1000 Ways to Die

American docufiction anthology television series September 2012 TWTDlogo.jpg Docufiction Black comedy Horror Anthology Tom McMahon H. A. Arnarson Geoff Miller Will Raee (pilot) Tom McMahon Thom Beers (pilot; American broadcast) Ron Perlman (seasons 1–4; American broadcast) "Shotgun Tom" Kelly (season 4; American broadcast) Alisdair Simpson (pilot & series 1–2; British broadcast) Howard Ritchie (series 3–4; British broadcast) John Moore (pilot & series 1–4; Australian broadcast) Richard Haitz "Flames" by Richard Haitz Jonathan Thomas Miller United States English 4 74 1000 Ways to Die#Episodes Thom Beers Tom McMahon 21 minutes Original Productions Spike 2008 5 14 2012 7 15 1000 Ways to Lie 1000 Ways to Die is an American docufiction anthology television series that originally aired on Spike and later on Comedy Central from May 14, 2008, to July 15, 2012.http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/1000-ways-to-die-2012/episode-8-season-6/death-the-final-frontier/305955 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729224325/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/1000-ways-to-die-2012/episode-8-season-6/death-the-final-frontier/305955 dead July 29, 2012 1000 Ways to Die Episode Guide 2012 Season 6 – Death, the Final Frontier, Episode 8 TV Guide 18 September 2012 The series dramatizes unusual deaths, some of which are based on true events or debunked urban legends.Conroy Tom http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/1000_Ways_to_Die_this_show_being_1001.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20091205185555/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/1000_Ways_to_Die_this_show_being_1001.asp dead December 5, 2009 '1000 Ways to Die,' this show being 1001 Media Life Magazine December 4, 2009 13 August 2011 Rocchio Christopher Spike TV orders new '1000 Ways to Die' Thom Beers reality series https://www.realitytvworld.com/news/spike-tv-orders-new-1000-ways-die-thom-beers-reality-series-7575.php Reality TV World 2008-07-31 It features interviews with experts who discuss the scientific principles behind each case.Spike TV Orders New Seasons of '1000 Ways To Die' and 'MANswers' Spike TV Paramount 2009 https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/spike-tv-orders-new-seasons-1000-ways-die-and-manswers/ Until the end of the first season, episodes concluded with real-life footage of near-fatal incidents and interviews with those involved.1000 Ways to Die Season 1 Episodes TV Guide https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/1000-ways-to-die/episodes-season-1/1030398400/ August 18, 2026 Ron Perlman served as narrator beginning with the third episode, following Thom Beers's narration of the first two. "Shotgun Tom" Kelly later replaced Perlman during the final season.1000 Ways to Die - Full Cast & Crew https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1105711/fullcredits/ IMDb October 11, 2026About Shotgun https://shotguntomkelly.com/about-me/ Shotgun Tom Kelly October 11, 2026 A spin-off special, 1000 Ways to Lie, aired once in 2010,Spike TV Orders New Seasons of '1000 Ways To Die' and 'MANswers' Spike TV Paramount April 23, 2009 https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/spike-tv-orders-new-seasons-1000-ways-die-and-manswers/ and a graphic novel adaptation was later released.Spike TV, Thom Beers' Original Productions and Zenescope Partner to Create Graphic Novel for "1000 Ways To Die" Spike TV PR Newswire June 13, 2011 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spike-tv-thom-beers-original-productions-and-zenescope-partner-to-create-graphic-novel-for-1000-ways-to-die-123760184.html The show received generally mixed to negative reviews during its run.Camacho Melissa 1000 Ways to Die TV Review https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/1000-ways-to-die Common Sense Media Format and style 1000 Ways to Die uses a darkly comedic approach to depict deaths drawn from myths and historical incidents through dramatized reenactments of the fatal incidents, accompanied by witness testimonials, scientific explanations and computer-generated imagery (CGI).Spike TV Scores New Seasons Of '1000 Ways To Die,' 'MANswers' https://www.nexttv.com/news/spike-tv-scores-new-seasons-1000-ways-die-manswers Reynolds Mike Multichannel News 2009-04-23 Names, locations, and other details were often altered for narrative effect. Despite its title, the series depicted only 497 deaths, with some international versions increasing the total to 517. While some segments were based on actual events such as the deaths of Harry Houdini, Jack Daniel, Mary Mallon, and Sigurd Eysteinsson, others incorporated fictionalized or exaggerated elements for dramatic purposes.1000 Ways to Die - Full Cast & Crew TV Guide https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/1000-ways-to-die/cast/1030398400/ August 18, 2026 A recurring theme involves individuals whose reckless, ill-considered or immoral actions lead to their deaths, often portrayed as ironic consequences of their own behavior. Segment titles commonly feature puns or wordplay related to the manner of death. Some deaths depicted in the series have been nominated for or received a Darwin Award. Opening sequence Each episode of 1000 Ways to