That's Incredible!
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Template:Newinfobox That's Incredible! was a television show that ran on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984 in the USA. In the tradition of Ripley's Believe It or Not and Real People, this television show had people perform stunts or descriptions and reenactments of allegedly paranormal events.
A number of the stunts performed were quite dangerous, including juggling knives or staying inside a small box for hours; on a few occasions the series was sued over stunts that went wrong. Additionally, the ghost stories were of questionable veracity.
The show was co-hosted by John Davidson, Fran Tarkenton and Cathy Lee Crosby.
Originally aired as an hour-long program, episodes were later re-edited into 30 minute segments for syndication. The show was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions.
That's Incredible! was remade in the late 1980s for a short time, hosted by Davidson and actress Tracey Gold. This time around, the series was renamed Incredible Sunday. It lasted only during the 1988-1989 season.
The show in both variants was strongly criticized by skeptics such as James Randi for the show's failure to apply any critical thinking to claims made on the show, and the show won a Pigasus Award for its endorsing James Hydrick's powers which turned out to be trickery.