"What is the most unexpected thing you've seen live on tv?"
Not As Cute As He Seemed...
"In the UK a TV personality and her son who is disabled were on a live tv show."
"From what I recall the topic being discussed was online bullying."
"When her son was asked about what to say to these bully's his response was: 'hello you c*nts'."
"Absolute classic British TV right there."- garillar
And This Was Only The Beginning...
"The OJ Simpson Bronco chase."
"They interrupted the NBA playoffs to show it live instead of the game."
"It was surreal."- PaulsRedditUsername
All He Had Hidden, Was A Let Down...
"Al Capone's vault had ........... nothing in it."- MerryBandOfPirates
al capone inmates GIF by History UKGiphyNo Thanksgiving Is Drama Free
"It was Thanksgiving morning in Los Angeles, and a news team went to surprise a family in need with a full Thanksgiving dinner."
"They showed up to the house, and I really think they went to the wrong place."
"The person at the door looked confused by the name the reporter was giving them, but they were live, and I’m sure the reporter was freaking out so she shoved her way into the home with the camera crew and a bunch of people with food."
"They’re all standing in the living room, and the reporter is telling this bewildered woman about what food they brought."
"Then the woman, takes a picture off the mantle, and starts crying, telling the reporter her baby died."
"The reporter was trying to turn the conversation back to the surprise dinner, but the woman only wanted to talk and show pictures of her dead baby."
"It was the cringiest thing I’ve ever seen on live TV."- adventurer84
Some People Just Get Used To It
"The reporter standing at a 45-degree angle, holding onto the street sign for dear life in a wind/rain storm as he was reporting."
"And the two dudes casually walking past, not leaning whatsoever and without difficulty."- Kinky_mofo
An Unforgettable Tragedy
"The Space Shuttle Challenger exploding into the Florida sky."- IfIKnewThen
A Life Threatening Rush...
"A Formula One driver hitting a wall at Imola and attempts being made to resuscitate him on the track."
"They weren't successful."
"Roland Ratzenberger died during Qualifying and things continued to get out of control as crew, drivers and spectators were injured over the weekend and Ayrton Senna died during the race."
"Motor racing is obviously not 100% safe but the number of incidents and two fatalities over the course of a single event was astonishing."
"It really was like the track was cursed."- JMW007
In Case Anyone Missed It...
"I was watching football (soccer) a few years ago and the referee stopped play for a foul."
"The slo-mo replay showed the fouling player grab the other player’s shorts as he stepped across him, and use them to try to stop his momentum."
"The shorts stretched a long way, exposing his penis, which then proceeded to flap around in slo mo, for about 5 seconds, whilst the commentators pretended it wasn’t happening."- Thefdt
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"Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield’s ear."- wintermacaw
Everyone Wanted To Look Away, But Couldn't...
"Anderson Silva's leg snapping like a twig."- KeyRageAlert
In Real Time
"Hostage situation during the news."
"The news presenter was talking when an armed man walked in and took them hostage."
"It was wild."- HappyDutchMan
GOOOAAAAL!
"Christian Eriksen legit collapsing and dying on a soccer pitch only to be revived and make the most epic comeback the following season."- True-Expression3378
Going Out on A High
"One time I was flipping through channels and nothing was on."
"Snow mobile freestyle on the winter X Games caught my eye for no good reason."
"Then the guy is in the air either trying to backflip or he just rotates too far on a big jump."
"The snow mobile lands what looks like directly on his chest."
"I’m shocked thinking surely he wasn’t going to survive."
"I can’t recall what the normal announcers were saying or if they cut to something less dramatic."
"But then the sideline reporter type woman said she interviewed the athlete while he was being taken away and he 'felt like he just woke up from the longest dream ever'.”
"So I was optimistic since he was able to speak."
"Maybe even walk off under his own power."
"But I looked it up over the next day or two and he died in the hospital."
"That line from his interview still sticks with me."- FancyPantsHess
There's no going back for a second take when it comes to live television.
