The BEST episodes of Gator Boys
Every episode of Gator Boys ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gator Boys!
Before the intrusion of man, alligators used to own South Florida. Times have changed, however, and now there's a daily struggle between man and beast. It's that struggle that keeps Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle busy. The "Gator Boys'' operate an animal facility in the Everglades, with the goal to capture nuisance gators -- and other wildlife -- and return them to their natural habitat before trappers kill the animals. With 30 years of experience between them, Bedard and Riffle have a well-earned reputation for successfully rescuing and wrangling gators with their bare hands and saving locals from many precarious situations.
#1 - Mission to Mexico
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/2014
Paul and Jimmy take the team to Mazatlan, Mexico, to establish the country’s first no-kill crocodile rescue. The team takes on massive nuisance crocodiles while training their Mexican counterparts to use the Gator Boys’ unique capturing techniques. Crocodiles are known for being even more aggressive than alligators and handling the animals in unfamiliar terrain proves daunting. However, when Paul learns that a legendary monster-croc (“El Diablo”) has terrorized the countryside for decades, he vows not to return to Florida until the dangerous beast has been captured. Ashley is in for a shock when her boyfriend, Chris Gillette, takes time off from his South American crocodile research project to surprise her in Mazatlan.
#2 - Mississippi Mayhem
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2014
This episode takes the Gator Boys into many unexpected places! When the Gator Boys volunteer to take on a different type of animal rescue, relocating animals away from rising floodwaters, they soon realize that moving confused, annoyed donkeys might just be more challenging than even the meanest of gators. Meanwhile, Scott is tasked with entering a cage to remove a cute, cuddly and inconspicuous coatimundi, but he quickly gets a “hands-on” education that the animal is actually a dangerously aggressive South American raccoon. Paul and Jimmy shift from rescuing nuisance gators to rescuing nuisance Gator Boys when Scott and Tre get lost deep in the everglades on an airboat that’s running on empty.
#3 - Mud Gator Attacks
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2012
Paul and Jimmy have to rescue an eight toed gator before it gets captured and killed! Trouble stirs as the volunteers don't have the necessary gator catching skills.
#4 - Lone Star Gators
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/6/2013
The Gator Boys tackle nuisance calls and donate gators to a wildlife preserve. Jimmy meets his biggest fan: a 3-year-old girl with a life-threatening disease. While on the road, the boys remove an aggressive alligator from a muddy Mississippi ditch.
#5 - Passing the Torch
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2014
The Gator Boys are taking nuisance gator calls at a frantic pace, and the newest volunteer wants to help. Unfortunately, 12-year-old Eric doesn’t have the experience to get “hands on” with alligators. Noticing the youngster’s frustration, Jimmy creates a novel plan for Eric to gain experience. Meanwhile, Tre meets an elder with the Seminole Indian Tribe. Although he is 87 years old, he was a gator wrestler in his youth and wants one last chance to get “hands on” with an alligator.
#6 - Monster Croc Rescue
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/29/2013
While Paul and Ashley work to train Kayla to be a gator wrestler, Jimmy and the volunteers head to Tampa to help a new park with its grand opening. They get more than they expected when a ferocious 17-foot crocodile refuses to move without a fight.
#7 - Bad to the Bone
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2014
Gator Boys Alligator Rescue finds a new volunteer – 12-year-old Eric – who is eager to get his feet wet. Eric might be the first in a new generation of Gator Boys, but a novice on the team means there’s always someone to look after and ultimately slow things down! Paul catches an alligator and, as a result, sustains a gruesome injury that requires him to get major surgery to avoid infection. A homeowner claims he saw a gator in his mucky pool, and Jimmy and Tre pull up everything but the kitchen sink from the muddy mess. Can they find the gator before the gator finds them?
#8 - Cat Scratch Fever
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2014
A friend has a personal emergency and needs Ashley’s help back at the wildlife sanctuary where she worked before joining Gator Boys. Meanwhile, Jimmy’s restaurant is struggling so he must take time away from gator catches as he struggles to bring in more customers. With Ashley gone, the office quickly becomes a mess and Paul is stretched thin and everything is falling apart, piece-by-piece. Paul is at a crossroads and must come to terms with “the new normal” or figure out how to get Ashley and Jimmy back full-time.
