the fact that they’re asking what’s in it for them while they’re in a literal hostage situation is hilarious

The kidnapper says "I've never lied to you and I never will" like he's in a romance and not a show about hunting monsters

“ Jeff what happened dude? ” “ *I can still taste his breath* ” “ …. _what?_ “

watching this video was wild because i work in a psych ward as security and one of the patients was fixated on this show and explained the entire plot to me over a span of four hours including a tearful monologue about the tribute episode to one of the people who apparently died on the show. The guy was 100% convinced it was real and was warning me about going certain areas in america due to some huge wolves that they hunted on the show. It was honestly one of the most memorable patient interactions from last year.

I like to imagine Jeff is the only one in the group who doesn’t know it’s fake.

the fact that a plot point of this show is "the woman of the woods has marked jeff for death" is unbelievably funny

I love how Danny never explained what the hell the "Stonish Giant" even is. We were just kinda along for the ride

My husband proposed to me while we were on a trip in Cuzco, Peru. After a wonderful day that included gorgeous sites and delicious food after he proposed, we came back to our hotel and turned on the tv. This show was on and we had never seen it before. We ended the night watching it for like 3 hours and dying of laughter. Good times

I'd like to imagine that Jeff is the only one who doesn't know it's fake, and this is all an extremely elaborate prank

These lads managed to turn LARPing and goofing off with friends into a hilarious, 11-year old career. Never stop

My uncle was trapper john, he was an amazing man. Yes this show is wild, actually a lot of it is filmed on my farm in WV and a lot of the traps were built by my dad and grandpa and they also played the monsters sometimes. As a kid growing up on this set, I can attest that this show is absolutely unhinged. When my uncle first told us all about this idea we thought he was kidding till he told us the release date. This group of friends really just wanted to make money off of having fun😂 thank you for this, it really brings back good memories of my uncle john

Imagine if all these monsters are real, and these guys are humanity's only defense.

this show has the same energy as a bunch of kids playing pretend and tbh I love that for them

There was one episode where an enemy hunting team set this huge fire and left a bunny hanging from a tree (I believe inside out) and wild bill goes "should we give it cpr". One of the other guys just goes "no bill, it's dead" in an extremely annoyed tone. That exchange floored me, 10/10 show

The recurring bit about these guys accusing the skeleton of killing the Stonish Giant had me laughing so hard I couldn't breathe

As someone whose first language isn’t English I was really proud of myself for understanding like 10% of what was said in the show

The disrespect jeff has endured in this show is just immeasurable

When I was 12 I stayed the night at my friends house and his dad was watching this show and we were so enamored by it we stayed up all night watching it. He lived in the woods so the next day we decided to go looking for monsters and ended up finding a stray dog which his family kept.

My husband and I were so obsessed with this show. After the actor who plays Trapper died in real life, they decided on the show that he'd left them a special "Lore" book that leads them on mystery solving adventures. The later seasons have a like sketchy imaginary MIB type government organizations trying to stop them from finding monsters. It's literally a bunch of dudes playing pretend. The show is just as crazy as it seems in your review and only gets crazier in later seasons. Wild Bill also delivers a lot of incredible content and was quoted in an interview as saying that filming this show "saved his life" as it gave him direction/a way to process his ptsd after discharging from the marines.

the fact that there is a guy named trapper who is not the one who builds the traps is incredible

We lost Kurtis’ extra greeting and we are no longer Drew’s little stinkers, now all we have left is Greg. Stay strong in this dark era 😣

As a mountain monster, this is highly disturbing.

4:18 i really respect them for acknowledging the cameramen in this show. Most shows never acknowledge like these teams of people filming their life and everything traumatizing happening to them. 10/10

I love this show. It was the funniest thing I've seen on TV in a long time. The last couple seasons had this big multi-monster story arc, along with this rival black-ops monster hunting group. which was pretty entertaining, but the guy who played the leader of the team, Trapper, became seriously ill and died, so they had to cut it short and began again with a more conventional monster hunt. Huckleberry had one of the best lines about that rival group. "I haven't seen this many guns since the day I got married, by God!"