So, for better or worse, what happens will potentially be seen by millions of viewers, and most likely never forgotten.
"Fartgate" began as many online scandals do: from the keyboard of a shrewd television viewer that possesses both a Twitter account and far too much time on their hands.
Wendy Williams really farted on live TV. I am unable. https://t.co/rZBLijgauZ— Psyflop (@Psyflop) 1579440228.0
The replies to the original tweet were a fart-fueled snowball. This became the toot heard round the world.
@holdmydxckk @RandyEmillio Everyone behind the camera when she let it rip like a Beyblade https://t.co/QVWLbI3p8R— NB🇬🇭 (@NB🇬🇭) 1579494400.0
@RandyEmillio Me in the audience after I heard it https://t.co/E176GB3Qaq— Zay 👑 (@Zay 👑) 1579478036.0
But was Williams truly the culprit?
She made a passionate case denying the charge on a recent episode.
How does she justify her tell-tale break wind lean, then?
"I don't lean over like this to release a fart. I'm leaning over like this because it's comfortable."
"If I sit [straight up] all the time it's heavy on my spine. I don't have the back. I'm not trying to get the back."
Wendy then proceeded to deconstruct her entire approach to flatulence.
"I barely fart. You know why? Because gas gets released several different ways and mine is belching."
Williams then brings out John – whose role on Wendy's production team was left completely unmentioned.
This guy blamed the chemist guest Wendy had that day, who was allegedly setting up in the back during her "Hot Topics" portion of the show, where she gives hot takes on the celebrity news of the day.
John walked folks through a long-winded description of the properties of a substance known as "air gas."
"We were doing an experiment out here with a tank...and we didn't have the proper hose."
"It wasn't working and the air was just coming out and it was sputtering like somebody was farting."
But it seems that the explanation didn't quite do the job.
YouTube viewers doubled down on the fart claim.
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This guy even ups the ante.
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Twitter didn't disappoint either.
@ETCanada The classic case of People who denied it v.s. People who supplied it— Señor Panchod (@Señor Panchod) 1579815228.0
@ETCanada She lies like a cheap rug😂😂 It was a fart and we all do it from time to time.— Tammy Marchand (@Tammy Marchand) 1579816377.0
Though it's not the first time a live TV fart made some waves.
California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell allegedly let one rip while firmly touting the case to impeach trump.
Internet sleuths gonna internet sleuth.
During a segment on her self-titled talk show regarding football player Odell Beckham Jr., regarding an arrest warrant out for him after "a video from the LSU locker room shows him slapping the butt of an officer who resisted the urge to punch him," Wendy Williams let out a long, slow fart and continued on like nothing happened.
For streamlined, quality fart time, skip to around 9:25. You shall be rewarded.
Of course, fans noticed—you can't get away with anything on the internet these days.
And they, as one fan put it, are "unable."
Wendy Williams really farted on live TV. I am unable. https://t.co/rZBLijgauZ— Psyflop (@Psyflop) 1579440228.0
Sis didn’t even try to hide it https://t.co/Qf7xuAstgZ— Psyflop (@Psyflop) 1579440360.0
Wendy Williams let out the wettest fart on her show yesterday sksksksjs— R.I.P Betty White (@R.I.P Betty White) 1579367542.0
Wendy Williams just let one out on live TV. 😂 Now don't you act like you don't fart nah what i'm saying 😂 https://t.co/wQAzwrn4Qd— Sleek Whizz🦂 (@Sleek Whizz🦂) 1579499227.0
Did Wendy Williams really fart on tv or did one of y’all edit that? Cuz if she did... 😭😂— 𝕊𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕦 (@𝕊𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕦) 1579487992.0
People were wondering how the audience must have felt.
