{"id":402148,"date":"2026-08-09T23:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/402148\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T23:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:32:13","slug":"crazy-el-paso-moments-that-ended-up-on-national-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/402148\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy El Paso Moments That Ended Up on National TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember watching reality tv shows like World’s Most Amazing Videos or\u00a0Cops on tv and thinking “man…that was crazy!”. Reality shows like were popular on television and occasionally, El Paso<\/a> & neighboring areas would make appearances for the world to see.<\/p>\n

World’s Wildest Police Videos showed\u00a0some infamous El Paso \u201cjewelry thieves\u201d<\/p>\n

The story also has a happy ending, but not for the bad guys. Two jewel thieves try to rob a jewelry store on the west side of El Paso and it did not go well. One robber was arrested outside by police while the elderly woman inside the store, armed with a knife, was promptly taken down by the store clerks. We\u2019ve covered exactly where this robbery took place which I could read all about here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

World\u2019s Most Amazing Videos showed Tommy Pearson attempting to jump from El Paso into Mexico<\/p>\n

On their episode \u201cStunts Gone Bad\u201d, they showed Tommy\u2019s attempt to jump the Rio Grande River from El Paso into Sunland Park, New Mexico on July 22, 2000. Obviously, when the episode is called \u201cStunts Gone Bad\u201d, you can kind of guess what the outcome was\u2026<\/p>\n

Thankfully Tommy was ok after the accident. He wouldn\u2019t be the only one to try jumping the Rio Grande, Eddie Wearden did which Dubba G covered in a story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The clip of an El Paso man driving into a flooded river has made it on several TV shows<\/p>\n

This infamous June 20, 1999 clip of a man desperately trying to cross a flooding river in Horizon City\/El Paso has made several compilation TV shows, including World\u2019s Most Amazing Videos. Thankfully, everybody made it ok but is certainly been one of the most well-known clips of some of our best drivers the world has ever seen. The video was shared on an episode of Real TV with extended footage<\/a>\u00a0(Just fast forward to the 33-minute mark to see the whole clip).<\/p>\n

Speaking of Real TV…<\/p>\n

Real TV showed this amazing dog rescue from Canutillo, TX<\/p>\n

On the January 8, 2001 episode of Real TV<\/a>, they showed this clip of these brave citizens rescuing a trapped dog after a mudslide. Not much information was given during the episode, but the most important part was the dog was indeed rescued with no injuries and was given to a loving home afterward. I love a happy ending\u2026<\/p>\n

El Paso also had a few starring roles on the television show Cops in the 90s<\/p>\n

Wrapping up our list, we certainly cannot leave out these two shows together. Back in an early 90s, El Paso appeared on a couple of episodes of Cops. You could see just how many we\u2019ve been included here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Later, El Paso would reappear on a police reality show when Live PD would air from 2016-2020. There are so many episodes that feature El Paso, people have even made their own playlists on YouTube. If there was a single TV program that\u00a0showed the most\u00a0clips from El Paso, Live PD would\u00a0probably be up there.<\/p>\n

There was another famous Live PD clip that was taken in El Paso; one that actually has helped people change for the better online. You can read that story here<\/a>. You can also read about how El Paso made it on America’s Funniest Home Videos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"KLAQ2006 El Paso Flood: Photos From One of the City’s Worst Floods<\/p>\n

it’s been 20 years since the giant floods swept through the Borderland; here are some amazing shots of the flood waters in El Paso. Huge thank you to KVIA ABC-7 for the photos!<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Daniel Paulus<\/p>\n

Monster Jam Event in El Paso, March 6, 2004<\/p>\n

Remember when Monster Jam came to the UTEP Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas in 2004? Daniel certainly does; he & his family took these photos from that very same event. These didn’t include ALL the trucks there; these are just the photos that Daniel took.<\/p>\n

All the trucks at the event:<\/p>\n

Grave Digger – Pablo Huffaker<\/p>\n

El Toro Loco – Lupe Soza<\/p>\n

Blacksmith – Jeff Hoy<\/p>\n

Madusa – Debra Miceli (aka Madusa)<\/p>\n

Blue Thunder – Tony Farrell (R.I.P.)<\/p>\n

Power Forward – Chad Fortune<\/p>\n

King Krunch – David Smith<\/p>\n

Obsession – Rick Swanson<\/p>\n

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