Review of the National Geographic Special Behind the Mysteries: Bigfoot

This special aired on Sunday, January 30th, 2005, and was presented in an unfortunate tongue-in-cheek matter. The program was very unfair and very unbalanced to the Bigfoot enthusiasts and seemed to take the tone that all Bigfoot believers bordered on lunacy. Some of the major pieces of evidence, such as tracks with dermal ridges and the Patterson/Gimlin film were examined but explained away by such luminaries as skeptics Benjamin Radford, David Daegling and Daniel Shmitt. Daegling and Shmitt don't think too highly of the P/G film and think it's not a very good piece of scientific evidence. They seem to enjoy putting their skeptic hats on and mocking and making fun of anyone who believes there's a tall, hairy biped walking around in the woods. However, the dermal ridges do have support from recently retired Conroe, Texas police officer Jimmy Chilcutt and also Dr. Jeff Meldrum, anthropologist at Idaho State University. Meldrum also supported the P/G film and gave it his seal of approval. The special also showed Texas Bigfoot hunter Chester Moore, who is out to kill a specimen for the good of the species. Janice Carter is also profiled at her farm where she claims to give an English-speaking Sasquatch named Fox garlic. The P/G film is examined last, with the hoax claim being put forward by Bob Heironimus (alternately known as "Bob Haironmyass"), who attempts the "Patty" walk from left to right in Yakima, but looks more like he has a corncob stuck up his rear, and his knees don't bend nearly as dramatically. He is shown sitting with his buddies, guffawing and saying, "We knew it was you in that suit, Bob. Hyuk, hyuk, hyuk, hyuk." Then a reenactment of what allegedly happened with Bob H. being in a suit is shown, with out-of-focus shots of the "man in the suit". The special ends there on a sour note.This show was very unfair and unbalanced, and did not show Bob H. in a Bigfoot suit as promised. However, that may be forthcoming if Greg Long and company get their own prime-time special in the spring. This show was pretty much garbage.


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