This is the type of show that you'd watch on a hotel TV while on vacation

I love how this show was the only cryptid show that actually admitted it was fake. The team is actually likeable for once too, which is damn rare.

Skeleton: sit down Buck: I’m sat

the consept of a horror show where in the normal recording they are all making jokes, and having a good time, then on the confessional they are recluse and have a thousand yard stare, knowing something horrible is going to happen to them, is actually really cool

Jeff is the scary concept of someone who is invincible but not invulnerable. They'll always come back, but they feel pain like any other human. The amount of times they've fed him to monster has left him so traumatized and reverted him to a child like state. He cant even comprehend that his "friends" would do such horrible things to him

I do remember one episode where they hunted a monster called "Hogzilla." Which was a 7 foot hog with fangs and claws that stood on it's hind legs. Their solution was to get a metal cage you'd use for German shepherds and whatnot. Then they found a normal 4 foot long hog, then proceeded to run around it and scream.

this is literally the cutest thing I’ve ever seen and I wish these old men the best

The expert jokes actually killed. They’re tracking and calling over experts. It was so funny. Great video Danny

Every single time, that clip of Jeff screaming in abject terror sends me into hysterics. Poor Jeff

As someone from Appalachia it's incredibly wholesome to see guys like this focus their energy towards healthy outlets like monster hunting

Jeff’s scream after he was touched by the woman of the woods cracks me up so hard every time 😂

I love how this show is written so that it's easy to mistake as a misguided documentary. It has me on my knees howling with laughter watching these guys and imagining their perfect credulous TV audience at home being terrified for their safety. It's so funny! Precious.

Honestly this seems so fun, like these middle-aged men are just out here living their best lives. Making a full-on career out of basically running around, screaming and playing in the woods and what not

My dad used to watch this show bc it’s hilarious. He’s been saying from the beginning that he thinks the camera crew is just messing with them and these guys don’t know it’s fake and I can’t agree more

Can I just say, after this I watched the whole series (in ironic enjoyment) and I must say that buck and willie are almost always the ones getting traumatized, until Jeff gets touched by the women of the woods and suddenly he gets a lot of trama. Also the plot line slays, rip trapper

Honestly, I kinda respect that these guys have managed to turn running around in the woods and screaming about monsters into a nearly 11 year long career in television.

Honestly I find this so entertaining. A bunch of older guys managing to make running around w their friends a job. More respect to them than the family bloggers from 2016

To answer your question: I work for a monster. They can be late on payments. And sometimes they just pay you in shells and gold teeth, but the trade in value is pretty good. Never had problems with her health insurance plan either. So it’s not a bad job if you don’t get spooked easily

11:10 I kind of want someone to make a "did you kill the Stonish Giant" T shirt replicating the cover of "are you my mother?"

That clip of Jeff screaming made me lose it every fucking time. Danny definitely knew he struck gold with that.

