In that talk, she jokes that, on Finding Bigfoot, she’s “Scully but with three Mulders,” and says, “while I’m always skeptical, I’m never cynical, and as a left-handed environmental activist, out lesbian and woman in science, I’m accustomed to being an outsider, and I’ve developed a warrior grit and fortitude. In 2017, Ranae answered that question in a TEDxSeattle talk titled, “What Bigfoot can teach us about curiosity.” She asked questions and challenged her team members’ assertions, and challenged them to have higher standards of proof, even if the editing of the series wanted to leave more doubt than was warranted.īut why would a biologist associate herself with a show that was subject to so much mockery? They tried to substantiate people’s claims to have encountered Bigfoot.Īlthough most of the non-scientist, Bigfoot-believing team was trying to prove the existence of Sasquatch, the team also included an actual scientist, Ranae Holland. Spoiler: It didn’t have to pay $10 million.)įinding Bigfoot was much more earnest and honest than its title suggested, and though its quest may have been pointless and/or fruitless, the show’s focus was really on asking questions and attempting to find real evidence. (Though if you want a truly ridiculous Bigfoot show, I present to you Spike’s 2014 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty. He is as active as ever, especially within the Bigfoot community.The Animal Planet series Finding Bigfoot is coming to an end next month, and so there’s just a little while left to mock the show.įrom the concept to the confident title, it certainly set itself up for ridicule, and Animal Planet didn’t help by not taking its own show seriously. But that's not due to any laziness on Bobo's part.

Chances are, however, that you haven't heard much of Bobo since 'Finding Bigfoot' stopped airing in 2018.

He was also beloved for his relaxed personality and predilection for wearing Bigfoot-themed attire.

Bobo was the group's field caller, and would often be used as a Bigfoot stand-in during scene recreations due to his large size.

Of the group's members, perhaps none became as beloved as Bobo. The crew never did find a 'squatch,' as they called them, but they did become an important part of the worldwide Bigfoot community, which continues searching for the creature to this day. The show ran for seven years between 20, with later seasons focusing on the group - which was composed of leader Matt Moneymaker, Cliff Barackman, James 'Bobo' Fay, and Ranae Holland - searching for other ape-like cryptids across the world. People who watched Animal Planet throughout the bulk of the 2010's probably remember ' Finding Bigfoot,' the channel's resident cryptozoological reality show about a group of Bigfoot hunters searching across America for the notorious Sasquatch.

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