The Most Extreme#ep20

{{Infobox television

| genre = Nature documentary, edutainment

| image = The Most Extreme.png

| caption = Title card

| creator =

| developer = Shelby Wilson

| presenter =

| narrated = Adam Harrington

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 5

| num_episodes = 77

| list_episodes =

| location =

| producer = Ian McGee

| company = NHNZ Ltd

| runtime = 46 minutes

| network = Animal Planet

| first_aired = {{Start date|2002|7|7}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2007|7|3}}

}}The Most Extreme is a documentary television series on the American cable television network Animal Planet. It first aired on July 7, 2002. Each episode focuses on a specific animal feature, such as strength, speed, behavior, anatomy, or diet, and examines and ranks ten animals that portray extreme or unusual examples of that quality. Along with each animal on the countdown, each episode presents an animated segment which compares the animal's ability with something equivalent in humans, followed by an interview segment with people who share some common trait. Old, often public domain, cartoons, movie clips and trailers are often included.

Episodes

{{cquote|"Earth is a planet of extremes. Extreme places, and extreme animals. But some animals are more extreme than others. Join us as we count down to find the most unusual, and the most extraordinary, on Animal Planet's The Most Extreme."|||Opening of the show.}}

The show was narrated by Adam J. Harrington. On Animal Planet, the episodes were also announced by Simon Arnstein.

= Season 1 =

File:Hymenolepis microstoma.jpgs, like this tapeworm, are among the most horrific animals of the world, according to episode 9.]]

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style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 1	7 July 2002	Jumpers	The fastest, highest and best jumpers.	Flea
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 2	7 July 2002	Gluttons	The greediest eaters in the world.	Caterpillar
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 3	14 July 2002	Speed	The fastest animals on land, air and water.	Tiger beetle
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 4	21 July 2002	Births	Extreme reproduction in number of young, size and other factors.	Tapeworm
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 5	28 July 2002	Cheats	The ways animals trick one another.	Cuckoo
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 6	3 August 2002	Survivors	The animals who best survive extreme conditions.	Water bear
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 7	11 August 2002	Fighters	Warriors of the animal kingdom.	Ant
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 8	18 August 2002	Builders	The animal kingdom's most innovative construction engineers.	Termite
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 9	25 August 2002	Horrors	The animals that most inspire terror in human beings.	Parasitic worm
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 10	3 September 2002	Strength	Proportionally, the strongest animals in the world.	Rhinoceros beetle
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 11	11 October 2002	Biters	The deadliest, most prolific and most extreme bites.	Cookiecutter shark
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 12	3 November 2002	Smarts	Geniuses in the animal kingdom.	Parrot
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 13	10 November 2002	Lovers	Most extreme courtship rituals.	Redback Spider

= Season 2 =

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style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 14	11 May 2003	Moms	Mothers with the heaviest, hardest or most unusual jobs on the planet.	Sea louse
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 15	15 June 2003	Dads	Fathers in the wild can go to extremes to take care of their young.	Seahorse
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 16	22 June 2003	Venom	Animals with the most lethal venomous bites or stings.	Box jellyfish
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 17	29 June 2003	Disguise	These animals are experts at pretending to be what they are not.	Mimic octopus
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 18	13 July 2003	Swarms	Hordes in the animal kingdom numbering millions and even billions of individuals.	Argentine ant
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 19	7 September 2003	Body Parts	Animals with relatively large body parts.	Giraffe
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 20	14 September 2003	Predators	The most efficient hunters come in many sizes.	Shrew
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 21	21 September 2003	Stinkers	The worst-smelling animals, including one with a stench that kills.	Skunk
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 22	28 September 2003	Super Senses	The world's best at keeping up with their environments.	Shark
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 23	23 November 2003	Eaters	Animals with the most unusual menus.	Vulture
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 24	30 November 2003	Daredevils	Top stuntmen of the natural kingdom.	Barnacle goose
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 25	7 December 2003	Defenders	The best and most unusual self-protectors.	Bee
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 26	21 December 2003	Oddities	Strange animals and their human equivalents.	Deep-sea anglerfish

= Season 3 =

File:Polyzosteria limbata 3.jpg, according to episode 41, the Botany Bay cockroach makes its home in Australia.]]

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style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 27	3 August 2004	Gross-Outs	The most disgusting behavior in the wild.	Fly
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 28	10 August 2004	Home Designers	The most extreme, unusual and innovative animal architects.	Termite
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 29	7 September 2004	Tough Babies	The strongest babies in the animal kingdom, with human comparisons.	Sand tiger shark
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 30	14 September 2004	Wild Partiers	How the most extreme partiers in the wild compare to human parties.	Christmas Island red crab
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 31	21 September 2004	Monster Myths	The reality behind some of the most feared animals in the world.	Wolf
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| -	25 September 2004	The Best of the Best	Retroactive examination of Number 1s from earlier episodes, with a countdown to the most extreme among them.	Cookiecutter shark (from Biters)
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 32	12 October 2004	Killer Cats	The most ferocious felines in the world.	House cat
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 33	19 October 2004	Battle of the Sexes	Males and females of animals in which the two sexes have very little in common with one another and are not always good for each other's health.	Whiptail lizard
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 34	23 November 2004	Big Mouths	Proportionally, the 10 largest mouths in the world.	Argentine horned frog
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 35	30 November 2004	Deadly Snakes	The most venomous, dangerous and prolific killer snakes.	Cobra
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 36	14 December 2004	Killers	The animals with the highest human kill counts.	Mosquito
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 37	8 February 2005	Bloodsuckers	Vampires in the animal kingdom.	Tick
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 38	15 February 2005	Super Sharks	The "highest tech" sharks in the ocean.	Hammerhead shark
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 39	22 February 2005	Poison	The deadliest chemical defenses.	Golden poison frog
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 40	1 March 2005	Super Dogs	The 10 dog breeds that have evolved the farthest from their wolf ancestor.	Chihuahua
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 41	8 March 2005	Global Conquerors	The most invasive animal species.	Cockroach
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 42	15 March 2005	Outrageous Flirts	The unusual ways that animals attract one another.	Elephant
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 43	27 April 2005	Athletes	The most athletic animals and their human equivalents.	Arctic tern
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 44	4 May 2005	Odd Couples	When two kinds unite: unexpected animal partnerships.	Greenland shark/Ommatokoita
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 45	25 May 2005	Movers	The animals that move the best with the fewest limbs for movement.	Scallop
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 46	1 June 2005	Troublemakers	The animals that cause the most trouble for humans just by doing what they do.	Termite

