Maximum Exposure - Season 1

First aired: 10/7/2000 26 episodes
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Episodes

1. That's Gotta Hurt!

Aired: 10/7/2000

Motorcyclists ride up cliff and fall; Bike racers thrown off bikes on steep dirt road; Parachutist loses control and bounces; Racecar spins out and nails cameraman; Speedboat driver hurled from boat at 120 MPH; Trapeze artist falls on face; TV host falls from ladder onto sidewalk while trying to land in pool; Man blasted into air by water shooting from fountain; Thai stunt men do somersaults from roof onto sidewalk; Shark clamps down on fisherman's hand; People fall while riding log down hillside; Rollerbladers bust crotches while grinding on rails; Stay cat goes berserk and bites a man on the leg; Stingray bites diver's crotch; Bullfighter attacked; Cowboys bucked off bulls and attacked; Clown tries to jump over bull and gets head-butted; Cowboys play poker at card table in the middle of a bull arena; Female model stomped by bull; Man jumps ATV over steamboat and slams into rock, then attempts the jump again and slams into the boat; Go-karts crash at 60 MPH; Motorcycle with spiked whe

2. Extreme Sports Psychos

Aired: 10/14/2000

Skydivers play catch in midair; Scat jumpers jumping from high places into safety net; Motorcyclists jump hillsides and sand dunes; Wake boarders do summersaults; Man skis off half-mile high cliff and pulls parachute; Water-skiers go barefoot; Women's cliff diving competition; Man skis on feet across desert dragged by helicopter; Sky surfing; Freestyle skiers jump ramps and do summersaults before landing in pool; Surfer pulled across lake by handlebar attached to large kite; Man climbs the face of 36-story building with no safety gear; Man rides ATV on top of water; Shotgun bowling; Hi-Tech Adventure Race; Rail grinding without skateboards; English people race cheese wheels down hillside; Human foosball; Human catapults; Horseback riders in knight armor joust each other Max X List: 3. Surfers on 50-foot waves 2. Triathlon racers crawl to the finish line after becoming too exhausted to stand up 1. Man climbs waterfall and rock wall with no safety gear

3. Nasty, Nasty Critters

Aired: 10/21/2000

Man with bees in mouth; Alligators in Brooklyn apartment; Man who puts snakes in mouth; Deer pins man against fence; British animal farm; Cigarette-smoking chimpanzee throws dung at camera; Escaped chimpanzees raid zoo; Pickpocket monkeys; Animal cops remove hostile cats from Las Vegas house; Alligator bites man's finger off; Elephant slaps man with trunk; Albino python bites toddler; Woman with pet hippo; Mother grizzly bear defends cubs; Orangutan vandalizes city street; Rottweiler takes over man's car; Escaped potbelly pig fights animal control; Bobcat fights rattlesnake; Dog attacks cop during training session; Goat drinks beer from bottles; Pig drinks beer from cans; Large snail drinks beer; World's fattest cat Max X List: 2. Hawaii circus animals escape and elephant goes mad 1. Family with house full of pet scorpions and poisonous snakes, including King Cobras

4. I Fought the Law

Aired: 10/28/2000

Troopers shoot at fleeing suspect; Cadillac pursuit ends in pileup; Suspect drives stolen car off cliff and keeps running; Suspect runs red light at high speed and t-bones a jeep and a pickup; Driver of stolen car runs into trashcans; Car thieves lead cops around in circles; Cops pursue stolen 7-Up truck as soft drink cans fly out the back; Pursuit of hit-and-run driver ends in shootout; Suspect opens fire on cop during traffic stop; Handcuffed drunk girl steals police car; Suspect jumps from pickup truck during pursuit; Stolen Corvette tries to serve around semi trucks and crashes; Teenager drives in reverse to get away from cops; Enraged driver crashes van into house; New Zealand cops ram car off road Max X List: 3. Suspect in pickup truck loses tire and drives on rim, smashes through rush hour traffic, then the suspect carjacks a minivan and throws the driver out and crashes the van 2. Fleeing robber runs down police officer, and is then killed in shootout 1. Stolen tank drive

