Other than catching monster turtles he worked to relocate nuisance animals disturbing farm and livestock around Kentucky. In the career that has spanned over 46 years, Ernie Jr has pulled over 12, turtles from muddy ponds. He first gained attention through the Kentucky Afield series which showed him catching turtle barehanded. It rapidly went viral on Youtube. Ernie Jr believes this action gives him the power to catch another one. The first season premiere on Oct 30, , and it was an instant hit gathering almost , viewers.
It was the most popular show of the channel in the fourth quarter of After four seasons Call of the Wildman ended in Ernie appeared through 72 episodes of the show. Besides turtle, Ernie caught all types of nuisance animals including raccoons, skunks, snakes, venomous spiders, and possums. For his services, he only asked an amount sufficient to cover the gasoline cost in return.
Neal James passed away on Feb 1, He was later invited to a television program by Anderson Cooper. He also appeared on several television programs, including two visits to The Tonight Show.
However, his parents are no longer in this world. His father Ernie Brown Sr. Later his mother Lola Fay Brown died on Dec 29, , at the age of Ernie Jr.
He describes himself as the poorest famous guy around. If there was a scale to compare his popularity and wealth then the claim might as well come true.
Catching Turtle is a dangerous job even for the great Ernie Brown Jr. He has been receiving end of turtle bites. Among the most vicious, one of the snapping turtles bit him on the thumb resulting in seven stitches. Another time he was bitten on the pulse in the wrist which he had to get cauterized and kept him out of work for like seven months. In addition to catching turtle, he worked various odd jobs including farm and factory work.
He suffered injuries in three different circumstances two of them during work. While clearing the bush Ernie lost few teeth and needed stitches after a guy swung a chainsaw around and hit me in the face. The second one occurred while driving a vehicle.
We're doing it live action. We're there, doing our thing. I'm catching animals, that's the way it is," he said. But the production company who brought the Turtleman into America's living rooms, according to Mother Jones , produces " guided reality " shows in which they find bold personalities, and then "heavily produce their stories. Animal Planet is actually remarkably open about this fact, as proven in statements made by Patricia Kollappallil, senior vice president of communications, who addressed an episode in which "a poisonous non-native snake was released into a city swimming pool without proper authorization," according to LexGo.
Sharp did bring in snakes. There are times for a story line we need a particular animal, and we'll work with a licenser to find the particular animal," Kollappallil said. Mother Jones also claims that "Sharp producers even go so far as to make fake animal droppings using Nutella, Snickers bars, and rice," as well as spoke with show producers who under the protection of anonymity said, "It was part of my job to call around people to trap animals at the direction of Sharp It's percent fake.
The past tense being the important emphasis there. In , the year before the show stopped shooting new episodes, Turtleman was hit with a violation of his NWCO license after an episode in which he wrangled a deer out of a store in exchange for "an authentic suit of armor. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife also confirmed to Mother Jones that Turtleman was no longer licensed in the state as a nuisance officer. The official spokesperson for the department stopped short of saying specifically why that action was taken, although he did say of the show, "They shouldn't be doing anything in Kentucky.
Though it was never clearly spelled out that Turtleman became too much of a liability, the abrupt end of the show that same year pretty much speaks for itself. It's been years since the Turtleman shot new episodes of his show, but he's still a beloved figure nationwide. According to his Facebook page, the Turtleman made his first visit to Hillbilly Days in Pikeville, Kentucky where he shot a video showing himself learning how to make lemonade with one of the vendors.
It's not exactly the "live action" of him catching a beaver that's chewing away the supports of a collapsing mine , but he does do his signature yell while he's mixing the drink, so the flare is still there. He was also on hand at the Harrison County Recreation Complex in Clarksburg, West Virginia where fans lined up by the hundreds to meet the wildman.
He's the same thing off camera as he is on camera, and it's exciting. I don't care about celebrities, but this dude I care about," one eager fan told The Exponent Telegram while waiting to meet him. Maybe there's still a path back to TV stardom for the Turtleman—you know, just in case the lemonade stand doesn't work out.
In fact, Earl Brown Jr. In an interview with Channel Guide Magazine , Brown talked about the origins of his nickname. I was amazed, and I said, 'Daddy, let me try,'" he said. With his claim that he's now been catching turtles this way for " nearly 40 years ," that would put his date of birth somewhere around , which is not exactly a historical time period associated with people scavenging for food in this way.
But it does explain a claim Brown casually tosses out in another interview with Syracuse. I got the famous part, but I haven't got the rich part figured out yet. I'm the poorest famous guy around. If you could tell my fans to send my stamped, self-addressed envelopes I'd appreciate it.
I try to answer each and every one. Aside from his giant knife, raccoon-tail cap, and wildman yelp, the Turtleman is also known for his dental deficiencies.
Most people start correcting their oral hygiene the second they make any TV money , but not Turtleman. And sure, the natural inclination here is to think "His family was diving into ponds for dinner, there's no way they ever went to the dentist," but it seems nature didn't even have a chance to rot out those chompers, because a series of gruesome accidents did it first.
Speaking with Syracuse. The first one, a guy swung a chainsaw around and hit me in the face while we clearing some brush. The coroner said James died Feb.
How much is Turtle Man Worth? Worked for Kentucky Cooperage in Lebanon, Ky for 17 years…. After Brown lost his license, the show went off the air, but Brown and James continued to post animal rescue videos to YouTube and Facebook. James died on February 1, at age 55 from natural causes. Neal James died from natural causes Friday.
He was found at his home in Washington County. Ernie Brown Jr. Even before he landed his own show, he had the whole town talking about his unique animal catching talent. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search.
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