Survivors of Extreme Sports and a Leopard Girl Headline New Episodes of TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!Entertainment Editors & Television Writers ATLANTA--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 2, 2001 New, mind-bending episodes 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) kick off on Wednesday, April 4, with fascinating stories from around the world, including a motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. daredevil who overcame a vicious crash, a skateboarder attempting a death-defying leap from a helicopter and a young woman slowly transforming herself into a spotted leopard leopard, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera pardus, widely distributed in Africa and Asia. It is commonly yellow, buff, or gray, patterned with black spots and rings. The rings, unlike those of the New World jaguar, never have spots inside them. . 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 new episodes of RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R) include medical marvels such as the ancient practice of trepanation trepanation (trephination), n the act of surgically cutting a round hole. trepanation, trephination use of the trephine for creating an opening in the skull or in the sclera. which involves drilling a hole in one's head; a woman without arms who uses her feet to overcome her disability; and a man who survived being sucked into a jet engine. 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 (a). Now in its second season, the series is basic cable's top original series(a) 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). 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 80.7 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. Highlights from April episodes attached. The following are highlights from the next two new episodes of RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT!(R):
Wednesday, April 4
-- Motorcycle Survivor: Motorcycle daredevil Joe Reed was the first
to jump from one building to another, and has even jumped over
three helicopters with spinning blades (clearing 136 feet). In
February 2000, Reed crash-landed face first into a metal ramp,
breaking his jaw and crushing a total of 18 bones in his face.
-- Helicopter Skateboarder: Danny Way was one of the best
skateboarders in the world, but in 1995 a terrible surfing
accident left him paralyzed. However, after many operations Way is
now ready to get back on his board by jumping from a helicopter
and landing on a ramp.
-- Leopard Girl: Rebecca Buelow is slowly transforming herself into a
spotted leopard. She has spots on her shoulders, thighs, legs,
feet, side of her face and the majority of her back.
Wednesday, April 11
-- Jet Engine Survivor: John David Bridges was sucked into the air
intake of a jet engine and survived. He was sucked in during a
routine take off. He escaped with only minor injuries.
-- 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 and even changing her son's
diaper, all 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.
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