Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: Difference between revisions

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Tall hairy humanoids who maintain a furtive existence in various remote corners of the world. "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" are different names for essentially the same entity, whose (ahem) [[Incredibly Lame Pun|stomping grounds]] are mostly in the [[The Other Rainforest|northwestern corner]] of the United States and the southwestern corner of Canada. The "Yeti" or "Abominable Snowman" is a variety found high in the [[Shamgri La|Himalayan Mountains]], commonly depicted (whether due to associations with familiar Arctic animals like the polar bear, or just the "snowman" association) with white fur in fiction, although the local legends described it with red to brown hair. Other lesser known varieties turn up in world-wide folklore and history under an assortment of names, such as the "Skunk Ape" of the swamps of the ''[[Deep South|southeastern]]'' United States.

Common characteristics are said to include an extreme [[Gentle Giant|shyness towards humans]], emitting horrible odors and unearthly noises, and of course scattering large footprints about as they frolic in out-of-focus areas. Most scientific authorities regard these creatures as either [[Urban Legends|entirely imaginary]] or the fabrications of human pranksters, but like [[Stock Ness Monster|lake monsters]] and the [[Chupacabra]] and ''unlike'' "out-and-out" fictional species such as the [[Wendigo]] or [[The Jersey Devil]], BS&Y have devout believers in their existence. Often speculated to be akin to large, herbivorous hominids such as [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Bigfoot#Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus]. More information on Bigfoot can be found at the [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Bigfoot Other Wiki].

Common characteristics are said to include an extreme [[Gentle Giant|shyness towards humans]], emitting horrible odors and unearthly noises, and of course scattering large footprints about as they frolic in out-of-focus areas. Most scientific authorities regard these creatures as either [[Urban Legends|entirely imaginary]] or the fabrications of human pranksters, but like [[Stock Ness Monster|lake monsters]] and the [[Chupacabra]] and ''unlike'' "out-and-out" fictional species such as the [[Wendigo]] or [[The Jersey Devil]], BS&Y have devout believers in their existence. Often speculated to be akin to large, herbivorous hominids such as [[wikipedia:Bigfoot#Gigantopithecus|Gigantopithecus]]. More information on Bigfoot can be found at the [[wikipedia:Bigfoot|Other Wiki]].

See also: [[Yowie]], the Australian equivalent.

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* One of the engineered future hominid species in Dougal Dixon's ''Man After Man'' resembles a yeti, and some of its descendants evolve into bigfoot-like variations.

* ''The Long Walk'' (Where Slavomir Ravisz escapes from a Gulag), contains an encounter with a Yeti. In fact, that's why he got in contact with a publisher in the first place.

* ''The Aquiliad'' by S.P. Somtow is a '''''wacky''''' [[Alternate History]] in which [[The Roman Empire]] has [[Schizo Tech|developed steamships]] and is now exploring and settling Terra Nova (i.e., North America). Where the narrator finds the Sasquatii, or, as the scholars put it in proper Greek, the Megapodes -- who greet the Romans with, "Shalom." Yes, the Sasquatii are descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, kidnapped and mutated by a [[Time Travel|Time Traveling]] [[Mad Scientist]] ... and it goes on to get even weirder.

* ''The Aquiliad'' by S.P. Somtow is a '''''wacky''''' [[Alternate History]] in which [[The Roman Empire]] has [[Schizo-Tech|developed steamships]] and is now exploring and settling Terra Nova (i.e., North America). Where the narrator finds the Sasquatii, or, as the scholars put it in proper Greek, the Megapodes -- who greet the Romans with, "Shalom." Yes, the Sasquatii are descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, kidnapped and mutated by a [[Time Travel|Time Traveling]] [[Mad Scientist]] ... and it goes on to get even weirder.

* The Yetis of the ''[[Harry Potter (Literature)|Harry Potter]]'' universe are given an entry in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (Literature)|Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them]]''. They're said to grow close to fifteen feet tall, have snow white fur, eat anything it comes across, live in Tibet, fear fire, and possibly are related to Trolls (Though no one has gotten close enough to one to actually study it).

* In the [[Geronimo Stilton]] book ''I'm Too Fond of My Fur!'', the title character goes off to find his friend Professor Von Volt in the Himalayas, and encounters a family of yetis.

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** ''Bigfoot and Wildboy'' was a recurring segment in the 1970s children's program ''[[The Krofft Supershow]]'', and a [[Spin-Off]] from the season it made friends with [[The Six Million Dollar Man|Steve Austin]].

*** Likely the inspiration for ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'' episode below.

* In ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'', the second Doctor has dealt with robots disguised as Yeti. (As well as, briefly, a real Yeti.)

* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the second Doctor has dealt with robots disguised as Yeti. (As well as, briefly, a real Yeti.)

* ''[[Eerie Indiana]]'': Marshall Teller often spots Bigfoot rooting around in his trash.

* ''[[Harry and The Hendersons]]'' TV series mentioned above

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* The [[Jonathan Coulton (Music)|Jonathan Coulton]] song "Under the Pines."

* [[Tenacious D (Music)|Tenacious D]]'s "Sasquatch."

* In the (animated) video for [[Weird Al Yankovic (Music)|Weird Al Yankovic]]'s song "Polka Face", the members of his back-up band are all yetis.

