Totally Outrageous Behavior

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Totally Outrageous Behavior is a comedy television series about stupid behavior caught on tape on Fox. [1] The series was hosted by Mike Muscat.

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Editor Rick Frazier says that "reality has to be tweaked and played with to make it work. [The editors] will do slow-downs, speed-ups, push-ins and play with the music to make the clips more interesting. If something plays out straight, it's boring" [2]

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The show is known for its excessive use of puns.

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