Die opens with a disclaimer warning viewers not to recreate or imitate the incidents shown. Several variations of this warning were used throughout the program's run and across different broadcast regions. In the original United States airing, the disclaimer stated that the stories were based on real deaths and were "extremely graphic," ending with the phrase: "Do not attempt to try any of the actions depicted... you will die!" It also included a disclaimer stating that the names of the deceased had been changed to protect their identities. International versions featured localized adaptations. The United Kingdom broadcast added the line, "Some of the dead were unlucky; many were bored; most were incredibly stupid," while the Australian version retained the American wording with minor alterations.1000 Ways to Die Season 1 Warning and Intro (UK Version) August 3, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZYRc2X-Qag en 2021-08-30 Following the warning, a narration introduces the series' premise, which presents different types and circumstances of death including germs, toxins, injury, illness, and catastrophe. Production The series was created by Thom Beers and produced by Original Productions, a company founded by Beers. The two pilot episodes had a different style from the main series and were narrated by Beers for the American broadcast. For the American broadcast, Ron Perlman narrated the series before being replaced by "Shotgun Tom" Kelly for the final episodes.1000 Ways to Die - Full Cast & Crew https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/1000-ways-to-die/cast/1030398400/ TV Guide October 11, 2026City of Los Angeles resolution recognizing "Shotgun Tom" Kelly https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2013/13-0004-S1_misc_04-02-13.pdf Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles October 11, 2026 For the British broadcast, Alisdair Simpson narrated the pilot and series 1–2,1000 Ways to Die - Full Cast & Crew https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/1000-ways-to-die/cast/1030398400/ TV Guide October 11, 2026 followed by Howard Ritchie for series 3–4.Biography https://www.howardritchie.com/biography Howard Ritchie October 11, 2026 John Moore narrated the pilot and series 1–4 for the Australian broadcast. Broadcast history Spike ordered additional episodes of the series in April 2009, including a pilot for the proposed spin-off 1000 Ways to Lie.Spike TV Orders New Seasons of '1000 Ways To Die' and 'MANswers' https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/spike-tv-orders-new-seasons-1000-ways-die-and-manswers/ Paramount April 23, 2009 In January 2010, the network ordered a third season.Spike TV Partners With Thom Beers' Original Productions to Develop Network's First Late Night Series https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/spike-tv-partners-thom-beers-original-productions-develop Paramount January 29, 2010 In October 2011, Spike ordered a fourth season consisting of 13 episodes, which was scheduled to premiere in March 2012.Baysinger Tim SpikeTV Orders Fourth Season of '1000 Ways to Die' https://www.nexttv.com/news/spike-tv-orders-fourth-season-1000-ways-die-38622 Broadcasting & Cable October 18, 2011 Production was halted in February 2012 following a labor dispute involving the production company and crew members. Spike confirmed that production on the fourth season had concluded.Verrier Richard '1000 Ways to Die' halts production https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/company-town-blog/story/2012-02-29/1000-ways-to-die-halts-production Los Angeles Times February 29, 2012 Series overview #AE9367 #Season 1 (2008–09) 12 2008 05 14 2009 04 05 #CC9933 #Season 2 (2009–10) 12 2009 12 06 2010 02 24 #A00000 #Season 3 (2010–12) 42 2010 08 03 2012 02 29 #292929 #Season 4 (2012) 8 2012 03 12 2012 07 15 Episodes Season 1 (2008–09) #AE9367 1 1 Life Will Kill You 2008 5 14 A gun enthusiast meets his end with a rattlesnake; a young woman's sex life ends prematurely; and a bug collector suffers a fatal bite from a black widow. Ways to Die: "Semi-cide" (#208), "Constriction Accident" (#422), "Fang Banged" (#92), "Lesbocution" (#832), "Love Bugged" (#125), "Tumble Die" (#640) Way to Live: Paramedic Mike Staley AE9367 2 2 Hard Lives, Easy Deaths 2008 5 21 A meat packer impregnates his employer's granddaughter and later meets his end in a mysteriously locked freezer; three friends learn the perils of scuba diving and flying on the same day; two brothers feud over land until one seeks revenge through a witch doctor's poison, only to fall victim himself; and a man wearing a homemade merman costume attempts to swim with fish but drowns instead. Ways to Die: "Freeze Died" (#293), "Dive Bombed" (#713), "De-Coffinated" (#91), "Wet Dream" (#606), "Fur Burger" (#112) Way to Live: Parachute Jumper Shayna Richardson AE9367 3 3 Death Over Easy 2009 2 8 A smoker gets burned; a beautiful dreamer can't wake up; an inmate is caught in a deadly wire; costumed freaks go wild; a pool shark bites off more than he can swallow; and a peeping pervert finds himself in the ultimate night shack. Ways to Die: "Butt F***ed" (#316), "Frightmare" (#818), "Oprah Winfried" (#97), "Em-Bear-Assed" (#412), "Midnight Choker" (#625), "Window