Now That’s a Joe Exotic Promise

I Saw a Tiger, and the Tiger Saw a Man.

Jenny Krueger
4 min readJan 5, 2024
Photo: Netflix — Featured Imaged edited by Author using Canva.

In March 2020, the Government issued stay-at-home orders throughout the country due to the uncontrolled rise of COVID-19.

Being stuck in quarantine would make anyone feel a little crazy. So, what helped some of us from going full straight jacket? Two words: Joe Exotic.

On March 20, 2020, the dazzling life of zookeeper Joe Exotic was unleashed to the world in the new Netflix documentary Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.

Releasing an addictive documentary to the public during the pandemic was genius. Everyone was forced to stay home and quarantine, leaving them with nothing to do but watch Joe Exotic’s chaotic life unfold before their eyes.

The series investigates the deeply rooted community of big cat conservationists and collectors and the private zoos and animal sanctuaries they have created to display their animals publicly.

I Saw a Tiger, and the Tiger Saw a Man.

The first season’s primary subject is none other than the Tiger King himself and the owner of the G.W. Zoo in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Joe Exotic.

In 1999, Joe established the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park and, in the beginning, ran it as a shelter…

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Jenny Krueger
Jenny Krueger

Written by Jenny Krueger

Lifestyle Writer | Chronic Pain Sufferer | Sepsis Survivor | Golden Girls Enthusiast, Las Vegas Fanatic & Horror Movie Lover. https://linktr.ee/jennybwriter