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244: Panicked Mom Calls 911 Claiming Her Son Is Airborne In A Homemade UFO: The Infamous Balloon Boy Hoax

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The He Needs: A Science-Tested Reality Show

The he needs appeared on the reality TV show LifeSwap in October of 2008. Miami swapped with the wife of a Connecticut family who was big on safety. Richard later said that he was putting up sort of an act for the cameras, which is common in reality TV. But as we go through the story, you can decide how much of an act this really was.

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