DONE, WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
YEAH.
IF I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING,
I'M GONNA DO IT HUGE.
MARGARET ANN NEEDS FISH FOR A FISH FRY.
I'M GONNA BRING HER BACK THE BIGGEST FISH WE CAN FIND.
BRING MY SON HOME IN ONE PIECE.
Narrator: BUCK AND BUCKY
HEAD TO THE OCEAN TOWN OF GALVESTON, TEXAS,
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO
TO TACKLE THE TASK OF BARRACUDA BODYGUARD.
Buck: YOU'RE GONNA DO A DEEP-WATER DIVE,
WE'RE TALKING 70, 80 MILES OFF SHORE.
PUSH IT OUT JUST A LITTLE.
YOU HAVE TO WATCH ANYTHING YOU DO OUT THERE
BECAUSE ANY TYPE OF HELP IS A LONG WAY AWAY.
USUALLY, I DON'T PROTECT PEOPLE UNDERWATER FROM DANGEROUS FISH,
BUT IN THIS CASE, JIM NEEDS MY HELP.
HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
Bucky: WHEN MY DAD TAKES ME ALONG,
I FEEL AMPED BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT TRIP.
WE'RE GONNA GET TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
I KNOW I GET TO DO SOMETHING THAT I LOVE.
IS THIS WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MEET JIM?
YEAH, THIS SECOND RIG, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT.
JIM'S GONNA FLY IN ON A HELICOPTER TO THE RIG,
AND THEN FROM THERE, HE'LL BOARD OUR BOAT.
HEY!
HEY, BUCK. HOW YOU DOING TODAY?
GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO THIS IS THE MISSION HERE.
I SEE THEY'RE SANDBLASTING EVERYWHERE UP THERE.
YEAH, THEY'RE DOING SOME WORK ON THE RIG,
GETTING IT CLEANED UP.
I NEED TO BE DOING SOME WORK UNDERWATER.
I'M JACKED UP, MAN. I'M READY TO DO THIS.
WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE BIGGEST BARRACUDAS IN THE WORLD
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
I MEAN, THESE THINGS CAN GET UP TO 6-FOOT LONG, 50 POUNDS.
AND I'VE SEEN THEM CUT GIANT FISH RIGHT IN HALF
WITH ONE BITE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS JUST KEEP AWAY ALL THESE BARRACUDAS, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
TRYING TO CAPTURE AND RELOCATE A BARRACUDA UNDERWATER --
THERE'S NO WAY.
IF ONE OF THEM COMES AFTER JIM,
I MAY HAVE TO TAKE OUT THAT ONE PARTICULAR FISH.
YOU KNOW, IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT,
WE MAY HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, BATTLING BARRACUDAS DOWN THERE
BECAUSE IF THEY'RE AFTER HIM, THEY'RE GONNA BE AFTER US.
DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS?
ALL RIGHT.
REMEMBER, SAFETY FIRST. STAY CLOSE TO ME, OKAY?
JIM'S GONNA GO DOWN THERE.
HE'S GONNA CHECK THESE OIL WELLS.
HIS ATTENTION IS GONNA BE FOCUSED
ON WHAT HE HAS TO DO.
HIS BACK WILL BE VULNERABLE FROM ALL SIDES.
THAT'S WHEN I'M GONNA BE WATCHING IT THE CLOSEST.
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, DUDE.
I HAVE TO HAVE MY SPEAR GUN FOR PROTECTION
NOT ONLY FROM THE BARRACUDA,
BUT THE BIG TIGER SHARKS, THE BULL SHARKS.
I MEAN, THERE'S FISH DOWN THERE
THAT WILL LITERALLY EAT YOU ALIVE.
Buck: DO YOUR JOB, WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA STAY BEHIND YOU.
ALL RIGHT, BUCK. FORWARD DROP.
Bucky: THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION
'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A BARRACUDA MIGHT SWEEP IN,
TAKE OFF MY HAND, MY ARM.
THEY'RE VICIOUS.
