Comments on: ‘Balloon Boy’ Saved! Or Staged?

By: c-word

c-word — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:14:23 +0000

this is totally a hoax! i’m sorry, but if i thought that one of my kids was in a balloon, flying at 50ft in the sky, my first thought would NOT be – “let’s call the news.” plus, i read something about how the father said that they don’t even watch tv, yet they were on that ‘wife swap’ show no too long ago… it sounds like someone’s trying to get one more minute of fame. too bad =/

By: ck

ck — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:52:14 +0000

HOAX. Only because after Falcon said “We did this for the show,” neither parent asked their son to explain what he meant, because they didn’t want their son to say anything more. And I think he threw up because he’s stressed, too. To sad.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:03:54 +0000

The fact that they take their children with them when they chase a storm and put them in Harms Way shows they are abusive parents Do they even go to school?. Other storm chasers leave their children at home. I hope Childrens Protective Services will be involved. This is absolutely a hoax and they will be charged.

By: Kara

Kara — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:48:09 +0000

This whole story is crap. I saw one of the two wife swap episodes this fam was on…the dad is a nutcase-and that little Falcon kids reply to the “new moms” rules was F that…no joke. If you can, try to find the episode online and it becomes pretty obvious this whole stunt was for attention. Plus…these people claim to not even watch TV, yet they’ve been on a reality show twice!?! Seems a bit odd, eh?

By: ly

ly — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:58:31 +0000

the poor boy is exhausted! whether it’s a hoax or not, they should at least give him a break.

By: katie

katie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:50:56 +0000

kanye says “yo balloon boy, imma let you finish, but anne frank had the best attic hiding spot of all time”

funny, but i can’t take credit.

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:03:14 +0000

I remember seeing this family on the show wifeswap, and that dad was an absolute nut. The way they kept the kids sleeping in clothes because they might have to chase a storm and what not. Then at the end the dad sang a song to the wife he had for 2 weeks about how she changed him, and yet the whole time of the show he was a douche bag to her. He was always contradicting himself. It’s such a hoax. Those parents are super sketchy.

By: HW

HW — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:50:23 +0000

what disturbs me the most i think is the today show interview. something is so eerie about this family, especially that dad. and the way he’s so shifty and nervous, and then the look of repulsion at his kid’s sickness is disturbing.

and in the wolf blitzer interview, right after the kid drops the bomb, it’s so weird how the dad says “yeah..” in a panicked sort of way, but then the mom goes “no” while staring intently at the kid. creepy!

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:34:29 +0000

I am glad the kid is ok, hoax or not, but can you imagine? He will forever be known as the balloon boy.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:33:17 +0000

Child Protective Services is on it. Good.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:26:44 +0000

i totally remember the episode of wife swap this family was on.. they were extremely odd on there as well.

By: maribella

maribella — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:00:08 +0000

ugh. i really hope he didn’t go apeshizz on the kid when they got home.
someone needs to investigate those people.

By: CHASE

CHASE — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:11:58 +0000

I want to know how that balloon thingy got launched in the first place? Did they get it down?

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:09:40 +0000

Poor little kid… whether or not it’s a hoax, it’s stressing him out to the point that he has to puke… why didn’t they stop the cameras to take care of him? Such nonsense to even cover this to that extent.

By: Chivonne

Chivonne — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:42:31 +0000

I saw the that interview this morning. It was a repeat so they cut out when the kid threw up. I had no idea! the poor thing. When I saw this earlier the kids looked exhausted. Falcon was asleep he obviously couldn’t keep his eyes open and the other kid next to the mother was sleeping as well. I really feel bad for the kids and the stupid mother for not saying NO.

By: Bee

Bee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:06:54 +0000

@ JillieBean & Meghan. I TOTALLY THOUGHT IT AT FIRST. I was laughing the whole time I watched it up there because all I could think of was “I bet he’s not even in there, like Bart”. And lo and behold, I was right.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:54:50 +0000

@ JillieBean LOL!!! I had the same thought!

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:37:15 +0000

How is this different than John and Kate or the Duggars or any other reality show that features kids?

Everyone is in an uproar but how many of them watch these reality shows for entertainment? It’s bad for the kids no matter how you look at it. The public is just feeding people like this.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:35:55 +0000

That kid looked exhausted and sick in the second clip. I’m guessing it’s because he was forced to stay up all night being coached to lie. Any decent parent would cancel the interview if their child was in that poor of condition. Nope, these folks just packed the barf bucket & towel and were ready to roll. I hope CPS keeps a close eye on them.

By: JillieBean

JillieBean — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:10:23 +0000

I don’t believe the father that they do not watch television because this just reminds me too much of the episode of the Simpsons when Bart put a walkie talkie down the well and everyone thought there was a child trapped in there…. Just saying…

By: jellybeanbutt

jellybeanbutt — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:05:44 +0000

Totally a hoax.

By: SuziLee

SuziLee — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:54:21 +0000

OMG this was beyond fake…. and I’m with whoever it was who said that the dad needs to give up that haircut – like Tony Danza did! : ) @Meghan – the media’s obsession is mostly because of all the wacky twists & turns this thing too – omg is he ok? to omg he never was in there! to hmm this is some shady shady sh*t goin down & this family is wacked!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:24:06 +0000

This is fake. However, what’s shameful is the media’s obsession with this story!!! Helloo?? We have real problems going on here!

By: Tumbles

Tumbles — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:20:16 +0000

You can tell just by the way the father asks him “why didn’t you come out?” that it’s fake. He sounds like he practiced the question with the boy or something. Just doesn’t seem real to me.

By: worldgirl

worldgirl — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:17:30 +0000

Some people will do ANYTHING to get attention but using a child to pull off a hoax like this is really stooping low.
What is the lesson they are teaching those kids? That it is OK to lie as long as you get to be on TV?
Booking them on various shows only validates that.