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The 21 greatest people ever captioned on TV news

Heroes to the last caption.

Jul 16th 2013, 9:30 PM 33,451 Views 44 Comments

TV NEWS IS a special place, and its caption bar is a roll of honour.

Here are its finest moments.

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The 21 greatest people ever captioned on TV news

Heroes to the last caption.

1. This avid fan

2. This lucky photographer

3. This rescued child

4. This respected professional

5. Miserable George

6. This guy who was just being friendly

7. This poor benighted soul

8. No-Rules Josh

9. This possibly-racist sandwich

10. This free thinker

11. This robot

12. This unlucky fire

13. This unsung hero

14. This shifty-looking torch

15. Hawthorne

16. This old-timer

17. This curious squirrel

18. This tragic victim

19. This man with issues

20. Smelly’s wife

21. And this cat.

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