= Season 4 =

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style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 47	25 October 2005	Hissy Fits	The worst temper tantrums in the animal world.	Elephant
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 48	1 November 2005	Living Dead	Not actual zombies, these extreme animals can play dead or, when dormant, can appear to come back from the dead.	Water bear
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 49	8 November 2005	Divers	The animals that can hold their breaths the longest or dive the relative deepest.	Sperm Whale
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 50	29 November 2005	Dieters	Some animals can eat a lot without gaining weight, while others can go for long times between meals.	Tick
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 51	24 January 2006	Loudmouths	The world's loudest animals.	Pistol shrimp
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 52	2 February 2006	Appendages	The most unusual animal attachments.	Anglerfish
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 53	7 March 2006	Transformers	Ten transformers capable of altering themselves in extreme ways.	Ribeiroia
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 54	14 March 2006	Fashion Disasters	Animals whose appearances can put them in danger.	Deer
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 55	21 March 2006	City Slickers	Animals best adapted to life in human urban environments.	Macaque
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 56	28 March 2006	Workaholics	The hardest-working animals in the natural world.	Honey bee
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 57	25 April 2006	Slime Balls	The animals who have found the most or most innovative ways to use slime.	Banana slug
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 58	2 May 2006	Animal Myths	The most misunderstood animals.	Lemming
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 59	6 June 2006	Gourmets	Animals that put time and effort into their food preparation.	Honey bee
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 60	13 June 2006	Diggers	Most extreme cavity makers.	Termite
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 61	20 June 2006	Weird Weapons	The strangest ways animals defend themselves or attack.	Electric eel
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 62	26 September 2006	Cleaners	Nature's most unusual neat-freaks.	Japanese macaque
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 63	3 October 2006	Pirates	Animals who act like pirates, taking from others or hunting for treasure.	Amazon ant
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 64	10 October 2006	Gardeners	The unusual ways that animals impact vegetable growth.	Lemon ant
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 65	17 October 2006	Freeloaders	Opportunistic animals that gain benefits by associating with others.	Tapeworm
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 66	24 October 2006	Awesome Ancestors	Prehistoric animals larger than their modern descendants/relatives.	Megatherium

= Season 5 =

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style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 67	24 April 2007	Inventors	Innovative tools nature-built right into an animal's body.	Wood frog
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 68	1 May 2007	Night Lights	The brightest animals in the wild.	Deep-sea anglerfish
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 69	8 May 2007	Leaders	Animals with extreme numbers of followers.	Termite
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 70	15 May 2007	Medics	The unusual ways some animals self-treat themselves.	Axolotl
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 71	22 May 2007	Freaky Fliers	Animals with unusual ways of moving through the air.	Spider
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 72	5 June 2007	Bodysnatchers	Animals that take over the bodies of others.	Toxoplasma
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 73	12 June 2007	Gadgets	The animals which create/use the most tools.	Chimpanzee
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 74	19 June 2007	Psychics	Animals that seem to predict the future.	Ladybird beetle
style="background-color: #F2F2F2;" \| \| 75	26 June 2007	Dirty Jobs	The "jobs" of animals that are the most revolting.	Dung beetle
style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" \| \| 76	3 July 2007	Crazy Collectors	The most obsessive hoarders in the wild.	Pack rat

References

{{cite news |date=2003-01-28 |title=Dr. Remote / 'Most Extreme' Leaves Viewers Hungry for More Bizarre Factoids |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0F8E31BDC0F52642&f=basic |newspaper=The Press of Atlantic City |accessdate=2022-05-21|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220521102451/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0F8E31BDC0F52642&f=basic |archivedate=2022-05-21}}
{{cite news |last=Spreier |first=Jeanne |date=2002-07-28 |title=Animal Planet looks at creatures who go to extremes |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0F514E5FE52F144E&f=basic |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News |accessdate=2022-05-21}}
{{cite news |last=McDonough |first=Kevin |date=2002-06-29 |title='The Most Extreme' looks at strange animals |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10F551F08FDFF25B&f=basic |newspaper=Record-Journal |accessdate=2022-05-21 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220521102435/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10F551F08FDFF25B&f=basic |archivedate=2022-05-21}}
{{cite news |last=Stasi |first=Linda |date=2002-07-05 |title=Quick Quiz: The Fastest Animal on Earth Is... ... Big Hint: Not Him |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0F498E3666B3BAC6&f=basic |newspaper=New York Post |accessdate=2022-05-21 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220521102458/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0F498E3666B3BAC6&f=basic |archivedate=2022-05-21}}

External links

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Category:Television series about animals