ALL RIGHT, DUDE. BE CAREFUL, OKAY?
THE OIL RIGS ARE LIKE THE JUNGLE OF THE SEA.
AT THE VERY TOP OF THE RIG, RIGHT BELOW THE SURFACE,
YOU HAVE ALL YOUR SMALLER FISH AND YOUR SCHOOLS OF FISH.
AS YOU GO DEEPER UNDER THE RIG, THE FISH GET BIGGER.
IT'S LIKE BEING IN THE BIGGEST,
MOST BEAUTIFUL AQUARIUM ON THE PLANET.
UNBELIEVABLE.
WE WENT DOWN PROBABLY 15, 20 FEET.
JIM STARTS TO DO HIS THING.
I'M STARTING TO LOOK AROUND.
THE BARRACUDAS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING CURIOUS
AND COMING RIGHT TOWARDS US.
ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS
YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT ON BIG BARRACUDAS
IS THEY'VE GOT HUGE, PREDATORY EYES.
THEY PICK UP ON EVERYTHING.
ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT IN THE WATER,
YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA ATTRACT THEM,
MAYBE EVEN PROVOKE A CHARGE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THE MOVEMENT THAT JIM'S MAKING --
HE ATTRACTED THIS HUGE BARRACUDA.
IT'S COMING RIGHT AT HIM.
I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THIS BARRACUDA AWAY FROM JIM
IS TO SHOOT HIM.
IF MY TIMING IS A SPLIT SECOND ON THIS BARRACUDA,
IT COULD TAKE A HUGE BITE OUT OF JIM.
SUDDENLY, THIS BARRACUDA,
HE'S DRAGGING ME ALL OVER THIS RIG.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO
IS WRESTLE A HUGE FISH WITH LARGE TEETH.
HE COULD CUT MY AIRFLOW.
I COULD DIE.
Buck: WE'RE GUARDING JIM AS HE'S TRYING TO DO HIS JOB
ON THIS RIG IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
THIS BARRACUDA --
HE'S DRAGGING ME ALL OVER THIS RIG.
HE COULD CUT MY AIRFLOW. I COULD DIE.
I FINALLY GOT THIS HUGE BARRACUDA UNDER CONTROL.
I WAS RUNNING OUT OF AIR.
I HAD TO GET TO THE SURFACE QUICK.
I GET PRETTY NERVOUS WHEN MY DAD IS HANDLING
THESE HUGE, DEADLY FISH.
JIM GOT WHAT HE NEEDED TO GET DONE.
WE'RE GONNA GET ON THE BOAT AND TAKE A BREAK.
[ GRUNTS ]
I MEAN, IF THAT IS NOT A BARRACUDA
[GRUNTS] I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!
I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS THING.
NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE THE CANINES IN THE FRONT,
BUT HE'S GOT A SERRATED SET,
AND THEN FURTHER BACK, HE'S GOT ANOTHER SERRATED SET
ON THE BACKSIDE OF HIS JAW.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING MY BARRACUDA BODYGUARD.
NO PROBLEM, MAN.
I HAD A GOOD TIME DOING THIS. THIS WAS AWESOME.
JIM'S MISSION ON THIS PARTICULAR RIG IS DONE,
SO HE'S HEADED BACK TO THE MAINLAND BY HELICOPTER.
BUT BUCKY AND I STILL GOT TO HEAD BACK DOWN
AND TRY TO GET SOME BIG FISH FOR OUR FISH FRY.
ALL RIGHT, JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE THE BIGGEST FISH DOWN THERE,
YOU KNOW, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO GO FOR THAT ONE.
YOU MAY WANT TO PICK A LITTLE SMALLER ONE.
Bucky: NO MATTER WHAT MY DAD TELLS ME,
BIGGER IS ALWAYS BETTER,
SO IF I SEE A BIG FISH, IT'S GONNA BE MINE.
Buck: WITH THE BARRACUDA POPULATION AND ALL THE SHARKS AROUND,
THERE'S NOT MANY RED SNAPPER.
