Clothing Made Entirely of Jewelry and a Man Shot in the Head with a Nail Gun Headline the Newest Episode of TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!Entertainment Editors & Television Writers 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)--Sept. 6, 2001 An all new 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 RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 19, with fascinating stories from around the world, including a clothing designer that creates lavish dresses made entirely of jewels glued directly to the woman's body and a man who accidentally shot himself in the head with a 3 1/2-inch nail while remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling his house. 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 Sept. 19 episode include the following: -- Underground House: Able to survive almost any natural disaster, this 16,500-square-foot house and its grounds are located 30 feet underground. The house is fully equipped with a swimming pool, hot tub and a computerized lighting system that simulates day and night. -- Waterfall Survivor: While base jumping off a cliff, Jeb Corlis got sucked into the waterfall. Crashing into the rocks some 300 feet below, he broke his back, ribs, left foot and right knee. Miraculously, Corlis has recovered and continues to base jump. -- Urban Mountain Climbers: A group of young men in Evry, France, move through their town by jumping or climbing over anything that gets in their way, including cars, bridges, and buildings. As part of a new sport called Yamakasi (also the title of a recent French film on the same subject), participants must train their bodies and minds to overcome anything that stands in their way. -- World's Fastest Painter: Morris Katz can create a detailed and realistic painting within minutes. Painting for many years, Katz visits schools to educate children about the wonders of painting. In this segment, he will create two paintings in a few minutes. RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) is the top basic cable series in its time period among men and adults ages 25-54.(a) The 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 serving as executive producer and Dan Jbara as co-executive producer. The series is produced in association with 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 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 85.8 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. The Superstation's Web site is located at TBSsuperstation.com. (a) TBS Superstation Research Data Based Nielsen Media Research, Season to-date (01/10/01-08/22/01) 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.090601/bb11 |
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