Pained" (#269), "Broke-Back Cowboy" (#133)shared Way to Live: Helicopter Pilot Benjamin Moore AE9367 4 4 Unforced Errors 2009 2 8 A lawyer falls; a wood chipper develops a taste for manly appetites; two reckless co-eds find life a gas; a Texan's alluring wife gives him an itchy surprise; a sword swallower ends up choking on his own act; and a sex addict decides to go organic. Ways to Die: "Habeas Corpse" (#64), "Chippin' Dale" (#288), "Gasketballed" (#226), "Me So Hornet" (#199), "Dumbrella" (#952), "Killdo" (#674), "S*** Dead" (#743)shared This segment was unaired in the original broadcast and was only shown in certain countries. Way to Live: Motorcycle Racer Ron Cook AE9367 5 5 Dead and Deader 2009 2 15 A junkie addicted to pain; a man who prefers women to toilets; a gun lover who learns the hard way; a drinker who lets the liquor hit his liver; a javelin enthusiast who gets skewered; and a man who gets rubbered out. Ways to Die: "Wel-dead" (#504), "Trailer Trashed" (#230), "Nite Capped" (#171), "Sh*t Faced" (#385), "Dead Eye" (#197), "Domin-a-dead" (#319), "My Will be done-immediately!" (#93)shared Way to Live: Tourist Hugh Alexander AE9367 6 6 Death Gets Busy 2009 2 22 A man with anger issues meets his end after falling into a vat of acid while attacking his former boss; a bulimic supermodel dies following an uncontrollable binge; and a pornography addict is impaled when an overinflated tire explodes. Ways to Die: "Deep Fried" (#610), "Gorgeous Gorge" (#892), "Re-Tired" (#347), "Botoxicated" (#652), "Choke-A-Lot" (#498), "Sex Ray" (#629), "Last Strike" (#200)shared Way to Live: Stock Car Racer Mike Easley AE9367 7 7 The Lighter Side of Death 2009 3 1 A farmhand lands in trouble with the farmer's daughter; raw snails serve up a nasty surprise; and a magician finally bites the bullet. Ways to Die: "Dung For" (#314), "Brain Worms" (#622), "Abracadaver" (#401), "Weed Whacked" (#429), "Rebel Without A Pulse" (#221), "Kill Basa" (#510), "Wanted Instead" (#364)shared Way to Live: Drag Boat Racer Sunny Moon AE9367 8 8 The Good, The Bad, and The Dead 2009 3 8 A paranoid survivalist crosses paths with a snake; a shoplifter dives into a dumpster and ends up getting trashed; and a cute girl catches a big one - right down her throat. Ways to Die: "Face Offed" (#770), "Re-Coiled" (#47), "Sucked Offed" (#301), "Re-Formed" (#312), "Fin-ished" (#963), "Butt Plugged" (#553), "Found D-eat" (#256)shared Way to Live: Aviation Boatswain Mate J.D. Bridges AE9367 9 9 Death Be Not Stupid 2009 3 15 A biker downs gasoline; a couple meet their end after making love; a narcoleptic dozes off on the job; a woman's tapeworm diet eats her alive; paintball pranksters meet a fatal blow; and an anxious electrician tries fishing with electricity, and gets the shock of his life. Ways to Die: "Gas-Hole" (#502), "Ichiboned" (#1), "Jake N' Baked" (#518), "Die It" (#734), "Pained Gun" (#499), "Deadliest Catch" (#283), "Great Hanged" (#434)shared Way to Live: Plane Crash Survivors including Franklin Huddle and his wife AE9367 10 10 Cure for the Common Death, Part I 2009 3 22 A redneck meets a fatal end while celebrating the Fourth of July; a man with a taste for metal takes his cravings too far; a pair of heavy metal fans learn the deadly side of headbanging; radium-painted workers glow for fun; two metal fans snort fire ants; and a diver who survives a tank failure is blown apart. Ways to Die: "Red, White and Blew" (#77), "Bank Ruptured" (#756), "Guitar Zeros" (#66), "Radium Girls" (#196), "Oz Holed" (#638), "Tanked Girl" (#710), "Law and OrDead" (#909)shared Way to Live: Skydiver Chris Colwell AE9367 11 11 Death: A User's Manual 2009 3 29 An overeater goes belly up; a bodybuilder juiced and loses; a young woman texts herself - to death; a golfer has a 'rough' round; a car thief gets left hanging; and a drunk clown pops his own balloon. Ways to Die: "Gut Busted" (#117), "DestRoid" (#417), "Text Dead" (#78), "Pissed Off" (#210), "Car Jacked" (#222), "Blown Job" (#201), "Paintful Death" (#192)shared Way to Live: Producer/Actor Sergio Mayer AE9367 12 12 I See Dead People (And They're Cracking Me Up) 2009 4 5 A fatal colonic; a delayed death; and a hot dog thief meets his end. Ways to Die: "Water Logged" (#447), "Funny Boned" (#302), "Bowed Out" (#72), "You're So Vein" (#277), "Doggie Style" (#85), "Heart On" (#403) Way to Live: Snake Handler David Weathers/Reporter Shannon Sohnshared AE9367 Season 2 (2009–10) #CC9933 13 1 Death on Arrival 2009 12 7 A woman's breast implants explode mid-flight; and marijuana and a forklift end a young man's life. Ways to Die: "Titty Titty Bang Bang" (#948), "Forked-Up" (#714), "UninTented" (#590), "Tali-Bombed" (#123), "Vike-O-Done" (#515), "Deadliest Munch" (#444), "Dead Meat-eorite" (#913), "Bubbled Out" (#68)shared CC9933 14 2 Death Bites! 