5. Earth: The World's Most Dangerous Planet!

Aired: 11/4/2000

Texas tornado trashes neighborhood; Minnesota tornado on lake; Tornado in Salt Lake City; Kansas storm chasers chased by tornado; Texas tornado ravages town; Teenager almost struck by lightning while recording storm; Lightning strikes soccer field; Lightning strikes street light; Canadian woman struck while recording lightning; French town flooded with cars and campers floating downriver; Storm waters collapse pier with construction workers on it; Typhoon hits island; Large wave crashes into house; Beachgoer swept away by large wave; Volcano eruption; Iceland volcano destroys town; Helicopter saves scientists standing on erupting New Zealand volcano; Lava destroys Hawaii houses; Skiers in Swiss Alps caught in avalanche; Norway town covered by avalanche; Greenland iceberg collapses and creates giant waves Max X List: 3. Italian glacier collapses into water, causing a huge wave to sweep tourists into the water 2. Earthquake causes chapel to collapse 1. Mudslide chases people in tru

6. Extremely Lucky Dudes

Aired: 11/11/2000

Russian Mig jets collide and explode in midair and the pilots eject; Motorcyclist dragged behind motorcycle at 175 MPH, then crashes again at 200 MPH two weeks later; Sprint car driver is thrown out and hit by his own car; Motorcyclist falls after failing jump and is run over by another motorcycle; Parachutist lands wrong and hits ground face first; Man on side of Interstate nearly hit by car; Man almost hit by delivery truck; Man on scooter hit by train; Man wins a million dollars by throwing a football across a field and through a small target; Teenager wins ten thousand dollars by kicking a field goal from 40 yards away; Man wins car with scratch off ticket, then wins $250 thousand while filming a re-enactment of his first win; Skydiver loses parachute, pulls reserve parachute just in time, and hits power lines; Bungee jumper's cord snaps; Paraglider hits fence with back; Skier loses balance and tumbles down rocky mountainside; Robber attempts to shoot store clerk in the head and th

7. Animals Strike Back!

Aired: 11/18/2000

Alligator clamps down on man's head; Boa constrictor bites owner; Bear attacks man; Llama pushes reporter into muddy ditch; Llama spits vomit on man with camera; Leopard attacks park ranger in truck; Elephant charges zookeeper; Racehorse with poorly adjusted saddle runs over baby stroller; Kangaroo kicks man in groin; Crocodile attacks video camera; Male alligators fight over female; Seals attack each other; Man removes vicious possum from woman's cabinet; Deer attacks hunter; Pet lion attacks neighbor; Snake bites man in crotch; Great white shark snaps at diver and eats seal; Sea lions eaten by orca whales; Tiger pounces on zookeeper; Killer whale attacks rider Max X List: 3. Chimpanzees attack scientists 2. 22-Foot python wraps around snake hunter's leg 1. Polish bear attacks television show producers

8. It Coulda Been Worse!

Aired: 11/25/2000

Unmanned rocket explodes; Burning gas station explodes and engulfs city block; Military jet smacks runway during air show; Plane crashes into lake; Teenagers videotape fireball; BMX bikes crashing; Stage caves in during concert; Tower collapses on audience during rock concert; Soccer fans knock over fence by falling down bleachers and piling up; Bridge collapses and train falls into flooded river; Russian buildings collapse into sink hole; Haiti refugees in sailboat caught in raging waters; Crane falls off bridge while trying to lift bus out of river; Race car hits photographer; Plane crashes in school yard; Building collapses after bombing; Burning gasoline tanker melts bridge; Sprint car debris fly into audience; Helicopter crashes while attempting to lift air conditioning unit; Stealth fighter jet mow functions during air show and falls on house; Swinging bridge collapses; Large tent collapses causing huge poles to fall and hurl an SUV though the air Max X List: 3. Burning paint

