4 of 7 Reality Show Contestants Have Eaten Some Sort of Testicle; 2 of 7 'Kinda Liked It'

With the meteoric rise of reality television fueled by its low development costs and occasional, if short-lived, home-runs, there is also a price to be paid. Apparently, that price is being paid in testicles. The Association of Bovine, Livestock & Testicles (ABLT) reported that shipments of testicles, innards, gizzards and other unidentifiable organs previously used only in hot dogs have doubled over the past 18 months. According to ABLT, that increase is almost completely attributable to reality TV.

Rob Burnett, creator of reality stalwart Survivor, recalls the genesis of the trend, "On Survivor we had some wacky food competitions, but the trend probably took off with Fear Factor. Rumor is that an early episode had each contestant eat one of their immediate relatives. NBC just couldn't get that one past the censors. After that, the industry shied away from cannibalism and moved towards more TV-friendly livestock and insects."

Even established shows are discovering the magic of testicles. A recent Road Rules episode featured a group of 20-somethings eating a buffet of random animal parts. One contestant even had to devour the leftovers in under five minutes. "That was really gross, but I was on TV, Dude!" claimed Dave Robertson, the designated leftover eater. "I'd never even thought of trying testicles before. They weren't so bad. Better to have them poorly cooked than while they're still attached. I'll leave that to Jenna Jameson."

Reportedly, the testicle loading docks in Denver are preparing for a highly anticipated new reality show that promises to test the Testicle industry like no other. "Ballbuster" will be a hybrid of Judge Judy and Fear Factor where feuding spouses will plead their cases to an impartial celebrity judge. The loser must eat a pound of animal testicles. If he or she cannot, the losing contestant would have to survive 10 minutes in a cage with the animal(s) from which the parts were removed. NBC, the network developing the show, is expecting big ratings. Promotions featuring a variety of extremely angry animals were prominently featured during the Olympics.




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