The End is Weird[]
"You're about to enter a world where stupidity, bad behavior, and poor judgment are rewarded with... death, like a movie star who got sucked down under, or the street baller who got too much hang time. There's the nutless monkey who reflected poorly on himself, and the robot that turned on its creator. We've got a guy who stuck it in the wrong socket, and a freaky chick who made men sick. If you want to know what not to do, just watch this next episode of 1000 Ways to Die."
"1000 Ways to Die" Episode 30.
Originally aired October 19, 2010.
Title reference: Play-on words to the saying "The End is Near".
According to the promo, this is a "Special Time" episode despite it wasn't a special event episode.
A robot maker meets his maker; An exhibitionish goes down in public; Houdini's last escape; A vomit lover gets chunked; A prankster gets pranked; B-baller finds nothing but death; A Hollywood star gets drained.
-- This is the Original Episode --
Bot-ily Harm[]
Way to Die #723
Alex
On July 25, 2002, in Austin, TX. A teenage boy obsessed with building robots and annoying his mom with them uses the microprocessor from his mother's Roomba to build a motion sensing robot with a sharp rotating edger blade. After dropping a screw and bending over to pick it up, the robot awakens and charges at the boy, severing two of his fingers, then slashing his foot, and after he falls to the ground, it lacerates deeply into his abdomen, killing him from excessive loss of blood.
Alt names - Mod Man
Trivia: This segment has also been used for "Death By Request -- Runner Up B".
Hertz So Good[]
Way to Die #121
Tom
On May 17, 2008, in Tarzana, CA. An exhibitionist couple have public sex on top of an old, defective transformer. The man reveals a Prince Albert piercing to his girlfriend, and once it makes contact with the transformer during intercourse, he is electrocuted. The girlfriend is unharmed, as her feet were not on the ground and all she felt was a mild tingle from her boyfriend getting shocked.
Alt names - Oh My God
Note: This segment was otherwise known as "Transformed Attraction"
Harry He-Done-y[]
Way to Die #14
Harry Houdini
On October 22, 1926 - October 31, 1926, Montreal, Canada - Detroit, MI. Famous escape artist and magician Harry Houdini claims himself invincible to blows to the torso. A fan sends several blows to the abdomen. He collapses onstage two days later, and dies in hospital a week later from septic shock from a burst appendix.
Alt names - Harry Hou-Dunnit
Note: This segment is otherwise known as "The Harry Houdini Story"
Vom-Ate-Dead[]
Way to Die #323
Suki
On September 29, 2008, in Atlantic City, NJ. A female emetophiliac tries to get a boyfriend, but is dumped once they discover her fetish. She goes to a hot-dog-eating-competition, hoping to have sex with the winner. She ambushes him backstage and jams a finger down his throat, causing him to vomit on her face. She inhales a piece of undigested hot dog, causing her to choke to death.
Alt names - Chunka Chunka Burnin' Love
Trivia: This segment has also been used for "Death By Request -- Award Winner".
Die-drant[]
Way to Die #506
Benny
On November 21, 2009, in Brentwood, CA. A prankster uses a mirror to reflect sunlight into the eyes of passing drivers in the hopes of causing an accident. He succeeds when the driver collides with a fire hydrant, which flies into the air and crushes the prankster's skull.
Trivia: This segment has also been used for "Top 100 Deaths".
Hang Dunked[]
Rodney White
Way to Die #284
On June 3, 1986, in San Francisco, CA. An egotistical bully hogs a basketball court. He makes a slam dunk and, to celebrate, hangs from the rim and pulls himself up through it. When he lets go, his necklace gets caught in the net and he is hung to death.
Alt names - NBDead
Bad Max[]
Way to Die #873
Max
On July 23, 2010, in Malibu, CA. In this imaginary tale (based on a real death, with the victim changed for legal and ethical reasons), a notoriously racist and sexist movie star attempts to force his girlfriend into giving him oral sex, but she is too busy recording his abusive phone calls to sell to the press. The man sits in his Jacuzzi, and ends up eviscerated through his anus when he sits directly on the Jacuzzi's suction pump.
Alt names - Sucked Off
Trivia: This segment has also been used for "Death By Request -- Award Winner".
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