Poll: Outrageous April Fools TV Hoaxes

Results of 1,309 votes:

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   Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)

    

   Cartman's Father Reveal Hoax: 01 April 1998 Comedy Central heavily promoted the April 1st premiere of South Park promising to reveal the identity of Cartman's father. The show began by stating that it…
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   Spaghetti (2015)

    

   Swiss Spaghetti Harvest Hoax: 01 April 1957 BBC TV's Panorama news program reported that the dreaded spaghetti weevil had been virtually wiped out and the Swiss were enjoying a bumper crop. On-air fo…
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   Happy Feet Two (2011)

    

   Flying Penguins Hoax: 01 April 2008 BBC TV announced that while filming an upcoming documentary in Antartica, they had discovered Adélie penguins flying and migrating to South America to winter in the…
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   Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future (1985)

    

   Australia Converts to Metric Time Hoax: 01 April 1975 Australia TV's news program This Day Tonight announced the country would be soon converting to metric time: 100 seconds-100 minutes-20 hours days,…
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   Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kelly Coffield Park, and Kim Wayans in In Living Color (1990)

    

   Instant "In Living Color" Television Hoax: 01 April 1962 Sweden's National TV announced it was possible to view color pictures on black and white televisions. A technical expert demonstrated…
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   The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (1980)

    

   Eruption of Mount Milton Hoax: 01 April 1980 Channel 7 News in Boston, MA announced breaking news about the eruption of Great Blue Hill claiming ash and lava destroyed nearby homes. The reporter linke…
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   Tommy Chong in Zootopia (2016)

    

   The Lirpa Loof Hoax: 01 April 1984 BBC TV's That's Life aired a segment about a new arrival at the London Zoo, a Lipra Loof. The animal delighted crowds as it was a natural mimic and a naturalist spok…
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   Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)

    

   New Criminal Rehabilitation Strategy Hoax: 01 April 2004 Norway TV 2's news announced a new rehabilitation strategy being tried by the government. Prisoners would be sent to see the movie, The Passion…
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   River Monsters (2009)

    

   Dial-O-Fish Hoax: 01 April circa 1970's Australia's TV news program This Day Tonight ran a segment on a new type of fishing rod that could be set to catch a particular type of fish. The report had an …
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    Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah in Roxanne (1987)

     

    Smell-O-Vision Hoax: 01 April 1965 BBC TV's Panorama news program broadcast an interview with a scientist who had claimed to have perfected a technology called Smell-O-Vision. He placed onions and cof…
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    Almost Live! (1984)

     

    Space Needle Collapses Hoax: 01 April 1989 Seattle's local comedy show, Almost Live started their April 1st show with a breaking news flash that the Space Needle had collapsed along with footage of th…
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    David Ismalone and Jawed Berni in Brawl (2012)

     

    Newsroom Brawl Hoax: 01 April 1989 BBC TV's sports program, Grandstand had a newsroom brawl break out behind the on-air announcer. The presenter continued to give sports news recaps as the fight escal…
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    Sydney 2000: Games of the XXVII Olympiad (2000)

     

    Sydney Opera House Sinking Hoax: 01 April circa 1970's Australia's TV news program, This Day Tonight ran a segment complete with scuba divers and architectural experts claiming that the Sydney Opera H…