9. Wipeouts!

Aired: 12/2/2000

Racecar spins out and rolls nine times; Skateboarders crashing; BMX biker falls to pavement while riding down a stair rail; Skier tumbles 1000 feet down mountainside; Ballerinas falling; Nine-horse spill at horse race; Jockeys falling from horses; Sprint car crashes and catches on fire; Drag racer hits wall and flips; Midget racecar flips 14 times; Funny car crashes into wall and flips and explodes; Skiers and snowboarders wiping out; Skateboarders wiping out; Mountain bikers crashing; Dirt biker jumps hillside and falls off bike in midair; Surfers crushed by huge waves; Hydroplane launches 100 feet in air; Jet ski slams into boat and the rider goes cart wheeling through the air; Stunt biker thrown over handlebars; Rollerblader falls off rail and hits concrete face-first Max X List: 3. Rollerblader flips over railing and hits sidewalk 2. Motorcyclist hits ramp too hard and overshoots landing 1. Firefighters fall from helicopter rope and fall 200 feet down rocky mountainside

10. Rescue Me!

Aired: 12/23/2000

Man jumps from burning apartment; Dump truck on top of car; Man pinned underwater by crashed helicopter; Painter hangs from hotel roof while co-worker sleeps on roof; Boy gets belly button stick in sign pole; Cat being strangled by flee collar calls 911; Burglar trapped in ventilation shaft; Man holds baby hostage; Father and daughter trapped in burning Chicago apartment; Kid tapped in chimney; Escaped prisoner with grenade takes hostages; Man with meat cleaver holds child hostage; Cop kung-fu kicks bank robber with knife holding woman hostage; Boy falls down 75 foot well; Civilians save fawn from a pregnant deer who was hit by a car; Chimpanzee falls into water Max X List: 3. Father and son trapped in frozen Chicago lake 2. Pregnant woman, husband, and two others jump from burning apartment 1. Plane crashes into frozen Potomac River and rescuers save the five surviving passengers

11. Greatest Hits

Aired: 12/30/2000

Truck hits wall and gets totaled; Motorcycle racer flies off bike and slides into hay bails; Speedboat racer wipes out; Stock car flips and spirals through the air; Cars hit ramps and collide head-on in midair; Blazer drives down the Lion's Back in Utah and hits the ground head-first; Train hits semi truck; Gyroplane cartwheels on runway; Hit-and-run motorcyclist slams into bus while running from police; Racecar hits wall, and another car hits it as it flips; Hydroplanes collide and flip; Boeing 707 crash test; Low bridge shaves top off double-decker bus; Jets slamming into concrete walls; Bomb tests; Man rides bike down stair-rail and crashes repeatedly; Parasail goes down in field and causes man to bounce; Bicycle pileup; Snowmobiles collide while skimming across water Max X List: 3. Drag boat cartwheels through the air 2. Horses fall while pulling carts at race 1. Military jet crashes into aircraft carrier deck and explodes

12. Comin' to Getcha!

Aired: 1/20/2001

Father holds baby hostage; Sharpshooter shoots hostage taker; Motorist holds cop at gunpoint during traffic stop; Enraged woman yells at cops during traffic stop; Italian farmers shoot manure at cops; Cows escape from truck stuck in tunnel; Criminal on motorcycle hits car; Cop wrestles with druggie; Convenience store clerks hit robber with wine bottles; Man holds wife hostage; Cops pull over van with murder suspect and get into a shootout; Shootout in trailer; Driver mouths off at cop; Cop pulls over speeding motorist and locks himself out of his car Max X List: 3. Cop finds abandoned car, then the driver returns and they get into a shootout 2. Bank robber takes cop hostage 1. Man opens fire on Whitehouse lawn

13. Bizarro World

Aired: 1/27/2001

Taiwanese family whose bodies attract metal objects; Man charges body with electricity and shoots electricity from fingers; Man who can hammer nails into wood with bare hand; Man eats auto grease and motor oil; Man sticks 18-inch screwdriver down throat and small screwdrivers up nose; Man ties rope to hair and hauls car; Man catches grapes thrown off building in mouth; Man who gets pied in the face for a living; Dancing traffic cops; Man blows smoke out ears; Waiters on unicycles catch flaming chickens launched from catapults; Man who paints building wearing roller skates; Man taps cans to test for defects; Beauty salon that uses pythons to attract customers; Man bathes in rice field full of leaches; Bikers ride one-wheeled motorcycles; Japanese shouting contest; People roll in tub full of grits; Elephants play soccer; People whipping each other with bull penises; Man wearing bullet proof vests shoots himself to prove that they work; Man drives car made out of a sofa; Man who invented

