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- It was a joke, but many viewers took it seriously. Calls from concerned citizens flooded the Space Needle, the Seattle Police Department and KING 5's phone lines.
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"A lot of people wanted us fired," the comedy show's host John Keister recalled during a King 5 appearance on the prank's 20th anniversary.
Apr 1, 2024 · This is the story of the April Fool’s 1989 Space Needle collapse hoax, as told in “Almost Live!” host John Keister’s own words from an interview recorded March 31, 2022, condensed and edited by...
Apr 1, 2019 · On April 1, 1989, Seattle's KING-TV reports that the Space Needle has collapsed. It is, of course, a prank, courtesy of…
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Sep 26, 2017 · On April 1, 1989, Seattle's KING-TV reports that the Space Needle has collapsed. It is, of course, a prank, courtesy of the comedy show Almost Live! But the prank goes awry when many fall for it, in something akin to a War of the Worlds redux. "The Space Needle Collapsed"
Jun 22, 2019 · On April 1, 1989, people tuning in to watch the show "Almost Live" on KING TV were greeted with a disturbing news update. Instead of the show's usual comedy sketches about the Northwest, a straight-faced newsreader informed viewers that the Space Needle in Seattle had collapsed.
Aug 25, 2024 · A tenacious cast and crew sputtered but persevered, and in fall 1989, after the Space Needle caper, “Almost Live!” entered what became its heyday. It returned to a half hour, ditched the band-desk-interview model and focused on studio and field sketches.
"The Space Needle collapsed." Those were the words from the KING 5 newsroom, which aired live on April 1, 1989, that launched perhaps the most infamous April Fools' Day prank in Seattle...