2009 12 9 A chubby chaser lands big; a frat boy suffers frat burn; a fiddler hits a sour note; an ex-con gets exterminated; a French maid dusts her boss; mobsters lose face; and a limp lover goes down hard. Ways to Die: "Ass Phyxiated" (#451), "Work of Fart" (#103), "Crash-endo" (#76), "Vermin-ated" (#505), "French Fried" (#105), "Bomb-bino" (#803), "Die-agra" (#186) CC9933 15 3 Up with Death 2009 12 16 A hot nurse strips down; two trippers get needled; a biker chick goes down; a necrophiliac gets a final nail; a holdup ends in a mix-up; a hockey fight turns bloody; and a raccoon lover gets smitten and bitten. Ways to Die: "M-R-Ouch!" (#485), "Succu Offed" (#229), "Coming & Going" (#432), "Coffin Nailed" (#150), "Greased Is The Word" (#89), "Blades of Gory" (#110), "Boris Bititoff" (#611), "Laced Up" (#162)shared CC9933 16 4 Putting a Happy Face on Death 2009 12 30 A thief hides in a car wash with deadly consequences; and a man cheating at a cockfight is killed by his own rooster. Ways to Die: "Rub-A-Dubbed Out" (#712), "Cock-A-Doodle-Die" (#616), "Chucked Up" (#534), "Little Person Big Death" (#332), "Booby-Zapped" (#254), "ReToaded" (#234), "Vegged Out" (#114), "Die Laughing" (#195)shared CC9933 17 5 Bringing in the Dead 2010 1 6 A rapist makes a fatal mistake on a cross-dressing boxer; and hula and belly dancing turn deadly. Ways to Die: "D. U. Die" (#528), "Belly'd Up" (#146), "Suck Her Punched" (#217), "Jack 'n Croaked" (#177), "Dead Heat" (#657), "Poi Vey" (#96), "ReTired" (#412), "Cleane-Dead Solution" (#308)shared CC9933 18 6 Gratefully Dead 2010 1 13 An anal compulsive turns repulsive; a purse snatcher takes a tumble; a weightlifter loses his grip; a young goth gets exorcised; a smoker gets smoked; two dopes do themselves (in); and a cow lover gets milked. Ways to Die: "Mercury in Uranus" (#599), "A Turn For The Purse" (#297), "Dead Weight" (#102), "Cult Evaded" (#310), "Smoke-A-Doped" (#463), "Two Stoopid" (#655), "Cream-ated" (#204), "Rolled Death" (#313)shared CC9933 19 7 Come On, Get Deathy 2010 1 20 A bliss seeker gets tanked; a little person swallows a harp; a mean hubby goes over the edge; a guitarist gets unplugged; a foolhardy thief breaks his numb-skull; a gold digger digs her own grave; and a spurned lover gets trashed. Ways to Die: "Tanks for Nothing" (#113), "The Chokes On You" (#322), "Back Broke Mountain" (#111), "Grateful Bed" (#120), "Fore Head" (#479), "Booty Trapped" (#333), "S**t Canned" (#412), "Last Blast" (#983)shared CC9933 20 8 Death Watch 2010 1 27 Hot cheerleaders get buzzed; a B-52 goes down in flames; a speed freak blows his mind; a cat hater gets his head handed to him; a health nut gets ratted out; and a golfing couple suffers some bad fore play. Ways to Die: "Washed and Fried" (#238), "Bad Hair Day" (#300), "Micro-Whacked" (#539), "Pussy Whipped" (#88), "Blend-Dead" (#457), "Shanks for the Memories" (#116), "Snake du Jour" (#142), "Dumb Skull" (#292)shared CC9933 21 9 Waking Up Dead 2010 2 3 An acupuncture patient misses the point; a construction worker takes a deadly bathroom break; a stowaway gets his ass-sets frozen; a nagging housewife blows her own fuse; and a cheating gambler gets squeezed. Ways to Die: "Phone Boned" (#662), "Toilet Rolled" (#521), "Mile Die Club" (#559), "Bitch Zapped" (#140), "Texas Fold 'Em" (#311), "Written Offed" (#168), "Ball 'n Pain" (#817), "Last Beer-Dead" (#442)shared CC9933 22 10 You're Dead! LOL! 2010 2 10 The Samurai Death Squad loses a member; a moron gets smoked by cigarettes; a remote glider backfires; a rejected boyfriend faces rejection; a dog walker gets hounded to death; and a biker sparks a riot. Ways to Die: "Samurai Death Squad" (#198), "Shafted" (#856), "Smoked" (#343), "Just Plane Dead" (#413), "Exhaustdead" (#108), "Ruffed Up" (#227), "Lady & The Trampled" (#115), "Stone Hard" (#586)shared CC9933 23 11 Dead to Rights 2010 2 17 A man with anger issues dies three ways at once; and death results when a teen purse snatcher meets an elderly taekwondo master. Ways to Die: "Blown Job" (#118), "Anger Damagement" (#355), "Wrin-killed" (#235), "Huffington Toast" (#98), "Hydro-Co-Done" (#157), "Samu-Fry" (#218), "Screwged" (#236), "Safecracked Pitch" (#214)shared CC9933 24 12 Dead on Dead 2010 2 24 Two drug smugglers get in hot water in the South Pacific; and the CIA zaps a terrorist with a gamma ray gun. Ways to Die: "Weenie Roast" (#101), "Reef Stew" (#202), "Fiddle Licked" (#889), "Snakey Breaky Neck" (#224), "Beer Bashed" (#540), "Bad Assid" (#321), "Tree Mugger" (#176), "Dead Me Stallion" (#568)shared CC9933 Season 3 (2010–12) #A00000 25 1 Death on a Stick 2010 8 3 A peeper takes a bath; a pool hopper goes belly-up; three soldiers get blown up; a gigolo gums up; a bachelorette takes a mouthful; a monk tangles with a donkey; and a boy band hits rock bottom. Ways to Die: "Blood Bath & Beyond" (#354), "Easy Slider" (#418), "Mine Over Splatter" (#337), "Gum's The Word" (#261), "Bird Brained" (#378), "Inquisi-Torn" (#919), "Boys 2 Dead" (#87) A00000 26 2 Putting a Smiley Face on Death 2010 9 14 A liposuction among friends goes wrong; a crude boss takes a leak and bleeds out; a proctologist gets rear-ended; a line-crossing Viking gets split open; a waiter makes a fatal mistake; a woman grabs attention, but bolts too fast; and a hippie gets road killed. Ways to Die: "Fat-ality" (#400), "Catch & Decease" (#608), "Gas Holed" (#278), "Back Stabbed" (#869), "USSR-Dead" (#617), "Cardiac-A-Breast" (#55), "Road Killed" (#303) A00000 27 3 Stupid is as Stupid Dies 2010 9 21 A meth maker loses face; a nudist follows a deadly diet; a sorority girl swallows too much; a survivalist gets the hook; a spider topples a stud; a half-naked football fan gets freeze-framed; and two thrill-seekers lose their heads over piercings. Ways