Myth Vs. Reality: Jail Breaks & Prison Escapes 

I thought that escaping wild west jail is easy. You just wait till the sheriff/ deputy falls asleep and then use a broom thats conveniently located near the bars to take the keyring and open the door

Billy the kid also escaped from prison by shimmying up a chimney when he was a teenager after being arrested for being in possession of stolen laundry

Santee: "Dirty Dan will help me escape." That's what Manfretti and Johnson thought.

This was great and very entertaining! Love the bloopers at the end! You're right about the jail breaks. It was a lot easier than most would think and often uneventful!

We just love the humor in your episodes. Our favorite is T-Rex.

Still the single best educational videos available. Love the nod to Hogan's Heroes. Hey Dan Hey Rita

As a whisky lover you belongs near bars. I tried my best to come up with a good jail pun, but they kind of escape me.

Thanks again Santee & Co . I was a Navy MP for a couple of years or shore duty between sea duty assignments . I've cuffed a few suspects and put them in temporary holding cells in our MP Headquarters . We would routinely detain and cuff suspects , call their command and transfer them to thir Master At Arms . One night I had cuffed a suspect with his hands behind his back and sat him on a bench beside the Watch Commander . He complained that the cuffs were too tight and the bench was pushing the cuffs into his spine . The Assistant Base Security Officer showed up and inspected the cuffs , found them within regulations , told him to quit complaining and to sit forward . Rather than put him in a cell , we decided to call his ship and transfer him into the custody of their Master At Arms . Before his ship's MA arrived the detainee bolted for the emergency rear door , pushed the crossbar and ran down the hill towards the main gate . A nearby patrol van was alerted , then the MP in the van reported that the escaper had faceplanted on the road . The MP took him back into custody then called for an ambulance to treat his facial and head wounds . His minor infraction of military discipline that would have resulted in a light punishment became a much more serious legal and medical issue .

This vid could be a good lead in to lynch mobs and vigilante justice, great content as always SYODTT.

Another great episode, and the bit with the ghost escaping from Stalag 13 was hilarious.

That was a blast, thanks Santee!!!

It was a lot harder to escape when you were thrown into one of the prisons that used the Pennsylvania Prison style. Those were the 19th Century equivalent to today's Super-Max prisons. Prisoners could go weeks without actually seeing another prisoner in those prisons. They were more common back east though due to the cost to build them. The prototype for the design was partially developed by Benjamin Franklin in the late 18th Century. It was one of the last major projects that he was involved in.

Yes! When I saw the title, I said there better be a scene from Support Your Local Sheriff! Great episode, Santee!

You have outdone yourself on this video. I can see a lot of work going into this one. Dirty Dan is a hoot! Always enjoy watching your videos. Keep 'em coming!

Sweet! At least Dan was honest about wanting a black hat... But giving you a halo in the process needs to see the joke land on him at some point!

I love the scene from the movie with the jail with no bars. The sheriff made a blob of red paint on the floor and let arrestees believe it was a bloodstain from somebody who tried to escape, and failed.

Can’t remember where, but I’ve been to a town that had a “jail tree” - miscreants were chained to a big ass tree in the middle of town. Also saw the “jail rock” - a huge boulder with an eyebolt that bad boys were attached to. And another town that couldn’t afford bars for their new jail so they omitted windows entirely. All in Arizona I think.

Excellent episode packed with great content, special FX & editing! Always well done.

Great episode yet again. I suspect that it's no different today. Except for now it's called work release, where it could be easy just to walk away. Fun!

Everyone steals Santee's line, and he gets put in the slammer for it. That's parental justice, right there!

Outflippinstanding Santee! Things went boom, explanations about reality were shared & another entertaining Saturday morning! Ooooooorah!

I love that you showed a photo of the Territorial Prison in Larmaie, Wyo.

DAMN IT, DIRTY DAN !!!! He's got your hat and caused a blooper reel. Them thar gotta be jailin offenses :) LOL

I can't say that I have much in common with crooks, but seeing a good jailbreak deception well played is something to admire.

Welp, it was a darn good run, Santee. Been nice knowing ya. Glad the hat survived.

That dirty Dan he is a character! Thanks for another great video Santee 🌵🤠

Brilliant, dear Santee. Another great video 📹 from yours... 🌈 Good afternoon 🐞 Wonderful ☺ Saturday and weekend, peace 🕊️ ful and blessed. Love 💟 and Light 🕯 Your German 🇩🇪 fan Sabi and family 👪

WOW 😳, you look great behind bars. What's so funny about those bars is I could have climbed out of them 🤣😂

Another excellent video Mr Santee. That part about Tom Horn and the bicycle chase was hilarious ,🤠. Your pard, Kid Tumbleweed

My goodness! My wife stood behind me the whole video laughing in my ear!

well i was simply "blowed" away with this history lesson.

LOL, Your movies keep getting better and better. Great episode! JT

It's easy all you need is an Arthur Morgan and a steam engine. no joke this is one of your most entertaining videos yet 👍👍👍

LMAO! Good one! Dan, just don’t wipe your arse with a pine cone! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Good topic. Have visited many former frontier jails turned museums here in TX.

Loved the Hogan’s Heroes reference!