this is just anime for people who don't watch anime

as someone from south louisiana, this is my civic duty 1:18 “We’re in Wood County, West Virginia, and that [brute] team pushed all our guys in the back of that van. Me and Wild Bill’s gonna haul ass across this field and try and catch up with them.” 2:38 “The van stops. A guy gets out and comes back, gives us our camera.” 3:12 “You alright there Jeff?” “Yeah, I’m doing fine.” 3:46 “Me and brother Willy, we’re reconning around this cabin. We’re gonna get up there and put an eyeball on it, see what the hell is going on with our team members.” 4:23 “The light kicks on right in our face. You can see a mirror on the wall, and you can see a speaker and a camera. I’ve never seen a place like this, but it looks like an interrogation room.” 5:12 “This whole situation is weird.” 5:16 “Hello?” “Oh shit!” 5:34 “Damn.” “I’m sitting.” “As soon as that skeleton appeared in my face and said ‘sit down,’ I sat down.” 5:58 “You’re the guy that killed the Stonish Giant.” “Yeah.” 6:08 “A deal? Let me tell you what, right now, old boy. There’s no way in hell we’re gonna help you kill another damn Bigfoot.” 6:48 “The woman of the woods?” “The woman of the woods is someone we don’t want to mess with.” 7:18 “This team has already had one heck of an encounter with her. When we were in Lee County, she touched Huckleberry and Jeff. Marked them for death. She affected Jeff’s mind, maybe for life.” 8:06 “Alright. We help you get this woman of the woods. How does this benefit us?” 8:40 “You didn’t kill him?” 8:16 “He says he can deliver who killed the Stonish Giant. If he can make good on that deal, that’s something we’re really gonna have to consider.” 9:30 “Well, yeah, you kinda did.” 9:52 “Where’d you go?” 10:12 “Damn! “Oh my god.” “It’s a hog’s head.” “What the hell?” 10:40 “All of a sudden, right there behind it is a damn hog’s head!” 11:04 “Blood coming out of its nose, its ears, its eyes. What the hell does that mean?” 11:19 “Holy shit.” “I’m telling you guys, there was someone in here.” 11:39 “They’re gone, there’s nothing else we can do. We have a lot to fill you two in on. Let’s do it away from here. I don’t feel safe.” 12:59 “Alright guys, the next creature we’re going to investigate is one we have a history with. We’re going after the Cherokee Death Cat.” 13:23 “We know this Death Cat is nothing to mess with. It’s a huge feline. Weighing in at five hundred pounds.” 14:17 “Well Bubba, we heard you had a pretty interesting encounter out here.” “Well, yeah, we did. So when we’re coming out of the woods, I was along about that tree back there, and Dad was in front of me on that little bank, and he just stopped dead. And he said ‘did you see that?’ And I said ‘see what, Dad?’ and he said ‘that big cat.’ He said ‘son, that cat was eight or nine foot long,’ said ‘it was huge!’” “Dah-gone.” (it’s like saying “oh wow”) 15:05 “And Dad said ‘leapt through the air, and hit right there on that bare spot on that tree.” 15:35 “I’m interested to see how far it is from that log up to where it lit up in that tree. That’s a pretty long shot.” “I want to get a measurement and see exactly how far this big cat jumped.” 15:48 “These big predator cats, they don’t fool around. This thing could be on top of you before you blink your eyes, and you’re done.” “Something big’s been through here.” 16:39 “Check this out! There’s a pee post! This is fresh pee, dude.” “We just found a scent post! You can see claw marks almost seven feet in the air, and fresh urine at the base of the tree. This has to be the Death Cat.” 17:58 “Jeff!” “He’s not here.” 18:25 “Wait, Jeff, hold up Jeff!” “Grab him.” “Oh my gosh, that scared me to death.” “Jeff, talk to me dude, what’s wrong?” 18:44 “We just got up to Jeff, and he was shook up.” “Settle down, settle down.” “What happened, dude?” “What?” 19:03 “Are you hurt anywhere, Jeff?” 19:12 “Jeff said when we got separated, the Death Cat came out of the tree right on top of him.” 19:26 “I think the best thing we can do is get Jeff out of these woods.” “Come on, huh?” “And try to talk to him in the morning.” “That could have ended really, really bad.” Sorry if I misheard anything ^^; hope this helps anyone with auditory processing issues or who might not understand certain parts

The reason the main characters keep accusing the skeleton men of killing the Stonish Giant is because they saw the skeleton men dragging its body across the forest and before that they heard a gunshot.

I love how they were so unimaginative that when they designed their monster, it is literally just a lion... with porcupine quills stuck in his face.

As an avid consumer of the Mountain Monster Universe, I can explain the guys in masks kidnapping the gang, this was part of the Rival Monsters Hunters Arc, and their whole thing is that they were evil because unlike our heroic southern gang who just trap monsters, these guys kill them, they also just kinda dick around and kidnap them because they wanna be top dog in the monster hunting world

There's something so weirdly comforting about this video, I keep watching it

the funny thing is that when i was younger, me and my family used to watch mountain monsters on a daily basis when it first came out. we always found it funny and we still have inside jokes that are about the show even now lol

I support this show with all my heart, everytime it reminds me of playing pretend in elementary school when we were old enough to not belieeeeve the stories we made up, but young enough to completely commit to them and have so much fun. Seeing grown men seemingly do the same thing warms my dumb little heart