* In the (animated) video for [["Weird Al" Yankovic (Music)|Weird Al Yankovic]]'s song "Polka Face", the members of his back-up band are all yetis.

== [[Radio]] ==

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== [[Sports]] ==

* The now-defunct Seattle SuperSonics basketball team had two costumed mascots over the decades; the first was an orange Bigfoot-''like'' creature called [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Wheedle The Wheedle]; following a mascot-free hiatus, the team introduced Squatch, an "actual" Sasquatch.

* The now-defunct Seattle SuperSonics basketball team had two costumed mascots over the decades; the first was an orange Bigfoot-''like'' creature called [[wikipedia:Wheedle|The Wheedle]]; following a mascot-free hiatus, the team introduced Squatch, an "actual" Sasquatch.

* One of the mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was Quatchi, a sasquatch wearing earmuffs.

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* ''[[Ski Free]]'' is a Windows 3.1 game which inevitably sends an extremely fast man-eating Yeti after you.

* ''[[Spelunky]]'' features [[Demonic Spider|a yeti which can chain-throw you to death easily]]. [[Crack Pairing|Someone made fanart pairing this yeti]] and the ''[[Ski Free]]'' yeti.

* A pair of peaceful Yeti are characters in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''.

* A pair of peaceful Yeti are characters in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''.

** Well...[[Demonic Possession|mostly]] [[Nightmare Fuel|peaceful]].

* A yeti-like creature called Abomasnow makes an appearance in ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''. Actually, he's an animated Evergreen tree.

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** An episode of ''[[Goof Troop (Animation)|Goof Troop]]'' has Goofy and Pete encountering an unusual depiction of Bigfoot which has antlers. Made more unusual by the fact that it's female.

* A Sasquatch is among the jury-members putting [[Humanity On Trial]] in an episode of ''[[Captain Planet and The Planeteers (Animation)|Captain Planet and The Planeteers]]''.

* Classic ''[[Looney Tunes (Animation)|Looney Tunes]]'' shorts would sometimes star the Abominable Snowman, a hulking furry giant who would "adopt" fuzzy animals like [[Bugs Bunny]] and literally smother them with adoration. He would always call his new pet "[[And Call Him George|George]]." (This is a [[Shout Out]] to the origin of the character: Lon Chaney Jr.'s portrayal of Lennie in ''[[Of Mice and Men (Literature)|Of Mice and Men]]''.)

* Classic ''[[Looney Tunes (Animation)|Looney Tunes]]'' shorts would sometimes star the Abominable Snowman, a hulking furry giant who would "adopt" fuzzy animals like [[Bugs Bunny]] and literally smother them with adoration. He would always call his new pet "[[And Call Him George|George]]." (This is a [[Shout-Out]] to the origin of the character: Lon Chaney Jr.'s portrayal of Lennie in ''[[Of Mice and Men (Literature)|Of Mice and Men]]''.)

* ''[[Roswell Conspiracies (Animation)|Roswell Conspiracies]]'' is a show which posits that most of the monsters of human myth are actually different species of aliens living in the hidden corners of the Earth. The Yeti are portrayed as one of the more benevolent groups. Their leader is named Tiyet.

* ''[[The Backyardigans (Animation)|The Backyardigans]]'' had two Yetis in different episodes: Pablo in the appropriatedly-named episode "The Yeti" (Although he looked more like himself wearing white winter gear) and Tyrone in "Fly Girl" (Which looks more like a Yeti than Pablo did).

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* Lila from ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (Animation)|The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]'' is a [[Cute Monster Girl|Cute Sasquatch Girl]]

* Snow Man from the original ''[[Thundercats (Animation)|Thundercats]]''

* One episode of ''[[Battle Force 5]]'' has the five enter a [[Slippy Slidey Ice World|Arctic Zone]]. They encounter a giant Abominable Snowman similar to a white King Kong.

* One episode of ''[[Battle Force 5]]'' has the five enter a [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World|Arctic Zone]]. They encounter a giant Abominable Snowman similar to a white King Kong.

* An episode of ''[[Sparkle Friends]]'' had them trying to get a photo of Bigfoot. Who turns to literally be a big foot.

* The National Exaggerator from ''[[A Pup Named Scooby Doo (Animation)|A Pup Named Scooby Doo]]'' apparently kept Bigfoot, as well as his cousin Bighands, on staff!

* Shows up quite often on ''[[Scooby Doo (Animation)|Scooby Doo]]'', naturally. [[Scooby Doo Hoax|Or at least, people pretending to be Bigfoots/Yetis.]]

* Shows up quite often on ''[[Scooby Doo (Animation)|Scooby Doo]]'', naturally. [[Scooby-Doo Hoax|Or at least, people pretending to be Bigfoots/Yetis.]]

* [[The Legend Of Sasquatch]]

* When Peter drives into the TV satellite dish on ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'', he tells the angry mob [[Look Behind You]] because he saw Bigfoot. Bigfoot then explains this is about Peter, not himself.

* When Peter drives into the TV satellite dish on ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'', he tells the angry mob [[Look Behind You!]] because he saw Bigfoot. Bigfoot then explains this is about Peter, not himself.

== [[Real Life]] ==

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