This Canadian Reality TV Show Is Terrifying 

Do not worry Kurtis. I got your back

"I wanna be a horseboy! Make me a horseboy!" He cried. But the horsemaster did not answer, he just kept on tracking.

*“ManTracker” just sounds like a really intense gay dating app.*

the one that i remember is a wife and husband team, and they were SUPER close to being caught and the husband shoved the wife to the mantracker. The mantracker and wife looked at each other shocked and then he ran around her and went and lassoed the husband and the wife won

My friend had a mantracker themed birthday party at a local ranch. They just dumped like twenty prepubescent kids, myself included, under a bridge along a river and told us to find our way back to the ranch without being caught by the two adults on horseback who were chasing us. I remember diving into a bush to avoid the horse. Core memory

The camera man: 🐴 💪👕🤳 🦶🦶

This is how you win Man Tracker: Run through the densest part of the forest for as long as possible. Man Tracker's horse can't go there because the trees. Swim across a lake. Man Tracker can't smell you if you're under water. Save your poops in a bag for six months beforehand and drop one in the middle of the road every twenty feet. This sounds counterintuitive because it'll create a trail, but Man Tracker will have to stop and inspect each one for clues and fiber content, buying you precious time. Go the wrong way. If the finish line is 2 km to the east, they expect you to head straight east to the finish line. Instead, go 40,073 km to the west and you'll end up in the same place because the world is like a bean. Move to France. Cowboys can't go in France. Buy a Prius. Prius fastest than horse does. Hooray.

Mantracker needs the Kitchen Nightmares treatment, where a foreign reality show gets an American version that's ten times more insane and exploitative.

So according to Wikipedia: "[Manhunter] has indicated that the camera crew has him stop to prove where he sees tracks and also has at times sent out false Prey and production staff to prevent him from just looking for the actual camera crew. Additionally, the Prey's camera crew often change footwear, and are expert woodsmen who often mask their presence in various ways"

When he said, “I burnt my finger in a sprinkler” my brain went through a dozen different ways on how in the fresh f*ck you could do that

They're called cowboys because they herd cattle. This guy's not a cowboy. He's a boyboy. A manboy. Dudeboy? He herds fellas.

As a little Canadian child, I just assumed the entire world knew about mantracker. Like, how else would you play the superior recess game.

I had no memories of this show, and then Curtis said "a show with a cowboy in the woods" and I just yelled MANTRACKER!" out loud and suddenly remembered everything

Remember that time there were two murders on the loose in Canada and the RCMP and army were looking for the guys and literally every Canadian was saying Mantracker needed to get involved. That is how much Canadians trust Mantracker.

my psychologist: the mantracker camera man isn't real mantracker camera man: [ominous galloping in the distance]

19:28 Rapunzel’s voice echoed “balls” in my head so naturally that I almost didn’t realize it wasn’t actually there.

My uncle had applied to go on the show and if I remember correctly he was told that they do the race twice. The first time is the actual challenge (where the Prey Cam footage comes from) and the second time is where they re-enact what happened with all the cameras.

don’t you just hate it when you burn your finger on a sprinkler?

but there were so many good episodes. once two girls hitchhiked the first car they saw all the way to the finish line and immediately won. iconic

My cousin was in this show for an episode. They nicknamed him "Klumpy" and we all just sat there watching it and cringing

Im from the us but I was OBSESSED with this show as a child and one time I was hiking with my family and my sister and I thought it would be a good idea to "play man tracker" in real life and my parent were the man trackers and my parents got pissed because they couldn't find us. I think it was safe to say we won tho

He can't see the cameras because they're covered in camo print Camoras

From Wikipedia: "In past interviews, Grant has indicated that the camera crew has him stop to prove where he sees tracks, and also has at times sent out false Prey and production staff to prevent him from just looking for the actual camera crew. Additionally, the Prey's camera crew often change footwear, and are expert woodsmen who often mask their presence in various ways." That's fair enough, but I still don't think a change of shoes will hide a broadcast camera.

The idea of the camera operators constantly giving away their position is even funnier if you imagine them also holding boom mics.

