'World's Scariest Police Chases'
[PS1] [USA] [MAGAZINE] [2001]
"[World's Wildest Police Videos] began with a special entitled World's Scariest Police Chases, which was broadcast on February 2, 1997. It was narrated by actor Peter Coyote, and featured commentary by Captain C. W. Jensen of the Portland Police Bureau. Five more editions of World's Scariest Police Chases aired, with the second on April 27, 1997, third on November 4, 1997, fourth on February 17, 1998, fifth on April 28, 1998, and the sixth on April 29, 1999.
A further two specials called World's Scariest Police Shootouts aired around this time as well. It was hosted by John Bunnell, a retired police officer and former Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon. The two specials focused on police shootouts rather than chases themselves, although some of the clips featured a car chase along with a shootout. The first edition of World's Scariest Police Shootouts aired on May 15, 1997, and the second edition entitled World's Scariest Police Shootouts 2 aired on April 23, 1998. Both episodes were narrated and hosted by Bunnell.
(...)Eventually, the show was broadcast weekly. Bunnell's commentary was often characterized by puns, multiple clichés, and over-dramatic descriptions of the struggle between good and evil, the police and criminals, victims and abusers, etc. Although Bunnell hosted and commented on most of the show, most police video segments were dubbed with the actual law enforcement officials acting in the situation presented. Tire screeching noises, horn beeps, automobile collision sounds and sirens are often overdubbed in these segments; this is especially noticeable in footage where vehicles are driving over dry grass or sand.
(...)There were VHS releases of the first three World's Scariest Police Chases specials with additional footage in late 1997 and a video game was released near the tail end of the series' original run in June 2001." ~Wikipedia
Source: Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, July 2001 (#46) || RetroMags; bogusfrank
