''Radical Outdoor Challenge'' was a television show on

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that aired in 1993 that was hosted by

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in his first major television role as well as Jerry Bernardo and Sharon Swainson. The show was created by Seals Communications Corporation (Sealsco). The show featured three children competing against each other in various outdoor competitions held at Camp Thunder near

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. Various graphical non sequiturs were interspersed with the footage of the show, intended to give the show a "radical" quality. An episode of the show was featured in a 2006 episode of '' Cheap Seats'' on

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."Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker" 1993 Radical Outdoor Challenge (2006)
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