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* ''Series/AmericanGladiators'' has seen its share of injuries, from the contestants to the Gladiators themselves. Gladiator Malibu was infamously injured on his ''first day'' during the Human Cannonball event in which the contestant slammed hard into him, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4UJLvRLpa4 sending him flying off the podium and with a nasty gash and a concussion]].

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* In spite of the lack of danger based around the show, a few singers on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' have reported accidents on the show. [[{{Determinator}} Note that this has never stopped any of them from performing]].
** In season two, shortly after her first song, Black Widow/[[spoiler:Raven-Symoné]] broke her arm, as shown by the sling she wears in her next two performances.
** From the same season as the above, Butterfly/[[spoiler:Michelle Williams]] was electrocuted by an exploding carbon dioxide canister.
* ''Series/TheMaskedDancer'': Cotton Candy/[[spoiler:Gabby Douglas]] fell off a hoop she was latched onto at the beginning of a rehearsal.


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* In spite of the lack of danger based around the show, a few singers on ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'' have reported accidents on the show. [[{{Determinator}} Note that this has never stopped any of them from performing]].
** In season two, shortly after her first song, Black Widow/[[spoiler:Raven-Symoné]] broke her arm, as shown by the sling she wears in her next two performances.
** From the same season as the above, Butterfly/[[spoiler:Michelle Williams]] was electrocuted by an exploding carbon dioxide canister.
* ''Series/TheMaskedDancer'': Cotton Candy/[[spoiler:Gabby Douglas]] fell off a hoop she was latched onto at the beginning of a rehearsal.
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* When Creator/IreneHandl guest starred in ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'' episode, "The Bequest", she insisted on having her chihuahua on-screen with her. This was unfortunate for Creator/SidJames, who got nipped by the dog and had to hold back swearing on live TV.
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* Creator/JackieChan has [[https://web.archive.org/web/19991003002314/http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html suffered multiple injuries]] while filming stunts throughout his career. These include:

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* Creator/JackieChan has [[https://web.archive.org/web/19991003002314/http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html suffered multiple injuries]] while filming stunts throughout his career. He's taken so much damage in his career that no insurance company on the ''planet'' will cover him anymore. These include:
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* ''Series/Gladiators2024'': ''Gladiators'' is a very arduous, physical show, with plenty of scope for injury. If a contender is injured during filming, it's likely to be worked into the show and discussed at length. [[spoiler:In the very first episode both male contestants end up injured. Finley hurts his knee, abruptly ending one of his early challenges, and the commentary repeatedly questions whether he'll he able to continue. His rival Myles then injures his calf during the final Eliminator obstacle course run]].

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* ''Series/Gladiators2024'': ''Gladiators'' is a very arduous, physical show, with plenty of scope for injury. If a contender is injured during filming, it's likely to be worked into the show and discussed at length. [[spoiler:In the very first episode both male contestants end up injured. Finley hurts his knee, abruptly ending one of his early challenges, and the commentary repeatedly questions whether he'll he able to continue. His rival Myles then injures his calf during the final Eliminator obstacle course run]].run. Wesley injures his hamstring in the Eliminator in the final.]]
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* Short-lived American reality TV series ''Splash'' (based on Dutch reality series ''Celebrity Splash'' where celebrities high dive into water) saw a lot of injuries. Out of the 10 celebrities that participated, ''six'' were injured.
** Chuy Bravo (sidekick to Creator/ChelseaHandler) had to pull out of the competition due to a broken heel. He didn't even know how to ''swim''.
** Creator/LouieAnderson pulled out as well in week 4 after suffering from bruised ribs.
** Pageant competitor Katherine Webb had to pull out of the show after suffering a back injury.
** Creator/DrakeBell got a concussion and two black eyes during a practice dive after accidentally hitting the water face first.
** Skier Rory Bushfield ruptured his eardrum during practice but continued with the competition and eventually won.
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->''You know those disclaimer that say that NoAnimalsWereHarmed during the making of this movie? Well, they need one of those for people because holy sh*t that did not applied here.''
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** Natalie Mendoza had a concussion on November 28, 2010. Against medical advice, she went back a couple of days later, even though her role of Arachne entailed flying sequences. She felt sick and her understudy had to take over her part for about two weeks. Mendoza ended up withdrawing from the show on December 30, 2010.

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** Natalie Mendoza had a concussion on November 28, 2010.2010 after being struck by a rope. Against medical advice, she went back a couple of days later, even though her role of Arachne entailed flying sequences. She felt sick and her understudy had to take over her part for about two weeks. Mendoza ended up withdrawing from the show on December 30, 2010.

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* During the filming of the ''Series/DadsArmy'' ChristmasEpisode, "Battle of the Giants!", Creator/BillPertwee lost control of the motorbike he was driving during a take, and he, Creator/FrankWilliams, and Creator/EdwardSinclair all ended up in a ditch.

