
Catfish has delivered many wild and shocking twists over the years, but not everything filmed is fit for television. The series’ pop culture legacy is forever cemented, with even shows like 90 Day Fiancé using the term for people using others’ identities to find love on the internet. As we wait for news as to when it may return with new episodes on the 2025 TV schedule (or beyond?), host Nev Schulman recalled one of the few times they had to completely dump an episode before it aired.
Schulman was a guest on Josh Peck’s Good Guys Podcast, and noted there were two times that Catfish was unable to air an episode they’d shot. The host set the stage by outlining the story, which sounds like it would’ve been a heartwarming episode had it ever been allowed to air:
We help this young man who lives with his parents outside of Boston. We take him from Boston down to Orlando which is where this guy is. We end up meeting the guy and he’s [this] lovely, sweet guy, but he’s a big guy. The guy from Boston is so happy he doesn’t care…He takes him to Disney World on this incredible date. It was so sweet and it was so heartwarming. I was so excited for this episode to air because it really showcased a side of people and this family in Boston. It just had a lot of interesting things in it.
riding the Tron Coaster or any one of the great attractions at the parks. Unfortunately, it seems that when your series is based on the acclaimed movie of the same name, it ends on a sour note, the show is cursed to do the same. Or maybe, there’s just better odds statistically of catfish stories ending poorly?
Hulu subscription, and with so many episodes, you can spend the rest of summer watching people be thrilled or disappointed at meeting their mystery lover.