Myths vs reality when it comes to prison escapes, I'm purdy sure good ol' ghostly Bill may have a few stories to tell, ain't that right Santee

"Oh, we did find Santee after the attempted jail break. Over there. And over there. And right about there..." ;)

😂😂😂 I really needed that today. Thanks Santee

Rex patrolling outside would make me want to stay incarcerated….and Bill might get a criminal but he’s a patriot so earned his incarceration in that military prison 🤣

Great episode Santee. I always enjoy learning the truth over myth. Keep up the great work!

Great video! Love you guys sense of humor. TFS

Love it CREW,. Thanks for always being my Saturday morning roll outta bed video.. 👍👍

Billy the Kid had small hands? Gees, poor Santee can't even hold onto a single small stick of dynamite with both hands!

Great Video Santee! Love the ending and the outtakes!!! You and Dan are a hoot! If'n Id'a known, I could have sent you some pictures of the old 1800s jail near me.

Another awesome video! Never thought of this topic! Always an awesome video!

Santee abused again lol(love the oopps at the end)

Shaking like a dog sh!tting a peach seed. That definitely painted a picture. Thanks Dan!

Sorry I didn’t get her sooner! Currently out of the country! Great video Santee!

This was so interesting and entertaining... Fiction vs Nonfiction... I always love the clips and pics. 🤠👏👏👏👏🤠

Very good topic for today. Thanks for once again kicking off Saturday for me. Take it easy man. 😎

Thanks for the James Garner clip! 😂😂😂

Somehow I haven't gotten notification for a few weeks. Now I get to binge a few.

Ol' Tom Horn's break out kind'a sounds like a Benny Hill sketch, I can hear the Yakety Sax playing over it. Bill Horn would be a great subject fer a episode, that fella was next level!

Classic Dirty Dan! 😎😂

Excellent sir. Enjoyed the topic. Even captivated by it 🤠 Keep em rolling.

Oh no, hope you heal quickly. Next Saturday will come fast. 😂

"I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned. Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?" Rooster Cogburn

O Saturday... how I love thee to bring me yet another awesome video from these wonders of westian information.

Loved it as usual!

Great video and channel. Support from Ireland!

Loved the video as always. I was held captive by it. 😁

Love these videos, informative and a great sense of humour 😀🌵🤠

Love the Hogans Heroes homage.

Great vid, Santee!🍻💥🤠

Loved it!

Jail Guards; “don’t run, you’ll just die tired”

Santee, you've gotta learn by now, bad choices = Jaily Jail

Good morning Arizona Ghost Riders. This is Ted from Texas. I am just getting ready to go to work. Killing some time watching TV. Your video is funny and entertaining and great to see this early in the morning. Thank you see you in the next video

Anybody else hear Jeff Dunham's "get in the basket" at the 'brought back to town on bicycles' bit?

Great work!

Perfect timing santee!!!! I just got back from Oklahoma. This place called Turner falls. There's a civil war castle/ outpost there. I got to see what it was like to be locked up too in their cells. I also got to explore a cave called Outlaws cave. Bad guys would take refuge from Texas outlawz when the were on the run.I It was very exciting!!!!! I also got to swim after exploring. You gotta check it out!!!

Love this man!

Very awesome and informative video, I really liked and enjoyed it. Great job and well done on the video.

Laugh good. Great one Santee

Great video as usual

Did my eyes deceive me or were there AGR logos in the jail and on the prison? Nicely done gang as usual great content and a pleasure to watch. Thanx!

BOOOM ;) haha Great episode Santee - keep your hat on and keep em comming ;)

"Its all about the proper amount of leverage!" Captain Jack Sparrow. ☠

Love ur videos santee!!

Cup of Arbuckle coffee and new AZ Ghostriders to go with some overtime. Life is good.

Santee, could you please make one about dressing the part: carpenter/joiner? And maybe one about tools or craftsmen and journeymen/craftsmanship in the old west since you already covered a few essential jobs P.S. Bern enjoying every single video I watched on your channel. Incredibly informative and entertaining while keeping it short, thats really an art in itself. Greetings from far far away

Nice 👍 Can you make a video about towns water supply and toilets use ?

Great video Santee

Good one,

The way I heard it, the semiautomatic pistol that Tom Horn got ahold of was a P08 Luger and he was recaptured as he was trying to figure out the safety.

Good show

Love it

Hello all, And hello and good morning MR Santee.

Awesome!👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸

Great video, great show , as allways ! Take my like xD

Great video. Nothing escaped you on that one

ha ha ha !!! this one really cracked me up, thanks guys :-)

I did not know that about Tom Horn …I guess that is fitting for an era coming to an end

Love the episode. Where did you film you in jail? Dirty Dan freed yer hat. 🤣

1:45 Dangerous woman escapes from jail! Pearl Hart recaptured only after desperate chase! Cincinnati 6, Cleveland 2. Although everyone knows about "The Great Escape", we had ours too in the US. Down your way, near Phoenix, 25 German POWs escaped a camp, hoping to make it to neutral Mexico. All but 2 were captured almost immediately, and the last two gave up after spending a month or so in the desert winter.

Wish you guys had a list for all the movie clips you guys use in the videos

Spent some time around what's left of "Yuma Territorial Prison" many years ago. Wouldn't want to have a room there....Otis & Barney's escapades would have been great fillers for this one. Wait , Dirty Dan & Santee were great fill-ins for them !!

Very good video hope u are well an have a good video

I`m in the jail house now :) AWESOME !