Host Recalls Gruesome Injury on Only Unaired Double Dare

An episode of the children's game show Double Dare, filmed in 1991, never made it to air due to a severe injury sustained by a young contestant. Host Marc Summers recounted the incident during a recent reunion, revealing that the boy, who had a brittle bone disease, broke his arm during the obstacle course. Summers described the injury as so gruesome that he had to leave the studio. The parents had not disclosed the child's condition, which made him susceptible to fractures.

The contestant, identified as having a condition similar to osteogenesis imperfecta, had reportedly broken his arm 147 times. The show's producers required medical releases, but the parents allegedly misrepresented the child's health. Following the injury, filming was immediately halted. This event was so shocking that it caused Summers to leave the set, an occurrence he noted happened only twice in his career.