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16 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

Give me the burpers

Balloon Boy" hoax dad Richard Heene - who, as a publicity stunt, pretended his son was floating across Colorado in a runaway balloon - was roundly condemned for exploiting his family.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Family, Kids

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Reality TV: How the moster came to dominate the tube

Bradford, father Richard, mother Mayumi, Falcon and Ryo Heene pose in this undated photo for the ABC series Wife Swap at their home in Fort Collins, Colo.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Game Show, Survivor, Reality TV, Drama, Fort Collins Metro

Thu Nov 05, 2009

USA Today

Column: Reality TV exposes parents exploiting kids

Opinionline Archives Reality TV exposes parents exploiting kids Commentary By Aimee Phan These days, Americans are quite familiar with the newest breed of disgraced celebrities: reality TV parents.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Parenting, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Durant Daily Democrat

Balloon Boy hoax: Losing - Reality'

The "Balloon Boy" hoax spellbound the entire country Oct. 15. Everyone empathized with the situation of the supposedly floating child or the supposedly distraught parents.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Drama, Game Show, Survivor, Opinion

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

On ballooning and weenie-wagging in these troubled economic times...

Is there supposed to be a connection here? 1) Frank Rich, New York Times , " In Defense of the 'Balloon Boy' Dad " : There's also some poignancy in his determination to grab what he and many others see as among the last accessible scraps of the American dream.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Highlands Today

Is ABC's 'Wife Swap' filming in Sebring?

This house in Orange Blossom Estates may be the home of a family being filmed for an episode of ABC TV's Wife Swap reality program.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Sebring, FL

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Grand Junction Free Press

What price for fame?

Just like the saga of embattled reality show couple Jon and Kate Gosselin and their brood of eight, we have yet another example of dubious parenting involving the case of "Balloon Boy." Last Thursday, the story of 6-year-old Falcon Heene grabbed headlines across the nation when it was thought an experimental helium balloon was launched accidentally ...

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Related Topix: Family, Parenting, Colorado, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Opinion

Tue Oct 27, 2009

KWCH

No decision on charges in Colorado balloon case

Prosecutors said Tuesday they haven't decided whether to file charges against the Colorado parents accused of falsely reporting their son was in a runaway balloon, sparking a massive rescue attempt before the boy was found at the family's Fort Collins home.

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Related Topix: Larimer County, CO, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Mon Oct 26, 2009

KansasCity.com

With the desire for fame, millions of Americans seek out the spotlight

Four decades after Andy Warhol predicted a future of everyone being famous for 15 minutes, some are feeling cheated.What, only 15 minutes?Tom DeLay, who left Congress under a cloud of scandal, tried to stretch a return to the spotlight into an entire TV season.

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Related Topix: Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Access Hollywood

The Heene family a " Richard, Mayumi, Ryan, Falcon and Bradford a " appear in a photo from a Wife Swapa

The Heene family - Richard, Mayumi, Ryan, Falcon and Bradford - appear in a photo from 'Wife Swap' AP Six-year-old Falcon Heene sits in the box of his family's pickup truck outside their family's home in Fort Collins, Colo., after he was found hiding in a box in a space above the garage on Thursday, Oct.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins Metro, Larimer County, CO

Sat Oct 24, 2009

NewsBusters.org

Bozell Column: Losing 'Reality'

The "Balloon Boy" hoax spellbound the entire country on October 15. Everyone empathized with the situation of the supposedly floating child or the supposedly distraught parents.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Drama, Game Show, Survivor

People

Inside Story: Balloon Dad's TV Wife Saw Temper

When Sheree Silver temporarily lived with Balloon Boy Falcon Heene and his dad Richard in their Fort Collins, Colo., home last November, she observed then that Richard "had the mind of a mad scientist" - with a prickly personality and a short fuse to match.

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Related Topix: Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins Metro, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Fri Oct 23, 2009

FoxNews.com

Experts Say Heenes Have a Shot

The Heene family got a little more attention than they bargained for with their balloon flight.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Reality TV, Inventions, Science / Technology, Wedding

WATE-TV Knoxville

Friend: Balloon mom will 'go down with the ship'

On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Reality TV, UFO and Alien

Thu Oct 22, 2009

IVillage

Balloon Boy, Runaway Bride and 7 Other Hoaxes

The nation was gripped by the story of 6-year-old Colorado boy Falcon Heene, who reportedly floated away in a giant helium balloon from his parents' backyard.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

CNN

Lifetime pulls balloon boy's 'Swap' episode

It's just one thing after another for Richard and Mayumi Heene. They've caused such an uproar after last week's alleged balloon boy hoax that Lifetime won't air a re-run of their "Wife Swap" episode.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Wed Oct 21, 2009

hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

Balloon boy story and reality TV culture: What are parents thinking?

Does the balloon boy story begin with the Heene family's quest to appear, again, on reality TV?

Given father Richard Heene's apparent efforts to pique Hollywood interest in his family as a reality TV subject (following two appearances on ABC's "Wife Swap"), concern is once again rising that the children who appear on such shows are being exploited for fame and fortune by their parents.

Child advocates, media watchdogs, and lawyers hope reform is coming, now that law enforcement appears poised to wade into the matter for the first time. Authorities in Colorado are considering charges against the Heene parents for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Jon & Kate Plus 8, The Donna Reed Show, Comedy, Gardena, CA

The Capital-Journal

Editorial: Reality beckons

A Colorado couple who channeled their passion for reality TV shows into a chase for fame and fortune may pay a stiff price -- deservedly so -- for their stunt last week with a home-built helium balloon.

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Related Topix: Larimer County, CO, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Opinion

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Cbs2chicago.com

'Balloon Boy' Hoax Investigation Expands

Share + Oct 20, 2009 6:32 am US/Central FORT COLLINS, Colo. 1 of 5 Falcon Heene, the boy thought to be carried away in a balloon, smiles while sitting on the roof of the family car Oct.

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Related Topix: Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins Metro, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Flying, Life, Hobbies, Larimer County, CO

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Access Hollywood

The Heene family a " Richard, Mayumi, Ryan, Falcon and Bradford a " appear in a photo from a Wife Swapa

As the Sheriff's Department in Larimer County, Colo. ramp up their case against Richard and Mayumi Heene over the Balloon Boy hoax incident from last week, new details have come to light about the couple.

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Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Los Angeles, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

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