Tha audience after Wendy Williams let out the mean wet fart on live tv https://t.co/id1RwygRnD— Jay Tanjiro (@Jay Tanjiro) 1579504684.0
@sternshow @HowardStern @shalomshuli @brenthatley @Siriusjay Is it just me or Did Ms @WendyWilliams fart on Live tv… https://t.co/OKQN7lmhR0— erick (@erick) 1579369678.0
She actually farted and it was loud af. Lmao catch it at the 9:28 mark🤣😂🤣😂 https://t.co/liQkvOpj6a— Clinton-Clan (@Clinton-Clan) 1579488277.0
i just saw wendy williams sneak a fart out while talking on her show and i’m literally crying— K2️⃣ Kush (@K2️⃣ Kush) 1579468897.0
Others pointed out this isn't the first time Ms. Williams has been caught red-handed—or rather, red-bootied—farting on live tv.
The burp/fart!! #WendyWilliams #fart #burp https://t.co/KO5uv1GimD— Robert Guerrero (@Robert Guerrero) 1579022739.0
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 How is she gonna burp and fart on the air and not say "excuse me?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @WendyWilliams @50cent https://t.co/M3OzvscX8w— Eric Richards (@Eric Richards) 1579048684.0
New York’s hottest club is: the Wendy Williams show. it has everything: Abby quitting, a reference to hair/makeup,… https://t.co/58tIWnmCtd— harie 🥵 (@harie 🥵) 1579057063.0
And her "cover" for it?
Was not so subtle.
Omgeeeeee when she leaned over and grunted ever so subtly I LOST IT 🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/wMMreGGAo6— | · Tre' Tre' · | (@| · Tre' Tre' · |) 1579489289.0
Sometimes you just have to let it out #WendyWilliams #fart #gossipgirl #celebrity #accident #MondayVibes… https://t.co/j59yWuh9XB— SomethingToLaughAt (@SomethingToLaughAt) 1579529003.0
Forget "Wendy Williams faints on live TV", here is "Wendy Williams FARTS on live TV" MUCH BETTER https://t.co/O80oHM690O— ~ Bühler ~ ✊🏻⚡️💜🎶 (@~ Bühler ~ ✊🏻⚡️💜🎶) 1579526514.0
Sis, you just plowed on through!
Well, if it needed to come out, it's best that it did...even if millions of people caught that moment.
For anybody that hasn't seen the show, each episode features a short trivia game show portion where travel trips are given away as prizes to a lucky caller from somewhere across the U.S.
Before the person's gets on the phone and takes the question, there's a whole lot of hoopla.
Think confetti, costumed dancers.
On this particular occasion, hoopla meant gigantic New Year's Eve themed balloons. It's those balloons we have to thank for this wonderful Seacrest moment.
Behold, friends.
First fumble of the new season. Hope I make the playoffs.... https://t.co/G6cV2S87vo— Ryan Seacrest (@Ryan Seacrest) 1578416756.0
Cue the meme response to the plight of celebrities.
@RyanSeacrest https://t.co/1BvpxiqBWx— Jenn Martinez (@Jenn Martinez) 1578417369.0
@RyanSeacrest @TinaMarie_80s Graceful as a https://t.co/ZGo6uufM1E— Ross (@Ross) 1578425764.0
@RyanSeacrest Seacrest “Out”— Tony Gray (@Tony Gray) 1578444164.0
@RyanSeacrest Oops ! I hope you're ok Ryan ... it happens to all of the greats 😉😘 https://t.co/jqJQLdJ1RC— Ina3121 (@Ina3121) 1578422657.0
Aaaand this is why we have Live TV folks.
Good news is that Seacrest seems to be unscathed and clearly supported by co-stars and producers alike.
He even had some more fun shortly after his initial post.
Maybe I should start following my own advice…. https://t.co/0WaREo2XIb— Ryan Seacrest (@Ryan Seacrest) 1578508407.0
It's important to note that if this were still the Live! With Regis and Kelly years, it could have been Regis Philbin in that chair, reaching for a balloon, flying to the ground.
Here's to a healthy Reege!