14. When People Attack

Aired: 2/3/2001

Woman gets out of car and attacks work strikers; Pastor attacks cameraman; Mob of angry parents attack corrupt teacher and her lawyer; Woman attacks ex-husband's new girlfriend in her car; Buddhist monk riot; Chaos at Indian parliament meeting; Taiwanese politicians fight; Fight breaks out when Taiwanese politicians vote on legalizing gambling; Russian politician throws drink in talk show guest's face, then tosses water on rival at parliament meeting; Hockey players fight on rink; Soccer fans beat each other with two-by-fours; Soccer player attacks referee; Taiwanese brawl in newsroom goes live on air; Politician attacks singer on talk show; Man attacks cameraman with umbrella; New York girls fight; California girls fight; Cat fight in parking lot; Australian moms fight over winner of baby contest; Wife attacks husband with butcher knife Max X List: 3. Boxers start fight at press conference 2. Families fight outside courtroom 1. Canadian hockey fans riot after their team loses

15. The Coolest Animals Alive

Aired: 2/10/2001

Man who bags snakes and milks their venom; Komodo dragons eat goats; Tasmanian devil bites camera; Wildebeests cross river full of hungry crocodiles; Water skiing monkey; Monkeys on dogs round up sheep; Para-sailing pig; Hippos fight each other; Black bear breaks out window and gets shot; Three-toed sloths swim; Woman with pet binturong; Chameleon catches cricket on camera lens; Hundreds of crabs migrate to beach for mating season; Lions hunt kudus; Hyenas eat wildebeest; Cheetah chases down reedbuck; Fisherman try to catch great white shark; Koalas fight after mating; Sea turtles mate; Woman who owns farm with dogs, monkeys, and lions; Man takes a dip in monkey pool Max X List: 3. Scientists track pangolin 2. The anaconda 1. Chimpanzees eat colobus monkeys

16. Believe It...Or Don't!

Aired: 2/17/2001

Mexican brothers whose faces are covered with hair; Chicken wing eating contest; French man eats anything, including glass, razor blades, metal bolts, and wrist watch; Man attaches hooks to eyelids and lifts buckets full of water; Germans stuff tobacco up noses; Man eats live scorpions; Family eats live octopi; Radio DJ tries to escape glass coffin buried in dirt and concrete; Man lies on bed of nails while assistants hammer a 200 pound ice block sitting on his chest; Man in drag refuses to pull over for cops because he is embarrassed; Japanese rock stars trash hotel room; Contest to see who can bust the most bricks over his head; Tribal ceremony where girl's hair is ripped out; Egyptian trial forces woman to lick hot frying pan; Man rolls two miles down sidewalk to promote world peace; Rich woman with dirty house; Man dives into pit of cow manure to search for college football tickets; English man with 70 foot high catapult in back yard; Deformed animals near nuclear power plant (five

17. The World's Most Dumbest Guys

Aired: 2/24/2001

College guys rope swing from roof of house; Teenagers sit on back of couch being hauled down the rod by a truck; Wrestler jumps off balcony onto opponent; Man plays poker in the middle of a bull arena; Man fails to leap from one tree to the other; Guys wreck shopping carts, ride in drier, spill golf balls; Man tries to ride moose; Muskrat bites man's hand; Man attempts to cross traffic light post and falls; Russians chop occupied trees; Drunk party guest falls from ledge onto patio; Man stands on platform over exploding gunpowder; Lifeguard sets himself on fire and jumps into pool; Fire eater spits lighter fluid on open flame and lights face on fire; Cops set up a sting by luring people with outstanding arrest warrants to car dealership; Guys destroy car; Brazilian guys train surfing; Men in elevator destroy phone, then the elevator gets stuck Max X List: 4. Convenience store clerk grabs robber's gun 3. Security guard robs mall store wearing his uniform 2. Robber puts his gun dow

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18. Goin' For It!