Can’t stop laughing at Danny’s reaction to the fact that three random middle aged men were gonna take on the giant death lion

I watch this video like 3-4 times a week. It’s my favorite video of Danny’s. I wish he would review more episodes. I remember the day it came out, I laughed as hard as I still laugh today.

my parents used to watch this show and they fully believed it, they'd like call us into the room when there was a monster on screen and act all taboo about it

This is such a weirdly wholesome show? Like, you got four fat guys in beards running around in the dark chasing sheepsquach, and somehow it's the healthiest male bonding relationship you could possibly hope for on television. It's weird how unconventional the relationships on this show are.

I have been raving about this show for YEARS to anyone that will listen. Thank you for finally speaking out about it, it’s what we as a society deserve.

Late to the party but I legitimately love this show. It's very fun and I'm really happy with how they worked Trapper into the latest episodes with his hunting guide. Gone but not forgotten. ❤

Man the best episode is bar none the one with the tiny Cherokee girl who possesses buck n they run around trying to find him and he's literally naked and gone insane from it. They trip over stuff and its complete chaos on their search for buck. Makes me cry EVERY time.

I love that by the end of this Danny has seen so much of the show that he just says "hollering" like it's part of his normal vocabulary.

This show is also well known in Germany. If you're wondering why... It's because of the accent. Not the original southern accent they speak, but the attempt to recreate this accent into the german language by the voice actors over here 😄😄 Shit sounded so hilarious that many german KZfaqrs or TikTokers where making fun of it and tried to imitate it. The voice always made me think of a guy who desperately tries to sound way more masculine than he really does 😂

For y’all who don’t know, the leader of the group, Trapper, past away in 2019. Rest in Peace Trapper. ❤

As someone from the south, Danny’s disclaimer about the southern accents is so funny to me

As bad as this show is, it’ll always hold a special place in my heart because my grandpa showed it to me and it was like *our* show, and nowadays I can look back and make fun of it and myself for genuinely enjoying it when I was younger

This is, no lie, the fucking funniest thing I've seen in like three months. I really needed the huge, crying, wheezing laugh this gave me. Please, please, please review more

okay ever since my wife and i watched this video when it came out we’ve started mountain monsters and we LOVE it it’s so silly and over exaggerated but we do live in the appalachian mountains and ….. there’s some spooky stuff out there !!!! so yes it’s goofy and way scripted sometimes but it’s so entertaining so thank you danny for giving my me and my wife a new show to watch

RIP to the old thumbnail 🪦

It's honestly so perfect that their names are Buck, Huckleberry, and Jeff. Like it's so fitting.

As a Texan I appreciate being able to understand these fine gentlemen. Growing up here doesn’t have many other positives but not having to use subtitles for shows like this is my one superpower.

To be fair, in Buck's defense, during the negotiation they basically had to agree to capture the Woman of the Woods or possible be killed or tortured.

" Just make me a horrific, unnatural abomination."- The Liver King

Oh my god, my ex’s dad was obsessed with this show. I’m pretty sure he believed it was 100% real. He once said “these guys are some of the last real American men you’ll find.” Edit: Also this man had built a hidden survival bunker full of guns and MRE in his basement because he believed that one day, a “horde of Mexicans” were going to break down the border and storm the homes of all gun owners. Mind you, he lived in rural Pennsylvania.

danny not being able to understand an accent thats not even strong is actually funny lmao

I think we all played pretend there were monsters in some part of the house or school or whatnot when we were kids, but those guys made a career out of it 👏

I saw this video dozens of times as background noise and just now I realize by reading the subs that the "Stonehenge giant" is actually the "Stonish giant"

i like to watch this show like it's a sitcom. makes it 10x funnier

One time my dad and I were switching through channels and came across the show halfway through the episode. It was the most insane thing both of us had ever seen, some guy was in a cage that they had built, another was getting shot at for trespassing, I think a tree got thrown at someone. Genuinely keep both of us at the edge of our seat and I’ll never forget it.