BUT WE STARTED SEEING HUGE AMBERJACKS.
I LOVE AMBERJACK.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST-TASTING FISH IN THE SEA.
OUT OF NOWHERE COMES THIS HUGE FISH.
IT CAME RIGHT BY ME,
AND I JUST SWUNG AROUND MY GUN AND SHOT.
Buck: I TOLD HIM, "DO NOT SHOOT THE BIGGEST FISH YOU SEE.
DO NOT."
I LOOK DOWN.
THERE'S THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE WORLD STUCK TO HIS SPEAR.
THE FISH OF THIS MAGNITUDE --
HE CAN GET TANGLED UP IN HIS CABLE,
RIP OUT HIS AIR SUPPLY, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
IT'S UP TO ME TO FINISH THIS JOB AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
WE DON'T WANT THIS ANIMAL TO SUFFER.
I GRAB HIS SPEAR GUN.
AS SOON AS I TOUCH THAT SPEAR,
THAT HUGE AMBERJACK WENT WILD, STARTED ROLLING WITH ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I WAS GONNA END UP.
THIS AMBERJACK
WAS ONE OF THE STRONGEST FISH I'VE EVER FELT.
HE STARTED DRAGGING ME ALL OVER THE RIG,
TAKING ME DOWN.
I WAS RUNNING OUT OF AIR.
Buck: I TOLD BUCKY, "DO NOT SHOOT THE BIGGEST FISH YOU SEE."
I LOOK DOWN, THERE'S THE BIGGEST FISH IN THE WORLD,
STUCK TO HIS SPEAR.
I HAD TO GO DOWN AND TRY TO NEUTRALIZE THIS FISH.
AND IT STARTED SPINNING AND TRYING TO GET AWAY.
THEY CALL AMBERJACK THE DONKEY OF THE SEA
BECAUSE OF ITS POWER.
I GOT MY HAND IN ITS GILL,
BUT IT WAS SO POWERFUL THAT IT WAS DRAGGING ME DOWN.
Bucky: FINALLY, WE GET THE FISH UNDER CONTROL,
BUT BARRACUDAS AND SHARKS
ARE JUST SWIMMING AROUND ME CONSTANTLY.
SO I GRABBED THE FISH
AND STARTED MAKING MY WAY BACK UP.
BUCKY DID EXACTLY WHAT I TOLD HIM NOT TO DO.
HE SHOT THE BIGGEST FISH DOWN THERE.
I CAN'T GET IT UP. [ GRUNTS ]
I MEAN, THIS THING WAS A MONSTER.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT MYSELF.
I WAS KIND OF JEALOUS.
DAD, I'M JUST LIKE YOU.
I HAVE TO GO FOR THE BIGGEST
AND THE BEST EVERY SINGLE TIME.
GOOD JOB, MAN! GOOD JOB!
WHEN MY DAD'S PROUD OF ME, IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT.
AT 145 POUNDS,
FIVE YEARS AGO, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A WORLD RECORD,
SO THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
EVEN THOUGH YOU ALMOST KILLED ME, GOOD JOB.
Buck: I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF MY LITTLE BOY, BUCKY.
HE'S A LOT LIKE ME.
HE JUST DOESN'T HAVE QUITE THE COOLEST HAIR.
BUCKY AND I HAVE TO GET THIS HUGE AMBERJACK
OVER TO MARGARET ANN SO SHE CAN PREPARE IT
FOR THIS FISH FRY SHE'S GOT COMING UP.
HEY, MOM.
GIVE ME A HUG.
WHEN BUCK AND BUCKY ARE DOING
SOMETHING DANGEROUS OUTSIDE OF THE HOME,
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER AND DO A LITTLE SIGN OF THE CROSS
EVERY TIME THEY COME HOME SAFELY.
I THOUGHT YOU WAS NEVER GONNA GET HOME WITH MY RED SNAPPER.
I HOPE MARGARET ANN'S GONNA BE HAPPY.