to Die: "Jaw Boned" (#444), "Hair Today, Dead Tomorrow" (#412), "Mudder Sucked" (#620), "Offed The Hook" (#223), "Erecto-phobia" (#672), "Fansicle" (#299), "Tongue Tied" (#517) A00000 28 4 Dead Wrongs 2010 9 28 Two con men get blown away; a sushi chef becomes the butt of the joke; and porn addiction turns deadly. Ways to Die: "Pam Caked!" (#179), "Bibli-killed" (#124), "Eel Effects" (#779), "Glow Job" (#207), "D-parted" (#557), "Pornicated" (#746), "Hard Balled" (#156) A00000 29 5 Fatal Distractions 2010 10 5 A drug runner gets a heads up; two stoners get bonged; a glutton goes belly up; a man-baby gets timed out; a nature hater gets turtle waxed; a woman gets down and dirty; and a man-hater gets feminated. Ways to Die: "Golden Die-angle" (#507), "Clay Achin'" (#243), "Death of Sum Young Guy" (#159), "Crib Your Enthusiasm" (#239), "Turtle Waxed" (#929), "Potty Mouth" (#282), "Die-brator" (#342) A00000 30 6 The End is Weird 2010 10 19 A robot maker meets his maker; an exhibitionist goes down in public; Houdini's final escape; a vomit lover gets chunked; a prankster gets pranked; a B-baller finds only death; and a Hollywood star gets drained. Ways to Die: "Bot-ily Harm" (#723), "Hertz So Good" (#121), "Harry He-Done-y" (#14), "Vom-ate-dead" (#323), "Die-drant" (#506), "Hang Dunked" (#284), "Bad Max" (#873) A00000 31 7 Hurry Up and Die 2010 10 26 An organ donor loses a heart; someone gets swept away; trailer trashed; nymphos run wild; a wrestler hits the mat; a mailman goes postal; and a rocker gets high. Ways to Die: "Drunk Die-er" (#957), "Jersey Gore" (#523), "Cast Offed" (#132), "Lesboned" (#412), "Tapped Out" (#597), "Mail Order Fried" (#284), "Fecal Attraction" (#330) A00000 32 8 Death Puts on a Dunce Cap 2010 11 2 Eating a live octopus; multiple orgasms; a hunter becomes the hunted; a soccer fan gets blown away; a beauty loses her face; and drug addicts get their heads cracked. Ways to Die: "Tenta-killed" (#959), "Orspasm" (#268), "Furdered" (#61), "Vuvu... whatever, he's dead." (#398), "Injecti-cide" (#930), "Scratch n' Snuffed" (#220), "Implo-dead" (#503) A00000 33 9 Young, Dumb and Full of Death 2010 11 9 A salesman sells out; a cokehead gets nosed out; a phony preacher sees the light; a peeper gets hammered; a skateboarder face-plants; a corporate trainer takes a fall; and a dummy gets offed in the woods. Ways to Die: "Onesie & Donesie" (#396), "Hillary Snuffed" (#203), "Cruci-fried" (#704), "Hammer Head" (#742), "Board Stiff" (#478), "Sumowed" (#47), "Bush Whacked" (#345) A00000 34 10 Today's Menu: Deep Fried Death 2010 12 8 Death in the '70s; a thief bites his tongue; a groupie falls for a snake; a juicer gets juiced; Typhoid Mary goes down; a mean girl gets a chubby bunny; and a biker craps out. Ways to Die: "Lawn of the Dead" (#129), "Tongue Died" (#438), "Tube Snaked" (#119), "R.I.P.-PED" (#673), "Mary-nated" (#145), "Gooed Riddance" (#802), "De-throned" (#259) A00000 35 11 Cure for the Common Death, Part II 2010 12 15 A low rider is crushed; a dummy meets nunchucks; Bigfoot gets the boot; a bikini girl swallows trouble; and a jockey gets tossed. Ways to Die: "Hydrau-licked" (#414), "Nun F***ed" (#188), "Myth Busted" (#158), "Radioactivate-dead" (#304), "Jelly Belly-ed" (#389), "Die-arrhea" (#276), "Balloon-a-tic" (#122) A00000 36 12 Sudden Death 2010 12 22 A Japanese rocker dies onstage; prison escape blows up; a scorned roommate gets revenge; a vain dancer bites the dust; clueless terrorists melt down; a foolish hard hat falls; and a tall man squeezed out in Medieval England. Ways to Die: "Coffin to Death" (#435), "Poker Face" (#194), "Bed Buggered" (#415), "Corset Killed Him" (#578), "Gone Fission" (#692), "Falling Down On The Job" (#63), "Ex-Squeezed" (#888) A00000 37 13 Dying to Tell the Story 2010 12 29 A couple gets antsy on safari; a braggart's new truck turns on him; a surfer is board to death; and a chess master meets his match. Ways to Die: "African't" (#794), "Amish-tinguished" (#645), "Trucked Up" (#416), "Handi-crapped" (#212), "Chess Pain" (#169), "Little Chop of Horrors" (#315), "'Dis Still Killed 'Em" (#452) A00000 38 14 If You're Dead, Leave a Message and We'll Get Back to You 2011 1 5 A hat maker doesn't make it; a tech geek gets uninstalled; a wannabe hip-hop queen gets butted out; a carjacker gets jacked off; a pretend gangbanger gets body-slammed; a scam artist's plan gets crushed; and an agro dad gets blanked. Ways to Die: "Hats All Folks!" (#501), "Tone Death" (#937), "Caulk Blocked" (#877), "Deaf Jammed" (#130), "Homie-cide" (#448), "OMG! SUV! R.I.P." (#320), "Dead-dy Dearest" (#172) A00000 39 15 The One About Dumb People Dying 2011 2 8 A crossdresser "wets" the bed; a gymnast makes a killer move; a greedy crematorium worker explodes; a man drinking liquid cocaine gets a deadly kick; a stewardess is in over her head; a taxidermist gets squirrely; and a pumpkin thief takes theft to the heart. Ways to Die: "Wet Dream" (#331), "Mary Lou Rectum" (#755), "Kung Pao Pow!!!" (#365), "Hot Shot Part D'uh" (#513), "Steward-death" (#701), "Squirreled Away" (#274), "Fatally Gourd" (#870) A00000 40 16 Getting a Rise From the Dead 2011 2 16 A sign spinner spins out; a recipe thief gets her goose cooked; cloud seeding turns rocky; a tobacco chewer gets chewed out; a mob hit goes