I love how when Kurtis says “run for president” he uses an American flag in the background and not a Canadian one

My boy Kurtis just wanted to flex his green screen...we see you

I love how kurtis’ envision of a serial killer is just a normal guy but with his top button popped

The speed of Kurtis losing all faith in that string of ham joke was astounding, I don't think I've ever seen someone go through the stages of grief so fast.

i had a coach who went onto this show. the whole show is actually a reenactment. they do the challenge then reenact for the cameras

there IS a prize for winning man tracker actually! it's your life and freedom

Kurtis is reaaally having fun with his new green screen lol

I'm convinced that this cowboy would totally be the guy in "The Most Dangerous Game", but this is as close as he could get without landing in prison

Dude - I tried to explain this show to my husband who has never seen it, and it felt like a feverdream 🤣 I used to watch this show with my dad all the time when I was younger. It was such a good time, and I loved it ❤

I thought he KILLED THEM. And as a kid I like..wondered if they made murder legal JUST for this show, it was TRAUMATIZING.

kurtis is becoming too powerful with all this editing

So this whole thing reminded me of man tracker in general... my little brother was the BIGGEST fan! I remember a young boy in wasaga beach went missing in the 2000s and mantracker actually came out and helped with the search efforts. Pretty cool thing for him to do without much publicity

Kurtis' voice: "If a skateboard is a hacker, then Express VPN is a helmet." Kurtis' inner voice: "Hacker? I hardly know her!"

Americans as kids: *falls asleep to George Lopez* Kurtis as a kid: *MANHUNTER*

As a young Canadian. My friends and I would play “Mantracker” at recess... it was just hide and seek tag... but Canada

You really missed a joke at 20:01, the dude would have been „bob SLAYED”

This show is literally for the serial killer Robert Hanson. He would let his victims run into the Alaskan wilderness and he would hunt them down.

One episode these two chicks just stopped a truck and got a ride to the finish line. Man tracker was pissed. It also ruined the idea that they film out in the wilderness.

...This show is just hide and seek with men on horses

I love it when the man-tracker is like, "hey guys!" or "howdy boys!" like that's so non-threatening lmaooo

I'm suprised he didn't do a "mantracker, I hardly know her" joke

"humans really just be some smaller meese" -Mayor Kurtis Conner, 2019.

kurtis really didn’t horse around with this editing

Missed joke at 15:26- and then you could be known as President Impenetrable Bush

The finish line is only for the contestants. If mantracker gets to the finish line it doesn't matter, he only wins if he captures them. He has camped the finish before, but only when he's closer already and has no other choice. There's no point rushing to the finish and waiting because he can usually end it much earlier, and it can take a long time for the contestants to get there sometimes, they get lost, sleep, argue, hurt etc lol

did kurtis really just make a video about a cowboy without saying “yee yee” once?

"When you think about it humans just really be some smaller meese. " -Mayor Kurtis Connor

Did the Cowboy said at 13:29 "honey wait" as they ran away XD

I used to love that show. Googled whether it was fake or not, not that they never dramatize it, but mostly it's legit. The prey get one real try with just the preycam. Later after they win or lose, they go back to the same locations and film with proper cameras and reenact the more interesting moments

Kurtis gets a green screen and now we’re getting next level Oscar-Worthy content. Only the best for the citizens of Kurtistown.

as jk rowling so famously said “fun fact: mantracker is gay”

the "oh hello" is such a Canadian thing to say- they're being chased and still greet the trackers lmao

17:12 "I can track men no problem..... But SEE 2 cameras??? Fuck off!!!" 🤣 🤣 🤣

Therapist: centaur kurtis isn’t real, he can’t hurt you Centaur Kurtis: 10:30

when Kurtis added the *i hope you’re doing well* to the Extra Greeting- he’s really stepping up his content

19:40 i think u can see a bit of surprise on the man trackers face, too ^^ pretty crazy way to favor

You should look at "Canada's worst drivers" and "Canada's worst handymen"

Fun fact, they just had random camera men with random men stationed throughout the woods, so they'd have to look for that specific man, and couldn't pay attention to the camera men

when he’s so boujee he’s got backgrounds for his skits now 🤩

we have something like this in the UK that it’d be hilarious to see Kurtis watch. It’s called ‘Hunted’ and its like this except they’re in pairs, it takes place over multiple days across like the whole country and the Hunters take it EXTREMELY seriously. as if they’re tracking actual criminals. It’s insane

apparently Minnesota really is just Canada-lite because I DEFINITELY remember watching this show as a kid and I have never stepped foot in Canada

Kurtis: I burnt my finger on a sprinkler Me: *visible confusion*

One time, I escaped from a scary cowboy. On tv. ‘Covers drink’

Flashback to when I was 13 and watching this show with my best friend during sleepovers and calling it Mant Racker lmao

5:00 Slight correction, I think. The prize they win is continued life

This show is literally episode 21 of season 2 in Criminal Minds when those two yee yee brothers would kidnap people and then release them in the woods to hunt them for sport. So I guess you were right about the serial killer thing Kurtis 👀

WHEN HE COVERED HIS DRINK I choked oh my god.

