A Skull of Steel, a Blind Goalie and a Human Cat Man Headline the Newest Episode of TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!Entertainment Editors/Sports & Television Writers ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 23, 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 25, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) with such fascinating stories as one man's skull of steel consisting of nine titanium plates and 20 bolts, a blind man who holds a black belt in Karate karate: see martial arts. karate Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact. and tends goal for an ice hockey ice hockey: see hockey, ice. ice hockey Game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates. The object is to drive a puck (a small, hard rubber disk) into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick, thus scoring one point. team, and a man altering his body to resemble a cat. 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 25 episode include the following:
-- Monster Motorcycle Truck: Frank Schettini, a custom designer
and builder of monster trucks, will attempt to jump his
current truck, The Monster Jerky, a distance of eight cars.
The Monster Jerky is part motorcycle and part monster truck.
-- Coffin Furniture: Mark Zeabin owns a business that custom
crafts caskets that double as furniture. Zeabin began crafting
the coffee tables, sofas, entertainment centers and bookcases
that convert into useable coffins after his family was left
with a huge expense for his grandmother's burial.
-- Electric Cook: This man demonstrates his body's amazing
ability to take electric shock. He can light up bulbs, power a
blender and turn on a TV by having electricity flow through
his body.
-- Hula Hooper: Lori Lynn, the World Hula Hoop Champion,
accomplished her current title by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at
the same time for three complete revolutions. Lynn will
perform a variety of Hula Hoop tricks.
When RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) 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 83.2 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 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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