SHE WANTED ME TO GET SOME RED SNAPPER,
BUT WE CAME HOME WITH AMBERJACK.
IT JUST SO HAPPENS
THAT WE GOT A BIG COOLER OF FRESH FILLETS RIGHT THERE.
I DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT FISH, BUCK.
THAT'S AMBERJACK.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT AMBERJACKS.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I EVEN HEARD THE WORD.
THIS THING WAS JUST MASSIVE --
POSSIBLY THE NEW WORLD RECORD AMBERJACK.
EVERYTHING'S A WORLD RECORD WITH YOU, BUCK.
I KNOW. THAT'S THE WAY I ROLL.
HOW FAR DID YOU HAVE TO GO DOWN?
'CAUSE I KNOW THE BIG FISH AREN'T SWIMMING ON THE TOP.
30 FEET, 40 FEET.
ASTONISHED ME. I'M PROUD OF MY BOY.
Buck: IF MARGARET ANN KNEW
ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS THAT I DO WITH BUCKY,
SHE'D NEVER LET ME LEAVE THE HOUSE.
THIS HUNT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY,
AND IT WAS WORTH IT.
I PUT AN ORDER IN FOR RED SNAPPER
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M COOKING FOR MY FISH FRY.
WE DID IT ALL WITH ONE FISH.
INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN AND SHOOTING A LOT OF SNAPPER,
BUCKY DID IT WITH ONE, GIANT FISH.
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT MY FISH FRY.
I'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYBODY THAT I'M THE "RED SNAPPER MAMA."
I'VE TOLD EVERYBODY THAT I MAKE THE WORLD'S BEST RED SNAPPER.
OKAY, HERE'S THE DEAL.
AMBERJACK IS LIKE THE FILET MIGNON OF THE SEA.
I'M GOING TO PRETEND IT'S RED SNAPPER,
AND I'LL GO FROM THERE, OKAY?
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.
YOU HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH BUCK.
I'LL MAKE DO.
SOMEDAY I'M GONNA WRITE A BOOK,
AND IT'S CALLED "COOKING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE."
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
WHAT'S UP, MARGARET ANN?
Hey, I just got a call from Dedi.
She's got something stuck in her air vent --
some type of critter.
Not really sure what it is.
STUCK IN HER AIR VENT?
That's what she said.
IT COULD BE RACCOONS, POSSUMS,
SKUNKS, SQUIRRELS, BATS, ANYTHING.
I'LL HEAD OVER THERE AS SOON AS I CAN.
Okay, Buck. Bye-bye.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
Buck: WHEN ANY OF MARGARET ANN'S FRIENDS
HAVE A NUISANCE ANIMAL, THEY CALL ME.
IN THIS PART OF SOUTH TEXAS,
THERE'S ALL KIND OF CREEPY-CRAWLER CREATURES
THAT WANT TO LIVE IN YOUR HOME, AND IT'S MY JOB
TO SERVE THEM AN EVICTION NOTICE.
PRETTY GOOD.
COME ON IN.
MARGARET ANN SENT ME OVER HERE.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
I'VE GOT SOMETHING LIVING IN THE WALLS.
LIKE A FURRY CREATURE?
YEAH, YOU CAN SEE HIS LITTLE PAWS STICKING OUT OF THE VENT.
YOU SEE PAWS STICKING OUT OF THIS VENT?
THAT'S CRAZY.
IT COULD BE.
DID YOU FEED HIM AFTER MIDNIGHT?
[ LAUGHS ]
SHOW ME WHERE YOU HEAR ALL THE NOISE THE MOST.
WELL, COME ON IN HERE.
WHATEVER SHE HAS, WHATEVER PROBLEM IT IS,
IT COULD BE ANYWHERE.
THIS IS A GIANT HOUSE.
SO MY FIRST INSTINCT IS TO GO TO THE ATTIC.
I MEAN, THERE'S GOT TO BE A POINT OF ENTRY
WHERE SOMETHING'S COMING IN.
