A Man Who Survived Being Sucked Into a Jet Engine and a Human Vomit Artist Headline the Newest Episode of TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!Entertainment Editors & Television Writers ATLANTA--(Entertainment Wire)--April 9, 2001 A new, mind-bending episode of TBS TBS Tablespoon TBS Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. TBS Treasury Board Secretariat (Canada) TBS Tris-Buffered Saline TBS Tris Buffered Saline TBS Turn Based Strategy (games) Superstation's original series, RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) premieres Wednesday, April 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) with fascinating stories from around the world, including a man who survived being sucked into the air intake of a jet engine during take off, and an artist who sells works of art that he has created with his own vomit vomit /vom·it/ (vom´it) 1. to eject stomach contents through the mouth. 2. matter expelled from the stomach by the mouth. . RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R), hosted by actor Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Adventures of Superman may refer to the following works featuring Superman:
n. A television or radio station that broadcasts to a nationwide audience by satellite, cable, or both. . Other highlights from the April 11th premiere episode include:
-- Armless in Arizona: Barb Guerra lost both her arms when she
was two years old. Rather than using prosthetic arms, she uses
her feet to do almost everything. She has no problem cooking,
cleaning, driving, putting on make-up or even changing her
son's diaper with her feet.
-- Lightning Jouster: Austin Richards has an obsession with
lightning. In fact, while wearing a stainless steel suit,
Richards redirects lethal bolts of lightning generated by a
huge Tesla coil.
-- Robosaurus: Robosaurus, a fire-breathing monster robot that
can lift cars and destroy them with its teeth, is 40 feet tall
and weighs about 60,000 pounds. Robosaurus is operated by
three people; one of which sits in its head.
-- Ultimate Taxi: Jon Barnes, of Aspen, Colo., restored a 1979
Checker cab, and added features that make his cab very unique.
Offering more entertainment than transportation, Barnes' cab
has a fog machine, disco ball and a computer with live
Internet camera taking pictures of his patrons during the
ride.
When RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! premiered on Jan. 12, 2000 it earned a 3.3 rating and delivered a record-breaking 2.6 million households, basic cable's largest household audience ever for an original series premiere. Now in its second season, the series is basic cable's top original series season to date among adults 18-49 (1,188,000) and adults 25-54 (1,112,000), as well as among the Superstation's targeted male demos, men 18-49 (657,000) and men 25-54 (611,000).(a) The RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) Web site (http://TBSsuperstation/tv/ripleys/) recently received the Outstanding Advertising Web site award from the Web Marketing Association. Online fans can access information on host Dean Cain, an episode guide, 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. curiosities, submit personal stories, send an e-card or take the Ripley's Challenge. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) is produced by Columbia TriStar Television Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. was the third name of the television studio Screen Gems, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar merger of 1991 and last used in 2002. Columbia TriStar Television was launched in 1994 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures Television and Distribution, with Erik Nelson and Dan Jbara serving as co-executive producers. The series is produced in association with Dean Cain's production company, Angry Dragon Entertainment and Nelson's Termite termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is Art Productions. TBS Superstation is the TV Haven for the Regular Guy. 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, the Superstation reaches 82.6 million households and is cable's most-watched network, a position it has held for 24 consecutive years. TBS Superstation offers high-profile original movies and series, blockbuster block·bust·er n. 1. Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales. 2. A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes. 3. movies, popular series and sports, all reflecting the attitudes, tastes, values and beliefs of the Regular Guy and the people in his life. The Superstation's Web site is located at TBSsuperstation.com. (a) All Research Claims Exclude Sports Programming |
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