Aired: 3/3/2001

Man walks tightrope 350 feet above canyon; Base jumpers jump in into 1300 foot cave; Skydivers go through hula hoop; Blind man, amputee, and paraplegic climb cliff wall; Man karate chops concrete and lets man with sledge hammer bust concrete over his crotch; Canadians climb grease covered pole to retrieve food items at the top; Italians twirl pizza dough; Men on antique Fords race while holding pigs; Rock climber rope swings from top of cliff; Man swings from trapeze on hot air balloon; 92-year-old man skydives; Spanish crowd makes human tower over 50 feet high; Naked woman rides bike through traffic in snow; Women compete in lumberjack competition; 25 girls pile into Volkswagen; Supermodel free dives to 165 feet with no air tanks; Man jumps car 245 feet; Woman swims from Cuba to Florida; Thai man plays tug-o-war with motorcycles Max X List: 3. Man rides bike from Sweden to Mount Everest and climbs it 2. Racers run across the Sahara desert 1. Over 200 skydivers join hands in mida

19. So You Think Your Job Sucks?!

Aired: 3/24/2001

Olympic measurer speared by javelin; Man who taste tests pet food; Cobra bites snake catcher; News reporter trapped in the middle of a flock of turkeys; Reporter sits on back of trailer as motorcycle crashes out the back; Plane wing hits reporter in head; Bomb squad unit detonates bomb; Power company worker is electrocuted and falls from power line; Cops go through pepper spray training; Convenience store clerks attack robbers with machetes; The Crocodile Hunter's staff wrestles uncooperative crocodile; Tree trimmer falls and dangles from safety rope; Workers who suck prairie dogs out of their holes with vacuums; Magicians' assistants burned in escape stunt; Rollerblader hits photographer; Man changes light bulb at the top of a 450 foot radio tower Max X List: 3. Firefighters put out burning gasoline tanker 2. Kosovo reporter filming war is hit in the head by a stray bullet 1. Honey hunters scale cliff and collect honey from bee hives

20. Max X Awards

Aired: 4/14/2001

Ballerinas dance while hanging from ropes on cliff (Best New Art Form); Man launches car off ramp and it explodes on midair (Best Performance in Asbestos Longjohns); Man in car pulls plane's landing gear down (Best Use of a Sunroof); Man eats live snakes (Ozzy Award); Trucks drive though mud (Mud Boggin' Award); Plumbers push wheelbarrows around in formation (Fun With Big Tools Award); Group with realty signs dances in street (Lowest Step on the Show Biz Ladder Award); Man attempts to jump cars and crashes into landing ramp (How Bad is it in Russia Award); Auto mechanics beat cars with hammers to charge the customers more money for repairs (Employee of the Month Award); Man tries to bench press 570 pounds and drops the barbell on himself (Can't Get it Up Award); Woman slashes man's tires after he steals her parking space (Miss Congeniality Award); Candidate destroys opponents signs and replaces them with his own (Sleazy Politician Award); Woman hangs by her hair and does circus routine

21. Max X Guide to Life

Aired: 4/21/2001

Man eats 38 boiled eggs in 29 seconds and has a stroke; Shark pulls fisherman overboard; Stuntman punches through car windshield and cuts his arm, then hits another stuntman with a burning sword; Man puts butane in his mouth and blows on flame; Men dance in mud to impress attractive fair employees; Russian man eats cactus; Man shares lobster-eating techniques; Rocker with giant boa constrictor; Church congregation handles live rattlesnakes; Mother throws knives at board while her kids stand against the board; Three-year-old on motorcycle hits head on pickup truck's tailgate; Teenagers shoot roman candles at friends on hotel balcony; Escape artist hangs himself and tries to escape; Man leaps from third floor balcony into piles of boxes and mattresses; Man juggles egg, bowling ball, and chainsaw and then uses the chainsaw to carve in apple that a woman is holding with her mouth; South African car with anti-carjacking flame-thrower; Skydiver removes parachute in midair and falls to the gr

22. Real Fight Club

Aired: 4/28/2001

Street fight outside Canadian bar; Brazilian soccer fans come onto field and riot; Camera men attacked at mobster's funeral; Fight breaks out at skate party; Continuation of the Canadian street fight in the first segment; Truck occupants take on officer during traffic stop; Underground Los Angeles boxing matches; Russian cops fight soccer rioters; Shirtless football fans fight fans wearing shirts and ties; Soccer teams fight; No-holds-barred boxing matches; Body guard wrestles 800 pound bear; High school mascots fight; Bolivian fighting festival; Indonesian stick-fighting matches; Guard and customers beat robber with stools and mop handles; Taiwanese congressmen fight; Girls fighting; Boxer's mother comes into the ring and attacks opponent with her shoe; Girl goes through beating as part of a gang initiation; Radio host beats women in boxing match Max X List: 4. More Canadian street fighting 3. Man who lives across from pub records fights 2. Cousin of shooting victim attacks susp

