A Man Who Eats Anything Takes Center Stage on TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Wednesday, Jan. 16.Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo/Logo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002 TBS Superstation su·per·sta·tion n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. , basic cable's no. 1 network among key adult demos, introduces viewers to a man who will eat virtually anything, no matter how disgusting, in the Wednesday, Jan. 16, episode of the popular original series RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R). Actor Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Adventures of Superman may refer to the following works featuring Superman:
The following is a rundown Rundown A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase. rundown A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds. of some of the segments scheduled for the Wednesday, Jan. 16, episode: -- He'll Eat Anything: Matthew Biancanielo eats some of the most disgusting "food" one can possibly imagine. Among his favorites are animal eyeballs, beef pizzle, cow dung, bull testicles, live leeches and maggots. -- Jet Belly Drag: RIPLEY'S cameras capture Reno Jaton as he is dragged on his stomach behind a jet dragster going up to 200 mph. -- Eye Licker: For the past 33 years, Veronika Veres has been taking particles out of people's eyes by licking them out with her tongue. -- Outside Heart: Christopher Wall was born with his heart outside his body. His condition is so rare that nobody is known to survive more than a few weeks. But Wall is now 25 and leads an active and productive life. -- Luggage Contortionist: Daniel Browning Smith can squeeze himself into a small duffel bag. -- Basketball Spinner: In an amazing demonstration of dexterity, Michael Kettman can spin 25 basketballs simultaneously. -- Metal Beauty: Piercing is the name of the game for Elaine Davidson, who has 725 different piercings on her body. And RIPLEY'S cameras are there to capture her latest addition. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) is basic cable's no. 1 series in its time period among men and adults 25-54(a). The Web site (TBSsuperstation.com/ripleys) recently received the Outstanding Advertising Web site award from the Web Marketing Association. Online fans can access information on host Dean Cain, field correspondent Kelly Packard, episodes, the history of Robert Ripley Robert LeRoy Ripley (December 26,1893–May 27, 1949)[1] was a cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist who created the world famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, featuring odd but true facts from around the world. and his amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. world. Fans can also submit personal stories or take the Ripley's Challenge. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) is produced by Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (ctdtv.com), with Dan Jbara as executive producer. It is produced in association with Cain's production company, Angry Dragon Entertainment. TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s flagship entertainment network, is basic cable's no. 1 network among key adult demos and cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 25 consecutive years. Reaching more than 86.5 million households, the Superstation offers viewers a wide mix of programming, including action-packed original movies, groundbreaking original series, hosted movie franchises, world broadcast premieres, popular sitcoms (a) TBS Superstation Research Data Based Nielsen Media Research, 2001 season-to-date (1/10/01-12/29/01). This information can also be accessed on TBS, Inc.'s press site at http://pressroom.turner.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.010902/bb7 |
|
||||||||||||||

Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion