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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 4:49 pm
You piqued my interest Twinkie, so I had to look it up. Looks like the host's name is actually John Henson, and according to IMDB, his profile doesn't link him to Jim Henson. So I guess not.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 5:20 pm
No, John Henson is not related to the famous puppetier. John used to do Talk Soup on "E".
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 6:18 pm
Ahhh, okay. Thanks, Who and Costa. Now I remember both hosts are named John. Sorry for the moment of CRS, but at least now I know he's not related to Jim.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 3:51 pm
hilarious commercial for the next episode. they really built up the inpiration for the oldest competitor ever. then they show him on the newest obstacle PLANK TO THE FACE and nedless to say,plank to the face!
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 4:40 pm
Twinkie, I always wonder the same thing whenever I see his name, so thanks for satisfying my curiosity (indirectly). Thanks to you too, Who!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 4:59 pm
I loved John Henson on Talk Soup. You just don't see him enough on TV anymore. But, at least, he's on a show where they can talk about 'big balls'. I giggle everytime they say that.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 5:24 pm
Henson always made me laugh on Talk Soup (he was always mugging to the cams). And he's still doing the same stunts on this show. The two Johns are a good foil for each other. And yes, I laugh everytime Henson says "big balls".
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, June 01, 2009 - 8:12 pm
No prob, BJM. Love those 2 guys, love the big balls. LOL
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 2:36 pm
plank in the face! tonight!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, June 03, 2009 - 9:08 pm
Arggg, they brought back the neck-breaker big balls!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 7:59 am
I'm sitting here laughing my butt off! I just LOVE this show! And yay to an all female Wipeout Zone! Have any women even won the $50K yet?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 10:25 am
I'm not sure there's been any, maybe one maybe? I think a lot of the stunts are skewed towards males unwittingly, because they involve big jumps. It's a lot easier to do them at 6ft than at 5ft3.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 3:26 pm
I couldn't remember if any women did win. I thought maybe one did but... I've thought the same thing, though, when I've watched the Wipeout Zone where they had both sexes competing. Even during the prequals, most men beat most women by quite a bit of time.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Thursday, June 04, 2009 - 4:24 pm
yes there has been 1 women champ before.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Friday, June 05, 2009 - 5:02 pm
showdown wednesday 8.2 million viewers im a celebrity get me out of here 4.8 million viewers
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, June 05, 2009 - 6:54 pm
That wasn't a showdown. That was clobbered! NBC? Are you paying attention?
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 7:31 am
I'm recording this for my 8 yo and I to watch together. We are consistently losing the last couple of minutes (DVR cuts off before the show is over). Has anyone else noticed that this show goes past the hour? Why must they do that???
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Spear
Member
08-06-2001
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 9:02 am
My DVR says that the last episode ended at 9:01PM so the recording wasn't cut off. The most plausible reason I've read for that is that they want to charge for an extra minute of ads at a higher rate (since it's more popular than the next show).
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 9:50 am
I think the reason the networks do that is because of the DVR services. They don't want you to change the channel, so they run the shows over the hour, thus conflicting with whatever you wanted to record on another channel during the following hour. I'm enjoying this show again this year. I guess I'm just a sadistic person. But for some reason the wipeouts seem a lot more brutal, and perhaps because of that, maybe not as funny as last year. Or maybe I've already gotten used to it?
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Jhezzie
Member
07-05-2001
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 6:09 pm
I this show.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 6:27 pm
just finished last weeks eppy. Dylan and I haven't laughed that hard in weeks, I literally had tears streaming from laughing! Best. Med. ever!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 6:43 pm
In case anyone missed this week's episode, it's airing again tonight (8pm local time here).
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 9:58 pm
I would laugh more if someone can explain to me how no one has died yet. The hits, the launching people to water with belly flops. I know they have rescue teams, but it looks really dangerous.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 5:17 pm
I think it looks more dangerous than it is. Although one of the women did catch her foot going down the water slide last week, and hurt her ankle. The things that punch people look pretty well padded. And I'm sure that people will take a chance on hurting an ankle or getting bruised for $50K.
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 5:22 pm
2 new episodes wednesday!
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