By Kimberly Dunbar

Charlie Moore misses the “happy days.” Not just the show, but the days when he could turn on the TV and laugh his balls off for a half hour.

“I grew up watching sitcoms and laughed, and it was fun,” said the longtime television host. “These days, all these reality shows aren’t even true; they go out of their way to insult people and make them look bad. I mean Honey Boo Boo, are you kidding me?”

Moore isn’t one to shy away from offering his opinion. Which makes his own show, Charlie Moore: No Offense, completely perfect for him.

“Anyone who knows me knows I’m going to give my opinion,” said Moore, who has built a reputation based on his love for fishing, Boston sports and his uncensored opinions and humor.

You might know the Massachusetts native better as the Mad Fisherman, a nickname he was given early on in his career of hosting outdoor shows on NESN. Since 1996, Moore has hosted several shows, including Front Row, Charlie Moore Outdoors (currently its 18th season) and ESPN’s Beat Charlie Moore.

No Offense, which airs on NBC Sports, features Moore as he travels the country, inviting celebrities and athletes to hang in his world of fishing while he hangs in theirs. Unlike his other shows, Moore gets to do a lot, well, more.

“It’s more of a lifestyle show,” he said. “I get to combine everything I love. I get to travel the world and do different things. It’s very multidimensional.”

Moore is also multidimensional. Known as “the guy who changed the way people view outdoor programming,” the Mad Fisherman not only has multiple, successful shows but also a book (his second comes out this fall), DVDs, Emmys and his own ice cream (Brigham’s Mad Fish Mud).

“I never want to get stale or complacent,” he said. “I don’t want to lose the edge; I always want to stay focused and hungry.”

While Moore is all about staying driven, it’s not materialistic things that motivate him. It’s moments like the one several years ago, when he was inducted into the New England Sports Museum.

“You can buy a lot of things in this world, but you can’t buy that,” said Moore, who was joined by his family and several of Boston’s great athletes during the induction ceremony at the TD Garden. “I’m just a kid from Lynnfield [Mass.] with barely a high school education, and I’m getting honored with Ted Williams and Curt Gowdy. How would you [explicative] feel?”

Having that respect from his peers and his reputation are what matter most to Moore, which is why he is always on.

“There’s no ‘lights, camera, action’ here,” he said. “I’m Charlie Moore, and I’m always on. I like to make people laugh. I want people to watch my show and say, ‘That was a half hour of entertainment. It took me to a happy place.’ It’s about good, clean fun, and I want them to wish they were hanging out on my boat with the Mad Fisherman.”

Watch out, Honey Boo Boo, here comes Charlie Moore.

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