17:33 so basically Shaggy from Scooby Doo

16:30 Jurassic Park 3 in a nutshell

I remember watching this as a kid and thinking this shit was real I though Jeff was actually crazy and in one episode he quits the job and the group goes to his house and he has all this information on all the monsters dude it was so wild and just awesome

I went to high school in West Virginia, and every year, the health class would make their own episode of ‘Mountain Monsters.’ Every time, they just had a kid dress in a bigfoot suit, and a few other kids would pretend to be the guys in the show. Not a lot happened at that school, so a lot of the kids looked forward to seeing it at the end of the year in the school broadcast. I deadass forgot about it until I saw this video, and thought it was kinda interesting.

What if Jeff is actually encountering these monsters and the others think he's just acting like them?

danny: this show needs subtitles 100% of the time me, from southern louisiana, who had no trouble understanding: 😳 yeah totally

I went to high school with Jeff and the Death Cat. They were so in love, though unfortunately their love was a tragedy. Jeff was messed up for weeks when the Death Cat left. It took awhile, but he soon learned how to live without him. Seeing them like this again, I understand why Jeff was traumatized, it must've been hard leaving him a second time

As someone that lives in North Carolina, I think it's hilarious that Danny is put in such a state of utter confusion when he tries to decipher their southern accents.

Crap, I actually watched this thing on a mainstream documentary channel in my country, an episode in which they hunt down big foot. That channel has been very consistent in broadcasting high quality documentaries, so such a weird show had left a deep impression on me. And to see Danny talk about this is extra hilarious to me.

This types of shows are so watered down but considering the target audience it doesn't surprise me at all. Gotta respect them being able to continue doing this for soooo long.

love the subtle positive masculinity subtext: letting your friends know when you don’t feel safe and removing yourself from that situation, the way the guys comfort jeff after his millionth near death experience,

Best parts of the early seasons were seeing the large traps Willy built. There are so many episodes I would love to see Danny pick apart. Like the episode where Buck got hypnotized by the Mothman. Or when the Cherokee Devil made Huckleberry dance in the mud naked - then Buck suddenly knew how to read Cherokee.

Someone: "Have you ever met the ohio butt tickler?" Them: "Yeah, we have history with him. He tickled Buck's butt. Isn't that right Buck?" Buck: "Yeah. I called him over, and he tickled my butt. We have history with that guy."

This show was my childhood, i remember racing to the TV after i got home from school and quickly turning on the TV hoping i didn't miss it, i remember it always played at 3PM (which was the time i got home from school) every monday to friday on animal planet for some reason, i was pretty sure it was fake but i didn't care.. i loved it.

I used to watch this show everyday when I was a wee 4th grader over the summer and me and my sister would be scared to death by anything monster related. We genuinely thought the entire story was real and I kept getting dreams about Jeff taking me into the woods to see a tinfoil bag saying "there's a bigfoot in that bag" but I'd always wake up before opening the bag.

I love that the skeleton guy kidnapped tied the monsterhunters to chairs but apparently left the cameraman with enough free-range to film the room and the guys from every angle possible

is nobody going to mention how the thumbnail and title changed for a single day then went back (edit: IT CHANGED AGAIN) (edit: AGAIN)

Okay guys so I am rewatching all Danny’s videos (because I love them) and literally at 0:20, he straight up made it so when he was saying “pond monster” then “pond” they synced with the video from way back when he did it. What a fucking genius LOL

FINALLY someone talked about this show. There’s an episode where the “sheepsquatsch” pissed in Trapper’s eyes. Yes you read that right. And he screamed and rolled around spitting on his own beard for 10 min straight and it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. I routinely go back and watch that clip to this day. 😂

As someone who lives in the Appalachian area, I can indeed confirm that we spend our weekends running around in the mountains being chased by T.V show producers in masks.

Am I insane or did he change the thumbnail

Its really cool to see my favourite KZfaqr talking about a Show i grew up with. A soon as i watched this Video so many memories coming back is just so fun.

This show used to come on at the most obscure time at night for like 10 hours straight and it literally shaped my entire being. The code names for eachother, the drama, the plot, im SO happy this abomination exists