''The Extraordinary'' is an Australian

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documentary series that featured stories of the

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and supernatural. It ran on the

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from 1993 to 1996. The following year it moved to the Nine Network.

History

The show was hosted by

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, who would narrate to the audience "true life" tales of the paranormal. Stories on the show revolved around a wide variety of subjects including

alien abduction Alien abduction (also called abduction phenomenon, alien abduction syndrome, or UFO abduction) refers to the phenomenon of people reporting their experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings and subjected to physical and psychologica ...

, ghosts, tales of

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and cryptozoological creatures such as the

yowie Yowie is one of several names for an Australian folklore entity that is reputed to live in the Outback. The creature has its roots in Aboriginal oral history. In parts of Queensland, they are known as ''quinkin'' (or as a type of quinkin), an ...

. The show had a distinct local slant, with stories on the 1987

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incident or the appearance of a headless ghost in a

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for the Australian band

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. ''The Extraordinary'' was one of very few Australian programs to crack the US Market. In the

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it ran as a syndicated program from 1994 until 1996, hosted by

Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'',

Episodes

Telly Savalas Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on th ...

' ghost story, death pool aboriginal legend, soldier ghost photograph, killer whale conspiracy, blind psychic.

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* 1990s Australian documentary television series Paranormal television 1993 Australian television series debuts 1996 Australian television series endings Seven Network original programming {{Australia-tv-prog-stub

History

Episodes

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