Legendary Catfish: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Doug]]'' encounters one such giant catfish in his hometown's lake, having heard stories from his neighbor, Mr. Dink, about the huge monstrous fish known as Chester that had swallowed Mr. Dink's wallet. {{spoiler|He discovers at the end, after helping Mr. Dink catch him, that the catfish in question is only a couple feet long. Dink elects to let it go and keep the legend going.}}

* ''[[Family Guy]]'' did it - with Daggermouth. {{spoiler|Who is actually animatronic and made as a way for its owner to make money from merchandising}}.

* ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Early season episode where Homer and Marge go to a marriage counseling retreat with [[Unfortunate Names|Reverend Lovejoy]], except Homer only [[Fishing Minigame|goes to catch]] the legendary catfish "General Sherman" who populates the retreat's lake. He does catch it -- only to throw it back in to show Marge that she matters to him much more. Afterwards, the fishing shop owner tells a patron about the man who caught the fish, but describes him as [[Memetic Badass|a giant with tree trunks for arms and hair as fiery as the pits of Hell itself]].

* Ty gets dragged on a fishing trip by his father that includes the obligatory giant catfish in the ''[[Grossology]]'' episode "Squirm".