awry; a corporate spy hits the fan; and a mad scientist gets reanimated. Ways to Die: "Sign Offed" (#298), "Chef Boy-R-Dead" (#512), "Par For The Corpse" (#209), "Dip 'N Die" (#206), "Dead Fella" (#178), "Double-O-Severed" (#555), "Snakenstein" (#441) A00000 41 17 Ready or Not, Here Comes Death 2011 2 23 A Japanese game show contestant gets deep-sixed; a free runner runs out of time; a mean caretaker gets pickled; a stripper with big boobies meets her end; a softballer busts a gut; a murderer busts out of the nut house; and two hunters get dogged. Ways to Die: "Asphyxi-Asian" (#231), "Par-gore" (#246), "Dill D'oh!" (#149), "Boobicide" (#671), "Boweled Out" (#677), "Goon Interrupted" (#412), "Doggie Styled" (#428) A00000 42 18 Grave Errors 2011 3 2 A hairdresser swallows too many 'leg spreaders'; Katrina looters get a shock; 1920s pipe-hitting homeboys; a fake doctor meets a leper; a mistress loses face; and a cell phone user gets disconnected. Ways to Die: "Curl Up And Die" (#786), "Who Ded?" (#281), "Crack Piped" (#151), "Thanks A Clot" (#753), "Odds Are You're Dead" (#594), "Chemi-killed" (#405), "i-Boned" (#327) A00000 43 19 Killing Them Softly 2011 3 9 An email scammer gets deleted; a hot co-ed flunks out; a grave robber digs his own grave; a warlord snorts crystal death; a couple screws themselves to death mid-air; two losers suck and blow up; and an old Nazi meets an old bullet. Ways to Die: "Scam Eye Am (Dead)" (#894), "Contact Die" (#270), "Six Feet Plunder" (#427), "Guns N' Noses" (#465), "Frequent Dier" (#95), "Suck & Blown" (#180), "Master E-Raced" (#744) A00000 44 20 Better Them Than Us 2011 3 16 A millionaire bottoms out; a Russian pimp struggles; gang bangers play doctor; a pyromaniac gets burned; an ice cream man gets iced; a bad actor loses a hand; and a Greek meets his brass. Ways to Die: "Macdeath" (#615), "Cloudy With A Chance Of Pain" (#368), "Pop Goes The Cholo" (#895), "Flame Retard-ant" (#205), "Rocky Roadkill" (#245), "Straight To DVDead" (#404), "My Big Fat Greek Death" (#348) A00000 45 21 Dead Before They Know It 2011 3 23 Death crashes a terrorist wedding; a big box squashes small heads; a self-blood transfusion goes wrong; a gangster spills his guts; a French killer loses his head; and a very bad Santa gets iced. Ways to Die: "SP-Effed" (#317), "Ji-Had It Coming" (#127), "Crate and Buried" (#264), "Lost in Transfusion" (#458), "Arriva-deadci" (#678), "Miss-ur Head" (#402), "Eye-Sick-Kill" (#247) A00000 46 22 Stupid is as Death Does 2011 3 29 A deadbeat dad goes through the roof; a stump lover gets eyeballed; a drinking game turns deadly; a dummy goes from spying to dying; a gamer gets pwned; a mover stops moving; and a poser artist explodes onto the scene. Ways to Die: "Chairway To Heaven" (#219), "Eye Swallow" (#623), "The Depart-dead" (#255), "Spyanide" (#621), "Game Stopped" (#126), "Moving Violation" (#305), "Art Attack" (#193) A00000 47 23 That's "Mister Death" to You 2011 7 11 A jersey chaser gets plugged; OCD stands for "of course (you're) dead"; a terrorist eats himself to death; an animal abuser gets dog-boned; a massage parlor patron meets an unhappy end; two inmates lynch themselves; and a bank robber loses his head. Ways to Die: "Any Given Gunday" (#275), "Descent of a Woman" (#592), "Scarf-face" (#646), "Dog Dead Afternoon" (#174), "Crappy Ending" (#213), "Chain Gang Banged" (#439), "Withdrawn" (#715) A00000 48 24 Death, the New Black 2011 7 18 A disco king hits the floor; a sauna contest goes gaseous; an upskirting perv gets busted; a meathead blows himself (up); a pot farmer gets munchied; a football coach splits his uprights; and a drunk heckler gets fleshed out. Ways to Die: "Splat-formed" (#147), "Who Fart-dead?" (#325), "Him-paled" (#237), "Jablowni" (#309), "Ass-hoppered" (#213), "Ball Sacked" (#497), "Big Boned" (#306) A00000 49 25 Death Be a Lady Tonight 2011 7 25 An annoying guy gets cut down; a stalker gets smoked out; a football fanatic goes down in a barfight; a drug addict gets crushed; and a tomb raider goes batty. Ways to Die: "Half-Offed" (#745), "Smoke Stalked" (#459), "Sudden Death" (#619), "Raider of the Lost Narc" (#271), "Bats All Folks" (#324), "Pimp My Death" (#257), "Drone Boned" (#370) A00000 50 26 Today's Special: Death 2011 8 1 A hot welder goes down on the job; an unfaithful wife can't cheat death; a '20s gangster gets steamed; and a mother-in-law from hell goes back. Ways to Die: "Weld Done" (#406), "That's A Morte!" (#450), "Gang Banged" (#412), "Smother-In-Law" (#326), "DWI: Dying While Intoxicated" (#618), "Vertigo, Going, Gone" (#73), "Tea Bagged" (#440) A00000 51 27 Eat, Pray, Die 2011 8 8 A medieval German gets stoned; a bachelor gets butted out; a con man guru flames out; a dog hater gets boned; and a juvenile delinquent hates Farmville. Ways to Die: "Ich Bin Ein Stoner" (#500), "Another Up The Butt Story" (#449), "Poly-Ass-Turd" (#189), "Shoots & Ladders" (#79), "E-I-E-I-Oww!" (#487), "Bush Defeated" (#769), "Skid Marked" (#419) A00000 52 28 Wait, Don't Tell Me – You're Dead 2011 8 15 A neo-Nazi opens a can of whoop-ass; a prankster's joke backfires; a voyeur gets fooled; a stalker gets shafted; and an epileptic stripper goes lights out. Ways to Die: "Fire In The Hole" (#804), "Somewhere Over The Railing" (#65), "Muffed