GOT TO FIND THAT FIRST.
WHOO! SMOKING HOT UP HERE.
THERE'S ALL KINDS OF CHEWED-UP INSULATION UP HERE.
DON'T FALL THROUGH THE ROOF.
[ SIGHS ] WHOO!
THERE'S A GIANT HOLE RIGHT HERE, LIKE A LITTLE BED.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING DOWN.
THEY'RE GOING INTO YOUR HOUSE RIGHT HERE BY THIS SEWER PIPE.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.
IF I WAS A FURRY ANIMAL,
I'D BE SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S COOLER
'CAUSE IT'S WAY TOO HOT.
KIND OF LIKE A "CSI" PROJECT.
YOU'RE GOING TO ACT LIKE THE ANIMAL.
IF HE'S COLD, HE'S GONNA LOOK FOR A WARM SPOT.
IF HE'S HOT, HE'S GONNA LOOK FOR A COOL SPOT.
JUST SEEK OUT THOSE PLACES, AND YOU'LL FIND THAT ANIMAL.
WHAT'S IN HERE?
IT'S A CLOSET.
I NEED TO GET UP THERE AND START LOOKING
IN ALL THE CRACKS AND CREVICES.
YOU JUST KEEP LISTENING, SEE IF YOU CAN HEAR IT ANYWHERE.
OKAY, I WILL.
AND IF YOU HEAR IT, YELL LOUD. DON'T FREAK OUT.
WELL, I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT.
LIKE, "THERE'S THE GREMLIN!"
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT ALL THAT RIGHT THERE.
SEE ALL THAT FECES AND STUFF?
THAT'S AWFUL.
WELL, THERE'S A BUNCH OF OPENINGS UP HERE.
ONE, TWO -- THIS ONE GOES STRAIGHT UP TO THE ATTIC.
THERE'S SOME ACTUAL CLAW MARKS RIGHT HERE
WHERE THEY'RE CLIMBING IN AND OUT.
Shh. Shh.
HE'S RIGHT THERE.
Shh.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I SEE AN AIR VENT TO THE RIGHT
THAT'S BLOWING A LITTLE COOL AIR.
I SEE A SMALL SHAPE CURLED UP IN A DARK CORNER.
[ ANIMAL GROWLING ]
[ GRUNTS ]
Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME FOR "BUCK 101."
[ IMITATING ANIMAL CALL ]
THAT WAS THE CALL TO LURE
ONE OF THE CRAFTIEST ANIMALS IN SOUTH TEXAS.
THIS ANIMAL WILL SOMETIMES REMAIN
IN A MONOGAMOUS RELATIONSHIP FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS ANIMAL IS?
THE ANSWER WHEN WE COME BACK.
Narrator: BACK TO "BUCK 101."
THE SOUTH TEXAS ANIMAL THAT WILL REMAIN
IN A MONOGAMOUS RELATIONSHIP IS THE COYOTE.
EVEN THOUGH COYOTES SEEM TO RUN IN PACKS,
THE DOMINANT MALE AND FEMALE WILL CREATE OFFSPRING
AND RUN TOGETHER FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
[ IMITATING COYOTE CALL ]
GETS THEM EVERY TIME.
Shh. Shh. HE'S RIGHT THERE.
HE'S SLEEPING. Shh.
MY WIFE'S FRIEND DEDI HAS A MYSTERIOUS CREATURE
LIVING IN HER WALLS,
AND IT'S UP TO ME TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS
AND GET IT OUT OF THERE.
[ ANIMAL GROWLING ]
[ GRUNTING ]
BACK ABOUT TWO FEET, HE'S IN A CUBBYHOLE.
IT'S DARK. IT'S COOL IN THERE.
BUT IF YOUR FINGERS GET INSIDE HIS MOUTH, HE'S CHOMPING DOWN.
Dedi: OH, MY GOD!
[ SIGHS ]
OH, MY GOD!
THERE'S YOUR GREMLIN!