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* ''Series/DadsArmy'':
** Creator/JohnLeMesurier strained a ligament in his leg during a take where he threw himself to the ground in "Battle School".
** Desmond Cullum-Jones (who played background platoon member Private Desmond) badly cut his foot during the barefoot beach scenes from "Boots, Boots, Boots".
** While filming the desert scenes in "The Two and a Half Feathers", Creator/ColinBean lay down on a pyrotechnic charge that exploded, cutting his hand, while Creator/BillPertwee got sand his eyes, causing conjunctivitis and three days of moderate discomfort.
** Filming the cricket match sequence for "The Test" ended with Creator/CliveDunn and Creator/ArthurLowe taking nasty blows from cricket balls; Dunn was hit in the face and got a cut on the inside of his mouth, while Lowe was left with bruising on his head.
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During the filming of the ''Series/DadsArmy'' ChristmasEpisode, "Battle of the Giants!", Creator/BillPertwee Pertwee lost control of the motorbike he was driving during a take, and he, Creator/FrankWilliams, and Creator/EdwardSinclair all ended up in a ditch.ditch. During that same episode, Creator/ArnoldRidley hurt himself trying to get out of the way of Jones' van, which was revealed to have caused him to pull a cartilage in his leg.
** While the location shoots for "All is Safely Gathered In" were being done, Creator/IanLavender cut his hand on the trigger of the Tommy gun, and platoon extra Freddie Wiles walked into a tree branch and scratched his eye.
** Pertwee was injured yet again while filming "We Know Our Onions", bruising his thigh when he walked into the corner of a van.
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** Came within a hair's breadth of happening to Creator/SophieAldred on the set of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/DoctorWhoS26E1Battlefield Battlefield]]''. For one sequence, Aldred had been put into a plexiglas water tank for a cliffhanger. However, the tank had been poorly engineered and was straining under the pressure of the water, something only Creator/SylvesterMcCoy noticed just as filming started. Had the tank ruptured, all that water and Aldred would have been dumped directly onto exposed power cables, potentially killing her. To make sure that the crew knew he was voicing actual concerns and not just adlibbing as The Doctor, he yelled out "[[PrecisionFStrike Shit!]] Get her out!", knowing that that sort of language wouldn't be something he'd say in character. They got Aldred out in time and drained the tank before a fatal accident occurred. The BBC kept the footage and used it in a safety-training film shortly thereafter.
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** During a challenge, contestant Charles is tackled off of a podium by his opponent, and he misses the safety cushions, breaking his leg. Another contestant Lauren injures her finger during the same challenge.
** Steve gets hit in the face with a frozen tomato during a challenge, and the rim of the safety goggles breaks and cuts his face deeply which required stitches.
** Another contestant sprained his ankle while in their "cave" dormitories and is scene on crutches.

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** During a challenge, contestant Charles is tackled off of a podium by his opponent, and he misses missed the safety cushions, cushions on the ground, breaking his leg. Another contestant Lauren injures her finger during the same challenge.
** Steve gets hit in the face with a frozen tomato during a challenge, and the rim of the safety goggles breaks and cuts cut his face deeply deeply, which required stitches.
** Another contestant sprained his ankle while in their "cave" dormitories dormitory and is scene seen on crutches.
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* British comedian Creator/CharlieDrake was known for performing his own stunts but one - being broadcast live - went horrifically wrong. Drake was supposed to be dragged through a bookcase and out a window, but knocked himself out and was taken to hospital where it was discovered he had fractured his skull. He remained unconscious for two days and after he recovered he announced his retirement. However he returned to performing two years later and went on to have a long and popular career.
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* ''Series/OppositeWorlds'' had several injuries throughout its run as detailed by Website/YouTube pop culture commentator [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKFgn6tNU6w Jenna Nicholson]]:
** During a challenge, contestant Charles is tackled off of a podium by his opponent, and he misses the safety cushions, breaking his leg. Another contestant Lauren injures her finger during the same challenge.
** Steve gets hit in the face with a frozen tomato during a challenge, and the rim of the safety goggles breaks and cuts his face deeply which required stitches.
** Another contestant sprained his ankle while in their "cave" dormitories and is scene on crutches.
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* ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' saw it's first major injury in the ''The Australian Outback'' season when Michael Skupin passed out from smoke inhalation into the fire he was tending, burning his hands severely. He was then medically evacuated, becoming the first NonGameplayElimination in ''Survivor'' history.
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* During the filming of the ''Series/DadsArmy'' ChristmasEpisode, "Battle of the Giants!", Creator/BillPertwee lost control of the motorbike he was driving during a take, and he, Creator/FrankWilliams, and Creator/EdwardSinclair all ended up in a ditch.