14:17 is THE most terrifying shot i’ve ever seen

I went to a man tracker themed birthday party when I was 12

I’ve learned more about Canada through Kurtis than I did in world history...

As someone who grew up watching this show, this has unlocked so many memories. Thank you Curtis!

as a canadian, this show is so damn nostalgic for me because i used to watch it on tv all the time when i was younger. this and wild kratts were literally my favourite shows. im sure the intro music has genuinely somewhat influenced the fact that the guitar is my favourite instrument lol

Imagine going on a hike then hearing galloping and a “HOWDY BOYS” I would shit my britches

Say🗣 NAE😳🚫to2️⃣ centaur🐎 abuse😠😔✋

I think the rule was the Man Tracker can't get off the horse and he had to catch the meatbags with his rope (camera crew was off limits). That made him faster than the meatbags but the meatbags could go places his horse can't. In reality a tracker would just shut down the area and starve the meatbag out.

we used to play mantracker at school 😭 it was just a combination of tag and hide and seek basically but we were all obsessed with the show

I can’t decide if “mantracker” sounds more like a gay dating app or a like a find my friends type app

I love how Kurtis’ vision of a serial killer is just a man with a popped collar 😂😂

I legitimately thought I dreamt up this video because the idea of this show is honestly wild but I guess I watched it and repressed the memory??

I found this series and all these shows are such a nostalgic trip!! I love it

"Humans really just be some smaller meese" ~ Kurtis Conner 2019

kurtis and danny are having too much fun with their green screens lately

I started cracking up the moment I saw the bobsled I was like "Wow this is truly us isn't it..."

As a 2000s-raised Canadian I was OBSESSED with OLN. Ghost Hunters, Mantracker, Survivor Man, Destination Truth, I ate it all up. Fundamental to my childhood development lol. It’s always fun to see someone mention it and remember how batshit insane some of these shows were

y’all ever just burn your finger on a sprinkler… smh water be wylin 🙄 💦

Him: "One time I escaped from a scary cowboy on TV" Kurtis: * immediately covers his drink * Smart move, smart move.

If I escaped from the Mantracker I would never stop talking about it

This was one of my favorite shows as a kid! I even got to meet him at one point, he's a really awesome person

I don't what's better Kurtis laughing at his own jokes Or Kurtis being disappointed by his own jokes.

A little backstory on Mantracker from another Canadian: This man's name is Terry Grant, an expert tracker who worked for the RCMP (basically the Canadian FBI) to track down fugitives and missing persons. Canada has a lot of forest and wilderness lands, so criminals sometimes try to escape the law through these areas. He's tracked down and arrested hundreds of criminals and rescued many lost backpackers/kidnapped children. Although I'm pretty sure he's now retired, he still occasionally works with the B.C. police to track down dangerous wanted criminals.

My cousin dated mantrackers daughter. He was gonna be on the show but he broke up with her right before the shoot. The showrunners wanted to the episode still but my cousin dropped out because he was terrified of mantracker.

this was my favourite show as a kid and honestly sparked my love for the outdoors. when we were younger my friends and I would play mantracker at night in a forested area where the tracker either had to tag the prey or hit them with a snowball. good times.

Mantracker became an evening show that I watched with my dad and little brother. It was an event. I felt like I knew how to escape the Mantracker, and that one day my brother and I would be on the show. And then I started getting nightmares about the Mantracker and my dad said it was fake. I always thought it sucked that all the women lost. I don't think I ever saw one of the women contestants win even once. THere was even an episode where they got caught within a few hours! People would bring coyote piss to scare the horses, and would leave weird stuff to fuck with Mantracker. Mantracker would find random hikers along the trail and try to capture them by mistake. That became of fear of mine while I was hiking, that Mantracker would jump out of the bushes and try to capture us. WIld times.

"Humans just really be some smaller meese" Kurtis conner - 2019

We actually played a real life version of this when I was like ten on a farm organized by the youth center! It was fun but freaking terrifying!

Commenting 3 years later but I’m from the US and this must have aired on some channel I watched when I was younger because the memories this brought back were so strong it’s so bizarre