# Balloon Boy **URL:** \ **Category:** The East Pacific Archive\ **Tags:** social-archive\ **Created:** [October 17, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260 "2009-10-17T16:35:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Todd\_McCloud](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Todd\_McCloud](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Todd_McCloud)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/1 "2009-10-17T16:35:29Z")
Ugh… for those who don’t know, a few days ago there was this news story about a kid who was supposedly a passenger on an errant weather balloon. This put people on a literal wild-goose chase for a few hours but, when the balloon downed, the kid wasn’t inside. He was in the parents’ attic, supposedly fearing punishment from his parents. Now, a bit of a backstory: the parents have been on TV before (wifeswap), are avid storm chasers, and have been known to exploit their kids on youtube videos. Here’s where the fun begins. CNN did a news interview and asked a seemingly innocent question to the boy (named Falcon (???)) in response to his parents saying they were shouting and calling his name. The response? “We did it for the show”. Parents froze. One said ‘no’. Kid looks like he did something bad. And there it begins. [![](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/78ef361f59ffc788519a7bcc72acb3558c6b0f9f.jpeg ""Balloon Boy" Falcon Henne Admits: "We Did This For The Show"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A) So it gets around pretty quickly that this could be a hoax perpetrated by the parents. CNN does another interview, again, being pretty innocent with wanting the boy’s clarification on his words. The dad interrupts the reporter, says CNN is appalling, and shoots down the question. [![](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a6bc566a24b128b9ef003195d69dfb970758f873.jpeg "Balloon Boy's Father To CNN: "I'm Appalled At You!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxtFXtiUbbw) I’m kind of thinking this is a hoax performed via the parents. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Dyr\_Nasad](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Dyr\_Nasad](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Dyr_Nasad)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/2 "2009-10-17T17:24:01Z")
Yeah…people just want their 2 seconds of fame… ---
**Author:** ![Kandarin](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kandarin](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Kandarin)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/3 "2009-10-17T17:26:11Z")
I’m calling publicity stunt on this one. Some people can’t bear the idea of not being famous. Maybe we can hook them up with the man people see in their dreams… ---
**Author:** ![Allegheny](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/allegheny/32/15352_2.png) [@Allegheny](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Allegheny)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/4 "2009-10-17T17:45:36Z")
Yeah it’s a scam. ---
**Author:** ![Jaybooker](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@Jaybooker](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Jaybooker)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/5 "2009-10-18T07:21:50Z")
Todd im going to have to give you a The INCREDIBLE luncheon meat! warning on this one lol. just playing. but i say that they just wanted to be reconized. wat a shame. some people do things in the wrong way ---
**Author:** ![Allegheny](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/allegheny/32/15352_2.png) [@Allegheny](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Allegheny)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/6 "2009-10-19T00:47:48Z")
[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtDn4Wq2stcxmBOzbwM1UJcCv-QwD9BDQ9B81](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtDn4Wq2stcxmBOzbwM1UJcCv-QwD9BDQ9B81) it is not looking good for the Heene’s ---
**Author:** ![Jaybooker](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@Jaybooker](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Jaybooker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/7 "2009-10-19T02:55:24Z")
i bet ---
**Author:** ![Dyr\_Nasad](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Dyr\_Nasad](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Dyr_Nasad)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/8 "2009-10-19T02:56:57Z")
The Sheriff is gonna prosecute them 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Todd\_McCloud](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Todd\_McCloud](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Todd_McCloud)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/9 "2009-10-19T03:42:49Z")
Wow… I think that could be classified as an ‘unhealthy obsession’… And yeah, I heard that they’re pressing charges, thinking it’s a hoax. ---
**Author:** ![Infinite\_Loop](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/848f3c/32.png) [@Infinite\_Loop](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Infinite_Loop)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/10 "2009-10-19T04:17:13Z")
Well you know how Captain Falcon has the Falcon Punch, if he were my kid I would have the Falcon Belt application to Bottom. ---
**Author:** ![packilvania](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/packilvania/32/10499_2.png) [@packilvania](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/packilvania)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/11 "2009-10-19T20:09:24Z")
[http://therewillbebrawl.com/episodes.php](http://therewillbebrawl.com/episodes.php) ---
**Author:** ![Infinite\_Loop](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/848f3c/32.png) [@Infinite\_Loop](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Infinite_Loop)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/12 "2009-10-20T07:35:20Z")
_— Begin quote from \_\_\_\__ [http://therewillbebrawl.com/episodes.php](http://therewillbebrawl.com/episodes.php) _— End quote_ dang, that is some good fanshow. ---
**Author:** ![packilvania](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/packilvania/32/10499_2.png) [@packilvania](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/packilvania)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/13 "2009-10-20T13:33:04Z")
lol, thought so. If you notice, WaLuigi is played by the same guy that plays Vork fro The Guild. ---
**Author:** ![Infinite\_Loop](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/848f3c/32.png) [@Infinite\_Loop](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Infinite_Loop)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/14 "2009-10-21T07:40:49Z")
never seen the guild, ---
**Author:** ![Emjay](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/user_avatar/forum.theeastpacific.com/emjay/32/10142_2.png) [@Emjay](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/u/Emjay)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.theeastpacific.com/t/balloon-boy/2260/15 "2023-08-12T03:58:47Z")