Dive" (#329), "Treadkill" (#328), "Bush Whacked 2: South of the Border" (#86), "Leave It To Seizure" (#173), "Dia de Los Morons" (#318) A00000 53 29 Death – The Gift That Lasts Forever 2011 8 22 A cheatin' hubby gets eaten by a bear; an old pervert sex-plodes; a bride goes down at the altar; a package thief meets an anthrax surprise; an insomniac hits and runs; a bearded hipster drowns; and a drunk worker's pants explode. Ways to Die: "Trip to the Maul" (#591), "Gory Holed" (#826), "Died-Zilla" (#468), "U.P.F'D." (#334), "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (#992), "Kitchen Sunk" (#325), "Blast Call" (#460) A00000 54 30 Death: One Size Fits All 2011 8 29 A fake handicapped man gets his comeuppance; a con man is frozen; a female wrestler goes down; a driving teacher loses control; and a mine foreman explodes. Ways to Die: "Handi-crapped" (#190), "Frost-dead" (#293), "Slippery When Dead" (#242), "Drivers Dead" (#163), "Slayer Cake" (#881), "Miner Injuries" (#240), "My Chemical Romance" (#785) A00000 55 31 Death by Request The Deathies 2011 10 24 1000 Ways to Die presents a new award show... "The Deathies", featuring selected deaths: 22em Sexiest Death: "Washed and Fried" (Winner) "Blood Bath & Beyond" (Runner-Up A) "Gum's The Word" (Runner-Up B) Historical Death: "Back Stabbed" (Winner) "Vike-O-Done" (Runner-Up A) "My Big Fat Greek Death" (Runner-Up B) Death During Sex: "Ass Phyxiated" (Winner) "Gasketballed" (Runner-Up A) "Orspasm" (Runner-Up B) Cosmic Karma: "Steward-death" (Winner) "Dead Meat-eorite" (Runner-Up A) "Road Killed" (Runner-Up B) Worst Pervert: "Vom-ate-dead" (Winner) "Crib Your Enthusiasm" (Runner-Up A) "Mercury in Uranus" (Runner-Up B) Sports Death: "Dead Eye" (Winner) "Samurai Death Squad" (Runner-Up A) "Pam Caked!" (Runner-Up B) Dumbest Druggie: "Em-Bear-Assed" (Winner) "Curl Up And Die" (Runner-Up A) "Fecal Attraction" (Runner-Up B) Dumbest Death: "Boys 2 Dead" (Winner) "Bitch Zapped" (Runner-Up A) "Midnight Choker" (Runner-Up B) Most Painful Death: "Bad Max" (Winner) "Easy Slider" (Runner-Up A) "Bot-ily Harm" (Runner-Up B) Deathiest Death: "Titty Titty Bang Bang" (Winner) "Fat-ality" (Runner-Up A) "Chippin' Dale" (Runner-Up B) A00000 56 32 Deadliest Kitsch 2011 10 24 A dictator gets stuck; a security guard gets hosed; a cyclist runs out of breath; a rock climber falls; and a circus clown meets an insane posse. Ways to Die: "Bull-heavia" (#642), "Hose Whipped" (#241), "Suffer-cated" (#820), "Rocked Out" (#307), "Chicken Boned" (#917), "Toe Jammed" (#508), "Down With The Clown" (#260) A00000 57 33 Grave Decisions The Halloween Episode 2011 10 31 A politico has a sneezing fit; a gun-toting senior blows up; a road-rage woman takes one in the gut; a convict meets a shocking end; a dirty biker gets their due; and a camper boils over with love. Ways to Die: "Sneeze Bag" (#819), "As-Capped" (#273), "Cat Fight On A Hot Tin Hood" (#295), "Heart Beat Down" (#109), "Chain On You" (#244), "This Just In... My Chest" (#700), "Therm-assed" (#548) A00000 58 34 Dirt Nap 2011 11 7 A bank robber sticks his neck out; a redhead gets taken down; a tough teen meets a mailbox; a shyster shopper takes a dip; a fat man loses face; a crazy ex gets ex'd; and a farting contest turns fatal. Ways to Die: "Harmored Car" (#350), "Bush Whacked 3: Waxed Off" (#915), "You've Got Dead Male" (#294), "Shop 'Till You Drown" (#634), "De-faced" (#290), "Ex'd Ex" (#630), "Colon-gross-opy" (#730) A00000 59 35 Death Takes a Vacation 2011 11 14 A bouncer gets beamed; a Japanese rockstar sparks suicide; a food vendor gets deep fried; a chemical owner tries to stop a leak; a drug smuggler meets a lethal tie-dye; a mime gets pickled; and a tennis girl hits her target. Ways to Die: "Velvet Dope" (#272), "Bull-shido" (#965), "Batter Upped" (#899), "Caught in a Lye" (#771), "Dead On Arrival" (#614), "Dead Mime ☺︎" (#211), "Her Own Damn Fault!!!" (#556) A00000 60 36 Wild Wild Death 2011 11 21 A bank robber fails badly; a fake superhero falls; a guy dies chasing views; a supervisor's date goes wrong; an art thief gets glassed; a paramedic gets high - and shocks himself dead; and a sex blogger hickeys herself to a stroke. Ways to Die: "Teller She's Dead" (#644), "Super Zero" (#106), "Branched Out" (#520), "Dough!!!" (#726), "Cham-pained" (#593), "Backseat Die-er" (#105), "Blogged Artery" (#443) A00000 61 37 Death Penalties 2012 1 25 A wedding singer gets choked up; a French maid trapped in an iron maiden; a chef loses face; and a muscle woman meets her maker. Ways to Die: "Recep-shunned" (#496), "Dyin' Maiden" (#874), "Teri-yucky" (#358), "No Guts... All Gory" (#950), "She-Manned" (#24), "Apocalypse Harley" (#445) A00000 62 38 Die-abetic 2012 2 1 A lady puckers up one last time; a tow truck driver becomes a head banger; a waitress gets a bad tip; a food critic misses the point; a turkey meets a turkey; a neck massager takes a woman's breath away; and a dancer loses heart. Ways to Die: "Spit-ill" (#215), "Tow F.U." (#462), "Tipping Point" (#296), "Dead Fixe" (#554), "Dead Necked" (#280), "Strang-girled" (#366), "Pop and Lox" (#94) A00000 63 39 Star Death: The Last Generation 2012 2 8 A cat lady's love goes too fur; a burglar falls for his victim; a mob boss gets the finger; a nasty supermodel meets a dead eye; a customer is left breathless