The Deadliest Catch captains certainly have a way with words. If you are looking for some words to live by, we've got a few here. And who better to get them from — these guys make a living cheating death. But there are also a few quotes that are just plain funny.
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SEASON 3:
Episode 12: A Frozen Finish
Johnathan Hillstrand of the Time Bandit: "We're f*&@#!g in trouble! ... we might be getting in our survival suits later on!"
Episode 11: Ice and Open Water
Greg Moncrief of the Farwest Leader: "If you want to stay, then just keep your mouth shut and do your f*&@#!g job!"
Episode 10: Trials of the Greenhorns
Monte Colburn of the Wizard, Opilio Season: "You've just basically admitted you're a quitter and you're not man enough to step up to the plate and do the task."
Episode 9: Crossing the Line
Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie: "This is big-time weather and anything can happen."
Episode 8: Caught in the Storm
Andy Hillstrand of the Time Bandit: "Big waves ... really big waves ... We could see some of the deadliest waves we've seen for a long time."
Episode 7: New Beginnings
Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie: "In drastic times you've gotta do drastic things."
Episode 6: The Last Lap
Johnathan Hillstrand of the Time Bandit: "We'd rather be lucky than good any day..."
Episode 5: Bering Sea Salvation
Phil Harris of the Cornelia Marie: "You're not a man 'til you've pulled a tooth out with a pair of pliers."
Episode 4: Cheating Death
Sig Hansen of the Northwestern: "Robots are good. Robots don't think. Robots are used to repetition. Robots don't complain. Robots are little zombies."
Episode 3: Pain and Paybacks
Keith of the Wizard: "It only takes one bad wave to ruin your day."
Episode 2: Heading Out to Sea
Phil of the Cornelia Marie: "This ain't a hamburger stand out here, y'know? This is the real deal and people really die."
Episode 1: A Tragic Beginning
Blake of the Maverick: "It's a crab boat. It's not a democracy. There's one guy in charge and now I'm that guy."
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QUOTES FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS:
Episode 222: Cashing In
Phil of the Cornelia Marie: "Now you know why lions eat their young." (Phil commenting on the hand-coiling competition with son Jake.)
Episode 221: Race Against the Ice
Eric of the Rollo: "Love it ... love it, man! Drowning in crab ... love this! What it's all about here, baby!"
(Eric sorting crab with the crew. The Rollo's "on the crab" and he's ecstatic.)
Episode 220: Pribilof Stare
Sig of the Northwestern: "Some guys — it's worse. They take their personal lives up here with them and they sit here and dwell on things. You can't do your job when you're still at home in your mind." (About Nick Mavar)
Episode 219: On the Edge
Phil of the Cornelia Marie: "You go through a couple marriages, smoke cigarettes like it's going out of style, your body aches from the time you get up to the time you go to bed, and you wake up in the middle of the night thinking about where you're going to put the next pot. Yeah, it's a great lifestyle."
Episode 218: Man vs. Ice
Sig of the Northwestern: "I might end up spankin' myself for no reason." (On deciding whether or not to fish opilio and face the weather or stick with cod fishing.)
Episode 217: Smoke on the Water
Rick of the Maverick: "I just hope I can get back to dock without turning this sucker into a giant popsicle." (On facing a gale storm and retreating to Saint Paul Island.)
Episode 216: A New Hunt Begins
Eric of the Rollo: "It's still man against Mother Nature out there, so you can't get too over-cocky. You gotta know just how smart you are."
Episode 215: Friends and Rivals
Blake of the Maverick: "Oh ... I just got crapped on — even the birds don't respect me." (After being denied the captain's chair and then having a bird poop on him.)
Episode 214: The Finish Line
Corky of the Aleutian Ballad: "We thought we didn't have any current problems, but evidently I was wrong!" (Spoken just before getting smacked by a rogue wave.)
Episode 213: On the Crab
Phil of the Cornelia Marie: "We cheated death one more time. I feel like a one-legged man in an a**-kicking contest."
Episode 212: Batten Down the Hatches
John of the Time Bandit: "Ain't very pretty out there is it? Not fit for man or beast."
Episode 211: Heading Out to Sea
John of the Time Bandit: "Just enough wind to keep the flies off our backs." (On weather warnings)