Pilot/Special: Airdate: May 2, 1997

Daredevil skydivers sit inside a car that’s been thrown out of an airplane; a young boy’s amazing recovery after surviving a catastrophic head injury; a man creates amazing soap bubble sculptures using ordinary soap and water; an Extreme Games bicyclist does two complete backflips over the heads of audience members; and a behind-the scenes look at Nissan’s extraordinary "Toys" commercial. Click for details.


Show #1 Airdate: August 1, 1997

Co-host Leanza Cornett dives with Caribbean reef sharks and hand feeds them; an extraordinary boy from Florida loses both arms and legs to bacterial meningitis—but not his spirit and zest for life; mind boggling feats from China’s "Far East Circus" whose members defy gravity – and physics; a blindfolded man licks postage stamps to determine which country they came from; a cat that rides a motorcycle; and an "up close and personal" look at whale sharks – the gentle giants of the deep. Click for details.


Show #2 Airdate: August 8, 1997

Click for more detailed story and photosA man pushes his wheelchair-bound wife 26 miles during the Chicago Marathon in an extraordinary story of perseverance and love; human "Spider Man" Dan Osman climbs straight up a 400-foot cliff in five minutes—without rope, harness or tools of any kind; a two-year-old dribbles basketballs; Japan’s greatest pool "trick shot" artist; a cat that steals golf balls; and a "message in a bottle" that was found and delivered after 54 years. Click for details.


Show #3 Airdate: August 15, 1997

Click for more detailed story and picturesCo-host Leanza Cornett goes 100 mph in a speed boat with America’s best off-shore powerboat racer; a summer camp where children disfigured by burns go to become "ordinary" kids; speed chainsaw ice carving; Bob Munden – the world’s fastest quick-draw artist; and a man from Pennsylvania who turned a wild chipmunk living in his backyard into a star. Click for details.


Show #4 Airdate: August 22, 1997

Click for more detailed story and picturesIn the Florida swamps, a man swims with and wrestles live alligators; a family’s love restores hope (and eyesight) to a Romanian orphan; a dog that scuba dives; world champion "double dutch" jump roping; a gorilla’s life is saved by ground-breaking neurosurgery; and a paraplegic becomes the world’s best off-road truck racer. Click for details.


Show #5 (Special Episode: Medical Miracles) Airdate: August 29, 1997

Click for more detailed story and picturesA Philadelphia boy born with his heart outside his body; a helicopter pilot suffers an extreme head injury and becomes a world class sculptor; a surgeon overcomes a catastrophic brain injury and returns to the operating room; a man has two hearts beating inside his body; and doctors and nurses in Minnesota who advocate the "healing power" of music form a unique orchestra to serenade their patients. Click for details.


Show #6 Airdate: September 5, 1997

Click for more detailed story and picturesNew York artist does incredible portraits of rock stars—in less than two minutes; a man befriends a 1400-pound grizzly bear; a daredevil jumps from an airplane while holding the straps of his parachute in one hand; a miracle baby survives after he’s born with a beach-ball-sized tumor attached to his head; the world’s only rocket-powered street luge; a cat that eats with a fork; ordinary citizens team up to rescue a beached humpback whale. Click for details.


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