{{Short description|American reality television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = That s incredible 1980-show.jpg | caption = John Davidson (left), Cathy Lee Crosby (middle) and Fran Tarkenton (right); from ABC promotional photography. | genre = Reality | creator = Alan Landsburg Productions | director = | creative_director = | developer = | presenter = John Davidson<br>Fran Tarkenton<br>Cathy Lee Crosby | narrated = | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = Alan Landsburg | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | network = ABC | company = Alan Landsburg Productions | first_aired = {{start date|1980|3|3}} | last_aired = {{end date|1984|3|4}} | related = ''Incredible Sunday'' }}
'''''That's Incredible!''''' is an American reality television show that aired on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984. In the tradition of ''You Asked for It'', ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' and ''Real People'', the show featured people performing stunts and reenactments of allegedly paranormal events. The show also often featured people with unusual talents, such as speed-talker John Moschitta Jr., who made his first national television appearance on the show, as well as scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs such as the Taser and cryogenic corneal reshaping by lathe keratomileusis. The show's catchphrase, said by one of its hosts at the conclusion of a segment, was the same as its title: "That's incredible!"
==Synopsis== The show was co-hosted by Fran Tarkenton, John Davidson and Cathy Lee Crosby, and was produced by Alan Landsburg Productions. Originally aired as an hour-long program, episodes were later re-edited into 30-minute segments for syndication. It debuted on March 3, 1980.<ref name="onerev">Smith, Fred L. (3 March 1980). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2506&dat=19800303&id=entJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gAsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1347,751823 TV Talk: "That's Incredible!" Starts Tonight; A Step Backwards]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}, ''News & Courier''</ref>
A number of the stunts performed were dangerous, including juggling knives, staying inside a small box for hours, and one involving a man supposedly catching a bullet between his teeth. The dangerous nature of these stunts eventually prompted producers to augment the footage with the caption "Do Not Try This Yourself". Steve Baker, also known as "Mr. Escape", was frequently featured on the show.
In 1980, Tiger Woods appeared on the show at the age of 5, displaying his ability to putt a golf ball into a hole from different areas.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/kfTY5xUFaJs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120405011514/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfTY5xUFaJs&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |title=Fran Tarkenton and Tiger Woods |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfTY5xUFaJs |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Nielsen ratings== The show ranked in the top 30 for its first four seasons, and ranked at #3 during its first season, but fell out of the top 50 during its final season.
# 1979–80: #3 (25.8 rating) # 1980–81: #22 (20.5 rating) # 1981–82: #28 (18.4 rating) # 1982–83: #22 (18.3 rating) # 1983–84: #58 (14.6 rating)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2020/03/1983-84-ratings-history.html|title=The TV Ratings Guide: 1983-84 Ratings History}}</ref>
==Spin-off== ''Those Amazing Animals'' is a reality television series about animals and their extraordinary lives. It was hosted by Burgess Meredith, Jim Stafford and Priscilla Presley. Also appearing were explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, undersea photographers Ron and Valerie Taylor, and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo. The series aired on ABC on Sunday nights from August 24, 1980, to August 23, 1981.<ref name="brooks2">{{cite book |last1=Brooks |first1=Tim |last2=Marsh |first2=Earle |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Those+Amazing+Animals+Animals%22&pg=PA1386 |date=2007 |publisher=The Ballantine Publishing Group |location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-49773-4 |pages=1386–1387 |edition=9th}}</ref>
==Revival== ''That's Incredible!'' was revived for the 1988–89 season, hosted by Davidson, Cristina Ferrare and Tracey Gold, as ''Incredible Sunday''.
==Syndication== The show was seen weekends on Retro Television Network. It was also broadcast overseas in Australia and New Zealand.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0080291|title=That's Incredible!}} *{{IMDb title|id=0094485|title=Incredible Sunday}} *{{IMDb title|id=0080293|title=Those Amazing Animals}}
Category:American Broadcasting Company reality television shows Category:Television series by Alan Landsburg Productions Category:1980s American reality television series Category:1980 American television series debuts Category:1984 American television series endings Category:English-language American television shows