23. International Edition

Aired: 5/5/2001

Thai woman does circus performance with crocodile; Taiwanese game show covers contestants with ink, milk, and tomato juice; Russian vodka drinking contest; Russian man in Speedo sets himself on fire; Japanese game show has contestants eat 20-foot sushi roles; Bad woman driver in Whales; English farmer drives tractor through town and sprays manure everywhere; Game show contestants in Spain stuff grapes down their bathing suit bottoms and make juice by sitting down; Chinese female cops; Thai cops hit motorcycle joy riders with baseball bats; Polish prostitute breaks into candy store; Italian game show makes contestants strip when they answer questions incorrectly; El Salvador celebration where people throw flaming garments at each other; Thai water buffalo attacks crowd; Spanish tomato fight; Russian news anchor removes an article of clothing after each story; Thais eat scorpions, grasshoppers, silk worm larva, crickets, and beetles; Australians eats grub worms and ants; Chinese chef ele

24. Awesome Explosions!

Aired: 5/12/2001

Burning tanker full of chemicals explodes; Titan 4 missile test; Propane tank explodes inside burning car; Burning firework warehouse; Japanese men hold onto large exploding cylinders full of gunpowder; Navy detonates old ships to create reef; Fireworks blow up test dummies; Russians blow up car at demolition derby; Canadians implode condemned building; Crash cameras placed in exploding buildings; Pittsburg building is demolished; Australian building implosion goes wrong; The implosion of the Seattle King Dome; Suicide bomber blows up car; Gas leak causes building to explode; Bank robber detonates bomb when hostage tries to escape; Gang members detonate bomb in car, then detonate a second bomb when a crowd gathers; Fire in Australian chemical plant; Gasoline tanker explodes after being hit by a train; Drag racer's car explodes; Ship crew detonates Iraqi mine during Desert Storm; Brazilians shoot fireworks from gondola, then the gondola explodes and sends fireworks into crowd; Alaskan o

25. Like, Totally Over-Exposed

Aired: 5/19/2001

Pregnant bikini contest; Women skydive in lingerie; Students on charter plane have wet t-shirt contest; Car salesman hit with dart in foot; Car salesman runs down street with pants down; Woman suspected of drunk driving flirts with officer; Man steals panties from neighbor's clothesline; Robber takes off pants in front of security camera; Undercover cops stage a wedding and invite drug dealers; Roommates hide in trashcans and catch paperboy stealing from their garage; Woman videotapes neighbor stealing from her underwear drawer; Insurance company video tapes man stripping and weightlifting to prove that he scammed them; Private detective records man having an affair with his secretary; Streaker on rugby field; Jim ""Poorman"" Trenton's list of top party schools; Drunken beach party; Drunk college student collapses repeatedly in police station Max X List: 3. Teenager attacks neighbor 2. Man records wife snorting cocaine and admitting she was involved in a scam against the government

26. Twisted TV!

Aired: 6/23/2001

Shotgun bowling; Stay cat goes berserk and bites a man on the leg; The world's smallest man; Germans stuff tobacco up noses; Blazer drives down the Lion's Back in Utah and hits the ground head-first; Water skiing squirrel/Dancing girls in see-though outfits; Alligator clamps down on man's head; Cigarette-smoking chimpanzee throws dung at camera; Para-sailing pig; Man attempts to cross traffic light post and falls; Man karate chops concrete and lets man with sledge hammer bust concrete over his crotch; Shark clamps down on fisherman's hand; Llama pushes reporter into muddy ditch; Pregnant bikini contest; Ballerinas falling; Man wearing bullet proof vests shoots himself to prove that they work; Extremely cheesy television show from the North Pole called ""Super Shamou""; Naked woman rides bike through traffic in snow; Drunken beach party; Russian news anchor removes an article of clothing after each story; Car salesman hit with dart in foot; Car salesman runs down street with pants down;