The tough-guy “Deadliest Catch” guys are casting their fishing nets onto the land of press-on nails, porcelain dolls and those Joan Rivers butterfly pins.
Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand, who star in the popular Discovery series, will appear on shopping network QVC this Sunday to shill their “Deadliest Catch Alaskan Style Crab Cakes.”
Really.
The brothers , who captain the “Time Bandit” fishing boat, will go live at noon on David Venable’s show, “In the Kitchen with David,” hoping to reel in big bucks by selling their crab cakes — which, according to press materials, are “packed with three types of 100 percent USA caught crab, wild caught cod fish and the Hillstrand family’s secret blend of seasonings.”
And, as an added incentive for viewers, the crab cakes were “created especially for QVC foodies,” the network says.
Oh — and “they’re sure to make a splash with seafood lovers of all ages,” QVC promises.
“The lack of quality crab cakes available to the general public, coupled with numerous requests from fans who want to buy the Hillstrands’ crab, was enough incentive for the Captains to produce their own brand of crab cakes,” reads a posting on a Facebook page devoted to the “Time Bandit.”
This is the first time that talent from a Discovery series has appeared on QVC.
The network has, however, welcomed stars from shows on Discovery’s sister network, TLC, including “Cake Boss,” “DC Cupcakes” and Clinton Kelley from “What Not To Wear.”
The Hillstrand brothers, who are third-generation Alaskan fishermen, have starred on “Deadliest Catch” since the show premiered in 2005.
The show weathered a tragedy when one of its cast members, Captain Phil Harris, suffered a stroke in January 2010 and died shortly thereafter.
The ninth season is slated to premiere in April.