OOH, HE'S DROOLING.
THERE'S A GIANT POSSUM THERE.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN GIVING YOU ALL THE PROBLEMS.
THAT'S THE LITTLE EYES
YOU'VE BEEN SEEING PEERING AT YOU.
HE'S READY TO BITE.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF POSSUMS, BUT NOT THAT BIG.
THAT'S A GIANT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
IT WAS SO BIG.
I'LL TAKE HIM OUT AND LET HIM GO.
YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO KILL HIM.
YEAH, I MEAN, HE'S BEEN TERRORIZING YOU,
BUT NOW HE'S OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
NO PROBLEM.
CAN YOU GET THE DOOR FOR ME?
Buck: I MEAN, I'VE CAUGHT THOUSANDS OF POSSUMS.
I MEAN, I USED TO CATCH THEM WHEN I WAS A KID.
ONE OF THE POSSUM'S DEFENSE MECHANISMS
IS THEY LIKE TO PLAY DEAD.
IT'S AN AUTOMATIC RESPONSE OF SELF-PRESERVATION,
BUT THEY CAN'T CONTROL IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO ME TO HAVE THIS GONE.
YOU GOT ANY MORE PROBLEMS, JUST GIVE ME A CALL.
OKAY.
YOU'RE TOUCHING ME WITH YOUR GLOVES.
OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, OH. POSSUM SLOBBER.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FOR DEDI.
I'M GONNA TAKE HIM OUT TO THE WOODS
WHERE HE CAN LIVE OUT THE REST OF HIS LIFE
IN HIS NATURAL HABITAT.
THIS POSSUM WAS A BIG MALE,
SO HE'LL PROBABLY BE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE FEMALE POSSUM
TO MAKE THE REST OF HIS LIFE HAPPY.
ALL RIGHT, LITTLE POSSUM.
LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL JUNGLE I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO IN.
YOU CAN HIDE IN THERE.
YOU CAN STAY AWAY FROM THE DOGS, CATS,
PEOPLE'S ATTICS, CARS, THEIR CLOSETS.
ALL RIGHT.
WANT ME TO TAKE YOU FOR A LITTLE POSSUM WALK?
THAT'S YOUR NEW HOME THERE -- THE JUNGLE.
FREEDOM AWAITS YOU.
YOUR NEW LIFE IS A MERE 15 FEET AWAY.
YOU'RE A SLOW MOVER.
NO WONDER YOU GET CAUGHT ALL THE TIME.
ALL RIGHT, HAVE A NICE LIFE.
JUST STAY AWAY FROM THOSE GARAGES AND HOUSES.
ANOTHER ANIMAL LIVING ALIVE AND FREE ON THE PLANET.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO MARGARET ANN'S FISH FRY.
BUCKY AND I ARE PUMPED UP TO EAT THIS AMBERJACK.
IT ALMOST KILLED US,
SO IT MAKES THE TASTE EVEN BETTER.
ALL RIGHT, GREAT FISHERMAN. GIVE ME A KISS.
Buck: I HOPE MARGARET ANN'S GONNA BE HAPPY.
I KNOW SHE WANTED RED SNAPPER,
BUT THIS ONE FISH WILL TAKE CARE OF THE WHOLE FRY.
LET'S START THIS FISH FRY.
IT'S GOING.
LOOKING GOOD! IT'S LOOKING GOOD!
I HOPE EVERYBODY'S HUNGRY!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
SMELLING GOOD, DADDY.
ALL RIGHT.
Buck: MMM!
DELISH?
THAT'S BETTER THAN RED SNAPPER.
ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO TRY THAT AMBERJACK
AND COMPARE IT TO RED SNAPPER.
OKAY.
WELL?
Margret Ann: MY FISH FRY WAS A SUCCESS,
THANKS TO BUCK AND BUCKY AND THE AMBERJACK.
IS EVERYBODY HAPPY?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WITH BUCK.
THAT'S PART OF THE REASON I LOVE HIM.
THAT IS GOOD FISH.
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