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#9 - Tricked Out Tre
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2014
The Gator Boys are tasked with one of their most important gator calls ever when they are called to clear gator-infested waters around a pump station so divers safely can make repairs. If the pump station isn’t fixed quickly, the waterways could flood, causing serious damage to the local ecosystem. Meanwhile, Jimmy prepares for his biggest and most important gator road show and asks Tre to come up with a never-before-seen trick to guarantee success. Tre creates a trick that is sure to shock the audience… but one wrong move could spell disaster.
#11 - Scott's Revenge
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/25/2013
The Gator Boys capture a fast and furious alligator at a golf course. Paul and Jimmy meet a teen whose arm was bitten off by an alligator, and help him face his fears by giving him hands-on experience with a giant gator.
#12 - Errorboat Captain
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/11/2013
The Gator Boys must rebuild their old enclosures or be forced to turn away gators due to overcrowding. Tre tries to impress the airboat boss, but crashes the boat. Chest deep in murky, weedy water, Jimmy and Paul search for a feisty and agile alligator.
#13 - Gator Girl Smackdown
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/28/2013
The Gator Boys head home to Florida, but must first catch several giant gators, and teach the Mississippi crew gator wrestling. Paul gets stuck on tree branches thirty-feet underwater without air while trying to pull a 9-foot gator to the surface.
#14 - Paint You Later, Alligator
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/22/2013
A nuisance call for a giant gator of medieval proportions at a renaissance fair forces the Gator Boys to don medieval costumes to get the job done. When Ashley starts to sell her artwork at Holiday Park, Tre decides he should become an artist too.
#15 - Gators Gone Rogue
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2012
Jimmy goes on the road with the best volunteers, but is attacked by a tarantula and has a run-in with the police. Meanwhile, Paul tries to keep the business afloat despite being left shorthanded.
#16 - Mama Gator Mayhem
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2012
Paul and Jimmy capture a monster sized gator; later they go on a hunt for hatchlings and run into the mama gator.
#17 - No Time for Gators
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2012
Jimmy's preoccupation with road shows and romance create friction with Paul, who attempts to rescue a gator buried under debris on a construction site all by himself.
#18 - See You Later, Alligators
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/23/2012
The guys could lose their headquarters when the future of the Everglades Holiday Park is in doubt. Also: Jimmy and Paul are dispatched to deal with a large pregnant alligator.
#19 - Love at First Bite
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/8/2012
Paul pulls a prank on Ashley and Chris; the crew have their hands full with four large gators, a venomous water moccasin and a 6-foot rattlesnake.
#21 - Horse-Devouring Gator
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2012
Paul and Jimmy capture gators on a playground, a garage and a housing development, but are interrupted as volunteers ask Paul to solve their problems. After Paul and Tre are bitten, he forces the volunteers to streamline and create a workflow or hit the road.
#22 - Gator Getaway
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2014
When Jimmy buys a restaurant, it creates major friction with Paul. Stretched thin by road shows and a new juke joint, they struggle to keep the rescue going. Jimmy and Scott tackle a gator in a tight spot; Paul and Ashley deal with a major threat.
#23 - Battle in the Bayou
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/17/2015
Paul rallies the Gator Boys to rush to Mississippi to capture the gigantic gator Moby Dick before hunting season begins. With Ashley in charge in Florida, her goal is to prove that the Gator Girls can match the Gator Boys catch for catch.
#24 - Mayhem in Mazatlan
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/3/2014
Paul and Jimmy continue their work in Mazatlan, capturing nuisance crocs and training their Mexican counterparts. Nonetheless, the fact remains that the Gator Boys haven’t captured “El Diablo,” the legendary monster-croc, and it’s hanging heavily over their heads. The team experiences unique hospitality and a bit of a culture shock as they tour the city and outlying villages. The Gator Boys are surprised to see a different side of Paul as he spends a lot of time with Pamela, one of the local volunteers. It’s a gripping Mexican finale when Paul goes into uncharted waters for a final face-off with “El Diablo.”