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* Andrew Sachs was injured a couple of times on ''Series/FawltyTowers'':

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* During the filming of the ''Series/HiDeHi'' episode, "Carnival Time", when the burning float falls into the pool, Creator/ChrisAndrews' costume dragged in the water and he got swept under the float and was stuck underwater, needing to be rescued by Creator/SimonCadell. Series co-creator David Croft later remarked that out of all the shows he ever produced, this was the closest one ever came to tragedy.
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* ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'': In the 1937 production, Creator/OrsonWelles (Brutus) decided to use a real dagger as a prop because it looked more dramatic than a fake one. [[DidntThinkThisThrough The potential for disaster should be obvious.]] Sure enough, on 6 April 1938, Welles accidentally stabbed Joseph Holland (Caesar) for real. Holland was rushed to hospital, bleeding profusely from wounds to his chest and arms. Luckily he made a full recovery.
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* Stuntman and ''Series/AmericasGotTalent: Extreme'' contestant Jonathan Goodwin performed a stunt where he needed to escape a straitjacket while suspended in mid-air before he was crushed in between two cars. [[https://www.etonline.com/jonathan-goodwin-opens-up-about-americas-got-talent-extreme-accident-that-left-him-paralyzed-183671 The stunt went wrong, and he was nearly crushed in-between the cars, fell the ground, missing the air mattress and landing on his head]]. Miraculously, he ''survived'', but ruptured his kidney, punctured a lung, and fractured his ribs and spine, and was left a paraplegic. The show was pulled afterwards and [[https://deadline.com/2023/10/americas-got-talent-extreme-contestant-sues-over-stunt-that-paralyzed-him-1235572113/ Goodwin would later file a lawsuit due to alleged lax safety standards]].
* A stunt went wrong on Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/DogEatDog''; contestant Darin Goka was doing a physical challenge were he had to hold his breath underwater, [[https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/reality-contestant-passes-out-during-stunt-286.php and the mechanism that was supposed to raise him from the pool failed, leaving him underwater for an extended period of time]]. He went unconscious and later taken the hospital. Darin later sued NBC, claiming the stunt left him with brain damage, with "[[http://austhansworld.blogspot.com/2013/03/throwback-thursday-dog-eat-dog.html memory impairment, a decline in intellectual abilities, and severe levels of depressive symptoms]]." The suit was dismissed.
* ''Series/Gladiators2024'': It's a very arduous, physical show, with plenty of scope for injury. If a contender is injured during filming, it's likely to be worked into the show and discussed at length. [[spoiler:In the very first episode both male contestants end up injured. Finley hurts his knee, abruptly ending one of his early challenges, and the commentary repeatedly questions whether he'll he able to continue. His rival Myles then injures his calf during the final Eliminator obstacle course run]].

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* ''[[Series/AmericasGotTalent America's Got Talent: Extreme]]'': Stuntman and ''Series/AmericasGotTalent: Extreme'' contestant Jonathan Goodwin performed a stunt where he needed to escape a straitjacket while suspended in mid-air before he was crushed in between two cars. [[https://www.etonline.com/jonathan-goodwin-opens-up-about-americas-got-talent-extreme-accident-that-left-him-paralyzed-183671 The stunt went wrong, and he was nearly crushed in-between the cars, fell the ground, missing the air mattress and landing on his head]]. Miraculously, he ''survived'', but ruptured his kidney, punctured a lung, and fractured his ribs and spine, and was left a paraplegic. The show was pulled afterwards and [[https://deadline.com/2023/10/americas-got-talent-extreme-contestant-sues-over-stunt-that-paralyzed-him-1235572113/ Goodwin would later file a lawsuit due to alleged lax safety standards]].
* A stunt went wrong on Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/DogEatDog''; contestant ''Series/DogEatDog'': Contestant Darin Goka was doing a physical challenge were on the Creator/{{NBC}} show where he had to hold his breath underwater, [[https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/reality-contestant-passes-out-during-stunt-286.php and the mechanism that was supposed to raise him from the pool failed, leaving him underwater for an extended period of time]]. He went unconscious and later taken the hospital. Darin later sued NBC, claiming the stunt left him with brain damage, with "[[http://austhansworld.blogspot.com/2013/03/throwback-thursday-dog-eat-dog.html memory impairment, a decline in intellectual abilities, and severe levels of depressive symptoms]]." The suit was dismissed.
* ''Series/Gladiators2024'': It's ''Gladiators'' is a very arduous, physical show, with plenty of scope for injury. If a contender is injured during filming, it's likely to be worked into the show and discussed at length. [[spoiler:In the very first episode both male contestants end up injured. Finley hurts his knee, abruptly ending one of his early challenges, and the commentary repeatedly questions whether he'll he able to continue. His rival Myles then injures his calf during the final Eliminator obstacle course run]].
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* ''Series/Gladiators2024'': It's a very arduous, physical show, with plenty of scope for injury. If a contender is injured during filming, it's likely to be worked into the show and discussed at length. [[spoiler:In the very first episode both male contestants end up injured. Finley hurts his knee, abruptly ending one of his early challenges, and the commentary repeatedly questions whether he'll he able to continue. His rival Myles then injures his calf during the final Eliminator obstacle course run]].
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* Creator/RalphIneson slipped over on a staircase and dislocated his shoulder while filming a nighttime fight scene for ''Series/Willow2022'' in July 2021. He ended up [[https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadline.com/2023/12/ralph-ineson-sues-disney-injury-set-willow-tv-series-1235681315/amp/ suing Disney]] for damages in late 2023, with his lawyers stating the shoulder injury was severe enough that it prevented Ineson from taking on other physically-demanding roles and alledging that the crew bear responsibility for the injury because the set wasn't properly prepared for safe filming (partly due to pressures to meet production deadlines).

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