Big!

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| writer = Larry Law

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Big! is a television program series in which an episode consists of a team of engineers manufacturing the world's biggest items (usually a household item that is normally hand carried, scaled up to proportions that make the items unusable without JCBs and cherrypickers) for the sake of setting world records.

The devices have to function to qualify.

The series originally aired on Discovery Channel in 2004.{{cite news |last=Keveney |first=Bill |date=2004-07-09 |title=Mindless beach TV |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/103CA5E98278E782&f=basic |newspaper=USA Today |accessdate=2024-08-22 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240822192522/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/103CA5E98278E782&f=basic |archivedate=2024-08-22 }} It is currently airing on The Science Channel weekday mornings.

Cast

Frank Payne
Eric Scarlett
Reverend Gadget
Lisa Legohn
Wink Eller
Christoff Koon

Episodes

101: Blender
102: Popcorn
103: Electric guitar
104: Motorcycle (01)
105: Motorcycle (02)
106: Giant claw (game)
107: BBQ
108: Clippers
109: Wood cuckoo clock – The team did not achieve an official Guinness World Records. Stuart Claxton, the Guinness World Records representative said that it didn't qualify because the team used styrofoam to create portions of the clock; a material which would not be found in a "genuine" cuckoo clock.
110: Toaster – The team did not achieve an official Guinness World Records. The team had to disable one side of the toaster to stop breaking the switch on the generator, the bread was only toasted near the center, and the toaster didn't properly "pop" the toast up.
111: Espresso machine
112: Treadmill – Stuart Claxton, of Guinness World Records, certified the team's creation as the world's largest treadmill.
113: Vacuum cleaner – Stuart Claxton of Guinness World Records certified the team's creation as the world's largest vacuum cleaner.

Reception

The National Post television critic Jason Chow praised the show, calling it "dumb, comical, fun and spectacular all at the same time, which is why viewers will easily find themselves joining in".{{cite news |last=Chow |first=Jason |date=2004-08-11 |title=Welcome to the really big show. Big! asks the question: Why shouldn't a blender be 16 feet tall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post/153798152/ |newspaper=National Post |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=2024-08-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822192109/https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post/153798152/ |archivedate=2024-08-22 }} In a mixed review, Danny Heitman of The Advocate praised the show for employing "the comic premise of its colossal props to good advantage in telling a story" but criticized the show for using "some salty dialogue that makes Big! off-limits to younger viewers".{{cite news |last=Heitman |first=Danny |date=2004-06-24 |title="Big" a little bit of a bust |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1036C93B841FCD99&f=basic |newspaper=The Advocate |accessdate=2024-08-22 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240822192442/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1036C93B841FCD99&f=basic |archivedate=2024-08-22 }}

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20111029011701/http://www.origprod.com/theshows.htm#show_big Original Productions site]

Category:2000s American reality television series

Category:2004 American television series debuts

Category:2004 American television series endings

Category:Discovery Channel original programming

Category:Television series by Original Productions