by great savings; a perfectionist overhydrates; and a man rolls over the point. Ways to Die: "Cat Got Your Life" (#453), "Homie Invasion Homie's Dead" (#182), "Kara-chokey" (#446), "Photo-dead-ick" (#152), "Paper or Spastic" (#330), "Hydrate-dead" (#529), "Nine Inch Nailed" (#232) A00000 64 40 Death: Putting the "Fun" in "Funeral" 2012 2 22 Trainer and barbells collide; a polygamist falls into his own trap; a couple wine and die; and a ticket scalper meets a red light. Ways to Die: "Spastic Surgery" (#711), "Rhymes with "Rich"" (#191), "Less Is Mormon" (#258), "Wine and Die" (#689), "Die-rect TV" (#420), "Dead Light Green Light" (#944), "Extinguished" (#346) A00000 65 41 Sor-Dead Affair 2012 2 29 A man gets frisky with a statue; a rioter gets the wind knocked out; a sleepwalker goes for a swim; and a man dies with a happy ending. Ways to Die: "Penis de Milo" (#911), "Bad Laps" (#143), "Pris-un-done" (#181), "Xmas-turbator" (#225), "Polly Want To Crack Your Spine?" (#571), "Dead Sleep (Walk)" (#393), "Premature Endings" (#1000) A00000 66 42 Locked and Low Dead 2012 2 29 Socialite goes green; a short-fused man finally blows; a woman high-jumps to her death; a crooked cop reeks of decay; a wormy scam artist; a trippy trip to the market; and a bumbling mad scientist gets burned. Ways to Die: "Gone Green" (#612), "Dead Kacynski" (#374), "Die Jump" (#228), "Cop Out" (#107), "Lazy Bumday" (#914), "White Wetting" (#246), "Sun Burnt" (#631) A00000 Season 4 (2012) #292929 67 1 Enter the Ferret 2012 3 12 A ferret goes up the eerie canal; a fat man squeezes into a baby swing; a female boxer goes down; a stoner gets launched; a bad man takes an acid bath; a food fight turns deadly; and a tattoo artist swallows a chain. Ways to Die: "Critter in the S****er" (#780), "Fat Man in a Little Swing" (#141), "TK Uh-O" (#128), "Out To Launch" (#216), "Vat's All Folks" (#613), "Tunnel Vision" (#99), "A Chainus Runs Through It" (#985) 292929 68 2 Think Globally, Die Locally 2012 3 19 A Chinese rapper gets grilled; a mini-golfer maxes out; a super lotto winner goes super nuts; a yoga teacher is a real gas; a hipster goes down in slo-mo; a hacker gets hacked; and a warden can't lock it down. Ways to Die: "Grilled" (#407), "Hole 'n Done" (#279), "Cross Bown'd" (#144), "Namas-dead" (#183), "Bowled Over" (#355), "Hacked Off" (#371), "War-done" (#253) 292929 69 3 Tweets From the Dead 2012 3 26 An exterminator gets exterminated; a stockbroker turns magnetic in the stomach; a wedding crasher crashes through the glass; a thief meets a meathook; a black marketeer gets blown up; a hijacker is exploded by a semi; and a ghost buster gets busted. Ways to Die: "Pretty Fly for a Dead Guy" (#680), "Bucky Boned" (#397), "Wedding Crasher" (#595), "Meat Your Maker" (#372), "Well Chung" (#252), "Hi-Jack Offed" (#754), "Ghost Busted" (#134) 292929 70 4 A New App Called Death 2012 4 2 A sexy copier mishap; a scavenger loses his head; a bicycle hater gets hit; milking a pig; a winded diva; and a motel inspector stirs the dead. Ways to Die: "Electro-cutie" (#349), "WW1 and Done" (#184), "F.U.v'd" (#248), "Pulled Pork" (#351), "The Day the Magic Died" (#336), "American Died'ol" (#897), "Mastur-bitten" (#250) 292929 71 5 Death Certificates 2012 7 15 A fitness instructor gets bounced; a bird smuggler catches the flu; coke mules get branded; a couple takes a hit; a computer thief crashes and burns; a moonshiner gets poked; and a director makes a scene. Ways to Die: "Heim-licked" (#514), "This Bird Has Flu" (#265), "Keester Sunday" (#360), "Kill Bill & Billie" (#249), "I Spy A Dead Guy" (#519), "Eye So Horny" (#187), "North by Northwasted" (#411) 292929 72 6 Crying Over Spilled Blood 2012 7 15 A tennis brat gets the shaft; a sadistic loan officer; a dead-eye sniper; ghost peppers; a deadly infomercial; a jailbreak gone wrong; and a caveman discovers fire. Ways to Die: "Ten-Ass Anyone?" (#425), "Sky Scraped" (#596), "Rife-Ill" (#153), "Chili Today... Dead Tomorrow" (#233), "Info-pain-ment" (#185), "Mexi-can't" (#477), "Caved In" (#80) 292929 73 7 It's a Dead, Dead, Dead World 2012 7 15 A lazy husband goes on a roll; terrorists get gassed; a germaphobe takes a deadly bath; and death hits the Jersey Shore. Ways to Die: "Signed Out" (#522), "Hummus Among Us" (#267), "Tread Marked" (#160), "Piss Offed" (#90), "Waste Dead" (#135), "Rubbed Out" (#431), "Killer Tan" (#263) 292929 74 8 Death, The Final Frontier 2012 7 15 A tease gets stoned; a drunk wife crashes a sobriety party; a filthy husband falls for a chainsaw; a garage sale turns deadly; and a strongman gets weak in the knees. Ways to Die: "Pebble Bitched" (#509), "No Fun-gus" (#661), "Pain Saw" (#161), "Ring-A-Ding Dead" (#408), "Ass-plosion" (#830), "Lac-toasted" (#399), "Phlegm Phatale" (#656) 292929 Reception Melissa Camacho of Common Sense Media criticized the series for its graphic reenactments and its treatment of deaths as entertainment.Camacho Melissa 1000 Ways to Die TV Review https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/1000-ways-to-die Common Sense Media See also Curious and Unusual Deaths – A similar but close to the same series. Lists of unusual deaths – Some of the deaths on these lists served as inspiration for episode segments. 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